Devil's Army

Chapter 1856 Recapture of Huanggang County

After finalizing the battle plan, the regimental commander immediately returned to the camp.

For the safety of the regimental commander, Division Commander Li arranged for the 38th Regiment to escort the regimental commander and his men back to their camp, and then to take a detour and ambush the Japanese from behind.

At 6:30 a.m. the next morning, the Nanxiong Air Force of the First Army flew over the reed beds of Xinzhou and the reed marshes of Jushui River and Daoshui River, and launched a fierce bombing and strafing attack on the Japanese troops and gunboats that were lying in ambush there.

The Japanese army did not expect that after lying in ambush for a day and a night, they would not see the devilish troops, but instead be met with aerial bombs from the devilish troops' air force.

They hid everywhere, trying to escape the air raids by the devilish air force.

This time, the bombing by the Devil Force's air force was very intense. The reeds and thatch could block the Devil Force soldiers' vision, but they could not stop the flying shrapnel.

The puppet Japanese soldiers who were lying in ambush in the reeds and thatch were blown up one after another.

Japanese gunboats hiding in the Jushui and Daoshui rivers were preparing to bomb the soldiers of the "Devil Force." Unexpectedly, they were instead bombed by the "Devil Force's" warplanes.

Left with no other choice, the Japanese gunboats launched a fierce bombardment of the First Air Force's aircraft. This, in turn, revealed the positions of the Japanese gunboats.

The South Korean Air Force's Nanxiong Air Force kept diving, while Japanese gunboats dropped bombs.

The intense explosion sent plumes of water flying from the river surface and also sent Japanese soldiers and artillery flying from their gunboats.

After more than half an hour of bombing by the Nanxiong Air Force of the First Army, the Japanese and puppet troops hiding in the reeds and thatch bushes suffered heavy casualties.

The Japanese gunboats hidden in the Jushui River and Daoshui River were destroyed.

After the Nanxiong Air Force of the First Army ceased bombing, the First Regiment, the Second Regiment, and the 38th Regiment of the New Fourth Army launched a fierce attack from three sides on the Japanese and puppet troops hidden in the reeds and thatch.

The Japanese and puppet troops, hiding in the reeds and thatch, suddenly realized what was happening and began to break out in all directions. But all around them were shouting devilish soldiers and New Fourth Army soldiers.

Most of the Japanese troops who broke through were wiped out, and most of the puppet troops laid down their weapons and surrendered.

Having eliminated the Japanese and puppet troops hidden in the reeds and thatch, the First Regiment continued its attack on Xinzhou Town with renewed vigor.

Meanwhile, the Second Regiment and the 38th Regiment of the New Fourth Army surrounded Huanggang County.

After a brief battle, the regiment successfully captured the sparsely defended town of Xinzhou. They then destroyed the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops' strongholds and fortifications.

The Nanxiong Air Force then launched a fierce bombing and strafing attack on the Japanese city wall fortifications in Huanggang County.

After nearly an hour of fierce fighting, the Japanese and puppet troops in Huanggang County were unable to withstand the air and ground offensive launched by the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Army, the 38th Regiment of the New Fourth Army, and the Nanxiong Air Force. They abandoned Huanggang County and retreated towards Nanchang City.

At this time, the 37th Regiment of the Fifth Division of the New Fourth Army also launched a fierce attack on the Japanese and puppet army strongholds around Huanggang County.

The Fifth Division of the New Fourth Army finally connected the Daolouzhai Anti-Japanese Base Area with the surrounding towns and villages of Huanggang County.

After capturing Huanggang County, the First and Second Regiments continued to use their superior forces to capture Tuanfeng Town (then part of Huanggang County), Xishui County, Qichun County, and Guangji County. They then bypassed Hubei and entered Jiangxi to attack Ruichang City.

Ruichang County is the first stop of the Yangtze River entering Jiangxi Province, and it is only a little over 100 kilometers away from Nanchang.

In order to withstand the fierce offensive of the devilish troops, Colonel Ikuta, commander of the 7th Independent Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army in Nanchang, arranged for an infantry battalion to rush to Ruichang as reinforcements.

The Japanese reinforcements to Nanchang were discovered by the Nanxiong Air Force during their reinforcement process and were subjected to fierce bombing by the Nanxiong Air Force.

At the same time, this intelligence was communicated to the ground troops attacking Ruichang through headquarters.