Devil's Army

The First Army's western defense line extended from the fortifications outside Tiaobinshan County to the fortifications on the hilltop, expanding by nearly 80 kilometers. More than a dozen surrounding villages were also included in the First Army's defense zone, and the population increased by several thousand people.

After solving the problem in the west of Tiaobinshan County, Leng Feng and the third regiment commander also returned. Leng Feng was going to solve the problem in the south of Tiaobinshan County tomorrow.

Back at the gate of Tiaobinshan County, Leng Feng and the guards went to the Tiaobinshan County barracks. He asked the commander of the first regiment to leave a battalion of troops in Tiaobinshan County, and the other two battalions to take over the defense of the two fortifications outside the city of the third regiment.

The regiment commander took immediate action and dispatched the second and third battalions to garrison the first and second fortifications outside the city respectively.

As it was getting late, Leng Feng and the guards had dinner and rested in Tiaobinshan County.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, Huilang went to the Tiaobinshan County military camp to find Leng Feng and handed him a report on the casualties of each regiment of the army.

When Leng Feng heard the casualty report, he immediately stopped Gray Wolf and said:

"Why don't you handle the aftermath? My heart aches when I see the number of casualties among our troops."

In fact, during the battle, each regiment reported their casualties one after another, and Leng Feng had an approximate number of casualties in his mind.

When Gray Wolf heard Leng Feng say this, he stopped talking and sat down, drinking a sip of water. After a while, he said, "In these two defense battles, our troops have been reduced from more than 30,000 to less than 20,000."

"We suffered heavy casualties in these two defense battles, but we successfully secured our base. As long as our base is safe, we can focus on production and development."

"I don't know what's happening with the Third and Sixth Brigades now. How many people are left now?"

"I heard that they are attacking Duolun now. Duolun is an important town in Chadong of the Japanese, and the defense is very strict. The attacking troops will suffer heavy casualties."

"Today I ordered the Third Regiment to capture the small hill fortifications in front of the Rehe outpost and arranged two battalions to garrison there. And we built a defensive fortification at the end of this path. Next time if the Japanese attack from Jinzhou, Rehe, or Faku County, it will not be so easy for them to reach the outskirts of Tiaobinshan County." Leng Feng continued.

"This way our west is safe for the time being," Gray Wolf replied.

"Tomorrow I will send people to take over Xiaonan Town and Xiaoming Town in the south of Tiaobinshan County. This way our south will be safer."

"Who are you going to send? We are currently short of troops."

"While the Japanese are busy attacking Chahar and lack of troops, we should send three battalions from the army's direct regiment. After taking over the two towns, we will leave one battalion in each town to garrison. The other battalion will be used for maneuvering."

"That's fine. The Oroqen tribe is now in the hinterland, so leaving a battalion to garrison there is enough."

That night, Gray Wolf also spent the night in the military camp in Tiaobinshan County.

The next morning, when Gray Wolf went to find Leng Feng, Leng Feng was sitting in a chair looking at the casualty reports.

Gray Wolf didn't say anything. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Xiao Fei's hurried voice came from outside the door:

"Report, the Political Commissar of the Army Direct Regiment, Xiao Fei, is leading the Second Battalion, the Third Battalion, and the Fourth Battalion of the Army Direct Regiment to report in."

"Why are you here? Where is Baron?" Leng Feng asked specifically.

"There are many things to do in the Baron tribe, and he can't leave."

"Come on, you just want to fight the Japanese." Leng Feng revealed what Xiao Fei was thinking.

"Hehe, Commander, to be honest, the soldiers in the direct regiment are really good. On the battlefield, each soldier does what he is supposed to do, and they will coordinate with each other on their own. You don't have to worry about it at all. Moreover, they have high military quality and their shooting skills are generally quite accurate. I have led so many soldiers, and the soldiers in the direct regiment are the easiest to lead."

"Not only the direct regiments, but also many brigades of our First Army have very good soldiers. Black Wolf is very good at training troops."

"That's true. Many of my classmates said that the soldiers in their regiment are very good."

"Commander, tell me, what is the mission for our direct regiment to come here today?"

"Now the enemy's defense line between Tieling County and Kaiyuan County is basically stable. Yesterday, the Second Brigade expanded its defense area to a small hill fortification 80 kilometers away. The west of Tiaobingshan County has also been stabilized. The enemy in Fengtian to the south can launch an attack on us at any time from the two towns of Xiaoming and Xiaonan."

"The commander wants to take these two towns?"

"Yes, after you take these two towns, you will send a battalion to garrison each town. The remaining battalion will be mobile. You will bring a radio and the three battalions will keep in touch. The other two regiments have trucks, and it will only take two or three hours to drive to your place. You can ask them for help when necessary."

"Understood. When do we leave?"

"Let's set off now. We must be careful to outsmart the enemy as much as possible and avoid violent attacks. Our First Army suffered heavy casualties in these two defense battles."

"Yes! Commander, Deputy Commander, do you have any other instructions?"

"No more, let's go." Leng Feng said after Leng Feng and Gray Wolf looked at each other.

After Xiao Fei saluted Leng Feng and Huilang, he led the three battalions of the army's direct regiment to the towns of Xiaoming and Xiaonan.