Devil's Army

It was already past eleven o'clock in the evening when Captain Lu and his team returned to Jixian County.

The next morning, Captain Lu went to the headquarters to report to Wu Lang that the mission had been completed. Unexpectedly, Wu Lang quietly pushed a telegram in front of Captain Lu.

Captain Lu read the telegram and said in surprise:

"What? Did you blow up the wrong building? There are indeed a lot of telephone wires and antennas on the roof of that building."

"The Tianjin Garrison Headquarters will also have antennas and telephone lines. Friendly intelligence officers have clearly pointed out that you bombed the Tianjin Garrison Headquarters, not the North China Front Headquarters."

Wu Lang originally thought that if they could successfully kill Commander-in-Chief Terauchi Juichi this time, then their crossing over would also change the momentum of the Japanese army's attack on the battlefield in North China. Who knew that they only blew up the headquarters of a garrison army.

"Let's go investigate again!" Captain Lu felt very sorry for making such a blunder on his first mission.

"No need. We've already alerted the enemy. They will definitely be on guard. Go and have a rest. I'll call you if there's anything else."

"Yes, commander-in-chief." Captain Lu retreated with a guilty look on his face.

He fought so hard for the task, but he messed it up completely.

The Tianjin garrison headquarters was attacked by the Devil Force Air Force. Terauchi Hisaichi keenly realized that the Devil Force's target this time was his North China Front Army headquarters.

He began to move the headquarters to Beijing, and arranged a large number of guards around the headquarters to prohibit Chinese people from entering. It was also quite difficult for the Eighth Route Army intelligence personnel to obtain information about the specific location of the Japanese North China Front Army headquarters.

In addition, he also transferred the main force of the Japanese Army's Type A Division, the Fifth Division, which was attacking the main force of the National Army in the south, to the north to join the 11th Mixed Brigade stationed in the city to prepare for the encirclement and suppression of the evil forces. The temporary aviation corps fully cooperated.

The Japanese Fifth Division was a Type A division of the Japanese Army, with a total of more than 25,000 people. At that time, a small part of the troops were left to surround the Xiaoguanzhuang Airport, and the main force went south to participate in the Battle of Taiyuan.

Now that Taiyuan had been occupied by them, the Fifth Division was ordered to move north, and joined the 11th Brigade of the Japanese Army, which had more than soldiers, to encircle and suppress the evil forces in Tangshan.

Lieutenant General Suzuki Shigeyasu, commander of the 11th Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, was working in Peiping at the time.

Instructor Yin and Captain Ren launched an air raid on the Tianjin Command. He was a commander of the 100th Brigade, a colonel of the staff, and a lieutenant, a total of people, were killed in the air raid. The casualties of the soldiers reached more than . He had a deep hatred for the devil troops. So as soon as he received the order from Commander-in-Chief Terauchi Juichi, he immediately prepared supplies, deployed troops, and prepared to encircle and suppress the devil troops.

In early January 1939, the Japanese Fifth Division, which had marched southward, arrived in Tangshan and began to rest and reorganize while preparing strategic materials in preparation for the encirclement and suppression of the evil forces.

The Japanese army heading south had its strength reduced due to the transfer of the Fifth Division to the north. After taking Taiyuan, they did not engage in any major battles. Instead, they temporarily stopped at the outskirts of Fenglingdu.

The Japanese Fifth Division's northward transfer could not escape the detection of the Eighth Route Army's scouts.

Soon, Wu Lang received a telegram from Liu, commander of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and Xu, deputy commander of the division: The Japanese Fifth Division is being transferred north and is expected to target your army. Please be more cautious.

After Wu Lang received the telegram from the Eighth Route Army, he immediately ordered the Army Aviation soldiers to release the Golden Eagle No. 4 and Golden Eagle No. 5 to conduct reconnaissance around the Xiaoguanzhuang Airport.

Soon, the Army Aviation soldiers reported back through the Golden Eagle that the Japanese army had increased their troops in Luan County and Leting County around the Xiaoguanzhuang Airport, and they were still increasing their troops.

Wu Lang called Brigade Commander Du who was in charge of defending Xiaoguanzhuang Airport:

"What's the situation over there now?"

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the Japanese troops to the east, north, and west of our Xiaoguanzhuang Airport are moving frequently, and it is very likely that a war will occur in the near future."

"Stay alert! Many Japanese soldiers have come to Luan County and Leting County. It seems that Terauchi Shouichi is serious this time."

When the North China base was in turmoil, a platoon of the Eighth Route Army arrived in Jixian County.

When the platoon leader Song of the Eighth Route Army saw Wu Lang, he immediately saluted and said:

"Reporting to Commander-in-Chief He, Song Yazhou, the guard platoon of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, has been ordered by Deputy Division Commander Xu to come here to learn how to use the 40 rockets."

"Okay, I want Captain Lu from the Rocket Class to teach you as soon as possible, and then rush back as soon as possible."

"Commander-in-Chief He, is there anything we did wrong?" Platoon Leader Song was worried about what he had done wrong that made Commander-in-Chief He unhappy.

"You misunderstood. The Japanese army is pressing in around our base in North China. A war could break out at any time. You should hurry back to the 129th Division as soon as possible to avoid being involved in this war."

Only then did Platoon Leader Song realize that Commander He was thinking about their safety. He said excitedly:

"It's said outside that you are very good at fighting the Japanese. The Japanese are very afraid of you and call you the devil's army. Now that we have caught up with you, let us fight the Japanese together so that we can learn from your experience."

"This war will be different from the previous ones. It will definitely be larger in scale and more brutal. It's better for you not to get involved."

After listening to this, Platoon Leader Song said:

"I'll contact our Deputy Division Commander Xu. He sent us here this time."