Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

There are more than 53000 rifles of various types and nearly 2000 light and heavy machine guns. How many troops can be formed with these weapons? And most importantly, there are so many bullets and artillery shells.

"My suggestion is that the First Brigade equip each infantry company with six light machine guns and six grenade launchers. Each battalion should be equipped with a heavy machine gun company with six heavy machine guns. The artillery regiment should be equipped with ten infantry guns, ten flat-fire guns, ten rapid-fire guns, and twenty mortars.

The First Brigade is the fist force of the Eighth Column.

We must strengthen our firepower and combat effectiveness.

Wang Qiuyun nodded.

Then he said, "Okay. Now that we have so many good things, we must improve the equipment of our troops.

If the First Brigade had been organized according to Wei Hongjun's requirements, it wouldn't have had to fear a single Japanese brigade. Without Japanese aircraft support, the First Brigade could have easily defeated the current Japanese brigade. If the Red Army had such a powerful unit during its time, it would have easily been able to destroy two or three divisions of the Nationalist Army on the battlefield.

Then Wang Qiuyun and Xu Luomin discussed how to distribute these weapons and ammunition.

Which troops can be received?

In particular, the nearly 2000 light and heavy machine guns seemed like a lot, but with so many troops in the th Column, it wasn't too much at all. Wang Qiuyun and Xu Luomin were even considering forming a mobile corps, the nd Brigade, within the th Column.

Wei Hongjun interrupted, "Old Wang, our problem now is that we've seized too much material. Even with the current staffing of our 8th Column's logistics department, it would take us a year or two just to count all this material. And with the discovery of more Japanese military depots, it might take another year or two to complete the count. We can't have all our logistics department staff sitting around doing nothing for a year or two, just counting all this material every day."

Many of the supplies are too much for our 8th Column to use. Furthermore, once the North China Front Army reacts, there's a chance they'll send planes to bomb us. Although the North China Front Army is preparing a large-scale sweep, it's certain they'll send some retaliation. So, I discussed this with Deputy Commander Li and the comrades in the Logistics Department. The final proposal is to clean up the warehouses while taking inventory of the supplies inside, and clear them out as quickly as possible. To ensure the quickest possible disposal and utilization of these supplies, I suggest we immediately send a telegram to the military district to inform them of our current situation. They should take inventory of what supplies the other military sub-districts need, and in what quantities. If we have any, they should send personnel to quickly remove them. Of course, we should organize as many people as we can to deliver the supplies they need. We've also heard that supplies are scarce in Yan'an. If Yan'an needs them, we can help them solve their supply problems. In any case, we must expedite the clearance of the warehouses and use these supplies to enhance the combat effectiveness of our Eighth Route Army. My plan is to clear out everything in the Zhangjiakou warehouse within half a year.

If all these valuables were destroyed by the Japanese, there would be no place to cry. Some important items had already been cleared out for storage. Furthermore, to protect these warehouses, the troops had also begun constructing decoy targets to confuse Japanese aircraft. After all, the North China Front's own aircraft were limited.

Now they're preparing for another sweep, so there won't be many planes coming. At most, they'll just come to retaliate against the Eighth Route Army. Even so, we still need to be careful.

The supplies in the warehouse must be cleared out as soon as possible and given to other Eighth Route Army troops and Yan'an. Only in this way can the strength of the Eighth Route Army be rapidly improved. Of course, in addition to increasing the strength of the Eighth Route Army, Wei Hongjun also had selfish motives.

The Eighth Route Army's various military regions are currently facing a difficult situation, with supplies extremely scarce. Life in Yan'an is also currently difficult. If we could provide them with supplies at this time, it would be a favor. Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun's rise to power was too rapid, and every step required caution.

Wei Hongjun was thinking about what would happen after the Anti-Japanese War.

Given the current strength of the Eighth Column, built by Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun, if nothing went wrong, the Liberation War could have even reached the Corps level. However, the two were relatively inexperienced, and it was unknown what would happen. Building good relationships now would be beneficial for future development.

Wang Qiuyun looked at the supplies in her hand with a look of reluctance on her face.

After all, these were all captured by the Eighth Column itself. But Wang Qiuyun also knew that with so many good things here, the Eighth Column alone couldn't possibly swallow them all. Out of sight, out of mind, Wang Qiuyun tossed the statistics sheet on the table.

Then he said, "Old Wei, I have no objection to supporting other brother units. But we must give priority to these supplies.

"of course."

Wei Hongjun was the political commissar of the 8th Column.

The interests of the eight columns must also be taken into consideration.

Wei Hongjun continued, "There's one more thing. Other supplies can be delivered a little later, but the military district is about to launch a counter-sweep operation, and the various supplies required are not insignificant. So my suggestion is to contact the military district as soon as possible and send them a large amount of military supplies so that this counter-sweep operation can be a great victory."

"this is necessary."

Apart from anything else, this is indeed an important matter.

Wang Qiuyun did not object either.

The 8th Column's capture of Zhangjiakou was certainly a good thing. However, it infuriated the Japanese. If problems arose in other military regions within the Jin-Cha-Ji region, or if the Jin-Cha-Ji counter-mopping-up operation failed, it would affect the entire Jin-Cha-Ji region, including the 8th Column. However, if the Jin-Cha-Ji region achieved victory in this counter-mopping-up operation, even if the North China Front Army hated the 8th Column, it would lack the strength to retaliate against it.

So Wang Qiuyun supported the military district's anti-mopping-up operation without hesitation.

Wang Qiuyun asked, "What are you thinking? What are you planning to send to the military district?"

"I've thought about this. The military district is countering the mopping-up operation, and the First and Third Districts must definitely break the Japanese blockade. However, the Japanese blockade is composed of a group of bunkers built by the Japanese along the traffic lines. Only by completely destroying these bunkers can we break the Japanese blockade and connect with the Hebei Military District. The best weapon to break this kind of Japanese bunker group is of course artillery. So my idea is to first send 20 infantry guns, 20 flat-fire guns, 100 mortars, and 200 ammunition tubes to the military district. There are 1000 rounds of infantry gun shells, 500 rounds of flat-fire gun shells, 2000 rounds of mortar shells, and 2000 rounds of grenade launcher shells. Then give the military district 200 light machine guns and 50 heavy machine guns. They will also be equipped with light machine gun bullets and heavy machine gun bullets. With the addition of these heavy weapons, the First and Third Districts will definitely catch the Japanese off guard. This does not require the military district's order, we should take a positive attitude.

If you have food in your hands, you will not be worried.

Wei Hongjun now has supplies in his hands and is not afraid of anything.

Each attack was filled with 1000 infantry artillery shells and 2000 mortar shells.

Wang Qiuyun really regrets wasting these good things.

But they also knew that this mopping-up operation was a crucial battle for the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Eighth Route Army to begin to take the strategic initiative in North China, so they did not object.

"besides.

"besides?"

Wang Qiuyun widened her eyes.

Zhangjiakou's Eighth Column hadn't even used all the good stuff yet, and they were about to give it away. Although Wang Qiuyun knew it was inevitable, she still felt bad.

Wei Hongjun understood that Wang Qiuyun was just complaining.

Even with such a major event, he still understood the overall situation. Wei Hongjun continued, "We will also provide the military district with 10000 Type 10000 rifles and 100 Nationalist rifles captured by the Japanese army. We will also provide them with 20000 million rounds of ammunition. Currently, the various military sub-districts in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region are dominated by local troops, many of which cannot be upgraded to main force units due to a lack of weapons and ammunition. With our rifles, the military district can quickly form more than a dozen regiments. This way, after the military district breaks up the Japanese raids, and taking advantage of the Japanese retreat, the troops can fully develop in Hebei and expand their base. This will give us, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region, a complete advantage in Hebei."

Wei Hongjun never considers just the current situation.

Wei Hongjun had even considered how the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region would develop after its victory in the anti-mopping-up operation. To prepare for Jin-Cha-Ji's next major expansion in Hebei, the military region had assembled some troops in advance.

With 20000 rifles, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region could form nearly 20 ordinary regiments.

"Alright. Now that you've said that, how can I object? You're the one responsible for this anyway."

Chapter 428 Next Plan

After discussing the issue of supplies, everyone began to consider the next plan.

Where should the Eight Verticals go?

With the recapture of Zhangjiakou, the 8th Column now holds all of Chahar. When Yang Quanwu initially organized the independent detachment, he hoped it would establish a southern Chahar detachment to help the First Division relieve pressure from the Japanese forces in the north. However, in less than four and a half years, Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun not only established a base in southern Chahar but also took over the entire Chahar region.

It can be said that the mission was successfully completed.

But now that Chahar is under control, what should the Eighth Column do next?

"The military district has forwarded a telegram from Yan'an. Yan'an's message is that we can develop in the direction of Rehe in the future."

Political Department Director Han Weiguo spoke.

What the Chairman and his men meant was that the 8th Column could expand towards Rehe in the future.

This was mainly because Yan'an was extremely dissatisfied with the work of the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army. Its development had been lackluster over the past few years. Compared to the rapidly developing Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue District and the Hebei-Central Military Region, the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army had a solid foundation, but its development was slow.

When the Ji-Re-Liaoning Army was first formed, the central government hoped that they could create a new situation in Donghe and Rehe, and build a bridge for the march into the Northeast. However, the current situation is that the Ji-Re-Liaoning Army is simply unable to take on such a heavy responsibility.

So the Eighth Column was called out in Yan'an.

Jidong and Rehe must be developed because they connect Northeast China and North China. If you want to advance into Northeast China in the future, you can't avoid Jidong and Rehe.

"I think it's more important to capture Jining."

Xu Luomin spoke.

He said, "Commander and Political Commissar, look at the current situation in Suiyuan. The 26th Independent Mixed Brigade is in Baotou, the 13th Regiment of the 120th Division is in Jining, Fu Zuoyi's th Army is in the Wuyuan area, and our th Division's Daqingshan Detachment is in the Wuchuan area. Ever since Fu Zuoyi's troops fought the Battle of Baotou last year, his troops have been hunkered down in Wuyuan for almost a year. The same is true for the Japanese th Independent Mixed Brigade. At present, neither of them will move. The Daqingshan Detachment is currently advancing northward, fighting the puppet Mongolian army. But for the time being, it does not have the strength to deal with the th Independent Mixed Brigade. The situation in Suiyuan has been strangely balanced."

Suiyuan is indeed quiet.

Of course, this was mainly due to the growing conflict between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, which had even erupted in some areas. Back when Fu Zuoyi's troops had a close relationship with the Eighth Route Army, they also had close cooperation with the Daqingshan Detachment. The battle in Suiyuan was a success.

But it's different now.

Although there was no war between the two sides, they were no longer as close as before.

Be wary of each other.

Even some of the armed forces Fu Zuoyi had recruited would occasionally launch surprise attacks on the Daqingshan Detachment's base. The Daqingshan Detachment was no pushover. If you attack me, I'll attack you. Although Fu Zuoyi's current ambiguous attitude meant the two sides hadn't yet engaged in full-blown hostilities, relations between the two sides had deteriorated dramatically.

As a result, the relatively weak Japanese army in Suiyuan took advantage. Currently in Suiyuan, Fu Zuoyi not only had his own 35th Army, but also his expanded Provisional rd Army, the th Cavalry Army, and some security forces.

The various troops together numbered about 50,000 to 60,000 people.

The strength is still very strong.

Then there was the Daqingshan Detachment. After years of development, the Daqingshan Detachment was no less powerful. It had a cavalry detachment with four cavalry regiments and two infantry regiments under its command. The area north of Wuchuan was completely dominated by the Daqingshan Detachment. The puppet Mongolian army had been badly beaten by Fu Zuoyi's troops before, so they later went looking for trouble with the Daqingshan Detachment. In the end, they were also defeated by the Daqingshan Detachment.

If these two groups unite, the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade of Baotou will definitely find it difficult to stay in Baotou.

But precisely because the two families are now wary of each other, Baotou's Independent Mixed Brigade No. 9 has benefited.

It has been almost a year now and Suiyuan has been very quiet.

"Once we capture Jining, we can then take over the entire Suiyuan area. We can contact the Daqingshan detachment in Wuchuan, and when the time comes, our two teams will join forces, and the anti-Japanese situation in Suiyuan will become favorable to us. We can even directly contact Yan'an through the Jinsui base. In the future, we can open up a safe passage from Yan'an to other places. Whether our cadres go to Jidong, Rehe, or any base in Shanxi, or even to Shandong, they can detour through the Jinsui base and then pass through our Chahar base. I believe that capturing Jining is most beneficial to the development of our Eighth Column.

Wang Qiuyun looked at the map and nodded.

From a military perspective, the benefits of taking Jining are obvious.

The Eighth Column can take advantage of the situation to control the Suidong area, and the joint Daqingshan Detachment can not only eliminate the Japanese army, but also suppress Fu Zuoyi's troops. Recently, some troops of Fu Zuoyi's troops have been very arrogant.

Only by severely punishing a group of troops can we make them behave themselves.

Although Yan'an did not order the troops to march into Rehe, they did have that intention. Although it was said in a tactful way, it meant that if the Eighth Column had the energy, it could develop in Rehe. But this was Yan'an's suggestion after all.

It cannot be ignored.

Wei Hongjun smiled and said, "What's there to consider? With the capture of Zhangjiakou, the situation in the entire base area has completely changed. Everyone is still immersed in the original situation. Without the threat of the Japanese army in Zhangjiakou, many of our detachments have begun to have redundant troops. With the current strength of our 8th Column, we can completely attack both the east and west wings at the same time. Some troops will move eastward into Rehe to develop, while others will attack Jining. Taking Jining will promote the anti-Japanese resistance in Suiyuan.

"correct."

Wang Qiuyun slapped her thigh and said, "I was wrong, I was wrong."

The current Eighth Column is not the same as before, and the current Chahar is not the same as before. The entire Chahar is in the hands of the Eighth Column, and there is no need to stockpile so many troops in Chahar as before.

The Eighth Column can completely disperse and develop.

So Wang Qiuyun started looking at the map again.

After a moment's thought, he said, "The Japanese forces in Rehe are currently few in number. According to intelligence from the military district, the 27th Division is currently deploying a blockade along the transportation routes between Peking and Tianjin, leaving only the 29th Division of the Kwantung Army responsible for sweeping through the bases in eastern Hebei and Rehe. The 29th Division consists of three regiments, numbering approximately 29 men. Furthermore, when the 29th Division was formed, the two regiments that were originally prepared were not returned to their units. It was a division formed in a hurry, so its combat effectiveness is relatively weak. Eastern Hebei and Rehe have fifty or sixty counties. How could the 29th Division alone possibly control them? This presents a good opportunity for us. My suggestion is to have the st Brigade enter Rehe, with the st and nd Special Agent Regiments of the Chadong Detachment cooperating with the st Brigade. If we can systematically annihilate a battalion or regiment of the th Division, it will greatly boost the anti-Japanese morale in Rehe and eastern Hebei."

Wei Hongjun nodded.

Support Wang Qiuyun's idea.

"Yes, Rehe is very important. Currently, there is only the 29th Division in Jidong and Rehe, while the Ji-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army currently has a lot of troops. There are eight main force regiments assigned numbers by the military region, namely the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 31st Regiments. The Japanese army only has one 29th Division, and it is not easy to sweep the Jidong base area against so many troops. The 29th Division has only about people, part of which will sweep the Rehe base area, and part of which will sweep the Jidong base area. Therefore, their troops in Rehe should not be too many. At this time, if we send the First Brigade and the Special Forces Regiment and to seize the opportunity to annihilate one of their troops in an organized manner, the Japanese army's shortage of troops here will be even more serious. We can completely change the anti-Japanese situation in the entire Rehe area in a short period of time.

Why were both Yan'an and the military region dissatisfied with the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Advance Army?

This is because the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advance Army clearly has a very good foundation and a large number of main forces. Eight main regiments, plus local troops, the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advance Army can currently mobilize 30,000 to 40,000 people.

If this large number of troops were well organized, they could definitely fight one or two major annihilation battles, completely changing the situation in eastern Hebei. They could also support the counter-mopping-up operations in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Beiyue District and the Hebei-Central Military District.

However, due to intense internal conflict, the troops of the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army were almost entirely divided. For example, the 11th Regiment, originally the Third Regiment of the Independent Division, was taken away by Fifth Division Commander Deng Guo. Later, it was split into two units, with the 6th Regiment becoming the Fifth Division. The remaining 11th Regiment was still based on the cadres of the Third Regiment of the Independent Division. They had a bad relationship with Xiao Zijing, so they developed independently in Rehe and did not go to eastern Hebei at all.

The situation in the 12th Regiment was even more serious. Song Shilun, a member of the 120th Division, had left the army due to disagreements with Xiao Zijing and was even disciplined and returned to Yan'an. As a result, many officers from the 12th Regiment also left the Advance Army and returned to their original units in the 120th Division. While not as blatant as the 12th Regiment, the remaining troops of the 11th Regiment had also been developing within their own base.

至于13团、14团、15团，虽然战士基本上都是来自冀东。但他们的干部都是当年11团和12团留在冀东坚持战斗的部队发展起来的。

The relationship is also subtle.