Devil's Army

The commander of the first regiment received an order from the commander of the fifth brigade and immediately began to prepare.

The officers and soldiers of the regiment immediately worked together to set up the framework of the command center and military camp.

In order to ensure the safety of the fake command center and military camp, a regiment commander arranged three teams of patrol soldiers to patrol nearby, and each team of patrol soldiers would deliberately stay on the road for a certain period of time.

The closer you get to the fake military camp and headquarters, the tighter the defenses become, the more sentries there are, and no outsiders are allowed to approach.

The trail was poorly guarded, with only occasional patrols passing by.

The 5th and 8th Anti-aircraft Artillery Companies of the First Army were on standby 24 hours a day, ready to set up ambushes at designated positions at any time.

After the regiment had done all this, the next step was to find a way to attract the attention of the Japanese scouts.

A regiment commander arranged for the regiment's only four trucks to drive from various places to the fake headquarters and military camps at irregular intervals, and each time they passed through with great fanfare.

On this day, a patrolman on the trail discovered a herbalist looking for herbs near the trail and walking near the headquarters.

When the herbal farmer left, the patrol team arranged two people to follow him and report the situation to the team leader.

The patrol soldier who was tracking the farmer returned to the headquarters and reported to the regiment commander: the farmer walked all the way to a residential house in Jianchang County and did not come out for a long time.

The commander of the first regiment immediately reported to the commander of the fifth brigade.

The Fifth Brigade Commander immediately ordered the garrison in Jianchang County to secretly investigate this herbal farmer.

The garrison's investigation results arrived at the Fifth Brigade Commander's command room the next day.

This herbal farmer and his three generations have made a living by collecting herbs and have always lived in Jianchang County. There is nothing suspicious about them.

The suspicion of the herbal farmer was ruled out, and the team leader re-screened the targets of investigation.

This road is the main passage between Jianchang County and Lingyuan County, and people come and go on the road from time to time.

A group of soldiers frequently entering and exiting the small road would naturally attract the attention of the common people.

Colonel Saito was resting on the west side of Jinhua Mountain while waiting for the arrival of the tank troops.

Although his tanks were destroyed by the devil troops last time, the high mobility and speed of tanks are not comparable to infantry. So when Major General Hattori wanted to send tanks to support him again, he agreed and expressed his gratitude repeatedly.

Colonel Saito planned to have the tanks support the infantry in batches this time, so that even if the tanks were attacked by the artillery of the devil troops, they would not be completely wiped out.

While waiting for the tank troops, Colonel Saito continuously sent out scouts to investigate the headquarters and garrisons of the Devil's Army. He planned to use his air superiority to inflict heavy damage on the Devil's Army.

The Japanese scouts with a keen sense of smell soon discovered a small path leading to the corner of the hillside, where trucks and soldiers of the devil's troops kept coming in and out.

That morning, two civilians carrying hunting rifles walked into the path, but before they had gone far, they were stopped by the sentry.

The sentry asked them, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"Sir, my brother and I are hunting in Jianchang County. We came here to see if there is any prey. We want to exchange some of it for rice money."

"Go hunt somewhere else. This road is blocked and no one is allowed to approach."

The two hunters retreated and walked away.

After leaving the path, the two hunters sneaked to a small trail on the mountain without being noticed, and quietly approached the military restricted area of ​​the devil troops through the trail.

After approaching the Devil's restricted military area, a hunter took out a telescope from his arms and began to observe the Devil's restricted military area.

There was a military camp in the military restricted area near the hillside. Judging from the size of the camp, there was at least a regiment stationed there.

Connected to the barracks is a three-row barracks filled with antennas and telephone wires.

There were four sentries guarding the entrance to the barracks, and patrols passed by frequently on the road leading to the barracks.

The two hunters quietly retreated from the trail, unaware that several pairs of eyes were watching them nearby.

The two hunters walked out of the trail, onto the path, and headed straight towards Lingyuan.

A carriage passed by the two hunters from behind. The hunters quickly stopped the carriage, handed the driver a few dollars, and asked for a ride.

The coachman took the money and agreed.

The two hunters got off the carriage after arriving at an open area and walked to the right side of the open area.

The coachman drove the carriage forward, and when he reached a corner he quickly tied up the carriage and turned back to catch up with the two hunters.

The coachman saw the two hunters walk into a Japanese army camp at the foot of the mountain. He quickly backed out and drove the carriage towards Jianchang County.

After hearing the report from the scouts dressed as coachmen, the commander of the Fifth Brigade immediately ordered the Fifth and Eighth Anti-aircraft Artillery Companies to enter the fake headquarters that night, and instructed the Anti-aircraft Artillery Company to do a good job of camouflage.

The 5th and 8th Anti-aircraft Artillery Companies received orders to move their positions to the fake military camp and headquarters at 10 o'clock that day, and used branches as camouflage.

A big net has been spread, and it depends on whether the Japanese bombers will take the bait.