Devil's Army

Chapter 1913 The Battle of Lion Rock 2

The 37th Regiment withdrew to the second line of defense of the 38th Regiment in accordance with the battle plan.

The Japanese army followed closely behind and chased them to the banks of the Baizhang River.

A Japanese major stood at the entrance of the command room, observing the mountains across the Baizhang River through binoculars.

The steep mountain made the major gasp.

The vast expanse of the Bai Zhang River and the wide areas on both banks left their soldiers with no way to avoid the bombing.

Although the New Fourth Army lacked heavy weapons such as artillery, its air force, known as the "Devil's Unit," was a bombing force that could not be ignored.

Just as the major realized this, three bombers and two fighters from the First Army flew over and launched a fierce bombing and strafing attack on the Japanese troops who had not yet assembled.

Building a wooden bridge across a hundred-foot river without air superiority is undoubtedly a pointless and unnecessary undertaking.

The major ordered the troops to suspend military operations and avoid air raids by the Devil Forces' air force.

The second regimental commander was ready, but the Japanese army did not launch a large-scale attack.

An hour later, the air force returned to base.

The vanguard of the Japanese army began to use assault boats to cross the Baizhang River and launch an attack on the positions of the 38th Regiment of the New Fourth Army on the opposite bank.

The vanguard of the 38th Regiment immediately engaged in battle with the Japanese army on the outskirts of Lion Mountain.

The second regimental commander remained on the position, observing the situation, and did not order the artillery to join the battle.

The first wave of fierce crossing battle by the Japanese vanguard was repelled by the vanguard of the 38th Regiment, and the Japanese did not launch any new offensives.

The second regimental commander assumed that it was already dark and the Japanese army was gathering its forces to prepare for an attack the next day.

As soon as it was light, the Second Regiment Commander and Commander Wu of the 38th Regiment of the New Fourth Army discovered that the Japanese army had already built two simple wooden bridges over the Baizhang River under the cover of darkness.

Soon, the assembled Japanese troops launched a fierce assault on the Lion Mountain position on the opposite bank of the Baizhang River via two wooden bridges.

"Commander Wu, it seems it's time for our artillery to make its move. Arrange for your troops to hold off the Japanese for 20 minutes. Once they've amassed a large force on the beachhead in front of Lion Mountain, our artillery will wipe them out in one fell swoop."

"it is good!"

Regiment Commander Wu immediately ordered the Second Battalion to run and reinforce the First Battalion at the front, holding the Japanese troops firmly at the beachhead in front of Lion Mountain.

The Japanese vanguard, which had crossed the Baizhang River, was held back by soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 38th Regiment on the beachhead in front of Lion Mountain.

Jun's follow-up troops launched a continuous attack on the Lion Mountain position across the Baizhang River.

While the Japanese artillery was still waiting for the arrival of the air force, they continued to bombard the 38th Regiment's position at Lion Mountain.

Suddenly, something unexpected happened to the major.

The artillery of the Second Regiment on Lion Hill bombarded the Japanese positions on the beachhead in front of Lion Hill fiercely.

The artillery of the Second Regiment also calculated the Japanese artillery positions, and while bombarding the Japanese infantry on the beachhead, they also suppressed the Japanese artillery.

The artillery of the 2nd Regiment bombarded the Japanese artillery positions and the Japanese infantry on the beach in front of Lion Hill for nearly 20 minutes.

The two wooden bridges over the Baizhang River were also destroyed by the artillery of the Second Regiment.

The Japanese infantry that crossed the river suffered heavy losses.

The Japanese major was stunned by this sudden turn of events. He had not expected the New Fourth Army to unleash such fierce artillery fire.

The chief of staff quickly reminded him that these were Japanese artillery pieces, and that the Devil Forces had likely come to join the battle.

The major nodded, his teeth itching with anger.

The devilish army was their inescapable nightmare. He had always been on guard against them, but he never expected to be suddenly attacked by them.