Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

It is very good to solve the problem of 30,000 pieces of winter clothing.

Currently, the main forces of the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region receive their uniforms from the clothing factories of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. However, in addition to the three officially designated main brigades, the 1st Brigade, the 8th Brigade, and the 9th Brigade, the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region also has the 1st Special Forces Brigade, the 2nd Special Forces Brigade, the 3rd Special Forces Brigade, the Cavalry Brigade, and the Supplementary Brigade. Of course, these units also include numerous local forces.

They also need military uniforms.

Winter clothing, in particular, is always a major headache for Wei Hongjun. If the Jireliao Military Region can find 30,000 sets of winter clothing, it would be great.

"I'm asking you for a workers' group, seeing as you've extorted so much from me."

"Old leader, you are right. But old leader, where did you get so many winter clothes?"

"Last winter, we ambushed two Japanese logistics convoys. The Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe were short of winter clothing, so the Kwantung Army sent them winter clothing several times. I intercepted them twice, and we used some, but we still had some left."

In order to stabilize the situation in Rehe, the Kwantung Army entered Rehe in large numbers.

Deng Hua liked it very much.

Because the Kwantung Army had to constantly replenish their logistics for so many Japanese and puppet troops, Deng Hua sent troops to guard those railways and roads, and I don’t know how many good things they intercepted.

"Old leader, after we return, we will have the workers' group report to Luanping.

"it is good."

Chapter 565: Northeastern Strategy

With 30,000 sets of winter clothing, Wei Hongjun knew that the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region would not have to worry about the winter clothing problem for its troops this winter.

After Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun returned to Chifeng, they immediately convened a military district meeting to convey the central government's message and the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau's orders. They let everyone in the military district know that China's war of resistance had entered the counteroffensive phase.

After Wei Hongjun conveyed these contents, Wang Qiuyun said, "Comrades, you have all heard what the political commissar said. Hitler is already a grasshopper after autumn on the European battlefield, and the Japanese devils' days will not last long either. What we need to do now is to annihilate more Japanese devils, recapture the areas occupied by the Japanese devils, and expand our base. However, the first step for the military region is that all its troops must begin a new round of training and conduct a new round of large-scale military exercises. All our troops, including local county brigades, district squads, and various guerrilla units, all cadres must come to the military region for rotation training. Our cadres must be prepared to switch from guerrilla warfare to large-scale troop operations.

With Wei Hongjun, Wang Qiuyun thought about how to train troops and fight every day.

Now the troops have to fight in large groups.

The thousand-man unit needed training. They needed to understand that large-scale combat and guerrilla warfare were different approaches. Historically, the Jin-Cha-Ji Army encountered numerous problems after forming its field forces. One reason was that many officers had fought guerrilla warfare for too many years and were unaccustomed to the new methods. Many officers, storied in their guerrilla habits, never surrendered any spoils of war. As a result, the resulting field forces were a disorganized mess.

The Jirecha Military Region successively formed the 1st Brigade, the 8th Brigade, the 9th Brigade, the 1st Special Brigade, the 2nd Special Brigade, the 3rd Special Brigade, the Cavalry Brigade, the Supplementary Brigade, etc. Many of these problems were exposed during the combat.

Now the central government has determined that we are in the stage of strategic counterattack.

Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the construction of field troops.

And cadres are the top priority.

Those commanders who have been fighting guerrilla warfare for years must learn again.

Those who are able to adapt will stay and continue to lead the troops, while those who are not able to adapt will be required to change positions.

"Not only do our commanders need rotation training, but some of our troops must as well. Comrade Xu Luomin, the training brigade must be expanded. Our cadres must quickly change their mindsets and adapt to the new combat situation. The headquarters must keep up with this new situation.

"Yes."

For Xu Luomin, this kind of work is a piece of cake.

After the outbreak of the full-scale war of resistance against Japanese aggression, Xu Luomin spent a long time teaching at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, training cadres and recruits. Later, as chief of staff of the Eighth Column, he was responsible for troop training, combat planning, and also for the teaching brigade.

Therefore, training cadres is his forte, including training troops, which is his best job.

After Wei Hongjun finished speaking, Wang Qiuyun continued, "All units must be prepared. The political commissar and I made a promise to Commander Nie that we would completely wipe out the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe within a year.

Wang Qiuyun was a little excited after returning from the meeting.

This is the seventh year since the outbreak of the full-scale war of resistance.

Over the past seven years, countless comrades from the Independent Detachment, the Eighth Column, and the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region had sacrificed their lives on the battlefields of the Anti-Japanese War. With the war finally reaching its final moments, how could Wang Qiuyun not be excited?

Wang Qiuyun now can't wait to lead his troops to annihilate the Japanese troops around Rehe.

Zhang Zihua, commander of the First Brigade, said, "Commander and Political Commissar, I believe it won't take a year to wipe out the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe. After we captured Chifeng, the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe were completely cut off from the Kwantung Army. As for the North China Front Army, the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe have long been unable to contact them. Without the support of the Kwantung Army, the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe will soon be short of food, ammunition, and even winter clothing. September will soon be here, and the temperature in Rehe will begin to drop rapidly in October. It may snow in mid-October, and it will be very cold at night in November. The Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe will definitely not last a year. We can eliminate them in six to eight months.

The Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe were all prey for the Eighth Route Army.

What do they have now?

They have no food, no ammunition, and soon they will be short of winter clothes.

"Yes. I agree with Comrade Zhang Zihua.

Chu He, the political commissar of the 9th Brigade, spoke.

He said: "Our Ninth Brigade has been fighting against the North China Security Army, local puppet guards, and puppet police forces for a while. We have captured many puppet troops, and I have had detailed conversations with them. Ever since the Japanese army went downhill, the morale of those puppet troops has long been unsettled. They are now eager to find a way out, but they don't know what to do. I think the puppet troops in Rehe will be no exception. We captured Chifeng and cut off the logistics of the Japanese and puppet troops. The puppet troops must be anxious and busy now. At this time, as long as we do our work, the puppet troops in Rehe will definitely know what choice they will make. There are still 50,000 to 60,000 Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe, and more than half of them are puppet troops. As long as these puppet troops break away from the Japanese army, it will be much easier to deal with the remaining Japanese troops. So I think what Comrade Zhang Zihua said is very reasonable. We can completely deal with the Japanese troops in Rehe within six to eight months.

Wei Hongjun looked at Han Weiguo.

Han Weiguo said, "We have also developed some insiders in the puppet army in Rehe. From the intelligence they sent back, those puppet troops are indeed in a state of disarray. Not only the Chinese in the puppet Manchukuo army, but also the Japanese in the puppet Manchukuo army, have low morale. I think we can start with the puppet Manchukuo army first."

In order to control the puppet Manchukuo army, not only were many officers Japanese, but even among the soldiers, there were a large number of Japanese. The Kwantung Army thought that this would allow them to control the puppet Manchukuo army.

However, the result was that there was a great deal of conflict between the Chinese and Japanese officers in the puppet Manchukuo army. The Japanese officers looked down on the Chinese officers, while the Chinese officers believed that the Japanese were trying to spy on them and seize their power.

Therefore, within the puppet Manchukuo army, these two groups of officers were very hostile to each other.

As for the ordinary soldiers of the puppet Manchukuo army, whether they were Chinese or Japanese, they were just ordinary people. The Chinese were all conscripted men by the Japanese in the Northeast according to their household registration, and the Japanese were all conscripted from the reclamation group.

None of them want to fight.

But no one dared to move.

Now that the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe have lost their logistics, the morale of these puppet Manchukuo troops has immediately become restless.

Xu Luomin said, “I think we can do both.

While sending personnel to work on the puppet Manchukuo troops, we will simultaneously press forward and put pressure on them. But don't be too hasty. After two or three months, when they are cut off from logistics and the cold winter arrives, they will naturally figure out what to do. Furthermore, the military district will need two or three months of extensive training. After two or three months, we can launch a winter offensive in Rehe to wipe out those Japanese and puppet troops.

"Ah."

Wei Hongjun nodded.

What everyone said makes sense.

So Wei Hongjun looked at Wang Qiuyun. Wang Qiuyun had been staring at the map until Wei Hongjun touched him. He then looked up and said, "Six to eight months. That's right. We'll use six to eight months to eliminate all the Japanese and puppet troops in central and western Rehe. Chief of Staff, formulate the battle plan according to this timeline."

"Yes."

As the chief of staff, Xu Luomin did not raise any objections.

Because Xu Luomin also believed that with the strength of the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region, it would not take a year to eliminate the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe. It would not even take eight months.

Half a year is enough.

Wei Hongjun also supported this, saying, "In fact, the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe are mainly in the Jireliao Military Region. The Japanese army at that time deployed heavy troops in Chengde and Chifeng, as well as the railway and highway lines from the Northeast to Chengde and Chifeng. Now that we have captured Chifeng, once the Jireliao Military Region captures Chengde, there will not be many Japanese and puppet troops left in Rehe. Six to eight months will be enough for us to eliminate all the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe.

In fact, when talking about the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe, the one that was really under pressure was the Jireliao Military Region.

Because about 70% of the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe were in the Jireliao Military Region, the Japanese and puppet troops were the most numerous around Chengde, even more than in Chifeng.

The Japanese and puppet troops in the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region were just hiding in a few county towns.

Actually, there are not many people.

Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun promised in the military region that the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe would be eliminated within one year, but they actually had some reservations.

Within a year, these Japanese and puppet troops starved to death.

After discussing the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe, Wei Hongjun said, "In addition to the Rehe issue, the military region also discussed the issue of advancing into the Northeast. The commander and I just exchanged views with Commander Deng of the Yi-Re-Liao Military Region. The two sides have initially reached an agreement that the Ji-Re-Liao Military Region will be responsible for establishing a base area south of Shenyang, while our Ji-Re-Cha Military Region will be responsible for establishing a base area north of Shenyang. Let's all share our thoughts on which troops should be dispatched and what methods should be used if we expand into the Northeast."

Li Wanfu, commander of the First Special Brigade, said, "Commander and Political Commissar, we want to open up an anti-Japanese base north of Shenyang, so we have no choice but to go north. From Chifeng, we'll enter Tongliao, and through Tongliao, we'll enter the Northeast. So Tongliao is our first stop in the Northeast."

Previously, Chaoyang was the most important place when heading east into the Northeast. Now, when heading north into the Northeast, Tongliao is a must-see.

Everyone looked at the map.

Tongliao is a very unfamiliar place for many people.

"Political Commissar, I think at this stage we can send a small force to Tongliao to see the situation there. Then we can develop some rural bases. We shouldn't make the development of the Northeast the most important task of the military region."

Chapter 566: Determined Northeastern Strategy

Zhang Dahu, commander of the Second Special Brigade, opposed Wei Hongjun's idea.

Although the strength of the Japanese and puppet troops has declined significantly at this stage, there are still hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops in Northeast China. Adding the puppet troops, that's over one million Japanese and puppet troops. The Yirecha Military Region's strength is not enough to expand into Northeast China.

Why should we regard the march into the Northeast as an important matter for the military region?

After a while, when the strength of the Japanese and puppet troops has further declined, it will not be too late to advance to the Northeast.

Many people below hold this view.

Wang Qiuyun didn't actually say it, but she also believed this. How could the main force enter the Northeast at this stage? Once the situation in Rehe was resolved, they could slowly explore the situation in the Northeast. Then, step by step, they could send troops into the Northeast to establish a base.

This matter should not be an important task of the military region and discussed at such a meeting.

However, the march into the Northeast had always been a priority for Wei Hongjun, so Wang Qiuyun couldn't say anything. Looking at everyone, Wei Hongjun understood that most people shared the same view.

Wei Hongjun sighed.

It wasn't just Chongqing that wanted to win without effort. Many in the Eighth Route Army shared this sentiment. All the news from both the European and Pacific battlefields favored China's war against Japan.

Many people were unwilling to march into the Northeast at this time.

Everyone was still very worried about the millions of Japanese and puppet troops in the Northeast. After slowly cleaning up these Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe, and after Japan continued to suffer blows in the Pacific and Southeast Asian battlefields and its strength further declined, it was possible to develop in the Northeast.

"Comrades, the ownership of Northeast China is of great importance. After two generations of management by Zhang Zuolin and his son, and more than a decade of development by the Japanese, Northeast China has become the most industrially developed region in my country. Many of the weapons currently used by the Japanese and puppet troops were produced in Northeast China's arsenals. Northeast China also has abundant energy resources and abundant arable land. I've reviewed my country's export lists since the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, and soybean products from Northeast China have always been the largest export commodity. In other words, whoever occupies Northeast China first will gain the upper hand."

"Commissar, what do you mean by who will occupy the Northeast first?"

Xu Luomin spoke.

This was a military district meeting, attended by senior officers from the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region. Therefore, Wei Hongjun spoke directly, "Based on the current situation, the European and Pacific theaters can only hold out for a year at most. This means that within a year or two, we will be victorious in the War of Resistance Against Japan. After victory, where will China go? Chairman Mao said at the opening ceremony of the Seventh National Congress that China faces a struggle between two futures and two destinies. The Party's task is to strive with all its might for a bright future and a bright destiny, and oppose a dark future and a dark destiny. After victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan, we will face a struggle between two futures and two destinies."

"Comrades, since the outbreak of the Pacific War, American aid has been pouring into China. In particular, large quantities of weapons and ammunition have been pouring in. Chiang Kai-shek is using these weapons and ammunition to expand his army and equip new units. Once victory is achieved, how will we handle our relationship with the Kuomintang? If a war breaks out between us, it will be a life-and-death struggle that will determine the future of China."

"Once war breaks out between us and Chiang Kai-shek, the Northeast will become the top priority. Whoever can take control of the Northeast first will be able to seize the initiative in this war that will determine the future and destiny of China.

Wei Hongjun was actually not worried about the upcoming Liberation War.

Because history has made its choice.

Regardless of how the war was fought, the outcome of the Liberation War was inevitable. Wei Hongjun's primary concern was how to maximize his gains in Northeast China after the war ended. He also considered how to respond if the Soviet army entered Northeast China.

Historically, when the Soviet army entered Northeast China, they not only dismantled a large number of factory equipment in Northeast China, but also occupied the China-Changchun Railway and Dalian.

Is there any way to prevent these.

This is what Wei Hongjun is considering.

But this matter cannot be said carelessly, at least not in public. The relationship between the Soviet Union and New China is very delicate, and it is also a very delicate matter within the party.