Devil's Army

Chapter 2138 The Battle of Hunchun (Part 2)

When the Seventh Brigade Commander heard that the Japanese troops who had broken through the South Gate had advanced to Shileizi Mountain and the Changlingzi Fortress Complex, his heart was filled with anxiety again.

The 2nd Battalion defending that area had fought fiercely for days, suffering more than half its casualties. And the newly formed 1st Regiment had limited combat strength; could it hold the line?

The First Battalion Commander noticed the Seventh Brigade Commander's worry and quickly asked:

"Shall I take the Third Squadron with me?"

"Then I'll leave it to you. You must hold off the Japanese attack for a week to ten days!"

"Don't worry, you know how capable our paratroopers are."

The Seventh Brigade Commander nodded in relief.

The captain immediately shouted to the back:

"Third Squadron, follow me to the South Gate!"

Before the first captain even reached Shileizi Mountain and Changlingzi, intense gunfire and explosions could be heard ahead.

The captain climbed to a high place and took out his binoculars to observe.

The Japanese army is bombarding Shileizi Mountain and Changlingzi Fortress Complex with heavy artillery fire, but has not yet blocked the roads leading into the fortress complex.

The First Company Commander immediately divided the Third Company into two teams to reinforce the Shileizi Mountain Fortress Complex and the Changlingzi Fortress Complex respectively.

The soldiers of the Fourth Regiment and the newly formed First Regiment were filled with excitement when they saw the reinforcements arrive.

Although the reinforcements that arrived this time numbered less than 100, they conveyed a message to them that reinforcements were arriving one after another.

The Japanese army's attack on the Ma'anshan Fortress Complex, the Shileizishan Fortress Complex, and the Changlingzi Fortress Complex made no progress for nearly a day, which made the Japanese division commander restless.

At that time, Longjing County, Tumen County, and Yanji County, which surround Hunchun on the Sino-North Korean border, had already been occupied by them. How could such a small place as Hunchun be so difficult to occupy?

On the one hand, the division commander ordered the troops in Shuiliufeng to intensify their attack, and on the other hand, he ordered the Japanese troops in Yanji County, who had already entered the city, to cut off the communication channels between Hunchun County and Wangqing County, and to starve the devilish troops in Hunchun County.

Upon receiving orders, the Japanese troops in Yanji County immediately divided their forces to attack the Hunwang Highway.

Since the main force of the 7th Brigade is concentrated in several fortress clusters, there are not many troops stationed on the Hunwang Highway.

The battle lasted less than half an hour before the Fourth Regiment withdrew from the Hunwang Highway and entered the Wujiashan Fortress Complex.

Thus, the main land route between Hunchun County and Wangqing County was cut off by the Japanese army.

Although the main artery connecting Hunchun County and Wangqing County was cut off by the Japanese army, the military and civilians of Wangqing County continued to transport supplies to Hunchun County through the mountain roads (Dahuanggou Line) commonly used by the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces and civilians.

The logistics department of the First Army continuously dropped strategic materials into Wangqing County via bombers, and the soldiers and civilians of Wangqing County then transported these materials to the soldiers in Hunchun County in a piecemeal fashion.

The small county of Hunchun took more than 20,000 Japanese troops a week to conquer, but they still couldn't take it.

What reassured the Japanese division commander somewhat was that the Japanese troops in the direction of Shuiliufeng had also broken through the east gate of Hunchun County and were advancing deeper into Hunchun County.

The Fourth Regiment stationed at the East Gate, along with the remaining units of the First, Second, and Third Regiments that retreated to Hunchun County, and the First Parachute Company, all retreated to the Wujiashan Fortress.

Wujiashan Fortress is the core fortress in the Hunchun Fortress Group, and its strength is far greater than that of the other fortresses.

After breaking through the east gate of Hunchun, the Japanese army launched a non-stop attack on the Wujiashan fortress complex, only to kick a hornet's nest.

The Battle of Hunchun left the Japanese division commander questioning his existence.

He attacked Hunchun and surrounding counties with 30,000 troops, but in the end he couldn't even capture Hunchun County, which was defended by only a few thousand people!