In the face of the blocking fire of the six gunboats, Wei Huang's 879th Regiment was completely suppressed, and the artillery in the regiment had not yet kept up, and the more than ten mortars brought with it could not cause much damage to these gunboats, but would attract retaliation from the gunboats. In this case, Wei Huang could only order to stop the pursuit, hide from the Japanese artillery fire on the spot, and at the same time order people to return to the city to urge the artillery in the regiment to come over as soon as possible.

By the time more than 20 field guns left the south gate of Qinzhou City and the artillery positions had been built, half an hour had passed. As soon as the field artillery began to bombard, the Japanese gunboats left behind a small number of soldiers who had not yet had time to board the ships, escorted two small steamers, and sailed down the Qinjiang River to the sea. A round of artillery fire from the field guns did not hit the gunboats.

Without gunboat fire, the suppressed 879th Regiment launched a charge against the remaining 2 or 300 Japanese troops in the port. These Japanese soldiers were still in their death throes, but they were soon wiped out in the harbor by the fierce firepower of the 879th Regiment. So far, the Japanese army in Qinzhou has basically been completely annihilated, and the city of Qinzhou, which has been lost for more than two years, has been recovered by the 90th Army.

In the evening, Wang Haitao also entered Qinzhou City, accompanied by only Li Changwu, and other subordinates were dealing with military affairs. In this battle of Qinzhou, no more than 20,000 enemies were annihilated, and a lot of them could be captured. The Japanese army occupied Qinzhou City for more than two years, and used Qinzhou City as an advance base for attacking Guangxi, so there were quite a lot of various military supplies, and many of these military materials in reserve were urgently needed by Wang Haitao, such as gasoline, *, chemicals, and so on.

In this battle of Qinzhou, many enemies were killed and captured, but the casualties of the troops were not small, especially the 210th Division, which suffered nearly one-third of the casualties. Wang Haitao planned to rest in Qinzhou for a week before returning to Nanning, during which Wang Haitao had to transport most of the captured military supplies back to Longzhou, and also sent a batch of weapons and ammunition from the Longzhou Arsenal to replenish the troops.

On the third day after Wang Haitao entered Qinzhou City, the guard brigade also returned to Qinzhou City, and Tangshan Leopard not only brought back all the supplies, but also destroyed all the airport. Wang Haitao did not have an airplane in his hand, so the airport would not be useful, and in order to prevent the Japanese army from attacking this airfield again, complete destruction was the only option. Now Wang Haitao has all the cars in his hands, and he is transporting military supplies to Longzhou City day and night.

Originally, Wang Haitao wanted to rest in Qinzhou City for a week, but on the fourth day, Su Zuxin, who was stationed in Nanning, sent a telegram to Wang Haitao, in which he reported to Wang Haitao that the Japanese army had captured Quanzhou City and was now marching towards Guilin, and Wei Yunsong, commander of the 16th Group Army, sent a telegram asking Wang Haitao for help. After reading the telegram, Wang Haitao couldn't help but say: "One group army, two armies and six divisions can't hold the gateway to Guangxi, and it's too embarrassing for us Guangxi people, right?"

Angry is angry, but Wei Yunsong can't ignore it, Wang Haitao still understands the truth of cold lips and teeth. So Wang Haitao immediately summoned several of his generals. In addition, in order to prevent the Japanese army from attacking again, the heavy artillery position on Matouling was still retained, but the heavy artillery was replaced by 24 German-made 15O caliber heavy howitzers and projectiles of the 210th Division Heavy Artillery Regiment.

On the second day of the meeting, Wang Haitao led the 211th Division and the Guard Brigade back to Nanning, and after joining the 272nd Brigade in Nameng Town, the whole army rushed back to Nanning City in three days. As soon as he returned to Nanning City, as soon as Wang Haitao sat down in the office, Su Zuxin rushed over. Wang Haitao quietly listened to Su Zuxin's report and knew what was going on with the loss of Quanzhou.

It turned out that after the 172nd Division joined the defense, Jeonju immediately stabilized the situation, and soon after the Japanese 130th Brigade failed to attack Jeonju, the 116th Division and Kono Mixed Brigade all arrived outside Jeonju. In order to achieve victory as soon as possible, the Japanese army transferred a field heavy artillery wing and a siege heavy rocket artillery brigade, and used poison gas bombs on a large scale in the following siege battles.

The 16th Army's new 19th Division and 172nd Division fought hard, but eventually had to withdraw from Jeonju City due to the huge gap in weapons and heavy casualties. In this battle, not only a large number of officers and soldiers died from the Japanese poison gas, but also a large number of civilians also died from the Japanese poison gas. The 16th Group Army has now retreated to Guilin, but only the 131st Division and the 188th Division of the 31st Army are left in Guilin, and the 135th Division is stationed in Pingnan.

Under the pressure of the Japanese army, Wei Yunsong sent a telegram to Wang Haitao asking for help. After listening to Su Zuxin's report, especially when he heard that the Japanese army used poison gas bombs on a large scale, causing a large number of casualties among our soldiers and civilians, Wang Haitao's eyes were full of anger. Wang Haitao said to Su Zuxin: "When I fought in Songhu back then, I warned little Japan not to use poison gas bombs, otherwise there will be no forgiveness! It seems that little Japan has healed its scars and forgotten the pain, and this time I have to teach them a good lesson!"

Su Zuxin asked: "Commander, then when will we send troops?" and how many troops will be dispatched?" Wang Haitao thought for a moment and replied: "If it is just to deal with one of the 116th Divisions, we can dispatch one division." However, this time I am going to launch an all-out attack on Little Japan, and strive to reach Nanchang and directly threaten Wuhan, so as to boost the morale of the military and people throughout the country. In this way, the whole army will have to be dispatched. ”

Su Zuxin was stunned by Wang Haitao's words, and with the strength of the 90th Army and one army, he wanted to fight to Nanchang, is it possible? With Su Zuxin's original intention, they are all from Guangxi, and they are all from the Gui family, so it is no problem to send troops to rescue the 16th Group Army, and at most it will be a big victory to drive little Japan out of Guangxi, but Wang Haitao's words are to challenge the entire Japanese army, is this possible?

Seeing Su Zuxin's surprise, Wang Haitao smiled and said: "This time the main force of the Japanese army should be concentrated in the direction of Changde and Changsha, as far as I know, the Japanese army that captured Hengyang on this road is only three or four B divisions and a few independent mixed brigades, but 80,000 or 90,000 people, and among these 80,000 or 90,000 people, there are only 40,000 or 50,000 combat troops, I dispatched three divisions and three brigades, with a strength of more than 50,000 troops, plus weapons and equipment far beyond the Japanese army, what is there that cannot be fought?"

Su Zuxin thought for a while before saying: "Commander, but after this battle, the fight is the old foundation of the 90th Army, if this army is exhausted, what will happen in the future?" Wang Haitao's face became serious when he heard this, and he said: "Old Su, I started from a security regiment back then, and you can see how much I have paid until today, why am I paying so much? I am not for fame or profit, but for the sake of driving all little Japan out of China!" Today I want to use this battle to boost the morale of our Chinese army and people, if I fight all the troops, in exchange for the whole national army to fight back against the Japanese army, then my sacrifice will be worth it!"

Su Zuxin saw that Wang Haitao had made up his mind, and he didn't persuade him more, so he sighed and asked, "Then when will we send troops?" Wang Haitao replied: "Tomorrow I will have a pre-war meeting, and then I will send troops north." Su Zuxin answered and went out to prepare for tomorrow's meeting, while Wang Haitao was thinking about how to fight this battle in the office.

The next day, in the large conference room of the headquarters, all the officers of the 90 th Group Army in Nanning and above arrived at the brigade level, and after Wang Haitao walked into the conference room, the meeting began. Wang Haitao didn't talk much nonsense, and said to everyone straight to the point: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Japanese army has captured the city of Quanzhou and is advancing towards Guilin. Commander Wei Yunsong of the 16th Group Army has sent a telegram asking for help, and I have decided to send troops north to support the 16th Group Army. ”

When Wang Haitao said this, everyone present looked at Wang Haitao eagerly. Wang Haitao knew that these subordinates were all militants, and everyone wanted to go on the expedition rather than stay in Nanning. Wang Haitao smiled and then said: "The attack on Guilin was the Japanese 116th Division and the Kono Mixed Brigade, with a strength of about 20,000 people, equipped with a field heavy artillery wing and a tank unit. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Haitao glanced around and saw that everyone was not a trace of nervousness and worry, some were just excited. Wang Haitao nodded secretly with satisfaction, and then said: "But this time I am ready to teach little Japan a profound lesson, my goal is not only the 116th Division and the Kono mixed brigade, my goal is to attack the Japanese army in Hengyang, I not only want to recover Hengyang, but also to attack north all the way, and strive to recover Nanchang and threaten Wuhan." ”

Wang Haitao's words made everyone excited, Tang Longzai took the lead in applauding, and shouted loudly: "Okay!" and then the whole conference room applauded for a long time. Under Wang Haitao's signal, the conference room was quiet again for a long time. Wang Haitao then continued: "In order to accomplish this goal, I have decided that except for the 93rd Division and the Independent Division that remain in Longzhou City and the Chongzuo area, all troops, including the 210th Division still in Qinzhou, will participate in this campaign. ”

Wang Haitao's words made everyone's eyes more eager, and then Wang Haitao continued: "But the rice still has to be eaten one bite at a time, and our first step is to deal with this 116th Division and Kono Mixed Brigade. During the attack, they even used poison gas bombs on a large scale, causing a large number of casualties among our soldiers and civilians, so I want to completely annihilate these Japanese troops, remember that they are all annihilated! I don't want to take prisoners!"

Speaking of this, Wang Haitao's eyes showed a murderous aura! And these people under his command also showed the same murderous aura in their eyes. Wang Haitao stood up and said: "Now I will talk about the battle plan, the Japanese army will soon reach the city of Guilin, and I am ready to attack the city of Guilin once the Japanese army launches an attack on the city of Guilin, we will outflank it from the left and right, and attack the besieging Japanese army on both sides." The 90th Division and the 211th Division are responsible for the flanking missions on the left and right respectively, and the heavy artillery brigade and the armored brigade will cooperate with you in the attack.

The Guard Brigade, on the other hand, had to use the fastest speed to bypass the Japanese army before attacking the Japanese army, establish a blocking position between Guilin and Quanzhou City, and make every effort to prevent the Japanese army from escaping to Quanzhou. After the battle begins, the troops must strike at the Japanese army quickly, fiercely, and ruthlessly, and must encircle and annihilate these Japanese troops, and use their blood to pay tribute to the soldiers and civilians of our army who were killed by them!"