Devil's Army

Chapter 1587 Recapture of Yichun City

After the air force stopped bombing, the three battalions of the second regiment immediately split into three groups to encircle and annihilate Yin Chun's Japanese troops.

The Japanese army in Yichun was unable to withstand the joint air and ground attack of the devil troops and had to retreat to Hegang.

The 4th Brigade also recaptured Yichun City in the evening of the same day it recaptured Suihua City.

When the Fourth Brigade attacked Suihua City, a single move affected the entire body.

Although the material preparations were not yet sufficient, Commander Umezu Yoshijiro still ordered the Japanese troops in Yichun, Jiamusi and Mudanjiang to attack Harbin at the same time.

With the support of artillery, the Japanese troops in Jiamusi gradually advanced their defense line.

Subsequently, the Xinjing Air Force rushed to support and curbed the advance of the Jiamusi Japanese army. However, the Jiamusi artillery continued to attack the positions of the 3rd Regiment of the 4th Brigade, pushing the front line to the foothills of the Lesser Khingan Mountains.

The soldiers of the Second Battalion of the Third Regiment built a defensive line in the Lesser Khingan Mountains, and together with the soldiers of the First Battalion who had retreated, they blocked the attack of the Japanese army in Jiamusi from a high position.

Under the strict orders of Commander Umezu Michijiro, the Japanese troops in Yichun launched several small-scale attacks on the Lesser Khingan Mountains, but they were all repelled by the soldiers of the Third Regiment.

The Japanese commanders in Yichun did not dare to gather their troops to launch a large-scale attack because as soon as they did, they would be attacked by the Xinjing Air Force before they could launch an attack.

They also requested air support from Commander Yoshijiro Umezu, but to no avail.

The battle lasted a whole day. The Japanese troops in Suihua City were already in a state of emergency, as they had made no progress.

The Japanese commander in Jiamusi decided to take advantage of the night when the Devil Force's air force could not provide reinforcements and launch a night attack on the Lesser Khingan Mountains. However, he was met with heavy bombardment by the well-prepared Third Regiment's artillery, suffering heavy casualties and forced to withdraw.

The next day, the Japanese commander in Jiamusi personally supervised the battle and launched a continuous and fierce attack on the Lesser Khingan Mountains position of the Third Regiment.

The soldiers of the first and second battalions of the third regiment were ready to die and relied on fortifications to resist the fierce attack of the Japanese army.

The Lesser Khingan Mountains formation was still firmly in the hands of the soldiers of the Third Regiment.

The battle lasted until noon, but the Jiamusi Japanese army still failed to break through the Xiaoxing'anling defense line of the Third Regiment. On the contrary, Suihua City was recaptured by the First Army of the Devil Force.

In the evening, the Japanese army also recaptured Yichun by the devil troops.

After the Second Regiment recaptured Yichun, it ignored the fatigue of days of fighting and launched a feint attack on Hegang.

After Hegang falls, the devil troops will directly attack Jiamusi.

The Japanese army in Jiamusi had to send troops back to support Hegang.

The siege of the Third Regiment's position in Lesser Khingan Mountains was also lifted immediately.

What puzzled the Jiamusi Japanese reinforcements was that as soon as they arrived at Hegang, the attack of the devil troops stopped. It seemed as if the attack just now was just a dream.

The Japanese troops on Jinjialou Commercial Street held out for two more days after the main force retreated to Qiqihar. Faced with increasingly scarce food, drinking water, and ammunition, the lieutenant had to find a way to break out.

Breaking out to the south would lead to Harbin, which was the territory of the devil's troops and there was only one way to go, which was death.

The route to the north was Qiqihar City, which was the retreat route that Major Kojima had indicated to them before their retreat, and was also the retreat location for Major Kojima and his men. However, their opponent was a powerful paratrooper unit.

After discussing with the two captains, the lieutenant decided to break out to the north and join the main force.

At two o'clock in the morning, when everyone was most tired, the lieutenant led all the Japanese troops in Jinjialou Commercial Street and launched a fierce attack on the paratrooper troops north of Suihua County.