The defeat of the British army north of the Kelantan River caused avalanche-like consequences, which not only caused the British morale to be depressed and the anti-war wave to rise, but also dragged the British army in Dahan Mountain into the abyss, making this solid fortress called "Angry Hedgehog" much weaker due to its empty military force.

Afterwards, the British commander Ball said sadly: "None of us expected that in the final stage of the battle, the National Liberation Army would still have a heavy army group to secretly spy on it. You must know that the Dahan Mountain not only connects the East Coast Mountains and the Central Mountains, but also the most solid and unbreakable fortress in Malaya. Its encirclement or loss will have a psychological blow to us that will be extremely heavy and fatal. Although we finally defended it, the National Liberation Army has clearly achieved their goals and they showed their own.

The huge potential has brought profound impact to the British public. How could the National Liberation Army launch such a large-scale attack? Will the next action be greater? When will it end if it is to continue? The rainy season offensive is a force demonstration to Britain. They have won. Although we still control most of the land in Malaya and have an advantage in military strength, people are tired of this war. The soldiers have lost the determination and confidence to continue fighting. They just want to go home early."

Colonel Fulbut, the commander of the reinforcements drawn by the British from Dahan Mountain, said later: When we were ordered to set off, we were a little nervous from the officers to the soldiers, not because we knew that the National Liberation Army was ready, but because we left the solid fortress of Dahan Mountain, everyone felt very bleak and tired of this meaningless war. Although as an officer, I was still trying my best to boost morale and take pride in rescuing friendly troops out of predicament, I always had a thought in my mind that the troops north of the Kelantan River had collapsed, so will we be dragged in, like a dying man who fell into a swamp. Will he capture everything at his hand into the abyss…”

Colonel Fulbut was not unreasonable. While sending troops, he agreed with the reinforcements in Lan Zhangdi to advance in unison, with the two units being only fifteen kilometers apart. Moreover, he divided his troops into two units and adopted a similar strategy, so that the British reinforcements would advance forward in the form of three arrows, looking forward to each other, and warning each other.

"It's really a troublesome thing." Liu Haotian looked at the enemy-to-me situation chart on the sand table and frowned, "I think if the two forwards' regiments were allowed to suspend their operations. Wait for us to hurry up and talk."

"If we do this, we must order the Advance Corps to divide the troops and block the British army in the Kelantan River." Wu Ming thoughtfully said: "This has an impact on the entire battle situation. If we return to the marching speed, we can reach the battlefield in two days. Let the British army act freely within these two days, which will not only pose a threat to the Advance Corps, but also to Liu Cheng's detachment."

"It's better to let the vanguard troops cut off the British army's retreat. I think the British army may not have the courage to continue to advance and fight with the back." Liu Haotian gritted his teeth and said fiercely.

Wu Ming looked up at him for a while, then smiled admirably, "I have courage and a good idea. I think I can recruit staff members to improve according to this idea."

After a while, the staff members in the General Staff gathered in front of the sand table. They expressed their opinions in words.

"I agree with this plan by cutting off the British army's retreat and causing the morale to be in chaos." A staff officer said: "But we should also consider the British military and local operations in Dahan Mountain. I suggest sending a small group of troops to harass and reconnaissance on the outer positions of Dahan Mountain, so that the British troops stationed in Dahan Mountain dare not act rashly."

"There are also Lan Zhang's British troops. It would be fine if they retreated, but if they moved closer to the British troops in Dahan Mountain, would the blocking troops be under too much pressure?" Another staff officer said cautiously: "Can you ask the Liu Cheng detachment to send some troops to restrain it. After all, although they surrounded Guaraji, they did not launch a large-scale attack."

"Everyone said it very well. Isn't it considered comprehensively this time?" Wu Ming praised: "First of all, we can ask the vanguard troops to send small teams in platoons to conduct harassment and reconnaissance on the outer positions of Dahan Mountain, and deliberately let the defenders of Dahan Mountain know that there are enemies moving nearby. Now there are not many defenders of Dahan Mountain, and they probably dare not act rashly. Then, we can order the vanguard troops to cut off the British retreat and send small groups of troops to intersect the British army's junction, so that they think they have already four in their minds.

Facing the enemy, think about it, a group of frightened birds, in addition to taking off or robbing the road, do they have the courage to continue to advance towards the Kelantan River? Isn’t that sinking deeper and deeper? Third, Liu Cheng’s detachment can send troops to block, and then the vanguard troops will send two companies to advance quickly towards Lan Zhang. Like Dahan Mountain, the rear road is threatened, and Lan Zhang’s British army will inevitably return to rescue. As long as we fight fiercely and pretend to be eloquent, will Lan Zhang’s British army still move closer to friendly forces trapped in the encirclement? They will not fall into the trap and die, right?”

"To be on the safe side, I think we can order the advancing corps to send guards to bury explosives on the bridge of the Kelantan River. If the British army is really anxious to jump over the wall, we will use the Kelantan River, which has skyrocketed in the rainy season to block them for one or two days, and our main force will arrive. Even if the British army crosses the river, it will be difficult to escape the fate of annihilation under the attack of our army." Liu Haotian finally added.

"The key is to look at these two regiments of the vanguard troops!" Wu Ming narrowed his eyes, "It is a great test for them to fight fiercely and defend." After pausing, he turned around and said to Liu Haotian: "Give power to each department immediately, and implement the action according to the plan just now, order the troops to set off overnight, hurry to the battlefield, and wipe out the British army."

In the rain, the troops that received the order began to act quickly. Commanders and fighters at all levels knew in their hearts that from the start of the war to the present, all the troops were dispatched. This was the first time, and it might be the last time. The dawn of victory had appeared. If you suffer this blow, the morale and confidence of Britain would be devastatingly hit.

On September 3, 1947, in addition to sending one battalion to restrain the Dahan Mountain defenders, the two national regiments of the National People's Liberation Army suddenly cut off the retreat route of the British reinforcements with the strength of one regiment. The other two battalions fiercely inserted into the British junction, completely blocking the British army's road to escape south from Dahan Shandong to escape from Lanzhang. At the same time, Liu Cheng's detachment divided his troops to block the enemy rescued from Lanzhang, and sent a small force to invade Lanzhang to harass and restrain him.

"Breakthrough, you can only survive if you rush over." Faced with the sudden blow, Colonel Fulbut quickly realized the danger of his situation and continued to advance north. Even if he could rush across the Kelantan River, it would fall deeper and deeper. He detoured westward to return to Dahan Mountain. Not to mention the long journey, he was afraid of hitting into another trap. After weighing the pros and consequently, he chose the fastest way to break through, return to Dahan Mountain to the south, and meet with Lanzhang's friendly troops to the east. So he ordered the troops to launch more than ten consecutive attacks on the defensive positions of the 138th Regiment under the cover of more than a dozen tanks, trying to open the way for the south to escape.

The two battalions of the 138th Regiment and the 131st Regiment of the National People's Liberation Army faced the fierce attack of the British army. Relying on favorable terrain and fortifications with a few forces, they defended the frontiers with their main forces, evacuated and hidden in mobile positions, adopted a tactic of combining persistence and counterattack, cooperated with each other, and attacked each other on the other side, and repelled multiple attacks of the British army on the southeast front. Especially under the unfavorable conditions of being attacked by the enemy from both sides, the 138th Regiment relied on the side attacks of the Liu Cheng detachment and the 131st Regiment, with the cooperation of the two battalions of the Liu Cheng detachment and the 131st Regiment, they firmly separated the enemy from the Dahan Mountain and the enemy from the Lan Zhang like a nail.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the British tanks were blown off and the charge of infantry offensive stopped. Under the not-so-intensive firepower attack of the National People's Liberation Army, they retreated in panic.

Fubutt's arm, holding the telescope, hung down weakly. He saw with his own eyes a PLA soldier covered in explosives, jumping up from the mud pit, and drilling under the tank. During this day's battle, he had witnessed such a scene more than once or twice.

"Take a detour and retreat from the west." Fubutt said helplessly to the staff officer beside him: "We cannot conquer the positions that such a heroic soldier is defending."

The staff nodded with a deep sense of agreement. A day of fierce attack not only failed to break through the position of the National People's Liberation Army, but the British soldiers were shocked by the tenacious and fearless spirit of the National People's Liberation Army soldiers, and their morale became increasingly depressed. The last attack was a slash and ended in a hurry.

However, it is not so easy to retreat. After realizing that the British army had signs of running away, the National People's Liberation Army troops began to actively harass, which made the British army's retreat very difficult, and all units were unwilling to act as guards.

The British army was arranged and rested until around four o'clock in the morning and finally prepared and began to detour westward. The 131st Regiment of the National People's Liberation Army also began to move slowly, following the British army slowly began to pursue westward. After receiving the notice, Lan Zhang's British army also stopped attacking and began to retreat.
Chapter completed!