The northern foot of Dabie Mountain has become a pot of porridge, but in Taihu County, south of Dabie Mountain, the Fifth Division and the 101st Division have not made progress for a long time, which makes the commander Okamura Ningji extremely dissatisfied. But he only has one 27th Division in his hands that has not been replenished, not to mention Taihu County, even the more miserable 106th Division here, and he can't do it if he wants to reinforce it.

Okamura could only coordinate with the aviation force to win more air support for the Taihu County side. In addition, the 6th Independent Heavy Artillery Brigade also joined the attack on Taihu County after arriving near Taihu County. At first, the heavy artillery of the heavy artillery brigade was a threat to the defenders' positions, and under the bombardment of the heavy artillery, the 271st Brigade was forced to abandon the first line of positions outside the city.

Subsequently, Tang Renxin sent a reconnaissance unit to find out the coordinates of the heavy artillery positions of the heavy artillery brigade. With the accurate azimuth coordinates of the Japanese heavy artillery position, Tang Renxin naturally would not be polite to Little Japan, and gave an order to the heavy artillery brigade. The dozens of heavy artillery pieces of the heavy artillery brigade, like 20 130 cannons, hit the Japanese army unprepared. Under the return fire of the heavy artillery brigade, the 6th Independent Heavy Artillery Brigade suffered heavy losses and was almost completely annihilated.

Without the threat of heavy artillery brigades, the 271st Brigade took the opportunity to launch a counterattack against the Japanese at night and recaptured the first line of positions lost. After losing the assistance of heavy artillery, the only thing the Japanese could rely on was the bombing of aircraft. It's just that the planes can only be dispatched on days when the weather is good, and they have to fly back after dropping the bombs. After Tang Yikuan, commander of the 271st Brigade, organized several anti-air attacks, he did not take advantage of them, so he no longer organized anti-air blockades, but tried to hide as much as possible when the Japanese planes arrived, so as to avoid the bombs dropped by the planes.

The Japanese army's air raid on Taihu County for more than 20 consecutive days blew Taihu County into ruins, and all kinds of fortifications were destroyed a lot, including a large section of the city wall, but the three positions outside the city were still firmly occupied by the 544th Regiment, and it was difficult for the Japanese infantry to advance an inch by virtue of their stronger firepower than the Japanese army. At this time, from Commander Okamura Ninji to Lieutenant General Masaki Ito, the commander of the 101st Division, who was the main attacker, had no idea.

If we insist on relying on the number of soldiers to carry out a strong attack, not to mention whether we can attack it or not, it is even if it is captured, how can the troops with too great losses continue to attack Wuhan, there are still more than 300 kilometers from here in Taihu County to Wuhan, and we don't know how many blocking positions there are along the way. Okamura Ninji had no choice but to ask the commander of the dispatch army, General Yanjunroku, for reinforcements.

The six generals of Yanjun have been competing with General Terauchi Shouichi, and several divisions of General Terauchi Shouichi have been suppressed by more than 200,000 troops of the National Army on the Lanfeng line, and the happiest is the six generals Yanjun. When Okamura Ninji asked for help from the six generals of Yanjun, the six generals of Yanjun didn't take it seriously at all. Who are you Okamura Ninji facing? Wang Haitao's troops, known as the trump card of the First Army of China, are it easy to defeat this army?

Okay, you Okamura Ningji will give me a slow attack there, it doesn't matter how it progresses, as long as Wang Haitao's troops are firmly attracted, don't I still have a force at the northern foot of Dabie Mountain? As long as they go well, I can also fight to the city of Wuhan and occupy the city of Wuhan. General Okamura Ninji didn't expect that Commander Yanjun 6 had already focused his attack on the second army of King Minoru of Higashikuremiya, while his eleventh army was in turn to attract Wang Haitao's pawns.

If Okamura Ninji knew the thoughts of Commander Yan Junliu, I don't know if he would have spurted out his blood. General Okamura Ninji looked left and right, and finally looked forward to the 5,000 additional troops and supplies from the mainland. Okamura Ninji hurriedly asked the 27th Division to reorganize into two wings, and rushed to the Changshan position with a batch of supplies to assist the 106th Division in a dilemma.

Junrokuro Matsuura, the commander of the 106th Division, was not lightly dealt a blow after losing a 136th Brigade, and he did not have the arrogance he had at the beginning. In the attack of the 111th Brigade on the Changshan position, it also began to be cautious. Although there was the support of aircraft and the guns of warships and ships on the river, and the artillery wings of the division and regiment were also helping in the battle, they were unable to capture the Changshan position for a long time.

When Lieutenant General Masashi Honma and the Second Wing arrived in front of the Nagayama position and joined up with Junrokuro Matsuura, Junrokuro Matsuura saw that the 27th Division was coming, and it was just right for the 27th Division to come, so let's take over quickly, and I would like to retire and rest and recuperate. So Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma led two wings to take over the 111 Brigade. Of course, Masaharu Honma's two wings were also formed in a hurry, and it was impossible for the Japanese mainland to replenish the artillery wing to the 27th Wing at once, so the artillery wing of the 106th Division still had to continue to be used.

Lieutenant General Honma Masaharu led the North China garrison army, but on the North China Plain, he was the master of the sideways, and after forming the 27th Division, he came to the 11th Army with great ambition, thinking that with the combat effectiveness of the 27th Division, he could still run rampant and make meritorious contributions to the Japanese Empire, but he did not expect that in the first battle, he carried a big heel in Yuexi, and was defeated to almost the entire army.

This is tantamount to a slap in the face for the arrogant Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma. Masaharu Honma, who was dizzy from this batter, recovered after a long time, and after forming two more wings with reinforcements, he recovered a little bit of vitality. After being sent to assist the 106th Division, Honma Masaharu still wanted to see the signs first, but he didn't expect that as soon as he arrived in Nagayama, Junrokuro Matsuura threw the position to himself in a hurry.

Even so, Honma Masaharu can't say anything, the 106th Division has been fighting here for so many days, and there is nothing to say about withdrawing and resting. Honma Masaharu also wanted to test the situation of the defenders' positions first, but these soldiers who had just come from the mainland didn't care so much, and with the support of artillery fire, they came up with a fierce attack.

The fortifications on the Changshan position, for so many days, have lost some under the bombardment of the Japanese aircraft and artillery, but the permanent national defense fortifications on the main position are very strong, and there is not much loss, Wang Haitao lived on the Changshan position to reinforce the strength of one regiment, and the defenders of the two regiments took turns to defend the position, and the Japanese army could not attack.

As soon as Masaharu Honma's two wings entered the attack, the defending 570 Regiment felt that something was wrong, and the second attack of Little Japan was much more ferocious than before, and they were desperate to charge upwards without fear of death. Fortunately, the 570th Regiment had many automatic weapons, and with its fortifications and strong firepower, it was able to repel the second attack of Little Japan.

Wang Haitao's troops withstood the attack of the four divisions of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army in Jiujiang, and defended Jiujiang as steadily as Mount Tai, which made Lao Jiang praise Wang Haitao in Chongqing, and said that as long as the 90th Group Army was there, the Japanese army would not want to capture Wuhan, which also made a group of descendants of generals such as Tang Enbo and Hu Zongnan under his command greatly tasted.

Originally, after the Madang Fortress was lost, in order to block the Japanese army, Lao Jiang transferred six armies to live near Jiujiang in one go, but Wang Haitao's 90th Group Army recaptured Madang Fortress and defended Jiujiang steadily, and the six armies transferred were useless. Therefore, in addition to Wang Jingjiu's 25th Army guarding the Poyang Lake waterway and Sun Tongxuan's Third Army guarding Duanchang behind Jiujiang, the four armies of Li Hansoul, Ou Zhen, Li Yutang, and Li Jue were either strengthened to Nanchang or sent to Guangji County on the north bank of the Yangtze River.

Li Pinxian's Fourth Corps went to the front line of Susong and Huangmei, ready to support Taihu County at any time. Isn't Wang Haitao's 91 st Division deployed on the line between Huangmei and Susong? Why did Lao Jiang send Li Pinxian's Fourth Corps again? Li Pinxian's Fourth Corps was originally the Gui Army, and Wang Haitao was from the same family, and perhaps Lao Jiang was afraid that Wang Haitao's troops would fight for many days and suffer a lot of losses, so he sent the Fourth Corps, which was also the Gui Army, in the hope of holding Jiujiang more firmly.

Regarding the arrival of General Li Pinxian, the old commander, Wang Haitao did not resist it, it turned out that when he was in Nanning, Li Pinxian, the old commander, was still very good to Wang Haitao. Wang Haitao specially came to Huangmei County from Jiujiang and met with the old commander, General Li Pinxian. Although Wang Haitao is also a general of the national army, compared with Li Pinxian, a second-level general of the national army, his qualifications are far behind.

Wang Haitao, who came to meet him, was very low, and he saw Li Pinxian and an old chief, which made Li Pinxian very satisfied. Then again, Li Pinxian also understands that the current Wang Haitao is no longer the major general of the independent brigade in Nanning, the current Wang Haitao is Lao Jiang's celebrity, and the 90th Group Army under his command is the trump card in Lao Jiang's hands. Therefore, Li Pinxian was also very polite to Wang Haitao.

In this case, the meeting between the two is very harmonious. With several corps of Li Pinxian's Fourth Army guarding the line between Huangmei and Susong, Wang Haitao transferred the 91st Division back to Jiujiang City to rest and recuperate. Now that Wang Haitao has the 91st Division and the 272nd Brigade in his hands, the pressure is much less. Even if Madang Fortress is lost again, Wang Haitao is confident that he will regain it again.

There is no problem on the Jiujiang side, Lao Jiang put all his attention on the direction of the Xinyang Pinghan Line, and with the Hu Zongnan Corps in Zhengzhou going south, Lao Jiang still can't rest assured. Lao Jiang immediately sent the four divisions of Yang Sen's 20th Army, Zhang Yichun's 48th Army of the Gui Army, Liu Heding's 39th Army and Zhou Rong's 75th Army to the direction of Xinyang.

At this time, Hu Zongnan was able to confront the Japanese army head-on only the three divisions under the jurisdiction of his own First Army, and the three divisions of the Sichuan Army could not even play the side drums. In the face of these troops sent by Lao Jiang, Lao Hu could only sigh except to shake his head.