Devil's Army

Chapter 1891 Vowing to drive the Japanese army out of the Jiangxi border

The medics who were treating the wounded heard Erdan's shout and rushed over.

When the medic untied the bandage on the battalion commander's uniform, he gasped in shock.

The wound was still bleeding profusely.

A section of intestine was exposed on the wound. Fortunately, the intestine was not blown apart.

The reason the battalion commander fell into a coma was likely due to excessive blood loss.

The medics quickly treated the wounds of the battalion commander and Erdan, and then ordered the soldiers to carry them down from the field hospital.

At this time, the soldiers of the Second Brigade had already occupied Qingshan Hall and were cleaning up the battlefield.

Meanwhile, the other three battalions of the Third Regiment were attacking Yiyang County.

The reinforcements sent out of Yiyang County to reinforce the city were completely annihilated, greatly weakening the county's defenses.

Taking advantage of the Japanese army's insufficient defensive strength in Yiyang County, the three regimental commanders launched a fierce attack on the three city gates simultaneously by three battalions.

After passing through Qingshan Temple, the soldiers of the Fourth Regiment split into two groups and attacked Shangrao County and Yushan County respectively.

Shangrao County (now Guangxin District) is a "defense gateway" at the junction of three provinces, serving as a rear barrier for northern Fujian and southern Zhejiang.

Located in the upper reaches of the Xinjiang River, connecting the Fujian-Jiangxi Highway and the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway branch line, it serves as the frontline defense line for northern Fujian (Nanping and Jianyang) and southern Zhejiang (Lishui and Wenzhou).

If the Japanese army breaks through Shangrao County, the southern anti-Japanese base area will be directly threatened.

Therefore, during the War of Resistance against Japan, the Southern Army deployed defenses and resisted the Japanese army in this area, relying on the mountainous terrain to engage in a protracted war. Although some areas eventually fell, they successfully delayed the Japanese army's advance into the heart of Fujian and Zhejiang, buying time for the transfer of supplies and the assembly of troops.

In order to stop the devilish troops from advancing into Zhejiang, the Japanese army has deployed defenses along the mountainous area of ​​Shangrao County.

After entering the territory of Shangrao County, the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 4th Regiment encountered layers of resistance from the Japanese army, and their progress was slow.

The day after the Fourth Regiment entered Shangrao County, the Third Regiment successfully captured Yiyang County.

The commander of the Third Regiment did not have time to clean up the battlefield, so he immediately split his troops into two groups to reinforce the Fourth Regiment troops in Shangrao County and Yushan County.

The Third Regiment bypassed the Japanese forces that were engaged in fierce fighting with the Fourth Regiment and launched a fierce attack on them from the flanks and rear.

The Japanese army was forced to deploy a limited number of troops to fight on two fronts.

In order to eliminate the Japanese forces in Jiangxi as soon as possible, the Nanxiong Air Force of the First Army intensified its bombing of the remaining Japanese forces in Jiangxi.

Shangrao County, along with Yushan County and Guangfeng County, which border Zhejiang Province, received special attention from the First Air Force.

With strong support from the First Army Air Force, the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 3rd Regiment and the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 4th Regiment finally broke through the Japanese defense line in Shangrao County and drove them towards Zhejiang.

After defeating the Japanese forces in Shangrao County, the soldiers of the Third and Fourth Regiments advanced towards Guangfeng County, which borders Jiangshan County in Zhejiang Province.

Yushan County is a "choke point" on the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway and a necessary route for the Japanese army to advance south into northern Fujian.

Controlling Yushan Station on the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway was crucial, as it was a key railway hub connecting eastern Jiangxi to Zhejiang. If the Japanese army wanted to advance south to Fujian or westward into the inland areas along the railway, they had to first control Yushan County.

After the Japanese army occupied Yushan in June 1942, they deployed a large number of troops and built defensive fortifications here.

The 3rd and 4th Battalions of the 3rd Regiment and the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the 4th Regiment were attacked by fierce Japanese firepower in Yushan County, and the battle went very poorly.

However, if the First Army wanted to enter Zhejiang from Jiangxi, it had to capture Yushan County and Guangfeng County.

Therefore, despite the slow progress in the battle to recapture Yushan County, the soldiers of the Fourth Regiment still launched a tenacious attack on the Japanese troops in Yushan County.