The Rise of the Great Powers in the War of Resistance

noon.

All the little devils inside and outside of Shijiazhuang City were wiped out, and as the soldiers took control of all the urban areas, Shijiazhuang, the city that had been occupied by the little devils for more than two years, was completely restored at this time.

Now, the soldiers began to clean the battlefield, and the weapons and equipment of the three divisions of the little devils were also gradually collected by the soldiers. In the future, all these equipment will be handed over to the Eighth Route Army.

The corpses of the little devils were dragged out of the city by truck after truck. Many large pits dug long ago will be the final destination of these little devils.

Knowing that the little devils were all wiped out and that Shijiazhuang was completely restored, the ordinary people who had been hiding at home in fear for a few days also began to leave their homes in large numbers at this time. [

Many ordinary people helped the soldiers clean up the battlefield and the streets, and many ordinary people began to cheer and celebrate and tell each other.

In the afternoon, the common people even spontaneously organized Yangko teams, dragon and lion teams, waist drum teams, etc. In many streets, gongs, drums and firecrackers blared.

Many military reporters, seeing this scene, immediately pressed the shutter, and this festive scene was permanently frozen in the photo.

Many young students in Shijiazhuang spontaneously organized a huge parade, unfurled a large number of banners, and everyone took to the streets to celebrate the restoration of Shijiazhuang.

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Datong, No.30 Sixth Army Headquarters.

Zhang Yunfei was also in a good mood when he heard the news that Shijiazhuang had been restored and the little devils had been wiped out.

"Comrades! Shijiazhuang is back. We have won another major victory. The Voice of Datong and Datong Daily will report this great victory in detail and announce this news to the world."

Zhang Yunfei faced a group of high-level personnel of the No.30 Sixth Army.Said loudly happily.

"Commander-in-Chief! This time the three divisions of the little devils have been wiped out. It's really exciting. Such good news. In my opinion, the people of the whole country should know about it as soon as possible."

Comrade Zuo Qingquan, chief of staff, also smiled and agreed happily.

Hearing this, Zhang Yunfei smiled, took a sip of tea, and said, "Comrades, the recovery of Shijiazhuang can be said to be a major victory for us to counterattack North China. Next, our battle will be much easier, completely Can we attack the Beijing-Tianjin region from the north to the south?"

Hearing what Zhang Yunfei said, everyone looked happy and thought in their hearts, is the commander-in-chief going to attack Beiping, Tianjin and other places soon?

Seeing that everyone was looking at him with hope, Zhang Yunfei couldn't help smiling and said, "Comrades. Although the time is ripe for us to recover Beiping and Tianjin, I want to take a break for a while."

Hearing this, everyone was slightly surprised, and the deputy commander-in-chief, Comrade Liu Dazhu, couldn't help asking curiously: "Commander-in-chief, do you have any plans?"

Zhang Yunfei nodded slightly. "Comrades, we have liberated tens of thousands of troops in Shijiazhuang. We have been fighting against the little devils for two or three days. Everyone is tired. I want everyone to rest for three days and go north after three days. What do you think? "

"Commander-in-Chief, if the troops rest now, what about the counties near Shijiazhuang? Don't we hurry up and recover?"

Comrade Deng Wenping, director of the General Political Department, was a little puzzled, so he immediately asked.

Everyone else basically had the same idea as Comrade Deng Wenping, and everyone believed that now is the best time to seize the opportunity to recover these counties. [

Now, several counties near Shijiazhuang are empty of troops. In order to defend the No. 30 Sixth Army and the tens of thousands of troops of the Eighth Route Army, the little devils stationed in the original counties have long been mobilized back to Shijiazhuang.

At present, there are mainly a small number of puppet troops stationed in these counties. The combat effectiveness of the puppet troops is low. As long as a small group of troops is sent out, these counties will be restored immediately.

Therefore, everyone couldn't understand why Zhang Yunfei didn't take the opportunity to recover all these counties and completely control them.

Seeing everyone's doubts, Zhang Yunfei smiled slightly.

Zhang Yunfei patiently explained: "Comrades, we eat meat, so let the comrades of the Eighth Route Army drink some soup. We don't need to restore these counties. I think the Eighth Route Army will send troops soon to take these counties. recovered."

After hearing what Zhang Yunfei said, everyone suddenly realized that these counties were specially reserved by Zhang Yunfei for the Eighth Route Army.

Everyone did not expect that Zhang Yunfei would be so generous and understand righteousness that he would just give up these several counties to the Eighth Route Army. All the equipment of the three divisions was given to the Eighth Route Army.

In everyone's hearts, Zhang Yunfei's tall image is becoming more and more stalwart and lofty, and everyone admires Zhang Yunfei's selfless and magnanimous spirit.

In fact, Zhang Yunfei did this after careful consideration.

As the No.30 Sixth Army became more and more powerful and various advanced weapons were exposed to the world one after another, it was necessary for Zhang Yunfei to maintain a low profile, especially in front of the central government.

As long as there is an opportunity, Zhang Yunfei will help the Eighth Route Army and the Party Central Committee unconditionally. Zhang Yunfei wants to use this method to gain everyone's favor for him, eliminate suspicion, and reduce internal friction.

In addition, Zhang Yunfei has to work hard to maintain a balance, so that the No.30 Sixth Army, Eighth Route Army, and National Army maintain a rough balance among the three, so that no one side is too weak.

Of course, in Zhang Yunfei's mind, the No. 30 Sixth Army is the most powerful, and the Eighth Route Army and the national army are roughly equal in strength.

But now, the most powerful should be the national army. Although the national army is not as advanced as the No.30 Sixth Army, it has too many people, the number is too large, at least several million, and the area it controls is also the largest.

The weakest should be the Eighth Route Army, with only 10,000+ troops, and they are mainly distributed in North China. They are basically established in the enemy's rear base areas, mainly in rural areas, and there are not many counties.

That's why Zhang Yunfei has been helping the weakest Eighth Route Army and giving up all these county towns to the Eighth Route Army. Zhang Yunfei's plan is that when the whole of North China is restored, the Eighth Route Army will have a relatively large strength development, and there will be many small and medium-sized cities in the base area.

The real thoughts in Zhang Yunfei's heart, the senior officials of the No.30 Sixth Army may have vaguely guessed some, but now, the time is not yet ripe, Zhang Yunfei does not want to elaborate with everyone.

Now, seeing that Zhang Yunfei graciously surrendered all these county towns to the Eighth Route Army, everyone agrees very much. Everyone is very willing to see the Eighth Route Army becoming stronger and stronger, especially comrades Zuo Qingquan and Deng Wenping.

Therefore, while admiring Zhang Yunfei's approach, everyone also expressed their agreement.

Seeing that no one objected, Zhang Yunfei immediately said to a correspondent next to him: "Immediately send a report to the Yan'an side, one is to report that we have completely recovered Shijiazhuang, and the other is to suggest that the Central Committee instruct the Eighth Route Army to immediately recover Shijiazhuang. of the county."

The correspondent saw that the commander-in-chief personally ordered him to salute immediately, and immediately sent a report to Yan'an.

Watching the correspondent and soldier leave, Comrade Zuo Qingquan, chief of the general staff, thought for a while, "Commander-in-chief, we have recovered Shijiazhuang now, and in the future, we will definitely recover the entire North China, and there are a large number of puppet troops in North China, how should we deal with it. "[

According to intelligence, there are at least hundreds of thousands of puppet troops in North China. These puppet troops basically belong to the "North China Autonomous Government", and these puppet troops are collectively referred to as the "Imperial Association Army."

There were not many puppet troops in North China, but after Wang Jingwei rebelled against the National Government last year and established a new government, he implemented the slogan of "saving the country with a curve", allowing the commanders of the National Revolutionary Army to After the order of "surrender temporarily to preserve strength", the number of puppet troops began to grow explosively.

The number of puppet troops in North China has grown from tens of thousands in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War to tens of thousands at present. Given the large number of puppet troops, it is difficult to deal with it. Therefore, Comrade Zuo Qingquan, chief of the general staff, specifically raised it.

Seeing that Comrade Zuo Qingquan mentioned the puppet army, Zhang Yunfei also thought about it carefully, and then decided: "If these puppet troops voluntarily surrender to us, we will punish them lightly. Ordinary soldiers will be released after half a year of forced labor. Ordinary soldiers were forced to work for at least one year, and those puppet army officers who had helped the Japanese oppress the common people before would be dealt with strictly."

When mentioning the puppet army, Zhang Yunfei didn't have a good impression. Many of these puppet troops were former national army troops. After surrendering to the little devils, they basically became traitors and often bullied the common people.

Especially those big bosses of the puppet army in North China, Zhang Yunfei has secretly made up his mind that he must not let them go, these traitors, national scum, must let them have a miserable end.

After Zhang Yunfei finished speaking, everyone thought in their hearts, it seems that the commander-in-chief will deal with these puppet soldiers seriously, these puppet soldiers are better, and those puppet officers are probably doomed.

Comrade Fang Zheng, deputy director of the General Political Department, saw that Zhang Yunfei was going to deal with these puppet troops in this way, and immediately said happily: "Commander-in-Chief, in this way, we will have sufficient labor force for at least one or two years."

Thinking that there might be hundreds of thousands of free laborers, everyone's mood gradually became more relaxed, and the smiles on their faces became wider.

Throughout the afternoon, Zhang Yunfei took care of a lot of things. Seeing that the sky was getting late, Zhang Yunfei was about to go home, and there were still surprises waiting for him at home.

In the past few days, due to the continuous fighting on the front line, Zhang Yunfei usually didn't go home all night, or came home very late. Today, with the complete recovery of Shijiazhuang, Zhang Yunfei planned to go home earlier.

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