Devil's Army

While the 1st Battalion of the Japanese 19th Division launched a fierce attack on Laoling Mountain, the 2nd Battalion of the Japanese 19th Division and the 2nd Battalion of the Korean 6th Division were also launching an attack on Erdaowaizi.

Erdaowaizi is located in Toudao Town, Ji'an County, Jilin Province, in the northwest direction of the Laoling Mountains.

The village of Erdaowaizi is bordered by the Daweisha River to the west and south. The river not only hinders the advance of the Japanese army, but also serves as a natural defensive line, exposing the Japanese army to firepower when they cross the river, thus increasing the effectiveness of the blocking action.

The Jixi Highway runs down the eastern slope of the village, which was the only route the Japanese army could take when invading Tonghua County.

After breaking through the port of Ji'an County, the 2nd Battalion of the Japanese 19th Division and the 2nd Battalion of the Korean 6th Division continued to advance deeper into the territory, attempting to attack Tonghua County via the Jixi Highway.

The 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Border Defense Brigade set up a defensive line on the hillsides and woodlands on both sides of the road, preparing to launch a high-altitude attack on the Japanese troops advancing along the road.

At noon, Japanese troops appeared on the road and entered the range of rocket launchers.

The 2nd Regiment's rocket troops opened fire first, destroying the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles that were leading the way.

As soon as the rocket troops opened fire, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment immediately opened fire as well.

A barrage of bullets and grenades rained down on the road, leaving the Japanese troops on the road with little effective cover and forcing them to take the hits.

Upon seeing this, the Japanese battalion commander ordered the Korean 6th Division to deploy troops to cover the rear, while the main force quickly withdrew from Erdaowaizi.

The Japanese troops rested for nearly an hour about two kilometers from Erdaowaizi, and then the artillery began a fierce bombardment of the Second Regiment's Erdaowaizi position.

Upon hearing the dense whistling of Japanese artillery shells, the second regimental commander immediately ordered a retreat.

However, many soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment who were unable to retreat in time were blown away by Japanese artillery shells.

The Japanese artillery bombardment had not yet ceased when soldiers of the Korean 6th Division began their attack on Erdaowaizi.

Soldiers from the Japanese 19th Division followed behind, providing fire support.

Seeing this, the battalion commander braved the Japanese artillery fire and led his soldiers into the position.

Intense gunfire and explosions erupted from the Erdaowaizi position.

The Japanese tanks that came from behind overturned the destroyed tanks to the side of the road, and then advanced toward the Erdaowaizi position while bombarding it.

The rocket troops of the 2nd Regiment braved intense artillery fire and destroyed two more Japanese tanks. However, they also exposed their position and were hit by Japanese soldiers who had already rushed to the front of the position, sacrificing their lives.

The Japanese troops then rushed onto the Erdaowaizi position and engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat with the soldiers of the First Battalion.

In the critical moment, the Second Battalion rushed over to provide reinforcements.

The soldiers of the Second Battalion charged onto the position with their gleaming bayonets and engaged in fierce fighting with the Japanese army.

After a fierce battle, the soldiers of the Second Battalion who came to reinforce the position drove back the Japanese troops who had charged onto the position.

Before the soldiers of the Second Battalion could catch their breath, the Japanese launched a new wave of attacks under the cover of tanks.

The Japanese tank units, having accumulated years of experience fighting against the "Devil Units," were extremely wary of the "Devil Units'" rocket troops.

The rocket troops of the Second Regiment had barely shown themselves when they aimed at the Japanese tanks, only to be met with fierce machine gun fire from the tanks and gunfire from the soldiers next to the tanks.

Furthermore, Japanese tanks would only advance when they were certain it was safe to do so, which meant that Japanese tanks were always outside the range of rocket launchers, making it increasingly difficult for rocket troops to launch surprise attacks.

After two days of fierce fighting, the First and Second Battalions, suffering heavy casualties, were forced to abandon the Erdaoweizi position.