Devil's Army

During the full-scale attack on Guangzhou, the three divisions of the First Army encountered constant resistance from the puppet troops, but these puppet troops did not have a strong fighting spirit and were quickly annihilated or surrendered.

Most of the puppet army, which was said to have 6.5 troops, were quickly defeated or disintegrated.

The Japanese 104th Division, 51st Division, 8th Division and 23rd Mixed Brigade, which fought fiercely with the three divisions of the First Army, suffered heavy casualties in the fierce fighting, and the organization of several units was incomplete.

At this time, the only relatively complete units left at the disposal of Lieutenant General Sakai Takashi of the Japanese 23rd Army were the 19th Independent Mixed Brigade, the 1st Independent Infantry Regiment and the 1st Artillery Regiment.

There are also more than 25,000 puppet troops and puppet police forces with weak combat effectiveness.

All these troops were huddled in a small area in Tianhe District, Guangzhou.

At 7 o'clock the next morning, the three divisions of the First Army launched a fierce attack on the Japanese troops in Guangzhou from three sides, but were severely bombarded by the First Artillery Team of the Japanese Army.

Three tanks from the New 1st Division and the 2nd Division of the Southern Front were destroyed by Japanese artillery fire.

Civilian houses in front of the Japanese positions were also affected, and many were destroyed by Japanese artillery fire.

After receiving the intelligence, Commander Zhang ordered the First Army's air force to take off to support the infantry ground combat.

When the Japanese artillery saw the First Army's pointed-nosed aircraft flying over, they immediately stopped bombing.

When the infantry of the three divisions of the First Army saw that the Japanese artillery had stopped bombing, they immediately launched a fierce attack on the Japanese troops in front.

The three defense lines of the Japanese army outside Tianhe were successively in danger under the fierce attack of the three divisions of the First Army.

The Japanese artillery had no choice but to fire to support the infantry.

The fighter planes and bombers of the First Army that were attacking the Japanese infantry positions quickly determined the approximate location of the Japanese artillery positions and immediately flew over to bomb them.

The artillerymen of the First Artillery Regiment of the Japanese Army quickly moved their artillery pieces despite the strafing and bombing by the First Army's aircraft. However, many artillery pieces were still destroyed.

The remaining six tanks of the 1st Army Tank Company were divided into three groups and fiercely bombarded the Japanese positions outside Tianhe.

Soldiers from three divisions of the First Army followed closely behind the tanks and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese positions.

Soon after the Japanese machine gun opened fire, it was locked onto by the tank and then bombarded by the tank's 100mm short-barreled gun.

The Second Division of the Gui-Yunnan Front Army was the first to break through the Japanese defense line and launch a deep attack into Tianhe District, Guangzhou.

With insufficient troops, General Sakai Takashi sent a puppet army to resist the attack of the First Army, but it could not delay the fierce offensive of the Gui-Yunnan Front Army at all.

The Japanese Chief of Staff took advantage of the situation and drew troops from everywhere to resist the attack of the Guizhou-Yunnan Front Army.

The Japanese Independent Mixed Brigade 19, which was responsible for the security around the headquarters, also dispatched a battalion to deploy along the direction of the Gui-Yunnan Front Army's attack.

At this time, the Southern Front Army in the middle also broke through the Japanese defense line and attacked the headquarters of the Japanese 23rd Army at full speed.

The Japanese Chief of Staff ordered all troops to resist the attack of the devil troops until dark, and arranged for a plane to send Commander Sakai Takashi and his men away.

At this time, the newly formed 1st Division, with the support of tanks, also broke through the Japanese army's outer positions in Tianhe. However, the Japanese army resisted stubbornly under the strict order of the chief of staff.

The Japanese Army's 19th Independent Mixed Brigade, which was responsible for security near the headquarters, was also sent to the front line to reinforce.

The three divisions of the First Army were in a stalemate with the Japanese Army, and for a while they were unable to break through the Japanese Army's second-line positions.