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

Long Fei strode forward, ordering the medics to examine the wounded man on the ground before approaching the Nationalist colonel.

The Nationalist colonel noticed that Long Fei and the others were wearing uniforms he had never seen before, but based on the two bars and one star on their shoulder insignia, he guessed that their rank was probably a major, not as high as his.

No wonder, even though Long Fei's special operations battalion has been expanded into a regiment, his uniform has not been changed and he still holds the rank of major.

Long Fei looked at the Nationalist Army colonel with disdain and asked coldly.

"Which unit are you from?"

The Nationalist Army colonel tilted his head slightly and answered confidently.

"I am Huo Dechuan, the commander of the 65th Regiment of the 33rd Brigade of the 11th Division of the Central Army. Which unit are you from, and why are you pointing your guns at us?"

"Snapped……"

Seeing that the other party was still so arrogant at this point, Long Fei slapped him across the face.

Huo Dechuan never expected that Long Fei would make a move without warning.

The slap caused Huo Dechuan excruciating pain on his left cheek, and he even saw stars in his eyes.

Hodgson covered his face and angrily asked, "You...how dare you hit me? I'm a colonel, a regimental commander..."

If Huo Dechuan had just kept quiet, that would have been fine, but as soon as he said that, Long Fei slapped him across the right cheek again.

After the beating, Long Fei scolded, "Don't you know why I hit you? According to Article 6 of the National Army's Ten Kill Orders, anyone who harasses a woman shall be killed."

"The 11th Division of the Central Army, under the leadership of your division commander Peng Shan, participated in the Battle of Shanghai. You fought bloody battles with the Japanese, and even fought repeatedly with them in Luodian, which was known as the 'meat grinder'."

"The officers and soldiers of your 11th Division were brave and tragic. After joining the war, while they decimated many Japanese units, they were also decimated many times. Zhu Dingqing, the commander of the 65th Regiment, also died a heroic death."

"So, that's why you, Huo Dechuan, were able to become the commander. Am I right?"

Huo Dechuan was surprised that Long Fei was so familiar with the situation of his troops, and could only nod silently.

When Long Fei was studying at the military academy, the school specially set up a course to analyze and study major battles and case studies from various countries around the world since World War II.

The Battle of Shanghai was naturally included in the course, so Long Fei was very familiar with the entire battle, including the various participating units.

Before his death, Huo De was just a deputy company commander under the 65th Regiment. After most of the officers in the regiment were killed in action, he was promoted to regimental commander on the spot.

Long Fei continued his reprimand, "But the reputation of this heroic unit has now been tarnished by your actions."

"The 11th Division fought bravely to protect their homeland, but look at what you've done! During the retreat, you blocked the road and robbed civilians, and even tried to humiliate women. Don't you think you deserve to die?"

Long Fei's words were sharp and his imposing manner made Huo Dechuan and the other two lower their heads in shame.

After saying that, Long Fei walked up to the injured man and girl and asked about their injuries.

"Reporting to the commander, the bullet pierced his shoulder, but the injury is not too serious. I have stopped the bleeding, stitched him up, and given him penicillin."

The injured man and girl immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"Thank you so much, sir, for saving my life."

"What are you doing? Get up!"

Long Fei quickly reached out and helped the two up, then whispered something to them.

"These officers deserve to die for what they did to you, but I hope that you can forgive them for their bravery in fighting the Japanese on the battlefield?"

Upon hearing this, the injured man, enduring the excruciating pain, managed to clasp his hands in a fist salute to Long Fei.

"Sir, may I ask your name? You saved me and my young lady. After returning to Jinling City, I must report to Mr. Gan."

“Hiss… Jinling City… Mr. Gan…”

Long Fei gasped inwardly. It turned out that the girl he had unintentionally saved was actually the eldest daughter of the Gan family, a thousand-year-old aristocratic family in Jinling City.

"Ahem, my name is Long Fei, and I am the regimental commander of the Longyan Army. It was nothing, no need to mention it."

Looking at the tall, handsome, and imposing Long Fei in front of her, the girl silently memorized the name Long Fei.

The injured man nodded and introduced himself: "Commander Long, my name is Gan Honglie. I am an orphan. When I was five years old, I was adopted by my godfather, Mr. Gan Zhongqin."

"This is my godfather's beloved daughter, and also my god-sister, Gan Yini."

Gan Yini Luoluo bowed deeply to Long Fei.

"Thank you, Commander Long, for saving my life. I will definitely repay you in the future."

Long Fei hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me, no need to thank me. It's such a small matter, don't worry about it. What was your attitude towards what I just said?"

Gan Honglie glanced at Gan Yini, and seeing his sister nod at him, he turned to Long Fei and answered.

“My injuries aren’t serious. Besides, I killed one of their accomplices, and my sworn sister wasn’t hurt. So, whatever Commander Long decides to do, we all agree and have no objections.”

Long Fei nodded and turned to announce to Huo Dechuan.

"You're all blind! You dare to mess with the Gan family of Jinling City? Do you think a thousand-year-old family is easy to trifle with?"

"What... the Gan family of Jinling City, oh my god..."

Huo Dechuan had certainly heard of the several ancient families in China, and he was filled with regret.

He now only blames himself for being so foolish as to seek death.

Seeing Huo Dechuan and the other two trembling bodies and their terrified expressions, Long Fei announced directly.

"These two are the young master and young lady of the Gan family. They have decided to forgive your momentary lapse in judgment because of your bloody battles against the Japanese and your near-death experiences."

"Really?" Huo Dechuan couldn't believe his ears and asked weakly for confirmation.

"Really, Commander Huo? Where are your troops?" Long Fei asked while confirming.

Huo Dechuan hurriedly began to explain.

"Hey, Commander Long, my 65th Regiment is down to just over a hundred men. We've been ordered to regroup and rest in Nanjing to replenish our manpower and ammunition."

“My brothers are all in Tangshan Town ahead. We haven’t had any supplies along the way, and we haven’t eaten for three days and three nights.”

"So, we officials were blinded by greed and wanted to rob some money so that our brothers could fill their stomachs."

Upon hearing this, Long Fei shook his head and sighed, "Commander Huo, no matter what, you can't do such a heinous thing."

"Yes, yes, we know we were wrong, and we will never do it again."

Seeing Huo Dechuan and his two subordinates nodding repeatedly, Long Fei pointed to Tangshan Town and said.

“My troops are providing relief to refugees and defeated soldiers in the town. Today you will not only have a hot meal, but you will also receive at least three days’ worth of rations and silver dollars.”

"Bury this brother and then go to town. Remember, no crowding or looting, or my brothers will not be so kind."

"Yes Yes Yes……"

Huo Dechuan was eager to leave. Since there was food and money to be made in town, why stay here and get in the way?

Watching Huo Dechuan and the other two bury the bodies in the woods, Long Fei said to Gan Honglie and Gan Yini.

“You must be hungry too. Let’s go back to town for a meal first, and then I’ll send someone to escort you back to Jinling City.”

Gan Honglie is injured now. If he continues to travel with Gan Yini, he may not be able to protect her if they encounter any further situations on the road.

Now that Long Fei has volunteered to send someone to escort them, it's a welcome opportunity for the Gan siblings.