At nine o'clock, Adviser Li, Deputy Army Commander Cha, and Director Han returned to the headquarters from the south gate, and Deputy Army Commander Zha and Consultant Li went directly to the war room to report the situation to Army Commander Sun. Director Han returned to the Political Training Office, grabbed the phone and called the political training offices of each brigade and regiment in turn, asking the directors of the Political Training Division to temporarily put aside the things they were doing and come to the Military Political Training Office for a meeting.

Soon, all the directors of the political training department came in turn, and they all sat down at the table automatically. Director Han saw that everyone was basically there, so he put down the pen he was writing, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, smiled, and said: "Chiefs, the devils outside the city have destroyed the city with heavy troops, and it is estimated that the muzzles of the cannons have been raised. All the units of our 41st Army in the city have entered the position, the barrel of the gun is Xiao Xiao, the god of war leans on the sky, and swears to live and die with the Red Mountain......" Before he finished speaking, everyone stretched out their hands and applauded.

He continued: "In Chifeng City, there are too many ordinary people, carrying heavy baggage and repairing fortifications...... It exerted great anti-Japanese enthusiasm. There are also people who directly ask the army to join the army, and there are countless people who take the initiative to contribute money, food, and materials. It's the good side, but there's also the bad side...... everyone listened attentively, and when they suddenly heard that there was a bad side, they all looked at him in surprise.

He still smiled and said: "According to the personnel of the reconnaissance battalion, under the Chifeng Chamber of Commerce, there is an armed merchant group, and the number of people is actually enough for about a company. This business group is in the hands of Lu Bin, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, who is also the head of the group, and has a wide range of land and property, and is a big landowner. Moreover, Lu Bin is a pro-Japanese element, and he hates my 41st Army and those who support us to the core. What I said above is the reality of Chifeng City, and those of us should have these things in our hearts and then go to political work. ”

After listening to him, the directors discussed and communicated with each other on some matters. Director Han continued: "It's almost ten o'clock now, and it is estimated that the devil attack will start soon, and I hope that all of us here will go deep into the front line of trenches, fortifications, etc., and solve the morale problem of all departments at any time." Here, our political training offices at all levels must coordinate well with all commanders, give full play to the subjective initiative of officers and men, and fight the battle flexibly and actively......

The artillery squadron directly under the 17th Wing of the Japanese Army, under the escort of other forward infantry squads, drove to the foot of the mountain two miles away from Hongshanzui, set up a position, and prepared to bombard the Hongshanzui position with five 92 infantry guns. Qiantan Juncao took the observation group to go forward to observe, but was covered by three or eight large covers in the trenches, and seven or eight were killed by a burst of point shots. The leader of the artillery squadron Kuroda Yoshiichi, waved his sword and pointed to the west, shouting: "Heavy artillery squadron, Hongshanzui position, prepare, fire the artillery ......"

A burst of crackling cannons resounded through the north of Chifeng City, the top of Red Mountain. I saw that the Hongshanzui position was blown up by artillery shells, as if a dust storm had blown up out of thin air. Since the telescope could still be seen from a distance that there were still many people on the position, the shelling, which had been extended forward, covered it again. After a burst of artillery bombardment, the Hongshanzui position was bombed with craters and holes.

Kuroda Yoshiichi saw that there were many fortifications built there, but after a while, he looked through a telescope and found only a few defenders fleeing. Kuroda Yoshiichi Nakasa suddenly felt a little deceived, beckoned to the observation group's Qiantan Juncao to come over, raised his hand and gave Qiantan two mouths, and scolded: "Stupid pig, what are you working with your eyes?" Let's take a look at it now, the Hongshanzui position is guaranteed to be a large open space. ”

When Motegi Mae Nozuki learned that the defenders did not know something, he abandoned the Hongshanzui position, and he couldn't figure out what the tactics were for a while, because he thought that he couldn't capture Hongshanzui, so he didn't talk about attacking Chifeng. After thinking about it for a long time, he quickly moved the brigade headquarters forward and moved it to the residence of the 19th Wing in the Mongolian Ridge. As soon as his headquarters moved forward, all the divisions of the front line immediately moved forward, and the attack began together.

The 17th Wing Commander Yamaoka Jie Dazuo came to Hongshanzui with a vigorous attitude and looked at the east gate of Chifeng with a telescope...... He found that the houses on the outskirts of Chifeng City had been turned into fortifications, and there was a trench in the field twenty or thirty meters away from the houses. The Imperial Army could rely on artillery to suppress and capture the trench, but the defenders in the houses were afraid that they would be at ease and kill and injure a large number of Imperial warriors.

Yamaoka stood in the makeshift fortification, using a telescope, looking left and right, and finally made up his mind, he felt that he would completely give up the east gate to the 7th Wing, and he would flexibly extend to the west with the 17th Wing. Moreover, the first fortification should be abandoned, and the houses on which the defenders relied should be destroyed with artillery, so as not to cause the two fortifications to be at the corners of each other. He admired the configuration of the defenders' peripheral fortifications. He felt that this unit was a unit with a flexible fighting style and an active force, and it was no wonder that the Sixth Division was beaten in the Bahrain steppes and did not dare to advance.

His chief of staff, Fikibala, was center-left and hurriedly reported this idea to Motegi Maenotsuki. When Shintaro Umei heard this, he shook his head and said: "No, no, No, Consul Oshima has repeatedly reminded that if the imperial army wants to occupy Chifeng, it must rely on Commander Lu Bin to coordinate some things. There are more properties on Dongheng Street and North Street, and if they are bombarded, they will be designated to bombard his property. At that time, Regiment Commander Lu will not cooperate with us, and the red elements in the 41st Army are the best at doing the work of wooing, and it is easy for him to go to the side of the defenders, what should we do? “

At ten o'clock, Motegi Maenotsuki called Yamaoka Kiyoshi and planned not to use the cannon first, and all the cannons could not be used first. Yamaoka had no choice but to order the squadrons to rush forward and fight for the trenches with the defenders of China. The devil opened the line of skirmishers and rushed forward, screaming and rushing into the trench. The defenders poked the 38 big cover out of the fortifications and shot the devils one by one, and the line of fire quickly opened......

From the very beginning, the devils of the 7th Wing attacked the defenders' positions with cold shots. Kameda Wufu Nakasa ordered the Guotian Artillery Squadron to test fire at the Hongmiaozi position first, and to blow up the entire position.

The Japanese Okaokamu Brigade saw that the Hongshanzui position was made a joke by the 17th Wing, and was glad that it did not attack. They were just west of the 17th Wing, right towards the north gate. Guarding the north gate was the 118th Brigade, and the 238th Regiment jumped out of the trenches again and again, chasing the devil and cutting his neck. Brigade Commander Ma Wanfa ordered the whole brigade to pay attention to the devils in the distance when chasing and cutting devils, so as not to be killed and injured in large numbers.

Only the 73 Wing, attacking the outer trenches, used artillery. Because the defenders fought flexibly, the devils bombarded, the defenders withdrew, the devil infantry attacked, the defenders did not show weakness, shot from a distance, and picked up the big blades when they came to the front, although the devils were morale and well-equipped with weapons, but they still did not have the upper hand. Their 73rd Wing was also notified by Motegi that it was forbidden to bombard houses with shelling......

All units of the 41st Army, in accordance with what Director Han advocated, were flexible and mobile, and their morale was high. The 117th Regiment of the 234th Brigade, a ten-man death squad, detected that Motegi's headquarters was in the Mongolian Ridge, and used the courage of the night attack on the 34th Wing on the Bahrain steppe to bomb Motegi's headquarters. Since the Japanese forces were too dense, they had to withdraw. Caught a squad leader on his return......

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