Devil's Army

In the first air battle between the First Anti-Japanese Army and the North China Front Army of the Japanese, three Japanese bombers were destroyed and one was damaged at the cost of five officers and soldiers of the First Army being injured.

The new soldiers of the 8th Anti-aircraft Artillery Company were running and shouting happily, while the veterans of the 5th Anti-aircraft Artillery Company lit a cigarette and silently watched the 8th Company running around in ecstasy. Because they were like this when they first won the air battle.

Commander Yang also silently put down his telescope. If the Chinese nation had more powerful armies like the First Anti-Japanese Army, could the Japanese planes still run rampant in the sky of our Chinese nation?

Immediately after the air battle, the Fifth Brigade Commander issued three orders in succession: First, the Second and Third Regiments would immediately build fortifications along the path from Lingyuan to Jianchang County and set up ambush circles to prevent a surprise attack by the Japanese troops who were resting on the west side of Jinhua Mountain.

Second, the Fifth and Eighth Anti-aircraft Artillery Companies immediately set up an ambush along the route the Japanese bombers flew last time, looking for fighter planes to destroy the Japanese bombers.

Third, send a platoon of troops to search for the downed enemy plane and find a way to bring it back to the tribe. That is ready-made material for making drones.

When Major General Hattori received the report that three of the five bombers of the Air Force were destroyed and one was damaged, he was also shocked. He couldn't help but ask himself: "Could it be that the Army and the Air Force have no way to deal with the devil troops now?"

Major General Hattori told Colonel Saito that the air force bombers were ambushed by the devil troops and suffered heavy casualties. He asked him what plans he had for the next battle?

Colonel Saito thought about it and told Major General Hattori that the main force of his troops was still there. If they withdrew their troops, their North China Front Army would be looked down upon by the Army Department like the Kwantung Army. He suggested that they should proceed steadily and gradually occupy the city of Jianchang County.

Major General Hattori nodded and told him that the tanks would be in place in the afternoon, and asked him to be careful. If the situation was not right, withdraw immediately. More than 3,000 people of the Isoguru Regiment, the commander of the Sakamoto Division in Jinzhou, were all eaten by the devil troops. The Army Department had already sent him a notice.

Colonel Saito hung up the phone, and at this moment he had already begun to think about retreating.

The Isoguk Regiment was ferocious and good at fighting, which was ranked high in their Army Department. Even such a powerful regiment was destroyed by the Devil Army, which forced him to re-examine the Devil Army in front of him.

But he had already boasted and put himself in danger. There was no way out, so he had to sit down and discuss the battle plan with the captain and chiefs of staff.

The meeting finally decided on a steady and cautious combat strategy, deciding to first capture the Jinhua Mountain position, and then hold the Jinhua Mountain position on a strategic location, and advance step by step towards Jianchang County.

The next morning, the Second Company of the Second Battalion was guarding the fortifications and the anti-artillery cave behind them. Suddenly, the Japanese artillery went berserk and fired shells at the Second Company's position. The Second Company's position was instantly flooded with artillery fire.

When the Fifth Brigade Commander heard the continuous artillery fire, he said to Commander Yang beside him: "It turns out that these Japanese devils in Rehe are still unwilling to give up their evil intentions." He immediately ordered the Second and Third Regiments to prepare for battle.

The Japanese artillery fire stopped, and the second company commander immediately ordered his soldiers to take up their positions, because according to the Japanese's usual fighting style, his infantry was about to charge.

However, the second company commander did not face the Japanese infantry charge, but instead heard the roar of the Japanese bombers.

After a while, powerful aerial artillery shells fell from the sky and landed around the second company commander's position and anti-artillery holes.

Then the entire hilltop was covered with aerial bombs, and the anti-artillery caves were blown down. The fortifications that had been destroyed by the Japanese artillery were blown down again by the Japanese bombers.

As soon as the Japanese planes left, their artillery shells began to attack again.

It was obvious that the Japs wanted to use their abundant bombs to exchange for the lives of their infantrymen. They did not want their infantrymen to sacrifice in front of the dangerous Jinhua Mountain position.

"It seems that this group of Japanese devils has changed their tactics. What are the casualties of the troops?" The commander of the fifth brigade asked the commander of the first regiment while looking at the Jinhua Mountain position.

"More than half of the second company defending the Jinhua Mountain position suffered casualties." The regiment commander responded sadly.

"Order the troops to withdraw immediately."

"They're retreating without even repelling a single attack by the Japanese?"

"Do you want to leave the entire company under the enemy's artillery fire?"

The first regiment commander responded "yes", then turned around and helplessly issued an order to the second battalion commander to withdraw from Jinhua Mountain.

When the second battalion commander received the order, he knew it would be difficult for the second company commander, such a stubborn man, to retreat after he suffered such a big loss. However, military orders were as firm as mountains, so he had to give the second company commander the order to retreat.

As expected, as soon as the second company commander received the order to retreat, he immediately howled: "More than half of my second company was killed or wounded, but we didn't hurt the devil at all. Now you want us to retreat? I'm telling you, I won't retreat."

"You stubborn donkey, whose father are you? I'm telling you, you bastard, your company has to withdraw today. If you don't, I will fire your company commander and your company will have to withdraw!" The second battalion commander also got angry.

The Japanese were not injured, but most of our company was killed or wounded. This was unprecedented in the previous battles between the First Army and the Japanese. No one could bear this.

The second company commander slammed the phone and yelled, "Retreat!"

Although the officers and soldiers in the company felt aggrieved, no one dared to speak.

The second company commander didn't want to retreat like this, as he didn't know how many days he would have to go without food. He wanted to drag some Japanese soldiers with him.

The second company commander called over a few soldiers, whispered something to them, and then retreated.