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

Yamamoto Masayoshi divided his five million troops into two echelons.

The first echelon comprises three million troops, two of whom are from vassal states.

The second echelon consists of two million troops, while the vassal state's army comprises one million.

Yamamoto Masayoshi's arrangement was clearly intended to send the armies of these vassal states to the front lines.

In addition, Yamamoto Masayoshi divided the first echelon of three million troops into three attacking forces: left, center, and right.

The right flank advances northward from south of the 38th parallel.

The central route starts from Haizhou in Jianghua Bay, bypassing the location of the sunken Longyan Navy ship, and searches for a suitable beach to land.

In addition to cutting off the connection between the Ah Hu Fei Ling Mountains and the Miao Xiang Mountains, the landing force will also launch attacks to the south and north respectively against the Long Yan People's Army stationed in the Ah Hu Fei Ling Mountains and the Miao Xiang Mountains.

The left flank force landed on Jeongju Beach in West Goryeo Bay and then advanced eastward along the Cheongcheon River, using the Cheongcheon River and the established defensive lines to cut off the retreat route of the defenders of the Myohyang Mountains and Langrim Mountains to the northeast.

Masayoshi Yamamoto called this strategy and tactic: the push-cut tactic.

The right flank was tasked with pushing northwards, while the left and central flanks would cut the northern part of the Korean Peninsula in two.

This would both separate the Dragon Flame People's Army and allow them to be attacked from both sides.

Before the army's offensive, Yamamoto Masayoshi ordered the air force to launch large-scale air strikes against the detected targets.

Although the Longyan People's Army had completely retreated into the mountains and hidden in fortifications, caves, and tunnels, it still suffered heavy losses in the face of attacks from the enemy's powerful air force, which used a large number of bunker-buster bombs and incendiary bombs.

After the air raids ended, the Allied forces launched an offensive. During the offensive, whenever resistance was encountered, a large amount of artillery fire would be used for saturation bombardment.

This is actually not too bad. What gives the Longyan People's Army the biggest headache is that Yamamoto Masayoshi's side has deployed a large number of reconnaissance and strike drones.

These drones fly at altitudes that are generally out of the reach of firearms, yet they can still launch incredibly precise attacks.

Faced with this unfavorable situation, Long Fei ordered all the drones that were no longer loaded with ammunition to take off and crash into the enemy's drones, destroying them together.

Unarmed drones are just toy planes; most of them are shot down by enemy drones, and only a very few manage to ram and destroy them.

Although the vassal state's army was prepared to go through the motions without putting in any real effort, it was followed by a large number of Japanese troops, whose weapons were far superior to those of the vassal state's army.

Therefore, under duress, the vassal state's army, knowing it was a death sentence, had no choice but to grit its teeth and charge forward.

Chong still has a sliver of hope; if he disobeys orders, he will be beaten to death on the spot.

The First and Second Army Groups, stationed in the Ahufei Ridge Mountains, were caught in a pincer attack by the Allied Army's right and central flanks. Despite their best efforts, they were forced to run out of ammunition and supplies.

The two armies, totaling a million troops, ultimately perished in a tragic act of bayonet charge after annihilating over 100,000 Allied soldiers and having their retreat cut off.

All military commanders, including Chen Yiding, Liu Yuqing, Song Kentang, Bao Dagang, Xu Ke, Zhu Ci, Yi Anhua, Jia Yunshan, Zhou Zhengqiang, and Ren Huazhi, heroically sacrificed their lives.

Of the Third and Fourth Army Groups stationed in the Myohyang Mountains, only about 200,000 men eventually retreated into the Langlin Mountains; the remaining nearly 800,000 men were all killed in battle.

Of the 1.8 million troops, not a single one surrendered, and not a single one survived. This caused Long Fei and his men immense pain.

This also instilled fear in the Allied Forces led by Yamamoto Masayoshi.

Faced with mountains of corpses piled up on both mountains, the armies of the vassal states were the first to collapse.

They simply couldn't believe that every single member of the Dragon Flame People's Army was so fearless of death.

Even when wounded and unable to stand, they gripped their bayonets tightly, their eyes filled with contempt and determination, fighting to the very last moment.

This made the Allied forces not only afraid to engage in bayonet fighting, but even when faced with dying wounded soldiers, they only dared to throw grenades from a distance, or empty their magazines, or call in artillery fire; they simply dared not approach.

When Yamamoto Masayoshi received the report from the front, he didn't believe it at all, so he went to the front line to observe it himself.

As a result, the brave and fearless performance of the Longyan People's Army deeply shocked him, making him not only respectful but also filled with a strong sense of fear.

“If the Chinese don’t surrender, then wipe them out. But after the war, give them a proper burial; they are true warriors.”

Although the million-strong volunteer army under Liu Shuai's command tried its best to launch flanking attacks against the Allied forces, it was helpless against the advanced weapons provided by the enemy's Amaterasu system.

As a result, despite suffering heavy casualties, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army was still unable to break through the Allied forces' defenses.

Left with no other option, Liu Shuai consulted his superiors, suggesting that continuing the fight in this manner was not a solution. He proposed instead to maneuver into the Wolf Forest Mountains, join forces with Long Fei, and then confront the enemy in the mountains.

The higher command quickly approved Liu Shuai's suggestion and ordered the second echelon to speed up its assembly and strive to cross the Yalu River as soon as possible to reinforce Long Fei.

Just after Liu Shuai led his 800,000 troops through a long and winding journey into the Wolf Forest Mountains to meet up with Long Fei, he learned that Long Fei's side had reached its final moment.

Five million allied troops have now pressed forward, completely surrounding the Wolf Forest Mountains.

The Longyan People's Army in the mountains now cannot escape, even if they had wings.

"Liu Shuai, it's been a long time."

"Commander Long, you're still as handsome as ever."

"Hehe, Commander Liu, thank you for your concern and support, but you shouldn't have come. The enemy's weapons and equipment are far more advanced than ours. My unit is out of ammunition and supplies. Your arrival is just... sigh..."

In Liu Shuai's memory, Long Fei had always been confident and bold, but now he seemed so depressed and dejected.

Although Liu Shuai doesn't smoke, he hurriedly reached out to Li Yunlong, who was standing next to him, and shouted, "Give me a cigarette."

Li Yunlong hurriedly took out cigarettes and matches and placed them in Liu Shuai's hand.

Liu Shuai took out a cigarette, put it in Long Fei's mouth, and then lit it for him with a match.

"Thank you, Liu Shuai."

Long Fei forced a smile and began to whip the cigarette fiercely.

"Commander Long, don't be discouraged. At worst, we'll just die. Now that I'm here, I won't leave. My 800,000 volunteers will fight to the death with you."

Looking at Long Fei, Li Yunlong felt extremely distressed and offered words of comfort.

"Brother, it's no big deal. We weren't afraid of the Japanese devils back then, and we're not afraid of them today either. Let's beat those sons of bitches to a pulp."

Long Fei shook his head: "I'm not afraid, I'm heartbroken. More than a million brothers died on the battlefield, not one retreated, not one surrendered. I've let them down."

Liu Shuai then nodded to Ding Wei, who immediately understood and took out a bright red flag from the guard's backpack.

Liu Shuai ordered Ding Wei, "Open it."

"Yes."

Kong Jie and Li Yunlong rushed forward to help, and the three of them unfurled the red flag.

"Commander Long, look..."

After Liu Shuai finished speaking, Long Fei looked up and saw the same thing.

On this red flag, four lines of characters were embroidered with yellow silk thread.

"Good sons and women are everywhere in China, and the flames of war rise everywhere. Every inch of our land is bought with blood, and I offer my blood to Xuanyuan."

"Commander Long, this battle flag was given to me by the leader of the Chinese nation before I set off."

"He said you are a hero of China, that you have made unparalleled contributions to China, and that your Dragon Flame Army is the undisputed soul of China."

"He hoped that this battle flag would fly forever. He firmly believed that no enemy could defeat the Chinese nation. He also said that when you return in triumph, he would drink a celebratory toast with you until we were drunk."

At this moment, two streams of tears streamed down Long Fei's face. His grief transformed into boundless strength and confidence.

"Don't worry, I will definitely live up to your expectations."