Devil's Army

When Wu Lang led a large army back to Tangxia Village, he had several fierce battles with the Japanese army when passing through Zhuozhou, Guzhou and Tongzhou.

When Wu Lang and his men passed the outskirts of Zhuozhou City, their vanguard encountered a patrol team of Japanese soldiers, and a fierce battle ensued between the two sides.

The battle ended a few minutes later. Wu Lang left behind a battalion of the Second Brigade to cover the retreat, while the other troops quickly marched towards Guzhou.

A Japanese infantry company in Zhuozhou that rushed to support after hearing the gunshots engaged in a fierce battle with the first company of the first battalion.

When the battle between the two sides was in full swing, the Japanese army discovered the presence of Chinese troops on both wings and, fearing that they would be surrounded and annihilated, they quickly withdrew to Zhuozhou City.

The Second and Third Companies of the First Battalion failed to outflank the Japanese squadron and instead chased after the Second Brigade Commander's large force.

When the First Battalion of the Second Brigade caught up with the main force, a Japanese plane happened to pass by in the air.

With such a large army marching and carrying baggage, it would definitely be too late to hide.

Wu Lang suddenly had an idea and used the same trick as last time to ask the soldiers to wave at the Japanese reconnaissance plane.

Among the Japanese weapons seized by the battalion commander in that battle, there was a rifle with a Japanese army plaster flag on it. The battalion commander took the rifle with the plaster flag and waved it desperately in the air.

The Japanese reconnaissance plane circled at low altitude for a while and then flew westward.

After a while, the commander of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army, Lianjie Isogai, received a report from the air force that a troop was discovered on the small road leading to Guzhou, and judging from their clothes, it looked like their troop.

The troops that could march so arrogantly on the road pulling their baggage should be theirs, but the division commander Isotani still sent a squadron to investigate.

Soon, the scouts sent by Wulang to cover the rear soon discovered a squadron of the Japanese 10th Division that was searching.

"We can't let the Japanese discover their large force!" Wu Lang was the first person to think of this.

He asked the commanders of each regiment to collect a unified count of the number of miscellaneous weapons. However, to Wulang's disappointment, there were only 53 Hanyang-made and Liao-made 13.

Wu Lang then asked the second regiment commander to select 53 soldiers with excellent military qualities, carrying a large number of grenades and miscellaneous guns to block the Japanese squadron. Then he waited for an opportunity to retreat in the opposite direction. After getting rid of the Japanese, he joined the main force in Tongzhou.

While this squadron of Japanese soldiers were still searching for Wulang's large force, suddenly there was intense gunfire from both sides of the path.

The Japanese soldiers on both sides of the path were shot and fell to the ground dead. The other Japanese soldiers quickly lay down and prepared to fight back.

At this time, countless grenades flew over from both ends of the path, and continuous explosions were heard among the searching squadron of Japanese soldiers.

Before the Japanese squadron leader could recover, the Chinese soldiers on both sides of the path had already retreated quickly.

The Japanese squadron leader arranged for medical soldiers to treat the wounded, while other soldiers followed to chase the Chinese soldiers on both sides of the path.

The Chinese soldiers on both sides of the path threw dense grenades at them and then fled under the cover of grenade smoke.

The Japanese squadron leader led the remaining soldiers to chase the reconnaissance plane for nearly ten miles, but did not find the unit mentioned by the reconnaissance plane. He had to return in disappointment and report to the division commander Isogai: the unit mentioned by the reconnaissance plane was not found, but was ambushed by a Chinese army.

"How many Chinese troops ambushed you?" When Division Commander Isotani heard that there were Chinese troops near his base, he was like a wolf smelling blood.

But the squadron leader's answer disappointed him greatly.

“The Chinese army is only the size of a platoon.”

"Can't you even wipe out a platoon of Chinese troops?" Division Commander Isotani was angry.

His squadron could handle a battalion of Chinese troops, but now he was attacked by a platoon of Chinese troops. What a shame! However, what made him even angrier was yet to come.

He asked the squadron leader how many Chinese soldiers had been killed in total, and the squadron leader actually answered him that there was none.

If the squadron leader was beside him at this time, he would have killed the squadron leader with a knife. (The squadron leader reported over the phone.)

After the 53 soldiers of the Second Regiment launched a surprise attack on the Japanese army, they successfully escaped the Japanese army's pursuit and quickly caught up with the large army that was resting beside a small road on the way to Tongzhou.

In the evening, people hurriedly passed by the path from time to time. Wu Lang asked around and found out that there was a village not far away: Xiaoli Village.

Wu Lang then ordered the troops to rest away from the trails, because the Japanese would not rest by the trails in villages, they would mostly occupy the homes of ordinary people to rest.

The next morning, Wu Lang rarely ordered his troops to continue on their journey. He always had a bad feeling.

A regiment leader came over to ask Wu Lang when to set out, but Wu Lang asked him:

"The Japanese Isogai Division is only about 100 miles away from us, and it only takes three hours by car. You said that the Japanese squadron was attacked yesterday. Will they send troops to chase us today and continue to track down our whereabouts?"

"It's very likely. How about we set off at noon?"

"Okay, pass the order down and order the troops to stay in hiding and wait until after noon."

Wu Lang didn't know if he was being overly cautious, but it was always better to be cautious. Who knew that his caution this time would actually save them.