Devil's Army

The tanks of the First Army raised their guns proudly and bombarded the Japanese troops on the ancient city wall fiercely.

One by one, Japanese soldiers rolled down the ancient city wall along with the collapsed mud and rocks.

A part of the Eighth Route Army Cavalry Detachment following behind looked at the scene in front of them excitedly.

Unexpectedly, they could pass through the Danshan Barrier City with such dangerous terrain so quickly.

However, reality soon slapped them in the face.

When all four tanks of the First Army entered the trail, the sound of artillery bombardment was heard from the top of Baolihangaladan Mountain.

As soon as the tank platoon leader heard the sound of the artillery bombardment, he immediately ordered them to retreat via radio.

Because this is definitely the roar of large-caliber artillery.

However, it was too late. The dense 100mm howitzer shells of the Japanese army landed on the trail, stirring up clouds of mud and smoke that engulfed the entire trail under the ancient city wall.

The platoon leader's first and third tanks were immediately destroyed by Japanese artillery shells.

The last tank quickly withdrew from the trail.

The Eighth Route Army cavalry following behind also quickly reined in their horses and retreated.

The second tank's retreat route was blocked by the destroyed third tank, leaving it unable to advance or retreat.

Soon, the second wave of bombing by Japanese artillery came again.

The second tank on the trail was hit by two shells in succession. The shock wave of the explosion tore the tank armor and flew in all directions.

The Second Regiment Commander and Captain Yao looked at the path engulfed in smoke and mud with heartache and ordered the soldiers to temporarily stop the attack.

The second regiment commander immediately called for air force support.

He had guessed that the Japanese had deployed artillery positions on the top of the mountain, but he did not expect that the Japanese had deployed 100mm howitzers.

After two rounds of bombing, his three tanks were destroyed and 15 tank crew members also died for their country.

They now had air superiority, and he wanted the air force to raze the Japanese artillery positions to the ground.

In fact, the 100mm howitzer on the top of Baolihang Galadan Mountain was temporarily deployed by Commander Shigeki Amakasu after the Japanese Army's rd Tank Division suffered a crushing defeat in order to prevent the tanks of the Devil Force from advancing westward and capturing Baotou.

Fortunately, Commander Amakasu Shigeki had this trick up his sleeve, otherwise the Tanzan Barrier Pass position would have been recaptured.

After a while, the air force from Shangdu Airport was ordered to rush over to provide reinforcements.

The Japanese artillery on the top of Baolihang Galadan Mountain saw the devil troops' sharp fighter planes from afar and immediately stopped bombing and covered the artillery with camouflage.

The aviation forces from Shangdu Airport flew over Baolihangaladan Mountain but found no target. They had no choice but to fly around Baolihangaladan Mountain to suppress the Japanese artillery fire.

Seeing that the Japanese artillery positions on the top of the mountain had not been destroyed, but their artillery fire had been suppressed, the second regiment commander immediately ordered his troops to attack the Danshan barrier city.

The remaining tank wanted to avenge his comrades, so he took the lead and rushed to the front.

A part of the Eighth Route Army Cavalry Detachment kept a distance from him and followed behind.

The Japanese army desperately fired and threw grenades in an attempt to stop the advance of the devil troops' tanks.

The dust raised by the grenade explosion blocked the tank soldiers' vision and slowed down their advance, but could not stop them.

The tanks of the First Army rumbled forward and bombarded the Japanese positions on the ancient city wall.

At this time, the Japanese mortar troops who had moved to the mountainside fiercely bombarded the Eighth Route Army cavalry behind the tanks.

They wanted to block the Eighth Route Army's cavalry and tanks, and then send soldiers to approach the tanks from the blind spot of the tanks' field of vision and destroy the tanks of the devil's army with explosive packs.