Chapter 1092: Contraction and Mutiny (Subscribe Only!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

It is no wonder that Okamura Ninji is so anxious to shrink his forces, according to the intelligence department just sent back the information, in addition to the 280,000 troops under Ma Zheng's department, there are also 120,000 Chinese government troops and countless Chinese guerrillas who attacked Shandong this time. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The figures given by Tegaoke are astonishing, and they judged that the Chinese army attacking Shandong should have at least 500,000 people. On top of that, the armament of the Chinese army is generally much better than it was a few years ago, with not only formed artillery, but also tanks and heavy artillery, as well as mysterious special forces.

Looking at the current situation of the front army, the entire front army originally had 10 divisions and 6 independent mixed brigades, with a total strength of 220,000 troops, and these 220,000 people were all stationed in Shandong, plus the 150,000 imperial troops in Shandong, the defenders of the entire Shandong Province reached 370,000, which was equivalent to about 80% of the strength of the North China Front Army in its heyday.

Coupled with the more than 100,000 troops stationed in Central China stationed in Henan, the strength of the imperial army in the entire North China region is not weak.

In addition, due to the shrinking territory, the Front now had to defend only a quarter of the territory it had in its heyday. Therefore, despite repeated heavy losses, Okamura Ningji still operates Shandong like an iron bucket, and the needle cannot be pricked and the water cannot be splashed.

However, since the order to transfer troops from the base camp came a month ago, a large number of experienced veterans of the North China Front have been transferred, which makes Okamura Ninji very passive.

Using half of the original force to defend the same large territory, the force is already stretched. In addition, a complete infantry division was eaten by Ma Zheng's division at the beginning of the Battle of Texas, which made Okamura Ningji extremely angry and helpless.

Fortunately, the reinforcements of the five infantry divisions promised to him by the base camp were finally in place. Although the combat effectiveness of these supplementary troops is extremely limited, the five divisions and regiments are also quite a strong combat force, and they should be able to reverse the decline.

This time the loss is certain, after all, the people of China have been plotting for a long time, and it is not normal if they do not suffer losses, and Okamura Ninji can see this more clearly than ordinary Japanese officers. Since he has such an awareness, it is not difficult to understand Okamura Ninji's move to withdraw his troops.

The retreat of the Japanese army greatly exceeded Ma Zheng's expectations, although in terms of overall strategy and the distribution of troops in Luxi, the Japanese army was indeed at an absolute disadvantage. However, the difference between the two sides is not very large, and the Japanese army is not without a chance to turn the tables.

Although the Northern Serbian Corps is strong, it is not without weaknesses. There is a common problem in all the Tuba Roads, including the Saibei Corps, that is, the supply of weapons and ammunition cannot keep up with the consumption. For a powerful unit like Ma Zheng's unit, the consumption of ammunition and all logistical materials is amazing.

Let's not talk about whether the military production of the Saibei Corps can keep up, such a long-distance transportation alone is enough for Ma Zheng's department to have a headache, and Okamura Ningji has no intention of fighting with Ma Zheng before he closed his door.

As long as he sent all the planes of the North China Front to bombard the communication lines of Ma Zheng's headquarters, paralyzing the communication lines of the Saibei Corps or slowing down the logistics supply of the Saibei Corps, then at most half a month, the ammunition and food on the front line of the Saibei Corps would have to fall into a tension.

At that time, the North China Front only needed to invest a small part of its troops to break the situation, so at the beginning of the battle, Ma Zheng was ready to fight a big battle and a hard battle, and he was also mentally prepared to accept heavy sacrifices.

But he didn't expect the Japanese army to retreat urgently on all fronts, and it was typical to flee without a fight, and some Japanese soldiers fled without even having time to destroy the materials in the warehouse, which surprised Ma Zheng, but the news from the intelligence department made Ma Zheng relieved.

"What, you mean that the Nationalist Government has also sent troops to participate in the war, and the total number of troops invested exceeds more than 100,000?" Ma Zheng looked at Xu Yinghui in surprise, his expression was like a ghost.

"Yes. The news has just come back from the front line, the 3rd Army of the Second Theater and the 40th Army of the First Theater have participated in the battle, and now they have occupied the Dongming line and are rapidly advancing towards Heze. In Lunan Yu Xuezhong personally took command, and 3 divisions and 2 infantry brigades launched an attack on Lunan. The two areas of Linyi and Zaozhuang have been attacked, and the authenticity of the news is no problem. Xu Yinghui replied.

"Rob while it's hot, hehehe! Lao Jiang has a good calculation, but it doesn't matter, he has helped us a lot this time, and we should give them a little sweetness. Ma Zheng said with a smile.

Xu Yinghui said dissatisfiedly: "What is this called, commander, the early battles were all fought by our corps, Lao Jiang is obviously picking peaches, how can they be so shameless?" ”

Ma Zheng said with a smile: "Hehe, if the national government doesn't come, there will be ghosts, they are real wolves, wolves want to eat meat and drink blood, you see how much territory we have now, most of North China belongs to our territory, if Jiang doesn't care, is it possible." ”

"Then what should we do now, just now Xu Hu and they sent a telegram to ask, what if they meet with the Kuomintang troops, commander, you can find a way!"

"Send a telegram to our troops and tell them that as long as the Kuomintang does not shoot, we must not shoot! In addition, he told Liu Fengchi, just say that I said, let them have to seize Heze before the Kuomintang troops arrive, but immediately after the robbery, they will organize the troops to rush to transport materials, if the Kuomintang troops are stunned to Heze at that time, then as long as they can afford the money and are willing to pay enough price, then it doesn't matter if they give Heze to them, of course it is the same on the Jining side. Ma Zheng decisively ordered.

"Okay!"

Soon the order was conveyed, in fact, the Nationalist Government had the same idea as Ma Zheng, grabbing land is grabbing turf, but it must not be shot. Because the opponents they are facing are different, Ma Zheng's department is not a third-rate army like the New Fourth Army, it is a real tiger.

At that time, Lao Jiang almost did not hesitate when dealing with the New Fourth Army, but this time it was different, the fine were afraid of being stunned, and the stunned were afraid of dying.

In Lao Jiang's eyes, Ma Zheng is not only a rare general, but also a stunned young man who does not want to die, people are not even afraid of the strong Japanese army, how can they be afraid of them. Besides, Ma Zheng's department has not fought the Kuomintang troops, and a conflict with them is really no different from looking for death.

The most important thing is that the Nationalist Government has been playing soy sauce for the purpose of watching a drama from the very beginning, so the troops are extremely poorly prepared.

Whether it is the Sulu Theater or the First Theater, they are all temporarily assembled troops, and the weapons, ammunition and all the combat equipment, including the vast majority of the generals, are not psychologically prepared, which is thousands of miles away from Ma Zheng's preparations. Strength determines everything, and without strength, even Chairman Jiang can do anything.

The trees want to be quiet and the wind does not stop, and what Okamura Ningji is most worried about now is that Ma Zheng's troops have been attacking the hinterland of Shandong without relenting. It can be said that although the current Shandong cannot be said to be an empty shell, it is impossible to protect everything.

If Ma Zheng poured the strength of the entire military region to attack, Okamura Ningji would not be too afraid. But in the end, both sides are likely to lose both, and the North China Front is likely to be more seriously wounded, which Okamura Ninji does not want to see.

What's more, now that the deterrent power of the Imperial Army is fading, whether Okamura Ninji himself wants to believe it or not, this is a fact. If it is delayed for a long time, it is likely to cause unnecessary troubles and accidents, such as the Imperial Army, such as the puppet government, etc.

However, what Okamura did not expect was that less than a day later, the Imperial Alliance Army rationed to Sato Sadaji's department mutinied. On the night of the 15th, Wang Yingchun, commander of the 24th Brigade of the Imperial Allied Army, led more than 2,000 people under his command and a number of Imperial Allied troops to rebel, and they killed a squadron of Japanese troops defending the south gate of Dong'e County overnight, and then opened the city gate and put the soldiers of the 2nd Independent Division who had been preparing for a long time into the city.

At the same time, Wang Yingchun took his own personal guards to occupy the arsenal of the defenders in Dong'e, resulting in the Japanese army not being able to replenish any arms for the time being.