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

Long Fei felt a pang of pain in his heart. He truly couldn't imagine what his ancestors had gone through back then.

Despite such difficult conditions, they remained passionate and fearless in their fight against the Japanese invaders, which made Long Fei ashamed and even more ashamed of his own shortcomings.

"Commander Qin, Political Commissar Lai, these are nothing. I only hope that you take care of yourselves and kill more Japanese devils."

After saying that, Long Fei handed over the gifts he had specially prepared for the two of them.

"These are four pistols and four hundred rounds of ammunition. Two are American-made Browning M1911s, and two are German-made Luger P08s. They are for your self-defense and also as a souvenir."

After taking it, Commander Qin and Political Commissar Lai examined it carefully and couldn't help but praise it.

"This gun is really good, thank you for the generous gift, Commander Long."

"You're welcome. From now on, seeing your gun will be like seeing me. I'm heading to the 772nd Regiment's base. Until we meet again, take care."

"Okay, see you later, and take care."

Commander Qin sent one of his subordinates, a company commander, to personally guide Long Fei and his men.

Then Commander Qin and Political Commissar Lai personally escorted him for more than a kilometer before stopping at Long Fei's request.

Commander Qin sighed as he watched Long Fei and his group walk away.

"Political Commissar, I don't know who this Long Fei is, but just the fact that he and his Longyan troops suddenly appeared and defeated the Japanese without any chance to fight back."

"Moreover, he is generous and magnanimous, and decisive in killing. I am certain that he will accomplish many more great things that will make him famous throughout the world."

Political Commissar Lai nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, Commander, you're right. We must remember Long Fei's kindness. Now that we have so many weapons and equipment, we can vigorously develop and expand our strength."

Sure enough, with Long Fei's help, the Qin Lai Detachment developed rapidly. While continuously expanding the scale of its base area and eliminating Japanese soldiers, the guerrilla detachment's strength also grew day by day.

In just six months, it grew from more than 500 people to more than 5,000.

They became a powerful force in the Eighth Route Army's resistance against Japan, and also became the protectors and guardians of the Jinzhong base area.

They made immortal contributions to the history of the War of Resistance against Japan in Jinzhong, leaving a significant mark on history.

Because the Qinlai Detachment was previously formed under orders from the 129th Division, they were quite familiar with the situation of the 772nd Regiment of the 129th Division.

The company commander, along with Long Fei and the Special Operations Regiment, arrived at Wafang Village, the headquarters of the 772nd Regiment, in just over half a day.

At this time, the commander of the 772nd Regiment was surnamed Yi. The first commander, Ye, had recently died a glorious death.

Commander Yi learned from the company commander that the commander of the Dragon Flame Legion had arrived with a regiment.

They also learned that their Qinlai Detachment, with the help of the Longyan Army, had just eliminated more than a thousand Japanese soldiers and captured Licheng.

This greatly surprised Commander Yi. You must know that at that time, eliminating more than a hundred Japanese soldiers was already considered a great victory, let alone eliminating more than a thousand Japanese soldiers at once.

Therefore, Commander Yi hurriedly ordered his messenger to ride to the brigade headquarters to report to Commander Chen.

Then Commander Yi hurriedly went out to greet them personally.

Commander Yi was a little puzzled. He didn't know what Long Fei's purpose was in suddenly coming to his 772nd Regiment.

After the two sides met, Commander Yi invited Long Fei and Xie Qiang into his regimental headquarters.

After both sides were seated, Commander Yi couldn't help but ask.

"Commander Long, may I ask what brings you to my 772nd Regiment?"

Long Fei answered directly, "Commander Yi, is your Third Battalion Commander named Li Yunlong?"

"Ah, that's right. The Third Battalion Commander is named Li Yunlong, the Dragon Regiment Commander. You know him?"

Long Fei joked, "Yes, I know him, but he doesn't know me."

This completely confused Commander Yi: "Commander Long, did you come here specifically to see Battalion Commander Li?"

Long Fei nodded: "Yes and no. I came to see him, and at the same time, I also want to see you and your brigade commander and division commander."

"what……"

Commander Yi was taken aback. It turned out that Long Fei wanted to see the brigade commander and division commander, but he couldn't make that decision because he didn't know if the brigade commander and division commander would see him.

"Commander Long, shall I ask for permission to rest and wait in my 772nd Regiment?"

Long Fei nodded in agreement: "Commander Yi, why don't you send someone to take me to the Third Battalion to see Battalion Commander Li, and while we're at it, wait for your brigade commander and division commander's reply?"

Commander Yi immediately agreed and summoned Deputy Commander Wang, instructing him to take Long Fei to the Third Battalion's garrison at Baiyangyu.

Baiyangyu is only a few kilometers away from Wafang Village. Half an hour later, Long Fei arrived at the Third Battalion's camp.

At this moment, Li Yunlong was drinking a victory celebration wine with Company Commander Zhang Dabiao at the battalion headquarters.

Last night, Li Yunlong, without informing Commander Yi and Brigade Commander Chen, secretly led his troops to launch a surprise attack on a Japanese stronghold.

They not only wiped out five Japanese soldiers and more than a dozen puppet troops in the stronghold.

They also seized three Type 38 rifles, one Type 96 machine gun, and more than a dozen Hanyang rifles, with tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition.

In addition, a considerable amount of grain and other supplies were seized from the stronghold.

Li Yunlong's Third Battalion made a small fortune, especially since the grain supply was enough to last for at least half a month.

"Da Biao, what kind of wine is this from the Japanese? It's so weak it's like water. Go get some sweet potato liquor. That stuff is much more potent."

Zhang Dabiao got up to get the wine while explaining.

"Battalion Commander, this seems to be Japanese sake, only around ten degrees alcohol. It definitely won't be strong enough for you."

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Dabiao poured Li Yunlong a full bowl of sweet potato liquor.

Li Yunlong ate half a bowl in one gulp.

He picked up a piece of beef from the Japanese canned beef and chewed it vigorously with a smacking sound.

"That's right, sweet potato fritters with Japanese canned beef, that's the real treat!"

Just as Zhang Dabiao was about to say something, the door suddenly creaked open.

"Well, Li Yunlong, you're living the good life, aren't you? You don't even invite me to drink and eat meat."

Li Yunlong was startled and looked up to find that it was actually Deputy Regiment Commander Wang.

Startled, he hurriedly jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed) and said with a forced smile.

"Oh dear, why didn't you report that Deputy Commander Wang is here? Quickly, Deputy Commander Wang, please have a seat. Da Biao, quickly pour some wine, and go get two cans of beef."

Just as Zhang Dabiao was about to get up, Deputy Regiment Commander Wang grabbed his shoulder.

"Li Yunlong, I'm not here to drink and eat meat today. You're living the good life, aren't you? Like a rich landlord. Have you been leading your troops on another unauthorized operation?"

"Who the hell snitched on me? Hehehe, Deputy Regiment Commander Wang, my Third Battalion is about to run out of food. As the battalion commander, I can't just watch my brothers go hungry, so last night I went and took down a small Japanese stronghold."

At this point, Deputy Regiment Commander Wang's tone softened.

"You think you're so capable? If you run out of food, report it to the regiment. We'll definitely find a way. How many casualties were there last night?"

Seeing that Deputy Regiment Commander Wang's tone had changed, Li Yunlong became smug.

"Reporting to Deputy Commander Wang, only two people sustained minor injuries in last night's battle."

Upon hearing that no one had been killed and only two people had sustained minor injuries, Deputy Regiment Commander Wang breathed a sigh of relief, but still deliberately reprimanded them sternly.

"Li Yunlong, you have acted without authorization and caused two people to be injured. You will be punished."

Li Yunlong was somewhat unconvinced and displayed a bold and responsible attitude.

“Deputy Commander Wang, so be it. I’ve been punished before. As long as the brothers don’t go hungry, I’ll put you in solitary confinement.”

Deputy Commander Wang was already used to Li Yunlong's nonchalant attitude and continued to speak with a stern face.

"I've brought a guest today. You've heard of the Dragon Flame Legion, right? Their Dragon Legion Commander has come specifically to see you."

"Ah... the Dragon Commander of the Dragon Flame Legion has come to see me. I don't even know him. What does he want with me?"

Before Deputy Regiment Commander Wang could answer, Long Fei walked in.

"When I meet with you, Lao Li, it's obviously to drink and eat meat, and then we can talk about how to fight the Japanese devils."

Seeing a young and handsome officer walk in, Li Yunlong squinted and carefully examined him.