Tang Xiaoshan knew very well that it was impossible for the battle on the top of the mountain not to alarm the Japanese troops on the second line of defense, and with the characteristics of the Japanese army, the Japanese troops on the second line of defense would definitely desperately return to the top of the mountain. Therefore, Tang Xiaoshan sent most of the soldiers to defend the key points leading to the top of the mountain, while a small number of soldiers cleaned up the battlefield while searching for any fish that had slipped through the net on the top of the mountain.

Sure enough, it didn't take much effort, and hundreds of Japanese soldiers rushed to the top of the mountain from the second line of positions, but what was waiting for them at this time was the steel guns in the hands of the soldiers of the reconnaissance regiment. Within ten minutes, these Japanese troops who attacked to the top of the mountain were beaten by the soldiers of the reconnaissance regiment and fled back in embarrassment. After they fled back, the Japanese troops on the second imitation line were visibly confused.

The supreme commander of the second line of defense was Wing Commander Ichiro Hashimoto of the 123rd Wing. At this time, how could Hashimoto Ichiro not understand what was happening? Hashimoto Ichiro still retained a sense of sanity, and in his opinion, His Excellency the Brigade Commander and the soldiers on the top of the mountain must have all been shattered at this time, so how to keep the nearly 3,000 soldiers here and get rid of the situation of the Chinese army being attacked from several sides has become a top priority.

Ichiro Hashimoto immediately gave the order, and all the soldiers prepared to break through to the bottom of the mountain. But at this time, the wing leader of the 145th Wing, Hideo Matsui, jumped out. Hideo Matsui shouted at Ichiro Hashimoto: "Hashimoto-kun, Your Excellency the commander of the Inoue Brigade now does not know whether he is alive or dead, how can you give the order to transfer? Could it be that Hashimoto-kun is afraid of the despicable Shina people, and only wants to run away like a coward?"

Ichiro Hashimoto was a little annoyed in the face of Hideo Matsui's reprimand, but Hideo Matsui was also the captain of the Osa Wing like himself, so he could only explain: "Matsui-kun, you are sensible, Your Excellency the brigade commander must have broken the jade, otherwise the gunfire on the top of the mountain will not stop." Even if we can attack the mountain now, we will not be able to save His Excellency the brigade commander, but will be surrounded more tightly by the army of China, and all the jade will be shattered here. All I have done is to keep these soldiers, and I will have the opportunity to avenge His Excellency the Brigade Commander in the future!"

But Ichiro Hashimoto's explanation, the impulsive Hideo Matsui couldn't listen to it at all, and the two quarreled on the battlefield. As soon as the two of them quarreled, the soldiers under their command also stared at each other, not knowing what to do. As soon as the Japanese troops on the position were in disarray, the attacking 276th Brigade could be regarded as having a chance, and the two regiments, which had been suppressed for a long time, jumped up and rushed to the position in one fell swoop despite the thinning bullets of the Japanese army.

After learning that the Shina army had rushed to the ground, Ichiro Hashimoto and Hideo Matsui could no longer quarrel. At this time, Hideo Matsui knew that there was no possibility of counterattacking the top of the mountain, so he could only obey the command of Ichiro Hashimoto, leaving a squadron to block the Shina army, and the rest of the people rushed down the mountain and in the direction of Nagayama. The Japanese squadron that remained on the position was naturally quickly annihilated by the 276th Brigade, and the Japanese troops who broke through to the bottom of the mountain were also blocked by the 275th Brigade, which had been prepared for a long time.

Under the command of Ichiro Hashimoto, the Japanese army desperately assaulted the position of the 275th Brigade, for which Hideo Matsui reluctantly personally led the soldiers of the 145th Wing to launch a decisive charge to the position of the 275th Brigade. The 275th Brigade had lost almost a regiment of troops when it was in Yuexi, and now it is only more than 1,000 people, and under the desperate assault of 3,000 Japanese troops, although it killed Captain Hideo Matsui and more than 1,000 Japanese troops, it still allowed Ichiro Hashimoto to lead more than 1,000 Japanese troops to break out.

In this regard, Wang Haitao did not have any reproach in the face of the ashamed brigade commander Peng Shigui, Wang Haitao knew that the 275th Brigade did its best, and their strength was there. On the contrary, Cheng Guangyao, the commander of the 92nd Division, scolded Peng Shigui with a cold face. In any case, after paying part of the casualties, the 92nd Division rushed back to the Madang Battery, but the good news was that the 20 German-made 150 heavy guns on the battery had not yet had time to destroy them. In addition, the remains of several hundred Marines, including Colonel Bao Changyi, were recovered.

From these remains, it can be clearly seen that except for more than 100 officers and men, including Colonel Bao Changyi, who died in fierce battles and hand-to-hand combat, the rest of the officers and men were sacrificed under the poison gas bombs of the Japanese army. In the end, the fighters of the reconnaissance regiment searched for unused gas bombs from the supplies left behind by the Japanese army. Wang Haitao ordered the guard regiment to transport the bodies of the officers and men of the Marine Corps to Wuhan by truck, along with the body of the commander of the Japanese Akio Inoue Brigade and some poison gas bombs. As for what the Nationalist Government will do after it is transported to Wuhan, it is not Wang Haitao's business.

After more than 200 artillery soldiers returned to Madang Fort, Madang Fort began its role again, and Wang Haitao left most of the 92nd Division at Madang Fort to rest and recuperate, and took the reconnaissance regiment and the 567th Regiment of the 276th Brigade, which suffered relatively small losses, and continued to pursue the Japanese troops on the side of the Changshan position.

After breaking through the siege, Ichiro Hashimoto took more than 1,000 soldiers and fled all the way to the Nagayama position, and when they fled to the Daisetsuzan position, they were blocked by the 167th Division. After Xu Shiming, the 167th Division, acting division commander, took over the task of recapturing the position of Daxue Mountain and blocking the rear route of the Japanese army, he did not dare to slack off, and marched all the way to the foot of Daxue Mountain.

At that time, in order to concentrate their forces to attack the Madang Fort, the Japanese army left only a reinforced squad of more than 70 people stationed on the Daxue Mountain position, and these more than 70 people faced the 167th Division, a whole division of more than 6,000 people, and had no power to parry, and the 167th Division reoccupied the Daxue Mountain position in one attack, and these more than 70 Japanese troops also became the 167th Division's guns.

After recapturing the Daxueshan position, the 167th Division began to repair the defensive line, not only to prevent the Japanese troops in the direction of Madang Fort from escaping, but also to prevent a large group of Japanese troops from attacking in the direction of the Changshan position. Fortunately, with a whole division, more than 6,000 people, and a favorable location, it is still possible to divide the defense into two sides. Sure enough, within three days, Hashimoto Ichiro led more than 1,000 Japanese troops to flee in the direction of Madang Fort.

These Japanese troops who fled here were already tired divisions with no fighting spirit, and in the face of the 167th Division, which had been prepared for a long time, they were no longer able to attack. On the contrary, the Japanese brigade in the direction of Changshan, in order to rescue Hashimoto Ichiro and them, spared no effort to launch an attack on the 167th Division. More than 1,000 people occupied a whole division in a favorable position, and even if the Japanese army tried hard, it was difficult to break through the defenders' defensive line.

When Wang Haitao led the 567th Regiment and the reconnaissance group to the Great Snow Mountain, Hashimoto Ichiro could only do the last trapped beast battle under the Great Snow Mountain. After more than two hours of fierce fighting, Wang Haitao completely annihilated Hashimoto Ichiro's troops, and Hashimoto Ichiro himself committed suicide. After eliminating Ichiro Hashimoto, Wang Haitao commanded the 167th Division to make an all-out attack and annihilate the Japanese brigade at the foot of Changshan. So far, the 136th Brigade of the Japanese army has been completely annihilated, and Wang Haitao also let Okamura Ningji know the consequences after violating Wang Haitao's bottom line.

The Madang Fortress stabilized here, and Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing breathed a sigh of relief. Originally, within a few days, even the two positions of Xiangkou and Xiangshan, and then the Madang Fortress, which was built in a key way, were also lost, and this was undoubtedly a blow to Chiang Kai-shek! Fortunately, there was a Wang Haitao available in Jiujiang, and the Madang Fortress was recovered within two or three days. This series of rollercoaster-like changes made Chairman Jiang feel terrified.

Of course, in this series of changes, those who have meritorious service will be rewarded, and those who are guilty will be punished. Especially Xue Weiying, the commander of the 167th Division who had a brain in the water, although he was not shot, he also retreated to the end and went home to farm. Wang Haitao won another prize of one million fiat currency and a medal of blue sky and white sun. And the 16th Army was officially assigned to the 90th Group Army, and at the same time, five supplementary regiments were transferred to supplement the 90th Army.

Now that Madang Fortress is temporarily safe, I believe that the 136th Brigade has been completely annihilated, and Okamura Ninji will not be in the mood to try the trick of sneak attack from behind again. Wang Haitao put a regiment of the 167th Division in the Daxue Mountain position, and the rest of the troops still returned to Pengze County to garrison, and then Wang Haitao strengthened the 567th Regiment to the Changshan position, and after completing the arrangement, Wang Haitao returned to Jiujiang City.

As soon as he returned to the headquarters in Jiujiang City, Wang Haitao immediately asked about the battle situation on Su Zuxin's hidden mountain. Su Zuxin reported to Wang Haitao that the 272nd Brigade of the 90th Division on the Qianshan side was confronting the 5th Division and the 101st Division of the Japanese Army with the strength of the 1st Brigade. Fortunately, with the support of the heavy artillery regiment, it was able to withstand the frantic attack of small Japan.

However, according to the telegram sent by Tang Longzai, the situation in Qianshan is not optimistic, and the county town of Qianshan has become a ruin under the wanton bombardment of Japanese aircraft and artillery, and the 272nd Brigade has also lost half of its strength. Su Zuxin's report made Wang Haitao frown, the 272nd Brigade is his old team, and the brigade commander Tang Longzai is his brother-in-law, with such a big loss, to be honest, Wang Haitao is very distressed!

In view of the fact that the 272nd Brigade had been holding on to Qianshan for more than half a month, Wang Haitao thought twice and issued an order to the 272nd Brigade to retreat. After the 272nd Brigade retreated, it was Taihu County, where the 271st Brigade was stationed, that faced the Japanese attack. The 271st Brigade had been resting in Taihu County for more than half a month, and Wang Haitao believed that with Tang Yikuan's ability, it was enough to build Taihu County into a war fortress.

At the same time, in the headquarters of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army in Anqing, Senior General Okamura Ninji was turning blue at the crushing of all the jade of the 136th Brigade. What annoyed Okamura even more was that the Chinese government had enough evidence to prove that the 136th Brigade had openly used poison gas bombs on a large scale, and showed the captured gas bombs to the Chinese and foreign media, which made the Japanese government very passive, and Okamura Ningji was also reprimanded by the base camp.

Thinking of this, Okamura Ninji couldn't help but curse in a low voice for Akio Inoue, the dead brigade commander, and by the way, Junrokuro Matsuura, the division commander of the 106th Division, was also secretly scolded by Okamura Ninji! In the face of the fruitless attack on Madang Fortress, Okamura Ninji once again turned his attention to the direction of Qianshan, and was quite dissatisfied with the concentration of two divisions, one of which was still a standing division of the first class, and the Fifth Division, which could not be attacked for a long time in front of a small Qianshan county town.