Chapter Seventy-Seven: Soldiers Enter Chengde!

Rehe Province, referred to as Re, the provincial capital of Chengde, has always been under the jurisdiction of the puppet Manchurian government. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 infoAlthough this province has been canceled in the future. But for He Zhengdao, Rehe is still a province of great strategic significance in the Republic of China.

Its jurisdiction is located in the area bordering North China and Northeast China. Its provincial boundaries include Hebei, Fengtian and Inner Mongolia. It can be said that if we want to enter the northeast, we must take Rehe, an important frontier strategic place.

After encircling and annihilating the 11th Division of the Japanese Army, he saw that the North China Front Army was going to fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army. He Zhengdao felt that the little devil's bloody qi was commendable, but it also accelerated the time of their defeat.

As the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army predicted, today's Eighth Route Army obviously has more advantages than the North China Front Army in terms of strength. Relying only on the three ace main divisions, the vast majority of the forces of the North China Front were contained.

Not to mention, there is also a subdivision of the Eastern Hebei Army with equally strong combat effectiveness, which is holding back the attention of the North China Front. Under these circumstances, the Eighth Route Army was actually very happy to see the North China Front gather heavy troops to fight a decisive battle with it.

With the support of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and other rear base areas, the confidence of the Eighth Route Army is now much more sufficient than before. Compared with the small devils' troops, the reserve troops assembled from the rear by the Eighth Route Army are constantly growing.

After receiving the telegram from the headquarters, He Zhengdao also knew that if the Eighth Route Army could recover North China ahead of schedule, it would also be of great significance to the overall strategy of the Eighth Route Army in the future. It can be said that this will also lay the foundation for the founding of the Eighth Route Army.

Compared with the Nationalist Government that is now blocked in Chongqing, if the Eighth Route Army can recover Beiping, the imperial city of the last dynasty, then the strength of the Eighth Route Army in the north will also be truly strengthened and improved.

Even in He Zhengdao's view, if the Eighth Route Army can recover North China, then the current dominant position of the Nationalist Government in the War of Resistance will also be reversed. In the future, the dominance of the Chinese War of Resistance will also shift from the south to the north.

In addition, the recovery of North China, an important economic and political region, will also be a great victory in the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. For the central government, which is now in Yan'an, it will also have the right to speak on national affairs.

It's just that you can't eat a big fat man in one go, and He Zhengdao also knows that if he wants to recover North China, he must go through a bloody battle. The importance of North China is not only known to the Eighth Route Army, but also to the little devils who occupy North China now.

If the Eighth Route Army is really allowed to recover North China, then since the 77 Incident launched the war of aggression against China, the price paid by the little devils will come to naught. Such a loss is undoubtedly unacceptable for the little devils who can't stop at present.

After receiving the telegram from the Second Infantry Division, He Zhengdao naturally did not forget to forward the telegram to Yan'an. He knew very well that the current battle between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army in North China and Northeast China really worried the hearts of many soldiers and civilians in the rear of the War of Resistance.

Even the elimination of a Japanese mixed brigade is not an uncommon thing. However, this mixed brigade of the Japanese army was an important military force deployed by the Kwantung Army in Rehe. Its annihilation, realizing that the strength of the Japanese army in Rehe will also decline dramatically.

Taizu, who received the telegram, was also very happy and said, "Okay! After eliminating the independent mixed brigade of the little devil, the next independent column marching to Rehe will also become more smooth. Maybe it won't be long before Rehe recovers! ā€

Taizu, who had seen He Zhengdao's battle plan, also knew that Rehe was also a very crucial part of He Zhengdao's battle plan for advancing into the northeast. The recovery of Rehe will also play an extremely important role in the grand strategy of recovering the Northeast.

Earlier, some leaders of the Central Committee of the CPC Central Committee still had not very optimistic views on He Zhengdao's proposal to recover the northeast. But with the recovery of the Xilin Dunle League, and now the annihilation of the Chengde Independent Mixed Brigade, no one has any more gossip.

The most important thing is that many people have already seen that once He Zhengdao recovers Chengde. Then the troops under He Zhengdao will also smoothly converge from the troops of the Eastern Hebei Army Division. At that time, the strength of the reorganization of the two forces will also increase dramatically.

Although the current Hebei Eastern Army Division is also a separate organization. However, everyone knows that the Eastern Hebei Military Subdivision was formed by He Zhengdao during the period of independent columns. This force is also known as the descendant army of Shanghe Zhengdao.

If it can really defeat Rehe, then the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army commanded by He Zhengdao and the combat troops of the Eastern Hebei Army Division. In the future, the strength of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Coalition Army is also likely to exceed 200,000.

If such a force is used against the Kwantung Army, I am afraid that it will not be much inferior. It can be said that He Zhengdao will also become the commander who commands the most troops among the many generals of the Eighth Route Army for a long time.

Regarding the thoughts of some people in the Central Committee and the headquarters, He Zhengdao naturally has no time to take too much into account. When the Second Infantry Division was rapidly assembling and advancing again into Chengde, He Zhengdao also issued an operational order to the special division operating in Chengde in advance.

Before the main force entered Chengde, there had always been anti-Japanese armed forces in Rehe. With the stationing of the Eighth Route Army, there are also a large number of anti-Japanese armed forces in the entire Rehe region.

These anti-Japanese forces who accepted the leadership of the Eighth Route Army naturally knew how much help the arrival of the main force would bring them. It can be said that in the eyes of many anti-Japanese forces in the north, the Eighth Route Army is the real main force of the Anti-Japanese War.

After receiving the telegram from He Zhengdao, the officers and men of the Rehe Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army Column, which had been operating in Chengde, were undoubtedly extremely excited. In their opinion, it won't be long before they can usher in the liberation of the whole territory of Rehe.

The commander of the reconnaissance detachment sent to the column also said in a timely manner: "According to the commander's order, the main task of our column next is to cooperate with the main force entering Chengde to recover the large and small counties in Chengde.

As for Chengde, in the short term, we will still focus on finding out the information of the little devils. However, at present, we know the news of the annihilation of the mixed brigade one step earlier than the little devil, and I believe that this news will also shake the little devil.

Next, it is necessary to send some more men on the side of the column to lobby those who are willing to do it anyway. I am sure that at this time they will make a wise choice. In this way, we can also save a lot of trouble. ā€

'Okay, we'll send someone to do this right away!' During this time, the puppet Manchu army stationed in Chengde also had many conflicts with the local imperial army. It can be said that the Imperial Association Army is also full of great resentment against the puppet Manchurian army.

Those officers and soldiers of the Imperial Cooperative Army may not dare to turn their faces against the little devils. But with these puppet Manchu troops, they are still very unconvinced. As long as we do more work, I believe that those imperial allies who are afraid of death should know how to do it. ’

As the anti-Japanese armed forces in Chengde, they have been fighting little devils in Chengde for so many years, and they have naturally accumulated a lot of contacts and intelligence networks. In addition, the working team sent by He Zhengdao before also gave them a lot of support and help.

At present, the officers and men of the column are thinking that after the main force comes, they will also have the opportunity to join the main force. The worst thing is that in the future, the garrison tasks of the counties in Chengde will also have the right to choose first.

After so many years of lying on the salary, these officers and soldiers of the Volunteer Army also hope to show up in the open. They also believed that when they entered the city openly, they would also become heroes in the eyes of the people of Rehe.

Although the Kwantung Army did not receive a farewell message from the mixed brigade. But that night, the Kwantung Army Headquarters, which had lost contact with the mixed brigade, soon realized that the mixed brigade was afraid that the situation was not good.

Early the next morning, the reconnaissance planes sent to the battlefield also quickly discovered the traces of the battlefield that had been cleaned. As for the two barracks of the Japanese army earlier, they are now planted with the flag of the Eighth Route Army.

This discovery soon shocked the Kwantung Army. Immediately to the territory of Chengde, after the garrison officers of each city issued an order to be on guard. The Kwantung Army troops stationed in the Chaoyang and Huludao areas also began to go to Rehe to provide support.

Through the tracking and reconnaissance of reconnaissance planes, the Kwantung Army also quickly discovered that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was advancing towards the territory of Chengde. As for the cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army, they carried out reconnaissance and raids in Chengde.

For a while, Chengde, which was already in some chaos, became even more chaotic. In the past, the anti-Japanese armed forces, who did not dare to come out openly, have now begun to attack the township security offices controlled by the Japanese puppet army.

Many people in Chengde were also very surprised to see these anti-Japanese forces attacking the security station in broad daylight. In their opinion, Chengde has always been the territory of little devils. There has always been no room for encirclement and suppression by the anti-Japanese armed forces.

It was only with the recovery of these townships and towns that the anti-Japanese armed forces in the townships were defeated, and the public trial conference was also launched in due course. In addition to executing those puppet government officials and traitors, it was also announced that the main force of the Eighth Route Army had marched into Chengde.

'Folks, this time the party * Central Committee * central government sent tens of thousands of main forces to prepare to recover Chengde. After taking Chengde, our main force will also recover the whole of Rehe. It won't be long before we are completely liberated. ’

After such news spread, some ordinary people did not believe it. But with the news that the Japanese army blockaded the county town and forcibly arrested the strong men to build fortifications for them, many people also knew that these anti-Japanese forces did not tell a lie.

Some ordinary people also began to talk to each other: "Balu is really so powerful? ā€

'Probably true! I heard from the guerrillas that the little devils sent to Duolun earlier were all wiped out by the Eighth Route Army. At present, the little devil is in Chengde, and there are not many troops left.

If the Eighth Route Army really dispatched tens of thousands of troops, the little devils would not be able to defend Chengde. However, those little devils outside the gate are afraid that they will not let the Eighth Road recover Rehe so easily. When the time comes, this battle will be fought again! ’

In the eyes of the people, they want more of a stable living environment. At present, the war is together, and the entire Rehe has become a battlefield of gunpowder. But they all know that the Eighth Route Army's recovery of Rehe is also to eliminate the little devils and liberate them.

In any case, the prestige of the Eighth Route Army in the north was also spread with continuous victories. The most important thing is that many ordinary people have heard that the life of the people in the liberated areas seems to be very good, and they are naturally looking forward to it! (To be continued.) )