Devil's Army

The reason why the captain of the 7th Division of the Japanese Army sent the vanguard to sneak into the jurisdiction of the 8th Brigade through a small road and attack the position of the 8th Brigade from both sides was that this position was a canyon with dangerous terrain on both sides, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack. His large force could not be deployed.

Now he couldn't contact his vanguard, and it was probably in danger. He could only attack the position of the Devil's Army Battalion from the front.

The battalion commander arranged for artillery to fiercely bombard the positions on both sides of the canyon.

Suddenly, there were bursts of artillery explosions in the valley, making people's eardrums buzz.

The positions on both sides of the canyon have been consolidated over the past few years, with large holes inside small holes, interlocking. Although not as strong as the Liangjiashan Fortress, it is not something that the Japanese army can easily break through.

The fierce artillery fire of the Japanese army blew down many trees on both sides of the canyon, and the soil on the high ground was also cut down a lot.

The Japanese squadron leader who commanded this operation believed that under the fierce bombardment of their imperial artillery, there were no longer any soldiers of the Devil's Army on the heights on both sides, and he began to launch an attack.

When a squadron of Japanese troops rushed to the front of the canyon, they were immediately subjected to heavy machine gun fire from the Devil's troops.

After a while of shooting, the squadron leader retreated, leaving behind dozens of corpses.

The Japanese army launched two consecutive attacks, but were blocked in front of the canyon.

The squadron leader who returned suggested to the captain:

"Captain, we can only break through this canyon by advancing quickly with tanks."

"The Devil's troops have weapons specifically designed to attack our tanks, and it is difficult for tanks to pass through this canyon."

"We used artillery to suppress their fire, and then the tanks moved through quickly, otherwise it would have been difficult for the infantry to get through."

The battalion commander had no choice but to follow the squadron leader's seemingly feasible plan, report to the regiment commander, and request tank support.

The captain stopped the attack and waited for the tanks to support him. The Jinkuang New Village began to clean up the battlefield and the village.

Some relatives of the guards who died in the battle also gathered around, found their loved ones one after another, and cried loudly there.

The entire Gold Mine New Village was filled with cries of grief and sadness.

A guard found the old guide hiding in the woods near the village while cleaning up the battlefield and brought him to the hunter.

Because the old guide led the Japanese army, their home was burned down by the Japanese army.

The villagers gathered around and wanted to beat the old guide.

The battalion commander and his soldiers surrounded the old guide and explained to the villagers:

"The old man led the devils because he was coerced by them. Who would be willing to lead these beasts to hurt their compatriots? If you want revenge, go find the devils."

Although this is true, I could not suppress the anger in my heart when I saw the villagers’ homes turned into ruins.

In order to divert the villagers' anger, the hunter suggested that the old guide lead the way, and the guards and the soldiers of the First Army ambush the Japs from a small path.

The old guide felt very sorry for the damage he had brought to the village, and agreed to the hunter's suggestion.

The hunter asked the injured team members to stay, and the other team members and the battalion commander, led by the old guide, outflanked the Japanese from a small path.

After two hours of arduous trek, the old guide led the battalion commander and his men to the vicinity of the Japanese military base outside the canyon.

The chattering of Japanese troops could be faintly heard not far away.

The battalion commander asked Hunter to lead the escort to attack the Japanese army and lead them to the ambush circle he set up behind.

The hunter nodded and prepared to lead his escort to attack the Japanese. The battalion commander stopped him and told him again not to fight.

The Japanese troops were still gathered in groups of three or four, waiting for tanks to reinforce them.

Suddenly, there were bursts of gunfire from the woods on their left, and the Japanese soldiers outside the woods fell to the ground one after another.

A Japanese squadron leader was furious when he saw the guards attacking them. He immediately reported to the captain and led his squadron of Japanese soldiers into the woods to encircle and suppress the guerrillas.

The hunter and his escort blocked the Japanese army while retreating deep into the woods.

The Japanese army fought back and pursued, keeping close to the enemy.

When the hunter and his escort retreated to the front of the ambush circle, they stopped retreating and looked for terrain to block the Japanese army.

The squadron leader thought that the guerrillas had no way to retreat, so he ordered his soldiers to attack frantically. But before they could organize the attack, fierce gunfire rang out from all sides of the squadron.

Grenades also kept hitting their soldiers like hail.

The captain of the Japanese army outside the woods also felt strange. Why was the gunfire from their squadron so intense?

After careful consideration, he arranged for another infantry squadron to search. However, the Japanese infantry squadron that came to reinforce was soon blocked by a company arranged by the battalion commander.

When the reinforcements of the Japanese infantry squadron broke through the blocking of the Devil Force company, the squadron leader found that there was no trace of the Devil Force soldiers and guerrillas in the battlefield ahead. Even the weapons and ammunition left on the ground were swept away by them.