[The Iron and Blood King of the Anti-Japanese Army] Chapter 74: Lucky General

The sudden withdrawal of the Japanese army left the Duqi Brigade in a hurry, but this result was already expected by Ma Zheng when the Japanese planes detected their mixed march. It's just that Ma Zheng didn't expect the headquarters of the Mongolian army to be so decisive, and he would withdraw when he said it, without dragging his feet at all, which is not like their style.

Now that the little devil has withdrawn, Ma Zheng also took advantage of the situation to occupy Xinghe and Fengzhen, but he did not order the troops to pursue the Japanese troops who fled south. Ma Zheng knew his strength very well, and if he really fought a field battle with the Japanese army, the result would definitely not be too ideal. Besides, the little devil must be guarding against him, how can he give him a loophole to exploit.

That night, after meeting with Yunjian and others in Xinghe, Ma Zheng sent a good news to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

L.a.. Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

Mr. Zhu, who had just returned to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army from Yan'an, was holding a meeting with the commanders and fighters of various divisions and brigades to convey the spirit and instructions of the central authorities. Just as the meeting was about to end, an operational staff officer of Zhu hurriedly ran in from outside with a document in his hand, and as soon as he entered the door, he said loudly: "Report, the emergency battle report of the Seventh Brigade of the Duli!" ”

Hearing that it was a battle report sent by the Duqi Brigade, the two bosses were immediately shocked, and Mr. Zhu immediately stood up and said: "What's the content, is it that the little devil has launched an attack on the territory of the Duqi Brigade?" ”

"No, it's the battle that has ended, and the Duqi Brigade has completely annihilated four divisions of the puppet army and defeated six county towns." The operational staff officer said briefly.

"What, get the telegram!" Mr. Zhu said in surprise.

After receiving the telegram, Mr. Zhu glanced at it and read it aloud: "Yan'an Military Commission, Eighth Route Army Headquarters: After two days and two nights of hard fighting, our unit finally smashed the large-scale encirclement and suppression of our base area by the Japanese puppet army. In this campaign, our unit completely annihilated the first, third, sixth, and ninth cavalry divisions of the puppet Mongolian army at the cost of small casualties, and took advantage of the situation to capture the six counties of Zhuozi, Jining, Xinghe, Shangdu, Fengzhen, and Huade, killing and capturing more than 10,000 Japanese puppet soldiers, including 8 officers above the enemy's major general. During the campaign, 1,500 Type 38 rifles, 7,200 Type 44 mounted guns, 228 crooked machine guns, 76 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 380 Type 100 submachine guns, 167 pistols of various types, more than 7,900 sabers, more than 12,000 war horses, more than 3 million rounds of various bullets, 14 radio stations, and a number of other military supplies were seized, and several carts of gold, silver, and jade antiques were also seized......

After reading the good news sent by the 7th Independent Brigade, the entire conference room was quiet, and it was almost audible that the needle had dropped. All the senior generals of the Eighth Route Army who participated in the meeting were full of surprise, and they were staring at the telegram in Mr. Zhu's hand.

Mr. Zhu said in admiration: "Ma Zheng, Ma Maniac, I am really the Tiger General of the Eighth Route Army!" ”

Mr. Peng also followed: "This kid is simply a genius when he marches and fights, he can play the art of war without a teacher, he is simply a god, I have to go and see this bastard boy who always makes us stunned." ”

The left deputy chief of staff said: "It's not simple! It is simply a god to be able to annihilate four enemy divisions at a small cost when the strength is at an absolute disadvantage. The Nationalist Government fought hard in Taierzhuang for several months and it was such a result, you must know that people have dispatched nearly a million troops, this kid is good, he easily won with a brigade for two days and two nights, it is really a miracle. ”

"Hehe, it's over, it's over! Although the battle of the Seventh Brigade created a miracle, it was still far, far behind the Battle of Taierzhuang, and the two were not comparable at all. First of all, the enemy against the Duqi Brigade was mainly the puppet army, and the main force of the Japanese army did not exchange fire with them, and they also annihilated the puppet army troops, and only a few garrison squadrons of the Japanese army were destroyed, adding up to three or five hundred people, which is not worth mentioning. On the other hand, in the Battle of Taierzhuang, the Kuomintang eliminated more than 10,000 devil elites, and the two are completely incomparable. ”

"Secondly, Taierzhuang is an important military town, a place where soldiers must fight, and its strategic significance is not trivial. Although the area of these counties conquered by the Duqi Brigade is not small, it is located in the Saibei Plateau, and there are few poor people, which is not a pain in the bones for the little devil, but it makes Li Shouxin feel distressed for a while, so we can't compare this battle with the Battle of Taierzhuang at will, it will make people laugh. Mr. Zhu said with a smile.

Mr. Peng smiled and said: "That being said, the Duqi Brigade won more with less, and not only kept the base area under the condition of absolute disadvantage, but also killed and captured more than 10,000 enemies, which has never been done since the war, and Yan'an and Wuhan should be reported." ”

"Well, just revise this telegram and send it to Yan'an, and then send one copy to the World War II Governor's Department and the Wuhan side!" Mr. Zhu thought about it and said.

After speaking, Mr. Zhu continued: "Although the loss of the Duqi Brigade in this battle is not large, but the territory has expanded dozens of times, according to Ma Zheng's meaning, he wants to create a base area based on these counties, and ask the headquarters for approval." ”

"That's a good thing, it has to be approved!" Mr. Peng was overjoyed.

"Approval naturally has to be approved, but don't think that kid just wants to be approved, people are here with us!" Mr. Zhu said.

"Who do you want?" Mr. Peng asked puzzled.

"Forming a base area is not only about the army, but also about a large number of administrative personnel. There is no shortage of military cadres and political cadres in Ma Zheng's hands, but there is no local cadre, so this guy has come to our headquarters for help, hoping that the headquarters will send them some internal affairs officials to help them build the Suicha base area, and discuss who is the most suitable to send. Mr. Zhu said.

Mr. Peng thought for a while and said: "There are still a few good staff officers in the headquarters of military experts, but this administrative officer is really not there, and the Jinchaji Military Region also asked the headquarters for such talents some time ago, but in the end they solved it themselves." ”

The deputy chief of staff of the left said: "Otherwise, we will ask the Yan'an side to send a few people with administrative experience and a group of anti-university members over." To tell the truth, this kid is recruiting bandits and puppet troops during this time, which makes me very uneasy, so I take this opportunity to adjust the personnel arrangements of the independent 77 brigade, I don't know what the two bosses think? ”

Mr. Zhu frowned and said, "If you do this, will that kid have a pimple in his heart, if that happens, we will lose more than we gain?" ”

Mr. Peng said seriously: "I don't think this kid should be, although this kid has never gone to college or military school, but his political quality is as good as his military quality." I don't need to talk about his military level, not to mention that he has won many battles during this time, and he is enough to be included in the list of famous generals in the world with these battles. And Ma Zheng's political and ideological consciousness is also very high, I believe that kid will understand us. ”

Mr. Zhu said: "Well, that's it." Now we will send a report to Yan'an to discuss this matter. ”

In Yan'an, Chairman and Vice Chairman Zhou have not thought about tea and dinner these days, and they are very worried when they learn that the Japanese army has encircled and suppressed Ma Zheng's department. On the one hand, they were worried about the life and death of Ma Zheng and all the soldiers of the 7th Independent Brigade, and on the other hand, they were also afraid that the 77th Independent Brigade would be disabled by the Japanese army just a month after its formation, and the GCD would not be able to explain to all walks of life in the country.

Therefore, the chairman and others felt that it was necessary to let the 120th Division help the 7th Brigade to avoid accidents, and when this matter was being discussed, the telegram from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army arrived.

After reading the telegram, the chairman couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Ma Zheng, you really deserve to be the lucky general of our army!" ”

Vice Chairman Zhou added: "It is indeed the lucky general of our army, but it is also the nemesis of the Japanese army!" ”

"Hahaha!!"

"Chairman, what do you think of the proposal from the Eighth Route Army Headquarters?" Vice Chairman Zhou asked.

The chairman habitually took a puff of cigarette and said: "I think it's okay, the main reason is that the composition of the soldiers of the current independent 77th Brigade is too mixed. There are also high-ranking officers and intelligence officers from the former Kuomintang, and although these people are doing well, we have to guard against it, and I am very good for this proposal of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters. ”

Vice Chairman Zhou's fingers unconsciously tapped on the table and asked, "Then who should we send?" There are no ready-made graduates over there! ”

"There are so many people in Yan'an shouting that they want to go to the front line, why not let them sign up by themselves, I think there must be a lot of people vying to go." The Chairman said.

"This method is good, in addition, we have to talk about the victories we have achieved during this period of time with the people in the border area to inspire people!" Vice Chairman Zhou said.

"Yes, that's it!"