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

After Ge Dahai finished reading Commander Liu's order, Chen Defa lowered his head, his brows furrowed, and remained silent for a long time.

Ge Dahai understood what this order meant, so he dared not speak and stood there blankly, waiting for Chen Defa's final decision.

After a while, Chen Defa took out a pack of Hademen cigarettes from his pocket and handed one to Long Fei.

Both men looked very serious. After taking a few puffs, Chen Defa stood up and spoke.

“Brother, you heard the order. As a soldier, obedience is our duty. Even if we know we will die, we should still do it without hesitation.”

"I'm about to leave. We'll part ways here. Take care, and I hope we'll meet again."

From Chen Defa's tone, one could sense his determination to die.

Long Fei stopped him and asked, "Brigadier Chen, wait a minute. To get to Beixinjing, you have to cross the Huangpu River. How will you cross the river without a ferry?"

Chen Defa replied with a wry smile and a sense of helplessness.

"I could only lead my brothers to search along the riverbank, hoping to find a ferry."

Long Fei immediately shook his head in opposition, saying, "Brigadier General Chen, even if you can find the ferry, it will most likely be controlled by the Japanese. As soon as you open fire, the Japanese will discover you."

"Don't even think about crossing the river; you'll likely be surrounded and wiped out by the Japanese right there on the riverbank."

"Sigh... what should I do? I can't just disobey orders... brother, do you have any good ideas?"

Chen Defa stamped his foot helplessly and sighed.

If Long Fei doesn't have a solution right now, the special operations battalion could swim across the river.

Even though the river water was now icy cold, it was nothing compared to the well-trained special operations soldiers.

However, the soldiers of the 37th Brigade had not received special operations training. Making them swim in armed formation was like forcing ducks onto a shelf, and failure was inevitable.

Just as Long Fei was stunned and unsure how to answer, the system suddenly made a sound.

"Ding……"

"Based on your performance this time, the system rewards are as follows..."

Long Fei hurriedly blurted out, "Wait..."

The system paused immediately after hearing this, but Chen Defa and Ge Dahai were puzzled.

"Wait... what are you waiting for, brother?"

Long Fei hurriedly covered up, saying, "I need to pee, wait for me."

After saying that, Long Fei hurriedly walked to a secluded spot.

Chen Defa and Ge Dahai exchanged a glance, smiled awkwardly, and then sat down on the ground, waiting for Long Fei to return.

"System, I'm sorry, you can announce the reward now."

"Hehe, you're not being polite this time, kid."

Long Fei cursed inwardly, "This system is too intelligent; it can even make fun of people."

"Reward 1: Ten M2-2 flamethrowers."

"Reward Two: 3,000 M2 gas masks."

"Reward three: 100 M9 rifle grenade launchers and 1,000 rifle grenades."

"Reward 4: 3,000 sets of M1 helmets, M1943 field uniforms and boots."

"Rewards announced..."

Seeing that the system was about to exit again, Long Fei hurriedly called out to stop it.

"System, please wait a moment. Can reward four be changed to a Japanese military uniform?"

"Also, I urgently need a ferry to cross the river. Could you please give me one as a reward?"

The system was silent for a few seconds before responding.

"After a systematic evaluation, your tank attack on the warship was very creative."

"So I can grant your request. Reward four is to change into the Japanese military uniform you requested."

"But the ferry is just an advance reward for you; it will be deducted from the next reward."

This solved Long Fei's problem, and he quickly thanked him with a smile.

"Thank you, system. Thank you, system."

"Don't be shy. This ferry, which you're being rewarded with, can carry 500 people at a time. It has been added to the system's inventory along with the other rewards."

Now that they had a ferry and Japanese uniforms, Long Fei decided to go with the 37th Brigade to rescue the 261st Brigade.

Long Fei decided to disguise himself as a Japanese soldier to increase the chances of success.

Upon returning, Long Fei said with a smile, "Brigade Commander Chen, I know that your mission this time can be described as having a very low chance of survival."

"But you did not back down, and resolutely went to risk your lives, which fills me with deep respect."

"Therefore, I have decided that our Dragon Flame Force will go with you."

Long Fei's decision was heartwarming and deeply moved Chen Defa, but he felt it was a pity that a military genius like Long Fei would follow him to his death.

"No, no, no, brother, I appreciate your kindness, but you can't come with us to your death. You must live well, kill many Japanese devils, and avenge us."

Long Fei smiled mysteriously, then happily announced, "Brigade Commander Chen, how do you know that going there is definitely a suicide mission? The 87th Division has been fighting the Japanese since the start of the war. Every one of them is a hero. We must rescue them."

"I also have some good news for you. My men not only found a large number of military uniforms in the supplies left behind by the Japanese, but also found a ferry that the Japanese had hidden on the riverbank."

"What? Is this true?" Chen Defa looked incredulous, but inside he was overjoyed.

Next, Long Fei instructed Chen Defa and Ge Dahai to assemble the troops.

He then went to the place where the Japanese soldiers stored their supplies and retrieved three thousand sets of military uniforms from the system's warehouse.

Then, upon arriving at the riverbank, the ferry was moved from the system's inventory to the riverside.

After doing all this, Long Fei had everyone change into Japanese military uniforms and take the captured Japanese weapons and equipment.

After leaving their other weapons and equipment behind, they gathered at the riverbank to prepare for crossing the river.

Before crossing the river, Long Fei instructed Chen Defa to contact the 261st Brigade in the name of the 37th Brigade.

Tell them they don't need to wait until dawn. When they hear that the Japanese are under attack, they should immediately break through to the west with all their might. Troops will cover and meet them in that direction.

Shortly after, Brigade Commander Chen Yiding of the 261st Brigade replied: "Thank you to all the officers and soldiers of the 37th Brigade for your righteous assistance. We are deeply grateful and will act according to your arrangements."

The river was unusually quiet at this time, and the ferry was heading towards the opposite bank with a "toot-toot-toot" sound.

Without the threat of the Japanese destroyers, and with the Japanese soldiers on the other side seeing that the people getting off the ferry were all wearing their military uniforms, they assumed that some unit was crossing the river overnight.

Long Fei's resurrection this time involves impersonating the Japanese 17th Regiment, which has already been completely annihilated.

He was impersonating Regiment Commander Masanori Tanikawa.

Since Chen Defa and Ge Dahai didn't know Japanese, Long Fei had them impersonate ordinary soldiers.

Deputy Battalion Commander Xu Peng was made by Long Fei to impersonate the regimental chief of staff.

Long Fei made arrangements for all the other special operations battalion soldiers who were fluent in Japanese.

After everyone had safely crossed the Huangpu River, Long Fei told them to rest for ten minutes.

He needed to store the ferry in the system's warehouse, but he couldn't do it in front of everyone.

Long Fei used the excuse of hiding the ferry to order it to be moved to the side.

He then quickly added it to the system's warehouse.

When Long Fei returned, a Japanese major responsible for guarding the ferry crossing came with his men to inquire about the situation.

Upon seeing that Long Fei held the rank of colonel, the major hurriedly bowed and scraped, saying, "I am Major Hiroo Ida, stationed at the ferry crossing. May I ask, Colonel, which unit do you belong to?"

Long Fei, with an arrogant air, replied in a loud and casual tone in Japanese.

"We are the 17th Regiment of the 11th Brigade of the 6th Division. I am the regimental commander, Masanori Tanikawa."

"My regiment, under the orders of the division commander, crossed the Huangpu River overnight and launched an attack on the Chinese army on the south bank of the Suzhou River at dawn."

Hiroo Ida looked around but found nothing suspicious. Besides, with thousands of people swaggering across the river, how could he possibly suspect they were Chinese troops in disguise?

Hiroo Ida did not ask Long Fei for his identification, but hurriedly nodded in acknowledgment.

"You've worked hard, Colonel."

The reason Long Fei dared to resurrect himself and impersonate the 17th Regiment was because he was certain that Gu Shoufu, the commander of the Japanese 6th Division, would not have reported it so quickly.

The 13th and 17th regiments were completely annihilated, an unprecedented and devastating defeat for the Japanese since the start of the war.

If the Japanese headquarters found out, they would probably remove him from his position as division commander immediately.

In order to give a proper account to the headquarters, Gu Shoufu decided to wait until the 36th Brigade achieved some results before reporting to the higher authorities.

In that case, the punishment might not be so severe.