Devil's Army

As more and more Japanese troops rushed onto the position, Liu's company, consisting of more than 100 men, lost its advantage in terrain and had no way to resist.

Company Commander Liu killed three Japanese soldiers in succession, but he himself was also stabbed twice by the Japanese.

The Japanese army also discovered Liu's prowess, and five Japanese soldiers surrounded him, attacking him from all directions.

Company Commander Liu ultimately fell into the trench with regret and his eyes blazing with anger.

The hand-to-hand combat lasted less than half an hour, and the entire subordinate company was wiped out; not a single soldier survived.

After the Japanese troops passed the Shisidaogou Menkan outpost, they immediately advanced towards Changbai County.

The vanguard of the Japanese army arrived at the west gate of Changbai County at dusk.

Soon after, Japanese artillery arrived at the west gate of Changbai County and began bombarding the city wall fortifications at the west gate.

The battle to defend Changbai County has officially begun.

Because it was dark, the Japanese artillery bombarded the city wall fortifications, but the infantry did not launch an attack immediately.

Battalion Commander Zhang of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment, 1st Border Defense Brigade stationed at the West Gate knew that the enemy's troop strength was far superior to ours.

In order to preserve his strength, he withdrew his troops when the Japanese army reached the west gate, leaving only observation posts on the city wall.

The Japanese army's fierce artillery bombardment did not cause many casualties to his troops, but most of the fortifications on the city wall were destroyed.

As night fell, seeing that the Japanese army had not launched an attack, Battalion Commander Zhang worked through the night to rebuild the destroyed fortifications.

As dawn broke, Japanese artillery once again ravaged the western city wall of Changbai County.

As soon as the shelling stopped, the Japanese infantry spread out and began a fierce attack on Changbai County.

Battalion Commander Zhang immediately ordered the First and Second Companies to rush up and intercept them.

Intense gunfire and explosions echoed throughout the west gate of Changbai County.

Using the collapsed fortifications on the city wall, the soldiers of the Second Battalion fiercely resisted the Japanese army's attack from a high vantage point.

The Japanese army left corpses at the foot of the city walls, but their offensive momentum did not diminish in the slightest.

Around 7 o'clock, the First Army Air Force, which was engaged in fierce fighting with the Japanese Korean Air Force, dispatched three bombers to provide support.

The Japanese army's sharp offensive momentum was temporarily halted by the fierce bombing and strafing by three bombers from the First Air Force.

The soldiers of the Second Battalion were able to take some time to reinforce the collapsed fortifications.

The Japanese Air Force in Korea, which had a superior number of troops, heard the call and dispatched several fighter planes to drive away the three bombers of the First Army. They then bombed and strafed the west gate of Changbai County.

Around 3 p.m., under repeated bombing by Japanese artillery and air force, many sections of the western city wall of Changbai County collapsed.

Japanese infantry then rushed up the collapsed city wall to Changbai County and engaged in fierce fighting with the first and second companies on the city wall.

Battalion Commander Zhang will soon transfer the Third and Fourth Companies, which are waiting nearby, to the area.

The artillery of the Fourth Regiment, which rushed to reinforce the city, also bombarded the Japanese troops attacking the city fiercely.

The follow-up troops of the attacking Japanese army were intercepted by artillery fire, and the Japanese troops that entered the city were met with fierce attacks from the Third and Fourth Companies, and finally retreated.

The battle lasted all day. Under the repeated attacks of Japanese artillery, air force and infantry, the 1st and 2nd companies of the 4th Regiment suffered nearly two-thirds casualties.

The fourth regimental commander frowned. At this rate, the Japanese army could breach his city gates in two days.

He would call the second battalion commander from time to time to ask if reinforcements were needed.

The Second Battalion Commander knew that Changbai County would be besieged by superior Japanese forces. Their West Gate was only attacked earlier than the other gates, so he did not request reinforcements from the Fourth Regiment Commander.