Devil's Army

To support the Second Brigade's resistance, the Gray Wolf transferred two regiments from the 11th Brigade of the Tangshan Base Area to Shanxi, leaving two regiments and the subordinate battalion to continue the siege of Tianjin's periphery.

At this time, intelligence came from the intelligence stations in Tianjin and Beijing:

The Japanese troops in Tianjin and Peking have been making frequent movements recently. A mobile detachment has also arrived in Peking.

Gray Wolf immediately sent a telegram to the 11th Brigade, asking where they were heading.

The commander of the 11th Brigade replied: Just arrived in Zunhua County.

Gray Wolf sent a message: The troops stopped reinforcing Shanxi and stayed on standby.

The Gray Wolf's move achieved two goals at once: first, it strengthened the protection of the Zunhua County Airport; second, if there were any unusual movements by the Japanese troops in Peking or Tianjin, the 11th Brigade would immediately be ready to join the battle as a reserve force.

Gray Wolf also asked Brigade Commander Zhang to contact the commander of the 67th Brigade of the Japanese Army and ask to continue discussing relevant matters.

After a long while, the commander of the 67th Brigade of the Japanese Army replied: He was out of town and could not come back for the time being.

Gray Wolf saw that the Japanese army was about to tear off the fig leaf of fake negotiations, and they must be ready for battle.

On the one hand, Gray Wolf ordered the troops outside Peking and Tianjin to prepare for battle, but he could not lose to the Japanese in terms of momentum.

He asked Brigade Commander Zhang to reply: It doesn't matter if you can't make it back. I just want to inform you that our air force will be conducting a large-scale exercise in the next few days. Please pay attention to them to avoid misjudgment.

When the commander of the 67th Brigade of the Japanese Army heard that the nd Air Force Battalion of the Devil Force was going to make a big move, his scalp went numb and he immediately reported to Commander Okamura Yasuji.

Commander Okamura Yasuji heard the report from the 67th Brigade Commander and sighed.

"The Devil Army is born in the Year of the Dog? They have such a keen sense. We just received 100 fighter jets from China, and the fighter jets from the North Korean Air Force haven't arrived yet. Have they already noticed something?"

"Commander, are we ready for war?"

"No, our current air force strength is not absolutely superior to the Devil's Second Air Group. Once the fighter jets allocated to the North Korean air force arrive in China, we will gather the air force in Shanxi and the air force retreating to Inner Mongolia to deal a fatal blow to the Devil's Second Air Group."

"Hi!"

"Tomorrow we will go and negotiate with the demonic troops. Tell them that we will allow them to station one battalion each in Peking and Tianjin. They can choose the location, and we will keep it on record."

"Hi!"

The commander of the 67th Brigade of the Japanese Army quickly replied to Brigade Commander Zhang:

He will rush back tomorrow, and the two sides will hold talks at two o'clock in the afternoon to discuss the size and location of the garrison.

Brigade Commander Zhang handed the telegram to Gray Wolf and asked:

"Deputy Commander Tan, are we still going to argue with the Japanese?"

"Go, why not? It seems the Japanese fighter planes haven't arrived yet. We don't have enough troops at the moment, so let's play Tai Chi with the Japanese first."

"It's bullshit to negotiate with the Japanese. There's been no real progress."

"It's obvious that neither side is ready for a major war, and everyone is just dragging their feet. War requires not only weapons but also brains. You need to analyze the enemy's combat readiness through negotiations so that we won't be too passive if a war breaks out suddenly."

"Yes!"

Gray Wolf knew that since they were all professional soldiers, it would be difficult to extract information from them. However, judging by the intelligence he had obtained so far, Okamura Yasuji's battle preparations were at least 60% complete.

At present, the Second Front Army of the First Anti-Japanese Army outside Beijing and Tianjin only has the Independent Brigade, the 11th Brigade, the Jidong Independent Brigade, and two regiments of the Second Brigade.