The 2nd Regiment's attack had affected the Jinxi garrison and posed a threat to them. At 10:00 on the 13th, the Jinxi National Army dispatched a row of armored vehicles to Shuangshu Fort, and another regiment of troops to the northeast of Xingcheng, Ganchai Ridge, Xiadagou (now Xingbeitun), and Baidianzi. They fought fiercely with the 6th Independent Division for a day without making any progress. At dawn on the 14th, the Jinxi and Xingcheng Guomindang troops attacked the 6th and 8th Independent Divisions from the north and south in an attempt to open up the connection between the two places. The 24th Regiment of the 8th Division of the 54th Army and the 198th Division carried two howitzers and several mountain cannons and attacked the positions of Ganchai Ridge and Xiadagou.
The 8th Division of the 54th Army of the Xingcheng National Party attacked the position of the 8th Division of the Independent Army (now 117 Highland). In the fierce battle, the Ganchailing position was once lost. Finally, with the cooperation of the 6th and 8th Divisions, the lost land was recovered and the attack of the 8th Division of the Xingcheng National Party Army was repelled. On the same day, General Dong ordered that the 6th and 8th Independent Divisions should continue to control Xingcheng and the area north of it, and the 4th Independent Division should continue to surround Suizhong, so as to restrain the garrison troops in Xingcheng and Suizhong, and strive to annihilate the support of the Kuomingtang army in Jinxi.
At dawn on the 15th, the Jinxi and Xingcheng Guomindang troops launched another attack with four regiments. The independent 6th and 8th divisions concentrated their tenacious resistance with five regiments and monitored Xingcheng with one regiment. At 11:00, the frontline position of the 6th Independent Division was broken through by the Guomindang Army. At 18:00, with the cooperation of the two regiments of the 8th Independent Division, they counterattacked the northwest mountain of Hanjiagou and the north mountain of Tengjialing (now 123 Highland) and recaptured the position. The Guomindang Army retreated to Dazigou, Laohetai and Shuangshubao. Lazi Mountain was still in the defense of the 6th Independent Division. After three days of fighting, the 6th Independent Division had more than 800 casualties, and the 8th Independent Division had more than 500 casualties.
For this reason, the 2nd Division suggested to the East Division to send reinforcements from the north. According to the battle situation, in order to prevent the defenders of Xingcheng and Suitian from taking the opportunity to break through when they blocked the reinforcements of the Jinxi National Army, the East General ordered the 4th column and one division to immediately go south and cooperate with the independent division of the Jicha Reliao military area to destroy the defenders of Xingcheng and Suizhong. However, the 4th column would take seven days to reach the front line of Xingcheng and Suizhong. Therefore, the independent division should continue to block the reinforcements north of Xingcheng. At the same time, strengthen the encirclement of Xingcheng. Surround Shahousuo with a part of the army without attacking. This will attract the 54th army of the Kuomingtang in Jinxi and Xingcheng to go south. After dispersing their forces, they will be defeated one by one.
At 16:00 on the 16th, a battalion of the Jinxi Guomindang Army launched an attack on Lazi Mountain and was repelled by the 8th Independent Division. The other group entered the Temple of Medicine King in the south of Lazi Mountain. At 18:00, the 6th Independent Division organized two regiments to counterattack and recover the position south of Lazi Mountain. At this moment, the 2nd Division made their retreat to the south according to Chief Dong's instructions. Only the 8th Division and 1 regiment took the lead and surrounded Shahou at dawn on the 17th. The main force maintained contact with the Guomingtang army and headed south after dusk on the 17th. The 6th Independent Division maintained contact with the Guomingtang Army with one regiment. The main force withdrew to the old gate area on the 17th to rest. The East General also ordered that the 6th Independent Division should move to the northwest of Shahou to rest, and the 3 Independent Divisions should advance quickly and surround Suizhong. At 4 o'clock on the 17th, a regiment of the 8th Independent Division surrounded Shahou Suo as planned. Shahou was located in the south of Xingcheng, an important town between Xingcheng and Suizhong on the Beining Line. At 15:00, after the Guomingtang army discovered it, they sent about a battalion of troops from Xingcheng to the south. They fought fiercely with the 8th Independent Division at the Baimiaozi position until 19:00. Without making any progress, they stopped the attack and transferred a train to pick up the troops. At night, the Guomindang army guarding the Suizhong South Frontier Station fled westward. The 4th Independent Division occupied the station and blew up the Dog River railway bridge.
Due to the withdrawal of the 6th and 8th Independent Divisions, the defenders of Jinxi attacked Xingcheng and Suizhong with all their strength to solve the siege situation. On the 18th, the 1st and 2nd regiments of the 27th Division of the National Party temporarily entered Xingcheng again, bringing the strength of the city to 1 division. At 13:00, the 1st Regiment of the 57th Division attacked the North Mountain of Baimiaozi (now Tiemashan) and fought fiercely with the 8th Independent Division for 5 hours. They occupied the 194 and 323 highlands and the two sides formed a confrontation.
At 11:30 on the 19th, the 57th Division dispatched about two regiments from Xingcheng and got off at Baimiaozi Station by train. One attacked the Beishan position of Baimiaozi, the other advanced along the railway to Shahou, and the rest built fortifications on the railway along the line. They were repelled by the 8th Independent Division. The 60th division of the Guomindang Army stationed at the vanguard and the former post had a premonition that the situation was not good and retreated to Shanhaiguan.
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