[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 505: Ozaka Kamezo's Attention (Ask for subscriptions, ask for monthly passes, ask for everything!) ）

Segawa Shiro was actually right, whether it was Ma Zheng or the Huyan family, they really didn't take him, a seriously injured mixed brigade, seriously. Although the Segawa Brigade belongs to a complete mixed brigade in terms of structure, Ma Zheng and others all know that this is a second-line garrison unit that was only formed at the beginning of this year, and its combat effectiveness and personnel allocation are very average.

It is also an infantry brigade, and the Segawa Brigade is simply incomparable with the independent mixed second brigade that fought with Ma Zheng's subordinate before, and the soldiers of the second mixed brigade are all veterans of a hundred battles, and the headquarters not only has a large number of artillery, but also dozens of combat vehicles. On the other hand, all the soldiers of the Segawa Brigade are soldiers who have been retired from the army for several years or even more than 10 years, and their quality cannot be compared with that of the field troops.

That's all, the weapons and equipment of the Segawa brigade are also very poor, in addition to the Type 38 rifles and dozens of light and heavy machine guns, there are only a dozen mortars left that can be used, and as for the medium-caliber infantry guns, there are only a few old 75mm caliber mountain guns that have even been ground by rifling, which is not on the same level as several other infantry brigades and regiments.

Contrary to the combat effectiveness of the troops, the defense area of the Segawa Brigade is very large, and more than a dozen county towns within the Liaocheng area are under his jurisdiction, so the strength of the Segawa Brigade is very tight in peacetime. Aside from the one infantry brigade and two infantry squadrons that live in Liaocheng, the rest of the troops can hardly even meet the needs of two or three hundred people in each county town. What's more, there is such a strategically valuable place as Yanggu County in these counties, which makes the already very tense forces even more stretched.

After this period of attrition, Ma Zheng and others all noticed that the strength of the Segawa brigade had dropped to a freezing point, and the brigade of more than 5,000 people did not even have 3,000 people at this time, at most it could only be regarded as an infantry wing, and even the infantry wing could not be compared, which made them act more unscrupulously.

Segawa Shiro was apparently aware of this, and he found that his troops had reached a very dangerous situation, and if they were not effectively replenished, they could cause even more serious trouble. But now the headquarters of the 12th Army not only did not give him additional troops, but instead gave him a task, which made Sekawa Shiro extremely angry.

However, before Shiro Segawa could express his anger, he received a telegram that the county seat of Shen County was attacked by the Shina people, and the defenders of Shen County asked for reinforcements.

Shen County must be rescued, Yanggu and Dong'a have been broken by the Chinese people, if even Shen County is also breached, it will be the third county town to fall. The loss of three county towns in a row is such a crime, and he, the commander of the brigade of the major general, cannot afford it, so reinforcements must be reinforced.

However, Shiro Segawa found that he now had less than two squadrons of infantry and a cavalry of one hundred and fifty men, and all the mobile forces combined were less than six hundred. Moreover, there is still a batch of arms and materials to arrive in Liaocheng tonight, and he really can't spare troops to rescue Shen County, so in desperation, Segawa Shiro had to explain the situation to the headquarters of the 12th Army and ask for reinforcements.

After receiving a telegram from Shiro Segawa asking for help, Otaka Kamezo knew that the situation in Liaocheng had eroded to this extent. The furious Odaka Kamizo even had the intention to withdraw the incompetent guy Segawa Shiro, but thinking about it, Segawa Shiro also had a hard time, and stationed the vast Ruxi area with an infantry brigade of dissatisfied, itself was like a taut string, and if there was a problem in one place, the whole line would collapse.

However, there is no way to do it, although there are a lot of troops in Shandong, but they are all old, weak, sick and disabled, and there are not many troops with real combat effectiveness. Moreover, Shandong's geographical location is extremely important, it not only plays the role of connecting the north and south Gongwei Tianjin and Beijing regions, but also is the main investment area and resource plundering area of the Japanese army in China. Shandong's gains and losses and regional stability are related to the important position of Japan's interests in China, so maintaining public order and stability in Shandong has become the top priority of the Japanese army's administration of the occupied areas.

As the supreme commander of the Japanese army in Shandong, Otaka Kamizo had a lot to think about, and he could not and did not dare to send all his troops out. The geographical location of Liaocheng is important, but there are many places that are heavier than Liaocheng.

What's more, there are tens of thousands of troops of the Chinese government in the border area of Sulu, and he has to be ready for a strategic decisive battle with that force at all times. As for Lu Xi, Tail High Kamizo thinks about it this way, anyway, Liaocheng is not very far from Jinan, as long as there is anything in Liaocheng, Jinan's reinforcements will arrive in an instant.

In addition, the sweep some time ago has cleared all the resistance forces in Shandong, and the remaining people no longer have the strength to compete with the Japanese Imperial Army, so he is so relieved. However, Otaka Kamezo never imagined that Major General Segawa Shiro would suppress the news and not report it in order to shirk responsibility, which greatly delayed the fighter.

The angry Odaka Kamezo really wanted to slash Segawa Shiro with a knife, and the situation in Shandong finally stabilized. For the sake of the current situation, the front army has made a bloody investment, and even did not hesitate to lose Chabei and Renan for this reason. Therefore, Lieutenant General Otaka Kamezo cherishes the current "stable" situation, and at the same time hates Major General Sekawa Shiro and Abe, who deserved to die, who destroyed this situation.

Of course, now if An Pei Shaozuo had known about it, he would definitely regret provoking the Huyan family. But then again, who can help Ma Zheng if he wants to clean him up, unless it is their Amaterasu "aunt" who shows up.

Let's not mention that Lieutenant General Tail Gao Guizang made a big fuss in Jinan, making the chickens and dogs jump in the entire Shandong region. Let's just say that Ma Zheng's side is busy, all kinds of captured materials and resources are constantly being transported to Jingyanggang, and a large number of recruits are also training in the mountains behind Jingyanggang, and the whole Jingyanggang is thriving.

However, Ma Zheng's good mood did not last long, and soon Wang Dechuan's intelligence department sent back bad news. Through listening to the telephone calls of the Japanese army, they learned that the headquarters of the 12th Army of the Japanese army in Jinan had frequent telephone calls with various parts of Shandong and Beiping during this period, and the place name Yanggu County was frequently mentioned in telegrams.

At the same time, an infantry wing came out of Jinan City and began to urgently support Liaocheng, although the number of Japanese troops was small, but the equipment was extremely sophisticated.

After receiving this information, Ma Zheng keenly felt that the Japanese army began to pay attention to the small place of Yanggu. This means that Jingyanggang, like the former Hades Mountain, has begun to move step by step to the point of being surrounded and suppressed by the Japanese army. Having a Suicha Military Region is enough to give the little devils a headache, and they absolutely do not want to have a second Suicha Military Region, otherwise how can the Japanese Army still have the face to show off its military might on China's territory.

Ma Zheng believed that as long as there was a little bad sign in Shandong, the Japanese army would spare no effort to extinguish it. Although the situation in Shandong has not yet attracted the attention of the top brass of the North China Front, the 12th Army Headquarters in Jinan, which is close at hand, must have noticed the changes here.

Although the situation in Liaocheng has not yet reached the point of being out of control, it is enough to attract the attention of these old devils who are hiding in the tail turtle, after all, it is not a trivial matter for many county towns to be broken anywhere in a row. In the eyes of the Japanese army, this may have been the prelude to the revival of Shandong's resistance forces.

In the first battle of Yanggu mining area, although Ma Zheng's department suffered certain casualties, the harvest was dozens of times the loss. In particular, the addition of those rescued miners has greatly increased the combat effectiveness of the entire Shandong Independent Brigade. By the end of July, Ma Zheng's troops on Jingyanggang had exceeded 9,600 people, infinitely close to 10,000.

In view of this situation, Ma Zheng held that it was necessary for the subordinate units to carry out a major reorganization and to integrate the combat effectiveness of all units. After all, there are now a lot of soldiers in Xu Weiguo and Xie Wensheng's two departments, plus the troops on Jingyang Gang, the total strength of the department has exceeded 15,000 people, and it is necessary to carry out a major reorganization. (To be continued.) )