Devil's Army

Chapter 1952 The 4th Brigade is established

When the navy and air force of the First Army were jointly hunting down Japanese troops in the three towns of Wuhan, the soldiers of the First Brigade also received an unexpected surprise.

While blocking a Japanese army unit retreating to Wuhan, they unexpectedly saved Division Commander Wang Jinzai.

The annihilation of the 128th Division and the capture of Division Commander Wang were the greatest achievements of the Japanese army in this battle in the three towns of Wuhan.

In an attempt to curry favor with Commander Yokoyama Isamu, the Japanese army launched a desperate counterattack.

The commander of the fourth regiment of the first brigade ordered the New Fourth Army to retreat first with Division Commander Wang. He organized two battalions of soldiers to stubbornly resist the Japanese counterattack.

The Japanese army launched two fierce counterattacks, but failed to break through the Fourth Regiment's defenses.

The Japanese major was preparing to launch a third, even more ferocious counterattack.

At this time, fleets of the navy sailed over from the Yangtze River to participate in the bombing of the stubborn Japanese troops.

All Japanese artillery and machine gun positions were destroyed by the precise bombing of the First Army Navy.

Taking advantage of the Japanese army's confusion, the fourth regimental commander arranged for two other battalions to flank them from both sides.

Seeing that he could not break through the Fourth Regiment's defenses and might even be surrounded by the Fourth Regiment, the Japanese major had no choice but to reluctantly order a retreat.

At this point, Commander Wang, who had become a commander without troops, was unwilling to accept defeat. He traveled between Mianyang County, Jianli County, Qianjiang County, and Hanchuan County, the areas where he had once been stationed, to gather and incorporate the scattered soldiers who had been separated during the battle and were unwilling to become traitors.

Commander Wang's area was known for its resolute resistance against the Japanese and its love for the people, earning him a good reputation.

In less than a week, he actually managed to build a team of more than 3000 people.

To repay the First Anti-Japanese Army and the New Fourth Army for saving his life, he decided to take this unit with him and join the New Fourth Army.

Because this unit was mainly composed of new recruits, its combat effectiveness was relatively weak. The New Fourth Army hoped to incorporate him into the First Anti-Japanese Army and provide him with systematic training.

With Leng Yi's consent, they were incorporated into the Fourth Brigade of the Southern Independent Division.

Division Commander Wang was appointed as the brigade commander of the Fourth Brigade.

At the same time, the Fourth Brigade was stationed in Jianli County, Qianjiang County and Hanchuan County, and was equipped with weapons and instructors.

By this time, the battle in Mianyang County had already ended.

The First Brigade successfully recaptured Mianyang County and stationed troops there, ready to recapture the three towns of Wuhan at any time.

The Southern Independent Division and the Fifth Division of the New Fourth Army have also finished their operations in 15 counties of the Eastern Hubei Administrative Office and are marching westward, ready to recapture the three towns of Wuhan at any time.

At this moment, Commander Yokoyama Isamu was like an ant on a hot pan.

His air force was completely lost, his navy suffered heavy losses, and his infantry was severely depleted under the attacks of the devilish troops from the north and south and the New Fourth Army.

In order to seize the three important towns of Wuhan in the Yangtze River basin, Commander-in-Chief Hata Shunroku ordered the Japanese troops in Zhejiang to attack Jiangxi, forcing the devilish troops in the south to retreat.

At the same time, they requested that the Japanese troops in Hunan go north to reinforce them.

The thing that Division Commander Zhang had been worried about finally came true: the Third Regiment and the Fourth Regiment of the Third Brigade, which he had deployed on the Zhejiang border, were subjected to a fierce attack by the Japanese army in Zhejiang.

Therefore, he had to temporarily postpone the attack on the three towns of Wuhan and ordered the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the 3rd Brigade to return to Yushan County and Guangfeng County.

The main force of the Nanchang Air Force of the First Army was also transferred to the Zhejiang area to bomb Japanese troops in Zhejiang.

The First Army's southward advance temporarily halted its attack on the three towns of Wuhan while simultaneously strengthening training and replenishing its troops.

However, at this time, the Henan and Anhui air forces launched continuous air raids on Japanese strongholds and fortifications in the three towns of Wuhan.

This put strong pressure on the Japanese troops in the three towns of Wuhan, preventing them from relaxing their vigilance.