Devil's Army

January 1th of that year was the Spring Festival, and the original plan was to drive the Japanese army out of Yunnan within six days.

Unexpectedly, it took only two days for the soldiers of the Special Service Battalion and the 1078th and 1079th Regiments of the Yunnan Army to drive all the Japanese troops that invaded Yunnan back into Vietnam.

All Japanese troops were driven back into Vietnam. The 1079th Regiment, which suffered the least damage in this battle, began to garrison on the border between Vietnam and Yunnan.

Soldiers of the 1079th Regiment of the Yunnan Army began to dig deep fortifications along the border between Vietnam and Yunnan to prevent the Japanese army from invading again.

The 1078th Regiment and the Special Service Battalion temporarily withdrew to Hekou County, preparing to return to their base tomorrow.

Early the next morning, the Yao compatriots in Hekou County celebrated the expulsion of the Japanese invaders and bid farewell to the heroes in their own way.

The singing and dancing Yao people presented sweet rice wine to every departing soldier from the special forces battalion and the Yunnan Army.

The soldiers of the special forces battalion refused, saying that they were not allowed to drink alcohol during the mission, but the hospitable Yao people blocked the road and did not let them leave.

Captain Feng had no choice but to let each soldier take a small bite to express his gratitude.

After tasting the sweet rice wine, the soldiers continued on their journey. The young Yao people, wearing clothes with their own ethnic characteristics, sang and danced on both sides of the road, seeing the soldiers off.

The main smelting furnace of the smelter in the valley of Lengfeng Yaoling Mountain has been completed.

The two convoys of antimony ore, tungsten ore and tin ore exchanged with the Nanjing government had arrived two days ago.

After Fushun was recovered, production has been fully restored.

Gray Wolf arranged two bombers and transported two planes of coal to Yanglin Airport.

Leng Feng originally planned to resume the smelting plant after the Spring Festival, but the Japanese bombing of Kunming Aviation School, Yanglin Airport and Kunming City caused serious damage.

In order to produce more fighter planes as quickly as possible and drive away the Japanese invaders' planes, the workers unanimously suggested that the smelter should start production immediately.

In order to facilitate transportation, the convoy transporting tin and tungsten ore from Gejiu City and Baoshan was temporarily requisitioned by Leng Feng and driven to Wenshan City to transport the ore.

For reasons of confidentiality, the opening of the smelter's cold front was not publicized.

It was only at six o'clock the next morning that Leng Feng and the Yunnan Army commander delivered enthusiastic congratulatory speeches to the soldiers who were already queuing in front of the col (most of the smelter workers were soldiers from the army).

After finishing his congratulations, Leng Feng said:

"Now I announce that the Yunnan Smelting Plant of the First Anti-Japanese Army will officially start production today!"

There was warm applause from the soldiers in the valley.

"Troops, turn left and right, enter the smelter, and start work!"

The soldiers marched in unison and entered the smelter one after another.

Looking at the soldiers entering the smelter one after another, a senior Yunnan Army officer couldn't hide his excitement and asked:

"Commander Leng, our own smelter has been put into production. The materials for the aircraft will be produced soon. Will the production speed of our aircraft be greatly increased?"

"A big increase is impossible, as it is limited by the number of machines and equipment we have and the production level of our workers. But a small increase is possible."

"I really want to shoot down all the Japanese planes that enter our Yunnan, so that there will be no Japanese planes in the sky above Yunnan."

"This year, this year our air force will completely seize air supremacy over Yunnan. The Japanese invaders' planes will disappear from our Yunnan and even wider skies."

The Yunnan Army officer had no doubt about what Leng Feng said. During the time he spent with Leng Feng, he felt that Leng Feng was a man who would keep his word and follow through on his actions.

"Also, I have something else I want to discuss with you."

"Commander Leng, you can say whatever you want."

"Our Yunnan arsenal will also start production after the Spring Festival. Can you raise some explosives for us? We can buy them with our own money or exchange them for explosives."

On the day Leng Feng arrived in Yunnan, he delivered a small batch of penicillin to the Yunnan Army.

The Yunnan Army responded very well, and penicillin is now like a small yellow croaker in the southern government army. It is hard currency. Even if you have money but no connections, you can't buy it.

What's more, the arsenal will also produce the weapons and ammunition he needs.

So he didn't think about it and agreed immediately. At the same time, he reminded Leng Feng:

"The mine in Wenshan has officially started production. When can my share of weapons and ammunition be produced?"

"After the arsenal officially starts production, your share will be produced in batches. But you haven't told me yet, what kind of weapons do you want?"

"Can you provide our troops with some shoulder-fired cannons and rifles that can fire continuously?"

"The shoulder-fired 40 rocket is a secret weapon developed by our army, and currently only our troops are equipped with it.

After our rocket soldiers died, the soldiers next to them would destroy the 40 rocket launchers to prevent them from falling into the hands of the devils. So distributing them to your troops will spread the use of rocket launchers, which will be difficult.

Leng Feng politely declined.