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

Commander Shang stared blankly at the receiver, his mind buzzing.

What should we do now? The Nationalist government leadership is so firm, leaving no room for negotiation. Should we disobey orders?

Commander Shang certainly knew the consequences of disobeying orders.

But if he disobeys orders, how will Long Fei explain himself? He might very well take a hard line against the 20th Army Group.

Commander Shang was caught in a dilemma, unable to find a solution.

Commander Shang sat in Bao Gang's office for a long time before finally deciding to tell Long Fei the truth.

After hanging up the phone in a fit of rage, the government leader then launched into a tirade against the acting director who was standing opposite him, reporting on his work.

"Damn it, Yu Nong, your Military Intelligence Bureau is full of incompetents. The people you sent to carry out the secret investigation have disappeared without a trace. You are to blame for this."

"Do you know? This Long Fei is getting more and more formidable. Our 150,000 men were routed by Doihara, with some fleeing and others running away."

"But he led the Dragon Flame Legion to not only annihilate the Doihara Division, but also recapture Shangqiu and Lanfeng."

"Now, his army has divided its forces to surround Kaifeng and Zhengzhou, forcing Qi Yu (Commander Shang's courtesy name was Qi Yu) to abandon the plan to blow up the Yellow River dike at Huayuankou."

The acting director stood there with his head down, enduring the scathing rebukes from the Nationalist government leaders.

After venting their anger, the leaders of the Nationalist government gradually calmed down.

"Yu Nong, I really regret my past actions. If I had known this would happen, I should have acted sooner. Now I'm in such a passive position."

The acting director's mind was racing, and he quickly came up with a solution.

"Principal, given the current situation, could we consider having Commander Zhou send the air force to bomb the area? Afterwards, we could blame it on the Japanese, saying that the Japanese planes bombed the area indiscriminately, causing the Yellow River to breach its banks."

The acting director's suggestion struck a chord with the leaders of the Nationalist government.

"Your suggestion is good. There are air force bombers stationed in Zhoujiakou. I will give the order right away."

The distance from Zhoujiakou Airport to Huayuankou is only about 200 kilometers, and the bomber can arrive in half an hour after takeoff.

After receiving orders from the Nationalist government leadership, Air Force Commander Zhou immediately ordered the only two bombers at Zhoujiakou Airport to load bombs and take off.

The fact that the Nationalist government led this plan was unexpected for Commander Shang and Long Fei.

Long Fei never expected that the Nationalist government would send planes to bomb the Yellow River dike.

When the Nationalist government's bombers took off, Commander Shang had already come to Long Fei again to report the situation.

"It seems the Nationalist government leaders are stubborn as nails, they're made up their minds. Commander Shang, what are you planning to do?"

Commander Shang shook his head helplessly and said, "Military orders are absolute, I..."

Commander Shang's meaning was clear, and Long Fei immediately offered his earnest advice.

"Commander Shang, I know you are against this matter at heart. Since that's the case, I won't make things difficult for you."

After saying that, Long Fei gave an order to Xu Peng, who was standing next to him.

"You should immediately send a telegram to the whole country, telling all the people that the Nationalist government is ineffective in the war of resistance and that the Nationalist government leaders are preparing to breach the Yellow River dike and use water as a weapon."

"Yes!"

Xu Peng immediately accepted the order and left, but Commander Shang suddenly realized what was happening.

"Commander Long, your idea is good. This way, the leaders of the National Government will not dare to go against the will of the people. After all, they need to maintain their wise and lofty image."

Just as Xu Peng finished sending the telegram and was about to report to Long Fei, he suddenly received an urgent call from Xie Qiang.

Xu Peng, holding the telegram sent by Xie Qiang, ran all the way to Long Fei.

"Commander, something terrible has happened! The Nationalist army has sent planes to Huayuankou to bomb the Yellow River dike..."

Long Fei was startled and jumped up, asking urgently.

"What? What's going on...?"

Xu Peng hurriedly continued the report: "The Nationalist army dispatched two bombers. Xie Qiang realized they were Nationalist aircraft and failed to take timely action."

"Only when the plane began to dive and prepare to drop bombs did Xie Qiang hurriedly order it to open fire."

"Fortunately, although they were unable to use the Hidden Blade anti-aircraft missile in time, they still managed to shoot down the two aircraft with MG42 and M2 machine guns."

"only……"

Long Fei frowned: "Just what?"

"However, due to the lack of timely response, one of the planes dropped two aerial bombs."

"One of them fell into the Yellow River, and the other hit the Yellow River dike, blasting a gap that was five or six meters wide and more than one meter deep. However, the amount of water released was not large and it will not cause any damage."

Hearing this, Long Fei breathed a sigh of relief: "The plane was shot down, but what about the pilot?"

"The pilot parachuted into the Yellow River and has been captured alive by Xie Qiang and his team."

Long Fei nodded, turned to Commander Shang, and said with a fierce tone.

“Commander Shang, it now seems that my decision to have you request the Nationalist government leadership to cancel the operation was absolutely wrong.”

"He has become ruthless and reckless. Since that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite."

Long Fei's words were extremely cold, and Commander Shang trembled upon hearing them.

"Commander Dragon Legion, what do you intend to do?"

Long Fei raised his right hand, pointing his index finger towards the sky.

"The heavens are clear and the people's hearts are burning with righteous indignation. I want the people of the whole country to see the brutal and shameless face of the Nationalist government leaders."

"This……"

Commander Shang looked troubled and frankly said that he did not want to get involved in this matter, because getting involved would be tantamount to open rebellion.

Long Fei glanced at Commander Shang's expression and immediately understood his thoughts.

"Commander Shang, your 20th Army Group is now surrounded by me. I'm giving you two choices: surrender or be annihilated. The choice is yours."

"Ah... Commander Dragon Legion, how could you... how am I supposed to choose..."

Commander Shang was sweating profusely due to nervousness.

Long Fei smiled slyly: "Since Commander Shang is having trouble making a decision, then I'll help you choose. You can surrender."

"Under the pressure of the overwhelming strength of the Longyan Legion, the 20th Army Group decided to surrender in order to preserve its resistance forces."

Looking at Long Fei's unfathomable smile, Commander Shang really couldn't figure out what he was up to.

"You're telling us to surrender, but I can't give that order..."

Long Fei raised his hand to interrupt, saying, "Commander Shang, you must surrender so that you can clear yourselves of any responsibility for what I do next and avoid being held accountable later."

"Ah... so that's what it means..."

Commander Shang muttered something under his breath and began to think it over, finally nodding in agreement.

"Alright, I'm willing to lead the 20th Army Group to surrender to the Dragon Flame Legion."

Long Fei smiled and extended his hand to shake hands with Commander Shang.

"Congratulations, Commander Shang, for following the advice and making the wisest decision."

At 6 p.m. sharp, dozens of newspaper reporters, war correspondents, and foreign journalists gathered in the Zhengzhou Municipal Government conference hall.

They all received a message saying there was a major news release and that they should come to cover it on time.