After the 6th Division seized the Nanzhushan position, it was reorganized, and the commander of the 6th Infantry Brigade, Major General Saburo Takehara, drew some soldiers from the Engineer Wing and the Baggage Wing to supplement the infantry wing. The number of infantry wings thus formed has increased, but the combat effectiveness has not increased much. However, the 6th Division was also supported by the 15th Independent Heavy Artillery Wing and the Tank Brigade, so the division commander, Lieutenant General Kanda Masa, still had some confidence to attack.

After the 13th Wing, led by Wing Commander Tomoni Toshitoshi Osa, arrived at the fortifications of the market town outside Changsha City, he ordered the establishment of an offensive position while ascending to a high place to observe the position in front of him. The position of the 272nd Brigade here is similar to that of the 271st Brigade, the only difference is that the 271st Brigade only has trenches and bunkers on the first line of defense, while the 272nd Brigade has an additional two-meter-high wall.

This wall was originally there, and it was originally used by the merchants here to raise funds to build it for their own use, and the 272nd Brigade strengthened it and used it when building the position. With this wall, the market town outside the east gate of Changsha City became the outer city. I have been able to see the tall walls of Changsha City, and no matter how strong the Japanese army is, there is only one way to attack at this time.

The 13th Wing opened the frame and allowed the infantry to attack under the cover of the unit's artillery fire, and after what was naturally a cookie-cutter shelling, attacking, blocking, retreating, and then shelling and attacking. Even Ma Long, the commander of the first battalion guarding the position, said disdainfully to the commander of the first company on his side: "This little Japan has turned over and over again and has such a two-move attack routine, if it weren't for planes and heavy artillery, I'm afraid it wouldn't even be able to cross the Liuyang River." ”

The commander of the first company replied: "I don't know what the top thinks, it can obviously block little Japan, but let us retreat vigorously, this is all retreated to Changsha City, and if we retreat, we will retreat into Changsha City." Ma Long reprimanded: "You kid, don't talk nonsense, the meaning of the above is not something we can guess randomly, as a soldier, as long as you obey the order and listen to the command, nothing else is for you and me to consider." ”

The first company commander hurriedly smiled and said: "Battalion commander, I am just saying, when do you think I didn't obey the order?" Ma Long said: "You don't have a door, this has to be reported, saying that you criticize your boss, you will have to be criticized." Okay, Ben's infantry is coming up again, let's take your men into the position!" "The 13th Wing of the Japanese Army attacked the position of the 1st Battalion that could not be attacked in the morning, and in the afternoon, the division commander Lieutenant General Kanda Masazhong sent heavy artillery to assist in the battle, which destroyed the surface fortifications on the 1st Battalion's position.

The officers and men of the 1st Battalion, despite the loss of surface fortifications, still used various terrain formations as cover to repel many Japanese attacks, and only withdrew from their positions at night and returned to the market town behind. The Japanese 13th Wing lost several hundred troops in the one-day attack and had to retreat, and the next day's attack was replaced by the 23rd Wing.

On the 12th of January, the Japanese army continued to storm the positions of the market town outside Changsha from the east and north, and also used planes to assist in the battle, Wang Haitao understood that the threat of the Japanese planes to his position was too great, so he ordered two antiaircraft artillery positions on the hills outside the city to attack the Japanese planes. The first attack was very good with the most advanced anti-aircraft guns against the unprepared Japanese planes, and the two Japanese flying squadrons lost a total of 34 bombers and four fighters, a loss that made the head of the 1st Flying Regiment of the Japanese Army, Major General Toyoji Akiyama, feel heartache for a long time.

The 90th Division had already retreated to the city of Changsha and did not need to retreat any further, which made the battle on the 12th very fierce. The Japanese army tried its best but could not advance an inch, but because the loss of soldiers was too great, they asked for help from the commander of the 11th Army, General Anami. At this point, the 11th Army was already short of stamina, and military supplies, weapons and ammunition were in short supply.

At this time, the commander of Anan was like a red-eyed gambler, and he was unwilling to give up, but instead sent the last reserve unit to be independently mixed into the 14th Brigade and the 18th Brigade in a desperate way. In addition, all the vehicles of the 13th Tank Wing were also engaged in the attack, and two separate siege heavy mortar brigades also participated in the attack.

The Japanese army took out the strength to press the bottom of the box, and the purpose was to occupy Changsha City. The commander of the Ninth Theater Xue Yue was not idle, he was also transferring troops, and the troops of the Eleventh Army formed a large and thick encirclement. There is information sent by Wang Haitao that General Xue Yue was afraid that the Japanese army would withdraw its troops in advance, and the boiled duck would fly, so he also issued new orders to several group armies under him.

The 27th Army, the 30th Army, and the 19th Army were ordered to arrive at the attack on the 12th of January and launch an attack on the Japanese on the morning of the 14th of January. The specific plan is to be issued to all units by the Ninth Theater Command in the form of a document, and all units must follow it. As soon as the military order was given, the entire Ninth Theater of Operations moved, and all the troops marched towards their destinations.

The Japanese army was also aware of the movement of the Chinese army's periphery, and when the report was sent to Commander Anan Weiji, Commander Anan Weiji's attention was focused on Changsha City, and he did not take these reports to heart at all. Under such circumstances, on the 13th, the Japanese army continued to attack Changsha City, and even the 4th Regiment and the 40th Division joined forces to attack Tongjing Town and the high ground of the military station.

Wang Haitao naturally also received an order from the Ninth Theater Command, which made Wang Haitao's spirit lifted, and he was pressed and beaten by small Japan for so many days, and it was finally time to counterattack. Wang Haitao assigned two infantry regiments, one self-propelled artillery battalion and one antiaircraft artillery battalion, to each armored regiment of the three divisions in Changsha City, and then stationed them at the two gates in the east and south of Changsha respectively.

The guard brigade plus the armored brigade, with a self-propelled artillery regiment, plus the remaining anti-aircraft artillery units, concentrated at the North City Gate, their task is not only to repel the Japanese army, but the target is directly aimed at Yueyang City, Wang Haitao wants to use this rapid mechanized force, before the 11th Army retreats, attack Yueyang City, strive to capture Yueyang City, and knock out the eleventh army's lair.

Wang Haitao believes that with the current strength of the national army, it can already carry out counterattacks in some areas, and a comprehensive counterattack should start with a counterattack on Yueyang City. The 90th Division and the 463rd Brigade of the 211th Division did their best to resist the Japanese army's fierce attack on the 13th of January, and on the night of the 13th, the 90th Division withdrew to Changsha City, and the 463rd Brigade also changed guards with the 462nd Brigade.

Tang Longzai took the 462nd Brigade, the division guard regiment, and the 15 rocket launchers handed over to him by Wang Haitao and the field artillery of the whole division, quietly came to the high ground position of the ordnance station, replaced the 463rd Brigade, which had been fighting hard for many days, and waited for the early tomorrow morning, after the order to counterattack, to launch a comprehensive counterattack against the Japanese army, Wei Erxi, the commander of the 463rd Brigade, said good things to Tang Longzai for a long time, and then asked Tang Longzai to promise their brigade to send a regiment to participate in the counterattack.

On the periphery of Changsha City, Huang Wei's 18th Army penetrated directly into the south bank of the Liuyang River at the South Gate of Shanan from the direction of Liuyang to block the Japanese army south of Changsha City. The 53rd Army and the 37th Army were ambushed at Chunhua Mountain and Yong'an, waiting for the Japanese army to withdraw to the vicinity to attack. The 72nd and 78th Armies of the 30th Army attacked from Jinjing Town to Fulin Town, and dealt a blow to the retreating Japanese troops.

The 20th Army and the 58th Army of the 27th Group Army intercepted and attacked the remnants of the Japanese army in the area between the south bank of the Xinqiang River and the Miluo River. The 99th Army directly under it crossed the Xiangjiang River from Xiangyin and attacked from behind the Japanese army north of Changsha City. The Second Army of the 27th Group Army and the two armies of the 30th Group Army have regained the strength to fight again after nearly 10 days of rest and replenishment.

The other armies have either not yet participated in the war and have been recuperating, or they have only fought for a short time and then withdrew, and there is no loss in strength, and now they have rushed to the designated positions, waiting for the Japanese army to retreat and beat the water dogs. And the only commander Anan is still dreaming of capturing Changsha City, completely unaware that a huge net has been unfolded.

Early in the morning of the 24th, the Japanese army had just assembled and was ready to begin today's attack. The order for Commander Xue Yue of the Ninth Theater Command to start the counterattack was sent to all departments, and Wang Haitao also issued the order to let the heavy artillery position in Yuelu Mountain open fire. The hundreds of heavy artillery positions on Yuelu Mountain can be regarded as having a place to use, and Tang Yishi, the commander of the heavy artillery brigade, gave an order, and hundreds of heavy artillery pieces were fired at the same time.

The heavy artillery shells flew over Changsha City and landed on the heads of the Japanese troops assembled outside the city, and the sudden heavy artillery blow caused the Japanese attacking troops to be confused, and the commander of the Third Division, Lieutenant General Takahashi Tagaji, and the division commander of the Sixth Division, Lieutenant General Kanda Masang, rushed out of the headquarters at the same time, looking at the troops that were in chaos due to the shelling, and did not understand what was happening for a long time.

At this time, there was no need for them to find out the situation, as the gate of Changsha City was opened, heavy tanks rushed out of Changsha City and pressed towards the Japanese army along the road. Ten minutes after the shelling, the artillery fire began to extend, tanks and armored vehicles also came to the forefront, and dozens of steel behemoths brought tremendous pressure to the Japanese army.

In the headquarters of the 11th Army, urgent telegrams from various units were sent one after another to the commander He Nanwei, and in the face of these telegrams, Commander Anan Weiji, like a gambler who had lost all his belongings, sat behind his desk, and then issued the order for the withdrawal of all troops after half a day. However, it was too late for this order to be given, and the troops in front had already begun to retreat.

The first to retreat was the Fourth Division, and the Fourth Division was not bombarded by heavy artillery, but the 54 field guns and 15 rocket artillery pieces on the high ground of the Ordnance Station also dealt a huge blow to them, especially the 15 rocket artillery, which blew up the Japanese offensive position into a sea of fire with a single salvo, and its power was huge, so that the officers and men of the 211th Division who were watching the battle felt shocked.