[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 394: Anxious Mr. Zhu (Ask for subscriptions, monthly passes, everything!) ）

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese army fully withdrew from the Xinghe front, and walked in a hurry, and even did not have time to take away the remains of many of the dead, but dug two large pits at the foot of a mountain outside Xinghe City and buried them in a centralized manner, and no monument was erected.

At the same time, the Japanese puppet army on the Datong front also shrank the defensive line on all fronts, and the front troops also withdrew to the masonry kiln north of Datong.

The Japanese army withdrew very suddenly, so that Yang Chengwu and Huang Sicheng and others on the front line were a little incredulous. You must know that the current Japanese puppet army has gained the initiative in these two battlefields, especially on the front line of Xinghe, although the Japanese army has suffered heavy casualties, but it is also about to cripple the 93rd Division, more than 10,000 troops are now killed and wounded, and at most one or two days will collapse on the whole line, they can't figure out how the Japanese army can suddenly retreat at this time.

However, the answer was soon revealed, because Ma Zheng's department had made a major breakthrough in eastern Hebei.

After Chen Xudong's troops used captured tanks and armored vehicles to unexpectedly tear apart the Japanese defense line, the Eighth Route Army south of Chengde took advantage of the situation to attack the city. At the same time, on the northern front, Ma Zheng personally commanded the troops to launch a comprehensive assault on the Japanese puppet defenders, and after an hour of fierce fighting, they also successfully broke into the city, and the battle changed from a tough attack to a street battle.

According to Yasui Fujiji's idea, with the number and firepower of the Japanese puppet army in the city, even if it is a street battle, it can hold out for five or six days. But he forgot that there were not many real Japanese troops in the city, only about 3,000 people, and the rest were all puppet troops.

And these puppet armies are all subordinate to Qi Xieyuan's puppet North China Security Army, and they are connected with Liu Fengchi's subordinates. After the troops broke into the city, Liu Fengchi sent his right-hand man to find the puppet army to persuade him to surrender, and soon disintegrated the more than 6,000 puppet army. Some of the puppet troops surrendered after being surrounded, but more of them revolted collectively during the battle, giving a hard hit to the stubborn little devils in the corner, so the street fighting in Chengde City only lasted for more than four hours and was completely over.

At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the more than 10,000-day puppet army in Chengde City disappeared like a wisp of smoke, and Ma Zheng's troops immediately entered the city and began to restore order in the city.

Because the puppet army also made a lot of contributions in this operation, and Liu Fengchi was there, Ma Zheng did not first suppress the puppet army as before, and then gather them to educate them for a period of time before they were incorporated into the team, but ordered all 18,600 puppet army prisoners to be transferred to Liu Fengchi's headquarters after eliminating the officers, and then making adjustments when they returned to the Suicha Military Region.

At the same time, the combat command began to count the results of the battle and reported the victory to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and Yan'an. Ma Zheng knew that Zhu Laohan would be in a hurry during this time, and he knew that agreeing to Ma Zheng to launch a battle of this scale required not only wisdom, but also fearless courage.

It can be imagined that in this battle, the Eighth Route Army had to deal with the 16th Division, the 27th Division, the 10th Division, the 110th Division and the independent mixed second brigade of the Japanese North China Front Army alone, and also had to deal with the second and fourth divisions of the Kwantung Army, which was a mixed brigade of 6 divisions, with a total of 100,000 troops. This is not soft to cooperate with the large number of puppet troops to fight, such a scale is absolutely unprecedented in the combat history of the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, although Mr. Zhu approved Ma Zheng's battle plan, he was also uncertain in his own heart, especially after the North China Front issued the statement, this worry rose to a considerable height. If it weren't for Ma Zheng's outstanding performance all the time, and Ma Zheng's confident nationwide national confession gave Mr. Zhu a certain amount of confidence, Mr. Zhu would have the heart to order Ma Zheng's troops to retreat.

After all, as the commander-in-chief of the 18th Group Army, if there was a major accident in this battle, Zhu Lao would always be the first to take responsibility. Therefore, this period of time can make the old man anxious, the age of more than fifty years old is no longer young in this era, and he still stays up all night every day to wait for news from the front line, Ma Zheng can't bear it, and immediately sent a telegram of the victory in eastern Hebei to the Yan'an Party Central Committee and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

Mr. Zhu hasn't closed his eyes for more than two days, and the war in the north has always worried about him. In the past few days, bad news has been coming one after another, first of all, the southern Hebei region has suffered heavy losses in the sweep of the Japanese army, and many base areas that have been easily established have been completely destroyed, and both the regular army and the militia units have suffered heavy losses. Similarly, Lu Zhengcao's Jizhong Military Region also suffered heavy losses, its territory was reduced by one-half, and its base areas were also severely damaged. Many villages were razed to the ground by the Japanese army, and the Japanese army used this extreme means to retaliate for the people of Jizhong for helping and supporting the Eighth Route Army.

What worries Mr. Zhu the most is the showdown between the Suicha Military Region and the Japanese army; unlike other units that use guerrilla warfare to resist the enemy, the Suicha Military Region is completely a hard-fought battle, and this tactic is a great test for both the offensive and defensive sides. Although the Japanese army has not taken advantage of it so far, all indications indicate that Ma Zheng's troops also suffered extremely heavy losses.

In addition, the comrades of the Central Special Branch obtained confidential information from the top level of the Japanese army invading China, which showed that the North China Front was preparing to completely solve the threat posed by Ma Zheng's headquarters this time and to eliminate the Suicha Military Region at all costs.

Although the Suicha Military Region looks like a hard walnut on the surface, if the little devil launches a ruthless attack, it will be a big hammer. No matter how hard the walnut is, it is impossible to harden it with an iron hammer, especially when the news that Yang Chengwu's department was surrounded by Xinghe, which deepened this doubt at the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

Last night, an urgent telegram from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army was sent to the 120th Division, demanding that the main force of the 120th Division be assembled immediately, and then be directly inserted into Jining from Liangcheng, in case the Japanese army appeared behind the Duqi Division after breaking through the Xinghe defensive line.

At this time, the atmosphere of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army was solemn, and the command room was full of smoke, and almost every major officer had a cigarette, which was the only thing that could be refreshed in this era.

"Boss, you haven't closed your eyes for two days and three nights, and there will be no major changes in the battle on the front line for the time being, so you better go and rest early!" The left deputy chief of staff persuaded.

"How's the 120th Division going, where has it been?" Mr. Zhu asked in a deep voice.

"Division Commander He sent a telegram three hours ago that the six regiments of the main force of the 120th Division have arrived in Daihai, Liangcheng, and it is expected to arrive in Liangcheng County before dark." The left deputy chief of staff said in a deep voice.

"The speed is still okay, you send another telegram to Senior Commander He, and ask them to rest in Liangcheng and continue on their way. Wait for the troops to rest when they arrive in Jining, and it is safe to travel at night. ”

"Okay! But you also have to take care of your body, and if your body collapses, how will you command the battle? The left deputy chief of staff said again.

Deputy Commander Peng on the side smoked an inferior cigarette, and then said: "Yes, boss, take care of your body, I know what the boss is worried about now, but worrying is useless, the situation on the front line has become a stalemate, and there are no major changes that can only be consumed like this." ”

Mr. Zhu raised his head tiredly, his chapped lips opened, and finally he didn't say anything, just continued to stare at the map to analyze the possible changes in the future.

How could he not understand what Zuo Quan and Mr. Peng said, the problem is that things are bad here, and the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to the Eighth Route Army. You must know that the troops on the Xinghe front line have become a lone army, and they can be supported in a short period of time, and after a long time, people will eat and chew, and the consumption of materials will inevitably drag the 93rd Division.

And if something goes wrong in Jining, the Japanese army in the direction of Datong and Zhangjiakou will join forces, and then the troops will be directed at Guisui. At this time, the main force of Ma Zheng's department is in Rehe, and the other is in Chabei, how can the rest of the troops be able to hold Guisui, thinking of these possible crises, Mr. Zhu is still in the mood to rest, he is worried that he will wake up and Xinghe will be gone, and Jining City will be broken. (To be continued.) )