Devil's Army

Huihen did not agree to Brigade Commander Du’s request.

Although from this Luanxian recovery battle, the Gray Wolf found that the Japanese air force had difficulty suppressing their air force. However, in this anti-encirclement and suppression battle, the veterans of their various units suffered heavy casualties, with only five out of ten surviving.

Although the troops have basically recovered to their pre-war strength after the addition of new soldiers in the past few months, the combat effectiveness of the new soldiers is worrying. It is difficult for them to be competent for such a large-scale counterattack.

When Gray Wolf was still hesitating whether to launch a full-scale counterattack against the Japanese army, the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army sent a telegram to inquire about the progress of Gray Wolf's counter-encirclement and suppression campaign in the Tangshan base.

Gray Wolf asked the signalman to reply: Luan County was recaptured yesterday, and troops in other areas are in a stalemate with the Japanese army.

Soon, the Eighth Route Army sent a reply: The Japanese army has recently gathered a large number of troops to encircle and suppress our military base. Our military base is in a difficult situation. If possible, we hope to attack and contain the Japanese army.

Since the friendly forces were in trouble, Gray Wolf finally made up his mind to launch a full-scale counterattack against the Japanese army.

Gray Wolf immediately replied to the Eighth Route Army Headquarters: Two days later, the Second Front Army of the First Anti-Japanese Army will launch a full-scale counterattack against the Japanese army.

After receiving Gray Wolf's order, all troops in the Tangshan base area immediately made preparations for war.

Two days later, what Commander Tada Shun worried about happened.

The Second Front Army of the First Anti-Japanese Army launched a full-scale attack on the Japanese troops surrounding Liu and his men.

In order to open up a passage to the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Mountains, Gray Wolf instructed Captain Yin to focus on bombing the Japanese troops outside Sanhe County and advance the troops towards the Taihang Mountains.

Upon receiving the counterattack mission, Brigade Commander Du of the 11th Brigade immediately arranged the counterattack.

After several months of preparation, the 11th Brigade now has sufficient ammunition.

The First Regiment successfully recaptured Luan County, which inspired the fighting spirit of the soldiers of the Second and Third Regiments.

Although the Air Force had no time to come to support, the 11th Brigade's artillery of various calibers fiercely bombarded the positions of the Japanese Army's 7th Independent Mixed Division and the Japanese Army's 9th Independent Mixed Division outside Zunhua County and Fengnan County.

Many of the Japanese positions and fortifications outside Zunhua County and Fengnan County were collapsed by the artillery fire of the 11th Brigade.

Under the leadership of veterans, the new recruits from the 2nd and 3rd Regiments of the 11th Brigade desperately launched an attack on the Japanese troops outside the city.

The Japanese army hid under the collapsed fortifications and put up a desperate resistance.

Sanchakou, Bailonggang Bridge, Huangyaguan Great Wall pass position, Panshan position, Sanhe County, Gubeikou, Jiangjun Mountain, Qianxi Mountains, and every place in Huanghua City were filled with continuous artillery fire and the sound of killing shook the earth.

Commander Tada Shun was overwhelmed by the telegrams coming in from all over the country requesting support.

He took money from one pocket to repair another, and gradually recalled the troops that were attacking the Eighth Route Army to reinforce the battlefields in various places in the Tangshan base area.

The commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army keenly sensed the predicament of the Japanese East China Front Army and ordered the various units of the Eighth Route Army to attack and delay the Japanese troops preparing to retreat.

All of a sudden, the main force of the Eighth Route Army, which had been elusive, suddenly appeared and launched an attack on the Japanese army.

Commander Tada Shun was in a dilemma at this time. In the past, he had sent a large number of troops to encircle and suppress the main force of the Eighth Route Army, but he could not find any trace of the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

Now the second front army's lair was filled with gunfire from all sides, and telegrams for help came one after another. Without reinforcements, there would be a total rout. Reinforcements were delayed by the Eighth Route Army.

Finally, Commander Tada Shun decided to target the weaker Eighth Route Army.

He ordered all Japanese troops that were encircling the Tangshan base to retreat and turn their guns around to wipe out the Eighth Route Army.

Soon, the Japanese troops in various parts of the Tangshan base area retreated like the receding tide.

The various units of the First Anti-Japanese Army once again took over the territory left by the Japanese army.

Although Gray Wolf had expected that they would win before the counter-encirclement campaign began, it would certainly be a bloody battle. He had done a lot of preparation for this, but he did not expect victory to come so easily.

Something must be wrong when things are not normal. Gray Wolf ordered the Army Aviation Soldiers to release all Golden Eagle UAVs to investigate the retreat of the Japanese troops.

Soon, Gray Wolf discovered that the main force of the retreating Japanese troops were mainly heading towards the Taihang Mountains, southern Hebei, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Region, and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Border Region.

These places are where the main forces of the Eighth Route Army are active.

Gray Wolf immediately sent a telegram to the Eighth Route Army headquarters, informing them of the latest movements of the Japanese army.

He also learned the reason for the sudden and complete retreat of the Japanese army: in order to support the comprehensive counterattack of the Second Front Army of the First Anti-Japanese Army against the Japanese army, the main forces of the Eighth Route Army in various places launched a comprehensive attack and containment on the nearby Japanese troops.

The Japanese army will certainly readjust its strategic focus, and use heavy troops to encircle and suppress the relatively weak Eighth Route Army. After eliminating this major threat, they will come to encircle and suppress their First Anti-Japanese Army.

The Japanese army's conspiracy must not be allowed to succeed. Gray Wolf decided to take the initiative.