At 8 o'clock that night, when the Eighth Route Army launched an attack, the division commander Taro Nakanaga was having a drink. In such a short period of time after the enemy landed, he launched a large-scale attack to the east, which made him see the enemy's strong logistical support capabilities, and at the same time realized the adversity of the imperial army in Taiwan. He believes that Commander Gangmura's judgment is correct: If Taiwan is not protected, the US military will use Taiwan, an aircraft carrier that will never sink, and will launch an even sharper attack on the mainland without any scruples. As the situation worsened, the original base camp judged that as the brutality of the war intensified, the casualties of Americans continued to increase, and in view of the nature of Americans' cherishing of life, the US government changed and returned to the negotiating table.

However, the Chinese army suddenly rose to become the fast gunners of the Americans. The war has brought down to this level, and the hope of trying to negotiate with the United States is becoming more and more diminished. Under the operation of the powerful machine of the United States, the Chinese army is full-fledged and aggressive. The future of the Japanese Empire was bleak. The enemy's use of unconventional tactics to land on Taiwan in one fell swoop shows that the Chinese army has surpassed the Japanese army in terms of weaponry, soldiers' combat effectiveness, and especially in the planning of modern warfare. Deeply worried about the future of the empire, Taro Nakanaga fell into a certain confusion......

After a few glasses of sake, Taro Nakanaga seemed even more worried. Suddenly, there was a dense artillery fire from the southeast, and Nakanaga Taro immediately guessed that the artillery was coming from the direction of Daeguen. Such a heavy shelling indicates that this is a signal for the enemy to launch a large-scale offensive. Nakanaga Taro immediately got up, and before he could get dressed, the chief of staff of the division hurriedly walked in and reported: "General, the Daegu Defense Force reports that the enemy has suddenly launched a fierce artillery bombardment, and at least two artillery brigades have been mobilized. ”

Taro Nakanaga walked into the headquarters, and an operations staff officer reported in a panic: "General, the telephone line in Daeguwon has been cut!" "Radio contact now." "General, the enemy's sudden choice to attack in the opposite direction of Daegu was beyond our expectations. Daegu was only defended by the Engineer Wing, which would be difficult to resist if the enemy attacked with heavy troops. "Order the 114th Wing to dispatch two brigades to quickly support the Engineer Wing!"

After giving the order, Taro Nakanaga immediately reported to the Taipei Command. Soon Yamashita was ordered by a telegram to block the enemy's attack. "Report to the general, the defenders of Daegu Garden called, the enemy's artillery was carpet covered, and the defending troops suffered heavy losses. The enemy army launched a large-scale attack, and the Daegu defense line was in danger, so I asked for reinforcements quickly! "Tell Captain Du Qiu that the reinforcements will arrive in an hour, and you must block the enemy's offensive." Soon there was bad news from the direction of Daegu Garden. The enemy launched a group charge, and the defense line was broken. ”

"Order the 114th Wing to reinforce quickly, and be sure to recapture Daegu Park and block the enemy army!" At that moment, there was a sudden sound of gunfire from the south. Taro Nakanaga was shocked when he heard this, and the phone rang rapidly. An operations staff officer answered in a panic. "Report, Wulibei defense unit report, the enemy army attacked." Taro Nakanaga had a bad premonition and said: "This is a premeditated attack by the enemy, immediately report to the headquarters, our department is in danger and requests to retreat to the north!" ”

"Report, Baishatun Coast Guard Force reported that the station was attacked by a small group of enemy troops." Taro Nakanaga immediately got big when he heard this. The chief of staff of the Japanese army said: "General, the enemy army has a big appetite, and this is to cut off our northern retreat route. "Contact the Baishatun Coast Guard immediately, I want to know the enemy's strength." The combat staff called again, and the telephone line was interrupted. At this time, if Nakanaga Taro had rationally analyzed the battle situation and ordered his troops to break through to the east with all their strength and join up with the 25th Division, he might have a glimmer of life, but he gave a wrong order.

"Order the logistics wing to dispatch a brigade to immediately rush to Baishatun to eliminate the enemy's small group of sneak attack troops and ensure the safety of our rear." Although the enemy attacked sharply at Wuli Monument, the defending troops stubbornly resisted, which made Nakanaga Taro misjudge. It is believed that the enemy chose Daegu to break through the defensive line in order to divide the connection between the 18th and 25th Divisions. At about 7 p.m., even more terrible news came that the defending forces of the Causeway had spotted a large number of enemy troops.

Immediately afterwards, a report was received from the logistics wing that the brigade headed for Baishatun was intercepted by enemy troops at West Lake. At this time, Nakanaga Taro suddenly realized that the enemy army was going to encircle him. In a hurry, he ordered the 114th Wing to break through to the east with all its might, and asked the 25th Division to send troops to respond. At this time, the 18th Division had already occupied the main point to intercept, and the 114th Wing attacked to no avail. Realizing the danger, Taro Nakanaga immediately ordered the main forces to retreat to the north. Taro Nakanaga led the division headquarters to leave the all-night town at 1 o'clock in the morning.

At this time, the Japanese defenders of Causeway also lost contact, which meant that Causeway was occupied. The 25th Division of the Japanese Army was ordered to send a wing to the emergency rescue, but was stubbornly resisted by the 18th Division. At this time, the retreat of the Japanese army was not smooth. Discovering that the Japanese army was retreating, Xiao Feng ordered the 15th and 19th Divisions to launch a full-front attack. The Japanese army retreated while blocking the attack, and they were already under heavy pressure and could not retreat with their whole body. The two field wings of the Japanese army, including the engineer wing, were all located in the south, so they had to let the logistics wing take the lead in breaking through.

In terms of weaponry, equipment, and combat effectiveness, the logistics wing of the Japanese army is inferior to that of the field wing. The logistics wing was divided into two routes, one to the direction of Tongluo, and the other to the direction of the West Lake. The result can be imagined, the Japanese army, which broke through in the reverse direction of the Tongluo, crashed headlong into the iron arm. The two brigades of the 17th Division were like autumn winds sweeping away leaves, and the logistics wing that fought was completely wiped out, and it was almost completely annihilated. On the other hand, the Japanese logistics wing met up with the Japanese troops who had seized Baishatun and continued to break through. At this time, the Marine Brigade and the 4th Airborne Regiment had joined forces, and the Japanese retreat route on the northern route was blocked.

The battle situation was so chaotic that the Japanese headquarters in Taipei was in chaos, and Commander Yamashita Fengwen ordered the 25th Division to rescue with all its might, and at the same time ordered the 45th Division in Zhudong to rush south to rescue. The 45th Division of the Japanese Army was ordered to immediately move south from Zhudong. At this time, the 17th Brigade of the 49th Division had already felt that Nanzhuang was armed. After dawn, the US military dispatched a large number of bombers to the battlefield. The bombers did not aim at the 18th Division, but at the 45th Division, which was heading south to rescue, and the Japanese 45th Division was rapidly moving south along the road, not only being blocked but also being bombed on a large scale.

Due to the weak forces in the northern encirclement, the US bomber group naturally aimed its first choice at the Japanese 45th Division. Under heavy bombardment, the Japanese 45th Division suffered a heavy blow. At about 8 o'clock in the morning, Nakanaga Taro received a telegram from Yamashita Fuko, asking his headquarters to make every effort to break through to the north at any cost, and to inform the 45th Division that it had been attacked by air. Nakanaga Taro received a telegram from the commander and knew that there was no hope for rescue, so he ordered to stop the northern retreat and build fortifications on the spot to resist, perhaps with a glimmer of life.

As the 15th and 19th Divisions attacked from the south to the north, they were in hot pursuit. If the main force of the division retreats to the north again, the whole army will collapse immediately in the face of interception. Therefore, Taro Nakanaga called back and decided to hold on to help. At about 10 o'clock in the morning, the main force of the 18th Division was successfully encircled, while the 45th Division, which went south to rescue, could not withstand such a high-intensity air attack in broad daylight and was forced to retreat. At about 2 p.m., the US bomber group freed up its hands and began to bomb the 18th Division indiscriminately.

Commander Yamashita Fumifumi sent a telegram to Taro Nakanaga in his personal name, telling him that there was hope for holding out until the evening. Taro Nakanaga knew in his heart that under the enemy's powerful air attack, it was impossible to rescue during the day, and he could only wait for the enemy bomber group to be unable to dispatch after dark before he could carry out an effective rescue. At this time, Nakanaga Taro learned that the enemy army had mobilized 4 integrated divisions to encircle, with a total strength of about 70,000 troops.

After understanding the situation, Taro Nakanaga ordered his troops to form a circular defensive line and hold on to the maximum extent for reinforcements. At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the 18th Division of the Japanese Army formed a circular defensive line with a radius of 20 kilometers with Neihu Town, 20 kilometers north of Tongxiao Town, as the core. At the headquarters of the Japanese army in Taipei, Yamashita Fengwen's face was pale and his expression was depressed. "General, the enemy forces have stopped their attack in the east of Dajia Airport. Obviously, the enemy was making a feint to the east, with the aim of mobilizing the reserve 47th Division and creating conditions for the encirclement and annihilation of the 18th Division. ”

The chief of staff of the Japanese army continued: "The main force of the 45th Division, which went south to rescue, was forced to retreat by a fierce air attack by enemy bomber groups. The 25th Division's westward attack was stubbornly blocked, and the enemy used two integrated brigades to intercept it, and even if it was dark, I was afraid that it would not be able to break through the enemy's interception. Especially in the front of the 25th Division, the enemy still maintained a certain offensive, and the main force of the 25th Division could not be fully rescued. Yamashita looked at the sunny sky and felt gloomy.

"The enemy relied on the powerful air power to strike, and Taro Nakanaga had no strong fortifications in the field, so it was wishful thinking to hold on. I am afraid that we could not wait for dark, and we did not expect that the enemy army would be so bold and almost impossible to complete the encirclement of an integrated division and regiment, which was impossible in previous operations. The means of striking in modern warfare, along with the variety of tactics to make the impossible possible, and the enemy's commanders' understanding of modern warfare far exceeds ours, and this is the root cause of our defeat. ”

"General, it can now be confirmed that the enemy has dispatched airborne troops to carry out parachute operations at West Lake, resulting in the 18th Division's northern retreat route being cut off. It seems that the long-range and large-depth surprise attacks of the Airborne Forces have indeed worked wonders. The enemy's airborne troops played a crucial role in the successful landing and even the successful encirclement of the 18th Division. Yamashita Fengwen sighed and said: "In every key battle, there is the magic shadow of Ouyang Jian, is this person an immortal?" ”

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Xiao Feng ordered an attack on all fronts. Two artillery brigades pulled to the north side of the town overnight and launched a heavy artillery bombardment, and the American bomber group began to bomb again, and the Japanese defensive positions trembled in the smoke of the explosion. The soldiers of the attacking unit who were preparing to attack at the front line were all amazed by such a three-dimensional attack on the ground and air when they saw this scene.

Around midnight, the Japanese were divided and surrounded in their final struggle. Taro Nakanaga was a young soldier who did not choose to commit suicide at the last moment, but took part in the battle himself. Taro Nakanaga wielded a light machine gun to fire fiercely, and a shell exploded beside him, time seemed to freeze, and his life was drawn to a sign of rest.