Devil's Army

Seeing this, the bazooka squad leader behind the soldier ordered the soldier to fire two more rockets, muttering, "Let's see whether you have more machine guns or I have more rockets."

The Japanese machine guns went silent again, and the soldiers of the First Army got up again, rushed forward, and soon reached the front of the Japanese fortifications.

The Japanese soldiers who had come to their senses threw grenades at the soldiers of the First Army outside the fortifications. Two grenades rolled in front of a soldier of the First Army.

Without thinking twice, the soldier fell directly on the two grenades.

The two grenades exploded in succession, and the soldier was also blown away, but the soldiers behind the grenades were fine. They quickly pulled the trigger on the grenades and threw them at the Japanese in the fortifications.

There were successive sounds of grenades exploding in the Japanese fortifications. The machine gunners of the First Army who rushed up from behind lay directly on the fortifications and fired at the Japanese behind them.

The Japanese finally couldn't hold out anymore, abandoned their fortifications and began to retreat.

But the Japanese were unwilling to retreat like this, so they fired all the remaining artillery shells at the follow-up troops of the First Army.

Then the Japs fired desperately at the army that was rushing towards the fortifications.

The follow-up troops of the First Army could not catch up all of a sudden, and the number of First Army soldiers who rushed into the fortifications was limited. However, they used their limited firepower to accurately kill the Japanese who lacked machine guns.

It is impolite not to reciprocate. At this time, the artillery of the army also spoke.

The First Army's artillery fiercely bombarded the Japanese follow-up troops.

The artillery fire of the First Army was more intense than that of the Japanese, and the Japanese follow-up troops had no way to safely pass through the artillery network of the First Army.

The Japanese soldiers on the fortifications that lacked reinforcements were finally wiped out by the soldiers of the First Army who rushed up.

After eliminating the Japanese inside and above the fortifications, the soldiers of the First Army continued to charge forward, chasing the Japanese who were beginning to retreat.

The Japs' artillery had used up all their shells, and artillery without shells was no more useful than a stick.

The Japanese artillery began to retreat, and the infantry also took turns blocking the attack of the First Army and gradually retreated.

The soldiers of the First Brigade took advantage of the fact that the Japanese were short of ammunition and kept chasing them until they were all driven out of Kaiyuan City.

Major Zuo Chuan led the remaining defeated troops to Changtu County in a dejected manner.

The strategic depth of Tieling County has finally extended from the north of Xiaoliang River to Kaiyuan City, greatly enhancing the sense of security.

Leng Feng handed over the garrison of Kaiyuan City to the 1st Brigade, and the 1st Brigade sent the 1st Regiment to replace the 2nd Regiment of the 4th Brigade, which was still confronting the Japanese reinforcements from Changtu County north of Xiaoliang River.

As soon as the first regiment of the first brigade completed its rotation, it launched a fierce artillery attack on the Japanese troops across the river.

The Japanese reinforcements from Changtu County across the river saw that Kaiyuan City had been lost and there was no point in fighting any further, so they also withdrew.

Deputy Brigade Commander Chen arranged for the first regiment to deploy defenses along the south of Xiaoliang. The second regiment dug fortifications and built bunkers on the road from Kaiyuan City to Changtu County to prevent the enemy's counterattack. The third regiment was responsible for the public security of the entire Kaiyuan City and its surrounding areas.

Since the battle to retake Kaiyuan lasted a relatively long time, the damage to civilian houses was quite serious, especially in Bada Village, where Jackal's special forces were housed. The entire village was burned down by the Japanese, and the task of reconstruction was quite heavy.

Leng Feng asked the 4th Brigade not to return to Hejiazhai Village for rest for the time being, but to focus on helping the people rebuild and repair houses and clean up the streets.

When the common people heard that the Japanese invaders in Kaiyuan City had been driven away, they returned to the city one after another to participate in the reconstruction of Kaiyuan City.

Li Hongmei also pestered Jackal and asked to join the special forces. It was during the time she fought with Jackal's special forces that she learned what it meant to fight the Japanese.

Although their guerrillas were always fighting the Japanese, they looked like children playing with sand. They would always take advantage of the Japanese's inattention to fire a few shots, kill a few Japanese, and then run away.

The Jackal's special forces annihilated entire squadrons and even entire squadrons of the Japanese devils, which was simply awesome.

Jackal was troubled by Li Hongmei and his guerrillas' request to join the special forces.

There is certainly no problem for the guerrillas to join the First Anti-Japanese Army, but with their current military quality, if they want to join their special forces, it would be like being surrounded by walls on all sides with no door at all.

But Jackal didn't dare to say it too clearly, fearing that it would dampen the enthusiasm of Li Hongmei's guerrillas, so he just said tactfully: "The requirements for joining the special forces are very high. It's better to join the First Anti-Japanese Army, where you can also fight the devils."

But Li Hongmei was determined. She decided to join the Jackal's special forces team. She also declared that as long as their special forces team could do it, they would also work hard to do it.

The Jackal had no choice but to propose that if they could pass his assessment, he would allow them to join the special forces team.

Li Hongmei thought that since they had been crawling in the mountains for so long, their physical fitness would not be much worse than that of the special forces members. They could definitely pass it if they gritted their teeth, so she agreed.

The Jackal proposed the first test: carrying a heavy load and marching. To show fairness, he said that anyone in the guerrillas who could keep up with their special forces would be recruited into the special forces.

The guerrillas agreed with a smile. They didn't feel anything when they started running, but gradually their legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead and they couldn't move. The special forces were still running ahead as if nothing had happened, and the distance between them was getting larger and larger.

In this assessment, the guerrillas’ elimination rate was 100%.

Li Hongmei refused to admit defeat, thinking that her marksmanship was not bad, and proposed a shooting contest. Jackal agreed without a second thought, and asked her to pick any special forces member to compete with her.

Will Li Hongmei be able to win? The guerrillas are waiting to see.