Devil's Army

A Japanese 100mm howitzer shell exploded not far to the left side of the tank.

The tank also shook violently from side to side with the sound of the explosion.

The driver and crew in the tank were shaken to the point of dizziness, but they still did not evacuate the tank. They soon lay on the turret again and bombarded the Japanese artillery positions.

A 100mm howitzer shell hit the top of the tank's tower. The tank's shelling stopped abruptly.

Although the driver and crew of the first tank were all killed, they successfully bought precious retreat time for the other tanks of the tank company and the soldiers of the second battalion.

The tanks and soldiers from the Second Battalion retreated to the corner of the path, and relied on the terrain of the corner to tenaciously block the Japanese attack.

At this time, the soldiers of the second battalion heard the sound of dense horse hooves coming from behind.

The tank at the rear quickly turned its gun around, preparing to block the Japanese cavalry attacking from behind.

In fact, whether it was the tank soldiers or the soldiers of the second battalion, when they heard the sound of horse hooves behind them, everyone knew what the outcome of this blocking battle would be.

But everyone knew it tacitly, because as long as he was alive, he would fight the Japanese invaders to the end.

Suddenly, Platoon Leader Yang called the soldiers to a halt.

The deputy battalion commander stepped forward and asked:

"What's going on?"

"Captain, do you think they are cavalrymen from the Eighth Route Army?"

The deputy battalion commander put his hands over his eyes and looked into the distance. As expected, he saw a group of cavalrymen in earth-gray uniforms running towards them.

After a while, Captain Yao came over with his cavalry.

"What's the situation ahead?" asked Captain Yao.

"The Japanese army dispatched 100mm heavy howitzers, and they blew up one of our tanks. Captain Yao, the path is too narrow, and your cavalry should not go through for the time being." The deputy battalion commander responded.

Captain Yao nodded, saying that what the deputy battalion commander said was true. On the narrow road, a heavy howitzer would create a big hole with one explosion, and their cavalry could not withstand such a tossing.

He ordered the cavalry to dismount and assist the soldiers of the second battalion in blocking the Japanese army at the corner.

From time to time, the tanks drove to the corner, fired two shots at the Japanese army and then retreated.

In this way, the momentum of the Japanese offensive was temporarily blocked.

The Japanese major finally managed to mobilize heavy artillery, but he was unable to do anything to the soldiers of the Devil Forces behind the mountain, and was extremely anxious.

Just when the soldiers of the Second Battalion and the Eighth Route Army Cavalry Detachment were in a stalemate with the Japanese army, the Second Battalion Commander hurried over with another tank company and two companies of soldiers to provide support.

At present, the crisis in Jining County has been resolved.

They were unable to defeat the Japanese troops in front of them, but the Japanese troops were also unable to break through their defense line. For the Second Battalion Commander who was seriously short of troops, this outcome was the best.

The Japanese major did not think so. The devil troops of Jining County had repeatedly disrupted their occupation of Liangcheng County. Now the devil troops of Jining County were short of manpower, which was a good opportunity to wipe out Jining County in one fell swoop.

Now, the devil troops' resistance is not very strong, and the casualties of the soldiers are still within an acceptable range.

The major decided to continue fighting with the Devil Forces and look for opportunities to break through the Devil Forces' defense line at night.

The Second Battalion Commander, who was short of troops, also wanted to leverage the strengths of the First Army and launch a night attack on the Japanese.

At 10 o'clock in the evening, the th Company of the nd Battalion quietly set out from the left side of the path, preparing to launch a night attack on the Japanese army.

Half an hour later, a Japanese army also took a fancy to the difficult path on the left and quietly moved towards the corner position of the devil's troops.