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

The next day, news of Long Fei's heroic sacrifice spread throughout the entire Dragon Flame Legion.

Liu Wei and Xu Peng's original intention was to keep the news under wraps and wait for the right time to announce it.

However, many people strongly opposed it, including Xie Qiang.

Xie Qiang's reasoning was simple: there was no point in covering it up. The corps commander had been assassinated by the Japanese, yet they were trying to cover it up without saying a word.

The most urgent task now is to avenge the corps commander. He decided to immediately lead his Special Operations Division 1 out of the Taihang Mountains to kill every last Japanese soldier.

Xie Qiang also set a goal to kill at least 100,000 Japanese soldiers to accompany the corps commander in death.

Now that Long Fei has sacrificed himself, it's clear that no one in the Longyan Legion can keep things in check. Liu Wei can't, Xu Peng can't, and no one else can either.

Finally, with no other option, Liu Wei and Xu Peng gathered everyone together and decided to make the news public. Then, the legion held a memorial service and solemnly buried the legion commander.

As for Xie Qiang and others' idea of ​​avenging the legion commander, everyone decided to wait until after the funeral to formulate a revenge plan together.

Therefore, the Japanese advance team on the mainland, including Yamamoto's special forces, quickly received the news.

To confirm that everything was correct, Yamamoto Ichiki even brought several team members closer to secretly observe Ryufei's funeral.

Three days later, at dawn, Long Fei's funeral began. Liu Wei, as the political commissar, presided over the entire funeral, while Xu Peng, Gao Hong, Ma Xu, Xie Qiang, Sun Haitao, and a monk were responsible for carrying the coffin.

Yamamoto Ichiki observed the entire funeral process from a distance, and saw Ryufei's coffin being lowered into the ground.

Only then did he return with his men, completely satisfied.

After receiving a definitive report from Yamamoto Ichiki, Shinotsuka Yoshio felt that the time was ripe.

"Yamamoto-kun, your assassination of Long Fei, the commander of the Dragon Flame Legion, has rendered a great service to the Empire."

"I have already reported to the headquarters and His Majesty the Heavenly Locust, and you will soon receive the Heavenly Locust's award and promotion."

"Now that all 200,000 Kwantung Army troops have been transported to their destination, I have decided to begin the encirclement and annihilation of the Dragon Flame Legion in three days."

"Hai, thank you, Commander. How can my special forces assist in this operation?"

Yoshio Shinotsuka smiled shrewdly: "The Dragon Flame Legion is now leaderless. I believe they have lost their fighting spirit, and annihilating them is just around the corner."

"But the Eighth Route Army has always caused us a lot of trouble and threats."

"So, my idea is that while the Imperial Army is besieging the Dragon Flame Legion, your Yamamoto Special Forces can secretly infiltrate the Eighth Route Army's base area."

"Find a way to locate the Eighth Route Army headquarters or its subordinate division command and assassinate all of their senior commanders."

"Yamamoto-kun, this mission is very difficult and dangerous. Are you confident you can complete it?"

Yamamoto Ichiki was extremely arrogant at this moment. He had successfully assassinated the commander of the Dragon Flame Legion, and he thought that dealing with the Eighth Route Army would be a piece of cake.

"Commander, please rest assured, I will live up to your expectations and complete the task you have assigned me."

"Very good. I am proud that the Empire has such an excellent soldier as you."

Meanwhile, at the JZC office in Shuangxi City.

The acting director arrived with a beaming smile to report.

"Principal, I have just received intelligence that Long Fei, the commander of the Longyan Legion, was assassinated by a Japanese sniper at his garrison in Maling Pass after leading his troops into the Taihang Mountains in Shanxi."

JZC was signing documents with his head down when he heard this. He was startled and dropped his pen on the table with a "thud." He looked up and asked urgently.

"What? Yu Nong, say it again."

"Long Fei, the commander of the Longyan Legion, was sniped by a Japanese sniper a few days ago at his garrison at Maling Pass in the Taihang Mountains."

"Oh...really?"

"It's true, the students have confirmed that the Dragon Flame Legion held a grand funeral to bury Long Fei."

"They also swore to annihilate 100,000 Japanese devils and pay the price for Long Fei's death."

"Hahaha, good...good...good..."

JZC shouted "Good!" three times in a row, his face immediately beaming with a smile.

"The biggest threat has finally been eliminated, now I can finally get a good night's sleep."

The acting director hurriedly chimed in, "Yes, although Long Fei's death is a huge loss to our war of resistance from a strategic perspective, in the long run, the continuous growth of the Longyan Legion will inevitably become a major threat in the future."

"Although we are now using the Japanese as a front, we have still achieved our goal. Moreover, as far as I know, the Japanese have mobilized at least 200,000 Kwantung Army troops into Shanxi with the aim of annihilating the Longyan Legion."

JZC nodded, picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and then said thoughtfully.

“Yu Nong, now that the Dragon Flame Legion has lost Long Fei, I think it will become a disorganized mess.”

"It would be a real pity if so many troops were wiped out by the Japanese. Many of the Nationalist generals who defected to them were my students."

The acting director's eyes flickered slightly: "Principal, what do you mean?"

"Immediately find a way to contact these generals. As long as they are willing to bring their troops back, I will forgive their past mistakes and promote them to important positions."

"Yes, I'll take care of it right away."

When the Eighth Route Army received the news of Long Fei's sacrifice, they were immediately in an uproar.

"Damn it, I, Li Yunlong, swear I will not be a man if I do not avenge this."

"The entire regiment is ordered to return to its unit immediately; there is an important combat mission."

Zhang Dabiao had never seen Li Yunlong so angry before, so he quickly offered him a cigarette and tried to persuade him.

"Commander, I know you brothers are very close, but you have mobilized the troops for combat without authorization. I'm afraid you will have a hard time explaining this to the brigade commander, division commander, and headquarters leaders."

Li Yunlong slapped the cigarette Zhang Dabiao offered him away and angrily asked, "What's wrong?"

"Zhang Dabiao, stand at attention. I have a question for you: who is the commander of the New First Regiment?"

"Li Yunlong."

"louder."

"Report, the commander of the new First Regiment is Li Yunlong. Battalion Commander Zhang Dabiao has finished answering."

"Follow the order."

"Yes."

Although Li Yunlong was eager to avenge Long Fei, he couldn't find a clear target.

Therefore, he could only lead his new regiment to vent his anger on the surrounding Japanese strongholds and pillboxes.

In just three days, the New First Regiment destroyed three Japanese strongholds and five pillboxes, annihilating more than 300 Japanese soldiers and more than 500 puppet troops.

However, Li Yunlong killed all the Japanese soldiers and puppet troops in these strongholds and pillboxes, leaving none alive.

Before the battle, Li Yunlong, like Long Fei, ordered his entire regiment not to accept surrenders and not to take prisoners.

Soon, Li Yunlong's actions were learned by Brigade Commander Chen, Division Commander Liu, and the headquarters leaders.

Brigade Commander Chen called directly: "Li Yunlong, you're something else, aren't you? You're always causing trouble for me. With you around, I'll lose ten years of my life."

"Brigade Commander, I just heard that Brother Longfei was killed by the Japanese. If I don't avenge him, how can I face him for calling me Brother Yunlong?"

Li Yunlong's words completely shut up Commander Chen. Not to mention Li Yunlong, even Commander Chen himself, upon hearing the news of Long Fei's sacrifice, couldn't wait to lead the entire brigade to utterly defeat the Japanese.

He wasn't actually calling to blame Li Yunlong, because the headquarters leaders and Division Commander Liu had already expressed their opinions.

Given Long Fei's immense help to the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army has an obligation to avenge him.

Therefore, although Li Yunlong's unauthorized leadership of his troops violated military discipline, it was understandable and he was not held accountable.

However, headquarters and the 129th Division headquarters received intelligence that a large number of Japanese troops were gathering in the Maling Pass area of ​​the Taihang Mountains.

Commander Liu promptly informed the Dragon Flame Legion of the situation, and the headquarters leaders also issued orders.

The Eighth Route Army units maneuvered around the Japanese troops behind their lines, taking advantage of the Japanese troops' weakened rear defenses, and launched an attack on the Longyan Legion.

They adopted the tactic of "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao" and attacked the cities large and small occupied by the Japanese.

This is to alleviate the direct pressure on the Dragon Flame Legion.

"Alright, you've got guts, I accept that. But headquarters has already issued an order that your new regiment can no longer act on its own and must obey unified command."

Judging from the brigade commander's tone, it seemed that the higher-ups did not intend to pursue the matter, so Li Yunlong immediately went along with it.

"Yes, brigade commander, I will obey orders without hesitation."