Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

The troops were arrested.

It was a real bummer. The Japanese 80th Independent Battalion's defenses were all outward, not inward. Ono Takashi hadn't anticipated the Imperial Army's th Regiment would be so vulnerable. After being charged by the Eighth Route Army, the unit collapsed within ten minutes.

The Seventh Regiment of the Imperial Army, no matter how weak its combat effectiveness is, still has more than a thousand people.

But how come it was rushed within ten minutes?

They were truly overwhelmed. The 34st and nd Battalions of the th Regiment had barely opened fire when troops under the th Regiment of the North China Security Army began to scatter. If they were elite troops, the collapse of one section wouldn't affect the rest.

But the North China Security Army is different.

Although Japanese military advisers were sent, they could not even speak Japanese.

Who cares about the situation of the troops?

It was a chain reaction, and the final result was that the entire regiment was scattered. The 34th Regiment and the guerrilla detachment entered the valley effortlessly, and then came up behind the Japanese army and fired machine guns at the Japanese army.

The 80th Independent Battalion could never have imagined that something like this would happen. The 80th Independent Battalion was currently concentrating on dealing with the attacking 35rd Battalion of the th Regiment.

The 35th Regiment's tactical level has grown rapidly and its combat effectiveness has become much stronger.

So although they were accompanying attacking troops, they still put a lot of pressure on the Japanese army.

Therefore, all the attention of the Japanese army was on the 35th Regiment. How could they have imagined that so many Eighth Route Army troops would come out from behind?

The back was directly exposed to the 34th Regiment and the Guerrilla Detachment.

How could the 34th Regiment and the guerrilla detachment miss such a golden opportunity? The troops quickly dispersed, followed by a barrage of heavy and light machine gun fire, followed by a flurry of rifle fire. The defenseless 80th Independent Battalion was immediately attacked by the 34th Regiment and the guerrilla detachment, resulting in over casualties.

What made Ono Takashi even more unacceptable was that the 34th Regiment and the guerrilla detachment wiped out all the mortar groups, ammunition groups, and machine gun positions set up by the Japanese army on the positions.

And this is only the first wave of attack.

The 34th Regiment and the guerrilla detachment were now charging and attacking fiercely, hitting the Japanese army hard. They did not give the Japanese army any chance to adjust. The Japanese army was passive from the beginning, and by the time they adjusted their defense, more than ten minutes had passed. During this time, the Japanese army's casualties increased by more than people.

Less than half an hour after the battle began, the Japanese casualties had reached nearly 400.

How many people are there in the 80th Independent Battalion?

There were only about 800 people in total, and only about 600 came here. Now there are only about left.

"All units' mortars and grenade launchers were used in a concentrated manner to break through the defenses of the Japanese positions."

Xiao Yongshi watched the battle and gave orders.

The Japanese 80th Independent Battalion's current defensive positions were hastily constructed and not very strong. If the Japanese had built a complete trench and defensive positions, then ordinary mortars and grenade launchers would have been of little use. This was because the trenches dug by the Japanese were designed to protect against artillery. The most typical example was the Battle of Guanjia Nao, where the Japanese trenches and defensive positions were exceptionally well-constructed.

However, in this hastily built defensive position, mortars and Zhengdanjian are very useful.

"Heavy machine guns, suppress the Japanese firepower from both flanks."

"Charge in from three sides."

Chapter 312 Military Division's Proposal

Fuping was the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army's Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

Peace was restored again.

This time, seven Japanese battalions entered Fuping. Fortunately, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region was now strong. The 1st and 20th Regiments of the First Division, and the 2nd and 30th Regiments of the Third Division, as well as the Cavalry Regiment, entered Fuping to protect the Jin-Cha-Ji Command Headquarters.

The two sides fought many battles in Fuping.

Fortunately, at this time, the Eighth Column killed the commander of the 225th Regiment of the Japanese Army. Deng Guo led the troops of the Fifth Division and the First Division to launch two ambushes in a row, killing more than Japanese troops.

It changed the situation of the battle in an instant.

The Japanese army was worried that the troops from the Second and Fifth Divisions of the Eighth Route Army would cut off their retreat, so they gradually withdrew from Fuping, ending this mop-up operation.

After that, good news came one after another.

In particular, the First Division once again swept through 220 North China Security Forces, then annihilated the Japanese 35th Regiment and killed Major General Iida Taijiro, commander of the th Infantry Regiment. This immediately changed the Hebei campaign.

At this point, the anti-mopping-up operation in the Beiyue District of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region was basically over. Although most of the counties in the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, especially in the Yanbei area, were captured by the Japanese army, including Wutai County and Fuping County, they suffered a great loss.

But overall, this anti-mopping-up operation in the Beiyue District of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region achieved amazing results.

Two Japanese major generals were killed, two Japanese regiment commanders were killed, and eight officers at the battalion commander level were killed.

It can be said that we won a complete victory.

In 1939, Tada Shun launched two large-scale sweeps against the Jin-Cha-Ji base, both of which resulted in major defeats. Although the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region suffered heavy casualties during these large-scale sweeps, it not only survived but actually grew stronger.

The Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area gradually became the number one opponent of the North China Front Army.

Unexpectedly, at the last moment, good news arrived. The 80th Column's Pingbei Detachment completely wiped out the th Independent Battalion of the Japanese th Independent Mixed Brigade, and once again killed a Japanese colonel-level battalion commander.

"The Eighth Column has good combat effectiveness."

Commander Nie praised the 8th Column without hesitation.

In the current Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, the Eighth Column is undoubtedly a first-class main force. It has strong combat effectiveness, dares to fight, and can win battles.

What’s important is that the 8th Column had the least experience and the fewest cadres at the beginning among all the troops in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

But after two years, the Eighth Column has been recruiting cadres from all over the place. Now there are more and more cadres in the Eighth Column who can take charge of their own affairs.

Zhan Tong said, "Commander, the Eighth Column's combat effectiveness is quite good.

But now the Eighth Column has too many troops and its base is too large. We must resolve the Eighth Column's level issue as soon as possible, otherwise there will be too many problems."

"Ah."

Commander Nie nodded.

The Eighth Column had too many troops and its base was too vast. Although Da Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun had made great contributions, their experience was too short, and countless people were eyeing the Eighth Column. Many people already believed that the Eighth Column was too large, both in terms of its troops and its base.

Many people used this excuse to divide up the Eighth Column's troops and territory.

The issue of the Eighth Column has reached a point where it must be resolved.

"Commander, haven't you been discussing this matter with Yan'an and headquarters? Now is the right time. The military region is going to reorganize the armies and divisions of the Hebei-Central Military Region. Why not take this opportunity to resolve the Eighth Column's problems as well?"

The strength of the Beiyue area of ​​Jin-Cha-Ji has made the central government pay more and more attention to Jin-Cha-Ji.

In other words, the position of Jin-Cha-Ji in the central government became increasingly important.

Previously, the Hebei-Central Military Region and the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army, though nominally subordinate to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region and obeying its orders, were actually operating independently, conducting internal personnel matters, daily work, and combat operations against the Japanese and puppet troops.

The central government also allows them to develop on their own.

The Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region only led them in name and could not interfere in their affairs.

Historically, it wasn't until around 1942 that the base areas behind enemy lines became increasingly difficult to survive. It was then that the Central Committee began to formally merge them, ultimately placing them under the direct leadership of the Jin-Cha-Ji region.

But this time and space were completely different. As the Beiyue region's performance improved over the past two years, it was increasingly targeted by Japanese and puppet troops. The Central Committee felt that the Jin-Cha-Ji region should be strengthened. Only with a strong force could it continue to compete with the North China Front Army.

Therefore, the Central Committee decided to increase the leadership of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region over the Hebei-Central Military Region.

Let the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region begin to interfere in the affairs of the Ji-Zhong Military Region.

Although it has not yet reached the point of directly commanding the troops of the Jizhong Military Region and directly intervening in the personnel of the Yizhong Military Region, it has already begun to allow the Jinchaji Military Region to lead the Jizhong Military Region at the strategic level. That is, when fighting against the Japanese and puppet troops, the Jinchayi Military Region can lead the Jizhong Military Region at the strategic level.

This is a big change.

The first step to increasing the power of the Jin-Cha-Ji region was to unify the military sub-districts within the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. Currently, the Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue District had five military sub-districts, and the Ji-Central Military Region also had five. Previously, each region had appointed its own military sub-districts, so the Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue District had military sub-districts one through five, and the Ji-Central Military Region also had military sub-districts one through five.

But this time, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region decided to unify the numbers of the military sub-districts.

Military Sub-districts 1 through 5 of the Beiyue District and the five sub-districts of the Jizhong Military District were renamed the Jin-Cha-Ji Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Military Districts. Of course, some people still refer to them as the Yi-Zhong Sixth, Jizhong Seventh, Jizhong Eighth, Jizhong Ninth, and Jizhong Tenth Military Districts. This means that the unification of the Jin-Cha-Ji region will begin, with the establishment of ten military sub-districts within the Jin-Cha-Ji Military District.

This is what Zhan Tong was talking about.

Although it was just a name change, it was also a signal that the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region was beginning to unify. It was a good opportunity to solve the problem of the Eighth Column as well.

"The upgrading of the Eighth Column to a military sub-district should have been carried out long ago. I have been communicating with Yan'an and the headquarters recently, hoping that the cadre composition of the Eighth Column can be kept unchanged. It is not just Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun, but the entire cadre system of the Eighth Column should be retained. The Eighth Column is so powerful, and the biggest concern about upgrading it to a military sub-district is the large number of outside cadres entering the new military sub-district. If they enter the Eighth Column and have problems adapting to the original Eighth Column cadres, it will affect the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Column and the development of the Chahar base. Moreover, the current Eighth Column base is too large, and upgrading it to a military sub-district will have some problems. If it is upgraded to a military sub-district now, the best way is to split the Eighth Column and establish two military sub-districts."

Commander Nie had thought about this problem a long time ago.

The 8th Column's current base area is so vast that even establishing a military sub-district would be problematic. Those who claim the 8th Column's territory is too large would still say it's too large even if it were upgraded to a military sub-district. They won't give up their covetous gaze on the 8th Column. The current situation is that the 8th Column has been upgraded to a military sub-district, and its split is inevitable. But right now, the 8th Column is in full swing and developing well.

What if the Eighth Column is split up and its development is affected?

"Commander, what are the opinions of Yan'an and headquarters?"

"I have already negotiated with Yan'an and the headquarters. Both Yan'an and the headquarters have agreed that if the 8th Column is upgraded to a military sub-district, no new cadres will be sent to the 8th Column in the short term, and the 8th Column's cadre system will be retained.

But the current situation is that the Eighth Column needs to be split up.”

The better the Eighth Column performed, the more problems it encountered. Commander Nie thought for a moment and said, "I need to hear what Yang Quanwu has to say."

The Eighth Column is a divisional unit.

Moreover, Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun have had a long-term friendship with Yang Quanwu and are Yang Quanwu's old subordinates.

The splitting of the Eighth Column and the establishment of new military sub-districts all required consultation with the First Sub-district Commander, Yang Quanwu. Now that the anti-mopping-up campaign was over, the leaders of the military region and its subordinate military sub-districts met to discuss the gains and losses and discuss future development issues.

Yang Quanwu is currently the most proud.

The First Division achieved the best results in this counter-mopping-up operation. So much so that 70% to 80% of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region's victories were the result of the First Division's troops. Furthermore, the First Division killed two Japanese major generals in this battle.

Hearing Commander Nie's words, Yang Quanwu was stunned.

However, he quickly reacted. After all, the 8th Column's problems were no secret. The military district had long been discussing the 8th Column's rank, but for various reasons, a decision had been made. As the 8th Column's strength grew, many were eyeing it. There were already reports that many military districts wanted to transfer some of their main regiments from the 8th Column.

Not to mention other troops, there are people who have such ideas even within Jin-Cha-Ji.

Marshal Nie has been communicating with Yan'an and the headquarters during this period because of the matter of the 8th Column.

"Commander, it's not impossible to split it up. But my suggestion is that even if we split the Eighth Column and set up two military sub-districts, it would be best to split it up in name only, but not in reality."

"Tell me carefully."

"Speaking of these two, I'm very confident in Comrade Wei Hongjun. Let him lead the troops in battle, and this guy is not ambiguous, fighting in a very capable manner. Let him be the political commissar, and you, Commander, know his level.

"There won't be any problems establishing a new military sub-district and having him serve as commander and political commissar. He will definitely be able to develop the base area well and fight well. My concern is for Comrade Wang Qiuyun, commander of the Eighth Column."

Yang Quanwu said worriedly: "Wang Qiuyun was very good at fighting during the Red Army period. Especially when he pretended to be the main force of the army and lured the enemy deep into the country, he never failed. Later, he and Wei Hongjun developed the Shengxian base and built the Eighth Column, which grew very fast. He is a good hand at training troops and leading them to fight. It is no problem to let him be the commander now, but what about the political commissar who will partner with him? After all, he is the political commissar of the military sub-district under our Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. No matter who becomes the political commissar, his qualifications will crush Wang Qiuyun. Wang Qiuyun is no better now than before. He has won so many victories. If you send a political commissar with a lot of qualifications, he will usually be in charge of him and suppress him. If Wang Qiuyun and the new political commissar disagree, how will the army and the base develop? This will easily affect the work of the newly established military sub-district. If Wang Qiuyun is allowed to serve as the commander and political commissar like Wei Hongjun, I have no hope for his political work. He is a good fighter, but army building, base construction, and political and ideological work are not Wang Qiuyun's strengths. Judging from the current situation, Wei Hongjun is still the most suitable person to be his political commissar.

"Then why don't you actually split up the family?"

"Commander, this is my idea. Let them both serve as commanders and political commissars of the newly established military sub-districts. At the same time, let Wei Hongjun continue to serve as secretary of the Chanan Special Committee and continue to be in charge of all local work under the two military sub-districts. I will talk to them again and ask them to split the two military sub-districts in name only. In peacetime combat, they still have to fight together and not fight separately. They are old partners, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"Are you really willing to give it up?"

Commander Nie looked at Yang Quanwu's statement and couldn't help but ask Yang Quanwu.

This wasn't just a matter of transferring a main force regiment from the First Division. Rather, the Eighth Column would no longer be under the command of the First Division and would become independent.