The 7 divisions of the 23rd Army were all Class B Divisions of the 6th Regiment of the Third Brigade, with a total of more than 9,000 people.

However, since leaving Sichuan at the end of 37, the divisions under the 27th Army fought bloody battles with the Japanese army, and the number of personnel was severely reduced. For example, the 145th Division and even the division commander General Rao Guohua have sacrificed their lives for the country.

Although some soldiers in Sichuan are children, the front line is long for thousands of miles. Without the assistance of the central government, it would be delusional to hike to the front line. People on earth know how President Chang is, so several armies belonging to the Sichuan Army have basically not been supplemented.

Before leaving for the Zhejiang-Fujian War Zone, the 23rd Army had only more than 10,000 people.

But then again, the 23rd Army of Tang Shizun is actually not the least powerful one.

The most exaggerated one is Yang Sen’s 27th Army, which has only 3,000 troops!

Yang Sen's 27th Army originally had only one 20th Army, which he himself served as the commander of the army, and had two divisions. After being crippled by the Hatan Detachment in Anqing, it was not supplemented.

So the 27th Army of Yang Sen was actually here to make up the numbers.

But now it is different. After the Tang Shizun 23rd Army, Yang Sen 27th Army, Deng Xihou 22nd Army and Wang Lingji 30th Army were transferred to the Zhejiang-Fujian War Zone sequence, Zhong Yi immediately began to transfer 300,000 strong men from Sichuan Province and Guizhou Province, and all of them were added to the four Sichuan Army Army and the 41st Army.

Now, whether it is Tang Shizun's 23rd Army or Yang Sen's 27th Army, they are already in full swing, and the troops of each division have recovered to nearly 10,000!

Not only has the troops recovered, but the equipment has also been greatly improved.

When the Sichuan Army first left Sichuan, it only equipped a small number of Hanyang-made or Mauser 98k rifles. Most of the Sichuan Army officers and soldiers used singles made by Sichuan Province.

The so-called single-handed rifle can only load one bullet. After the shot, you have to first pick out the shell and reload the bullet before you can shoot again.

Even such an original rifle cannot be used for one per person.

There are a considerable number of officers and soldiers, and they can even carry machetes.

However, now, nearly 300,000 Sichuan troops included in the Zhejiang-Fujian War Zone have all been replaced with Japanese equipment, such as the 38th large cover, crooked handle, Type 92, grenade launchers and even mortars, all of which are equipped.

The 23rd Army even had an infantry artillery regiment directly belonging to the Army Command, equipped with 8 70mm infantry cannons seized from the Japanese army.

So now, the officers and soldiers of the 23rd Army are very confident.

From Tang Shizun, commander-in-chief of the army, to every soldier, he wanted to go to the battlefield to fight the Japanese.

In this case, the officers and soldiers of the 23rd Army looked down on them as warnings, and Tang Shizun was also a little relaxed.

So after receiving Yu Liangzhen's call, Tang Shizun didn't take it seriously.

After hanging up the phone, Tang Shizun called the 50th Army again and asked Guo Xunqi to send troops to protect the ancestral grave mountain.

Guo Xunqi was also on the front line, thinking about going to the front line to fight a big war, so how could he send troops to the ancestral grave mountain? In the end, he just asked Fan Ziying, the commander of the 144th Division, to send a company to the ancestral grave mountain.

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It was soon May 1, 2019, International Labor Day.

After three days and nights of rapid march, more than 500 officers and soldiers of the Takahashi Brigade led by Usa Mitsuru himself had already touched the Dongfeng Mountain in Longyouyou without knowing it.

The Japanese chose a very tricky marching route, which happened to be stuck in the middle of the Third War Zone and the Zhejiang-Fujian War. In this area, there were basically no other armed forces except for the occasional guerrilla activities of the New Fourth Army.

The Japanese devils made a unique move into the military uniform of the New Fourth Army and disguised themselves as the New Fourth Army marching.

Therefore, the national army did not arouse suspicion along the way, and the New Fourth Army's guerrillas did not happen to be in this area during this period, so there was no obstacle along the way.

The Japanese successfully entered Longyou County.

Then, under the cover of night, he quietly approached near Dongfeng Mountain.

The straight line distance between Dongfeng Mountain and Huzhen’s ancestral tomb mountain is less than ten miles, and there is a Fuchun River in the middle.

Standing halfway up the hillside of Dongfeng Mountain, Usa Mitsuru could even clearly see the towering radar spire on the top of Zunmeng Mountain opposite through the telescope's vision.

Putting down the telescope, Usa Mitsuru couldn't help but look a little excited.

I slept in the mountains and ridges for three days and nights, and finally arrived at my destination smoothly!

I raised my wrist and looked at the time. I saw that the hour hand was already pointing at 5:40 in the morning. At this time, the sky was already bright. If I waited, the risk of the troops' exposure would increase sharply!

After all, this area is no longer a mountainous area, and Dongfeng Mountain is just a small hill that is not dense.

Once the Chinese find their whereabouts, tens of thousands of national troops will be able to come from all directions to reinforce within half a day, so they cannot wait and must launch an attack immediately!

Usa Mitsuru made this decision carefully.

Information shows that Huzhen only has a militia with less than 100 people, and then a platoon of the national army.

During this period, the national army may send more troops to garrison, but the troops should not be too many. As far as the sky is concerned, it is just a strengthening battalion force!

With the combat effectiveness of Takahashi's brigade, a reinforced battalion of the National Army can be eliminated in at most two hours!

Even if the time to cross the river is counted, it will only be three hours at most. The main force of the National Army will not be able to arrive in Huzhen within three hours, so they have a very high chance of succeeding in a surprise attack!

Thinking of this, Usa Mitsuno nodded slightly to Takahashi Shigezo.

Takahashi Shigezo paused silently, then turned around and waved his hand to the four squadron leaders behind him, and gave the order to immediately cross Fuchunjiang.

The next moment, the Japanese resting in the forest stood up one after another.

After a little more, teams of Japanese soldiers drove out of the woods and headed towards a small village by the river.

At this time, many villagers had already gotten up to work in the fields. Suddenly, they were surprised to see an army coming out of the woods.

But there wasn't much fear.

Because there are many troops coming recently, the villagers have become accustomed to it.

A brave villager even stepped forward and asked, "Which unit do you belong to?"

Immediately, a person who looked like a cadre came forward and replied: "My fellow villager, we are from the 35th Detachment of the New Fourth Army. We came to western Zhejiang to assist the Zhejiang-Fujian War Zone in the war. Do you have a ferry? We want to cross the river."

"Ferry? Yes." The villager pointed to the entrance of the village and said, "See? That's the ferry."

"My fellow villager, thank you very much." After saying that, the cadre said with a look of a face, bowed to the villagers.

"Oh, I'm so polite." The villagers quickly shook their hands.
Chapter completed!