Devil's Army

Chapter 2132 Defeating the Japanese Army in Longjing County

A while later, the other four small teams that had gone out to search for Japanese artillery positions also arrived one after another.

With less than three hours until dawn, the team leader told them to rest as soon as possible and to move out after daybreak.

As dawn broke, the team members were awakened by the noise of Japanese artillerymen carrying shells.

They discovered that the captain was using binoculars, hiding behind the bushes to observe the movements of the Japanese artillery positions.

"Boss, what's going on?" the second squad leader asked as he stepped forward.

"Notify the team members, wake up, prepare for action," the first captain ordered, turning his head.

"They woke up a long time ago," said the second squadron member, glancing around.

"Japanese soldiers are carrying shells; we should prepare to fire."

The Japanese artillerymen were huffing and puffing as they carried shells when suddenly a gunshot rang out. A captain standing next to a cannon fell to the ground.

Gunfire was the order. The members of the 2nd and 3rd Parachute Companies charged down the mountain like tigers, carrying their Type 95 automatic rifles.

At the same time, the company commander on the opposite side led his paratroopers to rush towards the Japanese artillery positions below the mountain.

How could the soldiers guarding the artillery positions withstand the ferocious attack of the paratroopers?

Before long, a gap was torn in the defense line.

The artillerymen who were carrying shells quickly put them down and rushed to get their guns. But the paratroopers quickly arrived and unleashed a barrage of fire that wiped out the artillerymen.

The Japanese garrison, realizing what was happening, launched a counterattack from both flanks, but were met with fierce resistance from the paratroopers.

Outside Wangqing County, Japanese infantry were ready, waiting for the shelling to end before attacking the city.

Instead of artillery fire, they were met with intense gunfire and explosions from the artillery positions.

The Japanese battalion commander immediately ordered his troops to return to reinforce the artillery position.

Paratroopers are used to operating artillery because they often carry out raid missions.

The captain selected a group of paratroopers with strong artillery operation skills, lowered the gun barrels, and fiercely bombarded the Japanese infantry that were reinforcing the troops.

The Japanese infantry, who rushed to reinforce the troops, were routed under the fierce bombardment of their own artillery.

Seeing this, the Japanese artillery garrison intensified their attack, attempting to storm the artillery positions and recapture the cannons. However, they were met with fierce resistance from the members of the 1st Parachute Battalion.

Seeing that the paratroopers had successfully captured the Japanese artillery positions, the battalion commander led the first, second, and third companies to attack from inside the city.

The Japanese infantry, whose main force had been withdrawn to reinforce the artillery units, were routed and forced to retreat under the fierce attack of the fourth battalion commander.

A small group of Japanese infantrymen who arrived at the artillery position, together with the defending troops, launched a fierce attack on the 1st Parachute Battalion.

The battalion commander ordered the artillery to lower their guns and bombard the attacking Japanese troops. At the same time, he led the paratroopers, who had finished their battle, back to attack.

The paratroopers were well-equipped, carrying a large number of submachine guns and Type 95 automatic rifles. In terms of firepower, they completely overwhelmed the Japanese troops of the same level.

After less than an hour of fierce fighting, the Japanese infantry and artillery reinforcements that had come to their aid were unable to withstand the paratroopers' counterattack and began to retreat.

Meanwhile, outside Wangqing County, the fourth battalion commander led the main force in a chase after the fleeing Japanese troops, like herding ducks.

Just as the Fourth Battalion Commander and the First Parachute Battalion were making every effort to encircle and annihilate the Japanese troops coming from Longjing County, a messenger handed over an urgent telegram.