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

At 6:00 AM sharp, accompanied by Commander Shang, Long Fei appeared on the stage of the press conference.

Long Fei stepped in front of the microphone and began to speak.

"Good morning, everyone. First of all, welcome to this press conference."

"Let me introduce myself first. I am Long Fei, the commander of the Dragon Flame Legion."

As soon as Long Fei finished speaking, gasps of surprise rang out from the audience.

"What? The commander of the Dragon Flame Legion? My god, I've finally met him in person."

"My God, today was worth it. I actually got to meet the legendary commander of the Dragon Flame Legion."

"Hiss... I wonder what major news the Dragon Flame Legion is going to announce at this press conference today."

"I need to take more photos; this plan is too good to pass up."

"Is this the Dragon Flame Legion that appeared out of nowhere and defeated the Japanese without any chance to fight back?"

"Don't push me, let me take a proper picture..."

"Look, this Dragon Legion commander looks so handsome in his uniform..."

"Don't just look at the uniform. Look at the soldiers behind him. What kind of guns are they carrying? I've never seen them before."

"You guys are too superficial. Don't just look at the surface. Haven't you noticed that the Dragon Flame Legion has an indescribable air of authority and arrogance?"

Seeing everyone chattering away, Long Fei gave a wry smile and raised his hand to signal.

"Please be quiet, everyone. First, I have some good news to share. This morning, my Dragon Flame Legion annihilated the arrogant and isolated Doihara Division outside Kaifeng City and recaptured Lanfeng and Shangqiu."

"boom……"

Long Fei's words were like a bomb going off at the scene, and all the reporters screamed in surprise.

"What? The entire Japanese Doihara Division was wiped out? Am I hearing things?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. The Nationalist army's 150,000 troops couldn't even defeat the Doihara Division, yet the Dragon Flame Legion annihilated them all?"

“What’s impossible? I believe what Commander Long said is true. You all know how many Japanese soldiers the Dragon Flame Legion has wiped out before.”

"Yeah, I believe it too. Who would be so bored as to make this joke?"

"This is a great and inspiring victory. I must write a front-page headline so that everyone knows."

"You think you can write so well? I'll still make it a front-page headline."

"The Dragon Flame Legion is amazing! They're invincible against the Japanese!"

"Didn't you see that the commanders of the 20th Army Group and the Commercial Commander were all standing next to Commander Long? This news must be true."

Long Fei felt that every time he spoke, he was interrupted by the whispers, so he had no choice but to raise his voice.

"Please be quiet, everyone, and let me finish speaking, okay?"

The reporters then gradually quieted down.

"I have some bad news to announce. I have already sent a telegram to the whole country in the name of the Dragon Flame Legion."

"The Nationalist government was ineffective in combat and lost the Battle of Lanfeng. So they prepared to blow up the Yellow River dike near Huayuankou and let the Yellow River water pour down to stop the Japanese advance."

"As everyone knows, if the Yellow River dike were to breach, it would cause incalculable loss of life and property downstream. This is an act of utter inhumanity."

"Upon receiving the news, I immediately dispatched troops to surround Kaifeng and Zhengzhou, forcing Commander Shang to surrender with his troops, and immediately telegraphed the Nationalist government leadership to cease operations."

"Unexpectedly, the Nationalist government leaders went their own way and actually sent planes to bomb the Yellow River dike."

At this point, Long Fei deliberately paused, knowing that the reporters would soon begin to express their opinions with righteous indignation.

As expected, these cultured and principled journalists immediately voiced their condemnation.

"This is outrageous! The Yellow River has breached its banks; who knows how many people and how much farmland downstream will be submerged?"

"This is truly an act worse than that of animals. The National Revolutionary Army suffered defeat after defeat and could not defeat the Japanese, so they actually came up with such a depraved and utterly despicable idea."

"This is absolutely outrageous! Do they think the common people are nothing more than ants and weeds in the eyes of the government?"

However, some reporters remained calm and questioned Long Fei on the spot.

"Commander Dragon, this is all one-sided. What we need is the truth with solid evidence, not just empty words."

Long Fei certainly had evidence, and he had anticipated that the reporters would have this question.

"My dear reporter, of course I won't make things up. I'll show you the evidence you need right away."

After speaking, Long Fei took out a stack of photos and displayed them to everyone.

"These photos were taken not long ago. They show two downed Nationalist army planes that came to bomb the Yellow River, as well as the actual situation of the Yellow River dike being blown open by bombs."

Xu Peng immediately took the photos from Long Fei and turned to pass them around to the reporters.

To be even more convincing, Long Fei nodded to Xu Peng again.

Xu Peng waved his hand, and two Nationalist pilots were brought in.

After the two pilots were captured alive, Long Fei immediately ordered Xie Qiang to send men to escort them to Zhengzhou.

Then Long Fei personally interrogated the two pilots. They were initially very defiant, but Long Fei reprimanded them.

"You sons of bitches, instead of shooting down the Japanese planes and bombing the Japanese troops, you've brought bombs to bomb the Yellow River dike."

"If the Yellow River breaches its banks, tens of millions of people downstream will suffer disaster, and countless people will die tragically. You will be heinous executioners, criminals against the country and the nation."

"I'll give you three minutes to consider. Either stand up and testify against the Nationalist government for issuing the order to blow up the Yellow River dike, or you'll be shot."

Pilots of this era were all well-educated, so they couldn't possibly not understand the principles Long Fei was talking about.

Speechless and filled with shame after hearing Long Fei's words, the two immediately made a decision.

"Commander of the Dragon Legion, we are bastards, we were wrong, and we are willing to stand up and testify."

Of course, Long Fei knew that if they did this, they would definitely not have a good ending when they returned, so he also pointed out a way for them.

“Very good, you have made a correct and wise decision. I know that after you testify, the National Government will definitely not let you off the hook.”

"My Dragon Flame Legion will soon be forming an air force. If you are willing, I sincerely welcome you to join us."

"Really? That's great! As long as I can still fly planes and fight the Japanese, I'm willing to join."

"Me too, I'm willing to join the Dragon Flame Legion's air force."

Two pilots stood on the platform, and Long Fei pointed at them as he spoke.

"These are the Nationalist Air Force pilots captured by our Dragon Flame Legion. Let them tell you the truth themselves."

The two pilots immediately said, "My name is Gao Mingjiu. Today I am ordered to fly a bomber to bomb the Yellow River dike near Huayuankou."

"My name is Zhou Guangyi. Gao Mingjiu and I received orders today to bomb the Yellow River dike at Huayuankou."

Now there is not only photographic evidence, but also two colonels of the National Revolutionary Army as witnesses.

None of the reporters present doubted what Long Fei had just said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that we have both witnesses and physical evidence, the evidence is conclusive and irrefutable. I hope that you will report this matter with your conscience and moral sense so that the people of the whole country can know about it."

"At the same time, I hereby solemnly warn the leaders of the National Government that the Doihara Division has been annihilated by me, and the idea of ​​using water as a substitute for troops can be abandoned."

"You should prepare properly for the defense of Wuhan. If you continue to act willfully, you will not only be despised by 400 million compatriots, but my Dragon Flame Legion will also regard you as an enemy leader and will surely kill you."

Long Fei's words were resounding and righteous, spoken with absolute certainty, leaving no face for the leaders of the National Government, and leaving him no room for maneuver.