Devil's Army

Chapter 1860 The Siege of Jiujiang County

The Japanese troops, subjected to a fierce bombing raid by the Nanxiong Air Force of the First Army, were forced to halt their retreat and flee into the bushes on both sides.

The main force of the regiment quickly caught up and engaged in fierce fighting with the Japanese army.

Under the fierce attack and bombing of the main force of the regiment and the Nanxiong Air Force of the First Army, the Japanese troops at the Danaoshan position suffered heavy casualties, with only a few escaping to Jiujiang County.

Soon, a large force pursued them to the banks of the Longkai River.

In an attempt to prevent a large Japanese army unit from reaching Jiujiang County, the Japanese army actually ordered its engineers to blow up the bridge over the Longkai River.

The fighter pilots of the First Army, who were circling in the air, saw through the Japanese army's intentions, swooped down, and strafed the Japanese engineers who were preparing to blow up the bridge.

The Japanese engineers' plan to blow up the bridge was thwarted, and Major Masahiro immediately ordered mortars to bombard the bridge.

As soon as the Japanese mortars opened fire, they were immediately bombed by the First Army's bombers.

A large regiment that reached the banks of the Longkai River quickly crossed the bridge and launched a fierce pursuit of the Japanese and puppet troops.

Unable to withstand the onslaught, the Japanese and puppet troops continued their rout.

The main force continued its fierce charge, reaching the west gate of Jiujiang County in one go.

Because the two armies were too close together, the major worried that the Devil Force would follow them into Jiujiang County, forcing the puppet troops to cover their rear and block the Devil Force's attack.

The puppet troops resisted for less than half an hour before collapsing completely and surrendering. The routed Japanese troops also successfully escaped back to Jiujiang County.

The first regiment, which had made a long-distance raid, did not immediately launch an attack on Jiujiang County. Instead, it surrounded the west gate of Jiujiang County and waited for the main force of the second regiment to arrive.

The Second Regiment, which was defending the mountainous position in the southern part of Ruichang County, withstood several attacks by the Japanese and puppet troops after the minefield was breached.

Suddenly, he noticed that the Japanese and puppet troops had stopped launching attacks and were instead building fortifications in front of their mountain positions, setting up a standoff with them.

He telegraphed the regimental commander and learned that the regiment was engaged in fierce fighting with the Japanese and puppet troops at the Da'naoshan position. He then realized that the Japanese and puppet troops on the front had divided their forces to block their and the regiment's advance. He immediately organized his troops to launch a counter-offensive against the Japanese and puppet troops on the front.

The Japanese and puppet troops on the front were merely a devilish force to hold back the mountain positions, buying time for the main force to build fortifications in Xiao'ao, Minshan, and Danaoshan in Nanyi Town.

Under the fierce attack of the main force of the Second Regiment, they were quickly unable to withstand the attack and retreated into Nanyi Town.

The soldiers of the Second Regiment then launched an attack on the Xiao'aokou position in Nanyi Town. However, the Japanese army had already built simple defensive fortifications there.

They fired fiercely at the soldiers of the Second Regiment from both sides of the small pass, blocking the Second Regiment's attack.

The Second Regiment's attack was blocked by the Japanese army.

The second regimental commander called for air support while ordering artillery to bombard the Japanese positions on both sides of the small pass.

While their artillery was still bombarding the Japanese positions, the battalion commander led his soldiers to quietly approach the small pass.

The artillery bombardment of the Second Regiment had just ceased, and the smoke had not yet dissipated when the First Battalion Commander leaped up and led his soldiers in a charge toward the positions on both sides of Xiao'ao.

The Japanese troops were startled by the rapid advance of the attack and quickly launched a counterattack.

Upon seeing this, the machine gunners of the First Battalion immediately lay down on the ground and fiercely fired at the Japanese positions to suppress their firepower.

The soldiers of the First Battalion did not stop their charge, continuing to fire as they rushed toward the Japanese positions.

Suddenly, the Japanese artillery opened fire again, and the fierce bombardment separated the vanguard and the follow-up troops of the 1st Battalion.

Moreover, Japanese reinforcements arrived and launched a fierce attack on the vanguard of the First Battalion.

At this moment, four fighter jets from the Nanxiong Air Force of the First Army also arrived.