Seeing the strength displayed by the Chinese army, Lieutenant General Nakagawa Hiroshi was completely stunned. He couldn't believe what he had seen, was this still a backwardly equipped and vulnerable Chinese army? What he had sent across the river was an infantry wing, more than 4,000 people, and it collapsed like this. Seeing that Lieutenant General Nakagawa Hiroshi was still stunned, Guwu Anji Dazuo, who was beside him, couldn't help but say, "Your Excellency the division commander, do you want to launch an assault and bring the Zeduo Wing back?"

Lieutenant General Nakagawa Hiroshi looked at the battlefield on the south bank of the Yangtze River and shouted hoarsely: "Yaga! Damn the people of China! Order all the people to attack the position south of the bridge, and be sure to bring back the Zedo Wing!" Guwu Anji Osa replied loudly: "Hi, Your Excellency the division commander!" Then he turned around and organized the 241st Wing to launch an assault on the position south of the bridge.

As soon as the 241st Wing organized an infantry brigade to rush towards the Mingjiang Bridge, it met the retreating 242nd Wing. At this time, the wing captain of the 242nd Wing, An Teng Wei Dazuo, also saw the form on the battlefield clearly, and knew that if he withdrew like this, he was afraid that he would not be able to keep it. So he also tried his best to get his officers to stop retreating, and then assault with the 241st Wing.

The combined strength of the Japanese assault was more than 3,000 people, but the width of the bridge deck of the Mingjiang Bridge was there, and the number of people rushing onto the bridge deck was limited. On the position south of the bridge, more than ten light and heavy machine guns blocked the bridgehead, and the bullets flew like a rain of bullets towards the Japanese troops who rushed over, so that the Japanese army could not cross the thunder pool at all. And the Japanese artillery is all under the city of Shangsi, and now the only thing that can support the infantry attack is the grenadier canister.

The 842nd Regiment faced north to block the attacking Japanese troops, while the 843rd Regiment faced south to block the fleeing Japanese troops. The 243rd Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army was already in complete disarray, and the officers could not be found to lead the troops, the soldiers could not find the officers, and there were also officers who resisted, and they had just organized some soldiers and were ready to resist, but they were either scattered by the vehicle-mounted artillery on the tank, or they were wiped out by the vehicle-mounted machine guns or the officers and men of the 871st Regiment who followed the vehicle.

The officers and men of the 243rd Infantry Wing quickly gathered in front of the positions held by the 873rd Regiment, and the thousands of defeated Japanese troops put great pressure on the 873rd Regiment. The 873rd Regiment used all the personnel and weapons at its disposal, and even the mortars were transferred. However, the pursuing armored regiment and the 871st regiment also moved quickly, and after arriving quickly, they surrounded this part of the Japanese army.

The battle went on until five o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese troops on the south bank of the Ming River were completely annihilated, and Lieutenant General Nakagawa Hiroshi saw that the gunfire on the south bank of the Ming River had gradually stopped, and knew that the general situation was gone, and seeing that the 241st Wing was still attacking the position south of the bridge without progress, he could only order Guwu Anji Dasa and them to withdraw first. After the surprise Japanese troops withdrew, Lieutenant General Nakagawa Hiroshi counted the number of troops and found that the 48th Division now had less than 8,000 men, more than half of which were auxiliary troops.

Lieutenant General Nakagawa Hiroshi clearly knew that with his current strength, if the army on the south bank of the Yangtze River attacked, he would not be able to stop it at all. In order not to suffer any more losses, Lieutenant General Nakagawa Hiroshi could only order the entire army to retreat. The 210th Division was also busy cleaning up the battlefield and did not launch further attacks on the Japanese army. As soon as it got dark, Wei Bin, the commander of the 460th Brigade, came to report the results to the division commander Tang Hongming.

In this battle, the 210th Division annihilated more than 6,000 Japanese troops, killed one commander of the Japanese army's Osa, many officers below the rank of Zhongzuo, suffered more than 800 casualties, and captured a lot of trophies. After listening to the report, Tang Hongming said to Wei Bin: "Little Japan has suffered such a big loss, and it will definitely not give up, and we want the reconnaissance group to send more reconnaissance teams out to pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese army." Wei Bin answered the call and went to convey the order of the master.

After the remnants of the 48th Division of the Japanese Army retreated 10 kilometers, the rear team reported that the army did not pursue, and Lieutenant General Nakagawa Hiroshi breathed a sigh of relief and ordered to choose a place to camp. In the evening, Nakagawa Kosa sent an urgent telegram to Commander Masaharu Honma, informing him of the defeat and emphasizing the extremely strong combat effectiveness of the Shina army and the level of weaponry beyond his own troops.

After receiving the telegram, Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma was also shocked in his heart, although the 48th Division was not like the 16th Division, which was the main division of the first division, its combat effectiveness was also good, and it had repeatedly made meritorious contributions when it encountered the armies of the Western powers such as Britain, the United States, and France on the battlefield in Southeast Asia. I thought that with the strength of the 48th Division, even if it could not destroy the 90th Army, it would not be a problem to capture Chongzuo City, but I didn't expect that the 48th Division was only halfway away, and then it encountered the main force of the 90th Army and fled in defeat.

Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma immediately invited Lieutenant General Morioka Hayabusa, commander of the 16th Division. Lieutenant General Morioka's 16th Division also fought against the 90th Army on the Burma battlefield, but the 16th Division participated as reinforcements under the command of Commander Yamashita Bongbun in the attack on Mandalay and Lashio. At that time, the 90th Army's strong combat effectiveness and sophisticated weaponry left a deep impression on Lieutenant General Morioka Hayabusa.

After Lieutenant General Morioka Hayashi came to Commander Honma, Honma Masaharu took Lieutenant General Nakagawa Hirohiro's telegram to Lieutenant General Morioka Hayabusa. After reading it, Lieutenant General Morioka Hayabusa said to Masaharu Honma: "Your Excellency, the 90th Army of this branch is not easy to deal with, and the 48th Division is too light on the enemy, and defeat is inevitable. On the battlefield in Burma, my 16th Division, under the command of Commander Yamashita Fengwen, fought against the 90th Army in China, and the strength of the 90th Army in China was indeed very strong. ”

Lieutenant General Morioka's words aroused the interest of Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma, and he hurriedly asked about the details. Lieutenant General Morioka explained to Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma how his 16th Division and the Guards Division attacked Mandalay City, and how the 90th Army retreated to Lashio City after the 90th Army retreated, and finally the 90th Army's withdrawal from Burma.

When Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma heard that Commander Yamashita Fumi's four divisions, including the 16th Division and the Guards Division, and that a single independent brigade had failed to wipe out the 90th Army and allow it to withdraw to Japan safely, he couldn't help but beat a drum in his heart. Lieutenant General Honma Masaharu knew that he still despised the 90th Army too much, but now that he has become a tiger, he can't just withdraw his troops, and Lieutenant General Honma Masaharu, who is in a dilemma on the left and right, can only ask Lieutenant General Morioka Hayabusa.

Lieutenant General Honma Masaharu asked Lieutenant General Morioka Hayabusa, "Now, in your opinion, what should our army do to deal with this 90th Army?" Lieutenant General Morioka Hayabusa thought for a moment and replied later: "Your Excellency, Commander, in the opinion of your subordinates, it is too difficult to destroy this 90th Army with the strength of our army now. However, if we attack with all our might, we should be able to capture the city of Zuozuo. As long as we capture the city of Zongzuo, we can stop the attack, see how the 14th Army is doing in Indochina and Na (Vietnam), and then decide whether to continue the attack on the 90th Army according to the situation. ”

Lieutenant General Morioka Hayabusa's words woke up Lieutenant General Honma Masaharu, and Lieutenant General Honma Masaharu couldn't help nodding his head again and again, and said, "Yo Xi! Morioka-kun's idea is very good, then we will go all out to capture Chongzuo City." Lieutenant General Morioka Hayabusa also said: "Your Excellency, the 48th Division has now lost its combat effectiveness, and in the opinion of his subordinates, it is better to send it to Qinzhou City to rest and replenish, and then transfer the Taiwan mixed brigade that is now guarding Qinzhou City, so that we can use our troops when attacking Chongzuo City." ”

Lieutenant General Morioka Hayabusa's opinion was immediately agreed by Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma, and the two telegrams were sent to Lieutenant General Hiroshi Nakagawa and Major General Takahashi Ryoshi, the brigade commander of the Taiwan Mixed Brigade. In the telegram to Hiroshi Nakagawa, Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma reprimanded Lieutenant General Hiroshi Nakagawa and ordered him to immediately withdraw to Qinzhou City to rest and replenish and defend Qinzhou City.

The telegram to Major General Takahashi Ryo ordered him to immediately advance to Chongzuo City and join himself after handing over the defense of Qinzhou City to the 48th Division. Major General Takahashi's Taiwan Mixed Brigade is a newly formed mixed brigade, and the Taiwan Mixed Brigade, which was originally formed by soldiers from Kumamoto City on the Japanese mainland, has been expanded and reorganized into the 48th Division, which is the 48th Division that has just suffered defeat. The current Taiwan mixed brigade was formed by the 11,000 troops stationed in Taiwan, including two infantry wings, one mountain artillery brigade, one engineer brigade, and one baggage brigade.

After sending the second telegram, Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma was not in a hurry to march because he had to wait for the arrival of the mixed brigade from Taiwan, and ordered the camp to be stationed in a certain place. The actions of the 16th Division fell into the eyes of the reconnaissance brigade, and at the same time, it was also sent to Wang Haitao and Tang Hongming by telegram. Knowing that the 16th Division, reinforced by the Japanese army, had already set out, Wang Haitao telegraphed Tang Hongming's 210th Division to withdraw to Zhengzuo City.

The next day, the 210th Division's Heavy Artillery Regiment, Armored Regiment, Baggage Regiment, 872nd Regiment, 873rd Regiment, 876th Regiment and other troops, as well as the wounded, retreated to Zhengzuo City first. However, according to the report of the reconnaissance group, the remnants of the Japanese 48th Division set off early in the morning and retreated in the direction of Qinzhou City, while the main force of the 16th Division, which had come up to support, did not leave for a long time.

Tang Hongming received the report and wondered why the main force of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army was unusually slow to move, but the main force of the Japanese Army was slow to move, which just gave the 210th Division time to retreat. After all the other troops withdrew from Shangsi County, Tang Hongming left Shangsi County with the division headquarters and the 871st Regiment. It was not until the 210th Division withdrew to Chongzuo City that the main force of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army cautiously drove into Shangsi County.

At this time, Wang Haitao had returned to Longzhou City, and Wang Haitao, the defense of Zhenzuo City, was handed over to Tang Renxinlai with full command. As soon as Wang Haitao returned to Longzhou County, he felt a different tense atmosphere from usual. On Longzhou Street, which is usually very lively, it is deserted at this time, and some pedestrians are also coming and going, and you can see groups of soldiers patrolling the street.