3 vertical commander Han Xianchu, political commissar Luo Shunchu handed over the task of matching the pool to the 7th division.
At eight o'clock on the 12th, as two signal flares rose into the air, followed by the deafening sound of cannons, two rows of shells flew toward the distribution pool with a whistling sound, raising a cloud of dust. The barbed wire and the White Building were engulfed by the thick smoke.
"Attack!" The soldiers lying in the trenches rode on the smoke and roared as they pounced on the enemy.
The enemy's counter-attack was defeated again. At this moment, the division commander adjusted the deployment according to the situation on the battlefield. He moved the 3rd Battalion up and attacked the southwest side of the water distribution pool. The flag of victory was finally planted at the top of the Great White Tower.
The battle at the pool was the toughest and most vicious battle in the history of the 1st Battalion. After more than eight hours of life-and-death battle, more than 1,000 enemy soldiers were killed, and the 1st Battalion also suffered more than 600 casualties. Three of the four reporters sent by their superiors were also sacrificed.
Commander Deng Hua and Political Commissar Wu Fushan commanded the 7th column to cross the Daling River and quickly occupy Xihaikou and Gaoqiao in the south of Jinzhou. They were ordered by the headquarters to wipe out the enemy's peripheral strongholds in the south of Jinzhou and attack Jinzhou from the south together with the 9th column. Thus, the troops all moved to the north of the high bridge, near King Han Temple Mountain (Songshan).
Mount Hanwangdian and Mount Zijing were the highest peaks in the east and southeast of Jinzhou. The majestic mountains were important barriers for Jinzhou. The Japanese invaders had built fortifications here for a year. The Guomingtang army occupied Jinzhou and built fortifications. According to reconnaissance, there were a total of 49 reinforced concrete bunkers. The fortifications in the northwest of King Han's Palace were the most solid, with 2 battalions of the enemy's 49th Army, 79th Division, 235 defending it.
While analyzing the situation, Deng Hua pointed out,""We can't use up too much of our forces in the peripheral battles. We must maintain a strong force to attack Jinzhou.”
Deng Hua confirmed that the three divisions would be deployed one after another. Each division would use one regiment to complete the mission, while the other two regiments would be the main force to attack the city. The specific deployment was that the 21st Division would attack from King Han's Palace Mountain. The 20th Division was in the direction of Bijia Mountain. The 19th Division was the reserve team of the column. After crossing the Daughter River, they took part in the battle.
The commander of the 21st Division, Li Huamin, ordered the 62nd Regiment to be allocated with two battalions of the artillery column, four artillery companies of the column and the division, and to seize the strongholds of the Temple Mountain of King Han at any cost. At 6 o'clock on the 9th, after the artillery fire attacked, they attacked and occupied Fortress 31. After the successful breakthrough, they developed eastward, and all the enemies in the east were eliminated. Attack to the west, and the enemy fled in disorder. By 8:28, they had all occupied King Han Palace Mountain.
On the morning of the 12th, most of the enemy defenders were wiped out, and the remaining enemies fled back to Jinzhou. The outer perimeter of Jinnan is under my control.
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