Vanguards of the War of Resistance! Let's travel back in time together, classmates!

385 Hot North Wind Clouds

That evening, Shangguan Yun arrived and was greatly pleased to see Zhang Jingdu with a long-lost smile.

“Brother Zhang, it seems that I, Shangguan Yun, really did not misjudge you. I have complete confidence in entrusting the Northern Division to you. I will not interfere too much with your actions in this battle. As long as the general direction is correct, you can act as you see fit.”

Don't worry about weapons and ammunition, our Tiger Guard Army has plenty of those, haha..."

As they talked, the two arrived at the warehouse. Shangguan Yun waved his hand, and with a whoosh, the empty warehouse was immediately filled.

Sufficient ammunition for 100,000 people, and enough weapons to expand the force by 50,000, appeared before Zhang Jingdu's eyes.

Even though Zhang Jingdu already knew about the commander's amazing abilities, the scene of moving objects out of thin air was still quite shocking.

"The commander is truly a genius! With such a move, our Tiger Guard Army is already in an invincible position. How could we possibly lose? I, Zhang Jingdu, have chosen the right person to follow... Hahahaha..."

Shangguan Yun kept his word. After finishing his business, he got up to take his leave. Zhang Jingdu saw him off from the command post. Shangguan Yun casually tossed out a flying carpet that shimmered with blue light, and a streak of light disappeared in the southeast.

A fierce, burning light flashed in Zhang Jingdu's eyes as he clenched his fist tightly.

Not far after flying, Shangguan Yun encountered robbers. Guess who it was? That's right, Zheng Xin.

Zheng Shaoxia arrived a few days ago as ordered, responsible for protecting the safety of Zhang Jingdu and others. Upon hearing that Shangguan Yun had arrived, he was overjoyed and rushed out to intercept and kill him on the way.

As a result, she succeeded again. After a series of pleading, coercion, and even sacrificing some of her charms, she obtained a large storage bag, a second-tier lightning talisman, and several bottles of pills, and happily returned home.

As Shangguan Yun left, he also showed a helpless smile. For some reason, being blackmailed by Zheng Xin again and again, he felt not angry at all, but even a little happy. It was really unreasonable.

Perhaps Shangguan Yun's heart is stirring with spring fever, or perhaps fate is not solitary; who knows if this marriage will have a chance to blossom together!

Zhang Jingdu used a negative energy detector and a comprehensive quality detector to check the gathered defeated soldiers in batches. Those who met the requirements were divided into different camps according to their comprehensive quality.

During reorganization, officers are reassigned based on their abilities. This method has now become a standard procedure and process for recruits and reorganizations in the Tiger Guard Army.

Of course, those who were not qualified, especially those who had retired from the former Northern Army and had committed heinous crimes, could not escape the detection of the instruments. They were all immediately expelled and forced to leave the Tiger Guard Army's defense zone. Otherwise, they would be directly arrested and sent to mine.

Finally, Zhang Jingdu selected more than 20,000 soldiers from the 50,000 to 60,000 defeated troops, enough to form two infantry divisions, and these soldiers were ready to participate in the battle.

In addition, a group of young and strong men were selected. These men were conscripted by the local organization before the Rehe Campaign and temporarily joined the battle to be responsible for some logistics and such. They had never fought in any battles.

However, they were physically and morally sound, and had experienced the baptism of Japanese artillery fire, possessing certain combat experience. They wouldn't wet their pants at the sound of artillery fire, making them much stronger than ordinary young men.

There are more than 10,000 of these people. Zhang Jingdu incorporated them into the Security Brigade. Now the Security Brigade has nearly 20,000 people, so it will probably need to be upgraded.

As for the remaining 10,000-plus people, they were simply refugees. Those who were of good character and physically strong were allowed to work or settle down in Rehe, while the rogue soldiers were directly expelled and told to go west and wreak havoc on the warlords in the Central Plains.

Zhang Jingdu originally thought that even if these temporarily recruited troops were capable of fighting, they had not received systematic training from the Tiger Guard Army, so their combat effectiveness was limited. In addition, their equipment was only that of a second-level combat unit, so at most they could only fight on the periphery.

However, as long as they can hold off Prince De and the puppet troops of the Eastern Mongols, even if the remaining Kwantung Army attacks, the two divisions on the northern front can hold them off completely. Then, once the main force recovers, it will be perfectly timely to deal with this situation.

However, Zhang Jingdu clearly underestimated the strength of this group. Although they were just ordinary militia, their combat capabilities surpassed those of the former Northeast Border Defense Army.

Coupled with the excitement of sudden advancement and the desire for revenge, they transformed their anger into strength, and this temporary force of more than 20,000 men eventually became the main force that dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army on the Rehe-North front.

Even the main force divisions of the Tiger Guard Army didn't fight as fiercely as them; they were fighting with gritted teeth and bloodshot eyes!

Upon seeing the Japanese devils and traitors, they acted as if they were mortal enemies, roaring and charging forward, fighting and killing without regard for their own lives.

Because they cherish this hard-won opportunity even more than the main force of the Tiger Guard Army, they want to fully demonstrate themselves on this stage, kill the enemy to avenge their defeat, and defend their homeland.

On March 18, Xinglong, a key town in eastern Hebei, fell, and the Nationalist army retreated to Huangyaguan and held the line at Malanguan.

On the same day, a regiment of Japanese troops from the Tongliao direction and a battalion of Japanese troops from Chifeng had been engaged in fierce fighting with the 2nd Cavalry Division of the Tiger Guard Army in the east and south of Kailu City for two days.

The Tiger Guard Army possessed powerful firepower and extremely high mobility, frequently employing tactics of raiding and harassing the flanks of the Japanese army.

Finally, after losing nearly half of their troops and still being unable to break through the defenses of the 2nd Cavalry Division, the Japanese army retreated twenty miles to build fortifications and waited in place for tactical guidance and reinforcements from headquarters.