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

As the detonator pressed the detonator, the five napalm bombs were detonated almost simultaneously.

"Boom boom..." Five loud explosions rang out, and Shipai Town was immediately engulfed in a sea of ​​fire.

Although the soldiers of the 26th Division heard the loud explosion, they could only see a sea of ​​fire when they stood on tiptoe because they did not have binoculars.

However, through the binoculars, Liu Yuqing clearly saw countless Japanese soldiers screaming horribly amidst the flames and struggling desperately.

Liu Yuqing even saw that after the Japanese soldiers' uniforms were burned, their skin was also quickly charred.

Even though Liu Yuqing was used to the bloodshed and cruelty of the battlefield, the scene before him made him feel a sense of exhilaration mixed with a touch of fear.

"Commander Long, is this your secret weapon? It's incredibly powerful! That's an entire Japanese regiment, over three thousand Japanese soldiers, wiped out in an instant?"

"Ah, if only we had this weapon sooner, we wouldn't have lost to the Japanese in the Battle of Shanghai."

Long Fei handed Liu Yuqing a cigarette and encouraged her.

"Commander Liu, don't be discouraged. What we need to do now is figure out how to stop the Japanese from attacking Nanjing."

"Given the Japanese's nature, once they capture Nanjing, they will definitely go on a killing spree."

Liu Yuqing took a few deep drags on his cigarette and sighed.

"Battalion Commander Long, to be honest, the higher-ups ordered us to cover the retreat of the Central Army. In the end, the Central Army did manage to retreat safely, but our division was surrounded by the Japanese, and no one cared about our lives."

“We sent several telegrams requesting assistance, but the higher-ups only offered encouragement and told us to break out on our own and retreat to Pengze area in Jiangxi for rest and reorganization.”

Liu Yuqing paused for a moment, then continued, "We were surrounded by a Japanese regiment, and we only had a few hundred men. They told us to break out on our own. Could we possibly get out? The higher-ups had essentially given up on us and were just leaving us to fend for ourselves."

"To be honest, my brothers and I were disheartened. Were we, these ragtag troops, destined to become cannon fodder? So, I didn't want to take my brothers to Jiangxi; I wanted to stay here and fight the Japanese."

Long Fei readily agreed, “Alright, then stay here. Every soldier in the Sichuan Army is excellent. I’ll lead you all to fight the Japanese.”

"But I only have about six hundred people now, and there are still some wounded?" Liu Yuqing asked nervously.

“My Dragon Flame Force only has one battalion of eight hundred men,” Long Fei said, pointing to the soldiers of the special operations battalion.

"Alas, we've run out of weapons and ammunition. What are we going to use to fight the Japanese?" Liu Yuqing sighed, her face full of worry.

"I have them, and they're even more advanced than the Japanese devils' weapons. If you're willing, I'll provide you with the weapons and ammunition, and I'll train you into elite soldiers capable of taking on a hundred men each."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuqing excitedly threw her cigarette on the ground and stomped it out, then reached out and shook hands tightly with Long Fei.

"Good, Battalion Commander Long, just for saving us today and killing an entire Japanese regiment, avenging our brothers who died in battle for the 26th Division."

"From now on, all the soldiers of my 26th Division are your subordinates, and we will obey your every command."

Long Fei smiled and nodded: "Alright, from now on, we will fight together against the Japanese devils."

Just as the two were talking, the soldiers of the 26th Division started a pot, cheering and jumping for joy.

"Those damn Japanese devils, so smug! Today they'll all become roast suckling pigs."

"What roast suckling pig? Don't insult pigs, they're worse than pigs and dogs."

"Hehehe, this is awesome! Thousands of Japanese devils, all burned to ashes. If there were wine, I could drink until the Yangtze River runs dry."

"You damn little devils, I'll fuck you to death! Now you know we're not to be messed with, huh?"

Many soldiers knelt on the ground in excitement and shouted to the sky.

"Brothers, did you see that? We've avenged you today. Rest in peace."

The words of the Sichuan Army brothers brought tears to the eyes of the special operations battalion soldiers.

Just as Liu Yuqing was about to turn around and announce the decision to everyone, Long Fei tugged at his arm.

"Commander Liu, wait a minute. You're a lieutenant general, a division commander, and you're working under a battalion commander like me, taking orders from me... This..."

Liu Yuqing smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Commander Long, since ancient times, good talents have been used well and the capable have been put in positions of power. Although I have not known you for long, I can tell that you are better at fighting than I am, so you don't need to worry about my status as a division commander or my rank."

Seeing that Liu Yuqing had readily agreed, Long Fei no longer had any concerns, but he made a promise to Liu Yuqing.

“Commander Liu, you are an upright and honest man, a true hero. Here’s what we’ll do: my unit will be expanded into a regiment, and your unit will be designated as the New First Battalion of the Dragon Flame Army.”

"You will appoint the battalion commander and deputy battalion commander. I'll temporarily make you the deputy regimental commander, but I guarantee that you will become the army commander within a year."

Liu Yuqing shook his head and said righteously, "I graduated from the third class of the Whampoa Military Academy. There is a couplet written by the late Premier himself at the gate of the Whampoa Military Academy: 'Those who want to get promoted and make money, please take another path; those who are afraid of death, do not enter this gate.'"

"If I wanted to get promoted and make money, I would definitely be afraid of death and wouldn't have come to the front line of the War of Resistance. So, as long as you let me kill Japanese devils, I'll be willing to be a soldier under you."

"Good..." Long Fei couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

Then, Liu Yuqing turned to the soldiers of the 26th Division and announced.

"Brothers, our Sichuan Army is a so-called ragtag army, so even though we fought bloody battles with the Japanese on the Shanghai battlefield, the higher-ups still used us as cannon fodder in the end."

“Our 26th Division was only a few remnants when we withdrew, but the higher-ups made us act as a blocking force to cover the retreat of the Central Army, and then abandoned us in the end.”

Liu Yuqing's few words filled the Sichuan Army brothers with righteous indignation, their faces filled with grief and anger.

Liu Yuqing looked around at his brothers-in-arms who had escaped from the pile of corpses with him, and announced with a firm attitude.

"Our superiors have ordered us to break out on our own and then rest in Pengze, Jiangxi. I have decided that from now on I will follow Battalion Commander Long to kill the Japanese devils and let the Chinese people see the might of our Sichuan Army."

"We, the Sichuan Army, must live up to our oath: we will not return to Sichuan until we have wiped out the Japanese devils."

"What do you say?"

As soon as Liu Yuqing finished speaking, the six hundred Sichuan soldiers immediately raised their arms and shouted in unison.

"We will follow the instructions of our teachers."

Liu Yuqing was very satisfied with his subordinates' reaction, so he continued to announce.

"Commander Long has just decided to expand the unit into a regiment. Our current designation is the New First Battalion of the Dragon Flame Force."

"Now, let's welcome Commander Long to give a speech."

Faced with the enthusiastic applause from the Sichuan Army brothers, Long Fei raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

"Brothers of the Sichuan Army, from now on we are comrades-in-arms who will fight to the death. I know that your weapons and equipment were not only very poor but also very scarce before."

"The National Government doesn't provide you with timely supplies, but please rest assured that after joining the Dragon Flame Army, I will not only ensure that everyone has a weapon, but I will also allow you to use all kinds of advanced weapons."

"In addition, I will train you all to become elite soldiers capable of taking on a hundred men, but this will have to wait until the dust settles in Jinling City."

"Okay...okay...Commander Long, we believe in you and promise to follow you wholeheartedly to kill the Japanese devils."

As the Sichuan soldiers applauded enthusiastically once again, Long Fei stood proudly like a javelin.

His eyes radiated an air of contempt for everything, and a heroic determination to kill all the Japanese devils.