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Chu Yunfei was quite disdainful and knew that Li Yunlong was talking nonsense.

This person is good at saying black is white, and he speaks nonsense without telling the truth. He is not honest at all.

Ding Wei’s reputation is there, not to mention his strength. He has tens of thousands of elite troops under his command, stationed in the northwest region.

Who doesn't know that Commander Ding is well-equipped and has a lot of spoils, so would he take weapons and equipment from Li Yunlong?

This is nonsense.

Forget it, forget it, it’s just the weapons and equipment of a battalion, Chu Yunfei can afford to throw it away.

If Li Yunlong can be won over to the National Army, this batch of weapons will not be considered as aid to the enemy, and there will inevitably be a battle between the two sides.

Seeing that the situation of the War of Resistance was getting better and better, the Allied forces launched a counterattack, and the Japanese were bound to be defeated.

The man in the mountain city also began to waver in his thoughts, as he was surprised at the growing strength of the Eighth Route Army.

The former Eighth Route Army not only became a force to be reckoned with, but also became his biggest headache.

He implemented a policy of winning over some members of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, promising them important positions, not minding giving them the rank of major general division commander or lieutenant general commander.

A formal military rank has become a tool to win over people in the mountain city.

With 3,000 men, one can become a division commander or a major general. With 7,000 or 8,000 men, one can become a commander of a ragtag army.

With the government as a big tree behind me, at least I can enjoy the shade.

Li Yunlong has over ten thousand troops under his command. If he were placed in the ranks of the National Army, with his reputation, it would be a foregone conclusion that he would be given the position of major general and division commander.

Chu Yunfei specially arranged a table and invited Li Yunlong to be his guest, trying to persuade him to join the National Army.

As for Ding Wei in the north, that was not someone Chu Yunfei could approach. Brother Ding was like a dragon among men, and he had already soared to the sky.

According to gossip in Shancheng, the position of deputy commander of the Northern Army may have no influence, so Ding Wei is considered to be appointed as the commander of the 12th War Zone, and Mr. Fu as the deputy commander of the th War Zone, which has three armies under its jurisdiction.

Suiyuan, Chahar and Rehe were listed as the 12th War Zone, and the combat forces in the area were under the command of the 12th War Zone.

This method was extremely bad. You should know that the Eighth Route Army nominally had only three regular divisions, which were part of the Anti-Japanese War sequence.

Many independent regiments, newly formed regiments, detachments, and columns were not within the sequence of the National Army.

The Eighth Route Army should be the 18th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army within the National Army sequence, and belong to the Second War Zone sequence.

The boss was only the deputy commander-in-chief of the 18th Group Army. At this time, he promoted Ding Wei and appointed him as the commander of the 12th War Zone. Isn't this a method of flattery to death?

Of course, this is just a rumor and has not been officially released.

The undercover comrades passed on this news in advance. It is not a very confidential news. I guess Mr. Xipi also wants to publicize it with great fanfare.

Ding Wei was sitting peacefully at home, but he was being plotted against again.

There was no way. The troops under his command were capable of fighting and dominated the northwest region, posing a great threat to North China and Northeast China.

Especially after taking Wucheng, they controlled the western section of the Pingsui Railway and the northern section of the Jinpu Railway.

This has made Ding Wei's influence span several provinces.

The cavalry detachment is in Chabei, the fifth detachment is in Suiyuan, the third detachment is in Rehe, and the main force is in Chahar. Now there is also a Jinzhong column active around Taiyuan, led by Kong Jie.

Shanxi, Hebei, Chahar, Rehe, and Suiyuan also include the Outer Mongolia area.

After being defeated, the pseudo-Mongolian cavalry retreated to the Mongolian Plateau and did not dare to step into the border line easily.

Such a huge influence cannot be easily ignored.

Needless to say, the combat effectiveness of the troops stationed in Mongolia was basically wiped out by Ding Wei. The cavalry group, the 26th Division, and the nd Independent Mixed Brigade had been completely wiped out.

In the gun repair shop in Wucheng, the Japanese maintenance workers were helping to repair the tanks.

The tank regiment maintained more than 80 tanks for the war, and the losses in the battle were quickly replenished after the war.

Ding Wei and Zhou Weiguo were both present to review the maintenance situation.

"Weiguo, your Sixth Detachment will be stationed in Wucheng to supervise the affairs of the tank regiment. Afterwards, you can also obtain a large number of damaged tanks from the Far Eastern Army and put them into battle after repair."

The so-called ton-for-ton thing is extremely beneficial to Ding Wei.

We can also get scrapped T26 tanks, dismantle them for research, and consider using them as the prototype of a factory to manufacture the Eighth Route Army's first tank and do preliminary technical research.

This light tank from Russia is reliable and easy to maintain.

It is one level stronger than the Japanese Type 95 light tank, but not as good as the so-called Type 97 medium tank.

It is definitely not possible with the factories and technology we have now. Once we take over Northeast China and leverage its industrial foundation, it will definitely be possible to produce light tanks.

Ding Wei's armored regiment will be the first batch of outstanding armored troops.

The Japanese maintenance workers were relatively cooperative. As long as they were given food, they would work with peace of mind.

We found some clever logistics personnel to learn the Japanese's techniques while keeping an eye on them.

The two men came out of the gun repair shop and talked about the problem of Takeshita Shun.

The colonel, who was burdened with a bad reputation, became depressed. He asked for a horse and wandered on the grassland.

His inner conflicts made him speechless in the face of war.

Perhaps I can find my true self through wandering.

That’s good, in case Ding Wei can’t help but kill him one day.

People who are good at special warfare have to be treated with caution.

In July of 43, the wind was already howling in the northern frontier, but the North China Plain was unusually hot.

The hot and dry atmosphere spread, causing local traitors to live in fear all day long.

In this area, there are as many as four or five hundred thousand puppet troops, cooperating with more than one hundred thousand devils, responsible for local public security.

Recently, the Eighth Route Army's counterattack has been very strong. They have rebuilt their base and confiscated food and other supplies.

This made it difficult for the Japanese to collect military rations from local areas.

The puppet troops and Japanese troops cooperated in the sweep, but were instead met with a fierce ambush.

The weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army were upgraded to a higher level, and some of its main forces even received infantry artillery.

This was unimaginable in the past.

In the past, even if infantry guns were captured, there were not enough shells. But after the expansion of Datong Arsenal, it was able to produce its own shells.

75mm mountain artillery shells, field artillery shells, mortar shells and infantry artillery shells.

The output is not high, but if we use it sparingly, it can still be supplied.

Regarding the 12th war zone, it seemed to be just as rumored. Shancheng ordered the reorganization of Rehe, Chahar and Suiyuan and divided them into the 12th war zone. The appointment of the war zone commander was kept secret for the time being.

But under the 12th war zone, there are three armies.

One of them was Mr. Fu’s 35th Army, and the other two were the 49th Army and the Northeast Advancing Army.

This is nonsense. Mr. Fu hasn't even taken over the capital of Suiyuan. Does he think he can bully Ding Wei's troops away with just a piece of order?

A regimental commander from the Northwest Army was arranged to go to Guisui in the Suiyuan Army.

Wang Chao was a member of the troops incorporated by Ding Wei and was promoted to detachment commander. Most of his subordinates were from the Northwest Army.

Mr. Xipi is experienced in dealing with the Northwest Army. He can easily disintegrate them by throwing money, women and status at them.

During the Northern Expedition, they used money and women to defeat the powerful Northwest Army.

The troops known for being the most fence-sitters will turn against us if they are even slightly persuaded.

Therefore, for the troops under Ding Wei, priority can be given to winning over the Fifth Detachment.