Devil's Army

The battalion commander escorted the anti-aircraft artillery company to the brigade's camp safely along the way.

A battalion commander met a brigade commander and told him what they had experienced on the road.

A brigade commander was going to clear out the Japanese in the towns around the east gate of Jinzhou two days ago, but his plan was disrupted by the sudden bombing of Japanese bombers.

When he heard about the experience of the anti-aircraft artillery company, he became more determined to wipe out the Japanese in the nearby towns and villages.

After the jackal's troops were bombed by the Japanese bombers in Jinzhou, he immediately contacted Li Guozhu of the Third Brigade and informed him of the bombing.

The Fengtian devils also had an airport, so in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the First Brigade, the Third Brigade had been digging air defense fortifications these days. The plan to clear the surrounding towns was also put on hold.

The Jackal placed the anti-aircraft artillery company near the Liangjiashan Fortress, which was under the flight route of the last Japanese bombers.

The commander of the anti-aircraft artillery company was transferred from the anti-aircraft artillery company of Tieling County. He began to reorganize and train the anti-aircraft artillery company. This anti-aircraft artillery company was also formally incorporated into the anti-aircraft artillery unit of the First Anti-Japanese Army and was organized into the Ninth Anti-aircraft Artillery Company.

After the Jackal had done all this, he began to discuss with the commander of the Third Brigade, Li Guozhu, a joint battle plan to wipe out the Japanese in the towns and villages around Jinzhou and Fengtian.

The two sides agreed to start the clearing operation at 8 am tomorrow.

The next morning there was fog, so the second regiment commander and his soldiers quietly sneaked towards Niangniang Palace Town at 7:00.

The Second Regiment Commander followed the Third Brigade's method of recovering the surrounding towns of Chaoyang County, concentrating superior forces to recover each town, and then sent troops to garrison.

Before eight o'clock, nearly three thousand people from the Second Regiment surrounded Niangniang Palace Town.

The scouts have found out that there is only one squadron of Japanese soldiers and one company of puppet troops in Niangniang Palace Town, more than 300 people. With a force ratio of nearly ten to one, this battle will be one-sided.

The commander of the second regiment did not even leave the command post, and directly handed the battle over to the commander of the first battalion. The commander of the first battalion ordered the first company to take the lead in the attack.

At eight o'clock, with the order from the company commander, a company of soldiers rushed to the gate of Niangniang Palace like wild horses.

What made the company commander feel strange was that only a few sparse gunshots were heard from the walls of Niangniang Palace Town.

After a round of salvos from an artillery battalion, the gunfire on the city wall stopped.

The battalion commander was also puzzled. Wasn't it said that there were 200 to 300 Japanese and puppet troops in Niangniang Palace Town? The gunshots were only from a small squad.

A company of soldiers rushed to the gate of Niangniang Palace Town without any casualties.

After blowing open the gate of Niangniang Palace Town, the soldiers were surprised to find that there was not even a shadow of the Japanese on the walls of Niangniang Palace Town.

The first battalion entered Niangniang Palace Town and conducted a comprehensive search for the Japanese and puppet troops.

After searching for a long time, the first battalion only captured fifteen puppet soldiers who had no time to escape.

The soldiers brought the fifteen puppet soldiers before a battalion commander.

The battalion commander put his right foot on a small stool with a broken leg and shouted at the puppet soldiers:

"I'll give you one chance. Tell me the truth. Where are all the devils hiding in Niangniang Palace?"

"They are all gone." A puppet soldier said hurriedly to show his loyalty.

"Everything is gone?" The battalion commander did not understand whether the "gone" meant that they were all dead or had all run away.

"After dinner yesterday, they ran away with the main force of our company on the pretext of carrying out a mission. Only our platoon of soldiers was left to guard Niangniang Palace Town." Another puppet soldier answered quickly.

"Damn it, these devils are like dogs, their noses are so sharp." The battalion commander spat and cursed. Then the battalion commander asked the puppet soldier:

"Let me ask you, did you attack our grain transport team a few days ago?"

"Sir, it's not us. It's none of our business." The puppet soldier said with a sad face.

The battalion commander said nothing, his eyes fixed on the puppet soldier.

The puppet soldier was frightened by the battalion commander's stare and could only stammer:

"It was the devils who did it. We were just forced to help a little."

"Where did you hide the two carts of food you looted?"

"The Japanese were worried that you would retaliate. With the limited number of troops we have in Niangniang Palace Town, we definitely cannot hold on. The two carts of food were secretly sent to Jinzhou by the Japanese the next morning."

"Haven't we blocked several gates in Jinzhou? How did they get into Jinzhou?"

"We don't know about this?" the puppet soldier replied helplessly in a low voice.

"Hmm?" The battalion commander stared at the puppet soldiers with an intimidating look.

"Sir, we are just trying to make a living. The Japs won't let us know many things." The fifteen puppet soldiers knelt down and cried in unison.

"Battalion Commander, it seems that these spineless people did not lie. Those devils and puppet troops escaped back to Jinzhou through their secret passage." The company commander said to the battalion commander.

"Yes, yes, we are telling the truth." The puppet soldiers responded one after another. They were not worried about being called spineless, but they were worried that the guy who made a living on their necks would be useless.

"Send someone to escort them back to Huludao. Damn it, we've won a meaningless victory right at the beginning of the operation."

"Battalion Commander, how can it be a meaningless victory? Didn't we recapture Niangniang Palace Town?" the second company commander continued.

"It's pointless. We didn't even see a single Japanese soldier. Your Second Company will stay here, and the other companies will follow me to recapture the next town."

"No, Captain!" the second company commander shouted from behind. The first battalion commander left without looking back, and the first company commander followed behind, laughing secretly at the misfortune.