Devil's Army

The Third Regiment arrived at Shanwei City, but before it began to attack Shanwei, the messenger brought a telegram from the Third Battalion of the Second Regiment asking for help:

When they arrived at the Fuzi'ao Gorge in Ganxi, Gaotan, Huidong, they were blocked by the Japanese army and were caught in a dilemma.

At this time, the third group was not far from the Fozi'ao Canyon.

The commander of the third regiment sent a telegram asking for air force support, and at the same time arranged for a battalion to rush to support.

When the First Army Air Force of Weizhou Island rushed to reinforce, the Japanese troops on both sides of the Fuzi'ao Gorge were attacking the vanguard of the Third Battalion from a high position.

The first company of the third battalion used stones and trees to continuously shoot at the Japanese troops on both sides of the canyon.

The Second and Third Companies of the Third Battalion were attacking the Japanese troops in the canyon from the flank.

The fighter planes and bombers of the First Army immediately strafed and bombed the Japanese positions in the canyon fiercely.

The Japanese troops in the Fuzi'ao Gorge position were exhausted from dealing with the strafing and bombing by the First Army's fighters and bombers and were in a state of disarray.

The soldiers of the Second Company of the Third Battalion took the opportunity to speed up the pace of the attack and approached the Japanese army's canyon position.

The Japanese troops in the Fuzi'ao Gorge position braved the strafing and bombing of the First Army's fighter planes and bombers, and tried their best to stop the attacking soldiers of the Second and Third Companies.

Just as the Japanese army was trying their best to stop the attack of the soldiers of the 2nd and 3rd companies, the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Regiment rushed over and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army's position in Fuzi'ao Gorge from the west.

The Japanese position was finally broken through by the Third Battalion of the Second Division.

After a brief and bloody hand-to-hand combat, the soldiers from the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Division and the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Division finally wiped out all the Japanese troops in the Fuzi'ao Gorge position.

The two armies met at the Fuzi'ao Canyon.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Regiment of the 3rd Division, under the order of the regiment commander, followed the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Division to attack Xiamen City.

At this time, the Third Division had already launched a battle to recapture Shanwei City.

Shanwei City has a undulating terrain, with the north being high and the south being low. The north is a mountainous area with overlapping mountains. There are many mountains over 1,000 meters high, and the middle part is mostly hilly.

The Japanese army attempted to block the attack of the Third Division layer by layer using the mountains and hills.

The commander of the Third Division did not rush ahead. He ordered the vanguard to search and advance cautiously. When encountering an ambush by the Japanese army, he immediately called for support from the air force patrolling nearby.

This resulted in the Japanese army's firepower being slightly fiercer and the resistance being slightly stronger, and they were immediately subjected to fierce strafing and bombing by the First Army's Air Force.

The Japanese army found it difficult to adapt to this high-intensity air-to-ground joint combat and was forced to retreat repeatedly.

After the Third Regiment captured Shanwei City, the Second Regiment of the Second Division had already captured Huilai County and was attacking Chaoyang County.

With the cooperation of part of the Second Regiment of the Third Division, the First Army quickly recaptured Chaoyang County.

The troops of the 2nd and 3rd Divisions rested for one night in Chaoyang County.

The next morning, the Second Division, along with a battalion of the Third Division, turned to attack Raoping County.

The main force of the Third Division turned to attack Chenghai County.

The Nanjing government's army's defense focus was mainly on the front lines in North China, East China and Central China.

Fujian is located in the southeast rear, with relatively weak military deployment, and mainly relies on guerrilla warfare (such as the Fujian Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Army).

Shortly after the Japanese army occupied Fuzhou in 1941 (September 1941), they withdrew due to dispersed forces and heavy logistical pressures. This also reflected that the Japanese army had limited willingness and ability to occupy inland Fujian, and focused more on coastal blockade rather than territorial expansion.

After Fujian was occupied by the Japanese army in early 1942, the Japanese army was unable to advance deep into the interior due to the complex inland terrain of Fujian and the resistance of the Nanjing government's troops, resulting in a situation of "occupation along the coast and tug-of-war inland".

Therefore, when the Second Division troops entered Raoping County, Raoping County was garrisoned by the local security forces and did not encounter the Japanese army.

After communication, the troops of the Second Division of the First Army successfully passed through Raoping County and entered Fujian territory.

After communicating with the local troops of Fujian and the Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Army, the troops of the Second Division of the First Army successfully passed through Zhao'an County, Yunxiao County, and Zhangpu County in Fujian and approached the outskirts of Xiamen.

At that time, Zhangpu County was also extremely unsafe and was often divided between the Japanese army and the Nanjing government forces.

When the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Division and the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Division were approaching Xiamen City, they unexpectedly encountered a Japanese patrol team.

The two sides then engaged in a fierce battle on the hillside path. But how could this Japanese patrol team be a match for two main battalions of the army?

After more than half an hour of fierce fighting, more than 50 Japanese patrol members were completely wiped out on the hillside path.

Afterwards, the two main battalions of the Second Division entered Qianting Town, the closest town to Xiamen, and prepared to attack Xiamen tomorrow.

At this time, the main force of the 3rd Division had already recaptured Chenghai County and was resting its troops in the county, preparing to attack Shantou City tomorrow morning.