[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 261: Yan'an Rest (Ask for subscription!) ）

Because it was boarding the bus at night and heading north, and the secrecy work was also quite good, it was not bombed by Japanese planes along the way. After a long wait of three days and three nights, on August 22, a military column full of more than 20,000 soldiers of the Seventh Division slowly drove into Xi'an.

Although the train entered the station at about 7 o'clock in the evening, Ma Zheng did not pay attention to the officials of the Shaanxi camp of the Nationalist Government who came to pick up the station, and directly ordered the officers and men of the station to leave the city immediately, while hundreds of cars outside the city had been waiting for a long time.

Because the supplies he was carrying were too much, Ma Zheng ordered all the troops to advance on foot, and all the cars were used to transport the wounded and supplies. Therefore, the troops arrived in Yan'an more than two days later than the chairman and others expected, and Ma Zheng led a large army to Yan'an at noon on the 24th.

Ma Zheng has been fond of the red holy city of Yan'an for a long time, and he came in a hurry last time, so he didn't take a good look at this famous city in northern Shaanxi. Now that the war is over, Ma Zheng plans to stay in Yan'an for a while and then return to Chahar. What's more, there are still more than 6,000 wounded in the troops, and it is good to say that the lightly wounded can not withstand the toss, and they must wait for their injuries to recover before acting.

Ma Zheng's idea was naturally supported by the chairman and others, after all, Ma Zheng is now a senior general with more than 100,000 heavy troops, and he will naturally not refute this small request. Besides, since crossing the Yellow River in the east last year, Ma Zheng has been leading troops to fight outside, and he has much less contact with the Party Central Committee.

On the afternoon of returning to Yan'an, Ma Zheng received a notice that the chairman would meet him in the evening and ask him to prepare the materials that needed to be reported.

After receiving the notice, Ma Zheng prepared the materials he needed a little, and then went straight to the chairman's cave. In the chairman's cave, Ma Zheng not only saw the chairman, but also met Mr. Zhu and Comrade Bi Shi.

"Skinny! It seems that this time it is really hard. Comrade Ma Zheng, hard work! The chairman said in a thick Hunan accent.

"Anti-Japanese devils, it should be!" Ma Zheng said loudly.

"The main reason for calling you over this time is to hear the details of your journey south, how you used these 7,000 warriors to beat the Japanese and discarded their armor! Although there are reports from you in the newspaper every day, what you say is all confused, or mixed with some sycophants from Lao Jiang's side. I can't see the detailed process, so I want to hear what you have to say! The chairman said.

Ma Zheng immediately said: "In fact, I am also very surprised that our army can achieve such a big result in this battle, you must know that the Japanese army arranged three divisions and one brigade on the Wuhan front line at that time, and there is also a strong naval fleet. As far as the 7,000 people of our 7th Division really had to go head-to-head with the Japanese army, the result would definitely not be very optimistic. ”

"yes, that's what we're wondering about! How do you fight, it's not impossible to defeat the strong with the weak, but it's unheard of to beat the strong with seven thousand against seventy thousand like you! The chairman said with a smile.

"In fact, all this is because the Japanese army was careless, and wanted Zhang Fakui, the commander of the Second Corps, to transfer our unit to the front line of the Yangtze River defense. The purpose was to see the jokes of our Seventh Division, to make us suffer from the bombardment of the Japanese guns, and it did not mean to let the Japanese consume us. As a result, I found that the Japanese navy had no opponents for a long time and its defenses were extremely lax, so I came up with the idea of using special combat personnel to swim across the Yangtze River and wait for an opportunity to seize warships. ”

Then Ma Zheng told the chairman and others the details of what happened after going south. Speaking of joy, the local chairman and others applauded, and when it came to the sad place, everyone was gloomy at the same time.

Long. The chairman sighed and said: "It is said that you are a madman with courage and no strategy, I think you are thick on the outside and fine on the inside, wise and brave." can fight this battle like this, I dare to think that only you Ma Zheng can do it in China! ”

"The chairman has won the award, and the merit of this battle belongs to all the soldiers, if it weren't for their desperate efforts. It's useless for me to have any ideas! Ma Zheng said.

"I'm glad you know you like that, it shows that you haven't lost your way because of the momentary results, which is good, very good!" The Chairman said with relief.

"Chairman, I have some other thoughts that I would like to report to the chiefs!" Ma Zheng said.

"Comrade Ma Zheng. If you have any ideas, just say it! As long as the Party Central Committee is reasonable, the Party Central Committee will support you, and you are now a hero of the Party," the chairman said jokingly.

For Ma Zheng, the chairman and others are very satisfied, this child who followed him all the way from Ruijin, Jiangxi Province has really grown up, taking the head of the enemy general in the battle of millions of people and horses, like a bag to take things, fighting a battle with both scheming and planning, just like a great artist, it is a breathtaking masterpiece at his fingertips.

Terauchi Shouichi, Hasunuma Pan, Haremum Jun, Okamura Ninji and others, who were once regarded as fierce rivals, which one is a fuel-efficient lamp? Countless high-ranking officers of the Nationalist Government were defeated at the hands of these Japanese generals, the entire division and brigade of the Kuomintang were annihilated, and even the German armament division of Lao Chiang's descendant was beaten in Shanghai, and he lost his armor and collapsed.

But when these strong enemies arrived in front of Ma Zheng, they were like eggs meeting stones, and they hit their heads one by one and broke their heads. Now for Ma Zheng's department, winning more with less has almost become a common thing, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger every time. The battle of more than 100,000 people makes people's blood boil and can't stop thinking about it.

Thinking about it, the Red Army, the predecessor of the Eighth Route Army, was only about 100,000 people when it was at its strongest, and there were less than 40,000 people left after arriving in northern Shaanxi. It can be said that the chairman and others have not made such a generous move for a long time, and they have never thought of such a hearty victory.

Especially this time, when Ma Zheng left, he only brought more than 7,000 people, and now after more than a month of fighting, the troops have not only not decreased, but have rapidly swelled to more than 20,000 people. Coupled with the troops left in the Suicha base area, the chairman and the others were surprised to find that the troops in Ma Zheng's hands had reached a terrifying number. Although it is not more than the sum of the other armies, it is not much different.

More importantly, Ma Zheng used his own strength to lay a large habitat for the Eighth Route Army, which greatly improved the living environment of the Eighth Route Army. With the victories one after another, Ma Zheng has become a great hero of resistance against Japan who is well known and recognized by the whole people, not only in China, but also in foreign countries.

It can be said that the current Ma Zheng is not just an ordinary general or a front-line commander, he has become a representative of the Eighth Route Army and even the entire China/military to a certain extent. For a long time to come, when people talk about China's national defense strength and China's soldiers, they will inevitably mention him.

For such a talented and capable military commander, the chairman and others attach great importance to him.

Ma Zheng immediately said: "Ladies and gentlemen, there is no doubt that our department has indeed achieved brilliant results during this period of time, which has made the Eighth Route Army famous at home and abroad. But I also found a lot of problems in the specific battle, and these problems must be solved, otherwise something big will happen in the future. ”

"Oh, what are the problems, let's hear them!" The Chairman said.

"Yes, since you specifically took it out to talk about the matter, it must have reached a very serious point, hurry up!" Mr. Zhu also said.

Ma Zheng nodded and said: "The leaders also know that the main members of our department are through the integration of puppet troops, bandits and Kuomintang troops captured by the Japanese army, although it seems that the effect is very good now, but the composition of these personnel is too complicated, and their joining has a great impact on the troops." ”

"What are the implications?"

Although this part of the people has sincerely joined the Eighth Route Army, they have formed some very bad problems and habits in the troops of the Nationalist Government and even in the puppet army for a long time, and there are frequent incidents of forming gangs and not abiding by military discipline. This is only one of them, as long as it is not a particularly serious violation of discipline, we will give them a chance to turn over a new leaf, but more importantly, our troops discriminate against these soldiers with flawed backgrounds, which will inevitably lead to more serious consequences in the long run, and even mutiny! Ma Zheng said. (To be continued.) )