Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Wang Qiuyun waved her hand.

Then he said, "I wanted him originally. I wanted him to serve as a staff officer in the operations department to gain some experience. But if you want it, then I'll give it to you."

"Old Wang, if you want to strengthen the Operations Department, Zhong Yun is more suitable than Lu Weisheng. He originally started out as a combat staff officer and served in both the 25th Army and the 344th Brigade. After arriving at the Pingxi Detachment, he served as company commander and deputy battalion commander. The troops left behind by the Pingxi Detachment were originally going to appoint him as battalion commander. If it weren't for the huge amount of food, weapons and ammunition we had, they wouldn't have given him up."

The Pingxi Detachment and the Pingxi Base were really short of food, weapons and ammunition.

Of course, this also demonstrates the sheer volume of their cadre reserves. While food, weapons, and ammunition are important, the Eighth Column would never have given up so many cadres. However, the Pingxi Detachment and the Pingxi Prefectural Committee were willing to part with even cadres like Lu Weisheng and Zhong Yun. Their cadre reserves were truly plentiful. While losing a few of them would be a loss, it wouldn't affect their overall development. At this stage, weapons, ammunition, and food were more important.

"Yes, sure. I mainly want to train a chief for the operations department, otherwise it would be too tiring. Oh, and I almost forgot to tell you a piece of good news. Does Xie Jiabao know about this?"

"You must be kidding. How could I not know about such an important place as Xiejiabao?"

The status of Xiejiabao is the same as that of Chunhuabao.

Chunhua Fort was an important node in the Shengxian, Zhuolu, Huailai, and Pingxi bases, and Xiejia Fort was also in the same position. It was an important node in the Xuanhua, Zhuolu, and Huailai areas.

They are all places that must be fought over by military strategists.

Wang Qiuyun laughed heartily and said, "Brother Han from Xiejiabao has agreed to join our Eighth Route Army."

"Really?"

Chapter 139 Talent is rare 2

Wei Hongjun was overjoyed.

Xiejiabao was so important, how could the Eighth Route Army let it go? The Pingxi Detachment and the Pingxi Prefectural Committee had already sent troops to Xiejiabao to carry out their work. There was a large landowner in Xiejiabao who was very powerful in the local area. That was the Han brothers.

Not only is he rich and powerful, but he also has an armed force, the Xiejiabao Defense Corps.

If it were during the Red Army era, the Han brothers would have been targeted. After all, they were the largest landlords in Xiejiabao, even owning a walled compound there. Breaking through it would have been difficult for even a weak army, let alone ordinary bandits. But now, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, policies had changed, emphasizing the need to unite with the more enlightened landlords. Therefore, the local Party committee had been working on the Han brothers.

But they never gave in.

Because they had close ties with the high-ranking officials of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, many of their family members had joined the army. However, in this clash between the Eighth Column and the Japanese Army's Second Independent Mixed Brigade, they not only did not suffer any losses, but actually won a resounding victory.

This made the Han brothers admire them very much.

They had witnessed the defeat of hundreds of thousands of Nationalist troops at Zhangjiakou, how they were routed and ultimately lost Taiyuan, so they initially did not trust the beggar-like Eighth Route Army.

The weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army were not as good as those of some of the miscellaneous troops of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

I didn't expect the Eighth Route Army to have such combat effectiveness.

The Han brothers were both large landowners with a strong sense of patriotism. Otherwise, with their power and prestige, they would have long since defected to the Japanese army and become traitors. Xiejiabao was so important that Japan even sent people to contact the Han brothers.

The reason they haven't taken any action is because they don't want to be traitors.

Now that he saw that the Eighth Route Army was an armed force capable of resisting the Japanese army, he decided to join the Eighth Route Army.

"Do you know how much weapons and ammunition they have?"

"How many?"

"377 Shanxi-made rifles, 24 box cannons, 5 light machine guns, 2 heavy machine guns, over 12000 rounds of rifle ammunition, and over 4000 rounds of machine gun ammunition. 448 members of the Xiejiabao Defense Corps, all joined our th Column."

"Where did they get all those guns?"

Wei Hongjun was shocked.

Although the Han brothers were major landowners in Xiejiabao, and Xiejiabao was strategically located, Xiejiabao itself was not large, with a limited population and limited arable land. It was already difficult for this place to support a defense corps, let alone five light machine guns. In this era, every county, township, and even village had its own village protection team, defense corps, security group, and village association.

Any organization with a light machine gun is a very powerful force. Bandits generally won't provoke armed forces with light machine guns because such armed forces are relatively powerful.

But owning a heavy machine gun?

Since Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun established themselves in Sheng County, they had swept through numerous traitorous armed forces. However, they had rarely seen any armed forces with heavy weapons like heavy machine guns. They had never expected the Han brothers to possess two heavy machine guns.

It's incredible.

"Surprising, huh? I didn't expect that either. It was only after hearing what the Han brothers said that I learned that when the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army evacuated, some of them simply abandoned their weapons in the field because they found it too troublesome. But some troops didn't want to waste their weapons, so they handed them over to people they knew. The light and heavy machine guns in the Han brothers' hands were all left to them by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army when they evacuated."

"Okay, great."

The Eighth Column suffered heavy losses in this battle.

The 16th Regiment had been fighting the Japanese for more than ten days, suffering heavy casualties. The Han brothers had brought a battalion of troops to the 8th Column.

"However, Xiejiabao is a strategically important place. Once the Japanese come to their senses, they will definitely not allow us to occupy Xiejiabao. Given our strength, it is not easy for us to defend Xiejiabao to the death. So my idea is to set up a guerrilla detachment in Xiejiabao. We will revolve around Xiejiabao and traverse the area of ​​​​Xuanhua, Zhuolu, Huailai, and Laishui for hundreds of miles. What do you think?"

"can."

Wei Hongjun nodded.

He said, "Look at the division commander. Besides the three main regiments under his command, the rest are guerrilla detachments and training detachments. We can learn from him. In addition to the two main regiments, set up a few guerrilla detachments. Think of them as local forces. When you mention this guerrilla detachment, I can think of the list of cadres. This Feng Mulin is a high school graduate, a student movement participant, and a former commander of the Weibei guerrillas in Shaanxi. For these cadres, I paid 40,000 kilograms of flour, 300 silver dollars, two magazines, two heavy machine guns, and nearly 5,000 to 6,000 rounds of ammunition. If we hadn't made a fortune this time, I wouldn't dare to use them this way."

“It’s worth it, it’s worth it.”

Wang Qiuyun didn't feel anything was wrong at all.

What are those things that were given away?

Talent is the most important thing.

A cadre like Feng Mulin wouldn't be able to join a rising unit like the Eighth Column. They were first screened by the Eighth Route Army headquarters. Then, the bigwigs in the military region divided up the cadre before the next level military sub-districts, like the First Division, kept the majority.

As for the Eight Verticals, their foundation is too shallow.

Only Yang Quanwu, a general who was not bound by convention, would allow the Eighth Column to develop in this way and provide him with a lot of support. If it were in other military regions, under the command of other generals, the Eighth Column would have sent someone with more experience to take over long ago.

Being able to exchange logistical supplies, weapons and ammunition for cadres of this level is truly a blessing.

"Feng Mulin's resume is truly impressive. Back then, he led the Weibei guerrillas, appearing and disappearing like a ghost. He also participated in student movements and underground party work, without requiring a political commissar. He can simply serve as both commander and political commissar.

"can."

Wang Qiuyun nodded.

Wang Qiuyun looked at the map and said, "Judging from the current situation, Huailai is in good shape. The Sixteenth Regiment is powerful, and with the guerrillas created by Xiahou Wen, we can develop a base in Huailai. In Xuanhua and Zhuolu, we have the Second Detachment and the Xiejiabao Guerrilla Detachment, which can also establish a base. Only Gao Wei's First Detachment is a little weak. This is because the Japanese army has not paid much attention to it during this period. This time, the First Detachment caused such a big incident. Once the Japanese army recovers its troops, they will definitely focus on mopping up the First Detachment. We should strengthen the First Detachment."

"Ok.

Wei Hongjun nodded.

The 8th Column has fully launched the development of the Chahar base area.

Attack from three directions to the north.

The other two sides are both strong, the only one that is relatively weak is the first team.

“Once everything has settled down, we’ll have a good discussion.

Consider sending a main force battalion to the First Detachment to increase its strength."

"Yes. Let's settle these miners and their families first.

Chapter 140 Adjustment

"Good job, Division One."

Fuping.

After receiving the report on the counter-mopping-up operation, Commander Nie couldn't help but slap his thigh.

This is a victory, and a big victory.

The First Division achieved remarkable results during this counter-mopping-up operation. Nearly 5,000 Japanese and puppet troops were annihilated, and even more loot was seized. The First Division's counter-mopping-up operation even further depleted the Japanese forces on the Pingsui Road.

As a result, their plans to attack Fu Zuoyi's troops and sweep the Daqingshan base were all hastily ended.

The troops stationed in Mongolia were really a little scared.

This sweep left the Mongolian garrison severely depleted, and the entire Pingsui Road was severely short of troops. Consequently, various armed forces along the Pingsui Road rose up again. The Japanese control over the Pingsui Road had never been so weak.

Those anti-Japanese armed forces would attack the Pingsui Road at any time and try to hijack trains on the Pingsui Road.

"Commander, the First Division currently has five main regiments. The First, Second, Third, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Regiments. Judging from the results of this counter-mopping-up operation, these five main regiments are all quite strong. The Seventeenth Regiment is relatively weak, but it performed very well in conjunction with the First Regiment in the attack on Hunyuan and Dingbei. And these are just the regiments with numbers. The First Division also has an independent regiment, a guerrilla detachment, and a teaching detachment, all of which are quite strong. The Eighth Column also has the First and Second Detachments, which caused quite a stir this time. The First Division is truly strong in both military and cavalry. I believe that the total number of main forces and local troops in the First Division will be no less than 40,000."

Chief of Staff Tang Jie began to praise the First Division.

Commander Nie nodded.

The Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region expanded rapidly in less than a year. But the First Division experienced the most rapid growth. Not only was its territory expanding rapidly, but its military was expanding even faster. It could be said that the First Division carried half of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

"You're right. The Japanese launched a nine-pronged siege of the Taihang Mountains, and the Second Regiment, in conjunction with the 129th Division, performed exceptionally well. The Third Regiment has been battling the Japanese in Yi County for years. This time, the First Regiment not only recaptured two county towns, but also fought all the way to Xining County. Their combat effectiveness is truly impressive."

It's a pity that the situation in other military sub-districts is not as good at the moment." Commander Nie shook his head.

Not counting the current Yiji-Central Military Region and the Fourth Column that attacked eastern Hebei, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region established four military sub-districts. At the time, the entire Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, including its administrative staff, numbered only about 3,000. Therefore, the four military sub-districts were given only organizational units, but little in the way of personnel.

They all need to expand their own armies.

The first division was currently the most developed. The other divisions were developing much more slowly, with some lacking even a single main force regiment. The military district had given them a main force regiment and the cadres to form one, but they still hadn't been able to build one.

Therefore, we can only continue to use the brigade organization.

Although the brigade is organized at the regimental level, it is not really a main force regiment.

After thinking for a while, Commander Nie said, "Zhan Tong, Tang Jie, what do you think if I assign one of the main regiments from the First Division to the Third Division? The Third Division currently doesn't even have a main regiment, but they need to deal with the Japanese raids in Baoding and Shimen (Shijiazhuang). Furthermore, there have been many problems in cooperating with the Jizhong troops in recent times, and we haven't been able to truly break through the situation."

"Commander, if this happens, our Commander Yang will probably curse his mother. When the military region was established, the independent division had already provided nearly half of its troops to support other divisions. Later, when the Pingxi Detachment was established, the independent division handed over its main force, the Third Regiment, to the Pingxi Detachment. If we take away another main force regiment this time, this... Zhan Tong, director of the military region's political department, smiled bitterly.

The independent division's strong expansion capabilities led to two divisions within just six months of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region's establishment. First, during the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region's formation, the independent regiment was the strongest and most powerful. Consequently, numerous units were diverted from the independent regiment to support the establishment of other military sub-regions. Later, when the Pingxi Detachment was established, the main force, the Third Regiment, was diverted. By then, Yang Quanwu was furious and engaged in a brawl with Deng Guo.

After all, how could he feel happy when the troops he had worked so hard to build were taken away twice in a row?

Zhan Tong felt embarrassed for taking away another main force group this time.

Commander Nie waved his hand.

Said: "Don't look at this kid Yang Quanwu, who is cursing all the time.

But he had a strategic vision and understood the importance of prioritizing the overall situation. If the Third Division couldn't rise, the Japanese forces in Hebei would always target him and the First Division. Only if the Hebei-Central Military Region and the Third Division were strong could the pressure on them be alleviated. So be it. Let the First Division transfer the Second Regiment to the Third Division, and let the Third Division hand over the Tenth Battalion to the First Division.

Commander Nie finally made the decision.

After the military district made the decision, it was quickly sent out via telegram.

Hunyuan.

The independent division's headquarters was in Lingqiu, but this time, Yang Quanwu led his troops to capture two county towns. Yang Quanwu personally commanded the troops in these two counties. Shanxi's population was small, and the population of these counties was only around 100,000.

But around 100,000 is not a small number.

Taking advantage of this opportunity to capture the county, it is no problem to expand the army by 1,000 in each county. And since the county has been captured, it is definitely necessary to prepare supplies.

At this moment, the independent division received a telegram from the military district. Yang Quanwu saw the telegram and slammed it on the table. He angrily said, "Commander Nie is treating me like an ox that plows the fields and doesn't eat grass. Last time it was the Third Regiment, this time it's the Second Regiment. The telegram also states that I shouldn't try to be cunning and transfer the Second Regiment intact to the Third Division."