Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

What happened here made the 11th Regiment, which was about to come to support, dumbfounded. Cheng Shihua and Xiao Ming personally led the 11th Regiment's special forces battalion, which was considered the 11th Regiment's most elite unit. They were ready to raid the Japanese flank, tear open a gap, and rescue the troops inside.

Unexpectedly, before we even got there, we saw the scene of heavy artillery fire.

Cheng Shihua and Xiao Ming didn't know what was going on, so they immediately sent people to investigate. The people who came back said that the Eighth Route Army was annihilating the Japanese and puppet troops. Cheng Shihua and Xiao Ming, of course, didn't believe it.

Those were two battalions of Japanese troops and nearly 5000 puppet Manchukuo troops.

Who could possibly destroy such a powerful force? It's estimated that only the Eighth Route Army, fresh off the Long March, could have the strength to wipe out so many Japanese and puppet troops. The 11th Detachment now has nearly men, but Cheng Shihua never dared to imagine wiping out so many Japanese and puppet troops.

Scouts were sent out several times, and the final result was always the same.

It was indeed an Eighth Route Army unit that had come from nowhere and was encircling the Japanese and puppet troops. Furthermore, according to reconnaissance, the battle had entered its final stages. This Eighth Route Army unit had already divided and surrounded the Japanese troops.

"Commander, let's go and take a look. Which unit is fighting the Japanese and puppet troops? There shouldn't be such a powerful Eighth Route Army unit around us."

Xiao Ming couldn't figure it out either.

Even if all the Chadong detachment came, they still wouldn't be that powerful.

Cheng Shihua nodded.

Speed ​​up and see which unit this is.

Chapter 444 Support

"Zhang Zihua."

"Xiao Ming."

Cheng Shihua and Xiao Ming rode their horses quickly to the battlefield and found that it was indeed the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, they immediately communicated with this unit. Upon hearing that it was the commander of the 11th Detachment and the commander of the 11th Regiment of the Ji-Re-Liao Advance Army, the First Brigade immediately notified Zhang Zihua and his team. The battle was already drawing to a close, and Zhang Zihua also withdrew from the actual fighting.

Hearing that it was the commander of the 11th Detachment, Zhang Zihua quickly walked over.

Zhang Zihua knew that the commander of the 11th Detachment was a veteran Red Army soldier. However, upon arriving, the first person he saw was Xiao Ming, the commander of the 11th Regiment. Both of them had served in the Independent Regiment.

Zhang Zihua was the deputy chief of the independent regiment's propaganda department, and Xiao Ming was the deputy commander of the second battalion. At the time, their qualifications and ranks were similar, so they were very familiar with each other.

However, Zhang Zihua later followed Deng Guo to the Pingxi Detachment, and then became a member of the Independent Detachment under the Independent Division, which was considered a return to the old unit. On the contrary, Xiao Ming later became the deputy commander of the 2nd Regiment of the Independent Division, but after the establishment of the Jireliao Advance Army, he came to the Jireliao Advance Army and served as the deputy commander and then commander of the 11th Regiment.

The two old comrades were very happy to meet here.

"Lao Zhang, this is Comrade Cheng Shihua, commander of our 11th Detachment.

"Hello, Commander Cheng."

Zhang Zihua saluted Cheng Shihua.

In other words, they are not currently in the same system. Otherwise, when Zhang Zihua meets Cheng Shihua, he not only needs to salute, but also say "chief". Because Cheng Shihua's qualifications are too deep. Moreover, Cheng Shihua is currently the chief of staff of the Ji-Re-Liao Advance Army, and his rank is also higher than Zhang Zihua.

Cheng Shihua immediately returned the salute.

Zhang Zihua is also a rising star in the Jin-Cha-Ji region, having risen to prominence through military exploits. He currently serves as the deputy commander of the 11th Jin-Cha-Ji Military Sub-district.

"Comrade Zhang Zihua, hello. Your Eighth Column's Chahar Southern Detachment's killing of Abe Nobuhide caused a sensation throughout the Jin-Cha-Ji region. Comrade Zhang Zihua, what are you doing?"

What Cheng Shihua wanted to ask most was how Zhang Zihua and his men surrounded and annihilated so many Japanese and puppet troops.

Zhang Zihua smiled.

After telling them about this incident, Cheng Shihua was surprised and asked, "How many days has your First Brigade entered Rehe?"

"Yes."

“You guys did a great job keeping this secret.

"In order to paralyze the Japanese and puppet troops, we have been hiding during the day and moving out at night. We are preparing to fight a big battle when the Japanese and puppet troops are unprepared and destroy the Japanese 50th Regiment as a whole. This will be of great benefit to the next step in the development of Rehe."

"well."

As Cheng Shihua spoke, he looked at the situation on the battlefield and observed the 16th Regiment of the st Brigade that was fighting.

The more Cheng Shihua looked around, the more he envied the 16th Regiment. Just look at the 16th Regiment's equipment: all Type rifles. Each company had so many light machine guns and grenade launchers. When the troops attacked, they provided cover with grenade launchers and heavy machine guns, demonstrating their high tactical proficiency.

Although the 11th Regiment has grown rapidly, it now has a force of nearly people.

But the weapons and equipment are not good.

The 11th Regiment's equipment was decent, but the two independent regiments that developed later were poorly equipped. Many of the rifles they used were old-fashioned Jian rifles, the Liao- rifles that had long been abandoned by the puppet Manchukuo army, and even a number of homemade rifles.

These homemade guns would be inaccurate at a distance of several dozen meters. If they were more than a hundred meters away, they would not be able to hit the enemy at all.

When Deng Guo left, the 11th Regiment was split into two, which was a huge blow to the 11th Regiment. After all, the 6th Regiment assigned to Deng Guo was the main force of 3000 people. If this unit had not left, the situation in Rehe would not be much better now.

"You have so many troops entering Rehe this time, are you planning to establish a base in Rehe?

"Yes."

Zhang Zihua nodded and said, "The Central Committee suggested that our Eighth Column, if we have the energy, we can develop in the direction of Rehe. Moreover, the North China Front Army is now sweeping the Hebei-Central Military Region. We are fighting a major battle in Rehe to support the Hebei-Central Military Region's counter-mopping-up. Therefore, the column decided that our First Brigade, the First Special Regiment, and the Second Special Regiment would enter Rehe and establish a base around Chengde. If possible, we will eventually capture Chengde. We have carefully analyzed the current situation in Rehe. There are not many mobile forces in the Rehe area, only the 50th Regiment, the First Security Division, and two cavalry regiments. So we are preparing to surprise the Japanese and puppet troops and annihilate their effective forces. After this battle, we eliminated nearly 7000 Japanese and puppet troops. The remaining Japanese and puppet troops would definitely not dare to continue sweeping the Eighth Route Army troops in Rehe. However, the next step in establishing a base will be to encounter local security forces. Rehe has been occupied by the Japanese army for almost ten years. It is full of traitors and traitor armed forces. Therefore, the next task is also very heavy."

Cheng Shihua didn't say anything.

He is thinking.

Because Rehe is the territory of the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army. But judging by what is happening now, the Central Committee is very dissatisfied with the situation of the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army. Otherwise, they would not have suggested that the 8th Column advance towards Rehe.

Later, the 8th Column will establish a base in Rehe. At that time, the Rehe base will be under the jurisdiction of the Jireliao Advance Army or the 8th Column.

But Cheng Shihua quickly gave up thinking about these things.

Anyway, his relationship with the current leadership of the Ji-Re-Liao Advance Army was average. Since arriving at the 11th Detachment, he had established a good relationship with it. The 11th Detachment was originally from the 11th Division Independent Regiment, and in fact, it had the same origin as the 115th Column.

The commanders on both sides were very familiar with each other. Many of them were even old comrades who had marched through the Long March together.

Even if the leaders of the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army are dissatisfied with the 8th Column's establishment of a base in Rehe in the future, that is a matter between the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region.

"By the way, Commander Cheng. Why are you here?"

"We heard that a troop was trapped here by the Japanese and puppet troops, so we planned to come here and tear open a gap to rescue the troops inside. We didn't expect it to be a trap set by you. Fortunately, we didn't join in, otherwise your plan would have been ruined."

"Thank you, Commander Cheng."

"Ashamed, truly ashamed."

Looking at the combat effectiveness of the First Brigade, Cheng Shihua felt really ashamed.

Seriously speaking, the Ji-Re-Liaoning Army's foundation was far superior to that of the Eighth Column. This was evident simply by looking at the proportion of veteran Red Army soldiers on both sides. The Ji-Re-Liaoning Army consisted of the old Third Regiment of the former Independent Division, as well as troops from the 120th Division brought in by Song Shilun, and thus had a significant number of veteran Red Army soldiers.

But its current development is far inferior to that of the Eighth Column.

"Commander Cheng, it's good that you've come. I was planning to send someone to look for you after this battle."

"What's wrong? If you need our cooperation, just let me know."

Although the First Brigade has strong combat effectiveness.

After all, this was their first foray into southern Rehe. However, the 11th Detachment had already been there for several years, establishing over 400 rural bases. Their mass base and local cadre reserves far surpassed those of the First Brigade.

Zhang Zihua said, "Before coming here, our Eighth Column just held a meeting. At the meeting, it was decided that in order for our two families to work together to develop the Rehe Anti-Japanese Base Area, our Eighth Column will support the 11th Detachment with 2000 Shanxi-made rifles, 1000 Type 50 rifles, 20 light machine guns, 20 heavy machine guns, and rounds of ammunition. The column has already reported this to the military region and has received its approval."

"How many?"

Cheng Shihua hasn't spoken yet.

Xiao Ming next to him stood up suddenly.

"2000 Shanxi-made rifles, 1000 Type 50 rifles, 20 light machine guns, 20 heavy machine guns, and rounds of ammunition.

"Old Zhang, you son of a bitch, are you serious?"

Xiao Ming couldn't help but swear.

"Of course. How could I possibly joke about something like this? Besides, the weapons and ammunition have already arrived in Changping. After this battle, there will be no more Japanese and puppet troops threatening this place, so they will be delivered within a few days."

"Great."

Xiao Ming was overjoyed.

The 11th Detachment established a base in Rehe, where they engaged in battles almost daily. This was because the Japanese presence in Rehe was too strong. Not only were there Japanese troops, but there were also tens of thousands of puppet Manchurian troops, as well as puppet security forces and police in every area.

The government, businessmen, and landlords here are basically traitors who have connections with the Japanese.

How can these people who are not traitors keep their family property?

The greatest difficulty in developing a guerrilla force here was the constant presence of puppet troops and traitorous armed forces. Not only did they cooperate with the Japanese in their relentless raids against the 11th Detachment, but they also reported to the Japanese wherever the Eighth Route Army troops were stationed. Therefore, establishing a base and developing guerrilla forces here was fraught with difficulties. During these years of constant combat, the 11th Detachment's greatest challenge was a shortage of weapons and ammunition.

Fortunately, Cheng Shihua, Xiao Ming, and the 11th Detachment have a large number of capable commanders and fighters.

If the 11th Detachment had 3000 good guns and so much ammunition, then what else could we say? Those puppet troops, puppet guards, and puppet police would never dare to act so arrogantly.

"Commander, with these guns, our 11th Detachment can truly form three main regiments. We won't have to run all over the mountains being chased by a single Japanese battalion. We can try to ambush a Japanese battalion."

"Ah."

Cheng Shihua is a real warrior.

It's just that he never had enough opportunities to display his talents. Although he previously served as the Chief of Staff of the Ji-Re-Liao Advance Army, his superiors didn't trust him very much. It was only after joining the 11th Detachment that he had a stage.

Now that the 11th Column is supported by so many weapons and ammunition, the th Detachment will immediately become stronger.

"On behalf of the 11th Detachment, I would like to thank the th Column for its support."

"Commander Cheng, you're too polite. Comrade Wei Hongjun, the political commissar of our Eighth Column, often said that we are all members of the Communist Party of China, all Eighth Route Army troops, and there should be no distinction between us. Only when all units of our Eighth Route Army become strong can our war of resistance and our revolution be victorious.

Cheng Shihua said repeatedly: "Well said, well said. We are all armed forces of the Party.

Cheng Shihua admires Wei Hongjun very much.

Although he had little experience, having only been a battalion-level officer during the Red Army era, he still managed to pull out the Eighth Column. If the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advancing Army had been able to unite, and Deng Guo, Song Shilun, and others hadn't left the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advancing Army, then the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advancing Army would have been as prosperous as the Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue Area.

Unfortunately, there was no internal unity and each unit fought on its own. Look at the result, they all fought in a miserable manner.

"Report."

"explain."

"Brigade Commander, the battle ahead is over.

Chapter 445 Development

The First Brigade of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Army launched an attack in Rehe and achieved great success in its first battle.

About 7000 Japanese and puppet troops were annihilated.

The Battle of Rehe directly changed the situation in Rehe. Previously, there was only one Japanese regiment in Rehe, plus 10,000 puppet troops. However, the First Brigade attacked and annihilated so many Japanese and puppet troops in one battle, directly eliminating more than half of the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe.

"How about it?"