On the night of the offensive and defensive fighting, after the Japanese offensive stopped. Xiao Hua reported to the Corps Headquarters on the battle situation and losses that day. Soon, Ouyang Jian ordered Xiao Hua to adopt active defensive tactics not to stop the Japanese army. That night, Xiao Hua ordered the guard regiment to organize a sneak attack and launch a large-scale attack on the Japanese army. Gu Shoufu did not expect that the Eighth Route Army would take the initiative to send a small force to launch a sneak attack, and the Japanese troops on the forward position were caught off guard and did not stop for a whole night......

With such an attack, the two wings of the Japanese front did not rest well all night. What made Gu Shoufu most angry was that the Japanese suffered more than 300 casualties overnight, of which 12 92 infantry guns were blown up and two mountain guns were blown up. The soldiers of the two wings were exhausted and could not be put into battle on the second day. This has never happened in the previous battles against the Chinese army. The retaliatory nature of the Japanese army is innate. The next day, Toshio Tani sent a fresh army and launched a tidal attack.

The tragic battle soon entered the white heat, and the moment to test the will to fight, courage and fearlessness of both sides arrived. On the battlefield, the roar of gunfire, gunsmoke and smoke are mixed together, forming a chaotic scene. As Gu Shoufu was provoked, his emotions quickly infected the officers and soldiers below, and the intensity of the Japanese attack continued to intensify. Tani Shofu ordered the heavy artillery brigade not to stop firing if the attacking troops did not approach the position. Under heavy artillery fire, casualties on the defensive positions of the Eighth Route Army began to intensify.

Inside the military headquarters, Xiao Ke looked at the forward position, facing the ravages of Japanese artillery fire, and his heart was very anxious. Suddenly, Xiao Ke remembered something and shouted loudly: "Order the forward troops, put the Japanese army closer to fight, and avoid the Japanese artillery fire." "The casualties were basically from Japanese artillery fire, and Schoke knew it very well. Political Commissar Ye Jianying said with a stern face: "Commander, if you put the Japanese army closer, the Japanese army will soon be able to break through to the position, which is very dangerous." "It was not terrible for the Japanese to break into the position, it was the artillery fire of the Japanese army that was terrible. In addition, close combat can give full play to our firepower superiority and kill and injure a large number of Japanese forces, which is an effective way to contain the Japanese attack. ”

Xiao Ke continued: "Order all the departments in the forward position, organize the counterattack forces, and let the submachine gun exert its power." "Putting the Japanese army closer to fight means that the Japanese army will break into the position at any time, but Xiao Ke has the bottom of his heart, and the troops have specially practiced defensive counter-assault operations for this purpose. The front-line commanders received orders and immediately took measures to counter them. The battle was fought to such an extent that it was better to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese than to suffer from Japanese artillery fire. Soon the effect was revealed, and as the Japanese soldiers approached the position, the Japanese artillery fire was forced to stop.

The Japanese soldiers approached the position, and naturally fought bravely to launch a tidal charge. The grenades of the Eighth Route Army in close combat played a role, and the Eighth Route Army is currently equipped with all grenades. The explosive power of the grenade is not inferior to that of the grenade, and it eliminates the cumbersome pulling of the wire, which is convenient for quick throwing.

Suddenly, in front of the forward position, the explosion of grenades rang out, and the Japanese soldiers were enveloped in gunsmoke. In a defensive position, machine gunners were killed, and Japanese soldiers poured up. At the gap, dozens of Japanese soldiers jumped into the trenches. The defending soldiers quickly engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese troops. Fighting should be the strength of the Japanese army, but the Eighth Route Army's white forbearance is not inferior in the slightest. A tall soldier of the Eighth Route Army leaned back against the trench and was not afraid of danger in the face of three Japanese soldiers. A Japanese soldier was in a hurry and was the first to stab.

I saw that the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army shook their figures, and their bayonets were inserted into the dirt under their ribs, and then they flew up. The short Japanese soldier was kicked and flew up, and the other two Japanese soldiers were stunned, and then shot another Japanese soldier with a false shot, and then smashed the butt of their guns on the Japanese soldier's head. At this time, another Japanese soldier reacted quickly and stabbed with a gun, and the figure of the Eighth Route Army soldier had already moved when he swung his gun, and the Japanese soldier threw his bayonet into the trench wall, and there was no doubt that the bayonet of the Eighth Route Army soldier was red.

A small soldier of the Eighth Route Army was plunged into the abdomen with a bayonet by a short and stout Japanese soldier, and the Japanese soldier did not expect that the other party's bayonet was also inserted into his chest, and both fell together. When the position was precarious, ** overwhelmingly fell on the gap, blocking the Japanese army charging behind, at this time a platoon of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army rushed up from behind, the submachine guns in their hands, spewed out tongues of fire, and the Japanese soldiers who poured into the post-war period fell to the ground under the dense rain of bullets and had no power to parry.

At this time, Gu Shoufu saw that the imperial warriors had stormed the trenches, and immediately ordered the follow-up troops to quickly follow up. In the past, there was basically no suspense for the Japanese army to rush into the trenches, and the breakthrough was just around the corner. But a surprising scene appeared. I saw that the Japanese troops approaching the forward position were defeated one after another. Gu Shoufu immediately understood what was going on and shouted: "The Eighth Route Army is equipped with submachine guns, immediately stop attacking and retreat." He knew in his heart that the Eighth Route Army was doing it on purpose, intending to consume Japanese soldiers on a large scale.

However, the Japanese retreat was ravaged, with grenades, mortars, and accurate shots. The retreating Japanese soldiers were shot continuously. The next scene was even more terrifying, the wounded soldiers of the Japanese army were constantly being shot, and there was really no one left alive. At this time, the Japanese soldiers realized that the slogan shouted by the Eighth Route Army was by no means a lie, and the Japanese officers and soldiers were a little frightened, and Gu Shoufu wanted to vomit blood angrily. As a fierce general, it was impossible for him to order the attack to be stopped, and he ordered the continuation of the artillery bombardment, using oppressive dispersal to deplete the opponent's forces.

A large number of Japanese dead soldiers appeared in the forward positions, and the Eighth Route Army also suffered heavy casualties. After a morning of fierce attack by the Japanese army, the loss of soldiers was slightly higher than that of the Eighth Route Army, and the morale of the officers and men of the 5th Division was greatly reduced. "Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army is using the tactics of fighting attrition, we have been fooled!" The chief of staff woke up. There were dead bodies of Japanese soldiers everywhere in front, such a terrifying scene, in Tani Shoufu's impression of the Russo-Japanese War, and the opponents since then have never made the Japanese army pay such a heavy price.

Just when Gu Shoufu was in a dilemma, the first to speak was the commander of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army. Although the 18th Division is also a first-class division, it is a notch worse than the strength of the 6th Division, and it has not experienced a brutal battle. Since the attack was launched yesterday afternoon, the 18th Division has suffered more than 1,000 casualties, and it is time to wake up to the weaponry, equipment, and combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army. The telegram sent by the commander of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army to Commander Yanagawa Heisuke said: The Eighth Route Army surpassed us in light weapons and equipment, and the density of firepower strikes exceeded ours.

The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army are well-trained, the quality of individual soldiers is not below me, and the Eighth Route Army on frontal defense has a division of strength, and it is impossible to break through. It is recommended that an immediate outflanking operation on the western flank be carried out in order to be effective. Yanagawa Heisuke was taken aback when he received the telegram and immediately ordered Taniya Toshio to report on the real battlefield situation. Soon, the offensive situation of the 5th Division was fed back, and Yanagawa Heisuke couldn't hold his breath, so he immediately ordered the 6th Division and the 18th Division to drag the frontal Eighth Route Army, and then ordered the 114th Division to wave troops at Fengjing Station, and at the same time report the situation in detail to the Dispatch Army Headquarters.

At the headquarters of the Shanghai Dispatch Army, Matsui Ishine was also surprised to receive a telegram from Yanagawa Heisuke. "How much do you know about the Eighth Route Army, don't you say that the weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army are backward? What does the Intelligence Headquarters do? In the face of Matsui Ishone's stern questioning, an intelligence officer said worriedly: "Your Excellency, the Intelligence Headquarters knows very little about the situation of the Jiangxi Communist Party. The Communist Party's anti-espionage agency is very tight, and several groups of intelligence personnel we sent have been cracked. Since the failure of Operation Sakura, the Intelligence Headquarters has made several dispatch plans, but all of them have failed.

"There is a Chinese proverb called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, and one cannot be defeated in a hundred battles. The Eighth Route Army has 22 divisions in Jiangxi, and if the combat effectiveness and weapons and equipment are of this level, it means why? If the Eighth Route Army is put into the battlefield again, how many divisions and troops will it be? The Eighth Route Army did not enter the Songhu battlefield at the first time, which was caused by the contradictions between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. However, the retreat of the main force of China does not mean that the Eighth Route Army will not enter the Songhu battlefield to fight. Immediately telegraph to the base camp. Four more divisions were requisitioned from the Kwantung Army to supplement the strength of the East China Dispatch Army. “

Matsui Shigen took a few steps and continued: "Order the 40th Division to attack and advance from the direction of Dachang to the direction of Songjiang, and be sure to capture Songjiang City, I will eat all the eight Route Army of two divisions." "At this time, Matsui Shigen can only hope that the 114th Division will capture Fengjing and completely block the way for the Eighth Route Army to flee west." According to the report, intelligence confirmed that the troops defending at Fengjing Station were the 20th Army of the Sichuan Army. The 133rd and 134th Divisions suffered heavy losses, and joined up with the 135th and 136th Divisions that arrived later, with a total strength of less than 20,000 at present. "Immediately report the situation to the 10th Army!"

As night fell, the lights in the headquarters of the 5th Army of the Eighth Route Army in Xingta were dim. Xiao Hua said to the commander of the guard: "Tonight's attack has changed the way of fighting, and I judge that the Japanese army must be prepared." Mortars, grenadiers and rockets were used to harass the Japanese army. The Corps Command asked us to hold out in Heungta for 5 days, so we had to deplete the Japanese army's combat strength. "Please rest assured, the little devil wants to stop!" The commander of the guard saluted and quickly ran out.

Soon, sporadic explosions were heard ahead, and the flames of the explosions lit up the sky from time to time. On the positions of the 127th Regiment, stretchers carried the bodies of the wounded and dead soldiers to the rear. The head of the regiment, Chen Jun, was wrapped in bandages, and the steel helmet was put aside, and his mood was a little heavy. "Regiment commander, after statistics, our casualties have reached 630 people. More than half of the damn Japanese artillery fire came from Japanese artillery fire. Looking at the flames of the explosion of the Japanese position, Chen Jun said: "Frankly speaking, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is indeed strong, if Chief of General Staff Ouyang did not have targeted training at the beginning, it would be difficult for us to resist." ”

Chen Jun continued: "Only by passing the test of war can we accumulate combat experience. Political commissar, can you go down and ask your comrades for their opinions, how to prevent the shelling of the Japanese army more effectively, and brainstorm ideas? "Commander, there's no problem with your injuries!" "It's just a little bit of skin, it's not a big problem." After the political commissar left, the chief of staff came over and said bitterly: "Regiment commander, the brigade commander called to inform that the commander of the 2nd battalion died due to his injuries during the transfer!" Chen Jun closed his eyes in pain when he heard this.

At about midnight, a telegraph operator in the military headquarters walked up to Xiao Ke, who was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, and said, "Army commander, Chief of Staff Zhang is calling!" Xiao Ke opened his eyes and took the telegram to check, and then the political commissar Ye Jianying walked in. Political commissar, Chief of Staff Zhang reported that the Japanese 18th Division, the offensive was exhausted in the afternoon, and there was almost no organization of a decent offensive. It looks like there is a change in the Japanese army! "Report! Scouts have spotted a large number of Japanese troops in the southwest! Xiao Hua stood up when he heard this.