After a day's compression attack, the Japanese Ikeda Wing was impermeably compressed within a 10-kilometer radius of the Xiaoqing River. Even so, the Japanese did not realize how terrifying it would be when night came. At 8 o'clock in the evening, an order was issued, and 24 heavy artillery pieces and 66 mountain guns of the 3rd Artillery Division of the Eighth Route Army launched a bombardment like thunder, and the fire reflected half of the sky and illuminated the artillery position. Accompanied by the command flag waved by the artillery commander, the artillery soldiers sweated like rain. Many soldiers were shirtless, took off their steel helmets, and sent shells into the chambers, each shell was the arrival of death.

The shells exploded on the rudimentary fortifications of the Japanese soldiers, and the bodies of the Japanese soldiers could be clearly seen being thrown into the air. The Japanese army judged that the Eighth Route Army was going south to fight, and because it was going deep into the depths, it would not send artillery at all. During the two days of fighting, the Japanese did not suffer from enemy artillery fire, so Ikeda's squadron was not prepared for defensive artillery bombardment at all. The Eighth Route Army did not have artillery to reach a consensus, and although Captain Ikeda was trapped in an urn, he was not worried. Without artillery support, the Eighth Route Army could not be eaten in a short period of time, and at least there was no problem in holding out for a few days.

Not only Captain Ikeda thought so, but also the commander of the Japanese army, Jiri Ando. Perhaps the Eighth Route Army's attack is weak, and the battle situation may be in a state of scorching. As a result, Captain Ikeda vowed that he would perform miracles for the Imperial Japanese Army. At about 5 p.m., the Eighth Route Army stopped attacking. Although some of the outlying positions were lost during the day, Captain Ikeda felt that there was nothing to fear. The concentration of forces in the core is more conducive to entrenchment.

In just two days, Ikeda's team completed the construction of the fortifications and formed the shape of a ring. The ring fortifications built by the Japanese army were completely textbook defenses. Captain Ikeda said that the valiant warriors of the Imperial Japan could fight well, and this battle had come to create a miracle. He believes that the Eighth Route Army's continuous attacks during the day are nothing more than this, which shows that even if the Chinese army is strong, the Eighth Route Army is still strong in defense and weak in attack. In addition, the Japanese transport planes dropped a large amount of ammunition and supplies that afternoon, which gave Captain Ikeda more confidence to hold on to the end.

At 8 p.m. that night, Captain Ikeda was drinking to relieve his nervous and tired body. Suddenly, there were several shelling from the north, and Captain Ikeda was surprised: "This is the movement of artillery, immediately inquire about the forward troops, what is the shelling going on?" ”

A Japanese combat staff officer shook the phone to answer it, but before it could be dialed, a fierce artillery bombardment suddenly rang out, like thunder. "Not good! The Eighth Route Army launched a massive artillery bombardment! The phone in the hands of the combat staff officer fell to the ground in fright. Captain Ikeda hurried outside, and when he saw the continuous explosions and fires coming from the north, he knew exactly what it was like to be a battle-hardened soldier, and he couldn't help but be in a daze when he saw the continuous explosions and fires coming from the north.

The fierce shelling of nearly 100 artillery pieces was completely carpet bombing, which was the first time in the history of the Eighth Route Army, and even in the history of the Chinese army.

On the southern front, Junrokuro Matsuura, commander of the 106th Division, received a report from Captain Ikeda, and was immediately stupid, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He then ordered Captain Ikeda to stand firm and report at any time. Then Junrokuro Matsuura ordered his headquarters to launch a fierce attack, and the Kijima Wing, Tsuda Wing, and Engineer Wing formed a wave attack formation and launched a tidal attack. The Japanese seemed to be desperate and under the cover of artillery fire at any cost. Junrokuro Matsuura personally supervised the formation and let the captain take the lead in the charge.

In the face of the enemy's fierce attack, Yang Dezhi ordered to put in all the reserves, and the fierce battle began to be staged in turn on this terrifying night. The 104th Division of Luhe received a telegram from the headquarters, and the Eighth Route Army used powerful artillery fire to bombard the Ikeda Wing, ordering the 104th Division to break through the enemy's interception at any cost. At this time, the 12th Brigade was all pulled to Luhe and put into battle to prevent the Japanese dogs from jumping over the wall. All of a sudden, the battle became very fierce.

After 20 minutes of massive shelling, artillery fire began to extend. The northern assault forces attacked, and in less than an hour the assault troops entered the enemy positions and the Japanese lines collapsed. At about midnight, all units in the east, west, and south directions attacked the enemy position, and the Japanese defense line was shattered, and the Japanese army was divided into several pieces. Even if there was no hope of survival, the Japanese soldiers would not surrender, and they resisted desperately. By dawn, two-thirds of the Japanese forces had been wiped out, and about 1,000 men were holding an area of less than 3 square kilometers, and there was no suspense in the battle.

At 6 a.m., heavy artillery bombardment again hit the Japanese positions, and Captain Ikeda ordered a final message, then smashed the radio station and burned the flag. Junrokuro Matsuura, the commander of the 106th Division, looked at the telegram in his hand with a pair of blood-red eyes, and reluctantly ordered to stop the attack. "Send a report to the headquarters, all the Ikeda Wing jade shattered!" As the saying goes, blessings are not double, disasters are not one-way, and bad luck comes one after another at this time. "Report, the light and heavy wing called, a large number of Eighth Route Army appeared in Shantou and suddenly launched an attack!" Junrokuro Matsuura was shocked when he heard this.

"Immediately report the situation to the headquarters, and order the Watanabe Wing to rush back from Jieyang to aid Shantou, order the Kishima Wing to block the enemy after the break, and the Tsuda Wing, the Engineer Wing, and the Artillery Company to return to Shantou as soon as possible." The Japanese army withdrew decisively and evacuated very quickly. On the position of the Eighth Route Army, division commander Yang Dezhi put down his binoculars and said: "The Japanese army has learned of the situation in Shantou and wants to run, so it has ordered all brigades to organize commandos to pursue!" "Suddenly, the offense and defense were reversed. The Japanese army changed from attacking to fleeing, and carried out continuous resistance.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, Zhou Kun, chief of staff of the Yongding Corps Headquarters, said happily: "Mr. Lin, Chen Guang called, Yang Chengwu's encirclement and annihilation were very smooth, so far only a small number of Japanese troops have resisted stubbornly, and there is no problem in resolving the battle before noon." "The 4th Brigade of the 1st Division called, the Japanese army in Shantou was empty, the headquarters had already attacked the city of Shantou, and the Japanese army retreated lightly to defend the wharf and held it under the cover of battleships." "Tell the 4th Brigade that the light and heavy wing of the Japanese army is not important, and they have completed the task by taking Shantou. Chen Guang was ordered to instruct Yang Chengwu to quickly transfer the 5th Brigade to support Li Tianyou, leaving one regiment to clear the remnants of the enemy, and the rest of the troops to pursue south. ”

"Mr. Lin, how to deploy?" "What else to deploy, catch up with the enemy and annihilate it!" Lin leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes. Political Commissar Tan Zhenlin signaled to the commander that he was too tired not to disturb Lin again. The battle situation has become clear, as Lin said, the 106th Division has become a turtle in the urn, and the following is what the front-line commander should do. At the headquarters of the 3rd Division in the Luhe defensive position, division commander Li Tianyou was covered in dust and leaned against the wall of the trench and let out a sigh. The military headquarters called, and the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese Ikeda Wing came to an end, and the 106th Division fled. The 104th Division stopped attacking, and the Japanese fighters left the battlefield over the battlefield, which was directly related to the collapse of the enemy army.

"Report to the division commander, the military headquarters called, the 2nd Brigade of the 5th Division came to reinforce, and it will arrive in about 3 hours." An operational staff officer reported with a bandage on his head.

"Comrades, the battle is not over, the next step is to encircle and annihilate the main force of the 106th Division, and the Japanese troops in front will still attack desperately. When the 5th Brigade arrived, the 9th and 10th Brigades were ordered to withdraw. "In two days of brutal fighting, the 9th and 10th brigades suffered more than 3,000 casualties, but from the perspective of the overall situation, the cost of casualties is completely acceptable. Rain fell from the sky, and many soldiers took off their steel helmets, rarely enjoying the gifts of heaven. There were no enemy planes in the sky, and this was the most gratifying thing for the fighters. Because 80 percent of the casualties came from the Japanese aerial bombardment.

On the southern front, Junrokuro Matsuura led the Japanese brigade to retreat in a hurry. On the way, the light and heavy wing called, they relied on the dock fortifications, and still held on under the cover of naval guns, hoping to return to help quickly. The battle situation suddenly evolved like this, and Junrokuro Matsuura was so anxious that he couldn't understand why this was happening. Why did a unit of the Eighth Route Army go straight to Shantou? How many troops did the Eighth Route Army have? Who is the commander of the enemy army? "Report, Captain Watanabe reported that his headquarters was intercepted by a large number of Eighth Route Army in Erdaoling, and Captain Watanabe asked for reinforcements!"

Hearing this, Junrokuro Matsuura said in a hurry: "Telegraph to Captain Watanabe, break through the enemy's interception at any cost and move closer to Shantou as soon as possible!" "Shantou is in danger, and there are chasing soldiers behind him, which is really urgent. At this time, the sky was not beautiful, and heavy rain fell from the sky. June is the rainy season in Jiangnan, and frequent rain is commonplace. Soon the road became very muddy, and the Japanese artillery wing dragged its feet, almost like a snail crawling again. This speed is simply not good, and Junrokuro Matsuura thought twice, and ruthlessly ordered to blow up the cannon and discard a large number of light and heavy equipment.

At about 1 o'clock in the afternoon, Junrokuro Matsuura received an order from the headquarters An Tengjili that the Shantou Light and Heavy Wing had retreated to the sea, and Shantou was captured by the Eighth Route Army. He ordered Junrokuro Matsuura to hurry south and informed Huilai that a fleet should retreat from the sea. At the same time, An Tengji informed that in order to cover the safe retreat of Junrokuro Matsuura, the 104th Division would continue to launch an offensive to attract the attention of the Eighth Route Army. Qian's donkey skills are poor, and Junrokuro Matsuura begins to worry about his fate, and Watanabe United, whose fate hangs by a thread, can only resign themselves to fate.

At the headquarters of the 104th Division of the Japanese Army in Luhe, the division commander Kizaburo Hamamoto said weakly: "The sudden collapse of the war situation, why is this happening, it is simply a shame for the Imperial Japanese Army." Matsuura-kun, a bastard, lied about the military situation, and now it can be concluded that the Eighth Route Army has at least 80,000 troops. I'm going to report to the base camp and take him to a court-martial. "In two days of fighting, the 104th Division suffered more than 2,000 casualties, and the two brigades took turns to fight, and did not break through a single position of the enemy, on the contrary, the division has become a tired division." Your Excellency General, it is pointless to continue the attack, the field wing is too tired, do you want the engineer wing to launch a feint! ”

On the defensive position, division commander Li Tianyou held a telescope to observe, "Division commander, the Japanese army has retreated, it seems that something is wrong!" "The chief of staff is confused." The Japanese army was making a feint, and the headquarters judged that there was no problem, and the 104th Division was playing cover. Order the forward troops to withdraw half of their forces. "Mr. Lin really had a clever plan, and it was expected that the main force of the Japanese army would flee to Huilai. This time the special forces are going to show their skills again! The chief of staff said happily. Look, it's going to rain again, God helps, and the Japanese fighters can't fly again! ”

At about 5 p.m., Junrokuro Matsuura led his troops to a depression in the south. On the right side of the depression is a large rice field, and on the right is a dense forest. The road ahead turns to the left, and a hill and a forest appear in front of you. It began to rain again, and the Japanese soldiers were soaked, and their legs were as heavy as lead after continuous marching. "How far is it from Huilai?" Junrokuro Matsuura dismounted and asked. "Report, there are still 20 kilometers to Huilai, and according to our current marching speed, we can reach it at about 9 o'clock in the evening!"

"Immediately send a telegram to the receiving fleet, and our unit arrived at the beach at 9 p.m. Junrokuro Matsuura let out a long breath and continued, "We are about to see the sea, and our fleet is waiting. Kijima-kun, is there any news from Inoue's brigade? "Contacted an hour ago and now there is no news. Captain Inoue guarantees that all the jade shatters cover the transfer of the large army! The generals fell silent.

Junrokuro Matsuura looked at the hill and dense woods in front of him and said, "The Eighth Route Army is clever, I didn't expect us to appear here, what would happen if the Eighth Route Army ambushed a force in the woods opposite?" Junrokuro Matsuura's words had just finished when he heard a crisp gunshot.