Devil's Army

It can be said that the military quality of the Japanese army in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War was still very high. They could shoot accurately and their artillery could also fire accurately.

During the retreat, Platoon Leader Wu and his men were constantly shot and killed. But in order to lead these unscrupulous beasts to hell, Platoon Leader Wu felt that the sacrifices of his soldiers were worth it.

As this squadron of Japanese troops gradually chased into the Dace River Valley, the commander of the Fifth Brigade took a Type 38 rifle from the soldier next to him and aimed at the squadron leader.

The Japanese squadron leader was waving his command knife, dancing and shouting. Suddenly, a gunshot rang out. The command knife slipped from his hand and he fell face down in the valley.

The sound of gunfire was an order. Gunfire continued to ring out from the high ground on both sides of the valley, reaping the lives of the Japanese devils in the valley.

Wu Lang received a telegram for help from Mei Lang in Tongzhou. He left the 3rd Regiment of the 11th Brigade to garrison Tongzhou, and personally led the 1st Regiment, the 2nd Regiment and the 2nd Squadron to escort supplies to the Dace Valley.

In less than half an hour, the entire Japanese infantry squadron was wiped out.

When the soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, the commander of the Fifth Brigade ordered all the heads of the Japanese in this squadron to be chopped off.

The commander of the Fifth Brigade knew that these devils were followers of the Emperor and were very superstitious about him. He used the heads of these devils to write a line of words at the entrance of the valley: "The Emperor Gives Up His Throne!" He also asked the defenders on both sides of the valley to leave observation posts, and all others to retreat to a safe area.

Colonel Ryokaku Yosaku felt a sense of foreboding when he saw that his infantry squadron had not returned to the base, so he personally led the remaining soldiers of the 65th Regiment back to search.

Soon, the vanguard of the 65th Regiment arrived at the entrance of the Dace River Valley.

The vanguard was stunned by the tragic scene at the mouth of the valley and hurriedly reported to Colonel Ryokaku Yosaku.

Colonel Ryokaku Yosaku's face turned purple after seeing this. He ordered the soldiers to collect all the heads of the Japanese soldiers in this squadron. He also ordered another heavy artillery squadron of the regiment to bombard both sides of the Dace River Valley with all their strength.

There were sudden explosions on the hillsides on both sides of the Dace River Valley, with sand and rocks flying everywhere.

Colonel Ryokaku Yosaku directed all his anger at the hillsides on both sides of the valley. The heavy artillery and small mountain artillery bombarded for more than half an hour before the infantry began to attack the hillsides on both sides of the valley.

When the commander of the fifth brigade saw the Japanese infantry attacking, he ordered the commanders of the first and second regiments to arrange their soldiers to take up their positions.

The commander of the first and second regiments each arranged a company to enter the already incomplete position and kept a close eye on the Japanese who were climbing the mountain.

When the Japanese climbed halfway up the mountain, the regiment's artillery bombarded them fiercely with mortars.

The 5th Brigade's mortars bombarded the Japanese three times in succession, and then quickly moved their positions.

The Japanese soldiers who were bombarded rolled down the mountain along with the rocks that were blown up.

The mortar positions of the two regiments of the 65th Brigade were moved for a while, and the heavy artillery of the th Regiment of the Japanese Army suppressed them.

The original mortar positions of the first and second regiments were engulfed in flames.

The Japanese, who had recovered from the Fifth Brigade's artillery bombardment, did not retreat but continued their attack.

When the Japanese crawled to within two hundred meters of the position fortifications, the soldiers of the Fifth Brigade began to shoot at them fiercely.

The Japanese soldiers in the front rolled down the hillside, and the grenade throwers following behind them immediately squatted and fired shells into the fortifications of the 5th Brigade.

Artillery shells continued to land accurately in the fortifications, causing considerable casualties to the soldiers of the 5th Brigade.

The commander of a regiment on the left side of the Dace River Valley asked the third battalion commander to arrange snipers in the battalion to go up and specifically kill the Japanese grenade throwers.

The Japanese on both sides of the valley were driven back one after another.

Colonel Ryokaku Yosaku, who was even more annoyed by the failure of the attack, personally supervised the battle, ordered the artillery to continue bombarding the positions of the 5th Brigade, and the infantry to charge under the artillery fire.

At this time, the Japanese planes also came to help under the order of Major General Yamada Shanji.

The soldiers of the 5th Brigade, who had no anti-aircraft weapons, had to resist the Japanese attack while braving the bombing of Japanese planes and artillery.

The almost crazy Colonel Ryokaku Yosaku launched two large attacks and two small attacks in the afternoon, and only stopped when it got dark.

The 65st and nd Regiments of the th Brigade managed to withstand the crazy attack of the th Regiment. However, they also suffered heavy casualties, and the rd Battalion of the st Regiment was barely able to fight the Japanese. The st Battalion of the nd Regiment had to retreat to the hillside to rest, while the nd Battalion took over the fortifications.

At dusk, the brigade's direct battalion deployed by the 103th Brigade Commander at the entrance of the Dace River Valley was also attacked by an infantry battalion and heavy artillery squadron of the 64th Regiment of the rd Brigade of the Japanese Army.

Although the direct battalion, led by Captain Zuo, flexibly blocked the Japanese attack, the position was still captured by Japanese tanks due to the lack of support from heavy artillery and rockets.

Battalion Commander Zuo died a heroic death. The remaining soldiers of the battalion, led by Deputy Battalion Commander Wang, retreated to the hillside of the Dace River Valley and joined the 1st Regiment.

The 64th Brigade's retreat route was completely blocked by the Japanese th Regiment.

If Wulang's reinforcements could not break through the encirclement of the Japanese 64th Regiment, the 103th Brigade would most likely be trapped and killed by the Japanese rd Brigade on the hillsides on both sides of the Dace River Valley.