Devil's Army

Brigade Commander Du heard the report from the Third Regiment Commander that one battalion was defending against the attack of half a Japanese battalion, and if things went wrong, the county town that had just been recovered might be lost again.

However, all the troops under his command were busy with tasks and he had no soldiers to send.

He immediately reported to Gray Wolf and asked for reinforcements.

As for Gray Wolf, except for the 5th Brigade that can be mobilized to return to Tangxia Village, the other troops are all being cleared out for the Japanese and puppet troops' strongholds around the garrison, so he has no way to split up.

He could only ask Captain Xu to arrange air force support tomorrow.

At around six o'clock the next morning, a mixed formation of Japanese fighters and bombers flew towards Kuancheng County.

As soon as the Japanese planes flew over Kuancheng County, they began to fiercely shoot and bomb the soldiers of the Third Regiment on the city gate and walls.

The infantry of the Japanese Second Battalion also took the opportunity to launch an attack when the planes began to bomb Kuancheng County.

The sandbag fortifications on the position of the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Regiment were simply unable to withstand the bombing of Japanese aircraft.

A bomb exploded, blowing away the soldiers and sandbags. However, in order to defend the newly recovered Kuancheng County, the soldiers of the first battalion braved the bombing of Japanese planes and continued to strafe and throw grenades at the attacking Japanese troops.

The Japanese army was never able to get close to the gate of Kuancheng County.

The Japanese air force bombed and strafed the gate of Kuancheng County for more than ten minutes and then quickly retreated.

They were afraid of a head-on encounter with the devil's army's sharp-nosed fighters.

Just when the captain of the Second Battalion wanted to take over Kuancheng County as soon as possible, the First Army's Air Force came to reinforce.

As soon as the First Army's fighter planes arrived over Kuancheng County, the three 20mm machine guns on the planes immediately opened fire on the attacking Japanese infantry.

As soon as the First Army's bombers arrived over Kuancheng County, they immediately launched a fierce bombing on the attacking infantry.

The attacking Japanese infantry were thrown into disarray and fled in all directions.

The captain of the Second Battalion, who was originally short of firepower, had to order the soldiers to retreat. However, the First Army's air force did not intend to let them go and continued to chase, bomb and strafe the retreating Japanese troops.

The only three mortars in the Third Regiment city continued to bombard the retreating Japanese troops.

The commander of the second battalion of the Japanese army led the remaining Japanese troops to retreat to the mountains and forests near Mengziling Township, Wangchanggou, and the First Army's air force stopped bombing and strafing.

After being strafed and bombed by the First Army's fighters and bombers, the Japanese Second Battalion suffered heavy damage and was unable to attack Kuancheng County again.

Machijiri Ryoki, the division commander, was speechless at this time. His first and second battalions had fought in the Chinese battlefield for many years and rarely suffered defeat.

Now they are being held back by a regiment of the Devil's Army and a poorly equipped Eighth Route Army guerrilla force.

Commander Michijiro Umezu did not allow the devil troops to lay hands on his Rehe Province, and continued to dispatch the 4th Division, which had not been severely damaged by the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces in the Nomonhan Campaign, to reinforce.

When Gray Wolf heard the information from the Eighth Route Army's underground organization, he became worried.

A division has at least 10,000 or 20,000 people, and this is not something that he alone can stop.

He asked the Army Aviation soldiers to scout the exact reinforcement strength of the Japanese army, and left the 5th Brigade's direct regiment to defend the Tangxia Village logistics base, while the other three main regiments went to Rehe for reinforcement.

After a while, the Army Aviation soldiers reported: The Japanese reinforcements were divided into two groups, one for Chengde County and the other for Pingquan City. And the Japanese reinforcements numbered more than 30,000.

"More than 30,000 people? This is the Japanese Army's Type A Division. Commander Umezu Michijiro has made a huge effort to drive the First Anti-Japanese Army out of Rehe Province.

Just when Gray Wolf was having a headache about which troops to send for reinforcement, the Army Aviation soldiers sent a strange intelligence:

The two Japanese reinforcements were moving in a stop-and-go manner, advancing very slowly. It didn't look like they were rushing to the front line to reinforce, but rather like they were just sightseeing.

This made Gray Wolf wonder, the military situation on the battlefield was urgent, so why was he so anxious to travel?

At this time, the Second Squadron of the Second Front Army, which was ordered to bomb the Japanese reinforcements, also received news:

Although these Japanese reinforcements were numerous, their planes had not yet arrived, so they all scattered and hid. Their morale was even lower than that of the armed forces of the pioneer group.

Wulang, who had just entered the headquarters, was also surprised to hear what Huilang said. But when he heard that they were transferred back from Nomonhan, he seemed to have thought of something and immediately asked his soldiers to find out the unit's number.

Soon, the Army Aviation Soldiers reported reconnaissance information: This was the 4th Division of the Kwantung Army.

Gray Wolf and Martial Wolf both laughed when they heard this. The danger of insufficient troops was resolved.

He immediately ordered the commander of the 3rd Regiment of the 12th Brigade to prepare to recapture Chengde County and Pingquan City.

As soon as the third commander received the order, his head started buzzing.

The Japanese Fourth Division and the Sixth Division that is currently attacking have two battalions of more than 30,000 people. They only have one regiment and the upcoming Fifth Brigade has three regiments with less than 10,000 people. It would be great if they could hold Kuancheng County. How could they also recapture Chengde County and Pingquan City?

For the first time, the third regiment commander doubted the command of the headquarters and asked the signalman to confirm the order with the headquarters again.