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

Upon returning to town, Long Fei discovered that the refugees and defeated soldiers were already lining up in front of two separate kitchen carts to get their meals.

Liu Wei and Ma Xu each directed operations from a kitchen truck, while soldiers from the Special Operations Battalion and the New First Battalion maintained order at the scene.

The scene did not appear chaotic at all; on the contrary, it was quite orderly.

Liu Wei stood there and announced loudly: "Everyone, don't worry. Each person will have one meat dish and one vegetable dish, and there will be plenty of rice. I guarantee that everyone will have a hot meal today."

"After you get your food, go over there and collect three days' worth of biscuits and canned food, plus two silver dollars each."

"The Nationalist army in Tangshan Town is not good at defense, so after you finish eating, don't delay, set off for Nanjing immediately."

Before long, Xie Qiang brought food to everyone, and Long Fei invited everyone to sit on the ground and start eating.

Just as everyone was eating, Long Fei noticed a group of Nationalist soldiers walking briskly from not far away.

The group of soldiers, numbering about thirty, looked very spirited, and they showed no intention of stopping.

Long Fei squinted at the group of Nationalist soldiers, chewing on a piece of braised pork. While savoring the aroma of the meat, he began to have doubts about them.

It should be noted that most of the retreating Nationalist troops had been starving for several days due to supply problems.

Moreover, the food in the Nationalist army was not good. Forget about having plenty of meat and fish; being able to eat your fill was considered good.

As a result, the Nationalist soldiers were very thin because they had not eaten enough oil and fat for a long time and their diet was poor.

Moreover, after these days of marching, they should have been disheveled and in poor spirits.

The soldiers in this group all looked very strong and healthy, with rosy complexions.

What made Long Fei most suspicious was that they were all very short, some even less than 1.6 meters tall.

As the Nationalist army passed by Long Fei, he deliberately called out to the second lieutenant leading the group.

"Hey bro, which unit are you from?"

Upon hearing Long Fei's question, the second lieutenant quickly saluted and reported, "Sir, we are from the 62nd Regiment of the 201st Brigade of the 18th Army, and we are ordered to withdraw to Nanjing."

Long Fei deliberately responded, "Oh, so it's General Luo's troops. You fought very bravely in Luodian, severely damaging the Japanese 11th Division."

"Thank you for the compliment, sir."

After hearing this, the lieutenant smiled at Long Fei, but it was clear that his smile was not only perfunctory but also visibly awkward.

"Brothers, we've arranged a meal here. You should have a good meal before you leave."

Unexpectedly, the second lieutenant resolutely refused.

"Sir, we're in a hurry to get to Jinling City, so we won't eat."

After saying that, the lieutenant led his team away quickly.

This further solidified Long Fei's suspicions, so he gave Xie an order.

"Xie Qiang, take your company and immediately surround this group of Nationalist soldiers and disarm them. I suspect they are Japanese soldiers in disguise. If they resist, kill them without mercy."

"Yes……"

After Xie Qiang quietly agreed, he quickly put down the food he hadn't finished eating, called to the soldiers of the company, and immediately followed after them.

Once they reached a less crowded area, Xie Qiang immediately waved to signal.

The soldiers of the first company immediately charged forward with lightning speed, raising their guns and surrounding the Nationalist troops.

"Don't move, or I'll shoot."

Upon seeing this, the lieutenant immediately reached for the holster at his waist, preparing to pull out the Mauser pistol inside.

With a "bang," Xie Qiang fired a warning shot.

"I told you not to move, did you stuff your ears with donkey hair? This is a warning. If you dare to move again, I'll beat you into a hornet's nest."

Even though Xie Qiang fired shots and shouted warnings, the Nationalist troops did not seem to intend to obey his orders.

After a moment's hesitation, the Nationalist Army lieutenant continued to draw his gun, and at the same time, the Nationalist soldiers also quickly raised their guns to prepare to fire.

But they reacted quickly, and Xie Qiang reacted even faster, firing his guns without hesitation.

More than 20 Nationalist soldiers were killed on the spot, and the rest were wounded. The second lieutenant leading the team was also shot in the arm by Xie Qiang.

The sudden gunfire startled the refugees and routed soldiers who were enjoying their meal.

Out of fear, the refugees dropped their bowls and chopsticks and immediately lay down on the ground.

The routed soldiers put down their bowls and chopsticks, picked up their guns, and charged towards them.

Liu Yuqing and Zhu Cigang had just finished eating and lit cigarettes when they heard the gunshot. They hurriedly grabbed their pistols and led their soldiers over.

"Company Commander Xie, what's wrong? Why did you open fire on the Nationalist troops? Is there some misunderstanding?"

Liu Yuqing had a question in her heart and was about to ask it when Zhu Ci impatiently questioned her.

At this time, the soldiers of the company had already disarmed and detained all the wounded Nationalist soldiers.

Faced with Zhu Ci's questioning and the indignant looks from the hundreds of Nationalist officers and soldiers around him.

Xie Qiang replied coldly, "I am acting on the orders of the regimental commander to disarm them. If they resist, kill them without mercy."

Xie Qiang's answer did not satisfy Zhu Ci, who continued to ask with a stern face.

"Why should you disarm them? They are Nationalist troops."

At this moment, Long Fei walked over and, upon hearing Zhu Ci's question, answered loudly.

"Commander Zhu, you asked why we disarmed them? It's because they were Japanese soldiers impersonating Nationalist soldiers."

"What? They're Japanese soldiers? How do you know?" Zhu Ci asked in surprise.

The several hundred Nationalist soldiers who had gathered around were now discussing the matter animatedly.

"They were clearly Nationalist soldiers, so why are they called Japanese devils?"

"That's right, they should at least investigate thoroughly. How could they just open fire and kill so many people?"

"Which unit of the Nationalist Army are these guys from? Why are their uniforms different from the Nationalist Army's?"

"What kind of guns are they using? We've never seen them before, yet they can fire so many bullets in a row."

Faced with everyone's questions, Long Fei walked up to the Nationalist Army lieutenant, pulled out his pistol, pointed it at his head, and asked in Japanese.

"I'll count to three. If you don't tell the truth, I'll shoot you."

"One...two..."

Seeing Long Fei's firm tone and hearing him count to two, the Nationalist Army lieutenant hurriedly admitted it.

"That's right, we are a Japanese reconnaissance team, ordered to impersonate your national army to conduct reconnaissance."

When the Nationalist Army lieutenant suddenly spoke fluent Japanese, everyone was shocked and believed what Long Fei had just said.

"Xie Qiang, find a medic to treat this Japanese soldier's wounds, and kill all the other Japanese soldiers."

"Yes, Captain."

Xie Qiang waved for the medics to come up, then gave orders to the soldiers of the First Company.

"The regimental commander ordered that all of these Japanese soldiers be killed."

The Japanese soldier, who was impersonating a Nationalist army lieutenant, hurriedly tried to stop him.

“We are prisoners of war now, you can’t kill us.”

Long Fei kicked the Japanese soldier in the stomach, sending him flying three meters away. The soldier then collapsed to his knees in pain.

"You were spies. I could have killed you, but I spared your life to take you to Jinling City for interrogation. Otherwise, you would have been a corpse long ago."

After saying that, Long Fei raised his hand and shouted, "Fire!"

"Bang bang bang..."

The remaining dozen or so Japanese soldiers were killed on the spot.

"Brother Long, you're really ruthless when you kill Japanese devils, I like it."

Zheng Yaoxian stood to the side, smoking the cigarette Long Fei had given him, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Sixth Brother, we must not be soft-hearted towards the invaders, nor can we repay evil with kindness. We must make them pay with their lives and blood."

"We must use the most ruthless methods to kill them until they are terrified and regret coming to China, so that they will never dare to have the heart to invade China again for generations to come."

Zheng Yaoxian gave a thumbs up and praised, "Brother Long, well said. I completely agree with your point of view."

At this moment, before Long Fei could give any orders, Xie Qiang had already led the soldiers of the first company to line up the Japanese corpses in a row and take off their outer trousers.

Long Fei was very satisfied with Xie Qiang's performance and nodded in approval.

Then, pointing to the Japanese soldiers' corpses on the ground, he began to explain to everyone.