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382 Divine Soldiers Enter the Field

Guyuan is an important town in southeastern Chahar.

This is a vital passage connecting the east and west of Chahar. From here, crossing Huapi Ridge to the south, 20 kilometers away is the Great Wall, called Dushikou, which connects to Chicheng and is a crucial gateway into the interior of China.

On March 10, a group of more than 3 defeated soldiers rushed from the direction of Chengde, intending to enter Guyuan County. They were stopped by the garrison and then headed towards Dushikou.

Three days later, a Japanese battalion or so arrived and demanded to enter Guyuan County. When refused, they turned around and attacked the garrison at Dushikou.

On March 15, Dushikou fell, and the Japanese army threatened Akagi.

On the evening of March 16, the Kwantung Army Headquarters received an urgent telegram: Kailu, a key town in northern Rehe, had fallen. The defending Japanese army company and the puppet army company, totaling three to four hundred men, had been wiped out. The enemy's identity was unknown; the only thing known was that they were all cavalry.

The Kwantung Army headquarters was in an uproar. They did not believe that there were any Nationalist troops still putting up a stubborn resistance or any large-scale counter-offensive at this time.

"Baka... Who would dare to launch a sneak attack on our rear at this time? They must have a death wish! Order the 6th Division stationed in Chifeng and the 2nd Division stationed in Tongliao to send troops to attack the direction of Kailu..." Wu Xinyi issued the order in a fit of rage.

Itagaki and Okano exchanged a glance, their brows furrowed, but they refrained from speaking.

Meanwhile, in Kailu County, Gao Yuncheng ordered a citywide curfew, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving, and then reorganized the troops and tallied the number of casualties.

"Hahahaha... That's fucking exhilarating! The cavalry battalion charged, and those damn puppet troops didn't even have time to close the city gate before they were slaughtered, man after man, horse after horse. Exhilarating... Exhilarating, hahahaha..." The cavalry regiment commander was reporting the battle situation to Gao Yuncheng.

Gao Yuncheng laughed loudly, "A mere few hundred Japanese devils and traitors aren't even enough to fill the teeth of one of our battalions. What's there to be proud of? Let the brothers of the First Battalion of the First Regiment rest first. The rest of the brothers will be responsible for guard duty. Also, find the local county magistrate and the person in charge, and conscript some laborers to reinforce the official documents..."

"Yes..." The regimental commander went down to reorganize the troops.

The local county magistrate finally arrived, and upon seeing the countless elite cavalrymen inside and outside the city, he was so frightened that he couldn't speak.

This county magistrate was appointed during the time of Tang Yu, and the Japanese army had only occupied the area for a few days, so they hadn't had time to replace him yet.

When he learned that these were Tiger Guard cavalry, he was completely dumbfounded. This... it was like divine soldiers descending from the sky! Wasn't the Tiger Guard in Liaodong? This was more than a thousand miles away, in countless Japanese defense zones. How did they get here?

But that's good, now that the Tiger Guards are here, he doesn't have to worry anymore.

Gao Yuncheng sent someone to find out about County Magistrate Kang's character. He found that Kang was a decent person with a good reputation and character, so he was relieved.

He had his men explain his intentions to him. When County Magistrate Kang heard this, he was quite excited. He thought to himself that his life was saved, and doing some work was nothing. He quickly returned to the county office to gather manpower, went to the streets to beat drums and gongs, and began to help the Tiger Guard Army with official business.

When the people heard that the Tiger Guard Army had arrived, they were very excited and came out of their homes to help, each bringing their own tools.

Although they were far away, only a few hundred miles, it didn't stop them from knowing what kind of existence the Tiger Guard Army was—a divine force that fought the Japanese invaders.

Although Gao Yuncheng had not been in the army for long, he had been there for more than a year. He knew that the enemy would not let the matter rest after suffering a loss. If he stayed in the city and waited for reinforcements, using his cavalry as infantry, he would be making a bad move.

So he left one battalion from each regiment in the city to guard the county town himself, and then let the other two regimental commanders each lead two battalions of 2000 men to guard the two strategic passes in the south and north of Kailu City.

This location can block the enemy's advance route, and it's only a few miles from the county town, so it can support the battle here at any time.

Because Kailu guards the railway line and there is a highway next to it, the Japanese reinforcements will definitely have to take the highway. Therefore, he reserved enough mobile forces. The command headquarters gave him the task of holding Kailu and waiting for other troops to make room before advancing towards Tongliao.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry to advance. As long as he could find a way to hold this place and prevent the Japanese reinforcements from getting through, so that other friendly forces could take Chifeng smoothly, that would be fine.

His 2nd Cavalry Division was organized with 3000 men per regiment, for a total of four regiments. Each regiment was then divided into three battalions of 1000 men each. This was the standard organization for each cavalry division of the Tiger Guard Army.

This time, his vanguard consisted of two regiments. The other two regiments were stationed in Keshiketeng Banner, assisting a regiment of the 8th Infantry Division in guarding the Kuitun River as a mobile force.

Another regiment served as a mobile force, accompanying a regiment of the 8th Division on another offensive against Chifeng.

Of the three regiments of the Eighth Division, one was stationed at the Kuitun River, while the other two regiments split into two groups and attacked Chifeng from the south.

Meanwhile, another infantry division and cavalry division of the Northern Division were on standby in Guyuan, a vital passage in southern Chahar, waiting to deliver a fatal blow to the Japanese army.

The Northern Division began its operation, and Zhang Jingdu was full of ambition. The fall of Rehe had been a great blow to him, after all, he had once been Zhang Zuolin's subordinate.

Although he has now left the Zhang family's ranks and disapproves of Xiao Liu's behavior, it doesn't stop him from being a passionate soldier.

When news of the fall of Rehe reached Chahar, he was the first to break down. Zhang Xiaoliuzi had insulted the reputation of the Eastern Army and disgraced the Marshal!

Therefore, in this battle, he must go all out, make a name for himself, and let those veteran generals of the Tiger Guard Army see that the former Northern Army also has capable people, and that they are not all trash like Tang Yilin's gang!