Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"Commander, Political Commissar, the yellow-haired commander of Division One is here.

Hearing that Huang Fa was coming, Lu Zhengchao and Cheng Zhihua stood up.

Seeing the thin figure of Huang Fa. Huang Fa came in front of Lü Zhengchao and Cheng Zhihua and saluted. Not to mention Lü Zhengchao, after all, he joined the Eighth Route Army halfway. But Cheng Zhihua next to him was a very high-ranking cadre. Cheng Zhihua came from the Central Red Army and was sent to the Fourth Front Army. During the Red Army period, he even served as a corps leader.

Now Cheng Zhihua is not only the political commissar of the Jizhong Military Region, but also a member of the Northern Bureau. So although Huang Fa is usually arrogant, he saluted honestly at this time and said, "Sir.

"Comrade Huangfa, why are you here?"

"I've received orders from Commander Nie and Comrade Yang Quanwu to lead two regiments to attack Wen'an. I believe you're planning to break out here, so I'll be waiting for you here."

"No wonder the Second Regiment suddenly withdrew."

Lu Zhengchao and Cheng Zhihua suddenly realized.

Although the two men were confident that they could break through the Second Regiment's position by continuing the attack at night, the casualties would be exacerbated. Previously, they had worried that the Japanese had deliberately set a trap, but now they understood that their retreat had been cut off. So, Lu Zhengchao immediately said, "Comrade Huangfa, thank you for your support."

"Commander, we are all members of the Eighth Route Army. There is no need to be ungrateful.

Huangfa quickly waved his hands.

Although the current Jizhong Military Region is under the command of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, it is usually an independent existence. In terms of rank, the Jizhong Military Region is only half a level lower than the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

Huangfa immediately changed the subject and said, "We have seized a large amount of supplies in Wen'an. I think we should let the troops rest as soon as possible. I will see if there is anything they need and send it to them."

"it is good."

After the troops of the Jizhong Military Region entered Wen'an, they could rest assured because of the presence of the 20th and 36th Regiments led by Huang Fa. During this breakout, the Jizhong troops lost a large amount of supplies.

After arriving in Wen'an, you can quickly replenish supplies, restore energy, and restore combat effectiveness.

There's also a lot of ammunition.

Even wounded soldiers can receive basic treatment.

If not, even if the Eighth Route Army in Central Hebei Province broke through, they would still suffer heavy casualties. This is because there are many forts in Wen'an, and many Japanese garrisons and puppet troops are stationed there.

If the Ji Zhong troops were tired and lacked supplies, they would easily be ambushed by the Japanese and puppet troops in these bunkers.

But no matter what, the troops successfully broke through.

The forts in Wen'an can be used to guard against the guerrillas operating in this area. Within half a month, the Japanese army built more than 1000 forts in the Hebei Military Region, most of which were temporary bunkers.

There is no problem in blocking local forces and guerrillas.

But the main force is difficult to stop.

After Huang Fa led the 20th and 36th Regiments into Wen'an, they had already swept through over 80 so-called bunkers. A single shot from a flat-fire cannon could take out a bunker, making more powerful artillery unnecessary.

Flat-firing guns are more than enough.

"idiot."

The news that the main force of the Ji Zhong troops had successfully broken through soon reached Ningci Gangcun.

Ningji Okamura was very angry.

He could not help but curse: "The commander of the Second Regiment should be dismissed, brought to court-martial, and shot."

"General, this is not the Second Regiment's fault. The troops from the First Jin-Cha-Ji Division occupied Wen'an and occupied the rear of the Second Regiment."

Tanabe Moritake immediately began to persuade Okamura Neiji.

Tanabe Moritake understood that with the successful breakout of the main force of the Jizhong Military Region, the sweep of the Jizhong Eighth Route Army had failed. This was because the main force of the Jizhong Military Region was currently concentrated in the Seventh Division and had just broken out and entered Wen'an County.

Both of these forces are difficult to eliminate.

The Seventh Division had established contact with the Third Division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Region and could withdraw to the Third Division at any time. The Central Hebei Military Region Command had entered Wen'an. If the Japanese army wanted to encircle and suppress them, they would have to reorganize their forces.

But now the mop-up has been going on for almost twenty days.

The Japanese and puppet troops also suffered heavy casualties.

More importantly, there is instability everywhere, and reports of requests for help are everywhere.

Seeing that Gangcun Ningci was unwilling to give up, Tanabe Shengwu advised: "Your Excellency, the main force of the Jizhong Eighth Route Army has already entered Wen'an. We don't have many troops in the Beiba County, Shuiqing County, and Anci area. If we let them cross the Daqing River easily, they can regain the Shifen District. More importantly, after this force, combined with the troops of the Jincha Yiyi Division, crosses the Daqing River, what will happen if they unite with the Jidong troops? We have left a regiment of the 27th Division in Yidong to blockade. If the Jizhong Eighth Route Army and the Jidong Eighth Route Army attack from the north and south, the remaining troops of the 27th Division will be in danger."

"You mean to end this raid?"

"Yes."

Tanabe Moritake still mustered the courage to speak: "We've mobilized too many troops for this sweep. Now we're asking for help everywhere. The situation in Jidong, Rehe, Shandong, southern Hebei, Taihang, and Yanbei is not optimistic. Moreover, our troops have suffered heavy casualties since the sweep began. The 63rd and 69th Divisions were formed less than six months ago, and over a third of them have been killed or wounded this time. The total casualties of our troops have reached 1.4. We really cannot accept such a large number of casualties at this time."

In fact, it was the puppet army that suffered the most casualties this time.

But to Tanabe Moritake, the puppet troops were not considered human beings. The casualties of the Japanese troops alone had reached 1.4. The six months of preparation by the Yizhong Military Region had not been in vain.

Not only the main force, but also the local and militia forces were prepared. For this counter-mopping-up operation, the Jizhong Military Region alone prepared over 40 mines of various types. The entire Jizhong Military Region was littered with mines.

Since the mopping-up operation began, the entire Jizhong Military Region has been engaged in battle almost every moment. In less than twenty days, over 6000 battles, large and small, were fought.

Of course, it was the troops of the First and Third Divisions that dealt the organized blow to the Japanese army. The newly formed 63rd and 69th Divisions were forced to retreat to cities like Baoding. The numerous bunkers built by the Japanese to clear the area ultimately became a burden.

The troops of Divisions One and Three deployed too many artillery pieces.

Listening to what Tanabe Moritake said, Ningji Okamura's face darkened.

Look at the map carefully.

In fact, after the first and third divisions easily broke through the Japanese blockade, the plan had already been unfinished. Gangcun Ningci's goal was to wipe out the Eighth Route Army in Hebei and occupy the Hebei base area.

But neither one is completed yet.

Although they had killed and wounded many Eighth Route Army soldiers in Central Hebei and captured nearly half of the Yizhong base area, overall, they had failed to achieve their objectives. Okamura Neiji was unwilling to let this massive mopping-up operation end just like that.

But the current situation is that problems are everywhere.

Because too many troops have been mobilized, big problems are now arising in many places.

Even the Eighth Route Army in southern Hebei, which was on the verge of being completely wiped out, is now resurrecting. Not to mention the Pingbei Detachment's aggressive expansion in Huairou, Shunyi, and Miyun, which is seriously affecting the security of Peking.

In the end, Ningji Okamura could only accept reality.

He said, "End the mopping-up operation. But tell all the troops that when they evacuate Jizhong, burn all the houses and the crops in the fields. Completely destroy the villages in Jizhong."

Central Hebei is an important grain-producing area.

Ningji Okamura was about to destroy this.

Chapter 450: Marshal Nie’s Decision

When Ningji Okamura was planning the retreat, Marshal Nie himself was in Yi County.

During this counter-mopping-up operation, Marshal Nie's headquarters was kept in Yi County.

When Jin-Cha-Ji chose Fuping as its headquarters, it was mainly because of its poor transportation, remoteness and safety.

However, as the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region grew stronger and its troops developed rapidly in Shanxi, Chahar, Hebei and other places, Fuping's disadvantages became increasingly obvious.

So this time, Marshal Nie chose Yi County, the base of the first division.

The news of the successful breakout of the Jizhong troops made Marshal Nie realize that this time the Jincha mop-up operation was not lost. This was because the Japanese army had not achieved its goal of completely eliminating the Jizhong Military Region. As long as this goal was not achieved, the Japanese mop-up operation was a failure.

The casualties in this anti-mopping-up operation in the Ji-Zhong Military Region were staggering.

The main force alone suffered over 20,000 casualties, local troops and militia over 20,000, and civilian casualties in the base area exceeded 40,000. It can be said that the total casualties in the Hebei-Central base area reached nearly 100,000.

But from the perspective of the entire Jin-Cha-Ji strategy, this counter-mopping-up operation was successful.

"The time has come for Jin-Cha-Ji to develop significantly."

Marshal Nie made a judgment.

In this battle, the North China Front Army fought with all its might, and it could be said that it was a desperate gamble.

In fact, seriously speaking, the current North China Front Army does not have the strength to mobilize more than 200,000 Japanese and puppet troops to fight. It is really a stretch to mobilize so many Japanese and puppet troops to participate in the mopping-up operation this time.

The North China Front Army was so desperate this time, mobilizing so many troops for a sweep. If they failed, their weakness would be completely exposed. The North China Front Army had previously exposed the anti-Japanese forces in North China to its inadequacy, and at the same time, the decline in the quality of the Japanese army's personnel. While the Japanese army could conceal these issues through other means, this sweep exposed the North China Front Army's inherent weakness.

It wasn't just an appearance of weakness; it was genuine weakness. The biggest problem with the North China Front Army was its severe shortage of mobile forces. Large units needed to be stationed in cities and along key transportation routes to protect them. They couldn't manage other areas, nor did they have the resources to do so. If you pulled troops to raid a specific base, problems would inevitably arise in the area where they were originally stationed.

Now that so many troops are concentrated in Hebei, it seems that the Japanese army is very strong.

But this is all temporary.

Most of the troops still had to go back, because if they didn't, their original territory would be in trouble.

Tang Jie asked, "Commander, what do you mean?"

"The Eighth Column sent us so many weapons to help us develop our forces. All the local units that received the weapons should be upgraded to main forces and then sent to various locations to expand their bases. Taking advantage of the opportunity when the Japanese army is too busy to take care of them, we should destroy the puppet local government in Hebei, the traitors, and the Japanese military police, puppet police, and traitor armed forces in various places.

Completely connect our Jin-Cha-Ji military sub-districts. This time we must control more than 200 counties.

Marshal Nie was very excited.

The three main forces of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, Beiyue District, Hebei-Central Military Region, and Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army.

If the bases of these three main forces could be connected, then Jin-Cha-Ji would become the most powerful force in the Eighth Route Army system, controlling a population of over 3000 million.

Moreover, the bases are connected, so it will be easy to do anything when the time comes.

Eastern and Central Hebei are rich in products and have abundant food. The Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue region is powerful, but many bases are extremely poor. They need support from Eastern and Central Hebei. These forces can fully share resources and complement each other's strengths.

The Jin-Cha-Ji-Ji-Nanyue region can send troops to help fight, and at the same time help the Ji-Dong and Ji-Central Eighth Route Army to train and improve their combat effectiveness. The Ji-Dong and Ji-Central regions can provide more supplies to the Jin-Cha-Ji-Ji-Nanyue region.

In this way, the overall strength of Jin-Cha-Ji will have a leap forward.

Even after these three bases were connected, they could be connected to the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan base in the southwest, the Shanxi-Suiyuan base in the northwest, the Shandong base in the east, and the Henan-Anhui-Suzhou base in the south.

In this way, the entire Eighth Route Army base area can be connected. If this can be accomplished, then the Eighth Route Army in the area north of the Yangtze River will no longer be fighting alone.

Such a future makes Coach Nie very excited.

"Commander, but in April, the Central Committee and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters had already called for 'streamlining the troops and simplifying administration.' If we expand the troops now, wouldn't that go against the Central Committee's spirit?"

Zhan Tong was a little worried.

The Party's internal rectification movement has begun. Will there be any problems for Jin-Cha-Ji's disobedience to the Central Committee's orders?

Marshal Nie was silent.

This was indeed a problem. However, Marshal Nie quickly stated, "North China is experiencing drought, and many bases have experienced a significant reduction in grain production. Many bases are unable to support large numbers of troops and logistics personnel, so they have no choice but to adopt a policy of streamlining the military and government. This is a last resort. Our Jin-Cha-Ji region is no exception. Our food supply is already very tight, and we should implement this policy."

But now that we have encountered such a great opportunity for development, we cannot just sit there and watch. I personally sent a telegram to the Central Committee and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, explaining our situation in detail. I believe the Central Committee will understand. This is a golden opportunity for our Eighth Route Army, and we must not let it go.

While other Eighth Route Army bases were shrinking and streamlining their administration, Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei experienced a glorious expansion.

So it seems to go against the central spirit.