In order to take the initiative in the decisive battle in the near future, Ouyang Yun was determined to destroy Okamura Neiji, the leader of the invasion of China. He brought out all his elites and basically all kinds of new equipment, not to mention those from southwestern Jiangxi. Some people were surprised and inexplicable when they saw it. Even some agents affiliated with Xue Yue and Chongqing Juntong and Zhongtong couldn't help but be secretly frightened when they saw it. Many people asked themselves: "Is this our Chinese army?" Southwest Jiangxi was naturally hidden. When the Japanese agents and spies saw this scene, they were even more shocked than the Chinese agents. It was just military cards. Tanks, self-propelled artillery, and armored vehicles were actually all organized. This made these little Japanese Everyone was trembling with fear, not knowing why the Xue Bing Army had formed such a huge formation.
Ouyang Yun knew that there must be all kinds of spies lurking in southwestern Jiangxi. However, due to the super fast marching speed of his headquarters, and Hu Tong had already completed the infiltration control of southwestern Jiangxi, he was not worried that these spies might leak the troops. whereabouts,
Before Amanawa Jutaro realized that his troops were already involved in the Xuebing Army's calculations, two brigades of Feng Lanshan's Second Division had arrived at the Lion Gate for reinforcements. He thought to himself that if another regiment was transferred back to Gao'an, it would be impossible. To maintain the strength advantage over the Lion Gate garrison, we only sent the crippled 213th Regiment back to Gao'an, and gave special care to Iida Masao, allowing him to rest in Gao'an with peace of mind, and also monitor the movements of the national army in the direction of Changsha.
Okamura Neiji was sure that Xue Yue would not dare to disobey the will of Chongqing and would honestly give up the counterattack on Jiangxi. However, Amanawa Jutaro was still uneasy. The Iidabe was crippled and the total of the Iidabe was less than a brigade, so it could be used To perform this trivial but essential task,
In frontal offensive and defensive battles, there is a huge difference in whether there is artillery support or not. In the battle of Nanjin Kiln, the Japanese army only had two more mountain cannons and a few more machine guns. This almost became the key factor in determining the outcome of the battle. Now, under the Lion Gate Suddenly there was an additional mountain artillery regiment, and Zhang Quanyou's troops immediately felt unprecedented pressure.
After three rounds of shelling, the remnants of Iida Masao's 213th Regiment launched three attacks, and Chang Ning's regiment was wiped out. More than 600 men, including more than 400 "old bandits" whom Chu Tiange relied on as a treasure to suppress the army, After defeating the 213th Regiment for the third time, only seven people were left. If Dai Dama and Hu Yanbao had not seen the opportunity quickly and led their troops to support in time, the position on the top of the Lion Gate would have been lost.
Zhang Quanyou and Chang Ning were both injured. Chang Ning was shot in the chest and fainted immediately.
With the support of the 33rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, the 213th Regiment crippled the Shoning Regiment and reduced its own strength by 30%. However, despite this, Amanawa Jutaro had no intention of replacing the attacking troops, and Iida Masao himself also He felt that if the fight continued like this, then the only remaining brigade in his hands would not be without hope of conquering the Lion Gate. You know, in the afternoon, more than a thousand people from Chang Ning's regiment killed one and a half of their brigade. Comparing before and after, the 213th Wing seems to have made great progress.
"Keep up the good work, and the next wave of attacks must capture the top of the mountain in one fell swoop." During the mobilization before the war, Iida said,
At the same time, Dai Dama and Hu Yanbao were also discussing countermeasures. The Japs' artillery fire was sharp and they had no corresponding suppressive firepower. Even if the Second Division came up with reinforcements, they would still be passively beaten, and the casualties would definitely be small. No, the soil layer on the top of Lions Gate was too thin to dig anti-gun holes. They didn't know the main reason why the headquarters asked them to snipe the 33rd Division in Nephews. They thought it was just a regular defensive battle, so they discussed whether Let's pass the Lion Gate and establish a defense line on the flat land between Lion Gate and Jian's House. There is a plain about two kilometers wide between Lion's Gate and Jian's House. Because it is made of soil, it is very convenient to dig anti-cannon holes.
At this moment, the sound of cannon fire from the bottom of the mountain sounded again, and fireballs flew over from a distance of four kilometers.
Dai Dama and Hu Yanbao looked at each other, and the former said: "Then hurry up." But at this moment, the "old bandit" behind them shouted in surprise: "Reinforcements, our reinforcements."
The two people turned to look at the sound and saw a long dragon winding from the direction of Jianjia Village. Dai Dama said: "Since the Second Division has arrived, we should wait for Commander Feng to come up and ask him to make his decision."
Fortunately, Feng Lanshan and his troops arrived in time. Otherwise, once Dai Dama and Hu Yanbao abandoned Lion Gate, Ouyang Yun's plan to encircle and annihilate the 33rd Division would have been ruined.
Feng Lanshan had already learned from Chu Tiange the significance of guarding the Lion Gate. Therefore, when he listened to Dai Dama and Hu Yanbao's suggestions, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat. He told Dai and Hu Yan He said: "As you can imagine, the Lion Gate must not be lost. Once the Japanese army breaks through the Lion Gate, even if we can hold the line in Jianjia Village, what will we do if the Japanese army goes to Xigang Village and then to Datang Village?" "
Dai Dama: "If the Japanese army wants to attack Nanchang, they probably won't take a detour."
"I'm confused. What if the Japanese army didn't attack Nanchang and just wanted to escape."
"The Japanese army will want to run away." Dai Dama and Hu Yanbao were confused.
At this time, the artillery shells fired by the Japanese army had exploded on the top of the Lion Gate Mountain and on the mountainside to the east. Many cadets of the 1st Division, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Regiment, and 3rd Regiment were affected by the explosion or even directly hit, and screams were heard.
Feng Lanshan: "Let's organize the troops to hide first. Although the Japanese artillery fire is sharp, if they think they want to defeat us with artillery alone, they are totally wrong. The Lion Gate is so big, and garrisoning one regiment at a time is enough. You lead your men to take a rest first and let my people come."
Dai Dama: "Commander Feng, we can still hold on."
Feng Lanshan looked at the situation on the top of the mountain through the flash of the explosion and said, "Okay, remember to keep in touch and call for help immediately if you encounter danger."
"yes."
Dai Dama and Hu Yanbao exchanged a few words. In the end, the latter led the third regiment of students to follow Feng Lanshan halfway up the mountain despite artillery fire. When Zhang Quanyou and Chang Ning led the first regiment to fight on the top of the mountain, the second regiment The trainees of the Third Regiment were not idle either. They built many trenches and crude versions of gun-proof holes halfway up the mountain. These trenches and gun-proof holes were worthless against attacks from the top of the mountain, but as long as the top of the mountain remained In the hands of your own people, this is an excellent place to hide troops.
The Second Regiment and the Third Regiment each lost about one company in the battle just now. To be on the safe side, Feng Lanshan asked Ge Zhengshu of the Fourth Brigade to transfer two regiments to prepare for emergencies.
The Japanese troops at the foot of the mountain did not know that the reinforcements from the cadet army on the other side of the mountain had arrived, so Masao Iida's attack failed again. The only remaining brigade of the 213th Regiment, although after this attack, Dai Dama's second regiment was crushed. They lost more than one battalion, but they also lost the strength to attack again.