Expedition to Europe

The war between Lan Fang and Japan first broke out on Sakhalin Island.

Russia was defeated in the Russo-Japanese War and ceded all islands south of 50°N to Japan, including part of Sakhalin Island.

After the Lan Fang Northern Expedition Corps drove the Russians away from Sakhalin Island, Sakhalin Island was occupied by Lan Fang and Japan in half.

Sakhalin Island is also the only area where Lan Fang and Japan have borders.

The World War allowed the whole world to see the combat effectiveness of the Foreign Legion. Whether the Japanese government admits it or not, the current Japanese Army cannot beat the Lan Fang Army, and the gap is all-round.

Although the Japanese government will not admit that the Japanese Army cannot beat the Lan Fang Army, it has shown its attention to the Lan Fang Army in action. After Lan Fang gained control of half of Sakhalin Island, Japan continued to increase its troops on Sakhalin Island. By October, the Japanese army on Sakhalin Island had exceeded 50,000, and three divisions were concentrated on Sakhalin Island, namely the Second Division, the Third Division and the Fifth Division.

While the Japanese continued to increase their troops, Chen Kangjian also increased his troops on Sakhalin Island.

Before October, the Northern Xinjiang Region had concentrated two infantry divisions on Sakhalin Island, namely the 11th Division and the 18th Division, as well as a tank regiment and a bomber wing.

On October 9, Lan Fang officially declared war on Japan, and the battle immediately started on Sakhalin Island.

On Sakhalin Island before, Lan Fang and Japan confronted each other near 50°N. In fact, the garrisons of both sides were some distance away from 50°N. The garrisons of the Lan Fang army were about 10 kilometers north of 50°N, and the garrisons of the Japanese army were about three kilometers south of 50°N.

On the Japanese side, the Japanese 2nd Division was stationed the farthest, and on the Lan Fang side was the 11th Division.

The Japanese 2nd Division, also known as the Sendai Division, was considered the two most combat-effective divisions in the Japanese army, along with the 6th Division that was completely wiped out in the Mediterranean.

After the 6th Division was annihilated, the 2nd Division became the most combat-effective division in the Japanese Army, and there was no other division this time.

The 11th Division of Lan Fang was the division that participated in the Battle of Champagne-Chalons. During the World War, the 11th Division led by Xiang Ankang was reorganized into a mechanized unit. After returning to Lan Fang, the 11th Division was rebuilt and became one of the most combat-effective units of Lan Fang.

This can be regarded as an ace against an ace. Both Lan Fang and Japan took out the most combat-effective units to test the gold content of the other side's "strongest".

At the same time that Lan Fang declared war on Japan, Japan also declared war on Lan Fang on October 9, so the 11th Division and the 2nd Division simultaneously advanced to the front line and prepared to launch an attack.

The terrain near 50° north latitude is actually very interesting. There are continuous mountains on both sides, and a 20-kilometer-wide and 150-kilometer-long plain in the middle. This is also the main battlefield for the battle between Lan Fang and Japan.

In the choice of the battle area, the commander of the Japanese Second Division, Nakajima Masatake, was absolutely overconfident. This terrain was the most favorable terrain for the advancement of the Lanfang mechanized troops.

At the headquarters of the 11th Division, Chen Kangjian, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Xinjiang Region, personally supervised the battle.

As for how to fight, the battle plan had been formulated as early as the beginning of the year, and Chen Kangjian did not need to cram at the last minute. Chen Kangjian only needed to urge the various troops to execute according to the original plan.

"Where are the little devils?" Chen Kangjian played with a one-yuan coin of Lanfang in his hand, sitting in front of the sand table of the headquarters.

The name "little devils" originated from Qin Zhiyuan, and now it has spread throughout Lanfang. All Lanfang people will use the nickname "little devils" when mentioning the Japanese, which is indeed very refreshing.

"The little devils are not advancing fast. They just left the station half an hour ago. According to the advancement speed of the Japanese troops, they have now advanced at most one kilometer." Cheng Xing'an, the commander of the 11th Division, said with disdain.

Cheng Xing'an was also the oldest member of the Foreign Legion. He arrived in Europe on the same ship as Qin Zhiyuan and joined the Foreign Legion in the Kapi area. His qualifications were similar to Chen Kangjian's.

Lan Fang's army was highly modernized. Even the infantry had achieved semi-mechanization, while the infantry of the Japanese army was standard infantry, at most mule-horse-like. Due to the lack of resources, there were only a few cars in the entire country of Japan.

"Tell Shi Wenbin to keep calm. The more the devils come, the better. It would be best if all three divisions come. We can just take them all at once." Chen Kangjian had a big appetite.

"Haha, I guess Nakajima Masatake is not so stupid. If he really throws all three divisions in, we will accept it with a smile." Cheng Xing'an also had a big appetite.

The largest organization in the Japanese Army was the division, but during the war, Japan would put two or three divisions together to form a temporary army to facilitate the coordination of the front-line troops.

Currently on Kakuha Island, the Japanese have reorganized the 2nd Division, the 3rd Division, and the 5th Division into the 1st Army, with the commander of the 2nd Division, Nakajima Masatake, as the commander.

At the same time, in mainland Japan, the 2nd Army is also being reorganized, and the direction of investment will be determined based on the development of the war.

Lan Fang’s army had formulated a battle plan for the Japanese attack at the beginning of the year. If the Japanese attacked first, Lan Fang would first send out a division to confront the attacking Japanese army head-on, neither killing the Japanese with one blow nor letting them win, giving the Japanese the illusion that “if they work harder, they can win”, and trying to attract as many Japanese troops as possible to the plains, and then send troops to outflanking and encircling the Japanese, and finally dispatch mechanized troops to clear them out.

The key to the Lan Fang plan is outflanking, and this task is the responsibility of the 18th Division.

As mentioned earlier, the terrain at 50° north latitude on Sakhalin Island is mountains on both sides and plains in the middle. It is easy for the 18th Division to hide and prevent the Japanese from finding it. After all, there was nearly a year before, and the 18th Division had enough time to find a suitable hiding place.

“No problem, the 18th Division is our first mountain division. Shi Wenbin wants to hide, and the Japanese don’t have the ability to find him.” Cheng Xing’an has enough confidence in Shi Wenbin.

At this time, Sakhalin was sparsely populated, especially on the side controlled by Lan Fang. Apart from the army, there were few people, and the Japanese had no air superiority, so it was not easy to infiltrate the area controlled by Lan Fang.

Of course, by the same token, it was not easy for Lan Fang to infiltrate the Japanese-controlled area. Fortunately, Lan Fang's scouts had enough experience and were much better than the Japanese in infiltration.

While Chen Kangjian and Cheng Xing'an were planning to pit the Japanese, the scouts of the 11th Division of Lan Fang and the scouts of the 2nd Division of the Japanese fired the first shot of the war between Lan Fang and Japan.

When a large force marches, and when it is in an offensive state, scouts will be sent out to detect the position of the enemy's main force, and to form a battlefield shield on their side to prevent the enemy's scouts from detecting the position of their main force.

Lan Fang's scouts are in squads, with nine people in a squad riding three tricycles for reconnaissance. The scouts are the pioneers of the entire force.

If we look at the specific numbers, the first squad of the first platoon of the reconnaissance company directly under the headquarters of the 11th Division is the vanguard of the 11th Division.

The squad leader's name is Tom Warren, and you can tell from his name that he is white.

The original text is in the 6 # 9 @book/bar!

Tom Warren was originally French, but now like many French people, Tom Warren has also joined the Lan Fang nationality and become a formal Lan Fang.

The deputy squad leader's name is Chen Wenyao, who is also an Annan who has joined the Lan Fang nationality.

As early as the middle of the year, Lan Fang had adjusted the structure of its military members. The authentic Chinese gradually withdrew from the front-line troops. Except for some key positions, ordinary soldiers were composed of naturalized people who joined the Lan Fang nationality.

"This damn road, this damn Japanese, this damn weather..." Tom Warren sat in the sidecar holding a J-1 light machine gun and chattered.

Tom Warren had just joined Lanfang nationality and was not proficient in the use of Chinese. Therefore, whenever he had the chance, he would always chatter. Learning a language often starts with swearing.

Sakhalin Island is sparsely populated, so it is conceivable that there are almost no roads on the island, and it is not convenient to drive a tricycle. At the same time, because it is already October and the weather has begun to turn cold, Tom Warren misses the sunshine and beaches of Lanfang very much.

"Tom, just be quiet. I can't hear anything except your swearing now." Chen Wenyao, who was sitting in the sidecar of another tricycle, was very dissatisfied.

Compared with Tom Warren, Chen Wenyao's Chinese is much better. Chen Wenyao has Chinese ancestry and was not unfamiliar with Chinese when he was in Annan. Now after a period of reinforcement, Chen Wenyao's Chinese is already similar.

The scouts did not drive their motorcycles blindly when they moved forward. They always drove for a while and observed for a while before continuing to move forward.

"Damn, your grandfather is Chinese, so you don't need to practice Chinese. Damn, prepare for battle..." Tom Warren cursed again, and suddenly opened the bracket of the S-1 light machine gun in his hand.

Just as Tom Warren was chattering, a cavalryman suddenly turned out from behind a small forest in front.

Cavalrymen wearing Japanese military uniforms...

The scouts were all veterans, and they checked their guns at the first time. The sound of pulling the bolts and loading the bullets was heard.

Then the Japanese cavalry also found the three-wheeled motorcycle here and rolled off the horse at the first time.

"Tom, do you want to fight?" Chen Wenyao was a little hesitant.

The first task of the scout is reconnaissance, not combat. Of course, if you encounter the opponent's scouts, you still have to attack when you should.

"Fight, what are you waiting for?" Tom immediately pulled the trigger in his hand.

Ta-ta-ta-ta...

The machine gun bullets formed a chain of fire and swept towards the direction of the Japanese soldiers.