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

When Liu Qixiong saw Long Fei and his men, they were dressed in Sichuan Army uniforms and acted arrogantly, speaking rudely.

Long Fei immediately retorted, "So what if they're from the Central Army? Does that give them the right to disregard national laws and military regulations?"

"Furthermore, Brigade Commander Liu, I must remind you that the Sichuan Army is also under the Nationalist Army's combat order. If you continue to insult us, don't blame me for being impolite."

Liu Qixiong's face darkened, and he said defiantly, "Fine, I'd like to see how you're going to treat me rudely. Come on, tie up these Sichuan rats."

Upon hearing the order from their commander, the soldiers of Liu Qixiong's company immediately raised their Chiang Kai-shek rifles and MP18 submachine guns.

Xie Qiang's men were not to be underestimated either; showing no fear, they also raised their Thompson submachine guns to confront him.

Liu Qixiong brought his special operations company, which was equipped with the best weapons in the entire brigade.

Even so, they still felt ashamed in front of Long Fei's team.

Long Fei's side was armed entirely with submachine guns, while Liu Qixiong's side, the entire special operations company, only had a dozen or so machine guns.

There's no need to wait for the fighting to start; it's immediately clear who is stronger and who is weaker.

Long Fei also got angry when he saw Liu Qixiong's adjutant pull out a Mauser pistol and point it at him and Xie Qiang.

He pulled out his M1911 with a cold smile and pointed it at Liu Qixiong.

Xie Qiang was not to be outdone, and he drew his gun and aimed it at Liu Qixiong's adjutant.

"Brigade Commander Liu, my Dragon Flame Unit has killed tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers, and now we are entrusted with a heavy responsibility by Commander Tang. Are you sure you want to take action against me?"

Long Fei's words sent a chill down Liu Qixiong's spine. He stared at Long Fei for more than ten seconds, gritted his teeth, and raised his hand to give the order.

"Special Agent Company, put down your guns and come back with me."

Liu Qixiong clearly backed down; the disparity in strength between the two sides was too obvious, and Long Fei was pointing a gun at his head.

Liu Qixiong instructed his adjutant to arrange for the bodies of the three executed men to be brought back, and then asked Long Fei a cold, menacing question.

"Would you dare tell me your name?"

"Hehe, I'll remember that. My name is Long Fei."

"Long Fei... Okay, you wait, I will definitely find you."

After Liu Qixiong finished speaking, he was about to leave.

Long Fei warned, "Brigade Commander Liu, you'd better not do anything wrong, or I will definitely not let you off the hook."

Long Fei's words were so resolute that Liu Qixiong felt a tightness in his chest. He gave a dry laugh and turned back to look at Long Fei one last time.

The two sides were on the verge of exchanging blows, which terrified the military police captain. Now that he saw Liu Qixiong back down and leave, he immediately ordered his men to leave quickly as well.

The onlookers gradually began to disperse.

Long Fei helped the couple into the car, and they soon arrived at Xiaguan Wharf.

After sending the couple onto the ferry, Long Fei arrived at the location where the pontoon bridge was to be built.

At this moment, the engineering battalion dispatched by Commander Tang and his adjutant Wang were already waiting here.

Lieutenant Wang had seen Long Fei the night before, and hurriedly saluted.

"Commander Long, I am here on Commander Tang's orders, leading the engineering battalion, awaiting your instructions."

The engineer battalion commander also quickly saluted and said, "Luo Guangcheng, battalion commander of the engineer battalion of the 88th Division, leads all officers and soldiers of the battalion to await your command."

Long Fei smiled and shook hands with the two men, then pointed to the river and asked.

"Battalion Commander Luo, how long would it take your engineering battalion to build a pontoon bridge at this location?"

Luo Guangcheng carefully estimated and replied, "If the materials are complete and there are ships to assist, it can be completed within three days."

Long Fei immediately turned his head and asked, "Lieutenant Wang, has Commander Tang arranged for the engineering battalion to have boats to assist in the construction?"

Lieutenant Wang nodded: "Commander Tang has arranged four ships, which are now waiting at the dock. In addition, I have also arranged a command room for you at the dock, which is fully equipped with a telephone, a cot, and tea."

Long Fei then said with satisfaction, "Alright, Battalion Commander Luo, take your battalion to the riverbank to prepare. The supplies will be delivered to you soon."

"Lieutenant Wang, thank you for your thoughtful arrangements. You can go back now."

After the two left, Long Fei found a secluded spot and mobilized all the supplies needed to build the pontoon bridge.

Next, Long Fei asked Xie Qiang to arrange forty team members, dividing them into twenty groups of two.

"Listen up, from now on, you forty men will be divided into two shifts and you must stay here firmly."

"Once the Japanese planes appear, they must all be shot down. We must protect the pontoon bridge and the dock, because it concerns the lives of hundreds of thousands of people."

"Yes, Commander, don't worry."

Next, Long Fei directed the remaining people to transport the supplies to the riverbank.

Upon seeing so many supplies, Luo Guangcheng grinned and said, "Commander Long, don't worry, I guarantee the pontoon bridge will be built within three days."

Immediately, Luo Guangcheng directed the engineering battalion to begin the construction work.

Just as everyone was busy at work, the piercing air raid siren suddenly sounded.

Luo Guangcheng was about to call the officers and soldiers of the engineering battalion to take shelter from the air raid, but Long Fei stopped him.

"Don't panic, everyone. Keep working. Don't be afraid of the Japanese planes. We'll shoot them down every time one comes."

Then Long Fei ordered Xie Qiang, "Get everyone ready. We must make sure the Japanese planes don't come back alive."

"Yes, Captain."

A short while later, five Japanese Type 93 bombers appeared in Longfei's binoculars.

Long Fei was puzzled, because he had already set up many air defense points on the outskirts of Jinling City, so how could there still be Japanese planes that had not been shot down and were flying into the city so brazenly?

However, judging from the flight direction of the Japanese planes, Long Fei had a preliminary answer.

Those five Japanese bombers came from the north of Nanjing, and Long Fei had not set up any air defense points in that direction.

"Alas, even the best-laid plans can have oversights. I never expected the Japanese to go to such lengths, sending planes from the north to bomb us."

Long Fei secretly blamed himself. He had previously thought that the Japanese would most likely only take off from the direction of Shanghai, because it was the closest.

Therefore, the direction of air defense was determined to be the east and south sides of Nanjing.

However, Long Fei has decided to make up for this mistake immediately afterward.

All remaining aircraft of the Nationalist Air Force in Nanjing, as well as the Russian air force aiding China, had been withdrawn, so no aircraft took off to engage in battle.

Currently, the entire air defense of Nanjing relies entirely on Long Fei's several hundred "Hidden Blade" air defense missiles.

The Japanese had already discovered that there were no Chinese air force troops stationed in Nanjing.

Therefore, they believed that since there was no aerial threat, there was no need to send fighter escorts, so they only sent bombers to bomb Nanjing.

Luo Guangcheng and his engineering battalion were still very uneasy. Although Long Fei had made a promise, they were still very worried.

When they saw the Japanese bombers appear in the sky, they all stopped and even prepared to lie down or jump into the river at any time.

The air defense team members were also very calm, fearing that launching missiles too early would scare away the planes behind them.

Therefore, it was decided to wait until all five Japanese bombers were within firing range before wiping them out in one fell swoop.