[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 1043: Drive the Wolf and Devour the Tiger (Ask for Subscription!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

Just when the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were fighting wits and courage around the Shandong war, the Cangzhou direction ushered in the largest battle since the start of the war. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Under Ma Zheng's instructions, tens of thousands of troops under his command continued to attack the Japanese army's defenses, although the Japanese army's resistance became more and more stubborn, but it still could not resist the attack of Ma Zheng's troops.

If it weren't for the constant harassment of the Japanese air force during the day, and the help of a large number of tanks and armored vehicles, the reorganized 2nd Division would have broken into Cangzhou City long ago. Despite this, the forward troops are still about to break through to Damanzhuang.

Although Chen Sutao's department, which had been surrounded by the Japanese army in the past few days, was also under a lot of pressure, it had no intention of destroying them because the Japanese army threw rat traps.

Of course, Ma Zheng also reciprocated that he did not order the troops to attack the Japanese brigade surrounded by a large army, although the two sides fought to the death in other places, but the core areas of these two battlefields were relatively safe.

It's one thing to fight on the battlefield, but it's another thing for people from the outside world to get the news, and during this time, the war reports in North China are flying all over the sky, but the news is not very good.

Every day, you can see how many soldiers Ma Zheng's department has lost, more than half of the casualties of that unit, the senior commander is seriously injured and is being rescued, life and death are unpredictable, and so on!

Although most of these news were published from the Central News Agency of the Nationalist Government and the newspapers of the Japanese army, and the authenticity needs to be verified, there is no denial from Yan'an and Ma Zheng's subordinates, and everyone's hearts are hanging.

What's more, at this critical juncture, another shocking news came. That is, Ma Zheng's department sent a telegram to the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, asking the First War Zone of the Nationalist Government, which was close at hand, to take over the defense of Tianjin and nearby counties, and they wanted to free up their hands to compete with the Japanese army.

As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar across the country, although Ma Zheng's department only let the First War Zone take over Tianjin's defense in the name of fulfilling the agreement between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. But in the eyes of many people, this is a precursor to the retreat of Ma Zheng's department.

After all, there are rules to follow in war, no matter when, the troops should always leave a way back! Where is the back road of Ma Zheng's department, it must be in Tianjin.

Now that Ma Zheng has cut off the back road, is it really a ruin and a dead end with the Japanese army? The answer is obviously no, after all, it is not to that point.

Since it is not a fight with the Japanese army, the result is even more obvious, that is, Ma Zheng's department will be withdrawn, and the national government will take over the mess.

Of course, the reason why Ma Zheng made such a request at this time was not because he was afraid of the Japanese army, but because he felt that there was no need to continue fighting.

Now both sides are on the front line, and although the daily casualties are not small, there is no definite goal that must be accomplished.

In fact, in the eyes of Ma Zheng and Okamura Ningji, there is no need to fight this battle anymore, and their respective goals have been achieved anyway.

During this time, the news that the North China Front had severely damaged Ma Zheng's department spread widely, and there was no Ma Zheng's department or Yan'an to avoid the rumors, so people began to believe that Ma Zheng's department had been hit hard.

And then the purpose of Ma Zheng's intimidation of the Nationalist Government has also reached the most critical time, so there is no need for the two sides to fill in more lives for this, and a truce is also imperative, but all this depends on the choice of Chongqing.

Chongqing. Zeng Jiayan official residence.

"Smack!"

A stack of heavy folders was slammed on the desk, and Chairman Jiang looked at Director Dai in front of him with a gloomy face, his eyes were grim and vicious, and he only shuddered when he saw Dai Li.

"Yu Nong, what does the Communist Party mean?"

Dai Li was also accustomed to seeing Lao Jiang lose his temper during this time, although he was also a little scared in his heart, but he still stubbornly said: "Principal, the meaning of the Communist Party is very clear, they want the party-state to take over the defense of the north, mainly in Hebei and Tianjin. ”

"Niang Xipi, the Communist Party is cunning, Ma Zheng's department suffered a big loss in Shandong, and now that the Communist Party is unable to hold the territory, it remembers the party-state, which is really shameless." Old Jiang said angrily.

After all, Dai Li's background in intelligence work is still relatively high, and his political acumen is still relatively high, so he thought about it and said: "Principal, in fact, it is not necessarily that the Communist Party can't hold the Hebei region because it has let it go. ”

"How to say this, the Communist Party has always been scheming, and the party-state has repeatedly suffered losses in the process of dealing with them! Let's take the number and establishment of the troops as an example, the Communist Party has no more than five divisions registered with the Central Military Commission, and the three infantry divisions approved by the party-state before add up to the establishment of only eight divisions, six of which are still B divisions. But look at the current Communist Party, let alone eight divisions, even eighty divisions are enough, and in a few years the party-state will probably die at the hands of the Communist Party. ”

Lao Jiang has always been worried about the private expansion of the Eighth Route Army, and he is always worried about it.

Dai Li looked at Lao Jiang, and then said: "Actually, this may also be a conspiracy of the Communist Party, forcing the party-state to take the initiative to give up the conspiracy in Hebei and other places." You must know that now the Communist Party has actually controlled the Hebei region, and the Shanxi side is fine, at least Chief Yan is still very strict with precautions. The same is true of Shandong, although the Communists are deliberately trying to seize the Shandong region, but the Japanese army is not easy to mess with. ”

"Okamura Ninji is a rare wise general in the Japanese army, this person just retreated to Shandong and began to carry out a comprehensive liquidation of the Eighth Route Army in Shandong, and it is said that the record is extraordinary. After this blow, the Communist Party's strategy of planning Shandong was completely bankrupt. Looking back at this battle, there is no doubt that Ma Zheng's department suffered heavy losses, but the essence of the department still exists. Although they had to face strong military pressure from the Japanese army, they did not have to ask the party-state to take over the defense. ”

"Not necessarily, Yunong, look at these places that the Communist Party has let the party-state take over, southern Hebei, central Hebei, and Tianjin, and look at the enemy situation in these places! Although the Japanese army in these places has been wiped out, there is hardly any tax collection in the places that have just experienced the great war, and the party-state has to send a large number of troops to garrison it. ”

Then Lao Jiang said again: "The other most important thing is that as long as Wei Lihuang's department takes over the defense, then we will become a buffer zone between the Communist Party and the Japanese army, and the territory of the Communist Party will be completely separated from the North China Front. When the time comes, with sufficient time and energy, I am afraid that within a few years, the Communist Party will expand to 100 divisions and 200 divisions, and then the party-state will be really dangerous. ”

Although Lao Chiang's operational command was only at the level of an infantry battalion commander, his political skills were still extremely clever, which was definitely not something that ordinary people could imagine.

Dai Li was also taken aback by Lao Jiang's conjecture, but when he thought about it, there was still such a possibility. Dai Li knew that he couldn't say anything at this time, because this big guy already had an idea in his heart, and it was not beautiful to say too much.

So he smiled and said: "Principal, you should make up your own mind about this matter, now all walks of life are waiting for your reply, today the representatives of the Communist Party have come three times, if you don't pay attention, I'm afraid that public opinion will be very unfavorable to us." ”

"Public opinion, it's really a group of mediocre people who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, Niang Xipi. Don't be in a hurry, just wait and see! ”

"Wait and see?"

"Yes, now Ma Zheng's army has not withdrawn, first let the 39th Army move in the direction of Shandong, and the Jin Sui army will be stationed in Yi County, if the little devil really defeats Ma Zheng's army, then we will withdraw. If the little devil does not pursue Ma Zheng's department, then it can only mean that the little devil has no intention of entering Tianjin, and we will completely take over the territory at that time. "Lao Jiang obviously intends to drive the wolf and take advantage of the fisherman.

Dai Li said: "Headmaster, the Communist Party is not comparable to ordinary warlords, so we must be cautious if we don't make a decision, otherwise we will let those guys who have already been red take advantage of it." ”

"What Yunong said is very reasonable, so let's temporarily drop all your elite forces to the Shandong region, and investigate at all costs how many troops Ma Zheng's troops have lost, I want to see what kind of tricks Japan has given me." Old Jiang sneered.

"Yes, let's do it!"

"Well, let's go down!"

"Yes!"

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