After receiving a farewell message from the Chengde garrison, Okamura Ningji, who was also concerned about the progress of the retreat of this army, couldn't help but let out a long sigh. The collapse of this army www.biquge.info realized that the layout of the Eighth Route Army to encircle North China on three sides was successfully completed.

For such a consequence, Okamura Ninji naturally knows how serious it is. It can be said that with the recovery of the Chengde area by the Eighth Route Army, the communication between the North China Front Army and the Guanwai was officially cut off. This also means that Beiping is in danger!

Thinking of these, Okamura Ninji quickly made corresponding arrangements. Like Umejijimiro, who was far away in the northeast, Okamura Ninji convened important generals of the front army overnight to discuss the matter.

After the meeting, Okamura Ninji finally issued an order to end the battle in Shijiazhuang, which was still fighting fiercely. All the Japanese troops assembled in the vicinity of Shijiazhuang were to be deployed accordingly with Shijiazhuang as the center.

The rest of the troops assembled near Beiping also began to strengthen their fortifications in response to the possible offensive of the Eighth Route Army. In some places where it did not have much effect, Okamura Ninji also ordered the troops to abandon it.

Such a defensive tactic may seem a bit embarrassing. But in Okamura's opinion, this is the only best tactic he can keep Beiping and Tianyuan at the moment. If you want to counterattack, you must wait for reinforcements to arrive!

On the other hand, it was learned that the Japanese army retreating from Chengde City had been completely annihilated by the Second Infantry Division. He Zhengdao also issued an operational order to recover Chengde, and the guerrilla troops disguised as the main force still pressed towards the Chengde area.

As for the 2nd Infantry Division, which had completed the ambush mission, after retaining one main regiment to cooperate with the guerrilla forces to recover Luanping, the rest of the main force quickly marched towards Chengde City, striving to recover Chengde in the shortest possible time.

When this jiedian was sent back to Yan'an, Taizu, who got up early in the morning, looked at the good news delivered in the early morning, and said happily: "Okay! It seems that the recovery of Chengde is just around the corner! ”

'Yes! It's really unimaginable that in just a few months, this kid has beaten Chengde. In this way, our base in the north has surrounded the little devils in North China on three sides. ’

As the commander-in-chief, Mr. Zhu is undoubtedly very happy about such a situation. In his opinion, after recovering Chengde, the strength of their Eighth Route Army in North China really surpassed that of the North China Front.

Just when the two were happily discussing these things, a telegram from the 115th Division attracted the attention of Taizu and Mr. Zhu. From this telegram, both men knew that the war situation in North China might be coming to an end.

In the telegram sent by the 115th Division, the Japanese army in North China, which had been in a fierce confrontation with the Eighth Route Army, suddenly chose to retreat on all fronts last night. Not to mention the relinquishment of a large number of occupied areas, the retreating troops entered a state of total defense.

In view of this situation, the three main divisions, which had been engaged in battle with the North China Front for some time and suffered considerable casualties, also sent a joint telegram asking whether the headquarters should continue the counteroffensive.

Faced with such a telegram requesting instructions, Taizu looked at it and said, "Boss, what do you think?" ”

'Alas! To be honest, I really want to recover the whole of North China in one go. However, during this period, I have read the reports of the three main divisions, and the casualties of each of their divisions are not small, and the losses of personnel are relatively serious.

Although it did not hurt our muscles and bones, several telegrams had already been sent from the logistics department, and we did not have much war preparation materials left. If you continue to fight, I'm afraid you will lose both. Okamura Ninji, this old devil, is really hard to deal with! ’

Originally, Mr. Zhu felt that as long as the North China Front concentrated its main force to fight with the Eighth Route Army in the Shijiazhuang area. Then, with the advantage of numbers, he will also wear down the North China Front, and wait for an opportunity to recover Beiping after inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese army in North China.

But right now, He Zhengdao had just annihilated the Japanese troops who had retreated from Chengde and broke through, and Okamura Ninji immediately realized that they had lost the advantage of the battlefield. Soon, the combat deployment was adjusted, and the troops were switched from offensive to defensive.

In this case, if the Eighth Route Army attacked, it would be able to achieve a certain victory. But the price to be paid will be beyond their imagination. For this reason, it is also a wiser choice to solve this fierce battle situation in a timely manner.

'Yes! At the end of the day, our foundation is still too thin! Since the little devils have taken the initiative to retreat, and we have expanded so many liberated areas, it would be good to see it. Let's see what the little devil will do next.

Let the troops on the front line begin to rest and deploy fortifications at the front of the retreat of the imps. As long as the little devils don't take the initiative to attack, we will give them a chance to take a breath, and take the opportunity for us to recuperate for a while. How is it? ’

'Okay! This time, the three main divisions, the proportion of casualties among the recruit units was very large. These newly formed units have had the experience of this bloody battle, and I believe that if they are allowed to rest for a while, they will also become the elite troops of the main divisions in the future.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, I am afraid that the focus of our war in the future will still fall to He Zhengdao's side. In the current situation, I think the troops under Xiao He's command can almost be reorganized accordingly.

If we can, our other main forces should also be reorganized accordingly. At present, the scale of our main division is somewhat overstaffed. If the army is expanded, there will be some shortage of division-level units. ’

Thinking of the current number of main divisions, there are as many as 30,000 or 40,000 regular troops alone. Such a compilation is completely exceeded. In order to standardize the development of the troops, Mr. Zhu also felt that the establishment of the troops should be expanded in a timely manner.

Taizu, who just heard this suggestion, took a puff of smoke and said, "Expand the division-level troops to the army level?" In this case, won't Lao Jiang have an opinion? ”

"Externally, we still take the division as the number, and internally, all the divisions will be expanded into armies!" Let each division expand next, and report the expansion plan to us for approval. Actually, I think the troops under Xiao He's command should be well reorganized.

Now that they have recovered Chengde, they have joined forces with the troops fighting in eastern Hebei. Coupled with the troops of the Eastern Hebei Army Division, the troops under them are not much worse than 200,000.

Most importantly, if they want to enter the Northeast, they will inevitably have to reorganize the Confrontation League. At present, the two route armies of the Anti-Japanese Union have been assembled in the Benxi and Dandong areas one after another, and it is best to be under the jurisdiction of their subordinates at that time.

In this way, this kid is overstaffed as a military commander. As for Lao Jiang's side, even if we don't reorganize, he doesn't have opinions. Taking advantage of this period of truce, it is better to put this matter in order, and it will also facilitate future operations. ’

'Good! So you mean, how many armies are expanded? ’

'Except for the Guard Division, which will not be expanded for the time being, the rest of the main divisions will be upgraded to corps! Each corps has three main divisions, so there is basically no problem. After the reorganization of the troops, it is believed that it will also help to improve the command and coordination of the various corps. ’

'Okay, then submit this matter and we'll have another meeting to discuss it!' ’

In fact, when Mr. Zhu was discussing the expansion of the troops, He Zhengdao also hurried to Zhangjiakou, which had already been received, with Ye Jianying. There, he met with Zhou Enlai, who visited and inspected.

And the political commissar and political director who were originally sitting in the rear also arrived in Zhangjiakou with Zhou Enlai. After entering Zhangjiakou in a low-key manner, looking at He Zhengdao in this strong city, he also felt very good.

In order to ensure the security of Zhangjiakou, He Zhengdao also deployed a garrison brigade combat unit in Zhangjiakou. In this case, there is no problem in ensuring the safety of the Zhangjiakou area.

Zhou Enlai, who had been in Zhangjiakou for two days, also took the opportunity to offer condolences to some grassroots troops. The officers and men on the front line were undoubtedly very excited about his arrival. In any case, this is also the real head of the headquarters!

'Vice Chairman Zhou! Ho Zhengdao reports to you! ’

Looking at He Zhengdao, who saluted him, and Zhou Enlai, who greeted him with Chen Yun and others, he also saluted back: "Zhengdao, hard work." I haven't seen you for a while, and you seem to have lost a lot of weight. You should also take care of your body! ”

Regarding He Zhengdao's growth, Zhou Enlai also felt a little incredible. Once upon a time, He Zhengdao was just a company-level officer in the defense brigade. In just a few years, he became the most important member of the Eighth Route Army.

Not to mention his outstanding military achievements, even his reputation is also extremely prominent in China. It can be said that He Zhengdao has become a representative combat general of the Eighth Route Army in a certain sense. The most important thing is that He Zhengdao is not yet thirty years old!

I am afraid that there will be no few such young generals in the country and even the world. At least in Zhou Enlai's opinion, it may not be long before He Zhengdao is qualified to officially become one of the members of the Political Governance Bureau!

After shaking hands, He Zhengdao did not forget to shake hands with Chen Yun and others. It can be said that their leadership team still makes He Zhengdao very satisfied. After all, Chen Yun did a lot of help to the troops in the rear.

Whether it is the combat materials needed by the forward troops or the garrison troops receiving the various recovered places, Chen Yun and Tan Zhen are in charge. The work of the two in the rear is really not easy to say.

But for Chen Yun and Tan Zhen, they are also very happy to see the rapid development of the army and the expanding liberated areas. In their opinion, this is also an important achievement of their party and army!

The group arrived at the operational command room in the city, and Zhou Enlai also read out to He Zhengdao the commendation order of the Central Committee and the headquarters. Even if it was just a commendation order in the sense, it also made He Zhengdao feel warm in his heart.

inquired about the situation of Taizu, Mr. Zhu and others, and after learning that everything was fine, He Zhengdao was also much relieved. It's just that it didn't take long for Zhou Enlai to say something, but He Zhengdao's heart was shocked.

'Xiao He, if you have time in the near future, let's go back to Yan'an! ’

'What's wrong?' ’

He Zhengdao was really surprised that Zhou Enlai suddenly said that he would return to Yan'an. After all, the war is calming down at the moment. But no matter what, as the commander-in-chief of the front, he can't be too distracted!

'It's a good thing to let you go back!' I guess you don't know yet, right? Congratulations, you're going to be a father! ’

As soon as these words came out, He Zhengdao also felt his head buzz. looked at Zhou Enlai in disbelief, but after getting the other party's affirmative nod, He Zhengdao was also happy and stupid in his heart. He's got a baby!