Devil's Army

Chapter 1974 Night Raid on Kuling Pass

As night fell, the regimental commander decided to launch a night attack on the Japanese positions at Kuling Pass.

At this moment, a deputy battalion commander volunteered to avenge his old comrade. However, the regimental commander did not agree.

By this point in the battle, their battalion had suffered more than half its casualties.

A deputy battalion commander continued his application:

"The Japanese army actually didn't have many troops; they just had the advantage of terrain and were stubbornly resisting us."

The regimental commander was unaware that there weren't many Japanese troops at Kuling Pass, but he couldn't resist the persistent pleading of the battalion commander and finally handed over the task to them.

During the mobilization speech, a deputy battalion commander said:

"I won't say anything else, but this night raid on the Japanese positions is fraught with danger, and we need to take the initiative. Those who don't want to go can stay and become the seeds of our battalion, continuing to fight the Japanese. Those who are willing to go, come with me to avenge our old battalion commander."

As the battalion commander expected, his entire battalion consisted of men of steel, and not a single one of them withdrew.

At 10 p.m., the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion set off quietly like deadly ghosts.

A deputy battalion commander led dozens of experienced veterans as the vanguard to search and scout ahead.

The fourth company commander and the remaining soldiers of his company were responsible for covering the rear.

As they approached Kuling Pass, the Japanese army indeed sent out sentries to keep watch there.

Given the importance of the location, the Japanese army would not have only stationed visible sentries; there were likely hidden sentries as well.

A battalion commander used a whistle to signal everyone to lie in ambush for the time being, and he led a few soldiers to the front to observe.

Sure enough, not far to the left rear of the sentry, he vaguely heard the sound of conversation.

He left two soldiers behind and instructed them to eliminate the Japanese sentries after they took action.

A short while later, rustling sounds came from behind the Japanese sentry post.

The two Japanese soldiers at the Ming outpost looked back in confusion.

Two soldiers who had been hiding nearby quickly rushed forward and wiped them out.

Then, they used whistles to signal the main force to continue advancing.

Thus, after eliminating two visible and two hidden sentries of the Japanese army, the battalion commander finally arrived near the Japanese army's forest position at Kuling Pass.

The battalion commander led the troops in companies, and the troops moved in dispersed groups. The most important task was to find the Japanese artillery positions.

It wasn't too difficult; the Second Company discovered the Japanese artillery positions behind their lines.

As originally agreed, the Second Company launched a fierce attack on the Japanese artillery positions.

Upon hearing the intense gunfire and explosions coming from the Second Company, the deputy battalion commander led the remaining troops toward the Second Company.

As the remaining troops of the deputy battalion commander moved toward the Second Company, they encountered Japanese reinforcements one after another.

The two sides engaged in a fierce defensive battle outside the Japanese artillery positions.

Upon hearing the intense gunfire and explosions erupting from the woods of Kuling Pass, the regimental commander immediately ordered the Second and Third Battalions, who were on standby, to rush to provide support.

When the Japanese artillery positions saw the Second and Third Battalions approaching, they immediately opened fire to intercept them.

However, without artillery support, their resistance appeared weak and ineffective.

Under the fierce attack of the Second and Third Battalions, the two lines of defense surrounding the Japanese artillery positions were breached one after another.

Then the Second and Third Battalions advanced rapidly, directly encircling the area where the gunfire had begun.

The Japanese troops attacking the First Battalion were fatally attacked from the rear by the Second and Third Battalions. Unable to withstand the attack, they launched a full-scale attack on the First Battalion, attempting to break through the First Battalion's resistance, link up with the artillery, and then block the advance of the Second and Third Battalions.