The south of Jinzhou City was a row of long highlands, about 8.5 kilometers long from east to west and about 2 kilometers deep. It was mainly composed of high lands such as Jiazi Mountain, Daling Mountain, Hanwangdian Mountain, and Dajia Mountain. The highest point was King Han Dian Mountain, 256.7 meters above sea level. It faced Zijing Mountain in the east and the Urban area in the north. In the middle, there was the Xiaoling River, which was the key point and barrier to guard the east and south of Jin Province. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Nurhachi once commanded the battle at the top of Nanshan Mountain, so it was called King Han's Temple Mountain. During the period of Japanese rule, the Japanese army had built fortifications here for a year. After the Kuomingtang army occupied, they built some fortifications, including 49 reinforced concrete bunkers and warehouses. The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 235th Regiment of the 79th Division of the 49th Army of the Kuomingtang Army, the 2nd Regiment of the 54th Division and the 3rd Regiment of the 55th Division of the Kuomingtang Army, which had just been airlifted from Shenyang to Jinzhou, defended it.
The 7th Regiment was responsible for clearing the strongholds west of King Han's Palace Mountain. They would then cross the Nü Er River and prepare to attack the city. Due to the complex terrain, the leader of the 9th column carefully analyzed the enemy situation and terrain, and proposed the principle of " quickly eliminating the enemy on the periphery, but not excessively consuming troops ". The 21st division would attack Hanwang Dianshan, the 20th division would attack Jiazi Mountain, and the 19th division would be the reserve team.
The 62nd Regiment of the 21st Division, which was responsible for the main attack on Mount Han, organized the battalion commanders and the commanders of the artillery units to survey the terrain in detail. Each unit went to the front to observe the terrain, chose the attack route, and found out the defense configuration and construction of the garrison. They also organized the fortresses that the artillery could hit from west to east into numbers 1 to 38. On October 8th, one battalion and one company approached the front of the defenders as a guard to cover the artillery to build a position. At 6:19 on the 9th, all the attacking forces entered the charging formation. At 6:48, after seven minutes of artillery fire, the first platoon of the 7th company launched an attack on the smoke screen. At 7:13, they occupied Fortress 31 and continued to develop eastward. Ten minutes later, the eastern defenders were wiped out and they occupied Bunker Group 27 to 38. At 7:20, Company 5 of the second echelon launched an attack on the western bunker. With the support of artillery, the defenders fled back.
At 8:28, the 62nd Regiment of the 21st Division of the 7th Regiment attacked the south side of Hanwang Temple Mountain, killing 95 people of the Kuomingtang Army, capturing 247 people, and seizing a portion of guns and supplies. The defenders retreated to the four small highlands in the north of the mountain and resisted. After losing the high ground in the south of the city, the Guomindang army immediately mobilized reserve troops from the city to counterattack. At 11 o'clock, the 235th Regiment of the 79th Division and the 264th Regiment of the 88th Division, a battalion, attacked Bunkers 11 and 18 in three ways and were repelled.
In the afternoon, with the strength of three regiments and deep artillery fire, the Guomingtang army launched 11 consecutive charges towards the position. The 2nd Company of the 62nd Regiment of the 21st Division of the 7th column relied on the 18th bunker to calmly fight and organize firepower, crushing the attempt of the Guomingtang army to counterattack and consolidate the position. At 18:00, the Guomingtang army stopped their actions and retreated into the city.
While the 21st Division was attacking Mount Hanwang Dian, the 20th Division of the 7th Division launched an attack on Dajia Mountain on the left wing. Dajia Mountain was the western end of the Chengnan Highland, facing the Nü 'er River in the north. At the same time, it controlled the Jinxing (Mountain) Road and the Beining Railroad. It was 213.6 meters above sea level and surrounded by steep slopes. It was easy to defend and difficult to attack. The temporary 55th Division, 3rd Regiment and 1 strengthened battalion of the Kuomingtang Army used Dajia Mountain, 173 Highland and Tuanzi Mountain as the backbone, combined with field fortifications and bunkers to form a circular defense. Tuanshanzi and 173 Highland each had a company stationed there, and the battalion command post was set up on a large mountain. The 7th column, 20th division, 58th regiment, strengthened the artillery battalion. They were determined to use a portion of their forces to cut off the retreat of Tuanshanzi. The main force broke through from Highland 173 and launched the main attack on Dajia Mountain.
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