[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 331: Ma Zheng's department has made a move (ask for subscription, ask for a monthly pass!) ）

We received telegrams from the 7th and 92nd Divisions saying that there were signs of a large-scale build-up of Japanese troops along the Datong and Zhangjiakou lines, and that Japanese planes had frequently appeared in Xinghe, Jining, and other places in the past few days.

After reading the telegram, Ma Zheng did not get angry, nor did he change the battle plan, but asked the cavalry group and other troops to step up time to prepare for battle. Ma Zheng is four smart people, the more the Japanese army is like this, the more telling.

Sure enough, then news came from Baotou that the main force of the Japanese army of more than 5,000 people urgently reinforced the front banner of Wulate, and fought with the new 31st Division of the 35th Army, and now there is only one infantry brigade and a small number of directly subordinate troops in Baotou City, adding up to less than 2,000 people, which is the best time to take Baotou.

However, Ma Zheng did not order the troops to attack, he and Yan Laoxi agreed to attack on December 10, even if there was not a single Japanese in Baotou City before this, he would not act in advance. But as long as 10 days have passed, then don't blame him, if the Eighth Route Army takes Baotou, then you can only blame the Jin Suijun for not being angry.

The impact of the Japanese army's reinforcement of the Urad front banner on the 35th Army was still very large, first the new 31st Division was heavily damaged by the Japanese army in the town of Urad in the front banner of the Urad front, and had to withdraw to Xixiaozhao.

Elder Fu of the 35th Army was annoyed and immediately ordered the 101st Division, the New 31st Division, the New 32nd Division, and the 7th Cavalry Division to immediately encircle Wuyuan County and take Wuyuan City at all costs.

The two sides fought a bloody battle on a land of more than 20 square kilometers in Wuyuan, and the battle was extremely fierce. The main battlefield Wuyuan New Town, Old City, Meiling Temple, and Xingongzhong positions changed hands repeatedly, and both the offensive and defensive sides suffered heavy casualties.

On the evening of December 9, the 101st Division of the 35th Army finally broke through to the old city of Wuyuan. At the same time, the new 32nd Division also broke through to Wuyuan New Town, and the Japanese army's defense line in Wuyuan completely collapsed, and the only remaining puppet army of more than 5,000 days immediately retreated to Wulashan Town.

However, on the way back, they were pursued by the 7th Cavalry Division, and the Japanese puppet army suffered extremely heavy losses, and only less than 3,000 people fled back to Ula Mountain.

After recovering Gohara Castle. The units of the 35th Army did not care about resting, and immediately went to the town of Wulashan and continued to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese troops defending the city.

It was day and night, just as the Japanese garrison in Baotou City, Lieutenant General Kojima Yoshizo, was glad that the imperial army had finally deterred Ma Zheng's troops and forced them not to attack Baotou, but he received a telegram asking for help from the defenders of Bailing Temple, saying that they had been attacked by unknown forces ten minutes earlier, and that the other side not only had a huge number of troops, but also had formed artillery. The defenders of the city suffered heavy losses and asked for operational guidance.

After receiving the telegram, Kojima Yoshizo was stunned, unknown armed forces, who?

Thinking about it, the only thing Kojima Yoshizo could think of was the Ma Zheng Department in Suidong, and only the Ma Zheng Department could feel the Bailing Temple in such a short period of time.

Although he knew that it might be Ma Zheng's subordinates, Kojima Yoshizo had no choice. Because the troops in Baotou City have been extremely empty, even if all the strongholds outside the city are abandoned. The strength they can gather will not exceed two thousand, but at most one thousand and five. It's barely enough to protect yourself with just a little force. How could it be possible to go north to reinforce the Bailing Temple.

After some deliberation, Kojima Yoshizo made a difficult decision, on the one hand, he asked for help from the North China Front Headquarters, and on the other hand, he called the Japanese puppet army on the front line of Bailingmiao and Guyang to immediately retreat and withdraw to Baotou.

Kojima Yoshizo is also quite helpless to make this decision, if it is really Ma Zheng's department that attacked the Bailing Temple. Then Ma Zheng's attempt will not be as simple as a small county town in Bailing Temple, it must be rushing to Baotou, and sending troops to reinforce Bailing Temple at this time is actually sending people to death, no matter how stupid it is.

Since there are no reinforcements, there are no reinforcements. The only thing that can be done is to retreat, after retreating, not only can you save your strength, but you can also strengthen the defense of Baotou, killing two birds with one stone. As for the lost Damao and Guyang counties, it will be enough to recapture them in the future.

However, Yoshizo Kojima's idea is good, but it is not so easy to implement. After receiving the telegram from Kojima, the North China Front Headquarters held a military meeting overnight and decided to launch an all-out attack on the defense area of Ma Zheng's headquarters with the 16th and 27th Divisions as the main force and the 26th Division as the reserve, so as to contain Ma Zheng's headquarters from attacking Baotou.

However, when the two Japanese troops had just entered the defense area of the Suicha Military Region, they were blocked by a large number of Eighth Route Army, and the two sides fought very fiercely, and tens of thousands of Japanese troops were blocked on the line of Xinghe, Tianzhen, and Fengzhen, and could not advance an inch.

At the same time, the retreating Japanese troops in Bailing Temple were surrounded and intercepted by the cavalry troops of Ma Zheng's department as soon as they left the city, and finally the puppet army was completely annihilated for more than 400 days, and none of them escaped the net. Only the hundreds of puppet troops on the Guyang side moved fast, so they escaped by luck.

On this night, the telegraph of the Baotou garrison headquarters rang non-stop, and the telegrams were sent one after another, in addition to the Guyang and Damao banners north of Baotou were attacked, and then the Jungger banner of the Yikezhao League was also attacked, and the defenders were all annihilated.

Subsequently, Wushen Banner, Etuoke Banner, Hangjin Banner and other places were also attacked by the cavalry troops of China, and only the Dalat Banner, which was close to Baotou, had not yet found the enemy in the entire Yikezhao League. But Kojima Yoshizo knew that the Dalat Banner and even the direction of Baotou were not without enemies, but the people had not yet formed an encirclement here, and after the people of China captured all the north and south directions, Baotou became a surrounded lonely city, and it was difficult for them to fly even if they had wings.

By the time dawn, the defenders in various places, including Dongsheng, had lost contact, and they didn't have to think about it to know that something was wrong. After all, there are no decent cities in these places, and it is difficult to use fortifications to stop the enemy once attacked. In addition, the troops they stationed in the direction of Yikezhao themselves are not many, and the entire area adds up to four or five thousand people, which is still so scattered, it is impossible for them to be the opponent of the Zhina.

Losing contact means death, and he lost 4 flags and 5 cities at once, and this time Kojima Yoshizo is really scared, it's only been one night!

The telegram for help was sent to the headquarters of the North China Front Army like snowflakes, but this is separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, and General Sugiyama Yuan has no choice, and he can't let the troops put on their wings and fly to Baotou, right! The only thing that could be done was to order the troops at the front to intensify their offensive and force Ma Zheng's troops to join the eastern front.

But this trick is not easy to use, according to the situation transmitted back from the front, Ma Zheng's department placed at least 20,000 people on the front line of Xinghe, and from Zhangjiakou to Xinghe and from Tianzhen to Xinghe this road is full of fortifications built on the Tuba Road, the number is shocking, the imperial army has just laid down a position, and it was blocked again before it advanced five kilometers, and the speed could not be raised at all.

In desperation, Kojima Yoshizo had no choice but to order Kobayashi Daisa, who was on the front line of the Urad Qianqi, to immediately lead his troops back to Baotou, after all, Baotou was far more important than the small county town of Qianqi.

However, to the frustration of Lieutenant General Kojima, as soon as his order was issued, a telegram came, Ma Zheng's main force raided Salazi, and the defenders were collectively shattered, and now at least one infantry brigade of the Chinese army is marching towards Baotou, and it is expected to arrive in Baotou East in 1 hour.

Lieutenant General Kojima had no choice but to urge Kobayashi Daisachi to speed up and make sure to enter the city before the Shina people launched an attack on Baotou.

After receiving the telegram from Lieutenant General Kojima, Kobayashi Kazuo was quite helpless, Wulashan Town is more than 100 kilometers away from Baotou, and Salazi is only more than 30 kilometers away from Baotou.

Although he knew that it was impossible, he still had to carry out the order, and then Kobayashi Kazuo did his best to withdraw the puppet army from the front banner of Urad for more than 5,000 days, and when he left, he did not forget to burn the town of Urashan with a fire. (To be continued.) )

PS: PS: I'm going out today, so that's all for these two chapters, forgive me!