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

Just as 200,000 Japanese soldiers split into three groups and began their attack on Nanjing, one of them advancing towards the city.

An 800-man unit disguised as Japanese soldiers went in the opposite direction, looking for gaps in the Japanese ranks and infiltrating behind them.

During the march, Long Fei encountered a new problem.

Because the Nationalist Air Force was no longer able to compete with the Japanese Air Force.

Therefore, when crossing the Yangtze River by ferry in Nanjing, there is a high probability that the city will be bombed and strafed by Japanese planes.

Although Long Fei knew that the Nationalist army had some anti-aircraft guns, the number was too small to deal with the large number of Japanese aircraft.

After thinking for a long time, Long Fei felt that he still needed to seek help from the system, so he made a call.

"Little White, are you there? Little White, answer me if you hear me."

It took more than ten minutes of calling before we finally heard Xiaobai's lazy voice.

"What are you doing now? It's really inappropriate to disturb someone's sleep, you know?"

Long Fei was speechless about this so-called artificial intelligence system, wondering which genius designed it.

"Ahem, Little Whitey, I'd like to ask you, could you do me a favor?"

"What kind of help do you need? Tell me..."

Sensing that Xiaobaibai was getting impatient, Longfei had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask.

"Could we get a little more of the reward in advance?"

"Tch, human greed is insatiable, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant."

"Damn it, can you stop being so blunt with every word you say? I'm your host, don't you need to give me some face?"

Surprisingly, after being scolded by Long Fei this time, Xiao Bai Bai didn't talk back and her attitude improved somewhat.

"Okay, tell me what you want."

"I need weapons that can shoot down Japanese planes."

Xiao Bai was silent for a few seconds before replying, "Although your battle record is good, the highest-ranking Japanese officer you've annihilated is only a colonel."

Long Fei sensed the unspoken meaning behind Xiao Bai Bai's words.

"Little White, do you mean if I can eliminate the Japanese general, you'll reward me?"

"That's right. If you eliminate a Japanese major general, the system will reward you with two hundred 'Hidden Blade' shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, along with twenty sets of launch systems."

Long Fei became interested and hurriedly asked, "What if we eliminate a Japanese lieutenant general or general?"

"For a lieutenant general, the reward will be 500 'Hidden Blade' shoulder-fired air defense missiles and 50 sets of the system."

"If he is a general, he will be rewarded with 1,000 'Hidden Blade' shoulder-fired air defense missiles and 100 sets of launch systems."

Long Fei had some knowledge of this anti-aircraft missile.

The "Hidden Blade" miniature shoulder-fired air defense missile has a diameter of 7 cm, a total length of 40 cm, a missile weight of 2.5 kg, and a launch system weight of 1.5 kg.

It adopts a shoulder-mounted launch method, and a single soldier can carry six missiles.

This missile has an extremely high hit rate and can attack aerial targets within 2000 meters or ground targets within 3000 meters.

"Okay, it's settled."

Just as Long Fei was overjoyed, Xiao Bai Bai poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

"However, this is a temporary bonus, and you only have three days to use it before it expires."

"What...three days..."

This time limit undoubtedly increases the difficulty of the task.

However, Long Fei didn't want to miss such a great reward opportunity.

If we could get a few hundred of these missiles, then if those Japanese planes dared to come, we would shoot them all down, one by one.

So Longfei immediately shared this good news with everyone, and in order to achieve the goal within three days.

Long Fei immediately decided to divide the special operations battalion into ten teams, each searching separately for the Japanese brigade and division headquarters, and then carrying out the decapitation mission.

Because they were all disguised as Japanese soldiers, and each group consisted of seventy or eighty people, which was about the same size as a small Japanese squad.

Furthermore, with fewer people, they can move more flexibly and are less likely to be exposed.

The only drawback is that if the Japanese discover the situation and launch an attack, the squad's strength is somewhat weak.

However, Long Fei believed that with the skills and tactical abilities of the special operations battalion soldiers, it wouldn't be too difficult to shake off the Japanese.

Furthermore, the ten squads can communicate with each other at any time using radio communication equipment.

If danger is encountered, support can be called immediately.

There are ten squads, with five company commanders each leading one squad: Long Fei, Liu Wei, Xu Peng, Gao Hong, and Ma Xu each leading one squad.

On the Japanese side, General Matsui, the highest-ranking commander in charge of the Battle of Shanghai, received a series of battle reports and, in a fit of rage, made a punitive decision.

Lieutenant General Tani Morio, commander of the 6th Division, was given the most severe warning and ordered to reflect on his actions and redeem himself through meritorious service because three of his regiments had been wiped out.

Major General Taro Sakai, commander of the 11th Brigade under his command, was dismissed from his post and escorted back to Japan for trial because the 13th and 17th Regiments no longer existed. His unit designation was also revoked.

As for Major General Ushijima Daiman, the commander of the 36th Brigade, his situation was slightly better than that of Sakai Taro. He only lost 45 regiments and was given a major demerit, but was ordered to redeem himself through meritorious service.

Lieutenant General Masao Ushijima, commander of the 18th Division, was also given a severe warning for losing the 55th and 56th Regiments. He was asked to seriously reflect on his actions and make amends through meritorious service.

As for Lieutenant General Ueno Kamera, the commander of his subordinate 23rd Brigade, he was also dismissed from his post and investigated, returned to Japan for trial, and his unit was also disbanded.

The newly appointed naval commander, Tomitake Toyota, also suffered losses due to the sinking of three destroyers.

He was severely reprimanded by the Minister of the Navy, who warned him that if he continued to perform poorly in combat, he would be sent to a military court.

General Matsui imposed such severe punishments to instill a sense of awe in all troops.

After all, there are still many tough battles to fight, and we cannot let these painful defeats dampen the morale of all participating troops.

Moreover, in order to reverse the defeat and avenge the loss, General Matsui, without waiting for instructions from the Japanese military, privately ordered his troops to immediately advance towards Nanjing and seize the capital city of the Nationalist government as soon as possible.

Moreover, before the troops set off, General Matsui secretly issued a brutal order: all troops attacking Nanjing should not accept prisoners.

Therefore, the Japanese troops immediately set off and fought their way towards Nanjing.

Sometimes luck is needed in fighting. When the special operations battalion was divided into ten squads and dispersed,

They were unaware that they were positioned directly behind the 127th Brigade of the Japanese 114th Division, and less than three kilometers from the brigade's command post.

So, a little over an hour later, Xie Qiang led his squad and was the first to discover the headquarters of the 127th Brigade outside a small town called Shaxi.

The brigade commander of the 127th Brigade was Major General Saburo Akiyama. He was very cautious because he knew that five regiments had been surrounded and annihilated by the Chinese army.

Although Shaxi Town had been cleared out by the 66th Regiment under the jurisdiction of the 127th Brigade, and was confirmed to be very safe.

However, Saburo Akiyama did not set up the brigade's temporary command post in the town.

Instead, he ordered one of the guard battalions to set up tents outside the town and establish a temporary brigade command post there.