There were two before and after the First Group Army, one was expanded from the 29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army originally stationed in the Pingjin Yicha area after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War after the July 7 Incident, and the commander-in-chief of the group was Song Zheyuan.

At that time, the units under the jurisdiction of the First Group Army included the 59th Army under the command of Zhang Zizhong, the 77th Army under the command of Feng Zhi'an, and the 68th Army under the command of Liu Ruming.

It is worth mentioning that during the War of Resistance Against Japan, the contribution made by this unit in the War of Resistance against Japan was also very huge!

In the Lugou Bridge Incident, the 2129th Regiment of Ji Xingwen of the 110th Brigade of the 37th Division stationed in Wanping, and Tong Linge, Zhao Dengyu and others who subsequently sacrificed their lives for the country all belonged to this unit.

Later, the group army retreated to Henan, and then came under the command and jurisdiction of the Fifth Theater and was stationed at the back of Yixing Province, and then later, the First Group Army was ordered to be rectified into the 33rd Group Army, and the commander-in-chief of the group was Zhang Zizhong.

The other is the current unit of the Dian army faction.

The 60th Army of the National Revolution, commanded by Lu Han, was expanded into the First Group Army, under the jurisdiction of the 60th Army commanded by An Enpu and the 58th Army commanded by Sun Du.

The army was subordinate to the battle sequence of the Ninth Theater, and in the Battle of Changsha, the First Group Army was ordered to garrison the first-line positions of Jing'an, Zhangjiashan, Maxia, and Huibu west of Fengxin.

The commander of the army was Lu Han at this time, and the entire First Army was under the command of Luo Zhuoying, the commander-in-chief of the former enemy.

At this time, the two armies under the jurisdiction of the entire First Army, plus the 19th Group Army, were ordered to be stationed, and the 32nd Army and the 49th Army under their jurisdiction were stationed at Lianhua Mountain, Maxingshan and the right bank of the Jinjiang River.

It stands to reason that with these two group armies stationed here, the position can be said to be impregnable.

No matter how many Japanese troops come, they can ensure that the position is safe and secure.

In fact, all the officers on the entire position, including ordinary soldiers, thought so, after all, they had two army groups here, and the Japanese army only had the 106th division to attack, and only one division and regiment could break through the defense of their entire army?

That's what everybody thinks!

Even the commander of the First Army, Lu Han!

However, the course of the battle was not as smooth as they imagined, and when China and Japan came into contact, the battle situation and the results of the battle were also greatly surprising to Lu Han.

Of course, that's all for later.

At this time, the 106th Division of the Japanese Army, under the leadership of the division commander Junrokuro Matsuura, had already arrived in the area of Fengxin, and as soon as it arrived in Fengxin, the 106th Division had already opened up the battle formation.

As one of the three lines of the Japanese army, the army led by Junrokuro Matsuura was only a feint force, and his task was only to clear the defenders on the periphery and facilitate the breakthrough of the core troops in the middle into Changsha.

Therefore, after they arrived in Fengxin, Matsuura Junrokuro immediately sent a telegram to the headquarters in Xianning, asking about the next battle plan.

After receiving this telegram, Okamura Ningji, who was far away in Xianning, did not hesitate at all, and directly ordered the 106th Division to immediately attack the defenders.

And the start of the Fengxin Battle also marks the real beginning of the Battle of Changsha!

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Fengxin is located in the northern Jiangxi region, the geographical location is not very important, but it is a gateway for the Japanese army to rush into the three provinces, after breaking through, if it is not blocked, the little devil can drive straight in.

Therefore, the Fengxin area is the first line of defense against the Japanese army on the part of the defenders!

In the face of this first line of defense, the commander of the 106th Division, Junrokuro Matsuura, was not afraid, but seemed full of ambition.

He put down his binoculars, showed a look of understanding in his eyes, turned his head to the officers on the left and right, and said, "Gentlemen, the defense line of the Chinese army, in your opinion, can it be broken?" ”

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, give me an hour, and I will definitely be able to break through the defense line of the Chinese Army!"

As soon as Junrokuro Matsuura's words fell, an officer stood up and said with disdain on his face.

Hearing this, Junrokuro Matsuura shook his head and smiled, and said lightly: "Don't talk big, although the coming of the big war needs to improve morale, but such exaggerated words are still a little impetuous!" So be it...... I will give you half a day, in addition to your own brigade, I will also grant you all the artillery wings of the division and the corresponding troops to assist you, hoping that you can break through the Fengxin defense line as soon as possible and reach the Gao'an area! ”

"This is only the first line of defense we have encountered, and there are several lines of defense stationed in the back, if we don't clean it up, we will inevitably fall into a difficult war of attrition, right...... Zhidu-kun, your task is very difficult! ”

"Hey! Thank you for your teachings, your subordinates will definitely keep it in mind! Hearing this, this officer, who is the brigade commander of the 111th Infantry Brigade, hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said in a deep voice.

It's just that on his face, there is a look of disdain.

It was clear that he did not listen to Junrokuro Matsuura's words.

The 106th Division is not a first-class division of the Japanese army, he is only a second-class special division under the jurisdiction of the 11th Army of the Japanese army, with more than 16,000 standing soldiers, because in the battle of Wanjialing, it was surrounded by General Xue Yue and almost annihilated, which caused heavy losses to the 106th Division.

After Matsuura Junrokuro desperately broke through and returned, he was also replenished with some soldiers, and now there are about 14,000 soldiers, after a period of recuperation, the division has been repaired, so it will be sent to this battle of Changsha.

Originally, any unit that suffered the kind of devastating blow before, I think it should be low-key in the future, and it should be more cautious at worst, and eat a trench and grow wise, but the 106th Division is obviously not like this!

After experiencing the Wanjialing fiasco, the 106th Division seemed to be healed and forgot the pain after the scars were recuperated, and they became arrogant again!

The two infantry brigades under the jurisdiction of the division, namely the 111th Brigade and the 136th Brigade, are not very powerful in combat, but they are not bad, but their brigade commanders are very arrogant.

The preface branch even threatened to capture Fengxin within an hour, which is simply arrogant!

But the preface branch does not think so, in his opinion, although the number of the other party is large, but the equipment is poor, and the combat effectiveness is also low, with the elite of the empire in his hands, it should be simple to capture this position.

That's why he's so arrogant.

Because of the foreword branch, the disdain in his eyes was not noticed by Matsuura Junrokuro, but after hearing the other party's words, Matsuura Junrokuro thought that the preface branch had listened to his opinion and was very satisfied.

With a direct wave of his hand, he let the foreword branch lead his troops to attack the defender position in front of him!

(End of chapter)