Sun Weiguo did not immediately reply to the telegram sent by the Guilin camp, he knew that in the areas of Hengxian and Lingshan counties, the deployment of the Japanese army was by no means as simple as two divisions, and whether or not these Japanese troops could be contained, Sun Weiguo could not make a judgment for the time being.

Now he can call back the content of the call to the Guilin camp, just saying that he will try his best to contain the Japanese troops in front of him.

At present, for Sun Weiguo, figuring out the specific number of Japanese troops in person is the most important thing, and only by understanding the situation of the Japanese army can Sun Weiguo make specific deployments and estimates.

The 1st Ranger Brigade and three reconnaissance companies had been dispatched by Sun Weiguo, who wanted to find out the deployment and number of Japanese troops.

At this time, the regimental headquarters of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army began to be set up in Lingshan County, and the regimental headquarters of the 57th Division was set up in Hengxian, and the brigade headquarters of the 9th Brigade of the Japanese Field Siege Heavy Artillery was also established in the rear of the Japanese army, and at the same time, the 9th Brigade of the Heavy Artillery also sent liaison staff officers to the 16th Division and the 57th Division respectively, and these artillery staff officers would provide accurate shooting for the 9th Brigade of the Heavy Artillery.

As night fell, the 1st Ranger Brigade and three reconnaissance companies began to reconnoiter the Japanese positions, but the Japanese positions were heavily defended, and it was difficult for the reconnaissance troops to get closer.

The Japanese army deployed the main forces of the 16th and 57th divisions in Hengxian and Lingshan counties, and built strong fortifications between them, and the two divisions of more than 40,000 people were closely united, and they were responsible for guarding the supply line between Qinzhou Bay and Nanning, and it was impossible for the Chinese troops to pass through here.

Lingshan County, in the headquarters of the 16th Division, the commander of the Lieutenant General Division, Morioka Ji, was standing in front of the map at this time, he glanced at the map, and there was a thoughtful expression on his face.

During the day, the search wing of the 16th Division had already exchanged fire with the Chinese reconnaissance troops, and now Morioka Ji was able to determine that Sun Weiguo's troops must be here in Yulin.

Morioka Ji stared at Yulin to check, he showed a solemn expression on his face, as a unit that was re-formed after being completely annihilated by Sun Weiguo's troops, the 16th Division was under a lot of pressure, and as the lieutenant general of the 16th Division, the pressure on Morioka Ji was obviously greater.

The 16th Division naturally could not make any mistakes in this operation, and if the troops of the 16th Division were annihilated again, Morioka Ji was afraid that even if he committed suicide, he would not be able to solve the problem.

Therefore, after being ordered to garrison in Lingshan County, Morioka Ji personally deployed the three infantry wings under his 16th Division, and the three infantry wings were completely deployed together, no matter which wing was attacked, the rest of the troops could immediately reinforce the past, and these infantry wings could be supported by the artillery of the field artillery wing directly under them.

"Your Excellency Division Commander, at present, we have found some reconnaissance units in the front line, should we call the search wing back and cooperate with the infantry wing to strike at these reconnaissance units, these reconnaissance units are not many, as long as there are armored vehicles of the search wing, they will definitely be able to wipe them out."

At this time, the chief of staff of the 16th Division began to come to Moriokaji, he looked at Moriokaji, and reported with a serious expression on his face.

After hearing the report of Chief of Staff Osa, Morioka Ji had a thoughtful expression on his face, and he looked at the map, his brows furrowed slightly.

"Ignore these reconnaissance units, they can't detect any useful information, just order the front-line troops to increase their vigilance. What is the situation in Pubei County, and has troops been sent according to the plan? ”

Morioka thought about it, and he felt that there was no need to expose himself in order to deal with a small group of reconnaissance troops now, so he had no intention of dealing with reconnaissance troops.

Now Morioka Ji is more concerned about the situation in Pubei County, which is 30 kilometers away from Lingshan County, which is in the southeast direction of Lingshan County, and the commander of the 22nd Army, Hashimoto Group, asked the troops of the 16th Division and the 57th Division to assemble in Hengxian and Lingshan County, and after the troops of the 16th Division were stationed in Lingshan County, Morioka found that the location of Pubei County was very important.

If the Chinese troops successfully captured Pubei County, then they could easily launch an attack on the flank of Lingshan County, and at the same time, they could directly detour through the flank of Lingshan County.

So Morioka sent troops here, but Morioka was reluctant to let the troops of the 16th Division disperse, and here in Pubei County, he only sent an infantry squadron over to serve as a guard.

"Your Excellency Division Commander, there are already troops sent over, but there is only one infantry squadron, and if the Chinese troops appear in Pubei County, this infantry squadron will not be able to stop them at all. Your Excellency the Division Commander, instead of just deploying an infantry squadron in Pubei County, we should directly abandon this place completely. ”

Chief of Staff Osa's eyes looked at Moriokaji, and he directly said his suggestion.

Morioka shook his head, he didn't explain, but continued to stare at the map.

The night passed quickly, and during this night, there was no large-scale fighting between China and Japan in Guangxi, but there were small-scale battles between the two sides.

On the morning of 17 December, the Fifth Army of the Central Army began to attack Kunlun Pass, and at the same time, Bai Chongxi, director of the Guilin camp, also sent another telegram to Sun Weiguo, commander-in-chief of the 47th Group Army, Bai Chongxi asked Sun Weiguo to immediately lead the Honorary Third Division, the Honorary Fourth Division, the Security Division, the First Ranger Brigade and other troops to attack the Japanese supply line from Qinzhou Bay to Nanning.

After Sun Weiguo got this telegram, he immediately summoned Qin Xianliang and other division commanders to arrive at the command post, and Sun Weiguo was ready to give these division commanders combat orders.

"This is a telegram just sent by Bai Chongxi, the director of the Guilin camp, and now we must take action. This is what the command post has roughly learned about the deployment of the Japanese army after reconnoitring the situation of various units, and you all have to take a closer look at it, and then you will all talk about your thoughts. ”

Sun Weiguo pointed to the map hanging on the wall, he looked at the three division commanders, and said with a serious expression on his face.

Qin Xianliang and the other division commanders looked at the map, and then Qin Xianliang, the commander of the Honorary Third Division, immediately stood up.

"Commander-in-chief, it seems that the main forces of the Japanese army are assembled in Hengxian and Lingshan counties, and at present the Japanese army is obviously preparing to defend to the death, since this is the case, then we will first capture Pubei County, and then detour from the flank of the Japanese army Lingshan County, and the troops will directly detour behind the Japanese army from the flank to fight, and we can use guerrilla warfare to deal with the Japanese army."

Qin Xianliang looked at Pubei County on the map, and he directly said his suggestion.