Devil's Army

Chapter 1831 The Battle for the Boundary Marker River and the Old Bridge (Part 2)

The scale of the counterattack by the Japanese and puppet troops against the directly subordinate company in Wuhu was larger than ever before. They not only launched an attack on the directly subordinate company's position from the old bridge, but also a Japanese army unit was wading across the river not far from the old bridge.

The position at Jiebei River was teetering on the brink of collapse and could fall at any moment.

Company Commander Wu dispatched the remaining troops and logistics personnel to resist the Japanese army's frenzied attack.

The circular fortifications at the head of the old bridge were heavily bombed by the Japanese army.

The second platoon stationed at the ring fortifications at the bridgehead was almost entirely wiped out.

The Japanese troops quickly crossed the old bridge and advanced deep into the territory of the Jiebei River Directly Subordinate Company.

In the critical moment, Old Wu from the kitchen led two kitchen soldiers and more than a dozen lightly wounded soldiers to the circular fortifications to continue blocking the Japanese troops on the old bridge.

The Japanese soldiers on the old bridge were hit by bullets and fell into the boundary river.

Seeing this, the Japanese artillery continued to bombard the circular fortifications at the bridgehead.

The circular fortification was shelled, and most of the cooks and wounded soldiers inside were killed. The few remaining wounded soldiers lay prone inside the fortification and continued firing at the Japanese troops.

The old bridge was the main route for the Japanese army to cross the boundary river. It was much more difficult and slower for the Japanese army to wade across the river, and they were already being stopped by the intense firepower of the company.

Despite sustaining multiple injuries, Company Commander Wu lay prone in the trenches along the Jiebei River and witnessed the perilous situation at the old bridgehead. He selected a squad from the soldiers attempting to cross the river to provide reinforcements.

When the squad leader led his soldiers to the circular fortification at the bridgehead, only four wounded soldiers remained inside, stubbornly resisting the Japanese attack.

The Japanese troops had crossed the center line of the old bridge and were suppressing the firepower of the devil troops in the circular fortifications while charging towards the old bridgehead.

The arrival of this platoon of soldiers suddenly increased the firepower of the First Army, and the Japanese troops who had crossed the center line of the old bridgehead were all taken down.

At this moment, two Golden Eagle 4 drones, having replenished their ammunition, flew over to suppress the Japanese mortar and machine gun fire.

The major was frantic, but there was nothing he could do. He was anxious because the defense line he was about to break through was being disrupted by these annoying little planes.

Just as the golden eagle was suppressing the Japanese attack, the Second Battalion, drenched in sweat, finally arrived at the position.

The soldiers of the Second Battalion, disregarding their fatigue from the long march, immediately threw themselves into battle.

The mortar and rocket troops of the 2nd Battalion, which had entered the position, fiercely bombarded the Japanese troops on the riverbank near the boundary marker.

At this time, the Japanese artillery was completely suppressed by the Golden Eagles, and the Japanese infantry suffered heavy casualties from the double bombardment of the 2nd Battalion's mortars and rockets, and had no choice but to retreat.

At this moment, the major brought over two anti-aircraft machine guns from Hanshan County and began to fire fiercely at the two Golden Eagle drones.

The anti-aircraft machine gun bullets pierced the Golden Eagle 4 drone from the side.

The two golden eagles swayed and then crashed to the ground one after the other.

Several Japanese soldiers surrounded the small plane, attempting to send it back for research.

At this moment, the mortars of the Second Battalion fired several shells in succession, blowing up the crashed Golden Eagle drone and the Japanese troops.

With the golden eagles no longer threatening the skies, the Japanese artillery began to bombard the Second Battalion's position on the opposite bank of the Boundary Marker River with their remaining cannons.

As the battle progressed into evening, the reinforcing Second Battalion also suffered heavy casualties. Meanwhile, the Japanese offensive continued unabated.

The second battalion commander knew that with the limited fortifications along the boundary river, if the fighting continued, it was only a matter of time before the city fell.

With the approval of the regimental commander, he ordered the remaining soldiers and wounded of the directly subordinate company to retreat first, while his 2nd Battalion would cover the rear.

As darkness fell, the entire regiment of soldiers on the bank of the boundary marker river withdrew, and all the Japanese and puppet troops in Wuhu crossed the boundary marker river.