Devil's Army

The Japanese battalion commander knew that the best way to avoid the devil's artillery fire in the open wilderness was to stick close to them and fight them head-on.

However, bad news kept coming. Scouts from both sides reported that a large number of devil soldiers had been spotted moving towards them from both sides.

If the Japanese battalion commander had chosen to retreat at that point, there would still have been a glimmer of hope. However, he arrogantly believed that as long as they occupied the large earthen fortress, they could hold out for reinforcements and wait for the main force to arrive.

At this point, the Japanese battalion commander realized that the devilish troops in front of him were not as easily defeated as they had been at the beginning.

Braving the devilish army's artillery fire, they launched repeated attacks on the large earthen fortress, but all were repelled by the devilish army's dense bullets.

At this time, the Third and Fourth Battalions had launched a fierce attack on the Japanese Second Battalion from both flanks.

The Japanese battalion commander was under immense pressure, with bad news coming from all directions. He had no choice but to request reinforcements from Division Commander Mori Shigeki.

The 3rd Battalion of the Japanese 65th Division received orders from Division Commander Mori Shigeki to immediately accelerate their march and reinforce the 2nd Battalion. However, they encountered fierce resistance from the 2nd Battalion.

What made the Japanese army even more devastated was that three fighter planes and four bombers from the Devil Unit Air Force also arrived over them at this time, launching a fierce bombing and strafing attack on the Second Battalion in the encirclement and the Third Battalion that was attacking.

The reinforcements that the Japanese Second Battalion Commander had been eagerly awaiting had failed to break through the Devil Force's defenses, and their room for maneuver was being gradually compressed by the Devil Force.

As the First Army Air Force returned to base at dusk, the First, Third, and Fourth Battalions of the First Regiment tightened the encirclement and launched a final battle against the Japanese Second Battalion within the encirclement.

The Japanese 2nd Battalion attempted to break out in all directions all day without success, and their morale was far from what it had been. They were struggling to cope with the fierce attacks of three battalions of the 1st Regiment.

The battle lasted until after 8 o'clock, when part of the 2nd Battalion of the 65th Division of the Japanese Army, which had massacred the people of Cao County, was completely wiped out, with no prisoners taken.

At this moment, the Second Battalion, which was stubbornly resisting the attack of the Third Battalion of the Japanese Army, suddenly retreated without warning, leaving an opening.

The Japanese 3rd Battalion commander, hearing that the gunfire ahead had ceased, knew that the 2nd Battalion was likely doomed. Instead of pursuing the suddenly retreating, devilish force, he dared not do so.

After daybreak, the Japanese Third Battalion cautiously advanced, encountering limited resistance from the Second Battalion.

The Second Battalion fought and retreated, and when the Japanese did not pursue them, they launched a counterattack.

The Second Battalion's repeated actions thoroughly enraged the Third Battalion Commander.

The Japanese Third Battalion Commander finally ordered his troops to pursue and annihilate the devilish force in front of them.

The Japanese 3rd Battalion Commander's anger overcame his reason, and he followed in the footsteps of the 2nd Battalion, finding himself surrounded.

The gunfire from all sides startled the Japanese Third Battalion Commander, who then realized what was happening and quickly concentrated his forces to break through to the rear.

Ignoring casualties, the Japanese troops launched wave after wave of fierce attacks on the Fourth Battalion, which was blocking their retreat.

Under the relentless attacks of the Japanese army, the Fourth Battalion's position was finally breached.

The fourth battalion commander mobilized his troops in an attempt to re-seal the breach, but was met with fierce resistance from the Japanese army.

Finally, less than half a battalion of the Japanese army's 3rd Battalion escaped back to Xuzhou through the breach.

The fourth battalion commander felt very guilty for failing to annihilate the Japanese Third Battalion, believing it was all due to his negligence.

The regimental commander, however, thought this was normal. With the strength of their regiment, it would be quite difficult to surround and annihilate a Japanese battalion.