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

While Chen Defa and Ge Dahai were gathering their troops and taking stock of the casualties, they took advantage of the situation.

Long Fei stored the Tiger tank and the Wespe self-propelled gun in the system warehouse.

At this moment, Xu Peng strode over and reported to Long Fei: "Battalion Commander, this is the captured regimental flag of the 45th Regiment."

Long Fei smiled and nodded: "Is the 13th Regiment's flag that we captured before also with you?"

"Yes, it's with me. Why?"

"Give them all to me, and take them to Brigade Commander Chen and the others to claim credit."

Xu Peng was puzzled by Long Fei's decision.

"Battalion Commander, didn't you say this was proof that we killed the Japanese? Why are you handing it over to the 37th Brigade now?"

Long Fei patted Xu Peng on the shoulder and patiently explained.

"I don't want too many people to know about our special operations battalion for now, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble. I just want to lead everyone to kill the Japanese devils."

"Giving these two military flags to Brigade Commander Chen to claim credit will prove that the 13th and 45th Regiments of the Japanese 6th Division have indeed been annihilated."

"The National Revolutionary Army will definitely carry out a large-scale propaganda campaign. This will not only dampen the morale of the Japanese, but also boost the fighting spirit and confidence of the National Revolutionary Army, thus maximizing the role of these two Japanese military flags."

Now Xu Peng understood Long Fei's good intentions, so he readily took out the military flag from before and handed it to him.

Long Fei approached Chen Defa with two military flags in his hands.

"Brigade Commander Chen, take these two Japanese military flags as irrefutable proof of the annihilation of the Japanese, so that when you apply for commendation, your superiors and the National Government will not disbelieve you."

How could Chen Defa accept such an honor? After all, his 37th Brigade had only played a supporting role; how could he claim all the credit?

"Brother, you should keep it for yourself to claim credit, I..."

Long Fei smiled and shook his head, then forcefully shoved the military flag into Chen Defa's hand.

Not far from Linting Town, Longfei spotted a grove of trees by the roadside and told everyone to go inside.

Next, Long Fei took out compressed biscuits, canned beef, as well as the leftover luncheon meat and canned braised pork from the system warehouse, and let everyone have a hearty meal.

Just as everyone was enjoying their meal, the roar of airplanes came from the sky.

From a distance, more than twenty Japanese planes appeared in the sky.

Twelve of them were bombers, and the rest were fighters that served as escorts.

After flying over Linting Town, the Japanese bombers began dropping bombs.

The poor town of Linting was once again ravaged by war, and the remaining ruins have now been completely destroyed.

After dropping dozens of aerial bombs, the Japanese planes did not linger and immediately returned to base.

"Brother, you're amazing! Everything was exactly as you predicted. You're Zhuge Liang reincarnated!"

After the Japanese planes left, Chen Defa and the others gave Long Fei a thumbs-up and expressed their heartfelt admiration.

"I can't accept such praise from Commander Chen. It's already past four in the afternoon, and we should set off."

Long Fei dispatched the first company as the vanguard, searching and advancing at the very front of the column, while the second company was at the rear, responsible for guarding and covering the rear.

The remaining personnel and soldiers of the 37th Brigade marched forward side by side in two columns.

They did not encounter any Japanese troops along the way, and as it was getting dark, they finally arrived at the outskirts of Wuqiao Town.

Company Commander Xie Qiang sent someone to tell everyone to rest where they were while he sent someone to scout out the situation in Wuqiao Town.

Xie Qiang selected five soldiers, equipped them with a set of radio communication equipment, and personally led them into Wuqiao Town for reconnaissance.

The Nationalist troops stationed in Wuqiao Town were the 733rd Regiment of the 52nd Division under the 10th Army Group, and the regimental commander was Wang Changfu.

Yesterday, the 23rd Regiment of the 36th Brigade of the Japanese 6th Division launched a fierce attack on this place.

After a fierce battle, the 1st Battalion of the 733rd Regiment suffered heavy casualties. The battalion commander, He Dageng, was a man who wanted to get promoted and make money in the army.

Resisting aggression and defending one's homeland were of no importance to him.

Terrified, He Changgeng, in order to save his life, actually led his remaining thirty-odd men to surrender with a white flag.

This directly resulted in a large gap in the 733rd Regiment's defense line, which the Japanese took advantage of to break through and encircle.

In the end, most of the soldiers of the regiment died heroically, and Wuqiao Town fell into the hands of the Japanese.

Regimental Commander Wang Changfu was stunned by the artillery shell, and along with more than eighty wounded soldiers who had run out of ammunition, they were captured by the Japanese.

After the Japanese 23rd Regiment occupied Wuqiao Town, they crossed the Huangpu River in batches by ferry under the cover of warships.

Due to the urgency of the situation, the 23rd Regiment left some supplies in Wuqiao Town and assigned a small team to guard them.

After the follow-up troops arrived, this squad would then carry their supplies across the river.

After Xie Qiang led five soldiers into Wuqiao Town, they discovered that the Japanese were massacring prisoners of war on the town's stage.

After careful verification, Xie Qiang discovered that the Japanese only had one squad of soldiers, plus Wang Changfu, who had been disarmed, and his more than thirty brothers.

So he hurriedly used wireless equipment to report the situation to Long Fei.

The Japanese platoon left behind was led by a squad leader named Yamaki Jiro.

This Yamaki Jiro was cruel by nature. He was convinced that the Nationalist army had been defeated and had all retreated across the Huangpu River.

While he was stationed in Wuqiao Town, he had long been instructed by the regimental commander to kill all the captured prisoners of war and dump their bodies in the Huangpu River.

So, after the entire regiment had crossed the river, he drank some wine and then ordered He Dageng, who had surrendered, to take his spineless brothers and bring the prisoners to the town's stage.

Under the influence of alcohol, a heartless thought popped into Yamaki Jiro's mind: to have He Dageng and his gang kill all the prisoners and then throw their bodies into the Huangpu River to feed the fish.

He and his team, on the other hand, acted as spectators, watching the show unfold.

To save his own life, He Dageng dared not disobey Yamaki Jiro's orders and could only lead his brothers into a shameless scene of mutual slaughter.

More than eighty wounded soldiers were gathered below the stage, while He Dageng and several of his brothers stood on the stage.

Yamaki Jiro, along with his small group, sat under the stage, drinking and humming Japanese tunes, waiting to see a good show.

A Nationalist soldier who had been shot in the leg was brought to the stage, where He Dageng and his men pressed him face up to the ground, and then used a Japanese sword given to him by Yamaki Jiro to cut open his stomach.

Despite the excruciating pain, the soldier began to curse at He Changgeng.

"He Dageng, I curse your ancestors for eighteen generations! Are you even Chinese? Why do you have to be a dog for the Japanese devils instead of a decent human being? I'll haunt you even as a ghost."

Enraged by the scolding, He Dageng stabbed the soldier in the chest.

As the soldier coughed up blood and died on the spot, He Dageng completely transformed into a heartless beast.

Yamaki Jiro, sitting in the audience, was thoroughly enjoying himself, clapping his hands and letting out a series of nauseating laughs.

"Hehehe, this is so interesting! Don't stop, keep going, keep going..."

Many of the thirty-odd brothers who surrendered with He Dageng couldn't accept what had happened.

They never imagined that after surrendering, they would be forced by the Japanese to do such despicable things.

So someone on the spot questioned He Dageng and advised him to stop.

Before He Dageng could respond, Yamaki Jiro picked up the Mauser pistol, raised his hand, and fired a shot, killing the man on the spot.

He Dageng was so frightened that he trembled all over and hurriedly ordered someone to bring up another prisoner.

According to Yamaki Jiro's perverse demands, He Changgeng would either have his abdomen dissected, his heart removed, his throat slit, or his head cut off.

Before long, more than a dozen wounded and captured Nationalist soldiers were brutally murdered by his blade.

At this moment, He Dageng's eyes turned bloodshot, and he completely transformed into a wild beast.

Wang Changfu, the troupe leader lying under the stage, could no longer bear to witness this cruel and bloody scene.

Despite the fact that his internal organs had been damaged by the shockwave of the bomb, causing him excruciating pain and rendering him powerless, he still gritted his teeth and shouted angrily.

"He Dageng...stop it! We used to be sworn brothers...but what have you done?"

"Spare these brothers, and I'm willing to die in their place. Our bond is severed today... I'll be waiting for you over there, waiting to eat your flesh... drink your blood, and avenge our brothers..."

After all, Wang Changfu was He Dageng's sworn brother, and it was thanks to him that He Dageng was able to become a battalion commander all these years.

Therefore, faced with his elder brother's rebuke, He Dageng dared not talk back. He just stood on the stage with his knife in hand, head down, not daring to look him in the eye.