Zhang Dajiang was a very calm and brainy commander, and after receiving the telegram from the brigade commander Huang Guizhong, he did not rush to give orders to the troops, but thought about it in front of the map. Rongtang Town is only ten kilometers away from Fengcheng, and once the Japanese army in the town can't support it, they will definitely ask Fengcheng for help. There is a prisoner of war camp in Rongtang Town, and the Japanese army in Fengcheng is bound to go all out to reinforce it.

His troops were six kilometers away from Rongtang Town, and the telegram said that the three regiments and one battalion had entered the town by capturing the south gate, but the Japanese army had too many troops, and the first battalion could not destroy the Japanese troops in the town and take the town. As soon as his regiment arrived, it was not a big problem to take Rongtang Town, but it was not possible to eliminate the Japanese troops in the town in a short period of time, in case the Japanese reinforcements from Fengcheng arrived, and he failed to take the town, the situation would be complicated.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Dajiang decisively gave orders to several battalion commanders under him. The commander of the 2nd Battalion led the 2nd Battalion and the 1st and 2nd Companies of the Heavy Firepower Battalion to the north of Rongtang Town to block the reinforcements sent by Fengcheng, and it was necessary to hold on until the main force took Rongtang Town. The three companies of the third battalion attacked the eastern, western, and northern gates of Rongtang Town respectively, and after breaking through the gates, they quickly supported the friendly troops who rescued the prisoners of war.

As soon as the order was delivered, the three battalions of the fourth regiment immediately split up, and the second battalion was the most urgent. They had to travel the farthest, and they had to rush to repair the fortifications, and the task was heavy and the time was tight, so they could not be delayed at all. After the second battalion set off quickly, the third battalion also set off, and finally Zhang Dajiang rushed to Rongtang Town with the first battalion and the guard company.

When Zhang Dajiang led the troops to the south gate of Rongtang Town, Tianji was slightly bright, and He Yongsheng and the first company also reached a critical juncture. On the position of the company inside the south gate, * has been completely emptied, and there are still three heavy machine guns left to roar, but there are only more than 50 people left on the position, including He Yongsheng, and the artillerymen are all holding rifles on the front line.

When the soldiers of the four regiments and one battalion appeared in the city gate, He Yongsheng's heart could finally be put down. Seeing that Zhang Dajiang also appeared in the city, He Yongsheng hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Hello Commander Zhang, fortunately, Commander Zhang and his troops arrived in time, otherwise I and my brothers would have to confess here." Zhang Dajiang smiled and replied: "It's all my own brothers, Camp Commander He doesn't have to be polite, what is the situation now?"

He Yongsheng smiled bitterly and replied: "The situation is not very good, I still underestimate these little Japan." According to my observations, there were two squadrons of about 500 Japanese troops in front of me, as well as several light and heavy machine guns. The Japanese army seems to be determined to recapture the south gate, and they continue to attack us, and my * has also run out, and without the firepower to suppress the Japanese army, it will be even more difficult to block the Japanese attack. ”

At this time, the sky was also bright, standing on the position could already see the figure of the Japanese army more than 100 meters away, Zhang Dajiang raised the binoculars and observed the Japanese army for a while, and said to He Yongsheng: "Battalion Commander He, your troops have also been fighting fiercely in the middle of the night, first withdraw and rest, and leave it to me here." He Yongsheng knew that his troops were already strong, so he didn't hold on any longer.

Soon the 4th Regiment and 1st Battalion took over the position, and the strength of one battalion could not be placed in such a narrow position, and the commander of the 1st battalion only let one company hold the position, and sent another company to go around the Japanese flank from the alley next to it. The heavy fire battalion of the 4th Regiment went to assist the 2nd and 3rd Battalions, and only the 1st Battalion's 1st Battalion of 12 light mortars were erected in the rear of the position, and with these light mortars as supporting fire, the commander of the 1st Battalion had set his sights on the counteroffensive.

Zhang Dajiang's aim was also to attack the Japanese army, and now there was a battalion and a regimental guard company at the south gate, and in terms of strength it was no less than the Japanese army on the opposite side, and his own side still had an absolute advantage in weapons, so how could the Japanese army capture the whole town without attacking it? After making preparations, the commander of the first battalion ordered the mortars to open fire, and the 12 mortars were fired in succession, striking the Japanese troops off guard.

After a long time without shells falling, the Japanese army guessed that the shells of the Chinese army on the opposite side had run out, so they did not guard against the shelling of the Chinese army, at this time more and denser shells suddenly fell, not only several machine gun fire points were hit, but the soldiers who were densely lined up to attack also suffered heavy casualties in the bombardment. What is even worse is that the Chinese army on the opposite side has launched a counterattack at the opportunistic opportunity.

A squadron leader of the Japanese army who commanded the battle saw that he was about to destroy the Chinese army on the opposite side and recapture the lost city gate, but he did not expect that the Chinese army on the opposite side suddenly gave him such a big blow. Looking at the chaotic and heavy casualties of the troops, the squadron leader had no idea of continuing the attack, and now he was able to organize his team and stop the counterattack of the Chinese army.

When the first battalion and three companies launched a counteroffensive against the Japanese army, the Japanese army was still in chaos. It was only in the hoarse roar of the Japanese squadron leader that the Japanese troops on the position woke up from the confusion and organized their soldiers to start blocking the attack of the Chinese army. However, at this time, the third company was only a few dozen meters away from the Japanese position, and the soldiers who rushed to the front could already throw grenades and bullets into the Japanese position.

The Japanese resistance still had an effect, and the momentum of the three companies' charge slowed down suddenly. While looking for cover, the fighters moved forward while firing. For fear of accidental injury, the commander of the first battalion asked the mortars to stop bombing, and only used a few light and heavy machine guns to suppress and cover the fire. Without the mortar bombardment, the Japanese put in more and more troops to block the attack, and the three machine guns roared again.

The speed of the three companies' forward attacks is also getting slower and slower, and fighters are constantly being shot and falling down during the attack. When it was still thirty or forty meters away from the Japanese position, the third company was completely suppressed and could not take another step forward. At this critical moment, from the flank and rear of the Japanese position, the soldiers of the second company rushed out. The second company suddenly attacked, the Japanese army was defenseless at all, and before the Japanese army could shift the target, the second company had already entered the Japanese position with a lot of anger.

The Japanese army's resistance to the third company was disrupted at once, and the third company also charged into the Japanese position. The Japanese soldiers on the position faced the Chinese soldiers who rushed over, and they still wanted to deal with it in hand-to-hand combat, but the soldiers of the second and third companies used bullets and grenades and bullets from their hands to deal with the Japanese soldiers, and rarely went hand-to-hand with the Japanese soldiers.

Seeing that the second and third companies had rushed into the Japanese position, the commander of the first battalion hurriedly led the first company to reinforce it. When the first company also rushed to the Japanese position, the Japanese army finally could not parry and was routed backwards. The commander of the first battalion saw that the Japanese army had been defeated, so he led the first battalion to pursue and kill all the way. Speaking of the reconnaissance company, Chen Peng took the reconnaissance company to find the warehouse under the guidance of Li Yunsheng, and there was an infantry squad stationed in the warehouse.

It was not difficult to deal with a Japanese squad with the combat effectiveness of a reconnaissance company, and it only took about 10 minutes for the reconnaissance company to completely annihilate this Japanese squad and seize the warehouse. When I entered the warehouse, I saw that this was the place used by the Japanese army to store the loot, not only a dozen trucks, but also various captured weapons, and even several artillery pieces. Although there were not many of these captured weapons intact, Chen Peng also understood that these things must not fall into the hands of the Japanese.

Next, the reconnaissance company picked out 10 trucks that could still be used, added fuel and brought a batch of weapons that could be carried, and the rest were also poured with gasoline and then placed explosives and ammunition. Ten trucks pulled out of the warehouse when an explosion and a fire turned the warehouse into rubble. As soon as the reconnaissance company drove the truck back to the compound, the Japanese army reappeared in sight.

This time, it was Fujiwara Twist Shaozo who once again led his infantry brigade to besiege it, and Chen Peng and the second and third company commanders saw that it was too late to transfer now, so they once again relied on the compound to prepare to hold on and wait for reinforcements. Fujiwara Twist Shaozo was fierce this time, and one of his infantry brigades brought all of them, and the only dozen mortars in the brigade also brought over.

The Japanese army besieged more than 1,000 troops, but now there are more than 500 Chinese troops in several compounds, and their strength is much stronger than when they only had reconnaissance companies and rescued prisoners of war at the beginning, and there are more than ten mortars brought by the second and third companies, and the firepower is not weaker than that of the Japanese army. Soon the two sides were fighting fiercely again.

This fierce battle did not last long before the Chinese army was killed by Chinese troops behind the Japanese army, and this time it was the fourth regiment and three battalions that arrived that came out. The three battalions of the fourth regiment entered Rongtang Town from the east gate, and the Japanese troops here at the east gate had been defeated by the three companies, and the three battalions did not encounter much resistance from the Japanese army after they arrived, and there were only a few small Japanese troops, which were not the opponents of the three battalions at all.

The officers and men of the 3rd Battalion who rushed into the city took the place where the gunfire rang out in the city and quickly approached the reconnaissance company. When the 3rd Battalion arrived near the compound, Fujiwara Twist commanded his Japanese troops to besiege several compounds. Seeing that he had come at the right time, the commander of the third battalion immediately ordered the third battalion to attack the Japanese army from behind.

As soon as the attack of the third battalion began, Fujiwara Twist Shaosa immediately found out, and when he mobilized an infantry squadron and failed to block the attack of the third battalion, Fujiwara Twist knew that the situation was not good. The third battalion was killed from behind the Japanese army, and Chen Peng in the compound knew about it immediately, and Chen Peng, who had already had an experience of combining inside and outside, immediately made the decision to attack again.

After leaving part of the troops to hold on to the compound, the officers and men of the reconnaissance company and the second company rushed out of several compounds at the same time. An infantry brigade of the Japanese army had already had a great time dealing with the three battalions that had been killed from behind, and the counterattack of the reconnaissance company and the second company immediately changed the form of the battlefield. The Japanese army, which was besieged with fierce momentum, suddenly became a person who was attacked from both sides, and the Japanese army was soon unable to support it in the chaos.

Seeing that the situation was getting worse and worse, Fujiwara Twist Shaozo no longer had the confidence to destroy the Chinese army, and after he lamented, he could only lead a few hundred remnants of the defeated army to retreat again. As soon as he withdrew from the battlefield, Fujiwara Twist Shaozo encountered the troops who retreated from the south gate, which made him feel a chill in his heart, and he couldn't help but lose confidence in holding Rongtang Town.