Devil's Army

Chapter 1842 Japanese troops from Anqing and Tongling arrive in Chaoxian

Intense gunfire suddenly erupted from the tall grass in Yuncao Town.

The Japanese and puppet troops in the bunkers and strongholds hurriedly launched a counterattack.

One after another, rockets trailing flames flew out from the tall grass.

The Japanese bunkers and strongholds collapsed amidst a series of explosions.

The remaining Japanese and puppet troops hid behind the collapsed bunkers and strongholds, resisting the attacks of the Third and Fourth Battalions. However, the attacks of the Third and Fourth Battalions were quite fierce, and the Japanese troops could not withstand them and retreated step by step.

Soldiers from the Third and Fourth Battalions pursued the fleeing Japanese troops to the outskirts of Hanshan County.

The Japanese and puppet troops in Hanshan County were already on high alert.

At the order of the Fourth Regiment Commander, the soldiers of the Third Battalion launched a fierce attack on the west gate of Hanshan County.

At the same time, the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion also launched a fierce attack on the north gate of Hanshan County.

At this time, the First Air Force had defeated the Japanese air forces in Anhui and Hubei, and had completely occupied the airspace over Anhui.

Three fighter planes from the First Army escorted three bombers to the airspace above Hanshan County, where they launched a fierce bombing and strafing attack on the Japanese positions at the north and west gates of the county.

The Japanese and puppet troops in Hanshan County were short of manpower and had no reinforcements. Under the fierce attack of the First Army Air Force and the Third and Fourth Battalions, their defense line was in grave danger.

At this time, the battalion that attacked He County also rushed over and launched a fierce attack on the south gate of Hanshan County.

The arrival of the First Battalion became the final straw that broke the camel's back for the Japanese and puppet troops in Hanshan County.

The Japanese and puppet troops in Hanshan County could no longer resist and retreated to the east gate.

The recapture of Hanshan County connected Chaoxian County with Dangtu County on the banks of the Yangtze River.

Meanwhile, the Japanese army's attack on Chaoxian County was also not progressing smoothly.

On their way to Chaoxian, the Japanese and puppet troops in Anqing were repeatedly ambushed by the New Fourth Army.

After overcoming the New Fourth Army's obstruction with their superior firepower, they sped towards Chaoxian County.

Upon reaching Yinping Mountain, they encountered fierce resistance from the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the 2nd Regiment of the 5th Brigade.

The Japanese and puppet troops in Anqing attacked for most of the day, but failed to break through the Second Regiment's Yinpingshan defense line.

The battle in Chaoxian was not going well, and several units failed to arrive at their assembly points on time.

Division Commander Kumagai kept sending telegrams urging and inquiring when they could arrive in Chaoxian.

The Japanese and puppet army commander in Anqing had no choice but to detour through Yinping Mountain and march hastily to Chaoxian County.

When the Japanese and puppet troops from Tongling arrived in Wuwei County, they were blocked by the Jiangbei Guerrilla Column of the New Fourth Army and a part of the Third Regiment of the Fifth Brigade.

Wuwei County was the location of the New Fourth Army's Anti-Japanese Government, and had a good mass base.

The movements of the Japanese and puppet troops in Tongling were under the surveillance of the masses. They constantly reported the movements of the Japanese troops to the New Fourth Army.

Soldiers from the New Fourth Army and the Third Regiment continuously set up ambush positions on the routes taken by the Japanese and puppet troops.

Because Japanese troops from various regions failed to arrive in Chaoxian on time, the Japanese forces attacking Chaoxian were clearly insufficient and unable to capture the county.

Under repeated urging from Commander Kumagai, the Japanese troops in Tongling dared not get entangled with the New Fourth Army and the devilish troops in Wuwei County.

After they concentrated their artillery fire and manpower to defeat the New Fourth Army and the Devil Forces that were blocking their way, they did not pursue the New Fourth Army and the Devil Forces that were blocking them, but continued to march rapidly towards Chaoxian County.

Taking advantage of the Japanese army's eagerness to reinforce Chaoxian, the New Fourth Army constantly intercepted them from the front and launched flanking attacks, causing great distress to the Japanese commander in Tongling.

When the Japanese and puppet troops in Tongling broke through the layers of resistance from the New Fourth Army and the Third Regiment and arrived in Chaoxian, they were already two and a half days later than scheduled.

Meanwhile, the Japanese and puppet troops in Anqing successfully bypassed Yinping Mountain and arrived in Chaoxian County half a day earlier than them.