On the afternoon of March 28, 1938, the 16th Regiment of the original opportunity to rush to the railway station in 5 hours, with the help of the masses along the way, it took less than 4 hours to arrive at the station.

"Everyone, salute our fathers and fellow villagers. Listen to me and salute! He Jianye first gave a standard military salute to the villagers, put it down, turned around and shouted to the brothers,

"Brothers, there is still more than one hour before the pedaling time, everyone makes final preparations, the battalion commander and company commander control their troops, they are not allowed to run around, and they can sit down and rest on the spot while maintaining the overall image!"

At 6 o'clock in the evening, the railway station was full of people as night fell, and the officers and men of the Third Division continued to pedal....... At half past ten o'clock in the evening, the train departed from Hankou and headed for Kaifeng, and at 2 o'clock in the morning on March 30, 1938, the Third Division successfully arrived in Kaifeng......

The piercing whistle of "toot, toot, toot......" was urging the officers and men of the Third Division to get out of the car and form a team, and the logistics and baggage troops were loading equipment from the car to the board car.......

"Chen Yinglong, contact the logistics department of the Fifth War Zone in Kaifeng, apply for logistics supplies, we will go to the temporary military camp outside Kaifeng City to rest, before 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, logistics supplies must arrive at the barracks, our department will march to Dangshan, Shangqiu, and Lanfeng at two o'clock in the afternoon; Time is running out, and we will not wait for the time to pass, and we must arrive at the established location before April 5 to complete the arming. Li Yutang ordered,

After arriving at the temporary barracks, the brothers of the 3rd Division unloaded their equipment, did not take off their clothes, and lay down directly on the wooden planks of the barracks......

At 9:30 a.m. on March 31, 1938, the logistics supplies supplied from the Fifth War Zone arrived at the garrison of the Third Division, with 100,000 rifle bullets made in Hanyang, 40,000 rounds of medium rifle bullets, 50,000 grenades, and some bedding and dry food......

At the headquarters of the Third Division, Li Yutang was distributing tasks against the map.

"The Eighth Brigade is to deploy defenses from the eastern part of Minquan to Shangqiu, and to send a large number of scouts from Minquan to Kaifeng to prevent the Devil's 14th Division from raiding Minquan from the small road, and then threatening Kaifeng."

"The Nineteenth Brigade and the Eighteenth Regiment deployed Dangshan along the Longhai Railway to prevent devils from sabotaging the Longhai Railway; The division headquarters will also be set up in Shangqiu! ”

"The Nineteenth Brigade and the Sixteenth Regiment are deployed in Lanfeng along the Longhai Railway, all the way to Minquan, which is your defense area; Lanfeng is the gateway of Kaifeng, but also an important fulcrum of the president of Xuzhou, of great significance to the main battlefield, some time ago there have been troops here to build a large number of fortifications, you continue to strengthen and improve on this basis; And to the north to guard the movement of the 14th Division of the Japanese army. ”

Li Yutang pressed the map and said hatefully, "Although we can't eliminate the Japanese devils in the main battlefield, I will never allow the devils to destroy the Longhai Railway from the Dangshan, Shangqiu, and Lanfeng areas where we are deployed, and then threaten Zhengzhou!" ”

"He Jianye, your sixteenth regiment has many veterans, and the strength is the most among the four regiments. Do you have any requirements? Li Yutang asked He Jianye,

"Report to the division commander, kill the enemy with all your might, only death! Guarantee the completion of the task, please rest assured! He Jianye saluted,

"If you need support then, send a telegram to the division headquarters immediately! Do you understand? Don't be careless! Li Yutang said,

"Yes, Commander!" He Jianye said,

"Alright, the mission is clear! Let's go! Remember, you have to be there by April 5th! Let's go! Li Yutang ordered,

More than 15,000 officers and soldiers of the third division full of enthusiasm advanced towards Shangqiu, on April 1, the 16th regiment arrived in Lanfeng, and Sun Lianzhong, the 2nd Group Army of the early defense of Lanfeng, marched to the Suxian area after handing over the position from the independent 44th brigade, and He Jianye was stationed in Lanfeng......

On April 3, arriving at Shangqiu, the 8th Brigade broke away from the marching army column according to the order of the division headquarters and deployed along the Longhai Railway......

On April 5, the headquarters of the 18th Regiment and the 9th Brigade arrived at Dangshanhou......

On April 5, in the city of Lanfeng, He Jianye was arranging a defense plan, and Li Yutang ordered the division headquarters to send some supplies, 20,000 rounds of formal rifle ammunition and 10,000 grenades to Lanfeng with the 16th Regiment......

"The first battalion is deployed north of Lanfeng, focusing on guarding the direction of Heze; The second battalion was deployed at the Red Temple north of Yifeng, and cooperated with the first battalion to guard the direction of Heze; The third battalion, along the southwest direction of the Longhai Railway, guarded against the infiltration of small Japanese troops and damaged the railway. Do you understand? He Jianye asked,

"Commander, no problem!" The three battalion commanders assured,

"Remember, scouts should stay farther away, at least five kilometers ahead, so that they can effectively guard against Japanese raids! There is also in the layout of the defensive line, remember, light machine gun fire is arranged in the first-line trenches, the infantry to guard against the devil's impact is not available, it is convenient to transfer and dodge when subjected to artillery attack, a large number of personnel are placed in the second-line position to avoid a large number of casualties caused by artillery fire, and the heavy machine gun positions are on both flanks to form crossfire; The point of the heavy machine gun position is to conceal it, have an open firing range, and do not expose it until it is critical! ”

He Jianye pointed and commanded on the map!

"The engineer company, the guard company, and the baggage company went with me to set up positions in Baiyun Mountain and Yuntai Mountain in the west of Lankao, these two mountains are the front teeth that the Japanese army must capture Lanfeng, and they are also the fulcrum that we can counterattack after being raided by the Japanese army. We must set up a permanent firepower on it to cover Lanfeng! ”

"From now on, the reconnaissance company will go deep into the surrounding area of Heze to conduct reconnaissance, and the sniper team will attack freely around Heze to kill the living forces of the Japanese army, remember one thing, kill the enemy, and protect yourself!"

After He Jianye arranged their respective tasks, he led his troops to Baiyun Mountain and Yuntai Mountain to build fortifications......

On April 7, after establishing the basic defense line, He Jianye returned to the regimental headquarters and instructed the commanders of each battalion and company to continue to build fortifications......

"Regiment commander, the military commission reports on the enemy situation!" The communications squad handed over a telegram,

"The 14th Division, the commander of the mission, Lieutenant General Kenji Tufeiyuan, the combat sequence of the First Army of the Japanese Army, on August 20, 1937, the Tufeiyuan Division landed in Tanggu and participated in the Yongding River operation in Beiping. After the Japanese army conquered Baoding, Tu Feiyuan led his troops to attack along the line of the Pinghan Railway, all the way to Shijiazhuang, Xingtai, Handan, Cixian, Daming, Anyang, Xinxiang, and reached the Yellow River crossing. Because of its rapid march, it was called "a star on the battlefield in North China" by Japanese newspapers. ”

He Jianye put down the telegram and remembered who this head of mission was, one of the masterminds of the 9/18 incident, and a Japanese intelligence expert. As a permanent division of the Japanese army, the 14th Division has two brigades under its jurisdiction, which is an eight-wing division, and the full number of people is about 29,000 people, which is still a regular state, and if the unique detachment of the Japanese army is strengthened, it may reach more than 40,000 people;

"It seems that the 14th Division is rushing towards Heze, and it is not a small intention!" He Jianye thought,

"If our 3rd Division has been stationed on this line, you will definitely be able to get in and out! Drag you to death in the Lanfeng area! He Jianye clenched his fists!