The War of Resistance Against Japan: Special Operations Battalion Traverses Shanghai and Slaughters

To Xie Qiang's disappointment, Long Fei gritted his teeth.

"Keep moving forward, and wipe out these bastards on the way back."

Xie Qiang understood Long Fei's predicament, so he could only suppress his anger, nod in agreement, and then lead his troops to continue advancing.

The next day at dawn, Long Fei and his group, having changed their clothes, appeared on the north bank of the Yangtze River.

The Japanese soldiers guarding the area saw a squad escorting several hundred men and hurriedly went forward to inquire.

Xie Qiang, who was pretending to be a Japanese squad leader, answered without changing his expression.

“We are the Morita Unit stationed in He County. We specially captured more than 400 laborers and sent them to you.”

Recently, due to extensive renovations throughout Nanjing, there has been a severe labor shortage.

Therefore, Hata Shunroku ordered the troops stationed in the surrounding areas to arrest able-bodied young men on the spot and send them to Nanjing as forced laborers.

Therefore, recently, troops from the surrounding area have been escorting laborers here every day.

So the Japanese soldier had no suspicions. After taking a quick look, he told Xie Qiang to prepare to board the boat and cross the river.

After successfully crossing the river, Xie Qiang didn't waste any time and ordered them to continue towards the city.

However, Xie Qiang's target was the Central Hospital, so more than an hour later, the five hundred people arrived at a place a few hundred meters away from the Central Hospital.

However, the Japanese had set up checkpoints along the way, and without a pass, no one was allowed to pass.

Despite Xie Qiang's lengthy negotiations, the Japanese soldiers refused to let him pass.

Left with no other choice, Xie Qiang could only lead everyone to the side.

At this moment, Long Fei walked to Xie Qiang's side and whispered.

"Go west. Sixth Brother said there's a grove of trees to the west of the Central Hospital, which will provide good cover."

Xie Qiang nodded, and twenty minutes later, when no one was paying attention, all five hundred people quickly hid in the woods.

Long Fei told everyone to lie down on the spot, and then took the binoculars that Xie Qiang handed him to observe.

The walls surrounding the Central Hospital are now completely covered with electric fences.

Outside the wall and on the roof, there were dozens of Japanese sentries on guard.

Long Fei then calculated the distance and found that the woods were about 300 meters away from the Central Hospital.

Long Fei's mind was a bit confused at this moment, because he had observed that digging a tunnel through this forest was the most concealed option.

But now, this 300-meter distance has completely exceeded Long Fei's expectations. In other words, the project will require digging more than 100 meters more.

As a result, Long Fei worried that he would not be able to complete it within seven days.

Seeing Long Fei's furrowed brow, Xie Qiang cautiously asked.

"Commander, what's wrong?"

Long Fei sighed softly, "Plans can't keep up with changes. Sixth Brother said that this grove of trees to the west is only about 150 meters away from the Central Hospital."

"I didn't expect the Japanese to be so careful; they actually cut down quite a few trees, and now the distance is only three hundred meters."

"Oh... what should we do then?"

"What to do? We'll just have to deal with it. We're already here, so we have to complete the task no matter how difficult it is."

After saying that, Long Fei beckoned the eight soldiers to come forward.

"Brothers, there's been a problem. The Japanese have cut down some trees, so our digging distance has increased by more than a hundred meters."

"If we gain an extra half day, can we guarantee that we can complete the excavation task as planned?"

The eight people exchanged glances and then answered.

"Commander, let's explore the soil first."

After saying that, the eight men took out the probes they had hidden and forcefully inserted them into the ground to begin their investigation.

Long Fei then reminded him, "The Central Hospital has a basement; you need to explore to a depth greater than the basement."

The probe could be continuously lengthened, and after hearing this, the eight people continued the investigation as Long Fei requested.

After a short while, the investigation was completed, and the eight men reported back.

"Commander, we've scouted it out. The bottom twelve meters or so are all clay."

Long Fei nodded, this was consistent with his judgment, because the soil in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River is mostly clay and silt.

"Then... can the excavation be completed within the stipulated time?"

Long Fei could only ask them, since they were the more professional ones.

The eight men replied resolutely, "Commander, rest assured, even if we're exhausted to the point of vomiting blood, we guarantee to complete the mission on time."

"Okay, everyone, have something to eat and rest for a bit, then we'll begin."

After saying that, Long Fei went to the side and started asking Xiao Bai Bai for things.

Although entrenching tools are standard equipment for soldiers, Long Fei wanted a more efficient tool.

"Little Whitey, I want to select a digging tool that doesn't make any noise."

“Okay, here’s what we’ll do. You don’t need an entrenching tool, so I’ll provide you with a hundred handheld duckbill diggers, thirty wheelbarrows with buckets, and a thousand safety helmets with headlamps.”

"In addition, clay is prone to collapse, so I will provide you with enough geogrids and geotextiles."

"Little Bai, you're quite professional, thank you."

Long Fei knew that the tunnel couldn't be dug too big, so no matter how many people there were, they wouldn't be able to operate effectively, and no matter how many tools were provided, it wouldn't be of any use.

Immediately, Long Fei took out the entrenching tool and all these tools and placed them on the ground.

After the soldiers finished eating, they didn't dare to delay for even a minute and immediately started digging.

This forest has two advantages: firstly, it provides shelter for everyone, and secondly, it can accommodate the excavated waste soil.

With the five hundred soldiers taking turns, the excavation progress was not slow.

After dark, the three groups dug forward about fifty meters.

Long Fei personally went into the tunnel to check it out and found that the excavated tunnel was more than one meter wide and two meters high, and that it had been fully supported and reinforced.

In order to meet the deadline, Long Fei further subdivided the three groups into six groups for replacement.

While these three groups were working, the other three groups took the opportunity to sleep and rest.

Everyone worked tirelessly for more than five days, and the dug tunnels continued to spread underground, following the layout of the Central Hospital on the surface.

These days, Xie Qiang has been leading the way and digging alongside everyone. He is now exhausted and sits down next to Long Fei.

"Commander, I asked those eight professionals, and they said it will be ready in a day at most. It seems we can complete the mission ahead of schedule."

"Yes, everyone has worked very hard these past few days, digging tunnels whenever they're not sleeping. When we get back, we must give them credit."

"Hehe, good, I don't mind the credit. I'll save it for my son so he knows how awesome his dad is, and so he can follow in his footsteps."

Long Fei gave Xie Qiang a sharp rap on the head.

"You should find your wife first."

Just as Long Fei was about to go into the tunnel to check again, he suddenly heard the sound of a car engine and lights coming from the Central Hospital.

Long Fei hurriedly picked up a low-light telescope to observe.

Fortunately, although it was more than 300 meters away and located on the west side of the Central Hospital, it was still possible to see it clearly from the side.

Long Fei saw two cars parked at the hospital entrance, and then a lieutenant general and three attendants got out of the cars.

The four people hurriedly entered the hospital, and the two cars then slowly drove away.

Long Fei put down his binoculars and muttered to himself, "Could it be Shiro Ishii?"

"Commander, did you say that the Japanese germ warfare demon Ishii Shiro has arrived?"

Long Fei thought for a moment and nodded affirmatively.

"It should be. I saw a Japanese soldier with the rank of lieutenant general, a big beard, and glasses go in. Judging from his rank and appearance, he's probably that son of a bitch, Shiro Ishii."