Devil's Army

Chapter 1951 Hunting Down the Japanese Navy in Three Towns of Wuhan

The Second Regiment's attack was thwarted, and the First Army Air Force and the First Army Navy rushed over to retaliate.

The Japanese artillery positions were reduced to ashes by the fierce bombing from the air and river by the First Army Air Force and the Navy.

The Japanese strongholds and fortresses on the hill of Shinji Town were also bombed by the First Army Air Force and Navy.

Taking advantage of the Japanese army's rout caused by bombing, the soldiers of the Second Regiment seized the high ground stronghold and fortress of Xindi Town in one fell swoop.

The attack on Mianyang County by the First Brigade and the First Regiment of the New Fourth Army and the Independent Battalion of the New Fourth Army was particularly fierce.

Japanese naval vessels from the three towns of Wuhan roamed the reed marshes of the water network in Mianyang County, launching continuous attacks and bombing of the attacking First Regiment and New Fourth Army soldiers while dodging air raids by the First Army Air Force.

One naval squadron was ordered to encircle and suppress the Japanese navy in the three towns of Wuhan. However, Mianyang County was surrounded by a network of waterways, and the naval squadron had limited ships, so the encirclement and suppression efforts were ineffective.

In order to encircle and annihilate the elusive Japanese navy in the three towns of Wuhan, a brigade commander specially established a joint air force and navy operations command. The command was located in Jianli County.

The First Army Air Force deployed fighter jets to patrol the airspace, and once the Japanese Navy was spotted, the First Army Navy was immediately notified to go and encircle and annihilate it.

Taking advantage of the terrain, the First Air Force's air force overlooked and monitored the reed marshes and waterways surrounding Mianyang County. This made it much more difficult for the Japanese to launch a surprise attack.

To Commander Yokoyama's further dismay, the navy they had been eagerly awaiting failed to arrive as reinforcements. Meanwhile, the formidable Qingdao fleet arrived.

Furthermore, small and medium-sized warships were deployed to the Yangtze River to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the naval forces in the three towns of Wuhan.

Two bombers from the First Army spotted unusual activity in a reed bed near the South Gate of Mianyang County from high altitude.

Judging from the direction of the movement in the reeds, it should be heading towards the east gate.

Having received intelligence, the First Squadron of the First Army Navy set up an ambush in a reed bed leading to the East Gate.

An air force unit from Nanchang also took off urgently, heading towards Dongmen in Mianyang County.

After a while, a Japanese naval fleet consisting of more than 10 gunboats sailed out of the reed marshes south of Mianyang County and headed straight for the east gate.

After preparing to attack the elite troops that were storming the east gate of Mianyang County, the Japanese army hid in the reed marshes leading to the Hanyang waterway.

But while the idea was good, reality was harsh.

The Japanese troops had barely left the reed marshes south of the gate when they were surrounded by the First Fleet of the First Army Navy.

A barrage of shells flew from the reeds, catching the Japanese warships completely off guard.

Soon after, the Japanese ship captains adjusted their deployment, and the ships formed a double-row battle formation to meet the First Squadron of the First Army Navy hidden in the reeds.

When the Japanese warships on the outer row were bombed by the First Army Navy ships, the Japanese warships on the inner row immediately bombed the First Army Navy ships hidden in the reeds.

This tactic by the Japanese army temporarily suppressed the naval gunfire of the First Army. However, the Nanchang Air Force of the First Army quickly arrived and launched a fierce bombing and strafing attack on the Japanese ships from the air.

Under the combined attack of the air force and navy, the Japanese naval force attempting to launch a surprise attack on the First Regiment at the East Gate of Mianyang County was completely annihilated.

At this time, fierce cannon fire could be heard from various waterways in Mianyang County, Jianli County, and Hanyang County.

The First Naval Squadron and the First Naval Air Force continuously hunted down Japanese naval forces hiding in various locations throughout the three towns of Wuhan.

After three days of hunting by the First Fleet of the First Army Navy, a part of the First Army Qingdao Fleet, and the First Army Air Force, the Japanese naval forces in the three towns of Wuhan were almost completely wiped out.

Moreover, while hunting down the Japanese navy in the three towns of Wuhan, the soldiers of the brigade also received an unexpected surprise.