As soon as the regiment and battalion of the main attack on the Japanese position approached the Japanese position, they were swept down in a large area under the dense light machine gun fire and grenadier fire of the Japanese army, which made the first battalion commander unable to help but red-eyed. The commander of the first battalion stretched out his hand and pulled out a grenade and bullet from his waist, pulled the string and threw it at the Japanese position. Seeing that the battalion commander threw out grenades and bullets, the soldiers around him also drew out their grenades and bullets and threw them forward.

Hundreds of grenades and shells fell on the front of the Japanese position, and in addition to blowing up many light machine gun fire points of the Japanese army, the smoke of gunpowder also blocked the sight of the Japanese army. The commander of the first battalion saw that the grenade thrown out had an effect, and the bullets fired at the Japanese position were obviously thinned, and he jumped up from the ground and shouted: "Brothers, rush with me!" and took the lead in rushing towards the Japanese position, and the soldiers around him also jumped up and shouted: "Rush!" and rushed forward together.

The Japanese commander saw that the Chinese troops had rushed to the position, drew his command knife, pointed to the front, and shouted: "Kill and give!" The officers and soldiers of both sides were killed together, and the Japanese still had a numerical advantage in the position. Niu Dajiang, the commander of the 1st Regiment who was watching the battle in the rear, saw that the 1st Battalion had rushed to the Japanese position, slapped his hands on the bunker and shouted, "The commander of the 1st Battalion is good!" and immediately ordered the 2nd Battalion to rush up to support the 1st Battalion.

When the 2nd Battalion, a new force, also rushed to the Japanese position, the Japanese troops on the position gradually could not support it, and the Japanese commander died at the hands of the commander of the 1st battalion and 1st company in the fight, and the Japanese army began to retreat to the rear position. The officers and men of the first battalion also tried their best in the fighting, and at this time they were no longer able to catch up with the defeated Japanese army. After cleaning up the battlefield and sending the wounded down for rescue, the 1st and 2nd Battalions rested for more than half an hour on the captured positions. The casualties of the 1st Battalion had reached one-third, and the next attack was to be dominated by the 2nd Battalion.

The rear still mobilized all mortars to bombard the second line of Japanese positions, and at the same time as the bombardment, the fighters of the second battalion began to move forward again. However, the second line of Japanese positions was not so easy to capture, first, the Japanese army had already prepared, a large number of light and heavy machine guns turned to the direction of a group of attacks, and second, the strength of the position also increased, in addition to the Chinese army in the city to break through with two infantry squadrons, the remaining infantry brigade of more than 1,000 men and horses were concentrated on this position.

The power of the mortars was still relatively weak, and when the Japanese were prepared, they did not cause many casualties to the Japanese troops, but only blew up some improvised fortifications. The distance between the two Japanese positions was about 300 meters, and the ground was deliberately leveled, so there was no ground type that could be used for concealment, so as soon as the machine-gun fire points on the Japanese positions were fired, the road for the second battalion to attack was completely blocked. The 2nd Battalion attempted two assaults, but both had to retreat due to heavy casualties.

One regiment could not attack, and the Japanese army could not counterattack, so the two sides held each other apart from an open space of 300 meters. Huang Guizhong could not hear the gunfire on the position in the rear, so he set off to the front command post of the first regiment. Niu Dajiang saw that Huang Guizhong was also coming, and hurriedly stepped forward to report the attack to him. After listening to Niu Dajiang's report, Huang Guizhong nodded, walked to the window and raised the telescope to observe ahead. While he was observing, Niu Dajiang was still pointing out the positions of the first and second battalions by his side.

In fact, the task of the Independent Brigade was only to drag down the 116th Division of the Japanese Army, so that the 116th Division could not reinforce the 32nd Division. Otherwise, with an independent brigade lacking heavy artillery and other heavy weapons, how could it defeat a fully manned 116th Division? Not to mention that two regiments were transferred to cut off the road between Zhangshucheng and Fengcheng County, and in fact only two regiments were attacked. Therefore, a regiment was able to capture a Japanese position and force the Japanese army to confront it, and Huang Guizhong was very satisfied, and he did not ask for a regiment to defeat all the Japanese troops outside the east gate.

As time passed, the second battalion tried to attack several more times, but in vain, and instead suffered dozens of casualties. The Japanese also tried to launch several counterattacks, but they were also repulsed by the 2nd Battalion. It was not until after the defeat of the 32nd Division that Lieutenant General Iide Tetsuzo led the remnants of the army to retreat. The sound of gunfire outside the south gate gradually disappeared, which had already attracted the attention of Huang Guizhong and Niu Dajiang. Huang Guizhong even sent several soldiers to the battlefield outside the south gate to investigate the situation. Although Huang Guizhong believed that the commander would definitely be able to defeat the 32nd Division, Huang Guizhong was still relieved until he received definite news.

Before the soldiers sent to report back, Huang Guizhong received a telegram from Wang Haitao. In the telegram, Wang Haitao told Huang Guizhong that the Japanese 32nd Division had been basically wiped out, and that the whole army would launch an attack on the Japanese 116th Division at 4 p.m. The Jurong Independent Brigade was ordered to concentrate all its forces and cut off the retreat of the Japanese army from Nanchang to the north. After reading the telegram sent by Wang Haitao, Huang Guizhong looked at his pocket watch, it was already 1:20 p.m., which meant that the independent brigade must immediately rush to the tugboat port where the 3rd and 4th regiments were located to concentrate and rush to repair the fortifications facing the direction of Zhangshu.

From where Huang Guizhong is now to Tugboat Town, it is more than 20 kilometers from the small road, and time is already very tight, so Huang Guizhong immediately asked Niu Dajiang to withdraw all the troops, and at the same time sent a report to the Second Regiment, asking the Second Regiment to withdraw from the feint attack on the East Gate and march to Tugboat Port Town first. and also sent a report to the third and fourth regiments, asking them to repair the fortifications facing Zhangshu City first. As soon as Niu Dae gave the order to the 1st and 2nd battalions to withdraw them, Yoshida Eijiro Osa led the troops to attack from the flank. Yoshida Eijiro Osa led this attack, which just cut off the way for the retreat of the 1st and 2nd Battalions.

Suddenly attacked from the flank and rear, the first regiment was a little caught off guard, but fortunately, Niu Dajiang did not panic, he first commanded all the mortars to launch artillery bombardment on the troops led by Yoshida Eijiro, and then ordered the third battalion as a reserve to rush up to meet the retreat of the first and second battalions. Niu Dajiang personally told the commander of the third battalion that he should take the first and second battalions back, that he must not fall in love with war, that carrying out the commander's orders is the most important thing, and that he should not make a mistake for any reason. After the commander of the third battalion agreed, he led the third battalion to rush towards Yoshida Eijiro's team.

Yoshida Eijiro Osa's troops were charging forward, and a scream sounded in the air, and before the Japanese could react, shells rained down from the sky. The mortar was not powerful enough against the Japanese troops on the position, but it was full of power against the Japanese troops who were charging, especially the heavy mortar shells, and there was no one who could still stand within a dozen square meters after they exploded. This bombardment not only caused heavy casualties to the charging Japanese troops, but also stopped the Japanese charge. The 1st and 2nd Battalions rushed through the dangerous section of the road where the Japanese were threatening.

When the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd battalions converged, the angry commander of the 1st battalion had to command the troops to attack the troops led by Yoshida Eijiro, and if a regiment attacked with all its strength at this time, it was likely to wipe out all the Japanese troops led by Yoshida Eijiro, and it was possible to capture the commander of Lieutenant General Iide Tetsuzo's division. But the third battalion commander stopped the first battalion commander and relayed Niu Dajiang's order. Only then did the commander of the first battalion spat fiercely in the direction of the Japanese army, and scolded: "Cheap these dogs, Japan's little Japan!" and then led the troops back to the regimental command post.

The regimental command post was ready to retreat and waited for the return of the officers and men of the three battalions. Knowing that there were no Japanese troops outside the south gate, Huang Guizhong sent a platoon to escort the wounded to Zhangshu City for treatment, while the rest of the troops rushed to the tugboat port town at the speed of a rapid march. It was a long time after the mortars stopped shelling, and Yoshida Eijiro Osaku asked his men to regroup, and at this time, the team of more than 1,000 people suffered more than 300 casualties, and the target that was ready to attack in front of him was gone. Yoshida Eijiro Osaku hurriedly sent people to reconnoitre, and after learning that all the Chinese troops had withdrawn from the battlefield, he sent people to report the victory to the division commander, Lieutenant General Iide Tetsuzo.

The Japanese troops converged here, and Lieutenant General Iide Tetsuzo hurried to the headquarters of the 116th Division to join Lieutenant General Shunjiro Takeuchi. By the time Lieutenant General Iide Tetsuzo and Lieutenant General Shunjiro Takeuchi met at the division headquarters of the 116th Division, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon. Seeing Lieutenant General Ide Tetsuzo, he rushed over with an embarrassed face. Lieutenant General Shunjiro Takeuchi was greatly surprised, and after hearing Lieutenant General Iide Tetsuzo tell how the 32nd Division was almost completely annihilated, Lieutenant General Shunjiro Takeuchi was almost speechless in shock.

Although the 32nd Division is not a veteran A division, the 32nd Infantry Wing of the three infantry wings is all veterans, plus the auxiliary arms and a wild mountain artillery wing, which is also a main division with nearly 20,000 horses, but such a main force division was beaten by the Chinese army in only half a day, and only some remnants remained, and the three main infantry wings and the wild mountain artillery wing were completely wiped out. One can imagine how strong the combat strength of the Chinese army must be! How can such a Chinese army, its own 116th Division, contend with it?

Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Shunjiro Takeuchi cautiously said to Lieutenant General Iide Tetsuzo: "Ide-kun, the combat effectiveness of the Shina army is too terrifying, and it is difficult to resist it with my 116th Division alone, do we send a telegram to Commander Isamu Yokoyama and ask Commander Isamu Yokoyama to order reinforcements to speed up." Only when reinforcements arrive can we fight to the death with the Chinese army. "Lieutenant General Iide Tetsuzo was reminded by Lieutenant General Shunjiro Takeuchi that Commander Isamu Yokoyama had sent a division and a mixed brigade to reinforce him.

Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Iide Tetsuzo was relieved and said to Lieutenant General Shunjiro Takeuchi, "Yo Sai! What Takeuchi-kun said is right, I will send a telegram to Commander Isamu Yokoyama immediately." As long as the reinforcements of the two divisions arrive, we can concentrate the strength of two divisions and one mixed brigade to fight to the death with the Chinese army, although the Chinese army defeated my 32nd division, their losses and consumption are equally huge, and when the time comes, the Chinese army will definitely be defeated, and I can take revenge!" After saying that, he immediately drafted a telegram and sent it to his subordinates.

Commander Isamu Yokoyama sits in Nanchang City and is complacent. Because of the recent victory of Zhangshu, especially the great victory of Wang Haitao's department, Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama was praised by the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Dispatch Army, General Dianjun Liu, and the local base camp also sent a telegram of commendation. After learning that Wang Haitao's troops were besieged in Zhangshu City, he immediately mobilized the 37th Division and the 13th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade to reinforce him.