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

A moment later, Ma Xu, the deputy chief of staff of the battalion, suddenly looked up and made a suggestion.

"Could we ask the two Brigade Commanders Chen to suggest to the high command of the National Army that a few pontoon bridges be built across the Yangtze River?"

"Once we are ready to abandon the city, we will notify the soldiers and civilians in the city to cross the river in advance."

After listening, everyone felt that Ma Xu's suggestion was good, but it also had problems.

At this moment, Long Fei directly stated, "Ma Xu, what you said makes some sense, but if we set up a few pontoon bridges in advance, the Japanese planes are not to be trifled with, wouldn't they become easy targets for bombing?"

Fourth Company Commander Ren Huazhi seemed a little anxious: "Sigh, this won't work, that won't work, this is too difficult."

Seeing everyone scratching their heads in anxiety, Long Fei announced...

"By the way, we rescued the 621st Brigade and burned down the Japanese 55th and 56th Regiments in Panlong Town."

"I requested a change to the system's reward. Now the system is rewarding us with ten ferries that can carry a thousand people at a time."

"In addition, we were awarded ten BM-13 Katyusha rocket launcher vehicles, equipped with 320 rockets."

"However, we need to eliminate 50,000 Japanese soldiers to offset this reward."

"Eight hundred men killed fifty thousand, this..."

Clearly, people still lack confidence.

It should be noted that the special operations battalion was able to eliminate nearly 20,000 Japanese soldiers in those three days because of the 700,000 Nationalist troops fighting on the main battlefield.

The special operations battalion was able to achieve such brilliant results by using advanced weapons and equipment rewarded by the system, along with various surprise attacks and ambushes, to win against overwhelming odds.

But now, with 200,000 Japanese soldiers advancing menacingly towards Nanjing, it would be extremely difficult for the special operations battalion to single out and annihilate one or two Japanese regiments.

Moreover, eliminating 50,000 Japanese soldiers is another hellish task.

However, Long Fei already has a rough idea for the final plan, and now it's time to bring it up for everyone to discuss.

"I have a plan, let's discuss it. First of all, my idea is to annihilate 50,000 Japanese soldiers."

“Once the Japanese army splits into three routes and marches towards Nanjing, they will definitely be very arrogant. Moreover, they will need to constantly attack and seize territory along the way, and they will not be able to establish an effective defense zone immediately.”

"This gave us an opportunity to slip through the gaps between the three Japanese armies and get behind them."

"We will look for opportunities to use all our existing weapons and equipment to launch flanking attacks, tail attacks, or even ambushes against the Japanese."

"Our disadvantage is that we are not many people, but our advantage is that we are flexible and mobile, and can launch a surprise attack on the Japanese at any time."

"In this way, we can slow down the Japanese army's march by constantly harassing and eliminating them."

"There are still more than 20 days before the Battle of Nanjing begins. This should be enough time for us to eliminate 50,000 Japanese soldiers. If all else fails, we can continue killing Japanese soldiers once we reach Nanjing."

Xu Peng, as the deputy battalion commander, had his own opinion, and he turned to Long Fei and asked.

"Battalion Commander, it is said that when you are poor, you should use tactical infiltration, and when you are rich, you should use firepower coverage. We now have so many weapons and equipment that can crush the Japanese."

"Wouldn't it be better to find a favorable position directly in front of the Japanese advance and intercept or ambush them? Why bother with tactical infiltration to attack from behind?"

Long Fei smiled meaningfully and asked in return.

"Xu Peng, the Japanese are advancing in three columns with a clear objective. If we try to intercept them, we could easily be surrounded or pursued by them."

"Unless we change direction, the Japanese will relentlessly pursue us, because their pursuit direction is the same as their target direction, which is Nanjing."

Do you think my analysis is correct?

Xu Peng nodded in agreement.

Long Fei continued, "But if we infiltrate behind the Japanese and attack them, they certainly won't turn around to pursue and annihilate us, because that would affect their advance direction and time."

At this moment, Xu Peng readily replied, "Battalion Commander, your analysis is spot on. My considerations were too one-sided. I agree with your infiltration plan."

Liu Wei's biggest concern was how to save the people in Jinling City. If he could save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, then everyone's journey here would not have been in vain.

"Battalion Commander, now that we have a ferry, shouldn't you tell us how to transport the soldiers and civilians across the river?"

"Okay, instructor, I'll tell you my thoughts now."

"We attacked the Japanese all the way, and also followed them as they advanced towards Nanjing."

"We must enter the city before the Japanese officially attack."

"Then, before Tang Shengzhi ordered the garrison to abandon the city and retreat, find him and make him change his order, giving the people in the city at least three days to cross the Yangtze River."

Everyone looked at him with disbelief, wondering if their battalion commander had gone mad to come up with such a method.

Even if we could meet Tang Shengzhi, how could he possibly agree to change his orders so easily?

Seeing everyone looking at him in disbelief, Long Fei emphasized again with great certainty.

"Does our special operations battalion have training programs for decapitating enemy leaders?"

"Yes," everyone nodded in agreement.

"We will conduct a real decapitation operation against the enemy chieftain, but it will only be a warning. We will not harm Tang Shengzhi, even though he has committed an unforgivable mistake."

Gao Hong suddenly said weakly, "Battalion Commander, wouldn't you call this a mutiny?"

Long Fei replied dismissively, "It's neither true nor false. We are soldiers. Forcibly finding Tang Shengzhi to persuade him did indeed have the intention of a military remonstrance."

"But from another perspective, we are a force from the future and do not belong to any regime here, so it cannot be said to be as serious as a mutiny."

Liu Wei was somewhat surprised by Long Fei's bold idea, but after calming down a bit, he thought of another problem.

"Battalion Commander, what if Tang Shengzhi doesn't listen to your advice and refuses to issue this order?"

Long Fei looked serious, lit a cigarette, took several deep drags, then looked up and said in an extremely firm tone.

"If that's the case, then our special operations battalion will take over Tang Shengzhi's command post, issue orders in his name to evacuate civilians across the river, and even command various units in combat."

"What... is this okay?"

Everyone was genuinely shocked by Long Fei's words this time.

Long Fei slowly stood up, looked up into the distance, and then said with great spirit.

"To save hundreds of thousands of innocent lives in Nanjing, to prevent this tragedy from happening again, and for the mission of us soldiers to defend our country, no matter the outcome, I will go without hesitation or regret."

Long Fei's words deeply moved everyone.

Liu Wei stood up, Xu Peng stood up, Gao Hong stood up, Xie Qiang stood up, and everyone stood up together...

Everyone made a solemn promise in unison.

"Without hesitation, without regret..."