The 1st Infantry Wing of the Japanese Taiwan Mixed Brigade, under the command of Wing Commander Ma Yuanjiu's Gang, launched an attack on the Woyan Mountain position where the 878th Regiment was stationed. However, on the first line of positions of the 878th Regiment, the Japanese attack kicked on the iron plate. Facing the nearly three-meter-high cliff, the Japanese wanted to use a ready-made ladder to climb, but it was just an attack by an infantry squadron, and before the soldiers approached the cliff, they were blocked by the defenders on the position with various weapons, and after nearly an hour, an infantry squadron lost most of it, and Ma Yuanjiu's gang Dazuo could only order to retreat.

The Japanese attack was repulsed, and the defenders on the position also killed and wounded dozens of soldiers. Liu Erbao, deputy commander of the 1st battalion and 1st company, who was responsible for directing the battle on the position, saw that the Japanese troops had retreated, and he also commanded the soldiers to carry the bodies of the sacrificed soldiers and help the wounded soldiers to retreat into the anti-artillery hole. Medics were already in the anti-artillery hole to help the wounded who had been sent down earlier.

After entering the anti-artillery hole, Dong Changqing, the commander of the second company, came to Liu Erbao, handed over a cigarette, lit Liu Erbao with a match, and said: "Battalion deputy, three of the four heavy machine guns that went up were blown up by the little Japanese, which is not a good thing. Although we still have several heavy machine guns in our hands, we can't withstand such losses, what do you say?"

Liu Erbao took a few deep breaths of cigarette and replied: "The artillery fire of the little Japanese is too fierce, and this stone mountain can't be repaired to build a bunker, what can be done?" Dong Changqing said: "Battalion deputy, the little Japanese don't have many troops coming up at one time, according to my idea, only light machine guns and rushing and forward guns are enough to deal with them, and heavy machine guns don't need to go to the position."

Liu Erbao thought for a while and replied: "We can't be too careless, in this way, next time we bring two heavy machine guns to the position, but we don't use them until there is an emergency, once there is an emergency, then we can't take care of so much, even if there is a danger of being blown up, we must first fight back the attack of Little Japan." Dong Changqing also agreed with Liu Erbao's opinion.

After another twenty minutes of shelling, the Japanese still used an infantry squadron to attack. This time, after Liu Erbao led his troops into the position, the two heavy machine guns he brought with him did not fire first, but used light machine guns to evade the shelling of the Japanese small artillery while firing at the attacking Japanese troops. At the same time, all kinds of weapons and firepower on the position were also used, and the attacking Japanese troops were still suppressed about 100 meters in front of the broken wall, unable to move forward.

The battle continued until noon, and the Japanese 16th Division also reached the rear of the Taiwanese Mixed Brigade. Commander Masaharu Honma sent his subordinates to inquire about the situation of the battle at the Taiwan Mixed Brigade, and after learning that the Taiwan Mixed Brigade had attacked for a morning but made no progress, he couldn't help but secretly curse Major General Sadanao Ishimoto for being useless. Commander Masaharu Honma did not want to use the main force of the 16th Division at this time, so he could only urge Major General Sadamao Ishimoto to speed up the attack while waiting for the results of the attack of the mixed brigade in Taiwan.

Major General Sadamao Ishimoto sensed the pressure from Commander Masaharu Honma, and immediately transferred this pressure to Mabuchi Hisakuno's gang. After being reprimanded by Major General Sadano Ishimoto, Mabuchi Kunobu Osa stepped up the attack. At the same time, Qi Xuan, commander of the first battalion of the 878th Regiment, was also inquiring about the situation on Liu Erbao's position.

The purpose of the 878th Regiment stationed at Woyan Mountain was to deplete the strength of the Japanese army, to undermine the morale of the Japanese army, and to delay as much time as possible to buy time for the main force of the division to set up a position in Chongzuo City. Tang Longzai didn't expect that with just one regiment and the Woyan Mountain position, he could block the attack of tens of thousands of Japanese troops. Qi Xuan heard Liu Erbao's report that the soldiers on the position suffered many casualties, so he was silent for a while, and then ordered Liu Erbao to hold on until ten o'clock in the evening, and as soon as ten o'clock arrived, he could withdraw to the second position.

In the afternoon, after the Japanese intensified their attacks, they attacked under the broken wall several times, but they were blown back by the soldiers on the position with grenades and bullets. After dark, the Japanese army stopped attacking, and Liu Erbao's men also suffered more than 100 casualties. Seeing that the Japanese army had stopped attacking, Liu Erbao asked Dong Changqing to lead the second company to escort the remains of the wounded and sacrificed soldiers down, and he led the rest of the soldiers to hold on until ten o'clock in the evening before withdrawing.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Liu Erbao also quietly withdrew with the soldiers. The next morning, Ma Yuanjiu helped Dazuo to shell the empty position again, and sent troops to attack, tossing and turning for nearly an hour before it was determined that the position was empty and the defenders had all retreated. Mabuchi Hisayuki helped Dazuo to report to Major General Ishimoto Sadanao, and after complimenting him a few words, he ordered the 1st Infantry Wing to continue the upward attack.

Ma Yuanjiuzhi helped Dazuo lead the 1st Infantry Wing, and climbed up the mountain trail for less than a kilometer, when he saw the trail enter a ravine. The ravine is winding and curved, with steep walls, five meters wide in the middle and only two meters in narrowness. In such a ravine, if the troops encounter an ambush, it will be difficult to even turn around, let alone counterattack.

Ma Yuan Jiuzhi helped Dazuo first send more than a dozen soldiers into the ravine to explore the way, the attack was not large, and a burst of gunfire rang out in the ravine, and then he saw four soldiers running out quickly. The four soldiers came to Ma Yuanjiu's gang of Dazuo, gasped and reported: "Your Excellency, the other end of the ravine has been blocked by the Zhina troops, and the Zhina troops have a machine-gun position there, and our teammates who went with us are all broken under the machine guns of the Zhina, and only the four of us escaped. ”

Ma Yuanjiuzhi helped Dazuo listen to the report for a long time and didn't say anything, the danger of the terrain here has exceeded his expectations, how to attack under this terrain, Ma Yuanjiuzhi Gang Dazuo has no idea. This is where the second position of the 878th Regiment is located - Waiwolf Ditch. This is a natural risk, and it is the only way to reach the top of the mountain. Because the terrain is a one-man pass, Tang Yu only put a reinforced platoon here.

The Japanese army was blocked by the 878th Regiment here in Woyan Mountain, and Wang Haitao was also watching the battle in Zhengzuo City in Longzhou City. After returning to Longzhou City from Pingxiang, Wang Haitao only told Tang Renli to ensure the supply of military supplies for the 93rd Division and the Independent Division, and then temporarily let go of Pingxiang's side. Now Wang Haitao is thinking about how to use the forces in his hands to teach this part of the Japanese army that landed in Qinzhou Bay a good lesson.

It turned out that Wang Haitao was still a little worried that the Japanese army's 70,000 troops were too strong, but as soon as the confrontation began, the 210th Division disabled the Japanese 48th Division as soon as it made its efforts, which also made Wang Haitao see that the Japanese army was strong outside and capable in the middle. Now the Japanese army has only this 16th Division, which was disabled in Nanjing City, and now the strength of the rebuilt 16th Division is much worse than that of that year, and its own strength is much stronger than that year, so I have no reason to worry about the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army at this time.

Wang Haitao looked at the battle map, thinking about how to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army, when a "report!" at the door interrupted Wang Haitao's train of thought. Wang Haitao shouted: "Come in." Wang Haitao took the telegram and looked at it, the telegram was sent by the Chongqing Military and Political Department, and the telegram told Wang Haitao that the Military Affairs Department would send a commissioner to Longzhou City to commend Wang Haitao for his meritorious service in the war against Japan and to reward all the officers and men of the 90th Army.

This telegram made Wang Haitao a little "Zhang Er, King Kong - confused". To say that just after the Battle of Changsha, in order to appease Wang Haitao and the 90th Army, it is not strange to send people to commend and reward Wang Haitao. But this battle has been fought for several months, and when little Japan was attacking Longzhou City, the Ministry of Military Affairs suddenly sent people over, and Wang Haitao couldn't guess what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd above.

In fact, it is not to blame Wang Haitao for not being able to guess this matter, even Wang Haitao's immediate boss, General Chen Cheng, only learned about this matter after being urgently summoned by Lao Jiang. The cause of this incident was Wang Haitao's trip to northern Shaanxi, and the military commander obtained information. When Dai Li reported this matter to Lao Jiang, Lao Jiang immediately became nervous and scolded: "Niang Xipi, what does this Wang Haitao want to do?

With Lao Jiang's methods, if his subordinates do this kind of thing, they can cut off supplies, cut off salaries, send troops to surround them, and even disarm them. But for Wang Haitao and his 90th Army, these are useless. Since its establishment, the 90th Army has never asked Lao Chiang for a bullet or a gun, but has repeatedly provided Lao Chiang with heavy weapons.

As for the military salary, he didn't ask Lao Jiang for a penny. However, the salaries of officers and soldiers are the highest, which also makes other Central Army units jealous. Not to mention besieging and disarming, the 90 th Army's combat strength is there, and if you want to disarm them, how many troops will you have to use? Although the Japanese army has taken a step back from defeat, its strength is still there, and if you want to stop the Japanese and deal with the 90 th Army, where will your troops come from?

Lao Jiang, who calmed down from his anger, really didn't know how to deal with this matter for a while. When Lao Jiang asked Dai Li what he could do, Dai Li did not hesitate to make a gesture of "kill!" Lao Jiang thought for a long time, shook his head and said: "Yunong, there is no perfect certainty in this matter, and you must not act rashly. Once defeated, this Wang Haitao and his subordinates will definitely not give up. So we're quite passive. ”

Lao Jiang thought about it for a while, but still found his henchman He Yingqin. After He Yingqin came in, Lao Jiang told He Yingqin about the matter, and then asked: "Jingzhi, how to deal with this Wang Haitao and his 90th Army?" He Yingqin sat there and thought for a long time before replying: "Principal, this Wang Haitao and his 90th Army must not be allowed to throw themselves to the * side." It is impossible to fight now, not to mention that the Japanese are eyeing one side of the war, that is, they are using force against an anti-Japanese hero for no reason, and the public opinion will not be effective against us. According to the opinion of his subordinates, at this time, he should send someone to commend this Wang Haitao and reward his subordinates to calm his heart, and then Xu Tuzhi. ”