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

Just as Long Fei was about to give the order, Xie Qiang walked over with a young man in his early twenties.

"Xie Qiang, what's going on?"

"Reporting to the commander, we were cleaning up the mess when this kid suddenly grabbed a stick and rushed over to hit me."

“After I subdued him, I found out that his name was Xin Jiang, he was 21 years old and from Xinzhuang. He saw that we were wearing Japanese military uniforms and mistook us for Japanese soldiers, and he was preparing to avenge his dead family.”

“But after I explained it to him, he kept insisting that he wanted to join the army and kill the Japanese to avenge his family.”

"I can't make this decision myself, so I brought him to see you."

Seeing Xin Jiang standing there crying with tears streaming down his face, Long Fei frowned and said.

"A grown man doesn't cry, he bleeds. Stop crying."

Xin Jiang wiped away his tears and then knelt down in front of Long Fei with a "plop".

"Sir, my parents and sister have been killed by the Japanese. Please give me a gun. I want to join the army and kill the Japanese."

Long Fei did not agree immediately, but instead gave a reminder.

"We are not the Nationalist Army."

Xin Jiang hesitated, looked up at Long Fei, and asked, "Then do you kill Japanese soldiers?"

Long Fei raised his head and said firmly, "Of course we'll kill them, and we swear to wipe out all the Japanese devils."

"Alright, as long as you give me a gun and let me kill the Japanese, it doesn't matter if they're Nationalist soldiers or not."

In fact, Long Fei had already decided to take him in. Just based on the deep-seated hatred he carried, he would definitely not be a coward on the battlefield.

Before I accept you, I want to ask you, what are your special skills?

"Special skills? What does 'special skills' mean?"

Long Fei chuckled, speechless: "So what amazing skills do you have?"

Xin Jiang understood now and proudly replied, "Sir, I have been learning martial arts from a high monk named Xuanqing at Chongyuan Temple since I was a child, and my skills are quite good."

"In addition, my family makes a living by fishing in Yangcheng Lake, and I am a very good swimmer, but I don't know how to shoot."

Xie Qiang then interjected, "Commander, this kid wasn't lying. He suddenly attacked me and almost knocked me down. His skills are indeed quite good."

Long Fei nodded and said, "Alright, Xin Jiang, I'll take you on. It doesn't matter if you don't know how to shoot; I'll send someone to teach you."

"You stay with Company Commander Xie now, first bury your family properly, then follow his orders and see how we help you and your fellow villagers avenge your family."

After saying that, Long Fei handed Xie Qiang the map and told him to study the route, then gave him instructions.

“I’ll leave ten trucks for you separately. Hurry up and, once you’re done, head straight to Taiping Town along this route to meet up.”

"Yes, don't worry, Commander."

Long Fei didn't want to delay any longer, because there were still many things to do when he arrived in Taiping Town.

So they retrieved eleven trucks from the system warehouse, kept ten, and drove the other one away at high speed.

After rendezvousing with the troops, Long Fei ordered the convoy to proceed at full speed and reach Taiping Town as quickly as possible.

Long Fei doesn't have time to hold a meeting now to gradually convey his battle plan to everyone.

So he put the meeting on a truck and drove around.

After listening to Long Fei's account of the battle plan, everyone wore strange smiles.

"Laugh if you want to, don't hold it in, or you'll hurt yourself."

Long Fei joked as he lit a cigarette.

At this point, everyone couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter, falling over in the carriage.

Xu Peng laughed through his tears: "No, Commander, you're too talented! You even came up with this kind of battle tactic and named it the 'Child Extinction Formation.' I'm so impressed, I'm completely in awe of you."

Liu Wei also said with satisfaction: "Although it is a bit cruel, the Japanese devils slaughtered our compatriots at will and wantonly humiliated our sisters. Making them lose their hands and feet and become eunuchs is already too good for them."

While everyone was discussing it, Liu Yuqing was completely confused.

He asked timidly, "What are you talking about? What 'severing offspring' formation, what 'severing hands and feet to become a eunuch'? Can you explain this to me?"

Long Fei winked at Gao Hong, signaling him to explain.

Gao Hong nodded and began to explain to Liu Yuqing in a serious tone.

Saburo Yoshida, chief of staff of the Japanese 114th Division, received a report that the division had lost contact with the 127th Brigade for ten hours.

Furthermore, the division attempted to contact the 127th Brigade and its subordinate 102nd and 66th Regiments directly, but found that they could not get in touch.

Saburo Yoshida immediately realized the seriousness of the situation, knowing that his subordinate brigade was equipped with backup radios, so there was no possibility of being unable to contact them due to radio malfunction.

Moreover, the simultaneous loss of contact with the two regiments under the brigade's command made it even less likely that the problem was due to a radio issue.

Saburo Yoshida hurriedly found Division Commander Shigeharu Rimatsu to report.

"What?! How could this happen...!"

After pondering for a moment, Matsu Shigeharu immediately gave the order.

"Order the unit closest to the 127th Brigade to go and investigate according to their last reported location."

Meanwhile, the 35th Regiment of the 6th Brigade of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army, led by Colonel Miyoshi Kihei, advanced towards Nanjing.

Due to the inability of logistical supplies to keep up, the troops faced a severe shortage of provisions.

General Matsui repeatedly ordered all troops not to linger and to reach the walls of Nanjing as soon as possible.

Lacking supplies on one hand and bound by military orders that could not be disobeyed on the other, the Japanese frontline troops could only replenish their supplies by burning, killing, and looting along the way.

The Japanese officers, instead of reprimanding or ordering a halt, tacitly approved of it.

Therefore, along the way, every village and town that the Japanese devils passed through suffered inhuman destruction at their hands.

According to relevant statistics, the Japanese army massacred no fewer than 300,000 Chinese people along their march from Shanghai to Nanjing.

It is only because they are relatively scattered that they are not as well-known to the world as the Nanjing Massacre.

During the fourteen years of the War of Resistance against Japan, the total number of casualties in China reached 3500 million, including 3120 million civilian casualties and 380 million military casualties, while the total death toll reached 2100 million.

These 2100 million compatriots who perished were victims of countless massacres, large and small, perpetrated by the Japanese invaders.

Therefore, the Xinzhuang massacre was just the tip of the iceberg.

The massacre at Xinzhuang was carried out by the First Battalion of the 35th Regiment.

The horrific and cruel methods of boiling boys in iron pots, dismembering them by two horses, and digging out children's hearts while they were still alive were all carried out by Inoue Shiro, the captain of the first brigade.

After the massacre, a large group looted the village's supplies and burned the village to destroy evidence before leaving.

After leaving Xinzhuang, Inoue Shiro chatted enthusiastically with Colonel Miyoshi Kihei, the regimental commander, as they marched.

According to Colonel Miyoshi Kihei, they should arrive at Taiping Town before 4 or 5 p.m., then raze the town to the ground, and camp there for the night.

Because there was ample time, the Japanese army did not march too fast, which gave Long Fei's side more time to make arrangements in Taiping Town.

Taiping Town has become the meeting point between Long Fei's side and the Japanese, and another exciting drama is about to unfold here.