Devil's Army

After repeated battles between the two armies, the Japanese army finally captured the mountain positions in front of the Tianqiaogou Gorge, at a considerable cost. But this was only the beginning of a nightmare for this Japanese army.

The Japanese troops then continued their advance into the Tianqiaogou Gorge.

The Tianqiaogou Gorge is characterized by its high mountains, dense forests, and crisscrossing ravines. As the Japanese army advanced, it was constantly attacked by the Second and Third Battalions, suffering greatly.

Subsequently, the Japanese troops reached the Tianqiaogou Gorge pass and halted their advance.

The terrain here is treacherous, allowing only one truck to pass at a time. It's impossible that the devil's army wouldn't have laid an ambush here.

Now that it is getting late, if the Japanese army forces their way through the pass, the losses will increase exponentially.

In order to ensure a smooth passage through the pass the next day, the Japanese battalion commander arranged for a suicide squad to raid the pass that night.

The north wind rustled the leaves, drowning out the footsteps of the suicide squad.

However, when it comes to night raids, the "Devil Units" were the ancestors of the Japanese army.

The Third Battalion deployed sentries, both visible and concealed, along the mountain path leading to the pass and in both directions.

Although the footsteps of the Japanese soldiers were masked by the rustling of the leaves, the shadowy figures still did not escape the sentry's eyes.

The battalion commander quickly received the sentry's report and immediately arranged for his troops to set up a pocket-shaped encirclement in front of the pass.

The Japanese suicide squad, completely unaware of the danger, plunged headfirst into the pocket.

With a command from the battalion commander, bullets and grenades rained down on the Japanese suicide squad members in the pockets.

The Japanese suicide squad was caught off guard by the bombing. They tried to retaliate, but the sounds of gunfire and shouts from all sides caught them off guard.

Knowing the situation was dire, the Japanese commando captain immediately ordered a retreat.

The Japanese suicide squad changed from the rear guard to the front guard and quickly withdrew from the encirclement.

However, the battalion commander of the third battalion had already ordered the first company to tighten the siege. It was easy for the Japanese to enter, but they were met with crossfire from two machine guns when they came out.

Charging out means death, and staying in the encirclement also means death.

The Japanese commando captain had no choice but to order his men to launch continuous assaults on the company's encirclement, regardless of casualties.

Under the relentless charge of the Japanese suicide squad, the company's embankment was torn open by the Japanese.

The remaining few Japanese suicide squad members quickly escaped through the opening.

Although the Japanese suicide squad suffered heavy casualties from the attack, it also indirectly confirmed that the devilish troops had laid an ambush at the pass.

After daybreak, the Japanese artillery launched a fierce bombardment of the pass.

The battalion commander had already guessed that the Japanese would use artillery to clear the way, so before dawn he withdrew the main force from the pass, leaving only three observers behind.

The Japanese artillery bombarded the pass for 15 minutes, leaving the fortifications completely destroyed.

As soon as the Japanese artillery fire stopped, the infantry began to charge the pass.

As expected, the Japanese charge was met with fierce resistance from the Third Battalion.

The mortars of the Third Battalion, positioned in the dense forest, also fiercely bombarded the attacking Japanese troops.

The battle continued until noon, and the Japanese army left behind piles of corpses in front of the pass, but still failed to capture the pass.

The Third Battalion suffered considerable casualties after two attacks from the mountain positions in front of the Tianqiaogou Gorge and the pass positions in the Tianqiaogou Gorge.

The battalion commander is not sure how long he can hold the position, given the strategic terrain.

At this time, the Japanese troops on the left flank had broken through the defense line of the First Regiment and were attacking Tonghua County.

The Japanese division commander ordered the right flank of the Japanese army to quickly break through the defenses of the "Devil's Force" and join the encirclement of Tonghua County.