Devil's Army

Under the fierce bombardment of the 17th Brigade's artillery, the Japanese follow-up troops and the front-line assault troops were divided into two.

The Japanese follow-up troops wanted to cross the shelling area to reinforce the charging troops in front, but most of them were blown away by the dense artillery shells.

At this time, soldiers from the second and third battalions on both wings of the path launched counterattacks against the Japanese troops in front.

The soldiers shouted and jumped out of the trenches, rushing towards the Japanese troops in front.

The chief of staff knew that the situation was hopeless and if they continued to hold on, they would most likely be surrounded by the devil's troops, so he ordered a staggered retreat.

The soldiers of the third regiment beat the fallen dog hard and chased it relentlessly.

In this battle, the chief of staff led a large group of Japanese infantry, but they were ambushed before they reached the east gate of Changting Town, and more than half of their troops were killed or wounded.

After escaping the pursuit of the devil's army, the chief of staff looked at his subordinates in a miserable state and felt quite depressed.

After suffering a series of setbacks that night, he didn't want to go back, so he walked under a tree and took out his command knife.

A lieutenant suddenly rushed over from the side, grabbed his hand and said:

"Chief of Staff, you can't commit suicide like this. We want revenge and can't let the Devil Army defeat us!"

"Yes, as long as we are alive, there will be a chance for revenge." The chief of staff slowly put his command knife back into its sheath.

After returning to the command center, the major could no longer contain his anger and scolded the chief of staff.

The major called the chief of staff a pig who couldn't fight and was always causing trouble for him.

What upset the Chief of Staff was that the Major erased all of his military achievements in Korea, saying that he had only climbed to that position thanks to connections in the Army Department.

Although the chief of staff's uncle was a high-ranking official in the Army, he had fought his way to this position on the Korean battlefield. His uncle had never helped him at all.

But he did not argue with the major. A defeat was a defeat, and there was nothing to argue about.

After the major scolded the chief of staff, he thought about it carefully and decided to lead his troops back to Yamashi Town.

This time he led nearly two battalions of soldiers and three squadrons of soldiers to reinforce the Dahailang River position.

More than half of the remaining troops had suffered casualties and were completely unable to stop the attack of the 17th Brigade. They could only retreat into Shanshi Town and resist by relying on the city walls.

The deputy commander of the Third Regiment who arrived later led the soldiers and chased for more than ten miles in one breath. They stopped panting and built fortifications to prevent the Japanese counterattack while resting.

After dawn, the scouts reported to the regimental commander that all the Japanese troops in the positions on the south side of Gaolingzi Mountain had retreated.

Upon hearing this, the regimental commander was overjoyed and immediately ordered his troops to occupy the positions on the south side of Gaolingzi Mountain and occupy the fortifications dug by the Japanese army.

A regimental commander looked at the alternating horizontal and vertical trenches and praised with a hiss:

"The Japs' earthworks are pretty good."

"Commander, why did the Japanese give up such a dangerous position?" asked the battalion commander.

"Coming from Shanshi Town, it's high up and easy to defend but difficult to attack. But if we come from Changting Town, this advantage will be greatly reduced. Moreover, the Japanese attacked the east gate of Changting Town last night, and the losses must have been considerable."

The ideas of the major in Hengdaohezi Town were surprisingly consistent with those of the major in Changting Town.

He also wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Devil Force's air force was unable to provide support at night and launch a fierce attack on the Gaolingzi Mountain position.

However, after fighting for a whole night, they were repelled by the well-prepared troops of the 7th Brigade.