War of Resistance

Chapter 708 The Siege of Lanfeng ([-])

The No.70 First Army is an elite force, but the No.70 Fourth Army can't be said to be a good stubble.

To be more precise, the troops of the No.70 Fourth Army are more capable of fighting than the No.70 First Army, and the veterans are the ones who beat them!

Think about it, the No.70 Fourth Army almost broke through nearly 8000 troops during the defense of Nanjing.

But what about the No.70 army?

本来这No.70一军是下辖一个No.80七师的，可这No.80七师在南京受创颇重，突围出来的兵员绝不超三千之数；而后面加入的No.70一军战斗序列的No.80八师呢？

Speaking of the No.80 Eighth Division in history, most of the images that flashed in everyone's minds were Sun Yuanliang, Long Muhan and others.

But don’t forget that the No.80 Eighth Division also includes anti-Japanese heroes such as Huang Meixing, Zhu Chi, Gao Zhisong, etc.!

No.80 Eighth Division, one of the three most elite German weapons in China, except for the division commander Sun Yuanliang, all died in Nanjing!
If this were not the case, how could the No. 80 Eighth Division's combat effectiveness be so difficult to recover?
What can be said is that the current No.70 First Army was reorganized and restored with the more than 2000 people brought out by Wang Jingjiu from Nanjing 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 No. 70 Fourth Army, which has a large number of capable troops and also has the strong support of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government?

It can be said that the current No.70 Fourth Army is fighting the toughest battle!
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In a private house near Sanyi Village, an antenna protruded from the roof in the dark night.

Under the dark night, even the colorless wind seemed to be dyed, blowing slowly.

No one would have thought that the headquarters of the No.70 Fourth Army was located so close to the front!

Don't forget, this place is within the range of the Japanese artillery fire!

The guns were rumbling ahead, and the momentum of No.70's Fourth Army's attack was still unabated, but Yu Jishi's face still didn't look very good.

"What's the situation on the front line now?" Yu Jishi asked the adjutant beside him.

The adjutant paid a military salute, and then reported loudly: "Report to the military seat, the commander of the first division, Wang Yaowu, is leading the troops to attack Sanyi Village, and now the commander of the Eighth Division, Feng Shengfa, is leading the troops to outflank the Sanyi Village. Get angry. By the way, military seat, according to the observation of the frontline troops, there seems to be a new situation in the No.60 Fourth Army!"

"Oh? No. 60 Fourth Army? Isn't that the Guangdong Army's Li Hanhun's unit? Let's talk about the situation!" Yu Jishi said bluntly.

"Yes, military seat. According to the report from the front observation post, two hours ago, a central army unit began to attack the south of Lanfeng. The artillery fire accompanying the army's attack was very fierce. It may be Chief Song Xilian's No.70 Army!" The adjutant reported loudly.

"The No. 70 First Army is going to join the No. 60 Fourth Army? This is not quite right. Logically speaking, if the south breaks through first, the first achievement is still the No. 60 Fourth Army, but this Didn't he rush to grab credit? It's not like Song Xilian's style to spend so much effort on losing money..." Yu Jishi analyzed to himself.

"Army seat, shall we ask about the situation of No.70 First Army and No.60 Fourth Army?" the adjutant asked.

Yu Jishi waved his hand and said, "No need, the enemy army in front of us has not yet been dealt with, and it will be dawn in two hours, if we haven't broken through the 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 movements there. If there is any new situation in the No. 70 First Army and No. 60 Fourth Army, report it to the military immediately! At the same time, Immediately call Master Wang Yaowu Wang and ask him to work harder and break through Sanyi Village as soon as possible!"

"Yes! Military seat!" The adjutant responded.

But within 10 minutes, the adjutant came back with a telegram in his hand.

"Military seat, Commander Wang Yaowu Wang has returned the telegram." Perhaps because the content on the telegram was too frustrating, the adjutant did not dare to report it directly, but handed it to Yu Jishi.

Yu Jishi just glanced at the adjutant's expression, and probably guessed seven points in his heart.

Yu Jishi opened the above content, and saw that it probably read: Sanyi Village is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the troops have suffered heavy casualties, and asked the commander if he could give some artillery support.

After seeing the above content, Yu Jishi did not get angry, but frowned, because he knew that Wang Yaowu, a man from Shandong, is not the kind of person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. If he said that, he must have encountered certain difficulties up.

As for the artillery support, the No. 70 Fourth Army's artillery has all been pulled to the front line, and the shells are almost exhausted. Still supporting?That is impossible.

After thinking about it, Yu Jishi didn't say anything, but gently put down the telegram in his hand.

For the national army on the outskirts, what they received was almost a death order from their superiors, so they fought very hard.

But for the Japanese army, this battle was also very difficult.

In fact, if Zhang Tianhai, a German weapon strengthening regiment, hadn't appeared out of nowhere and squeezed out a lot of their combat troops, otherwise they wouldn't be as difficult as they are now.

It should be noted that the situation of more than 3000 troops is very different from that of less than 3000 troops.

For example, Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara, the head of the No.14 Division, felt very troubled—why?It's not because of the shortage of combat troops that the current front defense is stretched.

However, Lieutenant General Doihara Xian'er deployed a considerable part of his troops in Sanyi Village, a village not far from Lanfeng County.

Doihara Xianer is very clear: If Sanyi Village, which exists like a satellite city, falls, then Lanfeng will be a dead city!Facing the heavy siege of the national army and the dead city that cannot be rescued!

If Kenji Doihara had not deployed such a strong 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 most elite troops left in the No.14 Division!
As for the Lanfeng station, and the Japanese army in the outer positions of Sanyizhai, they are not the most elite troops of the Japanese army. Come to delay the pace of the continuous offensive of the national army!

The point is, it must be exhausted until now is the arrival of reinforcements all the way on the Longhai Line!
The former security headquarters of Lanfeng County.

This used to be the garrison of the first regiment headquarters directly under the third war zone, and it was also the headquarters of the No.20 Seventh Army, but now it is the division headquarters of the No.14 Division of the Japanese Army!
At this time, the head of the division, Kenji Doihara, didn't seem to be in a very good mood. This was his third night of staying up all night—staying up all night, which is quite bad for a middle-aged man's body.

Especially now, the enemy's attack is so fierce, not only makes him unable to sleep peacefully and has to stay up all night, but more importantly, the situation is getting worse and worse now!
"Reporting to the commander of the division, our army has been attacked by the Chinese army on the outskirts of the south, and now the army is almost unable to hold on. It is about to die and wounded, and all of them are 'broken'..." No.20 Seventh Brigade Major General Yu, the head of the brigade, walked up to Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara and said that he also seemed to be in a bad mood...

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PS: The second update is here!

Sorry for making everyone wait a while~
I will continue to save some manuscripts and strive for more updates, hehe.Everyone go to bed first, good night~
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