Under the cover of the devil's artillery under the command of Oda Masakazu, the commander of the devil's artillery, the 3rd Infantry Wing of the 29th Infantry Brigade of the 18th Infantry Brigade of the 3rd Division of the Little Devil concentrated two Japanese brigades to attack the blocking position jointly defended by Zhang Dabiao's division and the 4th battalion He Yongjie north of the Weixian River, and soon failed.

The two Japanese infantry brigades that broke through and killed suffered at least 700 casualties, and the remaining 1,400 Japanese troops retreated in disarray.

The two assault brigades of the 34th Infantry Wing of the 29th Brigade of the Japanese Army, which were responsible for the feint attack east and west of Ulxian, also gave up the attack and temporarily retreated to the starting position of the attack.

On the battlefield, in front of the defensive position of the new regiment north of Wei County, the corpses of the killed Japanese soldiers were strewn all over the place, and the stumps and broken arms were everywhere.

Major General Kanichiro Ueno, commander of the 29th Infantry Brigade, summoned the two devil wing commanders under his command and scolded the two wing commanders.

"Ba Ge Yalu, are you all rubbish? The enemy's blocking force here is at least about 2,500 at most. The Empire's two elite infantry brigades, more than 2,000 elites, are enough to crush at least twice the strength of the enemy army that is blocking head-on! Major General Kanichiro Ueno yelled at the two devil wing captains under him.

However, the commander of the 18th Infantry Wing, Takeuchi Sonoki, who came to be scolded, said with a wry smile: "Brigade commander, the enemy's firepower to block and defend is very strong, and most of them are submachine guns and light and heavy machine guns. Among them are a large number of Jack light machine guns, as well as a large number of Maxim heavy machine guns, and the opponent is good at deploying concave defensive positions. The terrain had already been penetrated by the hollows dug by the enemy, and our soldiers rushed into it, covered by the blockade of enemy crossfire, and heavy casualties were inevitable. ”。

"But won't you continue to attack and advance, it's already a dead end, and there's still a chance to rush forward." Kanichiro Ueno said with a gloomy face.

Kanichiro Ueno said this, and Takeuchi was speechless.

The 34th Wing Commander Yokota Deer Dazuo, who was still on the side, hesitated for a few seconds and then said: "Brigade commander, my wing is responsible for feints on both sides of Wei County, although the losses are not large. However, the two brigades of the feint reported that the enemy defending the east and west of the city was also in the strength of a reinforced regiment. And the position is very powerful, and the firepower is very strong. But there were many hidden points of machine-gun fire and a large number of mortars. We made many feints, but the enemy was only on the defensive, and would not counterattack. Our opponents are strong! ”。

The subtext is that the new group is very strong, and it is not in a hurry!

However, Kanichiro Ueno had already received a call from the division commander Fujita Susumu and ordered the 29th Brigade to take the defensive position of Zhang Dabiao's division as soon as possible and cross the river to carry out a direct attack on the northern city of Ul County.

"There is no way, the division commander has already called, ordering our unit to overcome the new regimental blocking position on the north bank of the river north of Wei County as soon as possible and continue to attack the south bank."

After a pause, Kanichiro Ueno said: "The 18th Wing has one more infantry brigade, and the men and horses woven by the three infantry brigades will storm the enemy positions on the north bank together. In the 34th Wing, you also invested two infantry brigades to launch a fierce attack on the west and east of the city respectively, trying to get out the fire points of the enemy's positions as much as possible. ”。

"Hai, brigade commander!"

The two devil co-captains, Takeuchi Soki and Yokota Deer, looked at each other darkly, and then paused in unison.

After Kanichiro Ueno briefly gave instructions to the two Devil Wing Captains on the map, he waved his hand and motioned for the two of them to return to the army to direct the attack.

At this time, Matsui Ishone and Kagesa Zhenaki, who were standing on the top of a high ground more than 300 meters north of the city, looked very bad!

"Your Excellency General, Fujita came in and called to report that the first attack on the enemy position in Wei County had at least seven hundred casualties. The enemy's crossfire deployment was very cunning, and the two main assault groups of the 18th Wing of the 29th Infantry Brigade were subjected to blockade and cover fire from enemy crossfire and suffered heavy casualties. The rest of the troops were safely withdrawn. ”

After a pause, Kage Zuo Zhenzhao continued bitterly: "In addition, due to the continuous light rain, the sight of the attacking troops is sometimes blocked. And because of the continuous light rain, the ground has begun to be muddy, and it is very disadvantageous for the assault Imperial soldiers to step on the muddy ground to attack. ”。

"But before the time came when he could not continue to fight, he ordered Fujita to advance, and all the enemy positions outside the city of Ul County must be conquered as soon as possible. You can't attack here for too long, or you won't be able to hold up on your ammo. Matsui Ishone looked up and watched the rain in the sky continue, and the wind speed increased a lot.

At this time, there is no chance to count on the bombing reinforcements of the fighters of the air force.

However, because Laiyuan, Guangling, Lingqiu County, and the places south of Feihukou Wei County have all been controlled by the new group.

In other words, at this time, the remaining forces of the 3rd Division under the command of Matsui Ishine once fell into a battle of attrition with the new regiment in Ulxian. Then once the ammunition is depleted to a dangerous point, the devil garrison in the south will definitely not be able to transport reinforcements north, and can only rely on the Japanese troops in the direction of Huai'an, Tianzhen, Datong and Zhangjiakou to move south.

However, it all takes time.

Seeing this, Ying Zuozhen could only nod and say, "Hai, Your Excellency the General!" He then sent someone to contact Fujita and ordered him to launch a second attack as soon as possible.

At the very least, sweep away all the defensive positions deployed by the new regiment outside of Wei County!

Less than fifteen minutes after Matsui Ishone commanded the Japanese army to launch the first onslaught on Ul County, under the orders of Matsui Ishone, the commander of the 3rd Division, Lieutenant General Fujita Shin, personally ordered the commander of the 29th Infantry Brigade to launch a second attack.

Subsequently, under the cover of the devil's artillery under the command of Oda Masakazu, the commander of the devil's artillery, amid the rumbling explosion, the three Japanese brigades totaling nearly 3,000 Japanese troops launched an attack on Zhang Dabiao's defensive position.

"Kill the !!!"

The commander of the 29th Brigade, Kanichiro Ueno, personally pressed the formation, led a brigade to supervise the battle team to press the rear, and ordered the devil soldiers of the three Japanese brigades of the 18th Wing to the brigade to attack forward in an arc from left to right.

Kanichiro Ueno personally pressed the formation, and the commander of the 18th Wing, Takeuchi Taneki, also drew his samurai saber and personally commanded the three Japanese brigades to attack with murderous spirit.

All of a sudden, in Zhang Dabiao's stunned gaze, thousands of Japanese troops did not dodge the counterattack of the defenders' firepower, and rushed forward in a daze!

"Battalion commander, battalion commander, the little devil is crazy, this is a desperate attack! The brothers' machine guns are all red! Less than five minutes after the devil's second attack began, a front-line commander and fighter personally ran to the battalion headquarters to report to Zhang Dabiao in person.

Zhang Dabiao had already seen the battle situation in front of him from the telescope, and saw two or three thousand devils scattered to attack, although they encountered fierce resistance from the firepower of various units of the first battalion, but all the devils were stunned and charged desperately.

The most powerful Japanese squads all risked their lives to fight less than 30 meters from the front of the defensive position of the first battalion.