Devil's Army

The Japanese troops wanted to pursue the small cavalry unit of the Eighth Route Army, but were met with stubborn resistance from a company.

Then the two armored vehicles that were attacking the Eighth Route Army cavalry turned around and rushed towards the First Company. The machine guns on the armored vehicles fiercely fired at the soldiers of the First Company.

Before the two Japanese armored vehicles could run rampant for long, a company of rocket soldiers bombed them one after another.

The main force of the Japanese army followed up and continued to attack the first company.

Seeing that the Eighth Route Army had retreated safely, the company commander decided not to engage in a fight with the Japanese army and quickly retreated away from the battlefield.

The Japanese commander had judged from the firepower and combat effectiveness of the troops blocking them that they were a devil's troop and did not order his soldiers to continue pursuing them.

A commander of the Eighth Route Army Cavalry Unit came to the second battalion commander and expressed his gratitude to the first battalion commander.

The battalion commander smiled and said to him:

"We are from the 12st Regiment of the 120th Brigade of the First Anti-Japanese Army. We are all friendly forces, so there is no need to thank us. We have fought against the Japanese twice together with Captain Yao of your th Division Cavalry Detachment."

"Have you ever fought the Japanese with our Daqingshan Cavalry Detachment?" the Eighth Route Army commander asked happily.

"I don't know if that cavalry unit is the Daqingshan Cavalry Detachment, but they are now stationed in Liangcheng County, and the captain's surname is Yao."

"Yes, their predecessor was the Daqingshan Cavalry Detachment, and now it has been reorganized into the 120th Division Cavalry Detachment. We are from the Longchongchi Cavalry Battalion of the Pingbei Detachment. My surname is Wu, and I am the deputy battalion commander. This time we came here to scout the situation of the Japanese troops around Dehua Town, Huade County. I don't know where our whereabouts were leaked? We were surrounded by the devils."

At this time, the scouts of the third company also came to report: the search team of the third battalion was fighting fiercely with the Japanese army in Bagudi and Dalazi Mountain areas in the northwest of Shangdu County.

“How many Japanese and puppet troops are there?”

“Isn’t it much less than the Japanese and puppet troops in Shangdu County?”

"Why are there so many Japanese and puppet troops here?"

"This place is densely covered with hills and the terrain is dangerous. The pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The Japanese sent a large number of troops to guard this place to prevent you from attacking their Rende County from Xinghe County or Chahar Province." Deputy Captain Wu of the Eighth Route Army responded.

The battalion commander nodded and said:

"When we were in Shangdu County, we found that this section of the road was in a dangerous position and the pass was easy to defend but difficult to attack, so we bypassed it and attacked Shangdu County. We didn't expect that the Japanese army had sent a large number of troops to ambush here."

"This is a blessing in disguise. You took a detour and avoided an ambush by the Japanese army."

"Captain Wu, Shangdu County has been recaptured by us. You go over there and take a rest. I'll take the soldiers over to check the situation."

"We often fight guerrilla warfare in this area. We are familiar with the terrain here. Can we lead the way for you?"

"Don't you need to rest?"

"As long as there are devils fighting, we won't get tired."

The first battalion commander nodded and told the soldiers from the second and third companies to follow.

"Battalion Commander, the Japanese are now fighting your troops in the north. How about we go around Chahar Province and attack them from the south?"

"Okay, you are familiar with this place, you have the final say." The battalion commander did not put on airs at all and immediately agreed to Deputy Captain Wu's plan.

Therefore, the first company of the first battalion was in combat posture to defend against the Japanese troops in Huade County.

Led by Deputy Captain Wu of the Eighth Route Army, the Second and Third Companies marched quickly and bypassed the Zhengxiangbai Banner of Chahar Province to attack the Japanese troops in Bagudi and Dalazi Mountain areas.