Devil's Army

After destroying the planes on the apron of the Japanese Tianhe Airport, Captain He and his men wanted to destroy the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery at the Tianhe Airport, but they were attacked fiercely by the well-prepared Japanese anti-aircraft artillery.

Considering that the goal of destroying the Japanese Tianhe Airport apron, runway and aircraft has been achieved.

In order to reduce casualties, Captain He ordered to return.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Captain Yin, with his fighter planes and bombers fully replenished with fuel and ammunition, rushed towards the Japanese Shantou Airport again.

When Captain Yin and his men arrived, the Japanese planes had already fled upon hearing the news.

The Japanese artillery troops, ready to go, fired fiercely at Captain Yin and his men.

It was not cost-effective to use expensive supersonic aircraft to fight against the Japanese army's cheap anti-aircraft shells, so Captain Yin decisively ordered the plane to return.

The next morning, Captain Yin left two Huaxia III fighter squadrons and one bomber squadron, as well as three fighters and three bombers that were severely damaged in yesterday's air battle at Sanya Airport for repair, and all other aircraft returned to Kunming.

After this battle, the Japanese air force at Shantou Airport and the remaining aircraft at Guangzhou Tianhe Airport could no longer threaten the base of the Hainan Island Independent Regiment.

The Hainan Island Independent Group entered a period of steady development. However, the Japanese army would not watch the Independent Group grow stronger in the Hainan Island base.

Commander Zhang strengthened the defense work in the county town bordering the Japanese army, and Captain Xu made use of the advantages of the local people, strengthened the linkage with the villagers, and organized a joint defense between the army and the people. However, because he had been leading troops in battle for a long time and was not good at political work, the joint defense between the army and the people was not very good.

Captain Xu discussed with Captain Zhang whether they could apply to Secretary Yu for a group of political cadres.

Captain Zhang agreed readily.

When he was stationed in Guangxi, the political commissar organized a joint defense between the military and civilians, and actually captured several waves of Japanese scouts and reconnaissance teams that had sneaked in.

He was in great need of combat cadres, so where could he find political cadres? If Secretary Yu could provide political cadres, he would be more than happy to have them.

As soon as Secretary Yu heard Captain Xu's request, he immediately applied to his superiors. He was eager to strengthen the management of the Hainan Island Independent Regiment.

The political cadre sent by Secretary Yu had not yet arrived, but the Nanjing government had sent someone.

As soon as Team Leader He of the Nanjing government met Captain Zhang, he did his best to flatter him and praised Captain Zhang's achievements in Hainan Island in the past two months.

Then he changed the subject and pointed out that the city management must be separated from the military and the government. He proposed to share the worries of Zhang and to establish the county government departments of the Republic of China in the six counties recovered by the Hainan Island Independent Regiment.

Team leader He also pointed to a thin man wearing glasses and a gray Zhongshan suit and introduced him: This is the former mayor of Ya County, Mao.

"Oh, County Magistrate Mao, how did you escape from Ya County?"

"Captain Zhang is wrong. When the Japanese invaders were approaching, we carried out a strategic shift in order to preserve our strength, instead of fleeing."

"The Japanese army is now gathering troops and is ready to launch a counterattack at any time. In order to preserve its strength, you should continue with your strategic shift."

"With Captain Zhang in charge, we will live and die with Ya County."

"I won't sit there and take command. I will retreat at any time if I receive an order from above."

"This..." County Magistrate Mao looked at Team Leader He helplessly.

The cunning Team Leader He must have known that Team Leader Zhang was just speaking in anger, so he immediately responded:

"Don't worry, Commander Zhang. As long as the Japanese dare to attack us, our government army will be your strong backing and will definitely reinforce you."

"Okay, I have a lot of banditry habits, so I won't bother you to worry about the six counties we captured. We will defend them ourselves. There are 16 counties on Hainan Island, and of them are still in the hands of the devils. You can recapture them, and our independent regiment will firmly support you. If you need us to send people and guns, we will not hesitate."

"Well, let's talk about that next. Captain Zhang, let's eat first and talk while we eat."

Captain Zhang did not want to offend Team Leader He, so he and several guards went to a small restaurant to have dinner with Team Leader He and his friends.

Captain Xu, who had been accompanying them, saw Captain Zhang and Team Leader He leaving together, and asked Deputy Captain Hu with some concern:

"Deputy Hu, will Commander Zhang agree to hand over these counties to the southern government?"

"Don't worry, our leader will never do anything that would put him at a disadvantage."

Captain Xu nodded doubtfully.

At this time, two sentries hurried over to find Captain Zhang.

"Captain Zhang has some official business. Tell me what's going on," asked Deputy Captain Hu.

"Deputy Commander, a Japanese army from Wanning County encountered our patrol team near Niuling Mountain, and a battle broke out between the two sides."

"The Japanese army has prepared strategic materials and manpower so quickly?" Deputy Commander Hu was a little unconvinced.