So, at the order of Kenji Doihara, the commander of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army, the division of the 14th Division, which was equipped with a large number of firepower support troops, began to move south.

With infinite murderous intent!

On the south bank of the Yellow River, on the endless alluvial plain, a Japanese army with a large number of mechanized troops was advancing rapidly, galloping on this slightly loess plain, rolling up bursts of smoke and dust!

This Japanese army was not another unit, but the 14th Division of Kenji Doihara.

As filmed in those anti-Japanese TV series, this unit used motorized infantry to open the road, and then used trucks to pull the Japanese infantry forward.

More importantly, there is a cannon behind these trucks, many of which are heavy guns!

The truck's rear cabin was not all filled with Japanese soldiers, and they also carried many shells, which were heavy artillery shells and Qiwushan cannons!

As a unit that the North China Front Army wanted to use for assault and rapid combat, the 14th Division was equipped with heavy artillery and combat vehicles, so naturally there was no shortage of these trucks.

Many military trucks in the North China Front Army were directly assigned to the 14th Division, just for four words - soldiers are of great speed!

If so many trucks were not armed, how could the 14th Division of Dohihara Kenji was called a mechanized unit in history?

This kind of "mechanized force" may be somewhat different from the "mechanized force" defined by later generations, but in this era, this force is a veritable mechanized force without any moisture!

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The rapid advance of the Japanese army was obviously caught off guard by one of the 27th Army responsible for defending Kaocheng.

The war has already started to ignite in Kaocheng, not far from Lanfeng!

Kenji Doihara, who was in Heze, made another very bold absolute, that is, to lead the 27th Brigade to pounce directly on Inui Huangji, striving to win Lanfeng as soon as possible to seize the right-wing stage

Victory!

The person in charge of guarding Kaocheng was the troops of the 1st Brigade of the 8th Division, Ling Zhaoyao, the headquarters of the 27th Army. After all, the 24th Division, the number one main force of the 27th Army, has been ordered to be transferred to Dangshan to accept Huang Jie's command.

To fill the gap in troops that the 23rd Division of the Eighth Army suffered heavy losses when it was in Heze and was unable to participate in the war.

The remaining troops, the Second Brigade of the Eighth Division and the 45th Division of Dai Quanmin, followed the commander Gui Yongqing to defend Lanfeng.

Of course, Gui Yongqing was responsible for defending Lanfeng and transferred some troops outside the city to garrison. For example, a regiment of the Second Brigade of the Eighth Division was arranged in Neihuangji, like the Red Temple, Yifeng

These places are stationed by other troops of the Pre-Eighth Division.

But at present, the 45th Division, the most powerful force in Gui Yongqing's hands, is mainly placed in Lanfeng City, and a small number of troops are in Maoguzhai.

There is no way. Comrade Lao Gui has experienced the Nanjing Defense War. He knows the strength of these Japanese troops. With his previous teaching, the strong army's troops are no longer a match for the Japanese army, let alone now.

So, Gui Yongqing didn't have a division troops in his hands, so he naturally felt uneasy.

To be more precise, it’s not even at ease when sleeping!

...

The camera turns to Kaocheng.

Kaocheng, this is not a big city, on the contrary, it is a very small city.

I won’t say anything else, just a group of cavalry battalions can be stationed in just the right place. How big can the city be? No one believes it after saying this.

Therefore, the First Brigade of the Eighth Division did not place too many troops in the city, but instead provided one regiment in the city, while the other regiment and the team directly under the brigade headquarters supported outside the city.

After all, if the Japanese army comes, this place will be the first to bear the brunt.

As expected, just like the brigade commander Zheng Anzhi expected, the Japanese army came, and it was indeed a direct attack on Kaocheng!

"Swish~~~"

"Swish~~~"

"Swish~~~"

The Japanese artillery shells were as dazzling as the meteors that had streaked through the day, and also as densely as raindrops on the walls of Kaocheng. Unfortunately, the walls of Kaocheng were not as solid as those big cities, and were densely packed with heavy artillery in the Japanese army.

Under the bombing, it suddenly became shaky!

“Boom!!!”

“Boom!!!”

“Boom!!!”

...

Looking at these terrible scenes in the telescope mirror, Zheng Anzhi's fist couldn't help but squeeze it tightly.

It should be noted that the national army is not as well-equipped as the Japanese army, let alone a second-rate unit like the Eighth Division, it will be even more difficult to defend.

Like the 45th Division, the Eighth Division is composed of one of the 37th Army and one of the 39th Army. However, after Gui Yongqing took office, he quickly regained the combat effectiveness of the troops.

, the proportion of veterans was tilted to varying degrees towards the 24th Division and the 45th Division.

The 27th Army has only one army's strength and only so many resources. Some have more troops, while some have naturally reduced to varying degrees.

It is obvious that the troops of the Eighth Division belong to the latter. After experiencing the terrible battle of the Shanghai Battle and the Nanjing Defense War, a commander was already insecure.

Therefore, among the three divisions, the eighth division, which had the worst combat power, took on the most difficult task: guarding the outer positions of Lanfeng!

Like the 24th Division, although they were transferred to Dangshan to accept the command of Huang Jie, the commander of the Eighth Army, there were at least two troops there. No matter what, they would be able to take care of them.

But like the Eighth Division, the 8th Division is different. Kaifeng's troops are too far away, and Lanfeng's troops may not be able to support them. Therefore, the troops of the First Brigade of the Eighth Division can almost be said to be faced with their own strength.

The Japanese army is about to move south.

It is conceivable how much pressure the Eighth Division is!

Although Zheng Anzhi was a brigade commander, he was not ordinary helpless - he was quite helpless!

The city walls on the north side of Kaocheng were bombarded by Japanese artillery fire, like a string of long firecrackers exploding, densely packed.

At this time, nothing could be seen at the top of Kaocheng City, except for gunpowder, dust, and the fire emitted from the explosion.

Seeing this scene, can Zheng Anzhi still not know how powerful the enemy troops he is currently facing are?

This Japanese army is no less favorable than the Japanese army on the battlefield in the Songhu battlefield!

It is necessary to know how this unit of the 27th Army was formed - this unit was formed by the remnants of the 37th Army and the remnants of the 39th Army. Both of these troops are in Song.

The disabled people on the Shanghai battlefield then retreated directly from the Songhu battlefield to Luoyang for rest. Later, the 27th Army was formed, and Gui Yongqing, the former commander of the teaching corps, served as the commander!

Seeing the artillery fire on the top of Kaocheng City and looking at the dense Japanese troops outside Kaocheng City, Zheng Anzhi knew: The number of the First Regiment of the First Brigade of the Eighth Division will be gone from today.

This number will disappear forever and be in the long river of history.

Thinking of this, Zheng Anzhi's fist was clenched tighter, but the unwillingness in his heart turned into a drop of clear tears, slowly leaving behind from the corners of his eyes!

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Chapter completed!