Devil's Army

The Japanese army in Hefei was attacked by the New Fourth Army near Shuangshan in Qiaotou Town.

The firepower of the New Fourth Army was not very strong, so the Japanese army immediately concentrated their forces to encircle them, attempting to destroy this elusive New Fourth Army.

The New Fourth Army fought and retreated to Shuangshan.

The Japanese army was worried that the New Fourth Army would escape into the mountains, so they stepped up their pursuit.

Shuangshan is a hilly mountainous area with steep slopes and rugged ridges on the periphery.

After entering Shuangshan, the Japanese army found it difficult to advance quickly, which increased the difficulty of their attack. The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 2nd Regiment of the 5th Brigade had already built fortifications on the steep hillside.

The top of Shuangshan Mountain is spacious and flat, where the Second Regiment deployed an artillery position.

Moreover, the Second Regiment dug waist-deep trenches near the top of the mountain and set up machine gun positions.

Since Shuangshan is located in the southeast of Qiaotou Town, it is the only way for the Japanese army to attack Chao County from Hefei.

At that time, the Chaohu Detachment of the New Fourth Army's Seventh Division, which was attacking Feidong County, dispatched a troop to ambush the Japanese army in Shuangshan with the First and Second Battalions of the Second Regiment of the Fifth Brigade.

The remaining soldiers of the Chaohu Detachment and the Third and Fourth Battalions of the Second Regiment of the Fifth Brigade continued to attack Feidong County.

When the Japanese army in Hefei pursued the Chaohu detachment and entered Shuangshan, they were suddenly attacked by the first and second battalions of the second regiment.

The Japanese vanguard suffered heavy casualties and had to withdraw from Shuangshan.

Major Kawada judged from the firepower that the devil troops had built fortifications on both sides of the two mountains and immediately paid attention to it.

Artillery units were mobilized to fiercely bombard the steep slopes on both sides of the Twin Mountains, while large forces prepared to attack on the side.

The Second Battalion of the First Battalion of the Second Regiment came under heavy bombardment from the Japanese army. However, they were hiding in the anti-artillery holes on the reverse slope of the trench, so they suffered very few casualties, except for the ringing in their ears, which was quite uncomfortable.

After the Japanese artillery bombardment stopped, the large force began to attack the positions of the first and second battalions on the heights on both sides of Shuangshan.

The positions of the first and second battalions were set up on a steep hillside, which was quite difficult for the Japanese army to climb.

The soldiers of the first and second battalions fired fiercely at the Japanese army from a high position, causing them great suffering.

The Japanese troops in Hefei must arrive at the assembly point at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning and launch an attack on the devil troops in Chaohu at 9 o'clock.

So Major Kawada also tried his best.

When the two squadrons of Japanese troops were attacking the positions of the Devil Forces on the heights on both sides of Shuangshan, the two squadrons of Japanese troops fired fiercely at the Devil Forces on the heights on both sides of the mountain road to cover the attacking troops.

Just as the Japanese troops on the path were firing fiercely at the positions of the first and second battalions, the artillery of the second regiment deployed on the top of the mountain suddenly opened fire.

The fierce artillery fire mixed with flying debris made the Japanese troops on the mountain road scream in pain.

The artillery then lowered its muzzle, blasting away the Japanese soldiers who were struggling to climb up along with the soil.

Seeing this, Major Kawada was terrified and quickly ordered his artillery to suppress the artillery of the Devil Unit. However, the Japanese artillery opened fire again and was soon counterattacked by the artillery of the Second Regiment, which had already locked onto their position.

The Japanese army wanted to suppress the artillery of the Devil Forces, but was instead blown to pieces by them and had to quickly evacuate their positions.

Under the sudden artillery bombardment of the Devil's Army and the fierce resistance of the First and Second Battalions, the Japanese suffered heavy casualties and retreated to Shuangshan Pass for half a day before recovering.

As time was running out, Major Kawada ordered the artillery to approach Shuangshan Pass again, and divided the troops into two groups, with one group fiercely bombarding the Devil Force artillery on the top of the mountain.

They launched fierce bombardments all the way to the devil troops' positions on both sides of Shuangshan.

The intensity of the Japanese artillery bombing was so great that even the Chaohu Detachment of the New Fourth Army, which had been mainly engaged in guerrilla warfare, was amazed.