"Yes, this time, we Reading, after half a month of fighting, really came back with a full load....However, after this half a month of fighting, I only had less than a few nights of rest. Now the whole person can be said to be physically and mentally exhausted, and after returning to the base area, he must have a good rest for at least a week..."Chief of Staff Li Qing responded with a smile... Entering Ezhou City, because in North China, all the troops of the Eighth Route Army who were responsible for transporting supplies had arrived. Therefore, the various materials hoarded in the city are becoming less and less under the transportation of various troops. Finally, when Liu Hua and others stayed in Ezhou City for half a month.

Similarly, a division of the Chinese army that reinforced Tianjin City, because a large number of reinforcements from the Kwantung Army were continuously transported to the Pingjin area, and the problems in front of the little devils were also solved. As a result, the little devils who had already freed up their hands had already begun to launch the first counteroffensive offensive in half a month against Ezhou, which had hoarded a large number of strategic materials. Commander Liu Hua had already withdrawn from Ezhou City with all the remaining supplies in the city and under the protection of a large number of troops.

Of course, in the face of a single man, Ezhou City, which has an important strategic position. Although Liu Hua knew that under the heavy attack of the Yue army, it was a matter of time before the Yue army re-occupied. However, Liu Hua still left the strength of the main force and asked the troops to take the initiative to retreat after inflicting a large number of casualties on the army in Ezhou City....

In the blink of an eye, the Pingjin Campaign had ended, and it had been a month since Commander Liu Hua returned to the base area. After such a long period of transshipment and distribution, a large number of strategic materials seized in the Pingjin area have all reached the various units of the Eighth Route Army. With a large number of weapons and ammunition, the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army in the entire North China region has been invisibly raised by at least several grades.

With the renewal of a large number of weapons, the number of heavy weapons equipped with the troops has increased. Coupled with the abundant ammunition of the troops and the high morale of the soldiers, the commanders at all levels of the Eighth Route Army, under the encouragement of the soldiers, could not suppress the desire to fight. What's more, at this moment, because the North China Garrison Headquarters was wiped out by the Reading Division, the suicide of the commander, General Tada Jun, spread throughout North China. The morale of the troops, who had stuck to various traffic points, had a great impact.

In the face of such a good fighter, everyone did not let go of this opportunity, and once again launched a large-scale counterattack against the remaining puppet army strongholds in the entire North China region... As a result, the entire North China region, under the counteroffensive of the Eighth Route Army in various places, once again ignited the flames of war in the sky. However, the Reading Force, who returned to the base area, did not join in this counterattack. Instead, in the sound of the command's order, he joined in the training and recuperation... Of course, Liu Hua, as the commander of the entire military region, has no extra experience to manage the whole training of the troops and the training of new recruits. At this moment, after half a month's rest, Commander Liu Hua has once again recovered his previous spirit. Every morning, I came to the war room of the military region headquarters on time, and according to the various information received by the intelligence department, I analyzed the specific layout of the enemy and us in the entire North China region in front of a huge combat sand table in the war room, and laid out the next action plan for my reading division....

"Commander, I have just received a telegram from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, in the 115th Division's half-month-long counteroffensive, the entire Shandong region, except for the four important communication points and Jinan City, the remaining vast area has been completely occupied by our army. It can be said that at this moment, the entire Shandong Province is already the world of our Eighth Route Army. As for the several transportation arteries and Jinan City that the army is trapped in, they have been surrounded by our army's heavy troops, and they may fall into a situation of running out of ammunition and food at any time...."Chief of Staff Li Qing, holding a telegram, came to the war room and said... With Li Qing, the chief of staff, he handed the telegram in his hand to an operational staff officer beside him. Immediately, several operational staff officers, according to the specific contents of the telegram, were busy on the huge combat sand table in North China in front of them. The sun flags planted in various county towns in Shandong Province were pulled out one after another by these operational staff officers and replaced with small red flags symbolizing our army..."Commander, according to the contents of the telegram, the situation between the enemy and us in the entire North China region has been completely arranged...."After 10 minutes of busyness, an operational staff officer ran to the face of several people. Commander Liu Hua replied cleanly, "Political commissar, Lao Li." Let's go, let's take a look, look at the entire North China region, the new force deployment of the enemy and our army..."Liu Hua nodded, and the first one walked towards the huge combat sand table in the war room... Looking at the combat sand table for the first time, Commander Liu Hua's first feeling was. The entire surface of the sand table is almost completely covered by small red red flags. And in this red sea, there are a few scattered stars, symbolizing the sun flag of the little devil. And these sun flags are like a flat boat in the red ocean, and there is a danger that they may capsize at any time....Seeing the layout of the enemy and us on the combat sand table in front of them, not only the commander Liu Hua, but also the political commissar and the chief of staff behind him, their whole faces were invisible, showing a trace of excitement..."Commander, I can't believe my eyes, the entire North China region, in just one month, has become the world of our Eighth Route Army....I think back then, our Eighth Route Army faced the encirclement and suppression of the Yue Army. All day long, we are hiding in the province of Tibet, and we are afraid that the little devils will wipe out all our limited family resources. Today, the little devils in North China are like lost dogs, beaten by us. All day long, I only dared to cower in my own barracks, waiting for the arrival of the rescue force...."Political Commissar Luo Ronghua couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and said excitedly to Liu Hua, the commander beside him.

"Well, I can't imagine it. To be honest, in my heart, it will take at least three years of development for the entire North China region to become what it is now. However, the all-out war of resistance has just gone through less than three years, and the entire North China region has become the world of our Eighth Route Army. What is even more gratifying is that because of the capture of a large number of war materials, the number of regular troops of the Eighth Route Army in the entire North China region is about to exceed one million...."Liu Hua nodded and said thoughtfully.

"Yes, Commander, Commissar. In a short period of time, as long as the North China garrison army of the little devils did not concentrate enough troops, they would not have the ability to launch a new offensive in North China. Judging from the current deployment of troops on the entire Chinese battlefield, it is almost impossible to gather more than 100,000 troops in the shortest possible time. Therefore, I think that at least in half a year, the entire North China region will soon be the world of our Eighth Route Army..."Chief of Staff Li Qingdao.

"Half a year is enough. With half a year's time, I believe that the entire North China region, under the governance of our people, will have a very great development in any aspect. At that time, the little devil was not facing the scattered North China region, but a North China region operated by our Eighth Route Army like an iron bucket. Coupled with half a year of training, the combat effectiveness of nearly one million troops of our Eighth Route Army will definitely be raised by several grades. When the time comes, even if the army gathers 100,000 troops, with the close cooperation of the Eighth Route Army in various parts of our country, it will not be able to gain any benefits...."Zhang Hua said affirmatively, breaking the future of North China with a look of confidence..."Commander, do you mean that the entire North China region will be the world of our Eighth Route Army in the future?" Political Commissar Luo Ronghuang widened his eyes and asked in disbelief, "Well, as long as there are no accidents, this may account for 80 percent....You can think about it, after the troops of the Eighth Route Army in various places replenish a large amount of materials and ammunition from our army in this firefight, there will be no shortage of weapons and ammunition for at least a year." With weapons and ammunition, the combat effectiveness of the troops, with the training of a large number of veterans, is very possible. At that time, one million elite troops of the Eighth Route Army, with the cooperation of a large number of artillery, relied on the favorable terrain around North China. You say, what advantage can the little devil take advantage of..."Liu Hua nodded and said affirmatively.

"However, the commissar, the chief of staff. These things, so far, are things that the central government needs to consider. And what we need to consider now is that with the whole of North China being wiped out in large numbers, there will be no more major wars in the whole of North China for a period of time to come. And our reading division has such good equipment, coupled with the strong combat effectiveness of the troops, Tianwo is training in the base area, and if we don't fight the little devils, the combat effectiveness of the troops will definitely be greatly affected for a long time. After all, if the troops have not been in battle for a long time, their combat effectiveness will slowly degrade..."Commander Liu Hua continued....

"I feel the same way. After a month of retraining and a large number of new recruits, the combat effectiveness of all units has returned to its pre-war state. As for the replenishment, among the large number of recruits left, in addition to being replenished to various logistics departments. We have also formed three brigades of 6,000 recruits based on field hospitals, which have completely recovered nearly 1,000 seriously wounded people. Although, the strength and equipment of the troops have been fully completed, and they have undergone a certain amount of training. However, as long as these three infantry brigades have not been on the battlefield and have really seen blood, it is impossible for the entire unit to become a real elite unit. Therefore, I completely agree with the commander's opinion and find a way to get these recruits on the battlefield...."Li Qingdao, chief of staff, who is in charge of the training of nearly 20,000 recruits.

"Commander, you mean, march into the three northeastern provinces?" Regarding Liu Hua's words, political commissar Luo Ronghuan immediately fell into deep thought. As soon as Chief of Staff Li Qing's words were finished, Luo Ronghuan opened his mouth and said, "Hehe, those who know me, the political commissar too." It is to march into the Northeast. Judging from the current situation, it is certainly impossible for our army to move south. After all, there is a Yangtze River in front of us, and if we can't solve the problem of the navy and air force of the little devils, a large-scale southward movement of troops is tantamount to sending them to death. What's more, our current development momentum has scared someone in Yucheng. At this moment, we must not push Chiang Kai-shek's bottom line, otherwise, maybe this Chiang Kai-shek will do something that surprises us. Therefore, at present, the only place where there are little devils who can allow us to conduct operations is only the three northeastern provinces...."Liu Huadao..."Commander, I want to enter the northeast according to your vision, there should be more than these two reasons!" Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan looked in front of him, staring at the commander of the northeast on the map with a pair of eyes, and said with a smile..."Well, there is indeed another important reason. The entire northeast region has been in operation for almost 10 years, and to a certain extent, the three northeastern provinces have become another logistics base for the army in addition to the country. In the Northeast, there is not only the vast Northeast Plain, but also the top production area in China. More importantly, in the Northeast, a large number of heavy industries have developed. And these heavy industries are what our Eighth Route Army lacks the most after occupying North China so far... Therefore, if we want the Eighth Route Army to develop and grow, march into the northeast, and occupy the entire heavy industry base in the northeast, it is imperative..."Commander Zhang Hua sorted out the thoughts in his mind and said with an affirmative face.

"Yes, although the entire North China region is basically occupied by our army. However, according to the information sent from various places, there is basically no heavy industry in the whole of North China. So far, our Eighth Route Army troops, except for food, military uniforms, and a small amount of bullets, grenades, and small-caliber mortar shells, can be self-sufficient, and the remaining weapons and ammunition basically rely on capture. And if the army wants to develop in a long-term direction, it is absolutely impossible without heavy industry..."Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan, with a sudden realization on his face, said to Commander Liu Hua with a smile....

"However, the commander, the political commissar, attacking the northeast region will play a very huge role in the future development of our Eighth Route Army. More importantly, this is also the development plan that we readers have long formulated, and it has been recognized by the central government. However, the entire Northeast region, after all, is entrenched in the Kwantung Army, the most elite of the Japanese Army, a whole million Kwantung Army troops. If we don't make adequate preparations, it will be tantamount to a sheep falling into the mouth of a tiger..."Chief of Staff Li Qing had already put away the smile on his face, pointed to the three huge northeastern provinces on the sand table, and analyzed with a frown.

"No matter how difficult it is, we have to get on it. There are no conditions, we can create conditions. In any case, we scholars must not disappoint the expectations of the Party Central Committee. Therefore, in the near future, one of the most important issues for your staff is to draw up an operational plan for advancing into the northeast. However, I can remind you that in the face of the terrible situation in North China, the easiest way to change the current situation in the country is to transfer troops from the Kwantung Army. And this may be the best time for us to send troops...."Commander Liu Hua's face showed a rare resolute look, and he ordered without any conditions.

"Yes, Commander, the General Staff guarantees the completion of the mission...", the order was heard that no changes could be made. The chief of staff no longer hesitated and replied in the affirmative.

Looking at Li Qing, the chief of staff in front of him, and seeing that the day was getting closer and closer to the outbreak of the Pacific War, the corners of Liu Hua's mouth slowly showed a smile. Because he believed that as long as there was a perfect battle plan and the outbreak of the Pacific War, the army would be able to increase its troops in the Pacific at this favorable time. Liu Hua believes that with nearly 100,000 elite divisions in his hands, he will definitely be able to open up a new situation of resistance in the northeast region.

However, regarding the Pacific War of his unpredictable prophet, Liu Hua did not say it rashly. Just after giving Chief of Staff Li Qing an encouraging look, he took the political commissar Luo Ronghuan and left the war room.

Of course, what Liu Hua wanted to get, the central government in Yan'an also saw the bottleneck of the current development of the Eighth Route Army. With the liberation of county towns in the entire North China region one after another, the entire Eighth Route Army basically had no war in the next period of time.

And letting nearly one million troops of the Eighth Route Army, especially the elite reading divisions, become decorations like this, and train troops every day in North China, this is obviously not the result that everyone wants to see. As a result, the battle plan for the Reading Division's march into the Northeast, which had already been known to the Central Committee for a long time, was once again shaved out by everyone... In particular, Mr. Zhu, as the commander-in-chief, saw that the situation of the Eighth Route Army was getting better and better, and shouted in front of the chairman every day, asking the reading division to march into the northeast....

On the issue of reading the division marching into the northeast, several members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee have already held a meeting and made a unified opinion. Therefore, for every proposal of the commander-in-chief, the chairman agreed with a smile on his face. However, what puzzled the commander-in-chief was that although the chairman and Vice Chairman Zhou agreed to his proposal every day. However, half a month has passed, and there is still not a single Politburo meeting to discuss the campaign plan for the Reader's march into the Northeast....

Slowly, the commander-in-chief began to get anxious. Today, the boss, who had not received any news, couldn't bear it anymore and hurried to the chairman's office and asked the chairman to give himself a reasonable explanation: "Chairman, judging from the current new situation in North China, it is only a matter of time before we occupy the entire North China region. And Shanxi Province, where the reading division is located, will definitely be the rear of our Eighth Route Army in the future, and there will be no major war at all. In the face of such a strong combat effectiveness of the strategic forces, can we just watch them train in Shanxi every day, leaving the northeast region alone, and a large number of little devils not fighting? ”

(To be continued)