After clearing the two street forts in the center of the street, the 1st Battalion was finally able to press. Five light armored vehicles also faithfully fulfilled the task of cover, using heavy machine guns to desperately clear the Japanese troops from the houses on both sides of the street. Wei Yongshou saw that the first battalion had broken into the block, and the space in the city wall had increased greatly, so he ordered someone to inform the second battalion to enter the city.

After a while, the second battalion, under the leadership of the battalion commander Liu Jun, also entered the city through the gap, accompanied by eight heavy armored vehicles. In the distance, there would be a fierce burst of gunfire and the explosion of grenades and bullets in the direction of the first battalion's advance, so Wei Yongshou asked Liu Jun to lead the second battalion to advance in another direction under the cover of heavy armored vehicles.

An hour later, even the 570th Regiment entered the city, except for four heavy tanks, the rest of the tanks also entered the city one after another. Li Yuanhong and the others had already received a report on the situation, and after receiving the report, Li Yuanhong said to Huanggang and them: "Little Japan is going to fight with us in the streets. Huang Gang smiled and said: "I'm afraid that little Japan has a bad brain, right? We will be afraid of little Japan in street fighting? We are the ancestors of street fighting." ”

Li Yuanhong said: "Don't be careless, the quality of the individual soldiers of Little Japan is still good, coupled with their bushido spirit, it will not be too easy to deal with, tell the soldiers not to relax their vigilance, to minimize casualties." Troops were also sent into the city with small-caliber mortars to provide fire support to the attacking troops. Huang Gang agreed and left to prepare the troops.

As soon as Huanggang left, Li Yuanhong said to Wu Jianzhou: "Brigade Commander Wu, I'm afraid that the tank is not suitable for entering the city in street fighting, how about you let the tank take down and rest for a while, and send the armored car into a part to cover the infantry attack?" Wu Jianzhou responded: "Yes, Division Commander Li, I'll arrange it immediately." Li Yuanhong then sorted out the situation and telegraphed Wang Haitao.

After receiving Li Yuanhong's telegram, Wang Haitao knew that it was only a matter of time to take Lang Son, and after taking Lang Son, according to the plan, the troops should directly attack Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Now that the 93rd Division has suffered a lot of losses in all aspects after many days of hard fighting, it should rest and recuperate first, and the later attack is the time to let the 211th Division go up. Thinking of this, Wang Haitao asked the guards to find Tang Longzai.

Tang Longzai came to Wang Haitao's office, saluted Wang Haitao and said: "Report to the military seat, Tang Longzai, the commander of the 211th Division, is ordered to come, please instruct!" Looking at Tang Longzai's current appearance, Wang Haitao couldn't help but sigh that in an environment like war, it is easy for people to mature. When he and Long Tsai first met, he was still a child who had not grown up, and the past few years of life have made this child grow into a real soldier and a man.

Tang Longzai saw that Wang Haitao was staring at him for a long time without making a sound, and couldn't help but get nervous, and shouted carefully: "Military seat, military seat!" Tang Longzai's shout woke up Wang Haitao, who was immersed in the past. Wang Haitao stood up, smiled and said, "Longzi is here, come, sit down and say." After speaking, he pulled Tang Longzai to sit down on the chair on the side.

After sitting down, Wang Haitao asked, "After coming out for so long, have you written a letter home?" Tian Yu and the child are all right?" Wang Haitao's question made Tang Longzai a little confused. He replied in a daze: "It's all right, brother-in-law, what's wrong with you? Didn't you read the letter from home two days ago?" Wang Haitao reflected at this and smiled mockingly.

Then Wang Haitao became serious and said to Tang Longzai: "Longzai, I just received a call from Division Commander Li Yuanhong, the 93rd Division has broken through Langshan City, and now it is engaged in street fighting with the Japanese army defending the city. Street fighting has always been our strong point, and the capture of Lang Son City is only a matter of one or two days. After seizing Lang Son City, our army will continue to advance towards Hanoi according to the established plan, but after continuous fierce battles, the 93rd Division is afraid that it will have to rest and recuperate, and I intend to hand over the task of advancing to Hanoi to your 211th Division. ”

Tang Longzai became excited, and said with a smile: "Finally, it's our division's turn to dispatch, so many days of nesting in this town in Nanguan, it's almost suffocating me to death! Brother-in-law, when can you set off?" Wang Haitao looked at his excited appearance and asked, "Are your divisions ready?" Tang Longzai replied: "You can rest assured, brother-in-law, in this world, our division is not only fully replenished with weapons and ammunition, but also has its personnel replenished by the Chief of Staff of the Soviet Union.

Wang Haitao nodded and said, "Okay, since your division has been fully prepared, then all of you will set off the morning after tomorrow." Tang Longzai stood up, stood upright, and said, "Yes, military seat! The 211th Division will all set off the morning after tomorrow!" After speaking, he saluted Wang Haitao, and ran out of Wang Haitao's military headquarters with a smile. After Wang Haitao waited for Tang Longzai to leave, he said to Tang Fu, the battalion commander of the guard next to him: "Battalion Commander Tang, you also prepare, we will act with the 211th Division early the day after tomorrow." ”

In Lang Son City, after the follow-up troops sent dozens of artillery guns, the originally difficult attack became smoother. The officers and men of the 93rd Division had rich experience and had a lot of means in street fighting in this kind of city, and they were by no means comparable to the Japanese army, which had not fought much street fighting, and in addition, the weapons and equipment were much stronger than the Japanese army, so the 569th Regiment and the 570th Regiment took a third of the city without much effort.

However, in the afternoon, the attack became more difficult, and the Japanese army was significantly stronger after being compressed into the defense area, and the officers at the grassroots level supervised the battle and ordered the soldiers to fight to the death and not retreat, all of which increased the difficulty of the attack. The armored vehicles that were originally used for cover, under the attack of the Japanese army's human flesh* and sudden shells, lost nearly 20 vehicles, such a large loss, so that the armored brigade could not bear it, Jin Zige, who was in charge of commanding the armored vehicles in the city, after consulting with Wei Yongshou, ordered the armored vehicles to temporarily retreat, and when the infantry encountered hard bones, they would drive up and support with firepower.

The 569th Regiment and the 570th Regiment also felt that their troops were insufficient at this time, and after Wei Yongshou asked Li Yuanhong for help, Huang Gang personally led the 571st Regiment and the 278th Brigade Guard Battalion into the city. As soon as Huanggang arrived, the task of commanding and coordinating all parts was assumed by Huanggang, and after Wei Yongshou reported the attack to Huanggang, Huanggang immediately realized that the troops had begun to attack the core position of the defenders.

Huang Gang immediately ordered that the attacking troops begin to concentrate, and that each attack point should have a platoon or more force, and the firepower of the attack should be ensured. Do not rush to attack inward, but fight steadily, step by step, and further compress the space of the Japanese army. Soon after the order was delivered, there were fewer scattered gunfire everywhere, and more dense gunfire and explosions rang out in more places.

Huanggang's method was still effective, and the Japanese stronghold, which could not be taken down because of its weak strength and weak firepower, was now concentrated and strengthened, especially with the support of mortars and armored vehicles, and was quickly taken down. The battle lasted until the sun sank in the west, and the Japanese army was already besieged in an irregular square area 2,000 meters long and 1,500 meters wide, which was surrounded by several horizontal and vertical streets, and a large number of Japanese troops stubbornly resisted the attack of the Chinese army in the defensive positions formed by the streets.

The soldiers of the 569th Regiment, the 570th Regiment, and the 571st Regiment launched a strong attack from three directions, but because of the desperate resistance of the Japanese army, the effect was not great, and each regiment suffered losses. Huang Gang also took the guard battalion to the Japanese position, and took advantage of the fact that it was not dark to observe the Japanese position and the Japanese troops guarding the position with a telescope.

Huanggang is the attack range of the 571st Regiment, and they are facing two streets, one horizontal and one vertical. The intersection of the two streets is an arc, and at the center of the arc is a three-story French-style building that was supposed to be a French bank and is now a fortified fortress for the Japanese army.

Zheng Daodong, commander of the 571st Regiment, reported to Huanggang that at least one Japanese squad was stationed in this building, and the first battalion launched a second attack, but the Japanese were too fierce to get close, and more than 20 soldiers were killed and wounded in the attack. Huang Gang saw that this building was very strong, and asked Zheng Daodong: "It's so difficult to fight, why didn't you find armored vehicles to support it?"

Zheng Daodong pointed to a light armored vehicle in the center of the street that was still emitting black smoke and said: "I found it, the armored brigade also sent two armored vehicles over, but the Japanese army placed mortars on the roof of the building, and this one was shot and caught fire at that time, and the other was withdrawn." Huang Gang looked at the armored car emitting black smoke and asked Zheng Daodong, "Then how are you going to attack next?"

Zheng Daodong replied: "Brigade seat, I want to go to Commander Jin again, and ask Commander Jin to send two heavy armored vehicles over and use the vehicle-mounted artillery on the heavy armored vehicles to deal with the machine gun fire point in the window." Our regiment also brought five mortars, and I was going to use mortars to block the roof of the building, so that the Japanese could not set up artillery on the roof to attack the armored vehicles. This will keep the armored vehicle safe. After that, our warriors can take the opportunity to break into the building. ”

Huang Gang thought for a while, and felt that Zheng Daodong's method was feasible, so he said: "It's okay, you stay here and prepare to attack, and I will send someone to find Jin Zige." Zheng Daodong responded: "Yes, brigade!" and retreated. Huang Gang said to Zhang Guanghan, the commander of the guard battalion beside him: "Guanghan, you personally go to find the head of the Jin Zige Regiment and ask him to send two heavy armored vehicles to support us." ”

Zhang Guanghan left the attacker was not big, and two heavy armored vehicles followed him back to Huanggang, and as soon as the door of an armored car opened, Jin Zige jumped out of the car. Huang Gang greeted him, Jin Zige first stood up and saluted and said: "Brigade Commander Huang, Jin Zige was ordered to come to the column, please instruct!" Huang Gang returned the military salute and said with a smile: "Commander Jin, don't dare to give instructions, I am looking for Commander Jin for help." ”