Devil's Army

The second regimental commander shouted to the communications soldier:

"Xiao Wang, what happened?"

"Commander, a group of Japanese soldiers used ropes to climb our city wall under cover of night, but they were discovered by patrol soldiers, and a fierce battle is taking place between the two sides."

"Have they sent reinforcements?"

"The deputy regimental commander has already led the fourth battalion there."

"A small squad of Japanese soldiers can't cause any trouble. Don't spoil our fun, let's continue drinking."

"Go and keep an eye on things; report any developments immediately."

Yes!

Before the communications soldier had gone far, the sound of artillery shells exploding came from the direction from which the gunfire originated.

The second regimental commander couldn't sit still any longer, so he put on his hat and rushed to the front line.

The second regimental commander ran to the front line and discovered that the Japanese army had arranged for a commando team to launch a surprise attack. After being discovered by their patrolmen, the two sides engaged in a fierce battle on the city wall.

In order to support their assault team, the Japanese artillery opened fire and bombarded the 2nd Regiment's position.

The Second Regiment, with its few remaining mortars, began shelling the attacking Japanese troops. However, they were quickly met with a counterattack from the Japanese artillery.

Soon after, the sound of artillery shells whistling could be heard in Longjing County.

The artillery of the regiment, under the orders of the seventh deputy brigade commander, launched an artillery barrage against the Japanese artillery positions.

The two sides exchanged artillery fire for nearly 20 minutes, but due to the darkness, neither side gained an advantage.

The Japanese troops that launched the night attack were met with fierce resistance from the soldiers of the 2nd Regiment, so they had to give up and retreat.

In the early hours of the morning, the second regimental commander was awakened by the roar of a motor.

Many of the Japanese tanks had been destroyed by their air force and rocket troops during the day, leaving few remaining tanks that could not possibly produce such a loud roar. Could it be that Japanese reinforcements have arrived?

The second regimental commander put on his coat and went to find the seventh deputy brigade commander.

The seventh deputy brigade commander, who had just closed his eyes, was woken up by the second regimental commander and hurriedly asked:

"What happened?"

"Brigade Commander, I just heard the roar of a large number of tanks. I estimate that the Japanese army may have brought in quite a few more tanks. Our regiment's rocket troops are running out of ammunition. Could you provide me with a batch of ammunition and rocket troops?"

"Oh, no problem, I'll call the regimental commander and ask him to send two battalions of rocket troops to you."

The regimental commander received a call from the seventh deputy brigade commander, who immediately arranged for the rocket troops of the first and second battalions to report to the second regiment.

The next morning, before dawn, the roar of a large number of tanks could be heard outside Longjing County.

The city wall of Longjing County was illuminated as if it were daytime by the Japanese tanks.

Then, Japanese tank shells rained down on the city wall, destroying the fortifications that the Second Regiment soldiers had been repairing overnight.

At this time, the Japanese tanks and infantry were still far beyond the firing range of the Second Regiment soldiers.

The soldiers of the Second Regiment hid 200 meters behind the fortifications, quietly watching the sandbags and bricks of the city wall being blown away.

When the Japanese tanks were about 400 to 500 meters from the city wall, they stopped advancing, and the infantry began to rush forward in a swarm.

The soldiers of the Second Regiment began firing fiercely at the Japanese soldiers. The machine guns on the city wall also began to fire wildly.

The Japanese tanks and cannons spewed flames, destroying the machine gun positions of the 2nd Regiment.

The machine gunners of the Second Regiment rushed up the city wall one after another and continued to fire at the attacking Japanese troops.

Old Han, also holding a machine gun, fiercely fired at the Japanese troops on his left.

Suddenly, a shell exploded behind Lao Han.

The massive shockwave from the bomb explosion blew Lao Han and the machine gun off the city wall.

Seeing that they had suppressed the Second Regiment's firepower, the Japanese tanks began to rumble forward.