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Another newly arrived political commissar also arrived at Ding Wei's command center.

Zhang Renjie wore thick-framed glasses and looked very passionate, as he couldn't wait to do something in the army.

He stretched out his hand and saluted suddenly, bringing out a gust of wind.

"Commander Ding, when I was studying at the Anti-Japanese University, I heard the name of your Jinbei Column, which struck a chord with the Japanese. Please give me more guidance in the future."

Ding Wei smiled and looked at the young man in front of him.

I was secretly surprised that this boy looked quite normal and had a lot of energy.

"We are all comrades, we learn from each other, I don't deserve your advice."

"You are a revolutionary predecessor. I will learn a lot from you. Please assign tasks to me."

Zhao Gang also smiled and thought that this young man was good.

When he heard that Zhang Renjie graduated from the Frunze Military Academy, he immediately showed respect.

It is rare to see military academy students joining the Eighth Route Army these days, and they are all key talents being trained.

"Did our Jinbei Column find a treasure?"

Ding Wei knew that the teacher was from this college, so he hurriedly asked what Zhang Renjie was good at.

Let's sit down and have a chat.

If you have useful talents, you might consider keeping them.

In order to show off in front of Zhao Gang and Ding Wei, Zhang Renjie bluntly proposed that he was studying deep and three-dimensional warfare at the Military Academy.

Zhao Gang was stunned for a moment. He really didn't understand the military terminology very well, so he put on a studious expression.

"Comrade Renjie, thank you for explaining to me what deep and three-dimensional warfare is!"

Zhang Renjie said with a smile: "This deep and three-dimensional combat is the mechanization of large troops, which is suitable for the wide grassland areas."

Wouldn't that be very consistent with the current Jinbei Column and the Chabei and Outer Mongolia areas, which are endless grasslands?

Ding Wei also has an armored tank regiment and more than 300 vehicles, which meet the requirements of mechanization.

"Based on the current situation of our army, how should we carry out large-scale mechanized operations? Where should we deploy them? And how should we carry them out?"

Ding Wei took out the battle map, but Zhang Renjie made an excuse and said that it was difficult to start a discussion without a sand table map.

"Signalman, notify Commander Zhou in Guisui to come to my headquarters at some time."

One is an armored soldier who graduated from the German Military Academy, and the other is a deep researcher at the Frunze Military Academy. If they could sit down and discuss tactics, Ding Wei wouldn't mind learning.

By the way, he asked his reconnaissance personnel to build a sand table map. Ding Wei wanted to conduct a good sand table map exercise between the Germans and the Russians.

Zhang Renjie broke out in a cold sweat. Why was Commander Ding still so serious?

He felt very anxious. If he really took out the sand table diagram, he would be exposed.

He quickly changed the subject and turned to the political task he was good at. He had just arrived at the army and needed to understand the situation of the army.

Zhao Gang is a good guy and helped to save the situation.

"That makes sense. I have just arrived at the army and should learn more about the situation of the Jinbei Column."

Ding Wei is such a smart man that he can see almost everything at a glance. This Zhang Renjie is a complete fool.

When there is a requirement for combat, throw him to the front line to supervise the battle. Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are in the hands of God. Don't blame Ding for targeting you.

Keeping dogmatists in the army is purely asking for trouble.

In the next few days, Zhao Gang quickly got into work mode. He was good at political and ideological work, his speeches were very infectious, and he was able to lead the troops in learning.

Ding Wei felt that putting him in the detachment was a waste of talent, and he could consider making him Zhong Zhicheng's deputy and working directly in the headquarters.

As May approached, new changes occurred in the Chabei region.

When the Germans and the Russians fought the bloody battle of Stalingrad, the Kwantung Army's military strength reached its peak.

In October 42, the Kwantung Army was promoted to a general army, with 10 divisions under its command, including 15 Type A divisions, with a total strength of nearly 10 million people.

Dezi urged the Kwantung Army to take action and attack the Soviet Union from the rear.

If the two sides join forces, they will surely be able to consume the entire Russian bear.

However, until February of this year, when the outcome of the Battle of Stalingrad was decided, the Kwantung Army had not launched any offensive.

And an official notice was issued to inform Tokushige that the Kwantung Army would not attack.

The anti-Japanese forces in the Northeast were very weak, and even with the Anti-Japanese United Army, they were not strong enough to shake the position of the Kwantung Army. This unit had no other combat activities and became a super reserve force.

It happened that the situation on the battlefields in North China and the Pacific was tense, and the Army Headquarters considered mobilizing 5-10 divisions of the Kwantung Army to participate in the war.

The 108th Division in Chifeng area assembled to support the Chahar battle and break the siege of the nd Independent Mixed Brigade.

Ensure the safety of the two important cities of Wucheng and Zhangbei.

A little more explanation is needed here. The 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade came from the Kwantung Army and was later assigned to the Mongolian Army.

Now the troops stationed in Mongolia have basically disappeared, the cavalry group has been destroyed, and the 26th Division, the lone wolf of the northern border, has been destroyed.

Tracing back to the source, the commander of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade found a way to contact the Kwantung Army Headquarters and thus sought the assistance of a division.

The Kwantung Army is at the general army level, corresponding to the China Expeditionary Army, and is one level higher than the North China Expeditionary Army led by Okamura.

The Japanese helped Ding Wei make the decision and took the initiative to gather from Chifeng and Chengde and attack Wucheng.

This put great pressure on the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei guerrilla forces.

A complete division pressed forward, and the guerrillas responsible for blocking and harassing along the way could only delay the Japanese attack as much as possible.

Pass intelligence information to the military district.

Coincidentally, this sudden change required Ding Wei's Jinbei Column to step up and intercept the main force of the Japanese army.

The headquarters proposed to establish the Suirecha Second-level Military Region with the detachment of the Jinbei Column as the backbone, with Ding Wei as the commander of the military region.

Responsible for mobilizing troops and organizing defensive forces in Chabei and Rexi areas to resist the Japanese 108th Division.

The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. The appointment order and the information about the Japanese attack arrived in Ding Wei's hands together.

You can sit at home and officials will come from heaven.

How can we describe the relationship between the second-level military region and the column? Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

The column is a field force formed by the second-level military region and is not a regular organization.

When a column leaves the second-level military region to fight independently, a second column, and even the third and fourth columns will generally be formed within the military region.

Some columns have three brigades under their jurisdiction, some have two brigades under their jurisdiction, and some have several detachments, or several battalions, or several regiments under their jurisdiction.

Precisely because it is an informal organization, it is relatively flexible to adjust.

At the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, first-level military regions were established at the division level and second-level military regions were established at the brigade level.

Now in the middle and late stages of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, this organization should be moved forward. A column is not just a brigade-level organization, but more like a division.

If the troops are expanded later, one column will be equivalent to an army.

It is certain that the column is under the military region.

Ding Wei's appointment as commander of the Sui-Cha-Re Military Region was definitely a promotion in position, from being a column commander to someone who could command multiple columns.

Although the number of troops at hand has not changed, the number of troops that can be led has increased.

The water in the pot did not change, you just poured a pot of water into a large vat.

Inside the Jining Command Center,

Ding Wei summoned the signalmen and issued the preliminary orders to harass the enemy.

"Notify Kong Yong's advance team to launch guerrilla warfare in the Yanshan area to disrupt the main force of the Japanese army."

"Notify Sun Desheng's First Detachment to move to the northern part of Zhangbei, block the entrance to the mountain, and attack any invading enemy."

"Notify Zhang Dabiao to keep a close eye on the Japanese in Wucheng. It's just a division and won't affect the overall situation."