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

The Japanese soldiers couldn't stop the Tiger tanks' attack at all, and their defenses were immediately breached.

After the two Tiger tanks charged in side by side, they immediately spread out to the left and right, and began to fire their machine guns wildly at the surrounding Japanese soldiers.

Following closely behind, the Second Company, under the command of Sun Haitao, quickly established two defensive lines on the left and right sides using various cover.

Meanwhile, Chen Defa's 37th Brigade split into two parts to encircle and annihilate the Japanese.

Within minutes, four or five hundred of the seven or eight hundred Japanese soldiers were killed.

The remaining Japanese soldiers were stunned and disoriented by the sudden attack from behind.

Now they are all holed up behind their fortifications to fight back.

But how could these fortifications withstand the onslaught of Tiger tank shells?

With each "boom... boom..." of exploding shells, people and fortifications were blown to pieces.

In just a few short minutes, Chen Yiding had successfully led the remnants of the 261st Brigade to reunite with Sun Haitao.

Upon seeing Chen Yiding's major general insignia, Sun Haitao took the initiative to ask.

"Are you Brigade Commander Chen?"

"That's right, I am Chen Yiding, the commander of the 261st Brigade. Thank you for risking your lives to save me."

Chen Yiding was overjoyed to have escaped from a desperate situation and nodded his thanks repeatedly.

Sun Haitao smiled and waved his hand: "Brigade Commander Chen, no need to thank me. You continue to retreat westward, we will cover you."

Chen Yiding knew this was not the time for pleasantries, so he immediately ordered the troops to continue advancing.

Soon Chen Yiding met Chen Defa again; the two brigade commanders, both surnamed Chen, clasped hands tightly together.

"Thank you, Commander Chen, for leading your troops to the rescue."

"Haha, Commander Chen, you're too kind. We're from the same clan, we were family five hundred years ago."

Chen Yiding chuckled, nodded, and sighed.

"Yes, let's not talk about five hundred years ago. We're fighting the Japanese together now, so we're all one family."

“Well said, Brigade Commander Chen. We’ll talk about this later. Now I’ll cover your retreat.”

After saying this, Chen Defa ordered Ge Dahai to have the officers and soldiers of the 37th Brigade help carry the wounded, and then quickly retreat westward.

The mission to rescue the 261st Brigade was successfully completed. Sun Haitao, not wanting to linger in the battle, hurriedly sent a telegram to Long Fei.

Long Fei's reply consisted of only six words: "Execute according to the original plan."

"The entire Second Company is here. Retreat westward immediately."

More than 100 soldiers from the Second Company then retreated in an orderly manner, with two Tiger tanks taking on the role of covering the rear.

Seeing that the 261st Brigade had broken through the encirclement, the Japanese soldiers were about to give chase, but as soon as they rushed out of their fortifications, they were hit by Tiger tank shells.

When the Japanese soldiers saw their comrades who had rushed out first being blown to pieces by artillery shells, they were so frightened that they quickly huddled back behind their fortifications.

They only dared to fire a few shots from time to time, but these shots posed no threat because they weren't aiming.

With six o'clock fast approaching and the sky beginning to brighten, Long Fei ordered a retreat while fighting.

The Japanese soldiers noticed that the enemy's firepower had significantly weakened and were secretly relieved when the regimental commander's order came again.

Nofutoshi Masaharu had just received a report that the 261st Brigade, with the support of the Chinese army, had broken through to the west.

This infuriated Nobutaka, who had originally planned to launch a strong attack after dawn to annihilate the 261st Brigade in one fell swoop.

Since the start of the war, the 87th German-equipped Division has fought bravely, and although it has suffered heavy casualties, it has also inflicted great losses on the Japanese.

Most importantly, the presence of German-equipped divisions severely hampered the Japanese army's battle progress.

Therefore, if the 261st Brigade could be annihilated, it would be an absolute great achievement. Nobuyoshi Tokushima had even envisioned him receiving an award for his meritorious service.

But now that the fat meat that was about to be eaten has escaped, and the cooked duck has flown away, how could he not be furious?

Moreover, he had made a bet with Saburo Fujita, the commander of the 56th Regiment who was also part of the encirclement of the 261st Brigade.

Whoever captures Chen Yiding first will have the credit for annihilating the 261st Brigade.

Therefore, unwilling to accept defeat, Nobuyoshi Tokusho ordered an immediate pursuit to annihilate the 261st Brigade.

Of course, he also knew that the other side now had powerful reinforcements, so he had no choice but to lose face, pick up the Type 92 field telephone, and call Fujita Saburo for help.

Over the phone, Nofutoku Masaharu truthfully recounted the situation to Fujita Saburo, hoping he would immediately send the 56th Regiment to join the pursuit.

When Fujita Saburo received Notomo Tokumasa's call, he did not take it seriously.

He believed that the 55th Regiment was too careless, which allowed the Chinese army to launch a successful surprise attack, thus enabling the 261st Brigade to break through.

"Nofu-kun, what can I say? Your entire regiment couldn't even withstand a sneak attack from the Chinese army. You've disgraced the Imperial Army."

Nofutoku Masaharu did not refute Fujita Saburo's sarcasm.

Now, Ye Fudechang is not thinking about military achievements, but about how to make amends, catch up with the 261st Brigade, and annihilate it.

Otherwise, once the division commander finds out, his position as regimental commander will be over.

Fortunately, despite his mockery, Fujita Saburo agreed to immediately lead his troops in pursuit.

So the Japanese 55th Regiment, with the 56th Regiment in front and behind, began a full-scale pursuit westward from Beixinjing.

Sun Haitao, Chen Defa, and Chen Yiding, along with the Second Company, the Thirty-Seventh Brigade, and the 261st Brigade, headed towards Panlong Town.

On the other side, after receiving the report that Sun Haitao had been successfully rescued, Long Fei led the assault team, grenade launcher team, and artillery team to retreat quickly.

As dawn broke, the Japanese 55th Regiment grew bolder and began a full-scale pursuit.

Upon arriving at the pre-positioned machine gun emplacement, Long Fei ordered the assault team to spread out to both sides, quickly establishing an ambush circle to prepare for ambushing the pursuing Japanese soldiers.

In addition, Long Fei ordered the grenade launcher team to advance another 100 meters and then take cover on the spot, so that they could bombard the Japanese soldiers with grenade launchers later.

As for the artillery group, Long Fei ordered them to move to a position one kilometer behind the two Tiger tanks and establish an artillery position.

While the Tiger tanks were beating the Japanese, they simultaneously launched artillery fire at the Japanese.

As dawn broke, the Japanese soldiers pursued them at a rapid pace. Just as they finished setting up the ambush, they saw more than a hundred Japanese soldiers jogging towards them.

After the 261st Brigade broke through the encirclement, a new idea suddenly popped into Long Fei's mind.

He wanted to annihilate the pursuing Japanese troops.

However, this goal could not be achieved in Beixinjing, so Longfei decided to locate the site in Panlong Town.

Of course, if the Japanese gave up the pursuit and allowed the 261st Brigade and the rescue team to leave unscathed, Long Fei's idea would naturally fall through.

Fortunately, the Japanese chose to pursue, which made it possible for Long Fei's idea to come true.

Therefore, Long Fei made a last-minute decision to ambush the Japanese, not only to eliminate a portion of their forces, but also to provoke them and force them to pursue him relentlessly.

However, this ambush must be carefully controlled; it must not frighten or hurt the Japanese so as to make them back down.

Once the hundred-plus Japanese soldiers entered the ambush area, Long Fei immediately ordered them to open fire.

These Japanese devils aren't even enough to fill the teeth of the special operations battalion, even if Long Fei didn't order the machine gun positions to open fire.

With just three hundred assault team members' Thompson submachine guns and grenade launchers, they wiped them out cleanly and efficiently in two or three minutes.

Seeing the Japanese soldiers continuing to swarm forward, Long Fei ordered the assault team to withdraw from the battle and retreat behind the Tiger tank.

They deployed twenty machine gun positions and snipers in turn, and after eliminating some Japanese soldiers, they immediately withdrew.