Chapter 808 The New Fourth Army Joins the War (Ask for Subscription!) ）

"The New Fourth Army...."

Facing the combat sand table in front of him, which lasted less than five seconds, the chairman and the commander-in-chief said their inner thoughts in unison. After saying that, the two of them smiled at each other in their hearts. Then the chairman spoke first.

"Comrade Jianying, in the recent period, is there any latest telegram about the New Fourth Army..."

"Yes...five days ago, I just received a report from the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army. Because it is about the reorganization of the troops and some issues about the war, they are not particularly important, so I will not hand them over to you for review..."Ye Jianying replied affirmatively.

As far as I know, since half a year ago, the New Fourth Army has begun to carry out unified reorganization and training of all armed forces in Anhui Province, including the Kuomintang troops left behind in Anhui. Half a year has passed, and now, it's time to see the effect. Comrade Jianying, immediately introduce to you the specific strength of the New Fourth Army and the specific establishment of all combat units, including their equipment..."

"Yes, Chair..."

As he spoke, Chief of Staff Ye Jianying had already sorted out all kinds of data in his mind, and then replied.

"According to the latest reorganization order of the Central Committee, the entire New Fourth Army completed its reorganization three months ago. After a thorough overhaul, the entire New Fourth Army had a total of six independent columns, one guard division directly under the military headquarters, and a total of 19 main combat divisions. In addition, the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army also has an artillery division, an engineer regiment, and a cavalry regiment directly under its jurisdiction....The total strength of the army has reached the scale of 150,000 people..."

"In terms of the combat effectiveness of the troops, because more than half of the troops of the New Fourth Army are directly integrated into the Kuomintang army and local armed forces, and these soldiers, before the reorganization, have undergone a lot of training and a certain amount of actual combat, plus several months of running-in training. So far, in terms of the combat effectiveness of the troops alone, the entire New Fourth Army has formed a combat strength for the most part, and it can participate in the battle at any time..."

"As for the armament of the troops, except for the two newly formed columns, that is, the fifth and sixth columns, which used the standard weapons of the Kuomintang army, the remaining troops all used captured and Japanese-style weapons from outside the Guan. In terms of heavy weapons, with the exception of one artillery regiment under each column and one mountain artillery battalion under each division. The artillery division directly under the military headquarters has a total of three heavy artillery regiments. Including a field artillery regiment, a heavy mountain artillery regiment, a large-caliber howitzer regiment......"

"Boss, I really didn't expect that it would take less than half a year. The New Fourth Army, under the command of Comrade Ye Ting, has developed to such a large scale. Now that we have gone through half a year of reorganization and training, it is now the turn of the New Fourth Army to go to the battlefield and test their specific combat effectiveness. The chairman asked.

"Chairman, if 150,000 New Fourth Army troops join the battlefield, the total strength of our army in the entire Central China region will directly increase dramatically to 400,000. With 400,000 elites, more than 200,000 little devils and more than 100,000 puppet army troops, if he can't win, Liu Hua's battles in the past few years will be in vain... I agree with the chairman's opinion and send the New Fourth Army to join the Central China Battlefield and cooperate with the East China Field Army to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese Central China Front...."The commander-in-chief replied affirmatively.

Since the completion of the reorganization of the New Fourth Army in Lingnan, Anhui, the commanders of various columns, including deputy commander Chen Yi, have begun to visit the small military headquarters one after another, as if they were visiting the door, to ask army commander Ye Ting whether the Central Military Commission has issued a combat mission. After several months of military training, when will the troops be able to go to the battlefield and fight the Japanese army with real swords and guns....

However, before receiving a specific combat order from the Central Military Commission, what Army Commander Ye Ting could answer was to let the troops train and continue training.

Having said that, Ye Ting, as the commander of the army, saw that the friendly and neighboring troops, especially the East China Field Army, under the command of Liu Hua, had achieved one catastrophe after another in the entire territory of Jiangsu, and in his heart, like everyone else, he was also very anxious.

According to the latest battle report issued by the Central Committee, the East China Field Army, which is active in Jiangsu, has successfully driven the Japanese Central China Front across the Yangtze River and confronted them across the river after continuous operations. However, our New Fourth Army can only conduct training in the base area, watching with bare eyes as friendly and neighboring troops win victory after victory on the battlefield without doing anything......" In front of the huge operational sand table, Zhang Yunyi, chief of staff of the New Fourth Army, spoke first. , In response to Chief of Staff Zhang Yunyi's rhetorical question, what Army Commander Ye Ting could do was to shake his head helplessly. Then, with a long sigh, he said.

"Chief of Staff, I'm also very anxious about this matter. If we don't go to the battlefield again, our old adversary, the Central China Front, will be annihilated in the hands of the East China Field Army sooner or later. When the time comes, Commander-in-Chief Liu of the East China Field Army may not even leave us a little bone slag. However, before I receive the combat order from the Central Military Commission, I can't just move the troops...."

For a while, the entire war room, as Commander Ye Ting's voice fell, immediately fell into a deathly silence. However, at this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps reached their ears. At the same time, the familiar voice and shadow of the communications staff of the military department also appeared in front of their eyes.

"The army commander, the chief of staff, the military commission's urgent telegram, it is a telegram written by Chairman Mao himself...."

"A telegram sent by the chairman himself...."The army commander Ye Ting immediately realized something. A smile also appeared on his face for the first time. Then, he asked excitedly.

"Yes, Commander...."

"Quick, send me a telegram..."After receiving the confirmed answer from the communications staff officer, Ye Ting could no longer hold back the anxiety in his heart. Dodged the telegram and began to skim quickly.

"Chief of Staff, really said Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive. Just now we were still saying that we had no task, but as soon as we finished speaking, the task of the central government was issued...."After reading the telegram, Commander Ye Ting said excitedly.

"Commander, what is the mission?"

"The decisive battle in Central China. The Central Military Commission has decided to transfer all the main forces of our New Fourth Army to work with the East China Field Army to launch an unprecedented strategic counteroffensive against the Japanese Central China Front, and to completely annihilate the Central China Front in one fell swoop. The entire Central China Front of the Japanese Army, more than 200,000 little devils, this time, some of them let us fight...."Army Commander Ye Ting replied in a good mood.

"Engage in a strategic decisive battle with the Japanese Central China Front. Great, if the following commanders know the news, they will definitely jump for joy...."Chief of Staff Zhang Yunyi's face was also shrouded in a thick smile for the first time.

After a short period of excitement, the faces of the two people slowly returned to the serious look they had just now. Army Commander Ye Ting was the first to speak: "Chief of Staff, this is the first large-scale battle in which I have participated since the completion of the reorganization of the New Fourth Army. In any case, we must display the prestige of our New Fourth Army and let the Central Military Commission see the concrete results of the reorganization and training of our New Fourth Army for half a year..."

"The army commander is right, we must use this battle to show the prestige of our New Fourth Army.," Chief of Staff Zhang Yunyi replied very approvingly.

After receiving the chief of staff's affirmative answer, Commander Ye Ting did not hesitate, and asked directly: "In this case, Chief of Staff, let's first discuss the specific list of troops participating in this battle and attack." After the return of the commissar and the deputy commander, the final decision will be made...."

According to the latest data received by the General Staff, among the six columns under the jurisdiction of our New Fourth Army, except for the fifth and sixth columns, which are newly formed columns, their combat effectiveness has not yet met the specified requirements. The remaining four main columns, including the guard division directly under the military headquarters, were all reorganized from the four detachments of the former New Fourth Army to supplement some veterans of the Nationalist Army, and there was no problem at all in terms of combat effectiveness.

"Well, as the saying goes, sharpening knives is not a mistake for woodcutters. This time, we, the New Fourth Army, must show our best demeanor to private individuals. According to the order of the Central Military Commission, in this decisive battle, our New Fourth Army will be divided into three operational clusters, which will be responsible for different combat tasks. Ye Ting replied affirmatively.

"My idea is this, with the first, second, and third columns, plus the guard divisions directly under the military headquarters, to form an operational group, which I and you personally command, with the fastest marching speed, rush to the area of Zhenjiang and Nanjing, and cooperate with the East China Field Army to eliminate the main force of the Japanese Central China Front."

"With the fourth and fifth columns, plus the artillery divisions directly under the military headquarters, an operational cluster is formed, which is commanded by the deputy commander. From the base area, they attacked to the southwest, took advantage of the situation to expand the base area, and trapped their activities in two places with the Japanese and Japanese Central China Front forces in the Hunan and Hubei areas. Prevent it from returning to Nanjing, which will cause trouble for our main forces. ”

"The sixth column should form an operational group, including all the local armed forces in the base area, under the command of the political commissar, and stay in the base area to ensure the security of the entire base area and the logistical supply of all combat units on the front line during the campaign...."

"Of course, this is only my preliminary assumption, and the specific situation must be agreed by the political commissar and Deputy Commander Chen...."

"Commander, this idea, in my opinion, is already the best. I believe that the political commissar and the deputy commander will definitely agree...."Zhang Yunyi replied affirmatively.

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Chapter 808: The New Fourth Army Enters the War.

Chapter 808 The New Fourth Army's participation in the war was caused by,