Devil's Army

Chapter 1855 Visiting Daolou Village

After a fierce battle, the Southern Independent Division and the Fifth Division of the New Fourth Army joined forces to encircle and annihilate the Japanese troops in the encirclement.

The Second Regiment Commander ordered the New Fourth Army to clean up the battlefield, and they, along with the main force of the 38th Regiment, assisted the 37th Regiment in launching a fierce attack on the Japanese and puppet troops in Huanggang County.

Upon seeing the devilish troops approaching, the Japanese and puppet troops in Huanggang County immediately ordered their troops to retreat under alternating cover.

They defeated the Japanese army and relieved the siege of the first regimental commander. The second regimental commander led the main force back to their original position, pretending to continue advancing along the Xinzhou River embankment the next day.

The regimental commander and the main force of the New Fourth Army returned to Daolouzhai.

Commander Li, who was originally scheduled to report on his work, postponed his trip because of the arrival of the regimental commander and his entourage.

"Commander Li, I am Wang Gangmin, the regimental commander of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the Southern Independent Division of the First Anti-Japanese Army. I have come to express my gratitude for your two acts of kindness."

"Commander Wang, thanks to your army's assistance, we have captured a large number of Japanese weapons and ammunition. I would like to express my gratitude."

"Alright then, we're even, no need for thanks!" Commander Wang laughed heartily.

"I was originally scheduled to report to headquarters tonight, but when I heard you were here, I stayed behind."

"We're not disturbing your work, are we?"

"No, I'm just going to report on my work. And I've already reported to headquarters, and they've agreed to let me postpone my report by three days."

"Three days later? Commander Li wants to cooperate with us and help us take Huanggang County, or even Nanchang City?"

"I do intend to join forces with your army to take Huanggang County. As for Nanchang City, the Japanese defenses are very strong, and it will be difficult to break through in a short time."

"This attack on Nanchang is not just our two regiments, but the entire Southern Independent Division of more than 20,000 men. Although there are more than 60,000 Rina troops in and around Nanchang, they are defending various city fortresses, and we have a strong air force as our backing. Taking Nanchang should not be a problem."

"Your battle may have alerted the Japanese ambush forces, and they may withdraw."

"Probably not. We've always kept troops here, pretending to prepare to cross the Xinzhou River embankment. And as soon as the battle ended, the Second Regiment Commander immediately led the main force back to the base. The Japanese might not have noticed."

"There is a small path on the left side of the riverbank. Although it is difficult to walk, it is not a problem for the troops to pass through. You can use this path to bypass the Japanese ambush from behind and carry out a counter-ambush against them."

How many Japanese and puppet troops were there in Xinzhou?

"There aren't many Japanese and puppet troops in Xinzhou, probably no more than 300. The Japanese army in Huanggang County has four companies, and the puppet troops number over 1000. Excluding the Japanese and puppet troops annihilated last night and those stationed in Xinzhou and Huanggang County, the Japanese and puppet troops who ambushed you are definitely less than 1000."

"Our two regiments have more than 5000 men, and the Japanese are not worth worrying about with their small force."

"Although the Japanese troops are few in number, they are in the shadows and have the advantage of terrain, so they should not be underestimated."

"Our feigned advance along the Xinzhou River embankment is to mislead the Japanese army. We have already sent a telegram to the 4th Air Squadron, and the air force stationed at Shaoguan Nanxiong Airport will conduct a saturation bombing of this area tomorrow morning."

"Didn't those Japanese devils just sit there feeding the mosquitoes tonight?"

"Hahaha……

After discussions, in order to completely annihilate the ambushing Japanese troops, Division Commander Li decided to arrange for the 38th Regiment to bypass the Japanese troops and launch an attack on the Japanese troops in the encirclement together with the Independent Division after the First Army Air Force's air raid!