[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 408: Aiko Sato's Discovery (Ask for subscriptions, ask for monthly passes, ask for everything!) ）

After capturing Zhangjiakou, Xing Chao's troops did not care about clearing the remnants of the enemy in the city, and left a regiment to clean up the battlefield, and the main force started from the south gate of Zhangjiakou all the way to the west, and went straight to Wanquan County, and Xu Hu's guard brigade flanked the Japanese puppet army on the front line of Anjiapu left and right.

At five o'clock, the army easily captured Wanquan County, and then the two main forces met in Anjiapu, and surrounded more than 10,000 puppet troops on the front line of Anjiabao.

After more than an hour of bloody fighting, at half past six in the morning of the 28th, the puppet army on the front line of Anjiapu rebelled, giving the Japanese army a blow to the defection, and the Japanese army collapsed on the whole line. At this point, the powerful Japanese 16th Division only had a few remnants of the 16th Division in Xuanhua and other places to survive, and all the rest were annihilated, including more than 11,000 Japanese soldiers including Lieutenant General Fujie Keipu, the commander of the 16th Division, and more than 3,000 puppet troops were annihilated, and more than 4,000 puppet troops surrendered.

Although this battle was brewing for more than ten days, it only took seven hours from the beginning of the battle to the end, and the 16th Division was able to be disabled in just seven hours, and it also easily captured Zhangjiakou City, which surprised everyone, including Yun Jian and others.

But Ma Zheng didn't feel anything surprised, firstly, the 16th Division was no longer the powerful 16th Division before, and secondly, they used assault rifles and bazookas this time, and also organized a strong armored force, with Ma Zheng's use of tanks, it was definitely not comparable to the Japanese, and on the whole, the defeat of the Japanese army was inevitable.

However, Ma Zheng also knew that the defeat of the 16th Division was largely related to themselves, and they were too careless to underestimate the enemy. If Fujie Keipu had not scattered his troops in various places, Ma Zheng's troops would not have been able to break through each in such a short period of time, and even if they were defeated, they would not have been defeated so quickly.

After capturing Zhangjiakou, Ma Zheng immediately ordered the front-line troops to immediately enter various districts and counties near Zhangjiakou, and the main force should immediately find ways to improve the city fortifications in the city to prevent the Japanese counterattack.

The news of the fall of Zhangjiakou soon spread to Beiping, and after receiving a telegram from the special high school, Sugiyama Yuan was stupid. Yesterday was fine, how could one of his divisions be crippled in one night, and it was still a first-class field division, and even lost a provincial capital.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Sugiyama Mototo immediately asked in a deep voice, "Sato, what the hell is going on?" ”

"Your Excellency Commander, since His Excellency Fujie Keipu reported that his headquarters was fiercely attacked by the Zhina people six hours ago, our division has been in contact with the 16th Division, but the communication between us was suddenly cut off two hours ago, and then the reserve force planted in Zhangjiakou City by the Special High School was urgently activated, and then news came to confirm that Zhangjiakou City had been captured by the Zhina people." Aiko Sato replied loudly.

"Yaga, what about the 16th Division, what about that bastard Fujie?" General Sugiyama roared angrily.

"Your Excellency, according to the inference of our intelligence officers, Your Excellency Fujie and the entire 16th Division Headquarters are likely to have been completely shattered."

"Yaga, no matter how strong the attack ability of the people is, it is impossible for that bastard of Fujie Meguma not to even have time to write a masterpiece, have they already broken through?" Sugiyama asked with a look of expectation.

Aiko Sato naturally knew that His Excellency the Commander hoped that Lieutenant General Fujie would be able to break through, and that the Imperial Japanese Army had already lost too many generals at the hands of that man, and he really couldn't afford to be killed by another lieutenant general.

But Aiko Sato knows better that from all indications, the probability of being killed or captured by Ezuko Fujie is higher, and it is almost impossible to break through. However, at this time, she couldn't say it directly, otherwise His Excellency the Commander would probably be angry, so the most correct thing to do after thinking about it was to bow her head and remain silent.

Sugiyama Yuan is not stupid, Aiko Sato's expression suddenly made him sober up, and then asked in a deep voice: "Sato, immediately use all the power of your special high class, be sure to find out the situation of Fujie Ezuko and General Sugawara Jiro, whether it is dead or alive must have accurate news." ”

"Hay!"

"What is the situation of the 16th Division now, and how many troops are left?" Sugiyama asked again.

"It's very bad, the main force has basically been annihilated by the Chinese people, only there are two infantry brigades left on the front line of the dining room fort, and there are two brigades and one artillery squadron at the level of Xuanhua, which add up to less than five thousand people. More importantly, the two infantry brigades in the direction of the Shan Fang Fort are now in a state of semi-encirclement by the Chinese people, and they must be allowed to go south immediately, otherwise they are likely to be completely annihilated by the Chinese people. ”

"Yo Xi, what you said makes a lot of sense!"

After speaking, Sugiyama Yuan shouted outside the office, "Someone! ”

Soon a lieutenant officer hurriedly walked in from outside, saluted and said respectfully: "Your Excellency, Commander! ”

"Immediately send a telegram to the troops in the direction of Shanfangbao, ordering them to immediately take the Dongwang Mountain and go south to Xuanhua, and let them pay attention to the Zhina army in the direction of Zhangjiakou! Hurry up! Sugiyama said loudly.

"Hay! Let's do it right away! With that, the lieutenant turned and left.

The door to the office was closed again, and Sugiyama Mototo, who suddenly fell into deep thought, asked again after a long time, "Sato, do you think the Shina people will continue to attack south?" ”

"Your Excellency the Commander is worried that Ma Zheng's troops will attack Beiping?" Aiko Sato immediately asked.

"Well, you should know that there is only one dissatisfied 26th Division in the Pingjin area now, and if Ma Zheng's headquarters suddenly moves south, it will be difficult for the imperial troops from all over the country to have time to reinforce!" Sugiyama said in a deep voice.

"Your Excellency Commander, don't worry, with your humble understanding of Ma Zheng's department, capturing Zhangjiakou is already their limit, and the possibility of going south to capture Pingjin is very small." Aiko Sato replied.

"Oh, why is that?" Sugiyama asked hurriedly.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I have been dealing with this Chinese army since I joined the company, and it can be said that I have watched this terrible Chinese army grow and grow step by step. All this time the lowly officials have been looking for weaknesses in this army, but unfortunately, they have failed every time. A few days ago, His Excellency the Commander reminded the lowly of the weakness of Ma Zheng's department, so during this time, all the battle reports of Ma Zheng's department since the 12th year of Showa were compared, and then the lowly post found an interesting phenomenon! Aiko Sato said.

"What phenomenon?"

"I found that no matter what kind of battle Ma Zheng's department had, it had a characteristic, that is, it was fast, ruthless, and would never drag with the imperial army. Take the Battle of Suixi as an example, the time from the attack to the end of the battle was only two days. The same is true of the Battle of Chabei, from the start of the battle to the capture of Xilinhot, the time is only about three days. The Battle of Chengde was a little longer, but it was only five and a half days, and this time the Battle of Zhangjiakou was even shorter, and it was only six or seven hours from the beginning of the battle to the present. ”

"What kind of phenomenon is this, this can only say that the combat effectiveness of Ma Zheng's department is getting stronger and stronger!" Sugiyama said in a deep voice.

"No, Your Excellency Commander, I thought so at the beginning, but then I found out that it was not so simple."

"Oh, tell me your judgment!" Sugiyama Motomichi.

"Your Excellency, Commander, do you know what the soldiers of the Shina Army eat every day?" Aiko Sato did not answer Sugiyama Moto's words, but asked rhetorically.

"It is said that the food of the soldiers in China is very poor, it is all coarse grains, and sometimes they even boil potatoes, which cannot be compared with the imperial army at all!" Sugiyama replied.

"It was normal times, and according to the information we received, the food of Ma Zheng's department was the best in the Tuba Road, but even so, their food shortage was still very large. In the 13th year of Showa, Ma Zheng's department had two dry meals and one porridge a day, and rarely ate coarse grains, but with the continuous expansion of the troops, the quality of food in Ma Zheng's department this year has declined significantly, and it is also three meals, two of which are coarse grains, and only one is white flour steamed buns, which shows that there has been a great crisis in the grain of Ma Zheng's department. ”

Then Aiko Sato continued: "This is the usual food situation of the Shina army, and it is even worse during the battle, according to what we know, the daily food of the Shina soldiers during the war is only 500 grams of fried noodles, and the simple food has been tasted by the lowly duty, not to mention the taste is very poor and difficult to swallow, not to mention the nutrition. The Chinese army relied on such simple food to support the battle, and even the iron-clad soldiers could not hold out for too long, so every time Ma Zheng's troops fought a quick battle, not because they didn't want to fight for a long time, but because they couldn't fight for a long time. ”

"Yo Xi, what you said is very reasonable, the combat effectiveness of soldiers is not only related to weapons and equipment and training, but also to a large extent related to the quality of life in peacetime. If the quality of food cannot keep up with the physical strength of the soldiers, it will not be able to keep up, and in the end, it will be reflected in the combat effectiveness that it will not be able to fight for a long time. Sato, this discovery of yours is valuable! Sugiyama said immediately.

"Your Excellency Commander, because of this, it is not difficult for us to find that if the time span of a battle that could have been decided in one go or a battle was too long, Ma Zheng's division would divide it into two or three small battles, and the combat time of each battle would not exceed a week, which may be a key to defeating Ma Zheng's division for the imperial army." Aiko Sato said in a deep voice.

"Sato, do you already have a plan, if so, please say it directly!" Sugiyama said in a deep voice.

"Hay!"

"Your Excellency, since Ma Zheng's troops can't fight for a long time, then we just need to do the opposite. In addition, Your Excellency doesn't think that the weakness of Ma Zheng's department is the dirt and eight roads in other places, and we can completely combine this inference to formulate a perfect battle plan to deal with Ma Zheng's department. ”

"Yo Xi!"

(To be continued.) )