At the same time that the artillery and shells of the independent artillery regiment fell on the Japanese garrison, mortars and shells also fell on the defensive line of the 1st Infantry Brigade of the 29th Infantry Wing. Dozens of heavy mortars covered the shelling, bombed trenches and fortifications of Japanese troops scurrying everywhere. Mortars fired much faster than mountain artillery, which meant that more artillery and shells fell on the positions of the 1st Infantry Brigade in 10 minutes.

Ten minutes later, the shelling stopped, and before the remaining Japanese troops on the position had time to catch their breath, a light pierced from the direction of the city gate, and in the roar of the launch, tanks and armored vehicles drove out of the city gate. The Japanese troops of the 1st Infantry Brigade finally escaped with their lives under artillery fire, and when they saw the Chinese chariots rushing out of the city gate, how could they still have the heart to resist?

Under the lights of the chariots, the positions in front were illuminated, and the backs of the fleeing Japanese soldiers were nowhere to be seen. The heavy machine guns on the light tanks rang out, and the Japanese soldiers who had fallen behind fell one by one like wheat that had been cut down. Because it is a position, the ground is potholed, neither light tanks nor armored vehicles can run, and the speed is slower than normal running.

Gradually, the Japanese soldiers were lost in the lights, and the chariots could only move forward patiently. The officers and soldiers of the 881st Regiment behind the battlecar were a little impatient, and the first battalion commander Tang Xi said to the regiment commander Chu Zhengyang: "Tuanzao, this armored battalion is also going too slowly, if it goes on like this, when we rush to the Japanese garrison, the Japanese army will run out early, do you want our battalion to rush first?"

Chu Zhengyang is also an anxious person, and he is impatiently following behind the chariot, listening to Tang Xiyi's words and is about to agree, but thinking of the instructor's training during the Butan cooperative training in the past, he is a little worried about making a mistake. Tang Xi saw that Chu Zhengyang was a little hesitant, and said: "Tuanzao, you see that little Japan is unprepared now, the Japanese troops in front have all fled, there will not be many blockages, in case there is an attack, I promise not to come hard." ”

After listening to Tang Xi's words again, Chu Zhengyang gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, you take a battalion to assault, but don't come hard, you and I can't explain to the brigade and division seat if there are a lot of casualties." Tang Xi said excitedly: "Understood, Tuanza." You can rest assured!" After speaking, he turned his head and shouted, "A battalion will rush with me!" After shouting, he accelerated and rushed forward. The officers and men of the 1st battalion quickly overtook the slow-moving chariots and led the charge forward.

The First Infantry Brigade lost more than 300 men in yesterday's attack, and a burst of mortar fire wiped out nearly half of its men, and with a strafing shot from the chariots, there were now only about 300 people left in the number of people who had fled back to the garrison, including the captain. When they ran to the station, there was no one left except for the tents that were still on fire, the craters on the ground, and the discarded supplies.

The captain scolded angrily: "Baga!" and didn't dare to stay any longer, so he mustered up his strength and continued to run south. Ten minutes after they left, the officers and men of the first battalion arrived. Tang Xi saw the empty station and scolded: "These bitches in Little Japan are raised, and they run quite fast." After scolding, he shouted, "Brothers, follow me!" and took the lead in chasing south.

The tanks of the armored battalion finally crossed the position, the level ground suddenly got better, and the light tank in the lead increased the throttle and chased south as fast as possible. On the road, light tanks are the slower, and the fastest are light armored vehicles. Knowing that the 1st Battalion of the 881st Regiment had rushed to the front, Shen Pengfei, commander of the Independent Armored Battalion, ordered the entire light loading company to advance as fast as possible, and after catching up with the 1st Battalion, it would act together with the 1st Battalion.

After the 15 tanks of the light armored vehicle company rushed forward at an accelerated speed and caught up with the first battalion, the entire counterattack was divided into two parts, with the first battalion and 15 light armored vehicles in front, and 10 light tanks, 10 heavy armored vehicles, and the officers and men of the 2nd and 3rd battalions and heavy fire battalions of the 881st Regiment in the rear. The Japanese troops of the second division, which were the targets of the two parts, chased them all the way southwest along the road.

Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao protected dozens of Japanese soldiers and ran out for two kilometers in one go, and only stopped when he could no longer hear the sound of artillery. It didn't take long for Japanese officers and soldiers who had escaped to appear. Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao reorganized his uniform, restored the appearance of some division commanders, and ordered the highest-ranking major around him to begin receiving the withdrawn Japanese troops.

Soon a large number of Japanese troops withdrew, and in the chaos of the night, there was no organization, and the officers could not find their subordinates, and the soldiers could not find troops and superiors. After Nasu Yukio Daisa also withdrew with a group of people, and under the maintenance of Nasu Yukio Daisa and a group of high-ranking officers, the chaotic situation improved slightly. Nasu Yukio Daisa found Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao and said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, it is difficult to reorganize the troops in the dark night, should we withdraw to the place where we were stationed the day before yesterday and reorganize the troops after dawn?"

Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao also understood that what Nasu Yuo Daisa said was right, but when he saw these soldiers in front of him who had lost their armor, he couldn't help but feel a fire in his stomach. But the current situation is not the time to get angry, so I can only sigh and agree with the opinion of Nasu Yuo Daisa. Fortunately, Nasu Yuo Daisa found Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao's mount when he retreated, so Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao did not have to retreat backwards.

The station the day before yesterday was not far away, and half an hour later, Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao had already arrived at the station, but before he could take a breath, fierce gunfire rang out from behind. Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao, who was frightened by the gunshot, jumped up all of a sudden, grabbed one of the guards next to him and asked him to go to the front to hear about the situation. At the same time, the gunfire also caused panic among the Japanese troops in the station, but thanks to the bullet pressure of many officers, the panic did not cause a rout.

After a while, Nasu Yuo Osaku personally ran over and reported to Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao: "Your Excellency, the commander of the division, the Shina people have used a lot of chariots to cover the infantry to launch a pursuit against us, and they are engaged in battle with the 29th Infantry Wing. According to the opinion of his subordinates, our army cannot compete with the chariots of the Chinese people, so it is better to continue to retreat to a safe place and then organize their troops to engage the Chinese people. ”

Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao was still unwilling, but looking at these soldiers who had no fighting spirit around him, he could only sigh again, ordered to continue the retreat, and ordered the 29th Infantry Wing to send troops to block the pursuing troops of Shina. At this time, the sky was dark, and when they heard the commander's order to continue the retreat, the soldiers were relieved, lined up in a simple formation, and continued to retreat southwest along the road.

The gunfire behind him gradually became like nothing, and Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao's heart slowly relaxed. He began to consider whether to withdraw to Hanoi to rest and recuperate before sending troops to attack the county seat of Bac Ninh. After walking for almost an hour, the Japanese soldiers also stretched out the line tiredly, and the formation became even more scattered. No gunshots could be heard behind him.

Just as everyone relaxed, there was the sound of cannon fire in front, followed by screaming cannons and shells in the air. Before the relaxed Japanese officers and men could react, the cannons and shells had already exploded in the marching ranks. The Japanese army was in disarray, and even Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao was thrown off his horse by the frightened war horse.

Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao fell into a daze, and he heard Kiichiro Matsui shouting beside him: "Quick, Your Excellency the Commander of the Protection Division!" and then someone pounced on him. The continuous explosions around him were mixed with the screams of the soldiers, and when Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao looked around in a panic, a broken calf happened to fall in front of him, even if Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao had been on the battlefield for a long time, the bloody half of the calf in front of him still made him panic.

Finally, the explosion died down, and Lieutenant General Maruyama struggled to his feet, and there was a hellish scene in front of him. There were mutilated corpses everywhere, wounded soldiers wailing incessantly, and not far away an officer of Nakasa lay in a pool of blood, his head half cut off by shrapnel. Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao stood there stunned, unable to react to what was happening.

It seemed that after a long time, a young officer hurriedly ran over, stood up and said: "Your Excellency, the commander of the report, the Chinese army has set up a position in front to prevent us from continuing to retreat. The report of this junior officer woke Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao from his stupor, and Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao roared and shouted: "Yaga! Fight back for me! What about Yuo Su? Organize the soldiers to fight back!"

At this time, Major General Kiichiro Matsui, who was beside him, said with a bitter face: "Your Excellency, the commander of the division, the Yuyu of the Nasu Bow is broken. Matsui Kiichiro's words made Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao almost catch his breath, and he looked in the direction pointed by Major General Matsui Kiichiro, and Nasu Yukio Osa was lying in a pool of blood not far away, with a large hole in his chest torn open by shrapnel, and he was already out of breath.

Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao suddenly grabbed Major General Matsui Kiichiro's collar and shouted: "You, immediately go and organize soldiers to counterattack! Immediately!" At this time, Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao had already understood that the Chinese army wanted to encircle the Second Division here. However, after the second division suffered continuous blows, it was now powerless to compete with the Chinese army. Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao couldn't help but feel a panic in his heart.

Major General Kiichiro Matsui also understood the purpose of the Chinese army, and now the only way to survive was to break through the blocking positions set by the Chinese army in the front. So Lieutenant General Kiichiro Matsui instructed some of the officers around him to organize the soldiers. Although the Japanese army suffered repeated blows, the number of soldiers was still 3 to 4,000, and most of them were veterans of the 4th Wing.

The individual quality of these soldiers was still there, and under the organization of the officers, they were soon organized into two infantry brigades and two infantry squadrons, and Major General Matsui Kiichiro temporarily appointed a Nakasa officer as the captain of the group, and ordered him to lead a large group of soldiers to attack the blocking positions of the Chinese troops in front. At this time, the Japanese army's heavy weapons were basically lost, and this infantry brigade only had two heavy machine guns and six light machine guns, as well as dozens of grenadiers.

In three days, the 880th Regiment built two lines of defense on and around the highway with a frontage width of 100 meters, and behind the 880th Regiment was a self-propelled howitzer and artillery battalion and 64 mortars of large and small calibers concentrated by the whole regiment. On the first line of defense, the 1st Battalion and the 1st Company of the Heavy Firepower Battalion used more than a dozen heavy machine guns and dozens of light machine guns to form an impenetrable line of defense.