Devil's Army

In order to avoid the air raids by the Devil Forces' sharp-nosed aircraft, Japanese tanks and armored vehicles squeezed into the woods on both sides of the path.

Who knew that the constantly falling trees indicated the bombing locations for the First Army's bombers.

The First Army's bombers continued to drop bombs on the areas where the trees were downed.

This left the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles hiding in the woods nowhere to hide.

The First Army's air force bombed and strafed the Japanese mobile forces for nearly an hour. The path and the woods on both sides were littered with the wreckage of Japanese tanks and armored vehicles.

At this time, Commander Hu also arranged his troops to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese mobile forces.

The Japanese mobile force soldiers, having lost all their fighting spirit, had to abandon their destroyed or damaged tanks and armored vehicles and retreat to Harbin in a panic.

The direct regiment quickly followed and pursued the Japanese army all the way to the city of Harbin.

Commander Hu asked Brigade Commander Wang to attack Harbin.

Taking into account that most of the townships outside Harbin had been cleared out, Wang Zhuangfei agreed to Captain Hu's request.

So the first battalion of the direct regiment launched a fierce attack on the south gate of Harbin.

Both Captain Hu and Wang Zhuangfei overlooked the strength of the Japanese army in Harbin. The attack was not smooth from the beginning.

When attacking the south gate of Harbin, the First Battalion encountered stubborn resistance from the Japanese army and fierce artillery bombardment, resulting in heavy casualties.

Then the First Army's air force bombed the Japanese positions at the south gate of Harbin, but failed to find the Japanese artillery positions.

The First Army's air force stopped bombing and patrolled the air, ready to support the infantry's attack at any time.

The first battalion started to attack the south gate of Harbin again, but at this time the Japanese army dispatched mortars and grenade launchers that were easy to transfer.

The fierce offensive momentum of the first battalion was once again suppressed by the Japanese army.

Afterwards, the battalion commander adjusted the strategy and let the first company take charge of the main attack, with the machine gunners and rocket soldiers of the entire battalion following closely behind, fiercely strafing and bombing the Japanese firepower points on the wall city.

The Japanese machine gun fire points on the city wall were like indestructible cockroaches. After destroying one, a new one would soon appear in another place. The attack of the first battalion was not smooth.

Then, the First Army's planes returned one after another.

The commander of the first battalion also temporarily stopped the attack on the south gate of Harbin, rested and regrouped his forces, preparing to launch a new attack again.

Later, Commander Hu also came to check the battle situation. He saw that the first battalion had suffered heavy casualties and suggested that the first battalion be transferred back and the second battalion be replaced to take the lead.

The first battalion commander disagreed. They had suffered too many casualties in attacking the South Gate of Harbin, and they had to take the South Gate.

Before Captain Hu returned, the scouts hurried over to report to the battalion commander: a large number of Japanese troops were discovered on both sides.

The Japanese troops in Harbin took advantage of the return of the First Army's planes and sent reinforcements from the West Gate and East Gate of Harbin to outflank the First Battalion that was attacking the city.

At this time, fierce gunfire had already been heard from the two-wing defense forces of the first battalion at the south gate of Harbin.

The Japanese artillery inside the South Gate of Harbin took advantage of the First Army's planes returning and once again launched a fierce bombing on the First Battalion using small mountain artillery and 100mm howitzers.

The First Battalion could be surrounded by the Japanese army at any time.

Commander Hu decisively ordered the first battalion to retreat.

The commander of the first battalion also saw the seriousness of the problem and ordered his troops to evacuate from the south gate of Harbin under alternating cover.

Afterwards, the Japanese troops at Harbin’s West Gate and East Gate met at Harbin’s South Gate and continued to pursue the retreating First Battalion.