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

Long Fei's words completely broke Qiao Bashan. He jumped off the bed onto the floor, barefoot, waving his arms and roaring angrily.

"Long Fei, I'll haunt you even as a ghost, I'll tear you to pieces."

Long Fei smiled dismissively: "Suit yourself, I'll be waiting for you."

After saying that, Long Fei turned around gracefully and strode away without looking back.

The next day, in Sukhbaatar Square in the center of Ulabato.

A public trial was held for Qiao Bashan and his accomplices.

Long Fei must be ruthless in dealing with Qiao Bashan and his accomplices, make an example of them, and deter all separatists.

In this way, Amar will be spared many troubles after taking office and will be able to smoothly control the overall situation.

Twenty to thirty thousand citizens of Ulaanbaatar attended the public trial.

Xu Peng presided over the public trial, where he accused Qiao Bashan and others of crimes of splitting the country and selling out the country for personal gain.

Finally, the five leaders of Qiao Bashan's gang were executed in public.

The other accomplices were sentenced to fixed-term and life imprisonment, respectively.

After the public trial, Long Fei instructed Xu Peng and Xie Qiang to take advantage of the fact that the heavy-armored combined arms brigade's half-month usage period had not yet expired.

Hurry up and wipe out those high-ranking princes and living Buddhas scattered across the land, so as to eliminate these future troubles once and for all.

Xu Peng and Xie Qiang had just set off after receiving their orders when Long Fei received several messages.

Chu Yunfei sent a telegram from Shenyang, reporting that they had received information that the Japanese troops in Jilin and Heilongjiang had all withdrawn into Korean territory, and requesting instructions on whether to immediately occupy the two provinces.

Another message came from the Eighth Route Army headquarters, saying that the New Fourth Army in Jiangnan had received a warning from Long Fei forwarded from Yan'an.

However, they did not raise enough alarm, believing that the Nationalist government would certainly not defy public opinion and take action against them.

Therefore, the New Fourth Army obeyed the order issued by the Nationalist government to move the entire army north of the Yellow River.

As a result, the New Fourth Army headquarters and a detachment, totaling more than 9,000 people, were surrounded by 80,000 Nationalist troops in Maolin area of ​​Jing County, southern Anhui Province, and the two sides had been fighting fiercely for two days.

The Eighth Route Army wanted to provide assistance, but it was too far away and negotiations with the Nationalist government were ineffective. So they called to ask if the Longyan Legion could help rescue the New Fourth Army from the encirclement.

The last message came from Song Xiaoan and Zhao Jianzhi.

Previously, in order to successfully purchase Howland and Baker Island in the United States, Long Fei decided to have them go to Hong Kong to find a patriotic businessman to purchase the island from the United States on his behalf.

The two have now sent a telegram saying that the candidate has been chosen, but the other party insists on meeting with Long Fei before agreeing, so the two can only call to ask for Long Fei's opinion.

After a moment's thought, Long Fei replied to each of them.

Long Fei instructed Chu Yunfei to find a way to contact the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, especially to locate Zhao Shangzhi and Yang Jingyu, and then have the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army take over the two provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang.

Long Fei had his reasons for making this decision, as the country was currently in a period of cooperation between the Nationalist government and Yan'an.

If they were handed over directly to Yan'an, the Nationalist government would certainly be unhappy, and it might trigger their dissatisfaction, forcing them to launch hostile actions.

At present, the Nationalist government is stronger than Yan'an, so Yan'an needs to be given enough time to develop and prepare.

If the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army were handed over, the Nationalist government wouldn't really have much to say, because the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army had emerged after the Northeast fell to the Japanese and had been persisting in the resistance behind enemy lines.

Moreover, the Longyan Legion now occupies Liaoning. In other words, if the Nationalist government wants to seize Jilin and Heilongjiang, it must pass through Liaoning.

Long Fei would not let the Nationalist army pass through. The three northeastern provinces were reserved for Yan'an; otherwise, where would the Northeast Field Army come from in the future?

Regarding the New Fourth Army being surrounded by the Nationalist army, Long Fei replied that he would do everything in his power to rescue them.

Long Fei's decision to send Zhou Weiguo to take over Shandong was actually a precautionary measure.

Therefore, Long Fei immediately sent an urgent telegram to Zhou Weiguo, ordering him to lead his troops day and night to rescue the New Fourth Army from the encirclement and then temporarily bring them to Shandong for rest and reorganization.

In the telegram, Long Fei instructed Zhou Weiguo not to consult him on every matter, but to let him make decisions on the spot.

Upon receiving the telegram, Zhou Weiguo dared not delay for even a minute and decided to lead 20,000 troops, employing mechanized marching, to reach Maolin area in Jing County, southern Anhui, within two days.

Since Zhou Weiguo liberated Shandong, his troops have expanded rapidly, growing from the initial 30,000 to 80,000.

However, the newly developed 50,000 troops were not provided with weapons and equipment by Long Fei's side in time.

Therefore, they can only use some old weapons for the time being, and the training time is very short, so their combat effectiveness and firepower are naturally not strong enough.

This is also why Zhou Weiguo did not take more troops with him.

According to Zhou Weiguo's plan, these troops were transferred to the border area between Shandong, Jiangsu, and Henan to prevent a possible attack by the Nationalist army.

He led 20,000 mechanized troops, launching a surprise rapid assault coupled with powerful firepower.

They launched a blitzkrieg to the north of the Nationalist army, broke through the Nationalist encirclement, rescued the New Fourth Army, and immediately returned to Shandong.

Finally, regarding the requests sent by Song Xiaoan and Zhao Jianzhi, Long Fei replied with his consent.

Long Fei asked the two to come to Shenyang to meet him, and then they would go to Shanghai to take care of some business before heading to Hong Kong together.

When replying to the Eighth Route Army, Long Fei also made a request: he hoped that the Eighth Route Army would convey to Yan'an whether they could lend him two people.

Yan'an readily agreed to Long Fei's request, given the immense help he had provided. They could easily lend him not just two people, but even 200,000 yuan.

Next, Long Fei made some adjustments to the deployment of troops in various locations, and then took a plane back to Shenyang.

Song Xiaoan and Zhao Jianzhi had arrived earlier, and upon seeing Long Fei, they were so excited that they were almost incoherent.

"Commander, we never expected you to do something so earth-shattering. We are truly in awe of you."

"Yes, Commander, on a small scale, you are a national hero for recovering so much territory that was ceded. On a larger scale, this is an unparalleled feat, unprecedented and unmatched."

Long Fei disliked this kind of open flattery, so he raised his hand to stop it.

"Thank you for your praise, but I don't want you to bring the National Government's sycophantic habits to the Dragon Flame Legion."

"I did this not to be praised or to be remembered in history, but as a Chinese man, it is my inescapable responsibility."

Long Fei's words once again filled Song Xiaoan and Zhao Jianzhi with awe, and made them even more impressed by Long Fei's character and integrity.

Seeing that the two lowered their heads and dared not speak, Long Fei asked.

"Have you prepared all your identification documents?"

Song Xiaoan immediately took out his identification from his briefcase and reported.

"Commander, everything is ready. Your cover identity is the owner of a garment factory called Xinwang in Hong Kong. You're in Shanghai to purchase fabric."

Long Fei took the documents, looked them over, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Very good, now tell me about this Hong Kong businessman, Zhuang Shiping."