Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

However, Yang Quanwu never showed mercy when ambushing Japanese transport convoys. After the Japanese transport convoy was ambushed by Yang Quanwu twice in a row, the Japanese army equipped an infantry battalion to protect the transport convoy.

However, Yang Quanwu gathered his troops and ambush this convoy as well. He not only annihilated the Japanese transport convoy once again, but also the accompanying Japanese battalion. Yang Quanwu "dominated" the Yilai Highway and ambushed the Japanese logistics convoy three times in a row. Especially the last time, the Japanese were equipped with an infantry battalion for protection, but Yang Quanwu still ambushed them.

Therefore, the Japanese army no longer sends logistics convoys.

Because it is impossible to pass through the Yilai Highway.

On the Yilai Highway, Yang Quanwu held an absolute advantage. Now that Yang Quanwu had cut off the Yilai Highway, the 220th Regiment in Laiyuan could not receive any reinforcements. Given the 220th Regiment's supply reserves, they could not hold out for more than a few days.

"Commander, are you planning to ambush the retreating 220th Regiment? I can gather the surrounding troops and gather at least 220 to men. Ambushing the th Regiment will be no problem."

Huang Fa immediately became very excited when he thought that Yang Quanwu was going to ambush the Japanese 220th Regiment.

But Yang Quanwu shook his head.

"That's a whole regiment. Even with some casualties, it still has over 2,000 men. If we ambush them now, we won't be able to take them down in a few hours. If reinforcements and Japanese planes arrive, our losses will be too great. It's not worth it. Suffering so many casualties for a 2,000-man Japanese force is not a good deal."

"How can you settle accounts like this in a war?"

Huang Fa disagrees.

Huang Fa has been Yang Quanwu's subordinate for many years.

He has followed Yang Quanwu since the Red Army period.

Although Yang Quanwu was previously a political cadre and a man of unwavering resolve, he had become so timid and indecisive that he expressed his dissatisfaction directly.

Huangfa was impatient, and Yang Quanwu knew this, so he didn't blame him. Yang Quanwu smiled and said, "I am a person who will never hesitate when it is necessary to fight. But when it is not necessary, we still have to avoid hard battles with too many casualties. We are different from the Eighth Column. The Eighth Column is basically mountainous, and there are many places for ambushes. Even most places can be ambushed, at most the difference is good and better. But we are different. We will mainly develop in western Hebei in the future. Although there are many mountains here, there are also many plains. We can't just fight some battles with heavy casualties. We must always maintain sufficient troops. So we have to calculate and see which battles can be fought and which battles cannot be fought. It is not suitable to fight the 220th Regiment at this stage.

"What does the commander mean?"

"Same as last time."

"Fight the puppet troops?"

"Ok.

Yang Quanwu smiled and said, "Tell me, how can fighting the puppet army be so profitable? The last time we fought the puppet army, we seized enough weapons to equip five regiments and enough ammunition to launch ten large-scale ambushes. These Japanese don't learn their lesson and have let the North China Security Army out again. And this time, they're sending out their newly formed troops. The Seventh and Eighth Army of the North China Security Army, doesn't this give us an opportunity? We'll fight these puppet troops again this time. I can guarantee that as long as we annihilate these puppet troops again, the troops of the 35th Division will definitely go back. And by annihilating two armies of the North China Security Army, we'll have weapons to equip several regiments."

"So we're just going to let the 220th Regiment go?"

Huangfa was not satisfied.

The 220th Regiment was the vanguard of the 35th Division's sweep of the First Division.

This time, they were the first to enter Yi County, and then they spearheaded the charge into Laiyuan. And this time, the North China Front Army was truly ruthless. After entering the base area, they set fire and killed people everywhere, causing heavy losses to the base. If such a unit were to be let off, where would the First Division's reputation be? Furthermore, if the 35th Division wasn't dealt a heavy blow, they would continue to raid the First Division's base area.

Yang Quanwu shook his head and said, "Of course we can't let them go like this. From now on, all our local troops in this area will participate in the surprise attack on the 220th Regiment. Mobilize the people in the base area to dig holes on the Yilai Highway to prevent their cars from passing. Also, transfer the 32nd and 33rd Regiments to participate in the attack on the 220th Regiment. If the 220th Regiment is hanging around outside the city and has a small number of people, we will annihilate them on the spot. Normally, let them participate in the surprise attack on the 220th Regiment in battalion and company units."

Division One currently has a large number of troops, so Yang Quanwu can deploy anti-mopping-up operations with ease.

After all, Division One currently has 12 main groups.

Two regiments were sent to the Fifth Division to assist in the Yanbei area's counter-mopping-up operations. Two regiments were sent to Fuping to participate in the defense of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region Headquarters. Yang Quanwu still had eight main regiments at his disposal.

"If the 220th Regiment still maintains sufficient strength, then let them go. If they have suffered heavy casualties and have few troops left, it is not impossible to encircle and annihilate them. You are fully responsible for the battle here. I will go to Yi County to deploy and eliminate those puppet troops. Remember, after I leave, you are not allowed to get carried away and attack Laiyuan County. Even if we want to eliminate the 220th Regiment, we must wait until the 220th Regiment is weakened enough. And Tang Fan, tell him that I don't want a general who can fight, and the First Division does not lack a capable regiment. What I want is to improve the combat effectiveness of all the troops in the First Division and let him do his job well.

"Yes."

The yellow-haired man nodded.

Huang Fa agreed with Yang Quanwu's idea of ​​how to destroy the 220th Regiment. Huang Fa was a veteran of countless battles since the Red Army era, and was well-known throughout the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region for his exceptional fighting prowess.

It's not easy to wipe out a Japanese force like the 220th Regiment, which numbered over , all at once. The best approach is to cut through them one by one with a blunt knife. Find ways to weaken them over time, wait until their strength is severely weakened, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop.

However, Huang Fa did not approve of the use of Tang Fan.

Tang Fan was a fierce general from the Fourth Front Army. Although he had been studying at the Anti-Japanese University since the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, when the Second Branch of the Anti-Japanese University came to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, Tang Fan was assigned to the First Branch with more than 300 students.

Yang Quanwu attaches great importance to this unit.

A divisional training team was formed, and five hundred platoon-level cadres and veterans who had recovered from the previous counter-mopping-up operation were recruited to join the team. Yang Quanwu instructed Tang Fan to lead this training team. These experienced cadres and veterans were to gain more knowledge, broaden their horizons, and learn more about formal tactics. As for the students from the Second Branch of the Anti-Japanese University, they were to learn how to fight from these veteran commanders and veterans who had returned from the battlefield.

However, Tang Fan turned the training team into a major force. Tang Fan was indeed an outstanding general. With this 1500-strong force, under the guise of training, he engaged in frequent battles in the Fangshan area, achieving numerous victories. The force grew from over to approximately men.

Tang Fan was very proud.

After all, he turned the teaching brigade into the main force of the first division.

However, his behavior was met with an angry rebuke from Yang Quanwu.

Yang Quanwu was very angry.

Yang Quanwu's goal was for Tang Fan's training brigade to train hundreds of company- and platoon-level cadres for the First Division. This would allow the tactical capabilities of the first division's grassroots cadres to be significantly improved, thereby enhancing the overall combat effectiveness of the division's troops. Furthermore, this was only the first batch; if the results were positive, Yang Quanwu planned to expand the training brigade and continue using this model to train more outstanding company- and platoon-level cadres. Yang Quanwu's vision was undoubtedly forward-thinking, and his considerations were comprehensive.

Yang Quanwu didn't want a regiment with high combat effectiveness. Division 1 already had plenty of troops. One more main force regiment would make no difference to one less.

He was considering the frequent battles and the expansion of the army, which would increase the demand for grassroots commanders. Therefore, a large number of grassroots commanders needed to be trained. Unfortunately, Tang Fan completely ignored Yang Quanwu's order.

So in a rage, he transferred the training team back and placed it at the headquarters. In Huang Fa's opinion, Yang Quanwu's army reorganization plan was excellent. But Tang Fan was definitely not the person Yang Quanwu wanted. This person was good at fighting and training cadres. It was precisely because Yang Quanwu saw that he was good at training cadres that he put him in charge of the training team. But it was obvious that Tang Fan was now obsessed with fighting, and it was too late for him to train cadres. In Huang Fa's opinion, Yang Quanwu might as well send Tang Fan to the combat unit and let him lead the troops in battle.

But he did not argue with Yang Quanwu on this issue.

Because it was difficult for others to change Yang Quanwu's mind about his decisions, he was very stubborn on the issues he believed in. This personality trait also led to many cadres leaving the First Division and criticizing him for his absolute control over the First Division.

Chapter 307: Great Counterattack 2

Avoiding the strong and attacking the weak, Yang Quanwu is in complete conflict with the North China Security Army.

For him, there was nothing better than annihilating the North China Security Army. Fighting the North China Security Army was effortless, with few casualties and, most importantly, a large amount of loot. Therefore, Yang Quanwu began to gather troops, and within a short period of time, he had assembled three regiments of troops.

The Seventh Army and the Eighth Army of the North China Security Army began to raid Laishui.

And the entire first division began to take action.

Yang Quanwu really likes to strike back after being attacked.

Yang Quanwu would not confront the Japanese army head-on when they were at their peak. Instead, he believed in the saying that the best strategy is to make a strong attack, but the second and third attacks will lead to exhaustion. The Japanese army was already at its second weakest stage.

Yang Quanwu often likes to take action at this time.

When the third force is exhausted, the victory of the anti-mopping-up operation will be secured.

So all the troops of the First Division, the guerrilla detachments, and the militia units began to move. What they were doing now was harassing the Japanese troops who entered the base area, constantly harassing them, and making them tired.

When the first district was mobilized, the same thing happened in the fifth district.

Although Deng Guo was the newly established commander and political commissar of the Fifth Division, he possessed considerable experience. Furthermore, Deng Guo himself was a member of the Central Red Army, having previously served in the 115th Division. He was familiar with nearly all the sub-district commanders in the current Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, starting with Marshal Nie. Of course, like Yang Quanwu, Deng Guo had a difficult relationship with many of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region's leaders.

Deng Guohe, the commander of the First Division, Yang Quanwu, and the commander of the Third Division, Huang Yong, all had fierce conflicts back then, and it was Marshal Nie who personally intervened to resolve the situation. It should be said that many of the Eighth Route Army generals of this era had been leading troops in battle for many years, so they had hot tempers.

Especially for some cadres with hot tempers, once a conflict arises, it will be like a collision between Mars and the Earth.

Why Marshal Nie later became a marshal.

It was precisely because Marshal Nie was able to balance these contradictions. Yang Quanwu, Huang Yong, and Deng Guo all had conflicts with each other and had poor personal relationships. Then there was the Second Division Commander, Guo Tianmin, who also had a rather bad temper.

However, when faced with these hot-tempered, young and energetic generals, Marshal Nie was able to make them obey his orders honestly. Being able to control so many generals is a skill in itself.

Just like Chen Shuai Chen.

Whether it was the New Fourth Army or the later East China Field Army, there were many commanders with bad tempers. But Marshal Chen was able to control the situation. This is actually a kind of ability.

Deng Guo was kept in Jin-Cha-Ji by Marshal Nie because Marshal Nie trusted Deng Guo's ability.

Upon his arrival, he immediately organized the Fifth Division, reserving a position specifically for Deng Guo. To this end, he even allocated all of the First Division's bases in the Yanbei region to the Fifth Division. During this anti-mopping-up operation, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region appointed Commander Deng Guo as the commander-in-chief of the left wing, overseeing the Fifth Division's 6th and 19th Regiments, as well as the First Division's 17th and 22nd Regiments.

However, the atmosphere in the Fifth District Headquarters was very solemn at this time.

The Fifth District had just been reprimanded by the military district.

Marshal Nie severely criticized the Fifth Division.

Due to the negligence of the Fifth Division, the Japanese 225th Regiment suddenly entered Dingbei, and finally a unit even entered Shengxian. Fortunately, Wei Hongjun stopped the 225th Regiment in Shengxian. Otherwise, Shengxian, the base of the Eighth Column, would have been destroyed by the Japanese army.

That would be too costly.

Because Sheng County is not only the base of the Eighth Column, but also the base of the Chanan Special Committee.

Even if there weren't any serious consequences, the Fifth Division had indeed made a huge mistake this time. Besides Marshal Nie, First Division Commander Yang Quanwu also called to criticize Deng Guo.

This had never happened before when this was the base of Division 1. Division 5 had only been established not long ago, and this was Division 5's first anti-raid operation, yet such a mistake had already occurred.

Deng Guo's face was very solemn.

"Commander, we must fight now."

Yi Liang, Chief of Staff of the Fifth District, spoke.

Yi Liang was a member of the Central Red Army and even served in the Central Military Commission. He was a graduate of the second class of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University. After graduation, he joined the 120th Division and later served as a regimental commander in the Fourth Column under Song Shilun. After the establishment of the Jireliao Advance Army, he served as Chief of Staff to Deng Guo.

This time, Deng Guo served as the commander of the Fifth Division. He also followed the 6th Regiment to the Fifth Division and served as the chief of staff of the Fifth Division.

Yi Liang's face now looks very ugly.

After all, he was the Chief of Staff of the Fifth District. With such a major flaw in the Fifth District, he, as the Chief of Staff, could not deny his responsibility. The only solution now was to fight.

"Where is the Japanese 226th Regiment?"

"They're all near Wutai County. Some troops have already entered Fuping. These troops won't be returning anytime soon. Two regiments each are deployed to Fuping's First and Third Districts, for a total of four regiments."

The closest unit to the Japanese 225th Regiment is the Southern Battalion of the 237th Regiment in Hunyuan. Two other battalions of the 237th Regiment are located near Lingqiu. However, the Southern Battalion of the 237th Regiment in Hunyuan was attacked by our 6th Regiment on the road between Yingxian and Huairen County five days ago, suffering heavy casualties. Since entering Hunyuan County, it has remained stationary.

Deng Guo looked at the map and drew a circle around the enemy's position.

This time, the Japanese army focused on sweeping the Yanbei region, putting great pressure on the Second Division, the Fifth Division, and the remaining troops of the 129th Division. After all, the Japanese army had nearly troops. The Yanbei region was small, with a small population and poor land, making it difficult for the troops to move around.

There is not much room for maneuver.

The mopping-up operation has been going on for more than ten days, and both the Second and Fifth Districts have suffered heavy casualties.

This doesn't mean the Second and Fifth Divisions lacked the ability to resist. On the contrary, the Second and Fifth Divisions, along with the First Division, currently comprise six main regiments operating in the Yanbei region. Frequent exchanges of fire between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese Army occurred in the Yanbei region.

Whenever a small Japanese force emerged, the Eighth Route Army would immediately ambush them.

Each ambush could kill forty to fifty, or seventy to eighty Japanese soldiers.

However, they were of little use in the overall counter-mopping-up operation. The Japanese had too many troops, and losing these people was no big deal. Five days ago, Deng Guo led the Sixth Regiment in an attack on the Southern Battalion of the 41th Regiment of the 237st Division of the Japanese Army in the northern part of Ying County.

More than 400 Japanese soldiers were killed in the first battle.

After being hit, the Southern Brigade arrived in Hunyuan County and remained there.

This was the battle with the most enemy casualties among the small-scale battles in the Yanbei region during this period. However, Deng Guo and some leaders of the Fifth Division were dissatisfied. Deng Guo had originally left the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advancing Army, ostensibly to study in Yan'an. But to be frank, he was driven out by the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advancing Army.

As for the current leaders of the Fifth District, many of them were Deng Guo's old subordinates who had followed him to the Fifth District. Therefore, they were all holding back their anger and were determined to make a big difference in the Jin-Cha-Ji Fifth District.

The results of it?