Devil's Army

The division commander saw that the devil troops had already entered Hengdaohezi Town and Changting Town, and were approaching his Chaihe Town and Shanshi Town.

Chaihe Town is connected to Shanshi Town in the south. If the devil's army occupies these two towns, the two armies will be combined, and it will be extremely difficult to defeat them separately.

On the one hand, the division commander arranged troops to attack Hengdaohezi Town and Changting Town, and on the other hand, he heavily defended Chaihe Town and Shanshi Town.

However, the Japanese troops attacking Gaolingzi Mountain were constantly suppressed by the Devil Forces' air force and had no way to organize an effective attack.

The division commander was extremely anxious and paced back and forth in the command center, constantly urging his men to speed up the attack.

At this time, the division commander finally realized the strength of the devil troops and understood why the Army Department designated a local troop as the main target of attack.

If their air force also joins the battle, the chances of defeating the devil forces will be greatly increased.

The division commander called Commander Umezu Michijiro, requesting the participation of the air force, but he never received a reply.

The commander's reply has not arrived, but the battle has to continue.

The Devil Force's air force had been patrolling the Gaolingshan position in front of Hengdaohezi Town. The major had just assembled his troops to prepare for the attack when they were immediately bombed, resulting in heavy casualties among the soldiers.

The major had to ask the division commander to suspend the attack, but after the Devil Force's air force returned at night, he would organize a night attack.

It seemed impossible to capture Hengdaohezi Town during the day, so the division commander turned his attention to Changting Town.

At that time, Changting Town had just been recaptured by the 17th Brigade, and they also set up the first line of defense on the south side of Gaolingzi Mountain on the periphery.

The defense line had not yet been completed when the Japanese 2nd Infantry Battalion arrived.

The commander of the Japanese Second Battalion divided his troops into two squadrons to reinforce the Dahailang River defense line, and the rest of the troops immediately launched an attack on the south side of Gaolingzi Mountain.

The soldiers of the 17st Regiment of the th Brigade immediately engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese army in the simple fortifications on the south side of Gaolingzi Mountain.

The sounds of gunfire, explosions, and screams echoed throughout the valley.

Under the cover of two armored vehicles, the Japanese infantry launched a fierce attack on the south side of Gaolingzi Mountain.

A group of rocket soldiers, relying on the cover of the terrain, leaped forward, gradually approached the side of the path, and suddenly opened fire, destroying the two Japanese armored vehicles that were leading the way.

Without the suppression of machine gun fire from armored vehicles, a group of soldiers fired even more fiercely at the attacking Japanese troops.

The Japanese machine gunner mounted the machine gun on the destroyed armored vehicle and fiercely fired at a group of soldiers positioned on the south side of Gaolingzi Mountain.

Grenadiers also hid behind armored vehicles and bombed the regiment's firing points with precision.

The regimental commander was forced to order the first battalion to abandon the unbuilt position on the south side of Gaolingzi Mountain and retreat to Changting Town.

The Japanese army pushed away the two destroyed armored vehicles, and then quickly passed through the south side of Gaoling Mountain and arrived outside Changting Town.

Outside the south gate of Changting Town, there is an open field, unlike the lush forests outside the position on the south side of Gaolingzi Mountain.

The Japanese infantry was still gathering and had not yet attacked Changting Town when it was subjected to heavy bombing and strafing by the Xinjing Air Force.

The Japanese artillerymen who were setting up artillery positions did not dare to fire.

At this time, the scene that was happening at the Gaolingzi Mountain position in front of Hengdaohezi Town was also happening in Changting Town.

The number of aircraft supporting Xinjing was small, only two fighters and two bombers. However, they kept patrolling the air and did not return. If they found a Japanese troop gathering, they would immediately launch an air strike.