Devil's Army

Under the torture of the second captain, the thin suspect finally broke down and confessed his mission.

He was a scout of the Japanese Army's 9th Mixed Independent Brigade. As the 4th Mixed Independent Brigade led by Brigade Commander Take Harukichi retreated to Xingtai City, his 9th Mixed Independent Brigade was unable to defeat the Jidong Independent Brigade and the New 9th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.

He sent scouts to find out the situation, and after Brigade Commander Takeharuyoshi had recovered, the two brigades joined forces to capture Shenzhou City, Hengshui City, etc.

The second commander and the guard went to the headquarters of the 25th Regiment of the newly formed th Brigade, shared the intelligence he had obtained with Commander Li, and returned the two Japanese scouts to him.

Captain Li was speechless as he looked at the two Japanese scouts whose hands and feet were covered in blood.

As the Japanese attack was temporarily stopped, the new base in southern Hebei was thriving under the strict defense of the First Anti-Japanese Army and the active reconstruction and production recovery of the Eighth Route Army. The enthusiasm of the people in various counties and towns to join the army was very high.

The Eighth Route Army and the First Anti-Japanese Army recovered their strength quickly.

Brigade Commander Gao had to frequently send transport teams back to the Tangshan base to deliver ammunition and supplies to distribute to the new recruits.

Since no new major battles had broken out in the old base in Tieling County, Leng Feng allocated the newly formed Hua Xia 2 Fighter Squadron to reinforce the air force of the Tangshan base.

The air force of the Second Front Army of the First Anti-Japanese Army became stronger. But at the same time, the new fighter planes produced domestically by the Japanese army, the Zero fighter, also began to supplement the Japanese China Expeditionary Army and the North China Front Army.

The 3rd Regiment of the 11th Brigade arranged by Gray Wolf marched westward to track the Japanese Independent Mixed 9th Brigade that was preparing to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region.

The 3rd Regiment of the 12th Brigade was arranged to march northward to track the Japanese Army's 7th Independent Mixed Brigade, which was preparing to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region.

The 110rd Regiment of the th Brigade was arranged to march southwest to track the th Division of the Japanese Army that was preparing to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army in the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Region.

The 27rd Regiment of the Jidong Independent Brigade was arranged to march northwestward and track the th Division of the Japanese Army that was preparing to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Border Region, and both achieved remarkable results.

The 3rd Regiment of the 11th Brigade moved westward and repelled the Japanese Army's 9th Mixed Independent Brigade's encirclement and annihilation of the Eighth Route Army's Jidong Military Sub-district in Baicaowan, successfully pushing the defense line to the outskirts of Tianjin.

The 3rd Regiment of the 12th Brigade defeated the encirclement of the Lubei Anti-Japanese Guerrillas by the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army and rescued the Lubei Anti-Japanese Guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army.

Later, under the leadership of Captain Li, who was familiar with the local situation, they moved around Chengpingning and attacked small Japanese troops from time to time, bringing the flames of the First Anti-Japanese Army to Rehe Province.

As the 3rd Regiment of the 5th Brigade marched southwest, it cooperated with the Jidong troops of the Eighth Route Army to capture Ninghe County outside Tianjin, and pushed the Tangshan base southwest to Ninghe County outside Tianjin.

During its movement to the northwest, the 27rd Regiment of the Jidong Independent Brigade defeated the encirclement of the 13th Regiment of the Jidong Military Sub-district of the Eighth Route Army by the th Division of the Japanese Army.

They also joined forces with the 13th Regiment of the Jidong Military Sub-district of the Eighth Route Army to capture Pinggu County and push the defense line to the outskirts of Peiping.

The four main regiments sent by the Gray Wolf fought more than ten battles with the Japanese army in cooperation with the Eighth Route Army troops in the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region, Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Border Region, Jin-Sui Border Region, etc. They recovered Ninghe County and Pinggu County, and pushed the defense line into Rehe Province for the first time.

The territory of the Tangshan base was expanded by more than 300 square kilometers to the north, northwest and southwest.

The 3rd Regiment of the 12th Brigade arrived in Rehe Province and not only rescued the Lubei guerrillas who were surrounded by the Japanese army, but also replaced and replenished ammunition and supplies for the Lubei guerrillas through its own transportation channels.

Because the Lubei guerrillas in Rehe have always been short of guns and ammunition, the troops' training is seriously inadequate.

After the arrival of the 3rd Regiment of the 12th Brigade, they provided professional and systematic training to the Lubei guerrillas, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the Lubei guerrillas.

In order to test the combat effectiveness of the Lubei guerrillas, the third regiment commander launched a campaign to recapture Kuancheng County.

Although Kuancheng County is a small county, the 3rd Regiment of the 12th Brigade was conducting a long-distance raid and did not carry large-caliber artillery.

The third regiment commander selected more than 20 local people from the Lubei guerrillas to form an internal support force.

The third regiment commander requested the command to provide Golden Eagle drone support to provide weapons and ammunition to the guerrillas who infiltrated Kuancheng County.

Two days later, Captain Pei of the Lubei guerrillas successfully sneaked into Kuancheng County in batches with more than 20 members.

The commander of the Third Regiment also arranged a battalion to quietly ambush outside the east gate of Kuancheng County, waiting for the sound of gunfire in the city and then attacking Kuancheng County in one fell swoop.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, fierce gunfire was heard inside the east gate of Kuancheng.

Captain Pei and his men launched an attack on the Japanese and puppet troops at the east gate of Kuancheng.

The battalion commander immediately ordered his soldiers to attack the east gate of Kuancheng County.