Devil's Army

When Brigade Commander Baron received Leng Feng's order, he was so happy that he almost called him dad.

In this anti-encirclement and suppression campaign, the Japanese army deployed more troops than ever before, and all the brigades fought bloody battles. However, their independent brigade did not even get a small fight because they had to defend the base.

Although Leng Junzhang ordered him to dispatch a regiment this time, he decided to lead the regiment himself, and the safety of the old base was left to the deputy brigade commander.

What made Brigade Commander Barron even happier was that Leng Feng also arranged an upgraded tank company to cooperate with him in combat.

That afternoon, the commander of the Seventh Brigade also received an order from Leng Feng asking him to recapture Changtu County and immediately began preparations.

The next morning, Barun boarded a truck with the first regiment of the independent brigade and traveled from Tieling County to Kaiyuan City.

Captain Wu of the mobile company also followed behind with his tank squadron.

At around nine o'clock in the morning, the troops arrived at the headquarters of the 7th Brigade in Kaiyuan City.

The Seventh Brigade Commander, who had been waiting in the headquarters, immediately went out to greet him and said with a smile:

"Commander Barron, you won't complain about being left out in the cold this time, will you?"

"We have been on the bench for several years. All we do every day is patrol."

"In fact, your responsibility is quite heavy. Just imagine, if the base is not safe and something happens to Commander Leng and his men, who will be able to take the responsibility?"

"I understand the truth, but I just want to go to the battlefield and kill the devils!"

"Isn't it true that you got what you wanted this time? What good plan does Brigadier General Baron have?"

"I just arrived and am not familiar with the situation here. Commander of the Seventh Brigade, how do you decide how to fight? I will follow your instructions."

"Okay, I'm not polite either. Some time ago, we severely damaged the Second Battalion of the Seventh Division of the Japanese Army in Zhonggu Town. There should be about 5000 Japanese troops in Changtu County at present. There are a lot of troops, and the walls of Changtu County are high and thick, so it will be difficult to attack them head-on."

"How does the Seventh Brigade Commander want to fight?"

"Move the Japanese out to fight. Commander Baron, you see, Changtu County is a train transfer hub, and many branch lines are branched from here. If we sabotage the railway line outside their city, will they not come out to reinforce us?"

"If we move them to the field outside the city, our tanks will be useful."

"No, the Japanese 34th Division was frightened by our attack this time. I estimate that no more than one squadron of Japanese troops will leave the city. I will arrange two companies to ambush them here."

The commander of the Seventh Brigade pointed to an uphill railway line and said:

"If the Japanese want to repair the railway and rescue this ambushed squadron, they must send more troops out of the city. Then my main force will surround his reinforcements on both sides."

“So what do we do?”

"If the Japanese reinforcements are few, you should not show up. If the Japanese send a large force to eat us, you should block their retreat back to the city from behind."

"Understand, do the Japanese troops in the city have tanks?"

"We have Type 34 medium tanks, the number is unknown. But their firepower and armor thickness are not on the same level as yours. I guess they are only suitable for you to use as target practice."

"When will the action take place?"

"I've already made the arrangements and am waiting for you to come over. When do you think we should take action?"

"Right away?" Brigadier General Baron asked Brigadier General 7.

The commander of the Seventh Brigade smiled and said to the messenger:

"Notify the commander of the first regiment and the commander of the direct regiment, Wang, to take immediate action."

"Yes!" The messenger saluted the commander of the Seventh Brigade and ran away.

"Brigadier Baron, are your troops in place? Shall we move our headquarters forward?"

"Move your headquarters forward. I will lead the troops there myself." After saying this, Brigade Commander Baron left the headquarters of the 7th Brigade.

"So anxious!" the Seventh Brigade Commander said to his Deputy Brigade Commander He.

"I've been holding it in for a few years. How can I not be anxious?" Deputy Brigade Commander He replied.

After Brigade Commander Baron left, the 7th Brigade Commander moved the brigade headquarters forward to a village in front of the Jinjiatun Pass.

This is already the territory of Changtu County, less than 20 kilometers away from where the th Brigade commander ambushed the Japanese army. The main forces of the st Regiment of the th Brigade and the direct regiments are on standby nearby, ready to outflank the Japanese reinforcements at any time.

If the battle went badly, they could retreat to the Jinjiatun Pass. The last time the Japanese attacked the Jinjiatun Pass, they failed to capture it after more than a week.

The commander of the Seventh Brigade was busy moving the brigade headquarters forward. The First Company of the First Battalion of the First Regiment and the Second Company on the front line had already started to move.

They removed nearly a mile of rails from the railway corner and hid them in the nearby woods, preparing to transport them back to Kaiyuan City after the battle.

The first company was deployed in a combat posture on the south side of the railway, and the second company was deployed at the corner of the railway.

Soon, a railway patrol team appeared in the sight of a company of soldiers.

Before the Japanese patrol team reached the section of the railway that had been dug up, a company of soldiers suddenly attacked them from all sides.

Ten minutes later, the entire Japanese patrol team was wiped out.

When the commander of the Seventh Brigade heard the news, before he could give any order, another big surprise came.