Devil's Army

The one who attacked Lugou Bridge was Captain Kiyonao Ikki of the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the Japanese Chinese Garrison Army.

The negotiation requirement he proposed to the commander of the seventh company was that the Chinese army completely withdraw from the Marco Polo Bridge. He could guarantee the safety of the lives of the Chinese soldiers.

The captain of the seventh company replied coldly: "Now that the Lugou Bridge is lost, what's the point of me keeping this life? If you want the Lugou Bridge, just step over me." The negotiations ended in an unpleasant mood.

In the afternoon, Kiyonao Ikki launched a more rapid attack with the support of more than ten tanks.

The Seventh Company suffered heavy casualties under the fierce bombing of the Japanese tanks.

At this time, the guards told the captain of the seventh company that an unidentified armed force was found behind them and was approaching them at a very fast speed.

"Are they the Japs?" asked the captain of the seventh company.

"It's unclear at the moment, but the uniforms are somewhat similar, and the rifle they use seems to be the Type 38 rifle."

"Quick, ask Captain Jin for help and ask him to send troops to defend our rear wing."

"Wait a moment, let me take a look." The squadron leader stopped the guard, took out a telescope and looked in the direction the guard said.

I saw a military flag with red letters on a black background fluttering in the wind, with the words "Second Brigade, Second Regiment, First Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese War" written on it.

"It's our troops, don't worry, it's our troops." The squadron leader shouted happily to the commander of the seventh company.

"How could our own guards fail to recognize him?" The captain of the seventh company took the squadron leader's telescope and looked into it in confusion.

But what he saw was a completely unfamiliar army, and he had never seen the military flag before.

More than ten Japanese tanks were advancing quickly and would soon reach their positions.

The captain of the seventh company immediately organized a death squad and prepared to use people to blow up the enemy's tanks. There was no other way, their weapons were not good enough, and they could only rely on their flesh and blood to resist the invaders' attack.

"Captain of the Seventh Company, give up the meaningless sacrifice and prepare to retreat." The squadron leader stopped the Captain of the Seventh Company.

"I can't give up this position!" Although the squadron leader is higher than the captain of the seventh company in terms of military rank, he is not the direct superior of the captain of the seventh company. The captain of the seventh company cannot emotionally abandon the position for which his brothers shed blood and sacrificed their lives.

"Your weapons are not good enough. It will cost a lot to hold this position. We will temporarily abandon this position so that we can better hold it in the future."

However, the captain of the 7th company was unwilling to withdraw from the position. The squadron leader had no choice but to call the battalion commander Jin Zhenzhong to explain the reason for the temporary withdrawal and to assure him that their troops had arrived and would definitely be able to recapture and defend the Marco Polo Bridge.

Battalion Commander Jin and the squadron leader took action together once, and after careful consideration, he ordered the commander of the seventh company to withdraw from Lugou Bridge.

The captain of the seventh company wiped his tears and stared at the Japanese tanks rushing towards them with hatred. He gave the order with difficulty: "Retreat."

Even though the soldiers were extremely reluctant, they had to obey military orders and withdrew from Lugou Bridge one after another.

The Japanese Third Battalion successfully occupied the Marco Polo Bridge. Captain Kiyonao Ikki proudly stood on a tank and stared at the retreating soldiers of the Seventh Company, laughing:

"Aren't these Chinese people going to retreat? They can't beat the arm, so they just retreat, right? Hahahaha..."

Soon, the sentry reported to Captain Kiyonao Imaki that a troop was spotted rushing towards them.

"Which unit is it?" asked Imaki Kiyonao slowly.

"Not sure, but judging from the equipment it's not the 29th Army," the sentry replied.

"Oh?" Ikki Kiyonao was interested and took out his telescope to look. He saw the enemy's flag with "Second Regiment, First Brigade, First Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese War" written on it and laughed wildly:

"General Song's 29th Army has no more men, so send an anti-Japanese armed force to serve as cannon fodder."

But Kiyonao Ikki soon stopped laughing.

The artillery of the Second Regiment began to bombard the Japanese Third Battalion at the same time as the infantry approached the Japanese Third Battalion.

The ferocity of the Second Regiment's artillery fire was something that Kiyonao Ikki had never encountered since he started fighting against the Chinese army.

The captain of the seventh company stared at the back and shouted:

"My dear, this artillery fire is more powerful than the artillery fire the Japs used to bomb us. The damn Japs are going to be in big trouble."

The soldiers of the Seventh Company, who had been ravaged by the Japanese artillery fire, were also excitedly watching the Japanese being bombed.

The soldiers of the Second Regiment leaped and rushed towards the Japanese positions with tactical skill.

Kiyonao Ikki attempted to use the tanks' high firepower and rapid advance to reverse the situation of being passively bombed.

However, as the 40th rocket troops continued to advance to the vicinity of the tanks under the cover of the infantry, his attempt failed.

Two Japanese tanks that had already passed the 40th Company's fortifications were hit by two mm rockets with flames at the tail and exploded, lying helplessly on the fortifications.

The Japanese set up a heavy machine gun on the fortifications of the Seventh Company and began to fire at the soldiers of the Second Regiment.

But it didn't cry for long before a 40th rocket soldier hit it with a cannon.

Two Japanese machine gunners and a heavy machine gun were blown away.

As more and more 40 rocket soldiers approached the fortifications occupied by the Japanese, the Japanese tanks were destroyed one after another.

Kiyonao Ikki watched his tanks catch fire and explode one after another, but he had no idea how they exploded.

The Third Battalion led by Kiyonao Ikki was quickly driven away from the fortifications by the Second Regiment before they could even get started.

The Second Regiment did not stop the pursuit and continued to pursue the Japanese Third Battalion until they were all driven off the Lugou Bridge.