Ten mortars on the defenders' position were aimed at the eight rapid-fire guns of the Japanese army, and a three-shot rapid fire shrouded the Japanese rapid-fire guns in the smoke and fire. As soon as three rapid fires were fired, the artillerymen ignored the hot barrels, picked up the mortars and withdrew from their positions. The Japanese artillery was also well-trained, and the defenders were less than five minutes before and after the artillery was opened and all the troops withdrew from their positions, and the artillery fire of the Japanese counterattack fell.

The number of mortars of the 544th Regiment is quite large, but the 75-caliber field guns and 120-caliber howitzers of the Japanese artillery wing exceed the mortars in terms of range and power. Wei Hai, who was bombarded by Japanese artillery fire and accidentally ate a mouthful of dust, spit out the dust in his mouth, and scolded fiercely: "Little Japan of dog X., look at how long you are arrogant? When you arrive at Changsha City and our heavy artillery is powerful, you will cry!"

Under the cover of artillery fire, the Japanese infantry began to gradually approach the front of the position, and when they reached a distance of 150 meters, the marksmanship of both sides was more accurate, but the soldiers of the 544th Regiment were much stronger than the crooked machine guns and Type 38 rifles in the hands of the Japanese soldiers, and they were not much worse in number, so even if the Japanese paid a great price, they could not take another step forward.

Major General Tang Zhence, who was watching the battle from the offensive position, stood in front of the bunker, always holding a telescope and looking at the front line, and when the 544th Regiment was shelling rapid-fire guns, Wing Commander Nokenzaburo Osaku wanted to persuade him to hide first, but was reprimanded by him. Now Major General Tang Zhence's brows furrowed more and more, and finally gave the order to retreat. After giving the order to retreat, Major General Tang Jindi instructed Nokenzaburo Daisaku to stop the attack first, pay attention to the defense, and then go to see the division commander, Lieutenant General Takahashi Tagaji.

Lieutenant General Takahashi Taga has always kept the 29th Brigade in hiding, firstly, because he always believed that two wings of the 5th Brigade would be sufficient to deal with these Chinese troops on the outskirts of Changsha City. Second, when they hit Changsha City, they wanted to invest in the 29th Brigade to capture Changsha City in one fell swoop. Hearing that Major General Tang Zhence asked to see him, although he was a little surprised, he immediately invited him in.

After saluting Lieutenant General Takahashi Taga, Major General Tang Zhence said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, when our 68th Wing attacked the position of the Shina people, it encountered extremely stubborn resistance. According to the observation below, the positions of the people of China were extremely strong, and the firepower was extremely fierce. The fortifications on the positions allowed the Chinese to exert their firepower to the fullest. I have come to ask Your Excellency, the commander of the division, first, to ask Your Excellency to send a heavy artillery wing to support our army's attack, and second, there is only one wing in your hands, and the number of troops is too small, please send troops to support. ”

Major General Tang Zhence's words surprised Lieutenant General Takahashi Tagaji a little, both surprised by the strength of the defenders of China, and surprised that Major General Tang Zhence, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, came to ask for help so quickly. Lieutenant General Takahashi Taga thought about it repeatedly for a long time, and thought that the way of heavy artillery of the aircraft when he crossed the Liuyang River yesterday was more reliable, so he said to Major General Tang Zhence: "Tang Zhenjun, I will ask the 14th Wing of Independent Heavy Artillery to assist you in your attack with heavy artillery, and then ask Your Excellency the Commander to send planes to support, but in terms of troops, I can only send you another infantry brigade, you must understand that attacking Changsha City is the most important battle!"

How could Major General Tang Zhence not understand the thoughts of Lieutenant General Takahashi Tagaji, but if he could not attack the city of Changsha, what was the point of all this? Major General Tang Zhence did not dare to say this, but having an infantry brigade was better than nothing, and besides, the division commander also promised to send heavy artillery and planes to help in the battle. It's a lot stronger than it started with.

Major General Tang Zhence returned to his position with an infantry brigade supporting him, and the independent heavy artillery wing was still a few hours before it was ready to attack because of its slow movement, and Major General Tang Zhence had to wait. Seeing that the Japanese army had stopped attacking, the 544th Regiment was also happy to rest, and the counterattack and held out until the evening to complete the task. However, both sides did not wait long before the roar of aircraft engines was heard in the sky.

Wei Hai had learned about the bombing of Japanese planes on the south bank of the Liuyang River, and when he heard the roar of the planes, his face could not help but change, and he hurriedly ordered the whole army to enter the air-raid shelter. The officers and men of the 544th Regiment quickly retreated and hid in the air-raid shelters repaired behind the positions. These air-raid shelters were already very close to the walls of Jiangjiayuan Town, and the Japanese planes might bomb Jiangjiayuan Town together with this bombing, so Wei Hai used a walkie-talkie to notify Tang Weiqun in the town before entering the air-raid shelter.

Jiangjiayuan Town is not a position on the south bank of the Liuyang River, and more than half of the 271st Brigade's belongings are here, for example, more than half of the weapons and ammunition brought by the 271st Brigade when it went out this time in the munitions warehouse, and a lot of military supplies are also piled up in the munitions warehouse. Tang Yiqun naturally would not let the Japanese planes bomb unprepared.

On the wall of Jiangjiayuan Town, Tang Yiqun took out all the anti-aircraft weapons of the whole brigade. Although Wang Haitao transferred all the antiaircraft guns away, the 271st Brigade must compete with Wang Haitao's starting troops, and the 271st Brigade has some weapons that other units do not have. At present, ten high-level dual-purpose twin heavy machine guns are arranged in bunkers on the city wall, and there are two Type 6 or 7 heavy machine guns equipped with anti-aircraft tripods next to them.

These Gaoping dual-purpose twin-link heavy machine guns were originally installed on trucks to assist the division's heavy artillery regiment in air defense, but after Wang Haitao had more antiaircraft guns in his hands, a total of 30 preserved Gaoping dual-purpose twin-heavy machine guns were handed over to the 90 th Division for use. In this battle, Wang Haitao transferred the heavy artillery and used it intensively, and these 30 Gaoping dual-purpose twin heavy machine guns had no cover object, and the division commander Tang Yikuan simply divided 15 of them into a brigade and let them use them for air defense.

Tang Yiqun used all these fifteen heavy machine guns in Jiangjiayuan Town, ten were dismantled from cars and placed on the city wall, and five were arranged near two warehouses for mobile air defense. Having the experience of the last bombing, the Japanese army did not think at all that the Chinese army would have any anti-aircraft weapons, so when they reached the air above the target, four groups of eight Type 96 attack planes lowered their altitude, dived and rushed down the position.

The 271st Brigade operated these anti-aircraft weapons were veterans of a hundred battles, and everyone had a record of shooting down Japanese planes. Now seeing that the Japanese planes are rushing over, they are not in a hurry, find the best moment, and press down the trigger. Suddenly, dozens of tongues of fire of different lengths erupted from the city wall. Drag light bullets and armor-piercing bullets, plus six or seven heavy machine gun bullets formed a bullet net, and pounced head-on on the military plane.

Unprepared, the four Japanese planes in front of them didn't even have time to drop their bombs, just like Fei'e putting out a fire, and instantly turned into several fireballs. Two of the four planes behind were hit, falling headlong in flames and black smoke, and only the second one at the back hurriedly pulled up and narrowly escaped. The loss of six of the eight planes in one photo frightened Mitsuoka Akinaka Sayu, who was in charge of the command.

Then the Japanese planes immediately changed the target of the attack, and even the covering fighters were used, desperately attacking the anti-aircraft machine gun fire points on the city wall. Dozens of anti-aircraft machine guns on the city wall desperately counterattacked the Japanese planes, and the first air battle in the Battle of Changsha was launched in the town of Jiangjiayuan. The two sides fought desperately for more than an hour to end the battle.

Three Gaoping dual-purpose heavy machine guns and ten Type 67 heavy machine guns were destroyed on the city wall, and in addition to the six Japanese planes lost at the beginning, only two were destroyed and four were damaged. The ground-air battle lasted for more than an hour, and Major General Tang Zhence and the Japanese officers and men who were watching the battle were stunned, and no one expected that the fighters that had always been in the sky of China would suffer such heavy losses, and the unsuccessful bombing of the ground also made the attack prepared by Nokenzaburo end without a hitch.

Now Major General Tang Zhence and they can only wait for the support of heavy artillery. It was not until three o'clock in the afternoon that Major General Tang Zhence received the news that the 14th Independent Heavy Artillery Wing had set up an artillery position and was waiting for the order to open fire. After Major General Tang Zhence gave the order to attack, the twelve Type 96 15O caliber heavy cannons of the 10th Independent Heavy Artillery Wing simultaneously fired shells weighing 5O.2 kg.

The artillery shells whizzed and landed on the positions of the 544th Regiment, and this kind of heavy artillery shells, which were as heavy as small aerial bombs, were also extremely powerful, and if the fortifications on the forward positions were hit and hit, they would definitely be destroyed, and if they were hit by two more shots, they would be in ruins. Fortunately, the speed of this heavy artillery was not fast, and after fifteen minutes of shelling, more than a hundred shells fell on the position.

When the Japanese heavy artillery stopped firing, Wei Hai led the people to the position, the position was a mess, compared to the bombed position on the south bank of the Liuyang River, it was not much better, Wei Hai glanced at the sun that was already west, and calculated the time to hold on to the position. Fortunately, from now until night, the Japanese army can probably only launch a second attack, and as long as they hold this second attack, they can withdraw to the town with their troops.

Just as Wei Hai was calculating the time, the smoke on the position gradually dissipated, and after observing the defenders' positions with a telescope, Major General Tang Zhence expressed satisfaction with the effect of the heavy artillery bombardment, and then couldn't wait to order an infantry brigade to attack the front of the Zhina people under the cover of the wing artillery. Having received the order, the artillery of the 3rd Artillery Wing opened fire first, and then an infantry brigade opened up an offensive formation and launched an attack.

When Wei Hai heard the first sound of artillery, he quickly led the soldiers to hide in various hidden terrains, and after discovering that the Japanese army had launched another attack, he braved the artillery fire to lead the officers and soldiers into the front of the position. There was not a single intact fortification at the front of the position, and the officers and men of the 544th Regiment had long been accustomed to this situation, and they moved silently under artillery fire, looking for every suitable place to stop the Japanese army.

When the Japanese troops entered 200 meters in front of the position, Wei Hai gave an order, and the position opened full firepower; although the firing points were scattered this time, the quality of the officers and men of the 544th Regiment was there, and they automatically cooperated with each other, and also formed a fire network that the Japanese army could not surmount in front of the position. The Japanese tried their best, but after paying a lot of casualties, it was still difficult to attack within 100 meters of the front of the position.