War of Resistance

Chapter 663 Lanfeng War ([-])
"Okay, after this battle, we brothers, let's have a good drink." Liu Mantian agreed very readily, and he has that very straightforward personality.

Liu Manyian was not tall, and could even be said to be a head shorter than Zhang Tianhai, but that was compared to Zhang Tianhai, who was so big.

Well, the real height is about 1.7 meters.

But height does not limit his boldness, it is closely related to personal temper.

"Okay. Then it's settled." Zhang Tianhai said with a smile, "By the way, senior, how is the situation on the front line? Just now, the firepower of this little devil is not so fierce. If it is configured according to this level of firepower, it will be as good as it is." Logically speaking, it shouldn’t be so.”

Liu Mantian let out a long sigh and said, "Hey. It's just a matter of luck. After a whole night of fierce fighting yesterday, we were already exhausted, and the troops were almost unable to move. After daybreak, you little devil Then a hot air balloon was raised, and artillery was used to suppress the front troops of our brigade. Although our brigade was very brave in combat and fearless of death, it was constrained by the exhaustion of the troops and the suppression of enemy artillery fire. The casualties were very heavy... ..."

Seeing the depression on Liu Mantian's face, Zhang Tianhai had already guessed what the situation on the front line was like. The 70th Brigade could be said to be the number one ace unit of the No. [-] First Army.

The No.80 Seventh Division is Wang Jingjiu's original unit. During his tenure as army commander, he must give priority to personnel replenishment, equipment replenishment, and combat training.

And Shen Fazao, as the commander of the No.80 Seventh Division, is also Wang Jingjiu's number one confidant, and was promoted from the [-]th Brigade, so he must take good care of the old troops in many aspects.

As a result, the 70th Brigade naturally belonged to the most elite brigade-level unit in the No. [-] First Army.

Looking at the construction of most of the troops, they first establish a troop that can play a demonstration role, and even carry a banner in terms of combat effectiveness, and then use this troop to drive the construction of other troops.

Even the great reform and opening up made use of these principles—let some people get rich first, and then drive common prosperity.

The same is true for troops starting from scratch.

Since it is a brigade-level unit with the strongest combat effectiveness in the No.70 First Army, and it has encountered such a predicament, it can be seen how fierce the Japanese artillery fire was during the day.

Although the size of the first regiment directly under the third theater is about the same as that of a brigade-level force, in terms of front-line combatants, it is not as many as a brigade-level force after all.

Compared with other regiment-level troops, the first regiment directly under the third theater has one more battalion, and the battalion-level troops have a larger number of troops. More importantly, the support directly under this regiment More firepower.

That's all.

For Zhang Tianhai, could he not see his own strengths and weaknesses clearly enough?
As the saying goes, only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in all battles.

The [-]th Brigade has more combat soldiers than itself, and in terms of artillery fire, it is also supported by the artillery battalion directly under the military headquarters, and they also use the Seventy-Five Mountain Cannon.

In all aspects, Zhang Tianhai didn't think he was much better than the [-]th Brigade.

Don't forget, the predecessor of the [-]th Brigade was also the German Armed Forces!

Although the large army was almost completely lost in Nanjing, it did not fall behind in terms of the quality of the middle and high-level officers.

Zhang Tianhai didn't underestimate himself, he had to understand clearly!

"Besides this, is there anything else?" Zhang Tianhai asked again.

"No, there are only two points in total: first, our brigade troops are exhausted; second, the enemy artillery fire is very fierce." Liu Mantian said, "By the way, your army is a new force, and your regiment now has an artillery battalion. , coupled with the artillery battalion of the military department, the firepower has also been strengthened, I hope you can smoothly take down the people in one fell swoop!"

As he said that, Liu Mantian patted Zhang Tianhai's shoulder heavily, as if he had placed infinite hope in it.

"Thank you senior." Zhang Tianhai held Liu Manyian's hand and said solemnly, "We'll have a drink together after this battle."

"Okay! Waiting for your triumphant return!" Liu Manyian said in a deep voice.

……

Soon after, under Zhang Tianhai's arrangement and command, the first regiment directly under the third theater launched a fierce artillery attack on the people and villages defended by the Japanese army.

At the same time, Li Chunfei's [-]st Battalion also launched a fierce offensive against people.

……

Morita Kazumi is the captain of the garrison Renhezhuang, and the captain of the second battalion of the Japanese Army Wing.

As for the garrison and the village, he originally came here with the will to die. After all, he is not an army blind. Surrounding them.

It is very likely that the reinforcements of the head of the division will not come so soon. After all, they have already fought with the Chinese army that invaded their rear. If the No.20 Eighth Brigade wants to retreat, it must be on the periphery A huge hole was opened in the position!

And the No.14 Seventh Brigade led by Doihara Kenji, the head of the No.20 Division, was in a fight. Which unit was it?

That's right, it is the North Route Army under Sun Tongxuan's Third Army and Shang Zhen's No.20 Army. They received orders to cut off the retreat route of the Japanese army in the north and let the main force of the Central Army on the front lines of Lanfeng and Kaifeng The troops wiped out the main force of the No.14 Division of the Japanese Army, and then went north to wipe out the headquarters of the No.14 Division of the Japanese Army!
This battle plan was simply formulated by a genius, but there were some problems in execution.

If Lanfeng is not lost, and Dangshan outside Lanfeng is not lost, the opportunity of the national army will come - but the prerequisite is that if two are not lost, there must be at least one!
Zhang Tianhai wanted to keep Lan Feng. As long as Lan Feng was not lost, the Sakai Detachment of the No. 14 Division of the Japanese Army might be doomed.

OK, back to the topic.

Morita Kazumi has led the troops to garrison here for a whole day. Although the national army's offensive is fierce, judging from the current situation of the second brigade, the casualties are not too large.

If it is an offensive battle, more than half of the casualties will be a huge problem.

But this is a defensive battle. Even if more than half of them are killed or injured, they still have enough troops to defend the main points of people and villages.

As long as he defends until dark, he will be victorious—at that time, he can follow the main force of the brigade to retreat.

Don't forget, the current Sakai detachment has strengthened three artillery wings on the basis of the Sakai brigade, and the tank squadron is so fierce.

Although the infantry has suffered heavy losses, the elite artillery and tank squadrons are still there, and the strong penetration ability of the Sakai Detachment is still there!

In Morita Kazumi's view, the cavalry regiment directly under the division has also gone south at this stage. As long as the cavalry regiment can hold the rear wing of the Chinese army, the Sakai detachment composed of the No. 20 Eighth Brigade as the backbone will definitely be able to Break through the defense line of the Chinese army!

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