Devil's Army

The commander of the 3rd Battalion of the Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army's China Garrison received a telegram requesting help from the squadron leader and immediately discussed countermeasures with the deputy commander of the 3rd Battalion.

The deputy captain thought for a moment and said to the captain:

"Captain, we are now fully focused on planning the battle on the Tongpu front and have no energy to assist this insignificant Yutian County."

"Then give up this squadron?" The captain knew that their current focus was on the battle on the Tongpu Line, but he was a little reluctant to give up his squadron.

"We can only let them make the final contribution to our Emperor's Holy War." The deputy captain said helplessly.

The captain thought for a moment and silently put the telegram on a corner of his desk. The deputy captain went out and asked the signalman to paint a big picture for the squadron leader: "Hold on and wait for help."

The Japanese in Yutian County held out for more than an hour. The city gate was finally blasted open by the 40 rocket soldiers of the Second Battalion, and a large number of soldiers from the Second Battalion rushed into Yutian City one after another.

The Japanese squadron leader also had his last glorious moment of devoting himself to the emperor.

The soldiers of the second battalion began to clear out the Japanese in Yutian County and captured 96 pseudo-security army prisoners. However, the Japanese only captured five of them who were still breathing, and the other 80 or so Japanese all turned into real ghosts.

The second company commander asked the second battalion commander what to do with these prisoners.

The second battalion commander took a look at the five Japanese soldiers next to him and asked, "Why are you staying here, you yellow monkey with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks? Do you think the food is too much?"

"Yes!" The second company commander smiled happily after being scolded. He ordered the soldiers to take the five devils aside and raised their guns to kill these five yellow monkeys.

"Wait a minute," the second battalion commander suddenly stopped the second company commander.

The second company commander looked at the second battalion commander in confusion.

"You prodigal son, can't you use a bayonet?"

"Yes, yes, yes, you can only kill monkeys with a bayonet."

After a while, the sound of bayonets piercing flesh and the wailing of the Japanese soldiers came from behind the second battalion commander.

The pseudo-security troops on the side were trembling with fear. The second battalion commander glanced at them and said nothing. He ordered the second company commander to clean up the battlefield and garrison Yutian County. He led the third company to chase the main force.

The second battalion commander led the third company and ran more than twenty miles in one breath, and finally caught up with the large army that was camping on the roadside.

The Second Battalion Commander reported to the Fifth Brigade Commander about their process of retaking Yutian County. The Fifth Brigade Commander also concluded that the reason why the Japanese had not sent reinforcements for a long time was definitely not because of the distance, but because their offensive focus was not here. This also proved that Wulang was right to choose this place as the logistics supply base of the First Army.

At six o'clock the next morning, the commander of the Fifth Brigade led his troops to continue advancing towards Ji County.

Meilang found that there were not many civilians fleeing on the road to Jixian County. He thought that Jixian County should still be in the hands of the Chinese defenders.

It was nearly eight o'clock in the evening when the troops arrived at Jixian County, and the city gates had already been closed. The troops stayed outside the city. The scouts went to nearby villages to inquire about the situation in Jixian County.

Intelligence gathered by the scouts showed that Ji County was still in the hands of the Chinese army.

Ji County has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. There is a saying in ancient times that "If Ji Town is dangerous, the capital will be in turmoil. If Ji Town is stable, the capital will be safe." Moreover, Ji County is the central area and transportation hub of Beijing, Tianjin, Tangshan, and Chengde. Therefore, the Fifth Brigade Commander wanted to arrange a troop to defend here and prevent the Japanese from reaching their Tangxia Village logistics base from here.

The next morning, the Fifth Brigade Commander and several guards entered Ji County and found a battalion of the 29th Army stationed in Ji County.

The Fifth Brigade Commander revealed his identity to the 29th Army Battalion Commander He and proposed that he wanted to station troops in Ji County with them. Unexpectedly, Battalion Commander He agreed immediately and told the Fifth Brigade Commander:

"At present, Beijing and Tianjin have fallen, and the environment around Ji County is terrible. We just got separated from the main force, and we are temporarily resting in Ji County. We are preparing to set off to find the main force. You must be on guard against the devils from Beijing and Tianjin when you are stationed here."

After thanking Battalion Commander He, the Fifth Brigade Commander ordered the guards to ask the Third Battalion of the First Regiment to enter Ji County immediately.

After receiving the order, the third battalion commander trotted to the Jixian garrison headquarters with three company commanders.

The commander of the Fifth Brigade asked the commander of the Third Battalion to ask Captain He about the situation of the Japanese invaders near Jixian County.

Battalion Commander He said to the Fifth Brigade Commander embarrassedly:

"The troops in Ji County before were our friendly forces. We have been here for less than a week and had a small battle with the Japanese invaders from Tianjin."

After hearing this, the Fifth Brigade Commander nodded and asked the Third Battalion Commander to build fortifications in the direction of Jixian County, Beijing and Tianjin, and move the guard post forward two miles.

Upon hearing this, the third battalion commander immediately ordered the first company to build fortifications in the direction of Peiping, the second company to build fortifications in the direction of Tianjin, and the third company and the battalion's direct platoon to garrison Jixian County.

The large force rested outside Jixian City until noon. At one o'clock in the afternoon, the commander of the Fifth Brigade led the large force to continue advancing towards Sanhe County.

Refugees passed by from time to time along the way, and the scouts learned from the refugees that Sanhe County had been occupied by the Japanese.

The commander of the Fifth Brigade arranged the Second Battalion of the First Regiment to take the lead, with the other large forces following behind.