Devil's Army

At the time, Hadawan Airport in Jilin City was under the management of the Manchurian Air Force Office and was a dual-use military and civilian airport. Therefore, even after the battle lasted so long, the nearby Xinjing Air Force did not carry out an airstrike on it.

The Japanese Air Force took advantage of the weakness of the Xinjing Air Force and disguised all the planes transporting supplies as civilian aircraft.

The Japanese Air Force was helpless. They couldn't shoot down civilian planes just to stop the Japanese from delivering supplies, could they?

On the way to Jilin City, the vanguard of the 17th Brigade encountered a puppet army that had left the city to collect food and supplies for the Japanese army.

After a brief exchange of blows, the puppet troops retreated, with the vanguard of the 17th Brigade in hot pursuit.

The puppet soldiers felt very strange. They had not done anything evil today, so why were the devil troops chasing them?

The puppet soldiers staggered and fled to the Japanese positions in Hancongling and reported to the Japanese that they were being pursued by the devil troops.

The Japanese army immediately took full precautions, ready to block the attack of the vanguard of the 17th Brigade.

They didn't know that the purpose of the 17th Brigade's battle was not to collect supplies from these puppet troops, but to attack Jilin City.

The vanguard of the 17th Brigade chased to Hancongling and was blocked by the Japanese army.

The vanguard of the 17th Brigade immediately fought back, firing the first shot in the recapture of Jilin City.

Hancongling is located between Dunhua and Da Puchaihe. The Dunhua to Da Puchaihe highway passes through the middle. The mountains on both sides are more than a thousand meters above sea level. The mountains are mostly covered with virgin forests and shrubs.

The Japanese army built fortifications on the hillsides on both sides of the highway, which became the first line of defense in eastern Jilin.

After the attack of the vanguard of the 17th Brigade was blocked, Brigade Commander Guo did not continue the attack, but waited for the follow-up tank and artillery units.

After the tanks arrived, due to the narrow road, four tanks were lined up in a row to cover the infantry attack. However, at the foot of Hancongling Mountain, they were blocked by anti-tank trenches.

The two tanks in front lined up in front of the anti-tank trench and bombarded the Japanese positions on the left and right sides fiercely.

The infantry quickly moved forward and filled the anti-tank trench with dirt and stones.

The Japanese army discovered the intention of the devil unit soldiers and fired desperately, but was suppressed by tank machine guns and artillery.

Some Japanese soldiers, holding explosive packs and grenades, tried to die with the tanks, but before they could reach the tanks, they were knocked down by the tank's escort.

The Japanese Kwantung Army's 2nd Division, also known as the Sendai Division, was stationed in Jilin City at that time.

During the September 18th Incident, the Japanese Second Division participated as the main force in the attack on Fengtian Beidaying.

Later, he moved to Xinjing, Harbin, Qiqihar and other places.

After the rule of the entire four eastern provinces was stabilized, the main force of the Japanese Sendai Division was stationed in Jilin Province, and part of the troops were transferred to Southeast Asia.

After most areas of Jilin Province were recaptured by the devil troops, the Japanese Sendai Division withdrew to Jilin City.

This time, the troops defending the Hancongling Mountains were part of the 612st Battalion of the former th Regiment of Jilin City.

The 612th Regiment of the Sendai Division of the Japanese Army has been stationed in Jilin City and has never fought against the devil troops.

When they fought against the devil troops for the first time and repelled their attack, they thought that the devil troops rumored by the Army Department were just like this.

They felt the deep pressure only when the 17th Brigade's tank covering force launched a second attack.

They had no way of organizing effective resistance. As soon as the machine gun positions were set up, they were quickly suppressed by tanks, artillery and heavy machine guns.