Devil's Army

Chapter 2119 Breakthrough at Kaishantun

The next day, under the repeated urging of the division commander, the battalion commander led his soldiers in a fierce attack on Liushui Peak.

Under the relentless attack of the Japanese army, they resisted for a day and a half before retreating into Hunchun County the following day.

The Japanese army occupied Liushuifeng and reached the outskirts of Hunchun City.

While the Japanese army launched its attack on Hunchun, another Japanese force split into two groups and advanced towards Yanji County and Longjing County in Jilin Province.

The Japanese army in the central route launched an attack on Yanji County (Juzi Street) on the north bank of the Tumen River from Hoeryong City and Wencheng Group in Korea.

The Japanese army first used fierce artillery fire to destroy the barbed wire fence and abatis built by the 1st Regiment of the 7th Brigade along the Tumen River.

After the shelling ended, Japanese infantry, under the cover of tanks, seized the Kaishantun ferry crossing and the Sanfeng railway bridge (the first obstacle to crossing the river).

The soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment and the rocket troops of the 1st Regiment stubbornly resisted the Japanese tank attack. However, at this time the Tumen River had frozen over, and the Japanese tanks rushed towards the 2nd Regiment's position in double columns along the south bank of the Tumen River.

During their charge, the Japanese tanks continuously bombarded the positions of the 1st Battalion and the rocket troops.

The rocket troops of the regiment sought out various advantageous terrains and continuously destroyed Japanese tanks.

Because the Japanese tanks were fast, numerous, and had heavy firepower.

Although the tanks at the front were constantly being destroyed by a regiment of rocket soldiers, the tanks behind them were also constantly blasting the regiment of rocket soldiers away.

Japanese tanks and a regiment of rocket troops engaged in a fierce battle of spear and shield.

After a fierce battle, the Japanese tanks still managed to capture the Kaishantun ferry crossing and the Sanfeng railway bridge.

The soldiers of the First Battalion retreated to Huaiqing Street in Yanji County and continued to resist the Japanese army.

After breaking through the Kaishantun ferry crossing and the Sanfeng railway bridge, the Japanese tanks temporarily halted their attack and adopted a combat-ready stance to guard the soldiers of the First Battalion on Yinghuaiqing Street.

Japanese infantrymen then crossed the Tumen River and the Sanfeng Railway Bridge one after another.

After the main force of the Japanese army crossed the Tumen River, Japanese tanks, under the cover of infantry, began to attack Huaiqing Street.

Huaiqing Street is located about 5 kilometers northwest of Kaishantun. It is the first choke point after the Chaokai Railway/Highway leaves the Jiang'an Plain and enters the valley pass.

Its sides are low hills and narrow river valleys (tributaries of the Burhatong River), and the road can only follow the valley and cannot open up a wide front.

After the 1st and 2nd companies of the 1st Battalion withdrew from their positions on the Tumen River beach, they reached Huaiqing Street and met up with the 3rd and 4th companies. They then occupied the high ground on both sides and used their superior positions to block the advance of the Japanese army.

Because of the narrow roads and steep slopes, the entrance to the riverbank is wide, but the road suddenly narrows after entering Huaiqing Street, making it a natural spot for dog-catching.

When the Japanese tanks reached this point, their advance slowed down for a moment.

When Japanese tanks and infantry approached the position of the 1st Battalion, the surviving rocket troops of the 1st Battalion opened fire first, destroying the three Japanese tanks that were driving in front.

The road leading to Huaiqing Street was blocked by the wreckage of Japanese tanks.

The Japanese infantry surrounding the tank were then subjected to fierce fire from the 1st Battalion of soldiers positioned on higher ground.

Subsequent Japanese tanks had limited visibility and were unable to provide artillery support to the infantry.

Japanese infantry could only launch a forced attack on Huaiqing Street under the cover of machine gun fire.

The attacking Japanese troops were mowed down one after another under the fierce machine gun fire of the First Battalion.

The Japanese army, carrying readily available mortars, began a fierce bombardment of the positions of the First Battalion on Huaiqing Street.

The position of the First Battalion was engulfed in gunfire and smoke.

Japanese mortars destroyed the surface offensive of the 1st Battalion, and the infantry continued their attack on Huaiqing Street.