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

This time, Miyoshi Kihei was extra cautious. He ordered Inoue Shiro to lead a large contingent westward to scout ahead.

Inoue Shiro's large battalion is now down to half its original strength. Despite his reluctance, he dares not disobey orders.

Just as Inoue Shiro steeled himself, raised his sword, and led a large group of men to prepare for action.

All that could be heard was the roar of engines, and in the distance, two Tiger tanks had already blocked the road leading west.

"Mr. Miyoshi, the Chinese have also deployed tanks in this direction. What should we do?"

Miyoshi Kihei was plunged into despair once again. Only by breaking through the enemy's blockade could the 35th Regiment have a chance of survival; otherwise, being trapped in Taiping Town would mean certain death.

"Inoue-kun, immediately organize a suicide squad to destroy the Chinese tanks, or we will all die here today."

Inoue Shiro knew that Miyoshi Kihei wasn't exaggerating, and in order to save his life, he was willing to risk everything.

Inoue Shiro immediately assembled a 20-man suicide squad at top speed. Each Japanese soldier carried a satchel charge of explosives, scattered in all directions, and crawled toward the Tiger tank at the same time.

But just as the Japanese commando squad began their operation, the Tiger tank opened fire.

Xu Peng was in charge of command on the west side, and he had already discovered the Japanese intentions through his binoculars.

Therefore, he ordered the tanks to fire without hesitation.

"Boom boom..."

After several shells exploded, all twenty Japanese suicide squad members were blown to bits.

"Baka... That's outrageous..."

Kihei Miyoshi was so angry that he slammed his fist on the ground.

Inoue Shiro was already terrified and secretly glad that he hadn't volunteered to be the captain of the suicide squad.

"Right now, let alone having artillery, we wouldn't be able to destroy the enemy's tanks even if we did," Inoue Shiro advised Miyoshi Kihei.

"Mr. Miyoshi, I suggest we immediately send a telegram to the brigade commander requesting reinforcements and, at the same time, send planes to bomb us."

For Kihei Miyoshi now, survival is the top priority; whether he is dismissed or sent to a military court is no longer important.

Upon receiving the distress telegram from Kihei Miyoshi, the commander of the 6th Brigade of the Japanese Army, Yoshiyuki Akiyama, dared not delay for a moment.

He immediately sent a telegram to his subordinate 7th Regiment Commander, Shiro Ikehei, ordering him to lead his troops on a rapid march to Taiping Town to rescue the 35th Regiment from the Chinese army's encirclement.

At the same time, following the instructions of Miyoshi Kihei, Akiyama Giyu telegraphed Division Commander Yoshizumi Yoshitomi, requesting the Air Force to send bombers to bomb the outskirts of Taiping Town.

Soon, a squadron of nine Type 96 bombers from the Japanese, fully loaded with aerial bombs, took off from the field airfield built by the Japanese on Chongming Island in Shanghai.

The Japanese 7th Regiment has captured Huqiu Town, which is 14 or 15 kilometers away from Taiping Town.

Originally, Asakura Heishiro planned to have the troops stay here tonight for rest.

However, after receiving the brigade commander's order, he had no choice but to lead his troops to set off immediately and march rapidly towards Taiping Town.

Under normal circumstances, Japanese bombers could reach Taiping Town in about half an hour, while the 7th Regiment could only travel 14 or 15 kilometers in a little over an hour if they marched at full speed.

Therefore, after receiving a call back from the brigade commander, Miyoshi Kihei felt much more at ease.

He ordered his troops to remain in Taiping Town and await reinforcements.

The Japanese devils have stopped making a move, and Long Fei has not given any order to attack. Taiping Town has become unusually quiet.

As the chief of staff, Gao Hong looked at the time and saw that it was already 5:30 pm. At most, it would get dark in a little over an hour.

With some concern, he reminded Long Fei, "Commander, the Japanese have suddenly gone silent. It looks like they must have called for reinforcements."

Long Fei gestured for Gao Hong to sit on the ground with him and handed him a cigarette.

"Hmm, the Japanese are trapped and can't break out, so they'll definitely call for reinforcements. Chief of Staff Gao, what are you trying to say?"

Gao Hongmeng took a deep drag of his cigarette, slowly exhaled the smoke, and offered his suggestion.

"Commander, it will get dark soon. I estimate that the Japanese have suffered at least a third casualties. We've played them for a while now. Should we just wipe them out?"

Before Long Fei could answer, Zhou Taofei, the communications platoon leader, rushed over with a deciphered telegram in hand.

"Reporting to the regimental commander and chief of staff, we have just intercepted several Japanese telegrams. Because we have their codebook, they were deciphered directly. These are telegrams from the 9th Division, the 6th Brigade, and the 35th Regiment."

"These telegrams contain the following: The 35th Regiment of the Japanese troops in Taiping Town sent a telegram to the 6th Brigade requesting the dispatch of rescue troops and bombers to bomb the outskirts of Taiping Town."

"The Japanese 6th Brigade ordered its 7th Regiment at Huqiu to march quickly to Taiping Town for rescue. At the same time, the Japanese air force stationed in Shanghai also took off a squadron of bombers from the Chongming Island field airfield."

Long Fei nodded: "Okay, got it. Continue listening."

After the communications platoon leader left, Long Fei chuckled.

"Gao Hong, as the chief of staff, I want to ask you, what is the tactic that our Chinese army has consistently used to achieve remarkable success?"

After thinking for a moment, Gao Hong replied, "It should be a flanking maneuver."

Long Fei gave a thumbs up and affirmed, "Correct answer, ten points added, but the tactic of besieging the point and attacking reinforcements should also be added."

"Block the enemy's stronghold and strike at their reinforcements? Commander, do you have a new idea now?"

Gao Hong reacted quickly and had a high level of comprehension; otherwise, how could he have become the chief of staff of the special operations battalion?

Long Fei did not deny it and continued, "Don't forget, we still owe the system 50,000 Japanese soldiers. If we can wipe out the 35th and 7th Japanese Regiments in Taiping Town today..."

"That includes the headquarters of the Japanese 127th Brigade, which was previously destroyed, as well as its subordinate 66th and 102nd Regiments."

"We eliminated more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers in two days, completing one-third of our objective."

Upon hearing this, Gao Hong excitedly said, "Commander, I absolutely agree. Just give the order."

"Okay, but what you said earlier makes sense. The Japanese in Taiping Town are currently holed up in place, so there's no need to keep wasting time with them."

"It is time to eliminate them all and avenge the victims of the Xinzhuang massacre."

After saying that, Long Fei retrieved ten "Hidden Blade" shoulder-fired air defense missiles from the system warehouse.

Then, new orders were issued to the troops.

Nine Japanese bombers and ten missiles were more than enough, because these propeller planes were too outdated and could not reach supersonic speeds, making them easy targets.

Long Fei instructed Gao Hong to arrange for a platoon, equipped with "Hidden Blade" missiles, to be deployed east of Taiping Town.

Shoot down Japanese bombers as soon as they come within range.

Next, Long Fei deployed all the mortars.

Xie Qiang was instructed to lead a company to conduct mobile artillery bombardment of Taiping Town, starting from the west.

What is mobile bombardment? It means that after shelling the western part of Taiping Town, the coordinates are adjusted, and other areas are shelled one after another, so as to ensure that every part of the town is covered by artillery fire.

Long Fei knew that as soon as the shelling began, the Japanese soldiers would scatter in all directions in the town to avoid the artillery fire.

In this way, whether the landmines were stepped on by the Japanese soldiers or detonated by bombs, the 35th Regiment of the Japanese army silently bore all the consequences.