Kaocheng fell, and Lanfeng was the first to bear the brunt.
The troops of the 27th Army were stationed near Kaifeng, and with Dai Minquan Division as the garrison, they tried their best to defend Lanfeng.
However, what shocked everyone was that after the Japanese army took Kaocheng, they only rested for one night. Under the command of Takashi Sakai, the commander of the 28th Brigade, the Japanese army headed straight for Lanfeng. !
At the same time, the headquarters of the National Army’s First Theater Command finally received information from the rear——
Zhengzhou, Headquarters of the First Theater Command.
Compared with the old site in Kaifeng, this place is much older: after all, the old site is more glorious. After all, this is a temporary move here, and Kaifeng was originally prepared for development, so it is naturally different.
The headquarters' operations hall is almost twice the size of the operations hall in Kaifeng, but it is not crowded.
It can only be said that the war room in Kaifeng is much larger.
"Junzuo, accurate military intelligence came from the rear. The unit that captured Kao City and directed its troops at Lanfeng was part of Kenji Doihara's 14th Division. To be precise, it was a brigade. It's just that the department has strengthened two heavy artillery regiments, and the artillery regiment of the 14th Division has also been strengthened there." An adjutant walked up to Cheng Qian with a telegram and reported.
After getting the telegram, Cheng Qian took a cursory glance at the translation on the telegram, then crumpled the note in his hand into a ball and held it together heavily: "A mere brigade has strengthened three artillery units. Alliance, you dare to come and stroke the tiger’s beard in my first theater? These little devils are too rampant!"
Before anyone could say anything, Cheng Qian punched the map on the wall and said harshly: "This enemy army that is so arrogant and dares to go deep alone must be annihilated in the Lanfeng area!"
After Chief Cheng Qian removed his hand from the map, everyone discovered that the place where Chief Cheng had landed his fist was Lan Feng.
"Yes! Sir!!" Everyone immediately stood at attention and saluted and responded, with murderous intent.
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Naturally, Cheng Qian's decision was not just a matter of words. The senior staff of the Chief's Department immediately began to plan a battle plan.
Cheng Qian, of course, also participated in the formulation of the battle plan.
Soon after, Cheng Qian picked up a draft and announced: "The purpose of the Lanfeng Operation is to annihilate the Doihara Division of the 14th Japanese Division that protrudes from the eastern defense line on the Lanfeng and Minquan front lines. It is now drafted The combat plan is as follows:
In addition to commanding the 64th Army under his command, Li Hanhun, commander of the 29th Army Corps, also had the 74th Army under his command during the reign of Tian Yu Ji. They formed the East Route Army and advanced westward from Guide (Shangqiu);
At the same time, Gui Yongqing, commander of the 27th Army garrisoning Lanfeng, was ordered to command Song Xilian's 71st Army to march eastward from Lanfeng;
Order Sun Tongxuan's Third Army Headquarters and Shang Zhen's Twentieth Army Headquarters to form the Northern Route Army to cut off the retreat of the Japanese army to the north bank of the Yellow River near Dingtao, Heze, Dongming, and Kaocheng (now Guyang, northeast of Lankao) path!
At the same time, Huang Jie, commander of the Eighth Army, was ordered to command the Eighth Army under his command, the 187th Division of Guo Chan's 94th Army, and the 24th Division of Gui Yongqing's 27th Army. Stand firm at Dangshan and Guide to stop the Japanese troops from advancing westward along the Longhai Road from Xuzhou. They are not allowed to abandon their positions without receiving orders! "
Cheng Qian recited a lot of combat orders eloquently, which also meant that the plan to annihilate part of the Japanese 14th Division under Kenji Doihara in Lanfeng was already in execution!
It didn't take long for the combat plan from the First Theater Area Commander's Headquarters to begin to be distributed to all armies.
Similarly, this order also passed through the subordinates of the 71st Army to the regiment headquarters of the First Regiment directly under the Third Theater Zone.
"Commander, now that the order from the theater commander's headquarters has been issued, why do you still look a little unhappy?" Adjutant Wang Liang asked Zhang Tianhai cautiously.
Indeed, Zhang Tianhai was in a bad mood - because the command of the army was about to fall into the hands of the idiot Gui Yongqing.
Even if the 71st Army is capable of fighting, can it really be that easy to save Lan Feng from defeat?
It is said that you are timid when you are close to home, but if something you are afraid of is about to happen, it is impossible to say that you are not nervous!
The third theater is directly under the headquarters of the first regiment, and they are all ready for a deadly battle. The rest depends on God's will: After all, everything depends on people and God!
"Wang Liang, if you were in my position, maybe you would be able to understand me." Zhang Tianhai said with a smile.
Wang Liang also smiled and said: "Shouldn't we just keep fighting? The worst we can do is risk our lives. In the past, it seems that the group members have never been so nervous. Now that we have made it in person, we are just a group. , coupled with the fact that its reinforced troops are only more than 20,000 people, this is not your style..."
"Sometimes, I am afraid not only because of the strength of the enemy, but also because of my teammates." Zhang Tianhai smiled and said, "If you are not afraid of the same opponents, you are afraid of teammates who are like pigs."
"Aren't you afraid of opponents who are like gods, but are you afraid of teammates who are like pigs? Tuan Zuo's words are really insightful." Wang Liang praised, then changed the subject and said: "But Tuan Zuo, you also There is no need to worry, now we are all working together as one, even though we only have 4,000 people, if we really want to do something, we can do it."
The implication of Wang Liang's words is very clear. It is probably that as long as you give the order, the commander, the entire regiment of more than 4,000 people will surround you to carry out your order!
Zhang Tianhai patted Wang Liang on the shoulder and said: "I probably understand what you mean. Don't worry, if this moment really comes, I will take everyone with me. It is the fate of our soldiers to be shrouded in horse leather." .”
As he spoke, Zhang Tianhai's fists clenched slightly. This last sentence seemed more like what he said to himself.
"Understood. Group seat!" Wang Liang responded.
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This day was the early morning of May 22nd in the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China.
The twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China, that is, 1938.
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This day is destined to be extraordinary. For the battlefield in eastern Henan, it is almost a fight.
With their extremely fierce firepower, the Japanese army successively attacked Hongmiao, Yifeng, Neihuangji, Ximaoguzhai and other places outside Lanfeng within one day.
The Japanese army can have such strong confidence. In addition to the fact that the 28th Brigade has a very strong combat effectiveness, and it is even stronger with the reinforcement of several artillery regiments, more importantly, the division commander Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara has arrived at Kaocheng with reinforcements from the 27th Brigade, which means that they have stronger backing!
This is the most fundamental confidence in Major General Takashi Sakai's heart, and it also supports his confidence to provoke the main force of the hundreds of thousands of troops of the national army - just kidding, the division commander of the fifth division has done it with half a division against him Why couldn't Takashi Sakai accomplish the feat of China's 200,000-strong army?
For Takashi Sakai, this is definitely an excellent opportunity to make meritorious service, and it is also an excellent opportunity for him to be promoted to lieutenant general and division commander. He wants to use his strength to tell the people in the military that on the battlefield against China, there are still There is a figure like him, Takashi Sakai, and he is a figure with a very impressive record!
Yifeng, the former enemy headquarters of the 28th Japanese Brigade.
At this time, Major General Takashi Sakai, commander of the 28th Brigade of the Japanese Army, was listening to the songs sung by Japanese singers on the gramophone, and he was whistling constantly - he was not in a generally good mood. ah……
There are frequent good news ahead. Almost all the villages on both sides of Longhai Road have been occupied by his troops. The very important first link in the plan has been completed, so the next step is Lanfeng County!
In Sakai Takashi's view, Lan Feng was like a girl who had been peeled off and covered in red fruits, waiting for his ravage.
Thinking about it, a smile appeared on Sakai Takashi's face full of flesh.
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PS: The first update is here!
