The Battle of Lanfeng was part of the larger campaign for Northern and Eastern Honan (Feb. 7- June 10th 1938) and was occurring at the same time as the Battle of Xuzhou (Late Dec. - Early June, 1938). It involved a counterattack on the Japanese 14th Division, the vanguard of the Japanese First Army of its North China Area Army numbering 20,000 men and tanks.
| Battle Of Lanfeng | |||||||
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| Part of the campaign of Northern and Eastern Honan 1938 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 National Revolutionary Army, China |
 Imperial Japanese Army, Japan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Cheng Chien |
Kenji Doihara | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ? | 20000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ? | ? | ||||||
Sources:
[1] Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 2nd Ed. ,1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung , Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China.
page 230-235
Map. 9-2