Devil's Army

When the Second Brigade successfully recaptured the Baoding River Bridge and was blocked outside the city of Peking, the Jidong Independent Brigade was blocked by the Japanese army outside the city wall of Gubeikou.

Although the First Army's air force launched a heavy bombing on the Japanese positions in Gubeikou, the Japanese army continued to send reinforcements and, relying on fortifications, fiercely blocked the attack of the Jidong Independent Brigade soldiers from a high position.

The soldiers of the 1st Regiment of the Yidong Independent Brigade attacked until dusk but failed to capture Gubeikou, an outer position northeast of Peking.

The troops in the southwest had already captured the outer positions of Peking and were approaching the city. However, they were still blocked at the northeastern outer position of Peking - Gubeikou. This made Brigade Commander Gao very angry.

Brigade Commander Gao decided to attack the Gubeikou position at night.

Near dawn, a troop quietly and silently moved towards the Gubeikou position.

The north wind was blowing, and the Japanese soldiers raised their collars and looked down the mountain from time to time.

Two white shadows suddenly flashed at the high checkpoint at Gubeikou. Blood spurted out of the throats of the two Japanese sentries. They kicked the ground a few times and died.

Suddenly, two gunshots rang out. The two soldiers of the First Army who were attacking the Japanese sentry were discovered by the Japanese sentry and were unfortunately shot and fell to the ground.

At this time, a flare hit the sky, illuminating the Gubeikou position as if it were daytime.

The figures of a battalion of soldiers in front of the Gubeikou position were exposed on the snowy field.

The Japanese troops at the Gubeikou position fired fiercely at the soldiers of the first battalion.

The battalion commander immediately changed the sneak attack into a strong attack, and the machine gunners who had been prepared long ago immediately "da da da..." suppressed the Japanese army's firepower.

The rocket soldiers blew away the Japanese machine gun fire points one after another.

At this time, the Japanese mortars also began to bombard the soldiers of the first battalion. However, the soldiers of the first battalion, who were already close to the Gubeikou position, were not afraid of sacrifice and quickly rushed towards the Japanese position and greeted the Japanese with grenades.

After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the soldiers of the first battalion successfully occupied the Gubeikou position and quickly consolidated the position.

When the Japanese heard that the Gubeikou position had been lost, they immediately sent reinforcements to seize it. However, the reinforcements from the First Regiment were faster and arrived at the Gubeikou position before the Japanese reinforcements.

The Japanese reinforcements launched two waves of attacks in succession, but were met with fierce fire from a group of soldiers from a high position and eventually retreated in vain.

Brigade Commander Gao heaved a sigh of relief when he learned that they had captured the Gubeikou position. They were finally not lagging behind their comrades.

He ordered the main force of the Yidong Independent Brigade to pass through the Gubeikou Pass overnight and reach the outskirts of Nantianmen.

After daybreak, the First Army Air Force continued to launch a fierce bombing of the Japanese fortifications on the walls of Peking.

As soon as the air force bombing stopped, soldiers from the Jidong Independent Brigade and the Second Brigade launched attacks on Nantianmen in the northeast of Peking City and Wanping City in the southwest respectively.

Although the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties from the air-to-ground bombing by the Devil Force's air force and artillery, they still stubbornly resisted in the collapsed fortifications.

The mobile Japanese mortar and grenade launchers kept bombarding the soldiers of the First Army, slowing down their offensive speed.

There was a constant supply of air force support from the army, which made the Japanese heavy artillery dare not fire recklessly.

After lunch, the tank troops of the First Army came to reinforce.

The tank units and air force were responsible for ground and air attacks, making the Japanese anti-tank artillery units dare not act rashly.

The tanks blasted two holes in the Wanping city wall, covering the soldiers of the Second Brigade as they rushed into the city of Beiping.

A group of Japanese soldiers armed only with light weapons hid behind the rubble and attempted to block the attack of the Second Brigade.

The tanks ignored their presence and rolled over them.