From Changzhi to Ludong, everything that could be dismantled and washed away by this railway was dismantled. Only the piers of several railway bridges that could not be dismantled remained, as well as a locomotive that had been destroyed at the junction of Changzhi and Ludong. Unless the Japanese army mobilizes a large number of troops to cover it, it will rebuild the railway. Otherwise, they could not have counted on the restoration of the railway.

After the end of the battle of Cao Baji, Li Ziyuan mobilized the militia and a large number of people to destroy the last stronghold in Ludong, which once overlooked the three counties and was now used by the Japanese army to control his hands. With the billowing smoke, it was completely flattened.

After the end of the fighting, the militias of the participating counties and districts withdrew to their hometowns one after another. All the martyrs who died were taken away so that they could return to their hometowns and be buried in peace. The 500 catties of millet and 200 catties of sorghum pensions formulated by the military sub-district before the war were also distributed to the families of the martyrs in the shortest possible time.

In accordance with the orders of the sub-district and prefectural committees, all the martyrs who died were to be prepared by the counties and districts for coffins, buried in a centralized manner, and must be erected as a monument, and they were not allowed to be buried at will. After all, the situation has eased, and the number of martyrs who died is not large. It is also a local battle, and the time and ability to prepare the coffin are still there.

This burden can also be bearable. Therefore, before the war, the sub-district and prefectural committees issued orders to the county committees, requiring that coffins be prepared according to Chinese tradition. This unique example was specially approved by the military sub-district, after all, it is not decades from now.

You must know that the martyrs who died in the main force were buried only with straw mats, and even many times only wrapped in a white cloth. In many cases, even the sacrifice of cadres at the battalion and regiment level does not have a coffin to use. This time, in order to encourage the morale of the militia, a batch of coffins was prepared.

After the militia of the counties participating in the war was withdrawn, the military region held an on-site meeting in the Ludong Military Sub-district. Cadres at all levels of the military region and the leaders of the fraternal sub-districts who watched the battle were quite surprised by the performance of the militia in the Ludong area. This kind of offensive operation in a large stronghold is difficult for ordinary local armed forces to bear.

But the Ludong sub-district actually used the militia to complete the training, which is quite unbelievable. The militia participating in the war in each county shall form a militia battalion company according to the county or district where it is located. Even on the battlefield, it seems to be well organized, and there is no confusion. Although there are some flaws, after all, they are still flawed.

And the tactical literacy shown by these militiamen who participated in the war also opened the eyes of all the cadres who came to observe. If it weren't for the fact that he already knew that these people were militiamen, Li Ziyuan's main force would still be resting behind. The tactical literacy displayed by these militiamen will make people wonder whether Li Ziyuan was replaced by his old troops.

After the cadres at all levels talked about their feelings, the commander of the military region nodded and said: "The performance of the militia in the Ludong area this time can even be said to have exceeded the military region's assumptions. When such a militia is needed, as long as it is mobilized for a short time, it is not a problem to say that there is no problem in directly replenishing the local backbone armed forces, or even in replenishing the main regiments in various sub-districts. ”

Speaking of this, the commander paused, looked at the end of the battle around him, and after the political commissar of the military region who had just arrived, he nodded, and then spoke: "I think that the experience of the Ludong Division can now be reported to the headquarters and the Northern Bureau. It will also be promoted to the entire military region, as well as to the neighboring Taiyue, southern Hebei, and Hebei, Shandong, and Henan military regions. ”

"Strive to form a complete three-level reserve mobilization system in all military regions as soon as possible. It is guaranteed that as long as the situation requires, a large number of troops at all levels can be provided at any time and have completed initial training, so as to ensure that field troops at all levels and local backbone armed forces can fully guarantee combat effectiveness. ”

In addition, the military region has demanded that the armed forces of all sub-districts and localities should also step up their rectification and training. If you want to be able to pull it out at any time, you can fight if you pull it out. It is necessary to ensure that the main forces are transferred to the outer front to fight in a large way, and that the local armed forces can be reorganized into new main forces at any time. ”

"I would also like to inform you here that in light of the changes in the situation, the Military Region has decided to fully restore the original structure of all units that have been downsized in 42 or 43 due to the streamlining of the army and administration. The shortage of soldiers is supplemented by local independent battalions in their respective divisions. I would like to remind you here that the expansion of the main forces does not mean that the quality and strength requirements of the local armed forces have decreased. ”

"After the local armed forces have been incorporated into the main force, you must restore the original local armed forces in the shortest possible time. I think Ludong's experience is very good, turning the original militia into battalions, companies and platoons in their respective jurisdictions. After a period of training, some military cadres can be directly upgraded to local independent battalions after they are deployed. ”

"Therefore, whether you can quickly reorganize into local armed forces this time depends on the speed and intensity of your promotion of Ludong's experience this time. There are also various main regiments, which are also to ensure that their combat effectiveness does not decline after they are replenished. After you go back, you must carry out the orders of the general district as soon as possible. ”

The commander announced the expansion order, but Li Ziyuan was not surprised. He knew that the current situation in the entire southeast of Shanxi had completely changed. Although the Japanese army still has a certain advantage, this advantage is constantly weakening. It can even be said that in addition to ammunition replenishment, as well as weapons and equipment, the overall situation is already at a disadvantage.

Although the Japanese army still occupies these advantages at present, at least not the current Eighth Route Army can reverse. However, as the Japanese army greatly reduced its defenses and handed over a considerable part of its control area to the puppet army, now is the best time to restore the base areas. It was difficult to fight the Japanese army with the existing equipment of the Eighth Road, but it was very easy to fight the puppet army.

The military region is now mainly composed of regiments B and C, which are more flexible and mobile, and are suitable for guerrilla warfare in the past. However, it is no longer suitable for the situation of a local counteroffensive against the areas controlled by the Japanese puppet army, which is gradually starting at the moment. The expansion of various units is already imminent.

However, although Li Ziyuan's decision of the military region had been expected, he did not expect the military region to move so quickly this time. In addition to the Ludong Independent Battalion being incorporated into one regiment, the Lubei Detachment was supplemented with two basic battalions and expanded into a formed regiment. The divisions were transferred two detachments, as well as all the remaining independent battalions.

The main forces of the 3rd and 4th Divisions were expanded respectively, and the two detachments were transferred to the 7th and 5th Divisions, which were expanded into main regiments to strengthen the vital forces of the two divisions. It also fills the current situation of insufficient troops in the two divisions after the main force of the seventh division moved westward into western Henan and central Henan.

was taken away from almost all the local weapons at once, and Li Ziyuan could only cry and laugh. Superior, is this obviously a capable person who works more and whips a fast cow? I'm not afraid of tuning, but it's not about batching? We have to leave some time for the Ludong Division to adjust its defense and troop deployment. In this way, the entire Ludong Army sub-district and local armed forces have almost become a blank.

In desperation, Li Ziyuan could only follow the original demarcated militia structure, and mobilize one battalion plus one company in each county. All the basic armed forces of the districts were reorganized into independent battalions of each county. In addition, 300 recruits were mobilized in each county and three recruit regiments were formed to conduct unified training.

Before the new local armed forces were formed, Li Ziyuan could only stay honestly. But it is impossible for this militant to be really honest and not think about anything. In addition to training new recruits, Li Ziyuan devoted a lot of energy to organizing reserve regiments into various counties.

He based on the militia of each county, plus the school-age youth of each county, and each county was organized into a reserve regiment. Of course, he can't say these things directly. Instead, under the pretext of training young and middle-aged people in various localities in rotation, a group of cadres from under the sub-districts were sent to various counties to thoroughly find out the number of young people of appropriate age.

And after the end of spring ploughing, the method of taking the district as the system and avoiding the busy season of farming is adopted. However, Li Ziyuan does not want everyone, the only child in the family, and those who are over twenty-five years old. There is already one in the family who has served in the army, and the families of martyrs do not want it.

Although he did not come up with any method of drawing one out of three in Chongqing, his obscure method, which is almost equivalent to turning the entire young and middle-aged people in the jurisdiction into his own reserve force, is more effective. Except for a few members of the Standing Committee of the Division, no one else knows about this method, and this can be regarded as a new problem and a new method.

Although several members of the Standing Committee did not agree at first, the military region transferred too many troops. Recruiting too many soldiers at once will affect local agricultural production. Li Ziyuan avoided the impact of too much conscription on local agricultural production. In addition, when the situation required it, the method of shortening the training time for new recruits was finally won the support of the majority of the Standing Committee.

And judging from the current situation, there won't be much of a fight in the short term. After the completion of the training, these young adults may not be transferred away in a short period of time. Li Ziyuan's suggestion is just out of precaution. Although it is said that there will be some shortage of food to be taken out, it is still acceptable in the overall situation.

However, Li Ziyuan's approach, because of the subsidy of a part of the grain, did not cause the people in Ludong to be rejected. The reason is very simple, it is the season of spring famine, and the grain of ordinary farmers is somewhat insufficient. The sub-districts give a certain amount of food subsidies to young and middle-aged people who are trained in rotation, and at the very least, they have adopted the method of reducing or reducing public rations.

Therefore, there is no exclusion from the local people. On the contrary, for this kind of rotation training to save their own food, the registration is still quite enthusiastic. In particular, the superiors promised that they would not be recruited from these young men for a short period of time. This practice is only to ensure that the self-defense forces in the base areas are sufficient when necessary. It didn't cause any confusion. The counties have been thoroughly investigated and reorganized, and the training has also been carried out very smoothly.

The only dissatisfaction is the county government of each county, and the amount of subsidized grain has put a lot of pressure on each county. The public grain collected by each county is limited, and every catty of grain has its own use. What the zoning did this time made almost the entire supply plan have to be adjusted. Moreover, the amount of food needed is not a small amount, which is undoubtedly a heavy burden.

But in any case, although Li Ziyuan does not have as many veterans in his hands as later generations, he can be organized into a reserve force. However, with the streamlining of the army and the reduction of its establishment over the years, it is generally rare to replenish new recruits. As well as the complete restoration of the entire Ludong base area and the large-scale extension to the enemy-occupied areas, the number of reserve troops that can be mobilized in Li Ziyuan's hands is still very sufficient.

The only drawback is that although there are sufficient numbers of these young adults, they have not undergone any military training at all. Even those basic militias are far inferior. That's why Li Ziyuan came up with such a method, which can be regarded as a different kind of reserve reserve force.