The night battle was very reluctant for the Japanese army, and the 38-type rifle had a long range, and the advantage of good accuracy could not be brought into play at all. On the contrary, the soldiers of the first battalion had a large number of automatic weapons in their hands, and the charging and sharp guns were sharp weapons for night combat and close combat. When Wang Fei rushed to the front of the Japanese position with the guard squad, the second platoon had already entered the position.

Wang Fei and the soldiers didn't say a word, and they also threw themselves into the battle. After rushing and killing for a while, Wang Fei saw the third platoon commander of the second company, and then he knew that it was the people of the second company who had just rushed out from the side of the Japanese position. It turned out that the second company was scattered from the lanes in the town and moved in the direction of the reconnaissance company, and in the process of movement, as long as the direction was grasped, it avoided when it encountered a large force of Japanese troops, and it was directly eliminated when it encountered a small group of Japanese troops.

One of the platoons also touched the Japanese artillery position, but the position was different from Wang Fei's. The platoon commander also wanted to destroy the Japanese artillery position, but they had no heavy weapons and insufficient troops. Just when the platoon commander was determined to attack, Wang Fei and the others had already launched an attack. As soon as the platoon commander saw that a unit had launched an attack on the Japanese army, and the attention of the Japanese army was all attracted by them, he ordered the troops to quietly touch the Japanese position.

Seeing that the friendly attack was blocked, and the Japanese artillery was about to attack the friendly forces, the platoon commander decisively ordered to get close to the troops in the Japanese position and launch a charge against the Japanese position. After the two platoons rushed into the Japanese position, the Japanese army in the confusion could not stop the attack of the Chinese army, and the killed were defeated and retreated. Fujiwara had the intention to mobilize troops to counterattack, but in the dark night, he couldn't figure out how many Chinese troops had been killed, so he could only retreat backwards first.

At this time, the Japanese troops surrounding several courtyards still had a numerical advantage, with three infantry squadrons plus artillery totaling more than 1,400 people, and more than 1,000 troops in addition to the losses. In addition to the reconnaissance company surrounded in the courtyard and the rescued prisoners of war, the Chinese army only had two companies, the second and third companies, but more than 300 people.

However, the Chinese army took advantage of the darkness and killed from several places, which made Fujiwara Twist, the commander, unable to figure out how many Chinese troops had been killed around him. The sound of gunfire everywhere threw the Japanese army into chaos, and Fujiwara Twist, escorted by a squadron of soldiers, nervously listened to the movements around him.

Fujiwara had the intention of gathering the forces surrounding several compounds and guarding them until dawn before fighting a decisive battle with the Chinese army, but he was afraid that the Chinese troops in several compounds would break through and let go of these prisoners of war, so he could not afford this responsibility. Originally, there was an artillery squadron in his hand that could threaten the Chinese troops in the compound, but unfortunately he was attacked by the Chinese army just now, and the artillery squadron was also lost.

The reinforcements from outside are absolutely good news for Chen Peng, which shows that a battalion outside the town has attacked the town. If it weren't for the fact that there were still many prisoners of war in the courtyard who were unable to move due to injuries and illnesses, their own reconnaissance company would have taken the opportunity to kill out of the compound and cooperate with reinforcements, which would have been an excellent opportunity to destroy the Japanese army. Chen Peng saw this opportunity, and some of the rescued prisoners of war also saw this opportunity.

Just as Chen Peng asked his men to strengthen the fortifications, a man wearing a major's military uniform found Chen Peng. Chen Peng saw that the other party was a major, and hurriedly stood up and saluted. After returning the military salute, the visitor said: "I am Li Yunsheng, deputy commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 872nd Regiment of the 460th Brigade of the 210th Division, and I thank the brothers of the reconnaissance brigade for risking their lives to rescue us.

Chen Peng responded: "Deputy Battalion Commander Li guessed correctly, it was our people who were fighting fiercely with the Japanese troops surrounding us outside. Li Yunsheng said: "It seems that the number of troops who receive us outside is not too much, and this is a good time for Company Commander Chen to lead the troops out to cooperate with them." Chen Peng was very convinced of Li Yunsheng's accurate judgment ability, and replied: "It's an excellent time, but there are so many comrades-in-arms who are difficult to act, how can I ignore them?"

Li Yunsheng smiled and said: "Thank you Company Commander Chen for still thinking about these injured and sick brothers, just leave the matter of protecting them to those of us who can still fight, Company Commander Chen will lead the troops to kill them as soon as possible." Seeing the hesitant expression on Chen Peng's face, Li Yunsheng said again: "Don't miss the opportunity, I believe we still have the ability to protect ourselves, and the harder you fight, the more Little Japan can't take care of us." ”

Chen Peng thought that what Li Yunsheng said was also reasonable, so he said: "Then the compound will be entrusted to Deputy Battalion Commander Li and the brothers, and we will come back as soon as we defeat the Japanese army." After saying that, Chen Peng asked his subordinates to transfer the task of defending the compound to the rescued prisoners of war, and left some machine guns, grenades, and bullets, and then led the reconnaissance company out of several compounds.

The Japanese army was already tired of coping with the attacks of the second and third companies in many places, but now the more than 100 people of the reconnaissance company were like tigers coming out of the cage, and they gave the Japanese troops a few more blows, and the Japanese troops could not resist the internal and external attacks. When Fujiwara Twist's squadron was also attacked by several reconnaissance groups, Fujiwara Twist Shosa's squadron could not bear the pressure and withdrew in the direction of the headquarters under the protection of the guards.

As soon as Fujiwara retreated, the remaining hundreds of Japanese troops had no intention of fighting again, and retreated with him. The losses of the second and third companies were not small, and seeing that the Japanese army had finally retreated, they were unable to catch up, so they immediately came to several compounds and joined forces with the reconnaissance company. After Chen Peng and the second and third company commanders met together, they felt that it was not a good way to stay in a few compounds again, and they had to find a way to transfer out.

However, in several compounds, there were more than 200 comrades-in-arms who were unable to fight due to injuries and illnesses, and it was not easy to transfer them together. Just when several people were summing up, Li Yunsheng came over. After hearing that several people were discussing the transfer, Li Yunsheng interjected and said: "Company Commander Chen, I know that the Japanese army has also captured a batch of vehicles from our logistics department, and now they are also stored in a warehouse in the town. ”

Chen Peng's eyes lit up immediately when he heard Li Yunsheng's words, and he asked, "Deputy Battalion Commander Li, can you find that warehouse?" Li Yunsheng replied with a wry smile: "A group of comrades-in-arms and I were first escorted to the warehouse, and then transferred here. I only know that the warehouse is not too far from here, and the general direction, and I can't figure out the specific road. ”

Chen Peng also understood that Li Yunsheng and the others could not know the specific road, so after thinking about it for a while, they decided to find this warehouse first. So Chen Peng handed over the defense of several compounds to Wang Fei and them, took Li Yunsheng and two other prisoners of war, and led the reconnaissance company to set off to find the warehouse. Li Yunsheng's sense of direction was not bad, and after searching for nearly an hour, Chen Peng and the others finally found this warehouse.

At this time, the battle at the south gate was still going on, and after more than two hours of fierce fighting, the company was exhausted, and after Liu Yongsheng sent the guard platoon up, he knew that it was really difficult to take Rongtang Town with one battalion of his own, so a telegram requesting reinforcements from the regiment commander had been sent. In the headquarters of the Japanese army, Takai Shinzo Nakasa was also venting his anger under his opponent, and Fujiwara Twist Shaosa, who had withdrawn, also stood aside with his head down.

Although Fujiwara Twist Shaosa is one level lower than himself in military rank, he is also a captain, and his position is the same as himself, and he is not a subordinate, so even if Takai Shinzo Nakasa is very dissatisfied with him, he can't scold him, so he can only vent his anger to his subordinates. Several of his squadron leaders were scolded for their blood, and after scolding, Takai Shinzo Nakasa also strictly ordered them to immediately retake the south gate and drive the Chinese troops who had attacked the city out of the city.

After several scolded squadron leaders hurriedly walked out of the headquarters, Fujiwara twisted his mouth and said: "Your Excellency Commander, I am really ashamed that not only did I not destroy the Shina army in the compound, but I was also defeated by the reinforcements of the Shina army. In the dark night, it was really difficult for our army to exert its combat effectiveness, and in addition, I was not prepared for the arrival of reinforcements from China. I'll go and prepare my brigade now, and attack the Shina army as soon as it gets daybreak, and I'll definitely destroy the Shina army in the town. ”

Takai Shinzo was also a little helpless in the face of Fujiwara Twist, so he could only encourage him a few words and let him prepare first. After Fujiwara twisted away, Takai Shinzo Nakasa calmed down, he analyzed the current situation, and felt that the situation was not good, now he couldn't figure out how many Chinese troops had come, and the south gate had been lost, in case the Chinese army was large in number and he couldn't hold Rongtang Town, the consequences would be difficult for him to bear.

Thinking of the consequences of losing Rongtang Town in case of loss, a cold air appeared on Takai Shinzo's back, so he immediately sent a telegram asking for help to the brigade headquarters in Fengcheng. Takai Shinzo Nakasa believed that the brigade headquarters in Toyojo would send reinforcements as soon as they knew that they had been attacked, and that it was only ten kilometers away from Toyojo to Rongtang Town, and that reinforcements would definitely arrive at dawn.

After receiving a telegram from He Yongsheng, the commander of the first battalion, Liu Shanzhu, knew that he had despised the Japanese army too much, and he really couldn't attack a town guarded by two infantry brigades with the strength of one battalion. However, his two battalions were already rushing to repair the fortifications, and he really couldn't spare troops to reinforce one battalion. At this time, Liu Shanzhu thought of the Fourth Regiment that was still on the road, and whether he could let the Fourth Regiment go to support the first battalion.

Liu Shanzhu immediately sent a telegram to the brigade commander Huang Guizhong, reporting the situation and thoughts to Huang Guizhong. When Huang Guizhong received the telegram, he had already set off to attack the Japanese army at the east gate of Zhangshu with a regiment, and he was speechless for a while after reading the telegram. Using a battalion without regular artillery support to attack a town garrisoned by two infantry brigades, Huang Guizhong didn't know whether to say that Liu Shanzhu was underestimating the enemy, or whether to scold Liu Shanzhu for being too arrogant.

Huang Guizhong could only send a telegram to the Fourth Regiment, ordering Zhang Dajiang, the commander of the Fourth Regiment, to immediately lead the Fourth Regiment to reinforce Rongtang Town, and be sure to capture Rongtang Town and rescue the captured comrades-in-arms in the town. Zhang Dajiang was also taken aback by Liu Shanzhu's action when he received the telegram, and now he said that it was useless to say anything else, and what he had to do was to immediately lead the troops to reinforce Rongtang Town.