Devil's Army

The officers and soldiers of the First Battalion fought a bloody battle against the swarming Japanese troops. Their machine gun barrels glowed red-hot, but they didn't even notice.

They had only one thought in their minds: to avenge the brothers who died in the First Battalion.

Despite the desperate resistance of the First Battalion, the Japanese troops were unable to break through their lines and join up with the soldiers at the artillery positions. Meanwhile, the Second and Third Battalions launched increasingly fierce attacks from behind.

Left with no other option, the Japanese commander ordered his troops to disperse and break out of the encirclement.

The battalion commander, relieved, led his soldiers to turn around and support the Second Company, which was attacking the Japanese artillery position.

After a fierce battle, the First Battalion successfully destroyed the Japanese artillery position.

The follow-up troops of the 1st Regiment quickly followed up, occupied the Japanese army's forest position at Kuling Pass, and continued to advance towards Anji County.

At that time, the 2nd Regiment of the 15th Brigade was also launching an attack on Anji County from the direction of Xiaobaidian.

Xiaobaidian is a natural village in Lucun Township, Guangde County, Anhui Province, and its terrain is rugged.

To the east are Bagua Mountain and Wushi Mountain, to the south are Kuling Pass and Luosi Mountain, and to the west are Heye Mountain, Taohua Mountain, Niu Mountain, and Laoshu Mountain.

These mountains form a natural barrier, making them easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The Japanese army constructed blocking fortifications at several mountain passes, coordinating with the Japanese fortifications on the mountainside, in an attempt to block the 15th Brigade outside Xiaobaidian.

Moreover, judging from the topographic map of Baidian Town (including Xiaobaidian), the average altitude of the area is 171 meters, with the highest altitude being 674 meters. The terrain is quite undulating, with many ravines and hills.

The complex terrain hindered the rapid movement of the 15th Brigade's main force. The Japanese army, on the other hand, could utilize the terrain to their advantage, allowing them to intercept the 2nd Regiment of the 15th Brigade from a superior position.

As expected, the vanguard of the 2nd Regiment of the 15th Brigade was blocked by Japanese troops at Heyeshan and Luosishan before it even entered Baidian Town.

The artillery of the Second Regiment immediately retaliated, covering the Japanese positions at the foot of Heyeshan and Luosishan with artillery fire.

After the artillery of the 2nd Regiment destroyed the Japanese defensive fortifications at the foot of Heyeshan and Luosishan, the vanguard of the 2nd Regiment and the 1st Battalion immediately launched a fierce attack on the Japanese positions at Heyeshan and Luosishan.

The Second Regiment quickly broke through the Japanese outer defenses at the foot of the mountain and advanced deeper into the enemy territory. However, they were soon met with strafing and bombing from the Japanese troops on Heyeshan and Luosishan.

The Second Regiment's attack was thwarted, and they hurriedly urged the artillery to come and provide support.

The artillery of the Second Regiment, which arrived quickly, launched a fierce bombardment on the Japanese positions at Heyeshan and Luoshishan.

The machine gunners and rocket soldiers of the Second Regiment took the opportunity to occupy advantageous positions.

After the shelling ceased, the soldiers of the Second Regiment launched a fierce attack on the Japanese positions.

The stubborn Japanese soldiers emerged from the collapsed fortifications, using the higher ground to block the Second Regiment's attack. However, they were quickly met with a counterattack from the Second Regiment's machine gunners and rocket troops, who occupied advantageous positions.

Under the fierce attack of the Second Regiment soldiers, they finally broke through the Japanese positions at Heyeshan and Luoshishan and continued to advance towards Anji County.

- The soldiers of the Second Regiment advanced to Xiaobaidian Pass, where they were again blocked by the Japanese army.

Xiaobaidian Pass is located on a major transportation route and was a necessary passage for the Japanese army.

Moreover, some sections of the road are quite narrow, allowing only one truck to pass at a time.

The Japanese army set up defensive lines at these passes, concentrating its forces and firepower to stubbornly block the advance of the Second Regiment.

The soldiers of the Second Regiment launched two large-scale attacks in succession, but both were unsuccessful.

Undeterred, the second regimental commander ordered machine gunners and rocket troops to move closer to support the infantry's attack.

Due to insufficient Japanese troop strength, the Japanese reinforcements to Anji County were effectively intercepted by the First Army Air Force.

With no reinforcements available, the Japanese troops at the pass could no longer hold out and retreated to Anji County.