Devil's Army

After that, the Japanese troops in Jiaozuo never received their reinforcements, and Meng County, the last county in Jiaozuo, was also recaptured by the First Army Third Regiment.

The other three regiments of the First Army and First Brigade surrounded Jiyuan City, the last city of the Japanese army on the north bank of the Yellow River.

Commander Hata Shunroku did not give up on maintaining a stronghold on the north bank of the Yellow River. He arranged for the Japanese troops in Luoyang, Zhengzhou and Kaifeng to cross the Yellow River and reinforce Jiyuan City.

But during the day, the devil's air force patrolled along the Yellow River, and their crossing vehicles were blown up by their air force before they crossed the Yellow River.

At night, they attempted to sneak troops across the river while the Devil Force's aviation unit was unable to take off for patrol. However, except for one unit that successfully crossed the river upstream of Zhongmu Ferry, the other units were discovered by the vigilant soldiers of the Jidong Independent Brigade.

After a fierce battle, no troop could escape the fate of being annihilated by the devil's troops.

The Japanese army chose a good smuggling crossing upstream of Zhongmu Ferry. After nearly two squadrons of Japanese troops crossed the Yellow River, they quickly hid in the woods not far away.

When the patrol of the Jidong Independent Brigade returned, everything returned to normal.

This Japanese army unit advanced along the difficult mountain road towards Jiyuan City.

They didn't dare to take the main road because it was full of patrolling devil troops.

Even the small mountain paths are patrolled from time to time by patrols of the devil's army.

Captain Shandao led the Japanese troops in silent marching through the woods for three days until they reached the border of Jiaozuo. It was less than 100 kilometers to Jiyuan City.

By this time, the Japanese army had very little rations left, and feeding hundreds of people in the mountains was not an easy task.

So the captain of the Shandao squadron decided to raise food rations on the spot.

In the evening, a squadron of Japanese troops approached Daobaohezi Village in Jiaozuo City quietly like ghosts.

Captain Shandao was on guard outside with another squadron of Japanese troops.

The squadron leader who entered the village left behind a small group of Japanese troops and blocked the roads in and out of the village. He led the remaining troops into the village to rob the villagers of their food.

From the quiet Daobaohezi Village came the sounds of crying, shouting, and running. However, any villagers who tried to leave the village were stabbed to death with bayonets by the Japanese soldiers who blocked the entrance.

Villagers who were slow to act or refused to cooperate were also stabbed to death by the Japanese army.

The Japanese army looted all the food in Daobaohezi Village and then quickly retreated.

A well-informed villager told the village chief:

"Uncle Guo, I just came back from Meng County this afternoon. All the Japanese in the county were wiped out by our army. I heard that the entire Jiaozuo City is now under our army."

"Xiao Shuanzi, run to the county quickly to find our troops and tell them about the situation here. I'm worried the Japanese will come again."

Another villager volunteered to accompany Xiao Shuanzi to the county town to seek help.

Xiao Shuanzi and his companions ran to the county town breathlessly, found the soldiers on patrol, and told them about the situation in the village.

The soldier quickly took Xiao Shuanzi and the others back to the command center.

Only one company from the Fourth Regiment remained in Meng County, while the main force went to attack Jiyuan City.

He heard from Xiao Shuanzi that there was probably a squadron of Japanese devils who robbed Daobaohezi Village.

If they pulled their entire company to encircle and suppress this squadron of Japanese troops, there might be a chance of a battle between the two sides. But Meng County would be empty, and who could guarantee that the Japanese would not take advantage of the opportunity to sneak in?