Devil's Army

The recovery of Gratitude County marked the beginning of the counterattack phase for the Hainan Island Independent Regiment of the First Anti-Japanese Army against the Japanese troops on Hainan Island.

The next morning, Battalion Commander Xu arranged for the second and third companies to launch an attack on Changjiang County and Ledong County at the same time.

Commander Zhang left the third battalion and the new recruit battalion to garrison Ya County, Sanya Airport and Sanya Port Terminal, and personally led the first and second battalions to attack Lingshui County and Baoting County.

Battalion Commander Xu's Second Company's attack on Changjiang County was relatively smooth. Under the cover of mortars, one row of troops advanced into Changjiang County from the east gate of Changjiang County in half a day.

Afterwards, they cooperated with the second row at the South Gate to encircle the enemy from both sides and broke through the defense of the Japanese army's South Gate in Changjiang County.

The Second Company of the Independent Battalion advanced steadily and drove the Japanese troops in Changjiang County out of Changjiang County step by step.

Afterwards, the second company commander left the first row to garrison Changjiang County, and took the second and third row soldiers to clear out the Japanese troops in the strongholds in various towns and villages in Changjiang County.

Most of the Japanese troops in Changjiang County retreated to Changjiang County, Qicha Town and Shiyuetian Town.

Qicha Town and Shiyuetian Town are the largest and second largest towns in Changjiang County, with an area of ​​254 square kilometers and 247.74 square kilometers respectively.

The Japanese troops in Changjiang County were short of manpower. As soon as the battle in Changjiang County broke out, most of the Japanese troops in the surrounding towns and strongholds withdrew to Qicha Town and Shiyuetian Town in advance.

After three rows of soldiers fought bravely, the second company recaptured Shiyuetian Town.

Most of the Japanese troops in the town were wiped out, and the few that remained fled north.

The second platoon encountered stubborn resistance from the Japanese army when attacking Qicha Town.

The Japanese army in Qicha Town had two mortars. When they attacked, the second row of soldiers were strafed by machine guns and bombarded by mortars from the Japanese army on the city wall.

The soldiers in the third row launched two attacks in succession but both failed.

The second company commander aimed the company's 40 rocket launcher at the Japanese machine gun fire points on the wall of Qicha Town and bombarded them continuously.

The soldiers also braved the Japanese bullets and launched another attack on Qicha Town.

Two soldiers holding explosives were crawling forward, approaching the gate of Qicha Town. They were getting up and preparing to rush over to blow up the gate.

Who knew that they were discovered by the Japanese soldiers on the city wall, who opened fire one after another.

Two soldiers were shot one after another and fell in a pool of blood.

Just when everyone thought that this attack would fail again, a fallen soldier slowly crawled towards the city gate holding a bag of explosives.

He still had a mission to complete, and he had to blow open the gate of Qicha Town before his death, paving the way for his comrades to recapture Qicha Town.

However, the Japanese on the city wall discovered a trail of blood extending towards the city gate and shot at the soldier continuously.

The soldier eventually died on the way to the gate of Qicha Town.

The second company commander then transferred two squads of troops from the second platoon that had already recaptured Shiyuetian Town, and at the same time launched a fierce attack on another city gate of Qicha Town.

The Japanese troops in Qicha Town were unable to take care of the front and the back, and finally the second platoon attacked Qicha Town.

Subsequently, three rows of soldiers also attacked Qicha Town, attacking the remaining Japanese troops in Qicha Town from both sides and pursuing them relentlessly.

The Japanese army fought and retreated, retreated into the dense forest and complex terrain of Bawangling, and disappeared without a trace.

The Second Company was short of manpower and was unable to conduct a comprehensive search of Ba Wang Ridge.

The third platoon that followed into Bawangling to search also found nothing, so they could only set up sentries at several intersections to prevent the Japanese army from attacking them. They also reported this to their superiors.

When Captain Zhang heard that more than 20 Japanese soldiers had fled into Bawangling from Qicha Town, Changjiang County, he immediately arranged for a squad of soldiers to come with a Golden Eagle IV drone for support.

Although the twenty or so remnants of the Japanese army could not cause any major trouble, they were a big threat to the people in the surrounding villages.

After the Golden Eagle UAV came over, the Army Aviation soldiers maneuvered it to fly low around the periphery of Ba Wang Ridge, but no trace of the more than 20 Japanese soldiers was found.

At this time, the independent battalion commander Xu asked for help from the regiment commander Zhang. Their third company's attack on Ledong County was blocked, and they requested to send the Golden Eagle UAV for support.

When Captain Xu led the third company to attack Ledong County, the Japanese troops in Ledong County were relatively stubborn and put up a tenacious resistance relying on the city walls.

The third company's rockets continued to bombard the Japanese machine gun fire points on the city wall.

The machine gunners of the third company kept firing at the Japanese troops on the city wall, suppressing their firepower.

The soldiers of the third company once approached the gate of Ledong County, but were bombarded by dense grenades from the Japanese army and were forced to retreat.

Just as the third company commander was gathering his forces and preparing to launch another fierce attack on Ledong County, the Japanese troops in Ledong County used a sinister trick with no bottom line.

The third company commander was afraid of the consequences and was forced to stop the attack and ask for help from his superiors.