At midnight that day, the 19th Division under Xiao Feng's command rushed to the Baoshan area, and the Japanese 45th Division was surrounded in the middle of Baoshan and Hsinchu. Song Renqiang's 7th Army, as the main force of the corps, was the same as the 6th Army, with 5 divisions, and the other 3 corps were normally 3 divisions. This time, Song Ren's poor division landed 4 divisions in Nanliao. Except for the 22nd Division intercepting the 52nd Division of the Japanese Army in the north, the other three divisions were all engaged in the encirclement operation against the 45th Division of the Japanese Army. An artillery brigade of the unit went ashore in Nanliao and went into battle.

The 4 divisions of Song Renqiao's division plus the 2 brigades of the 17th Division of Xiao Feng's division and the 19th Division have a total strength of 60,000 troops. At about 2 o'clock in the morning, Song Renqiang, the military headquarters of the 7th Army in Nanxiao, received a telegram from Xiao Feng, which read: Brother Song, the 45th Division of the Japanese Army launched five group charges against the defensive position of our army in Baoshan, and as of 1 o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army was forced to stop the attack. It was judged that the Japanese army should build a defensive position on the spot and resist stubbornly. The 50th and 51st Brigades of the 17th Division and the 19th Division are under your command, and we look forward to your victory.

Song Renqiang knew that this was a big gift from Xiao Feng to himself, because the 7th Army failed to participate in the main attack mission, Song Renqiang needed a battle. "How's the situation with the artillery brigade?" "Commander, the artillery brigade is coming ashore and is entering positions at about 5 a.m." "I've decided to set the time for the general attack at 6 o'clock!" At this time, an operational staff officer hurriedly ran in with a telegram in his hand and said: "The 6th Brigade of the 17th Division of the 50th Army has called, and the Japanese army has launched another fierce attack!" Song Ren was a little confused when he heard this.

"Commander, the Japanese army launched continuous attacks without success, and launched an attack in such a short period of time, according to the operational characteristics of the Japanese army, this is very abnormal." "Immediately ask the 50 Brigade, I want to know about the Japanese attack!" In less than ten minutes, the situation was fed back that the Japanese attack was very abnormal, the attack was not sharp, and it was a multi-point attack. "No, the Japanese army did not intend to build fortifications on the spot for a dying struggle, but to disperse and break through. All units were ordered to immediately launch a free attack, and the Japanese army must not be allowed to escape. ”

Song Renqiang's judgment was accurate, and at about 1 o'clock in the morning, Takashima Aritake received an order from Yamashita to order the detachment to break through to the west. At the current critical moment, the fate of the 45th Division is the same as that of the 18th Division. Yamashita knew very well in his heart that if he stubbornly resisted building fortifications on the spot, he would undoubtedly send everyone to death. After dawn, the enemy's air strike, the 45th Division will immediately fall apart. Scattering the breakout may also save some of it. It should be said that there was no problem with the order given by Yamashita Fufumi, but the disadvantage was that the effective command of the 45th Division of the Japanese Army was out of order, and it fell into a situation of fighting on its own.

Yamashita Fengwen had a strict order against Takashima, and he must lead the division headquarters to break out of the encirclement at any cost. His intention could not be more obvious, as long as the headquarters of the 45th Division escaped, it meant that the 45th Division of the Japanese Army was not completely annihilated, and at least he could retain a trace of face and give an account to the upper and lower levels. But Yamashita gave such an order, and he must be held responsible. As the saying goes, if there are too many lice, you don't bite, and you lose again and again, Yamashita knows that he has to pay for the battle of the Taiwan Strait, so how many orders are sold?

The Japanese army chose to disperse and break through, and the defenders naturally could not intercept them all. One hour after the Japanese launched an attack on all fronts, Takashima Yutake, under the protection of a brigade, went directly into the woods and crossed the mountains and mountains, choosing a zone that could not be passed through at all. In order to be agile, heavy machine guns, mortars, 92 infantry guns, and other heavier weapons were not allowed to be carried, and soldiers discarded everything except bullets and grenades.

The Japanese troops chose to disperse and break through, which increased the difficulty of interception. At about 6 a.m., Takashima Aritake, under the protection of a Japanese brigade, successfully climbed the thorny five-step Wailing Mountain, and escaped in an area where it was almost impossible to escape. After receiving the order to disperse and break through, the Japanese army also chose to escape. Because Song Renqiao judged the Japanese army's attempt at the first time, the battle completely turned into a sweep. There is no need to repeat the course of the battle, as by the end of the battle at dusk, the division headquarters of the 45th Division of the Japanese Army, including an integrated brigade, and more than 3,000 scattered Japanese troops successfully broke through.

Two days after encircling and annihilating the 45th Division of the Japanese Army, Song Renqiang's figure appeared in the front line headquarters in Wanli. As soon as they met, Song Renqiang was a little depressed and said: "I didn't expect the little devil to use the tactics of dispersion and breakthrough, which greatly exceeded my expectations, and it is regrettable that the 45th Division of the Japanese Army was not completely annihilated." The point is that the commander of the Japanese division, Takashima Yutake, escaped. Seeing Song Ren's depressed expression, Xiao Feng said with relief: "Don't say that the Japanese army changed its fighting style, you didn't expect it, and the headquarters didn't expect it. If it weren't for your quick reaction, the Japanese would have fled more. ”

"What instructions does the command have!" "The command called, the first phase of the landing operation was a great success, and the command decided to take a temporary break on the northern front and launch an offensive after the Spring Festival. Commander Ouyang led the headquarters to move to Wanli soon, and the task of the Wanli front command was completed. "I heard that the southward landing operation has begun!" "Yes, the 9th Army of the 26th Corps, after concentrating in Penghu, forcibly landed at Dongshi last night, and the 12th Division of the Taiwan Army announced its surrender. According to the report of the command, the 9th Army of the 26th Corps is advancing towards Kaohsiung.

On February 5, the Japanese army abandoned the port of Kaohsiung and blew up all the facilities in the port and retreated to Taitung. The Japanese army will not give up Taiwan easily, and in the next step, the Japanese army will form a new defense line with the Taitung Port in the south, the central mountain range in the north-south direction, and the Taoyuan in the north as the core, and make the final dying struggle. Although the Japanese army lost two divisions, it did not break its muscles and bones, and its main force could still fight. The troops were very tired from repeated battles, and with the arrival of the rainy season on a large scale, the Joint Command decided to temporarily suspend the attack.

The day before the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, a Japanese cruiser docked in Keelung Harbor in northern Taiwan. Up and down the dock, Fengwen looked at the battleship a little lonely, as if he was much older. According to the order of the base camp, Yamashita Fumimi was dismissed from his post as commander of the Japanese army in Taiwan due to ineffective command and returned to Tokyo for questioning. He was succeeded by the veteran Yoshihiro Shirakawa. This gentleman has always been known for his steadiness. Shirakawa fought in the Russo-Japanese War and World War I, and had previously served as a senior military advisor to the Oita Battalion.

Soon, Yoshihiro Shirakawa stepped down from the battleship. This gentleman has a gray beard and is in his 60s. Facing the seniors, Shanxiang Fengwen hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said: "The younger generation Fengwen visited the seniors at the lower level, and forgave the incompetence of the juniors, which caused the war situation in Taiwan to be eroded." I believe that our predecessors will be able to turn the tide and turn the tide of the war in Taiwan. "Yamashita-kun, it's not that you're incompetent, it's that we've met a very formidable opponent. No one dares to take over this mess in Taiwan, and at this critical moment, we must come forward. I'm already in my sixtieth year, and I have nothing to scruge about,"

"What can you do at the base camp?" "The Chinese army has withstood the test of the war and has risen to prominence, and we have to face it. In the next defensive operation, according to Gangcun-kun's proposal, it is necessary to learn from the successful defensive experience of the Eighth Route Army in Jiangxi and avoid the enemy's powerful air strikes. In addition, we must guard against the enemy's airborne operations, and the losses suffered in the Taiwan Strait campaign are due to the fact that we do not understand the characteristics of airborne operations. The base camp decided to make use of the existing forces in Taiwan and continue to hold on, and the longer it persisted, the better. ”

"The Chinese military, supported by strong US aid, has been reborn. Therefore, we must show a hundredfold courage and caution. "Seniors, juniors believe that you will be able to save the defeat, and take your leave!" After Yamashita bowed his head, he boarded the battleship with a depressed expression. This return to Tokyo also meant the end of his military career. Perhaps it was his luck that Yamashita was dismissed, and he was not included in the list of war criminals after the war.

On the day of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, it was steaming in the joint command center in the bowl. Ouyang Jian led the headquarters to fly across the strait and moved to the bowl. The first phase of the Taiwan Strait Campaign, from seizing air supremacy in the Taiwan Strait to landing operations, as well as the successive victories and dazzling devouring of the 18th and 45th divisions of the Japanese army, was almost interlocking and outrageous. At this moment, there was a lot of laughter and laughter in the headquarters, and with the traditional New Year coming soon, everyone was elated. "Brother Ouyang, according to the order of the Military Commission, all the US bomber groups have been moved to Taiwan, and the Eighth Route Army Flying Regiment has been moved to Nanjing as a whole."

Ouyang Jian knew in his heart that this was the intention of the United States, and it was also in line with Lao Jiang's thoughts. In the next step, Lao Chiang wants to send air force units to Tainan, so naturally there must be a reasonable explanation. In fact, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army also wanted to requisition the flying regiment to fight in the north, and it was just a matter of pushing the boat down the river. In fact, Ouyang Jian predicted that because the armed forces of the Eighth Route Army were getting stronger and stronger, and with the course of the war, the United States had begun to be afraid of the Eighth Route Army, and it was natural to do the work of Lao Jiang secretly.

Ouyang Jian knew in his heart that the secret contest between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party would not stop. In particular, Americans do not want to see the Communist Party dominating the power of the Communist Party, and it is not in the interests of the Americans to control a political group that cannot be controlled. In the European theater, in the Pacific theater, victory is just around the corner, and the Americans have become the hegemon that dominates the world, so the Americans do not want to see an unruly ally, a powerful China, appear in East Asia.

Ouyang Jian guessed that after the end of the Taiwan Strait Campaign, the United States' military aid will definitely be greatly tilted towards Lao Chiang, especially Lao Chiang's air force, and the Americans will inevitably focus on it. At present, almost all of the eastern coast is controlled by the Eighth Route Army, and the Americans naturally want to plan a territory for Lao Chiang in Tainan. Bai Chongxi saw that Ouyang Jian was silent and said: "Brother Ouyang, I understand your thoughts, please rest assured that I will never do anything harmful to the interests of the country and the nation!" Ouyang Jian said with a smile: "After the war, the Americans want to establish a new world continuity, but the Soviet Union will become the strongest opponent of the United States." ”

"The Americans want to use China to contain Soviet Russia, and they also hope that Soviet Russia will contain us, and the United States can benefit from this." "You mean the Americans will meddle in our domestic affairs!" "This is the game between the great powers, the Americans want to use us, and the Soviet Union and Russia also want to use us, why can't we use them, but how to balance is the key." "Brother Ouyang, your cunning has reached the point of perfection, this is the luck of the country and the nation!"