Devil's Army

According to Leng Feng's order, Meilang was appointed as the deputy commander of the North China Front Command. Meilang planned to arrange scouts to investigate the movements of the Japanese and search for their material warehouses the next day.

Wu Lang arranged for the communication soldiers to lay and renovate the telephone lines on this logistics supply line to improve the connection between the various counties on the supply line.

Just after ten o'clock in the evening, Wu Lang and Mei Lang had not yet gone back to rest in the command room, but Li Jingxun, the captain of the third squadron of the special operations team, came over.

"Commander of the Second Brigade, Commander of the Fifth Brigade, Captain Li Jingxun of the Third Squadron of the Special Operations Team reports to you." Captain Li saluted Wulang and Meilang.

"Jingxun, you're back, please sit down. How's the situation in your squadron?" Wu Lang had only met Captain Li once before the Battle of Lugou Bridge, when he was unloading supplies at Tianjin Port.

The guard handed a glass of water to Captain Li, who took it, lowered his head and drank a sip without saying anything. After a while, he said:

"I only brought back less than 100 members. The enemy's firepower was too strong, and many of my members fell in the battle to defend Tianjin." Captain Li had tears in his eyes, and he had not yet recovered from the pain of losing his members. Their Special Forces Third Squadron had never suffered such a heavy loss since its establishment.

"Wulang, our special forces can no longer be used as ordinary troops. They should be used where the best efforts are needed." Meilang suggested with great sorrow.

Wu Lang nodded. Their carefully selected and trained special forces members could not fall one by one under the enemy's artillery fire.

"Is there any news about the first squadron?" Wu Lang asked the captain of the third squadron.

"I heard that he went to Chahar with the 37th Independent Brigade of the 27th Division."

Wu Lang didn't say another word. This time, there were three squadrons of the special forces that came with him to the North China battlefield. There was no news from the first squadron, 37 people came back from the second squadron, and less than a hundred people were left from the third squadron.

At this time, Captain Wang of the reconnaissance company came over and asked Wulang and Meilang:

"Second Brigade Commander, Fifth Brigade Commander, we will set out early tomorrow morning. Where should we scout?"

"The Japanese and the Nanjing government forces will have a decisive battle in Baoding, and the Japanese material warehouse will definitely not be too far from Baoding. Moreover, the Japanese troops are now advancing along the Jinpu Line and the Pingsui Line. It should be correct for you to conduct reconnaissance along the Jinpu Line to Baoding." Wu Lang reasoned.

"Second Brigade Commander, let our Third Squadron take on this task. We can speak a few words of Japanese, and we often carry out this kind of infiltration missions, so it will be easier for us to do it," said Li Jingxun.

"You just arrived and haven't had any rest yet, so why don't you let the reconnaissance company take over?" The Fifth Brigade Commander said considerately.

"It's okay. The best rest is to carry out the mission. We just don't have to carry out the mission of charging under the Japanese artillery fire and air bombing. Seeing our carefully trained team members fall one by one under the Japanese artillery fire and bombing, my heart aches so much." Captain Li's voice was a little choked.

"Now, not only our Second Brigade has come to the North China battlefield, but also the Eleventh Brigade and the Fifth Brigade. In the future, more and more regular troops will come, and you will mainly perform special tasks."

"Yes, Second Brigade Commander, what is the Fifth Brigade Commander's mission?"

"We are running out of gasoline in our trucks. We need to find a way to find the enemy's material warehouse and bring some back. Don't look for a large warehouse base because there are many enemy troops there and the defense is tight. It will be difficult to capture it."

"understand!"

"The Fifth Brigade Commander has some Japanese uniforms. I have some here, too. If you need anything tomorrow, go to the warehouse and get them. If you have any questions, come to me. You go down and have a rest first. You can decide when to move tomorrow."

"Yes," Captain Li saluted Wulang and Meilang and left the command room.

The next morning, Captain Li took 87 team members to the warehouse to replenish ammunition and food, then each of them received a set of Japanese military uniforms and left Tongzhou.

At that time, Captain Li was carrying out a special mission, and Wulang's communication system was not yet complete. His 1st Battalion and 1st Company, which was left behind in Daxing, almost had a gunfight with Captain Li's 3rd Squadron.

When Captain Li arrived in Daxing, they did not enter the Daxing County because they wanted to keep a low profile. However, the scouts of the company of the Third Regiment kept an eye on them.

When the company commander heard that a group of less than 100 Japanese soldiers had passed through Daxing County, he immediately arranged a task to kill the Japanese soldiers.

Captain Li led the Third Squadron to have lunch outside San'an Village, which is quite far from Daxing County. After lunch, they continued to move towards the Jinpu Line.

When Captain Li and his team passed by Hongpoli, he saw two dogs barking non-stop beside the woods on the path ahead.

Captain Li stopped the troops, and the second squad leader next to him asked:

"Captain, was that dog barking at us?"

"Not likely. We are still so far away. And they kept barking even after we stopped. There must be someone occupying their territory nearby. Pass the order, be alert and prepare for battle."

Captain Li led the third squadron cautiously towards the path.

When approaching the grove, Captain Li heard a strange noise coming from the grove and immediately shouted:

"Get out of the way!"

At the same time Captain Li was shouting, a gunshot was heard in the woods.