Seeing that the officers and men of the 1st Battalion had rushed to a distance of less than 50 meters from the front of the Japanese position, fearing that they would accidentally injure their own people, the mortars and heavy machine guns used to suppress and cover them stopped firing. The Japanese troops on the positions felt the pressure relaxed, and they poked their heads out of the trenches and bunkers. But just as they wanted to counterattack, a round of grenades and bullets thrown by the soldiers of the first battalion made the Japanese soldiers fall down with screams.

Seeing that the Chinese army was about to rush to the position, Shioshima Shofu, who was staying behind the position to command the battle, was anxious, he knew very well that once he lost this position, it would mean that his plan had been lost, and there was such a situation as it was now, but countless Yamato warriors exchanged their lives and blood for it, and this position could not be lost in any case.

Determined to make up his mind, Shioshima Shofu Osa pulled out the command knife at his waist, pointed to the front, and shouted: "Warriors of the Empire, now is the time for you to serve His Majesty the Emperor, and drive the Shina people back! The Japanese soldiers around him also shouted, "Your Majesty the Emperor!" and killed the Chinese troops who were about to rush to the position.

The soldiers of both sides rushed together on this position, and a brutal white-knuckle battle began. The soldiers in the front of the first battalion were mostly armed with automatic weapons such as rushing and sharp guns, and these weapons were obviously inferior to the Type 38 rifles in the fight bayonet. Before the two sides could make contact, the officers and men of the first battalion killed and wounded the Japanese soldiers with continuous point shots, but as soon as the bullets were finished, the Japanese soldiers did not give them a chance to replace them, so they rushed up with Type 38 rifles.

As soon as the two sides met, the Chinese soldiers who had run out of bullets fell under the bayonets of the Japanese army, and many seriously wounded soldiers died with the Japanese army with their last breath, or with military stabs, or pulling grenades and bullets. The soldiers in the back saw that their comrades in front of them had fallen under the bayonets of the Japanese army, their eyes were red, and some of the soldiers with broadswords on their backs drew their broadswords from their backs, shouting and killing into the Japanese army. And the fighters with semi-automatic rifles in their hands also picked out their bayonets and killed the Japanese soldiers.

The two sides fought together, and at this time any tactics were ineffective, and the only thing to compete with was the courage and spirit of both sides. The Japanese troops holding the position still had the advantage in numbers, and there were soldiers who rushed over from the river behind them. The officers and soldiers of the first battalion fought hard, but the number of them became smaller and smaller, and just when they couldn't support it, there were countless shouts of killing from behind.

After the commander of the first battalion, Zhang Zong, pierced the chest of a Japanese soldier with the bayonet on his gun, he gasped and glanced back, this glance made his eyes light up, and the soldiers of the guard battalion behind shouted in support. It turned out that when Lu Han saw the Japanese troops on the position launching a counter-charge with rifles, he knew that a white-knuckle battle was inevitable, and Lu Han decisively gave the order for the whole battalion to charge.

Knowing that it would be a white-knuckle battle, the well-trained guard battalion quickly made adjustments, and more than 100 officers and men with broadswords on their backs rushed to the front with the battalion's shell guns, followed by soldiers with semi-automatic rifles and bayonets, and finally soldiers with charged, sharp guns, and light machine guns. The battalion of more than 400 people rushed up in three echelons.

When approaching the Japanese army, the soldiers who rushed to the front, holding the broadsword in their right hand and the shell gun in their left hand, fired continuously, which put down a lot of Japanese soldiers at once, and also relieved the pressure on the remaining soldiers of the first battalion. Seeing that the guard battalion was reinforced, the remaining soldiers of the first battalion were also greatly boosted and suppressed the momentum of the Japanese counter-charge.

Under the desperate roar of Shioshima Shofu Daisa, the Japanese army also rushed forward desperately, and the soldiers in front fell, and the soldiers behind followed. The two sides fought hard until the third echelon of the guard battalion rushed to the position and used the automatic weapons in their hands to carry out continuous strikes against the Japanese troops who rushed up, and they saw the winners and losers. Under the strafing fire of more than 100 charges, sharp guns and light machine guns, the Japanese army finally could not resist and retreated to the riverside.

Shioshima Shofu Dazuo was unwilling to continue to rush and kill, and was forcibly carried back to the riverside by the guards around him. The guard battalion, which had reoccupied the position, could not even take a breather, and set up machine guns on the position one after another, firing at the retreating Japanese troops. The Japanese troops who rushed to the north shore were killed one after another when there was no concealed position, and no matter how unwilling they were, Shioshima Shofu Osa also understood that his operation had failed.

After the remaining three or four hundred Japanese troops withdrew to the south bank of the Yongjiang River, the remaining soldiers of the guard battalion and the first battalion breathed a sigh of relief, and the soldiers who still had some strength began to clean up the battlefield and rescue the wounded. The battle did not last long, but the casualties of the two battalions were not small, the first battalion lost more than half of its officers and men, and the two company commanders died. The number of casualties in the guard battalion was also close to 100. These are the two most elite battalions of the 463rd Brigade, and Wei Erxi, who learned the news, sat there with a heartache and didn't speak for a long time.

The Japanese army also did not move after this defeat, and perhaps Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida also felt powerless. After two days of fierce fighting, both sides came to a halt, and there was a brief lull on the battlefield. Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida felt that his troops were insufficient and wanted to transfer another brigade from Qinzhou to the battlefield, but at this time, he received very bad news.

The independent Taiwanese mixed brigade left behind in Qinzhou sent a telegram that the Chinese army had launched an attack from Zhengzuo City to Qinzhou with a strong force, and the Chinese army not only had an advantage in numbers, but also had very fierce firepower and extremely strong combat effectiveness, and now it had broken through the defense line arranged by the 17th Independent Mixed Brigade in Shangsi County, and the 17th Mixed Brigade was retreating backwards. Qinzhou was no longer able to send troops to reinforce the 70th Division, and not only that, but the commander of the Qinzhou City Defense, Major General Itada Jiro, also requested Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida to withdraw to Qinzhou first.

It turned out that after the 70th Division arrived at the south bank of the Yongjiang River, Wang Haitao telegraphed and ordered the entire 210th Division to launch an attack on Qinzhou from Zhengzuo City. The 210th Division was required to break through the Japanese defense line in the shortest possible time, attack between Qinzhou and Nanning City, cut off the retreat of the 70th Division of the Japanese Army, and encircle and destroy the 70th Division of the Japanese Army together with the 211th Division.

Tang Hongming, commander of the 210th Division, received Wang Haitao's order and ordered the 210th Division to carry out operations. When the 218th Brigade arrived in Zhenzuo City and took over the city defense task of Zongzuo City from the 210th Division, Tang Hongming issued a mobilization order to the whole division, and held a special military meeting and made arrangements for the tasks left by Wang Haitao.

Now, as soon as Wang Haitao's order arrived, the three regiments of the 460th Brigade and the divisional heavy artillery regiment first drove out of Chongzuo City and launched an attack on the Japanese defensive position in Shangsi County. The 17th Brigade of the Japanese Army, which defended the left direction, was a brigade with three independent infantry brigades, one mountain artillery squadron, one independent mortar squadron, and one independent heavy machine gun squadron, with a total strength of more than 8,400 troops.

The task of the brigade was to build layers of fortifications starting from Shangsi County, to prevent and block the attack of the Chinese army from Zhengzuo City to Qinzhou, and to ensure the safety of the flank of the 70th Division attacking Nanning. It took more than 20 days from the brigade's arrival in Shangsi County to the 210th Division's attack, and in these 20-odd days, the Japanese army had built several relatively complete defensive lines.

However, no matter how perfect the defensive line built by the Japanese army was, it could not withstand the powerful artillery bombardment of the 210th Division. The heavy artillery regiment of the 210th Division is equipped with 18 Japanese-made Type 96 15O caliber field grenades and artillery guns. These howitzers and artillery were captured from the 16th Division of the Japanese Army in the last battle, and Wang Haitao handed over these artillery pieces to the 210th Division after the war.

Under the continuous bombardment of the 210th Division's powerful artillery fire, more than a dozen mountain guns of the 17th Brigade were soon destroyed, and then the fortifications and bunkers built on the defensive positions were also destroyed one after another in the artillery fire. Without fortifications and bunkers, the soldiers suffered heavy losses in the shelling, and in this case, the 460th Brigade took only one day to take down the Japanese army's carefully built defense line in Shangsi County.

Subsequently, when entering the mountainous area, the 210th Division also relied on fierce artillery fire and sophisticated equipment to fight the 17th Brigade and retreat step by step. When Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida received the news, the 210th Division had already reached the last line of defense of the Japanese army in Bazhaigou. The attack of the 210th Division caused tension among the Japanese Taiwanese mixed brigades stationed in Qinzhou.

Major General Jiro Itada, commander of the Taiwan Mixed Brigade and commander of the Qinzhou City Defense, who had not long taken office, could not help but send a telegram to Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida, asking Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida to lead the 70th Division to withdraw to Qinzhou City first. After receiving a telegram from Itada Jiro, Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida knew that it was impossible for the Qinzhou side to send reinforcements to him, and that he had now lost nearly half of his soldiers, and that the Chinese army on the other side of the Yongjiang River was heavily defended, and it would be difficult for him to cross the river, let alone capture the city of Nanning.

Shioshima Shofu Dazuo's plan failed, and after fleeing back to the south bank of the river in embarrassment, he also lost his former spirit, Lieutenant General Uchida Takayuki looked at the listless Shioshima Shofu Dazuo, and after thinking about it, he first put forward the idea of temporarily withdrawing to Qinzhou. Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida's proposal was immediately supported by Shofu Osa Shioshima, and the Japanese 70th Division began to retreat.

Every move of the Japanese army was under the surveillance of the reconnaissance brigade, and as soon as there was a retreat here, Wang Haitao got information from there. Looking at the telegram in his hand, Wang Haitao snorted coldly and said: "If you want to run, how can it be so easy? Commander of the Uchida Division, I can't tell you to come back!" After speaking, Wang Haitao grabbed the phone on the table and wanted to call the headquarters of the 211th Division.

Tang Longzai was discussing with Li Changwu, commander of the 462nd Brigade, about why the Japanese army had not attacked all day long at the division headquarters, when the phone on the table suddenly rang. Tang Longzai picked up the phone and listened to it, it was Wang Haitao calling, and hurriedly said: "Junzai, I'm Tang Longzai." What are the instructions for the military seat?"

Wang Haitao said: "Long Zai, according to the report of the reconnaissance brigade, the Japanese 70th Division is about to retreat, your division is immediately preparing to cross the Yongjiang River and pursue the Japanese army, I have ordered the 210th Division to break the Japanese defense line as soon as possible and cut off the retreat of the 70th Division. ”

Tang Longzai replied loudly into the phone: "Yes, Junzai! The 211th Division guarantees to complete the task!" Putting down the phone, Tang Longzai said to Li Changwu: "Junzao is calling, little Japan is going to run." The commander ordered our division to catch up with little Japan and fight with the 210th Division to encircle and destroy this 70th Division. You go back to the brigade at once, let the troops prepare to cross the river for battle, and I will inform the 463rd Brigade immediately. ”