Devil's Army

Chapter 1774: Stopping the Japanese Army in Jiaozuo 2

Under the fierce attack of the Japanese army, the rearguard soldiers of the Fourth Regiment were under increasing pressure.

At this time, the commander of the Fourth Regiment telegraphed the commander of the First Battalion that the second line of defense of the troops had been completed and they could retreat.

The battalion commander then ordered his troops to take turns providing cover and retreat to the northern mountainous area.

The Japanese army soon tracked them to the mountainous area in the north of Xiuwu County.

It was already late at night, and the steep terrain in the northern mountainous area of ​​Xiuwu County deterred the Japanese army.

The Japanese army camped in the mountainous area in the north of Xiuwu County and sent out patrols to patrol intensively to prevent the devil troops from attacking at night.

The commander of the Fourth Regiment did have the idea of ​​a night attack and sent scouts to investigate.

The scouts found that the Japanese defense was very tight and it would be extremely difficult to launch a sneak attack without anyone noticing, so they gave up the idea.

The next morning, the Japanese vanguard advanced into the mountainous area in the north of Xiuwu County.

Suddenly, a gunshot was heard from the hillside on the right.

Immediately afterwards, dense bullets flew towards the Japanese troops on the valley path like locusts.

The Japanese troops on the valley trails fought back quickly, but their terrain disadvantage put them in a very passive position.

The Japanese army outside the valley quickly bombarded the positions of the Devil Army on both sides of the valley, and arranged soldiers to charge on both sides of the valley trail in an attempt to support the vanguard troops in the valley trail.

As soon as the Japanese artillery opened fire, the artillery of the 4th Regiment locked onto their approximate position and bombarded them fiercely.

At this time, the First Army's air force also rushed to support and launched a fierce bombing and strafing attack on the Japanese artillery positions and infantry.

While avoiding the air raids of the First Army Air Force, the Japanese infantry launched an upward attack on the Fourth Regiment's position along the ridge.

Due to their absolute superiority in manpower, the Japanese army gradually occupied the outer defense line of the northern mountainous area of ​​Xiuwu County after continuous and desperate attacks.

The soldiers of the Fourth Regiment retreated deep into the mountainous area in the north of Xiuwu County.

The soldiers of the Fourth Regiment retreated to the Sanmen River cliffs to continue blocking the Japanese army.

The Sanmen River cliff is five or six meters high, and the slope is over 70 degrees.

The Japanese soldiers had to use their hands and feet, and climbing was quite difficult.

The battalion commander stationed on the left cliff was delighted to see the Japanese troops slowly climbing up like turtles. He ordered his soldiers to stop machine gun fire and practice shooting with rifles.

The Japanese commander saw that the machine guns of the Devil Unit on the top of the cliff had stopped firing. He thought that the Devil Unit was short of ammunition and immediately ordered his soldiers to speed up the attack.

But at this time, the sound of rifle fire from the top of the cliff became more and more frequent.

Their soldiers rolled down the cliff one after another.

He arranged for the mortar firepower not far away to suppress the firepower of the devil troops on the top of the cliff, but was countered by the rocket soldiers of the devil troops who were easy to transfer.

The second battalion commander stationed on the cliff on the right does not have the time to train his troops.

They hid in the fortifications on the top of the cliff to avoid the Japanese artillery fire. When the Japanese approached the top of the cliff, the machine gunners suddenly fired at them fiercely.

The Japanese soldiers who were shot rolled down the cliff like a mudslide.

The battle lasted until dusk, but the Japanese army failed to break through the Sanmen River cliff.

The Japanese army did not dare to camp in the mountains, fearing an ambush by the enemy troops, and had to withdraw from some of the mountainous positions in the northern part of Xiuwu County that they had finally captured.

The scouts of the Fourth Regiment tracked the Japanese army to the outside of the northern mountains and then reported to the commander of the Fourth Regiment.

The commander of the Fourth Regiment immediately ordered the First and Second Battalions to reoccupy the fortifications captured by the Japanese army and to repair and consolidate them.

The Sanmen River cliff position was handed over to the third and fourth battalions for defense.

When the Japanese commander woke up, he found that all the positions he had captured with great effort yesterday had been occupied by the devil's troops.