Very few people know about it. The reason why Ouyang Yun was full of confidence in winning this battle was that the source of his greatest strength was artillery.

Artillery is the king of infantry warfare, and this may not be the truth in a few decades (of course, if you look at it from the perspective of the Second Artillery, it will still be the truth), but now, absolutely no one dares to doubt the importance of artillery in warfare. The "sub-munitions" were developed on the basis of the "fireworks bombs," and although they did not use high-tech techniques such as guidance, they were also classified as confidential.

Under the circumstance that the "missile" has already attracted the attention of many countries in the country, Ouyang Yun also resolutely took out the "munitions" that have the style of "missiles," which shows the importance he attaches to artillery. In order to ensure that the artillery of the Eighth Division would not be killed by natural enemies, he even took out the "killer weapon" - "Lao Zhang, the key to the battle in the second half of the night is still with you!" Don't skimp on shells, don't hesitate to run out! ”

"Commander-in-chief, Tian Quan knows!"

"Let's contact Lu Zhibai later, you can directly listen to his command!"

"Yes!"

Gao An, in the headquarters of the Second Division, Liu Zheliang, Chen Liangyu, and Guan Shanqi stood facing the officers above the regimental commander, and the faces of the three of them all had solemn expressions.

Liu Zheliang said in a deep voice: "Brothers, in our logistics truck, the bones of the brothers who died at the foot of Lion Gate Mountain are still warm. Many of them are not only sons, but also fathers, husbands, and some even the breadwinners of the family. We went out together, and we promised to triumph together, but now, they are gone forever. Some people may say that in war, death is inevitable. But I would say, this is, it's a fallacy! is the most irresponsible excuse! After a pause, his eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and he said, "The defeat of the Lion Gate is our shame!" This disgrace can only be washed away with the blood of the enemy! Originally, I thought that there was no chance to be ashamed in Nanchang, but God willing, the little devil actually took the initiative to send it to the door! Brothers, show your courage and let the Japanese and our brother troops see that our second division is not a bad seed, our blood is hot, and our bones are made of iron......"

The battle of Lion Gate was a great shame for the Second Division, which has become the consensus of the Second Division. And because of Ouyang Yun's deliberate suppression, the sense of shame in their hearts became stronger and stronger, and they had already reached the verge of breaking out. When Okamura Ninji was still guessing which direction the Gao'an defenders would break through under the siege of the main force of the 106th Division, he didn't expect that the students of the Second Division not only did not expect to break through, but were also planning a counteroffensive with all their might-Bu, not a counteroffensive, the Second Division was counter-encircled and annihilated!

Just when Nakajima Jingcun placed the 113th Wing at Longkou, three kilometers from the west gate of Gao'an, and the 136th Wing at Shanbei Village, two kilometers away from the south gate of Gao'an, assuming an offensive posture, the only remaining tank unit of about one regiment of the Second Division quietly left from the north gate under the leadership of Liu Zheliang, made a detour of 15 kilometers, and ambushed in Lijia Village, Guantian, which was only five kilometers away from Longkou.

At around 9:40, Nakajima Jingcun gave an order, and two signal flares, one red and one green, rose for half a day, and the next moment, the 113th Wing and the 136th Wing launched an offensive at the same time. Together with the troops directly under the 106th Division, more than 12,000 devils launched a massive attack on Gao'an.

Ten minutes later, the 136th Wing first launched a fierce battle with the 114th Regiment of the Fourth Brigade of Xue, which was ambushed on the side of the Jinjiang River at the south gate of Gao'an.

The commander of the Japanese army was the wing commander of the 136th Wing, Shimamura Nanyama Daisa, who spared no effort as soon as he made a move, ordering a brigade in front to shoot at the 114th Regiment, and ordering the other two brigades to break through from both sides, hoping to take advantage of the unhindered characteristics of the Jinjiang Ice to give full play to the superiority of troops, so as to break through the outer defense line of the 2nd Division in one fell swoop and directly attack the city.

The reason why Okamura and Nakajima felt that there was no suspense in taking Gao'an was because of the superiority of troops and the fact that the Jinjiang freeze could not be dangerous. They didn't expect that the reason why Liu Zheliang, Chen Liangyu and others dared to decide to counterattack was precisely because they wanted to take advantage of the weather factor of the freezing of the Jinjiang River to make a fuss.

At the south gate, the supreme commander of the Second Division is Chen Liangyu. Chen Liangyu saw the movements of the Japanese army clearly, and he used a walkie-talkie to inform the commander of the 114th Regiment below, Wumeng: "Don't care about the devils on both sides, just hold the front!" Then he called Wu Jingxiang in the city and said, "First left and then right, get ready for battle!" ”

Wu Jingxiang's artillery regiment is definitely the biggest nightmare of the 106th Division, the regiment once inflicted heavy losses on the artillery wing of the 33rd Division when it was in Lion Gate, and after entering Gao'an, it was immediately hidden by Liu Zheliang. The camouflage skills of the Cadet Army were first-class, and the Japanese army failed to detect the existence of Wu Jingxiang's regiment even after repeated reconnaissance, which also made Nakajima Jingcun more and more emboldened. Shimamura Nanshan watched from a distance on the other side of the Jinjiang River, and found that Gao'an Castle did not send troops to snipe the troops on the left and right, with a cruel smile on his face, and ordered: "Prepare for the charge, and when the second and third teams come ashore, start charging immediately!" ”

The battle at the west gate of Gao'an broke out ten minutes after lagging behind the south gate, and the officers and soldiers of the attacking and defending sides fought fiercely in the village of Dianxia, which was only about 500 meters away from Gao'an City. The 113th Wing began to charge with the whole army, and the two sides fought around a hill about 300 meters above sea level in front of Dianxia Village, and after about ten minutes of fierce fighting, the 113th Wing fell more than 500 devils, and the Xuebing Army also killed more than 300 people.

In this kind of defensive warfare, which did not have much geographical advantage, the power of the Japanese army's mortars and grenadiers was fully brought into full play, and most of the more than 300 cadets were injured by this kind of squad and platoon support weapons.

After about twenty minutes of fierce fighting, Yoshitaka Akiyama, chief of staff of the 106th Division, reported to Nakajima Jingcun: "Your Excellency, as you expected, the people of Shina really chose to defend outside the city!" ”

Nakajima Jingcun's face was indifferent, and he said lightly: "Ouyang Yun, a hypocrite, has always liked to buy people's hearts with some small favors, and the reason why I drove the civilians around Gao'an to Gao'an City is to use this to force the Gao'an defenders to defend outside the city. It seems that this trick worked! It's just that I don't know if these pretending Chinese soldiers will continue to adhere to this defensive method of warfare when there are huge casualties! ”

Before his words fell, a bright light suddenly flashed in a certain piece of the sky in Gao'an City, and in a moment, a dull cannon sound sounded, his face changed, and he said: "I didn't expect that there were cannons in the city!" Inform Shimamura and let him pay attention to the timing of the attack, but don't let the people play a trick of blowing up the ice again! ”

The first round of artillery bombardment by Wu Jingxiang's regiment was aimed at the Japanese troops on the left flank who rushed to the other side of the Jinjiang River outside the south gate. Shimamura was reminded by Nakajima that he was worried that the Cadet Army would take advantage of the situation to break through the ice and cause the troops who landed to be besieged alone, so he had no choice but to order the charge to be canceled and all the troops were pulled back.

Outside the south gate of Gao'an, the first ** momentum of the Japanese army ended without a problem.