Devil's Army

When the Sakamoto Division Commander retreated, he did not inform Major Fujie of Tieling County. Therefore, the Japanese in Tieling County retreated the day after the Sakamoto Division retreated.

At this point, the defense battle of Tieling County came to a successful conclusion.

At Leng Feng's request, Engineer Li took several technicians to Tieling County to see the four tanks that were blown up.

None of the four tanks could be driven, especially the three at the back, as many of the spare parts inside the vehicles were blown away by 150mm howitzer shells.

Engineer Li shook his head and continued to ride a truck with several technicians to the fortification battlefield outside Tiaobinshan County.

None of the eight tanks here could be driven, especially two tanks whose turrets were blown away by 75mm anti-aircraft guns. They were parked on the road with bare heads.

The two turrets fell to the ground not far away, full of holes and deformed, and could no longer be used.

Fortunately, there were four repaired tanks in the tribe, and two new turrets could be cast according to the size of his turret.

Since the battle in Tiaobinshan County could break out at any time, Engineer Li led the technicians to prioritize repairing the eight tanks here.

General Wu Lang transferred about a battalion of troops from the Second Regiment to Tiaobinshan County to replace the First Regiment.

When the regiment arrived at the fortifications outside Tiaobinshan County, they immediately cut down trees and reinforced the two fortifications. They also sent two companies to garrison in the two fortifications.

The remaining soldiers of the 1st Regiment were stationed near the former headquarters of the 2nd Regiment, not far from the fortifications.

A regiment commander stood on the fortification, looking left and right, and felt dissatisfied, but he couldn't tell what he was dissatisfied with.

Finally, he asked people to burn lime and clay, and built a bunker at each end of the two fortifications. Wood was added to the top of the bunker to withstand direct bombardment of a certain amount of artillery.

At this time, a signalman came to report that Commander Leng had informed him to attend a meeting at the barracks in Tiaobinshan County.

When the commander of the first regiment arrived at the military camp, he found that all the commanders and deputy commanders of the second brigade were present except him.

The meeting was chaired by Leng Feng, and also attended by Huilang, Chen Dongbei, Huang Lei, Deputy Brigade Commander Luo Zhiwei and the commander of the first regiment of the fifth brigade.

The purpose of this meeting was mainly to summarize the problems and improvement methods exposed in the Tieling Defense Battle and the Tiaobinshan County Defense Battle.

At the meeting, the commander of the 1st Regiment of the 5th Brigade stood up first and made a profound review of the attack on the artillery position of their regiment. At the same time, he proposed a solution: strengthen the search for enemy intelligence. If the size of the enemy artillery cannot be confirmed, their own artillery positions should adopt guerrilla tactics and change positions immediately after firing one or two shots.

At the meeting, Gray Wolf also brought up something their special forces had discovered: the Japanese commander who led the attack on Tiaobinshan County this time was the division commander Sakamoto who led his troops into Gaiweichang last time. This guy was fast and fierce in fighting!

This was also the main reason why his main force was still strong and he retreated immediately after his artillery was completely wiped out.

Moreover, he was good at making a comeback. After the defeat in the Weichang battle, he did not retreat to Jinzhou or Fengtian. Instead, he rested in Tieling County. After replenishing supplies, he immediately rushed to Weichang, caught the 41st Army off guard, and successfully captured Weichang.

He also pointed out that he would most likely rest in Rehe or Faku County during this retreat, and would return after replenishing his heavy artillery. He asked the First Regiment of the Second Brigade to prepare in advance.

After the meeting, the First Regiment of the Second Brigade immediately ordered the soldiers to continue to build anti-tank cones in the direction of Jinzhou, extending it for more than two miles.

Of course, a passage was left in the middle of the anti-tank cones that was only wide enough for a horse-drawn carriage or a small car to pass through. After all, there were merchants who needed to pass through this road.

Gray Wolf also called on several special forces members to take Feilong to scout in the direction of Faku County and Rehe to see where the Sixth Division retreated to.

As expected by Gray Wolf, two days later, the special forces came back to report that the Japanese Sixth Division did not withdraw to Jinzhou, but was resting and preparing supplies in Rehe. Gray Wolf ordered the special forces to keep an eye on it.

In order to cope with the attacks that might be launched by the devils at any time, the anti-Japanese drama troupe stepped up its recruitment and performances.

The victory in the defense of Shan County and Tieling County also inspired the surrounding people. In addition, the subsidies of the First Anti-Japanese Army were paid on time, and the enthusiasm of the people to join the army was very high.

Gray Wolf did not break his promise and gave priority to assigning two battalions of recruits to the Second Regiment of the Second Brigade.

The second regiment commander saw the new recruits from the two battalions being trained, and called Gray Wolf with a sad face:

"Deputy Commander, these new recruits can't even hold a gun. It will take a long time for them to become combat-ready. The Japanese may counterattack at any time, and we can't wait. Can you transfer a battalion of veterans from other units to lead these new recruits?"

Gray Wolf agreed, and his old unit, the First Brigade, sent a company of veterans to exchange for a company of new recruits from the Second Regiment. The Fifth Brigade also suffered more than a battalion of casualties in the Tieling defense battle, so they did not transfer any veterans from him.

However, the Fourth Brigade and the Army's Direct Regiment were reluctant to exchange veterans for new recruits from the Second Brigade and the Second Regiment. After all, the veterans were the treasures of their troops.

Finally, Leng Feng got angry and issued a forced order: the 4th Brigade and the army's direct regiment should each send a company of veterans to exchange with the new recruits of the 2nd Brigade and the 2nd Regiment. If they did not exchange, they would be sent to wherever there was a fierce battle next time, and they would not be given any new recruits after the war.

As a last resort, Wang Zhuangfei and Barun, who were always known for their love for their soldiers, had to each withdraw a company of veterans from the army and exchange them for a company of new recruits from the Second Regiment of the Second Brigade.

Since the county town of Tiaobinshan was not suitable for high-intensity training, the Second Regiment, at the suggestion of the Second Regiment Commander, exchanged positions with the Third Regiment at the Hujiacun Headquarters. The Third Regiment was directly pulled to the fortification position to exchange positions with the First Regiment.