The 71st Army is an elite force, but the 74th Army cannot be said to be a good one.
To be more precise, the troops of the 74th Army are more capable than those of the 71st Army, and the ones who are better are the veterans!
Think about it, during the battle to defend Nanjing, the 74th Army almost broke through nearly 8,000 troops.
But what about the 71st Army?
Originally, the 71st Army was under the jurisdiction of the 87th Division, but the 87th Division suffered heavy losses in Nanjing, and the number of soldiers who broke out did not exceed 3,000; and the 71st Division joined later. What about the 88th Division in the Eleventh Army's order of battle?
Speaking of the 88th Division in history, most of the images that flash in everyone's mind are Sun Yuanliang, Long Muhan and others.
But don't forget, the 88th Division also consists of anti-Japanese heroes besides Huang Meixing, Zhu Chi, Gao Zhisong and so on!
Except for the division commander Sun Yuanliang, all of the 88th Division, one of the three most elite troops in China, died in Nanjing!
If not, why would the 88th Division's combat effectiveness be so difficult to recover?
What can be said is that the current 71st Army is reorganized and restored with the more than 2,000 people brought out from Nanjing by Wang Jingjiu as the old team, and with the strong support of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government.
However, how can this severely damaged unit compare with the 74th Army, which has a large number of capable people and is also strongly supported by the Nationalist Government's Military Commission?
What can be said is that the 74th Army is currently fighting the toughest battle!
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In a private house near Sanyi Village, an antenna stretched out from the roof in the dark.
Under the dark night, even the colorless wind seemed to be dyed with color, blowing slowly.
No one would have thought that the headquarters of the 74th Army would be located so close to the front!
Don’t forget, this is within the range of Japanese artillery fire!
The sound of artillery was rumbling in front, and the offensive momentum of the 74th Army was still unabated, but Yu Jishi's expression still didn't look good.
"What's the situation on the front line now?" Yu Jishi asked the adjutant beside him.
The adjutant gave a military salute and then reported loudly: "Reporting to the military seat, Commander Wang Yaowu of the 51st Division is leading his troops to storm Sanyi Village. Now Commander Feng Shengfa of the 58th Division is leading his troops to outflank Sanyi Village. We are already at war with the Japanese frontline troops. By the way, military seat, according to the observations of the frontline troops, there seems to be a new situation over there with the 64th Army!"
"Oh? The 64th Army? Isn't that Li Hanhun's unit of the Guangdong Army? Tell us what the situation is!" Yu Jishi said bluntly.
"Yes, military seat. According to the report from the forward observation post, two hours ago, a Central Army unit began to lead its troops to attack the south of Lanfeng. The artillery fire accompanying the troops' attack was very fierce, and according to front-line analysis, the unit was extremely likely to attack. It may be Commander Song Xilian's 71st Army!" the adjutant reported loudly.
"The 71st Army went to join the 64th Army in the fun? This is not quite right. Logically speaking, if the south had broken through first, the first contribution would still have been made by the 64th Army, but this Aren't you just trying to gain credit? It's not like Song Xilian's style to spend so much effort on a loss-making business..." Yu Jashi murmured to himself.
"Come to the military seat, should we ask about the situation with the 71st Army and the 64th Army?" the adjutant asked.
I saw Yu Jishi waved his hand and said: "No need, we haven't dealt with the enemy troops in front of us now. It will be dawn in two hours. If we haven't broken through Sanyi Village by then, we But it’s quite passive…”
Before the adjutant could speak, Yu Jishi added: "However, we still need to pay attention to the trends over there. If there are new situations with the 71st Army and the 64th Army, report them to the military headquarters immediately! At the same time, Call Commander Wang Yaowu immediately and ask him to work harder to break through Sanyi Village as soon as possible!"
"Yes! Military seat!" the adjutant responded.
But within ten minutes, the adjutant came back with a telegram in his hand.
"Military seat, Commander Wang Yaowu has called back." Perhaps because the contents of the telegram were too depressing, the adjutant did not dare to report it directly, but handed the contents to Yu Jishi.
Yu Jishi just glanced at the adjutant's expression, and he probably already guessed it.
Yu Jishi opened the above content and saw that it probably said: Sanyi Village is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The troops have suffered heavy casualties. I ask the commander if he can provide certain artillery support.
After reading the above content, Yu Jishi did not get angry, but frowned, because he knew that Wang Yaowu, a man from Shandong, was not someone who was greedy for life and afraid of death. If he said this, he must have encountered certain difficulties. .
As for the artillery support, all the artillery of the 74th Army has been moved to the front line, and the artillery shells are almost exhausted. Why are they still providing support? That is impossible.
After thinking about it, Yu Jashi didn't say anything, but gently put down the telegraph newspaper in his hand.
For the national troops on the periphery, they received almost fatal orders from their superiors, so they fought extremely hard.
But for the Japanese army, this battle was also very difficult.
In fact, if Zhang Tianhai hadn't suddenly appeared as a German weapon reinforcement regiment and reduced their combat troops, they wouldn't be in such difficulty as they are now.
It should be noted that the situation of having more than 3,000 troops and less than 3,000 troops is very different.
For example, Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara, the commander of the 14th Division, felt very troubled - why? It's not because of the shortage of combat troops that the front defense is currently stretched thin.
However, Lieutenant General Doihara Kenji still deployed a considerable part of his troops in Sanyi Village, a village not far from Lanfeng County.
Doihara Xian was very clear: if Sanyi Village, a village that existed like a satellite city, fell, then Lanfeng would be a dead city! Facing a heavy siege by the national army, the dead city cannot be rescued!
If Doihara Kenji hadn't deployed such a powerful force in Sanyi Village, Sanyi Village would have fallen long ago!
And the most important thing is that the Japanese troops staying in Sanyi Village and Lanfeng City are the only elite troops left in the 14th Division!
As for Lanfeng Station and the Japanese troops in positions outside Sanyi Village, they are not the most elite troops of the Japanese army. The reason is that they have adopted a general strategy of countermeasures to resist the war with the national army - using space to gain time and the strength of the peripheral defense line. To delay the continued offensive of the national army!
The key is that it must wait until now for the arrival of the reinforcements that have been marching all the way along the Longhai Line!
The original security headquarters of Lanfeng County.
This used to be the headquarters of the First Regiment directly under the Third War Zone, and it was also the military headquarters of the 27th Army, but now it is the headquarters of the Japanese 14th Division!
At this time, the division commander Doihara Kenji didn't seem to be in a good mood. This was already the third night that he had stayed up all night - staying up all night, all night long, was very bad for a middle-aged man's health.
Especially now, the enemy's attack was so fierce, not only that he could not sleep peacefully and had to stay up all night, but more importantly, the situation was getting worse and worse now!
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This used to be the headquarters of the First Regiment directly under the Third War Zone, and it was also the military headquarters of the 27th Army, but now it is the headquarters of the Japanese 14th Division!
At this time, the division commander Doihara Kenji didn't seem to be in a good mood. This was already the third night that he had stayed up all night - staying up all night, all night long, was very bad for a middle-aged man's health.
Especially now, the enemy's attack was so fierce, not only that he could not sleep peacefully and had to stay up all night, but more importantly, the situation was getting worse and worse now!
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