Devil's Army

The golden eagle, which was being chased by Japanese fighter planes, fired the last air-to-ground missile in its abdomen at a Japanese artillery piece while evading and escaping.

Unfortunately, the accuracy was lacking and only the artillerymen next to the Japanese Type 75 mm field gun were knocked over.

The golden eagle had been hit by several bullets from Japanese fighter planes, but fortunately no important parts were damaged and it could still be controlled.

The golden eagle continued to fly lower and lower towards the Madang Fortress. The Japanese Type 95 fighter plane above him also flew lower and lower, firing at the golden eagle non-stop.

The golden eagle suddenly made a sharp turn to the right. The pilot of the Japanese Type 95 fighter plane, who was staring at the golden eagle below, took a look and his face changed drastically.

Only a series of loud "boom" noises were heard, and the Japanese fighter plane embraced the mountain and became one.

After the golden eagle broke free from the Japanese fighter plane, it quickly returned.

At this time, the artillery positions of the Japanese Hata Detachment had been blown to pieces by the Golden Eagle, and there were artillerymen lying and groaning everywhere on the ground.

At this time, the commander of the first regiment also ordered the second battalion to attack the Japanese Hata Detachment.

At this time, Hata Shigeichi had already determined from the Golden Eagle drone that was attacking them that it was the Devil Army that was attacking them. He did not dare to underestimate them and immediately organized a blockade.

The regiment commander knew that with only 3000 people in their regiment, they would not be able to withstand the attack of more than 6000 people from the well-equipped Hata Detachment.

Sure enough, after experiencing a brief chaos due to the surprise attack, the Hata Detachment quickly stabilized and launched a counterattack against the 1st Regiment.

The artillery of the Hata Detachment also launched a fierce bombardment on the Second Battalion in the front.

The second battalion commander had to retreat with his soldiers, and the soldiers of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Hata Detachment followed closely behind and pursued them fiercely.

The commander of the first regiment saw the Japanese troops of the Hata detachment chasing his second battalion through the telescope, and urgently ordered his first and third battalions to move to the two wings of the second battalion, preparing to ambush the isolated Hata detachment.

A part of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Hata Detachment, which had advanced deep into the enemy's territory alone, entered an ambush circle of a regiment, and fierce gunfire was immediately heard from three sides.

The well-trained Hata Detachment did not panic, but immediately found cover on the spot to fight back and wait for reinforcements.

Major General Hata Shigekazu soon learned that one of his troops was ambushed by the Devil's Army and ordered them to hold back the Devil's Army. He immediately arranged for most of the 1st Infantry Regiment and part of the 2nd Infantry Regiment to form a larger encirclement from the flanks, preparing to counter-encircle the Devil's Army.

The commander of a regiment saw that the main force of the Japanese Hata unit was encircling him from both sides. He ordered the mortar soldiers to suppress the Japanese Hata detachment in the encirclement, and the other troops quickly retreated and broke contact with the Japanese Hata detachment.

The regiment commander's plan to completely wipe out the Japanese army's isolated and deep-rooted Hata Detachment failed, and the Japanese army's attempt to counter-encircle and consume the regiment also failed.

After Hata Shigekazu's plan failed, he immediately turned his attention back to the Changshan position of the Madang Fortress.

The 60rd Marine Corps, which had just gained a foothold, and the 180th Brigade of the th Division that came to reinforce it were once again subjected to heavy bombing by the Japanese Air Force and artillery.

The regiment commander used the intelligence received from the Golden Eagle reconnaissance to attack the Hata Detachment in all directions.

Although Captain Bao's 60rd Marine Corps and the 180th Brigade of the th Division suffered heavy casualties, they still held their ground and refused to retreat.

At this time, the strange 167th Division was still wandering around and couldn't get out.

At this time, the main force of the Japanese Sixth Division broke through the defense line of Xu Yuanquan's 26th Army from Hefei, arrived at the outskirts of the Madang Fortress, and began to outflank the troops of the Anti-Japanese First Army.

In order to avoid being attacked from both sides by the Japanese 6th Division and the Hata Detachment, the commander of the first regiment had to withdraw from the outskirts of the Xiangkou position.

That afternoon, the Japanese Army's Hata Detachment took advantage of the cover of reeds on the embankment of the Zangshiji River and took advantage of the wind direction to launch poison gas bombs at the western end of the Changshan position.

All the officers and soldiers of the Third Squadron of the Second Corps were poisoned to death.

With insufficient ammunition and no reinforcements, Captain Bao led the remaining soldiers of the Third Marine Corps to withdraw from the Changshan position, and the 60th Brigade of the 180th Division also retreated.

At this point, the core position of the Madang Fortress, the Changshan position, was lost, and the fall of the Madang Fortress was imminent.

Historically, the Changshan position was held for nearly three days, but this time it lasted for six days thanks to the strong intervention of the First Anti-Japanese Army.

Although the Nanjing government army gained three more days to redeploy, the Nanjing government army was inefficient and passed the buck. The main position of the Ma'an Fortress, Changshan, was still lost under the three-dimensional attack of the Japanese army's land, sea and air forces and the attack of poison gas bombs.

After the Japanese army occupied the Changshan position, they quickly cleared out the surrounding government troops.

At this time, the commander of the first regiment was trying to find ways to support the defense line of Madang. He still had one Golden Eagle No. 3 drone left, and attacking the prepared Japanese naval fleet was like hitting a rock with an egg.

It was also unrealistic to attack the Japanese artillery positions because of the heavy defense on the periphery.

It was also unrealistic to attack the Japanese infantry because the Japanese 6th Division had also arrived at that time.

The Japanese military strength on the Ma'an defense line reached more than 3000 troops. Using a group of less than people to attack a Japanese army of nearly was like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth.

A group looked at the planes roaring through the sky and decided to attack the Japanese airport in Anqing at night.