Devil's Army

After several days of careful treatment by He Shiqi, Captain Yi's bacterial infection was contained, and his injuries were slowly recovering. He was also awake.

The pilots would come to visit their old instructors after training, and Captain Yin's ward was often overcrowded.

The special forces responsible for reconnaissance in Qianxi County and Qian'an County reported to Gray Wolf: Originally, there was only a small team of Japanese troops and more than one hundred puppet troops stationed in Qianxi County and Qian'an County.

Since Zunhua County, Fengnan County and Luan County were recaptured by the First Army, they have sent additional troops to garrison. Now there are four to five hundred Japanese and puppet troops in each county.

In addition, a large number of Japanese troops are stationed in Xinglong County and Pingquan County, which border Qianxi County and Qian'an County, and can come to reinforce at any time.

"Why didn't the Japanese army launch this encirclement and suppression campaign from Qianxi County and Qian'an County?" Gray Wolf looked at the two counties on the sand table, which were less than 200 miles away from the Xiaoguanzhuang Airport, and asked Wu Wolf in confusion.

"These two roads are narrow and difficult to travel, which is not conducive to the advancement of the Japanese mechanized forces. In addition, we have sentries on these two roads. If the Japanese army attacks from these two roads, we can also receive news in advance."

After hearing this, the wolf stared at the sand table, and the baton in his right hand kept moving between Qianxi County and Qian'an County.

"The deputy commander wants to take over Qianxi County and Qian'an County?" Wu Lang asked.

"Can you mobilize a regiment of troops?"

"If the Sixth Brigade had not arrived in time this time, our base would have been stretched to its limits. Should we wait a month to let the new recruits train for a while longer, and then let the veterans lead them to take over Qianxi County and Qian'an County?"

Gray Wolf nodded. The war had just ended and the troops really needed to rest. But Xiaoguanzhuang Airport could not be exposed to the Japanese army. If the Japanese army launched a fierce charge, Xiaoguanzhuang Airport would be in danger.

He ordered Wulang to strengthen vigilance in these two directions.

By June 1938, the Japanese army had gathered 6 troops to attack Wuhan, destroy the main force of the Nanjing government's army of the Republic of China, and occupy the core area of ​​central China.

The Nanjing government forces of the Republic of China concentrated 110 million troops and formed the Second War Zone and the Ninth War Zone to respond.

The leader sent a telegram to Leng Feng of the Northeast First Army of the National Revolutionary Army, asking them to send troops to reinforce the Battle of Wuhan.

Leng Feng replied that our army, with a shortage of money and ammunition, had pinned down more than 50,000 Japanese troops in the Tangshan base area and 70,000 to 80,000 Japanese troops in the Tieling County base area. Now we have no soldiers and ammunition to support the Wuhan battle.

After reading the reply, the leader cursed: Damn it... But there was nothing he could do. After all, they had not paid the salary they owed the Northeast First Army for several years.

The leader even worried that the Northeast First Army would become a powerful enemy because they disobeyed orders.

Afterwards, Leng Feng sent a telegram to ask Gray Wolf what he thought of the Nanjing leaders' request that they send troops to reinforce the Battle of Wuhan.

Gray Wolf made it clear that the battle at the Tangshan base had just ended and there were no troops to send.

At the same time, he also said that if the old base area has enough troops, it is recommended to send troops to reinforce it. Because even if you don't think highly of the Nanjing government, there is no need to be hostile to it. Our biggest enemy at present is the Japanese invaders.

Leng Feng thought it over again and again and decided to listen to Gray Wolf's advice and send troops from the old base to reinforce the Battle of Wuhan.

The next hurdle is the transportation of troops and weapons.

Air transport, there are no corresponding transport planes. Land transport, the railway is unsafe and often bombed by the Japanese army, and the Nanjing government will not allocate trains for them to transport troops. Trucks are not practical because of the long distance. The only way out is to go by water.

Sea transportation will definitely encounter Japanese warships. The naval strength of the First Army is still very weak and is simply unable to confront the Japanese navy.

Fortunately, the warships of the First Army were all captured Japanese warships that were modified. With a little camouflage, it was easy to deceive people.

Due to the limited carrying capacity of the First Army's warships, the first batch of soldiers to be transported was decided to be a reinforced regiment of more than 3000 people.

Although these 3000 people are just a drop in the bucket compared to the 140 million warring Chinese and Japanese forces, they at least represent the attitude of the First Anti-Japanese Army.

The cold front on the battlefield was chosen to be Anqing, an important city in western Anhui where the Battle of Wuhan began.

The reinforcement troops will be a brigade and a regiment that are good at fighting.

At present, the fortifications of Liangjia Mountain are strong enough, and the Japanese army in Fengtian has failed to break through after many attacks.

The Japanese army in Fengtian sent out air force to support the army, but they were beaten badly by the Huaxia II fighter planes of the First Army. Therefore, transferring a brigade and a regiment would have little impact on the war situation.

The next morning, the 150st Regiment of the 75st Brigade, along with an aviation squadron, two mm howitzers and four mm mountain guns, sailed to Anqing City.

Later, Leng Feng called the Nanjing government: a reinforced regiment has been sent to Anqing by water to participate in the battle. He hopes that the Anqing garrison will provide convenience. He also requested the Anqing garrison to provide six trucks for them to pull heavy artillery.

The leaders in Nanjing were very happy to hear that the First Northeastern Army agreed to send troops. They said to Minister He:

"They are still under the command of our Nanjing government. We order our Anqing garrison to provide them with convenience."