Devil's Army

Chapter 1513 Recapture of Lingmiao Town

After dealing with the Japanese air force at Baotou Airport and the Japanese 3rd Tank Division, Brigade Commander Du rushed to the headquarters of the 2nd Regiment of Siwangzi Banner and began planning an attack on the Japanese infantry stationed in Mongolia.

The two major threats from the cavalry were eliminated. Captain Yao knew that they had to recapture Bailingmiao Town, so he also came to ask for a fight.

The cavalry could launch a surprise attack on the Japanese army secretly.

The Second Regiment Commander invited Captain Yao to attend the combat meeting.

At the meeting, it was decided to let the first battalion of soldiers cooperate with the Eighth Route Army Cavalry Detachment to recapture Bailingmiao Town.

At this time, the first snow of the year began to fall outside the window.

The Second Regiment Leader looked at the snow outside the window and said with emotion:

"It is God's will. The Japanese invaders are doomed. I order: tonight at 9:00 AM, launch the battle to recapture Bailingmiao Town!"

"Yes!" Everyone stood up and responded.

At nine o'clock in the evening, a cold wind mixed with snow and gravel swept across the grassland.

A battalion commander led his soldiers through the snow to sneak towards the outer fortifications of Bailing Temple, which was heavily guarded by Japanese troops.

The scouts of the first battalion killed two Japanese sentries. Before the follow-up soldiers could catch up, the Japanese sentries hiding in the dark discovered the abnormality here, shot at the scouts of the first battalion and called the police.

The Japanese troops behind the sentry relied on reinforced concrete bunkers and barbed wire to form a defense line and fiercely fired at the soldiers of the first battalion.

Beams of light from searchlights pierced the darkness, and machine guns formed a fire net behind the sand dunes, blocking the advance of a battalion of soldiers.

The soldiers of the first battalion were shot and killed before they could break through the barbed wire.

The Eighth Route Army Cavalry Detachment took up the charge and launched a fierce charge against the Japanese positions. Soldiers used sabers to cut through the barbed wire, but were also mowed down by Japanese machine gun fire.

Afterwards, the machine gunners of the first battalion fired fiercely at the firing holes of the Japanese bunkers, suppressing the Japanese firepower.

The rocket soldiers took the opportunity to crawl forward and approach the Japanese bunker.

After the rocket soldiers blew up three Japanese bunkers in succession, the remaining Japanese troops hid among the broken walls and continued to block the attack of the first battalion.

The rocket soldiers of the first battalion continued to bombard the Japanese soldiers hiding behind the wall. The machine gunners of the first battalion continued to fire to suppress the Japanese firepower.

The cavalry detachment of the Eighth Route Army made a detour from the flank and launched a surprise attack on the Japanese army.

The sound of carbine firing and the neighing of war horses intertwined, making it difficult for the Japanese troops behind the wall to resist. They had to abandon their frontline positions and retreat deep into the interior.

At dawn, the first battalion, responsible for the main attack, broke into the core area of Bailing Temple. The Japanese army retreated to the Great Lama Temple and put up a desperate resistance.

A battalion's mortar shells blew a hole in the blue brick wall of the temple, and the two sides fought back and forth in the scripture hall and side halls.

A soldier from the first battalion had his left hand blown off by a Japanese mortar shell. He strapped grenades to his body and resolutely rushed into the Japanese machine gun position.

After the loud noise, the follow-up troops rushed up the stairs in the lingering smoke.

The Japanese commander organized a counterattack, and the Eighth Route Army Cavalry Detachment rushed over from both sides.

After a fierce hand-to-hand combat with sabers and bayonets, the Japanese army could not withstand the Eighth Route Army cavalry's overwhelming attack and fled to the northeast under the leadership of their commander.

The soldiers of the first battalion then rushed to the Japanese position.

The Eighth Route Army Cavalry Detachment handed over the position to the first battalion of soldiers to defend, and rode in pursuit of the fleeing Japanese troops.

Soon, the Eighth Route Army Cavalry Detachment caught up with the fleeing Japanese army, swung their sabers, and chopped off the heads of the Japanese soldiers like chopping winter melons.

After the Eighth Route Army Cavalry Detachment slaughtered the defeated Japanese troops, they did not continue to advance, fearing that there might be a Japanese ambush ahead.