Devil's Army

The Japanese garrison at Yangmingbao Airport found it difficult to organize an effective defense line under the fierce bombing of the Jinzhou Air Force.

The soldiers of the Second Brigade stepped up their offensive while the airport guards were busy defending themselves due to the bombing by the air force.

Because the Japanese reinforcements were blocked outside Yanmen Pass by the Yidong Independent Brigade, the Japanese guard force at Yangmingbao Airport began to be short of manpower.

Logistics personnel were also asked to take up arms to defend the airport.

Soldiers from the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Brigade broke through the weak logistics forces and attacked the Yangmingbao Airport.

Afterwards, the sound of cold weapon fighting was heard at Yangmingbao Airport.

The battle lasted until after eight o'clock in the evening, and the Second Brigade completely occupied Yangmingbao Airport.

A Japanese squad that attempted to destroy the ammunition and fuel supplies at the airport was killed by the Golden Eagle No. 4 drone that had been monitoring it from the air.

The soldiers of the Second Brigade cleaned up the battlefield while repairing the damaged runway, apron and control tower.

In order to reinforce the important stronghold of Yangmingbao Airport, the Japanese reinforcements at Yanmen Pass bombarded the soldiers of the Ji Zhong Independent Brigade on both sides of Yanmen Pass at all costs.

The soldiers of the Ji Zhong Independent Brigade at Yanmen Pass suffered heavy casualties in the fierce artillery bombardment by the Japanese army.

Fortunately, the Jinzhou Air Force arrived in time to provide support, suppressing the Japanese artillery fire and counter-bombing the attacking Japanese infantry.

At night, Yangmingbao Airport was completely occupied by the Second Brigade, and the Japanese reinforcements were unable to set foot across Yanmen Pass.

At around 4 a.m., the repairs to Yangmingbao Airport were basically completed.

The soldiers of the Second Brigade fell to the ground exhausted and fell into a deep sleep.

At around 7 o'clock in the morning, part of the air force from Xiaoguanzhuang Airport and Fengtian Airport moved to Yangmingbao Airport.

The Jinzhou Air Force also rushed over and launched fierce bombing and strafing on the Japanese troops in Yanmen Pass and the Japanese reinforcements in Yangquan City.

Seeing that after attacking for a day and a night, the Japanese army at Yanmen Pass was unable to break through the defense line of the Devil's Position and the Yangmingbao Airport had also been lost, they began to withdraw.

The Japanese troops sent to reinforce Yangquan City were intercepted by the Jinzhou Air Force before they arrived in Yangquan City.

Under the fierce attack of the Third Brigade yesterday, the Japanese troops in Yangquan City retreated to the north gate and a small area of ​​the west gate.

During the day today, the Third Brigade, with the support of air force firepower, further compressed the Japanese army's room for maneuver.

Before noon, most of the Japanese troops in Yangquan City were wiped out, and a small number fled westward to Taiyuan.

While the main force of the First Anti-Japanese Army was retaking the major cities in Shanxi Province, the Eighth Route Army also launched attacks on small counties and towns across the country.

This made the Japanese troops in Shanxi exhausted and unable to provide reinforcements.

After the Second Brigade captured Yangquan City, it took a short rest and then launched an attack on Jinzhong City, eyeing Taiyuan from the east.

After defeating the Japanese reinforcements in Yangmingbao, the Third Brigade also launched an attack on Xinzhou City, threatening Taiyuan from the south.

After two days of fierce fighting, the Second Brigade and the Third Brigade successively captured Jinzhong City and Xinzhou City, preparing to attack Taiyuan City, an important stronghold of the Japanese army in Shanxi.

The next morning, the Second and Third Brigades launched the most important battle into Shanxi Province: the Battle of Taiyuan.

The First Army Air Force, which had already entered the Yangmingbao Airport, launched a fierce bombing and strafing attack on the Japanese Taiyuan defense line.

The Japanese army in Luliang City received the order and urgently sent troops to Taiyuan City for reinforcement. However, they found that the guerrillas in the Luliang Mountain area were blocking the way against the Japanese.

The Japanese army dispatched elite troops and launched a fierce attack on the guerrillas in the Luliang Mountain area.

The guerrillas' weapons and equipment were relatively poor, and they could hardly withstand the fierce attacks of the Japanese army.