After the gunshots rang out, the division commander Junrokuro Matsuura, who saw Wing Captain Kijima standing in front of him, suddenly fell to the ground with his eyes wide open. The captain of Matsuura reacted quickly and hurriedly lay on the ground. Immediately after that, sporadic gunshots rang out, and the officers around who had no time to react were shot one after another. "Sniper! The enemy has snipers! An operational staff officer shouted. At this time, the Japanese soldiers in front reacted quickly and began to attack the woods. Suddenly, the gunfire began to intensify, and the Japanese soldiers who were on the attack were shot and fell to the ground.

Junrokuro Matsuura was lying next to the captain of the Kijima Wing, and saw that the captain of the Wooden Knife Wing was shot in the back of the head, and blood gushed out. Apparently it was the captain of the Kijima Wing who blocked the bullets for himself, and there were snipers in the woods in front of him, and there was no doubt that the enemy troops who appeared here were the special operations troops who ate the Huining Yamamoto Brigade. Soon, Junrokuro Matsuura was terrified, and he was extremely embarrassed and was taken to a safe place by his subordinates. "Your Excellency General, the Eighth Route Army's special operations unit is in ambush in front, presumably the enemy commander expects us to appear here!" The chief of staff said in a panic.

"Order the troops to attack immediately, the receiving fleet has arrived in Huilai, we can't afford to waste time here." "Your Excellency General, Captain Yamamoto has reported that this special operations force has more than 4,000 people and must launch a decisive attack." The chief of staff remained in shock. "Order Captain Tsuda to immediately organize an offensive and occupy the opposite mountain at any cost!" Since the Japanese blew up the artillery on the way, the only way to support fire was mortars, 92 infantry guns, grenadiers, and heavy machine guns.

Mu Shixiong led his troops after a night of rapid marching, and arrived at Cuiling at about 10 a.m., when he received a telegram from the headquarters. The original order of the headquarters was to occupy Huilai, but later, according to the development of the war situation, the headquarters ordered Mu Shixiong to cancel the plan to occupy Huilai to avoid the Japanese army from prematurely detecting it. Cuiling is located about 7 kilometers north of Huilai, adjacent to a small lake with a radius of more than 10 square kilometers on the west side. Cuiling is southeast and northwest trending, bordered by a small lake on the west side, and a large rice field on the east side, which is an excellent blocking position, and the key is that the Japanese army must pass through Cuiling to Huilai.

The Japanese soldiers attacked ferociously, and there was nothing wrong with their bravery, but the support fire was too weak and often muted. And the fire strike of the special forces of the Eighth Route Army was the opposite, all kinds of weapons were fired intensively, and the Japanese charging soldiers were suppressed.

"Your Excellency General, the special operations unit of the Eighth Route Army is indeed powerful in combat, and a frontal attack is simply not good!" The chief of staff of the Japanese army was very anxious when he saw that the Japanese soldiers were suppressed by the dense rain of bullets. "The enemy's large forces are in pursuit, and there is no time to lose here. The receiving fleet has been repeatedly urging us to rush to the beach as soon as possible. Order the Engineer Wing to dispatch a brigade to outflank the right flank in a roundabout way and cooperate with the frontal attack! At this time, the division commander Junrokuro Matsuura was very remorseful in his heart, why he blew up the artillery in advance.

At this time, in the headquarters on the mountain ridge, the brigade commander Xiao Hua put down the binoculars and said: "Commander, the Japanese army did not shell, which means that their artillery was abandoned or blown up on the way." Ha ha! Junrokuro Matsuura: This is digging his own grave. "If the Japanese had not blown up the artillery, would they have appeared here now? The forward troops were ordered not to shoot blindly and put the enemy closer to fight. As soon as Mu Shixiong's words fell, an operational staff officer reported: "Report, the Japanese army is divided on the left flank. Mu Shixiong raised the binoculars again and observed: "On the right is the rice field, and on the left is the forest." The Japanese attempted to outflank along the shores of the lake. Brigade Commander Xiao, jungle warfare is the specialty of mountain troops, and two battalions were dispatched to intercept the roundabout Japanese troops. "Yes! Brigade Commander Xiao Huazun ordered. "Captain Hao!" "Here!" Hao Yi stepped forward to listen to the order.

"You see, it's hard for the Japanese to be effective in a frontal attack. On the right side is the rice field, and after a while, the Japanese army will jump over the wall in a hurry, and it will definitely take a detour through the rice field from the right side. Order the sniper brigade to lie in ambush on the right side, remember to carry flares! "Yes!" Soon, the sniper team leader Jie Zhenbang led his headquarters to the right side to set up defenses. At this time, there was a dense burst of gunfire in the woods on the left flank, and the troops blocking the left flank exchanged fire with the Japanese troops. The gunfire on the left flank seemed to stimulate the Japanese troops, and the Japanese troops on the front attacked again, and suddenly a dense rain of bullets swept towards the Japanese soldiers.

The Japanese soldiers attacked desperately one after another, and at this moment, they had no choice but to charge at any cost. Although the Japanese soldiers were first-class in terms of tactical literacy, their opponents were superior, and their striking firepower was very ferocious. Two hours later, the road of the charge was littered with the corpses of Japanese soldiers, and the scene was horrific. It was getting dark, and the Japanese had no choice but to stop attacking, and the woods on the west side were still fighting fiercely. "Your Excellency, the outflanking troops on the west side have obviously encountered interception, and the vigilance troops behind have not found the pursuers, indicating that the enemy pursuers are outflanking the east and west sides!"

"Report, the Guangzhou Command has called, the response fleet is waiting on the surface of the Huilai Sea, and orders our department to break through the enemy's interception as soon as possible." Junrokuro Matsuura took the telegram and didn't even look at it: "The commander should send troops to land in Huilai, so that we can evacuate safely." Continue to send a report to the headquarters, we are in a desperate situation, and ask for reinforcements from the sea! Junrokuro Matsuura knew that this was impossible, but he was just shirking responsibility for his desperate situation. All the generals around him did not dare to squeak, and their decadent expressions could be felt in the darkness.

"Order, the Tsuda Wing will dispatch a brigade to take advantage of the darkness to attack from the rice field on the left side!" Junrokuro Matsuura ordered, maybe this is the last hope. "Report, the captain of the log brigade called, the special combat team of the Eighth Route Army has rich experience in jungle operations, and after two hours of fighting, one-third of the casualties of the log department were achieved, and the outflanking of the right flank could not be achieved." "Order the log brigade to continue the attack!" Junrokuro Matsuura was intended to attract the attention of the enemy, and it did not matter if he lost a large number of troops in his current state.

The main force of the 106th Division of the Japanese Army, which fled south, its Kijima Wing, Tsuda Wing, Engineer Wing, and artillery fleet, including the field hospital under the division headquarters, had a total strength of 9,000 men after losing battle damage. Although the number of troops was large, the battle loss rate was one-third due to the field Kijima Wing and Tsuda Wing, and the continuous combat fatigue was extremely high, and the combat effectiveness dropped by a large margin. The troops of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared in Cuiling, and it was obvious that the commander of the other party had calculated. The division commander Junrokuro Matsuura knew that if he could not break through the interception, it would mean that the main force of the 106th Division would be annihilated.

In the dark, a Japanese brigade of soldiers entered the rice paddies and made a difficult trek to the southeast. Half an hour later, a mountain range appeared in front of me, meaning that it was about to cross the paddy fields to the land. The Japanese officers and soldiers seemed to see the hope and suddenly came to their senses, and rushed forward without hesitation. Suddenly, there was a dull sound, and I saw several flames rising into the sky, accompanied by the brilliant flowers, and the sky was suddenly illuminated. Before the Japanese soldiers could react, the terrifying bullets swept towards them. The slow-reacting soldier was shot and killed, and the fast-reacting soldier quickly lay on his stomach in the muddy water.

The muddy rice fields made it difficult for the Japanese soldiers to move, and they were like live targets. The snipers of the Eighth Route Army who were ambushed on the side of the ridge had no missing bullets, just like target training. At about midnight, the division commander Junrokuro Matsuura knew that he could not break through the blockade, so he ordered all his troops to build fortifications on the spot and resist stubbornly. He knew in his heart that there was no point in continuing to attack, and it was better to hold on to the spot and maybe there would be a chance of survival.

The commander of the Japanese army headquarters in Guangzhou, An Tengjili, had sunken eye sockets and his hair seemed to be much whiter. The appearance of a unit of the Eighth Route Army in Cui Ling means that it is a foregone conclusion that Junrokuro Matsuura and his main force will be surrounded.

"Your Excellency General, Junrokuro Matsuura reports that the special operations unit of the Eighth Route Army has fierce firepower and stronger combat effectiveness. The enemy forces had at least one brigade in force and could not break through at all. General Matsuura called and built fortifications on the spot, hoping that reinforcements would be rescued by landing by sea. The chief of staff looked sluggish. The main force of the Eighth Route Army marched southward, and the encirclement was a foregone conclusion. Order the commander of the Matsuura Division to stand by for reinforcements! "Commander Antengli can only say that even if reinforcements are sent now, he will not rush. The implication is to let the commander of the Matsuura division achieve the soul of a samurai, and not to insult the honor of the great Japanese warriors.

In the morning, the headquarters of the 1st Corps of the Yongding Eighth Route Army was full of joy, everyone was busy with a smile on their faces, and the commander Lin seemed to be relaxed, although his facial expression did not change much, but through his expression, he could peek into the joy in his heart. At this time, Chief of Staff Zhou Kun walked in from the telecommunications room and said: "Mr. Lin, Chen Guang from the southern line has called, and the 1st and 2nd Brigades of the 1st Division Yang Dezhi have begun to outflank from the northwest and southwest. The 2nd Division's Yang Chengwu Division, namely the 3rd and 6th Brigades, was outflanked from the northeast and southeast, and the encirclement was completed at about noon. ”

Political Commissar Tan Zhenlin said: "Mr. Lin, I have ordered the 8th and 9th Artillery Regiments to go south. Due to the muddy roads, it is estimated that they will rush to the battlefield the day after tomorrow. In addition, according to the deployment, the 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment has already gone to Shantou. "Order Yang Dezhi, Yang Chengwu, and Mu Shixiong, and the general attack time is scheduled for 6 o'clock in the morning in 3 days." Zhou Kun turned around to send a report, and at this time, an operational staff officer hurriedly walked in to report: "Report, the 3rd Brigade of the Eastern Front that blocked the attack at 2 Daoling reported that the Japanese army stopped the assault and fled in reverse to Chaozhou. ”

"Mr. Lin, it seems that Watanabe United wants to escape back to Chaozhou. It is known that the puppet 11th division in Meizhou has withdrawn to Chaozhou, and it seems that the Japanese army is trying to join forces with the puppet army to hold Chaozhou! Political Commissar Tan Zhenlin analyzed. Lin Dao: "The Watanabe Wing has nowhere to escape, and Chaozhou is the only safe haven. The Japanese captain Watanabe is a little naïve, and he holds on to Chaozhou together with the puppet army, and if we overwhelm the border with a large army, the puppet army will mutinied. The 11th Brigade and the 3rd Brigade were ordered to follow the pursuit and surround Chaozhou. Tell not to attack without an order. ”

3 days later, a general attack was launched against the main force of the 106th Division, and the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were overwhelming from all directions. After two days of fighting, a total of 9,000 people from the four wings of the 106th Division, including the troops under the division headquarters, were completely wiped out. Junrokuro Matsuura, the commander of the Japanese division, was killed by a shell, and about 5,000 officers and soldiers were captured. Ten days later, the Watanabe United, which was surrounded in Chaozhou, just as Lin judged, the puppet emperor's allied army learned of the destruction of the 106th Division, and really chose to mutiny.

The 3rd Brigade and 11th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, after a day and a night of fighting, the Japanese Watanabe Wing was completely annihilated. So far, the 106th Division of the Japanese Army has been annihilated except for the light and heavy wing of more than 2,000 people who escaped in Shantou. There is no doubt that the 106th Division of the Japanese Army was removed from the ranks of the Japanese army, and the first good news came from the Southern Front!