With the support of dozens of combat vehicles and more than 100 artillery pieces, the Chinese army quickly opened a gap in the front of the defensive position of the Japanese 116th Division. This surprised and angered the commander of the 116th Division, Lieutenant General Shunjiro Takeuchi. The 116th Brigade in front could not stop the attack of the Chinese army, so Lieutenant General Shunjiro Takeuchi was ready to let the 130th Brigade supplement it and block the attack of the Chinese army together with the 116th Brigade.

But before Lieutenant General Shunjiro Takeuchi's order could be spoken, he was interrupted by a voice at the door: "Report!" Suppressing the unhappiness in his heart, Shunjiro Takeuchi let someone in, and it was a squadron leader of the 130th Brigade who came in. When the squadron leader saw Lieutenant General Shunjiro Takeuchi, he immediately stood up and saluted and said: "Your Excellency the commander of the reporting division, our brigade commander has sent me to report to you that a large number of Shina troops have been found on both sides of our brigade, and these Shina troops have chariots that move with the synchronized troops, and will soon launch an attack on the flank of our division. ”

The report made Lieutenant General Shunjiro Takeuchi stunned for a moment, and it was the shouting of the chief of staff next to him, Yamada Takuro Osa, that made him sober up. Yamada Zhuo Dasa said: "Your Excellency the division commander, the Chinese army has mobilized a large number of infantry, as well as a large number of chariots and artillery, and we may suffer a loss if we continue to fight hard, so it is better to withdraw to Jeonju first, and then decide on the next move after exploring the full strength of the Chinese army?"

Lieutenant General Shunjiro Takeuchi was very unwilling in his heart, and saw that he could take Guilin City with more strength, but he encountered a strong counterattack by the Chinese army. But after Lieutenant General Shunjiro Takeuchi came to his senses, he immediately realized that the current form was very unfavorable to him. The Kono Mixed Brigade had already been defeated, and its own heavy artillery wing could not be contacted, so it was better to withdraw one after another in this case. So the order for the whole army to move in the direction of Jeonju was conveyed, and the 116th Brigade was ordered to stay at the end to cover the retreat of the whole army.

The 271st Brigade of the 90th Division and the 462nd Brigade of the 211th Division had already outflanked the Japanese from the left and right directions, and the light tank regiment and the light armored vehicle regiment of the armored brigade were covering the attack of these two brigades. These were all discussed by Tang Yikuan and Li Changwu.

The Japanese retreat was soon discovered by the Chinese side, and the two brigade commanders on both sides, Wei Bin and Tang Yiqun, immediately accelerated their preparations for the attack, but by the time the two brigades pounced on the Japanese army, Lieutenant General Shunjiro Takeuchi led the regimental headquarters of the 116th Division and the 130th Brigade had basically escaped, and only the 271st Brigade eliminated the two infantry squadrons of the 130th Brigade.

The 462nd Brigade did not gain nothing, they intercepted part of the Japanese army's baggage troops, and not only wiped out a brigade of the 116th Division's baggage wing, but also captured a lot of military supplies, especially the 542nd Regiment, which rushed to the Japanese heavy artillery wing, and captured all 24 240-caliber heavy howitzers and artillery and 24 150-caliber field grenades and artillery pieces of this heavy artillery wing.

The officers and men of the 542nd Regiment who rushed to the Japanese artillery position, as soon as they looked at the scene, they knew that the heavy artillery brigade had used the "devil's bullet" again, and looking at the more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers who died, none of the 542nd Regiment had sympathy, but the tragic situation at the scene still made them shudder, especially after so long, there was still a smell of barbecue in the air, which made many soldiers vomit on the spot.

The 271st Brigade and the 462nd Brigade did not pursue the fleeing Japanese troops, and the two brigade commanders knew that the guard brigade had been ambushed in place, and they were waiting for these Japanese troops to send them to the door. The two brigades combined to cut off the retreat of the 116th Brigade, a few thousand Japanese troops. The thousands of Japanese troops of the next 116th Brigade were surrounded by two divisions.

The heavy tanks had broken into the Japanese position, and the gap was constantly widening, and Tang Longzai, who commanded the battle, was about to order a full-scale assault of the troops to destroy the 116th Brigade in front, when suddenly a soldier came to report that a unit had driven out of Guilin City and was attacking the 116th Brigade. Tang Longzai and Tang Yikuan were stunned for a moment, and they couldn't figure out what the situation was.

Not long after, Li Changqing, the commander of the reconnaissance regiment of the 90th Division, ran in, and said angrily after saluting Tang Longzai and Tang Yikuan: "*Chief, division, don't you say that this is bullying? The Japanese position has been opened by us, and we can completely annihilate the enemy army, but the Gui army suddenly jumped out and wanted to pick peaches. ”

Tang Longzai frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" Li Changqing said it carefully, and Tang Longzai and Tang Yikuan understood. It was the 188th Division of the 31st Army that rushed out of the city of Guilin. After rushing out of Guilin City this time, he saw that the Japanese army on the opposite side was being defeated, so he ignored the command and rushed forward, not thinking that the Japanese army was defeated first.

Tang Longzai because of Wang Haitao's relationship, he is also a master who refuses to suffer, as soon as he heard Li Changqing's report, he suddenly became angry, grabbed the armed belt on the table and walked out, and said: "I want to see how horizontal this naval division is, there is a kind of defeat and retreat that is not beaten by little Japan!" Tang Longzai walked out fiercely, which frightened Tang Yikuan, Tang Yikuan was afraid that Tang Longzai would not know the severity of the accident, so he hurriedly followed, and said to Li Changqing at the same time: "Changqing, report this matter to the commander immediately!"

Soon, Tang Longzai and Tang Yiwan went to the front line with the guards, and the Japanese troops on the opposite side were retreating while resisting, and the 547th Regiment and the 882nd Regiment on their side had already rushed up, but the other unit was also attacking the Japanese army. The front of the battlefield was so big, several troops rushed up, the scene was chaotic, Tang Longzai saw with his own eyes that in order to compete for merit, the two troops fought with each other, and the Gui army was already suppressing its own troops by virtue of its large number of people.

Tang Longzai was furious and was about to order the troops to take action against the Gui army, but Tang Yikuan hurriedly stopped Tang Longzai and ordered all his troops to withdraw. Tang Longzai glared at Tang Yikuan, and Tang Yikuan hurriedly persuaded: "Longzai, they are all their own people, don't hurt the harmony, we fight by ourselves, and we will make Little Japan cheap." Why bother? Let them go and fight little Japan first. ”

Tang Longzai endured his anger and stopped making a sound, at this time Tang Yikuan's order was passed down, and the troops of the 90th Division and the 211th Division, together with the armored troops, all began to retreat. The 188th Division chased the Japanese in pursuit, and it didn't take long for the fleeing Japanese troops to encounter the combined efforts of the 271st Brigade and the 462nd Brigade.

When the 116th Brigade saw that the retreat route was broken, it could not rush through the intercepted line of defense even after two attempts, and the brigade commander of the 116th Brigade, Major General Ikeda, knew that the situation was not good, which only aroused his ferocity. Major General Ikeda gritted his teeth and ordered his troops to be stationed on the spot. At this time, there were still two complete infantry brigades left in the 116th Brigade, and some remnants of the collected army, with a strength of nearly 3,000 people.

When the Japanese army is faced with a desperate situation, it often bursts out with strong combat effectiveness, and these troops of more than 3,000 people, although there is little heavy firepower left, still concentrate all the small artillery and aim at the attacking Chinese army. The 188th Division was fighting smoothly, but I didn't expect the Japanese army to play this Jedi blockade, which can be regarded as kicking the iron plate.

The 188th Division had only four infantry regiments, one mortar battalion, and one guard battalion, with a total of more than 6,000 men in the division. Hai Jingqiang hurriedly ordered the mortar battalion to rush up and set up mortars to shell the Japanese positions.

Soon after, the Chinese and Japanese sides launched an artillery bombardment, and the Gui army had an advantage in the number of mortars, but the number of live ammunition training of these artillery was too small, and the accuracy of the shelling was too poor. Although the Japanese army did not have enough small artillery, these artillery pieces were well-trained and the accuracy of the shelling was very strong. The artillery battle between the two sides lasted for more than 10 minutes, and there were losses on each other, and neither of them had a clear upper hand.

Hai Jingqiang's face was a little unbearable, he must have snatched the opportunity to attack from the friendly army, and the friendly army was still watching him from behind. Hai Jingqiang concentrated dozens of light and heavy machine guns and swept at the Japanese position, and then sent two infantry regiments to attack the Japanese position.

The reason why the Gui Army can be compared with the Central Army is also because of its own fearlessness of death. As soon as the order to attack was given, the commanders of the two regiments rushed forward in the first place, and the rushing and sharp guns in the troops were placed in the front, and the intensive fire of the rushing and sharp guns was used to suppress the Japanese troops on the position. At this time, the Japanese troops on the position were ready to fight to the death, and they were fighting hard to block it with all their firepower under the dense bullets. The soldiers who charged the Gui army fell in rows, and the soldiers behind still charged forward desperately without fear.

Just when Hai Jingqiang ordered the troops to attack, Wang Haitao also came to the front line. Wang Haitao received Li Changqing's report on the way to the front line, and Wang Haitao's brows furrowed at that time, and he ordered his subordinates to speed up and rush to the front line as quickly as possible. As soon as he arrived at the front line, Wang Haitao received news that the 116th Brigade of the Japanese Army was stationed in place after being blocked by the 271st Brigade and the 462nd Brigade, and engaged in a fierce battle with the 188th Division of the Gui Army, and the 188th Division suffered a lot of losses.

As soon as Tang Longzai heard the news, he said excitedly: "You deserve it, let you pick peaches! Do you want to grab the credit? Now I know that little Japan is not so easy to fight!" Although Wang Haitao is also very dissatisfied with the behavior of the 188th Division, for the sake of Bai Chongxi's face, he doesn't want the 188th Division to lose too much, so he glared at Tang Longzai and said to Tang Yikuan: "No matter what, it's all your own people, order the armored troops of the 271st Brigade and the 462nd Brigade to attack, and help the Gui Army if you can!"

Tang Yikuan went down to pass the order, and Tang Longzai muttered: "Brother-in-law, their Guijun is too bullying, can you bear this tone?" Wang Haitao replied: "Longzai, how can I say that General Bai Chongxi is also kind to me, even if it is for the sake of General Bai Chongxi's face, we can't go too far." Besides, our goal is not just a 116th Brigade, how much merit can they snatch from it?" Hearing Wang Haitao say this, Tang Longzai was relieved.