Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"Your Excellency, the Division Commander, Baoding can no longer be defended."

The Chief of Staff of the 63rd Division, Hiroyuki Uchida, immediately persuaded Masanori Nozoe.

Because the 63rd Division was newly formed and was a security division, its chief of staff was not a major general, but Uchida Hiroshi, a colonel.

Of course, if there are no problems after a while, his promotion to major general will be a natural progression.

"Really can't hold it anymore?"

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I suspect the Eighth Route Army's entry into the city wasn't just by blowing up the walls. Did the East Asian Alliance Autonomous Army over there rebel? Otherwise, how could the Eighth Route Army have entered the city so quickly?"

"Yep."

Nozoe Changde nodded.

He said angrily: "These Chinese people should not be trusted. Call other places immediately and ask about their situation. The troops should be prepared to evacuate."

Nozoe Changde is not a rookie who has just joined the army.

He had been fighting the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces in the Northeast. Yang Jingyu's Anti-Japanese Allied Forces were being pursued by Ye Fuchangde, the commander of the expeditionary force. So, he immediately realized that Baoding City could not be defended.

If he still had a regiment of troops under his command, he would not retreat.

But he really had no troops.

As for the puppet army, he really couldn't believe it. When the North China Front Army dispatched the East Asia Alliance Autonomous Army to Baoding, it also vowed that this force was reliable. This was not bragging.

Where is reliable?

They rebelled immediately and let the Eighth Route Army troops into the city.

"Your Excellency, the division commander, the situation is not good. The Eighth Route Army is moving very fast, and the vanguard of the Eighth Route Army has appeared not far from the west gate."

"Damn it."

Ye Fuchangde did not expect the Eighth Route Army to be so fast.

It had only been less than an hour since the city wall collapsed, but the vanguard of the Eighth Route Army had already reached the west gate. What would happen if they let it go on like this?

If the puppet troops in the city knew that the Eighth Route Army had entered the city, would they still fight?

Therefore, Ye Fuchangde immediately said: "Order all units to evacuate quickly, and the troops leave through the east gate."

"Where are the North China Security Army and the Police Defense Corps?"

"Don't worry about it. Just tell them the Eighth Route Army's main attack is towards the North Gate, and reassure them. I'm going to transfer troops to guard the North Gate.

Nozoe Changde dealt with these puppet troops many times.

Back in the Northeast, Nozoe Masanori led the punitive expeditionary force, supported by the puppet Manchukuo army and the puppet police. These people were not to be trusted. When you had the upper hand, they would fight alongside you. But if you were ambushed and the situation turned against you, they would be the first to flee.

In the current situation, Nozoe Changde's goal was to evacuate the 63rd Division from the city intact. If news of the situation inside the city reached the puppet troops, chaos would erupt. Currently, only the Eighth Route Army was pouring into the city through the north gate. If the puppet troops at the other two gates were in chaos, and the Eighth Route Army also entered through those gates, he might not be able to escape.

He didn't care about the lives of those puppet soldiers.

"Yes."

Nozoe Masatoshi was indeed quick to react.

In a short time, he called back Japanese troops from all over the country, but it was still too short. Finally, Nozoe Masato counted the number of people around him and found that there were less than 2000 people. But Nozoe Masato no longer had time to wait for everyone.

He immediately led these 2000 people to evacuate from the east gate where there were no Eighth Route Army troops.

The puppet army is not stupid either.

At first, they really thought that the North Gate was the main attack direction of the Eighth Route Army, so they didn't think much about it. But they soon realized that it was nonsense.

The Third and Fourth Brigades did not relax their attack because of the situation on the First Brigade's side.

The attack is still very fierce.

Ever since the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region established the Second, Third, and Fourth Brigades, everyone understood one thing: the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region was about to begin fighting major battles, and the troops would have to switch from guerrilla warfare to mobile warfare and offensive warfare.

But this change is not so easy.

The troops need to gradually adapt. Not only senior commanders need to adapt, but also lower-level commanders. This is because guerrilla warfare, mobile warfare, and offensive warfare place different demands on lower-level commanders.

But how to adapt.

Only by fighting, identifying problems and solving them in actual combat can one adapt.

Therefore, the 3rd and 4th Brigades were both attacking and adapting to new tactics. Without the Japanese troops, the puppet army alone would have a very difficult time dealing with them. At this time, they also discovered the vanguard of the Eighth Route Army pouring in from the north gate.

They immediately understood what was happening.

This is the lost north gate of Baoding.

Where did the Japanese troops go?

They soon realized that the damned Japanese had fled and left them here to resist the Eighth Route Army. They were puppet troops, fence-sitters. How could they possibly work for the Japanese?

When they saw that something was wrong, they all ran away.

By this time, no one in Baoding could stop the Eighth Route Army.

"Lao Yang."

"Old Huang."

"Hahaha."

Yang Quanwu and Huang Yong both came to Baoding.

Although the two people have an average personal relationship, they forgot their previous conflicts after meeting in Baoding today.

They actually captured Baoding. When the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region was first established, it consisted of only two units: the Division Headquarters Independent Regiment and the Cavalry Battalion. Who could have imagined that within less than five years, the Jin-Cha-Ji Army would be able to capture Baoding?

The 8th Column's capture of Zhangjiakou had a significant impact on the entire Eighth Route Army.

One of the most important effects was that after conquering a large city, it provided experience on how to quickly stabilize order in that city. Wei Hongjun recorded what happened after each city was conquered, starting with the 8th Column's conquest of Xuanhua.

Be it good or bad.

Wei Hongjun hid nothing, not even from his own troops, including the cadres of the Eighth Column. This included Wei Hongjun's own mistakes. Any problems that arose were recorded.

Then it’s about how you deal with these things.

Wei Hongjun recorded every detail of these events, eventually turning them into reports that he submitted to the military region, to headquarters, and even to Yan'an. Wei Hongjun's idea was simple.

I am just an ordinary person with historical memory.

In comparison, the current leaders within the Party are the smartest people of this generation, even the smartest people in the entire 20th century in China. Wei Hongjun handed all this over to the wise men of this generation to help them find a better solution.

Work together to find more ways to govern the city.

The Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region benefited from the capture of Baoding.

With the experience of Wei Hongjun, Marshal Nie began to work with the troops and local cadres before the siege. How to work after entering Baoding.

Very well done.

So many troops captured Baoding, but it was stabilized within just a few hours.

"How about it?"

"Commander, Baoding is indeed the capital of Hebei Province and a city that is under the key control of the Japanese army.

Yang Quanwu and Huang Yong both came to Marshal Nie.

Both of them were beaming.

Yang Quanwu said, "We currently control 34 military warehouses in Baoding. Although not as many as in Chahar, there are indeed a lot of good things there. When the Japanese army swept through the Hebei Military Region and our Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue Region, a large amount of weapons, ammunition, and logistical supplies were all deployed from Baoding. Therefore, the Japanese army has a large amount of weapons, ammunition, and logistical supplies in Baoding. We have currently mobilized troops and local militia to take the things away.

Baoding is really a great place.

The Japanese army operating in Hebei had only a few key logistical bases. Beiping, Baoding, and Shijiazhuang were the three most important cities in the region, even Tianjin couldn't compare. This wasn't to say Tianjin wasn't important, but rather that the North China Front's valuable assets were concentrated in these three cities. Baoding's importance stemmed from its role as the main rear base for the Japanese and puppet forces during their campaigns against the Central Hebei Military Region and the Northern Yue Region of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region.

Therefore, Baoding usually has a large amount of military supplies.

Baoding was a good place, but Marshal Nie and his men were not prepared to leave these supplies in Baoding. The Japanese army could build military warehouses and store their supplies there, but the Eighth Route Army could not.

Because it was very easy to be bombed by Japanese aircraft. For the Eighth Route Army troops with zero defense, the safest place was still the mountainous area. If the valuables were left in Baoding and several of the warehouses were bombed by Japanese aircraft, the loss would be huge.

Besides, the Eighth Route Army was short of supplies, so the right thing to do was to take these things and use them. Therefore, before the capture of Baoding, the military district had already mobilized a large number of people and quickly began to pull supplies out of Baoding.

"Tell me, what good things are there."

"Commander, cloth, food, gasoline, and so on aside, the most important thing is weapons and ammunition. During this siege, we wiped out over 900 Japanese troops and over 7000 puppet troops. We also seized over 2000 Type 4000 rifles, over 2000 Hanyang rifles, and over rifles of various types."

There were also 214 light and heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and mortars—a considerable quantity. From military depots within Baoding, 12000 Type 427 rifles, 87 light and heavy machine guns, and 200 artillery pieces of various types were seized. There was even more ammunition, with at least two million rounds of rifle ammunition.

"well."

Marshal Nie was very happy.

This time, more than 20000 rifles of various types were seized, which was enough to build more than 10 regiments. With so many light and heavy machine guns, the weapons and equipment of the Jinchayi Army were getting better and better.

Sure enough, the attack on Baoding was successful.

"This isn't the end. We discovered weapons seized by the Japanese from the Nationalist army in Baoding, including Zhongzheng, Hanyang, and other types of rifles, totaling approximately 7000. We also discovered light and heavy machine guns, and various types of artillery, and we're still counting them."

"Yes, Not Bad."

Marshal Nie breathed a sigh of relief.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "This time, if we take Baoding, the strength of our Jin-Cha-Ji troops will be able to reach a new level. You two have done a good job. The rest of the work will be handed over to the local authorities."

"Yes."

"As for these weapons and ammunition, divide them into three parts. Each of your two families will get one, and the remaining part will be handed over to the military district. Other military districts also need weapons and ammunition. Is this okay for you two?"

"No."

"No."

Only Marshal Nie is involved.

Otherwise, with Yang Quanwu and Huang Yong's personalities, they would have divided these good things long ago.

But no matter what, even if it is divided like this, both District One and District Three can have great development.

"By the way, you've all met Wang Tianxiang. What do you think?"

"Commander, I've spoken with Wang Tian. He comes from a military background, having spent his early years in the Northwest Army. Later, he fought against the Japanese in the Taihang region. He is very familiar with our Eighth Route Army's tactics, and he applies them very well. He has defeated the Japanese and puppet troops many times in the Taihang Mountains and southern Hebei, and his command ability is outstanding. He is a very qualified commander.

"His decisions on all fronts regarding this battlefield uprising were exceptional, decisive, and reasonable. He is also very willing to join the Eighth Route Army and has already applied to join the Party. I believe he should be given a greater position."

Yang Quanwu spoke.