During the War of Resistance Against Japan: After being scattered at Cangyunling, he brought back a

Regardless of the unit they belong to, they are undoubtedly elite troops.

"Do not worry!"

"It was ready a day ago!" Zhao Gang grinned.

He put in a lot of effort to prepare for the arrival of the remnants of the Northeast Army. Although the troop strength has fluctuated, it is still not a major issue overall.

"it is good!"

"Han Zheng!"

"I ask you!"

"Are you confident in continuing the glory of the Northeast Army?" At this moment, Xie Jinyuan suddenly turned his head and stared at Han Zhengdao.

"To continue the glory of the Northeast Army?"

"Commander Xie! What do you mean?"

"The new Third Army has been reorganized into the new Third Front Army a day ago!"

"The Northeast Army should not be buried in the course of history, even if it joined the New Third Front Army!"

"Therefore, my decision is to retain a group army combat formation in the new Third Army, mainly composed of the original Northeast Army!" Xie Jinyuan said slowly.

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"Xie Jun... no! Commander-in-Chief!"

"You mean?"

Han Zheng froze on the spot.

What followed was a huge surprise.

Should the original Northeast Army structure be retained?

In fact, after agreeing to speak to Commander Xie, he was prepared, since the Northeast Army was now practically defunct.

The entire Northeast Army was fragmented, and the largest unit under his command was the 35th Division.

Even though everyone was still somewhat reluctant, they had already prepared to be dispersed and join the new Third Front Army.

After all, this is a perfectly normal operation in any military unit.

But now?

"Ok!"

Xie Jinyuan smiled and nodded.

"Yes! Commander-in-Chief!"

Han Zheng suddenly straightened his back and said.

……

"Commander-in-Chief!"

"Commander-in-Chief!"

After Han Zheng left, two other unfamiliar faces spoke in unison.

"You two must be Wu Keyong and Huang Xiangrong, right?"

Xie Jinyuan looked at it for a moment and then spoke.

"Wu Keyong, the former supreme commander of the Northeast Army Navy!"

"Huang Xiangrong, former captain of the First Squadron of the Northeast Army Air Force!"

The two of them suddenly stood at attention.

Even the title wasn't "Commander Xie," but "Commander-in-Chief."

Before they arrived, they already knew that the New Third Army had been reorganized into the New Third Front Army.

Moreover, from the moment they agreed to come to Fengtian, they had already implicitly accepted that they were members of the new Third Front Army.

In particular, the New Third Army swiftly pacified the Fengtian region, and the entire history of the New Third Army was investigated by those with ulterior motives.

The Battle of Taiyuan.

With the strength of a single regiment, they thwarted Yoshio Shinotsuka's plan to annihilate Shanxi in ten days.

After establishing a foothold in Taiyuan, he launched a counter-offensive against Japan.

They mobilized the entire military force of northwestern Shanxi and launched a campaign that was enough to overturn the course of Chinese history.

They annihilated hundreds of thousands of enemy troops.

Yoshio Shinotsuka, the renowned commander of the First Army in China, was captured alive.

Afterwards, they went north and, before conquering the Fengtian region, took over the Fengtian Arsenal, which also belonged to the Fengtian region.

The Fengtian Arsenal is a thorn in the side of all active-duty Northeast Army soldiers.

Even without his previous impressive record, this alone would have made every soldier in the Northeast Army willing to risk their lives for Commander Xie without hesitation.

"did not expect!"

"Han Zheng really did pull you out of this mess!" Xie Jinyuan couldn't help but click his tongue.

It should be noted that Wu Keyong had already transferred to the army, while Huang Xiangrong had retired from the military and returned to his hometown. After all, when the Northeast Army entered the pass, it lost more than just a large amount of weapons and equipment.

It also includes a batch of warplanes that the old marshal bought from overseas back then, which was essentially given away to the Japanese Kwantung Army.

But more importantly, they lost their backbone or fighting spirit.

"Commander-in-Chief!"

"We've been waiting for this opportunity!"

"I thought this opportunity..." Huang Xiangrong shook his head and said.

Opportunity is reserved for those who are determined or persistent!

"Huang Xiangrong!"

"Let me ask you! If you were to build an air force now, how long would it take to restore it to its peak?" Xie Jinyuan then looked at Huang Xiangrong and asked.

"Commander-in-Chief!"

"When the dramatic changes occurred and we entered the pass, although the air force remained outside the pass, over the years, some of them were reorganized into the army and died on the battlefields of the three northeastern provinces!"

"Some of them have retired from the military and returned to their farms!"

"The total number is less than two-tenths; it's estimated that even if we gather them all together, it'll only amount to two or three flight squadrons!" After a moment of contemplation, Huang Xiangrong said helplessly.

At its peak, the Northeast Army Air Force had more than 300 fighter jets and five air squadrons.

The gap is now much larger than it appears, and there is another major reason: even for experienced pilots, after so many years, it is not something that can be rebuilt in a short time.

"Two or three flight squadrons?"

Xie Jinyuan frowned sharply.

Two or three flight squadrons, according to the Air Force's organizational structure, have a maximum of thirty fighter jets.

It was enough for many places within the Great Wall, but too little for the air force he was about to develop.

Seemingly sensing Xie Jinyuan's disappointment, Huang Xiangrong continued, "Commander-in-Chief! I heard from Old Han that the new Third Front Army wants to develop an air force, right?"

"Ok!"

Xie Jinyuan nodded.

"Commander-in-Chief! There are some things I'm not sure if I should say!"

After a pause, Huang Xiangrong continued.

"speak!"

"Then I'll be blunt!" Huang Xiangrong said in a deep voice after gritting his teeth.

"The formation of the air force is completely different from that of the army. Simply put, the new Third Front Army was able to build a strong army of over 100,000 in such a short period of time!"

"But the air force is different. The first thing that limits the size of the air force is pilots, which are an extremely scarce resource in all countries. Training any pilot requires a lot of energy and resources!"

"Secondly, there are fighter jets. This includes not only the quantity, but also the sophistication of the jets, command systems, and so on!"

"Although our Northeast Army Air Force was known as the strongest in China in terms of scale back then, in terms of combat effectiveness..." Huang Xiangrong hesitated before continuing.

In short, the factors that hinder the air force's combat effectiveness are these few, and there is no priority among them. Even if the pilots are highly skilled, they cannot make up for too much of the gap in fighter jets.

Seemingly noticing that Xie Jinyuan had fallen into deep thought again, Huang Xiangrong took a deep breath and continued, "Actually, Commander-in-Chief!"

"The most important thing here is money!"

"Or rather, resources!"

"The new Third Front Army has considerable combat capabilities, but ultimately, the time spent in combat is too short and the experience accumulated is insufficient!"

The Northeast Army was able to develop its air force because of its massive resource supply, or rather, because the old marshal spent money to build it up. The new Third Front Army was good in many aspects, but it was obviously much weaker in terms of foundation compared to the Northeast Army of that time.

"Then what do you mean?"