Devil's Army

At the headquarters of the 723rd Regiment in Dehua County, Captain Wang and his colleagues formed a three-person leadership group headed by Captain He Qingliu, who was responsible for planning the defensive battle in Dehua County.

The first regiment was responsible for blocking the remaining troops of the Japanese 106th Division on the Nanxun Railway.

The Second Regiment was responsible for blocking part of the Japanese 27th Division in the direction of Ruichang Wuning, which suffered relatively minor losses.

The 723rd Regiment was responsible for blocking part of the Japanese 101st Division that was making a detour from the Xingzi direction.

After suffering heavy losses at Wanjialing, the Japanese 106th Division, eager to make merit, took the lead in launching an attack on Dehua County.

Soldiers from the first battalion of the first regiment blocked the first wave of attack by the Japanese 106th Division on the outskirts of Huimaling.

The Japanese air force came to reinforce. Under the fierce bombing of Japanese planes, most of the fortifications were destroyed. The soldiers of the first battalion retreated to the outskirts of Huimaling and entered the Huanglaomen area.

The Japanese 106th Division followed closely behind and chased to the vicinity of Huanglaomen.

However, before the Japanese 106th Division could gain a foothold and organize an attack, a group of artillery hidden in the Daiyun Mountains launched a fierce bombardment on the Japanese 106th Division.

As soon as the artillery of the 106st regiment stopped bombing, the soldiers of the st battalion immediately launched a fierce counterattack against the chaotic Japanese th Division.

The Japanese 106th Division, whose morale was already low, was beaten back step by step and was in a very embarrassing situation.

The Japanese 27th Division, with the support of tanks, quickly attacked Dehua County from the direction of Ruichang.

When the Japanese 27th Division first arrived at Moshan, it was attacked by a company of the nd Regiment of the st Brigade, and all four of its tanks were destroyed.

The commander of the 27th Division of the Japanese Army, Masaharu Homma, had received intelligence that the 30th Army of the Nanjing government army had retreated from Ruichang Wuning, but he did not expect to be attacked by the Nanjing government army. He was furious and arranged an infantry squadron to enter Moshan to encircle and suppress the Chinese army.

The company of the Second Regiment did not engage the Japanese troops, but retreated deep into Moshan while fighting. The Japanese infantry squadron followed closely behind.

The Japanese 27th Division then continued to march towards Dehua County. However, before the vanguard of the Japanese 27th Division left Moshan, it was attacked fiercely.

The Second Battalion of the Second Regiment set up a blocking position here to delay the Japanese attack on Dehua County.

The division commander Masaharu Homma did not use the artillery units that had not yet entered Moshan, but ordered the mortars of the Japanese vanguard to bombard and suppress the Chinese troops in front. The infantry quickly climbed up Moshan and prepared to occupy the Moshan position.

From time to time, Division Commander Masaharu Homma looked in the direction of the Japanese infantry company that had just gone after the Chinese company that had ambushed them.

"Based on the combat effectiveness of their soldiers, it should not be a problem for one squadron to destroy a Chinese company. Why haven't they returned for so long?" Division Commander Masaki Honma was wondering in his heart.

However, what he didn't expect was that his infantry squadron would never come back.

The Chinese company that attacked them was just a decoy; the first battalion of the second regiment was hidden deep in Moshan.

This company of the Second Regiment led the Japanese infantry company into the ambush circle of their First Battalion.

Soon, intensive gunfire was heard all around this Japanese infantry squadron.

In less than half an hour, the entire Japanese infantry squadron fell in the bushes of Moshan.

After destroying this Japanese infantry squadron, the company of the first battalion immediately changed into Japanese military uniforms and headed towards the foot of the mountain.

The soldiers quickly reported to Homma Masahira that the infantry squadron that had been chasing the Chinese company had returned.

"Okay, order them to attack the Chinese troops from the front through the forests!"

The Japanese messenger immediately walked towards their infantry company to convey the division commander's order.

Before the Japanese messenger could reach his infantry squadron, he was stabbed in the neck from behind.

The company of the 1st Battalion walked straight to the hillside near the Japanese mortar position, and two grenade throwers quietly set up the grenade launcher.

"Boom, boom, boom" two consecutive explosions sounded in the Japanese mortars. Then dense gunfire sounded from the hillside, firing at the vanguard of the Japanese 27th Division on the path.

The vanguard of the Japanese 27th Regiment was attacked from both ends by two battalions of the nd Regiment, and was in chaos and suffered heavy casualties. Under the leadership of a lieutenant, they had to withdraw from the path in front of the Moshan Mountains.

The two battalions of the Second Regiment successfully attacked and left observers at the position, while the main force immediately withdrew to the depths of Moshan.

Sure enough, after a while, Division Commander Masaharu Homma ordered the artillery to set up positions and began to fiercely bombard the positions of the first and second battalions.

The Japanese infantry moved towards the second battalion's position at the entrance of Moshan Mountain following the sound of artillery fire. As soon as the artillery bombardment ended, they immediately rushed to the second battalion's position.

Soldiers from the Second Battalion and the First Battalion rushed to the Second Battalion's position almost at the same time. The mortar soldiers from the Second Battalion fiercely bombarded the charging Japanese troops.

A small number of Japanese troops who escaped the mortar bombardment quickly approached the fortifications of the Second Battalion, but were quickly knocked down by the soldiers of the Second Battalion who rushed over.

The Japanese artillery began to bombard the mortar positions of the Second Battalion.

The mortar soldiers of the second battalion heard the whistling sound of the shells and quickly picked up their mortars and ran away. However, one mortar was still blown up and two mortar soldiers died heroically.