Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Under such repeated orders, the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties.

The Fifth War Zone has not been completely resolved.

Although the Japanese army failed to achieve its objectives, it still dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army's confidence in the war of resistance. After all, the occupation of Yichang severely damaged the Fifth War Zone, which suffered 100,000 casualties.

At this time, domestic pessimism reappeared.

Previously, it was the literati who were saddened by the passing of autumn who were pessimistic every day. Now, many high-ranking officials in the Nationalist army and the Nationalist government have also begun to feel pessimistic. Especially after Wang Jingwei's surrender to Japan, the number of surrenders by Nationalist troops has increased day by day.

Why do people say Wang Jingwei is bad?

Because he was a veteran of the Kuomintang, and he was even a big boss when the Tongmenghui was founded. In terms of seniority within the Kuomintang, Wang Jingwei was the big boss among the big bosses, and he was once the president of the Kuomintang.

The influence of such a figure who defected to Japan could never be compared to that of the Beiyang warlords, who have long since been swept into history. Not to mention the high-ranking officials of the Beiyang government in the current puppet government of North China, even Duan Qirui and Wu Peifu, who surrendered to the Japanese, could not compare to Wang Jingwei's influence. This is because, although Wang Jingwei was suppressed by Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing, he was a truly powerful figure. Duan Qirui and Wu Peifu had been in decline for many years and had little influence at all. But Wang Jingwei was a truly powerful and influential leader.

Wang Jingwei surrendered to Japan, and more than 20 members of the Kuomintang Central Committee followed suit. One-tenth of the Kuomintang Central Committee members became traitors.

There is also Wang Jingwei, who shouted the phrase "saving the country in a roundabout way"

Slogan.

Too confusing.

Many people initially hesitated about surrendering to the Japanese. However, fearing being labeled as pro-Chinese, they dared not publicly surrender. But now, after Wang Jingwei surrendered, he shamelessly shouted the slogan "Save the nation in a roundabout way," encouraging those wavering to surrender. Furthermore, these traitors began to confidently claim that they, too, were saving the nation.

For a while, it was really like "officials surrendering like hairs and generals surrendering like tides."

Various surrender and pessimistic views are prevalent across the country.

Any attempt to whitewash Wang Jingwei's surrender to Japan is historical nihilism, because Wang Jingwei's surrender to Japan brought serious damage to China's war of resistance.

This was June and July 1940.

To resolve the war in China as quickly as possible, the Japanese army increased their offensives in both the north and south. In the south, they concentrated their forces to launch the Zaoyi Campaign, while in North China, they strengthened the construction of various bunkers. By this time, the Japanese army had built over 3,000 strongholds in North China.

The suppression of the Eighth Route Army base areas became increasingly severe.

The top leaders of the Eighth Route Army held meetings frequently.

The atmosphere within the Eighth Route Army's leadership was tense. Although Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun had relatively little experience, they were already commanders and political commissars of military sub-districts, respectively. Therefore, they were still privy to many matters.

Since May, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region has started holding frequent meetings.

This meant that the troops under each military sub-district would undergo training and prepare for war. In its "Declaration on the Current Situation by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to Commemorate the Third Anniversary of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression," issued on July 1940, 7, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China stated that Japan "is attempting to divide China internally and force her to surrender by blocking our international transportation lines, launching frontal attacks, and conducting aerial bombardments, among other methods, in order to increase pressure and difficulties." The statement also stated that "China is now in an unprecedented period of danger of surrender and unprecedented difficulties in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression." The statement also called for "the whole nation to intensify its unity to overcome these dangers and difficulties."

On July 1940, 7, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters issued a "Battle Preparation Order" to the 22th and 129th Divisions of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, simultaneously reporting it to the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China. Upon receiving the order, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region quickly convened a meeting with leaders from all military sub-districts, including those from the Yizhong Military Region. This meeting affected all military sub-districts within the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, including the Hebei-Central Military Region.

In 1939, the Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue District developed so rapidly and achieved so brilliant results that it had become the most powerful military district in the entire Eighth Route Army system.

The current Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region is the largest in territory, with the largest population in the base area, the fastest-growing army, and the most brilliant military achievements among the Eighth Route Army. Therefore, the status of the Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue District has been rising.

In 1939, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region first unified the regimental unit numbers of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Beiyue District, the Hebei-Central Military Region, and the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army, and then unified the numbers of several military sub-districts of the Hebei-Central Military Region.

After 1940, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region even began to interfere in the combat plans of the Hebei-Central Military Region.

While the Jin-Cha-Ji region hasn't directly intervened in personnel matters within the Ji-Central Military Region, its leadership over the region has been increasingly strengthened. This is supported by the central government. Previously, due to the fact that the Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue District and the Ji-Central Military Region were completely separate entities, it was difficult to forcefully integrate them. However, over the past few years, exchanges between the two sides have increased, including significant cadre exchanges.

In addition, the development of the Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue District far exceeded that of the Ji-Zhong Military Region.

Although the Jizhong Military Region possessed a large number of troops, their combat effectiveness was weak, and they could not compare with the elite troops and generals of the Beiyue Region. As a result, the gap in status between the two sides was growing. Therefore, the central government supported closer cooperation between the two sides. To achieve this close cooperation, unified leadership was the best way.

Not long ago, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, which had never interfered in the personnel affairs of the Ji-Central Military Region, appointed Sun Yi, the former deputy chief of staff of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region and principal of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military and Political Cadre School, as chief of staff of the Ji-Central Military Region.

This is already a very obvious signal.

That is, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, or rather the Jin-Cha-Ji Branch, began to truly lead the Ji-Central Military Region, and gradually intervened in the personnel issues of the Ji-Central Military Region through this cadre arrangement method.

At this meeting, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region formulated a combat plan.

Headquarters requested that the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region deploy at least ten regiments for this raid. However, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region intended to deploy 15 infantry regiments for the Zhengtai Road raid. The Jin-Cha-Ji region was now far more powerful than it had been historically, with the Beiyue region alone possessing over 30 main force regiments. Therefore, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region deployed 15 infantry regiments, two cavalry regiments, and one artillery regiment, forming three columns.

One of the cavalry regiments was from the Third Division, and another was from the Central Hebei Military Region. As for the artillery regiment, it was from the First Division. Currently, within the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, most military divisions consisted of nothing more than artillery companies. Only the First Division was wealthy enough to afford an entire artillery regiment.

In this way, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region is preparing to mobilize 33,000 people this time.

Of course, these are the main forces.

In addition to the main force, the military district also dispatched two guerrilla detachments from the first division, plus the guerrilla detachment from the third division and two guerrilla detachments from the fourth division, a total of five guerrilla detachments to participate in this battle.

The right column consisted primarily of troops from the Second, Fourth, and Fifth Divisions. The main units were the 4th Regiment from the Second Division, the 5th Regiment from the Fourth Division, and the 19th Regiment from the Fifth Division. A total of three main regiments participated in the assault on Niangzi Pass. Guo Tianmin served as the commander of the right column. The left column was primarily composed of troops from the Hebei-Central Military Region and the Third Division. The Hebei-Central Military Region provided four infantry regiments and one cavalry regiment, while the Third Division provided two infantry regiments and one cavalry regiment, for a total of six infantry regiments and two cavalry regiments, to participate in the assault on the Weishui-Shijiazhuang railway line. Huang Yong served as the commander of the left column.

The Central Column was the main force of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

The First Division alone deployed six main force regiments for this raid. Together with their own artillery regiment and two guerrilla detachments, this totaled 15,000 troops. It could even be said that the Central Column consisted primarily of troops from the First Division. While some units directly under the column also participated, they were not the main force. Yang Quanwu served as the commander of the Central Column.

Of course this is not the end.

The military district also ordered the various military sub-districts to participate in the attack on the Pinghan Railway, the Tongpu Railway, and several other major highways within Shanxi. The attack on the Pinghan Railway involved troops from the First Division, the Central Hebei Military Region, and the Third Division. The Second and Fifth Divisions coordinated with the 120th Division in the attack on the Tongpu Railway. The 11th and 12th Military Sub-districts, also known as the th Column, also received orders.

The 8th Column is one of the powerful forces of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

With such a big battle now, how could we not give the 8th Column a task?

Not only does the Eighth Column have to be given a task, but it is also a very important task.

Chapter 325 Combat Order 2

After returning to Sheng County after the meeting at the military region, Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun immediately convened a meeting.

This was not a simple high-level meeting of the Eighth Column. It was a meeting to mobilize all the troops under it. Almost all the commanders of the troops under the Eighth Column were present at the meeting.

In addition to Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun, the meeting held by the 8th Column also included Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff Xu Luomin, Deputy Commander Zheng Weishan, Deputy Commander Li Shiping, Deputy Political Commissar Chu He, Director of the Political Department Han Weiguo, and Director of the Military Law Department Hong Man.

Then the leaders of the various teams below were also there.

On the Chanan Detachment side, there were Zhang Zihua, Deputy Commander of the Column and Commander and Political Commissar of the Chanan Detachment, Lei Jiabin, Deputy Political Commissar of the Chanan Detachment, and Wu Qinghe, Deputy Commander of the Chanan Detachment. On the Pingbei Detachment side, there were Xiao Yongshi, Deputy Commander of the Column and Commander of the Pingbei Detachment, and Cai Debao, Deputy Commander of the Pingbei Detachment and Commander of the 40th Regiment.

Then there is the Ninggao Town Detachment, also known as the Chaxi Detachment.

The commander of the Chaxi Detachment is Gao Wei, the political commissar is Han Hao, and the deputy political commissar is Lu Weisheng. The commander and political commissar of the Chabei Detachment is Feng Mulin.

The commander of the Chadong Detachment is Zhang Dahu and the political commissar is Xiahou Wen.

除了这些支队领导之外，各个支队的团级领导也都来到这里。目前八纵拥有10个主力团，分别为16团、18团、25团、26团、34团、35团、37团、38团、39团、40团。

Of course, these are the main regiment numbers given by the military region.

In addition to the main regiment designations, the 8th Column also had numerous regimental-level units of its own. The Ninggao Town Detachment had three battalions under its command, each with approximately 2,000 personnel. Although operating under the name of a battalion, they were in fact regimental-level organizations.

The Chadong Detachment's New 1st Regiment, Cavalry Regiment, Special Forces 1st Regiment, the newly formed Special Forces 2nd Regiment, and the Chadong Guerrilla Detachment are all currently organized at the regimental level. The Special Forces 1st and 2nd Regiments are units split from the Special Forces Regiment.

The Special Forces Regiment, with over a thousand men, had been in Fengning County for over a year, and the force had expanded to over four thousand men. This was all due to the conflict between the Kwantung Army and the Soviet Army the previous year, and the North China Front Army's encirclement and suppression of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Beiyue District and the Hebei-Central Military District, which temporarily left the Japanese army in Rehe and eastern Hebei empty.

Give them opportunities to develop.

The Special Forces Regiment developed rapidly under these circumstances. Due to the large number of personnel, the Chadong Detachment divided the Special Forces Regiment into the First and Second Special Forces Regiments. The First Special Forces Regiment was the main force of the Special Forces Regiment, with Kang Shui still serving as its commander and Sha Xuewen as its political commissar. The Second Special Forces Regiment was led by Zhou Chong, the former commander of the First Battalion of the 26th Regiment, who served as both commander and political commissar.

There is also the Chadong Guerrilla Detachment.

This was the Chifeng rebel army. After a gradual transformation, especially after Wu Pingshan became the political commissar of the Longyan Chixian Brigade, the transformation of the army was accelerated. Now this army has completely become a unit under the Eighth Route Army.

It is now reorganized into the Chadong Guerrilla Detachment.

Because although this unit was organized at the regimental level, it only had eight infantry companies, about 1400 people. Therefore, Niu Xinliang, the former commander of the Special Service Battalion of the Special Service Regiment and also a member of the Iron Blood Anti-Japanese Team, was transferred to serve as the detachment commander.

In other words, in addition to the 26th Regiment, the Chadong Detachment also had five regimental-level units. The New 12st Regiment and the Special Forces st Regiment were both large regiments with companies and over men. While they weren't currently organized, they were still considered main force units.

Then there are several regimental-level organizations directly under the column.

One is the Guard Regiment, one is the New Second Regiment, one is the New Third Regiment, and the teaching brigade.

The New Second Regiment was Tang Fan's newly formed unit. Wei Hongjun promised Tang Fan that after three months of training, he would directly let Tang Fan take over a squadron from the teaching brigade. A total of 220 company-level and platoon-level cadres.

Together with the new recruits he had trained for three months, he selected 1000 people to form the New Second Regiment.

Afterwards, the New Second Regiment was placed in Changping.

Since Tang Fan wanted to fight, let him take the New 35nd Regiment to Changping. The th Regiment was in Changping, and fighting was going on every day. Because the th Independent Mixed Brigade was constantly building bunkers in Changping, a battle of mopping-up and counter-mopping-up operations was going on every day.

It’s a good opportunity for the New Second Regiment to develop there.

Tang Fan's strength was unquestionable. In just over three months since arriving in Changping, his unit had already grown to over 1800 men. Tang Fan was not only adept at training grassroots commanders, but also at training new recruits.

Originally, the New Second Regiment was composed entirely of new recruits. However, within just half a year, its combat effectiveness increased dramatically.

As for the New Third Regiment, it was formed by drawing a squadron from the Teaching Brigade and 1,000 new recruits. Han Chengwei, a student Xu Luomin had brought from the Anti-Japanese University and the captain of the First Squadron of the Teaching Brigade, was appointed as the commander and political commissar of the New Third Regiment.

Of course, the combat effectiveness of the new Third Regiment couldn't compare to the old units, and it was even significantly inferior to the New Second Regiment. However, the grassroots commanders were all veterans, all squad and platoon-level officers from the main force. After leaving the training brigade and joining the new Third Regiment, most of them were company and platoon-level officers, and some served as squad leaders. This immediately established the unit. It no longer looked like a new unit.

Aside from two squadrons from the training brigade forming the new Second and Third Regiments, all other graduates returned to their respective families. They already had their original units and came to the training brigade merely to learn. After their studies, they would return to their original units.

After the second batch of teaching brigade graduated, the third batch of teaching brigade was formed again.

Although Tang Fan was unwilling to continue to be in charge of the teaching brigade, Wei Hongjun's idea was the same as Yang Quanwu's. The strength of a unit is closely related to the quality of its grassroots commanders.

Only when the grassroots commanders are strong enough can the combat effectiveness of the troops be improved. As long as the grassroots commanders are capable, even a group of new recruits can quickly become combat-ready.

Therefore, Wei Hongjun also attaches great importance to the training of the teaching team.

After Tang Fan's departure, Wei Hongjun and Zheng Weishan discussed the appointment of Yu Yang, who had initially followed Xu Luomin to the 8th Column, as the new commander of the training brigade. Yu Yang had initially served as the squadron leader of the first training brigade. While Tang Fan was the commander, he served as the deputy commander, supporting Tang Fan's work.

In other words, in addition to the 10 main regiments, the Eighth Column also had 12 internal regimental-level organizations. This time, all of them came to the venue.

Wang Qiuyun first read the "Battle Preparation Order" issued by the headquarters, which was actually a general mobilization order.

Let all the Eighth Route Army troops understand that headquarters is going to do something big. All the Eighth Route Army troops must be prepared.

After reading the headquarters' general mobilization order, Wang Qiuyun asked Xu Luomin to explain the situation.

"Headquarters' order is primarily aimed at the Zhengtai Railway raid. The Japanese have established over 3000 strongholds of various types in North China, and half of these strongholds and bunkers are located along the Zhengtai Railway. Using the Zhengtai Railway, the Japanese have firmly sealed off our base, severing the 129th Division from our Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area, and even severing the 129th Division's connection with the Southern Hebei Military Region. Therefore, Headquarters intends to use the 129th Division and our Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei forces to launch a raid on the Zhengtai Railway, destroying the Japanese strongholds and bunkers along the route. Our Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region's mission is to destroy the Zhengtai Railway section from Pingding (excluding) to Shijiazhuang, with a focus on Niangziguan and the Pingding section. We will also dispatch troops to raid the Beining, Jinpu, Deshi, Cangshi, and Pinghan railways surrounding the border region. Of course, we must also prevent the Japanese from reinforcing the Zhengtai Railway. To this end, the Military Region is mobilizing 15 main force regiments, two cavalry regiments, and one artillery regiment to participate in this raid."

Xu Luomin briefly introduced the current situation.

Fifteen main infantry regiments were nothing for the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. The current Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, if you add up the Hebei-Central Military Region and the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advance Army, has nearly sixty main infantry regiments. This doesn't include the units built by the various military sub-regions, units not assigned by the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, and a large number of local units.

If all these were added together, the main forces and local forces of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region alone would have more than one hundred regiments.

For example, the guerrilla detachment in Division One consisted of six companies, each of which consisted of a standard small regiment of around a thousand men. Division One was truly strong in both military and military power, and controlled a large population. Therefore, as long as a local unit in Division One was upgraded to a main force, it would be possible to quickly reestablish a local unit, such as a guerrilla detachment. There were many such small-group guerrilla detachments in Division One.

Moreover, these small regiments were not formed randomly. Basically, those that were qualified to be upgraded to guerrilla detachments were reorganized from local guerrilla groups that had fought many battles.

Yang Quanwu's greatest strength wasn't simply his ability to expand the military. It was his ability to integrate various units and quickly build up sufficient combat effectiveness. This was also due to Yang Quanwu's emphasis on cultivating grassroots commanders.

Even in extremely dangerous moments, Yang Quanwu would not casually use the training brigade, a unit that trains grassroots commanders. Because he attached so much importance to training grassroots commanders, the First Division had the largest number of the most outstanding grassroots commanders in the Jin-Cha-Ji Army.

Of course, this is not just the case in the first division. Other military divisions also have many local troops that do not have numbers granted by the military division.

Therefore, it was really nothing that the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region dispatched 15 main regiments to participate in the Zhengtai Road raid.