Devil's Army

Political Commissar Du returned to Chaoyang, met Gray Wolf, and told him the information.

Gray Wolf said happily: "We have been affiliated with the Nanjing government for so long, and they finally did something good for us."

Because Gray Wolf also knew that their troops had been attacking Fuxin and taking Chaoyang, and the soldiers were exhausted from continuous fighting. The total force, including the newly transferred Third Brigade, was only about 14,000 people. This was even including the two battalions guarding Fuxin and Chaoyang and the regiment south of Chaoyang.

With the current combat effectiveness of the First Army, if it were to fight against the 20,000 Japanese soldiers in Jinzhou, even if it did not lose, it would be a miserable victory. So not fighting is the best outcome.

As Wang Zhuangfei was injured, Political Commissar Du was busy searching for intelligence alone, and was also responsible for the ideological guidance and daily life of the entire mixed unit. Now he had to be responsible for preparing for war, and he was really too busy.

Gray Wolf sent a telegram back to the tribe, transferring Zhang Yuanhang (Jackal), the commander of the First Brigade in charge of the Waterfall River Wharf and the pass at the foot of the tribe mountain, to serve as the commander of the mixed brigade. The tribe and the Waterfall River Wharf were handed over to Deputy Brigade Commander Chen Dongbei.

At noon the next day, a brigade commander was ordered to report to the front-line command post which had just moved to Chaoyang County.

What Gray Wolf didn't expect was that Brigade Commander Zhang was accompanied by Leng Feng, Mr. Zheng, and several people carrying cameras, notebooks, and pens.

"Come, let me introduce you. This is the deputy commander Tan Hanbo who is in charge of recovering Fuxin City and Chaoyang County this time!" Leng Feng introduced the people who were carrying cameras, notebooks and pens, whom Gray Wolf did not know.

When Gray Wolf saw Leng Feng speaking in an official tone with a serious face, he had already guessed the identities of these people.

Then Leng Feng introduced to Gray Wolf: "These are reporters from the Central Daily News. After lunch, you can take them to learn about the recovered Fuxin and Chaoyang."

"Oh, hello, I didn't know you were coming, so I didn't prepare anything. Besides, Chaoyang County has just been recaptured, and the restaurants are not open, so we had to cook by ourselves. Lunch is a little simple, I hope you don't mind."

"Eating is a simple matter, as long as you are full. We come to disturb you without saying hello because we want to see the newly recovered Fuxin and Chaoyang. Otherwise, if we say hello in advance, you will cheat and whitewash the situation, so we can't see the truth, right?" A reporter laughed after saying this.

Gray Wolf also laughed. He thought to himself, "Cheating is what you guys are good at."

Although it was called a simple lunch, Gray Wolf still asked the guards to find a way to get a chicken and a fish, and asked the kitchen to prepare two main dishes to entertain the reporters.

After dinner, Gray Wolf asked the second captain to take everyone downstairs to rest first. At two o'clock, he would come back to take everyone to visit and learn about Fuxin and Chaoyang.

The second commander came over and took Mr. Zheng and the reporters downstairs to rest, while Gray Wolf and Leng Feng returned to the command center.

Gray Wolf asked Leng Feng in a low voice: "What's going on?"

"The people are demonstrating to protest the Nanjing government's policy of non-resistance. I heard that Zhang Xiaoshuai has even been dismissed from his post."

"Just a scapegoat."

"We are under the Nanjing government. At this critical moment, we have achieved a major victory in recovering the two counties of Fuxin and Chaoyang. The Nanjing government has not vigorously promoted it to prove to the people that they are fighting against Japan. This will also help calm the public anger."

"Now we are on the desk of the Japanese as a national army. Still the Japanese are trying their best to destroy us? The bald leader's trick of killing with a borrowed knife is really vicious!"

"Yes, this is a disadvantage for us, but we have appeared in the eyes of the people as a high-profile anti-Japanese. In the future, passionate young people from Peking, Xinjing, Harbin, and even the Central Plains and the South will join our base. This is extremely beneficial for us to break the bottleneck of the army's development. This is also the main reason why I agreed to their propaganda about us."

"That's true." Gray Wolf had to admire Leng Feng's foresight.

"Has Mr. Zheng delivered the military pay?"

"It's been delivered. Three months' delivery."

"Damn it, this is getting longer and longer."

"Now many local troops have not received military pay from the Nanjing government, and they have to raise their own money. Although we are a little late, we can still send it to you, so you should be happy. Moreover, he purchased 3,000 boxes of penicillin and 3,000 boxes of alcohol from us at once this time."

"Well, that's good. Over 600,000 dollars came into the account all at once."

"They all say that I'm greedy for money, but I think you're even greedier than me." Leng Feng said to Gray Wolf with a smile.

"You and I both know that it costs a lot to build a more modern army. We don't have an air force or navy right now. If we want to build one, even if you move the Nanjing government's treasury here, you still won't think it's enough."

Building a strong air force and navy was Leng Feng's dream, otherwise he would not have built an airstrip on the tribe.

"If the Nanjing government also stops paying our military salaries, won't our military salaries be short immediately?"

"At present, Tieling County and Tiaobinshan County are on the right track and are both profitable. Our troops can have a stable income every month, and the few shops run by Yelang in Tieling County are also in the profit stage. In a few years, when the Japanese invaders fully invade China, our medicine will sell even better. So there should be no worries about military pay."

"That means raising money to build a stronger army."

Leng Feng nodded in agreement.