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

After thinking it over, Long Fei came to some conclusions.

Just as he was preparing to convene his staff to discuss countermeasures, the head of telecommunications delivered another telegram.

This telegram was sent by Sixth Brother. Long Fei had previously instructed him not to send a telegram unless it was extremely important information.

Therefore, when Long Fei received the telegram, he knew that the content must be very important, so he immediately began to translate it.

After a short while, Long Fei finished reading the translated telegram and let out three cold laughs.

"Commander, what's wrong?"

Xu Peng noticed that Long Fei was acting strangely and asked anxiously.

"See for yourself, you'll understand after you see it."

Xu Peng took the telegram, quickly read it, and then angrily cursed.

"Damn it, those Japanese devils have quite the appetite, they actually sent 200,000 Kwantung Army troops to deal with us."

"They even sent Yamamoto's special forces. Don't they realize that when it comes to special operations, Yamamoto Ichiki isn't even qualified to be our apprentice?"

Sixth Brother's telegram arrived just in time, making Long Fei suddenly understand what was happening.

Moreover, Long Fei has already quickly devised a countermeasure.

"Xu Peng, go and call Xie Qiang over. I have something to discuss with you."

After Xu Peng nodded in agreement, he asked, "Commander, should we just call Xie Qiang? Do we need to notify anyone else?"

Long Fei shook his head: "Not for now."

A short while later, Xie Qiang arrived at Long Fei's tent.

"Commander, I thought you were at the legion headquarters."

"There are too many people in the command center. What we are discussing today is top secret. The fewer people who know about it, the better. Things are accomplished by secrecy, and ruined by leaks."

"Ah... what happened? Why are you all so serious?"

Xie Qiang then realized that the atmosphere was very heavy.

"The Japanese have mobilized 200,000 elite troops from the Northeast and moved south into Shanxi, intending to join forces with the First Army of Shanxi to encircle and annihilate our Longyan Legion."

"Of course, the Japanese were also planning to kill two birds with one stone and take care of the Eighth Route Army, which was giving them a lot of trouble."

"Also, you know Yamamoto Ichiki, right?"

Xie Qiang covered his mouth and laughed, "Of course I know about Yamamoto's special forces in 'Bright Sword.' Yamamoto, I curse your ancestors! Give me a straight answer, are you surrendering or not..."

What was supposed to be a serious scene turned into a laugh after Xie Qiang said something that made everyone laugh.

Long Fei pointed at Xie Qiang and laughed, "You rascal, you're such a source of joy. Well, we should always have a revolutionary optimism. We really need to learn from you in that respect."

Xie Qiang then asked very seriously, "Commander, you still haven't told me what happened to Yamamoto Ichiki? Wasn't he eventually killed by Li Yunlong's Italian artillery in Ping'an County?"

"I probably won't need to trouble you, Brother Yunlong. Yamamoto Ichiki has probably already led his special forces to infiltrate the territory of the Eighth Route Army or our Dragon Flame Legion."

"Since you're here, stay. I'll help Brother Yunlong eliminate this menace."

Xie Qiang was afraid that such a good opportunity would fall into the hands of others, so he hurriedly volunteered.

"Commander, leaving the task of eliminating Yamamoto Ichiki to me is a piece of cake. I guarantee I can handle it in no time."

Long Fei shook his head and said, "Now is not the time to eliminate him. I still need him to play a more important role."

“Xu Peng, Xie Qiang, let’s analyze the situation of Yamamoto’s special forces. Sixth Brother didn’t provide much intelligence in the telegram, so their Military Intelligence Bureau must not know anything about it either.”

Xu Peng jokingly remarked, "In the TV series, Yamamoto's special forces team used the American-made M3 submachine gun. This gun was only mass-produced and issued to troops in 44, and it was also known as the 'grease gun'."

"But the TV series is set 44 years ago. Unless Yamamoto's special forces are from another time like us and have a system, how could they be equipped with this gun? It's obviously a bug."

Xie Qiang chimed in, "That's right. Considering Yamamoto Ichiki's experience studying in Hans, his special forces are most likely equipped with Hans' MP18 submachine guns."

Long Fei and Xu Peng both agreed with this point.

However, Long Fei then asked, "Xie Qiang, do you think Yamamoto's special forces have snipers? If so, what kind of sniper rifles would they be equipped with?"

Xie Qiang thought for a moment and replied, "In the TV series, it seems that Yamamoto's special forces team did not have any snipers."

"However, this is clearly unreasonable, because the term 'sniper' was coined by the Hans during World War I."

"Yamamoto Ichiki went to Hans to study special operations, so it's impossible that he didn't know the importance of snipers in special operations, and it's even more impossible that he didn't have snipers in his special forces."

Xie Qiang's analysis was reasonable and well-founded, so neither Long Fei nor Xu Peng raised any objections.

"Xie Qiang, your analysis is excellent. Please continue."

Seeing that Long Fei was so confident in him, Xie Qiang continued his analysis with confidence.

"I think Yamamoto's special forces definitely have snipers, and the snipers are most likely equipped with German 98K rifles with 4x scopes."

Xie Qiang's analysis was consistent with Long Fei's judgment. At this moment, Long Fei lowered his head and pondered, muttering to himself.

"The effective range of the 98K is 800 meters, and a 4x scope can only accurately snipe targets within 400 meters. So what about 600 meters... 800 meters..."

Seeing that Long Fei seemed lost in thought, Xu Peng and Xie Qiang didn't dare to disturb him and sat quietly to one side.

Soon, Long Fei finished thinking and had an extremely bold plan.

"The Japanese are pressing in with heavy troops this time, and their intention is very clear: to annihilate the Dragon Flame Legion."

Xie Qiang retorted defiantly, "Commander, the Japanese have at most 300,000 men, and we have over 100,000. Adding the Eighth Route Army troops, the total won't be less than 200,000."

"Besides, our weapons are far more advanced than the Japanese's, so why don't we fight them to the death?"

Without a second thought, Long Fei categorically rejected the idea: "No way. The Japanese have mobilized a large number of heavy artillery and armored units this time. If we engage them head-on, we'll suffer 800 losses for every 1,000 enemy casualties. This is not the result I want."

"What I want is for all the Japanese devils to die, and for us to only suffer minor scratches."

Long Fei's words were quite boastful. He claimed that in a battle involving hundreds of thousands of troops, he would wipe out the enemy while his own side would only suffer minor scratches.

This would be hard for anyone to believe, and Xu Peng and Xie Qiang were naturally incredulous as well.

Long Fei understood their mindset, so he slowly revealed his entire plan.

Xu Peng and Xie Qiang shook their heads vigorously, resolutely disagreeing.

"Commander, this won't do, it really won't do. It's too risky, too dangerous, too perilous."

Long Fei said confidently, "The Japanese launched six-pronged and nine-pronged attacks against the Eighth Route Army before, but they all failed."

"Shinotsuka Yoshio survived at Yuwang Mountain, and this time he's going to launch a ten-pronged attack on us."

"Alright, come on, you sing your 'Ten-Route Encirclement' and I'll sing my 'Ambush from Ten Sides'."

Seeing Long Fei's resolute attitude, Xie Qiang had no choice but to make a final confirmation.

"Commander, are we really going to do this?"

"Of course, in ancient times there was Han Xin's ambush at Gaixia, Xiang Yu's suicide at Wujiang, and Xiang Yu's farewell to his concubine. In modern times there is Long Yan's ambush at Taihang, and Yoshio Shinotsuka's suicide to restore the country."

Xie Qiang straightened up: "Commander, do you know? Every time you speak with such heroic spirit and literary flair, I know the Japanese are in trouble."

"I will obey orders without question and will make the arrangements immediately."