Devil's Army

The Japanese Kwantung Army and puppet troops in Harbin had never suffered such an intense air-to-ground attack and suffered heavy casualties.

Taking advantage of the sudden drop in firepower from the Japanese and puppet troops, a group of soldiers rushed into the Japanese trenches and engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand combat with the remaining Japanese and puppet troops in the trenches.

After occupying the Japanese trenches, a regiment of soldiers launched two attacks on the collapsed bunkers on both sides of the Japanese army.

The engineers behind the soldiers took the opportunity to quickly fill the anti-tank ditch.

At this time, Harbin's most important outer fortification was lost, and the Japanese army was doomed.

The Japanese and puppet troops hiding under the collapsed bunker attempted to resist stubbornly, but were suppressed by fierce firepower and were killed one after another by a group of soldiers who rushed forward with grenades.

At noon, a regiment of soldiers finally occupied all the carefully constructed fortifications of the Japanese army in Guxiangtun, Wanggang Town, Yongjiatun, and Wangmajia areas, and approached the south gate of Harbin.

At this time, Commander Yoshijiro Umezu took advantage of the return of the First Army Air Force and ordered the air forces of Nenjiang Airport and Hulin Airport, which had been hiding and on standby, to take off and launch a fierce bombing and strafing attack on the devil troops gathering at the south gate of Harbin.

A regimental commander believed that the Japanese Kwantung Army Air Force had been defeated, and for a time he paid no attention to air defense, resulting in heavy casualties.

All five tanks in the tank company responsible for the main attack were destroyed by Japanese bombers.

Fortunately, the artillerymen at the artillery position were making pre-war preparations and were not detected by the Japanese reconnaissance aircraft.

The bombing of the 1st Regiment by the remaining air force of the Japanese Kwantung Army disrupted the regiment's combat deployment and forced the regiment to postpone the attack on Harbin originally planned after lunch.

After the attacking force of a regiment was attacked by the Japanese Kwantung Army Air Force, the commander of a regiment took the initiative to admit his mistake of underestimating the enemy to Brigade Commander Wang Zhuangfei and requested punishment.

A sudden attack by the Japanese Air Force destroyed five of Wang Zhuangfei's tanks and caused heavy casualties among his soldiers.

He made it clear that the punishment would definitely be imposed, and it would be decided after the battle to recapture Harbin, depending on the performance of their regiment. Now they should go down and start making new preparations for the war.

The regimental commander then transferred all the remaining five tanks from the tank company to take the lead in the attack.

At 3: p.m., the battle to recapture the South Gate of Harbin, which had been delayed for two and a half hours, finally began.

The soldiers shouted "Revenge, revenge..." and followed five tanks, launching a fierce attack on the Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall of Harbin's South Gate.

Deputy Commander Xu heard that the Japanese Kwantung Army Air Force had attacked their siege troops. He ordered all the air forces at Xinjing Airport to take off and fight against the Japanese Kwantung Army Air Force.

However, after a long detour, the Xinjing Air Force still found no trace of the Japanese Kwantung Army Air Force, so they could only vent their anger on the Japanese and puppet troops on the Harbin South Gate wall who were still resisting stubbornly.

The Japanese and puppet troops on the Harbin South Gate city wall rebuilt the fortifications, but were once again bombed into ruins.

The tanks of the First Regiment risked being accidentally bombed by their own air force and continued to charge towards the South Gate of Harbin with the soldiers of the First Regiment.

Soon, two tanks, covering a group of soldiers, rushed to the south gate of Harbin. The tank on the left fired a shot at the south gate, causing it to collapse. Then, with the soldiers, they rushed into Harbin's south gate with a "boom..."

After the tanks rushed into the south gate of Harbin, they found that the Japanese army had already built a fortification with sandbags inside the city.

At this time, something happened that the soldiers did not expect.