Devil's Army

Captain Hu and the Second Guard Battalion stayed in Changtu County for one night.

He, Captain Guo and Captain Wang were once elite troops of the Northeast Army.

Later, Captain Wang defected to the puppet government and became the captain-in-chief of the Royal Guard.

He and Brother Guo were transferred to the First and Second Battalions of the Royal Guard.

The main task in peacetime was to protect the safety of the royal family members. There were very few major battles.

We fought with the Japanese army and the Third Battalion of our former brother guard for a whole day today, and they were exhausted.

The next morning, Captain Hu sent a telegram to Captain Guo through the commander of the Seventh Brigade, informing them that they would set out for Qinglong County to meet them today.

Soon, Captain Guo replied: They are not in Qinglong County now, but are training in Ji County.

He also told Captain Hu that Commander Tan suggested that his Second Battalion also come for training for a period of time, and then work with his First Battalion to take over Suizhong County.

Captain Hu was very happy when he heard this. The two brothers could fight side by side again, so they immediately gathered their troops and prepared to go to Jixian. However, it was more than 700 kilometers away from Jixian, and their second brigade was seriously short of trucks.

He stammered and asked the Seventh Brigade Commander:

"Commander, we don't have enough trucks. How do you think we can get through?"

"Hahaha, we're all one family, yet you're still hesitating. We don't have enough trucks in Changtu County, so I've arranged a military train for you. You can take the train to Tieling County, and Commander Leng will arrange a truck to pick you up there."

"Thank you, Commander of the Seventh Brigade!" Captain Hu saluted the Commander of the Seventh Brigade and immediately led the Second Brigade to the train station.

Although Changtu County was only recovered a few months ago, it has developed quite well.

Next, the military train entered Kaiyuan City and Tieling County, which was the old base of the First Anti-Japanese Army. The economy was prosperous and development was quite good.

Captain Hu saw a city full of life and energy, totally different from their Xinjing, which was lifeless and depressing.

Captain Hu led the second escort team to the Tieling County Railway Station. A man who looked like an officer came forward, saluted Captain Hu and asked:

"Excuse me, are you Captain Hu?"

"Yes!" Captain Hu responded after returning the salute.

"I am Captain Zhang Zhongxuan of the Transportation Department. I am here on the orders of Commander Leng to take you to Ji County!"

"Thank you!"

The convoy arrived in Xingcheng County, Huludao in the evening.

Captain Hu followed the advice of Captain Zhang and spent the night in Xingcheng County.

They had previously been to the old base areas, where the First Anti-Japanese Army had been deeply rooted for many years and had formed a joint defense and control system between the military and civilians, ensuring safety.

The road we are going to take tomorrow was recently opened up and is often attacked by Japanese and puppet troops. It is not safe to drive at night.

The next morning, Captain Zhang arranged two trucks to explore the way ahead, and the main force followed three miles behind.

The vanguard troops arrived at the no-man's land at the junction of Xingcheng County and Suizhong County, and the road was blocked by several trees and large rocks.

Then, several gunshots were heard on both sides of the path, and a large group of people gathered on the road.

When the experienced Captain Zhang saw the road was cut off, he was shocked and thought he was ambushed by the Japanese army from Suizhong County. But when he saw the people rushing down the mountain, he was relieved. It turned out to be just a mob of bandits.

When the bandits were about to rush in front of the truck, the canvas of three trucks were opened. The muzzles of the guns were pointed at the bandits rushing towards them from both sides.

Captain Zhang shouted to the bandits outside the car:

"Put down your weapons and I will spare your life. Otherwise, I will kill you without mercy."

The bandits who rushed to the front of the truck dropped their machetes and red tasseled spears, and the bandits behind them ran up the mountain at full speed.

Captain Zhang did not order the vanguard to go up the mountain to chase the bandits, because their vanguard only had more than 60 people. Moreover, their mission today was to escort Captain Hu and his men to Ji County, not to suppress the bandits.

Soon, Captain Hu's large force arrived and captured the bandits.

Bandits have always been afraid of soldiers. Captain Hu was very surprised how these bandits dared to intercept their military vehicles.

Captain Hu and Captain Zhang jointly interrogated a small leader among the captured bandits. The answer made them both laugh and cry.

Their boss received a secret report from Xingcheng County: two trucks of grain were being transported to Ji County today, so they sent people here to collect money. Unexpectedly, they robbed a military truck carrying soldiers.

The bandits had not yet been dealt with when the guard soldiers told Captain Hu and Captain Zhang that they had captured two trucks with suspicious behavior.

The truck owner trembled and bowed to Captain Zhang and said:

"Sir, we are honest businessmen."

"What do you do? Where are you going?"

"We are merchants from Huludao, sending two truckloads of food and supplies to Jixian. This is the pass for transporting the food." The merchant handed a note to Captain Zhang.

After reading the note, Captain Zhang burst into laughter, which made the businessman laugh so hard.