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

A few days later, under pressure from the Southeast Front Army of the Longyan Troops, the Japanese troops in Jiangsu continued to retreat south to the Songhu area.

Meanwhile, the Japanese troops in Zhejiang could not withstand the fierce offensive of the Southwest Area Army and had to retreat to the Shanghai-Nanjing area.

Based on the situation, Hata Shunroku ordered all Japanese troops that had retreated into Jiangsu and Zhejiang to assemble in the Shanghai-Nanjing area and then board ships at the Shanghai docks to return to Japan.

Just as Long Fei felt the time was ripe and was preparing to send the air force and Zhou Weiguo's southern fleet to sink the Japanese warships docked at the Songhu Wharf in one fell swoop.

Zhou Weiguo called first, saying that the Southern Fleet had just sunk more than a dozen Japanese warships and several hundred ships of various sizes in the Zhoushan Islands and the waters off Shanghai.

Long Fei looked at the report of victory sent by Zhou Weiguo and chuckled to himself.

"Those damn Japanese devils are really cooperative. They didn't come earlier or later, but they just happened to come when I wanted to make a move. They've dug their own grave."

Immediately afterward, Long Fei issued combat orders to the Air Force and the Southern Fleet.

At this time, although about 300,000 Japanese soldiers were surrounded in the Shanghai-Songhu area by two army groups of the Longyan Army.

But thinking that they would soon be able to board the ship and return home, they did not panic.

The Japanese troops, on the contrary, advanced towards the dock in an orderly manner.

However, when Hata Shunroku received a telegram from the fleet that had come to meet him, informing him that they had been attacked, he was filled with a sense of foreboding.

Shortly after, when Hata Shunroku ordered a telegram to be sent to the fleet to obtain the latest information.

Unexpectedly, the telegram disappeared without a trace, and no response was received for a long time.

Hata Shunroku panicked. He knew very well that without a fleet to pick them up, all 300,000 troops would be destroyed on Chinese soil.

In a moment of urgency, Hata Shunroku ordered the seven warships anchored at the Songhu Wharf to immediately pick up the troops and board them, loading as many as possible, before setting sail back to Japan.

In addition, Hata Shunroku also ordered the 15th and 17th Divisions, which were originally stationed in Jiangsu, to take action.

In Kunshan, Lujiabang, Qingpu, Songjiang, Jinshan and other places to the west of the Songhu area, and Taicang, Luduqiao and Liuhe to the north, fortifications were built in preparation to block the Longyan troops' attack.

According to Hata Shunroku's current thinking, he could only hold out in place and wait for these warships to return to Japan before transporting troops. Perhaps he could bring more ships by then.

In order to hold out for a longer period of time, Hata Shunroku divided the remaining troops into two echelons and built two lines of defense behind the 15th and 17th Divisions.

After issuing the orders in one breath, Hata Shunroku slumped into his chair.

He can only pray to Amaterasu Omikami for protection so that his troops can hold out until the arrival of the second rescue fleet.

But good fortune never comes in pairs, and misfortunes never come singly.

As Hata Shunroku closed his eyes to rest and carefully considered whether there were any problems with his plan, he was...

Suddenly, a violent explosion was heard from the direction of Songhu Wharf.

Although Hata Shunroku was in the underground command post, he could still feel the shockwaves from the ground.

"What?! Where did that explosion come from? Has the Dragon Flame Force launched an attack?"

In a panic, Hata Shunroku immediately sent two Japanese officers out of the underground command post to investigate the situation.

Not long after, the two Japanese officers returned with a look of utter defeat on their faces to report.

"Reporting to the commander, our airport in Shanghai and all seven of our warships anchored at the Songhu Wharf have been attacked."

"More than 100 fighter jets parked at the airport were all destroyed, and the airport buildings and artillery shells were also severely damaged."

"As for the warships, two were blown in two and sank on the spot, and the other five were also severely damaged and are sinking."

"Naval officers and soldiers, as well as the Hata Detachment that had already boarded the ship, suffered heavy casualties."

"What?! Are the Dragon Flame Force really that powerful? Our navy and air force are just taking hits. This... this is unbelievable."

At this moment, Hata Shunroku felt utterly desperate; even his last hope had been shattered.

Hata Shunroku looked up at the sky and sighed, "It seems that the only option is to order the troops to fight a decisive battle with the Longyan People's Army in the Songhu area."

Just as Hata Shunroku issued the order for the decisive battle, Ryufei received a battle report saying that all the Japanese warships at the Songhu Wharf had been dealt with.

Long Fei immediately ordered a nationwide telegram to announce to all compatriots that the Longyan People's Army would once again engage in the Battle of Shanghai with the Japanese in the Songhu area.

At the same time, Long Fei also informed the residents of the Songhu area to temporarily enter the concessions to avoid the war.

In addition, Long Fei also contacted the Gallic concession in Shanghai, as well as the United States and the Lion Country, which managed the International Settlement.

They were required to open the concession to allow citizens to enter, and to provide food and drinking water free of charge.

It also warned that if the Gallic Kingdom, the Lion Kingdom, and the United States did not comply, they would be ruthlessly purged after the Dragon Flame People's Army occupied Shanghai.

Long Fei's request was indeed excessive. In the eyes of the French, the Lion Country, and the United States, they could at most open the concessions to allow refugees in Shanghai to seek refuge.

However, it is impossible to provide food and drinking water free of charge, because they feel they have no obligation or responsibility to do so.

Moreover, the three countries responded in an extremely tough tone, leaving no room for negotiation.

Long Fei gritted his teeth and said angrily, "I know your countries will never agree to this. Just wait, I will make you pay the price."

After deciding to fight the Japanese in the Second Battle of Shanghai, Long Fei made a request to Xiao Baibai.

We hope the system can reward us with one hundred reconnaissance and strike drones.

Xiao Baibai initially disagreed, because even including the 200,000 Japanese soldiers killed on the Korean Peninsula, the total number of enemies eliminated was only 1.8 million.

There are still 200,000 points needed to reach the Supreme level.

As a result, Long Fei got anxious and bombarded Xiao Bai with probing questions.

"Little Bai Bai, don't you want me to avenge the more than 200,000 martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the Battle of Shanghai two years ago?"

"Little Bai, do you really want my Dragon Flame People's Army to suffer heavy casualties in this Battle of Shanghai?"

"Little Bai, don't you want the Japanese devils to taste what it's like to be covered by large-caliber naval guns?"

"Without drones, I cannot accurately determine the exact distribution of the Japanese troops, and therefore cannot launch precise attacks by artillery, air force, and naval guns."

Xiao Bai was stunned by Long Fei's question and finally gave in after a moment of silence.

"Brother Long, I admit I'm stumped by your question. Okay, the system can reward you with a reconnaissance and strike drone, but I can't meet your exorbitant demand of one hundred."

Long Fei asked irritably, "How much can you give me?"

"A maximum of ten."

"Only ten."

"Brother Long, ten is already quite a lot. Your main purpose is reconnaissance, so the system reward is the latest KVD002 reconnaissance and strike drone."

"This drone can fly at an altitude of up to 10,000 meters, has an endurance of 30 to 40 hours, and has four hardpoints under its wings, which can carry a variety of weapons, including air-to-ground missiles, precision-guided bombs, and cruise missiles."

"You can use it for reconnaissance and decapitation missions, but you can only use it for three days."

Long Fei thought about it and decided to accept.

"Okay, ten it is, three days it is. Give me five with air-to-ground missiles and five with precision-guided bombs. Also, I need the kind of crash course card that allows you to learn how to operate the aircraft in a few hours."

“Okay, Brother Long, no problem.”