Devil's Army

The retaliatory action of the Devil Force Air Force caused by the Dongjiawan Massacre wiped out a Japanese anti-aircraft artillery unit outside Tianjin and destroyed 11 fighter planes.

Shortly after the Dongjiawan Massacre, Brigade Commander Zhang ordered the soldiers of the Independent Brigade to recapture the villages in the Dongjiawan area and incorporate them into their own defense zone.

Commander Okamura Yasuji suffered a loss and had to swallow his anger. At this time, he did not dare to engage in a full-scale battle with the devilish troops in the Tangshan base.

Commander General Okamura Yasuji strictly ordered the soldiers to restrain their behavior and if similar incidents occurred again, they would be severely punished.

Tianjin and Beijing returned to a superficial calm.

Commander General Okamura Yasuji continued to intensify preparations for war.

Gray Wolves also continued to accelerate the construction of Qian'an Airport and Zunhua Airport.

Now it’s a race of speed to see who completes the combat readiness first and whoever does so will have the upper hand in future air battles.

After a week of day and night construction, the runways and temporary aviation control buildings of the two airports were completed.

All of Northeast China, with the exception of Dalian, had been recaptured. Deputy Commander Xu left only one mixed squadron of fighters and one of bombers to guard Xinjing Airport and Majiagou Airport to prevent a surprise attack by Japanese air forces fleeing to Inner Mongolia.

The main force moved to Qian'an Airport and Zunhua County Airport that evening.

The next morning, bombers arrived one after another from the Tribal Arsenal and the Fengtian Arsenal, delivering aviation fuel and ammunition.

Japanese plainclothes scouts discovered a large number of Devil Force bombers flying towards Tianjin and Beijing, and quickly reported to their superiors.

The Japanese air forces at Tokyo's Higashijuko Airport and Beijing's Nanyuan Airport were facing a formidable enemy.

All the pilots were sitting in the cockpit of their fighter planes, ready to take off and fight at any time.

The airport commanders also all went into the basement to avoid the impending air raid.

Until noon, no Devil Force bombers were found in Tianjin and Beijing.

The Japanese scouts also lost track of the Devil Force bombers.

The Japanese commander had no choice but to order the pilots to eat lunch in the cabin while strengthening the investigation of the whereabouts of the Devil Force bombers.

Until nightfall, no trace of the Devil Force bombers was found at the airports in Tianjin and Beijing.

As the scale and intensity of the counterattack against the Japanese army increased, more and more soldiers were injured and demobilized.

The logistics department has no way to handle this large crowd.

These demobilized officers and soldiers are physically disabled and it is not easy for them to make a normal living.

Moreover, the head of the logistics department reported to Leng Feng that these soldiers who had fought bloody battles with the Japanese army on the battlefield also felt a deep sense of loss when they laid down their guns and went to the logistics department.

The counterattack against the Japanese army is still going on, and Leng Feng still needs a large number of soldiers to drive out the Japanese invaders.

So Leng Feng imitated the successful example of Tieling County and established a police force to maintain the security of the base.

The troops originally responsible for maintaining the security of the base were withdrawn to participate in the war against Japan.

In this way, troops were gradually drawn from various war zones to participate in the battle.

The eastern foothills of the Taihang Mountains were previously the active area of ​​the Eighth Route Army's 129th Division. Following Commander Leng's instructions, the Yidong Independent Brigade of the Second Front Army of the First Anti-Japanese Army surrendered the county towns to the Eighth Route Army for garrison. The entire brigade immediately headed north to participate in the upcoming battles to recapture Tianjin and Peking.

Due to the complicated situation in Shanxi, the Second Brigade included the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese and puppet troops, and the 24th Army of the Nanjing government.

Moreover, Leng Feng specifically instructed the Second Brigade Commander to pay attention to the movements of the Nanjing government's 24th Army Group.

Therefore, the Second Brigade, which originally wanted to go north to participate in the war, only transferred the First and Second Regiments.