Devil's Army

On the morning of the second day after Harbin was recovered, Harbin citizens spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate Harbin's return to China after ten years of occupation.

As the citizens celebrated the return of Harbin, the streets were crowded with people, and the guards were worried about danger. Leng Feng's original plan to move the headquarters to Harbin in the morning had to be postponed until the afternoon.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, shortly after Leng Feng's headquarters moved to the former Japanese headquarters in Harbin, the commander of the Seventh Brigade came to the reception room to report to Leng Feng on the situation of the Japanese troops around Harbin that they had discovered.

Leng Feng believed that Harbin played a vital role in the Northeast, and it was the first major city they had recovered after entering Heilongjiang Province, so the Japanese army would definitely not give up.

As for the sudden halt of the Korean division's advance in the direction of Mudanjiang, it must have been because they learned that the Japanese troops in Harbin had retreated and Harbin had been recaptured by them.

"Commander, how many people are there in the Japanese division transferred from Korea?" asked the commander of the 7th Brigade.

“日军现在驻朝鲜的师团有第19师团和第20师团，我不知道他们过来增援的是哪个师团，但是这两个师团的兵力都在2.2万人到2.8万人之间。&34;

"The Japanese reinforcement division is larger than both of our brigades."

"Yes, the two Japanese divisions have slightly more troops than our two brigades combined, but they have no control. Their vanguard was bombed by our air force just after leaving Dongning City, Mudanjiang, and suffered heavy casualties."

"Commander, are you saying that the Japanese Korean Division in Mudanjiang has already fallen in Harbin? Do they think that with just one division, they can't compete with our Fourth Brigade, Seventh Brigade, and Air Force?"

"That's one reason. The second reason is that the 17th Brigade I stationed in Xinjing has already heavily surrounded Dunhua City, which is adjacent to Mudanjiang City. With the limited number of Japanese and puppet troops in Dunhua City, it's almost impossible for them to stop our 17th Brigade."

"Then the Japanese Korean Corps will have to be wary of our 17th Brigade attacking from the southwest."

"A Japanese division is fighting against our three brigades and air force. He has no chance of winning. So he must gather Japanese troops from other directions and launch a counterattack against Harbin."

"Commander Leng's analysis is very accurate." A familiar voice came from the door of the reception room.

Leng Feng took a look and said with a smile:

"It seems that now that we have recaptured Harbin, your work has shifted from underground to above ground."

"Now that I'm familiar with you, I'll only be above ground once. The rest of the time I'll have to go underground."

"What information did Secretary Li bring with him on this visit?"

"According to reports from our underground liaisons, the Japanese troops in Suihua City, Yichun County, and Jiamusi are making frequent movements. Commander Leng should be able to guess what they are up to."

"I still can't forget Harbin."

"We also intercepted a telegram from the Japanese army. It was from the commander of the Kwantung Army, Umezu Michijiro, requesting an increase in the number of air forces."

"The Japanese Army Department agreed."

"I'm not powerful enough to plant an agent around the Emperor, so I have no idea what the Army Ministry's response will be."

"The current Xinjing Airport is too small, and the aircraft it can accommodate are insufficient to fight against the Japanese Kwantung Army Air Corps. Harbin Majiagou Airport must be expanded as soon as possible. This way, the aircraft from both airports should have no problem competing with the Japanese Kwantung Army Air Corps."