Devil's Army

Chapter 2144 Recapture of Hunchun County 1

The sentry reluctantly stood up, stood at attention, and replied:

"Captain, it's not the two battalions that attacked Hunchun County earlier, but the main force of the Devil Force has arrived, at least a regiment."

A regiment? Including the regiment that entered the city yesterday, the Devil Force reinforcements have reached two regiments.

"How is the progress of Major Qiu Ji's Shileizi Mountain and Changlingzi Fortress?"

The battalion commander wanted the division commander to arrange for Japanese troops in Yanji County to support him.

"Captain Churchill's progress is not going well either, and I heard that reinforcements from the Devil Force have also arrived at the south gate of Hunchun County."

"How many devilish reinforcements have arrived at the South Gate?"

"I don't know," the sentry said, instinctively taking a step back.

At this time, the Japanese division commander had received reports from the Japanese battalion commanders in Yanji County and Longjing County, and knew that the devilish troops had at least one brigade of reinforcements.

If he concentrates all the troops he currently has, he still has a fighting chance against the devilish troops defending Hunchun County and their reinforcements.

However, his forces are currently scattered across Yanji County, Longjing County, Tumen County (most of which have been annihilated), and Hunchun County. Hunchun County now has only about 1 troops remaining. A decisive battle against the defenders and reinforcements of the "Devil's Army" is proving extremely difficult.

At this point in the battle, requesting reinforcements from Commander Itagaki would be unwise. Commander Itagaki was already quite critical of his slow progress.

The division commander then telegraphed the Japanese battalion commander in Yanji County and the Japanese commander in Longjing County, requesting them to send reinforcements to Hunchun County. He personally went to the east gate of Hunchun County to supervise the battle and to take Hunchun County as soon as possible.

The commander of the 7th Brigade had informed all officers and soldiers of the 15th Brigade that they had arrived in Hunchun County, which boosted the morale of all the soldiers in the 7th Brigade to resist the Japanese army.

What troubled the Japanese division commander was that the devilish carrier-based air force bombed his troops every day, seriously disrupting his offensive plans.

The battle lasted until after 3 p.m., and the largest Japanese attack on the Wujiashan Fortress was repelled by the tenacious resistance of the officers and soldiers of the 7th Brigade and the 1st Paratrooper Battalion.

Meanwhile, the Japanese troops in Longjing County were exhausted after being blocked by the 7th Brigade and attacked by the 15th Brigade.

In an attempt to halt the advance of reinforcements from the "Devil Force," the Japanese artillery in Longjing County risked firing, exposing their positions and making them vulnerable to air raids by carrier-based aircraft.

Without artillery support, the Japanese forces in Longjing County found it increasingly difficult to hold off the enemy.

Seeing that the Japanese firepower had weakened, the commander of the 15th Brigade immediately intensified his attack.

Under the fierce attack of the 1st and 4th Regiments of the 15th Brigade, the Japanese defense line in Longjing County finally collapsed.

The defeated Japanese troops fled towards the east gate of Hunchun County.

The siege of the Ma'anshan Fortress complex has finally been lifted.

The officers and soldiers of the 7th Brigade, the 2nd Parachute Company, and the 2nd Regiment of the 15th Brigade rushed out of the fortress and hugged the officers and soldiers of the 15th Brigade, cheering.

The officers and soldiers of the 7th Brigade fought valiantly for more than half a month and finally achieved victory. However, the Japanese army only retreated to the East Gate and was not driven out of the country. Moreover, the strength of the Japanese army should not be underestimated.

Given that the main force of the Japanese army in Hunchun County was concentrated at the East Gate, the commander of the 15th Brigade decided to deal with the Japanese army at the South Gate first.

The brigade commander left the defense of Ma'anshan Fortress to the soldiers of the 7th Brigade and the 2nd Parachute Company, while he led the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Regiments to outflank the fortress from the west to the south.

The Japanese troops in Yanji County were engaged in fierce fighting with soldiers of the 4th Regiment of the 15th Brigade when suddenly intense gunfire erupted from their flank.

Immediately afterwards, grenades rained down on the Japanese soldiers.