Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Yang Quanwu was very impressed by Wang Tianxiang who led the uprising on the battlefield.

He was born into a true military family, having served in the army since the age of seventeen, for nearly twenty years. He learned warfare in the Northwest Army and also attended military academy. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he fought against the Japanese in the Taihang Mountains and learned warfare from the Eighth Route Army.

The learning speed is very fast.

He is a very capable commander.

Of course, more importantly, Wang Tianxiang wholeheartedly agreed with the policies of the Eighth Route Army. He even expressed his desire to join the Eighth Route Army several times and even wrote an application to join the Party. Moreover, he made great contributions in the Battle of Baoding. Such talents should certainly be reused.

“Reuse, reuse.”

Marshal Nie thought about it and said, "What do you think about the military district forming a fifth brigade and letting him be the brigade commander?"

"What a good thing."

Yang Quanwu nodded immediately.

He said, "Commander, I think it's entirely possible. Wang Tianxiang's assault regiment is quite powerful, and with a little training it won't be any worse than our main force regiment. Moreover, many commanders of this assault regiment have fought with Wang Tianxiang and the Japanese and puppet troops for many years. They have rich combat experience and have no aversion to our Eighth Route Army. Let's supplement it so that this regiment can have more than 2000 people. And we can use this supplementary opportunity to send our staff to help Wang Tianxiang completely transform this team. In addition to Wang Tianxiang's assault regiment, there is also Li Chenghua's First Brigade. Li Chenghua has a high level of education, and his troops have a large number of grassroots officers of the national army serving as officers in the army. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the First Brigade is not bad, and Li Chenghua himself used to fight against the Japanese. My opinion is that it can be reduced to one regiment. Then transfer one or two main regiments from our first division to him, so that the Fifth Brigade will have three or four regiments."

"You mean to make the Fifth Brigade part of your division?"

Marshal Nie smiled.

Marshal Nie was also quite impressed by his favorite general's ability to expand the army. Yang Quanwu's ability to expand the army in Jin-Cha-Ji was unmatched.

After other military divisions expanded, their combat effectiveness declined due to the influx of new recruits. Many newly formed units took a long time to become combat-ready. However, Yang Quanwu's greatest skill was that after the main force expanded, it could immediately join the battle without much delay.

It can be used almost immediately, and war can be fought after the army is expanded.

This was due to Yang Quanwu's own intelligence. He prepared early on, and even during the most challenging moments of battle, he never gave up on training grassroots commanders. To ensure the smooth development of these commanders, he even refused to allow his own training brigade to participate in combat without causing casualties. He didn't need a training brigade that could fight, but rather a training brigade that could train enough grassroots commanders.

It was precisely because of this philosophy that he was able to expand the army at any time, always having enough grassroots commanders to deploy, and the new recruits could go out to fight after a little training. In this respect, many other generals were far behind him.

Of course, Yang Quanwu also had another skill, which was to reorganize other troops. No matter what kind of troops they were, as long as Yang Quanwu reorganized them, they would be unable to escape. Because of this, even if they were as capable as Yang Quanwu in commanding combat, they were far inferior in their ability to expand territory and recruit troops.

Look at it now.

Yang Quanwu has begun to consider how to reorganize Wang Tianxiang's troops.

"Commander, our division is not afraid of adding another brigade."

Huang Yong looked at Yang Quanwu's shamelessness and said immediately, "Commander, I think it is most appropriate to give the Fifth Brigade to our Third Division.

Wang Tianxiang has been in Yinan for many years, and Li Chenghua, a native of Yinan himself, is highly respected in the Weixian area. Our Third Division will be able to conduct joint operations with the Ji'nan Military Region, and the Fifth Brigade will be much more convenient. Our Third Division can also provide two regiments to the Fifth Brigade.

Although Wang Tianxiang was not a direct descendant of the Eighth Route Army.

However, given Wang Tianxiang's contributions during the Battle of Baoding, and with the intention of inciting more puppet troops to defect, Jinchayi would not treat him unfairly. The newly formed Fifth Brigade would be strong, and the military region would need to provide it with some support. With the Fifth Brigade, the Third Division would have two brigade-level units, the Fourth and Fifth Brigades, significantly increasing its strength.

Seeing Huang Yong vying with him for the Fifth Brigade, Yang Quanwu immediately said, "Commander, Wang Tianxiang's troops have always been mainly liaisoned with the Ji'nan Military Region in addition to headquarters to instigate rebellion. Although Wang Tianxiang's troops revolted on the battlefield, it seems that they currently belong to us. But if we are not quick, headquarters may assign Wang Tianxiang's troops to the Ji'nan Military Region. If they are given to the Third Division, then when we cooperate with the Ji'nan Military Region in the anti-Japanese war, the Ji'nan Military Region may report and ask to keep the Fifth Brigade. What should we do then? We should give Wang Tianxiang's troops a number early and keep them in the First Division to prevent them from having any contact.

So this unit is our Jin-Cha-Ji unit.

Marshal Nie was silent.

After thinking for a while, he said, “I need to think about this matter and discuss it with others.

Chapter 483: Ningji Okamura bows his head and asks for help

Each military region and each department has its own interests.

The same is true for the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

He also had his own interests. Wang Tianxiang was an outstanding military commander with rich battlefield experience, and his troops were also quite capable. Therefore, after Marshal Nie held a meeting, he decided to reorganize Wang Tianxiang's troops into the Fifth Brigade of the Jin-Cha-Ji Army.

The 5th Brigade belongs to the First Division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Region.

Marshal Nie didn't particularly favor Yang Quanwu, so he assigned Wang Tianxiang's troops to the First Division. It was because Marshal Nie listened to Yang Quanwu's words.

Wang Tianxiang's unit has always had a good relationship with the Yi'nan Military Region, and there are many cadres sent in from the Yi'nan Military Region. This unit has long been internally designated by the Ji'nan Military Region and is planned to be transferred to the Ji'nan Military Region in the future.

If he had been slow to act, Wang Tianxiang's troops would have been taken away by the Ji'nan Military Region.

Of course, Marshal Nie could not allow such a thing to happen.

So they acted quickly and gave this unit the Jin-Cha-Ji designation. They also prevented him from going to the Third Division, where he would have the opportunity to contact the Southern Hebei Military Region.

Wang Tianxiang was appointed commander of the Fifth Brigade and appointed Kong De, commander of the First Regiment of the First Division, as political commissar of the Fifth Brigade. Among the thirty or so men led by Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun, Kong De was considered to be both civil and military, and he was also the fastest promoted.

After serving as the commander of the 17th Regiment of the th Column, he arrived at the First Division and made great military achievements. He later became the commander of the First Regiment, continuing the glory of the First Regiment in the First Division. Now that the First Division needed to be reorganized into the Fifth Brigade, Yang Quanwu thought of Kong De.

Kong Deke can handle both the military and political cadres with ease.

王田相突击团改编为82团，李程化第一旅改编为83团，杨全武又把21团、33团调配给了第五旅。这样第五旅就拥有21团、33团、82团、83团四个团。

Yang Quanwu was the happiest.

With the formation of the Fifth Brigade, the First Division now boasts three brigade-level units: the Second Brigade, the Third Brigade, and the Fifth Brigade, truly formidable. Furthermore, in addition to these three brigades, the First Division also boasts over ten main regiments.

And this is just one of the benefits of capturing Baoding this time.

After the capture of Baoding, not to mention the mountains of supplies, a large amount of weapons and ammunition were distributed, enough for one division to form five or six more main regiments. Furthermore, the distribution of so many light and heavy machine guns to the troops greatly increased their firepower.

Wang Tianxiang was also satisfied.

He was more familiar with the Central Hebei Military Region and the Southern Hebei Military Region, and would have preferred to go there if possible. However, he was also warmly welcomed in the Northern Yue District of the Jin-Cha-Yi Army. Marshal Nie personally invited them to dinner and explained the current situation to them.

At the same time, they also enthusiastically invited them to stay in the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

The location is also good.

Wang Tianxiang had also learned about this. Currently, there were only four brigade-level units in the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. While the guard brigades in the Ji-Central Military Region were also brigade-level units, they were actually comparable in strength to the main regiments in the Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue Region and could not be considered true brigade-level units.

The brigade-level units in the Jin-Cha-Ji organization are strategic forces with a strength of 10,000 people.

It is a force specially formed to fight major battles.

Wang Tianxiang was very satisfied to be able to become the commander of the Fifth Brigade.

Huang Yong was most displeased with not being able to assign the Fifth Brigade to the Third Division. After Wang Tianxiang was incorporated into the First Division, its strength grew further, firmly suppressing the Third Division. However, he was only slightly dissatisfied. After capturing Baoding, the troops had their food and clothing secured. They also seized a significant amount of weapons and ammunition, which could allow the Third Division to make further progress.

Marshal Nie will be even more satisfied.

After capturing Baoding, the seizures went beyond just supplies and weapons and ammunition. Baoding is a major city in Hebei, the provincial capital, and rich. Within a few days of their capture, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region secured over 600 million yuan. This was just the beginning; under normal circumstances, they could have secured at least 1000 million yuan.

The people in the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region were very satisfied.

Of course, the Eighth Route Army is satisfied, but other forces may not be satisfied.

The Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei troops captured Baoding.

It really caused a sensation across the country.

In fact, Zhangjiakou has more good things, but in terms of influence, Zhangjiakou cannot compare with Baoding. This is because although Zhangjiakou is important, it is located in a remote area and its influence cannot compare with Baoding.

Baoding has a population of over 15, ranking among the top in the country in terms of population size.

Besides, Baoding was not only the capital of Hebei Province, but also an important city on the Pinghan Railway. The capture of such a city by the Eighth Route Army had a huge impact.

"idiot."

Ningji Okamura was already extremely angry in Peking.

I don’t know what to do.

The most important cities in Hebei Province are Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, and Baoding. Now Baoding has been lost. The Eighth Route Army actually had the strength to capture Baoding. This is too terrifying to think about.

Ningji Okamura is very worried now.

The Eighth Route Army has the strength to capture Baoding, and will it capture Shijiazhuang next?

If Shijiazhuang was also lost, how would the North China Front Army still maintain its foothold in Hebei? He really didn't know what to do now. The North China Front Army was already short of troops, but due to the outbreak of the Pacific War, the 21st Division, 33rd Division, and 41st Division were successively withdrawn from the North China Front Army.

The Nationalist army, which had been quiet for some time, suddenly launched the Northern Henan Campaign, tying down the 36th Division, the 110th Division, the st Independent Mixed Brigade, and the rd Independent Mixed Brigade. This left the North China Front Army even more depleted of its manpower.

Ningji Okamura really couldn't understand it.

There were 17000 Japanese and puppet troops in Baoding, so how could the Eighth Route Army capture it?

"Your Excellency, General, all units must recruit new soldiers as quickly as possible.

We should also continue to increase the number of guard divisions. The 1st Independent Mixed Brigade and the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade should both be expanded. Only in this way can we stabilize the situation in North China."

Anda Twenty-three was also anxious.

If the North China Front Army had not found any other solution, it would have been swallowed up bit by bit by the Eighth Route Army. Now the North China Front Army was increasingly unable to cope with the Eighth Route Army.

So the troops must be expanded.

The North China Front Army still has many independent mixed brigades. By expanding them into security divisions, the number of troops can be increased.

“It all takes time.”

Ningji Okamura was somewhat dissatisfied.

In the past, when troops needed to replenish their troops on the front lines, recruiting soldiers domestically could be completed within half a month or twenty days. Then, they would be sent to China to replenish the troops, which would take another half a month or twenty days. In other words, the replenishment could be completed within one and a half months.

But now?

It would be impossible to replenish it in two months.

Basically, the cycle for recruiting new soldiers is at least three months.

And what about the replacements? In the past, when the army recruited new soldiers, they were ready to fight directly after a brief training session. In other words, no training was required; they just needed to familiarize themselves with their new unit before they could be deployed to fight. This was because the recruits at that time were of high quality. Those recruits had all received several years of training in the reserve forces, so they weren't actually new recruits.

What about the new recruits now?

They were genuine new recruits, trained in China for just one or two months before being sent to the front lines. Some had even only undergone one or two live-fire training exercises in China.

Can such recruits fight?

Even with such new recruits, the replenishment rate is very slow.

Ningji Gangcun thought for a moment and said, "No, if we continue, who knows what will happen. What if the appetite of these Eighth Route Army soldiers increases and they want to attack Shijiazhuang next?

If he had heard before that the Eighth Route Army was going to attack Shijiazhuang, Ningji Gangcun would have definitely disdained it.

Because there are more than 69 people in the 7000th Division in Shijiazhuang.

But now Ningji Okamura didn't dare to think so.

Who could have imagined that the Eighth Route Army could capture Zhangjiakou and Baoding? The Eighth Route Army accomplished these impossible things.

Who can guarantee that the Eighth Route Army cannot capture Shijiazhuang?

Therefore, Okamura Neiji said, "We must inform the headquarters of the urgent situation. We don't have time to wait for new recruits. We may not even be able to wait for them, and many troops will be wiped out. We must get support from the Kwantung Army, otherwise we will not be able to stabilize the situation in North China."

Of course, Ningji Okamura was unwilling to bow his head and ask for help.