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The government affairs team he liked arrived in Yongcheng, the construction of the coal chemical factory was planned and the military arrangement of the base was completed. Yang Tianfeng had already set off secretly at this time, and took an elite army of more than 500 people across the New Yellow River and headed to Zhengzhou.

On March 22, Yang Tianfengshang was on the road, and the Third Army Command held a pre-war preparatory meeting for a surprise attack on Kaifeng in Longhai Garden, Zhengzhou. Officers above the participating troops attended the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Commander Sun, and Commander Zhou Zunshi, the 20th Division, announced the decision to form the mixed division.

The main force of the mixed division is the 20th Division, which is under the jurisdiction of three infantry regiments (58th Regiment, 59th Regiment, and 60th Regiment), one battalion of artillery, engineers, one company of cavalry, and one company of communications. The units are the 62nd Regiment of the 21st Division and artillery, one battalion of engineers, one company of cavalry, and one company of communications battalion directly under the headquarters. The total force is about 12,000 people.

Zhou Zunshi, the commander of the 20th Division, was the commander of the combat command headquarters, Sun Zhengxun (Deputy Commander of the 20th Division), and He Guishi, the chief of staff, decided to attack at 4:00 a.m. on April 1.

Because our army is west of the New Yellow River, it dispatched a large army of more than 10,000 people. After crossing the river, it is still more than 60 miles away from Kaifeng. If the time is too tight, after research, it is initially decided to set off on the night of the 30th. After crossing the river, it is lurking in a village more than 40 miles away from Kaifeng. On the 31st day and night, the troops secretly entered the assembly area and stood on standby on the spot.

Although Shi Tongran had sent a telegram to inform Yang Tianfeng that he would lead his troops to aid, given that the various troops participating in the war generally had objections to the complete annihilation of the Japanese army and the restoration of Kaifeng, Sun Tongxuan had to make concessions. When attacking Kaifeng, all troops had to do their best to strive for the greatest outcome, but the attack time was limited to 14 hours. By 6 pm on April 2, if the enemy troops could not be completely wiped out, they would immediately start retreating and cross the river to seek peace while the night was in the middle of the night.

In fourteen hours, Sun Tongxuan felt hope was slim when he wanted to restore Kaifeng, a city at the provincial capital level. Although there were only more than a thousand Japanese troops stationed in the defense, Yang Tianfeng was rushing to help, with few people, but there were a batch of weapons and ammunition, which did not make Sun Tongxuan very optimistic. In his heart, he had almost given up the great goal of restoring Kaifeng, just to kill more enemies and achieve more results.

On March 25, Yang Tianfeng led his men to Zhengzhou and was warmly welcomed and treated by Sun Tongxuan and others.

It needs to determine the value. Putting aside this time of sending troops to help, Sun Tongxuan has realized the importance of Yang Tianfeng's arsenal. As a miscellaneous army, the supply of weapons and ammunition is naturally far less than that of those genuine direct descendants; military pay, food and fodder, and personnel replenishment also depends mostly on himself. The location of the Suzhou Special District north of the Yellow River is more suitable for recruiting young people in the occupied areas, raising materials, or smuggling.

Moreover, Yang Tianfeng's third sect now belongs to Sun Tongxuan's jurisdiction in name, but who knows if there will be other forces who will be interested in the development prospects of the third sect and are optimistic about Yang Tianfeng's ability and ability? Changing the jurisdiction is just a matter of a document above.

Sun Tongxuan was unable to stop Yang Tianfeng's mobilization, but she could establish good relations with Yang Tianfeng, continue to use Suzhou, a former base, and continue to obtain new weapons from Yang Tianfeng.

"Fourteen hours?" Yang Tianfeng was just ordinary about eating, drinking and having a banquet, but he was particularly concerned about attacking Kaifeng. He heard the entire military plan and couldn't help but frown.

"This is also a perfect plan in helplessness." Sun Tongxuan was also a little unwilling to give up, but achievements are of course important, but the safety of the troops is even more important. "More than 10,000 people are alone. If the time is delayed, the Japanese army will counterattack after receiving reinforcements. There will be planes bombing on the top, cannons and tanks on the bottom. Crossing the river during the day will inevitably lead to heavy casualties. Therefore, you can only use the night to cross the river to return."

Yes, this is indeed very dangerous. The Third Army's crossing tools are nothing more than large wooden boats, not large motorized ships. They transport 18,000 people, and the weapons and supplies are not too much for a night.

Yang Tianfeng smiled bitterly and said, "Commander-in-Chief Sun said that this battle is set to attack and penetrate into the enemy-occupied area. Naturally, it is necessary to advance quickly and retreat quickly. As for the larger goal, it can only be done to do its best."

"Just as long as Xingwu understands it." Sun Tongxuan sighed, "The Third Army - Alas, how difficult it is!"

Sun Tongxuan wanted to speak but stopped, but Yang Tianfeng knew in his heart that it was not because he was Han Fuju's old subordinate, but a miscellaneous brand. In the face of distrust, restrictions, differentiation and other means, Commander-in-Chief Sun was far less comfortable than himself!

However, from the history of the Anti-Japanese War, the miscellaneous army of the Third Army fought quite frequently and fiercely with the Japanese army. In addition to regularly taking turns to send a regiment of troops to Weishi, Qixian, Taikang and other places in Hedong, they also attacked Kaifeng and Zhengzhou wars. Although they were both victorious and defeated, they did their best. The 81st Division of the 12th Army won every battle in the eastern Henan guerrilla warfare in 1939 and received numerous awards. They also won the first place in the guerrilla warfare of the regular army in the year-end.

As for the upcoming campaign of attack on Kaifeng, the Third Army dared to cross the river and attack and open the important town occupied by the Japanese army. This courage is worthy of admiration.

"Commander-in-Chief Sun doesn't have to worry." Yang Tianfeng comforted tactfully: "Tianfeng will do his best to provide weapons and ammunition, and will never be interrupted by certain changes. Well, as long as the team that really fights the Japanese, Tianfeng will treat everyone equally."

The explanation of the latter sentence is a little pale and a little more obvious, but Sun Tongxuan understood it and felt relieved a lot in her heart. No matter who Yang Tianfeng's third column was assigned to in the future or where the war zone, weapons and ammunition will be supplied. Of course, this may cost some money. Even now, Yang Tianfeng has tried his best to ask for a price for the supply of arms, and Sun Tongxuan has also tried his best to satisfy it to maintain good cooperation between the two sides.

For example, three abandoned boilers and several old machines obtained from Luoyang Tao, the broken copper and iron collected from Zhengzhou and the Third Army Defense Zone, the bauxite from Pingdingshan, located in Yongcheng and the Shandong-Western Shandong recruited and distributed labor... It can be said that Yang Tianfeng reached out to ask for it everywhere, and in the eyes of others, no matter what is useful or useless, he would not refuse.

After seeing off Sun Tongxuan and others, Yang Tianfeng returned to the house and carefully looked through the documents and information left by Sun Tongxuan. Among them were the information of the Japanese army in Kaifeng, the attack action plan, etc.

It can be said that the information mastered by the Third Army was very detailed. Combined with the collected by the Military Control Commission, Yang Tianfeng had a deeper understanding of the situation of the Japanese army in Kaifeng.

The enemy across the river was the 35th Division of the Japanese Army, and the division commander was Lieutenant General of Maedashi Maeda. Maedashi was born in the artillery and was known as the "Flower of Artillery". After the "July 7 Incident", he led his troops to China and was assigned to the North China Front Army to fight. He once commanded heavy artillery to bombard the Chinese defenders' positions during the Xinkou battle in Shanxi. He not only opened up passages for the Japanese infantry, but also cooperated with the infantry to capture Taiyuan and other places. He was just promoted to Lieutenant General on March 9 this year.

Its headquarters is located at Henan University in Kaifeng, surrounded by power grids, and is heavily guarded. The Japanese army defending Kaifeng, including infantry, cavalry, artillery, chariots and other troops, were stationed in the city, Nanguan, station and other places. After reconnaissance, the Japanese army's forces, firepower equipment, and post stations in various parts of Kaifeng City have been clearly identified.

The so-called "knowing oneself and knowing one's enemy" and "no victory in a hundred battles" is of course a very favorable condition. Moreover, the Japanese army's fortifications in the city are not complete, either arrogant, or have short time, insufficient materials, or they believe in more ready-made fortifications in the city.

The ancient city wall of Kaifeng is eight meters high, five meters wide, and has a circumference of nearly thirty miles. The blue brick structure is indeed very strong and difficult to attack. Especially for the National Army, which lacks heavy weapons for attack, this may be one of the reasons why the Japanese army dared to leave only more than a thousand troops to guard it.

Historically, the Third Army was able to break through the city walls with less violent artillery fire. Although the casualties were large, it also showed that the Japanese army was completely unprepared for the sudden attack.

However, such a breakthrough was time-consuming and labor-intensive, allowing the Japanese army to draw other troops to reinforce, intercept and counterattack into the breakthrough and the assault troops in the city. During the repeated battles, both sides suffered considerable casualties, but in the end the Japanese army persisted.

In history, in the final battle report, the Third Army claimed that nearly 800 Japanese troops were killed and wounded, and squeezed out the water. Yang Tianfeng felt that it was basically certain that more than half of the Japanese army had lost.

There are five or six days left to launch an attack, and it is difficult to make a breakthrough in weapons. Yang Tianfeng thought hard, hoping to find the best solution in specific tactics.

In the city's tough attack, the defense side usually builds solid fortifications and various obstacles to delay the opponent, conducts reasonable deployment of troops and complete firepower systems. Due to familiarity with the terrain and sufficient preparation time, the defense side will even repeatedly test to eliminate the shooting dead ends of various weapons to the greatest extent; while the attacking side has to clear the obstacles without any cover, while carrying out enemy fire movements, step by step, and advance step by step, which is one of the main reasons for slow progress and major casualties.

The breakthrough is in a stalemate, and the enemy and us repeatedly charge, which should be condensed into the entire process of the Kaifeng attack. Why does this situation cause? One may be that the breakthrough is opened for a long time so that the enemy can mobilize in time; the other may be that the assault troops are insufficient, allowing the enemy to counterattack with the reserve troops, re-control the breakthrough, or fall into repeated competition.

In fact, many armies, even other field troops except the Fourth Field Army during the Liberation War, were prone to make mistakes. It was that after the breakthrough was opened, the number of assault troops entered was insufficient.
Chapter completed!