The 119th Wing of the Japanese Army fought with the main force of the 1st Reserve Regiment in the area of Huangshu Mountain, and the Japanese troops thought that they would intercept the 1st Reserve Regiment north of the county map.

The commander of the 119th Wing, Ishida Jinzo, thought that the main force of the 1st Reserve Regiment was nothing more than that, and he once again dispatched two infantry squadrons to go to Zhaizi Mountain, and he wanted to launch an operation from Zhaizi Mountain to launch a counterattack against the 1st Reserve Regiment.

The battle between the Chinese and Japanese sides continued until 3 p.m., when the troops of the 3rd Battalion bypassed Huangshu Mountain and launched a direct attack on Gujiao County.

Because the main forces of the Japanese army were concentrated in the areas of Huangshu Mountain, Geshang Town, and Zhaizishan, they gathered in these areas to intercept Japanese troops.

However, to the south of the above areas, they did not garrison any troops, and the troops of the third battalion entered a no-man's land, and successively captured Laoshusi Village, Hongliangyan Village, and other areas.

With the entry of Hongliangyan Village into the hands of the 3rd Battalion troops, the connection between Huangshushan and the Japanese army in Geshang Town has been cut off, and the 1st Reserve Regiment began to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese troops in Huangshushan.

While preparing for the desperate battle of the 1st Regiment, the regimental headquarters radio station successively received a secret telegram from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the headquarters of the 120th Division.

The head of the headquarters strictly ordered the first reserve regiment to quickly abandon the battle plan against Gujiao County and rush to Loufan County.

And the telegram from the headquarters of the 120th Division even felt like a scolding mother, after all, if the first reserve regiment could not be stationed in Loufan County as planned, the flank and rear of the 359 Brigade would be completely exposed to the Japanese troops.

After receiving a telegram from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the headquarters of the 120th Division, the regimental headquarters of the first regiment set up in Shenyanzhuang did not know what to do.

Because at this time, Sun Weiguo was not here in the regimental headquarters of the first regiment, and there was also a special combat team directly under the regimental headquarters that disappeared with Sun Weiguo.

"Political commissar, chief of staff, the ninth company of the third battalion has captured the No. 1 heights of Huangshushan, and the Japanese troops are fleeing to the south."

Chief of Staff Zhu Jianwei hurriedly ran to the regiment headquarters, and he immediately made a report.

Hearing that the troops had captured the No. 1 Heights of Huangshu Mountain, Shen Wei and Zhao Lerong couldn't help but show excited expressions on their faces.

The No. 1 Heights is the commanding height of Huangshu Mountain, and the capture of this place can condescendingly attack other Japanese positions, which is also the reason for the defeat and escape of the Japanese army.

"The 2nd Battalion was ordered to immediately launch a siege on the Japanese troops in Geshang Town to attract reinforcements from the Japanese troops in Zhaizishan, and the troops of the 3rd Battalion were to prepare to attack the Japanese reinforcements in Zhaizishan. The artillery company of the regimental headquarters was assigned to the second battalion to fight, and in addition, it sent a telegram to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the headquarters of the 120th Division. ”

Chief of Staff Zhao Lerong immediately gave the order, and a serious expression appeared on his face.

Shen Wei frowned, she looked at the map and was silent.

With the order of the regimental headquarters, two infantry battalions and an artillery company of more than a thousand troops were quickly mobilized.

The second battalion besieged the Japanese army's second brigade headquarters and an infantry squadron in Geshang Town, and the Japanese army's more than 100 troops who had retreated from Huangshu Mountain and an infantry squadron in Zhaizishan quickly began to reinforce Geshang Town, and the troops of both sides began to engage in fierce fighting on the periphery of Geshang Town.

The battle lasted until about seven o'clock in the evening, when the troops of the 1st Regiment began to leave the battlefield, and the main force of the 2nd Brigade of the Japanese Army began to assemble in the town of Geshang.

Geshang Town, the second brigade headquarters of the Japanese army.

"Captain, it's not good, the Zhaizishan troops have lost contact." A staff officer hurriedly came to the captain of the Japanese Shaozuo Brigade, and he reported with a pale face.

"Baga, what the hell is going on, how can the troops of Zhaizishan lose contact." Captain Shaozuo said with anger on his face.

One of his infantry brigades had already taken a heavy toll on the Zhaizi Mountain, two of the artillery squad's infantry guns had been destroyed, and the machine gun squadron now had only two of its twelve heavy machine guns, and four more were deployed on Zhaizi Mountain, which meant that these four heavy machine guns would also be included in the battle damage report as the Zhaizi Mountain troops lost contact.

"Captain, the Zhina troops deliberately let us enter Geshang Town, and then they concentrated the main force to attack Zhaizi Mountain, there is also an infantry squadron in Zhaizi Mountain, I'm afraid this infantry squadron is more than lucky." A captain squadron leader said with a serious expression.

The captain squadron leader was right, the first reserve regiment deliberately let reinforcements enter Geshang Town, and then the first reserve regiment concentrated the guard company directly under the regimental headquarters, and the artillery company was assigned to the third battalion troops, and under the leadership of the battalion commander Sun Ziyuan, the troops began to storm Zhaizi Mountain.

After paying the price of dozens of casualties, the troops of the third battalion captured Zhaizi Mountain, annihilated more than 100 people in Zhaizi Mountain, and captured more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns.

"Get in touch with the wing headquarters immediately and request tactical guidance." The commander of the Japanese army immediately began to give orders.

At this time, the two infantry squadrons of the Japanese army reinforcing Zhaizishan did not know that Zhaizishan had fallen into the hands of the Chinese troops.

When they came to Zhaizi Mountain, they were met by the third battalion, and the two infantry squadrons were beaten without being able to fight back, and after they paid the number of dead in one squad, the troops quickly withdrew from Zhaizi Mountain.

At ten o'clock in the evening, silence returned to Gujiao County, and the day's fighting began to come to an end.

The main force of the 1st Regiment of the Advance Regiment fought a fierce battle with a reinforced squadron of the Japanese Army in the vicinity of Huangshu Mountain, and the troops of the 1st Regiment of the Advance Regiment successively captured Huangshu Mountain and Zhaizi Mountain, and they trapped the town of Geshang between these two mountains, and the 1st Regiment of the Reserve Regiment in this battle killed 72 people and seriously wounded 65 people.

The Japanese paid the price of 185 killed and 92 seriously wounded, while the Japanese artillery squad and machine gun squadron were almost completely wiped out.

After Ishida Kanazo received the order of the commander of the Shaoza brigade, he immediately ordered the captain of the Shaoza to evacuate and garrison the area of Nian Yan Village, so as to defend the troops of the 1st Regiment of the resistance reserve, and the two reinforced infantry squadrons were also assigned to the command of the 2nd Brigade of the Japanese army.

In the county seat of Gujiao County, after the commander of the Great Zuo Wing, Ishida Kinzo, gave the order, he stood in front of the map with a solemn expression on his face.

"Wing Commander, the 1st Reserve Regiment is attacking fiercely, they are very well armed, according to the report of the 2nd Brigade, their light machine guns are assigned to the squad level, the company has direct heavy machine guns, the artillery has not only mountain artillery but also mortars, and their infantry battalion seems to have infantry guns and heavy machine guns to support the operation. In terms of armament, one battalion of them is more than our two infantry squadrons. At this time, the chief of staff of Shaozo came to Ishida Jinzo, and he reported softly.

"The first brigade is not far from Loufu County, it would be a pity to transfer them back at this time, we will first hold back the troops of the first regiment in reserve, and after we withdraw the troops to the county seat, we will rely on the strong fortifications of the county town to defend it, and the troops of the branch will have nothing to do with us." Ishida Kinzo had a sneer on his face.

The warehouse in the county seat had the unit's military supplies, weapons and ammunition supplies, and Ishida Kinzo's hole card was to defend the county seat and drag down the first regiment in reserve.

But as soon as his words fell, a loud explosion began to ring in his ears.