Devil's Army

Some Japanese soldiers on the trail carried the wounded soldiers to one side, waiting for the team doctor to come and treat them. Other Japanese soldiers pushed the overturned truck to the side of the trail, clearing the trail so that the convoy could pass smoothly after clearing the mines.

The Japanese engineers soon ran out of small red flags, so they began to clear mines.

The lieutenant standing in front of the minefield felt his scalp tingling when he saw the densely packed small red flags in front of him.

The Japanese engineer in the middle used a dagger to carefully dig the soil next to the small red flag. Suddenly, the dagger hit a hard object. He put down the dagger and slowly pulled the soil to both sides with both hands.

The Japanese lieutenant stared at the engineer from a distance, wanting to see what kind of mines the enemy had buried.

Suddenly the Japanese engineer stood up, holding a spatula with a broken handle in his hand. He shook his head and threw the spatula aside.

At this time, the engineer next to him also dug out the broken handle of a spatula.

The sky was gradually getting dark, and the path had not yet been cleared of mines.

Lieutenant Colonel Takeda became impatient and asked the junior colonel next to him to go over and check out the situation.

The major was speechless when he got to the front of the team and took a look. They had only dug up three mines in half a day, and the rest were copper coins, broken hoes, and a bunch of rotten iron.

"How long will it take to clear the path?" the major asked.

"Report, unclear. The mine detector on this section of the road is still sounding the alarm. The engineer closest to the major stood up and said."

"Replace a team of engineers to clear mines all night long." The major said to the lieutenant next to him as he looked at the slightly tired engineers.

"Yes," the lieutenant saluted.

The major ran back to report the situation to Lieutenant Colonel Takeda. Lieutenant Colonel Takeda had no choice but to order the troops to cook on the spot and set off again tomorrow.

The day dragged on like this.

In the evening, the engineers continued to clear mines after dinner.

At twelve o'clock in the morning, Wu Lang's Second Company and First Squadron suddenly launched an attack on the Japanese from the left side of the path.

Four Japanese engineers were killed in the first wave of attack.

When a squadron of Japanese soldiers attempted to encircle and annihilate this enemy squad, this squad threw a wave of grenades and escaped into the night in the explosions.

At 2 o'clock in the morning, the second squadron of the Wulang Second Squadron also launched an attack on the Japanese from the left side of the path. The Japanese engineers were the first target of attention.

When the Japanese reacted and prepared to encircle and suppress the Second Squad, the Second Squad immediately withdrew.

At 4 o'clock in the morning, the members of the third squad of the second squadron changed direction and attacked the Japanese from the right side of the path. The attack lasted for more than ten minutes, and then the third squad retreated.

At seven o'clock the next morning, the engineers risked their lives to finally clear the mines on the path overnight. After working all night, they only dug up four mines, and the rest were miscellaneous small pieces of iron.

Lieutenant Colonel Takeda ordered the troops to continue their march. The Japanese were attacked three times in one night, and after the last attack, many of them stared with their eyes wide open until dawn.

The Japs yawned and continued their march towards Fengtian.

It was only when approaching a bend in the path that Lieutenant Colonel Takeda actually engaged in a battle with the devil's army.

The first squadron of the Wulang Second Battalion is a reinforced squadron with a total of four fully equipped teams.

Before the battle, Wulang deployed the first and second squads of the first company in temporary fortifications on both sides of the bend in the path.

The Japanese were furious because they had been harassed by the Wulangs all the way, and they immediately covered the fortifications on both sides of the Wulang trail with heavy artillery fire.

The two fortifications of Wulang were not suitable for fighting a positional war with the Japanese. They were dug temporarily and the materials were not sufficient. Therefore, the anti-artillery effect was not very ideal. In addition, the terrain was not advantageous. In the past, Wulang would definitely not fight a positional war with a large Japanese army in such a place. But this time, Leng Feng personally gave a death order to hold back the Japanese army for three days. Wulang had no choice but to bite the bullet and hold out as long as possible.

The Japanese advanced towards the fortifications of the first squadron under the artillery fire.

It is undeniable that the Japanese artillery was quite accurate. In the first wave of artillery fire, nearly half of the members of the two squads of the first squadron were killed or wounded. The remaining members relied on their excellent military qualities to block the three attacks of a squadron of the Japanese and crippled the squadron of the Japanese.

There was another round of artillery fire, and during the coverage process the Japanese sent another squadron to slowly approach the fortifications.

As soon as the artillery fire stopped, the Japanese soldiers in this squadron rushed to the fortifications. It would take less than ten minutes to reach this distance.

The members of Team 1 and Team 2 kept throwing grenades at the Japanese in front of them.

The two mortars of the two teams fired three rapid rounds at the reinforcements of the Japanese squadron, and then retreated immediately.

The Japanese reinforcements were hit by six mortar shells in succession and were thrown into disarray.

The Japanese vanguard, having lost their support, finally lost their strength and retreated.

The members of Team One and Team Two stopped throwing grenades, picked up their guns, and accurately took the lives of the retreating Japanese soldiers.

Not long after the mortars of Wulang 1st and 2nd Squadron retreated, the Japanese artillery fire covered them.

The first and second squads held off the Japanese for more than two hours, crippling two squadrons. But even including the wounded who could hold guns, there were less than two squads left. The deputy captain of the first squad and the captain of the second squad were both killed.

The captain of the first squadron asked the third and fourth squads to go up and replaced the first and second squads.

When the third team leader arrived at the fortifications and saw the tragic scene in the damaged fortifications, he saluted the first team leader and said:

"Brothers, you have worked hard, and we will take care of the rest."

A team leader led the remaining twelve team members to return the salute, and they retreated, supporting each other.

After the third and fourth squads held off the Japanese for another two and a half hours, they retreated with less than a squad's worth of troops.

The Japs occupied the fortifications at the cost of three squadrons and two battalions of puppet troops and continued their march towards Fengtian.

Wulang led his troops to retreat to the fortifications of the First Jackal Battalion.

The jackal saw Wulang coming over, and the brothers hadn’t seen each other for a long time. The jackal hugged Wulang and said:

"Brother, you've worked hard." Then he pointed at the wounded of Wulang Second Battalion and said to a member next to him:

"Take them to the temporary hospital immediately."

The team member responded "yes" and ran over immediately, taking the wounded from the Second Battalion to the temporary hospital built by Yuan Wanting in Fengtian City.

Wulang hugged Jackal back and said to him, "The captain asked us to hold off the Japanese reinforcements for three days. I have already held them off for two days. The remaining day is up to you. I am going to catch up on some sleep. I haven't had a good night's sleep for three days.

The jackal patted his chest and said, "Go and have a good sleep. I'll take care of you this day."

It was already late when Lieutenant Colonel Takeda arrived at the fortifications set up by the Jackals. He camped a few kilometers in front of the fortifications of the Jackal First Battalion. He was ready to break through the defense line and rush into Fengtian tomorrow to complete the task assigned by Commander Musashi. But he did not expect that tomorrow he would encounter the biggest nightmare he had encountered since entering the Northeast.