Devil's Army

The next morning, the fierce battle for Siping Overpass began again.

The artillery of the independent brigade, which had arrived at the designated position last night, began to launch a fierce bombardment on the Japanese positions at Siping Tianqiao.

Before the Japanese army could recover from the shelling, the First Army's bombers launched another air strike on the Japanese positions.

Afterwards, the fierce Oroqen soldiers launched a fierce attack on the Japanese positions at Siping Tianqiao.

The Japanese troops that survived the bombardment by the independent brigade's artillery and the bombers of the First Army tried to make a last-ditch effort from a high position, but they were still unable to withstand the fierce attack of the independent brigade and had to continue to retreat.

The Japanese army retreated all the way to Ziqi Road Bridge, and the soldiers of the independent brigade who were following them were attacked by the Japanese army who had been ambushing there.

Ziqi Road Bridge is located in the central part of Siping City. It is the main urban road running through the east and west. It is 2.43 kilometers long. The terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is an important node in the defense of Siping City by the Japanese army.

When the vanguard troops of the 1st Regiment of the Independent Brigade pursued here, they were met with fierce strafing and bombing from high above by Japanese machine guns and mortars, and were forced to temporarily stop the pursuit.

Soon, the First Army's bombers flew over and began to fiercely bomb the Japanese positions on Ziqidaluqiao Heights.

The Japanese army desperately resisted the bombing of Japanese aircraft and kept requesting air force support.

However, the only planes left by Commander Umejiro were not enough to fill the gaps in the First Army Air Force, so he did not dare to act rashly.

Subsequently, the artillery of the independent brigade also moved forward to the side of Ziqi Road Bridge and participated in the bombing of the Japanese positions.

The officers and soldiers of the independent brigade braved the bombardment and kept approaching the Japanese army's Ziqi Dalu Bridge position.

The machine gunners kept moving forward and firing at the remaining Japanese firepower points on the position.

As the independent soldiers approached the Japanese position at Ziqi Dalu Bridge, rounds of hand grenades were thrown at the Japanese position, and most of the Japanese soldiers who resisted stubbornly were killed on the position.

The soldiers of the independent brigade who then rushed to the position used bayonets to eliminate the lingering Japanese troops and continued their fierce pursuit.

Eventually, the few remaining Japanese troops were driven out of Siping City.

The troops of the Seventh Brigade that attacked from the east gate of Siping City also encountered stubborn resistance from the Japanese troops who retreated to Tazishan and Sandaolinzi.

Tazi Mountain, with an altitude of 399.5 meters, is the commanding height in the east of Siping, and offers a bird's eye view of the entire Siping city.

The Japanese army built an artillery position on the top of Tazi Mountain. If the Seventh Brigade wanted to attack Siping from the east, it had to capture Tazi Mountain first.

When the vanguard of the Seventh Brigade pursued the Japanese army and arrived at the foot of Tazi Mountain, they were bombarded fiercely by the Japanese artillery from a high position, suffering heavy casualties. They had to stop the attack, find a nearby shelter, and call for air force support.

Soon, three bombers of the First Army launched a fierce bombing on the Japanese artillery positions at Tazishan without any fighter escort.

At the Japanese artillery position on Tazi Mountain, the Japanese artillery was blown into pieces and blasted down the mountain along with the Japanese artillery.

The soldiers of the 7th Brigade took the opportunity to launch another fierce attack on Tazi Mountain.

After a fierce close combat, the soldiers of the 7th Brigade wiped out all the Japanese defenders on Tazi Mountain.

After crossing Tazi Mountain, the soldiers of the 7th Brigade continued to pursue the Japanese deserters.

Part of the 7th Brigade encountered stubborn resistance from the Japanese defenders in Sandaolinzi while pursuing the Japanese army.

Sandaolinzi: Located in the southwest of Siping City, 300 meters above sea level, it is the main position and commanding height of the Japanese army behind Siping. From here, you can overlook the city and the surrounding areas. Its gains and losses are directly related to the safety of Siping City, and it is an ideal defense stronghold.

The Japanese army deployed elite guards here for defense.

After the troops of the 7th Brigade were blocked in their attack on Sandaolinzi, they called for air force support.

Soon, the three bombers of the First Army that bombed Tazi Mountain also participated in the bombing of the Japanese positions in Sandaolinzi.

After the air bombing, the Japanese positions were in ruins.

A company of the Seventh Brigade's vanguard troops launched another attack on the Japanese positions in Sandaolinzi, but was met with stubborn resistance from the Japanese troops who emerged from the ruins.

Afterwards, the First Army's bombers launched another bombing attack on Sandaolinzi.

Seeing that the Japanese troops in Sandaolinzi were bombed to the point of being unable to fight back, the commander of the Second Regiment of the Seventh Brigade launched another attack, but was also repelled by the Japanese.

At this time, the independent brigade had already repelled the Japanese troops in Siping City and entered the mopping-up phase.

In the entire Siping City, only the Sandaolin position remained with Japanese troops.

After hearing the report from the Second Regiment Commander, the Seventh Brigade Commander went to the front line to understand the situation.

After observation, the commander of the Seventh Brigade believed that the Japanese army had built relatively solid anti-artillery fortifications in Sandaolinzi.

After observation, the commander of the Seventh Brigade also found that although the three forests were strong, they lacked drinking water.

In order to avoid greater casualties from a strong attack by the soldiers, the commander of the Seventh Brigade decided to adopt a strategy of surrounding the three forests without attacking.