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

Xie Qiang quickly hailed a Willys Jeep, helped the two men into it, and then sped off towards Long Fei's location.

Upon seeing Long Fei, Xie Qiang drove the car directly in front of him and then slammed on the brakes.

"Commander, something's happened..."

Xie Qiang shouted as he and another soldier helped the two villagers off the vehicle.

Long Fei strode forward: "Xie Qiang, what's wrong? What happened?"

Xie Qiang patted the fellow villager next to him: "This is our legion commander, you should tell him quickly."

The fellow villager didn't dare delay and hurriedly said...

"Sir, the Japanese devils came to our Liwei Village and arrested all the hunters. They tortured them one by one and killed many people to threaten them."

"We had no choice but to tell them about a secret path that could get us behind the Nationalist army."

"The Japanese soldiers should have already entered this path. You need to find a way to stop them."

After a moment's thought, Long Fei made a decision without hesitation.

"Xie Qiang, take the walkie-talkie and immediately send him to the Yunnan Army. Have him lead the way and block the exit of this path with the Yunnan Army."

"I will lead the troops to block the entrance to this path and trap the Japanese inside. As for what to do next, wait for my orders."

"Yes……"

After Xie Qiang left with a fellow villager, Long Fei hurriedly asked the villager to lead the way, and then ordered the entire First Army to follow.

At the same time, Long Fei ordered Xu Peng to take over command and to completely annihilate all the Japanese soldiers in front of the Yunnan Army's positions.

As they walked, the fellow villager gave Long Fei a detailed introduction.

“Sir, we are hunters from a nearby village. We discovered this path by chance many years ago.”

"This path is in Yangjiao'ao. One side is a mountain, and the other side is a cliff that is tens of meters deep. At the bottom of the cliff is a small river. The terrain is very dangerous, and we rarely go there."

Long Fei nodded in agreement, but a question lingered in his mind.

"Fellow villagers, I don't understand. Why would the Japanese think of capturing you for interrogation? Did they know this path existed, but just not know its exact location?"

The villager immediately replied angrily, "Sir, you don't know, our village's landlord Liu sent his son to study in Japan many years ago."

"The one who brought the Japanese to arrest us this time is Liu the landlord's son. This kid is now the Japanese's translator."

“Landlord Liu and his son live in the same village as us, so they have probably heard of this path, but they just don’t know its exact location.”

Upon hearing this, Long Fei angrily cursed, "Damn it, you traitorous dog! Fellow villager, is this landlord Liu still in your village?"

"Yes, of course he is. The Japanese appointed him as the head of the Daizhuang Town Maintenance Committee, and he's so proud of himself right now."

Long Fei immediately ordered someone to summon Zhou Weiguo.

Zhou Weiguo, the commander of the First Division of the First Army, was following not far behind Long Fei. Hearing Long Fei's call, he hurriedly ran up.

"Commander, I've arrived."

“Commander Zhou, there’s a landlord named Liu in Liwei Village. He’s now the head of the Daizhuang Town Maintenance Committee appointed by the Japanese. His son is also the Japanese’s translator.”

"It was they who leaked information about this path to the Japanese. If we hadn't arrived, the Yunnan Army would be doomed today."

"Take a battalion and go to Liwei Village immediately. Arrest this landlord Liu, hold a public trial in the village, execute him, and then confiscate his property and distribute it to everyone in the village."

"Okay, I understand. I will complete the task."

Now Zhou Weiguo was absolutely obedient to Long Fei, so he immediately led a battalion of troops toward Liwei Village.

The distance to Yangjiao'ao was not far; in about twenty minutes, the villager led Long Fei and the First Army to the entrance of the path.

The entrance to the path was indeed very well hidden, overgrown with weeds; someone unfamiliar with the area would hardly have noticed it.

However, at the entrance to the path, there were obvious signs of a large number of people passing through, as the weeds on the ground had been trampled into the mud.

As the commander of the First Army, Chen Yiding hurriedly ordered his troops to enter and quickly pursue the Japanese, but was unexpectedly stopped by Long Fei.

"Stop! Don't chase..."

Chen Yiding asked with a puzzled look, "Commander, you..."

"Secure the entrance first, let me think."

"Notify Xie Qiang to tell the Yunnan troops not to enter the path and to simply guard the exit for now."

After saying that, Long Fei walked to the side, lit a cigarette, and began to look around.

Seeing this, Chen Yiding dared not disturb him and stood there silently, waiting for Long Fei's further orders.

After observing for a while, Long Fei beckoned the fellow villager over.

"Fellow villager, you just said that this path has a cliff on one side and a mountain on the other. I want to ask how high the mountain side is, and is it possible to climb up?"

Upon hearing this, the villager shook his head vigorously, saying, "Sir, we hunters can't climb up there anyway. Although it's only thirty or forty meters high, it's smooth and straight."

Although the villagers said so, Long Fei was still somewhat skeptical. After all, the Dragon Flame Legion had undergone rock climbing training, which was far beyond the skills of these ordinary hunters.

After thinking for a moment, Long Fei decided to send someone to try climbing it.

Just as he was about to give the order, Chen Yiding, after holding back for a long time, finally couldn't help but ask.

"Commander, can't we just pursue them directly? This road is so narrow, the Japanese have nowhere to hide."

Long Fei shook his head: "Commander Chen, you're right, but if the Japanese can't hide, does that mean we have somewhere to hide?"

Chen Yiding frowned: "Commander, you mean..."

Long Fei pointed to the entrance of the path and began to explain.

"This narrow path is only wide enough for one person to pass through, and it is winding and twisting, so no matter how many troops you have, you can't deploy them."

"The Japanese only need to find terrain for cover and set up a machine gun, and they can hold off ten thousand men. What's most infuriating is that our artillery and even mortars can't hit them at all."

Chen Yiding retorted, "Then let's not attack for now, but block the entrances and exits to trap the Japanese soldiers and let them starve to death inside."

Long Fei nodded and said, "Commander Chen, your method is feasible, but with the rations the Japanese are carrying, they can only last for five or six days. They won't starve to death in less than ten days or half a month."

Chen Yiding added, "If they don't starve, they'll die of thirst. They didn't bring much water, so it won't last that long. I estimate they can only last six or seven days at most."

At this moment, Long Fei shook his head again and said, "The Japanese won't lack water. Although there is a cliff on one side of the path, there is a small river at the bottom of the cliff."

"The Japanese soldiers can take off their leg straps, tie them together, attach a water bottle, and lower it down to collect water."

Now, Chen Yiding was completely at a loss. Nothing seemed to work, and he scratched his head in frustration, looking somewhat dejected.

Long Fei then ordered, "First Army, select ten skilled men, take ropes, and see if they can climb up the cliff on the right side of the path."

Soon, the ten soldiers were ready and began their ascent.

Chen Yiding came up behind Long Fei and asked in a low voice.

"Commander, do you mean to send men up there and attack the Japanese from above?"

Long Fei smiled and nodded: "I think this is the only way to deal with the Japanese in the short term."