[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 123: Optimistic Ma Zheng

Ma Zheng knew that Senior Commander He was moved, after all, the temptation to recover Datong was too great. Although Zhangjiakou is the provincial capital of Chahar, it cannot be compared with Datong in terms of importance. The recapture of Zhangjiakou will arouse the excitement of the people, and if Datong is recovered, it will definitely be a great encouragement to the current sluggish anti-Japanese situation.

But Ma Zheng knew better that the possibility of recovering Datong was very small, and immediately said: "Chief, you still don't think about this, the little devil holds Datong like a treasure, how can it be taken down by us so easily." ”

"Then what if it is defeated, don't think that your kid's strength has increased, and the other troops are not bad. After more than half a year of hard fighting, all units of our Eighth Route Army have developed rapidly, especially the three main divisions. Take our 120th Division as an example, when we set out from Fuping County, Shaanxi Province to the anti-Japanese front last year, there were only more than 8,200 people, and the remaining 6,000 people and horses were led by Chen Bojun to stay in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border area, and they were organized by the rear guard of the Eighth Route Army. ”

"But think about how long it has been, it's only seven months since it's full. The 120 th Division has carried out three major reorganizations of its headquarters, and its troops have grown from more than 8,000 to more than 29,000 when they left the division, and the number of troops has tripled. The division was armed with more than 20,000 long and short guns, 123 light and heavy machine guns, and even 35 mortars. Although this time it was relatively hasty, only more than 10,000 people were gathered, but with your troops also having a small 20,000 people, it wouldn't be too difficult to besiege a Datong city with empty troops, right? Master He said in a deep voice.

"Chief, if you really put your heart into fighting, of course, you won't be unable to fight, but we must plan for the long term. Even if we can take it down, what can we do, can we hold it? ”

Then Ma Zheng continued: "I knocked Zhangjiakou down and killed Liannuma Pan, but is it useful? It's useless, a lotus pan or a Zhangjiakou can't solve China's problems, and they can't save China, but they almost stabbed a hornet's nest. If it weren't for Yan Xishan to take over later, the Suicha base area would probably have been leveled by the little devils now! ”

Ma Zheng's words made Commander He and others fall into contemplation, Ma Zheng said very clearly, although it is difficult to fight Datong, but it is not impossible, the problem is that it is not beneficial to the overall situation, because if you can't hold it, you will be counterattacked by the Japanese army.

Master He sighed and said: "Then what should we do now, Yan Laoxi is about to go crazy, if we sit back and watch the 35th Army and other units be annihilated by the Japanese army, our Eighth Route Army will not look good!" ”

Ma Zheng smiled and said: "Chief, you can rest assured that the little devil will withdraw his troops from the northwest of Jin, it will be a matter of time, at present, the Qingshui River and the partial pass have been lost, and the devils in Hequ County will be annihilated by our department at most tonight, and the devils in Baode County will be lonely and unable to speak, and there is only one way to withdraw the troops." Although Shenchi and Ningwu are said to be deep and easy to defend and difficult to attack, they are in the encirclement of our department and Fu Zuoyi's department, if we join forces to attack them, the result is unimaginable, so as long as we release the news of conquering the border and other places, the Japanese army will inevitably withdraw its troops. ”

Division Commander He said with a smile: "Commander Ma is very optimistic about the current battle situation? What do you think about the prospects of the Sino-Japanese war today, and are you as optimistic as this? ”

Ma Zheng thought for a while and said: "On the eve of the outbreak of the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese side has an absolute advantage in terms of national strength and military strength between China and Japan, which we cannot deny. ”

"According to the information we have captured the Japanese army, in order to get out of the economic crisis and develop the economy, and then realize its long-standing "mainland policy", on the one hand, it launched the "Nine. 18. The "Incident" invaded and occupied Northeast China; On the other hand, we should vigorously accelerate the militarization of the national economy and vigorously develop the military industry. Today, Japan has an annual output of 5.8 million tons of steel, 2.39 million tons of pig iron, 1.69 million tons of oil, 10,000 tons of cement, 3.03 million kilowatts of power generation, and a total industrial output value of nearly 6 billion US dollars, accounting for 80% of the national economy. ”

"On the other hand, although China is a big country at this time in terms of land area, it is a soft-footed behemoth. With a population of 460 million and a territory of 11.42 million square kilometers, China is rich in resources. However, China is only a weak agricultural country, its industrial base is very weak, and its rich resources have not been fully exploited, with an annual output value of only $1.36 billion, accounting for only 10 percent of the total national economic output. ”

"As we all know, to fight a war is to fight the economy, to fight industrial production capacity, and to fight the comprehensive strength between countries! On this basis, China's military industry is difficult to develop, and it can only produce infantry light weapons and small-caliber artillery, and large-caliber artillery, tanks, automobiles, and so on. Airplanes and ships have produced small quantities, but major components and raw materials must be imported. The absence of the ability to mass-produce is practically equivalent to the inability to manufacture in terms of the needs of war"

Before Ma Zheng finished speaking, Master He interjected and said, "Ma Zheng, according to you, the prospects of China's War of Resistance are not optimistic? ”

Ma Zheng continued: "That's not true, Japan does have many advantages, but it does not mean that they are invincible, on the contrary, Japan also has its weaknesses! ”

"What weakness can we exploit?" Master He asked in a deep voice.

"Japan's weakness is limited by its territory, and the so-called land of projectiles is a country like theirs. Because of the small size of the region, certain resources, especially some important strategic materials, such as cotton, rubber, wool, lead and zinc and other non-ferrous metal raw materials necessary for the military industry, as well as fuels such as oil and coal, must be imported. ”

Speaking of this, Ma Zheng smiled: "A country's strategic materials must be imported from other countries, which is equivalent to the country's lifeblood being handed over to others, which is fatal." For example, Japan itself produces only 450,000 tons of iron ore per year, plus North Korea's 600,000 tons, which only meets 1/6 of the need, and imports millions of tons from China, Southeast Asia and other places every year. As long as we persist in the struggle, fight a protracted war with the devils, and play a war of attrition with the devils, I think it will not be long before the devils' combat effectiveness will decline significantly. ”

Division Commander He frowned and said: "But our military strength is far inferior to the Japanese army, let's take our Eighth Route Army as an example, if we fight the little devil head-on, I'm afraid that the 115th, 120th, and 129th divisions will not be able to compete with the devil alone, simply put, as long as the devil sends more than three divisions to attack our Eighth Route Army, then we may be erased by the Japanese army from the battle sequence of the National Revolutionary Army, what do you think about this." ”

Ma Zheng pondered for a while and didn't speak, just stared at the military map spread on the ground and looked at it again and again, and then said loudly: "This is an objective fact, I won't deny it!" If the Japanese army can really concentrate three to five divisions to deal with our Eighth Route Army, it is indeed possible to reduce our living space to a minimum, but they will definitely not be able to destroy us. ”

"Why?"

"First of all, tactically speaking, our Eighth Route Army uses guerrilla warfare tactics, fighting if you can beat it, and running away if you can't beat it. The Japanese army invading China was all regular troops and could not play guerrilla warfare, and in addition, little Japan did not estimate the extent of China's vast territory at all, and the Eighth Route Army could run to many places, and it was not enough for the Japanese army to chase after them. As a result, the Japanese army could not catch up with it, and it could not be attacked, so we were already in an invincible position tactically. ”

Then Ma Zheng continued: "Secondly, the Japanese policy towards China is extremely unsuccessful, and the brutal atrocities will only provoke the resistance of the Chinese, and our Eighth Route Army is the people's children, as long as there are still ordinary people, the Eighth Route Army will die, so it is almost impossible for the Japanese to destroy the Eighth Route Army!" ”