Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Marshal Lin was inherently cautious, and so was his command style. Seven years later, returning to the front lines and shouldering this heavy responsibility, he became even more cautious.

Coach Lin doesn't talk much usually.

But that doesn't mean he can't say nice things. He served as the principal of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University and the Party School, and he was very capable of training cadres.

He looked at the cadres below and said, "Comrades, a month ago, Germany surrendered in Europe, and the European anti-fascist war officially ended. The Soviet Red Army is increasing its troops in the Far East. The war between the Kwantung Army and the Soviet Red Army is imminent. This is the best opportunity for us. The Central Committee decided to strengthen the military strength in the Northeast in order to deal a final blow to the Japanese army and liberate the Northeast. However, the Northeast battlefield is very different from our previous battles. Before, we conducted mountain guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, but once we enter the Northeast, we will have to fight mobile warfare and annihilation warfare. In order to adapt to the new battlefield and the new situation, the military region has also made adjustments to the various troops."

At this time, Chen Yun read out the Northeast Bureau's order: "Comrade Lin Sui is right. We must adapt to the new situation and the new battlefield. Now that the Central Committee has decided to send a large force into the Northeast, we will not engage in small-scale skirmishes with the Japanese army, but will confront them head-on and fight a major annihilation battle." After discussion in the Northeast Bureau, it was decided to establish the Northeast Field Army Headquarters in the Northeast.

Comrade Lin Biao served as Commander and Political Commissar of the Northeast Field Army, Comrade Xiao Jinguang served as Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Northeast Field Army, Comrade Tan Zheng served as Deputy Political Commissar and Director of the Political Department of the Northeast Field Army, Comrade Deng Guo and Comrade Wang Qiuyun served as Deputy Commanders of the Northeast Field Army, and Comrade Wei Hongjun served as Deputy Political Commissar of the Northeast Field Army.

"In order to adapt to the development of the new situation, the Northeast Military Region added the East Manchuria Military Region, and Comrade Wu Xiuquan served as the commander and political commissar of the East Manchuria Military Region. Comrade Li Tianyou served as the commander of the West Manchuria Military Region, and Comrade Xia Houwen served as the political commissar of the West Manchuria Military Region. The East Manchuria Military Region, the West Manchuria Military Region, and the South Manchuria Military Region are mainly responsible for base construction, commanding local troops to suppress bandits, and providing logistics and manpower to field army troops. In order to ensure that these military regions can smoothly carry out bandit suppression work, the Northeast Military Region decided to establish the Independent 1st Division, the Independent 2nd Division, and the 1st Cavalry Division in the West Manchuria Military Region, the Independent 3rd Division in the East Manchuria Military Region, and the Independent 4th Division and the Independent 5th Division in the South Manchuria Military Region. The former Second Brigade of the Northeast Military Region and those guerrilla detachments of the East Manchuria Military Region and the West Manchuria Military Region were reorganized into the Independent 1st Division and the Independent 3rd Division. The former West Manchuria Military Region was reorganized into the Independent 1st Division and the Independent 3rd Division. The independent brigade of the Manchuria Military Region was reorganized into the Independent 2nd Division, and the cavalry brigade was reorganized into the 1st Cavalry Division. The former 1st Brigade of the Northeast Military Region was reorganized into the Independent 4th Division, and the Workers' Brigade was reorganized into the Independent 5th Division. Comrade Cai Debao served as Deputy Commander of the West Manchuria Military Region and Commander of the Independent 1st Division, Comrade Xia Houwen served as Political Commissar of the Independent 1st Division, Comrade Jiang Hebai served as Commander of the Independent 2nd Division, and Comrade Wu Pingshan served as Political Commissar of the Independent 2nd Division. Comrade Kang Shui served as Commander of the Independent 3rd Division, and Comrade Sha Xuewen served as Deputy Political Commissar of the East Manchuria Military Region and Political Commissar of the Independent 3rd Division. Comrade Cheng Shihua, Commander of the South Manchuria Military Region, served as Commander and Political Commissar of the Independent 4th Division, Comrade Xu Xuewen served as Commander of the Independent 5th Division, and Comrade Lu Ji served as Political Commissar of the Independent 5th Division. Comrade Tian Weiyang served as Commander and Political Commissar of the 1st Cavalry Division.

Northeast China was the first to establish a formal field army.

Although other Eighth Route Army bases had begun to organize field troops, they were all directly led by military regions, and no so-called field army headquarters had been established. The Northeast was the first.

With the establishment of the Northeast Field Army Headquarters, the Northeast now has several layers of command. The Northeast Bureau is the Northeast Central Bureau, responsible for all Northeast affairs. It can intervene in all Northeast affairs.

Under the Northeast Bureau is the Northeast Military Region.

The Northeast Military Region also has great power.

It was one level higher than the Northeast Field Army. Administratively, the Northeast Field Army was under the command of the Northeast Military Region, but in actual combat, the Field Army did not need to accept orders from the Northeast Military Region, and the Northeast Military Region did not directly interfere in the Field Army's battles. This was already the beginning of a distinction, with the Northeast Military Region focusing more on base construction and providing logistics and manpower for the Field Army.

There is also the work of suppressing bandits.

The Northeast Military Region also underwent adjustments this time, with the establishment of the East Manchuria Military Region, with Wu Xiuquan serving as its commander and political commissar. Simultaneously, the leadership of the West Manchuria Military Region underwent changes, with Li Tianyou serving as its commander.

Xia Houwen gave up his post as commander of the Ximan Military Region, but continued to serve as its political commissar. It can be said that Li Tianyou's appointment as commander of the Ximan Military Region significantly improved Xia Houwen's status. It also made the Ximan Military Region more like a complete military region.

Given Xia Houwen's qualifications and rank, he could only have served as commander and political commissar of the Ximan Military Region when the Northeast was first established. With the influx of more and more cadres into the Northeast, this changed. However, because he arrived first and made significant contributions to the development of the Northeast base, even many of the core elements of Chen Yun's report were proposed by Xia Houwen. Therefore, he had the opportunity to partner with a cadre of Li Tianyou's rank.

Wei Hongjun understood that Xiahou Wen had completely stabilized his position in the Northeast.

The current Northeast Bureau and Northeast Military Region are still far from perfect. Given the importance of the Northeast, the Central Committee will likely send more central government officials there in the future. By then, a significant number of Politburo members and Central Committee members will be moving into the Northeast.

But now the Northeast Bureau and the Northeast Military Region already have a solid foundation.

Xiahou Wen partnered with Li Tianyou this time, continuing to serve as the political commissar of the Ximan Military Region. This was his experience in the Northeast, coupled with his contributions to the development of the Northeast base area. As long as the Liberation War progressed smoothly and he made no mistakes, and if he stayed in the army after liberation, he would have a good chance of becoming a star general. Even if he left the army, he would have enough experience to work in the provincial government.

In order to suppress bandits, the West Manchuria Military Region, the East Manchuria Military Region, and the South Manchuria Military Region began to establish local troops.

The troop that expanded the most this time was the Northeast Detachment dispatched by the former Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region.

The Northeast Detachment dispatched by the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region, later known as the Second Brigade of the Northeast Military Region, developed very well in both western and eastern Manchuria, and also developed a good rural base. In terms of cadre reserves, the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Military Region, having been in turmoil for several years, could not match the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region.

Therefore, the Northeast Detachment did a very good job in establishing bases in the Northeast, especially in the rural areas. In terms of establishing bases in the Northeast, Xia Houwen also did a better job than Cheng Shicai.

Therefore, the Northeast Military Region decided to split the Second Brigade into the Independent First Division and the Independent Third Division. Then, the Independent Brigade and Cavalry Regiment of the original West Manchuria Military Region were expanded into the Independent Second Division and the Cavalry Division.

It can be said that the first batch of cadres from the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region who entered the Northeast seized the good opportunity.

He quickly became a middle or senior general in the Northeast Military Region.

After Chen Yun finished speaking, Xiao Jinguang stood up and said, "This time, the Northeast Field Army is being formed, with three columns under its command. The First Column is composed of the First Training Brigade, the Second Training Brigade, and the Second Special Agent Brigade. Comrade Yang Dezhi will serve as the commander of the First Column, Comrade Su Zhenhua will serve as the political commissar of the First Column, and Comrade Luo Renfa will serve as the deputy political commissar and director of the political department of the First Column."

"Yes."

Yang Dezhi, Su Zhenhua and Luo Renfa received the order.

Yang Dezhi and Su Zhenhua had worked together for many years in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, winning numerous battles. However, this time, the two were more serious. After all, when the Northeast Field Army formed its First Column, only the First Training Brigade was a unit they had trained in Hebei-Shandong-Henan. The other two brigades came from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region, with the largest number of troops coming from the Eighth Column of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region.

Luo Renfa was considered a representative of the Jin-Cha Army. This time he served as the deputy political commissar and director of the political department of the First Column.

Wei Hongjun watched Yang Dezhi accept the order and didn't know what to say.

Yang Dezhi was a prominent general in history. He commanded the Jin-Cha-Ji Field Army and made significant contributions with it. Unexpectedly, Yang Dezhi entered the Northeast before the end of the Anti-Japanese War. Currently serving as the commander of the First Column of the Northeast Field Army, he was certain to rise to general status within the Northeast Field Army.

"The Second Column is composed of the Eighth Brigade, the Ninth Brigade, and the First Special Agent Brigade. Comrade Wang Qiuyun serves as the commander of the Second Column, and Comrade Wei Hongjun serves as the political commissar of the Second Column."

"Yes."

The two men officially became commanders and political commissars of the second-level military regions during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and their insufficient qualifications in their early years were filled.

After the Seventh National Congress of the Jinchayi Military Region, Wei Hongjun was directly appointed as a member of the Central Bureau. This time, the Northeast Field Army organized three columns, and Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun both caught up and served as column commanders and political commissars.

Moreover, because 40% of the troops in the Northeast Military Region are from the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region, the two men also hold the titles of deputy commander and deputy political commissar of the Northeast Military Region and the Northeast Field Army.

In the current Northeast, the two people's levels are even higher than Yang Dezhi, Li Tianyou and others.

Moreover, although the Second Column was formed as the Eighth Brigade, the Ninth Brigade, and the First Special Brigade, in addition to these three brigades, the Second Column also had an independent brigade directly under the column and a brigade of new recruits.

The new recruits here were all from three regiments of recruits that Wei Hongjun had recruited from the Ximan Military Region through Xia Houwen. The Ximan Military Region was originally established by the Jirecha Military Region, so it was easy for Wei Hongjun to recruit some new recruits here. The cadres here were very cooperative.

The Second Column currently has 5.4 troops, making it the largest of the three columns established by the Northeast Field Army.

The Third Column was composed of the 10th Brigade, the 11th Brigade, and the 1st Independent Brigade. Comrade Deng Guo served as commander and political commissar.

With the adjustment of the leadership structure of the Northeast Military Region, the addition of the East Manchuria Military Region, and the establishment of the Northeast Field Army, the second adjustment of the leadership structure of the Northeast Bureau and the Northeast Military Region was completed.

The current Northeast Bureau and Northeast Military Region have increasingly sufficient cadre allocations.

It should be said that the Northeast Bureau and the Northeast Military Region are now truly established. Chen Yun is the Secretary of the Northeast Bureau and has full authority over current affairs in the Northeast. Marshal Lin is the Commander of the Northeast Military Region and the Northeast Field Army, with full authority over military affairs in the Northeast.

After the reorganization of the troops was completed, Chen Yun stood up and said, "Comrades, where was the first stop for Japanese imperialism's invasion of our country? It was the Northeast. The September 18th Incident was the beginning of the Japanese imperialists' invasion of our country. Our Northeast has been occupied by Japanese imperialism for fourteen years, and now we are back. We, the Eighth Route Army, have returned to take back our Northeast.

"As everyone knows, it has been a month since Hitler surrendered in Europe. This means that our war against Japan has entered its final stage, and victory is at hand. However, we cannot wait for victory; we must fight to meet it.

Chen Yun mobilized everyone.

Chen Yun was in a good mood. Previously, when the Northeast Military Region was established, it only had two brigades under its command. But this time, the Northeast Field Army was established, with three columns under its command, totaling nine brigades.

Adding together the newly established 15st, nd, rd, th, and th Independent Divisions and the st Cavalry Division, the Northeast Military Region now has troops under its jurisdiction. The Northeast Military Region is truly beginning to live up to its name.

As the secretary of the Northeast Bureau, he truly became the secretary of a local central bureau.

Xiao Jinguang stood up and said, "Secretary Chen Yun is right. We cannot wait for victory, but must take the initiative to welcome it. To welcome victory, the Northeast Military Region and the Northeast Field Army Command have formulated the next plan.

Marshal Lin had been thinking about how to develop in Northeast China since he left Yan'an.

Now I have a complete draft in mind.

Wu Xiuquan was originally Chief of Staff of the Northeast Military Region, but with so many new cadres arriving in the Northeast, he could no longer serve as Chief of Staff. However, Wu Xiuquan was among the first cadres to arrive in the Northeast to establish a base area, and while he had no merit, he had made significant contributions. Therefore, his appointment as Commander and Political Commissar of the East Manchuria Military Region was a welcome addition. Xiao Jinguang, in his capacity as Deputy Commander of the Northeast Military Region, also served as Chief of Staff of the Northeast Military Region and Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Northeast Field Army.

"The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and First Cavalry Divisions will focus on suppressing bandits. We must ensure the safety of the people in the base areas, ensure the smooth implementation of rent and interest reductions, and ensure the logistical supplies for the field army. The West Manchuria Military Region, East Manchuria Military Region, and South Manchuria Military Region will also train new recruits to provide manpower for the field army."

"Then there are the various columns of the field army. Previously, our expansion in the Northeast was primarily focused on rural towns and villages. But now that we're establishing field army units, our battle plans must change. From now on, our field army units must boldly advance into the various county towns in the Northeast and capture them. However, we must still avoid large cities and important transportation routes and capture those county towns in the Northeast first."

Xiao Jinguang stood in front of the map and said, "The First Column will operate between Changchun and Shenyang, and the Second Column will develop northward and operate between Changchun and Harbin.

Chapter 609: Kwantung Army's Countermeasures

Changchun, Kwantung Army Headquarters.

Most of the senior generals of the Kwantung Army were there.

Everyone's face was grim. The Japanese army was currently facing a difficult situation on various battlefields around the world. In Southeast Asia, British-led colonial forces, along with the Chinese expeditionary force, had inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese. In Burma, in particular, the Japanese army's defeat was certain.

Of course, compared with the Southeast Asian battlefield, the situation of the Japanese army in the Pacific battlefield was even worse.

Not only did the US military have an absolute advantage at sea, but in the battles for the Pacific islands, the Japanese troops were annihilated in organized units by the US military.

Moreover, US military planes bombed the Japanese mainland every day.

Many parts of Japan were reduced to ruins.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the situation in Japan is very bad.

However, the Japanese government was very determined to continue fighting against the United Kingdom and the United States, so Japan has been expanding its military.

This is how the so-called seven million Japanese troops came about when Japan surrendered in history.

These were all temporary large-scale military expansions by Japan.

Many of these so-called troops were nothing more than soldiers. Many of them had received no training, and many lacked even the right weapons and equipment. The Japanese high command was prepared for failure, but they also wanted to leave themselves a way out.

One of them was the Kwantung Army.

The Imperial Headquarters hoped that the Kwantung Army could preserve Northeast China and Korea, giving Japan a chance to rise again.

But the Kwantung Army simply couldn't handle such a heavy responsibility. After Germany's surrender, the Soviets began reorganizing their Far Eastern Army, adding more firepower to it. At the same time, they continuously transferred troops from Europe to the Far East. Germany surrendered unconditionally on May 1945, 5, and almost two months had passed.

During these two months, the Soviet army underwent increasingly significant changes.

The Kwantung Army and the Soviet Army were in a standoff, and the Soviet Army's changes were palpable. Apart from other things, the Anti-Japanese United Army along the Sino-Soviet border had become increasingly active over the past few months. More and more Anti-Japanese United Army troops were returning to China in small formations.

The Kwantung Army understood that the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces were conducting reconnaissance to explore the route for the subsequent Soviet attack.

Therefore, the Kwantung Army is currently constructing numerous defensive positions along the Sino-Soviet border to thwart Soviet offensives. How many troops does the Kwantung Army actually have? Some say 700,000 to 800,000, others say over a million. However, this figure of 700,000 to 800,000, or even over a million, does not necessarily refer solely to troops stationed in Northeast China.

Records of the Kwantung Army numbering 700,000 to 800,000, or even over a million, are based on Japanese troops fighting the Soviet Union. However, not all Japanese troops fighting the Soviet Union were Kwantung Army troops. The troops fighting the Soviet Union included those in Manchuria, Korea, and southern Sakhalin. Of these, there were over 300,000 Japanese troops in Korea, including 60,000 to 70,000 in North Korea and 230,000 to 240,000 in the 17th Area Army in South Korea.

There are also about 100,000 Japanese troops in South Sakhalin.

This is how the so-called Kwantung Army's million-strong force came about. They included the Japanese troops in South Korea and South Sakhalin Island in the Kwantung Army's ranks. However, the Kwantung Army's forces did not actually include the 17th Front Army in South Korea and the Japanese troops on South Sakhalin Island. The Kwantung Army troops in Northeast China were even fewer, currently totaling just over 22. The Kwantung Army in Northeast China currently possessed 9 divisions, independent mixed brigades, independent guards, fortress infantry, railway guards, and various special forces units, such as anti-aircraft artillery regiments, communications regiments, and various logistics units like army hospitals. The Japanese troops capable of actual combat were less than .

Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the few remaining troops had also seriously declined. Of the 22 divisions currently maintained by the Kwantung Army in Northeast China, the oldest were established in mid-1944, with half of them only beginning to be formed in 1945. The latest divisions were only formed in May. How could such divisions have any combat effectiveness?

The top brass of the Kwantung Army were well aware of its own strength.

Therefore, the top leaders of the Kwantung Army had no confidence at all when facing the Soviet army.

But the Kwantung Army has had a lot of troubles recently.

Since Marshal Lin became the commander of the Northeast Military Region and the Northeast Field Army, the Eighth Route Army began to gain momentum in the Northeast. Before that, the Eighth Route Army was developing secretly in the countryside, and the Kwantung Army did not pay much attention to them.

They could only dispatch independent garrisons, puppet Manchukuo troops, and puppet police to conduct mopping-up operations. However, the Eighth Route Army was adept at establishing bases in rural areas. Taking advantage of the Kwantung Army's current shortage of troops, they established one rural base after another in remote rural areas. They were not particularly afraid of mopping-up operations by the Japanese and puppet troops.

But now?

The Northeast Bureau's strategy was simple.

The following military regions, the West Manchuria Military Region, the East Manchuria Military Region, and the South Manchuria Military Region, while their troops suppressed bandits, sent people to continue to expand the rural base. These military regions also set up a large number of local troops to continue to cultivate the rural base in towns and villages.

Chen Yun, secretary of the Northeast Bureau, was personally responsible for these matters.

Then came the three columns of the Northeast Field Army, a force of over 100,000 men. Their targets were no longer towns and villages, but they began to directly attack county towns, occupying them one after another.

There are not many Japanese and puppet troops in the county towns in the northeast.

The Northeast Field Army's strength was insufficient to attack the major cities, but it had no problem taking over the county towns in the Northeast. They easily captured over a dozen county towns.

The strong performance of the Northeast Field Army greatly increased the influence of the Eighth Route Army in the Northeast, and provided favorable support to the Northeast military regions in expanding their bases.

"Commander, we cannot allow these Eighth Route Army troops to run rampant."

Yoshio Hongo, commander of the Kwantung Army Defense Force, spoke.