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

A month passed quickly. During this month, Long Fei inspected the training situation of various military units.

He also toured the area around the base. The mountainous region was not suitable for building an airport, so Long Fei temporarily abandoned the idea of ​​establishing an air force.

He planned to wait until he emerged from the mountains to eliminate a large number of Japanese soldiers and seize some cities from the Japanese before building or utilizing the existing airports to establish the Dragon Flame Legion Air Force.

During that month, the Japanese were not idle either.

First, after receiving his appointment from the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters, Yoshio Shinotsuka immediately went to Shanxi to serve as the commander of the First Army.

Immediately after receiving orders, Yamamoto Ichiki led his Yamamoto Special Forces from mainland Japan to Shanxi to report to Shinotsuka Yoshio.

The Kwantung Army in Northeast China also began to transfer troops into the pass in stages and batches, in accordance with the orders of the General Headquarters.

After all, it took 200,000 Kwantung Army soldiers to be mobilized to Shanxi, and the transportation capacity at that time was not as developed as it is now.

Therefore, the Kwantung Army's plan was to take about two months to transport all 200,000 Kwantung Army soldiers and their logistical supplies to Shanxi.

At the same time that Yoshio Shinotsuka received the order, he also received the warning from the Locust King.

He knew this was his last chance. If even with the assistance of 200,000 Kwantung Army soldiers, he couldn't wipe out the Dragon Flame Legion this time...

What awaited him was what Tianhuang had said: to commit seppuku as an apology.

After taking over as commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinotsuka began to carefully devise a plan to eliminate the Kwantung Army while waiting for their arrival.

He first analyzed the enemy's and our own situation in Shanxi, and also gained a comprehensive understanding of the First Army's garrison situation.

However, after learning about it, Yoshio Shinotsuka didn't have much confidence.

He discovered that the situation in Shanxi was very complicated, with not only the Eighth Route Army but also a large number of Jin-Sui Army troops, and now the Longyan Army Corps.

He worried that if they launched a full-scale annihilation campaign against the Longyan Legion, the Eighth Route Army and the Jin-Sui Army would take the opportunity to attack them.

Yoshio Shinotsuka was certainly helpless against the Eighth Route Army, but he felt that he could still try to coordinate and communicate with the Jin-Sui Army.

As long as the Jin-Sui Army doesn't take advantage of the situation, their pressure will be greatly reduced.

Yoshio Shinotsuka was unaware that the fighting strength of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army was now vastly different from what it used to be.

He maintained his previous assessment that although the Eighth Route Army fought bravely, their weapons were inferior and their ammunition was scarce.

They would never dare to engage in a direct confrontation with the powerful Imperial Army, and only dared to carry out small-scale harassment, ambush, and other so-called guerrilla warfare.

Thus, Yoshio Shinotsuka began his pre-war preparations. He first sent someone to secretly meet with Commander Yan of the Second War Zone.

The Jin-Sui Army was instructed to stand idly by and not intervene when the Imperial Army attacked the Longyan Legion and the Eighth Route Army.

Of course, in order to get Commander Yan to agree to his request, he had to give him something in return.

The benefit that Yoshio Shinotsuka agreed to was that the Imperial Army would guarantee not to attack the territory of the Jin-Sui Army.

Furthermore, he promised that after annihilating the Longyan Legion, he would give half of the spoils to the Jin-Sui Army.

Commander Yan has always been worried that Shanxi would be divided up by various forces.

Therefore, on the surface, he welcomed the Eighth Route Army to enter Shanxi to fight against the Japanese.

At the same time, he was always wary of the Eighth Route Army, fearing that they would grow too powerful and eventually stay in Shanxi.

Now Commander Yan has heard that the Longyan Legion, with over 100,000 troops, has entered Shanxi, which has kept him up at night and made him feel uneasy.

For these warlords, territoriality was paramount, so after receiving assurances from Yoshio Shinotsuka...

Commander Yan secretly ordered the Jin-Sui Army not to interfere in the battles between the Japanese and the Longyan Legion, as well as the Eighth Route Army.

Furthermore, the Jin-Sui Army was strictly forbidden from assisting the Eighth Route Army and the Longyan Army Corps in fighting the Japanese.

After dealing with the Jin-Sui Army, Yoshio Shinotsuka focused all his energy on how to deal with the Longyan Legion and the Eighth Route Army.

On this day, Yoshio Shinotsuka summoned Ichiki Sanbon for a private meeting.

"Yamamoto-kun, although your special forces team has advanced weaponry, its numbers are too small, so I've decided to use you in the most critical moment."

"Hai, Commander, I will follow your orders completely."

"In order to relieve the pressure on your special forces, I have made a request to Commander Hata Shunroku to send three mainland advance teams to Shanxi."

"These three mainland advance teams are temporarily under your command. You can send them to conduct intelligence gathering, or you can send them to carry out assassinations, sabotage, and other operations."

"Hai, thank you, Commander. With the support of these three continental advance teams, I am confident that I can achieve unexpected results for you."

Yoshio Shinotsuka was very satisfied with Yamamoto Ichiki's statement.

"Very good, it will take more than a month for all the Kwantung Army troops to be transported to their destination."

"Therefore, you can start taking action in advance during this period to learn as much as possible about the Dragon Flame Legion."

"Of course, it would be even better if we could take the opportunity to assassinate some of their commanders."

"Yes, Commander, I understand. I will make the arrangements immediately."

Yamamoto Ichiki is an extremely insidious and ruthless man.

A few days later, when the mainland advance team arrived, they were given their mission.

Yamamoto Ichiki ordered three mainland advance teams to disguise themselves as civilians and scout out the whereabouts of the Eighth Route Army and the Dragon Flame Legion.

They were instructed to assassinate any senior commanders of the Eighth Route Army or the Dragon Flame Legion without hesitation.

The Mainland Advance Team consists of specially trained agents who disguise themselves as ordinary people and speak fluent Mandarin. Not only ordinary people, but even the Eighth Route Army might not be able to recognize them.

Therefore, over the next month or so, various situations kept arising in the Eighth Route Army's base areas.

Not only did many villagers die tragically, but seven or eight battalion and company commanders of the Eighth Route Army were also mysteriously murdered.

This was undoubtedly the work of the Mainland Advance Team. While conducting reconnaissance, they secretly carried out their attack, and at the same time, they discovered the exact location of the Dragon Flame Legion's encampment.

After noticing something amiss, Commander Liu ordered a telegram to be sent to Long Fei, informing him of the situation and reminding the Longyan Legion to strengthen its defenses.

As Long Fei held the telegram handed to him by Xu Peng, some guesses began to form in his mind.

"Xu Peng, according to the information reported by Division Commander Liu, it should have been done by Japanese special agents."

Xu Peng agreed with Long Fei's assessment and nodded, asking a question.

"Commander, should we take action? The Eighth Route Army has lost many battalion and company commanders."

What Long Fei was thinking about now was not how to deal with the Japanese devils' despicable behavior, but why the Japanese devils did this.

Sanben Ichiki used this trick to create an atmosphere of panic in the base areas of the Eighth Route Army and the Longyan Legion.

Because only when the other party panics will they strengthen protection for important departments and personnel, thus automatically exposing the targets they are looking for.

Sure enough, the Eighth Route Army did strengthen its security measures for its headquarters, as well as the headquarters of its divisions, brigades, and regiments.

After receiving the report from the mainland advance team, Yamamoto Ichiki believed that the time had come for him to launch an attack.

Before the main force began its encirclement and suppression, Yamamoto Ichiki planned to personally lead the Yamamoto Special Forces to launch a surprise attack on the Eighth Route Army and the Longyan Legion.

Yamamoto Ichiki's plan was approved by Shinotsuka Yoshio, who even specially allocated a regiment of troops as backup.

Be prepared to receive Yamamoto's special forces team at any time for a safe evacuation.