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

Xie Qiang hurriedly told the soldier driving the car to stop, then climbed onto the roof of the vehicle and raised his binoculars to observe.

Due to the terrain, Xie Qiang could only vaguely see that the thick smoke was coming from a village.

Xie Qiang's first thought was, could it be that the Japanese were killing and burning people in the village?

So Xie Qiang hurriedly got out of the car and ran to Long Fei to report.

Long Fei pondered for a moment, then immediately ordered: "Xie Qiang, take the reconnaissance platoon and go to investigate quickly. Be careful and pay attention to safety."

"Everyone else, get off the bus and remain on alert."

After receiving the order, Xie Qiang called the reconnaissance platoon and left quickly.

Long Fei waited for an hour, but Xie Qiang and the reconnaissance platoon not only did not return, but they also did not send back a telegram.

Long Fei had already stomped out seven or eight cigarette butts under his feet, and he began to worry.

Just as Long Fei had waited another ten minutes and was about to send someone to investigate again, Xie Qiang and the reconnaissance platoon finally returned.

Long Fei noticed that they were all pale and their eyes were bloodshot.

"what happened?"

Xie Qiang approached Long Fei and looked at him, his voice choked with emotion.

"Commander... the village ahead is called Xinzhuang... it was just ravaged by the Japanese two hours ago."

"The village...the village...it's just too terrible. I don't even know how to tell you. Those damned Japanese devils are utterly heartless and inhuman..."

"What?" Although Long Fei had a premonition, he still couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Long Fei decided to go and check it out himself.

"The rest of you come with me to Xinzhuang. Stay put and be on guard."

"Wait, Commander, I'll go with you." Liu Yuqing hurriedly stepped forward, afraid of being left behind.

Instructor Liu Wei, who has now been promoted to political commissar, has also expressed his willingness to go along.

Xu Peng, Gao Hong, and others also suggested going.

In the end, Long Fei only agreed to let Liu Yuqing and Liu Wei go together, leaving Xu Peng and Gao Hong to stay behind and command the troops.

As Long Fei led everyone to the village entrance, they saw a mutilated corpse hanging from a tree.

Everyone immediately frowned and hurried forward.

Upon closer inspection, they discovered that the victim was a man. His head and limbs were scattered under the tree, his chest and abdomen had been cut open, and his internal organs were missing, with only his intestines hanging out and swaying in the wind.

"Those Japanese devils are too ruthless! How could they do something like this?" Liu Yuqing clenched her fists, her eyes practically spitting fire with anger.

“Those Japanese devils are not human at all. There’s nothing they won’t do. Xie Qiang, send two people to collect the body and bury it on the spot.”

After saying that, Long Fei continued walking into the village with extremely heavy steps.

Based on Xie Qiang's and the reconnaissance platoon's reactions, it's foreseeable that the situation in the village is even more appalling.

At this time, the houses in the village were still burning fiercely, and the air was thick with the smell of smoke and fire, mixed with a distinct smell of blood.

As soon as they entered the village, Long Fei and the others saw a house with its gate wide open, and six corpses of varying ages, both men and women, lying haphazardly in the yard.

These six people had their heads chopped off, their legs severed, their eyes gouged out, their chests cut open, and their hearts long gone.

Just as Long Fei gritted his teeth and prepared to check on other villagers' homes, Liu Wei suddenly screamed.

"Commander, come quick!"

Long Fei followed the sound and ran quickly into the family's kitchen.

Liu Wei stood there dumbfounded, staring intently at the iron pot on the stove.

Following Liu Wei's gaze, Long Fei's face contorted in pain, and he closed his eyes in agony.

The iron pot was filled with water and steaming, but what was being cooked in the pot was a little boy who was a little over a year old.

"Fuck you, you little devils..."

At this moment, Long Fei was unable to express the hatred in his heart with words.

Upon hearing Liu Wei's shouts, Liu Yuqing followed Long Fei and ran over. Seeing this scene, his legs went weak.

This horrific scene is something even the most hardened and courageous man would find difficult to face.

Long Fei was the first to come to his senses. He walked to the iron pot, carefully lifted the boy out, and then went to the family's bedroom, where he laid the boy flat on the bed.

Then they pulled the blankets from the bed and carefully wrapped the boy up.

Then, Long Fei walked out of the room without greeting anyone and continued walking towards the village alone.

Xinzhuang has now been turned into a living hell by the Japanese invaders, with the corpses of villagers everywhere, and in various ways.

They were either shot to death, stabbed to death with bayonets, burned alive, or beheaded by slow slicing.

Inside one of the houses, there were obvious signs of a bomb explosion. Furniture was overturned, and bloody body parts were scattered all over the walls and ceiling.

On a large, dead tree stump, a woman's neck and chest were tightly bound with hemp rope.

Her body had been torn in two from the lower part to the chest.

Based on the hemp rope tied around her ankles and the situation at the scene, the Japanese soldiers must have put the hemp rope around her ankles, tied it to the saddle, and then forcibly tore her in two with the horse.

In another courtyard, the corpses of five young boys and girls lay neatly arranged.

Their chests were cut open, and their hearts were removed. In front of their bodies was a large earthenware bowl containing five bloody little hearts.

After inspecting the entire village, Long Fei felt as if his heart was being torn apart. He secretly estimated that there were more than 130 villagers who had perished.

Moreover, all the women who were murdered, regardless of age, were stripped naked and assaulted by the Japanese soldiers.

Upon seeing Xie Qiang approaching, Long Fei ordered him to immediately send a telegram instructing Xu Peng to send in the Second and Third Companies as well, to help with the aftermath for the deceased villagers.

After Xie Qiang left, Long Fei took out the map and examined it carefully.

Seeing Long Fei take out a map and seem to be deep in thought, Liu Yuqing walked over and asked.

"Commander, are you studying the map to avenge the villagers of Xinzhuang?"

Long Fei did not deny it, and pointed to the map, saying, "According to the captured Japanese map, the unit that arrived in this area yesterday was the 35th Regiment of the 6th Brigade under the 9th Division of the Japanese Army."

"So the massacre in Xinzhuang today was most likely carried out by the Japanese army."

After listening, Liu Yuqing thought about it carefully and offered a reminder with some concern.

"Hiss... Commander, do you intend to attack the 35th Regiment of the Japanese? But we are surrounded by Japanese troops. If a battle breaks out and they call for reinforcements, we may be surrounded."

Long Fei smiled slightly and said, "Deputy Regiment Commander Liu is right, so I plan to let the Japanese 35th Regiment be surrounded, while we just watch from afar."

"Commander, you mean..."

Liu Yuqing had indeed not understood Long Fei's meaning, so she had no choice but to humbly ask for his guidance.

Long Fei pointed to a spot on the map and said.

"More than 20 kilometers west of Xinzhuang is Taiping Town, located on the shore of Yangcheng Lake. The Japanese soldiers would have to pass through here if they wanted to go from Xinzhuang to Nanjing."

"We can use the advantages of off-road trucks to outmaneuver the Japanese and reach Taiping Town first."

"Then I'll set up a 'childless' formation for the Japanese devils, and I'll turn Taiping Town into their morgue."

Liu Yuqing found that the more he listened, the more confused he became, and he didn't understand Long Fei's meaning at all.

Long Fei didn't explain further, only adding one sentence.

"Sometimes, victory doesn't necessarily mean killing the enemy. Wouldn't it be more satisfying to make the enemy suffer a fate worse than death, living a lifetime in pain and regret?"