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

After taking their seats, Deputy Commander Luo hurriedly gave a detailed report on the course of the battle.

After listening attentively, Commander Cheng immediately expressed his gratitude to Long Fei.

"Commander Long, on behalf of the New Fourth Army, I must express my sincerest gratitude to you."

When Long Fei faced Commander Cheng, his admiration was as boundless as the Yellow River.

He hurriedly and modestly waved his hand and said, "Commander Cheng, killing the Japanese is the duty of every Chinese person, so there's really no need to thank me."

"Well said. You've all worked hard and won a great victory. We must treat you to something delicious to celebrate and reward you."

An hour later, a banquet was set up in the detachment's command post.

Commander Cheng ordered the cooks of the First Battalion to slaughter the only five pigs they had, and use them all to reward the First Regiment and Long Fei's Dragon Flame Troops.

Although the Longfei system has plenty of pork, chicken, duck, canned goods, and vegetables, guests should follow the host's lead and it's not appropriate to overshadow the host at this time.

Originally, Deputy Commander Luo had planned to invite Long Fei for drinks and a long chat, but since Commander Cheng wanted to treat him, he had no choice but to comply.

Commander Cheng also summoned Chief of Staff Hu of the First Detachment and Director Liu of the Political Department to accompany him.

After everyone was seated, Commander Cheng specially brought out two bottles of his treasured "Five-Ingredient Noodles" and placed them on the table.

Seeing this, Deputy Commander Luo couldn't help but explain to Long Fei.

"Commander Long, Commander Cheng once said that these two bottles of wine should be brought out to celebrate the victory of the War of Resistance. This shows how much Commander Cheng values ​​you."

"Ah... Mr. Cheng, this..."

Long Fei was not only flattered, but also deeply moved.

Commander Cheng waved his hand dismissively: "Don't listen to Deputy Commander Luo's nonsense. I'm saying this to prevent them from tricking me into drinking."

"Hahaha……"

Everyone present burst into laughter.

Commander Cheng opened the bottle cap and personally poured some for Long Fei.

“We Sichuanese never hold back. Since I said I wanted to express my sincerest gratitude to Commander Long, I must serve him the best wine.”

Two bottles of wine, five people, and all of them have a good tolerance for alcohol, so the wine was quickly emptied.

Everyone was drinking and chatting happily, and how could we not have some wine at that moment?

Unfortunately, the New Fourth Army was in very difficult conditions and couldn't afford any alcohol.

Not wanting to spoil the fun, Long Fei made a humorous remark.

"Mr. Cheng, let me show you a magic trick."

After he finished speaking, two bottles of Moutai suddenly appeared in Long Fei's hands.

Long Fei explained as he opened the bottle cap.

"This is white-label Moutai liquor, specially purchased by our Longyan military unit."

After saying that, Long Fei poured everyone a drink.

The rich aroma of soy sauce immediately filled the entire room.

Commander Cheng hurriedly picked up his wine glass, held it to his nose, and smelled it.

"Moutai liquor, what a fine liquor."

At this moment, Long Fei suddenly remembered something, namely the events that would happen two years later.

"Mr. Cheng, there's something I'd like to remind you of."

"Commander Dragon, please speak."

"The National Government is unreliable. Although they are cooperating with you now, it is out of necessity. Be careful to guard against their dirty tricks."

Commander Cheng nodded in agreement with Long Fei's point of view.

"You're right. The intentions of the National Government leaders are as clear as day. I've always been wary of them."

Seeing that Commander Cheng was so vigilant, Long Fei was somewhat relieved and then offered further suggestions.

Commander Cheng, if I may be frank, your detachment's base is currently not under the enemy's encirclement.

“But there are many Nationalist troops stationed around you. You only have more than 2,000 men, while the Nationalist army has no less than 30,000.”

"Once the Nationalist army launches hostile actions against your unit, you will face immense pressure and an unfavorable situation."

"Therefore, I suggest that the first team can expand into the southern Jiangsu area, which is a weak area guarded by the Nationalists and the Japanese. You can have more room for operation and development there."

Commander Cheng listened and glanced at Chief of Staff Hu.

Chief of Staff Hu agreed with Long Fei's suggestion and nodded slightly to Commander Cheng.

"Alright, Commander Long, I will carefully consider your suggestion. I'd like to raise a glass to you and express my gratitude once again."

Long Fei raised his glass, clinked it with Commander Cheng's, and drank it all in one gulp.

Then Long Fei wiped his mouth and said, "Commander Cheng, I think we should have three more drinks."

Commander Cheng raised his glass with a flourish and asked.

"Alright, a thousand cups of wine are not enough when drinking with a bosom friend, but is there any significance to these three cups of wine?"

Long Fei nodded: "Of course there is a reason, because I admire Commander Cheng and respect the New Fourth Army's fighting spirit and determination in the War of Resistance."

"Therefore, I have ordered my Dragon Flame Legion's supply troops to transport a batch of supplies overnight, which will be presented to your unit tomorrow."

Commander Cheng and his men were delighted upon hearing this.

"Commander Long, that's great! You're a real lifesaver for us. Thank you so much! Come on, let's all raise our glasses and have three drinks with Commander Long."

After the banquet, Deputy Commander Luo took Long Fei to his residence and asked him to rest there, as he wanted to have a long talk with Long Fei by candlelight.

Still tipsy, the two drank tea and chatted happily until dawn.

Although the two hadn't slept all night, they weren't tired at all. After breakfast, Long Fei excused himself to contact the supply troops and hurriedly left.

Long Fei wasn't going to contact any supply units; he was going to ask the system for equipment.

Upon arriving at the Dragon Flame Force's base, Long Fei immediately began summoning them.

"Little Bai, do you know why I'm looking for you?"

"Of course I know, you want to help the First Detachment of the New Fourth Army improve its strength."

"Good to know. Equip me with weapons and as much ammunition as possible, according to the three thousand-man unit."

"Of course, no problem, but I have a suggestion you'd like to hear?"

"Little Whitey, what do you say?"

"Given the current strength of the New Fourth Army, they can only resort to guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, so I don't think it's necessary to equip them with heavy weapons."

"Furthermore, if our weaponry becomes too advanced, it will only arouse their suspicion once the Nationalist government finds out, and it might even prompt them to take action prematurely. Do you understand what I mean?"

Long Fei thought about it and agreed that Xiao Baibai's words made sense.

"Little White, I agree with your point of view. So, what configuration do you think would be suitable?"

After thinking for a moment, Xiaobaibai replied.

"Two thousand Mosin-Nagant rifles, with one million rounds of ammunition; two hundred PPSh submachine guns, with one and a half million rounds of ammunition; and one hundred Degtyarev DP-27 light machine guns, with one million rounds of ammunition. This gun is also known as 'Big Plate Chicken'."

"Ten M1930 Maxim heavy machine guns, with 500,000 rounds of ammunition; fifty PM41 50mm mortars, with 5,000 shells; and 20,000 F-1 hand grenades."

"In addition, in order to enable a unit to deal with the Japanese armored forces, we will equip them with ten PTRB-42 anti-tank rifles and two thousand rounds of armor-piercing ammunition."

"I've equipped them all with weapons and equipment from the Rakshasa Kingdom. That way, even if the government finds out, they won't be surprised. How about that? Are you satisfied?"

Long Fei was surprised that Xiao Baibai had considered things so thoroughly, and immediately nodded in agreement.

"Okay, so you're going to turn a squad into a Soviet-equipped unit. Fortunately, the Soviet equipment isn't bad either. I'll put it in the system warehouse according to your configuration. Thank you."