[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 108: Earned

After Ma Zheng's troops withdrew to Xinghe, the Japanese army took advantage of the situation to occupy Zhangjiakou, but they did not continue to attack Ma Zheng's headquarters. Immediately afterwards, the Japanese troops attacking Fengzhen also withdrew, and this huge and shocking Sino-Japanese battle ended in two days and one night.

The Japanese side also had no choice, although the base camp ordered the troops stationed in Mongolia and the North China Front to exterminate Ma Zheng's troops at all costs and recapture the body of His Excellency Liannuma Pan. But the problem is that now that the troops stationed in Mongolia have just suffered heavy losses, it is simply impossible to organize a large-scale campaign in a short time.

In addition, according to the information obtained, the bodies of His Excellency Hasunuma Pan and Shi Benyin Sansa and others have all been transferred to the northwest of Jinxi, and are now being transferred to the headquarters of the prefect of the Western Jinxi War II Zone through there. Therefore, even if Ma Zheng's department is eliminated immediately, it is impossible to recapture the body of His Excellency Hasunuma Pan.

In view of this situation, the new commander of the army stationed in Mongolia, Lieutenant General Harem Jun, ordered the troops to stop attacking Ma Zheng's headquarters.

On May 14, three days after the Battle of Zhangjiakou ended, Ma Zheng and others also returned to Jining.

After three days of hard work, the results of the battle were thoroughly counted, so Ma Zheng immediately convened a military meeting of the regiment-level commanders.

After everyone arrived, Ma Zheng got up and said: "The battle of Zhangjiakou has ended, our army broke through Zhangjiakou, the capital of Chahar Province, and killed more than 2,300 people under Lieutenant General Liannuma Pan, the commander of the army stationed in Mongolia, and the Shangyi front line and the Fengzhen front line also inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army, and it is conservatively estimated that the Japanese casualties this time are about 6,000 people. In addition, our army has also seized a large number of weapons and equipment, as well as food, cloth and other military materials this time, which has greatly alleviated the material crisis in the base area. ”

Yun Jian was not hypocritical when he heard this, and immediately got up and said: "Comrades, this battle not only played the prestige of our Duqi Brigade and avenged the tragic death of the villagers, but more importantly, we established prestige in the hearts of the people in the base area, which is extremely important for the overall situation of our next mobilization of the masses to resist the war of resistance of the whole people. What's more, we have captured so much loot this time, so this transaction has been profitable, and I will ask the Eighth Route Army Headquarters and Yan'an for credit for everyone in the name of the base area. ”

After Yun Jian finished speaking, the conference room burst into warm applause.

Ma Zheng signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said: "The political commissar is not good news this time, this time we have achieved major results, but we have also exposed some problems, and these problems must be solved immediately, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

Then, Ma Zheng continued: "First of all, the issue of troop casualties, we did earn this battle, but our casualties were also not small. Although the Shangyi front only fought for a day and a night, our army suffered more than 2,000 casualties, of which 621 were killed. On the front line of Fengzhen, our army still defended the city, but the casualties were still not small, as many as 1,123 people were killed and wounded, and although we had already knocked out the Japanese command in advance in the Zhangjiakou offensive and defensive battle, there were more than 700 casualties. The battle of Xinghe to encircle and annihilate the sneak attack troops of the little devils also suffered heavy casualties, and the number of 1,185 people was alarming. ”

"Can you count how many people we lost in this battle? Needless to say, the exact figure is 5,437 people, of whom 1,465 were killed. Of the remaining nearly 4,000 men, about 74 percent of the total number of wounded men could return after they had recovered from their wounds, so our battle was equivalent to an absolute loss of 2,500 men, equivalent to a regiment. ”

What does this mean? This shows that our combat capability is not strong enough, especially because we do not have the experience of fighting in large corps. At present, we have four infantry regiments, three cavalry regiments, one regiment each of artillery, engineers, and guards, plus a communications company, a transport team, a special combat team, and a field hospital, and the total strength of more than 17,000 troops. ”

"But comrades, I feel that the combat effectiveness is not as strong as it was when there was only one regiment before. Especially in terms of command, I feel that the command of so many troops is chaotic, and it is simply impossible to do what you want. Take this battle as an example, it stands to reason that we can control the casualties at least 3:1 with the advantage, but what is the result? ”

"The casualties between us and the little devils are almost 1:1, and this result is really heart-wrenching and at the same time even more frightening. If we hadn't taken out the devil's command beforehand, what do you think would have happened to the casualties? I can guarantee that the casualties will increase by at least a third, or even double. Therefore, in the next step, we must increase training in this area and increase the combat experience of large corps. ”

Then Ma Zheng said again: "The second is the discipline and style of the troops, I know that many of you are not from very good backgrounds, either bandits or puppet soldiers. But you have to remember that you are now the Eighth Route Army, so think before doing anything about whether you will discredit the Eighth Route Army. This time, during the attack on Zhangjiakou, especially when cleaning up the battlefield, there was a phenomenon that many soldiers secretly hid their booty, which was a violation of discipline in the eyes. ”

"I don't care what they did before, but in the Eighth Route Army, this is absolutely not allowed. Once discovered, severe punishment will not be granted. This time, the soldiers were first-time offenders, so I didn't shoot them, but I won't spare them another time. ”

"The last point is a bit cliché, that is, the atmosphere of the troops, not only the soldiers, but now many of our commanders have bred a feeling of pride and complacency, which is a taboo for soldiers. I know that you are walking all the way to the head of the Japanese army, whether it is the devil's Shaozuo or Dazuo, the squad or the wing, in your eyes, you are all a group of local chickens and dogs. You are proud, you are proud. ”

"But please don't bring this sentiment to the troops, we need all of you to be proud, but we don't need all of you to be arrogant. We can despise the enemy strategically, but we must pay attention to the enemy tactically. The lion and the rabbit also have to use all their strength, not to mention that we are now in a bloody battle with a hungry wolf. ”

As Ma Zheng said it one by one, all the people lowered their heads, and every time Ma Zheng said it, it pointed to the depths of their hearts. Make them realize how naïve and dangerous their previous ideas are.

Seeing that the effect of criticism has been achieved, Ma Zheng smiled and said: "Don't cry and mourn, don't hide your flaws, this time the record is still very brilliant, I am very satisfied." I just hope that you will guard against arrogance and rashness and create more brilliant achievements, and I hope that every one of you will be able to appear in the list of famous generals in China in a few decades, rather than a short-lived defeated general! ”

As soon as Ma Zheng's words fell, Yun Jian said: "What the commander said is very reasonable, everyone has these problems, and they have not been discovered before, or they have not been paid attention to. But now everyone knows how harmful this is, so we must take precautions! ”

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Ma Zheng said again: "Now I will say three more things, the first thing is about the military committee of the national government to upgrade us to the seventh division of the independent division, Yan'an has already given clear instructions, accept the reward of the national government, and the troops will be ready to expand in a hurry." ”

"Great! From now on, we will be called the Duqi Division! ”

"Yes, yes, yes, in the future, I will call the commander to sit for the division!"

Ma Zheng motioned for everyone to be quiet, and then said: "But Lao Jiang wants to transfer two regiments from Shaanxi to us, which is called a supplement, but in fact he is mixing sand with us. ”

"Grandma is a bear, what the hell does this Jiang bald head want to do, mixed with shit, don't, let these two regiments go back and forth from where!" The grumpy Wu Xiuda said angrily.

Ma Zheng smiled and said: "These two regiments are nothing, it's okay to disrupt the establishment and reorganize, the original officer is transferred to the division headquarters as an operational staff officer or something, there must be no problem, I am worried about another thing now!" ”

"What's the matter?"

Everyone was curious and waited for Ma Zheng's next step!