Devil's Army

After returning, Brigadier General Zhang immediately reported to Leng Feng that the Japanese army had relented and agreed to ask them how many troops to send to Beijing and Tianjin.

Then they made a plan, and they arranged one regiment each from the Independent Brigade and the 11th Brigade to be stationed in Beijing and Tianjin.

Before the troops launched the general offensive, they first destroyed the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery positions in Peking and Tianjin.

The air force at Xiaoguanzhuang Airport could freely fly in and out of Peking and Tianjin to support their infantry operations. However, Leng Feng's reply contained only three simple words: "You're overthinking it."

How could it be overthinking? The peace talks had already discussed the number of troops to be stationed.

Brigadier General Zhang ignored the cunning of the Japanese army and thought that if the Japanese army agreed to their sending troops to Beijing and Tianjin, they could act according to their plan.

A week later, the two armies met again. The commander of the 66th Brigade of the Japanese Army brought an order from General Okamura Yasuji:

Agree to station troops from the Tangshan base in Tianjin and Beijing.

As expected, the Japanese army agreed to allow them to station troops under pressure. Brigadier General Zhang was secretly delighted and listened carefully.

"Commander Okamura Yasuji agrees that you can send one company each to Beijing and Tianjin. We will provide you with fixed military camps."

Sending two companies into Beijing and Tianjin where more than 5 Japanese troops were stationed, and having them live in the military camps designated by them, what is the difference between that and sending two sheep into the tiger's mouth?

Before the battle even started, the soldiers of these two companies had already become prisoners of the Japanese army.

Brigade Commander Zhang knew why Leng Feng replied to him with just three simple words: "Don't think too much. The Japanese are still holding back."

He didn't show any anger, he wanted to fool the devil. He smiled and said calmly:

"Okay, I'll go back and make arrangements right away."

This time it was the turn of the Japanese brigade commander to be secretly delighted. If they wanted to counterattack the Devil Forces, they could use the two companies of Devil Forces soldiers as bargaining chips to force the Devil Forces to make concessions.

The Jidong Independent Brigade and the Second Brigade began to consolidate the recaptured cities.

Following Leng Feng's instructions, they handed over the restoration and reconstruction of the recaptured cities to local cadres of the Eighth Route Army.

The defense of some cities was gradually handed over to the Eighth Route Army. The main force began to move north to recapture Peking and Tianjin.

During the peace talks between Brigadier General Zhang and the Japanese army in Peking and Tianjin, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Army Aviation Corps, which had been training for a week with new weapons, set out to assist the 3rd Brigade in retaking Yingkou Port, Dalian Port and Andong Port.

At that time, the throughput of Dalian Port reached tens of millions of tons, and the trade volume exceeded 200 million taels, surpassing the two major ports of Guangdong and Tianjin, becoming the second largest seaport after Shanghai.

The Japanese troops stationed in Dalian Port were quite strong in both naval and land forces. They were a tough nut to crack.

Leng Feng decided to test his skills at the smallest Yingkou Port.

He arranged a special operations squadron to sneak into Yingkou Port to carry out sabotage and support the large force in attacking Yingkou Port.

The next morning, the 1st Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Army stationed in Panjin City launched an attack on Yingkou Port from the northwest.

The 1st Regiment of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Army launched an attack on Yingkou Port from the northeast.

The 1st Battalion of the Army Aviation Group operated with the 1st Regiment of the 3rd Brigade.

After the fall of Anshan City, the Japanese troops in Yingkou Port strengthened their defenses.

None of the warships docked, but cruised about ten nautical miles from the port.

Unfamiliar troops are not allowed to enter Yingkou Port without confirmation from superiors.

This made Leng Feng's plan to arrange for the special operations squadron to infiltrate Yingkou Port go awry, and they could only stay on the periphery and observe the Japanese defense situation.