Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Then he said, "This is our base. We have local troops and local militia. This force is only about 4000 people. Why panic?"

Luo Qirong has witnessed countless crisis situations since he joined the army.

This is just the beginning.

Of course Luo Qirong also knew that the current situation was not so favorable.

In particular, the 4000-man Nationalist brigade was a regular army unit, the main force of the Nationalist army. The th Infantry Brigade, a unit of the th Cavalry Army, was considered Fu Zuoyi's elite troops. Such units were highly combat-capable. However, the only troops that could be mustered in Jin-Cha-Ji were local units.

The combat effectiveness is completely not on the same level.

Once they met face to face, Fu Zuoyi's 9th Infantry Brigade would have no problem defeating 10,000 or 20,000 local troops.

Huang Wenming, deputy political commissar of the Zhangjiakou Military Sub-district, spoke up, "Commander, before Comrade Wei Hongjun went to the front, he spoke to Comrade Wu Qinghe and me. He told us at the time that we still have a very capable unit in Jin-Cha-Ji.

"Oh?"

Marshal Nie immediately became alert.

Wei Hongjun had always been worried that Fu Zuoyi would send a surprise attack on Zhangjiakou.

So Marshal Nie also made some preparations.

Unexpectedly, before Wei Hongjun left, he had an explanation with Wu Qinghe, Huang Wenming and others.

Huang Wenming said, "Commander, Comrade Wei Hongjun is referring to students from the North China Military and Political University and the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University. Following Comrade Wei Hongjun's instructions, I specifically went to investigate the current situation at the North China Military and Political University. To train qualified grassroots commanders for large-scale operations, the university is enrolling a large number of students. The first short-term training course, just enrolled at the university, was selected from among outstanding veterans, totaling 1500 students. The goal is to train a group of qualified grassroots squad leaders. Further up the course are junior classes for company and platoon-level cadres, intermediate classes for battalion and company-level cadres, and advanced classes for regimental-level cadres. This cohort comprises approximately 2600 students. Currently, the North China Military and Political University Military Academy has over 4000 students, all recruited from the frontline troops of the various military regions below."

In addition to these students, there were also students specializing in specialized military training. The main campus of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University also had over 5000 students, of which about 2000 were in the military class.

"correct."

Marshal Nie couldn't help but slam the table.

Why didn’t I think of them before?

In order to stop Fu Zuoyi, Marshal Nie gave all the main forces he could gather to Wei Hongjun. Suddenly, Fu Zuoyi's surprise attack came over, and although Marshal Nie did not say it on the surface, he was very worried in his heart.

He forgot that he had such an outstanding group of students.

This group of students had just returned from the battlefield not long ago.

Zhao Zhensheng added, "In fact, it's not just the North China Military and Political University and the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University. In fact, our cadre and troop reserves are far better than we imagined. Commander, the factories under our command have all set up security departments. Most of the cadres in the security departments are drawn from the army, and some are selected from the workers. We have hundreds of important factories in Xuanhua, and we can organize one or two thousand people just to organize these security cadres. Moreover, many of our arsenal workers in the Xuanhua area have received simple military training. Picking up guns can at least protect our factories. If necessary, our worker comrades in Xuanhua can organize more than ten thousand people without any problem. Even if Fu Zuoyi's troops came to Xuanhua, they would not be able to take Xuanhua."

Marshal Nie nodded slowly.

Yes.

The current Jin-Cha-Ji is no longer the army that was hiding in the mountains and fleeing everywhere being chased by the Japanese and puppet troops.

Chahar was the base that Jin-Cha-Ji had operated for a long time.

Just as Zhao Zhensheng said.

The factories directly managed by Jin-Cha-Ji have tens of thousands of workers in total. These workers are all our comrades. Jin-Cha-Ji may not seem to have many troops, but its foundation is far deeper than imagined.

Marshal Nie immediately said, "Comrade Li Tianhao.

Marshal Nie thought for a moment and called out Li Tianhao's name. Li Tianhao was a political cadre from the Fourth Front Army. Although a political cadre, he had also led troops in battle during the Red Army era. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he went to the Jizhong Military Region and participated in its transformation.

Excellent ability.

Marshal Nie likes political cadres, and of course he also appreciates cadres like Li Tianhao who have excellent political work abilities.

"arrive."

"The students of the North China Military and Political University and the military classes of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University will be combined to form the Cadre Column. Comrade Sun Yi will serve as its commander, you will serve as its political commissar, and Comrade Li Qingchuan will serve as its chief of staff. The troops will quickly assemble from Zhuolu and take the train to Xuanhua. You will go to Xuanhua now and reunite with the Cadre Column.

"Yes."

"Comrade Luo Qirong."

"Commander."

"I want you to go to Xuanhua and take charge of organizing a workers' column in Xuanhua.

Unify the cadre and worker columns to build defensive positions in Xuanhua and resolutely safeguard the safety of Xuanhua.

"Yes."

"Comrade Tang Jie."

"arrive."

"You will be in charge of coordinating and finding out how much weapons and ammunition Comrade Luo Qirong's cadre and worker columns need."

"Yes."

Marshal Nie felt relieved after making the arrangements.

In Chahar, the two most important areas were Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua. Government agencies, major factories, and universities were essentially all located in these two areas. While it might sound unpleasant to say so directly, as long as these two areas were held in Chahar, the Nationalist army's surprise attack would have no problem conquering other areas.

Because the role of the surprise attack is to threaten the most valuable targets.

If the strategic target cannot be threatened, the role of the surprise attack will completely disappear.

Although Fu Zuoyi had many dealings with the Eighth Route Army, his views on the Eighth Route Army were similar to those of some warlords of the time. He believed that if he could send a surprise attack to threaten Zhangjiakou, he would be able to immediately affect the troops on the Jining front.

Unfortunately, the power of the Eighth Route Army bases was completely different from that of the previous warlord rule. The warlords' rule over the local areas was virtual, but the Eighth Route Army's rule over the local areas was real.

Marshal Nie said again, "No one is allowed to send telegrams to Comrade Wei Hongjun and the comrades on the front lines regarding what's happening here, nor are they allowed to pass on news from here to the comrades on the front lines. Let Comrade Wei Hongjun fight well on the front lines and not be distracted by what's happening here."

Chapter 630: Treat the other person in return

"Mr. Yi, something happened."

"what happened?"

"We just received a telegram requesting assistance from the 67th Army. The new 26th Division was attacked by Eighth Route Army troops at this location. And they had a significant number of them. He Wending himself stated that the Eighth Route Army troops attacking them numbered at least ."

"Twenty thousand people?"

"Yes."

Fu Zuoyi frowned, he really couldn't imagine where the Eighth Route Army got the 20,000-strong army from.

The Jin-Cha-Ji region has been sending troops to the Northeast in recent times, and the number of troops is astonishing. Now that the Nationalist army in Hebei and southern Shanxi has begun to increase its troops, Yang Quanwu and Guo Tianmin are under great pressure.

Where did the Eighth Route Army get so many troops at this time?

Twenty thousand people?

The three divisions under Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army had only a little over troops.

Moreover, there were 26 troops surrounding and annihilating the New th Division. How many were there on other battlefields? There were quite a few Eighth Route Army troops in Taolin, and there seemed to be quite a few troops on the front line of Zhuozi as well.

Where did the Eighth Route Army get so many troops?

Fu Zuoyi became anxious.

Looking at the map, he said, "The New 26th Division was attacked. Where are the other troops?"

"The situation in other units wasn't good either. He Wending stated in his telegram requesting assistance that, in addition to the army headquarters and the new 26th Division being attacked and surrounded by the Eighth Route Army, the Suiyuan Security Brigade was also attacked by the Eighth Route Army's cavalry."

"Cavalry?"

"Yes. Besides the Suiyuan Security Brigade, there's even worse news. Cao Yousen led the 11st Regiment of the New th Brigade in rebellion, and joined forces with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Eighth Route Army to besiege the nd Regiment. The nd Regiment is in a bad state, and we don't expect it to hold out for much longer."

"Cao Yousen's rebellion?"

Fu Zuoyi's face turned ugly in an instant, and he couldn't help but say: "Baoshan has misled me, Baoshan has misled me.

Fu Zuoyi was very angry.

When the new 11th Brigade was selecting a new commander, the brigade headquarters did not support Cao Yousen. It was Deng Baoshan who came forward to support Cao Yousen and made him the new commander. Fu Zuoyi also agreed to this matter out of consideration for Deng Baoshan's favor.

But now?

The New 11th Brigade was a 4000-man unit, and was part of Deng Baoshan's detachment, making it highly effective. Because the New 11th Brigade also had the 67th Cavalry Division, Fu Zuoyi, despite knowing the 67th Army had been attacked, still believed it could hold its ground.

But now that the New 11th Brigade has rebelled, the situation is completely different.

Not only will the 67th Army not receive support, but the Eighth Route Army troops in Shanxi and Suiyuan may even be able to launch a counterattack.

Fu Zuoyi immediately began to think about the current situation.

Suddenly he asked, "Any news from the Security Division and the Ninth Brigade?"

"There's no chaos in Zhangjiakou. On the contrary, I heard that local troops from all over Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei are converging on Zhangjiakou.

"Wei Hongjun, Wei Hongjun."

Fu Zuoyi looked at the map, his face solemn as he said, "Wei Hongjun definitely doesn't have that many troops. He can muster at most 67 to men, no more. I was wrong earlier, thinking Wei Hongjun was a political officer and would choose to be conservative at this moment. I didn't expect Wei Hongjun to be so bold. He's concentrating his forces to deal with the th Army first. He's not afraid of my taking Zhuozi."

"Yi Gong, how do we handle the 67th Army's request for assistance?"

Dong Qiwu asked Fu Zuoyi.

Fu Zuoyi immediately said, "Send a telegram to He Wending, telling him to defend where he is and to call back the 7th Cavalry Division to await rescue. I will dispatch the 1st and 2nd Advance Columns from Guisui to support them."

"it is good."

Fu Zuoyi's advancing columns were all cavalry units, not the kind used for charging. They were equipped with warhorses to speed up the march. The two cavalry units totaled approximately 3000 men.

It is impossible to defeat the main force of the Eighth Route Army, but the purpose is to rescue the 67th Army, so it should not be a problem.

After arranging matters for the 67th Army, Fu Zuoyi put on his hat and personally went to the front line. He found Lu Yinglin, commander of the 35th Army, and asked, "Ruifeng, why are the troops making such slow progress? Is it because you haven't put in enough effort, or is it because the opposing troops are more powerful?"

This kind of battle not only tests strength but also patience.

But Fu Zuoyi couldn't help it.

The situation of the other routes was completely different from what he had expected. Zuoyi sent the 67th Army to attack the Jinsui Eighth Route Army. However, Fu Zuoyi understood that the 67th Army was in a critical situation.

The Eighth Route Army had planned this for a long time.

At least 30,000 troops were concentrated to carry out this raid.

The Security Division and the 9th Infantry Brigade, on which Fu Zuoyi had high hopes, completed their planned operations but failed to achieve the desired results. Fu Zuoyi had originally thought that sending these two units would cause chaos in Zhangjiakou.

After all, he had won victory after victory since Wuyuan.

Jin-Cha-Ji will definitely concentrate its forces to defend Jining, and there won't be too many troops around Zhangjiakou.

I didn’t expect Zhangjiakou to be so peaceful.

In this case, Fu Zuoyi must break through from the front. Lu Yinglin's face was not very good, and he said: "Yi Gong, we miscalculated this time.

The relationship between Fu Zuoyi and Lu Yinglin was extraordinary.