Devil's Army

The 1st Regiment of the 5th Brigade finally gained a foothold in the Xing'an South Province of the puppet Manchukuo.

The commander of the First Regiment left the Second Battalion, which had been fighting continuously, to garrison Daxingxi County. He led the Third and Fourth Battalions to continue to encircle and suppress the Japanese and puppet army strongholds around Daxingxi County and consolidate the outer defense line of Daxingxi County.

At this time, after defeating the Japanese troops in Chahar Province, the 12th Brigade also entered Suiyuan Province.

After most of the day's fierce fighting, Xinghe County of Ulanqab City, Suiyuan Province was recovered.

After receiving the information from the commander of the 12th Brigade, Leng Feng ordered the th Brigade to garrison in Xinghe County and no longer attack deep into Suiyuan Province, waiting for the arrival of reinforcements.

The commander of the 12th Brigade was puzzled. Suiyuan Province was vast and sparsely populated, and the Japanese troops in each county were not very strong. The strength of their th Brigade alone could recapture most of the towns and counties, so why did they have to wait for reinforcements?

But this was a rare order from Commander Leng that directly interfered with their combat deployment, so he had to obey it.

At six o'clock the next morning, he arranged a reconnaissance platoon to go out and investigate the situation of Japanese troops in Ulanqabul City.

Everything went smoothly at the beginning, and the reconnaissance platoon also reported to them the situation of the Japanese troops south of Jining.

Near noon, the brigade radio suddenly received an anxious call for help from the reconnaissance platoon:

"Brigade Commander Du, Brigade Commander Du, requesting reinforcements, requesting reinforcements, we are encountering..."

The distress message was not sent out until there was no response. The operator tried to contact them but failed. It was obvious that they had encountered an emergency.

The nearest troop to the reconnaissance platoon was in Xinghe County. Why didn't the reconnaissance platoon notify the First Battalion in Xinghe County to rush over for reinforcements, but instead sent a telegram to the brigade? It was obvious that the First Battalion in Xinghe County was incapable of repelling the Japanese troops.

Brigade Commander Du immediately sent a telegram to the battalion commander to inquire about the situation.

The battalion commander knew nothing about this. He was also wondering why his reconnaissance platoon did not ask for help from him, but from the brigade. However, he still responded to Brigade Commander Du:

"I will immediately arrange for troops to provide reinforcements."

"No, your reconnaissance platoon leader Liu is not a reckless person. The reason why he didn't ask you for help is probably because your reinforcements will also be in danger. I will immediately arrange for the golden eagle to go and find out the situation."

After a while, several aviation soldiers and a platoon of the 12th Brigade's direct regiment rushed to Xinghe County in a truck, and the golden eagle kept scouting in the air.

When the Golden Eagle arrived at the combat location mentioned by Platoon Leader Liu, the battle had already ended.

Platoon Leader Liu and 24 other scouts lay in a mess on the path and in the woods.

The Army Aviation soldiers flew the Golden Eagle all the way to the sky above Jining County, but found no trace of the Japanese army.

The golden eagle then flew to Fengzhen City on the left for reconnaissance.

Since the remote control distance of the Golden Eagle did not exceed 35 kilometers, the Army Aviation soldiers flew the Golden Eagle to the outskirts of Fengzhen City for reconnaissance, but no trace of the Japanese army was found.

The platoon leader of the regiment still refused to give up and ordered the aviation soldiers to scout to the right side of the combat area.

The Golden Eagle conducted a large reconnaissance in the vicinity of Shangdu County on the right side of the combat area, but did not find any trace of large Japanese forces.

The platoon leader of the regiment had no choice but to report their investigation to the regiment commander.

Brigade Commander Du was also surprised when he heard the report, but he asked the platoon leader of the regiment directly under him:

"Have you carefully checked the battlefield where Platoon Leader Liu and his men died?"

The platoon leader of the regiment immediately asked the aviation soldiers to lower the flying altitude of the Golden Eagle and carefully check the battlefield situation where Platoon Leader Liu and his men died.

Soon, the platoon leader of the regiment made a new discovery.