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

Commander Qin and Political Commissar Lai witnessed the entire process, but they simply stood by quietly, neither intervening nor offering any other opinions.

After all the Japanese soldiers were wiped out, Commander Qin came to Long Fei's side and asked.

"Commander Dragon Legion, what's the next step?"

Long Fei glanced at the Japanese supply trucks and said decisively.

"Deliver the supplies to your base, then take Licheng and eliminate the reinforcements sent by Liaoyang Town."

Commander Qin hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, no, the Japanese only need a small portion of their supplies to us, since you have a lot of people."

Long Fei smiled in response to Commander Qin's kind offer.

"Our Dragon Flame Legion has more than 100,000 troops, and these supplies are just a drop in the ocean for us."

"Besides, we have our own supply teams that will provide us with supplies,"

Commander Qin thought about it and agreed. This was only enough for a Japanese battalion for half a month, and it wouldn't be of much use to Long Fei even if he took it all.

But it's different for the Qin Lai Detachment. They only have a little over 500 men, and this batch of supplies can solve their immediate problem.

So Commander Qin stopped insisting: "Alright, thank you, Commander Long. The Eighth Route Army will remember this kindness."

Long Fei chuckled inwardly: "Commander Qin, it's not that serious. There's no question of gratitude. I'll give you a big surprise later."

After saying that, Long Fei told Xie Qiang to quickly check how many of the Japanese trucks were still able to run normally.

Shortly after, Xie Qiang and his team finished their inspection and reported that only two vehicles had damaged engines and were no longer drivable, while the remaining sixteen vehicles could be driven normally.

Long Fei nodded in agreement; he already had a plan in mind for how to take over Licheng.

Just as Long Fei turned around to communicate with Commander Qin, he suddenly saw the sixteen girls.

They have recovered now, and have drunk water and eaten something, but they are all sitting on the ground in a daze.

Long Fei stepped forward and asked, "Where do you live? Should I send someone to take you home?"

It would have been better if Long Fei hadn't asked; once he did, all sixteen girls started sobbing in unison.

"Sir, I have no home anymore. My grandparents, my parents, and my younger brother were all killed by the Japanese devils."

“Me too. When the Japanese invaded the village, most of the villagers were killed by the Japanese, and my family was also killed.”

"Me too……"

Upon hearing this, Long Fei felt both grief and indignation, and his brows furrowed in anger.

I thought to myself that we had saved them, but what to do with them afterwards would be quite troublesome.

Long Fei thought for a moment and then said to Commander Qin.

"Commander Qin, could you take these girls to the base? I still have to march and fight, so it's not convenient for me to take them in and settle them down for the time being."

Political Commissar Lai glanced at Commander Qin and immediately said, "No problem. We have established a Women's Salvation Association in our base area. They can go there and help out at the Women's Salvation Association."

After resolving the issue of where to place these girls, Long Fei approached Commander Qin.

"Commander Qin, here is my plan: I will first order the troops surrounding Licheng to launch a feint attack, forcing the Japanese soldiers in the city to ask Liaoyang Town for help."

"I'll impersonate a Japanese supply convoy and the Japanese reinforcements in Kurijo, and put on a show to pretend to repel the troops surrounding Kurijo."

"After gaining the trust of the Japanese soldiers, we will enter Kurijo, launch a surprise attack on them, and take Kurijo by surprise."

"If the Japanese in Liaoyang Town send reinforcements, my Third Regiment will ambush and wipe them out."

"what do you think?"

After a moment's thought, Commander Qin nodded.

"Commander Dragon, your plan is very bold and ingenious. I completely agree. How can we cooperate with you?"

Long Fei pointed at the truck and said, "I'll unload the supplies from the truck temporarily. You guys leave some people to guard it."

"The others rushed to Licheng immediately and launched a feint attack with my troops. The purpose was to make the Japanese realize that it was the Eighth Route Army attacking the city."

Commander Qin immediately understood what Long Fei meant.

“I understand. The Japanese hate our Eighth Route Army to the bone and want to annihilate us. When they find out that we are the ones attacking the city, they will definitely call on Liaoyang Town to send troops to encircle and annihilate us.”

Long Fei didn't say anything, but smiled and gave Commander Qin a thumbs up.

Half an hour later, Commander Qin led his guerrillas to the outskirts of Licheng. After joining up with the First and Second Regiments, they immediately began firing into the city.

The Japanese battalion commander in Kureshiro received a report that at least one regiment of the Eighth Route Army was attacking the city.

But the Japanese battalion commander was not panicked. Although he sent out a company to rescue the supply convoy.

However, they still have three infantry companies, plus a machine gun company and an artillery platoon, with a total strength of over nine hundred men.

He knew that the Eighth Route Army did not have heavy weapons, and as long as they relied on the strong city fortifications for defense, the Eighth Route Army would not be able to break through.

However, the battalion commander's thoughts at this moment were not just about defending Licheng; he believed that this was a rare opportunity to annihilate the Eighth Route Army.

His idea was to lure the Eighth Route Army away, and then have Liaoyang Town send out a force to counter-encircle the Eighth Route Army.

With a pincer attack from both inside and outside, the Eighth Route Army troops besieging the city will be absolutely annihilated.

Therefore, he ordered his troops to defend the city while simultaneously sending a telegram to Liaoyang Town requesting that troops be sent to encircle and annihilate the Eighth Route Army.

Kitahara Sōsuke, the commander of the 66th Regiment of the Japanese army in Liaoyang Town, also believed that this was an excellent opportunity to annihilate the Eighth Route Army after receiving a telegram from the Second Battalion of the garrison in Kurijo.

Without hesitation, the decision was made to send the main force, the First Battalion, on a forced march to Licheng, ordering them to join the Second Battalion in annihilating the Eighth Route Army troops attacking the city.

To enhance the combat effectiveness of the First Battalion, three Type 94 tanks were also allocated to them.

And so, a large detachment, led by three tanks, charged menacingly toward Kurijo.

The Third Regiment was already at the chosen ambush site, waiting impatiently.

The scout team that went to Liaoyang Town to investigate discovered that the Japanese had moved out. They hurriedly reported to the 3rd Regiment Commander via walkie-talkie, specifically informing him that the Japanese had not only deployed a battalion, but also three tanks.

Upon hearing this, the Third Regiment Commander immediately became excited. He rubbed his palms together vigorously a few times and then loudly gave the order.

"Brothers, a battalion of Japanese soldiers has arrived, along with three tanks. We'll all have a big meal soon."

"First Battalion Commander, send a platoon with bazookas to take out the Japanese tanks."

"Artillery platoon, get your ten mortars ready. Just fire and blast these sons of bitches to death."

"By the way, sniper platoon, find your positions and take out the Japanese artillery and grenade launchers first, so the brothers don't get bombed."

"Listen up, everyone else. When you receive the order to fire, fight to the death! This is the first battle our Third Regiment has fought in Shanxi. Don't let a single Japanese soldier escape. Don't embarrass me."

"Yes, don't worry, Commander..."