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

General Matsui immediately ordered the troops advancing on Nanjing to not advance alone.

At the same time, the distance between units must not exceed one hour of marching time.

In addition, each unit was required to contact headquarters every hour to report its specific location.

General Matsui's idea was that if any of his subordinate units were attacked by the Chinese army...

If we can hold out for just one hour, a large number of reinforcements will arrive.

Moreover, it can form a counter-encirclement of the Chinese army.

He didn't believe that any Chinese army could simultaneously contend with several of his regiments or even brigades.

With the existing weapons and equipment, Long Fei's troops could easily defeat an entire Japanese regiment in a head-on confrontation.

However, if we cannot annihilate the Japanese in a short time, we may be surrounded by them.

Long Fei didn't want to fight the Japanese unless absolutely necessary, not only because he didn't want to cause unnecessary casualties among his brothers.

Furthermore, fighting positional warfare against the Japanese did not fully highlight the advantages of special forces.

Zheng Yaoxian and Long Fei sat side by side in the truck cab, chatting and smoking.

"Commander Long, where are we going now?"

Tangshan Town.

"Isn't it too early to go now? The Japanese haven't occupied Tangshan Town yet, and the material reserve base hasn't been built."

Long Fei turned his head and glanced at Zheng Yaoxian, then grinned.

"Sixth Brother, can I go scout out the location and familiarize myself with it beforehand?"

“Of course.” Zheng Yaoxian nodded slightly.

Long Fei continued, "Sixth Brother, don't call me Commander Long. It sounds awkward and distant. Why don't you just call me Brother Long, or just Brother?"

Zheng Yaoxian replied in a low voice, "I'm just a major, you're a colonel and regimental commander. I'm afraid that addressing you like that would lower your status."

Long Fei said seriously, "Sixth Brother, brothers talk about heart, feelings, and loyalty. Besides, being brothers is a one-life commitment, nothing else matters. Why should we care about or value anything else?"

Long Fei's heartfelt words moved Zheng Yaoxian.

“Well said, Brother Long. Just for those words, and your single-minded dedication to killing the Japanese, I, Zheng Yaoxian, acknowledge you as my good brother.”

Just as the two were having a pleasant conversation, the roar of an airplane engine suddenly came from the sky.

"Hiss... Could it be that the Japanese sent planes to chase us?"

Long Fei muttered to himself and immediately ordered the driver to stop the car.

After getting off the vehicle, Long Fei ordered everyone to disembark and hide nearby.

Next, Long Fei called Xie Qiang over and retrieved ten sets of "Hidden Blade" shoulder-fired air defense missile launch systems and thirty missiles from the system warehouse.

The "Hidden Blade" anti-aircraft missile is very compact; all six missiles are packed in a square, specialized backpack that a single soldier can carry.

"Xie Qiang, take twenty soldiers, along with the launch system and missiles, find a favorable position, and be ready to launch at any time on my orders."

"Yes."

In less than a minute, Xie Qiang quickly led his soldiers, grabbed the launch system and missiles, and scattered in all directions.

Long Fei picked up his binoculars, found a good spot, and began to observe the direction from which the sound was coming.

As the roar of the planes grew closer, three planes appeared in Long Fei's binoculars.

Soon, Long Fei recognized that the one at the front was an I-16 fighter jet from Russia.

Following closely behind were two Japanese Type 96 fighter planes with corn plaster patterns printed on their fuselages.

The two Japanese fighter planes relentlessly pursued the I-16 fighter jet in front, seizing every opportunity to fire.

Long Fei immediately shouted, "Xie Qiang, shoot down those two Japanese planes behind us!"

Once the two Japanese fighter jets were within missile range, Xie Qiang immediately ordered his soldiers to fire.

"Whizzing……"

After the four "Hidden Blade" missiles were launched, they flew rapidly towards the Japanese planes in the sky like four long dragons.

Upon seeing this, Long Fei couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Damn it, what a spendthrift! Do we really need double insurance to deal with this kind of old-fashioned aircraft?"

This "Hidden Blade" air defense missile uses a television-guided automatic matching system.

Before launch, this missile system uses a television guidance system to detect and lock onto the target. Once the target is locked, it is guaranteed to hit the target every time within the missile's range.

Just as the missile was about to hit the Japanese plane, the enemy was fortunate enough to hit the tail of the I-16 fighter jet in front of them.

After being hit, the I-16 trailed a long plume of smoke, but the plane did not dive and crash to the ground.

Instead, it climbed straight up, then flipped backward. After the flip, the pilot opened the cockpit canopy and calmly jumped out of the plane.

The I-16 lost pilot control, flipped over, and plummeted straight down.

A few seconds later it crashed to the ground, followed by a loud explosion and a fireball.

As the I-16 pilot abandoned his aircraft, all four "Hidden Blade" missiles accurately hit the Japanese plane.

Two Japanese Type 96 fighter planes were shot down in mid-air.

After the plane disintegrated, the burning debris fell to the ground in all directions.

Not far away, the pilot of the abandoned I-16 opened his parachute in mid-air, watched the Japanese plane being shot down, and laughed as he slowly descended.

"Xu Peng, immediately take men to search for and rescue this pilot."

Xu Peng didn't dare to delay for a moment. He gathered a platoon of soldiers and immediately set off, running quickly towards the direction of the parachutes.

Half an hour later, Xu Peng led his team back.

Accompanying him back was a limping foreigner who was being supported by two soldiers.

"Reporting to the commander, we have found the pilot and brought him back safely. He twisted his ankle when he landed."

Seeing Xu Peng salute and report to Long Fei, the foreigner smiled and extended his hand.

"Breyat. (Hello in the Russian language.)"

Long Fei could speak the Rakshasa language, so he shook hands with him directly.

"Comrade, are you from the Russian Air Force aiding China?"

Upon seeing that Long Fei could speak Russian, the pilot was overjoyed and hurriedly nodded.

“That’s right, my name is Zhigalev, and I was one of the first pilots of the Russian Air Force to aid China.”

Long Fei nodded and continued, "How did you end up being chased by two Japanese fighter jets?"

Zhigalev replied with a smug expression.

"Our first batch of aid-to-China air force consisted of two flight squadrons, with 225 aircraft, as well as pilots, aircraft mechanics, radio operators, meteorologists, airport commanders, codebreakers, drivers, engineers, and doctors, totaling 254 people."

"After we arrived in China on October 22, we began preparations for battle. Today is our first time fighting the Japanese."

"This morning, we deployed a total of twenty I-16 fighter jets and ten SB-2 bombers."

"The Japanese supply lines and supply bases were bombed."

"The bombing mission went smoothly, but on our return flight, we were attacked by 36 Japanese Type 96 fighter planes."

"In order to cover the safe return of the bombers, our twenty fighter jets engaged in fierce fighting with the Japanese fighter group."

"In the end, we shot down sixteen Japanese fighter planes and damaged eight others, while our side only lost seven fighter planes."

"However, because the aircraft machine gun ammunition was running low, I and two other planes were responsible for covering the rear and covering the retreat of the other planes."

"As a result, outnumbered by the enemy, the other two planes were unfortunately shot down by the Japanese, and I did not escape my fate either."

"If it weren't for your help in shooting down those two Japanese warplanes, even if I had successfully ejected and parachuted, I would have been shot down by the Japanese planes in mid-air."

"Therefore, I must express my sincere gratitude to you for saving my life."

Long Fei was deeply moved after hearing this and sincerely said, "Comrade-in-Chief Zhigarev, you're welcome. On the contrary, we should be more grateful for your support."