Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

I will apply to Commander Fu to expand his unit into a security division with over 5,000 men. I will also recommend him as the division commander, Lieutenant General."

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

If Guo Changqing's early years were dedicated to the fight against the Japanese, he had completely lost that original purpose over the years. Now, he only wanted to get promoted and make money. To do so, he recruited numerous bandits into his army.

Because he knew that the way to get promoted and make money was to fight the Eighth Route Army.

Now there is a position of lieutenant general division commander waiting for him, he will definitely fight to the death.

He Wending then said, "Give the troops an order to speed up and catch up. Those bandits from the Security Brigade will never be able to break through the positions of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Eighth Route Army. The frontal positions of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Eighth Route Army still need our 26th Division to break through them."

He Wending simply looked down upon the combat effectiveness of the Suiyuan Security Brigade.

A group of soldiers who know what war is.

No matter how destitute the Eighth Route Army of Shanxi and Suiyuan was, it was still a regular force that had fought the Japanese and puppet troops in real combat. While the Eighth Route Army was in dire straits, it was no match for a local force like the Suiyuan Security Brigade. However, He Wending despised the Suiyuan Security Brigade and didn't care whether they lived or died. He simply used the Suiyuan Security Brigade as cannon fodder. After all, this cannon fodder numbered 3,000 and could still cause trouble for the Eighth Route Army.

After He Wending gave the order, the speed of the 26th Division suddenly increased.

However, the troops had just set off for less than half an hour when He Wending received a call from Mo Hao.

"Commander, something bad has happened. The 11nd Regiment of the New th Brigade has received a telegram requesting assistance.

It was said that Cao Yousen led the 11st Regiment of the New th Brigade in rebellion and, together with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Eighth Route Army, surrounded the nd Regiment. The nd Regiment requested the military to send troops to support them immediately.

"The New 11th Brigade rebelled?"

"Yes."

He Wending was furious.

He said, "Cao Yousen, Cao Yousen, how dare he? How dare he rebel?"

He Wending really didn't want to believe it.

Although there were rumors that Cao Yousen had close ties with the Eighth Route Army, and many people even directly claimed that he was suspected of being a Communist and a target of close attention from the Kuomintang secret service, He Wending remained skeptical. This was because Deng Baoshan, the leader of the new 11th Brigade, was still in Yulin.

This time, as Japan surrendered, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party fought each other.

He Lao led the Eighth Route Army troops in Jinsui to launch the Northern Shanxi Campaign, and even personally led the troops to attack Yulin. He wanted to capture Yulin to protect the safety of northern Yan'an. Unexpectedly, he failed to capture Yulin after several attempts.

Deng Baoshan's troops in Yulin were highly combat-capable. Furthermore, Deng Baoshan was incredibly popular among the people of Yulin, who supported him. It was precisely because of the fierce clashes in Yulin between the Jinsui Eighth Route Army led by General He and Deng Baoshan's troops that He Wending trusted Cao Yousen. After all, in He Wending's view, as long as Deng Baoshan remained safe, the new 11th Brigade would be no problem either.

But unexpectedly, problems arose with the new 11th Brigade.

"How's the situation with the Second Regiment?"

"It's very bad. The First Regiment of the New 11th Brigade already has more men than the Second Regiment, better weapons and equipment, and stronger combat effectiveness. Ever since Cao Yousen became brigade commander, he's consistently supported the First Regiment. Now that the First Regiment and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Eighth Route Army are jointly attacking the Second Regiment, it's unlikely the Second Regiment will hold out for much longer."

"Do you think they can hold out until we get support?

"I'm fed up with it."

He Wending scratched his head.

I didn't expect this to happen. He Wending spread out the map and looked at it carefully, then said helplessly, "The rebellion of the New 11th Brigade has completely disrupted our deployment. I need to adjust the deployment and ask Commander Fu for reinforcements.

He Wending felt that he was very unlucky.

It was a good opportunity to make a contribution, but the rebellion of the New 11th Brigade had put him in a passive position. As for the Second Regiment's request for assistance, He Wending ignored it. If he could save them, that would be a good thing, but now it seemed impossible. Given this, He Wending had no intention of sending troops to rescue them.

Anyway, the New 11th Brigade was Deng Baoshan's unit, not his own. Their fate had nothing to do with him. Besides, the New 11th Brigade didn't lose the battle on their own; they rebelled. The blame couldn't be placed on him; Deng Baoshan had to bear it.

The 67th Army is the central army.

Without the new 11th Brigade, Hu Zongnan would naturally deploy other troops.

"Let our troops

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"He Wending was just about to adjust the battle deployment when his troops suddenly came under artillery fire.

He Wending was a general with extensive battlefield experience. The moment he heard the artillery fire, he lay down and observed his surroundings.

"Commander..."

"Don't make any noise."

He Wending began to listen to the sound of the artillery, analyzing what kind of artillery they were, how many artillery pieces there were, and where they were firing.

He Wending made a judgment in a short time.

There were no heavy artillery, nor were there many infantry guns, but more mortars. According to He Wending's judgment, there were about eighty guns of various types currently firing.

In addition to mortars, there are also some rapid-fire guns and flat-fire guns.

From the sounds of artillery and heavy machine guns, He Wending quickly concluded that the enemy had taken the entire New 26th Division in. Therefore, he immediately ordered: "All troops, establish a defensive line on the spot."

He Wending is still very confident in his new 26th Division.

During the battle against the Japanese, the New 26th Division's defensive capabilities were quite strong. Their defenses, particularly along the Yellow River, repelled numerous Japanese attacks. The Japanese army's firepower far outstripped that of the Eighth Route Army.

It’s a pity that He Wending forgot.

The new 26th Division was indeed brave and good at fighting in its early years.

After He Wending was promoted to commander of the 67th Army, he became more involved with the CCP under Hu Zongnan. He clashed with the Eighth Route Army in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Military Region. However, He Wending did not engage in major clashes with the Eighth Route Army, only engaging in minor friction.

It can be said that the new 26th Division has not fought much in the past two or three years.

The New 26th Division in He Wending's mind was the New 26th Division of several years ago. The New 26th Division hadn't seen combat for two or three years. Although its weapons and equipment had improved due to its membership in the Central Army supported by Hu Zongnan, its combat effectiveness had plummeted. It was also at this time in history that He Wending led the New 26th Division to defend Zhuozi. However, General He mobilized 26 troops from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Eighth Route Army to attack Zhuozi, annihilating approximately 5000 men of the New th Division within half a day.

One can imagine to what extent the combat effectiveness of the new 26th Division has declined.

He ordered his troops to build a defensive position on the spot and then called for help from other troops. Unfortunately, his troops were overwhelmed by the Sixth Brigade and the Third Special Brigade before they could even build a defense line.

The Jin-Cha-Ji troops all have one characteristic.

That is, while they may have had fewer cannons and heavy machine guns, they definitely had the most Zheng bullets of any unit. The Jin-Cha-Ji Military Factory produced a large number of 50mm small cannons and a large number of 50mm small cannon shells.

Especially in the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, the 60mm small guns were modified. Now the 80mm small guns produced by the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Factory are still called mm small guns, but the caliber has been changed to mm, and even mm.

Although the Type 50 cannon was modeled after the Japanese army's cannon, it was modified to be more like a mortar. Its shells were more powerful than the Japanese Zheng Danjian and had a longer range.

In close combat, the firepower of the Eighth Route Army was no less than that of the Japanese army. It should be said that the firepower of the Eighth Route Army in close combat was even stronger than that of the Japanese army.

A company is equipped with at least five or six 50mm small cannons, and as many as ten 50mm small cannons.

During the assault, the troops of the New 26th Division were completely defeated.

They were originally marching at a rapid pace, intending to annihilate the Eighth Route Army of Shanxi and Suiyuan.

Unexpectedly, they were ambushed by the Sixth Brigade and the Third Special Brigade along the way, leaving them with no time to build a defensive line. Furthermore, years of not having fought in battle had left them unaccustomed to the battlefield. As a result, the frontline troops quickly collapsed after the surprise attack, dragging down the troops behind them.

Gao Wei and Ding Sheng are both powerful generals.

The troops' style was also deeply influenced by their two military commanders, and they were brave and diligent. In less than two hours of the raid, they had completely divided and surrounded the New 25th Division, and began the final elimination.

Chapter 629 Full support

Zhangjiakou.

Cadres of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau and cadres of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region held a meeting.

After Cheng Zhihua left for the Northeast, Wu Lanfu returned to Jin-Cha-Ji. He had played a minor role in the early development of the Northeast base area. Now that the Northeast was opening up, Jin-Cha-Ji and Suiyuan were more in need of Wu Lanfu. Consequently, Wu Lanfu returned to Jin-Cha-Ji to serve as Deputy Secretary of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau.

No one’s mood is very good.

The atmosphere of the meeting was very solemn.

Since Fu Zuoyi broke out from Wuyuan, there has been no good news in the entire Suiyuan area. Moreover, Fu Zuoyi's sudden and bravery directly disrupted the deployment of the entire Jinsui Military Region.

Zhang Zhongxun, with the three main brigades of the Jinsui Military Region, could have easily defeated Fu Zuoyi. However, he was defeated by Fu Zuoyi, and the entire force was in a bad state. The Jinsui Military Region was already limited in size, and it lost three main brigades and a unit from the Suimeng Military Region in a single blow. As a result, the Jinsui Military Region is currently unable to control the situation in northwestern Shanxi.

Hu Zongnan is very proud now.

On the one hand, they sent troops into western Henan and southern Shanxi to support Yan Xishan, and on the other hand, they sent troops into northwestern Shanxi to support Fu Zuoyi, Chen Changjie, Deng Baoshan and others.

Fu Zuoyi was becoming more and more "arrogant", and a big battle was going on in Jining.

However, while Fu Zuoyi concentrated his forces on Jining, he sent troops around to attack Zhangjiakou. Moreover, Fu Zuoyi had made a very detailed plan for this surprise attack.

It's not just about sending out surprise troops.

"Comrade Wu Qinghe, please introduce him to us."

"Commander, leaders, Fu Zuoyi sent two troops this time. One of them is the Security Division, which was previously the Fourth Guerrilla Division. It is an entirely cavalry unit, about 1700 people. After this unit entered Chahar, its target was not Zhangjiakou. Their main focus was on burning crops. Now, many crops in the rural areas around us have been burned by the Security Division. In order to expel and annihilate this unit, the Zhangjiakou Military Sub-district sent out the Military Sub-district's directly affiliated cavalry brigade and our Security Brigade cavalry regiment, including an infantry regiment. Originally, we planned to cooperate with local forces to eliminate this unit. However, this Security Division unit was very cunning, and we failed to destroy it several times.

"Furthermore, we didn't realize Fu Zuoyi had another unit hidden. This unit was the 9th Infantry Brigade of the Provisional Fourth Army. This unit must have adopted a strategy of hiding during the day and moving at night, avoiding the eyes and ears of our base area, all by taking mountain roads. They bypassed Shangyi County and headed directly for Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua. Commander, leaders, this was an error in my judgment. Please punish me."

Fu Zuoyi was so good at even launching sneak attacks.

First, use E Yousan's cavalry security division to attract the main force of the Zhangjiakou Military Sub-district, and then an infantry brigade suddenly appears not far from Zhangjiakou.

When he discovered this unit, he was not far from Zhangjiakou. Wu Qinghe knew that as the commander of the Zhangjiakou Military Sub-district, he had made a complete misjudgment and was completely deceived by Fu Zuoyi.

"Comrade Wu Qinghe, this is not the time to speak. How many soldiers are there in this infantry brigade?"

"According to our investigation, there are about 4,000 people."

"Where is their target?"

"Judging from their current attack route, it's Zhangjiakou. If they attack Zhangjiakou, I'm relieved. We still have two regiments of the security brigade in Zhangjiakou, as well as police forces and security forces from various agencies, totaling no less than 8,000 people. There are also many local troops nearby. If they get caught up in the fighting in Zhangjiakou, it will be very difficult to escape later. But I'm worried that they're just feinting at Zhangjiakou and their target is Xuanhua.

They are a surprise force, and their goal is probably not to capture cities, but, like the security division, to disrupt our production."

Wu Qinghe expressed his judgment.

Liu Huafu said, "Nothing can happen to Xuanhua. Xuanhua is where our Jinchayi industry is most concentrated. Our large factories are all there, including our arsenal. If Fu Zuoyi's troops destroy it, we can't afford the loss.

Which one is more important, Zhangjiakou or Xuanhua?

Zhangjiakou was the political center of the Jin-Cha-Ji region, and Xuanhua was its industrial center. All of Jin-Cha-Ji's heavy industrial factories were located in Xuanhua. From steel mills to refineries, chemical plants, and even military factories, all of Jin-Cha-Ji were located in Xuanhua. If this area were to be destroyed by the Nationalist army, the losses for Jin-Cha-Ji would be enormous.

"Shouldn't we notify the front, tell Comrade Wei Hongjun, and ask him to send troops back to support us? If he can use the railway, he can be back in less than half a day."

"No."

Marshal Nie shook his head.

"Now is the most important moment on the front line. If we ask Comrade Wei Hongjun to transfer troops from the front line because of Fu Zuoyi's surprise attack, what will happen to the Jining front? If the Jining front fails because of us, it will affect the entire North China situation.

"Yes. The situation isn't that serious yet."

Luo Qirong spoke out in support of Marshal Nie.