Devil's Army

If the troops continue to move together, they will most likely be surrounded by the Japanese army again.

The second battalion commander left behind the third company, which was responsible for the rearguard, and asked them to contain and confuse the Japanese army.

He and a battalion commander led the main force of the troops and turned south to Jinjiatun Town.

The first battalion commander left the golden eagle to the third company commander and told them to meet in Jinjiatun Town after escaping the Japanese encirclement.

After the third company commander saluted the first and second battalion commanders, he led the third company to break out to the west.

Soon, fierce gunfire was heard from the west.

The third battalion commander looked worriedly to the west and continued to retreat his troops to the south.

When the first and third battalion commanders led their troops to retreat to the vicinity of Changtu County, they saw five Japanese soldiers and a squad of puppet troops setting up a checkpoint at the intersection ahead.

It was not difficult to break through this barrier, but the gunshots would certainly alert the surrounding Japanese troops. The battalion commander and his men would probably be surrounded by the Japanese troops again.

The battalion commander and his men quietly lurked in place, waiting for night to fall.

At around five o'clock, the Japanese and puppet troops at the checkpoint were having dinner. Several street performers came towards the checkpoint.

Five Japanese soldiers saw the puppet soldiers surrounding the civilians for some unknown reason and walked over with guns drawn.

I saw an old man holding a small torch in his right hand and putting it to his mouth from time to time, and flames would immediately burst out of his mouth.

Five Japanese soldiers were soon attracted over and started to watch.

Suddenly, several dark shadows rushed over from both sides, and cold light flashed across. The five Japanese soldiers all went to see their emperor.

When the dozen or so puppet soldiers saw the First Army soldiers surrounding them with guns raised, they quickly put down their guns and raised their hands in surrender.

The battalion commander of the puppet army who controlled the checkpoint quickly passed the checkpoint with a large force and rushed back to Jinjiatun Town.

Soon after the third company, which was responsible for the rearguard action, broke out to the west, it encountered a Japanese army unit that was outflanking them, and the two sides immediately exchanged fire.

The captain of the third company knew that the Japanese were all around them, and the longer the battle lasted, the more disadvantageous it would be for them. He used the golden eagle to constantly scout the situation of the Japanese troops around him.

The third company commander discovered that there was a gap of two or three kilometers wide at the junction of the two Japanese troops in the southwest. He immediately left a row to block the Japanese troops and led the large force to break out in the southwest.

In order not to expose the whereabouts of the main force, the platoon leader led the platoon to block the Japanese army while retreating to the northwest.

Relying on the golden eagle, the third company commander continued to break out of the gaps in the Japanese encirclement.

A large Japanese army unit finally surrounded the platoon leader and his men on a hill.

After more than half an hour of fierce fighting, a row of more than 40 soldiers all died heroically.

At this time, the division commander Kunisaki Noboru also realized that he had been tricked. Because his baggage train reported that the devil troops attacking them had nearly a thousand people. However, the division commander Kunisaki Noboru did not order his soldiers to attack Kaiyuan. He was waiting for the arrival of his additional artillery and ammunition.

However, another unit of the Japanese Seventh Division, the 28th Regiment, which attacked Kaiyuan from Xifeng, started a battle with the Seventh Brigade.

At that time, Weiyuanbao Town, an important town between Xifeng County and Kaiyuan City, had been recaptured by the troops of the 7th Brigade.

A vanguard of the Japanese army was marching quickly, preparing to cross a road and attack Weiyuanbao Town, but was ambushed by the Second Regiment of the Seventh Brigade.

The road is full of gullies and surrounded by trees.

The Seventh Brigade arranged a battalion to ambush the Japanese army here.

The Japanese army was caught by surprise and suffered heavy casualties.

Later, Japanese planes and artillery continued to fiercely bombard the positions of the First Battalion, and the number of casualties in the First Battalion rose sharply.

The battalion commander left two soldiers behind and led the other soldiers to retreat to the next position.

After occupying the positions on both sides of the path, the Japanese army continued to advance. When they reached the intersection of the path, two soldiers from the 7th Brigade detonated a landmine, blowing up the Japanese vanguard.

The commander of the 28th Regiment of the th Division of the Japanese Army had to order his troops to temporarily stop advancing and the engineers began to clear mines.

It was already dark when the Japanese army arrived at the outskirts of Weiyuanbao Town.

The Japanese army surrounded the east, west and north gates of Weiyuanbao Town, leaving only the south gate.

The troops stationed in Weiyuanbao Town at that time were the First Battalion of the Second Regiment of the Seventh Brigade, which had withdrawn from the front path.

When a deputy battalion commander saw the Japanese army's deployment, he immediately said to the first battalion commander:

"Captain, the Japanese are obviously surrounding us from three sides, and there must be an ambush on the south side. Stay in the city and fight the Japanese. Kill one and you'll get your money back. Kill two and you'll make a profit."

"It is very likely that the Japanese army is ambushing in the south. We will send scouts to investigate later, but it is not advisable to stay in the city and fight the devils. It is not realistic for our battalion of more than 700 people to resist the attack of a Japanese regiment, and it is very likely to implicate the people in the town."

The deputy battalion commander nodded. Their battalion was stationed in Kaiyuan and had fought against the Japanese many times. The soldiers were not afraid of death. But he did not want to see the common people suffer. He said to the battalion commander:

"Captain, can I take the scouts out for some reconnaissance tonight?"

"Okay, if possible, we will withdraw from Weiyuanbao Town tonight and find a favorable location outside the town to ambush the Japanese army."

"Yes!" The deputy battalion commander saluted the battalion commander and turned to go out to make arrangements.