Devil's Army

Chapter 1902 The Battle of Yanrui (Part 2)

The Japanese company commander was preparing to launch an attack on the Iwazumi position.

Suddenly, fierce gunfire erupted from the front lines of Yanrui. Japanese soldiers, unable to dodge in time, were felled in droves.

The Japanese company commander hurriedly ordered his soldiers to lie down, and the machine gun fiercely suppressed the firepower of the devilish troops in front. The soldiers then flanked from both sides.

What worried the Japanese company commander was that soldiers on both flanks reported to him one after another that they had spotted traces of the devilish troops in their respective directions.

The Japanese company commander realized they had been ambushed and immediately ordered his soldiers to retreat.

However, they also encountered soldiers of the devil's army on their retreat.

Intense gunfire and explosions erupted in front of the Yanrui position of the Third Regiment.

Since the soldiers of the Third Regiment were also using Japanese weapons, the Japanese major was relieved that their surprise attack had succeeded. He immediately ordered his troops to prepare for reinforcements.

To the major's despair, instead of receiving a telegram from the company commander reporting the successful ambush, he received a telegram informing him that the company commander had been ambushed.

Now that the mountains are high and the trees are dense, and it's dark and there's a lot of grass, it's very difficult to send reinforcements. The major could only order them to break through on their own.

However, the encirclement by the three regiments had already been formed. The Japanese company commander, with a small number of soldiers and under the desperate cover of a small group of trusted men, escaped back through a side path under cover of darkness.

The next morning, it was still barely dawn.

Before the Devil Squad's air force could arrive, the major launched a fierce attack on the Iwazumi position.

As soon as the gunfire rang out, the soldiers of the Third Regiment, who had been resting with their eyes half-closed, immediately got into action, desperately firing down the hillside to stop the Japanese advance.

The mortars of the Third Regiment also bombarded the rearguard of the Japanese army fiercely to block the Japanese reinforcements.

Under the tenacious resistance of the soldiers of the Third Regiment and the fierce bombardment of the artillery, the first wave of fierce Japanese attack was repelled in the early hours of that day.

The Japanese major was completely at a loss.

Their attempt to launch a surprise attack on Yushan County via Huangmaoling was thwarted, and now their attempt to directly approach Yushan County via the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway has also been thwarted.

Just as the major was at a loss, a telegram arrived from the lieutenant colonel, asking:

"Has the army already captured Yushan County?"

The major was at his wit's end when he saw the telegram delivered by the communications officer. He had no choice but to reply truthfully: the troops were about to pass through Yanrui Town.

Upon hearing this, the lieutenant colonel flew into a rage and sent a reply telegram cursing:

"You've been attacking for three days and haven't even reached the outskirts of Yushan County? Do you even know how to fight? If you don't, go back home."

The major, who had been scolded, dared not utter a sound, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and walked out of the command room.

The three company commanders stood outside the command room, trembling with fear.

"Your First Company will immediately launch an attack on Yanrui's position. If the First Company is wiped out, the Second Company will take over. If the Second Company is wiped out, the Third Company will take over. If you are all wiped out, I will fill in!"

The major angrily shouted at the three of them.

"Hi!"

The three company commanders stood at attention and answered.

The major turned and went into the command room without looking back, then slammed the door shut with a loud bang.

The three company commanders looked at each other, at a loss for what to do.

"We can't escape this calamity today. We'll go first, and you can follow later!" The company commander said with a wry smile and immediately went back to organize the attack.

Subsequently, the Third Battalion was subjected to a fierce attack by the Japanese army.

The 1st and 2nd Companies of the 3rd Battalion repeatedly repelled the frenzied attacks of the 1st and 2nd Companies of the Japanese Army. However, their own casualties were also considerable. Moreover, the Japanese Army continued its relentless and frenzied attacks.

The regimental commander immediately ordered the third and fourth companies of the third battalion to rush to their aid.