[The Iron Blood King of the Anti-Japanese Army] Chapter 126: The Japanese army withdraws

"Yes, it is Ma Zheng's department, but it is no longer the Seventh Brigade of the Du, according to reliable information, Ma Zheng's department has been upgraded to a division by the government of China, and the specific number is the Duqi Division of the National Revolutionary Army, which is subordinate to Yan's command of the Second World War Zone!" Norihide Abe said in a deep voice.

Kuroda Shigetoku looked at the map, and then said: "Ma Zheng's defense area is in the southern Tsaran region, how could they suddenly appear here, thousands of miles apart, and also separated by the defense areas of several brigades of the Great Japanese Imperial Army, can they not grow wings?" ”

Norihide Abe took a deep breath and said, "This is what I'm most worried about, Kuroda-kun hasn't fought against this hateful Shina army, so you don't know how powerful this army is. If there is really an army in China that can go head-to-head with the Imperial Japanese Army in terms of equal strength, I believe that only Ma Zheng is the department. ”

"Your Excellency Commander, although Ma Zheng's troops are the elite of the Zhina Army, it is impossible for them to rush here from Jining in such a short time, not to mention that they have just experienced the Battle of Zhangjiakou, do they still have extra troops to reinforce the northwest of Jin?" Kuroda asked in a deep voice.

"If the other Chinese armies don't have this ability, but Ma Zheng's department may not, and Kuroda-kun don't forget that Ma Zheng's department has hundreds of cars, and they also have tens of thousands of war horses, and these are captured by the Imperial Japanese Army!" Norihide Abe said hatefully.

"Your Excellency Commander, I still can't believe that it was the Zhina Ma Zheng Department that attacked Yijing Town!" Kuroda said in a deep voice.

"I also hope that I think too much, but I have to guard against it, so let's immediately send a report to the front army headquarters, and ask them to immediately dispatch the most elite intelligence personnel, be sure to find out the latest movements of Ma Zheng's headquarters in China, and most importantly, find out where Ma Zheng himself is. In addition, it is necessary to immediately contact the Miyamoto Brigade in the remote pass and the Ogasawara Brigade in the river meander. Norihide Abe said.

"Hai, let's arrange it!" A young staff officer on the side immediately said.

"Your Excellency Commander's approach is very appropriate, although the humble official has never been able to believe that the Zhi Na Ma Zheng subordinate will suddenly go south, but I have heard of the strange humble position of that army, and it is still necessary to be careful." Kuroda Shigetokudo.

"Yo Xi!"

"Your Excellency, what should I do over there? You know this guy Inoue, although he came from a humble background and is only the son of a peasant, but this guy's tactical command level is not bad, otherwise he would not have been promoted to the rank of army junior at a young age. Now he is asking for combat guidance, which shows that the battle has reached the most dangerous time, and we cannot sit idly by! Kuroda said immediately.

The reason why Kuroda Shigetoku said this is entirely because Inoue's brigade is subordinate to his 26th Brigade, and if Inoue's brigade is completely annihilated, as the brigade commander of the 26th Brigade, he will be the first person to be reprimanded and the first person responsible.

"Well, you can order Kuno Daisa, who is stationed at Ningwu Pass, to send troops to reinforce them, but you must pay special attention to the ambush of the Shina people, that is the usual trick of the Shina people!" Norihide Abe said.

"Hay!"

However, just as the Japanese troops at Ningwu Pass were preparing to reinforce Yijing Town, the Duqi Division Guard Regiment suddenly appeared behind Ningwu Pass and launched an attack on the Taipingzhuang stronghold, twenty kilometers north of Ningwu Pass.

The sudden attack made the Japanese army cry and howl in Taipingzhuang, although they temporarily held their positions by virtue of the easy to defend and difficult to attack terrain, but the losses of the department were not small, and they had to ask for help from the Ningwu Pass guard general Kuno Village Momoyo Daisa.

After receiving a telegram from the defenders of Taipingzhuang asking for help, Kuno Osa immediately made a difficulty, one side was his own subordinate, and he had to be saved! On the other side was the order of His Excellency the Commander, which had to be carried out. In desperation, Kuno Osa had to send a report to Abe Norihide, requesting that the order to reinforce Yoshii Town be canceled.

At the same time, the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army launched an all-round attack on the enemy of Shenchi, and this time the 120th Division was really moving, pulling out dozens of artillery pieces like the treasure of the whole division, and directly launched an artillery bombardment on Shenchi County, which directly shocked the defenders of Shenchi.

This night was destined to be sleepless, and according to the news from the front line of Yijing Town, Shenchi, and Taipingzhuang, there were at least two or three divisions of the Shina army on this line, and all of them were elite with strong combat effectiveness. This news shocked Abe Norihide and the others, and they couldn't help but be a little afraid, if these Chinese troops turned around and went north to attack Datong, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Although the fortifications of Datong City are perfect, although there is only one brigade of defenders, there is a large number of pioneer regiments composed of soldiers in the township, and it will not be a problem to hold on for more than ten days if it is really fought.

However, there are a large number of companies in the vicinity of Datong, and there are thousands of people in the coal and iron mines wherever they open, including many large conglomerates such as Mitsubishi and Sumitomo, and if these companies have problems again, the country will definitely not let them go.

What's more, there are nearly 50,000 prisoners of war and laborers in the mining area outside Datong City, these people are free labor of the Imperial Japanese Army, once they are rescued by the Chinese people, so many miners will be found there in a short time. So now they are not only worried that Datong City will be breached, but also worried that Chinese troops will appear outside Datong City.

Originally, Abe Norihide wanted to wait before making a decision, after all, the final encirclement of nearly five divisions in the Second War Zone had been completed, and only one foot was left at the door, and it would be a pity if he transferred troops to the north now.

However, a telegram sent by the headquarters of the Mongolian army forced Abe Norihide to withdraw his troops, because the counties of Biguan, Hequ, and Qingshuihe had already fallen into the hands of the enemy, and the Fifth Cavalry Division of the Imperial Allied Army, the Miyamoto Brigade, and the Ogasawara Brigade were all likely to be shattered.

The reason why the headquarters of the army stationed in Mongolia learned the news so quickly was because the telegram from Norihide Abe worked. After receiving the telegram from Abe Norihide, the headquarters of the army stationed in Mongolia first used an ordinary code book to contact the defenders in Biguan, Hequ and other places, but found nothing unusual.

However, when they asked in secret language, the defenders of several counties could not answer, and after many investigations, the headquarters of the Mongolian army finally confirmed that the three places of Biguan, Qingshuihe, and Hequ had fallen into the hands of the Chinese, and the defenders lost contact, and the fifth cavalry division of the puppet Mongolian army that had gone south to reinforce was lost.

After making such a judgment, the headquarters of the Mongolian army was shocked, although the defenders of these counties were not very many, but they added up to 3,000 people, plus more than 3,400 people of the enemy's fifth division of the puppet Mongolian army, the total strength should be no less than 6,400 people. With so many people, even if tens of thousands of people are dispatched, it will take a few days to fight, how can they be wiped out silently.

In the end, the headquarters of the army stationed in Mongolia combined with the telegram sent by Abe Norihide and deduced that it must be Ma Zheng's headquarters in the southern Chachanan region secretly going south. The headquarters of the army stationed in Mongolia immediately called the forward commander Abe Guixiu, telling him to be careful of Ma Zheng's headquarters and withdraw his troops immediately if he had to do so.

After all, no matter how important the body of His Excellency Hasunuma Pan is, it is not as important as the living person, and if tens of thousands of people are wiped out because of the snatching of a body, it will really be more than worth the loss.

After receiving the telegram from the headquarters of the army stationed in Mongolia, Abe Norihide did not dare to slack off, re-examined the map for a long time, and finally made a difficult decision - to withdraw troops!

In the early morning of June 5, 1938, more than 6,000 elite Japanese troops stationed in Wuzhai County suddenly left Kaiba overnight and went north overnight.

Ma Zheng had been paying close attention to the movements of the Japanese army, and as soon as there was a movement on Abe's side, Ma Zheng's headquarters stopped attacking and the main force withdrew from its position.

At about 8 o'clock in the morning of the 5th, Abe's Guixiu Division was stationed at Ningwuguan, and then a complete infantry wing of the partial division sent troops to Yijing Town to reinforce the Inoue Brigade, and fought fiercely with Ma Zheng's headquarters in Lijiaping for several hours, and finally, Ma Zheng's headquarters withdrew from their positions.

At noon that day, the reinforcements converged with the Inoue Brigade in Yijing Town, and then the whole army returned to Ningwuguan by the same route.

On June 6, more than 8,000 people from Abe's command post left Ningwu Pass and drove all the way north directly to Shenchi County. At the same time, the 109th Division on the southern front was lonely and withdrew its troops on the same day, and the offensive and defensive battle in the northwest of Shanxi, which lasted for 17 days, was successfully concluded.