Currently, the situation of the New Regiment and the Independent Regiment was not very optimistic. Due to the blockade of the cage policy, it was difficult for the troops to replenish their supplies.
Although these two regiments had good weapons and equipment, they lacked heavy weapons. It was difficult for them to effectively and quickly attack the strongholds of the Japanese puppet army.
Therefore, they could not replenish their resources through the spoils of war. It would be difficult for them to continue staying in the Gray Cloud Ridge region.
However, while these two regiments lacked supplies, the Tiger Assault Battalion was now extremely rich.
After a few battles, they had obtained a lot of supplies and had everything they wanted.
The Japanese puppet army had made long-term preparations for this blockade, especially the 8th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army. They needed to defend their strongholds.
In the stronghold, there was a lot of flour, vegetables, canned food, and other supplies. Yang Chen led his troops to conquer the stronghold, so these things naturally belonged to Yang Chen.
"Brigadier General, this is easy to say. I will transfer some of the resources and send them directly to our brothers.”Yang Chen agreed.
After all, no matter how strong the Ferocious Tiger Assault Battalion was, they would definitely be at a disadvantage if they fought alone.
Even a good tiger could not withstand the attacks of a group of wolves, especially the Japanese. They were not weak at all.
Compared to the 358th Regiment, the New Regiment and the Independent Regiment were both their own brothers, so it was not a big deal to provide support.
Furthermore, with them supporting the battle in the Gray Cloud Ridge region, it would be beneficial to the future operations of the Ferocious Tiger Assault Battalion.
"Alright, since you have such determination, I will immediately report it to the head of the headquarters when I return.”The brigade commander agreed readily.
The Gray Cloud Ridge area was the base that the 386th regiment had built with great difficulty. The brigade commander was not willing to leave just like that.
After listening to Yang Chen's thoughts, the brigade commander decided to give Yang Chen a chance and let them stay here to fight.
Yang Chen continued to chat with the brigade commander in the Siheyuan Battalion. It was only in the afternoon that the brigade commander left Nanzhuang Village.
Of course, when the brigade commander left, he brought along the supplies for the Independent Regiment and the New Regiment.
Up until now, only a small number of people knew about the existence of the Fierce Tiger Assault Battalion and its actual combat strength.
In the following days, the Japanese and puppet troops continued to use the siege strategy, waiting for the arrival of the Yamamoto Special Agent Team.
The independent 4th regiment continued to train in mountain warfare, and the 8th mixed regiment of the Imperial Association Army also began to receive some weapons.
As for the 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Association Army, they were still in close contact with the Tiger Assault Battalion. They would occasionally report on the movements of the Japanese and Puppet Army.
Yang Chen was not idle either. The Japanese and puppet troops wanted to completely seal off the area, so as to maintain a siege on the assault battalion and other troops.
However, Yang Chen would not give them this chance. He led the assault battalion to fight non-stop, attacking the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army one after another.
The new regiment and the independent regiment also began to move under the command of Ding Wei and Li Yun Long.
Zhao Rui's Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army became the focus of Chen Yang and the other troops 'successive attacks. They paid a lot of casualties.
As the favorite of the Japanese, Zhao Rui's brigade had three regiments. The brigade was directly under the artillery, security, and logistics units.
They had more than 5,000 soldiers, and the artillery battalion was equipped with four 75mm mountain cannons and two 88mm field cannons.
However, after being attacked by Chen Yang and the rest of the troops, they had already lost a thousand puppet soldiers.
Counting the missing, wounded, and captured soldiers, the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army had already lost 1,500 men.
This was the number of soldiers in their entire regiment. Zhao Rui was very angry about this.
The reports of the troops 'losses came in one after another. Zhao Rui was so angry that his face turned ashen. He cursed loudly in the room.
He really wanted to ask the 18th Army why they kept attacking his own troops.
Such battles continued. Katayama Shitarou, who had joined the 4th Brigade independently, had paid attention to them at first, but in the end, he ignored them.
This was because his repeated requests for battle had been rejected by the First Army's headquarters.
Shinozuka Yoshio, this stubborn man, insisted on waiting for the Yamamoto Special Agent Team to arrive before allowing the Japanese Puppet Army to carry out combat operations.
Shinozuka Yoshio did not care about the casualties of the puppet troops.
After all, no matter how many of these puppet soldiers died, even if an entire brigade was wiped out, the headquarters would not hold them accountable.
However, it was different for the Japanese troops. Once they paid the price of casualties, Shinozuka Yoshio would have to bear the responsibility.
In short, Shinozuka Yoshio felt that if the Japanese puppet army were to launch an operation now, it was very likely that they would fail.
However, as long as the Yamamoto Secret Service Squad participated in the battle, victory would be assured. After all, the Yamamoto Secret Service Squad had defeated a main force previously.
Under such circumstances, Katayama Taro focused on training his troops and actively studied the terrain of the Ashen Cloud Ridge area.
He wanted to prove himself. As long as he got permission, he would quickly lead the troops and deal a devastating blow to the resistance.
The Japanese puppet army still did not attack, but their defense was getting more and more rigorous.
As the saying goes, failure is the mother of success.
After the 8th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army lost more than 1,000 soldiers, they had a way to deal with it.
The puppet army set up the artillery battalion on high ground and measured the firing elements in the combat area.
The Artillery Battalion had specially dispatched observers. Once the stronghold was attacked, the six cannons of the puppet army would immediately provide fire support.
With the support of these six mountain cannons, the stronghold's defense ability increased, which posed a certain threat to the assault battalion and other troops taking down the stronghold.
However, Yang Chen's focus was no longer on the stronghold. He shifted his attention to Sky Town.
Tianzhen was the exploration team headquarters of the Japanese army's independent Fourth Brigade. It was also the place where the relatives of the First Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Association Army were imprisoned.
Yang Chen had made the necessary arrangements long ago. After this period of operation, the Special Combat Platoon had already entered Sky Town.
On this day, in Nanzhuang Village, a man in plain clothes quietly came to the dilapidated courtyard house.
When Yang Chen saw the man, he immediately walked over and smiled.
This man was none other than the brigade commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade, Zhong Wu.
After exchanging letters countless times, the two of them finally met.
This time, Yang Chen invited Zhong Wu over mainly to discuss the matter of the 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Association Army.
This troop was not loyal to the Japanese, and they did not want to be traitors. They were forced to wear dog skin.
Yang Chen planned to convince Zhong Wu to join the Tiger Assault Battalion and fight the Japanese together.
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