Devil's Army

After half a day and a night of fierce fighting, the Fourth Battalion suffered considerable casualties and exhausted a great deal of ammunition.

They thought they could withdraw to Changbai County, but now they had to hold off the Japanese army's attack for half a day, so they had no choice but to ask the Second Regiment Commander for ammunition support.

A transport team composed of local residents of Changbai County and the First Battalion of the Fourth Regiment quickly transported the ammunition, supplies, and grain urgently needed by the Fourth Battalion to the Twenty-Three Gully position.

The soldiers of the Fourth Regiment were filled with hatred upon seeing the attacking Japanese troops, and they wished they could stay and fight alongside the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion. However, their orders were to deliver supplies to the Twenty-Three Gully position and then quickly return to defend Changbai County, so they had no choice but to lead the civilians back to Changbai County.

In retaliation for the bombing of their command post by the Fourth Battalion's artillery, the Japanese launched a fierce attack.

The infantry launched their attack before their artillery could even bombard them.

Despite the fierce resistance of the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Battalion, the Japanese army was unable to break through the Twenty-Three Ditch defense line.

The fierce battle continued until noon, and the Fourth Battalion finally succeeded in completing its blocking mission, but the entire battalion also suffered a loss of two-thirds of its men.

The fourth battalion commander led his soldiers to retreat towards Changbai County, but the Japanese army followed closely behind.

The fourth battalion commander made a last-minute decision to retreat into the dense forest of Twenty-Three Gully. This was intended to both tie down some Japanese troops and provide support to the troops inside Changbai City from the outskirts of the city to attack the besieging Japanese forces.

The Japanese deputy battalion commander divided a portion of his troops to pursue the enemy, while the Fourth Battalion retreated into the dense forest. The rest of the main force advanced toward Changbai City.

Taking advantage of his familiarity with the terrain, the fourth battalion commander led the pursuing Japanese troops in circles through the dense forest, much like walking a dog.

When the Japanese deputy battalion commander arrived in Changbai County with his main force, the main force of the Japanese army that had attacked from the Yalu River was already engaged in fierce fighting with the four Japanese troops in Changbai County.

The Japanese deputy battalion commander then ordered his troops to launch a fierce attack on Changbai County from the north gate.

After encountering fierce resistance from the 3rd Battalion of the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Border Defense Brigade, the commander of the 20th Division dispatched the 4th Division of Korea to support the 3rd Battalion of the 20th Division, which was attacking the city, and launched a fierce attack on Changbai County.

Under the tenacious resistance of the Third Battalion of the Fourth Regiment, the battle entered a stalemate for a time.

Meanwhile, the 2nd Mixed Brigade of the 21st Division of the Japanese Army, which was advancing from the direction of the Yalu River, and a part of the 4th Division of the Korean Army, with more than 30,000 men, under the command of Lieutenant General Jajamu, the commander of the 21st Division, had broken through the defense line of the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Border Defense Brigade and were advancing deep into Changbai City.

The soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 4th Regiment were forced to retreat into the streets of Changbai County. Relying on the vacant houses, they fought a brutal street battle with the Japanese army.

Under the full-scale suppression of the Japanese-Korean allied forces, the First Battalion faced unprecedented pressure.

They, along with the soldiers of the Third Regiment who had retreated from the Yalu River, tenaciously resisted the fierce attacks of the Japanese army.

The brutal Japanese troops, under heavy fire from the 3rd and 4th Regiments, immediately called for artillery to raze the houses in that area to the ground.

Fortunately, the air force in Changchun had already defeated the Japanese air force and rushed over to provide support, thus halting the Japanese artillery bombardment.

The fierce offensive of the Japanese-Korean allied forces was halted by the intense bombing and strafing of the First Army Air Force.

The soldiers of the Third and Fourth Regiments took the opportunity to consolidate their positions and prepare for a new Japanese offensive.

In the evening, after the Changchun Air Force of the First Army returned to base, the Japanese-Korean Allied Forces continued their fierce attack deep into Changbai City.

At that time, when the Japanese 20th Division and part of the Korean 4th Division, totaling nearly 20,000 men, advanced towards Changbai City via the dense forests of the Laoling Peak in Changbai Mountain, they also launched an attack on the Chinese Yalu River defense line from the Hyesan Mountains in Korea.