Devil's Army

The urgent telegram was sent by the fourth company commander. Japanese troops in Yanji County were attacking the north gate of Wangqing County.

If we withdraw our troops now, the routed Japanese army will likely regroup and attack our south gate.

This puts them in an awkward position, besieged on both sides.

He instructed the communications soldier to reply: instruct the fourth company commander to hold off the Japanese attack for two hours at all costs, and that reinforcements would arrive shortly thereafter.

Under the combined attack of the Fourth Battalion and the First Parachute Battalion, the Japanese troops in Longjing County were like stray dogs, driven all the way out of Shixian Gorge.

The battalion commander arranged for the first company to be stationed in Shixian Gorge again, while he led the main force back to reinforce the fourth company at the north gate.

Upon hearing that the Japanese army in Yanji County was attacking the north gate of Wangqing County, the first battalion commander immediately led his troops from outside the city to rush towards the north gate.

The fourth company commander received orders from the fourth battalion commander to withdraw most of the troops defending the city wall, leaving only one platoon.

His main task now is to stall, wear down the Japanese army, and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

If there are too many soldiers on the city wall, a single volley from the Japanese army would cause too many casualties to his soldiers.

The retreating soldiers were to wait not far from the city wall, ready to reinforce any platoon that could not hold out.

The platoon leader ordered the soldiers to spread out as much as possible to prevent them from being wiped out in one fell swoop when the Japanese army shelled them.

When the Japanese troops from Yanji County attacked the northern part of Wangqing County, they were met with fierce resistance from a platoon.

The Fourth Company's only two mortars continuously bombarded the attacking Japanese troops, while constantly shifting positions, making it impossible for the Japanese artillery to pinpoint its location.

A line of soldiers was constantly being blown away by Japanese artillery shells and knocked down by bullets.

The fourth company commander, who was observing the battle situation on the third floor, immediately ordered the second platoon to come forward as reinforcements.

As soon as the second platoon of soldiers arrived, they threw grenades fiercely down the city wall without saying a word.

A fierce barrage of grenades killed and wounded a large number of Japanese soldiers near the city wall. However, the Japanese were clearly determined to capture Wangqing County and continued their attack, disregarding casualties.

Just as the soldiers of the Fourth Company were struggling to hold on, the artillery inside the city suddenly opened fire.

The battalion commander was worried that the fourth company's firepower was insufficient to withstand the Japanese attack. While pursuing the Japanese troops in Longjing County, he ordered the artillery inside the city to return to reinforce the north gate.

Under the fierce bombardment of the Fourth Battalion's artillery, this wave of Japanese attack was repelled. However, the Japanese artillery quickly launched a counter-suppression against the Second Battalion's artillery positions.

Just as the two sides were engaged in fierce fighting, the north gate of Wangqing County suddenly opened.

The fourth battalion commander led the main force out of the city and unleashed a fierce barrage of fire on the Japanese troops who were attacking the city.

The Japanese army was caught off guard and suffered repeated defeats.

The Japanese army quickly returned and launched a fierce attack on the main force of the Fourth Battalion, which was building temporary fortifications outside the city.

The soldiers of the Fourth Battalion lay prone on their makeshift fortifications, putting up a fierce resistance.

The Japanese army was determined to capture Wangqing County and Yanji County. The soldiers of the Fourth Battalion, however, were unwilling to yield an inch of ground. A life-or-death struggle ensued between the two sides outside Wangqing County.

Just as the two sides were locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle, the First Parachute Battalion suddenly appeared from the flank like a sharp knife.

The first paratrooper battalion's strike was swift, accurate, and ruthless, piercing straight into the Japanese command post.

The Japanese army's attention was entirely focused on the Fourth Battalion on the front, but a fierce force suddenly appeared from the flank and was forced to retreat.

The Japanese garrison tried their best to stop the attack of the 1st Parachute Battalion, but they all fell to the muzzle of the 1st Parachute Battalion's submachine guns and Type 95 rifles.

Subsequently, the first paratrooper battalion stormed into the Japanese command post.