On the 8th, the 6th Division took a lot of effort and arrived at the foot of Nanzhu Mountain. The 879th Regiment of the 211th Division retreated to the Tongjing Town area, relying on the outer wall of Tongjing Town to block the Japanese army, and on the night of the 8th, the 881st Regiment and the 882nd Regiment stationed in the front-line positions of Jumping Horse Town, except for leaving one battalion to defend Jumping Horse Town, the rest of the troops were ordered to quietly move to the flank and rear of the 40th Division, preparing to launch an attack on the Japanese flank.

To say that the battle was more fierce than the battle on the outskirts of Jiangjiayuan Town, the 271st Brigade and the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army. After crossing the Liuyang River, the Japanese 3rd Division rested for the night, and on the morning of the 8th, it advanced all the way, and at 10 o'clock in the morning, the forward 6th Wing rushed to the outskirts of Jiangjiayuan Town. Jiangjiayuan Town is only four kilometers away from the north gate of Changsha City, and it is also the last defensive position on the northern periphery of Changsha City.

According to Wang Haitao's order, the 271st Brigade must hold out here until 10 o'clock in the evening of the 9th. Brigade Commander Tang Yiqun also concentrated all the available forces of the 271st Brigade in Jiangjiayuan Town. The 542nd Regiment is the absolute main force that has been hidden in the snow until now, responsible for guarding the positions inside and outside the city walls, and the town is the brigade guard battalion and non-combat troops, which is also the reserve of the whole brigade.

The northern position outside the town was garrisoned by the 544th Regiment, and the rest of the 543rd Regiment was guarded in the east and west directions. Originally, the field artillery battalions of the 542nd Regiment were arranged in the town, and the field artillery battalions of the 543rd Regiment and the 544th Regiment were withdrawn, and Tang Yiqun distributed them in three positions. According to Tang Yiqun's judgment, the direction of the Japanese army's main attack was still in the north, and although the 544th Regiment lost the second battalion in the defensive battle on the south bank of the Liuyang River, the first and third battalions did not suffer much losses, and it should not be a big problem to withstand the Japanese army's attack for one day.

The 6th Wing of the 3rd Division has always been in the vanguard of the offensive in the front, and now the available troops of the whole wing are a semi-infantry brigade, and there are not a few artillery pieces left in the wing. In this way, the 6th Wing, after discovering the defenders' positions on the outskirts of Jiangjiayuan Town, still launched an attack on the defenders' positions. The outlying positions of the Jiangjiayuan Regiment were also built by the 542nd Regiment and the brigade engineer battalion in more than 10 days, and they were also very strong, and the distribution of firepower points was reasonable, which could give full play to the firepower superiority of the troops.

The 6th Wing began to send an infantry squadron to attack the defenders' positions under the cover of a small amount of artillery, and as a result, the 544th Regiment held the positions easily repulsed the Japanese troops. The Wing Commander of the 6th Wing, Shigenobu Yoshi, immediately sent the infantry brigade that was still intact. Wei Hai saw that the Japanese army had neither artillery nor planes to bomb the position, and it was a good time to counterattack, so he immediately ordered the mortars that had been gathered together to launch an artillery attack on the Japanese army.

The 544th Regiment had more than 100 large and small caliber mortars, including 18 120-caliber heavy mortars, and more than 100 mortars launched attacks at the same time. First of all, the artillery positions of the 6th Wing were covered by artillery fire, and the few Type 92 infantry guns and mortars were all played at once, followed by heavy machine gun positions, and finally the attacking infantry brigade.

The maximum firing range of the 120-caliber heavy mortar exceeded five kilometers, and after eliminating the Japanese wing artillery, the artillery fire was turned to the offensive position of the sixth wing, and the offensive position of the sixth wing was blown up by a single artillery fire, and in the chaos, even the wing headquarters was hit by two shells, and these two shells completely beached the command system of the sixth wing, and the wing commander Shigenobu Yoshichi was also seriously wounded.

The attacking infantry brigade was killed and wounded everywhere by the first artillery fire, and dozens of mortars carpeted along the attacking road, and an infantry brigade was completely destroyed after five minutes of being bombed. Wei Hai saw that the shelling effect was very satisfactory in the fortifications, and couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, and then Tang Weikang, the commander of the first battalion standing next to him, spoke.

Tang Weikang said: "Tuanzao, little Japan has almost been bombed, should we attack? Give little Japan a ruthless blow!" Wei Hai saw that the Japanese army was indeed defeated, and it was nothing to attack, so he nodded and said: "Okay, you take a battalion to attack, remember that if the Japanese army can still organize resistance, don't attack strongly, withdraw immediately, and don't chase too far, chase two kilometers and come back." ”

Tang Weikang excitedly agreed, turned around and rushed out of the fortifications, and soon the trumpet of the charge sounded on the position, and the soldiers of the first battalion under the leadership of Tang Weikang rushed towards the Japanese army like tigers on the mountain. As soon as the shelling stopped, the defenders had already shouted and rushed to kill, and seeing that it was difficult to resist, several Japanese soldiers in front turned around and ran.

The officers and men of the first battalion charged while firing and killed the Japanese offensive position, killing the commander of the regiment who was seriously injured and being carried away by his subordinates, and chased out more than a kilometer, only then did he stop his steps and retreat while cleaning the battlefield.

The Japanese troops who fled fled until they met the main force of the 6th Division, and then stopped, and they met the 68th Wing, and the wing commander Nokenzaburo Osaku was also startled after calling a squadron leader to ask about the situation, and hurriedly took the squadron leader to meet the brigade commander of the 5th Brigade, Major General Tang Zhenze, and Major General Tang Zhence immediately reported to the division commander, Lieutenant General Takahashi Tagaji.

The said forward 6th Wing was almost completely wiped out, and even the captain of the wing, Shigenobu Yoshidan, was shattered, and Lieutenant General Takahashi Taga was taken aback. Hurriedly consulted with the chief of staff, Yamamoto Kiyoe Daisa. Half a day later, it was decided to use the 68th Wing and the 3rd Field Artillery Wing of the division to launch an attack on the positions in China, and if necessary, the heavy artillery of the 14th Wing of the Independent Heavy Artillery could be used to assist in the battle.

After receiving the order, Major General Tang Zhence, commander of the 5th Brigade and Regiment, personally led the 68th Wing forward. The 68th Wing also had some losses in the previous battles, but its strength was still there, and the two infantry brigades of the Wing were basically intact. The 68th Wing continued to see Japanese soldiers who had fallen on the road along the way, and Wing Commander Kenzaburo Nono had to send a squadron to collect their bodies.

It was already one o'clock in the afternoon when the 68th Wing arrived at the position outside the north gate of the Chiang Jiayuan Formation again, and the tragic situation of the Japanese soldiers along the way aroused the determination of the officers and men of the 68th Wing to take revenge; as soon as they arrived at the position, Nokenzaburo Osa began to arrange an offensive position, and more than a dozen Type 92 infantry guns and more than a dozen mortars of the Wing were erected, and eight 37-caliber rapid-fire guns of the rapid-fire artillery squadron and 12 Type 96 heavy machine guns of the heavy machine gun squadron were also lined up in front.

After dozens of artillery pieces of the 3rd Field Artillery Wing were also erected, Major General Tang Zhence ordered the attack to begin, and the 36 75-caliber field guns and 12 120-caliber howitzers of the 3rd Field Artillery Wing, which received the order, opened fire at the same time, and the artillery fire covered the positions of the 544th Regiment at once. The 1st Battalion of the 544th Regiment was delayed in cleaning up the battlefield, and as soon as they withdrew to their positions on the front foot, the 68th Wing of the Japanese Army arrived on the back foot.

Wei Hai knew that after the Japanese army suffered a loss, they would definitely retaliate, and when he saw that the commander of the first battalion had returned with the first battalion, he immediately ordered all of them to enter the defensive artillery hole. The commander of the first battalion, Tang Weikang, was excited because he was killed, and after entering the anti-artillery hole, he also took the command knife of the captured Chongxin Ji Regiment Dazuo to ask Wei Hai for credit.

Wei Hai took the command knife with a smile, admired it for a while, and said: "It's not bad, a command knife of the Dazuo officer, it seems that the captain of the Japanese army was killed by you, and this time it is finally a part of the revenge for Tang Weichu of the second battalion." By the way, did you find the Japanese Wing Flag? If you capture the Wing Flag, it will be a great achievement, enough for your boy to raise another star. ”

Tang Weikang's face became ugly when he heard the mention of the Second Battalion and Tang Weichu, and said: "We searched for a long time in the headquarters of Little Japan, and there were a few shells there, and it was messy, but we didn't find it. Tang Weichu's revenge is far from over, I have to kill these little Japan!"

Wei Hai comforted him and said: "Forget it if you don't find it, the Japanese army's wing flag is not so easy to capture, but the credit for killing the Japanese army is not small, I will report you and the credit of the first battalion to my superiors." As for Tang Weichu, their revenge is not your business alone, I believe that the military seat and the brigade seat will take us to avenge this revenge. ”

The two were chatting, and the Japanese artillery shells fell on the position, Wei Hai stopped talking, listened carefully for a while, and said: "It is a 75-caliber field gun and a howitzer of more than 100 millimeters, fortunately, the Japanese army did not use heavy artillery, and the fortifications on the ground of this kind of artillery fire are still holding up." "The artillery bombardment lasted twenty minutes and began to extend backwards, and the news of the beginning of the attack of the Japanese infantry came from the observation post, and Wei Hai immediately ordered all officers and men to enter the position.

When the officers and men of the 544th Regiment entered the position, a Japanese infantry brigade was still 300 meters away from the front of the position, and the Japanese wing guns and heavy machine guns also began to cover and fire. At this time, there was no need for Wei Hai to give an order, and the first battalion commander Tang Weikang and the third battalion commander Wei Yunbao had already ordered the soldiers to be in position and ready to shoot. When the Japanese advanced to 200 meters, the two battalion commanders ordered to open fire at the same time, and the position was full of firepower, dozens of light and heavy machine guns suppressed more than a dozen heavy machine guns of the Japanese army at once, and even the Japanese infantry who rushed up swept down several rows.

The counterattacking Japanese stretched the skirmish line longer and the soldiers more dispersed to avoid machine-gun fire from the positions. Several rapid-fire guns also fired at the heavy machine guns in the bunker, trying to suppress the heavy machine gun fire points in the bunker. In the past, the 544th Regiment had learned the power of the Japanese army's 37-caliber rapid-fire gun, which could shoot through the concrete walls of the bunker from a distance of 400 meters after being equipped with armor-piercing shells. As a result, these rapid-fire guns caused casualties to the heavy machine gunners in the bunker.

Wei Hai observed the overall situation in the bunker, and also found these rapid-fire guns of the Japanese army, Wei Hai, who knew that the rapid-fire guns were powerful, immediately ordered the mortar unit to mobilize ten mortars to destroy the Japanese rapid-fire guns. Wei Yonglu, commander of the heavy firepower battalion, who was responsible for the unified command of the 544th Regiment's mortars, mobilized 10 82-caliber mortars, selected a separate position, and began to use the method of three rapid fire to strike at these rapid-fire guns of the Japanese army.