Devil's Army

As a 40th rocket soldier rushed to the vicinity of Qinhuangdao's South Gate under the cover of soldiers from the First Battalion, he blew open the South Gate of Qinhuangdao with one shot.

Soldiers from the first battalion began to rush into Qinhuangdao City, and the Japanese and puppet troops in the city were forced to retreat into Qinhuangdao.

The soldiers of the first battalion pursued them relentlessly, giving the Japanese and puppet troops in Qinhuangdao city no chance to breathe.

The commander of Qinhuangdao wanted to build a defense line in Qinhuangdao City to block the attack of the devil troops, but his idea was not realized. He had to retreat to Chengde City through the north gate of Qinhuangdao with hundreds of guards.

Knowing that Qinhuangdao had been recaptured, Wang Zhuangfei did not follow the commander of the third regiment into the city, but turned around and went to the infirmary to visit Huang Lei.

At this time, Huang Lei was still undergoing surgery and had not yet been rescued from danger.

The Second Regiment Commander repelled a wave of breakouts by the Japanese 15th Independent Mixed Division at the three passes, but the battalion responsible for searching for the more than 9 deserters of the Japanese th Independent Division who had escaped made no progress.

Indeed, the area near Sandaguan is full of gullies, high mountains and dense forests. It would not be easy to search for more than 100 people hiding there in a short time.

Wang Zhuangfei stayed outside the infirmary until Huang Lei's surgery was completed.

Huang Lei's surgery was over, and the attending doctor pushed open the door of the operating room tiredly.

Wang Zhuangfei hurried forward and asked anxiously:

"How is Doctor Zhang? How is Deputy Brigade Commander Huang's injury?"

"I'm not completely out of danger yet, but my left foot can't be saved."

Wang Zhuangfei, who had never believed in God, also started praying, hoping that Huang Lei would wake up as soon as possible, otherwise he really didn't know how to explain to his brother and sister-in-law.

At this time, a guard hurriedly walked towards Wang Zhuangfei.

"Report to the brigade commander, there is news about the Japanese who escaped."

“Where were they found?”

"We found their traces in Hejialou Village near Sandaoguan. They robbed the villagers of Hejialou Village of their food and killed and injured 16 villagers."

What Wang Zhuangfei was most worried about happened. This group of devils escaped and harmed their people.

"Order the Third Regiment to dispatch a battalion, as well as the brigade's direct battalion, to join the roundup, and leave people in ambush in nearby villages to protect the safety of the villagers."

"What about your safety, Brigade Commander Wang?"

"It's okay. I will be transferred to Qinhuangdao with the infirmary later."

"There are many villages near Sandaguan. The scattered garrison troops are definitely insufficient and may not be able to withstand the attack of the more than 100 Japanese soldiers who have escaped the net." Political Commissar Du of the Fourth Brigade asked worriedly.

"Yes, the lack of troops is indeed a problem. But if we don't send troops to garrison, the people in those villages will be meat on the chopping board. Let's get through tonight and talk about it tomorrow. Tell all the radio stations in each battalion to turn on and reinforce each other at any time."

"There is no fighting near Jianchang County right now. Can Commander Leng ask the 15th Brigade to send reinforcements?"

"The 15th Brigade is now defending Jinhua Mountain and Jianchang County. It is estimated that they can only send one regiment of troops. You go and make the arrangements." Wang Zhuangfei's heart is still on Huang Lei's safety.

In order to facilitate command and receive messages, Wang Zhuangfei also asked the signalmen to connect the telephone line between the Qinhuangdao Command Center and the Second Regiment Headquarters outside Sandaguan.

At around eleven o'clock in the evening, Wang Zhuangfei's right eye kept twitching and he felt it was a bad sign.

After a while, the phone rang.

Wang Zhuangfei picked up the phone. It was from the Second Regiment Headquarters:

"Commander, something happened again."

"What's up?"

"The checkpoint at the intersection outside Sandaguan Village was attacked by a Japanese army that had escaped the net. All the soldiers in that squad guarding the checkpoint were killed." The second regiment commander's voice became lower and lower.

"Are there no garrison nearby to provide reinforcements?"

"The company stationed at Sandaguan Village heard the noise and rushed over to reinforce, but the battle was already over. All the weapons and ammunition of the soldiers in this squad were lost."

Wang Zhuangfei put down the phone silently. He did not scold the Second Regiment Commander. He rarely scolded the officers and soldiers under him. He called Leng Feng:

"Commander, can you arrange for four Golden Eagle IV drones to come to me tomorrow morning?"

"What happened? Wasn't Qinhuangdao recovered?"

"Qinhuangdao was recovered, but more than 100 Japanese soldiers are still escaping near Sandaguan. Yesterday, they attacked Hejialou Village, killing and injuring 16 civilians. Just now, they attacked one of our checkpoints, and all 15 soldiers died."

"Oh, Lao Du has already told me about the attack on Hejialou Village. I have also asked the 15th Brigade to arrange a regiment to come to reinforce you. Tomorrow morning I will ask the Army Aviation soldiers to bring four Jinhao to support you. Feeding these more than 100 Japanese soldiers is not a trivial matter. Guard the intersections of each village. Sooner or later, they will reveal their tracks."

"Yes!"

"I heard that Deputy Brigade Commander Huang was injured. How is he doing now?"

"The operation was successful, but he is still in critical condition."

"Do we need to arrange for Dean Yuan to go over?"

"no need."

Wang Zhuangfei knew that the operation was already done, and even if Dean Yuan came, it would be useless. The rest could only be left to fate.