Anything can happen on the battlefield, even miracles. In the early morning of the same day, when the Japanese Kawashima Brigade secretly transferred troops from the Gushan position to move to the first line of heaven, a reconnaissance detachment of the 8th Division of the Northern Expeditionary Army happened to appear here. The right flank of the Japanese defense was the remnant of the Dabie Mountain, where the terrain was very complicated, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so the French commander Bergony placed two Japanese divisions here. The Watanabe Division defended the first line of Guishan and Gufeng, and the Laigu Division defended the first line of Tianmu Mountain.

In front of the Japanese defensive line, the Central Route Corps placed three divisions, namely the 8th Division, the 11th Provisional Division, and the 15th Provisional Division. Its purpose was to contain the Japanese army, so that he did not dare to divide troops to support. The small detachment of the 8th Division was a normal routine reconnaissance and kept abreast of the dynamics of the Japanese defense. "Captain, what does it mean that the Japanese army is moving west along the mountains? Stumped the Turtle Mountain position? One of the scouts was puzzled. The captain waved his hand and said, "The Japanese army must have moved, we will go back immediately and report the situation to the division headquarters." The 6th Division rushed to attack the county town of Tongbai, and they did not know anything at this level, so they could not guess the movement of the Japanese army's secret westward transfer.

At noon on the same day, the reconnaissance detachment returned to the division headquarters to report on the reconnaissance situation. The commander and chief of staff of the 8th Division were taken aback when they heard this. The chief of staff hurriedly said: "It seems that the French army has discovered the attempt of the 6th Division, and the Japanese army in Guishan is moving westward along the mountain range, and the target must be a line of sky, and the 6th Division is in danger." The commander of the 8th Division said: "Your analysis is right, the defending Japanese army in Guishan secretly moved to the first line of the sky, obviously the 6th Division was intercepted head-on, and the Japanese army wanted to cut off the retreat of the 6th Division." If this is the case, the 6th Division is not only dangerous, but desperate. ”

"Report to Corps Headquarters immediately!" Chief of Staff is in a hurry. "It's too late, even if reinforcements are sent, they won't be able to pass through the first line of sky." The commander of the 8th Division looked at the Guishan defense line and said: "Chief of Staff, when we were in the military academy, Commander-in-Chief Deng warned us that we would not be subject to the orders of the monarch outside. How about our attack on the Guishan Line? I judge that the Kameyama defense line must be empty, and what kind of changes will happen if we break through the Kameyama defense line. ”

The chief of staff's eyes lit up and said: "Attacking the Guishan defense line can be an indirect support for the 6th Division, and the Japanese defense line will definitely return to support in a crisis." If the Kameyama line is empty, it is possible that we will break through the line. If you break through the Guishan defense line, then take Gufeng, and then wave your troops to occupy Xinyang, the Tongbai Mountain defense line will not only be broken, but it will be difficult for the French army to escape. The commander of the 8th Division waved his fist and said decisively: "Don't hesitate, report to the corps headquarters quickly." The 15th Division was notified to launch a feint attack on the Tianmu Mountain defense line in the east and hold the Japanese army in Tianmu Mountain. The 11th Provisional Division was informed to move closer to us as soon as it broke through the Guishan defensive line.

Everything was in a hurry, without artillery support. The 8th Division, with the strength of a brigade, suddenly launched a strong attack on the Kameyama defensive line. The Japanese artillery fire was very fierce, but the Japanese defense soon showed its flaws. The commander of the 8th Division verified his judgment and ordered a tidal attack. In fact, the Japanese army was not unprepared, and the commander of the Laigu Division in Tianmu Mountain received a notice from Watanabe and immediately dispatched a brigade to support Kameyama. However, when the 8th and 2nd launched the attack, this brigade was still on the way, and it was difficult to quench its thirst from afar.

In just two hours, the Kameyama sub-position was captured. The Japanese defenders had only 1,000 men, so they had to cower in the main position and resist stubbornly. In the evening, the 8th Division formed an encirclement of the main position. The Japanese army relied on the favorable terrain to defend desperately, but the strength was limited, and it had become the end of the strong crossbow. After dark, the soldiers rushed to the top of the mountain, and the main peak of Turtle Mountain was taken. When the 8th Division launched an attack on Kameyama, the headquarters of the Watanabe Division, which was located in the middle of Gufeng and Kameyama, was in chaos.

At this time, Watanabe's face turned green, and he couldn't understand how the Northern Expeditionary Army knew that Kameyama's troops were empty, and it was difficult for the Northern Expeditionary Army to set a trap. Watanabe ordered the Kawashima Brigade to rush back to help, while dispatching Lone Peak's troops to rush to the aid of Lone Mountain. At present, the reinforcements of the Laigu Division cannot be counted on, and according to the speed of the reinforcements, they will arrive at least midnight. Watanabe personally commanded two brigades to come up with support. At this time, a regiment of the 8th Division was launching a strong attack on the main position. Therefore, the 8th Division had a surplus of troops.

Watanabe led two brigades of Japanese troops to arrive in a fierce manner, but where did he expect that the 8th Division had already taken precautions. The commander of the 8th Division, with the strength of a brigade, instead surrounded Watanabe. The Japanese army invisibly committed a taboo, that is, the tactics of filling oil. What was even more terrifying was that as soon as Watanabe started the battle, his headquarters was accurately bombarded by two mortar shells, and the commander of Watanabe's division died before he could figure out the situation on the battlefield. The battle situation directed by himself first dug a grave for himself.

Now we turn our attention to the 6th Division. For a whole day, the French and Japanese troops did not attack, but repeatedly ravaged them with artillery fire. The number of casualties continued to increase, and such a passive situation made the commander of the 6th Division extremely depressed. He knew that even if reinforcements came, it would be impossible to break through the first line of heaven in time, and he regretted that Weishenme did not choose to retreat in the first place. The troops were condensed in a valley several kilometers long, barely able to move, and it was impossible to try to deploy their forces. All officers and soldiers hope to fight the enemy, even if they die on the battlefield, it is better than being beaten passively and surviving.

Several brigade commanders under his command asked for help several times and launched a decisive breakthrough, but the commander of the 6th Division was very calm, as the supreme commander, he must be responsible to all officers and soldiers, and he would not give up even if there was a glimmer of hope. However, seeing that the officers and soldiers were suffering under the ravages of the French artillery, and there were unavoidable casualties continuously, their hearts seemed to be dripping blood.

The casualties of the 6th Division continued to increase over time, and the eastern horizon began to darken under French artillery fire. Finally, after a hard day, all the officers and men of the 6th Division seemed to have ushered in a respite. The atmosphere in the headquarters of the 6th Division was gloomy. The chief of staff said: "Division commander, it's getting dark, and the reinforcements from the headquarters have not arrived, are we taking advantage of the darkness to break through?" ”

The commander of the 6th division said: "The coalition forces are not fools, since they want to destroy us, they must be prepared." Now it is impossible to break through, and the only hope is to wait for help. At this time, an officer suddenly ran into the division headquarters, gasped and said: "Report to the division commander, the Japanese army on the first line of the sky suddenly retreated, and the follow-up troops boarded the first line of the sky position, and did not find the Japanese army, and did not know that the enemy weishenme suddenly retreated?" ”

When the commander of the 6th Division heard this, he stood up and said, "What did you say?" "The follow-up troops confirmed that the intercepted Japanese troops suddenly retreated." The officer was a little apprehensive when he saw the division commander's anxious look. The commander of the sixth division immediately perked up and said loudly: "Order the follow-up troops to hold the first-line sky position and cover the retreat of the whole division." "It can be said that the mountains and rivers are exhausted, and there is no way out, and the willows and flowers are bright and bright. The rear team of the 6th Division became the front team, and just after coming out of the front line, it unexpectedly encountered the 12th Division that came up with reinforcements.

Li Tianxiang, deputy commander of the Central Route Corps, received that the 6th Division was blocked by the coalition forces in the area from Tianzhi to Toad Ridge, which was close to dusk. In an emergency, Li Tianxiang quickly ordered the 12th Division to rescue. It is impossible to feedback back the battlefield situation at the first time, Li Tianxiang is anxious like ants on a hot pot, and there has been such a major change in the battle situation, all the members of the headquarters are extremely worried and uncertain. Waiting is the most terrible because he is a two-faced devil.

It was close to midnight, and a fast horse stopped in front of the headquarters, and a communications officer jumped off the war horse and actually planted a heel. I saw him roll twice on the ground in a row, and ran into the headquarters in an extremely embarrassed manner. The sentinels guarding the gate seemed to be stupid, and felt that the battle situation on the front line must be very critical. "Reporting to the deputy commander, the 8th Division suddenly launched an attack and unexpectedly broke through the Japanese Kameyama defensive line. At present, the 6th Division is out of danger and has joined up with the 12th Division in the rescue. ”

Li Tianxiang almost didn't believe his ears when he heard this, and immediately pounced on the sand table. In a short time, he saw the subtlety and said in surprise: "God really helps me, the commander of the 8th Division is good." The 14th, 16th, and 18th Divisions were ordered to immediately move towards Guishan and completely tear open the breach. "At this moment, Li Tianxiang seems to have returned from hell to the yang world, and he feels reborn." All the personnel in the headquarters seemed to be still yang, and they gathered in front of the sand table.

Chief of Staff Da Xi said: "Deputy Commander, I really didn't expect that the Japanese army would mobilize the defensive forces of Guishan to intercept the 6th Division. The capture of the fighter by the 8th Division was a surprise. You see, as long as we advance from the Guishan line to Xinyang, the defense line of Tongbai Mountain will not only lose its effectiveness, but the key is that the French army, the Japanese army, and even the British army in Funiu Mountain will not be able to escape. Li Tianxiang added: "If we capture Xinyang, not only the French army in Tongbai Mountain, the Japanese army, but also the British army in the defense line of Funiu Mountain will not be able to escape. Even the Russian troops in Tongguan and Zhengzhou have difficulty escaping, so report to the headquarters immediately!

The Kawashima Brigade successfully intercepted the retreat of the 6th Division, and just when the commander of the Kawashima Brigade was proud, he suddenly received an order from the commander of the Watanabe Division, and the Northern Expeditionary Army on the Kameyama front suddenly launched a large-scale attack on the Kameyama defense line, and the Kameyama defense line was in danger, so that the Kawashima Department quickly returned to the Kameyama defense line. Kawashima received Watanabe's order and immediately retreated from the first line of heaven. However, when they reached the west side of the Kameyama defensive line, they were intercepted by the 11th Division of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and then they were encircled, and the Kawashima Department fell into a catastrophe.

The atmosphere in the corps headquarters was tense as midnight approached, and all personnel were concerned about the fate of the 6th Division. In particular, Li Tianxiang, deputy commander of the Corps, was under even greater pressure in his heart, if the 6th Division was really eaten, he knew very well what it meant. At this moment, the 8th Division of the Eastern Front received good news that the Kameyama defensive line defended by the Japanese army was unexpectedly taken. After Li Tianxiang calmed down, he immediately made a supplementary order.

"It's really a village with no way out, and the willows and flowers are bright and bright! The 8th Division did a very beautiful job, and ordered the 13th, 15th, 17th, and 19th Divisions to also advance to Guishan, and then quickly crossed the direction of Guishan and advanced to Xinyang......" Li Tianxiang was a little happy and his eyebrows fluttered, and he added 7 divisions in the direction of Guishan in one go. The chief of staff also raised his eyebrows and said: "Deputy commander, the 6th Division is safe, it is really hard to imagine that there will be such an ending." The commander of the 8th Division has a very sensitive sense of smell, and it seems that the French army's defense line of Tongbai Mountain can be declared broken, whether we report to the headquarters. ”

Li Tianxiang groaned and continued: "Report to the headquarters after the situation is clear!" ”

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