Devil's Army

After the combat meeting, everyone was speculating about the content of the telegram sent by Commander Leng.

The commander of the Third Regiment believed that Commander Leng was very dissatisfied with their progress and severely criticized the commander of the Seventh Brigade.

However, a regimental commander thought that judging from the brigade commander's expression, he did not look like he was being criticized, but rather that he had received important information.

The second regiment commander agreed with the first regiment commander's point of view, believing that since the seventh brigade commander was criticized, they would also be criticized.

The fourth captain said mysteriously:

"I know the contents of the telegram." But when everyone asked him about the content of the intelligence, he kept it a secret again. He was ridiculed by everyone.

The third regimental commander returned to the regimental headquarters and summoned several battalion commanders overnight to assign combat tasks.

The next morning, the Second Battalion of the Third Regiment set out from Daowai District, headed north along Taikoo Street, Beihuan Road and other roads, and directly arrived at the Daowai River section on the south bank of the Songhua River.

This area is close to the dock and ferry, and was an area with a lot of civilian traffic at the time. People used to cross the river by fishing boats or ferries. But now the Japanese army has blocked the river, and the fishing boats and ferry boats have been taken away and put under control by the Japanese army.

The Japanese army also deployed troops to defend this area. Before the third battalion reached the Songhua River, it engaged in fierce fighting with the Japanese army.

The third battalion set out from the northeastern part of Xiangfang District, which had been recovered, and headed northwest via Huagong Road, Cement Road, etc., bypassing the core area of Nangang and reaching the Xiangfang River section on the bank of the Songhua River.

This area is relatively far away from the city center, and the blockade by the Japanese and puppet troops is relatively weak, making it easier to operate covertly.

The Third Battalion passed through Xiangfang District and encountered a Japanese patrol when it approached the Xiangfang section of the Songhua River.

The Third Battalion easily eliminated the Japanese patrol, but the gunfire also alerted the Japanese defense forces on the south bank of the Songhua River.

Japanese soldiers continued to attack from both sides of the Xiangfang River section.

The third battalion commander used the existing terrain to stubbornly block the Japanese attack.

The Third Battalion finally defeated the attacks of the Japanese troops on both sides at around 4 o'clock in the afternoon and arrived at the Xiangfang section of the Songhua River.

The Third Battalion was the first unit of the Third Regiment to arrive at the Songhua River, but its way was blocked by the surging river.

The Fourth Battalion used the railway branch line or the small roads in the surrounding villages to get around the edge of the city and reach the remote ferry crossing on the Songhua River.

Most of these routes were off-main roads, with only a few Japanese and puppet outposts, and the Japanese defense was relatively weak. However, when the Fourth Battalion approached the intersection of the two roads leading to the Songhua River, it discovered that the Japanese had built two bunkers there, blocking the way.

If they waited until night and sneaked through under cover of darkness, their chances of success would be very high. However, the Third Battalion had already reached the Songhua River at around 4: p.m. that day.

The fourth battalion commander didn't want to wait any longer and had to launch a strong attack.

When the battle started, the commander of the fourth battalion discovered that the Japanese army was far less cunning than it seemed.

In order to prevent the Japanese army from being bombarded, they built two secret bunkers on both sides of the bunker.

When the 40th rocket soldiers destroyed the Japanese bunker, the Japanese bunker immediately fired fiercely at the rocket soldiers.

Two rocket soldiers and a machine gunner were shot and killed instantly.

The locations of the two Japanese bunkers were cleverly designed so that the machine guns could provide cover for each other alternately.

This left the attacking soldiers of the Third Battalion completely exposed to the two Japanese bunkers, greatly increasing the difficulty for them to sneak over and destroy the Japanese bunkers.

Trenches were also built between the bunkers, and the Japanese army used the trenches to support each other and transport supplies.

The battle lasted until sunset, and the 4th Battalion failed to break through the Japanese defense line.