Devil's Army

After the remaining soldiers of the First Battalion were transferred to the Second Battalion, the Second Battalion Commander immediately ordered them to attack the Devil Troops on the other side of the Gunaidian River. The artillery continued to fire to suppress the Devil Troops' firepower.

However, the battlefield situation did not reverse just because the remaining soldiers of the First Battalion were under the command of the Second Battalion.

The second captain still failed to capture the position of the devil troops on the other side of the Gunaidian River.

Commander Michijiro Umezu had also been thinking about the Wangjiadagou gold mine and the Shujigou copper mine. Seeing that the main force of the Seventh Division had been attacking the gold mine for more than half a month, but there was still no news, he sent a telegram to inquire about the situation.

To this end, the commander of the 7th Division, Kenzo Kitano, personally rushed to Mae-Asami to supervise the battle and requested air force support from the division commander Michijiro Umezu.

Commander Michijiro Umezu was quite dissatisfied with the fact that Kitano Kenzo, who had made many military achievements, had led a large number of troops to attack the important gold and copper mines for more than half a month but failed to even touch the edge of the gold and copper mines.

He urged Kitano Kenji to speed up the attack and also dispatched the main force of the air force to provide support.

The next morning, more than 60 fighter planes escorted 12 bombers and flew towards the Gunidian River.

Leng Feng also sent fighter jets to engage in battle, but due to the absolute numerical disadvantage, the First Army's Air Force failed to gain air superiority and could only wait for the right opportunity to harass the Japanese fighter jets from the periphery.

The Japanese bombers, which had gained air superiority, began to carry out a covering bombing on the positions of the Second Regiment on the banks of the Gunaidian River.

Kitano Kenji did not care about the possibility of accidental bombing and ordered the Japanese army to wade across the river while the planes were still bombing the First Army's positions.

Under the Japanese army's reckless bombing, the Second Regiment's mortar positions and main firepower points were all destroyed, making it difficult to organize an effective defense line.

The main force of the Japanese Kwantung Army's 7th Division finally occupied the beach of the Gunaidian River and quickly consolidated the beachhead to support subsequent troops crossing the river.

After crossing the river, the main force of the Japanese 7th Division headed straight for the Wangjiadagou Gold Mine. Two Japanese bombers also went around to bomb the Wangjiadagou Gold Mine, but were immediately shot down by the anti-aircraft artillery of the 8th Brigade.

When the vanguard of the Japanese Seventh Division marched to the Xiaomuqiao River section, it was ambushed by the Third Battalion of the Second Regiment.

The vanguard of the Japanese 7th Division, which had gained a firm foothold, immediately launched a fierce attack on the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment, but was met with stubborn resistance from the 3rd Battalion.

The rear guard of the Japanese Seventh Division was also attacked by the Second Battalion of the Second Regiment that was following behind.

Kitano Kenji had to fight on two fronts. The Japanese air force, which had not yet left, immediately launched a fierce bombing on the positions of the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment.

In order to preserve the main force to continue harassing the Japanese 7th Division, the third battalion commander led his troops to retreat.

The First Army Air Force circling on the periphery was constantly looking for opportunities to attack Japanese fighters and bombers.

Captain Xu relied on the firepower and speed of his fighter jets to achieve surprise attacks from time to time.

Leng Feng, who commanded multi-faceted operations, was always thinking about gaining air superiority.

He arranged for Wen Lang to personally take charge of the production of the Huaxia II fighter. In order to protect the hard-won base, the workers worked in three shifts 24 hours a day to produce fighters as soon as possible.

Now the two aircraft manufacturing plants in the base are able to produce and assemble a Huaxia II fighter jet in two days.

After a day of familiarization test flying, the reserve pilots immediately rushed to the battlefield in the newly-launched Hua Xia II fighter jets.

The First Army's air force strength is also growing stronger, and the air force strengths of Japan and China are quietly shifting.

Before the Wenlang Anti-Encirclement Campaign, in order to change the disadvantage of the Type 100 tank's firepower being inferior to the Japanese Type medium tank, the mm seamless steel tubes originally transported to make anti-aircraft guns were made into short barrels. After nearly a month of repeated experiments, success was achieved.

The arsenal also began to completely replace the guns on the imitated German Type 2 tanks, replacing the original 100mm machine gun of the Type 20 tank with a mm short-barreled gun.

Leng Feng named the newly-gunned Type 2 tank the "Kuaishou" tank, and prepared to deal a heavy blow to the Japanese army at the critical moment.

With the strong support of the air force, Kenji Kitano finally broke through the position of the Third Battalion of the Second Regiment and continued to advance towards the Wangjiadagou Gold Mine.

The 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment then retreated like the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment and began to attack the Japanese army from the flank.

After stumbling along the way and fighting many small battles, the main force of the Japanese 7th Division finally arrived at the position in front of the Wangjiadagou Gold Mine. At this time, Kitano Kenji could already see the gold mine from a distance.

After a short rest, the Japanese 7th Division immediately launched a fierce attack on the gold mine position, but was met with stubborn resistance from the 8th Brigade's direct regiment.

At this time, the air force supporting the Japanese 7th Division was running low on fuel and had to return to refuel.

Captain Xu seized the opportunity and launched a fierce bombing on the main force of the Japanese 7th Division which was attacking.

He also sent golden eagles to scout the artillery positions of the Japanese 7th Division and launched a devastating bombing on it.

Kitano Kenji's infantry was heavily bombed by the Devil Force Air Force, suffering heavy casualties and had to retreat to rest. His artillery unit was also heavily targeted by the Devil Force Air Force, many large-caliber artillery were destroyed, and only a few 75mm mountain artillery were left, unable to support a new attack.