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The tight logistics line caused the Japanese soldiers fighting on the front lines to go into battle on an empty stomach.

It can only be captured from the battlefield or looted from local areas.

It is basically impossible to plunder from the local area. Okamura is good at conducting security warfare.

He knew that only by adopting a conciliatory policy could he quickly seize the conquered territory.

We cannot rob or plunder, and we must appease the people.

Therefore, the soldiers were asked to take out their own canned rations to entertain the people displaced by the war, to stabilize them and quickly control the county.

In this regard, we have to say that the Japanese did a better job than the National Army. At least at this point in time, the Japanese were hypocritical, while the National Army was almost like bandits.

There were situations where the common people helped the Japanese to besiege the National Army. After confiscating the National Army's supplies, the Japanese would take out a portion of them and reward them to the general public.

It's really ridiculous and it's against the will of the world.

In the final analysis, it was because Commander Tang’s troops had poor military discipline and had lost their mass base, making them even more hateful than the Japanese invaders.

They lost a city every day and the defeat was like a flood.

The defeated soldiers are more vicious than bandits. There is a saying that goes, "Bandits pass by like combs, while soldiers pass by like combs."

Not to mention the property and food in the house, even the door panels were taken away by the soldiers and used as firewood.

The coffin lid on the ancestral tomb was also dug out to build fortifications.

The level of chaos cannot be described in words. Only when you experience it, you will know the despair.

Hundreds of thousands of troops in the First War Zone were swept away in one wave, allowing the Japanese invaders to advance straight in and successfully open up the southern section of the Pinghan Railway.

The railway can go directly from central Henan to northern Hubei and connect with the 11th Army in the direction of Wuhan.

In just over a month, they conquered more than 30 counties. Even a picnic was not that fast.

There were two important pieces of news every day in Ding Wei's combat command center. One of them was the battle situation on the Rehe-Liaoning line.

The second is about the progress of the Battle of Central Henan and where the Japanese are attacking now.

"Commander, our troops have already reached southern Hebei and captured Anqiu County. The Japanese are in front of us, seizing cities and territories and clearing out the Central Army."

"Our comrades are taking over territory in the rear and continuously liberating villages and county towns."

Ding Wei laughed and said that if the Japanese continued to fight, the entire North China region would be under the control of the Eighth Route Army.

They cannot collect military rations, cannot leave the city, and their logistics are blocked. From now on, their heads will be tied to the belt of Master Ba.

"Is there any new news from the Far Eastern Army? I haven't seen Comrade Anov for more than a month."

Zhao Gang, who came to the headquarters for a meeting, stood up and reported.

"The second batch of 500 advanced cadres who went to the Soviet Union to study have arrived in Ulaanbaatar and will take a train to Moscow for further study. Major General Anov has recently had good news and will be promoted to lieutenant general."

Oh, that’s indeed a good thing. The cooperation with Ding Wei has brought about a qualitative improvement for this major general division commander.

Not only did it solve the logistics problem of the Soviet troops stationed in Mongolia, but it also gained the support of Ding Wei.

The troops of both sides jointly advanced and put pressure on the Kwantung Army.

It can greatly ensure the stability of the Far East front, and this contribution is far greater than killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions.

There were only 70 main forces, 35 infantry divisions, and 9 tank brigades in the Far East, which were mainly used to guard against the Kwantung Army and were mainly defensive.

The defensive line is long and the logistical pressure is enormous.

The 1st and 2nd Far Eastern Fronts were concentrated in the Outer Northeast, Sakhalin Island, and northern Korea, involving a large number of elite divisions of the Kwantung Army.

The Trans-Baikal Front was mainly located in Outer Mongolia and Lake Baikal.

Responsible for guarding the flanks and the safety of the railway lines.

Anov is a division commander under the Trans-Baikal Front. After being promoted to lieutenant general, his voice in the front will be enhanced.

Even though he was promoted to lieutenant general, he still had to provide the supplies that were due.

"I made new strategic adjustments to the Suirecha Military Region. In the liberated areas of the military region, the revolutionary work and land reform work were basically completed and received support from the broad masses."

"We have accumulated enough strength. We should push hard into Liaoning, northern Hebei, and eastern Hebei. We should threaten the enemy's railway lines, ports, and important transportation routes."

"At present, the first, third and fifth columns are all on the front line. Wang Chao's fourth column is also transferred here to push into the Linxi area. Build roads and bridges and push into the northern part of Chifeng."

The first column stared at the Japanese troops in Chifeng;

The third column faced the direction of Chaoshi;

The Fourth Column should advance to the northeast and put pressure on the Japanese invaders in Tongliao.

Tongliao is an important city in the Northeast and a major transportation hub. It is located in the center of the Northeast Plain and is a famous grain-producing area.

With only Sun Desheng's cavalry column active nearby, the offensive momentum was not strong.

In plain areas, armor, infantry and artillery are needed to advance.

Adjust the deployment and let Sun Desheng's two cavalry divisions retreat to Suiyuan and Jining to be used for mobile operations and to guard against the Seventh Route Army in Suiyuan.

One cavalry division was left to cooperate with Wang Chao's Fourth Column in the battle, and the rest of the troops were taken back to Suiyuan by Sun Desheng.

There still needs to be a reliable column commander to hold the rear.

The cavalry is flexible and suitable for fighting in Suiyuan and Mengjiang regions. It can also take this opportunity to prepare 1-3 infantry regiments to be responsible for local security.

With the support of two forces, one active and one static, the rear was absolutely solid and Ding Wei didn't need to waste any more energy.

The three columns of troops on the front, coordinated with the artillery regiment, armored brigade, and mechanized combat brigade, pushed forward to maintain sufficient initiative.

When the time comes, we can penetrate into the Kwantung Army's territory and never let the Russians wreak havoc in the Northeast again.

Ding Wei wanted all the weapons and equipment of the Kwantung Army and the industrial foundation of the entire region.

It is worth mentioning that Wang Tao's Fifth Column had a smooth war here and had annihilated many puppet troops. There were many puppet troops in North China, but their combat effectiveness was not even third-rate, far inferior to the puppet Manchurian puppet troops and the puppet Mongolian cavalry.

It was easy to wipe out three or four puppet legions, not only seizing a lot of spoils but also with minimal losses.

Many puppet troops greeted the Eighth Route Army in advance, wanting to lay down their arms and revolt. More and more people felt that the Japanese were unfamiliar with them, even though the battle on the front battlefield was going smoothly.

The rear area had been destroyed by the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army.

The base area expanded rapidly, from being scattered before the war to being connected into a large area.

It is said that the devils in Peking have started spending money to buy food. The Japanese and puppet troops dare not go out of the city to collect food. As long as they go out of the city, they will be ambushed by the guerrillas.

Ding Wei now has 6 independent regiments here. In the past, they were all left to their own devices, but they have gradually grown in scale.

Not only did they develop rapidly, but they also had light and heavy weapons seized from the Japanese and puppet troops. It was entirely thanks to the seizures that they were able to raise more armed forces for the War of Resistance.

Previously, the independent regiment was affiliated with the Fifth Column and commanded by the column commander Wang Tao.

Now that the team has grown, we can consider reorganizing it into a complete column, assigning suitable personnel, and unifying the management of the troops.

Otherwise, the division commanders, brigade commanders and others would keep an eye on them and take away both people and equipment.

Among your subordinates, who is suitable to lead the team?

After Kong Jie's Second Column was taken away, it was reorganized into the Jinzhong Column. The six regiments in Ji Zhong were suitable for reorganization into the Second Column to make up for the lack of this part of the troops.

In the absence of suitable personnel, they were first reorganized into a detachment and merged with the advance regiment, with Kong Yong as the detachment commander.