Devil's Army

Chapter 1890 Capturing the Green Mountain Palace's Position

The third regimental commander concentrated the forces of four battalions, and after half a day of fierce fighting, finally annihilated the Japanese reinforcements and transport team from Yiyang County on the path in front of Qingshan Temple.

The third regimental commander, without having time to clean up the battlefield, immediately arranged for his troops to flank the Japanese reinforcements coming from both sides, preparing to annihilate them.

Japanese scouts quickly spotted the 3rd Regiment of soldiers flanking from both sides and immediately reported to their commander.

When the gunfire ahead stopped, the Japanese commander knew that their reinforcements and transport convoys were likely doomed, so he immediately changed the rear guard into the front guard and retreated into Yiyang County.

The soldiers of the Third Regiment found no one to be outflank, so they pursued and surrounded the west gate of Yiyang County.

The third regimental commander left one battalion behind to launch an attack on the Japanese positions at Qingshan Hall from west to east. The third regimental commander instructed:

"Qingshan Palace is strategically located, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Your attack should be large in scale but slow in pace, focusing on depleting the Japanese army's weapons and ammunition."

Soon, the Japanese troops at Aoyama Palace were attacked from both sides by soldiers from the Fourth and Third Regiments.

The Fourth Regiment's attack was truly fierce, while the Third Regiment's attack was a feint.

The Japanese army at Aoyama-dono was forced to fight on two fronts.

The increased intensity of combat led to a sharp rise in the Japanese army's ammunition consumption.

Japanese soldiers were instructed to limit the use of bullets, and machine guns were generally no longer used for sweeping fire, but rather for burst fire.

The 3rd Regiment Commander noticed that the Japanese firepower had weakened considerably, and immediately ordered the 1st Battalion Commander to launch a strong attack on the Japanese positions at Qingshan Hall.

Seeing the fierce attack from the devilish troops in the west, the Japanese army immediately dispatched soldiers to reinforce them. Machine guns also fired relentlessly down the mountain.

Seeing that the Japanese army had halted the soldiers' offensive momentum, the battalion commander shouted:

"Second Company, follow me!"

The second company commander led his soldiers closely behind the battalion commander and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese troops at Aoyama-dono.

Seeing the fierce attack of the devilish troops from the west, the Japanese army launched an even fiercer resistance to block the 1st Battalion's advance.

The battalion commander suddenly felt a pain in his lower abdomen.

He looked down and saw that his uniform had been torn by shrapnel, and blood was gushing out.

He took off his military uniform and saw that his lower abdomen had been cut open by shrapnel, leaving a gash more than 20 centimeters long, and his intestines had slipped out.

He tore a strip of cloth from his general's coat and used it to bind the wound on his lower abdomen.

A soldier nearby saw the battalion commander bandaging his wound and exclaimed in surprise:

"Battalion Commander, you're wounded. I'll go get the medic."

"Erdan, it's just a minor injury. I'll stand with you through thick and thin. We'll talk about it after we take the Japanese position."

Erdan was worried that the First Battalion Commander was in danger, so he stayed by his side the whole time.

In an attempt to stop the 1st Battalion's uphill attack, the Japanese soldiers went berserk, firing and throwing grenades at the 1st Battalion's soldiers.

Erdan noticed that the battalion commander's charge was not as fast as before, and that beads of sweat the size of soybeans were seeping from his forehead.

At this moment, Erdan noticed that a Japanese soldier was aiming at the battalion commander.

Without thinking, he knocked the battalion commander down and shouted:

"Watch out!"

Erdan, who had been shot, fell heavily beside the battalion commander.

"Battalion Commander, this time we have truly shared joys and sorrows."

The battalion commander was pale and did not respond to Erdan's words.

"Medic! Medic! The battalion commander is wounded!"

Erdan shouted loudly down the mountain, each shout aggravating his abdominal wound. But he was completely unaware that he was now worried about the battalion commander's injuries.

At this moment, the soldiers of the Second Company, led by their company commander, had already rushed onto the Japanese positions at Qingshan Hall and engaged in close combat with the Japanese troops.