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And follow.

for the rest of the time.

As the entire New Third Front Army gradually spread to the entire Fengtian region, it was as if things were boiling over.

The first issue is reorganization. With the five major army groups already established, all units are actively reorganizing and integrating resources.

The most fanatical among them were Li Yunlong and Ding Wei.

The entire New Third Front Army consists of six army groups, two of which are the original New Third Army's direct subordinates. In addition, one is from the Northeast Army, and the remaining one belongs to Chu Yunfei.

They all knew that Chu Yunfei's succession to the Sixth Army Group was a foregone conclusion!

Furthermore, as the pioneer of the entire Third Front Army's mechanization path, the Eighth Division will surely surpass the entire Sixth Group Army once it achieves mechanization.

By then, not to mention the troop strength, even though the Sixth Army Group had the smallest troop strength in the entire New Third Front Army, it would still be the strongest in terms of combat power.

So everyone is working hard!

Another point is that, as Han Zheng mentioned, all the former Northeast Army units also quickly arrived in the Fengtian area.

One batch after another!

The smallest number was a few hundred people, while the largest was the original independent brigade, with a strength of nearly five thousand.

Apart from the Northeast Army which was incorporated into the Fifth Army Group, the rest were all dispersed and incorporated into the First to Fourth Army Groups.

Prior to this, although the strength of the new Third Front Army exceeded 70,000, the reorganization resulted in more than six army groups under its command, with each army group having just over 10,000 men.

After all, within the New Third Front Army, it was impossible to integrate forces such as Wang Chengzhu's independent artillery brigade and the 50,000-mile armored force.

Therefore, from the perspective of staffing, the shortage is undoubtedly huge.

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The arrival of this group of troops gave everyone a significant boost of morale.

They were all veterans who had been on the battlefield, and in terms of combat effectiveness, they were miles ahead of those greenhorns.

The direct result was that all departments pulled out all the stops, using all kinds of weapons, equipment, and supplies to launch a manpower war throughout Fengtian.

The troop strength of each army group also increased at a visible rate.

The most shocking thing was that the former Northeast Army units rushed to the Fengtian area with great enthusiasm. The original plan was that the New Third Front Army had previously belonged to the Eighth Route Army camp. Even if their weapons and equipment were slightly better than their own, they estimated that it wouldn't be much better.

But once we actually arrived!

He was so shocked that his jaw dropped.

First, there's the troop strength; it's an army of 70,000.

Secondly, in terms of weaponry, there are more than 500 light and heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and large-caliber heavy artillery pieces!

The most outrageous thing is that there are armored units within the New Third Army.

Everyone was dumbfounded as they stared at the huge steel lumps parked in Fengtian City.

After all, this thing is different from firearms and weapons. Even those who are not familiar with military equipment can see the difference just by looking at its size.

After accepting their enlistment with trepidation, everyone discovered that the first thing they did was to be re-equipped with new weapons: Japanese rifles, Czech-made rifles, Type 92 rifles, and ammunition starting at 200 rounds.

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Everyone was once again shocked by the extravagant side of the new Third Army!

It's important to understand that they weren't just a few thousand people, but the entire Northeast Army's forces in the three northeastern provinces.

The total strength was 70,000 men, and if the newly expanded forces are included, the total strength exceeded 80,000!

Even in Chongqing, there isn't such a large-scale project, is there?

But what followed was immense fighting spirit.

They were able to hold their own against the Japanese even when they were extremely short of military supplies, so what are they afraid of now?

However, they soon experienced firsthand the harsh reality of basic training.

After being newly recruited into the army, both new recruits and veterans must go through this hurdle.

……

"Old Zhao! How's the situation?"

Inside the Marine Corps Headquarters of the New Third Army in Fengtian City, Xie Jinyuan said with a joking expression.

These veterans are undoubtedly capable of fighting on the battlefield, but they also have a downside: they are too arrogant.

"Stop talking! All that's happening is a chorus of lamentations!"

"But this is good, it'll give them a good talking-to!" Zhao Gang waved his hand and said.

In just the last few days, he has received no fewer than a hundred reports, all of which are about how he is a veteran and as long as he can fight the Japanese, he can withdraw from basic training.

But he undoubtedly shut them all down with a single sentence.

"Ha ha!"

"I knew it!"

Xie Jinyuan burst out laughing.

I was just about to speak again.

"Report! Commander-in-Chief!"

"Urgent intelligence from the Second World War zone!"

Sun Chuanfu's voice suddenly rang out from outside the door.

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"The Second World War Zone?"

"speak!"

Zhao Gang frowned and said.

"Commissioner Zhao!"

"Commander-in-Chief!"

"An urgent telegram has been received!"

"The entire Second World War zone has already engaged in full-scale combat with the Japanese troops assembled in the Central Plains Theater!"

"However, the situation is not good!"

"The entire Second World War zone, including the Eighth Route Army, suffered heavy casualties!"

“Thirty kilometers away, those little devils will have reached Taiyuan!” After a pause, Sun Chuanfu quickly said.

Thirty kilometers?

"Take Taiyuan?"

"So fast?" Zhao Gang asked in disbelief.

Although I had guessed from the start that things would go wrong, and it was inevitable that the Second World War zone would rise to the challenge, the war was developing far too fast!

How could they have reached Taiyuan in just one and a half days after the start of the war?

"Old Xie! The Japanese devils' real target is Taiyuan?"

At this moment, Zhao Gang also quickly realized what was happening.

"Two eight three" "Naturally!"

Taiyuan has been an important town in the north since ancient times!

"Taking Taiyuan is like planting a time bomb in the three lines of defense of the mountain city!"

"When will it break out? Naturally, it will be when the Kwantung Army fully enters the pass!" Xie Jinyuan said in a deep voice.

The Japanese devils' objective was quite clear: to strike at the most critical point, betting that the mountain city wouldn't dare to arbitrarily mobilize most of its troops along the three lines of defense.

After all, whether it was Du Yuming's Fifth Army, Xue Yue's First Army Group, or Bai Congxi and Li Zhongren, they all had their own defensive tasks.

We must always be on guard against the southward advance of 700,000 Kwantung Army troops.

The only unit that might be able to reinforce the Second World War Zone was Li Zhongren's troops. Li Zhongren received orders from Shancheng to take over most of the Second World War Zone's defenses, and even Taiyuan, which was equivalent to serving as a transit logistics unit.

But it is also the closest friendly force.

However, it's hard to say who Li Zhongren is. Putting aside factional issues, with the main force of the Second World War Zone in front, would he be willing to send troops?

Unless the entire World War II zone was wiped out, there might be no chance.

"The Kwantung Army has fully entered the pass?"

"Ok!"

"But this is indeed too fast!" Xie Jinyuan said, taking a deep breath.

Judging from the content of the telegram, it is highly likely that it was a strategic mistake by Yan Xishan.