Devil's Army

Chapter 1575: Probing the Attack on Harbin

When Northeast China was occupied, the workers suffered greatly from the ravages of Japanese planes. Only by building their own airport could they be better protected.

Secretary Li sent another telegram, saying that a Japanese tank unit had arrived in Suihua City, and another Japanese unit had entered Jiamusi last night, but the strength of the troops was unknown.

Leng Feng reminded the commander of the Fourth Brigade that the Japanese army could attack Harbin from Suihua City and Jiamusi at any time and asked him to be vigilant.

Brigade Commander Guo of the 17th Brigade also reported that the Japanese troops in Hailin City have been active recently and often launched sneak attacks on their patrol units.

Leng Feng urged the logistics department to speed up the preparation of strategic materials, as the scale of this battle would not be small and might last for a long time.

As soon as the Japanese tank troops arrived in Suihua City, they were ready to attack the north gate of Harbin.

The Major who withdrew from Harbin to Suihua City said to Major Kojima of Suihua City:

"The Devil's army also has tanks, and their tanks have more powerful firepower and thicker armor than ours. We must proceed with caution."

Major Kojima, who had never suffered a loss at the hands of the Devil's Army, was unconcerned, but Commander Umezu Michijiro rejected his battle plan.

So Major Kojima arranged two tanks to cover an infantry company as they quietly moved towards the north gate of Harbin.

The commander of the First Regiment of the Fourth Brigade had already discovered this situation from the intelligence sent back by the Golden Eagle, and quickly arranged for a company of soldiers to set up an ambush on the ice.

Bingtanzi is located at the junction of Hailun and Tongbei. The terrain here is difficult and there is only one dirt road for travel. On both sides of the road are glaciers, rivers and dense bushes. It is surrounded by mountains and is shaped like a pocket.

Five years ago, General Zhao of the Anti-Japanese United Army commanded the Anti-Japanese United Army to set up an ambush here, killing and wounding more than 300 Japanese soldiers.

When the Japanese army arrived at Bingtanzi, the complex terrain made them retreat.

He sent a scout team to investigate.

Before the Japanese scouts could reach the ice bushes, dense bullets were fired from the bushes.

Judging from the density of the bullets, there was probably a platoon of devil troops in front.

A platoon of soldiers from the Devil's Army dared to challenge a squadron of Japanese troops.

The lieutenant was furious and ordered his soldiers to press forward and eliminate the devil troops in front.

The Japanese tanks rumbled ahead, and when they drove into the bushes, they suddenly heard two whistling sounds of artillery shells that they had never heard before coming from both sides in front.

Then, the turret of the tank in front was blown off by a rocket, and a hole was blown through the right armor of the tank following behind by a rocket.

As the tank exploded, fierce gunfire and loud shouts rang out from the bushes on both sides of the dirt road.

It was only then that the lieutenant discovered with horror that the devil's army that ambushed them was not just a platoon, but should have a company of troops.

He quickly organized his soldiers to stop the attack of the devil's army, but the devil's firepower was too strong.

Light and heavy machine guns on both sides of the dirt road kept making "da da da..." sounds.

A shoulder-fired artillery they had never seen before, which kept blowing their machine gunners away.

In less than 20 minutes, the lieutenant could no longer hold out and had to order the soldiers to retreat in turns.

The company commander shouted to everyone:

"Charge!"

A company of soldiers rushed out from the bushes on both sides of the dirt road and chased the fleeing Japanese soldiers relentlessly.

Under the protection of more than 40 soldiers, the lieutenant finally escaped back to Suizhong City.

This exploratory attack allowed the Japanese troops in Suihua City to appreciate the fierce combat effectiveness of the devil troops.