In just two seconds, the four Japanese Type 95 light tanks that were attacking forward were hit by shells fired from recoilless guns. Four explosions rang out one after another, and the four chariots also became four fireballs. For a recoilless gun capable of penetrating 130 mm thick armor head-on, it was not at all difficult to penetrate these thin-skinned iron-boxed vehicles.

The sudden explosion of the chariot not only caused a large number of infantry to be affected by their advance, but also caused a serious blow to the morale of the attacking infantry. At the same time, the defenders' positions were under full fire, and the bullets fired from semi-automatic rifles, charges, front guns, and light and heavy machine guns swept through the infantry like a storm. Under such a powerful blow, the soldiers who rushed to the front fell down in a row.

The demoralized Japanese troops did not even fight back, and retreated like a low tide. The Japanese attack, from the beginning of the artillery bombardment to the retreat of the infantry, only 20 minutes before and after, but more than 300 casualties, such a result, not to mention Yamane Jiro Daisa, even Major General Notomi Masatoku was surprised for a long time without closing his mouth. It wasn't until the soldiers all withdrew that Major General Notomi Shode came back to his senses and scolded twice: "Baga!"

The Japanese attack was temporarily stopped, and Yamane Jiro asked many soldiers, but no one could tell what weapon the tank was destroyed, only that in an instant, four tanks exploded at the same time. Even if the Japanese army broke its head, it could not have imagined that it was the advanced weapons that would have been able to destroy four tanks in two seconds in a row.

Until it is clear what weapon destroyed the chariot, the chariot unit will definitely not go on the attack. This time, only eighteen tanks were allocated to the 70th Division, and the Japanese could not afford to lose them. The attack below could only rely on artillery and infantry. After resting for a while, Jiro Yamane, who had recovered from his senses, formed two more infantry squadrons and attacked under the cover of artillery fire.

This time, there were no chariots to open the way in front, and the Japanese troops, who had experienced the fierce fire of the defenders, advanced more cautiously, and the straggler line was stretched very open, and 300 meters in front of the position, they bowed down and attacked little by little. The Japanese artillery bombardment still had an impact on the 2nd Battalion, which easily repelled the Japanese attack just now, but more than 20 soldiers of the 2nd Company were also killed and wounded under the Japanese artillery bombardment.

In the face of the Japanese attack, the second company was hidden in the trenches and bunkers under the Japanese artillery fire, the second company commander poked his head out of the bunker, just observed the situation of the Japanese army, a shell exploded not far away, the second company commander hurriedly retracted his head, still smashed by the blown up dirt on his face. The second company commander spit out the dirt in his mouth a few mouthfuls, and couldn't help but scold: "Grandma, if there wasn't an order, I would have let a few of your broken cannons go to the king of Hades." ”

After scolding, the commander of the second company said to the heralds beside him: "Send a message to a few platoon commanders, the attacking small Japanese skirmishers line is very open, and tell them to pay attention to the combat methods." The herald answered, turned and rushed to the trench ahead. In fact, there is no need for the second company commander to say more, several platoon commanders have sufficient combat experience, and they will understand what to do when they sweep the situation of the Japanese army.

When the Japanese troops slowly advanced to within one hundred and fifty meters, the order to open fire was passed down, and the soldiers who had already received the order opened fire one after another. Several heavy machine guns were used as suppressive firepower, and cross-fire was definitely done, and both the light machine gunner and the charge gunner used a single shot, and the accuracy was the shot. As for the fighters armed with semi-automatic rifles, they even aimed at the target before shooting, and with their marksmanship, there were very few empty guns within 150 meters.

The intensity of the gunfire on the position sounded a little sparser than the last time, but the power and effect did not diminish. Compared with them, the Japanese soldiers, who were known for their accurate marksmanship, were also very inferior, which created a situation in which the Japanese were completely suppressed in front of the position, and the casualties in the counter-fire continued to increase. Seeing that his soldiers could not have the upper hand in the counter-shooting, and the casualties were getting bigger and bigger, Jiro Yamane, who was in charge of the command, could only order a retreat again.

From morning to evening, the Japanese launched six attacks in a company, and the attacking troops were replaced by the 102nd Independent Infantry Brigade to the 103rd Independent Infantry Brigade. The defenders on the position were always the second battalion, but in the face of the Japanese attack, they had changed from the second company to the third company.

The regiment commander Wei Huang always observed the battle situation on the wall, and after a day of fighting, Wei Huang felt that the Japanese army's combat effectiveness was not good, and it was far less powerful than the main division of the Japanese army in the Battle of Changsha. With such an attack, there would be no problem for one regiment to hold Xinjiang Town for three to five days. It was getting dark, and the Japanese troops, who had been attacking for a day, stopped attacking, and the position was quiet.

Back at the regimental command post in the town, Wei Huang's first battalion commander, third battalion commander, heavy fire battalion commander, and artillery battalion commander all surrounded them, and looking at their expressions, Wei Huang knew why they came. Wei Huang glanced at a few people and said: "According to the order of the division, our regiment will hold until noon tomorrow, but the day is not conducive to retreat, I will ask the brigade seat, and our regiment will hold on until tomorrow night and then withdraw to Nanning."

If the brigade agrees, we will hold our ground for another day. Duan Yu, I'm afraid that your artillery battalion will not have a chance to open fire, and now that little Japan can't attack, it will be difficult for your artillery battalion to fire again, and it will be difficult to scare little Japan away. At night, the third battalion went out of the city, replacing the second battalion and holding out for another day. If the Japanese attack is too fierce tomorrow, it will be suppressed by the heavy firepower arranged on the wall, Dong Shan, your heavy firepower battalion is ready to suppress the Japanese attack at any time according to orders. ”

Among the several battalion commanders present, the third battalion commander Long Jun was the most excited, and tomorrow the troops would be able to do it with Little Japan, and he returned to the camp to explain to his subordinates. Dong Shan also had a chance to hit Little Japan, so he also had joy on his face, and the only ones with ugly faces were Duan Yu and Wei Yilin, the commander of the first battalion. Wei Huang also understood the thoughts of the two, and explained: "Don't worry, isn't this a battle that has just begun, some of the battles below have been fought, are you still afraid that you won't have a chance to go?"

Wei Huang's words made the two feel better, and several people left the regiment command post one after another, only Wei Yilin stayed. Wei Huang first sent a telegram to the brigade commander Li Changwu, and then said to Wei Yilin: "Yilin, this time a small Japanese 70th Division with little strength dares to attack Nanning, do you think they have a bad brain? These 20,000-strong second-rate divisions, I am afraid that as long as one of our brigades uses all our strength, we can defeat them, not to mention that there are two divisions and three brigades in Nanning this time. ”

Wei Huang's words are not to underestimate the enemy, you must know that there are nearly 10,000 people in the 462nd Brigade alone, and the weapons and equipment are beyond the reach of the 70th Division. It may be difficult to eat the 70th Division, but it is not difficult to defeat him. Wei Yilin replied: "Tuanza, didn't the brigade say when it assigned the task, this time we will first eat this 70th Division, and then go south to recover Qinzhou City, and completely drive little Japan into the sea." And luring the enemy deep is precisely to eat this 70th Division. ”

Wei Huang nodded and said: "Yes, this time we have more than 20,000 people in the division, but all of them are dispatched, if we can't eat this seventy division, then we really don't have the face to go to see the military seat." Wei Yilin said: "Don't worry, Tuanza, all of our divisions will be dispatched, as long as the 210th Division can cut off the retreat of the Japanese army in time, this 70th Division will definitely not be able to run!"

The next day, the Japanese army was still covering the infantry with artillery fire, and launched attacks on Xinjiang Town again and again. The officers and men of the 3rd Battalion on the position outside the town responded calmly, repelled several Japanese attacks, and once again annihilated hundreds of enemies. The Japanese still did not even break through the positions outside the town. The two days of attacking without progress made the division commander, Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida, couldn't help but be angry.

Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida called Major General Notomi Shotoku to the division headquarters and reprimanded him, and ordered him to capture this Xinjiang town tomorrow. After scolding the dog, Major General Nofuchangde returned to the unit and also called several of his captains over to scold. After scolding, Major General Notomi Shotoku sat in the tent and couldn't help but worry for a while.

He personally observed the attack in the past two days, and several captains under him did their best, but the firepower of the defenders on the position was too fierce, and the individual quality of the soldiers was also very strong, and he couldn't attack it with all his might. After thinking about it for a long time, Major General Nofuchang prepared to use the tactic of using a sea of people tomorrow, even if he used a pile of people, he would also take down this town.

At night, the 879th Regiment, which had completed the task of blocking the enemy, quietly withdrew the whole regiment from Xinjiangzhen, but the Japanese troops on the opposite side did not notice the evacuation of the 879th Regiment at all. In the second half of the night, the 879th Regiment arrived at the defensive position of the 462nd Brigade, and after praising the performance of the 879th Regiment, brigade commander Li Changwu arranged for the 879th Regiment to rest behind the position.

The 211th Division defended Nanning City with the Hujiang River outside Nanning City as the main line of defense. As a natural barrier in the south of Nanning City, Hujiang River can be said to be the southern moat of Nanning. Wang Haitao's order to the 211th Division was to defend the north bank of the Hujiang River and never let a single soldier of the Japanese army cross the Hujiang River. The 31st Army on the north bank of the Hujiang River had already built a large number of fortifications, and after the 211th Division took over, it strengthened and improved its positions.

The 462nd Brigade of the 211th Division was deployed in the eastern part of the Hujiang River, and the 463rd Brigade was deployed in the western part of the Hujiang River. The whole division was lined up along the north bank of the Hu River, and the division's guard regiment was used as the general reserve to protect the division headquarters. Fifty self-propelled howitzers and artillery pieces of the division's heavy artillery regiment were also deployed at the center point to ensure that artillery fire could be used to support the troops along the river.

In order to prevent the Japanese army from sending planes to bomb it, Wang Haitao also deliberately transferred two regiments of the air defense artillery unit of the heavy artillery brigade and handed them over to Tang Longzai's command. Although Tang Longzai had just been promoted to the commander of the 91st Army, the time was too tight and he had not yet had time to reorganize his troops, so he, the commander, first temporarily took the post of commander of the 211th Division and sat outside Nanning to personally command the battle.

Wang Haitao was still very relieved about the combat effectiveness of the 211th Division, the opponent must be only a second-rate 70th Division, and the guard brigade and armored brigade in Nanning City were all there, as well as the 542nd and 543rd regiments of the 90th Division that were specially transferred into the city. Even if something happens, with the second brigade and the second regiment in hand, Wang Haitao can also deal with it calmly.