Devil's Army

The Japanese troops in Xuyi County suffered heavy losses during their daytime attack. Under the pressure of their commander's tyranny, the captain had no choice but to consider launching a night raid.

Around 8 p.m., led by a company commander, more than 100 Japanese soldiers quietly advanced through the muddy reeds on the right side of the path.

To the Japanese army's surprise, Commander Wang of the New 727th Regiment also planned to take advantage of the Japanese army's fatigue and launch a night attack on their garrison.

The company commander of the second battalion, a former hunter, keenly sensed something unusual happening ahead.

He halted the troops' advance, drew close to the ground, listened for a moment, and then immediately ordered the soldiers to disperse and prepare for battle.

He was certain that many people were approaching them from ahead, and at this moment, the only ones secretly approaching them were undoubtedly the Japanese army.

After a while, the rustling sounds of the Japanese soldiers sneaking forward became clearer.

Just as the Japanese troops approached the position of the First Battalion of the Devil Unit, intense gunfire suddenly erupted from all around.

One after another, grenades exploded among them.

The Japanese company commander was shot in the first wave of attacks and died at the Seikoku Shrine.

The remaining Japanese troops, led by their deputy company commander, searched everywhere for a way to break out, but were met with resistance from the devilish soldiers.

After more than two hours of fierce fighting and encirclement, most of the Japanese troops who launched the surprise attack were annihilated.

The captain was extremely anxious as he watched the soldiers who had fled back in disarray.

He convened a combat meeting with the company commanders and platoon leaders, but none of them could come up with a good solution.

Finally, a company commander proposed a reasonably feasible operational plan:

Before the arrival of the Devil Force's air force at dawn, the artillery launched a blanket bombardment of the Devil Force's positions, while the infantry, under the cover of the artillery, simultaneously launched an attack on the Devil Force's positions.

Although the infantry might be accidentally bombed by their own artillery, they could launch a surprise attack on the Devil Force soldiers while they were taking cover from the artillery fire, thus breaking through the Devil Force's positions.

With no other options, the captain had no choice but to agree to the company commander's battle plan.

In the early morning, before dawn, Japanese artillery fire shattered the tranquility of the morning and surged towards the First Battalion's position.

The battalion commander hurriedly left behind a few observers, while the other soldiers hid in makeshift anti-artillery trenches.

Japanese artillery shells were still exploding on the First Battalion's position, and Japanese infantry were already charging towards it.

The observer from the first battalion immediately ran to the anti-artillery trench and reported the situation to the battalion commander.

The battalion commander immediately ordered the first and second companies to brave the Japanese artillery fire and enter the position to prepare to block the Japanese infantry.

The Japanese artillery reduced its bombardment intensity, and the Japanese infantry and soldiers of the First Battalion engaged in fierce fighting on the position.

The battle continued until noon, and the Japanese army still failed to break through the First Battalion's position. However, the firepower on the First Battalion's position had been significantly reduced.

The battalion commander dispatched the third and fourth companies to replace the first and second companies, which had suffered more casualties.

The company commander was so enraged that he vowed never to leave the front lines.

The second deputy company commander (who had been killed in action) on the other side of the path saw that the first company had not left the front line or the position, and joined the fourth company, which had come to reinforce, in blocking the attacking Japanese army.

Seeing that the firepower of the Devil Troops' positions had significantly decreased, the Japanese lieutenant was filled with confidence and personally supervised the battle, ordering his soldiers to launch a continuous and intense attack.

However, the sudden reinforcements from the Third and Fourth Companies dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army.

Unable to withstand the attack, the Japanese troops retreated.

In the past two days, the Japanese army's strong attacks and night raids have all been repelled by the devilish troops, and their morale has plummeted to rock bottom.