Devil's Army

The Japanese troops in Chaohu must be completely eliminated, but why did Commander Zhang specifically emphasize the need to completely annihilate the Japanese troops in the "Wen family"?

A regimental commander looked at Commander Zhang in confusion.

Only then did Captain Zhang slowly recount the tragedy that occurred in Wenjiatao five years ago.

On September 24, 1938, a squad leader of the Japanese army in Chao County raped a woman in Sun Village and was beaten to death by angry villagers.

In the early morning of October 7, Japanese Captain Xiao Qiao led over 100 soldiers to surround Wenjiatao by land and sea, killing anyone they saw and burning any house they found. They killed 316 villagers, burned over 900 houses, and destroyed 18 large sailboats.

The regiment commander was shocked when he heard this. This was another crime committed by the Japanese invaders against the people of Chao County.

A captain asked:

"Are the Japanese troops who committed the Wenjiatao Massacre still stationed in Chao County?"

"According to the intelligence we received, it turned out that the Wenjiatao Massacre was committed by a part of the Sakai Detachment under the 6th Division of the Japanese Army.

But now the Japanese troops in Chao County are the Takata Regiment of the 15th Division and the 33rd Regiment of the 116th Division.

We have wanted to avenge the villagers of "Wenjiatuo" many times. However, due to our weak military strength, we have no way to drive the Japanese army out of "Wenjiatuo" except ambushing them on the periphery.

Then, Commander Zhang briefed Commander Yi on the situation of the Japanese and puppet troops around "Wenjiatao".

The commander of a regiment ordered the first and second battalions to follow the Ninth Regiment of the New Fourth Army to solve the problem of "Wen Jia Trap".

He led the third and fourth battalions to clear out the Japanese strongholds outside Chao County, laying the foundation for the recovery of Chao County.

When the battalion commander followed Commander Zhang to Yinping Mountain in Sanbing Town, he found that there were mountains and high slopes on both sides of the path.

He stopped and looked back at Yinping Mountain, the highest peak in Chao County, and suddenly an idea came to him.

He discussed it with Captain Zhang, who readily agreed.

The commander of the first battalion left two companies to build fortifications on both sides of the Yinping Mountain Road to prevent them from retreating into Yinping Mountain if they could not withstand the Japanese attack.

Other troops were deployed along the high slopes on both sides of the path in front of Yinping Mountain.

Commander Zhang led the New Fourth Army to attack the Japanese army and led them into the ambush circle of the First Army.

After Captain Zhang and his men left Yinping Mountain, they had not gone far when they encountered Liu Ziqing's puppet army from Sanbing Town.

Commander Zhang hated these spineless people who took the enemy as their fathers, and led his troops to surround Liu Ziqing's puppet army.

The two sides engaged in a fierce battle in Sanbing Town.

After fighting for more than half an hour, the puppet army was defeated. The Japanese troops in Sanbing Town sent reinforcements.

The Japanese troops in Sanbing Town were ambushed by Commander Zhang and his men on their way to reinforce, suffering heavy casualties. They quickly asked the division commander for help.

The commander of the 15th Division of the Japanese Army heard that the Japanese troops in Sanbing Town had delayed the main force of the New Fourth Army, but their Chao County was now surrounded by the devil troops, so they had to withdraw troops from "Wenjiatao" to reinforce.

As soon as the Japanese "Wenjiatao" reinforcements arrived, they immediately arranged artillery bombardment of the main positions of the New Fourth Army.

As soon as the main force of the New Fourth Army heard the sound of Japanese artillery fire, they immediately took turns to cover their retreat.

The New Fourth Army in Chaohu was not strong, and its battles with the Japanese army were mainly guerrilla warfare.

It was difficult for the Japanese army to catch the main force of the New Fourth Army, which was elusive, and of course they would not give up and would chase them relentlessly.

In order to arouse the anger of the Japanese army, the New Fourth Army ambushed the Japanese army from time to time during their retreat.

This made the Japanese commander furious, and he kept urging his soldiers to destroy the New Fourth Army.

Captain Zhang and his men easily lured the Japanese army into the ambush circle of the first and second battalions of the first regiment.