Devil's Army

Chapter 1888 Encirclement and Reinforcements at Qingshan Palace

The Japanese defenses in Yiyang County were quite tight. The Second Brigade Commander speculated that since the Japanese troops in Qingshan Temple were surrounded, the Japanese troops in Yiyang County would definitely send reinforcements.

Therefore, a plan was devised to besiege the stronghold and attack reinforcements.

He ordered the fourth regimental commander to intensify the attack on the Japanese troops at Aoyama-dono, but not to occupy Aoyama-dono.

At the same time, orders were given to the Third Regiment, which had already broken through the Huaiyu Mountain position, to send two battalions to rush over and prepare to annihilate the Japanese reinforcements in Yiyang County.

The Japanese transport convoy encountered fierce resistance from the Fourth Battalion and was unable to break through the defense line, so it had to retreat and wait for reinforcements from the Japanese army in Yiyang County.

Just as the fourth battalion commander was on high alert, preparing to intercept the Japanese transport convoy, the third deputy regimental commander arrived with the first and second battalions.

The third deputy regimental commander briefly learned about the Japanese army's situation and then arranged for the first and second battalions to ambush in the woods on both sides of the path more than 100 meters in front of the fourth battalion's position.

After a while, Japanese reinforcements from Yiyang County arrived and arranged for them to bombard the position of the Fourth Battalion in front of Qingshan Temple.

The Fourth Battalion's position was immediately shrouded in smoke and dust.

Seeing this, the third deputy regimental commander quietly summoned the battalion commander and asked him to arrange for a company to detour and attack the Japanese artillery positions.

The Japanese artillery bombarded the 4th Battalion's position for a full 20 minutes before the infantry began their attack.

The surviving soldiers of the Fourth Battalion were shelled and stubbornly resisted the Japanese attack.

The Japanese infantry that came to reinforce this time numbered nearly a battalion, which shows how much they valued Yiyang County.

As Japanese reinforcements arrived one after another, the Fourth Battalion could no longer hold out and retreated towards Aoyama-dono.

Upon seeing this, the Japanese reinforcements from Yiyang County marched forward with their entire force.

They needed to press on and open up a supply route to the Japanese garrison at Aoyama-don.

As most of the Japanese troops in Yiyang County entered the encirclement of the First and Second Battalions, the Third Deputy Regimental Commander gave an order, and the soldiers of the First and Second Battalions immediately opened fire. Fierce gunfire erupted in front of the Fourth Battalion's position at Qingshan Hall.

The Japanese reinforcements in Yiyang County were caught off guard and were all taken down.

The cunning Japanese major did not enter the encirclement. Instead, he commanded the Japanese troops on the outer perimeter to launch a fierce attack on the positions of the 1st and 2nd Battalions. He also ordered the artillery to bombard the positions of the 1st and 2nd Battalions.

Less than two minutes after the Japanese artillery began bombarding, intense gunfire and explosions erupted from the Japanese artillery positions.

The Japanese troops inside the encirclement quickly found cover and engaged in fierce fighting with the First and Second Battalions.

The major transferred his personal troops to encircle and suppress the devilish troops attacking the artillery position. However, they also encountered fierce resistance from the devilish troops.

Seeing that the devilish troops besieging their artillery position had failed to break through, the major worried that the artillery position was in danger, so he ordered a retreat.

The Japanese troops within the encirclement began to retreat in a planned, alternating manner.

Seeing that the surrounded Japanese troops were trying to escape, the third deputy regimental commander immediately ordered a general offensive.

The soldiers of the first and second battalions pounced on the Japanese troops in the encirclement like tigers descending the mountain.

The remaining soldiers of the fourth battalion, who had feigned a retreat, also caught up and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army from the front.

With no will to fight, the Japanese troops took turns providing cover and suffered repeated defeats.

Seeing that there was no way to shake off the devilish troops, the Japanese major left behind an infantry company as a rearguard while the main force quickly retreated towards Yiyang County.

Upon receiving the order, the Japanese infantry company sought advantageous terrain and stubbornly resisted the 3rd Regiment's attack.

The third deputy regimental commander ordered the troops to split into three groups and launch a fierce attack on the blocking Japanese army from the front and flanks.