Devil's Army

Although the Japanese army had more artillery pieces than the 2nd Regiment, and those pieces were also larger in caliber, the 2nd Regiment's artillery had a superior position on higher ground.

After more than 20 minutes of mutual artillery fire, the Japanese artillery could not withstand the attack and had to retreat again.

Another Japanese artillery unit, which was hiding around the corner and bombing the positions of the "Devil Force" on both sides of Shuangshan, was not bombed by the "Devil Force" artillery, but the bombing effect was not very ideal.

Because the devil troops would hide in the artillery bunkers when the Japanese bombarded them, and then come out of the bunkers to block the Japanese infantry when they launched their attack.

The battle continued until evening. Major Kawada had no choice but to bypass Shuangshan and enter Chaoxian.

Although Shuangshan is located in the southeast of Qiaotouji Town, it was one of the only routes the Japanese army had to take to attack Hefei from Chaohu. However, during the attack, the Japanese army, with the help of high-density reconnaissance and high-precision military maps, found a mountain path that was little known even to the locals, bypassed Shuangshan, and headed towards Chaohu.

However, this mountain path was impassable for trucks. The Japanese army's trucks, artillery, and other supplies were left in Feidong County.

The next morning, the soldiers of the New Fourth Army's Chaohe Detachment and the First and Second Battalions of the Second Regiment did not see the Japanese attack.

Soon after, the scouts reported that all the Japanese troops in front of Shuangshan had withdrawn.

More than 1600 men from the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 2nd Regiment, along with more than 500 men from the Eighth Route Army's Chaohu Detachment, held off an attack by more than 8000 Japanese troops in Hefei for an entire day. However, Shuangshan was the only route the Japanese army could take to reach Chaohu. Did the Japanese army retreat? That's unlikely.

The New Fourth Army's Chaohu Detachment immediately dispatched local members to gather information.

The soldiers of the first and second battalions, fearing a surprise attack by the Japanese, dared not leave their positions.

At noon, the scouts from the Chaohu Detachment returned and reported that the Japanese army had withdrawn from Shuangshan, but had not returned to Hefei. Less than 10 kilometers to the right of Shuangshan, they discovered the Japanese army's supply and guard units.

A Japanese army unit from Feidong County is also heading in this direction.

Under normal circumstances, troops do not abandon their supplies during marches. Moreover, the Japanese army retreated in an orderly manner, not in a rout.

The deputy commander of the Second Regiment immediately deduced that the Japanese army had found a mountain road leading to Chaohu Lake, and that this mountain road was impassable for supplies.

The Japanese troops that came from Feidong County were the very troops who had come to receive these supplies.

The deputy commander of the Second Regiment assigned a company to guard the positions on both sides of Shuangshan.

The First Battalion followed him to intercept the Japanese troops coming from Feidong County, while the Second Battalion and the Chaohu Detachment of the New Fourth Army followed him to attack the Japanese army's supply train.

The Second Battalion and the Chaohu Detachment of the New Fourth Army quietly approached the Japanese army's supply train.

The battalion commander ordered the 2nd and 3rd companies to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese supply train from the left flank, while the 4th company and the New Fourth Army's Chaohu Detachment attacked from the right flank.

The Japanese supply corps knew that there was a devilish unit nearby, and the soldiers were always on high alert.

Immediately after being attacked, they went into action to block the attack of the Second Battalion and the Chaohu Detachment.

The Second Battalion and the New Fourth Army's Chaohu Detachment wanted a quick victory, so they launched a full-scale attack from the outset. The Japanese supply troops were rendered unable to advance and were only able to defend.

The battle lasted for more than half an hour, with the Japanese supply troops huddled in a small area around the artillery and trucks, putting up a stubborn resistance.

The Japanese troops from Feidong County, who were marching rapidly, heard intense gunfire and explosions ahead and realized that the devilish troops were attacking their supply train. They immediately ran forward.