On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the flames of war were rekindled. The Japanese army concentrated its forces on launching a strong offensive in Jiangxian and Fengkou respectively, with sky fighters roaring and ground artillery roaring, but the Japanese attack was not sharp, and it was obvious that the Japanese army adopted a steady and steady tactic in order to avoid excessive casualties. The atmosphere in the Japanese headquarters was tense, and the chief of staff said: "Your Excellency, the enemy troops are in Jiangxian and Fengkou respectively, and the defensive strength has been increased. In view of the greed for life and fear of death, the Manchukuo army in Jiangxian has been withdrawn, and all the front-line attacking troops have been replaced by imperial troops. ”

The chief of staff continued: "The 41st Division and the 33rd Division launched feints on Yokogawa and Lishan respectively to involve the enemy's forces to the greatest extent. The 21st Division of the Eastern Front Closure devoted all its main forces to intensify the attack. "This time the key breakthrough is to adopt the tactics of slow attack, persistence, and increased intensity. The front-line attacking forces did not invest much at one time, but they had to launch a continuous offensive. This time, we concentrated all our artillery and bombers, focusing on striking at the county seat of Jiangxian County and sealing the mouth, so as not to give the enemy any chance to breathe. ”

"At present, the front-line attack forces have formed two sets of attack formations during the day and at night, respectively, to maximize the consumption of the defenders' strength. Your Excellency, after two days of attacking the enemy's defense, when are you going to commit special operations forces and attack the enemy's headquarters? "It's not time yet, be patient. The special forces attack must be a fatal blow, and the enemy army must be paralyzed to the maximum before attacking! Tada Jun had a sinister smile on his face.

In the Hengqu Theater Command, Zeng Wanzhong, commander of the 5th Group Army, Liu Enmao, commander of the 14th Group Army, and Sun Weiru, commander of the 4th Group Army, unexpectedly gathered together. In fact, Ouyang Jian decided to strengthen the front-line command according to the new defensive deployment, and took advantage of the three days of the Chinese New Year to order the headquarters of the three group armies to merge into one, and he personally commanded the operation to improve combat efficiency.

After effective integration, Hengqu became the temporary command of the Zhongtiao Mountain Theater, with Ouyang Jian as the front-line commander-in-chief, which was an order issued by the theater commander Wei Lihuang.

"General Ouyang, the Japanese army has been attacking continuously for two days without day, and it is obvious that two sets of attack lineups have been formed, which we did not expect in advance. If this continues, the forward defense will be dragged down. Liu Maoen said depressedly. General Ouyang, can the forward defense units be rotated once a day? Sun Weiru suggested. Ouyang Jian shook his head and said: "This won't work, the Japanese army basically stopped attacking in the direction of Gongzhuling and put the main force into the county seat of Jiangxian County." The Japanese army's intentions were largely clearly judged. ”

"The purpose of the Japanese army's abandonment of Gongzhuling is to adopt an oppressive attack on the front, which is intended to consume our forces and force us to withdraw to the south bank of the Yellow River as a whole. At first, the Japanese army's intention was to occupy the strategic point of Nakajo Mountain, and to destroy the main force of our Nakajo Mountain. Now that the Japanese army has abandoned its intention to destroy the main forces of our army, this is bound to add pressure to our defense. Commander Sun, your unit has invested all its troops, and has also adopted two sets of men and horses to defend Jiangxian during the day, and we just have to waste time with the Japanese army. ”

"The time-consuming Japanese army can't survive us. Commander Liu, your 15th Army will be used as a supplementary force for the time being, and you must form capable commandos to support front-line operations at any time. Commander Zeng, your unit suffered the greatest casualties in the early battle, and the troops that were withdrawn from your unit were temporarily revoked. Form a reserve force to stand by and command you personally. The three commanders were given the order and immediately began to act. Ouyang Jian knew in his heart that this tactic of the Japanese army could be called a mushroom tactic, which was intended to consume the enemy's vital strength. If the defenders continue to lose more and more damage, the line of defense will loosen.

The Japanese army did not have many troops in one attack, but the aerial bombardment during the day was very fierce, and the Japanese army engaged in the attack at night had fewer troops, but the artillery fire was sharp. This move caused the defenders to not know the truth, especially at night, and did not know where the Japanese troops suddenly appeared, so the defenders were exhausted and extremely fatigued. 5 days later, Sun Weiru reported the battle situation, and Ouyang Jian looked at the number of casualties and suddenly said: "General Sun, how many old whites are there in Jiangxian County at present?" ”

"Most of them have gone to their relatives and friends to escape the war, and there are about 1,000 people in the county, most of whom are young and middle-aged." Sun Weiru replied. "You sit in the county seat and personally command, withdraw all the people in Jiangxian County tonight, and tomorrow morning your defense troops will withdraw from the city wall position and let the Japanese army in!" "Let the Japanese in?" Sun Weiru thought she had misheard. "To put the Japanese troops in, use every house to block the Japanese army, and fight street battles with the Japanese army."

"General Ouyang, I understand, your purpose is to disrupt the Japanese army's offensive routine and let the Japanese army fall in and give full play to our advantages!" "That's right! That's what I want to do, I want to abort the mushroom tactics of the Japanese army, and at the same time curb the air superiority and artillery strikes of the Japanese army. Street fighting can give full play to our expertise in light weapons. "General Ouyang, I'm afraid that the entire county town will be destroyed in the war." "We can rebuild our homes when they are destroyed, and I'm sure the people will understand."

The next day, Tada Jun heard that the attacking troops had broken through the fortifications of Jiangxian County, and that the attacking troops had entered the county seat, and he hardly believed that this was the truth. After reconfirmation, Tada Jun ordered the deployment of troops and quickly occupied the county seat of Jiangxian County. He believed that the continuous day and night attacks had worked, and that the enemy army could no longer parry. However, after a day's attack, the Japanese army only captured one-third of the county seat, and the enemy did not abandon the county seat, but used every building in the county to stubbornly resist.

In the past, once the walls were breached, the defenders immediately collapsed, and Tada realized that something was wrong. Sure enough, night came, and the enemy began to counterattack. Since the Japanese army entered the county seat, it would not retreat easily, and the two sides fought fiercely. In hand-to-hand combat, the superiority of the defending troops was brought into play. The officers and men knew every street and every house, and the Japanese soldiers became the targets of the attack. After a night of fierce fighting, when the battle damage report appeared in front of Tada, Tada knew that he had been fooled.

However, there was no turning back from the bow, and Tada had no choice but to order the troops who had entered the county town to continue to strengthen the offensive. Tada has no experience in street fighting, but he knows that street fighting is very difficult to fight. If the county town is surrounded, the defenders will be powerless even if they want to fight street battles, but each side will occupy half of the rivers and mountains, and they can continuously invest troops. Street fighting, on the other hand, comes at the cost of soldiers' lives, and Tada believes that this kind of street fighting cannot be fought at all.

There are disadvantages and advantages, and this is the essence of business. The attacking troops got bogged down in street battles in the county town, and at the same time created the conditions for a fatal blow. All the attention of the enemy army was concentrated on the county seat of Jiangxian County, which also meant that the enemy's command headquarters was lax and paralyzed. In the headquarters, Tada Jun said to the captain of the group, Shinobu Kui: "In the early morning of tomorrow, you will be airborne to the No. 55 area in the northeast of Hengqu, and our people will be available at the airborne landing site. How to enter Hengqu County, you can figure it out yourself, I ask to launch an attack on the enemy headquarters after dark! ”

"Please rest assured, the general will resolutely complete the task!" Tada Jun solemnly shook hands with Shinobu Kuai and did not say a word more. At midnight, Shinobu Kuai led 200 of his best special operations soldiers to board the plane at the airport. The total number of special operations brigades is 500 people, of which 300 are fire assault detachments. Shinobu Kukai believed that attacking the enemy's front-line headquarters would easily expose the target if the fire assault detachment was dispatched together. If you want to enter Hengqu County if you are exposed, it is simply impossible.

Therefore, Shinobu Kui decided to take only the special operations detachment to dispatch. Four of the latest Japanese transport planes took off in the dark. About an hour after arriving at the airborne site, the plane circled in the air, "reported to the group leader, three fires were found on the ground. "Get ready to skydive!" Soon umbrella flowers appeared in the night sky. For about two hours, all the skydivers were concentrated. A Japanese agent in a felt hat and plain clothes said.

"Captain, there's Route 15 in front on the left, and you're hiding here until the afternoon. At about 2 p.m., a convoy of the 9th Army transporting the wounded passed by. The convoy had six trucks, and the trucks arrived in Hengqu after dark. Trucks transporting the wounded are generally lax in their inspections. "Very good, we will choose the truck to transport the wounded and enter Hengqu County." Shinobu Kui replied to several detachment commanders: "Ladies and gentlemen, this attack is very difficult, and the superiors have asked us to eliminate all the senior generals of the enemy command. ”

"We may not be able to return to this mission, but we must defeat the enemy's headquarters." "Please rest assured, captain, for the holy war, for the emperor jade shattered!" Several detachment leaders expressed their determination. "Order the troops to set up an ambush on Route 15." Soon the darkness engulfed their figures. In the afternoon of the same day, the Japanese special combat team on Highway 15 set up an ambush, and sure enough, six military trucks with tents appeared. The dirt roads are in bad condition and the trucks are not moving fast.

A thick dead log appeared on the road ahead, lying across the road. The convoy stopped moving, and a squad of soldiers jumped out of the truck and searched carefully, finding nothing suspicious. The escort soldiers cursed and cleared the dead trees across the road, and at this moment, the four outside suddenly remembered the sporadic gunshots, and saw that the escort soldiers were hit and fell to the ground one after another. The battle ended in less than five minutes, with the convoy carrying more than 100 seriously wounded, and the Japanese soldiers brutally killed all the wounded with daggers.

It took less than an hour for the Japanese special operations soldiers to continue on the road disguised as wounded soldiers from the time they launched the attack to the time they continued on the road. The convoy drove away for about 10 minutes and a cavalry patrol passed by, but no signs were found. After dark, the convoy arrived at Hengqu, and the Japanese special combat team successfully infiltrated the county seat.