Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Marshal Nie was also a little worried.

But after all, this was a great opportunity. If we squandered it and allowed the North China Front Army to recover, all the previous work would have been in vain. Furthermore, this major expansion of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region would surely drive significant growth for other Eighth Route Army units. So, Marshal Nie made up his mind.

Not to be missed.

"Commander, if we continue to designate units, we must start with the 62nd Regiment.

"Good."

Marshal Nie no longer cares.

In 1939, Marshal Nie was still worried about some of his generals showing off their abilities. Therefore, he was somewhat secretive about their strengths. But now, Marshal Nie no longer worries about this. Because these people under his command are no longer simply showing off their abilities.

During the Hundred Regiments Campaign, Jin Cha Yi dispatched more than 100 regiments.

This is unique in the Eighth Route Army system.

By now, it's safe to say that the entire Jin-Cha-Ji region no longer has a problem with its prominence. This is because within the Eighth Route Army, Jin-Cha-Ji boasts the largest base area, the largest number of troops, and the strongest combat effectiveness, making it the most prominent faction within the entire system. The commanders of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region have already established a reputation within the Eighth Route Army. Not to mention the commanders of the various military sub-districts, even many of the cadres within the sub-districts have emerged and become renowned within the Eighth Route Army. For example, Huang Fa of the First Division and Zhang Zihua of the Eighth Column established their positions through their impressive achievements on the battlefield.

Therefore, Jin-Cha-Ji no longer needs to hide its strength.

因为实力太强大，已经是遮不住。所以聂帅道：“给一分区62团、63团、64团、65团、66团的番号，给二分区67团、68团，给三分区69团、70团、71团、72团、73团，给四分区74团，给五分区75团、76团、77团。这就是16个团。给八纵四个主力团番号，78团、79团、80团、81团。这样我们晋察翼就多出来20个主力团。

Although Jin-Cha-Ji was powerful, it was the first time in Jin-Cha-Ji to add 20 main regiments at one time.

But who can blame Jin-Cha-Ji for its strength?

The Eighth Column sent 100 rifles and million rounds of ammunition at once. Many local troops in the Eighth Route Army base areas were also battle-hardened. Although they primarily relied on guerrilla warfare, they also had extensive battlefield experience.

However, their weapons and equipment were too poor and they were not qualified to become the main force. This time, the Eighth Column sent 20,000 rifles to the military region, which directly improved the weapons and equipment of the local forces of the entire military region.

So it is easy to be promoted to the main group.

"Issue orders to all units in the military region. From now on, all units will attack. The Japanese army will definitely choose to retreat next. Have all units attack boldly and strike the Japanese and puppet troops. Call on the soldiers and civilians of the Jizhong Military Region to not let the Japanese and puppet troops leave the base easily. Killing one more enemy now will bring victory in the anti-Japanese war one day sooner.

When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue.

Now we are just before the enemy retreats.

Attack boldly, fight boldly, and destroy more Japanese troops. This is the biggest task for the Jin-Cha-Yi faction at the moment.

"Yes."

Chapter 451: Yan'an's Decision

"It seems that our war of resistance is really about to enter a new phase."

Jin-Cha-Ji wanted to upgrade its local troops to main forces, and upgrade 20 regiments at once. At a time when other Eighth Route Army bases were reducing their main regiments, and many of them were downgraded to local troops, Jin-Cha-Ji was truly unique.

But after receiving the telegram, the Chairman and the Commander-in-Chief were not angry at all, but were very happy instead.

The commander-in-chief was overjoyed the moment he saw the telegram.

Because the commander-in-chief saw the current situation in Hebei and the current situation in Jinchayi from this telegram. This time, the North China Front Army mobilized so many troops but failed to completely resolve the Jizhong Military Region. Instead, it completely exposed its own weaknesses.

Now the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region wants to press on with its victory, and the commander-in-chief supports it.

"The current situation in North China cannot be resolved by the North China Front Army alone. Unless they transfer troops from the Kwantung Army, the Eighth Route Army will already have the initiative in North China.

The Chairman was also very satisfied when looking at the map.

The Jin-Cha-Ji region's initial development wasn't based on a very good foundation. The 115th Division had fewer than 3000 men when it split, yet it was the fastest-growing and best-performing of the Eighth Route Army's systems.

"Kwantung Army, it's hard to say."

The Commander-in-Chief thought for a moment and said, "The Kwantung Army's greatest enemy has always been the Soviet Army. As long as the Soviet Far East Army remains unchanged, it will be difficult for the Kwantung Army to provide large-scale support to the North China Front. Not to mention that the Pacific Theater also requires a large number of troops. The Japanese Army currently has mature units that can be mobilized on a large scale, and that is the Kwantung Army. However, if problems arise in the Pacific Theater, the Japanese Army will inevitably have to draw troops from the Kwantung Army. Therefore, I believe that even if the Kwantung Army supports the North China Front, it can only provide one or two divisions at most. But in the current situation in North China, the support of one or two divisions can only maintain the situation, and it is absolutely impossible to reverse the weakness of the North China Front."

In the past, one or two divisions would have been a very difficult enemy for the Eighth Route Army to deal with. However, with the Jin-Cha-Ji region now expanding to its current size, even one or two divisions, let alone the current three-regiment division, would have been unable to reverse the Japanese army's passive position in North China.

Neither the Chairman nor the Commander-in-Chief had expected that the Eighth Route Army had developed to this point in just a few years.

If it were the early days of the War of Resistance, the two would never have imagined that the Eighth Route Army would have grown so powerful so quickly. But such an incredible thing actually happened. The commander-in-chief was still relatively optimistic about the future. Given the current situation of the North China Front, even if the Kwantung Army supported one or two divisions, it would be useless.

The Chairman lit a cigarette and said in a relaxed tone, "The Battle of Zhangjiakou was well fought. After the Eighth Column captured Zhangjiakou, the situation in the entire Jin-Cha-Ji region was completely opened up. The munitions and supplies from Zhangjiakou brought the combat effectiveness of the Jin-Cha-Ji forces to a new level. Look at Yang Quanwu and Huang Yong; they captured a stronghold consisting of dozens of Japanese and puppet army bunkers in a single night, annihilating four to five thousand Japanese and puppet troops. And the First Brigade of the Eighth Column wiped out two Japanese battalions in a single battle. Such battles would have been impossible before, but they are now common in the Jin-Cha-Ji region. After the Jin-Cha-Ji forces were equipped with a large number of artillery and light and heavy machine guns, their combat effectiveness increased rapidly. The troops in the Jin-Cha-Ji region now have the ability to fight large-scale battles, large-scale annihilation battles.

It was so difficult to kill a Japanese general in the past.

But now the Jin-Cha-Ji side often kills active Japanese generals. Although they are basically major generals, they are still Japanese generals.

The commander-in-chief nodded.

"Before the counter-mopping-up operation, the Eighth Column had already sent 100 rifles, a large number of artillery pieces, light and heavy machine guns, and 1000 million rounds of ammunition to the military region, with the shells all in units of rounds. With so many better weapons and equipment, it's understandable that the Jin-Cha-Ji troops' combat effectiveness has increased," he said.

"Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun had said that we should start with a single point and lead the whole. We started with the Eighth Column and launched a strategic counter-offensive in Chahar. Now it seems that this strategy is successful. After Chahar launched a strategic counter-offensive, it also led to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei troops to join the strategic counter-offensive. Once the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei troops launched a strategic counter-offensive, it would also lead to the entire Eighth Route Army system to join the strategic counter-offensive."

The Chairman did not expect the situation to develop so quickly.

Taking advantage of this counter-mopping-up campaign in central Hebei, other Eighth Route Army bases expanded. In 1941, the Eighth Route Army bases were struggling due to a shortage of supplies. However, Okamura Neiji mobilized too many troops, giving the Eighth Route Army bases in various areas a chance to catch their breath.

Even though the Japanese and puppet troops swept through the Hebei-Central Military Region in less than 20 days.

However, the troops transferred from other places had already started preparing a month in advance and had been away from their original bases for more than a month.

Being away from their own base for such a long time means that there is no Japanese army suppressing that place.

At this time, the Eighth Route Army reacted the fastest.

The Nationalist army needed to communicate with its superiors, and this alone took a long time. However, many of the Eighth Route Army's frontline troops operated independently, and when they couldn't contact their superiors, they had to make their own decisions.

Because they have been fighting the Japanese and puppet troops on the front line for many years, they can best feel the local situation.

After the main Japanese forces left, the pressure on the local Eighth Route Army was rapidly reduced. Even without intelligence, the Eighth Route Army could sense this. So they quickly expanded into these areas and expanded their bases.

It can be said that within this month, other bases of the Eighth Route Army have made great progress.

Due to insufficient manpower, the Japanese blockade even had loopholes. For many Eighth Route Army bases, this was a good opportunity. They quickly contacted the outside world to purchase the supplies needed by the bases and alleviate their material difficulties.

"How do you reply to Comrade Rong Zhen's telegram?"

"Comrade Rong Zhen should be told not to carry any burdens at this time. Abandon all encampments and all the troops of Jinchayi should attack boldly. Strike the Japanese and puppet troops, destroy them, punish local traitors, expand the base area, and expand the Eighth Route Army.

The Chairman highly appreciated Marshal Nie’s ideas.

Now that the North China Front Army's greatest weakness has been exposed, we must seize this weakness and continuously attack it. Since the North China Front Army is already seriously short of manpower, the best way is to do everything possible to destroy the Japanese army's vitality.

The only force that has this strength now is the Jin-Cha-Yi Force.

"Yes. It takes time for the Japanese army to replenish its troops, at least two months at the earliest. If there is a slight incident, it may take more than three months to replenish new soldiers. Moreover, the new recruits of the Japanese army are not as strong as before. The large number of casualties in the Japanese army will continue to weaken the combat effectiveness of the North China Front Army."

Both the Chairman and the Commander-in-Chief agreed with Marshal Nie's report.

However, the Chairman couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the other side of the map. His expression was not very good. He tapped the map heavily and said, "The situation in Hebei is currently very good, but the situation in eastern Hebei has not been able to improve.

If the situation in eastern Hebei were to improve, our situation in Hebei would definitely be much better than it is now."

The chairman was very angry.

There were quite a few setbacks in the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning advance over the past few years, but development was very slow.

"Based on the intelligence we've received so far, the Jireliao Advance Army is facing a lot of trouble."

The Commander-in-Chief shook his head.

While the situation in Hebei is currently so favorable, it's a shame that the situation in eastern Hebei hasn't improved. It could even be argued that there aren't any particularly strong Japanese and puppet troops in eastern Hebei at this point. However, the eastern Hebei forces have been unable to launch truly large-scale, decisive battles there. Of course, the Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army did consider launching some large-scale campaigns, but each one ended in failure.

The development of the Jidong base area, which was a good one, was completely different from what was expected. The Central Committee was very dissatisfied with this.

Initially, internal conflicts arose, and the central government thought that things would improve once internal unification was achieved. However, the situation did not improve at all, and relations between the various units remained poor. Each unit operated independently, unable to form a unified fighting force.

Now that the situation in Hebei has improved, the problems of the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning advance have become even more apparent. During the large-scale mopping-up operation in central Hebei, the Jin-Cha-Yue region of the Northern Yue region offered its full support. However, the troops in eastern Hebei showed no support at all.

That's how it is sometimes.

If the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region and the Central Hebei Military Region had not developed well, then the situation of the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advance Army would not be very obvious. However, when the Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue District developed more and more rapidly, it was compared with the Yi-Re Advance Army, which was a complete comparison group.

It's true that people have to die when compared with others, and goods have to be thrown away when comparing goods.

Compared with the booming Jin-Cha-Ji Bei-Yue region, the development of the Ji-Re-Liao advance army was really miserable. The better the development of the Jin-Cha-Ji Bei-Yue region, the more disappointed the central government was with the Yi-Re-Liao advance army.

"Without unity among comrades, how can there be development?"

The Chairman thought for a moment and said, "We can't continue the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning advance like this. Jidong is always lagging behind. Jidong is very important. It is our important channel to enter the Northeast in the future. If Jidong remains as it is now, it will directly affect the entire Hebei situation.

"Lao Mao, what do you think?"

"Disband the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army. I suggest establishing several military sub-districts under the Jin-Cha-Ji region in Yidong and Rehe. Let the Jin-Cha Sub-bureau and the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region later unify the command of the Beiyue Region, the Jizhong Military Region, as well as Jidong and Rehe.

The Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue District earned its status through hard-earned military achievements.

The central government recognized the development of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei.

Therefore, preparations were made to completely unify the leadership of the Beiyue District, the Jizhong Military District, and the Jireliao Advance Army.

"Establish a military sub-district?"

The commander-in-chief thought for a moment, then nodded slowly. "That's fine. Separate the several units of the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army. Don't keep them together like they are now, yet uncooperative. If I were to say, establish the 13th and 14th Military Sub-districts of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region, and merge the remaining Yidong units into the Jizhong Tenth District. This would be a good opportunity to rebuild the Jizhong Tenth District."

“我看程世华同志在热河发展很好，就让程世华同志担任13军分区司令员兼政委，把12团调到13军分区。李芳岐同志担任14军分区司令员兼政委，负责冀东根据地，下辖13团、14团、15团、31团。

As for the newly formed 8th, 9th, and 10th Regiments, they were allocated to the Jizhong Tenth District."

The biggest problem of the Jireliao Advance Army was the poor relations among some of the subordinate troops.

Several attempts to restructure the cadre ranks proved ineffective. The Chairman realized that the problem ultimately lay with the top leader, the commander of the Yireliao Advance Army. Given this, the only option was to restructure the top leader.

"Then what about Comrade Xiao Zijing's arrangements?"

"Let him return to Yan'an and join the preparatory group for the Seventh National Congress."

The anti-Japanese situation in Hebei is now so good, Jidong and Rehe cannot fall behind. The commander-in-chief nodded and said, "This is a good method.

"Okay, let's discuss this with the others. Then, communicate with Comrade Dehuai and finalize this matter as soon as possible. The longer this matter is delayed, the worse the situation will be over there.

In this way, the Chairman approved the idea of ​​the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and prepared to disband the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army.

However, the disbanding of the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army still requires communication with other central leaders and the Eighth Route Army headquarters on the front line.

Chapter 452 Big Change

With the Chairman's support, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region massively upgraded its local troops. After these troops were upgraded to main forces, they had no time for consolidation and training. After all, local troops and main forces have different combat methods, so they used to undergo a period of consolidation and training.

But there is no time for you to train now.

Just give the number and then attack quickly.

The 1942 Hebei Central mop-up campaign.

No one thought that this large-scale sweep would become an important turning point and be mentioned repeatedly in the history of the War of Resistance.