The Japanese army carried out artillery bombardment and bombardment of Yangbai Township for half an hour, and Yangbai Township was completely in ruins.

At half past four o'clock in the afternoon of 20 September, the 1st Brigade of the 49th Wing of the 1st Brigade of the Japanese Army launched an attack on Yangbai Township from the front, while the 2nd Brigade and the 3rd Brigade attacked from the left and right flanks, and more than 3,000 devil soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Brigade began to attack Yangbai Township from three directions.

In the eyes of the devil soldiers, with such a fierce artillery bombardment and bombardment, Yangbai Township has become a ruin, so the troops of the Honorary Second Division of the Eighth Route Army stationed in Yangbai Township must all be killed.

However, when an infantry squadron of the devil soldiers rushed into the ruins, the infantry squadron was immediately counterattacked fiercely.

Type 38 rifles, Czech light machine guns, crooked handle light machine guns, Browning heavy machine guns, Type 92 heavy machine guns, 60MM mortars, Type 89 grenadiers, 65mm field guns, 70MM Type 92 infantry guns, all kinds of weapons began to fire bullets and shells.

More than 100 devil soldiers were caught off guard and more than 80 people were killed on the spot, and the remaining devil soldiers immediately lay on the ground to hide.

At the same time, the heavy machine guns and infantry guns that covered the charge of the devil soldiers began to fire, and the Chinese and Japanese artillery began to fire at each other.

The fierce battle lasted for an hour, and the three infantry brigades of the Japanese army took turns to attack Yangbai Township from the front and the left and right sides, and the Japanese troops attacked Yangbai Township eight times in this hour, but each time the devil soldiers could not get close to Yangbai Township to defend in depth, and every time they rushed into it, they would be driven out immediately.

After paying the price of nearly 400 casualties again, the attack of the 49th Wing of the Japanese Army was stopped by the commander of the 1st Brigade Major General Norihide Abe, and the 49th Wing began to stop the attack at half past five in the afternoon.

In Yangbai Township, on the position of the 9th Battalion of the Unknown Regiment of the 2nd Division of Honor.

As the last defensive position of the 9th Battalion, Yangbai Township has already been deployed by the 9th Battalion as a huge fortress.

Each firing point was reinforced with timber and rebar, and anti-artillery holes were built under the positions.

When the Japanese army carried out artillery bombardment and bombardment, the officers and men would immediately take refuge in the anti-artillery holes, and when the Japanese troops stopped shelling and bombing, the officers and men would quickly return to their positions.

However, even with anti-artillery holes, during the Japanese shelling and bombing, many soldiers were still killed and wounded, especially the bombing by Japanese bombers, which dealt a great blow to the officers and men.

Some of the anti-artillery holes would be blown up by direct hits of Japanese bombers' aerial bombs, and the officers and men who took refuge in them would often be killed.

So far, the 9th Battalion has brought nearly 1,000 casualties to the three infantry battalions of the 49th Wing of the Japanese Army, but they have also paid more than 300 casualties.

The 9th Battalion was at full strength of more than 600 people, and the 300-odd casualties were huge losses for the 9th Battalion, but none of the officers and men of the 9th Battalion said that they wanted to evacuate.

The doctors and hygienists in the ninth battalion will try their best to rescue the seriously wounded, but because of the limited level, most of the seriously wounded will be sacrificed, and each seriously wounded will have a grenade next to them, which they take the initiative to ask, they will detonate the grenade when the devil soldiers rush over, and they will not become prisoners of the devil soldiers.

The smell of blood filled the air, and the pungent smell of gunsmoke was even stronger.

The little devils stopped attacking, but the officers and men of the 9th Battalion were not idle, they were quickly sorting out their weapons and ammunition and strengthening their fortifications.

The squad and platoon commanders patrol within the area they are responsible for, and they adjust the deployment of firepower and troops within their own defense area in a timely manner.

And in the center of Yangbai Township, in the battalion headquarters of the ninth battalion.

Several officers gathered, and Long Zhengze, the acting commander of the ninth battalion, was holding a brief operational meeting to discuss the next defense plan.

The commander of the first company of the 9th Battalion had been killed in battle, and the commander of the second company had been seriously wounded.

The commander of the third company was also wounded, the commander of the machine gun company was killed, the commander of the field artillery company was wounded, and all the personnel standing in the battalion headquarters had wounds wrapped in gauze on their bodies.

"Let's fight like this, no matter how many people come from the little devil, we can't retreat, as long as there is still one person in our ninth battalion, we must ensure that Yangbai Township is in our hands!"

After Long Zhengze discussed the battle plan with the officers, he looked at the officers and said with a serious expression on his face.

The officers saluted Long Zhengze, and then they quickly returned to their headquarters.

A few black dots began to appear in the sky, and then two Japanese bombers flew to Yangbai Township again, and the Japanese bombers began to drop bombs.

In Shanwen Village, three kilometers north of Yangbai Township, the First Brigade of the Japanese Army set up a brigade headquarters here.

Abe Norihide set up his brigade headquarters on the front line, and he originally wanted to use this to boost morale and capture Yangbai Township in one fell swoop.

However, to Abe's great disappointment, the 49th Wing had lost more than 300 casualties and more than 400 wounded, but it still did not conquer Yangbai Township.

When the captain of the 49th Wing, Saro Mizuguchi, came to the brigade headquarters, Norihide Abe's face turned pale, and he looked at Saro Mizuguchi coldly.

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, please give our wing a chance, we promise to take Yangbai Township." Sara Mizuguchi stood respectfully in front of Norihide Abe and pleaded.

"The fighting will of the Eighth Route Army in Yangbai Township is very strong, they are the second division of honor, Sun Weiguo, the fierce general of Yangbai Township, is exemplary in defensive warfare, Yangbai Township has been fought like this, there is no need to continue, the 15th Brigade has entered Wutai County, I have asked Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, our brigade left a small number of troops to contain the Yangbai Township troops, and the main force is advancing to Wutai County."

Norihide Abe restrained his anger, he looked at Saro Mizuguchi in front of him, and said in a calm tone.

According to Abe's plan, he planned to eat the troops of the Honorary Second Division stationed in Wutai County little by little.

But in Yangbai Township, he encountered a hard bone, and the 49th Wing had broken his teeth in order to gnaw off this hard bone, and he was somewhat jealous of the troops of the Honorary Second Division.

While the 49th Wing of the Japanese Army attacked Yangbai Township, the 114th Division and the Independent Garrison of the Japanese Army in Mengxian County made good progress.

The 114th Division and the Independent Garrison have defeated the blocking force of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and the Independent Garrison as the vanguard has entered the area of Chenjiazhuang Township in the south of Wutai County.

Okabe Naosaburo, who was in charge of unified command of the operation, felt that he had found an opportunity, and he ordered the 1st Brigade and the 15th Brigade to quickly advance from east to west towards the in-depth defense of Wutai County, while the 114th Division and the Independent Garrison were to advance from south to north towards the in-depth defense of Wutai County.

Okabe Naosaburo intends to let these troops succeed in meeting the county seat of Wutai County, so that they can disrupt the deployment of the Honor Second Division.