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

Zhu Youcai was like a deflated balloon, his head drooping, not daring to look Long Fei in the eye.

Long Fei asked coldly, "Are you Zhu Youcai, the commander of the Third Division of the puppet army?"

Zhu Youcai nodded silently.

"The Japanese devils said that you suggested to them that we take the city's residents hostage?"

Zhu Youcai trembled all over, stood there blankly, and dared not admit it.

Long Fei glanced at him disdainfully and continued coldly.

"If you're going to be a traitor, then be a traitor. But you've done it so well, so heartlessly, so inhumanly."

"I'm telling you, you're not only going to die today, you're going to die a horrible death."

After saying that, Long Fei turned to Xie Qiang beside him and ordered, "Take these guys over and kill them. Then tell all the people about Zhu Youcai's crimes. Anyone who wants revenge, come here."

Xie Qiang immediately waved his hand, and several soldiers strode forward and dragged Zhu Youcai's confidants aside.

Then he raised his gun and fired several shots, killing the puppet soldiers who were already terrified.

Then Xie Qiang went to the broadcast vehicle and began broadcasting.

"Fellow villagers, the reason you were captured by the Japanese as hostages this time is not only because the Japanese are ruthless, but also because Zhu Youcai, the commander of the Third Division of the puppet army, devised this vicious plan for the Japanese."

"Our legion commander said he's giving you a chance to get revenge, so anyone who wants revenge, come over here."

After the broadcast ended, the people murmured among themselves, but no one dared to come over.

Upon seeing this, Long Fei frowned, went to the broadcasting vehicle, and personally announced the announcement.

"I know you are afraid of retaliation from the Japanese and their puppet troops afterward, but I want to tell you here that most of the Japanese in Shanxi have been wiped out by our Dragon Flame Legion."

"Now, in eastern Shanxi, apart from Yangquan, places like Jinzhong, Xiyang, Heshun, and Liaoyang have all been liberated by us."

"It won't be long before the entire Shanxi province is liberated, and I guarantee that as long as my Dragon Flame Legion is here, the Japanese will never be able to come back."

"You may stand up without worry. In addition, I have something to announce: my Dragon Flame Legion will be recruiting a large number of soldiers. I warmly welcome any man who wants to kill the Japanese devils to join the army."

"As long as you join my Dragon Flame Legion, you will receive ten silver dollars a month in military pay, and the first three months will be paid. If you are unfortunately wounded, you will receive fifty silver dollars a month. If you die heroically, your family will receive a pension of three hundred silver dollars."

This immediately stirred up the more than 10,000 people, who began to discuss and debate among themselves.

"My God, ten silver dollars a month for military pay, and they even pay it for three months in advance! I want to join the Dragon Flame Legion."

“I’ll join even if they don’t pay me. My family was all killed by the Japanese, and I want to avenge them.”

"I've heard of the Dragon Flame Legion. They're incredibly good at fighting the Japanese. They're many times stronger than the Nationalist Army and the Jin-Sui Army. Joining them is definitely the right thing to do."

Before long, seven or eight hundred young and strong men came over.

"Sir, we want to join the army. Also, the villagers want us to help them avenge their deaths."

Long Fei nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, let's take revenge first, and then we'll deal with the matter of joining the army."

After saying that, Long Fei instructed Xie Qiang to send men to tie Zhu Youcai to a tree trunk about the size of a bowl.

Then, Long Fei said to the hundreds of passionate young people: "This Zhu Youcai is a traitor who has forgotten his ancestors, betrayed his country and surrendered to the enemy. He is inhuman. If you want revenge, pick up the stones on the ground and smash him to death. Let him feel what it means to be enraged by the heavens and hated by the people."

As soon as Long Fei finished speaking, the youths picked up fist-sized stones from the ground, walked a few meters away from Zhu Youcai, and began throwing stones at him one by one.

Xie Qiang deliberately didn't blindfold or gag Zhu Youcai, wanting him to see and feel firsthand how he was crushed to death.

As stones rained down on Zhu Youcai's body and head, he screamed in agony.

Before long, Zhu Youcai's head was smashed into a pig's head, and his cries grew fainter and fainter. His head drooped heavily, blood kept flowing from his mouth, and he slowly went silent.

At this point, at least half the people still hadn't thrown stones, and regardless of whether Zhu Youcai was alive or dead, they continued to throw stones at him.

However, after these stones hit Zhu Youcai, he did not show any reaction.

Seeing that Long Fei didn't intend to stop him, Xie Qiang didn't stop him either. After everyone had finished throwing, Zhu Youcai had become a lump of flesh, no longer recognizable as human.

After executing Zhu Youcai, Long Fei told the people to go home and ordered Chen Yiding's First Army to garrison Taiyuan, and instructed him to incorporate these enthusiastic young men who had joined the army into the First Army.

As for the prisoners of war, Long Fei felt it was unnecessary to take them all to Yangquan, so he decided to leave most of them behind and temporarily imprison them in the former Japanese military camp in the city.

After everyone had lunch, Long Fei immediately led the Second Army, the First Special Operations Division, the reserve force, and 20,000 Japanese prisoners to Yangquan.

What followed was simple: following the same pattern, they played "Red Dragonfly" outside Yangquan City all night.

Yangquan was garrisoned by only one battalion of Japanese soldiers and one regiment of puppet troops.

The Japanese battalion commander quickly assessed the situation and led his troops to surrender.

Since the Japanese soldiers did not resist and did not kill the hostages, Long Fei decided to spare their lives and bring them into the prisoner-of-war camp for labor reform.

Li Yunlong and Kong Jie rushed to Yangquan, only to find there was no battle to fight. Disappointed, they prepared to bid farewell to Long Fei and leave.

Long Fei kept his word and mobilized a large amount of weapons and equipment, instructing Xie Qiang to arrange for people to drive them back.

On the way back, Kong Jie was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

"Old Li, Brother Longfei is really generous. The equipment he gave me is enough to arm two regiments. Just you wait and see, I can set up the new Second Regiment within two months. It will definitely be no worse than your new First Regiment."

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong immediately became displeased: "Hey Kong Erlengzi, are you deliberately bringing up a sore spot? I'm the commander of the Independent Regiment now, the New First Regiment has nothing to do with me anymore, and Ding Wei is just reaping the benefits."

Kong Jie retorted, "Old Li, don't look down on my Independent Regiment. Every single one of my men is a good soldier. Besides, your brother Long Fei gave you quite a few things this time."

"When you go back, you can change the uniforms of all the troops and expand the regiment by several battalions. At that time, your independent regiment will still be the strongest among the three regiments."

Kong Jie's words made Li Yunlong feel comfortable, and he squinted his eyes and stopped complaining.

Suddenly, Li Yunlong remembered something: "Old Kong, you better keep your mouth shut about my brother giving us equipment today, don't go around telling everyone."

Kong Jie knew what Li Yunlong was worried about: "Haha, Lao Li, don't worry. I know that if the brigade commander finds out, he will definitely congratulate you on your fortune and then beat you up, you nouveau riche."

"Good to know. I'm not a landlord or rich man. I don't need anyone to come and rob me of my wealth."