Devil's Army

Chapter 1596: Battle Progress of Each Brigade

The hill was surrounded by lush trees, blocking the air force's view.

Air strikes are unlikely to achieve the desired effect and will only waste precious bombs.

By the evening of the battle, the Second Regiment had failed to break through the Japanese army's hill positions.

The Japanese army also failed to repel the Second Regiment.

In the evening, Leng Feng rushed to Harbin to convene a meeting with the commanders of the 17th, th and th brigades to understand the progress of the battle.

During the meeting, the Fourth Brigade's battle progressed relatively smoothly, and it recaptured Suihua City and Yichun City.

The 7th Brigade lost Hengdaohezi Town in Daqingshan, and the outer positions of Tianli Village are currently in a stalemate with the Japanese Korean Division in these two strongholds.

In Taiping District northeast of Harbin, they repelled the attack of the Japanese army in Jiamusi and formed a pincer attack on Jiamusi City with the soldiers of the Fourth Brigade.

It’s just because of insufficient troops that the battle to recapture Jiamusi has not yet been launched.

The 17th Brigade lost the important position outside Changting Town: Zhangguangcai Ridge. However, the 2nd Regiment also broke through the Japanese Dahailang River defense line.

Currently, it is forming a pincer attack with the 103st Regiment against the rd Regiment of the Korean Division of the Japanese Army.

When asked about the current difficulties everyone was facing, the three brigade commanders almost unanimously asked for reinforcements.

The commander of the Fourth Brigade, Wang Zhuangfei, spoke first:

"Although our 4th Brigade achieved the greatest success and fought relatively smoothly, we were only facing less than a division of Japanese troops from Suihua and Yichun. The 7th and 17th Brigades, on the other hand, were facing attacks from the Japanese troops from Jiamusi and Hailin, a Korean division, and two divisions from Yanbian. The disparity in strength was enormous."

Leng Feng nodded. He knew all of this. He looked at the Seventh Brigade Commander and asked:

"You think so too?"

The commander of the Seventh Brigade stood up and responded:

"After this period of continuous fighting, the strength of our three brigades has fallen to less than 27,000 men. Furthermore, we have to garrison Harbin and Xinjing. The Japanese attacking force exceeds two and a half divisions, totaling over 50,000 men. The troop ratio is one to two. Furthermore, these Japanese troops have superior firepower."

The commander of the Seventh Brigade came from the special forces with Leng Feng and others, so he spoke more objectively and pertinently.

At this time, Commander Guo of the 17th Brigade also stood up and said:

"If we hadn't gained air superiority and received strong support from the aviation force, the battle might have gone differently."

Leng Feng lit a cigarette and said slowly:

"Currently, our First Front Army has over 40 men, but the Japanese Kwantung Army has nearly 80. The Second Front Army in the Tangshan base has nearly 20 men, but the Japanese China Expeditionary Army's North China Front has over 30 men. Insufficient manpower will be an unavoidable difficulty in our early stages of the counterattack against the Japanese."

"Commander, the fighting is intense everywhere, and sending reinforcements here is unrealistic. Since our air force has the advantage, we can find a solution from that point on."

The 7th Brigade Commander continued.

"During the past few months of fighting with us, the Japanese army has figured out a way to avoid our air force's air strikes. The battle cannot be resolved by air force strikes. Ultimately, it is up to our infantry to end the battle." Brigade Commander Wang of the Fourth Brigade stood up and responded.

"Among the Japanese troops currently fighting us, the most ferocious is the 20th Division transferred from North Korea. Their division headquarters is in Hailin County."

The commander of the Seventh Brigade pointed at Hailin County on the map with a stick and said.

"What does the Seventh Brigade Commander mean..." asked Brigade Commander Guo of the Seventeenth Brigade, looking at the map.

The commander of the Seventh Brigade nodded.