Devil's Army

The transportation line was opened, and Brigade Commander Wu came to the fortifications north of Xiaoguanzhuang Airport.

"Hello, Brigade Commander!" The commanders of the first regiments of the Sixth Brigade and the Eleventh Brigade hurried forward to greet them.

"Hello, I am Wu Dingbang from the 34th Brigade. I am here on the orders of Commander Leng to deliver weapons and ammunition to the Tangshan base."

"Hello, Brigade Commander Wu, what can we do for you?" asked the commander of the first regiment of the Sixth Brigade.

"Please help us find a safe place near Xiaoguanzhuang Airport to temporarily park these arms. We will then deliver them to various battlefields one after another."

"Captain Hao of the 34th Brigade has been stationed here for quite a while, please ask him."

Captain Hao next to him quickly stepped forward and suggested:

"Commander Wu, there is a cave a little further away that our troops use as an ammunition depot. Do you think it's okay to store the ammunition there?"

"Come on, take me to see it."

Brigade Commander Wu followed Regimental Commander Hao to their arsenal.

It was a col, and the cave was a little small, obviously not enough to hold the ammunition that Brigade Commander Wu and his men had brought over. But the location here was quite remote, and there was a pass at the entrance to the path that could be guarded. It was a natural fortification that was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Brigade Commander Wu decided to park the trucks in the valley so that they could be dispatched immediately wherever the troops in the base needed them, thus saving time for loading and unloading.

It was already dark, so Brigade Commander Wu asked the signalman to send a telegram to the commander of the first regiment in Changli County, asking them to drive over overnight. They could avoid the attacks of Japanese bombers at night. At the same time, he ordered the second and third regiments to patrol along the way to provide support.

The commander of a regiment received an order from Brigade Commander Wu and immediately arranged for the convoy to set off.

In order to prevent the Japanese army's surprise attack, the commander of a regiment specially arranged the sharp knife company of their regiment as the vanguard. The large force was on guard on both sides of the convoy.

In order to prevent bombing by Japanese aircraft, the convoy did not turn on the headlights and moved slowly forward with the help of moonlight.

The convoy was like a moving road, stretching out with no end in sight.

After giving the order, Brigade Commander Wu and his guards took a truck to Ji County, where Commander Tan and Deputy Commander He were waiting for him.

When Brigade Commander Wu arrived at the Jixian Command Headquarters, it was already around 11 o'clock in the evening.

The lights in the command center were still on; Gray Wolf, Wu Wolf and the others were still busy.

"Hello, Commander Tan and Deputy Commander He!" Brigade Commander Wu hurriedly stepped forward and saluted.

"Are you Wu Dingbang, the commander of the 34th Brigade?" Gray Wolf asked, looking up.

"Yes."

"Come here."

Brigade Commander Wu hurried to the side of Gray Wolf.

"These are the ammunition requests from the various troops in the base area. Please make arrangements tomorrow."

Brigade Commander Wu picked up a stack of documents, which were the types and quantities of ammunition that the Chief of Staff had sorted out for the Gray Wolf's various units to apply for from the headquarters.

"Try to gather all the types of ammunition requested by each unit. The quantity will be fine, it doesn't have to be so precise." Gray Wolf raised his head and said this to Brigade Commander Wu, then lowered his head and got busy again.

The phone rang. Chief of Staff Jia of the headquarters took the phone for a while and shouted to Gray Wolf:

"Commander, Brigade Commander Li from Sanhe County wants to call you."

Gray Wolf walked over to the phone, turned on the speaker and asked:

"Guozhu, what's the matter?" His hands were still writing and drawing in a notebook.

"Commander, the Japanese army has launched a nearly crazy attack on us in the past few days, and our ammunition has already reached the red light."

"The ammunition that Commander Leng asked the 34th Brigade to deliver has arrived at Xiaoguanzhuang Airport. Your troops will be arranged tomorrow."

"Commander, ..."

“What else?”

"The Japanese army's attacks have been too frenzied these days. Our brigade has suffered heavy casualties and our manpower is insufficient."

"This afternoon, Commander Liu from the 129th Division called me and said that the 386nd Regiment of the 772th Brigade was near Sanhe County and wanted to go into Sanhe County to help. I agreed."

"Okay, thank you, Commander. Please deliver the weapons and ammunition as early as possible tomorrow."

As soon as Gray Wolf put down the phone, Brigade Commander Wu immediately asked:

"Commander, I can lead troops to reinforce Sanhe County."

"You, first be my logistics minister."

"Deputy Brigade Commander Xiao can be the logistics chief."

Gray Wolf put down the notebook, looked at Brigade Commander Wu for a while and asked:

"You want to lead troops to the front line?"

"Yes, Commander, since our brigade was established, I have never led the troops to fight a serious battle with the Japanese army."

"The Japanese army has shown no signs of retreating, and we are already stretched thin based on your strength. Now that you are here, it will be hard not to go to the battlefield. I may have to ask Commander Leng for reinforcements.

It is a good thing that a main force of the Eighth Route Army is coming to reinforce Sanhe County. Next, you should transport the weapons and ammunition that are in short supply in various units. I will dispatch your brigade to any place that needs reinforcements."

"Yes, Commander!"

After Gray Wolf finished speaking, he lowered his head and began to write and scribble on his notebook. After hearing what Brigade Commander Wu said, he waved his hand and told him to go down and rest first.