The KPA's position is an inverted triangle, and since the beginning of the war, the Japanese army's attacks have been concentrated on the left and right flank positions of the KPA, and the 1st Regiment stationed in the rear position has not been attacked except after the initial containment attack on the Japanese army, and has been recuperating in the rear position.

Because there was no entanglement of the Japanese army, the 1st Regiment quickly surpassed the 2nd Regiment and the 3rd Regiment and approached the Japanese position.

At this time, the strength of the attacking and defending sides was roughly equal, and although the Japanese suffered more casualties in the previous battle, they were on the defensive side, so it could also offset the small advantage of the KPA in terms of strength. And although the 1st Regiment had been recuperating, this Japanese wing was tasked with a feint in battle, and it did not consume much.

However, the biggest disadvantage of the Japanese army was that there was no artillery, and although the 1st Regiment had consumed most of the shells in the previous pinning battle, the remaining small half of the shells were enough to completely suppress the Japanese army.

Since the Japanese army was holding on to their positions and did not have sufficient suppressive weapons against the mortars, the KPA's mortars could also calmly aim and shoot, giving up the speed of the artillery and pursuing the accuracy of the shooting. Therefore, the shells fell into the Japanese positions one after another, destroying the fire points and temporary strongholds arranged by the Japanese army one by one. Fortunately, Oshima Hisuno's headquarters was located relatively backward and well concealed, so it did not become the target of the KPA.

It was only at this time that Hisunao Oshima, who was in the headquarters, saw clearly that the artillery used by the People's Army turned out to be a simple artillery with a short barrel, so it was no wonder that there was such an artillery in the People's Army, and it was not discovered by his own scouts. However, Oshima Hisunao carefully observed and found that although this kind of artillery has no gun wheels, guards, and gun carriages, the shell advance and retreat device is to use a tripod to support a barrel, and it is still the most old-fashioned front filling method, but it seems to be very convenient to use, and the speed of firing one cannon after another is not slow.

In fact, in the previous stage of the battle, the People's Army used a large number of mortars on the battlefield, but at that time, the attention of the Japanese army was attracted by the tall and powerful weapon of the armored train gun, so they did not pay attention to the power of this small artillery, and although it was the first time to see such a weapon, but Oshima Hisunao was a long-time battle-hardened person, so he naturally quickly understood the value of this kind of improvised artillery.

Although this improvised artillery is much less powerful than conventional artillery of the same caliber, it is lightweight, flexible, easy to carry, and able to move with the infantry, and this advantage alone is enough to give this artillery a foothold on the battlefield, and from the current situation, it is clear that the KPA has been equipped with this kind of artillery in large numbers. Thinking that in the future, the People's Army can get rid of the drag of artillery, travel lightly, move quickly on a large scale on the battlefield, and ensure sufficient fire support.

And think about it further, overseas Chinese not only came up with armored train guns that could be used to move naval guns ashore, but also made such lightweight, flexible, and easy-to-carry improvised artillery, although there is no technical difficulty that these weapons cannot be overcome, as long as there are finished products, all countries, including Japan, can imitate them in one or two years. But the ability of the overseas Chinese to integrate these whimsical ideas is truly frightening, and can give them a brief lead, and who knows that they also have those whimsical new weapons. Is Japan able to deal with such an opponent?

Thinking of this, Hisunao Oshima couldn't help but shudder, and didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Of course, the current situation of the battle did not allow Oshima to be cranky anymore, because the KPA shelling had already blasted several gaps in the Japanese positions and launched a charge towards them.

Of course, if it is only like this, it is not too serious, after all, the Japanese army still has a definite advantage in white-knuckle warfare. However, at this time, the left and right flanks of the KPA also got rid of the entanglement of the Japanese army and attacked. Under the three-sided attack of the KPA, the Japanese troops in the position could not hold on, and either fell to the ground and died, or retreated backwards. And Oshima Hisashi saw that the general trend had gone, and only ordered a retreat.

The Japanese army finally retreated on all fronts, but the KPA did not chase after it, but immediately organized positions on the spot, dug trenches, and prepared for defense, and there was no time to clear the battlefield.

It turned out that Li Lixin had already received a report from the scouts at this time, and the follow-up army of the Japanese army was only less than 15 kilometers away from the battlefield, and if the advance was accelerated, it could be rushed to the battlefield within one hour.

Fortunately, it only took more than 20 minutes for Liu Tieji to lead the 6th Division to the battlefield, and the People's Army not only seemed to have an extra division, but also brought a large amount of ammunition and conventional artillery, so that there was no fear of the Japanese army attacking again.

Only then could the KPA move to clear the battlefield and set up its positions. After counting, in the first battle just now, the People's Army killed a total of 3,054 Japanese soldiers and captured 279 people, while 1,123 of its own casualties, 1,867 wounded, and 21 missing. 2,158 rounds of infantry and more than 30,000 rounds of ammunition were captured. In addition, the KPA has not been able to count 4,386 Japanese soldiers wounded and 326 missing.

An hour later, the scouts reported again that the Japanese had retreated. Therefore, Liu Tie also breathed a sigh of relief, and finally intercepted the Japanese army.

It turned out that after Oshima Hisashi led the remnants of the Japanese army to retreat, he soon met with the follow-up Japanese army, and the Japanese army's commander-in-chief Nozu Michikani was also taken aback after learning of Oshima Hisuno's defeat, he didn't expect the People's Army to react so quickly, and he missed a step to block the way for the Japanese army to reinforce Phoenix, and the 9th Division was disabled like this, with more than 7,000 people reduced, and basically lost its combat effectiveness.

And listening to what Oshima Hisachi said about the kind of improvised artillery of the People's Army, Nozu Michikan vaguely has some impressions, after all, he has fought with the People's Army, but at that time, the impression of super-large caliber artillery such as armored train guns and self-propelled guns was too deep for Nozu Michikan, so he didn't pay attention to other aspects, but Oshima Hisunao reminded him, Nozu Michikan remembered some, he is also a person with rich war experience, and he can quickly imagine the huge role of this kind of improvised artillery on the battlefield.

So Nozu Michikan did not dare to advance further, but ordered the Japanese army to stop its advance and sent a large number of scouts to reconnoiter the situation of the KPA. In a short time, the scouts reported that the KPA had increased to two divisions, were digging trenches, arranging positions, and this time bringing a large number of artillery. After hearing this, Nozu Michikan thought about it for a while, and then ordered the army to withdraw and withdraw the army to the mouth of the Kusakawa.

Although the Japanese army in this era also emphasized spiritual strength, often played "jade shattering", and was loyal to the emperor at every turn, but on the whole, it was still the majority of the rational time, and the war also talked about the time, place, and people, and did not know that it was impossible to win, or the hope of victory was not great, but it still hoped that the Japanese army would completely rely on spiritual strength to create miracles. Nozu Michikani decided that the Japanese army's chances of victory were not great.

First of all, from the perspective of the overall situation, the People's Army is clearly playing the tactic of encircling the point to send reinforcements, so if you launch an attack on the People's Army again, isn't it just right to enter the preset rhythm of the People's Army? Moreover, although the People's Army now has only two divisions, the defending side needs fewer troops, and the 9th Division on its own side has been disabled, and there is only one complete division and regiment left, as well as 3 brigades, and the advantage in strength is not great, not to mention that the People's Army must have follow-up reinforcements; again, the 9th Division was disabled, which was a big blow to the morale of the Japanese army, and after the victory of the People's Army, the morale was at its peak, and it was obviously not a correct choice to attack the KPA's position at this time. What's more, Nozu Michikan doesn't know if the KPA will come up with any new weapons.

And although the People's Army has now cut off the retreat of the Japanese army, Phoenix, Jiuliancheng and other places are still in the hands of the Japanese army, and after the Japanese army decides to abandon Shenyang, it can concentrate about 250,000 troops, which can be said to have a large surplus, at least another 100,000 or so troops can be drawn out to open up the retreat route, so the situation has not yet reached the most critical moment, and there is no need to take risky actions.

In the afternoon of the same day, Dashanyan in Liaoyang received a report from Nozu Michikan that the Japanese army's plan to reinforce Phoenix had failed, and Dashanyan certainly knew that the current situation had not yet reached the worst time, and the Japanese army did have a great chance to open up the retreat route, but the consequence of this was that the Japanese army would retreat on the whole line, because Liaoyang was too far away from Jiulian City, and the Japanese army was sure to open up the road from Liaoyang to Jiulian City in a short time, but it was impossible to ensure the safety and smoothness of this route for a long time, so once the line was opened, it was necessary to retreat on the whole line, at least to the area east of Phoenix City to ensure safety。

However, this means that the Japanese army will give up most of the gains since the start of the war between Japan and Russia, and completely return to the state when Japan and Russia first started the war. So Oyama Iwa sent a long telegram to Japan, explaining the current situation, including the news of the failure to reinforce Phoenix, in detail, and requesting further instructions from the country.