Devil's Army

Chapter 1930 Another Attack on Wuxue County

The Japanese gunboats that were slow to escape were caught up by the fire, causing a fire.

The Japanese troops quickly pumped water to extinguish the fire. However, the wind was too strong, and just as the flames were extinguished, the subsequent strong winds brought the fire back.

The fire ignited the shells inside the gunboat, and the "boom" of the explosions shattered the gunboat into pieces.

The fast-moving Japanese gunboats and motorboats were relieved to have escaped the fire. But two fighter planes from the "Devil Force" quickly swooped down and strafed the Japanese gunboats and motorboats on the Yangtze River.

The Japanese gunboats quickly raised their cannons and fired fiercely into the air.

The Japanese artillery had clearly not received specialized anti-aircraft training and appeared disorganized in their battles against the First Army's fighter planes.

What brought the Japanese Hata Detachment to its knees was that the devilish air force, which was bombing Wuxue County, sent fighter planes and bombers to fly over and bomb and straf the Hata Detachment's gunboats and motorboats on the Yangtze River.

On the riverbank, the anti-aircraft artillery positions built by the Hata Detachment to counter the Devil Force's aircraft were also reduced to ashes in the fire.

(In order not to reveal their position, when two fighter planes and two bombers dropping incendiary bombs appeared over the anti-aircraft artillery positions, the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery did not fire.)

The Japanese fortifications surrounding Wuxue County were all destroyed by bombing from the First Army's air force and artillery.

Soldiers from the First Army and the First Brigade, along with the New Fourth Army, launched a four-pronged attack on Wuxue County. However, they encountered fierce resistance from the Japanese army.

At this time, the First Squadron of the First Army Navy also arrived at the Yangtze River near Wuxue County.

At this time, most of the gunboats and motorboats of the Japanese army's Hata Detachment at Sanhua Cehu in Xishui had been destroyed by the First Army Air Force.

The First Squadron of the First Army Navy easily dealt with the remaining ships of the Hata Detachment, and then turned its guns to bombard Tianjia Town, which is adjacent to the Yangtze River in Wuxue County.

The Japanese fortifications in Tianjia Town were completely destroyed under the heavy bombardment of the First Army Navy's guns.

The navy's guns then extended their firing range, bombarding the Japanese positions behind the fortifications.

Following closely behind the naval guns, the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Brigade launched a fierce attack on Tianjia Town.

Unable to withstand the combined attack from the army and navy, the Japanese troops in Tianjia Town had no choice but to abandon the town and retreat to Wuxue County.

The Second Regiment then occupied Tianjia Town and continued to pursue the fleeing Japanese troops to the west gate of Wuxue County.

After a short rest, the Second Regiment launched a fierce attack on Wuxue County.

At each of the four city gates of Wuxue County, a brigade of soldiers and soldiers from the Fifth Division of the New Fourth Army were engaged in fierce fighting with the Japanese army.

The Japanese division commander had no choice but to rob Peter to pay Paul, sending the few troops he had left inside the city to reinforce the critical city gates.

At this time, the battalion that Commander Zhang left in Wuxue County played a significant role.

They continuously attacked Japanese reinforcements and assaulted Japanese fortifications and strongholds within the city, causing the Japanese division commander considerable trouble.

A company of the First Brigade in Wuxue City evaded the encirclement and suppression by the Japanese troops inside the city and arrived near the West Gate, where they fired fiercely at the Japanese troops inside the city and on the city walls.

While the Japanese troops inside the city were in chaos due to the attack, the soldiers of the Second Regiment outside the city rushed over and blew open the city gate.

The soldiers of the Second Regiment then rushed into the city and engaged in fierce close combat with the Japanese army.

After more than half an hour of fighting, the Japanese troops inside the city finally could not withstand the two-pronged attack from the devilish troops and began to retreat under alternating cover.

The main force of the Second Regiment rushed into the city one after another and began to besiege the Japanese troops inside.

Knowing that Wuxue County could not be held, the Japanese division commander began to organize a breakout.