Rentou Mountain is located in the eastern part of Zhangjiakou City, between Xuanhua and Chongli, with an altitude of more than 1,600 meters, and is named because the main peak resembles a human head.

Such a commanding height, once it is captured by Li Yunlong's troops, for the devil defenders at the east gate, the other party will occupy the commanding heights of Rentou Mountain and condescendingly carry out firepower.

Therefore, Rentou Mountain can't give up!

Yamanoda Ken smiled bitterly when he heard this, "Brigade commander, if the department gives up Rentou Mountain, the remaining troops of the East Gate defenders may not be able to support the defenders of Rentou Mountain. At present, the defenders of Rentou Mountain suffered heavy casualties, and a squadron of troops that went out to support from the East Gate City was attacked by the new regiment on the road and up the mountain, and suffered a lot of losses. Even if there were not many troops on the mountain, the defenders were helpless to give up. ”

"No, order the 103rd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Wing to defend Rentou Mountain to ensure that the commanding heights of Rentou Mountain are still in our hands. Otherwise, if they lose the commanding heights of Rentou Mountain, they at the head of the East Gate will also be under the condescending fire attack of Rentou Mountain occupied by the enemy, don't you understand this? Execute the command put! ”

Oda Matsuji waved his hand and shouted expressionlessly!

Seeing that Oda Matsuji's plan had been decided, Yamanoda Ken had no choice but to pause heavily and said: "Hai, brigade commander, I understand my humble position." Then Ken Yamanoda arranged for someone to call the devil defenders at the east gate, asking to ensure that the commanding heights of Rentou Mountain were under his control.

As for whether the 103rd Infantry Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Wing can hold Rentou Mountain, it depends on the will of God.

At this time, before Oda Matsuji and Yamanoda Ken could breathe a sigh of relief, the devil herald sent back by Kumagai Matata had already rushed south to the Japanese brigade headquarters in the inner city.

"Report to the brigade commander, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, the railway station is almost unable to hold on, and it is about to be lost!"

When Oda Matsuji heard this, he immediately grabbed the collar of the devil herald and roared, "So fast? Didn't the commander of this brigade send Type 95 light tanks to reinforce the railway station? With the presence of Imperial chariots, the railway station is about to fall so soon? ”。

"Brigade commander, the enemy threw Molotov cocktails, which caused the Imperial tank to burn and burn to wreckage in less than a few minutes. The tank driver was also burned and killed! Without tanks, the remaining forces of the railway station were already under the fierce attack of more than 2,000 enemy troops, and could not withstand it. Your Excellency, Brigade Commander! The devil herald replied tremblingly!

Leaving behind the devil herald, Oda Matsuji walked to the table where the map was placed and stared carefully!

"Damn! The tide of battle has deteriorated! Oda Matsuji said in a condensed voice.

Yamanoda, the chief of staff of the brigade on the side, said urgently: "Brigade commander, I suggest that I order Kumagai to abandon the railway station!" The railway station can no longer be defended, so it is better to withdraw the remnants of Kumagai Matata to the inner city where the brigade headquarters is located to block the attack! ”。

"Okay, immediately follow the advice of the chief of staff!" Oda Matsuji pointed to the devil herald who came to report urgently.

The devil herald paused and said, "Hai, brigade commander!" Then he ran away.

At this time, the sound of gunfire was already coming from the direction of the north gate, the east gate and the west gate, indicating that the fierce battle between the devil defenders of each gate and the various units of the new regiment was not optimistic.

Although there was also the sound of gunfire at the south gate guarded by the Imperial Allies, it was not very intense.

"The battle in the direction of the south gate is not very fierce, could it be that Li Yunlong really has an attempt to surround the three and lack one? Just waiting for me to withdraw from Zhangjiakou? Pointing to the map, Oda Matsuji asked the chief of staff, Ken Yamanoda.

Yamanoda Ken thought for a while and said, "For the time being, it is not known, according to the information we have obtained before, the troops currently under the command of Li Yunlong have achieved one war horse per man. Its mobility is very strong, and all the units of the 103rd Wing stationed in Zhangjiakou are infantry, and there is only a few cavalry squadrons. Once you break through and go south, you will easily encounter the resistance of its cavalry! It's too dangerous! ”。

"According to the city's stubborn defense, now the north gate has been lost, and the railway station is soon lost. Li Yunlong's troops from the north gate were more than 2,000 people, and they rushed all the way south, and it would not be too long to approach the brigade headquarters in our inner city. We're going to think about it, Chief of Staff! ”

Ken Yamanoda immediately said: "Brigade commander! ”。

"Be ready to break through to the south to Xuanhua, Shacheng and other places at any time! Even if we send troops to reinforce us from the direction of Beiping at this time, I am afraid that we will not be able to get reinforcements in a short period of time. With our current strength, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold Zhangjiakou for long. Looking at the places south of Zhangjiakou, Oda Matsuji said in a condensed voice.

Yamanoda Ken's eyes were solemn, and he said: "Brigade commander, if you lose Zhangjiakou in this way, the front army headquarters will inevitably be held accountable afterwards!" ”。

"There's no way! I didn't expect that Li Yunlong's troops would turn around so quickly and rush down from Rehe along Duolun, Baochang, and Zhangbei. The Wild Fox Ridge Fortress itself is a dangerous pass, but I didn't expect it to be captured by a new surprise attack. Wild Fox Ridge is lost, and it is too late for us to get two urgent telegrams from General Matsui. ”

After a pause, Oda Matsuji continued: "Needless to say, carry out the order!" Chief of staff! ”。

"Hai, brigade commander, humblely obeys." Seeing this, Oda Matsuji had already given the order, and Ken Yamanoda had no choice but to pause.

However, at this time, the sound of gunfire around the Devil Brigade Headquarters became louder and louder, and it became more and more clear and audible, indicating that the Devil defenders of each gate were very difficult to defend the city. The offensive of the new regiment is very strong, and I am afraid that it will really not be able to hold it for a long time.

Oda Matsuji realized at this time that the new regiment of Li Yunlong's division, which was able to eat the 2nd Division and the 6th Division, was really strong. Under the attack of thousands of miles, he killed the city of Zhangjiakou without paying attention. A fierce beating, Oda Matsuji's arrogance was immediately discarded.

Instead, the new 1st Regiment, a force that could annihilate countless elite troops of the empire, drag the 3rd Division under the command of Matsui Ishine to death, and eat up half of the troops, finally paid attention to it.

It's just that what Oda Matsuji didn't know at this time was that if he concentrated all the defending forces to break through to the south and move closer to the Japanese troops along Xuanhua and Shacheng, there might still be a glimmer of life.

At this time, continuing to defend Zhangjiakou is already a dead end. Faced with the units of the new regiment in the night battle, the advantage of the Japanese army in the night battle was not higher than that of the new regiment.

And Li Yunlong commanded the new regiment to fight in the city street battles, and they are already veterans, and in the face of the devils in Zhangjiakou, they are all fighting smoothly so far.

At the Zhangjiakou Chengbei Railway Station, the leader of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 52nd Infantry Brigade of the 103rd Infantry Wing of the 26th Infantry Division of the Devil's 26th Division, who needed to lead the remnants, had already been swept into a sieve by the submachine guns in the hands of the soldiers of the first battalion on the platform of the railway station, and he had already died.

The devils at the railway station wanted to abandon the railway station and go south to move closer to the devil headquarters of the 52nd Brigade Headquarters. Killed all the devils with less than 80 remnants of less than 80 soldiers under the personal command of Kumagai Matata near the platform of the railway station.