Devil's Army

After the First Army's air force bombed the Japanese artillery positions, they extended the bombing and turned the Japanese military camp behind the fortifications into a mess.

At this time, soldiers from the first battalion also launched an attack on the Japanese trenches in Hekou Village.

The Japanese army relied on fortifications to stubbornly block the attack of the first battalion.

The machine gun fire of the first battalion fiercely suppressed the firepower of the Japanese troops in the trenches, and the rocket soldiers would occasionally blow away the Japanese machine guns and people in the trenches.

The Japanese troops in the rear rushed to the trenches to reinforce, braving the bombing of the First Army Air Force.

The first battalion once attacked close to the trenches, but the fierce bombardment from the Japanese reinforcements' grenade launchers cut off the connection between the first battalion's follow-up troops and the front-line attacking troops.

The Japanese army also repelled a battalion of soldiers who were attacking the trenches by raining grenades.

But the Japanese reinforcements did not gain any advantage.

As soon as the 1st Battalion's attack was repelled, the mortar soldiers of the 1st Battalion immediately launched a covering bombing on the trenches.

The Japanese reinforcements who had just entered the trenches suffered heavy casualties, but still fought stubbornly.

As the battle continued into the evening, the four companies of the first battalion took turns attacking the Japanese army.

Since Hekou Village controlled the waterway of the Yuxi River, the Japanese army paid more attention to it and sent reinforcements many times to resist the fierce attack of the first battalion.

When the Second Battalion attacked the Japanese stronghold in Wencun, it was blocked by bunkers and trenches deployed by the Japanese on the hillside.

Although the First Army Air Force successfully destroyed the Japanese trenches on the hillside, the Japanese troops in the Wencun stronghold continued to reinforce through the communication trenches, blocking the attacks of the Second Battalion again and again.

The Second Battalion fought fiercely with the Japanese army until the evening but made no progress.

In order to contain the Japanese troops in Chao County, the commander of a regiment withdrew the third battalion from the third and fourth battalions that were clearing out the towns and villages around Chao County to pretend to attack Chao County.

The Japanese troops in Chao County did not dare to act rashly and could only send troops from Zhong'an Town, Suwan Town, Miaogang Town, Xia Ge Town and other places to reinforce Wenjiatao.

Unexpectedly, the 4th Battalion of the 1st Regiment took advantage of the Japanese troops in Guhe Town and Xia Ge Town to send reinforcements to Wenjiatuo, and unexpectedly captured Miaogang Town and Xia Ge Town in succession. They also threatened the Japanese stronghold in Wenjiatuo from both sides of the small road from Chuzhou City to Wenjiatuo.

The next day, the Fourth Battalion continued to recapture the towns occupied by the Japanese army in Chao County, resulting in fewer and fewer Japanese troops available to support Wenjiatao.

With the support of the air force, soldiers from the first and second battalions continued to attack the Japanese strongholds in Hekou Village and Wen Village.

Soldiers from the first battalion fired smoke bombs. Under the cover of the smoke, soldiers from the next battalion approached the Japanese trenches in Hekou Village and threw grenades into the trenches.

The soldiers of the first battalion broke through the Japanese trenches and quickly captured the Japanese military camp in Zhu Village.

After recaptured Hekou Village, the soldiers of the First Battalion continued to attack the Japanese troops in the direction of Sun Village, but they were also stubbornly blocked by the Japanese troops.

After nearly an hour of fierce fighting, the Second Battalion recaptured Wen Village and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese troops in the direction of Sun Village from both sides.

Most of the Japanese fortifications in the Sun Village direction were destroyed by the First Army's air force. Japanese soldiers hiding in the collapsed fortifications were engaged in fierce fighting with the First Battalion. Unexpectedly, the Second Battalion surrounded them from both sides, making them unable to resist. They had no choice but to abandon the Sun Village fortifications and retreat to Chao County.

At this point, Wenjiatuo was recaptured by the First Army. The First Army occupied the waterway from Chaohu Lake to Yuxi River, creating conditions for the First Army Navy to enter the Yangtze River basin through Yuxi River in the future.

After the First and Second Battalions recovered Wenjiatao, they each left a company to garrison. The main force cooperated with the Fourth Battalion to eliminate the Japanese troops around Chao County, clearing the way for the recovery of Chao County.