At 10 o'clock in the morning of the 18th, while the defenders of Kunlun Pass continued to resist stubbornly, while the Japanese 16th Division and other troops launched an attack, the Japanese Navy Special Marine Division, the 131st Division, and the troops of the Tuntun Mixed Brigade began to attack from Qinzhou, and these troops began to search for the troops of the 1st Brigade of the Rangers along the road from Qinzhou to Nanning.

The task given by Hashimoto to these Japanese troops was to sweep the Chinese troops from Qinzhou to Nanning and directly support the troops of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army in Nanning.

This means that if the troops of the 1st Ranger Brigade avoid fighting, these Japanese troops will directly reinforce the troops of the 5th Division in Nanning.

At 12 o'clock at noon, the 1st Ranger Brigade concentrated the 3rd Ranger Battalion, the Machine Gun Battalion, and the Mounted Artillery Battalion to strike at the 1st Special Marine Wing, the vanguard of the Japanese Navy Special Marine Division.

Because the follow-up reinforcements of the devil soldiers are very fast, if they don't evacuate in time, they will definitely be surrounded and annihilated.

The Japanese Navy Special Marine Division, the 131st Division, and the Tun Mixed Brigade marched towards Nanning, and after being attacked by the rangers, they began to shorten the distance between the vanguard and the main force, and at the same time they also sent cavalry units to conduct reconnaissance to prevent Chinese troops from approaching.

For a while, the troops of the 1st Ranger Brigade were temporarily unable to carry out operations, and Huang Yongsheng, the commander of the 1st Ranger Brigade who got the news, quickly gathered his troops, and at the same time he began to send a telegram to Sun Weiguo asking how to attack the Japanese troops.

At this time, the situation was very bad for Sun Weiguo, because at 11 o'clock in the morning, Maoling, the junction of the 3rd Honorary Division and the Security Division, was captured by the 33rd Wing of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army, and with the capture of Maoling by the 33rd Wing, this meant that the connection between the troops of the Security Division and the troops of the Honorary 3rd Division was completely cut off.

On this morning, the 16th Division of the Japanese Army and the Guards Division were like chicken blood, and their seven infantry wings took turns to attack the troops of the Honor 3rd Division and the Honor 4th Division.

Japanese bombers, tanks, and heavy artillery took turns to fight, and Pubei County soon became a ruin.

Sun Weiguo, who was in Yulin, had already begun to consider withdrawing his troops, because with the capture of Maoling by Japanese troops, the security division and the troops of the Honorary Third Division and the Honorary Fourth Division lost contact, which was very dangerous, and Sun Weiguo did not want to see the newly established unit of the Security Division being wiped out by the Japanese army.

"Commander-in-Chief Sun, I understand your difficulties, but please be sure to hold Pubei County before the Military Commission issues it, if your troops are evacuated now, these hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops are likely to immediately rush to Nanning, and the consequences will be unimaginable." I want to tell you the good news: The chairman of the National People's Congress has transferred all the planes of the second air force to the command of the Guilin camp, and we will have planes to support you, and I will immediately send planes to support your operations. ”

In the Yulin front-line command post, Sun Weiguo was holding the microphone, and Bai Chongxi's anxious voice began to come from the microphone.

After Maoling was captured by the Japanese troops, Sun Weiguo was ready to withdraw the troops of the Security Division, the Honorary Third Division, and the Honorary Fourth Division to the periphery of Yulin for defense, of course, although Sun Weiguo was the commander-in-chief of the 47th Group Army, but at present he was to accept the command of the Guilin camp, and if he wanted to withdraw the front-line troops back, he must get Bai Chongxi's consent.

Sun Weiguo sent a telegram to Bai Chongxi as soon as possible, he hoped that Bai Chongxi could agree to withdraw the troops, but Bai Chongxi called Sun Weiguo directly.

Bai Chongxi knew very well about the operations in the Pubei area of Qinzhou, and he knew that if Sun Weiguo withdrew these troops to the Yulin area, then the Japanese reinforcements would be able to calmly go north to support the troops of the Fifth Division, which Bai Chongxi did not want to see, so he personally called Sun Weiguo.

"Director Bai, at present, the security division, the honorary third division, and the honorary fourth division have suffered heavy casualties, they are stationed on the front line of Pubei, not only to face the onslaught of the three divisions of the Japanese army, but also to withstand the attack of the Japanese aviation, tanks, and heavy artillery, and now the junction of the security division and the honorary third division has been captured by the Japanese army, if I don't withdraw the troops, these three divisions are likely to be completely annihilated. If you don't let me withdraw my troops, it's okay to give me some reinforcements, otherwise I won't be able to resist the Japanese attack. ”

Sun Weiguo also began to complain bitterly into the microphone, these three divisions and troops were under great pressure against the three divisions and two tank brigades and one heavy artillery brigade of the Japanese army.

Bai Chongxi is not letting Sun Weiguo evacuate now, which makes Sun Weiguo a little angry in his stomach, after all, he is under a lot of pressure here.

"Commander-in-Chief Sun, Minister Chen and I have already begun to contact the Military Commission, and they will consider continuing to transfer your 47th Group Army troops to Guangxi to participate in the war, and I ask you to hold on no matter what. In this way, I will immediately transfer the past four Guangxi militia groups to you, and let them assist you in the battle, although their weapons and equipment are not very good, but they are still very determined to fight devils. Commander-in-Chief Sun, this counteroffensive is a matter of great importance, and I hope you will put the overall situation first. ”

Bai Chongxi also hurriedly softened his tone and said, he was worried that Sun Weiguo would suddenly issue an order to withdraw all the troops on the Pubei front.

"Director Bai, I can't wait for the order of the Military Commission, since you asked me to stick to the front line in Pubei, well, I will immediately transfer the troops of the Temporary Ninth Army to participate in the battle." Sun Weiguo said directly, and this time he didn't wait for Bai Chongxi to say anything, Sun Weiguo directly put down the microphone.

"Send a telegram to Yin Jinshan immediately, and let Yin Jinshan immediately lead the troops of the 201st Division and the new 11th Division to fight in Guangxi, and send a telegram to the troops of the Honorary Third Division, so that they can hold on for a period of time, and when the troops of the 201st Division and the new 11th Division arrive in Guangxi, they will be able to return to Guangdong immediately to rest and recuperate."

After Sun Weiguo ended the call with Bai Chongxi, he looked at Luo Hongyi, the senior staff member on the side, and he directly gave an order.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief." Luo Hongyi immediately saluted and said.

At one o'clock in the afternoon of December 18, 1939, Sun Weiguo began to transfer troops from the 201st Division of the Provisional Ninth Army and the newly formed 11th Division into Guangxi to fight, and at the same time, Sun Weiguo ordered the troops of the 1st Ranger Brigade to be deployed in the vicinity of Xiaodong Town and Changtan Town between Qinzhou and Nanning to prepare to block the Japanese Navy Special Marine Division.

At this time, the chief of staff of the 22nd Army of the Japanese Army, Wakamatsu Zhiichi, began to travel to Lingshan County by car, and he wanted to personally go to the front line to investigate.