[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 298: Ma Zheng's True Intentions (Ask for subscription, ask for a monthly pass!) ）

Knowing that the general offensive was about to begin, Yang Aiyuan and the others couldn't sit still, originally they planned to stay in the rear command and did not intend to participate in the battle in person. But now it turns out that the rear command is really boring, and after the troops attack, they can really only wait for news stupidly.

After thinking about it, Yang Aiyuan decided to talk to Ma Zheng, hoping that Ma Zheng would agree to let him participate in the front-line battle. Regarding Yang Aiyuan's request, Ma Zheng thought about it and did not refuse, but he needed Yang Aiyuan's guarantee that if something happened to him, the Eighth Route Army would not be responsible, and Commander Yan of the Second War Zone could not use this to say anything.

Yang Aiyuan agreed without thinking about it, he had already transmitted part of the situation of Ma Zheng's department back to the headquarters of the Second War Zone, and he thought that the marshal had already seen it, and he would definitely not have friction with the Eighth Route Army before he was ready.

At one o'clock in the morning, all the troops were ready to stop, and with Ma Zheng's order, this small but extraordinary battle began.

Following Ma Zheng's order, the two main regiments of the Seventh Brigade quickly approached Datong City with the cooperation of the artillery regiment and the fire support regiment directly under the military region, while the rest of the troops immediately rushed towards the Japanese-controlled coal mine that had already been reconnoitred.

At half past one o'clock in the morning, not long after the 12th Wing of the Japanese Army passed Yanggao County, the artillery regiment under Ma Zheng's headquarters built an artillery position in the northwest area of Datong City and began to shell the defensive positions on the periphery of Datong.

The Japanese army was obviously stunned by the sudden blow, what kind of troops are this from, there are many troops, the combat effectiveness is still so strong, and there are even formed artillery, and all the devil strongholds around Datong City have been declared lost in less than 20 minutes after the battle began. Even the peripheral positions are crumbling, if it weren't for the **** Dazuo who immediately shrank all the troops to Datong City, relying on the favorable geographical location of the city wall to start organizing a counterattack, otherwise it is likely to be rushed into the city by Ma Zheng's department.

When the news reached Zhangjiakou, the headquarters of the Mongolian army was in an uproar! All the Japanese officers were shocked, and it was indeed not easy to secretly pass this dirt road. One ring after another, it's simply watertight. This trick is indeed level, and the enemy will be saved.

What surprised the senior generals of the Mongolian Army Headquarters even more was how Ma Zheng's headquarters moved to the vicinity of Datong City without realizing it. You must know that there are dozens of strongholds of the Japanese army around Datong City, although they did not expect to rely on these strongholds to resist the attack of Ma Zheng's troops, but it is still possible to provide the necessary early warning function for the defenders in Datong City, but no one expected that these strongholds would be pulled out unknowingly.

At this point, Lieutenant General Harem Jun and Lieutenant General Abe Norihide both knew the seriousness of the matter, and they wanted to come. Since Ma Zheng had transferred half of Datong City's defense forces elsewhere, his purpose was obviously to target Datong City.

Because the combat effectiveness shown by Ma Zheng's subordinates is indeed amazing, it is very likely that a bad one will succeed in it. Harem Jun and Abe Norihide are very anxious, and they must find a way to relieve Datong, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.

His Excellency Terauchi already knew about the attitude of the troops stationed in Mongolia, and it was obviously not very friendly. If they take this opportunity to clean up, they have nothing to say, and they must send troops to reinforce Datong.

To say that there is no shortage of reinforcements in Mongolia. The 16th Division is now stationed near Zhangjiakou and can dispatch a large force of more than 10,000 men to move at any time. But the problem is that far water can't save near fire. There are so many troops stationed in Mongolia, and there are really not many of them that can really come in handy in this battle.

Harem Chun has dealt with Ma Zheng's department so many times, and his understanding of this army is far beyond that of other officers. In Harem Chun's opinion, every shot of Ma Zheng's department is extremely accurate, and if that hateful person doesn't make a move, it will be a thunderous blow, so that you don't even have a chance to rescue.

And the battle mode of Ma Zheng's department is also different from the ordinary Chinese army, almost all of them are quick battles. Once the battle turns into a war of attrition, it will be wise to choose to retreat at other times, except that it is absolutely necessary to fight to the death.

Although at this time, Lieutenant General Chun of the harem was furious in his heart, and he was eager to step on the defense area of Ma Zheng's headquarters now, and cut off the head of that hateful officer of China to make a specimen. But reason told him to calm down, maybe the guy was waiting for him to go berserk and make a stupid move.

Harem Chun knew that the banquet couldn't go on, and it was a pot of porridge over there, and the telegrams asking for help were sent one after another, so he still had the heart to have fun. In fact, since twelve o'clock when he received the telegram that Ma Zheng's headquarters was attacking Tianzhen, the banquet became a temporary combat meeting, all the geisha and wine and food were withdrawn, and everyone moved to the operational command room of the headquarters of the Mongolian army.

Harem Jun carefully sorted out the troops under his command, and now the only one who can quickly reinforce Datong is Kuroda Shigetoku's independent mixed second brigade, which is stationed in Shuo County, only more than 100 kilometers away from Datong, and if you drive, it will only take two or three hours to arrive. And the defenders of Datong City still have four or five thousand people, although the real fighting imperial army is less than two thousand, but relying on the strong fortifications of Datong City to hold on for a day should not be a problem.

After thinking about it, Lieutenant General Harem Jun immediately sent a report to Kuroda Shigetoku, ordering the independent mixed second brigade to assemble immediately, and then go north to reinforce Datong Castle. At the same time, Harem Jun also asked Lieutenant General Abe Norihide to immediately return to the front line to command the battle, of course, Abe Norihide did not have troops in his hands, so going back was no different from sending him to death. Therefore, Harem Chun ordered him not to return to Datong directly, and now set off to Huai'an, join the 16th Wing of the 19th Division stationed in Huai'an, and then quickly rush to Tianzhen to rescue.

Lieutenant General Chun of the harem already knew that the true intention of Ma Zheng's department was Datong City, and the attack on Tianzhen was just to divert the tiger from the mountain. If Datong City was lost, then even if it was to keep Tianzhen, there would be no point, so the 12th Wing, which went to Tianzhen for reinforcements, was immediately ordered to return to Datong City immediately.

However, Tianzhen is a strategic place after all, and the defenders are the "extremely weak" Takahashi Wing, so Harem Chun really didn't dare to take the risk of waiting for the fall of Tianzhen County, so when he ordered the 12th Wing to return to Datong, he ordered Abe Norihide to lead the 19th Wing to reinforce Tianzhen.

But this time they all guessed wrong, and the goal of Ma Zheng's department was not to occupy Datong or Tianzhen. Although these two important towns are quite attractive to the Suicha Military Region, it is already a bit stretched to hold on to the existing territory with the current strength of Ma Zheng's subordinates, and if they are greedy to occupy these two important towns, it will definitely bring a great burden to the military region.

The reason why Ma Zheng made such a big move this time was, on the one hand, to deter the Jin Sui army and prevent Yan Laoxi from doing anything, and on the other hand, to disrupt the Japanese army's battle plan.

In addition, there is a more important purpose, which is for labor and industrial equipment. In addition to Ma Zheng's "eloquence and strategy," what is more important is that the Suicha Military Region has sufficient troops. In addition, the people in the northern part of the country are fierce, so no matter what they do, the men in the north of the country can take a shot, so talent is the key to the development and growth of the Suicha Military Region.

Fortunately, except for the need for people in the army, there are no factories in the base area, and there will be no competition with the troops for labor. But now it's different, after the expansion of the territory, all aspects need to be replenished with labor. In order to expand the number of troops, soldiers are needed, factories need people to produce, and labor is also needed to cultivate land.

In addition, the troops used to fight almost by capture, and at most they reloaded some bullets. But now that there are so many soldiers in the army, it is no longer possible to capture them alone, so it is necessary to produce their own weapons and ammunition.

The production of weapons requires equipment, which Ma Zheng has solved. However, in addition to the equipment for the production of weapons and equipment itself, it is also necessary to build a large number of auxiliary factories, such as steel mills, power plants, etc., and it can be said that what the Suicha Military Region needs now is a complete industrial system to support the development of the troops.

It is a pity that the two provinces of Suicha themselves are the most backward and remote provinces in China, with a weak industrial base, and it is very difficult to build a complete industrial system, and the most lacking is all kinds of equipment.

As China's largest coal base, with coal production as the core, a heavy industrial city and region has been built, and the mining area near Datong not only has a large number of coal mines, but also a large number of steel mills and coking coal plants, and these enterprises are now controlled by the Japanese, so it will attract Ma Zheng's attention. (To be continued.) )

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