Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

From top to bottom.

Previously, the Japanese army was strong in this area, so the local puppet regimes were still very powerful. When the first division troops arrived here, they swept away the Japanese army here and swept all the local puppet regimes into the garbage dump.

Moreover, Yang Quanwu likes to fight these traitorous armed forces.

They had little combat power, but they had weapons and ammunition, and those local traitors had money. Sweeping these puppet regimes would yield greater rewards than fighting the Japanese. Of course, the weapons and equipment of these puppet regimes were not as good as those of the Japanese. But for the Eighth Route Army, any gun that fired was a weapon they could use.

Moreover, the traitors have a lot of money and have stored a lot of food, which can greatly ease the logistics of the troops.

So Yang Quanwu commanded the main force to capture cities while commanding other troops to wipe out these local puppet regimes.

Yang Quanwu launched the "Pingnan Campaign" and established a sham "student corps" in Shui. Unexpectedly, within twenty days, this "student corps" had already recruited over 1400 students. These included university students, but the majority were middle school students aged 1000 or . The students were incredibly enthusiastic about joining the army. Yang Quanwu had initially thought that recruiting students would be a good start, but the results were even better than he had imagined.

Yang Quanwu is greedy.

We welcome all students who come.

Again, the same thing applies. These students, similarly to those attending cadre schools, possess a relatively strong receptive capacity. Even though these children are only seventeen or eighteen years old, with a period of study and training, they can quickly become grassroots cadres. Even if they can't become grassroots cadres, the military's expansion will require a large number of educated individuals for various clerical roles.

In addition to the "Student League", there are also reorganized groups of people.

Yang Quanwu was reorganizing his troops while fighting. The First Division's current situation was that, despite constant fighting, its strength was constantly growing. They had even submitted reports to the military district, requesting a new unit number.

"The Chairman called Yang Quanwu 'Zhao Zilong in the army.' It seems the Chairman has a good eye for talent. Yang Quanwu truly lived up to everyone's expectations. I asked him to leave Dingxian and Tangxian, and he immediately started wreaking havoc elsewhere. In just two weeks, he captured five county towns and expanded his base to a million people. It's truly remarkable, truly remarkable."

Fuping is the headquarters of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

Commander Nie was overjoyed as he read the First Division's battle report. This expansion wasn't just for the First Division itself, but for the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region as well. The stronger the First Division became, the better the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region would develop.

"Commander Yang is a skilled fighter and a strong base-building expert. But his appetite is growing. He immediately requested four main regiments for their division. It's only been a few months since he last gave them seven main regiments."

Zhan Tong, director of the political department of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, also had a headache.

The First Division asked the Military District for the numbers of four main regiments.

You really dare to ask for it.

Now the other military sub-districts of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region have only six main regiment numbers in total, but if one sub-district wants to increase its troops, it will directly need four main regiment numbers.

Commander Nie read the telegram and said, "His request isn't excessive. He wants two main regiments for himself and two for the Eighth Column. Both the First Division and the Eighth Column have the strength to create new main regiments."

Marshal Nie thought Yang Quanwu's request was reasonable.

The Eighth Column had rescued nearly 5,000 Nationalist prisoners from Xiahuayuan alone, easily enough to create two main force regiments. The First Division's attack on Hebei had also reorganized several civilian anti-Japanese armed forces, increasing the main force by over 7,000 men.

What are the four main groups?

It is no problem to build seven or eight groups in one zone.

"Commander, but the timing is not right."

Zhan Tong shook his head.

1939 marked the year of troop reorganization mandated by Yan'an and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters. Military districts were to reorganize all troops within their jurisdiction and assign them different designations. This was also intended to assess the strength of each district. Division One already had 16 main force regiments, and if four more were assigned, the total would be 20.

This is just a military sub-district of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

You have 20 main force regiments in one military sub-district. How do you expect other military sub-districts to view you?

Even the other military sub-districts within the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region were worried. With so many troops in one sub-district, how could the other sub-districts, with only two or three main force regiments, survive? The better the first sub-district developed, the more embarrassing it would be for them. Commander Nie was also worried.

I used to think Division One was too flamboyant, so I did a lot to cover it up. But Division One's actions kept coming one after another, and their strength was expanding at an alarming rate. It was impossible to hide it just because I wanted to.

This is also a sweet trouble.

Now, other Eighth Route Army bases are considering how to develop their own troops and how to expand their bases. However, the Jin-Cha-Yi Military Region is concerned that its troops are developing too fast and attracting too much attention.

In fact, after the establishment of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, the First Division has always been the one that suffered injustice.

It's just that one division has forcibly carved out its own territory.

In a division, they just want a few more numbers, and the military district is unlikely to object.

If you always suppress a district, it will also dampen its enthusiasm.

Commander Nie came from a political background and understood that once you hurt someone's heart, it would not be easy to recover.

"We have to give it to him. But we can't do it this way. I gave him the designations of four main regiments, so he must at least send me a regiment. I heard that the First Division has four guerrilla detachments, each with over a thousand men. Moreover, the guerrilla detachments of the First Division have always been fighting alongside the main forces, and their weapons, equipment, and combat experience are all excellent. Have the First Division send two of its guerrilla detachments to the military district for training."

"Commander, two guerrilla detachments can form a main force regiment. Who do you plan to hand over this main force regiment to?

Zhan Tong immediately understood what Marshal Nie meant.

The guerrilla detachments of Division 1, if placed in other military divisions, would be small regiments, around a thousand men. Furthermore, they had been fighting alongside Division 1's main force, and their combat effectiveness was not weak. Marshal Nie's request for two guerrilla detachments must have meant that the military division was building a main regiment.

But the development of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region was different from that of other military regions.

The Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region had almost no main force regiments directly under its command. Instead, it had various cadre training and instructional brigades. The Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region did not develop any main force regiments directly under its command, instead sending those regiments to the battlefield.

Therefore, the main force regiments reorganized by the military region will eventually be handed over to the military sub-districts below.

"Divide it into three areas."

Marshal Nie thought about it and said it out loud.

Zhan Tong frowned.

“Commander, the Second and Fourth Districts have already spoken.

They believe our military district is too biased towards the Third District, saying that the troops in the Third District were all given to them by the military district. If we give another main force regiment to the Third District this time, it will be difficult to strike a balance.

The Third Division currently has three main groups.

The 2nd, 30th and cavalry regiments. The 2nd was transferred from the 1st Division, and the 30th was directly transferred from the military region to the 3rd Division.

As for the cavalry regiment, there is a divisional cavalry battalion, and the military district cavalry battalion plus the three divisional cavalry battalions form a cavalry regiment.

"The Third District faces a complex situation and considerable pressure. The Japanese and puppet troops from Shijiazhuang and Baoding frequently raid the Third District with heavy forces. This time, we're adjusting the leadership of the Third District in the hope of helping it break through. Although Huang Yong has a bad temper, he's a capable and skilled warrior. We'll give it one last push to ensure the Third District has enough strength to handle the upcoming situation. After this, the military district won't need to continue supporting the Third District in this way. As for the Second and Fourth Districts? There will be opportunities in the future."

As a superior, it is not good to favor one over the other.

However, at this stage, the Third District was the most strategically located base, aside from the First District, and the one most vulnerable to Japanese raids. Japanese and puppet troops from Shijiazhuang and Baoding frequently raided the Third District. Furthermore, if the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region wanted to achieve success in Hebei, it needed more than just the First District; the Third District had to be established. Only with the combined efforts of the First and Third Districts could they truly establish themselves in Hebei.

That's why the military district has prioritized supporting the development of the Third Division over the past year. As for the Second and Fourth Divisions, although the Fourth Division is part of the Jin-Cha-Nang Military District, it primarily supports the 129th Division in combat. The Second Division is located in a poor and savage area, and it's already very difficult to support two main regiments. Its importance is not as great as that of the Third Division. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Give the First Division the numbers 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th Regiments. Keep the number 24th Regiment, and after reorganizing the two guerrilla detachments, give this unit this number."

"it is good."

Chapter 229 Angry Tada Shun

"Commander, the 35th Division called and said they can enter Peking, but they can't fight at this stage."

"What do you mean?"

"The 35th Regiment suffered heavy casualties in Wuhan. This expansion to the 35th Division also included other regiments, but the unit has just received new recruits and hasn't completed training. If it weren't for the headquarters' urgent order, they would have been stationed in Xinxiang, Henan in May. Now they're heading north two months early, and they don't think they should be fighting."

"I see."

Tada Shun nodded.

Of course, Tada Shun understood these things.

Apart from anything else, the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade currently deployed to Zhangjiakou cursed the North China Front Command countless times. Because the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade was newly formed and the troops had yet to get used to each other, they could only send 3,000 men as reinforcements due to orders.

They were attacked along the way and fought several battles with the 18th Regiment in Huailai. To protect the th and Independent Regiments, the th Regiment engaged in several head-on battles with the th Independent Mixed Brigade. The th Regiment suffered heavy casualties of its own, but also inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese.

As the main force of the 16th Column, the th Regiment has very strong combat effectiveness.

Compared to the Japanese, the 16th Regiment was lacking in heavy weaponry, particularly artillery, and lacked air support. However, the North China Front's frequent aircraft sorties had weakened their support considerably by this point. Furthermore, the th Independent Mixed Brigade had been rushed out, lacking much of its heavy weaponry. Their independent artillery unit, in particular, had a significant number of artillery pieces, but none of them had been brought along. Therefore, in terms of weaponry, their equipment was not much different from that of the th Regiment.

As a result, after the head-on confrontation, the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade suffered heavy casualties.

Now I am staying in Huailai County.

The 8th Independent Mixed Brigade suffered heavy casualties during this attack. They were attacked along the way, resulting in around 300 casualties. By the time they engaged in several head-on battles with the 16th Regiment, their casualties had surpassed 600.

The army of 3,000 people suffered nearly 1,000 casualties, which was a serious blow.

As a result, the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade is now in a dilemma.

If he advanced, he was not confident enough to defeat the 16th Regiment. If he retreated, he did not dare to return to his base in Gubeikou, fearing that he would be harassed by the Eighth Route Army along the way.

The situation of the 35th Division was the same.

Just as unprepared.

If they were to go directly to Hebei and engage in battle, the casualties would be unpredictable. Therefore, the 35th Division directly told Tada Shun that it could immediately move north, but refused to participate in the battle. At most, it would enter Peking and defend it.

"Where is the 35th Division now?"

"We've just set off. It will take at least a week for all the troops to reach Peking. Judging by the 35th Division's current speed, it might take more than ten days."

"too slow."

A week, ten days, it was a long time. Over such a long period of time, the situation in Hebei had completely deteriorated. Yang Quanwu's First Division, in particular, was completely invincible in Hebei. No force could stop the First Division.

But reality is so cruel.

The North China Front Army, with eight divisions, was helpless against the First Division. Eight divisions might seem numerous, but they were practically useless. Four divisions were in Shanxi, two in Hebei, and two in Shandong. The four Japanese divisions in Shanxi had suffered heavy casualties from the fighting. They were either waiting for new recruits or preparing to return home for recuperation.

There is simply no room for extra troops.

Tada Shun thought for a moment and said, "Did the 36th, 37th, and 41st Divisions urge them?

"Hurry up."

Yamashita Tomoyuki replied, "However, these divisions have only just been formed. If we want them all to be deployed to their designated locations, it will take at least May. Furthermore, these troops all have their destinations. The 36th Division will replace the 35th Division and be stationed in Henan, while the 37th and 41st Divisions will both go to southern and southwestern Shanxi.

Many divisions in Shanxi currently need to return home for repairs. For example, the 108th Division now has less than half of its combat-ready troops.

This is the current reality of the North China Front Army.

After the July 14 Incident, the North China Front Army's strength expanded rapidly, reaching 30 divisions at one point. Including other units, the total strength of the North China Front Army exceeded . However, the Battles of Xuzhou and Wuhan later required significant manpower, and a large number of troops were withdrawn from the North China Front Army and sent south.

The troop strength was directly reduced by half. Furthermore, many divisions suffered heavy casualties after the Battle of Xinkou and the Battle of Taiyuan. After crossing the Yellow River, the Eighth Route Army engaged in numerous ambushes. For example, the 108th Division was the primary opponent of the 129th Division. The most spectacular ambush was led by the 386th Brigade, which wiped out over 108 men of the 1500th Division in a single battle. As a result, the 108th Division suffered heavy casualties and has requested to return home for repairs.

When the 108th Division left Shanxi, it naturally needed other troops to fill in.

The 108th Division was a special division established after the July 28000 Incident. It had a four-command division structure of 108 people. Now that the 37th Division was returning home, of course other divisions were needed to replace it. However, the 41th Division and the 14000st Division were both three-command divisions, with each division having only more than 108 people, or at most about 37 people. Therefore, after the 41th Division left, the 108th Division and the 129st Division were needed to fill the position of the th Division. They entered Shanxi to deal with the Nationalist Army in Zhongtiao Mountain and the th Division.

Therefore, even if the 36th, 37th, and 41st Divisions came to China and were incorporated into the North China Front Army, they would not be able to solve the problem in Hebei.

"idiot."

Tada Shun is really a headache.

Although the North China Front Army had added four divisions and several independent mixed brigades, the shortage of troops had not improved at all. Moreover, these troops could not be in place before May, which meant that the Eighth Route Army could continue to run rampant in Chahar and Hebei River.

Tada Shun felt that this was a slap in the face by the Eighth Route Army.