[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 1071: The time is ripe (ask for subscription!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

Ma Zheng also knew that what Political Commissar Luo said was the truth, and he also understood what he was worried about, and as a political commissar, he had to consider this. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, Ma Zheng not only thought about it more, attacking Texas was Ma Zheng's decision after careful consideration, which was not only related to the Eighth Route Army's breakthrough of the blockade of the Nationalist Government, but also the most powerful opportunity to solve the Japanese army in North China.

After thinking about it, Ma Zheng immediately said: "Lao Luo's consideration makes sense, after all, we have a big business now, so it is understandable that the big guys have some scruples." But what I want to tell you is that our Eighth Route Army has never been the king of grass, so don't take care of these altars and jars, you can still buy them if they are broken. In the future, we will not only have our own base areas, but even have our own independent and powerful countries. So what we can do now is to keep exploring and developing. ”

Then Ma Zheng continued: "This time to fight Texas was not a whim of mine, but a decision made after careful consideration. Look, now the Japanese army has stationed quite a few troops in southern Hebei and a large army in northern Lubei, so the existence of Texas has seriously threatened the survival and development of our corps, so we must pull out this nail in Texas. ”

Yang Chengwu also responded: "The commander is reasonable, Dezhou is bordered by Beijing and Tianjin in the north, Jinan in the south, Shijiazhuang in the west, and Bohai Bay in the east. Looking at the current military arrangement of Texas, I can see at a glance that Okamura Ninji is not a defensive strategic arrangement, so I agree with the commander's opinion, fight! ”

Yun Jian, commander of the Shandong Military Region, also said: "Let me say a few words, since the Japanese army retreated to Shandong, a large number of Japanese troops have poured into Shandong, so now the pressure on our military region is very great. Okamura may have just retreated to Shandong, so he may not be aware of the existence of our department, but since the end of last year, the Japanese army's sweeps of Luxi Lunan have obviously become more frequent, so the pressure on our military region is very great. ”

In addition, Okamura Ninji also continued to encircle and suppress the headquarters of the Nationalist Government Yu Xuezhong stationed on the Sulu border, resulting in heavy losses and having to evacuate the Sulu border. If the Corps Headquarters does not take any further action, the next target of the Japanese army will inevitably be our military region. ”

Although Yun Jian didn't say it explicitly, anyone could hear that he supported Ma Zheng and hoped to launch this campaign as soon as possible.

At this time, Ma Zheng turned his gaze to Political Commissar Luo and asked for his opinion again. After all, in the Eighth Route Army, the political commissar is the number one in the real sense, and the political commissar has the final decision on many things.

Of course, this point may not be applicable to Ma Zheng's department, after all, the troops were pulled up by Ma Zheng, and he has absolute prestige here. But even if some things are obvious and open secrets, but everyone knows it, and it is not interesting to say it, so Ma Zheng still respects Political Commissar Luo very much.

Political Commissar Luo is not a person who eats the past, thought for a while and said: "Since this is the case, then let's fight, anyway, the military command is under your control, and you say that we will fully cooperate with the fight." You just have to rest assured that you can command the troops to fight, and I will take care of all the logistical supplies and the security of the rear of the military region for you. ”

He knew that it was difficult to change the things decided by Ma Zheng, the commander, especially when it came to marching and fighting, so he didn't plan to persuade Ma Zheng to change his mind, he just hoped that he could fight this battle well.

"Hehehe, don't worry, Lao Luo, we will win! With you as the big housekeeper, I can sleep with my eyes closed. ”

"Hahaha, Commander, don't put a high hat on me, I just hope that we can still win this battle beautifully." Political Commissar Luo said with a smile.

"It will definitely be, okay, now I will talk about the general policy of this war against Japan."

Hearing this, all the military and political cadres straightened their backs and listened carefully.

"This is a turning point in the continuous expansion of our Northern Saibei Corps, which has grown from scratch in the past few years, from weak to strong, relying on a bloody nature. It is precisely because we dare to fight that we have the current results. Comrades, the enemy has not yet been defeated, and the war is not over, so we cannot hide in our own houses and cover our heads. We have to continue to fight, only if we continue to fight, the national government will feel threatened, and can force the national government to act, and if we don't act, all the territory will be occupied by us, so this time we must take this bridgehead in Texas. ”

Then Ma Zheng continued: "You can't fight Texas brutally, the city fortifications in Texas are not much worse than Tianjin, and the casualties in attacking such a fortified city with our current weapons and equipment are definitely not small, so we learn to flexibly use the strategies and tactics we have learned." ”

Immediately, Ma Zheng raised his head again and asked, "Minister Xu, how have you done with the military infiltration in Shandong?" Can it come in handy? ”

Xu Xiaolin immediately got up and replied: "Since three years ago, our intelligence department began to infiltrate the military and political affairs in Shandong, and now it has achieved initial results, and some have even begun to serve in the Japanese puppet army. ”

"How many armed forces are there?" Ma Zheng continued to ask.

"The armed forces are not good, in the puppet army, the highest-ranking cadre of our department is the battalion commander, and in fact the troops under control are only about 220 people, which is just a reinforced company. Counting the others, I'm afraid the total will not exceed a thousand. Xu Xiaolin said.

"A thousand is still too little!" Ma Zheng said.

Immediately, Ma Zheng asked again: "Lao Yun, how many regular troops do you have in the Shandong Military Region?" ”

Yun Jian immediately said: "Originally, according to the reorganization plan of the Corps, the total strength of our Shandong Military Region was 110,000, but because the two integrated divisions originally assigned to us have not moved south, our division now only has four divisions and more than 60,000 regular troops. However, these 60,000 people cannot all go to the battlefield, and the factories in the Yimeng Mountains need someone to handle them at all times, so our department can send up to 40,000 people to cooperate with the Corps headquarters at that time. ”

"40,000 is a little less, but it's enough! Well, listen to my orders, the troops participating in this offensive and defensive battle in Dezhou this time are: all the corps directly under the Corps Headquarters, the 21st Division directly under the Corps, the artillery brigade, the logistics support brigade, the Zhouqiao unit, the 2nd Division, the 14th Division, the 15th Division, the instructor of the Shandong Military Region, the 1st Independent Division, the 2nd Independent Division, a total of 280,000 people in 10 divisions and 9 brigades. I personally served as the commander-in-chief of this battle, Comrades Yang Chengwu and Xu Hu served as deputy commanders-in-chief, and Comrade Liu Fengchi served as chief of staff. ”

After the units participating in the battle and the candidates for the commanders were determined, the final decision was made on the beginning of April on the basis of the build-up of troops and the transportation of ammunition. Prior to this, all units had to step up their preparations for the battle and complete the assembly of their troops 10 days before the start of the battle.

After the meeting was dismissed, the military and political chiefs of the military regions quickly returned to their respective defense zones and actively prepared for the next big battle.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month passed, and in late March, all military regions sent telegrams to the Corps Headquarters, saying that they had made all preparations and were now only waiting for orders from the headquarters.

After receiving the telegram, Ma Zheng was naturally very happy, and the current development of the world situation was also very favorable to his military troops on the North China Front. First of all, the Battle of Western Hubei launched by the Japanese army at the end of February was crushed by the Nationalist Government, and the whole country was excited. Immediately after some twists and turns, the expeditionary force sent by the Nationalist Government to Burma finally gained a firm foothold in Burma and actively prepared for a counteroffensive, and Sun Liren's department even opened the Sino-Indian highway.

These achievements of the Nationalist Government greatly stimulated the Japanese army, and under the orders of the base camp, the Japanese troops in Central and South China launched attacks on the Nationalist Government one after another, flanking the situation in the Indochina Peninsula.

In view of the above situation, Ma Zheng believed that the time was ripe for the Shandong Campaign, and immediately ordered all troops to immediately assemble in northern Shandong and southern Hebei.