The Japanese artillery had no defense, and the shells exploded all over the Japanese artillery positions, and the Japanese artillery did not have any preparation, and immediately scattered and fled to hide. Taro Nakanaga looked at the artillery position in surprise, and the cannons flew in the smoke of the explosion. "General, the Eighth Route Army is very cunning, they hid the artillery just to deal with our artillery!" The chief of staff said hurriedly. Nakanaga Taro was a little remorseful, because the artillery was deployed too intensively, and under such a heavy blow, the artillery of the artillery wing was completely lost. "Order the 114th Wing to stop the attack for the time being, and then attack after dark!"

Taro Nakanaga continued: "Where has the heavy artillery brigade arrived?" "Report, due to the rain and bad road conditions, the heavy artillery brigade will arrive at least 9 o'clock!" Nakanaga Taro said helplessly: "After dark, use the cover of night to launch an attack, and you must take Wanli before dawn." "General, the Taipei Command judged that the enemy had a limited number of soldiers ashore due to the bottleneck of sea transportation, but the enemy actually came up with artillery units, which means that the enemy army had at least one division ashore. According to the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army, if we attack head-on, I am afraid it will be difficult to break through the enemy's defensive position. ”

Nakanaga Taro said with a gloomy face: "If you can't capture Wanli tonight, the enemy army will gain a foothold in Wanli." If the enemy army has a foothold, Taiwan will not be able to defend it! ”

Dajia Airport is located in the southeast of Wanli, although it is sheltered by Wanli, but the eastern and northeastern areas are still open. Although the first target of the Japanese army was Wanli, the Dajia airfield was more important. After nightfall, the airport terminal was lit with gas lights, and Liu Yalou, commander of the airborne division, and Mu Shixiong, commander of the special forces, were discussing. "Commander Mu, according to the morning aerial reconnaissance, after the 18th Division of the Japanese Army urgently moved south, the three Japanese divisions located in the north of Taichung have signs of movement, and it is possible that all three divisions of the Japanese army will go south!"

"If it weren't for bad weather, the vanguard of the 25th Division of the Japanese Army would have appeared in the Zhuolan area. Zhuolan is 20 kilometers away from Dajia Airport, and a reconnaissance unit is operating in Zhuolan, and so far the reconnaissance team has not found any Japanese troops, indicating that the bad weather has restricted the speed of the Japanese army's march. Mu Shixiong said: "A wing of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army launched continuous attacks, but was severely attacked. According to Commander Xiao's report, after the main force of the 18th Division came up, it was about to launch a large-scale attack, but the Japanese artillery wing was devastated. ”

"The Japanese army launched an offensive after dark, and the 18th Division fought in a roundabout way, and the 44th Brigade broke out in a fierce battle with the Japanese roundabout troops in Daeguyuan. According to the report of the sub-headquarters, the 46th Brigade of the 16th Division of the reinforcements arrived at the port at around 8 o'clock, and in view of the defensive pressure in the bowl, Xiao Feng had to keep the reserve in his hand. The 47th and 48th Brigades of the 16th Division will arrive at midnight at the earliest. That is, before midnight, we had no reinforcements. Mu Shixiong's face was grim, and he soberly analyzed the potential safety hazards of Dajia Airport.

Liu Yalou said: "The losses of the 2nd Airborne Regiment are relatively light, and it is currently deployed in the northeast, and the 1st Airborne Regiment has suffered serious battle losses and is still deployed in the south of the airport. With the addition of your special operations regiment, the defense force in the northeast is about 3,000 people. If the Japanese attack in the northeast, there will be no problem holding out until midnight! "We can't be careless, if the remnants of the Japanese 41st Division launch another attack from the south flank, our troops may be stretched. It is necessary to take into account the possible adverse situations. ”

"Commander Mu, you have a lot of combat experience, how to arrange me to listen to you!" "We must take the initiative to defend, and I decided to let the special operations team move forward to Zhuolan. If there are Japanese troops in this direction, take the initiative to attack the Japanese army and use the dark night to slow down the Japanese advance. The assault brigade and firepower brigade of the special operations regiment are ready to support the operation as reserves. "I agree with your deployment, you must make preparations with both hands," Liu Yalou agreed. After a while, Zhang Cheng, the head of the special operations regiment, appeared in front of him.

Mu Shixiong said: "Commander Zhang, you immediately lead the special operations team out of Zhuolan, if you find that the Japanese troops are blocked." Guerrilla tactics were used to slow down the advance of the Japanese army. On the way, your radio station should be turned on and you should keep in touch at all times, especially with the reconnaissance unit. "Commander, how long are we going to hold back?" "After 12 o'clock, you can withdraw! It's 6:30, giving you half an hour to prepare. ”

"Yes! Resolutely complete the mission! Zhang Cheng turned and left.

At dusk, in the regimental headquarters of the defensive position on the south side of Dajia Airport, the acting head of the regiment, Meng Fei, looked at the rain falling from the sky and seemed to be thoughtful. Suddenly, he said to the chief of staff: "In bad weather, our fighters cannot be dispatched. The 18th Division of the Japanese Army was blocked in the bowl, and there was no air support, do you say that the remnants of the 41st Division of the Japanese Army will be killed? "It's hard to say, the south has already sent a reconnaissance unit, if there is a situation, it will be reported as soon as possible, you don't need to worry."

"Airborne airfield operations, our regiment 2,500 people, casualties amounted to 1,300, only 1,200 remained. Our defensive area is 2 kilometers long, and the defensive forces are far from enough. The point is that we do not have heavy weapons, and it is difficult to hold back the large-scale attack of the Japanese army. "Aerial reconnaissance reports that the 41st Division of the Japanese Army has suffered heavy losses, and it is unrealistic to launch an attack under such circumstances!" "Don't forget that the Japanese army has a very strong will to fight, and we must prepare for the worst." "Do you want to ask the division commander for reinforcements?"

"There is a lot of pressure on the division commander, and the Japanese army on the northern front is moving south, anything will happen, and the pressure on the division commander cannot be increased. I estimate that the division commander will keep a reserve at the airfield to support the operation at any time. Since we are prepared for a possible counterattack by the Japanese army, what must we do? "Commander Meng, what we lack now is an effective firepower strike, if we have a hundred and ten mortars in our hands." "Chief of Staff, let's think of a piece. Increasing the firepower can completely make up for the lack of troops! "But apart from the equipment we have, we don't have any spare weapons?"

"There is a way, it is the stone of the mountain that can attack jade. After the battle to capture Dajia Airport, I asked my subordinates to clean up the battlefield and found that there was an arsenal in the Japanese barracks, which the Japanese army did not have time to use. As far as I know, the Japanese troops defending the airfield are always mechanized troops, and their weapons and equipment must be strong. You take a company back to the airfield to search for Japanese machine guns, mortars, and grenadiers. In particular, the 92 infantry guns, anti-aircraft guns, including ammunition, were all transported by truck, which is called treating others in their own way! ”

"Haha! If you really have you, I'll do it right away! "The chief of staff went away in high spirits. An hour later, 5 taels of trucks loaded with weapons and ammunition turned. As soon as he got out of the car, the chief of staff said excitedly: "Commander Meng, haha I have gained a lot. 4 92 infantry guns, 30 mortars, 42 grenadiers, 3 heavy machine guns, 12 crooked light machine guns, Japanese grenades including ammunition were all delivered! "Braving the rain from the sky, the soldiers unloaded their weapons and ammunition and immediately carried them to the positions to redistribute firepower.

As expected, at about 7 o'clock, Meng Fei received a report from the reconnaissance unit that Japanese troops had been spotted on the south side. The 41st Division of the Japanese Army is a type B division with a strength of 18,000 troops. Under the fierce fighting and air strikes in the early morning, the 41st Division suffered heavy casualties, and its artillery wing was almost completely reimbursed, and the casualties of the two field wings reached 70 percent. After the Japanese 18th Division was blocked at Wulibei, the commander of the Japanese army in Taipei, Yamashita ordered the remnants of the 41st Division to retreat to Changhua to dispatch again and continue to attack Dajia Airport, forming a situation of a north-south flank.

Since the commander of the 41st Division, Naotoshi Hasegawa, was seriously wounded, the heavy responsibility of command fell to Chief of Staff Kono. After receiving the order, Kono immediately reorganized his troops, and gathered about 4,000 troops, mainly the engineer wing with relatively light losses, and returned with a fierce kill. There were no planes bombing in the sky, and the Japanese soldiers had confidence, and a flame of revenge was burning and imposing.

The soldiers on the position were waiting for the Japanese army again, and after Meng Fei called to report, he told the division commander that he did not need reinforcements for the time being. At about 8 o'clock, the Japanese troops attacked. Soon after the attack began, Commander Kono was furious when he discovered that the defenders had used Japanese weapons to return fire, and ordered his troops to launch an attack on all fronts. Kono is both vengeful and wants to make meritorious contributions. He knew that the 18th Division attacked sharply and attracted the main forces of the enemy. The 25th Division is about to reach the northeast of Dajia Airport.

No matter how tenacious the enemy is, after all, the strength is limited, especially the loss of air support, it is simply impossible to withstand the heavy attack of the imperial warriors. Under the domination of this thought, Kono made another fatal mistake. The Japanese group's charge was not inexorable, but Kono forgot that launching a grouping attack was undoubtedly fatal when there was no artillery support and the enemy's strike firepower suddenly doubled. The night was hazy, and Kono couldn't see clearly that the soldiers were knocked to the ground like straw, and the imposing attack was just an illusion.

A dense rain of bullets swept towards the Japanese troops who were bravely charging, and the tongues of fire from the machine guns formed several intersections, almost illuminating the defensive positions. The charging Japanese soldiers felt bad and were forced to stop the impact and lie down to dodge. At this time, mortar shells rained down like hail on the Japanese soldiers lying on the ground. The successive explosions were like the scene of a daytime bombardment. The Japanese soldiers' defensive line immediately collapsed, and they retreated spontaneously and in embarrassment, and such a fierce attack came to an abrupt end.

Kono was almost dumbfounded at this scene, the rain and sweat on his forehead were intertwined, and his eyes were blinded. The defeated army was defeated, and the Japanese army was no longer able to attack. "General, the enemy's firepower is so fierce, the defending force is at least one brigade, we can't break through the position!" One of his subordinates was hoarse. "Immediately send a report to the Taipei Command that the enemy army south of Dajia Airport has at least one division, and our attack has suffered heavy losses, and it is unable to launch another attack!" Kono had to lie about the military situation.

After the Japanese army retreated, Meng Fei's nervous mood relaxed. "Commander Meng, if the Japanese army launches such a large-scale attack again, I'm afraid we won't be able to resist it." The chief of staff was somewhat worried. Meng Fei said confidently: "Our strike firepower is so ferocious, the commander of the Japanese army will definitely miscalculate, and he will definitely not launch another large-scale attack." Calling the division commander, the Japanese attack was repulsed like a tide, and our department resolutely blocked the Japanese attack. ”