On October 2, the 2nd brigade from the Chahar Expeditionary Force started their attack on Gouxian (now Gouyangxian), and the 19th Army’s Chinese defenders held off the attack until October 9, by then the Gouxian had fallen into Japanese hands.
Den 2. oktober indledte 2. brigade fra Chahar Ekspeditionsstyrken sit angreb på Gouxian (nu Gouyangxian), og 19. armés kinesiske forsvarere afviste angrebet indtil 9. oktober, hvor Gouxian var faldet i japanske hænder.