Three days later, the tragic battle came to an end, the two Japanese brigades on the north bank of the Yongjiang River were wiped out, and the heavy artillery regiment of the 5th Army and the heavy artillery battalion of the new 6th Army were quickly put into the main force of the 5th Division of the Japanese army in the encirclement. After half a day of artillery fighting, the mountain artillery wing of the Japanese division was crippled by heavy artillery fire, and the Japanese army was unable to organize an effective counterattack in terms of fire support and strike intensity. A small town is located in the heart of the Japanese army's ring fortifications, where the headquarters of the 5th Division is located. At this moment, the commander of the Japanese division, Akito Nakamura, had a pale face and sat numbly in a chair.

The sound of artillery was deafening, and the ground shook the mountains. Nobita Sasaki, the commander of the 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army, walked in with a gray face and dirty face and a dirty body: "Your Excellency General, I just received the news. The enemy's heavy artillery launched a heavy bombardment of the artillery wing, which suffered heavy losses. The headquarters of the 21 brigade was shelled! "Akito Nakamura closed his eyes and didn't squeak." The brigade commander, Masao Nakamura, was seriously injured and was taken to a field hospital for emergency treatment. A combat staff officer put down the phone and made an urgent report. Masao Nakamura was a veteran of the 5th Division and the god of war of the 5th Division, and his injuries were a great blow to morale.

Soon after, Akito Nakamura came to visit the field hospital, and it happened that the military doctor had just finished operating on Masao Nakamura, and the pale and unconscious Masao Nakamura was pushed out of the operating room. "Your Excellency General, the commander of the Nakamura Brigade was hit in the head with a single piece, although the operation was successful, it was very dangerous." The chief knife military doctor reported the situation truthfully. "When the order goes down, it is said that the operation of the commander of the Nakamura Brigade is very successful, and it is strictly kept secret from the outside world." The brigade commander, Masao Nakamura, never woke up, and a few hours later saw Amaterasu gone. In times of crisis, morale is very important. At present, it is stubbornly waiting for help, and the headquarters asks Nakamura Akito to hold on for 5 days.

Akito Nakamura returned to the headquarters and immediately gave the order to defend it. All logisticians and non-combatants were ordered to enter defensive positions and hold out. At this time, there was a roar in the sky, "Report, the airdropped transport plane is coming!" Nakamura walked out of the room and saw a large number of fighters and transport planes in the sky. At this time, dozens of enemy fighters appeared in the northern sky. "Your Excellency General, although the enemy's fighters are not numerous, they are desperately trying to intercept them, resulting in a decrease in the combat efficiency of the army aviation fighters." The chief of staff said depressedly.

"Order the ground forces to receive the airdrop!" As soon as Akito Nakamura's words fell, there was a sudden sound of cannons on the south and southwest sides. "Report, in the direction of the south and southwest sides, enemy forces began to attack." Nakamura Akito was shocked in his heart, and it was obvious that the enemy commander had judged that the ammunition and supplies in his department had been blown up, and took the opportunity to attack. Akito Nakamura walked into the command headquarters and picked up the phone to learn about the enemy's attack. In the past two days, it has rained continuously, limiting the impact of the enemy's armored forces.

Yesterday afternoon, the rain stopped, the weather cleared, the temperature rose, and the ground was dry. Akito Nakamura was most worried about the enemy's armored forces going into battle. How to deal with the enemy's armored forces, Nakamura Akito ordered the commander of the 9th Brigade, who was responsible for the southern defense, Nobita Sasaki, to organize death squads, let the soldiers straps explosives bags, and kill the enemy tanks and combat vehicles, which was the only way so far. Sure enough, the news of the fear came, and the 9th Brigade reported that the enemy had thrown in armored forces to attack.

The night before the attack, in the headquarters of the 5th Army in Nanzhen, Ouyang Jian deployed an offensive plan in front of the generals: "The Japanese 5th Division is exhausted after continuous battles. The troops that we have eliminated have been judged by analysis to have less than 20,000 troops. At present, the circular defensive line of the 5th Division is less than 50 square kilometers, and it has to invest troops in defense in four directions, southeast, northwest, and north, so the defensive force is far from enough. What is more favorable to us now is that the Japanese army's weapons, ammunition, and logistical supplies have reached their limits. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, even if the Japanese army uses airdrop supplies, it is still a drop in the bucket, and it is far from meeting the needs of the war. At present, the 38th Division of the Japanese Army has been blocked and delayed, and it is no longer possible to go north for reinforcements on a large scale. Zheng Dongguo, commander of the 1st Rong Division, reported that he still had two regiments in his hands that had not been put into battle. The 228th and 229th Wings of the Japanese Army suffered heavy casualties after three days of attack. Even if the 38th Division draws troops and continues to rush to Fengting, it is nothing more than an oil filling tactic, so we don't have to worry about the Fengting blocking operation. ”

Ouyang Jian said: "According to the information provided by the theater command, the 55th Division, reinforced by the Japanese army, will arrive at Fangchenggang the night after tomorrow. Judging by the speed of reinforcements from the 55th Division of the Japanese Army, it will arrive at Fengting and launch an attack in 3 days at the earliest. In view of the situation of the Japanese army, we have only 3 days left. According to the operational plan of the theater headquarters for encirclement and annihilation, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, the Japanese army will be dispatched in a pressuristic manner to gradually compress the Japanese defensive radius and compress the Japanese army within 20 square kilometers, and it is planned to launch a general offensive on the whole front three days later. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, although the Japanese army has become a caged beast, it must not be careless. Don't expect the Japanese to automatically lay down their arms and surrender, the bushido spirit of the Japanese soldiers is familiar to everyone. "Dianlan!" "Here!" "The Japanese army has lost confidence in the impact of armored fighting vehicles and will definitely use suicidal tactics. Therefore, the armored fighting vehicle attack must do a good job of assisting the defense, and the tank and combat vehicle attack infantry must follow, so that the suicide attack of the Japanese soldiers cannot be successful. ”

"Qiu Qingquan!" "Here!" After the 200th Division tore through the defensive line in the south, your division attacked from the southeast. It is necessary to use oppressive tactics to move forward, and it is necessary to concentrate firepower to strike. Don't fight bayonets with the Japanese army, don't rush forward, understand? "Understood!" "Commander Du, you can announce the specific offensive deployment!" Du Yuming stepped forward and said: "At 7 o'clock tomorrow morning, the 1st and 2nd tank regiments and the armored combat vehicle brigade will follow up after breaking through the Japanese position in the 55th area. After the armored forces tore through the defensive line, the 599th and 600th regiments broke through the ・・・・・・ from the right flank. ”

At 7 o'clock the next day, tanks and armored fighting vehicles lined up to attack, and each tank and tank was followed by a squad of soldiers, the purpose of which was to help protect the tanks and prevent the Japanese from committing suicide attacks. The Japanese artillery fire had been exhausted, and the only ones that could exert their power were infantry guns and mortars, and the Japanese grenadiers were almost tickling for tanks and fighting vehicles. The iron flow was rolling and invincible, and the Japanese defenders saw the steel monster approaching step by step, and there was nothing they could do.

It stands to reason that the Japanese army's technical ability and scientific research level can completely imitate bazookas and install them without any problems. However, the Chinese army did not have armored troops, and it was superfluous to install bazookas, and it was impossible for the Japanese army to waste its limited funds on useless places. However, where did the Japanese army think that the inconspicuous armored forces of the enemy army in the Battle of Guinan played a huge role, especially the enemy's limited tank and combat vehicles, which played a powerful combat effectiveness at the most critical node. The tank approached the Japanese trench, and a tragic scene appeared. Japanese soldiers threw grenades to suppress the infantry following behind, and death squad soldiers with explosives strapped to their bodies charged at the tank.

A tank approached the trench, and more than a dozen Japanese soldiers strapped explosives to their bodies bravely rushed to the tank. The submachine guns in the hands of the infantry who followed continued to strafe, and the soldiers of the Japanese death squad continued to follow one after another. A Japanese death squad soldier rolls to the front of the tank, and with a violent explosion, the tank's chain is blown off. Although the tank stopped advancing, the tank's on-board machine gun did not have mute fire, and the artillery continued to bombard. The soldiers who followed behind rushed into the trenches and fought hand-to-hand combat, and the submachine guns worked.

On the rear command vehicle, division commander Dai Anlan let out a sigh of relief and said: "Report to the military headquarters that the 1st and 2nd regiments of our tank have successfully broken through the Japanese position. "Division commander, the efficiency of infantry and tan coordinated operations is high, and I now understand why General Ouyang let the 598 regiment be equipped with submachine guns. Entering the Japanese trenches, the strike fire of the submachine guns simply could not stop. "Yes, the submachine gun restricts the fighting of the Japanese army, which is called using one's own strengths to defeat the enemy's shortcomings."

"It was reported that our armored forces broke through the Japanese defensive positions on all fronts, but lost 8 tanks. 5 of the tanks were blown up and the chain could be repaired, and 3 were blown up! "This result is nothing to Dianlan at all." The 599th Regiment and the 600th Regiment were ordered to go out and spread out to the east after entering the Japanese defensive line. Dai Anlan put down the binoculars and ordered the command vehicle to enter the Japanese defense line. The battlefield was filled with gunsmoke and the battle was very brutal, and the Japanese soldiers stubbornly resisted the torrent of steel with their flesh and blood.

In the army headquarters, army commander Du Yuming ordered Qiu Qingquan's division of the 22nd Division to launch an attack. At this moment, Ouyang Jian was drafting a telegram, and a combat staff officer beside him was taking shorthand. "Suggestion: The heavy artillery of the theater command, the front deployment belongs to the No. 6, 9, and 11 areas, and bombs the Japanese army indiscriminately in depth. The two artillery brigades of the New 6th Army were ordered to enter the No. 32, No. 34, and No. 36 areas in the east the night after tomorrow to prepare for a general attack on the whole front. Suggested ・・・・・・. ”

In fact, Ouyang Jian was a little depressed, if it was the Eighth Route Army under his command, the 5th Division of the Japanese Army would have been eaten in such a situation. The good and beautiful units of the Central Army are very different, and the miscellaneous army is even more uneasy. When the encirclement operation is fought to this extent, the total strength of the Japanese army is five times that of the Japanese army, and it is necessary to look ahead and look backward. The person with the most pressure in such a battle is Ouyang Jian, but he is also the one who spends the most effort. The battle situation has become clear, but Ouyang Jian still can't be easy, this kind of idea can't be communicated to anyone.

Fortunately, he had an armored unit in his hand, otherwise Ouyang Jian would not have made up his mind to eat the 5th Division of the Japanese Army. No matter how big or small, Ouyang Jian must consider all the details maturely, and there must be no mistakes. Ouyang Jian knew and understood very well that Bai Chongxi, who was highly talented in military affairs, was often indecisive, especially because of the difficulty of commanding a large corps with a huge disparity in combat power, how difficult it was was for ordinary people to do. Now it seems that before the war, Ouyang Jian repeatedly emphasized how important military discipline was, and the elite units of the Central Army in later generations were equipped with advanced American-style equipment.

However, the reason for the defeat of the Japanese army was not that the soldiers were greedy for life and afraid of death, but that the overall officer system was a problem. And the problem of the officer system, Ouyang Jian can't solve it. "General Ouyang, the breakthrough of the 1st and 2nd Tank Regiments went smoothly, what else do you have to worry about." Seeing Ouyang Jian's expression in a trance, Du Yuming asked. "Report, Theater Command circulars. The defensive position of the 147th Division of the 49th Army was suddenly attacked by a Japanese brigade, and the 147th Division could not parry, and the position was captured by the Japanese army. ”