Devil's Army

Chapter 1826 Japanese Army's Attack on Sanbing Town Fails

When the Japanese troops in Hefei detoured through Shuangshan, they lost all their artillery and supplies.

Without artillery support, the Japanese army's attack on the hillside position of a regiment in Hefei not only resulted in heavy casualties but also slow progress.

Major Kawada requested air force reinforcements from Division Commander Kumagai. However, their only air force was engaged in fierce fighting with the Devil Force's air force and had no time to attend to them.

In order to strengthen the defense of Sanbing Town, Tan Dai, the commander of the Seventh Division of the New Fourth Army in Chaoxian County, arranged for a regiment to go to Sanbing Town.

At this time, the Japanese troops in Hefei were still blocked by the First and Second Battalions at the foot of Sanbingzhen Mountain and were unable to break through the defense line.

The regimental commander saw that the Japanese troops in Hefei lacked heavy weapons, and that reinforcements from the New Fourth Army had arrived, so the defense of Sanbing Town should be fine for the time being.

Therefore, the Second Battalion was transferred to assist a part of the Third Battalion in blocking the Japanese troops in Wuhu.

Shortly after the 22nd Regiment of the New Fourth Army arrived at Sanbing Town, the Japanese army in Hefei launched another fierce attack on the hillside position of the regiment.

The 22nd Regiment of the New Fourth Army immediately moved into position and joined the First Battalion in blocking the Japanese army.

The Japanese army attacked for two days but had not yet broken through the defenses of the Devil's Unit at Sanbing Town. They were unable to complete the mission assigned to them by Division Commander Kumagai to attack Chaoxian, nor could they return to reinforce Hefei.

This time, he deployed three times the number of troops to launch a fierce attack on the positions of the devil troops on both sides of the hillside.

Seeing that the time was ripe, the artillerymen of the regiment on Yinping Mountain suddenly opened fire.

The Japanese troops, who were launching an attack on both sides of Sanbing Town, were suddenly bombarded by a barrage of artillery shells, suffering heavy casualties.

Seeing that the Japanese army was in a sorry state after being bombed, the soldiers of the First Battalion and the 22nd Regiment of the New Fourth Army took the opportunity to launch a fierce counterattack against them.

The Japanese troops retreated in disarray to the outskirts of Sanbing Town.

In this battle, the Japanese army in Hefei concentrated four infantry companies to launch an attack on the high ground on both sides of Sanbing Town. Unexpectedly, they were suddenly subjected to a fierce bombardment by the devilish artillery, followed by a fierce counterattack from the devilish troops, resulting in more than half of their troops being killed or wounded.

They retreated to the outskirts of Sanbing Town, their morale plummeted, and they did not launch another attack on Sanbing Town for half a day.

On the Japanese side in Wuhu, they traveled by gunboat and warship from the Yangtze River to land in Dangtu County.

At that time, the situation in Dangtu County was quite complex. There was a reactionary regime of Japanese puppet troops, a regime in exile of the Nanjing government army, and an anti-Japanese regime established by the New Fourth Army.

Major transportation routes and towns in Dangtu County, such as Caishiji Wharf, Wuxi, Huangchi, Zai, Shiqiao, and Chawan, were occupied by the Japanese army.

Since the Caishiji Wharf in Dangtu County was still under the control of the Japanese army at that time, the Japanese army in Wuhu left only a small number of soldiers to guard the warships and gunboats, while the main force advanced towards Chaoxian County.

When the Japanese troops left Gushu Town and entered Taibai Town, they were suddenly attacked by the First Regiment of the First Detachment of the New Fourth Army.

The Japanese vanguard hastily organized a counterattack, and the follow-up troops quickly prepared to encircle the First Regiment of the First Detachment of the New Fourth Army from both flanks.

The Japanese flanking forces quickly engaged in firefights with the flanks of the New Fourth Army's First Regiment.

After the Japanese army's attempt to encircle the New Fourth Army failed, they immediately ordered their artillery to bombard the New Fourth Army's positions.

The New Fourth Army, which was at a disadvantage in terms of firepower, suffered heavy casualties under the fierce bombardment of the Japanese army, and the regimental commander decided to withdraw from the battle.

The Japanese army dispatched troops to pursue the New Fourth Army, while the main force continued to advance towards Chaoxian County.

The First Regiment of the New Fourth Army used the familiar terrain to cover their retreat and quickly escaped the pursuit of the Japanese army in Wuhu.

When the main force of the Japanese army advanced to Niandou Town, it was attacked again by the Second Detachment of the New Fourth Army.