[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 735: The Reappearance of the Fighter (Ask for Subscription!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

After learning that the headquarters had completely annihilated the two brigades of the Japanese army, Ma Zheng was naturally very happy. Moreover www.biquge.info Ma Zheng was also very satisfied with the command of the former enemy headquarters in southern Hebei, after all, the record of completely annihilating the enemy's two independent mixed brigades was still very gratifying, and it was only a lot more than the result of annihilating an infantry division of the Japanese army.

You must know that there is still a big difference between the independent mixed brigade and the infantry brigade of the Japanese army, the independent mixed brigade is an independent combat unit, although the independent mixed brigade is still a brigade of the Japanese army, but it is not subordinate to a certain division, the independent mixed brigade is mainly to carry out independent combat campaign missions, mostly garrison troops, equipped with light infantry weapons, as a tactical unit, especially good at mountain operations.

During his studies at the military academy, Ma Zheng had learned many times about the changes in the battle sequence of the Japanese army, and he also had a good understanding of the emergence and development of this "independent mixed brigade" that was relatively alternative in the Japanese army's establishment.

After the outbreak of the "September 18 Incident," the Japanese military headquarters sent all permanent divisions and regiments to Manchuria to participate in the war. The infantry brigade under normal establishment was composed of two infantry wings, but in order to meet the needs of independent operations, the brigades and regiments sent to Manchuria, that is, our northeast China, were equipped with various units such as cavalry, artillery, and engineers, and appeared on the Chinese battlefield as temporary divisional units of "mixed brigades."

However, after the entire campaign in the ninth year of Showa, the 1st Brigade and the 11th Brigade were dispatched to the Chinese battlefield as small divisions with formal formation. The 1st Independent Mixed Brigade has two tank brigades adapted from one tank wing, and is the first mechanized unit of the Japanese Army. The 11th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade has a brigade of field artillery and a mountain artillery brigade, and is a field brigade with enhanced firepower.

After the "Lugou Bridge Incident", in order to cope with the expansion and prolongation of the mainland front, the Japanese army base camp was successively organized into a number of independent mixed brigades to cope with the security and maintenance work in the occupied areas. At that time, the independent mixed brigade was basically composed of the brigade headquarters, five independent infantry brigades, brigade artillery teams, engineering teams, communication teams and other units, with a total strength of about 5,500 people.

However, the independent mixed brigades formed at that time were quite inferior in terms of firepower, mobility, and station capabilities, and were purely focused on static garrison tasks. The only exception was the 21st Brigade of the Independent Mixed Army, which was formed by the Shina Dispatch Army in the 16th year of Showa, which was formed purely for the purpose of engaging in field warfare, and its firepower and mobility were greatly improved.

Despite this, the combat effectiveness of the mixed brigades is still very strong, after all, these brigades can be upgraded to divisions at any time. For example, the 11th Brigade was dispatched to northern China after the Lugou Bridge Incident in the 12th year of the Showa era, and was subsequently reorganized into the 26th Division. In order to cope with the strategic operations in the south, in the 17th year of the Showa era, 7 of the 26 divisions in the Chinese battlefield were withdrawn to the south, and in order to cope with the gap in combat power, 7 independent mixed brigades in the Zhutun army at that time were reorganized into divisions.

The 3rd and 4th Independent Mixed Brigades that were completely annihilated by Xie Wensheng's troops this time were the most elite in the Japanese army's combat sequence, and they were also one of the earliest independent mixed brigades and regiments, and it can be said that the results of the instructor were much greater than the elimination of an infantry division of the Japanese army. Of course, with this battle alone, Xie Wensheng has already completed the battle indicators handed over to them by Ma Zheng.

Ma Zheng also knows that this is already the combat limit of all troops in southern Hebei, although the Japanese troops in southern Hebei are all newly formed troops, but the commander of Lieutenant General Kimura Hyotaro is not a vegetarian, he is a complete war maniac, and it is rare for the Eighth Route Army to stand so cheaply in his hands, and there is no need to think that Kimura's face must be green.

Since Kimura, an old devil, wants to take the New Eighth Army to cover up his command mistakes, then he Ma Zheng can't help but express something.

At this time, although it would take two days for the troops on the front line of Cishan to arrive, but the thousands of people in Handan only needed more than two hours to reach Yong'an, and the reason why Kimura dared to besiege Gao Shuxun's headquarters so unscrupulously was that he did not know that there were still three regiments of the Eighth Route Army in Handan, otherwise Kimura would not dare to entangle with the new Eighth Army at this juncture.

Ma Zheng was also a commander with a lot of combat experience, and he saw from the fact that Kimura Hyotaro besieged the New Eighth Army with a large army as soon as he came up, and he did not send troops to occupy Handan City, so he could see that the Japanese army was aiming at the New Eighth Army, not the original Handan.

This gave Ma Zheng a strong signal that the Japanese army was panicked by the Eighth Route Army and did not dare to drool over Handan anymore. And Kimura, the old devil, doesn't know whether there is an Eighth Route Army in Handan City, or that Kimura Hyotaro doesn't bother to know the situation in Handan City at all, he believes that with the nearly 30,000 troops in his hand, it is impossible to eliminate the resistance of the entire southern Hebei, so he just wants to do a vote before retreating, and after he goes back, he can explain to the old devil Tada Jun and the Japanese army base camp.

More importantly, Ma Zheng judged that Kimura Hyotaro must be very confident in eliminating Gao Shuxun's department, and felt that it was enough to deal with Gao Shuxun's department with the strength of the two divisions in his hand, and if even the Chinese local miscellaneous troops like the New Eighth Army could not be eliminated, then there was no need to fight this war again.

So Ma Zheng saw the opportunity again, he ordered Lei Zhenhua's whole army to attack decisively, and the defense of Handan City was handed over to the independent regiments, county brigades, and district squads of the Southern Hebei Administrative Office, and the main forces of the three regiments in Handan City all went north to attack Yongan County.

At the same time, Ma Zheng also ordered Xie Wensheng's department, in addition to the necessary weapons and equipment, to hand over the rest of the clothing, food, wounded, prisoners, and other things to the local guerrillas in Wu'an to deal with, and the other troops immediately went north to Yong'an, and together with Lei Zhenhua's department, the New Eighth Army, the 69th Army, and other units, they would strive to destroy the main force of the enemy's 32nd Division, and at worst, to defeat the 32nd Division and shrink the Japanese army's front back to the Shahe line.

Ma Zheng's arrangement is still very reasonable, although the Eighth Route Army has won a major victory in the total annihilation of the Japanese army and the independent mixed third and fourth brigades, but the risk and the results are directly proportional; in just two days of fighting, the Eighth Route Army annihilated more than 12,400 Japanese troops and captured a large number of weapons, equipment, and food supplies.

However, the casualties of the instructor were also very great, in just two days, the troops on the Cishan side sacrificed more than 4,000 soldiers, and more than 2,000 were seriously wounded, more than 5,000 were slightly injured but lost their combat effectiveness, and even more were slightly injured but did not hinder the battle.

In other words, in this battle, the Eighth Route Army had an absolute advantage, and it also paid the price of more than half of the casualties to pack up the two independent mixed brigades of the Japanese army. Especially at the end of the battle, the charge launched by Major General Sasaki Zhiichi, the commander of the independent mixed third brigade, caused great casualties to the Eighth Route Army.

Ma Zheng predicts that Xie Wensheng's combat strength will not exceed 25,000 people, the most important thing is that they have just experienced a life-and-death battle, the troops are still tired soldiers, and they are not opponents at the same level as the Japanese army in terms of mental state.

After receiving Ma Zheng's order, Xie Wensheng immediately handed over all the food, captured clothing, and dozens of cannons lacking shells to the local guerrillas in Wu'an for safekeeping, and at the same time, nearly 6,000 seriously wounded people were also handed over to the Wu'an County Party Committee and County Government to take care of. Of course, the "price" they paid for this was the equipment of a battalion and thirty grassroots military cadres.

With less wounded and baggage, the instructor's marching speed was much faster, and Xie Wensheng heard that it only took one day for Kimura Hyotaro's headquarters to feel Yong'an from Wu'an, so Xie Wensheng, who had always refused to admit defeat, also ordered the troops to rush to Yong'an County a day later. (To be continued.) )