Devil's Army

Chapter 1827 Holding Back the Japanese and Puppet Troops in Wuhu

When the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops in Wuhu advanced to Niandou Village in Niandou Town, they were suddenly attacked by the Second Detachment of the New Fourth Army.

The area surrounding Niandou Village is often covered with large tracts of farmland, crisscrossed by ditches and field ridges.

The Second Detachment of the New Fourth Army received orders to ambush the Japanese and puppet troops in Wuhu by setting up ditches and ridges in the farmland.

At that time, Niandou Town was occupied by the Japanese army, and the Japanese and puppet troops in Wuhu were not prepared.

When they reached the path through Niandou Village, the Second Detachment of the New Fourth Army, which had been lying in ambush along the ditches and field ridges, suddenly opened fire on them.

When the vanguard of the puppet army was surrounded by the Second Detachment of the New Fourth Army, the main force of the Japanese army quickly rushed to support them.

The Japanese artillery then launched a fierce bombardment of the New Fourth Army's Second Detachment.

Upon hearing the whistling of artillery shells, the New Fourth Army immediately moved swiftly along ditches and field ridges.

The Japanese artillery fire had barely ceased when the infantry immediately surrounded them.

The New Fourth Army flexibly changed its blocking positions along the crisscrossing ditches and field ridges, leaving the Japanese army completely disoriented.

The battle lasted for nearly an hour, and the Japanese and puppet troops were still unable to effectively surround the Eighth Route Army in the farmland of Niandou Village.

The Japanese major promptly changed tactics, dividing the Japanese and puppet troops into several search teams, with each team spaced no more than 20 meters apart, to conduct a grid search of the farmland in Niandou Village.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the commander of the New Fourth Army led his troops to retreat quickly along ditches and field ridges.

The Japanese and puppet troops' search party finally completed the encirclement. But they stared at each other blankly, unable to find any trace of the New Fourth Army within the encirclement.

The Japanese and puppet troops in Wuhu were attacked twice by the New Fourth Army in Taibai Town and Niandou Town, which delayed their arrival in Chaoxian County to regroup.

Seeing that there was no hope of encircling the New Fourth Army, the major immediately assembled his troops and continued to advance towards Chaoxian.

Seeing that the Japanese and puppet troops did not pursue them, the Second Detachment of the New Fourth Army sent scouts to follow, while the main force followed at a distance.

If they find a good spot, they will bypass the enemy and launch a surprise attack on the rearguard of the Japanese army.

They quickly withdrew when the Japanese army launched a counterattack.

Faced with the New Fourth Army's Second Detachment, which was as slippery as an eel, the major was both angry and helpless.

He arranged for his troops to lie in ambush, preparing to launch a surprise attack on the New Fourth Army, but they were discovered by the New Fourth Army's scouts. The ambush plan not only failed but also delayed their march.

Seeing that the assembly time stipulated by Division Commander Kumagai was about to be exceeded, the major had no choice but to abandon the surprise attack on the New Fourth Army. He ordered the rearguard to strengthen their vigilance, while the main force marched hastily towards Chaoxian.

After the Japanese and puppet troops in Wuhu made a forced march to He County, they escaped the entanglement of the New Fourth Army.

By this time, the assembly time stipulated by Commander Kumagai had already passed.

The major was worried that the New Fourth Army would launch a surprise attack during the night march, so he camped in He County.

Part of the Second Detachment of the New Fourth Army tracked them to He County. They set up firecracker and iron barrel positions in several places outside He County and took turns lighting the firecrackers.

Intense gunfire rang out in turn in several places outside the county.

Upon hearing the intense gunfire, the Japanese army's Sakai Detachment in He County immediately launched an attack. However, they found no trace of a New Fourth Army soldier, only a large pile of iron barrels and firecrackers.

That night, neither the Japanese puppet troops in Wuhu nor the Japanese army's Sakai Detachment in He County slept soundly.

The next morning, the Japanese and puppet troops in Wuhu opened their sleepy eyes and continued their forced march.

The continuous gunfire last night heightened their vigilance, raising their fear of an ambush by the New Fourth Army. However, they arrived in Hanshan County without incident.

In Hanshan County, the attack that the Japanese and puppet troops in Wuhu had feared occurred again.