The officers and men of the 11th Reserve Division were gnawing on miscellaneous grain cakes while tidying up their positions, and Zhao Dingchang must have asked the signal troops every three minutes, but the military headquarters still did not allow the abandonment of the Zhangshuwan position......

"Report, deputy commander, telegram from the military department!" The communications corps finally brought good news,

"Order: Allow the Reserve 11th Division to retreat to the area around Tading Mountain for defense, and a regiment of the 15th Division will accompany it to participate in the defense of Tading Mountain! Li Yutang! ”

"Inform the brethren to retreat towards Tower Hill!" Seeing that the Japanese devils were about to attack, at 12:20, Zhao Dingchang issued an order to retreat,

The remaining brethren, dragging their tired bodies and enduring the hunger in their stomachs, retreated to Tading Mountain, five kilometers away, and the reinforcements of the 15th Division, which were walking in front, were not much better......

With white shells torn into strips of cloth in their uniforms, dark faces, and bloodshot eyes, this group of retreating soldiers was slowly marching towards the top of the tower......

"Ding Dong" one brother did not step on his feet steadily, and fell directly on the muddy mountain road, and a brother next to him tried to help, but both of them fell in the mud.

"Hurry up, the devil won't give us a lot of time." Zhao Dingchang is still trying to cheer up the brothers;

"Boom"

The devil's mountain artillery was firing at Zhangshuwan again, but this time the Japanese artillery fire did not play any role except for shaking the soil of Zhangshuwan, and 20 minutes later, the Japanese rushed to the Zhangshuwan position and found that the Chinese defenders had retreated......

"Brethren, make haste; The devils have already started shelling, we still have half an hour at most, the Japanese will catch up, and we must reach the top of the tower before the Japanese chase to the top of the mountain. Build the trenches! Zhao Dingchang's slightly eager voice sounded,

Hearing the shelling of the devils, the soldiers who survived the artillery fire and came first did not need Zhao Dingchang's urging at all, and automatically accelerated the pace of escape......

At one o'clock in the afternoon, after breaking through the second line position of the reserve 11th Division, the Japanese army expanded its gains from Gurong to the left and right. The troops that turned back to the left engaged the 25th Division of the 190th Army at Shell Mountain; Its main force swirled back to the right in pursuit, attempting to encircle and annihilate the Chinese defenders retreating from Zhangshu Bay.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, after an hour and a half of marching, the remnants of the 11th Division and a regiment of the 15th Division arrived at Tading Mountain, and half an hour later, a fierce battle began with the main force of the Japanese army pursuing here......

Tading Mountain, once again repelled the Japanese attack, the remaining officers and soldiers of the 11th Division of the Reserve Total were less than 500 people, the military headquarters finally arrived the retreat order, ordering a regiment of the 15th Division to continue to defend on Tading Mountain, and the Reserve 11th Division to retreat to the Xingzi area to rest. The 128th Division of the friendly 70th Army took over the position of the Reserve 11th Division for defense.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese army, with the help of aircraft, broke through the position of the defending 15th Division, occupied the line of Zhuqiaopu and Tadingshan, and encountered the 128th Division of the 70th Army that rushed to reinforce it, and became a state of confrontation. Reserve the remnants of the 11th Division to withdraw to Xingzi.

The offensive of two infantry wings and one mountain artillery wing of the Japanese Botian detachment was stopped by the Nationalist army on the line of Tadingshan and Shell Mountain, and although the Japanese army had few troops, under the cover of aircraft and artillery, the various participating units of the Nationalist army still only had defensive strength and could not launch a counteroffensive at all.

On the 24th, the 190th Division attacked the enemy in the area of Shell Mountain, but made no great progress; In the afternoon, on the instructions of the theater of operations, the main thing is to stick to the existing positions and form a state of confrontation with the enemy. On the side of the 29th Army Corps, the 19th Division occupied Tading Mountain on the morning of the 24th, and the 128th Division occupied Puquan Mountain, but the Ribota detachment soon attacked the division under the cover of aircraft and artillery, and the position of the 128th Division was broken through, and the 15th Division on its left flank also retreated, and the situation was unfavorable. The headquarters of the 57th Brigade of the 19th Division was also bombed, and the brigade commander was seriously wounded. But 1 regiment of the brigade reinforced the double tip and repelled the enemy. Li Hansoul ordered the reserve 2nd Division to hold the line of Yaque Mountain and flank the enemy army advancing westward; ordered the 4th Army (1 brigade owed) to occupy positions ahead of the line of Lion Rock and Screw Hill to support the operations of Li's Corps; The 9th Division was to hold Jiujiang with the reserve, and the 187th Division was to hold the bank west of Jiujiang.

In the Huashan position, listening to the sound of gunfire getting closer and closer in the past few days, He Jianye felt that something was wrong, and directly ordered the entire position to be defended by the third battalion, and the main force of the 16th Regiment was assembled in the Huashan area, ready to be pulled out at any time.

At 12 noon, He Jianye was watching the battle situation on the map......

"Regiment commander, division command!" The communications soldier handed over a telegram,

"Order your troops to complete the assembly before 3 p.m. and attack towards Yaque Mountain and Puquan Mountain; and wait for the opportunity to occupy the position of the Bird Mountain. Zhao Xitian"

"Call back, our department will attack and advance in the direction of Yaque Mountain at three o'clock on time." He Jianye said to the signal soldier,

"Leng Qi, it's time for us to do our work, order the troops to immediately reorganize their equipment, carry at least three days of dry food, and prepare to drive out, except for the three battalions, the engineer company, the baggage company, the transport company, and the logistics personnel to defend on the spot!" He Jianye turned his head to Leng Qi and said,

"What task?" Lenzaki asked,

"Attack in the direction of Yaqi Mountain and Puquan Mountain." He Jianye smiled bitterly and handed over the telegram for Leng Qi to read for himself......

At this time, the 106th Division of the Japanese Army had all landed at the Gurong beachhead, and a large number of heavy equipment was transferred to the shore, and the 106th Division of the Japanese Army followed the footsteps of the Botian Detachment and attacked in the direction of Tading Mountain......

"Regiment commander, the division headquarters is in an emergency!" The hurried communications soldier handed over a telegram,

"The 128th Division's Puquan Mountain position has been occupied by the Japanese Botian Detachment, and now the 128th Division has withdrawn to the Weijia area to defend on the spot, it is expected that the second reserve division of Yaque Mountain will be attacked by the Botian detachment at any time, I hope your department will speed up the march and reinforce the second division as soon as possible, if your department arrives, the Yaque Mountain position has been occupied by the Japanese army, immediately telegraph to the division headquarters, the heavy artillery cluster of the 29th Army Corps will provide fire support to your department, and your department needs to recapture the Yaque Mountain position in the shortest possible time! Zhao Xitian! ”

"The guard company and the reconnaissance company are coming with me, and the front is clear! Leng Qi, you take the first battalion, the second battalion, and the artillery battalion; Ammunition and equipment were to be followed, and all the brothers had to be in a state of constant combat. He Jianye ordered,

"Commander, let me lead the brothers to open the way! You lead the troops to follow! This way, you will have time to react in case of an enemy. Leng Qi said worriedly,

"Hmph, in the mountainous and jungle area, I took the most elite guard company and reconnaissance company, it's good not to run into Japanese devils, but if I meet devils, I will make them regret coming here." He Jianye sorted out the equipment on his body, and He Jianye, who was carrying two box guns and a sniper rifle, dressed as a soldier, strode out of the regiment headquarters......

"Zeng Da, Yang Xiaoshi, spread out left and right, you are responsible for the two wings, you each draw one platoon for me, and I will break through from the middle; It is less than 5 kilometers from Yaqueshan Mountain, and we try to reach it within 1 small rock. He Jianye knew that the mountain road was in bad condition after the heavy rain, and he did not dare to ask the troops to advance at the speed of a rapid march, and the reconnaissance force of the Japanese army had to be searched on the key road.

"Yes, be careful, Commander." Zeng Da and Yang Xiaoshi excluded the most elite platoon in their troops at the same time, and repeatedly explained to the platoon commander that they must protect the regiment commander.

"The company commander can rest assured, if the Japanese devils can see the regiment commander, it proves that our brothers have all died; We'll get the job done! The two platoon commanders solemnly bid farewell and set off with the troops to follow He Jianye.