Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

While the meeting was going on in Beishan, the headquarters was also busy, with meetings constantly taking place. Unlike Beishan, the headquarters had to consider more issues, and they were more comprehensive, and they also had to consider the movements of the Japanese and the Central Army.

The headquarters had already detected the Japanese's troop movements, and they could probably guess their combat objectives. So at this time, the headquarters had to consider conducting active offensive battles within the existing base area, but without irritating the Japanese or diverting their attention, which was a bit difficult.

Why is the situation in Shandong better? Because the Japanese have withdrawn too much and are expanding their puppet army. Many troops can even sneak into the puppet army through secret channels, which will facilitate the next battle. Of course, the most important point is that the Japanese actively shrink their defense and give up space. The Eighth Route Army can easily take it back without worrying about the Japanese being provoked.

The situation in the Beiyue District is actually not bad. Every year, they fight two or three anti-mopping-up operations against the Japanese. Taking advantage of this opportunity to seize some territory is probably within the Japanese's expectations.

In fact, the most difficult part is the Beishan base area! For example, the Third Division has a geographical dividing line with the Japanese because the Zhang River flows through it. In fact, the Japanese have long acquiesced that Licheng is the occupation area of ​​the Eighth Route Army. After last summer, they did not even consider taking it back. Therefore, the Third Division only needs to take back the strongholds around Wuxiang and Qinxian, and does not need to think too much.

The headquarters approved the restructuring of the Beishan Detachment and knew that the Beishan Detachment could deploy 5000 regular troops to fight at any time. Therefore, the headquarters was also considering the development direction and counterattack direction of the Beishan Detachment. This order was the result of the consideration.

"Order: The Beishan base is officially expanded into 9 sub-districts, covering the Beishan base as well as Shouyang, Yangquan, Ping'an, Xiyang, Heshun, Jingxing, and Pingshan cities."

"Order: The New 9st Regiment, the Independent Regiment, and the New 6nd Regiment are formally assigned to the 3000th Division. The New st Regiment abandons its current base and immediately moves west to garrison in Mafang near Jinzhong, where it will develop and expand its forces. The New nd Regiment will continue to garrison in its original location, and the size of the troops will shift from developing local forces to developing the main force. By June, the establishment will be expanded to about people."

"The south side of the Independent Regiment's station remains unchanged, and the base needs to be expanded towards Jingxing and Pingshan. In addition: The Independent Regiment will allocate 1000 veterans to be led by Xing Weiguo, the deputy commander of the new Second Regiment. Based on these 1000 veterans, we will draw troops from the base to form the Second Regiment, the main force of the Beishan Detachment!"

"Order: Zhao Danian, former Beishan Detachment Commander, is promoted to Commander of the 9th Division and acting as the Commander of the Beishan Detachment. Zhu Xingyu concurrently serves as the Political Commissar of the 9th Division and the Political Commissar of the Beishan Detachment. Comrade Xing Weiguo concurrently serves as the Deputy Commander of the Beishan Detachment. Lu Xiaoran, former Deputy Commander, serves as the Chief of Staff of the 9th Division and the Commander of the Core Militia Corps. The Infantry Battalion of the former Beishan Detachment is upgraded to the Local Regiment of the 1th Division, with the serial numbers 2, 3, and ."

"Order: Comrade Xiao Fengyun, deputy director of the arsenal and former head of the Logistics Management Department of the Beishan Detachment, is promoted to director of the Logistics Department of the 9th Division. Comrade Youshun is still the head of the Beishan Detachment's Security Regiment, but the organization of the Security Regiment needs to be improved. The organization level and scale should refer to the main force regiment. The original detachment's artillery battalion is upgraded to the 9th Division's artillery regiment..."

The order from the headquarters was very long, and many people were promoted, but the main content was to add several more counties to the originally small Beishan base, and forcibly squeeze a ninth district in between the first and second districts. The key point is that the main force of the ninth district is still the same, and the team needs to be further expanded.

The headquarters did not say how the local regiments and county brigade and district squads belonging to the added counties would be dealt with. They might be transferred away or they might stay, but such things could not be explained clearly in the telegram, and we would know when the time came.

After hearing the order, everyone present looked at each other, and no one spoke for a while. "Ahem, this order came very suddenly!" Zhao Danian said first, "Some time ago, we were given the name of the Ninth Division. Who would have thought that this Ninth Division would be so big after it was officially given? But judging from the headquarters' intention, our Ninth Division will be the main force to fight Jinzhong, Taiyuan, and control the Zhengtai Line in the future!"

"Call Old Xing back to lead the Second Main Regiment and concurrently serve as the deputy commander of the Beishan Detachment... I think that after Old Xing has formed the Second Main Regiment, he should quickly select a suitable commander and then prepare to be the commander of the detachment! Before that, the three infantry battalions of the Beishan Detachment will be separated!"

"Hey, we really have to split up. The three infantry battalions will become local regiments and be directly under the command of the Ninth District Command. Although the commanders have not changed, the affiliation has changed. And after the Beishan Detachment is changed, there will only be the quick reaction company, special operations team, transport team directly under the detachment, as well as the main first regiment, the security regiment, and the main second regiment which is nowhere to be seen!" Lu Xiaoran said.

"Artillery, the key is artillery, the artillery battalion was upgraded to an artillery regiment, but the Beishan detachment still needs an artillery battalion. I think the artillery battalion should keep an artillery company as the foundation, and then add another artillery company, and it will become an artillery battalion!" This is what Li Yuexuan said. At this time, Li Yuexuan didn't know what to say. Anyway, from the order, it seems that he has not changed his place and still has to tinker with the arsenal.

But the good thing is that his unworthy position as the head of the security regiment will probably be fulfilled! But the problem is that if it is reorganized, the security regiment will still be a security regiment, and the chance of fighting can only be the last one. If things go wrong, this security regiment will have to continue to guard the headquarters of the 9th District... Well, the headquarters will probably still be in Liangjia Village, and even the people will not change.

"Ahem, there are seven counties, three main regiments, three local regiments, and one detachment. Once these organizations are complete, we will be considered strong! I can see that the headquarters doesn't want us to provoke the devils, but they are also worried that we can't sit still. After all, with Li Yunlong here, it will be troublesome if something happens! Therefore, the headquarters asked us to make some internal changes first and train the soldiers!"

"I think, once our troops are well trained and the command system is smooth, it will be time for us to fight a war! What do you think?" Kong Jie spoke out everyone's guesses.

"Then let's change it! It just so happens that we still have stocks of heavy mortars and 82 mortars. I guess the headquarters will change the organization based on our stocks!" Zhu Xingyu said.

"Okay, now let's proceed to the first item. Li Yunlong, you have to pick the best of the 1000 people. Keep the crooked ones for yourself... Well, give me 500 more. You have a lot of people anyway, so these 500 can be added to the three local groups..."

While the newly established Ninth District was continuing its meetings and busy with reconstruction and upgrading, comrades from a certain district team gathered together again on a hill east of Kowloon Pass.

"Captain, have you heard the order from your superiors? I see that many Japanese soldiers have been transferred away from the Baijia Town stronghold. I heard from fellow villagers that there are only three old Japanese soldiers left in the stronghold. How about we give them a try?" (End of this chapter)