Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

The old squad leader said: "Since we have determined the task"

"So now we are..."

"The most important consideration is where to establish a base."

Li Yan nodded and said, "The old squad leader is right."

"The commander previously said to transfer the Dragon Blood Special Operations Brigade to Yan'an."

“At that time, I thought there were too few people.”

"We chose to establish ourselves in Fangshan County and then radiate to the surrounding areas."

"But now all the leadership of the Red 24th Division has arrived."

“So now we can’t be so stingy anymore.”

Li Yan said as he opened the World War I map

He sighed and said, "This is a feng shui map of all China from the Qing Dynasty that I copied from my boss."

"These years"

"Mountains and Rivers Change"

“The markings above are very inaccurate.”

“But we have limited conditions now.”

“There’s not even a military map of Shanxi.”

"Let's just watch it together."

Li Yan pointed at a place

Said: "According to my careful research"

"I decided that our first step would be to establish a base in Xing County."

"Xing County is a heavily hilly area in northwest Shanxi"

“The terrain is generally low in the west and high in the east.”

"The territory is full of winding mountains, dotted with hills, and crisscrossed with ravines."

"It is very suitable for us to fight guerrilla warfare and mountain warfare"

"The second is Xing County, located in the northwest of Shanxi Province"

"Neighboring Lan County and Kelan County to the east"

"Linked to Linxian and Fangshan in the south"

"Baode in the north"

“Across the Yellow River to the west, it faces Shenmu County, Shaanxi Province”

"As long as we control Xing County"

"Enter"

"We can go directly to Shuozhou from the northeast along Kelan, Wuzhai and Shenchi."

"You can also go directly to Taiyuan from the southeastern border river mouth, Lan County, Jingyou, Gujiao."

"retreat"

"We can reach Ordos from the northwest, whether along Shenmu or not."

"Still going from Baodehequ to Jungar Banner"

"They can all retreat to Mongolia"

"Alternatively, we can retreat from the southwest across the Yellow River into Shaanxi."

"A typical example of being able to attack when advancing and defend when retreating"

"Plus, Xing County is the largest county in Shanxi Province."

“We have plenty of room to maneuver.”

"The Third Xing County"

"But it is rich in coal, bauxite, iron ore and other minerals."

"This is very beneficial to the development of our military industry and the Corps."

Speaking of this

Li Yan paused

In the early days of the Japanese invasion of China

Think China is very weak

Threatened to conquer China in three months

Later, due to the stubborn resistance of China, the Japanese suffered heavy losses.

The Japanese's fragile rear supply

Japan has to change its policy toward China

Switch to blockade and division policy

First support the Wang Puppet Government, then blockade the coastal cities

At that time, China could only produce 200 kilograms of gasoline a day.

It can be seen that 90% of China's war materials were imported from abroad.

The coast is closed

The only international transport route is the Myanmar Road

Therefore, the Japanese must occupy it.

Once occupied, China will be unable to fight the Japanese and will be defeated without a fight.

So both sides are determined to gain control of Myanmar.

In order to ensure the smooth flow of this lifeline, China

15 lives lost

There is another reason why Li Yan chose Xing County but did not mention it.

That is once Xingxian is firmly established

Li Yan can send a troop

Advance into Suiyuan

Build another international aid channel with the Soviet Union

Even using Suiyuan's rich underground copper, iron and coal

Establish a huge military-industrial system

Everyone nodded after listening to Li Yan's analysis.

The old squad leader asked again: "Now we have determined the location of the base"

"Then the following is the specific organization and personnel division of labor."

Li Yan nodded

He gestured to Political Commissar Fang

Political Commissar Fang said: "Since the ZY Red Army has not yet determined its organization..."

"But based on the understanding of the three leaders and the government..."

"The Nationalist government will not give us too many regular Red Army units"

“So our superiors only gave us the title of Anti-Japanese Vanguard.”

"This anti-Japanese vanguard is temporarily organized as a regiment"

"But according to the wishes of the three leaders..."

"We are the Anti-Japanese Vanguard"

“It is the seed that is sown”

“It can be expanded later depending on the situation.”

Everyone was shocked

Gao Xuan said excitedly: "If we form a division, it will be a division-level unit."

"If we mobilize ten divisions"

"Be good"

Li Yan laughed and scolded: "You wish for it."

"Shanxi has many mountains, little land, and a small population."

"Even if you can raise ten divisions..."

“How do you feed so many people?”

“So this time”

"Our main force must be composed mainly of elite soldiers."

"But we still have to follow the methods of the Meishan base."

"Establish a trinity system of main force, local force, and militia"

"So that we can fight against China and Japan later"

"When the main force suffers heavy losses"

"Quickly replenish troops"

"Just now the old squad leader asked me about the organization and personnel division of labor."

"I thought so"

“Based on the nature of our mission”

"I decided to split our staff into four major groups"

"Main force, industrial system, information system, strategic support force"

Li Yan distributed the information he had prepared long ago to everyone.

Then he continued: "Let's talk about the main force first."

"This time our main force will be tentatively one division."

"However, this is about personnel selection, training content, organizational system, and combat methods."

“It’s very different from before.”

“First, personnel screening”

“Based on the previous

I added three more conditions.

"First, the age must be between 18 and 30 years old. In special circumstances, it can be relaxed to 35 years old."

"Second, a strong physique, with a score above 80 points"

"I have a specific test plan in the information."

"Third, special talents cannot directly join the army"

Chief of Staff Lu Zhiguo said: "I can understand the first two."

"This last one"

......

Li Yan smiled and said: "I always say to put the right people in the right positions"

"To maximize value"

"For example, Chu Ming"

"Everyone can see what he did at the munitions factory."

“I do this out of respect for talent.”

"In addition, these special talents are more outstanding than others in some aspects."

“There’s pride in everyone”

“The army is a place where people obey discipline.”

“They don’t obey easily.”

“This increases the difficulty of management.”

“It’s a double-edged sword.”

"For example, Leopard Taoist and their Dragon Blood Special Forces Brigade."

The Taoist priest's face darkened.

Leopard retorted dissatisfiedly: "Instructor"

"Our Dragon Blood Special Operations Brigade is the most disciplined."

Li Yan pouted and said, "Who was it that was unwilling to compete with me?"

Once this sentence is said

Everyone burst into laughter

After a while

Li Yan waved his hand and continued: "As for the industrial system..."

“Divided into Four Parts”

“Heavy Industry, Light Industry, Military Industry, Agriculture”

......

"Information System"

“While establishing transportation stations in various counties”

“We also need to send people with different identities.”

"Infiltrate key units such as county hospitals, government offices, and factories"

"Especially cities like Taiyuan, Yangquan, Shuozhou, Xinzhou, and Linfen."

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Strategic Support Force

“Actually, it’s what we used to call local troops and militia.”

“But the only difference now is”

"The Strategic Support Force is not only responsible for the security construction of the base area, but also for the transportation of supplies."

“It also has to function as a local government.”

"Our national war this time"

“The military alone won’t do it.”

“We must rely on the broad masses of the people”

"Charge forward and unleash the power of the broad masses of people"

"Let the Japanese army be trapped in the vast ocean of our people's war"

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