Guwu Anji Daisa withdrew from the mountain pass with a force of his men, and then regrouped. After a while, several of his captains came to report the losses, which surprised Guwu Anji Dazuo. An infantry squadron that came out of the front was almost completely wiped out, and only about 20 of the more than 200 people were withdrawn, and the artillery squadron was completely shattered, as well as other dead and wounded, adding up to nearly 500 people.

Although for the 241st Wing, 500 casualties were not considered to be painful, but the other side suffered heavy casualties before they even saw the figure, and they could not explain it to the division commander. Besides, without the artillery support of the artillery squadron, and the other side occupies an extremely advantageous position, how can this be attacked? Guwu Anji Dasa couldn't help but become anxious.

The attack still has to be attacked, otherwise it is not even clear about the enemy's situation, and there is really no way to explain it to the division commander. Guwu Anji Dazuo thought for a while, and then sent the remaining two squadrons of the first brigade. Due to the limitation of the terrain, these two squadrons of Japanese troops could only move forward in turn along both sides of the road, and after entering the ravine, these Japanese troops used some stones and trees on both sides of the road as cover, and carefully moved forward little by little.

He Renlong also discovered the movement of the Japanese army, at this time the Japanese army advanced very carefully, and there were rocks and trees on the side of the road as cover, and the role of mortars was not great, so He Renlong did not plan to use mortars again, but let the sharpshooters in the battalion shoot freely, and the machine gunners paid attention to blocking the road. The Japanese army approached little by little, but they never heard the sound of artillery and did not see the shells falling, so they couldn't help but be a little bolder.

Just 300 meters before the Japanese troops entered the defensive line, gunfire erupted on one side of the hillside. The Japanese soldiers did not listen to the gunfire intensively, but they were extremely accurate, and almost every time the gunfire rang out, some soldiers would fall in response. The trees on the hillside were so dense that the Japanese could only hear the gunshots, but they could not find the person who fired them. In desperation, the commander could only command the machine gun and grenadier to return fire in the direction of the gunfire.

Whether this kind of return fire was more effective or not, the Japanese commanders did not know, but it was always the machine gunners and grenadiers who fell with their guns. Thankfully, the gunfire was not intense, and the number of people who fell could withstand it. He walked a little further, and in front of him was a narrow part of the ravine, and here it was, on one side of the hill, where there was a great deal of gunfire and the soldiers were constantly being shot and falling.

Knowing where the opponent's position was, the two squadron leaders of the Japanese army also fired back with various weapons. The two sides exchanged fire for about ten minutes, and the two squadron leaders saw that they really could not take advantage, so they ordered a retreat, and the Japanese troops once again left dozens of shell corpses and withdrew from the ravine. Back outside the ravine, the two squadron leaders came together to report the situation to Wing Commander Guwu Anji Daisa.

When Guwu Anji Dasa heard that the Shina army had set up a position on the narrowest part of the mountain in the ravine, blocked the road, and due to the limitation of the terrain, it was impossible to form a formation in front of the position of the Shina people, and when the counterattack was also due to the condescending superiority of the Shina army, he couldn't help but feel calm again. Then Yasuyoshi Daisa tried to launch another attack, but there was still no progress.

As soon as noon, the division headquarters and other troops in the back arrived, and Guwu Anji Daiyu could only immediately go to see the division commander, Lieutenant General Nakagawa Hiroshi. When Lieutenant General Nakagawa Hiroshi heard that the defenders on the opposite side were a main force and that there were a large number of artillery pieces, he did not dare to underestimate the enemy, so he immediately ordered the 221st Wing of the Noyama Artillery of the division to establish an artillery position at a location five kilometers away, and prepared to use artillery fire to crush the Chinese army that was blocking the road.

The 48th Division's Wild Mountain Artillery Wing is equipped with 36 75-caliber mountain guns and 12 99-caliber 105-caliber mountain guns. Although the power of the 75-caliber mountain artillery is not large, it is light in weight and convenient for mobile aircraft, making it a sharp weapon for mountain warfare and jungle warfare. At present, the 221st Field Mountain Artillery Wing lined up the 36 75-caliber mountain guns in a flat place five kilometers away from the target and set up an artillery position.

After arranging the artillery positions, the Japanese launched an artillery bombardment of the line where the defenders were located. The power of the 75-caliber mountain artillery is not very large, but dozens of guns bombarded at the same time, and the scene was also very spectacular. Even the Japanese could not see the results of the shelling. However, this kind of shelling still boosted morale, and the Japanese 241st Wing was now full of spirit after several consecutive defeats.

The Japanese artillery bombardment stopped for a full twenty minutes, and as soon as the artillery fire stopped, two infantry squadrons of the 241st Wing rushed into the ravine. A long way from the defenders' position, you can see that the defenders' position is already a large bare patch, and the remaining tree stumps are burning. You can already see the position made of large stones, and there is no human figure on the position.

When they were still four or five hundred meters away from the position, the Japanese troops scattered and moved cautiously along both sides of the road, using stones and trees as cover. Seeing that it was only more than 100 meters away from the position, a row of defenders suddenly appeared on the position, and then machine guns, rifles, and * all came over, and the Japanese army was suppressed and did not dare to move.

The soldiers of the two battalions guarding the position were all people who had experienced many battles, and He Renlong had already participated in the battle since the Battle of Wuhan, so how could he not guard against the Japanese artillery bombardment? When building the position, the first battalion had already dug a sufficiently large anti-artillery hole on the side of the mountain and cleaned up the hole to ensure that the artillery could not be blown up and the fire could not be burned.

When the Japanese army set up the artillery station, the observation post reported the situation to He Renlong, who saw that the Japanese artillery position was five kilometers away from him, and his own artillery could not hit so far, so he had no choice but to let all the officers and men withdraw into the anti-artillery hole to avoid the Japanese artillery bombardment. When the Japanese shelling was over, they entered the position again from the anti-artillery hole along the communication trench.

As soon as they opened fire on the Japanese troops, the commanders on the Japanese side organized a counterattack. This time, the Japanese army no longer could not even find the defenders' positions and let their guns go wild, but set up light and heavy machine guns and used grenadiers to desperately return fire at the positions. Both sides exchanged fire for half an hour, and there were casualties, but the Japanese fired from the back, and the ground was inferior, and the casualties were greater.

Half an hour later, seeing that the defenders' positions could still not be attacked, Guwu Anji Osaku ordered to retreat. When the division commander, Lieutenant General Nakagawa Hiroshi, learned that the shelling had not been good, he ordered another shelling, and twelve 105-caliber Noyama guns were also put into the shelling. In this shelling, the Japanese army's target was clearer, and after 30 minutes of bombardment, the position built with stones directly collapsed.

In the ensuing Japanese attack, although the 1st Battalion of the 874th Regiment once again repelled the Japanese army, because the stone wall on the position was blown down, the officers and men could only find suitable places to open fire, so that the casualties of the officers and soldiers increased a lot. The first battalion held out until it was dark, and the Japanese stopped the attack, and the officers and men of the first battalion were also relieved.

Today, the 1st Battalion was holding back the Japanese all day, and the 2nd Battalion did not expose its position to the Japanese except for the use of a few artillery guns in the morning shelling. Early the next morning, the Japanese bombarded the positions of the battalion again, and then launched an attack with infantry. This time, when the Japanese troops cautiously advanced to 200 meters in front of the position of the first battalion, there was no movement on the position of the first battalion, but the second battalion opened fire.

As soon as the second battalion opened fire, the Japanese army was caught off guard, and in a panic, the Japanese army fought back for a short time and retreated. Next, the Japanese artillery fire was turned to the direction of the position of the second battalion. In a similar process as yesterday, the 2nd Battalion also used the terrain and position to block the Japanese troops for a whole day. In the evening, Lieutenant General Nakagawa Hiroshi, the commander of the 48th Division, was furious in the big tent that was the headquarters of the temporary division, and scolded several of his wing commanders, even the wing commander of the 243rd Infantry Wing, Zedok Dasa, who was behind.

On the third day, Lieutenant General Nakagawa Hiroshi gave a death order, and today he must take the position of the Shina people here. The 241st Wing, with the help of the artillery wing, launched another attack, and even the 242nd Wing dispatched an infantry brigade to climb the hill and attack along the ridge to the side of the position. When the Japanese cautiously approached the position again, there was no sound on the position.

The Japanese climbed up to the second position, but did not find a single defender, and then the Japanese learned that the defenders had withdrawn last night. It turned out that the commander of the 461st Brigade, Liu Mingde, gave He Renlong an order to block the Japanese army for two days, and then retreat backward after completing the task. Therefore, He Renlong contacted Bi Yuqiang, the commander of the second battalion, and after completing the blocking task, he withdrew to the rear overnight.

It took the Japanese army a few more hours to get on the road again, and they walked less than 10 kilometers, and in another dangerous place, they encountered the blocking force of the 461st Brigade. In this way, the blocking force blocked the Japanese army for two days, and at the same time destroyed the last part of the Japanese army. When the Japanese finally passed through this mountainous area and entered the confines of Shangsi County, it had been eleven days since their departure.

When it entered the confines of Shangsi County, the casualties of the 241st Wing of the 48th Division had reached more than half, and it was already disabled. The suburbs of Shangsi County were a rare small piece of flat land, where the Japanese army stopped to rest, and at the same time sent a number of reconnaissance units to reconnoiter the defense of the Shangsi County Army. The troops sent out for reconnaissance were eaten up quite a lot by the reconnaissance detachments of the reconnaissance brigade, and only two returned to the camp.

The division commander couldn't help frowning when he heard the soldiers who had returned from reconnaissance talk about the situation in Shangsi County. According to the scouts' report, in order to reach Chongzuo City from this road, Shangsi County had to be captured. Otherwise, it would be enough to block the road with artillery in Shangsi County. However, to attack Shangsi County, it was necessary to cross the Ming River first, the flow of the Ming River was relatively rapid, and the Chinese army set up a defensive position on the south bank, and it was basically impossible to wade in vain, and the only way was to occupy the Mingjiang Bridge on the river.

What Lieutenant General Nakagawa is worried about now is not whether he can capture the Mingjiang Bridge or capture the county seat of Shangsi, but is worried about how many troops his division will have left after capturing the county seat of Shangsi, and whether he will have the strength to capture Chongzuo City again. After more than ten days of fighting, Lieutenant General Nakagawa Hiroshi has completely put away his contempt for this 90th Army.