[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 334: Baotou Industrial Base (Ask for subscription, ask for a monthly pass!) ）

The negotiations between the Suicha Military Region and the Japanese went smoothly, firstly, because the Japanese army itself was in a weak position in the negotiations this time, and because Yamashita Fengfumi's identity was revealed, Sugiyama Yuan was very worried that Ma Zheng's subordinates would take the opportunity to detain Yamashita Fengwen, so he almost agreed to Ma Zheng's conditions, and the only requirement was to make a deal immediately.

Of course, Ma Zheng had nothing to say about this, and directly ordered the troops to transport Kojima Yoshizo and the more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers to Fengzhen in trucks, ready to trade with the Japanese.

To tell the truth, Ma Zheng still has a little bit of excitement about the seizure of Yamashita Fengwen, after all, Yamashita Fengwen is also a famous general of the Japanese army invading China in history, and this person is also the chief of staff of the North China Front, and his position and rank can be regarded as an absolute boss. The most important thing is that this guy came in disguise and did not identify himself to Ma Zheng's department before he came, so even if Ma Zheng detained him, the Japanese side had nothing to say.

However, considering that Ma Zheng still did not do so, firstly, once Yamashita Fengwen was seized, it would inevitably affect the negotiations, and even lead to a full-scale counterattack by the North China Front. However, the Suicha Military Region had just finished the Suixi Campaign, and the large area of territory recovered had not yet had time to be digested, and it had not experienced a large-scale battle with the Japanese army for the time being.

The second is that Ma Zheng knows a lot about the life of Yamashita Fengwen, this person's performance on the Chinese battlefield is average, but he played an extremely important role in the Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia, so such a strong general should stay and harm the Americans!

On December 14, the two sides traded in the Erdaoya between Fengzhen and Datong, because this is the third transaction between the two sides, so it seems that the exchange was completed in just one day, and then the two sides entered a quiet period.

After the transaction is closed. Ma Zheng immediately asked someone to send a report to Fu Yisheng, sent the weapons and equipment promised to him to Baotou, and asked him to send someone to pick it up.

Subsequently, Ma Zheng held a military and political meeting in Guisui, announced the establishment of the Baotou Military Division, and appointed Ma Desheng as the commander of the military division and Zhou Lieyang as the political commissar.

Meantime. Ma Zheng also decided to establish a heavy industry base of the Suicha Military Region in Baotou, and the iron and steel plant, coking coal plant, and other equipment that had been rushed back from Datong were immediately transported to Baotou, and Feng An, minister of military industry, and others were also sent to Baotou by Ma Zheng to preside over the construction of the Baotou industrial base.

As a military commander, Ma Zheng knows very well what the biggest challenge facing the Suicha Military Region is now, that is, the Suicha Military Region does not have its own industrial base and has limited war potential.

The more the war goes to the end, the more cruel it becomes, and the more it tests the war potential of a country and a nation. At present, the Suicha Military Region does not yet have the ability to comprehensively counterattack the Japanese army, because Ma Zheng's department does not have its own industrial base, and the existing military industry cannot even meet one-tenth of the consumption required by the troops for normal combat, so even if Ma Zheng takes Zhangjiakou, Datong, Tianzhen and other places, he can only grab a few and withdraw, and he does not dare to stay at all, so Ma Zheng had the idea of building his own industrial base very early.

And the most suitable place in the Suicha area is undoubtedly Baotou, because in later generations it was the most famous heavy industry base in China, because of its unique geographical environment. Rich in mineral resources, there is iron ore needed for steel refining in Baiyun Obo, northwest of Baotou City. There is coal in the southeast of Baotou City, in Zhungerqi and Dongsheng, and the Yellow River water crosses Baotou, and all the conditions needed for a heavy industrial city are here.

More importantly, this place is far away from the battlefield, as long as the air defense measures are done, it is difficult for the Japanese army to destroy this place, so it is most suitable to choose this place as a heavy industrial city in the Suicha Military Region.

With Ma Zheng's order. A large amount of industrial equipment was transported to Baotou by train, along with more than 30,000 workers. In addition, Ma Zheng lost all the work of the General District to Yunjian, and he took Tie Niu, Feng An and others to Baotou to preside over the construction of the industrial base.

After more than a month of hard work. A large number of heavy industry enterprises such as Baotou Iron and Steel Plant, Baotou Thermal Power Plant, and Baotou Arsenal have settled in Baotou and have been quickly put into production.

In the blink of an eye, it was January 1939, during which Ma Zheng was busy establishing his heavy industrial base, and Sugiyama Yuan was not idle, busy deploying troops and preparing to implement his plan for law and order.

On January 16, 1939, Sugiyama Yuan, commander of the North China Front, held a military meeting at the Tieshi Hutong Headquarters in Beiping, which was attended by all officers above the division commander level of the North China Front, and all the big traitors in North China were also ordered to participate, such as Wang Kemin, Ma Liang, Qi Xieyuan, etc.

General Sugiyama Yuan, who was sitting in the right seat, had a proud face on his face, and he couldn't see the embarrassed appearance of being beaten by Ma Zheng's troops a month ago, and after all the officers arrived, the door of the conference room was heavily closed by the guards, and then Sugiyama Yuan slowly stood up.

Senior General Sugiyama said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, before the meeting begins, I would like to announce the latest order of the base camp: In order to consolidate and expand the occupied area of the Imperial Army in China, the base camp has determined that 11 new garrison divisions and 14 independent mixed brigades will be established this year to be tasked with the task of "law and order", and the task of forming 7 divisions and 6 independent mixed brigades has been completed, and the 32nd, 33rd, 35th, 36th, and 37th divisions and the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th independent mixed brigades and regiments have been specially transferred to the North China Front. The 10th Division was also ordered to be transferred back to China at the end of May, and the 108th, 109th, and 114th Divisions were to be transferred back to China for demobilization by the end of September. ”

Then Sugiyama Gen said again: "I think you have also noticed that there are a lot of new faces in this meeting, so far, the five divisions that the base camp promised to give our front army have all arrived, so let's ask the newly arrived division commanders to introduce themselves to those present!" ”

As soon as Sugiyama Moto's words fell, a chubby officer sitting next to Lieutenant General Umezu Mijiro, the commander of the First Army, got up and said, "Everyone, Hyotaro Kimura of the 32nd Division of the North China Front, please take care of me!" ”

"The 33rd Division of the North China Front Army, please take care of me!"

"Osamu Maeda, 35th Division of the North China Front, please take care of me!"

"The 36th Division of the North China Front Army is a dancer, please take care of me!"

"Kenkichi Hirata, 37th Division of the North China Front, please take care of me!"

After the five division commanders made a brief self-introduction, Senior General Sugiyama Mototo said again: "Gentlemen, now that the problem of insufficient strength of the front army has been solved, it is time to implement the plan for public security and rectification. ”

Yamashita Fengwen, dressed in military uniform, immediately stood up and said: "The purpose of law and order is to exterminate the remnants of the enemy and bandits in the occupied area, completely defeat the guerrilla warfare, improve the well-being of the people in North China, and build a peaceful and peaceful North China. At the same time, it is necessary to establish a solid and indestructible foundation for long-term construction, in order to quickly achieve the goal of dispatching troops to maintain public order and integrity, and it is necessary to follow the might of our army to suppress and defeat them, exterminate the remnants of the enemy and bandits, and subdue them, and closely integrate them with public order work, so that they can achieve the predetermined results. ”

"Although the work of law and order is complicated and varied, the main purpose is to show the sacred majesty of the imperial army, to make it trustworthy and satisfied, and at the same time to get in touch with the actual life of the people, and to quickly make their lives peaceful, so as to fully grasp the people's will as its main purpose. Therefore, all the measures should be taken from this point of view, and the army should not only strive to tend to lofty ideals, but should not deviate from reality, and the army should vigorously carry out a crusade against the remnants of the enemy and bandits, and give full play to the solemn military might. At the same time, it is necessary to seriously correct the behavior of soldiers and troops, and use both grace and power, which is really the key to grasping the hearts and minds of the people. On the other hand, if the crusade is unfavorable, the prestige of the army is damaged, or the courage to act illegally and violently against the inhabitants will attract resentment and make them lose trust in the imperial army, which will not only fundamentally destroy the law and order, but will ultimately insult the purpose of the holy war. To this end, commanders at all levels must strictly discipline their subordinates and at the same time exercise effective supervision to prevent problems from occurring."

(To be continued.) )