The situation of the 1st cavalry regiment was completely different from the 8th mixed regiment.
Zhao Rui and the others were dead set on being the Japanese's lackeys and doing everything for them.
However, Zhong Wu and the others were completely coerced. Their relatives were controlled by the Japanese army and had no choice but to wear the dog skin of the Imperial Association Army.
Zhong Wu had fought in Jin Province several times, and he was filled with helplessness. He had wanted to lead his troops to fight the Japanese countless times.
However, when he thought of his relatives who were controlled by the Japanese army, Zhong Wu endured it again and again.
It could be said that if their relatives were not controlled by the Japanese, then the 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Association Army could have been completely instigated to defect.
After last night's attack, Katayama Taro adjusted his deployment and strengthened his defenses in all aspects.
In addition, he sent another message to the First Army's headquarters, hoping to launch an attack as soon as possible.
However, Shinozuka Yoshio, the commander of the First Army, insisted on waiting for Yamamoto Ichiki to return before he could join forces with the Special Agent Team to fight.
At present, Yamamoto Ichiki had already gone to Jinling to report directly to the Japanese Army's General Command.
This tactical reform was related to the entire strength of the First Army of Jin Province. The commander of the Northern Front Army, Tada Jun, did not dare to make the decision without authorization.
That was why he recommended Yamamoto Ichiki to the GCH. The final decision would be made by the GCH.
However, Tada Jun was still very interested in special operations. He had ordered the First Army to organize as many special agents as possible.
For Tada Shun, regardless of whether the GCH approved it or not, it would be beneficial for him to build more troops like the Yamamoto Secret Service.
Katayama Province Taro didn't understand what the higher-ups were thinking. His request to fight was rejected again.
In the following days, the Ferocious Tiger Assault Battalion did not stay idle.
Chen Yang led the team several times and attacked at night, focusing on the 8th mixed regiment of the Imperial Association Army.
Now that their troops were well-equipped, coupled with the continuous battles, their combat ability was getting stronger and stronger.
The strongholds of the 8th mixed regiment were destroyed one by one, and their casualties continued to increase.
Zhao Rui was so angry that his face turned ashen. He had personally supervised the battle several times, but unfortunately, he had not achieved any results.
By April, the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army had lost more than ten strongholds and nearly eight hundred men.
There were also over three hundred people who became prisoners of the Fierce Tiger Assault Battalion.
A huge gap had appeared in the strategic encirclement that the Japanese had carefully set up.
Katayama Shuntaro had no choice but to let the Imperial Association Army's 1st Cavalry Brigade seal the gap while he rushed to rebuild the stronghold.
Through successive battles, the Tiger Assault Battalion and the Imperial Association Army's 1st Cavalry Brigade had formed a great tacit understanding.
The two sides would meet each other every time they fought, but the bullets and shells would be fired randomly and would not cause any casualties to each other.
In addition, Yang Chen would give Zhong Wu the body of the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army in order to make him accountable to the Japanese army.
Zhong Wu took these corpses and pretended to be the assault battalion's corpses, directly making false claims.
Katayama Province Taro would not check carefully. Every time he saw the puppet infantry suffering heavy casualties and the puppet cavalry gaining some results, he would reprimand Zhao Rui.
There were even a few times when Katayama Shuntaro praised Zhong Wu in public.
However, he didn't know that this was just a drill between Yang Chen and Zhong Wu.
On the 10th day of the 4th month, the commander of the Ferocious Tiger Assault Battalion, Chen Yang, and the commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade, Zhong Wu, had started to secretly send people to contact each other.
The two sides exchanged handwritten letters and formulated a series of terms to ensure that there would be no conflict between the two sides.
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"This Zhong Wu still has the feelings of the country. As long as he is forced to do things under the Japanese, he will not be able to do it.”
"After a few battles, there is still a lot of hope to pull them over to fight the devils together.”
"Wei Zhen, Tyrant, the two of you bring some people to Tian Zhen to investigate and see if you can sneak in.”
After several letters, Yang Chen had a good understanding of Zhong Wu's situation.
After knowing that the relatives of Zhong Wu and the other officers were detained by the Japanese in Tian Town, Yang Chen had a bold idea.
Wei Zhen, the person in charge of the military supplies of the assault battalion, was a veteran and very slippery.
Monk Wei, the platoon leader of the Special Combat Platoon, was very skilled and powerful.
If the two of them worked together, they might be able to sneak into Sky Town.
The two of them received the order and immediately left Nanzhuang Village.
Not long after they left, a few warhorses arrived. The brigade commander of the 386th Brigade arrived at Nanzhuang Village.
The Japanese puppet army had launched a large-scale strategic encirclement in the Gray Cloud Ridge area, and the headquarters were paying close attention to it.
During this period of time, the brigade commander had been discussing with the brigade headquarters, as well as communicating with Ding Wei and Li Yunlong of the new regiment and the independent regiment.
The detailed battle plan had yet to be drawn up, but the brigade commander had received news that the puppet troops were constantly attacked and suffered heavy casualties.
After understanding the relevant reports, the brigade commander immediately realized that it must have been done by the Ferocious Tiger Assault Battalion, so he quickly rushed over.
"Brigadier." When Yang Chen saw the brigade commander, he immediately saluted.
"Chen Yang, the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army was attacked one after another.”The brigade commander went straight to the point.
Hearing the brigade commander's question, Yang Chen nodded and admitted it.
"Right now, the Japanese and puppet army's encirclement has yet to be completed. The situation of the various divisions isn't very optimistic. Some of the troops have run out of food. We discussed and decided to temporarily let the troops break out.”
The brigade commander came to the battalion headquarters. He looked at the map and immediately spoke of the brigade headquarters 'thoughts.
"Brigadier General, if we break out now, we will probably suffer a lot of casualties. I think it's better to stay here and observe the situation.”
Yang Chen immediately suggested.
If they broke out now, they would definitely be attacked by the Japanese and puppet troops. Even if the troops could break out, they would suffer great losses.
According to Yang Chen's thoughts, it would be better to stay here and try his best to attack the 8th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army and instigate the 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Association Army to rebel.
Then, they would find a suitable opportunity to deal a blow to the independent 4th Brigade. This way, their strategic encirclement would collapse on its own.
"What do you have in mind?”The brigade commander asked.
Hearing that Yang Chen didn't suggest breaking out of the encirclement, the brigade commander knew that Yang Chen must have something up his sleeve.
Immediately after, Yang Chen voiced out his thoughts and emphasized his communication with Zhong Wu.
"Commander Lu of Hebei Province is also from the Northeast Army. I asked him to write a letter to Zhong Wu.”
"However, the New Regiment and the Independent Regiment won't be able to hold on for long. You know, they haven't been doing any combat recently.”
The brigade commander looked at Yang Chen and felt a little embarrassed. These two regiments had not fought, so they did not have any supplies.
After all, all the needs of the 18 armies were supplemented by the spoils of war.
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