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

According to Saburo Akiyama's idea, camping in the town would make it easy to be surrounded, while outside the town, if there was any disturbance, they could retreat in any direction at any time.

After observing from a distance, Xie Qiang discovered that the Japanese troops were heavily guarded and numerous. After weighing the options, he was not confident and dared not make any rash moves.

Immediately afterward, Xie Qiang sent a telegram to Long Fei, explaining the situation and requesting reinforcements from other teams.

Long Fei was not far from Xie Qiang's place, and after receiving the report, he immediately decided to go and check it out himself.

Not long after, Long Fei arrived in Shaxi Town and met up with Xie Qiang.

After observing for a while, Long Fei put down the binoculars and said with a smile.

"It's like my wish came true."

"Battalion Commander, the Japanese brigade command is at least a major general. If we take him out, we'll get a reward of two hundred 'Hidden Blade' shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles," Xie Qiang said excitedly.

“That’s right, but the Japanese guard unit has at least one battalion. Even if our entire battalion participates in the attack, I’m afraid that once the fighting starts, the nearby Japanese will come to reinforce us.”

Xie Qiang blinked and suggested, "Battalion Commander, how about we use snipers to snipe from a distance?"

Long Fei shook his head: "A sniper shot requires timing and patience. If the Japanese brigade commander doesn't come out, we can't wait for a long time."

"Commander, so you mean..."

Long Fei glanced at the sky and said thoughtfully.

"It's getting dark. Let's take advantage of the darkness, pretend to be Japanese soldiers, and sneak over to their command post. Then we'll find an opportunity to kill their brigade commander with one blow."

"Battalion Commander, let me handle this decapitation mission. I'll lead my squad and carry it out myself."

Seeing Xie Qiang rubbing his hands together, looking eager and impatient, Long Fei nodded in agreement.

However, she added, "It's fine for you to go, but I want to come along."

Xie Qiang immediately shook his head: "That won't do. You're the battalion commander; you can't risk your life."

Long Fei chuckled and explained, "I'm not going on an adventure. I just feel that killing a Japanese major general brigade commander isn't enough."

"Don't forget, we still have the arduous task of killing 50,000 Japanese soldiers."

Xie Qiang fell silent. He knew Long Fei and knew that this battalion commander always had unexpected ideas, a quality that no other soldier in the battalion could match.

After dark, Long Fei and Xie Qiang led two teams of soldiers and began to swagger towards Shaxi Town.

Long Fei was wearing the uniform of a Japanese lieutenant colonel, while Xie Qiang was wearing the uniform of a major.

According to Long Fei's memory, the Sixth Division and the 114th Division fought together to attack Yuhuatai, Juhuatai and other places in Nanjing.

This demonstrates that the marching routes of the two Japanese divisions were consistent.

Long Fei wiped out three infantry regiments of the 6th Division, so he can only impersonate the remaining 23rd Regiment of the Japanese army.

Although Long Fei and his men were wearing Japanese military uniforms, the Japanese guards who were acting as their protectors were still very vigilant and went up to ask them questions.

The person who came to check was a Japanese platoon leader, with five or six Japanese soldiers. When he saw that Long Fei was a lieutenant colonel, he quickly saluted and asked.

"Lieutenant Colonel, which unit do you belong to?"

Long Fei calmly replied in Japanese, "We are the 23rd Regiment of the 36th Brigade of the 6th Division."

Upon hearing that it was a unit from the 6th Division, the Japanese squad leader immediately became much more polite and continued to inquire.

"Your unit was ahead of us, how did you end up here?"

Long Fei explained, "My squadron was dispatched by Colonel Okamoto, the regimental commander, to carry out an emergency mission, so we did not set off with the regiment. Now that the mission is complete, we need to return to our unit and report in a timely manner."

Long Fei's explanation was watertight and without any flaws, so the Japanese squad leader no longer suspected anything and signaled to Long Fei and his men to continue advancing.

"We've been traveling all day, and we're out of supplies. Could we please have something to eat here?"

Although Long Fei's request was reasonable, the Japanese squad leader could not make that decision on his own.

After hesitating for a moment, the Japanese platoon leader replied, "Wait here for a moment, I'll go ask for instructions."

Soon, the Japanese platoon leader returned and said, "Our battalion commander has agreed and has already arranged for the cooks to prepare the meal."

Long Fei quickly thanked them, and then everyone was led by the Japanese squad leader to an open space.

After all, it took the Japanese cooks more than an hour to prepare the food for over a hundred people before they brought it to Long Fei and his men.

Everyone was hungry, and although the Japanese food wasn't to their liking, it was better than nothing, so they made do and filled their stomachs.

At that moment, the brigade commander, Saburo Akiyama, felt stuffy because he had lit a stove in his tent for warmth, so he went out of the tent to get some fresh air.

But what they found was a hundred soldiers sitting and eating in an open space.

Akiyama Saburo was puzzled, so he beckoned a sentry over and asked him what was going on.

When Akiyama Saburo heard that it was a unit from the 6th Division, he came over, intending to chat for a bit and ask about the situation.

Upon seeing Lieutenant Colonel Ryūhi's rank, Akiyama Saburo immediately offered his condolences.

"I am Saburo Akiyama, commander of the 127th Brigade of the 114th Division. You are still marching so late. You must be tired."

Long Fei could only stand up feigning concern and salute Akiyama Saburo in response.

"Thank you for your concern, General. It is no trouble at all to serve His Majesty the Emperor and fulfill my duty to the Empire."

After saying that, Long Fei felt goosebumps all over his body. He had to admire himself for being able to say such disgusting things.

But Saburo Akiyama seemed quite satisfied after hearing this.

"Well said. Your 6th Division suffered heavy losses, but you still have this awareness and fighting spirit, which is commendable."

"Hai, as soldiers of the Empire, this is something we must possess."

Long Fei actually bowed solemnly and started singing a high-sounding tune.

Not only he, but also the more than one hundred comrades beside him almost burst out laughing.

They all endured it with great effort, almost suffering internal injuries from holding it in.

“Very good, you can continue eating. You don’t need to travel so hard overnight. If you are tired, you can rest here for the night.”

Long Fei was naturally delighted with Akiyama Saburo's kindness and quickly bowed again to express his gratitude.

"Thank you for your concern and consideration, General."

Saburo Akiyama nodded and turned to return to his command post.

A short while later, a dozen or so ghosts carried the tent over.

"The brigade commander has ordered that you be provided with ten tents for the night."

Seeing this, Long Fei could only stand up again and bow in gratitude.

After the meal, Long Fei asked everyone to pretend to set up tents, while he carefully observed the situation near the brigade's command post.

After the tents were set up, Long Fei told everyone to go inside and rest for a while, but to remain vigilant at all times.

Afterwards, Long Fei discussed it with Xie Qiang.

"Xie Qiang, I'm thinking of going to see the Japanese brigade commander alone in a bit and saying I have something to report."

“If he agrees to see me, I will take him hostage. Three minutes later, you take a few men and find a way to bypass the Japanese sentries and enter the command post to support me.”

How could Xie Qiang let Long Fei go on such a risk alone? The situation inside the Japanese command post was unclear, and it was unknown how many Japanese soldiers were there. To rush in and take them hostage would be extremely risky.

"Battalion Commander, I'll go instead. You guys can provide backup for me."

It wasn't that Long Fei didn't trust Xie Qiang; it was mainly because he had just interacted with Akiyama Saburo and felt that Akiyama Saburo had a good impression of him.

If Xie Qiang had gone instead, the other party might not have agreed to meet him.