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

Long Fei, along with Liu Wei, Xu Peng, and others, deliberately selected the million-strong army that landed in Japan.

The first to be selected were the 100,000 troops secretly assembled in Yan'an, and these 100,000 troops had already crossed the Yalu River from Liaoning and were gathering in the Busan port area.

When Long Fei went to Yan'an before, he had already informed the other side that he would lead his troops to fight on the Japanese mainland and force Japan to surrender unconditionally.

Furthermore, Long Fei suggested that Yan'an should also send a troop to accompany them to the island.

Long Fei's meaning was clear: he wanted the whole world, including the Nationalist government, to see the army from Yan'an representing China on Japanese soil.

This is an implication, a display, and a declaration.

In addition, each army group now has more than 500,000 troops, and Long Fei and others decided to draw 180,000 troops from each of the five army groups.

In this way, excluding the navy and air force, there would be a force of one million capable of landing on the Japanese mainland.

The remaining troops, in addition to defending their current garrison area, will continue to train and prepare for combat, so that they can be deployed to fight at any time when ordered.

The 100,000-strong army in Yan'an continued to use the name of the 18th Group Army, consisting of five armies, each with 20,000 men, and no commander-in-chief was appointed.

Instead, a military command committee for the army group was formed by five army commanders, because Yan'an ordered them to obey Long Fei's command.

These five army commanders were the "Iron Triangle" of the Jin-Sui Army: Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, and Ding Wei, as well as Qiu Ming and Luo Binghui of the New Fourth Army.

On the Longyan People's Army side, the commanders of the troops drawn from the five army groups are as follows.

The Northeastern Front was led by Chen Yiding and Bao Dagang; the Northwestern Front was led by Zhu Ci and Zhou Zhengqiang; the Southwestern Front was led by Liu Anqi and Pan Shuoduan; the Central Front was led by Chen Defa and Chu Yunfei; and the Southeastern Front was led by Ding Zhipan and Jiang Yunqing.

That's right, the commanders-in-chief of all five army groups personally led their teams, accompanied by a deputy commander or chief of staff.

Other commanders remained to oversee the command and management of the remaining troops.

Originally, Long Fei and the others did not want the commanders-in-chief of each army to go on the expedition together, but after they found out, they called Long Fei together, demanding that they personally lead the team.

Long Fei could understand their thoughts. These five army commanders had all participated in the Battle of Shanghai or the Battle of Nanjing, and some had participated in both battles.

They will never forget how fierce the battle was back then. Now that they have a rare opportunity to invade the Japanese mainland, who would want to miss this rare chance for revenge?

In the end, Long Fei had no choice but to agree to their request.

With a million-strong army, plus the navy and air force, there are more than a hundred commanders at the division level and above.

Long Fei found a large hotel in Busan, cleared the area for security, and decided to hold the military conference there, turning it into a tea party.

As the supreme commander, Long Fei was completely unpretentious and stood at the hotel entrance with Liu Wei to greet them.

Long Fei shook hands with each of the arriving personnel. Some of his former subordinates from the special operations battalion, who had now become division commanders and army commanders, were extremely excited to see Long Fei and Liu Wei, and the two sides embraced tightly.

At this moment, five army commanders and more than a dozen division commanders from Li Yunlong's side arrived outside the hotel.

Upon seeing Long Fei, Li Yunlong strode over with a broad smile.

"Hey, Brother Long, we meet again. After the meeting today, we two brothers must have a good drink together."

"No problem, Brother Yunlong, I've prepared the Moutai. Let's drink until we're drunk tonight, no one leaves until we're completely drunk."

"Haha, it's a deal."

At this moment, Kong Jie and Ding Wei also came over.

"Brother Long, I'm so happy to see you."

"Brother Kong, I'm very happy to see you too."

Ding Wei had little contact with Long Fei, so his relationship with him was not as close as that with Li Yunlong and Kong Jie.

He saluted Long Fei: "Commander Long, Ding Wei reporting for duty."

Long Fei returned the salute immediately, then greeted him warmly, "Brother Ding, don't call me 'Handsome Long,' just call me Brother Long like Brother Yunlong and Brother Kong do."

"Hehe, alright then, I'll take your word for it, Brother Long."

Ding Wei was very pleased with Long Fei's words, because Long Fei treated him the same as Li Yunlong and Kong Jie, a kind of treatment that not everyone receives.

Then, Zhang Dabiao hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Long Fei.

"Commander Long, Zhang Dabiao reporting for duty."

Li Yunlong hurriedly introduced, "Brother Long, Da Biao is now my division commander."

Long Fei chuckled and punched Zhang Dabiao in the chest: "You're doing pretty well, becoming a division commander so quickly."

"Hehe, that's all thanks to you and the commander."

Zhang Dabiao was very good at talking; his words immediately boosted the morale of both Long Fei and Li Yunlong.

Qiu Ming and Luo Binghui knew that Li Yunlong and the others would definitely have a long and enthusiastic chat with Long Fei, so they stood at the back and didn't rush up.

But Long Fei saw them and reached out to greet them.

"Commander Qiu, Deputy Commander Luo, hello."

Long Fei continued to use the same address as before, which made the two sides feel even closer.

This shows that Long Fei remembers everyone's previous interactions and friendships.

Following them were Li Yong, Zhou Weiguo's elder brother Liu Yuan, and Zhang Chu, who have now been promoted to army chief of staff and division commander, respectively.

Finally, Xie Qiang, Zhou Weiguo, and Sun Haitao arrived.

When Xie Qiang saw Long Fei, he couldn't help but joke again: "Hello, Commander Long, I have a question to ask you."

Long Fei frowned slightly: "What do you want to ask, kid?"

"Commander Long, I'd like to ask you how you manage to stay so incredibly handsome. You make us feel ashamed of ourselves."

"I go……"

Seeing Xie Qiang being mischievous again, Long Fei couldn't bring himself to kick him in the butt, especially since it was in public and he was the Navy Commander. So he muttered "Oh my god!" and punched Xie Qiang in the chest.

Xie Qiang laughed loudly and stood aside without saying a word.

After Zhou Weiguo greeted Long Fei, Long Fei specifically instructed him: "Deputy Commander Zhou, after we finish fighting the Japanese this time, I'll give you a leave. Take Xiao Ya back to visit your family and get married while you're at it."

Zhou Weiguo asked blankly, "Commander Long, didn't you say you'd hold our wedding on Mount Undying?"

Long Fei said speechlessly, "Is there such a conflict? You've been away from home for so long, you should go back and visit your elders. Getting married is also to make the elders happy."

"Hehe, I understand. Thank you, Commander Long. You're so handsome."

At this moment, Zhou Weiguo saw Qiu Ming, Li Yong, Zhang Chu, and his elder brother Liu Yuan, and hurriedly went over to them.

Soon, all the meeting attendees had arrived, and Long Fei invited everyone to enter the hotel.

After more than a hundred officers of division rank and above entered the venue, they saw cigarettes, melon seeds, peanuts, and various candies and chocolates piled on the table, with cups of hot tea placed next to the table.

They were all a bit confused. Weren't they supposed to be attending a war meeting? How did it turn into a tea party?

Long Fei then spoke up: "Don't be surprised, everyone. I don't want to make today's operational meeting too serious. It's rare for everyone to get together, so I'm holding this operational meeting in the form of a tea party."