Having already seen the heavy tanks rushing to the position, Major General Hanaya Masa, who was unwilling to be defeated, still pressed the last troops in his hands. He ordered the 34th Wing behind all to enter the position and withstand the attack of the Chinese people. The order was conveyed to the commander of the 34th Wing, Yahei Shingki, who did not hesitate to command the 34th Wing into battle.

The 34th Wing also wisely did not compete with the heavy tanks that rushed into the position, but bypassed the heavy tanks and blocked the light tanks, armored vehicles, and the officers and men of the 871st Regiment behind. The Japanese army had an advantage in numbers, and as soon as the new force of the 34th Wing came up, and the Type 92 infantry guns, mortars, and rapid-fire guns equipped with their wings were all dangerous to light tanks and armored vehicles, this really blocked the troops behind.

After successive losses of several light tanks and armored vehicles, the offensive of the 871st Regiment was also forced to stop. Wei Shaofeng, the commander of the 871st Regiment, saw that the tanks and combat vehicles had stopped, and he was a little anxious, and the three battalions in the back were facing the Japanese counterattack on both sides of the gap, and he only had two battalions and a guard company in his hands, so the manpower was a little less. But Wei Shaofeng is also very affectionate, there are still the 872nd Regiment and the 73rd Regiment behind him, and he will soon arrive, what he has to do is to protect the chariot and continue to attack.

So Wei Shaofeng ordered his first battalion and second battalion to cover the chariot and continue the attack. Although there were only more than ten light tanks left in good condition, there were a lot of heavy armored vehicles, and at this time, in the face of the new force of the 34th Wing, whether it was the No. 2 tank or the heavy armored vehicles, they all aimed their vehicle-mounted artillery at the small artillery of the Japanese army. Under the blow of dozens of vehicle-mounted artillery, the small guns of the 34th Wing were completely lost in a short time.

Without these small guns, the pressure on the tank was light, and the on-board artillery and heavy machine guns began to suppress the light and heavy machine gun fire of the Japanese army. Although the 871st Regiment also suffered casualties, it was still far from being wounded, and as soon as the Japanese firepower was suppressed, the battle groups began to become active again. At this time, the Japanese army could only rely on their numbers to resist the attack of the Chinese army.

When both sides were fighting, the 872nd Regiment and the 1st Battalion of the 873rd Regiment finally caught up. The 1st Battalion of the 873rd Regiment replaced the 3rd Battalion of the 871st Regiment, and then the 3rd Battalion also launched an attack on the Japanese with the 872nd Regiment. More than 2,000 officers and men of the 872nd Regiment joined the battlefield, and the casualties of the Japanese army increased greatly. The Wing Commander of the 34th Wing, Yahei Castle, and the Wing Commander of the 18th Wing, Nobu Ishii, found Major General Hanaya at the same time.

The casualties of the troops were huge, and Major General Hanaya Masashi saw that the heavy tanks of the Chinese army were already about to cut through the position, and when these heavy tanks turned around, it would be a disaster for the 29th Brigade to wait for them. Now that the two wing commanders under him came over at the same time, without them opening their mouths, Major General Hanaya knew what it was for. After thinking about it for a while, Major General Hanaya had to accept the fact of defeat and ordered everyone to retreat.

After the Japanese 18th Wing left an infantry brigade for the whole army, the remaining troops quickly retreated to both sides of the position. The reason why they did not retreat was because there were still more than a dozen heavy tanks of the Chinese people on the back road, and after these heavy tanks were powerful, I don't know how many soldiers would fall. Therefore, the Japanese had no choice but to retreat to both sides of the position.

The withdrawal of the Japanese army was tantamount to giving way to the road leading to Yueyang City. Now that the road forward has been opened, Tang Hongming no longer pursues the retreating Japanese army. Tang Hongming looked at his watch, there were still more than 20 hours before the time stipulated by the military seat, and it was only more than 20 kilometers away from Yueyang City, so it seemed that there was no problem in completing the task assigned by the military seat.

Considering that the officers and men had not rested for more than 10 hours and that the 460th Brigade and the Armored Brigade had just gone through another major battle, Tang Hongming ordered the 461st Brigade to go forward and camp 5 kilometers forward and take up the task of guarding the whole division. The 460th Brigade and the Armored Brigade rested in place to replenish ammunition. The whole division rested for four hours before moving on.

It was already evening, and the smoke of the battlefield had not completely dissipated, and the officers and men of the 460th Brigade were resting after taking the battalion as a single on the occupied Japanese position. The seriously wounded who had lost their combat effectiveness were sent back to the rear field hospital by the logistics department for treatment, and the sacrificed soldiers were also buried in a certain place. In this battle, the 871st Regiment of the 460th Brigade suffered the greatest losses, losing one-third of its personnel before and after, half of these people were seriously wounded, and less than 200 officers and men died.

The losses of the armored brigade were not small, with one LT-38 tank, eight light tanks, four eight-wheeled heavy armored vehicles, and twelve six-wheeled heavy armored vehicles. In addition, there are some tanks and armored vehicles that are not very damaged and can be repaired. Such a large loss made the commander of the armored regiment, Lu Renqing, heartbroken, and he carefully inspected each lost combat vehicle, and discussed with the technical department whether it was possible to repair it.

During the day, the 210th Division fought fiercely with the Japanese army for a whole day and advanced nearly 100 kilometers to Yueyang City. This is enough to make the officers and men of the 210th Division proud. In Yueyang City, the guard brigade also fought fiercely with the Japanese army for a whole day. After the city wall was blown down at noon, the 3rd Regiment of the Guards Brigade withstood the onslaught of the 18th Brigade of the Japanese Army, until the 6th Division of the Japanese Army arrived.

When Lieutenant General Kanda Masashi led the 6th Division to join the 18th Independent Mixed Brigade, Major General Di Bujiagui, the brigade commander, was doing nothing about Yueyang City. When Lieutenant General Kanda Masashi learned that the wall of Yueyang City had been blown up by the flying troops, but the Chinese army concentrated its forces to defend this gap, because the firepower of the Chinese army was too strong, and the independent mixed 18th Brigade lacked artillery assistance, so it failed to attack Yueyang City, Lieutenant General Kanda Masazhong did not say much.

Lieutenant General Kanda Masazhong is the division commander of the Japanese Sixth Division, although the Sixth Division was reorganized with reserves, and its strength is not comparable to the original Sixth Division, but it is not comparable to a second-rate unit such as an independent mixed brigade, so in his bones, Lieutenant General Kanda Masazhong still does not look down on Major General Bugui. The 6th Division immediately took over the offensive position, and the remaining troops of the 18th Brigade could only be withdrawn to the rear to rest and be used as reserves.

When the Sixth Division arrived at the foot of Yueyang City, it was also a strong force in the middle, and when the whole division retreated from outside Changsha City, there were only more than 6,000 troops, which was still the number of cavalry troops and some soldiers of the baggage troops after supplementing the Progressive Corps. Although the Chinese troops continued to block and intercept during the retreat, the combat effectiveness of these Chinese troops was limited, and the losses of the Sixth Division were not large, especially after easily rushing through the last interception of the 27th Group Army, the morale of the Sixth Division rose a lot. Now that the 6th Division was escorting the 14th Independent Field Heavy Artillery Wing, which had few shells left, to retreat to Yueyang City, Lieutenant General Kanda Masa knew that Yueyang City must be taken.

Lieutenant General Kanda Masashi gave the 45th Wing, which suffered the least losses, to take charge of the main attack, and at the same time ordered the Independent Heavy Artillery Wing to use all the heavy artillery shells and cover the siege troops together with the 6th Field Artillery Wing of the division. At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese heavy artillery opened fire first. The power of heavy artillery shells is no worse than that of aerial bombs, and hundreds of heavy artillery shells have blown the gap in the east gate of Yueyang City into ruins. Only a dozen or so people survived in the company left by the 3rd Guards Regiment in this gap, and the rest of the officers and men died on the position.

As soon as the Japanese heavy artillery shells rang out, Tang Renxin and Tangshan Leopard changed their faces at the same time. Tangshan Leopard said to Tang Renxin: "Deputy commander, the Japanese army used heavy artillery to assist, and now I am afraid that Yueyang City will be difficult to defend." Tang Renxin replied: "Mountain Leopard, the task assigned by the military seat is for us to die in Yueyang City for forty-eight hours no matter what, even if they use heavy artillery, we must complete the task assigned by the military seat." What's more, as far as I know, there are not many Japanese heavy artillery shells left. ”

Tangshan Leopard hurriedly said: "Deputy commander, don't worry, even if our guard brigade is all sacrificed here, we will also complete the task assigned by the military seat! I mean, is it possible to use the armored brigade to give little Japan a little from behind, and after defeating the Japanese heavy artillery, this battle will be easy to fight." Tang Renxin listened to the rumbling cannon outside the window, thought for a moment and said, "It's time for the armored brigade to attack." After saying that, he called the confidential officer.

Tang Renxin said to the confidential officer: "Send a telegram to the armored brigade, let Li Yuanhong's armored brigade attack the east gate of Yueyang City, and launch an attack on the Japanese army outside the east gate of Yueyang City at six o'clock in the afternoon, and the primary target is the Japanese heavy artillery position." The confidential officer took down Tang Renxin's order and turned to go out, and Tang Shanbao couldn't stay in the house anymore, so he said hello to Tang Renxin and turned around and left here.

Tangshan Leopard came to the temporary regiment headquarters of the Third Regiment of the Guard, and the regiment commander Sun Linhai was scolding his mother in the regiment headquarters, and Tangshan Leopard saw Sun Linhai's face was ugly, and he was busy asking what was going on. Sun Linhai replied: "Brigade seat, the little Japan of Dog X. actually used heavy artillery, and I am afraid that there are not a few brothers left in the company. When Tangshan Leopard heard this, his face was also gloomy, and he stood in front of the window of the regiment headquarters, raised his binoculars and looked in the direction of the east gate.

Of course, from here he couldn't see anything except the light of the fire and the smoke of gunpowder, but Tangshan Leopard seemed to see a famous subordinate fall under the muzzle of the Japanese gun. Tangshan Leopard couldn't help but scold: "X his grandmother's little Japan, wait for the armored brigade to come up, see how Lao Tzu cleans you up!" After scolding, he asked Sun Linhai: "Which battalion is at the front, and who is the reserve?"

Sun Linhai replied: "Report to the brigade seat, at the top of the gap at the front are a company of the first battalion and the second battalion, on the city wall are the second battalion and two other companies, and now at the gap are the second battalion and one company, and the third battalion is the reserve. Tangshan Leopard said: "Let the commander of the third battalion lead the three battalions to gather, and the little Japanese artillery will go up with me as soon as it stops." Little Japan used heavy artillery, and the troops besieging the city below must have been the main force of the Japanese army. ”

Sun Linhai hurriedly said: "Brigade seat, you are here to command, I will take the three battalions up!" After speaking, without waiting for Tangshan Leopard to speak again, he turned around and rushed out of the command post, shouting as he ran: "Third battalion commander, let the third battalion gather immediately, follow me up!" Ouyang Tian, the commander of the third battalion, heard the shout of the regiment commander and blew the whistle for the emergency assembly. The officers and men of the third battalion, who were already ready at all times, quickly gathered and waited for the order to attack.