[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 184: The odds of victory are almost

Ma Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, it's Hukou!" ”

"Brother, that's a complete division, plus cavalry, engineers, artillery and baggage soldiers a full 8 wings, can we do it?" Wang Zhonglian asked in his heart.

"Is 8 wings a lot? Although the 101st Division has eight wings, the total strength should be only about 17,000, and in addition, they have been fighting continuously for more than two months since June, and they have been fighting almost continuously along the way. Ma Zheng said.

"Brother, you don't know about this Japanese division, although according to the number, this division and regiment division with a Japanese number other than 100 is not those first-class permanent divisions that are strong in combat and well-known at home and abroad. However, the composition of this division is all from the reserve soldiers of the first division, and its combat effectiveness is extremely strong, so it has always been used as a first-class main force by the invading Japanese army. ”

Then Wang Zhonglian continued: "Although the 101st Division is indeed a tired division, it is still a huge group with 178,000 soldiers. The three divisions of our 13th Army, including your troops, are only more than 20,000 people, and they hardly have an advantage in terms of troops. In terms of firepower, our troops are far inferior to the Japanese army, especially without the assistance of the sea and air, and wanting to completely annihilate people is tantamount to a pipe dream! ”

Ma Zheng shook his head and said: "Commander Wang, this is to raise the morale of others to destroy his own prestige, I know the origin of this 101st Division better than you." This division is indeed composed of supplementary soldiers of the first permanent first division of the first class, but it is too much to say that it is the second first division! ”

"What do you mean by that?" Wang Zhonglian immediately asked.

"Although the 101st Division is almost the same as the 1st Division, the dragon gives birth to nine sons and does not become a dragon, and this 101st Division is far from its elder brother the 1st Division. First of all, in terms of the composition of the troops, the first division selects elites. The 101st Division absorbed the dross of the first division and the veterans who should have been discharged, although such a group of people can maintain a certain combat effectiveness because of the large number of veterans, but they lack the kind of background of the first division, so the 101st division performed unsatisfactory in the Battle of Songhu! ”

Then Ma Zheng continued: "At that time, the performance of the Kofu and Kurazo United teams was quite good, and they achieved a lot of results. However, the soldiers of the remaining wings were all from the prosperous industrial and commercial areas of Tokyo, and their military style and discipline were very bad. The combat effectiveness was also extremely poor, so the 101st Division was annihilated by more than 10,000 people in the entire Battle of Songhu and suffered heavy losses. In other words, the current 101st Division is just a division that has just been replenished by new recruits, and its actual combat effectiveness is not even necessarily stronger than the Botian Detachment! ”

Wang Zhonglian was really a little moved by Ma Zheng's words, but when he thought of encircling and annihilating a division of the Japanese army with an unfamiliar force, Wang Zhonglian still didn't know what to think, and immediately said: "Brother, no matter what, the Japanese army is also a complete division!" ”

Ma Zheng smiled and said, "If the 101st Division is huddled together, I really can't do anything about him." But now they are scattered around the mouth of the lake. Among them, the headquarters of the first-level division of the 101st Wing, which has the strongest combat effectiveness, is stationed in Hukou County, and the baggage of the 157th Wing and the entire division is in Dingshan Town. The headquarters of the 102nd Brigade, together with the 103rd Wing and the Engineer Company, were stationed in Cailing Town, 79 kilometers south of Hukou County, which was the defense area of Ou Zhen's Fourth Army. ”

Then Ma Zheng pointed to a point on the map and said: "Focus on here, Xingang Town, where the 101st Wing, which has the weakest combat effectiveness of the 149th Division, is stationed, and the 101st Brigade Headquarters and Field Artillery Wing are also stationed here. Xingang Town is more than 50 kilometers away from Hukou County, and we have also received news that the 149th Wing is currently heading straight for Jiujiang. At present, it is still 50 kilometers away from Jiujiang City, and it is expected to arrive in four hours. ”

"The Japanese army is coming? Then brother, why don't you organize a defense? Wang Zhonglian immediately asked.

"Commander Wang. Know that the best defense is offense! Don't you think that the invasion of Jiujiang by the troops of a wing of the Japanese army is a good opportunity for us? Ma Zheng said.

Hearing Ma Zheng's analysis, Wang Zhonglian weighed it in his heart for a while, and found that it was really a good opportunity, if he fought well, at least he could completely annihilate the 149 Wing, which was advancing with a light enemy. Although the total annihilation of one wing of the enemy cannot be compared with Ma Zheng's record, it is rare to look at the present, after all, Ma Zheng's department completely annihilated tens of thousands of enemy troops overnight. In addition, the troops that killed two Japanese major generals are also unique in the country!

"Brother, say a thousand things and ten thousand, you give my brother a quasi-word, if the two of us join forces against the enemy's 101st Division, what are the odds?" Wang Zhonglian asked in a deep voice.

"Eighty percent!" Ma Zheng said.

"Eighty percent?"

"Yes. If it's fake! Ma Zheng said.

"Okay, brother, how are you going to fight?" Wang Zhonglian said.

"Then I'll see how much money you have, brother?" Ma Zheng immediately asked.

Wang Zhonglian immediately said: "Our 13th Army has three divisions under its jurisdiction: 23rd, 89th, and 35th, plus the troops directly under the military headquarters, and there are more than 23,000 troops available, but we need to allocate a part of our troops to guard the Xintang front!" ”

Ma Zheng thought for a while and said: "The Botian detachment has also been completely annihilated, and the Xintang side has lost the enemy, so there is no need to defend it!" My thoughts are this, your ministry is now moving to"

Then Ma Zheng told Wang Zhonglian and Zhang Xue about his battle plan, and finally asked: "Does my brother think my plan is feasible?" ”

"Wonderful, my brother's tactical command level is indeed breathtaking, I admire my brother! In this case, the old brother and the more than 20,000 brothers of my 13th Army will accompany Brother Ma Zheng to go crazy, and they will do what you say, brother! Wang Zhonglian said with a smile after listening to Ma Zheng's battle plan.

"In that case, let's do it!" Ma Zheng said.

"Okay, from now on, our two departments will form a joint command, anyway, the corps headquarters has already given your department the right to act on its own, and our 13th Army has become the garrison of Jiujiang, and it is our responsibility to defend the territory, and others can't say anything if we fight together!" Wang Zhonglian said with a smile.

"Okay, the official position of the elder brother here is the largest, and this commander-in-chief will be borne by you, the commander of the Wang army!" Ma Zheng said with a smile.

"No, no, no, no, it's not going to work"

"Brother, listen to me, if I serve as the commander-in-chief, my heart will not be very happy, and it will not be good for the war!" Ma Zheng said with a smile.

Wang Zhonglian also understood what Ma Zheng meant, and immediately said: "That is the case, brother, I will be disrespectful!" Mingming, notify all troops, and implement it according to Brother Ma Zheng's plan! ”

"Yes!"

When Ma Zheng and Wang Zhonglian were thinking about engaging the Japanese army again, it was a different scene when they had already advanced to the headquarters of the Eleventh Army in Anqing. Yesterday, when Shigeichi Harata submitted his battle plan to the headquarters of the 11th Army, all the senior commanders, including Lieutenant General Ninji Okamura, discussed it and unanimously agreed that the plan was highly feasible and had a success rate of more than 80 percent.

Originally, when Vice Admiral Okamura Ninji was still waiting for the good news that the Hatada detachment had captured Ruichang, he heard that the 11th Sentai of the Navy was attacked by a mysterious force and almost all of them were wiped out. Jiujiang was in danger, and the Botian detachment returned to Jiujiang.

After receiving this news, Okamura Ninji simply thought that he had misheard. Then, a telegram was received from the Hatian detachment saying that the headquarters had been blocked by the Shina army at Lion Rock, and that the two sides had been engaged in a fierce white-knuckle battle. Due to the large number of Chinese troops and the fact that the firepower was not under the command, operational guidance was requested, especially aviation reinforcements.

After reading the telegram sent by Shigeichi Hata, although Okamura Ninji did not understand the ins and outs, he already knew that the situation of the Hatada detachment at this time must be very dangerous, otherwise a person like Shigeichi Habata who wants to save face would definitely not ask him for combat guidance, unless the situation is urgent to a certain extent.

Therefore, Okamura Ninji immediately ordered the 101st Division stationed at Hukou to immediately send the troops closest to Jiujiang to reinforce the Hatian detachment, and at the same time sent the 1st Air Wing to the Lion Rock area to provide air support to the Hatian detachment.

In addition, Okamura Ninji urgently called the intelligence chief of the Eleventh Army to inquire about the specific situation, mainly because the incident in the early hours of this morning happened suddenly and extremely strange, and he had to find out the truth of the matter. (To be continued.) )