Devil's Army

The second captain of the Japanese army finally retreated to Changtu County with more than 300 people.

The 27nd Battalion of the th Regiment of the th Division of the Japanese Army suffered heavy losses, which made the commander of the division, Kunisaki Noboru, who was already short of troops, dare not act rashly and firmly defend Changtu County, trying to find an opportunity to break through the encirclement of the devil troops.

The 7th Brigade had been fighting fiercely with the 7th Division of the Japanese Army for more than a month, and the troops had suffered heavy casualties. The troops were also in a state of exhaustion.

He adopted a strategy of besieging but not attacking Changtu County, and began to rest and recuperate and prepare his forces.

The commander of the Japanese Army's Seventh Division, Kunisaki Noboru, mobilized the main force of the Seventh Division, nearly 20,000 people, to attack Kaiyuan City and Tieling County, which were defended by the Seventh Brigade of the Devil Forces with less than 11,000 people.

The commander of the Seventh Brigade first mobilized heavy troops and used the terrain of the city walls and rivers to severely damage the Japanese army on the Xifeng County front, which had less than 10,000 soldiers. Then he called back heavy troops to block the more than 10,000 Japanese troops of the Kunisaki Tokugawa Division attacking from Changtu County.

Division Commander Kunisaki Tokugawa was forced to retreat to Changtu County and confront the 7th Brigade.

At this point, the crisis in Tieling County, the model county of the base area, was resolved, and the battle in the north of the old base area also temporarily stabilized.

The fighting around the old base became stable, so Gray Wolf took some time to go back.

Leng Feng had already returned to Jinzhou from Qinhuangdao. The two exchanged information about the two war zones.

Leng Feng asked Gray Wolf:

"How is the current development of your Second Front Army?"

"Our Second Front Army has not had any major battles in the past month, but has been engaged in small battles. The troops have continued to grow in small battles, and their strength has recovered to 34% of what it was before the war, reaching more than people. However, the combat effectiveness of the new recruits still needs to be improved."

"New recruits ask veterans for help, learn how to fight in battle, and improve their combat effectiveness. Now that the Eighth Route Army's raid is still going on, we can prepare for a counterattack while the Japanese army is distracted."

"I have telegraphed to the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army that their raid has entered the second phase and will not end in two or three months. I plan to train the new recruits for another month or so, and then launch a full-scale counterattack against the Japanese army."

"Well, with the cessation of the Red Wolf Kaiyuan City battle a few days ago, our First Front Army has also stopped the big battles. But the casualties of the troops are not small. The conservative estimate is about 34. I plan to take Fushun first after a month of rest. If possible, I will take Fengtian."

"Fengtian is a major city heavily guarded by the Kwantung Army. Your movement is a bit too much."

"The Japanese troops in Fengtian have been eyeing our Wangjiadagou gold mine and Shujigou copper mine, and have been sending troops to harass our Jinzhou. It's time to get rid of this cancer. In addition, the production of our supersonic fighters has been going smoothly. It won't be long before we can completely suppress the Japanese air force in the Northeast."

"Our arsenal has upgraded the firepower of the German Type 20 tank. The main gun has been changed from the original 100mm machine gun to a mm short gun. The firepower can crush the Japanese Type medium tank. You should bring a batch back this time. It will be useful when we fight back."

After a pause, Leng Feng continued speaking to the gray wolf.

"I came here this time to discuss something with you."

"What is it?"

"I want to transfer two more Chinese Second Fighter Squadrons to the Second Front Army. Only by gaining air superiority can we better fight back against the Japanese encirclement and suppression."

"Okay, talk to Captain Xu and ask him to make the arrangements. The major battles here have basically stopped, and the two aircraft manufacturing plants in the tribe can produce 18 Huaxia II fighters a month."

During the conversation, the guard brought over a telegram.

Leng Feng looked at it and said to Gray Wolf:

"It seems that it is impossible for us to rest and recuperate in our old base. There are still big battles to fight."

Gray Wolf took the telegram and read it. It turned out to be a telegram from Secretary Li in Harbin: Harbin is collecting a large amount of supplies and troops. It is planned to launch another attack on your base.

"The Japanese reinforcements in this direction are nothing more than reinforcements for the Seventh Division in Changtu County and Fengtian. Their attack direction is nothing more than Kaiyuan City and the Wangjiadagou Gold Mine in Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County. We can ask the Red Wolf to cut off their aorta!"

"You mean to send troops to sneak into Changtu County and cut off the enemy's railway line?"

"Yes, without the railway, the enemy's ability to transport troops and supplies to Changtu and Fengtian will be greatly reduced. Moreover, Tieling County is already in our hands, and the enemy's railway can only reach Changtu County and then be transported to Fengtian by land. If we work harder to capture Changtu County, the enemy's railway will not be able to transit through Changtu County at all."

"The Red Wolf's Seventh Brigade has just experienced a great battle. I wonder if they can defeat Kunisaki Noboru."

"Send the troops that suffered the least damage in this battle to cooperate. We can also drive the upgraded Type 2 tanks over to test their combat effectiveness."

"The unit that suffered the least casualties in this anti-encirclement and suppression campaign is the independent brigade responsible for the security of the base area. I'll call Baron right now."