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Chapter 417: The Battle of Lanfeng Begins

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    At dawn on May 20, 1938, the early morning tranquility of Longhai Road was broken by the earth-shattering sound of artillery.

    According to the battle plan formulated before the war, the battle to encircle and annihilate the Doihara Division began immediately. At this time, all units had arrived at their scheduled positions. With an order from Xue Yue, the former enemy commander-in-chief, more than 100,000 Chinese troops attacked the 14th Japanese Army.  The division launched a fierce attack.

    The battle started relatively suddenly, and the Chinese army was relatively careful in its deployment before the war. It never showed a strong desire to fight, let alone the intention to annihilate the Doihara Division.

    Because of this, both Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in Zhengzhou City and frontline commander Xue Yue and others believed that this was a pleasant battle, and the outcome of the battle would be Doihara, the leader, and the 14th Division would be completely annihilated.  Finish.

    However, the attack did not go as smoothly as Xue Yue imagined. The Japanese army's reaction speed exceeded Xue Yue and others' imagination!

    After the Japanese army, which had been on the offensive, was awakened by the roar of cannons, they suddenly found that they were surrounded by Chinese troops. Two divisions on the left and three divisions on the right. There were more than a dozen divisions in total, and they seemed to be trapped all at once.  Entering the heart of the Chinese army, they were at a loss for a moment.

    In fact, Doihara and others thought well. They had indeed broken into the hearts of the national army. The hundreds of thousands of troops in the eastern Henan region were preparing to go to the Xuzhou area to rescue the fifth theater. Who would have thought that Doihara Kenji  I don't know which tendon was stretched, but he suddenly crossed the Yellow River and plunged in.

    This is like a very aggressive catfish being thrown into a large pond full of carp. The carp gate in the pond is suddenly blinded. Either the catfish will be killed or it will be killed by the catfish.  Get killed.

    If it were really a carp, maybe these guys would go their own ways and avoid this catfish.  But after all, Chairman Chiang is not a carp, and neither are the dozen divisions in eastern Henan, so they chose to kill Dofeihara.

    In a large courtyard in Xiaoli Village southwest of Yifeng, Doihara felt surprised and anxious at the same time. He received a telegram from the frontline troops half an hour ago and learned that he was blocked by the Chinese army and a large-scale  After the counterattack, I was a little surprised at first, then as the intelligence continued to be compiled, I felt a little incredible, and in the end I was a little panicked.

    Doihara glimpsed Xue Yue's intentions from the emergency reports. The Chinese army has a big appetite. They not only want to defeat his 14th Division, but also want to eat them in one bite.

    In fact, the Chinese army's counterattack did not exceed Doihara's expectations. He was not surprised by this. It was inevitable.

    Recalling that when he received the mission at the Second Army's temporary headquarters, Army Commander Lieutenant General Hisao Nishio narrowed his small eyes and stared at his face for a full minute before pointing to the map and saying to him: "Doihara-kun.  , you will lead your division to cross the Yellow River from Pucheng, first go to Heze, and then take the Longhai line directly. Stop the armies from Kaifeng and Zhengzhou from advancing eastward to reinforce Xuzhou."

    After saying that, Lieutenant General Nishio raised his head and stared at Doihara again.

    Nishio Juzo saw some doubts on Doihara's face. Doihara was not stupid. As an expert who has been engaged in military intelligence for decades, Doihara may have average ability in commanding operations, but his analysis of intelligence can be said to be excellent.  It's meticulous.

    Before coming, he had reviewed the current intelligence in North China and knew the layout of the Chinese army at this time. Hundreds of thousands of national troops gathered in eastern Henan. He led a division of troops to suddenly go south to really prevent the Chinese army from going east.  Entering Xuzhou instead of meat buns and beating dogs?

    Nishio Juzo is also a smart man, and he immediately saw through Doihara's intention. Although he himself was not very confident in this combat plan, and was even full of doubts like Doihara, but he thought that this plan was personally formulated by General Toiichi Terauchi.  , he knew he had no chance to refute.

    ¡°Then, Lieutenant General Nishio Hisao dropped the half-used pencil in his hand and slowly walked a few steps in the headquarters.

    Although orders in the Japanese army are always issued in one sentence, even if they know that the order is not appropriate, few people dare to raise objections. Therefore, even if Nishio Hiszo didn't say anything, Doihara Kenji did not dare to put one more  fart.

    But Doihara is Doihara after all. He is not comparable to ordinary army lieutenant generals or division commanders. As a rare intelligence expert in the Empire of Japan, Doihara's achievements in the intelligence field are admirable.

    Moreover, he has thousands of disciples, all of whom serve in the Empire's special high-tech departments or various secret agencies. Many of them have even reached the level of responsible persons. Even Nishio Juzo does not dare to offend Doihara casually, so some words still remain  It's best to speak clearly so as not to cause this personThe boss of the intelligence agency was dissatisfied.

    In view of this, Nishio Hisao immediately said: "Doihara-kun, I believe you already know the situation on the front line. This time the North China and Central China armies are advancing from the north to the south. The purpose is to increase the main strength of the 600,000 Chinese troops in Xuzhou to annihilate them.  , this is the strategic goal set by the base camp, and it is also the desperate choice of the Imperial Japanese Army. If we win, Z/N will no longer be able to compete with the Imperial Japanese Army, but if we lose, the consequences will be unpredictable."

    While speaking, Nishio Juzo has been walking back and forth in the headquarters, and Doi's principle is to keep his waist straight, his broad chest high, and his eyes moving with Nishio.

    This is a rule in the Japanese army. Even though Doihara is not afraid of Nishio, the regiment commander, the strict superior-subordinate system in the Japanese army still makes him habitually maintain this attitude and actions.

    "The base camp has played a big game this time, but it has insufficient troops! Therefore, the task of cutting off the Longhai Line can only be undertaken by your division alone. As long as your division can support the 100,000-strong army of Cheng Qian's troops in the first theater  Hold on, Zhongdao's 16th Division Rapid Column will assist you in time. Your operation is related to the overall situation of the Xuzhou Battle. Although it is risky, the significance is immeasurable, please."

    Nishio spoke sincerely. He looked at Doihara and even bowed his head in salute.

    "Hi! Our division is willing to go through fire and water, Commander, please rest assured." Doihara replied hurriedly.

    After finishing speaking, he also bowed his head to Xiwei in return to show respect.

    Back at the division headquarters, Doihara did not feel as heroic as when he received the mission.  Is there any way to let others be the commander of the army, but I am just the commander of the division.  The truth that the first level of officialdom can kill people is applicable to all countries!

    Doihara knew in his heart that if his 20,000 troops rushed into the midst of more than 100,000 Chinese troops, they would definitely be attacked.

    Although he has never been optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army, he knows that today's Chinese army is definitely not the Northeast Army seven years ago. Otherwise, how could the Isotani Division have suffered such a disaster in Taierzhuang.

    Doihara is not as arrogant as some Japanese generals. He is more like a cunning fox with extremely sensitive reactions. Even if he succeeds 100 times, he is still cautious.  He knew very well that one failure could ruin everything.

    So a few days ago, he knew that his unit had penetrated deep into the Chinese army's strongholds and might be heavily attacked by the Chinese army at any time. Therefore, he quietly ordered the commander of the Fengming Brigade to move closer to his division headquarters, fearing that he would be defeated one by one by the Chinese army.  .

    ¡°It¡¯s just that in the past few days, Doihara has always believed that although the Chinese army is interested in attacking their 14th Division, their goal may be limited to pushing them back to the north bank of the Yellow River, rather than annihilating them completely.

    Of course, Doihara prefers that the Chinese army does not have the strength to completely annihilate their divisions. After all, his 14th Division is a powerful Class A division, and its own strength is not weak. More importantly, in order to achieve  In order to block the strategic goal of blocking the Chinese army's eastward advance, the Second Army and the entire front army headquarters have strengthened their firepower.

    At this time, the artillery strength of the 14th Division was 1.5 times that of before. There were 35 75mm-caliber mountain guns and 22 field guns, far exceeding the total number of 36 guns in the general division.

    In addition, they also have more than 40 Type 92 infantry cannons and a large number of direct-fire artillery. The combined firepower is probably no worse than the artillery strength of the national army on the eastern Henan front line.

    What¡¯s more important is that they also have more than 300 tanks. Although they are mainly Type 94 and Type 95 tanks, they are not something that the Chinese army, which lacks anti-tank weapons, can contend with.

    Because of this, Doihara did not think that the Chinese army had the ability to eat them. However, according to the news coming back from the frontier battlefield, this was not the case at all. The Chinese army not only attacked much faster than he expected, but also went crazy.  It's also surprising. This clearly means that they want to devour their 14th Division in one go.

    For a moment, Doihara couldn't help but feel a little anxious!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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