"Commander, don't worry, Commander Wang has created a miracle for us, and I believe that Commander Gao can also create a miracle for us. This time, the little devil's 109th Division must have the same fate as their 14th Division..."With the victory of the 14th Division, the 14th Division was completely annihilated. At this moment, Luo Ronghuan, the political commissar, is already full of confidence in the combat effectiveness of his troops.

Sure enough, on the third day after receiving the good news from the third district, the good news from the second division came one after another. Because of the good news two days ago, after learning the news of the 109th Division of the All-Annihilation Army, Commander Liu Hua and Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan did not show any special excitement. However, after reading the specific contents of the telegram, there were two important pieces of news that shocked and thrilled them.

"Commander, I can't believe that the Guards Brigade actually captured the commander of the Little Devil Division... My god, a lieutenant general, two major generals, four big generals....all the senior commanders of the 109th Division of the little devil have all been captured, and if the emperor of the army knows about this, he will definitely vomit blood in anger. After reading the contents of the telegram, the commissar exclaimed in disbelief.

As for the reason for the exclamation, it is very simple, because since the army joined the army, it has been cultivated by the spirit of bushido for a long time, and it is almost unyielding on the battlefield, even if it is an ordinary soldier, it is even more difficult... As for the capture of officers above the rank of junior commander of the army, there has hardly been a case since the Anti-Japanese War, let alone the capture of a general. And now, his own reading division has captured three generals and four big generals at one time... Luo Ronghuan believes that if this shocking news is reported, he will once again become the focus of attention of the Chinese people. Of course, it will also become the target of the army's key strikes....

"Commissar, there is another news that shocks me very much, and that is the combat effectiveness of our guard brigade. Fighting with the same number of little devils with bayonets, not only did they not fail, but with less than 2,000 casualties, they were killed by 4,000 little devils in the army. This is enough to show that the combat effectiveness of our guard brigade can already be compared with the same number of little devils under certain conditions..."Commander Liu Hua said what made him feel excited..."Commander, political commissar, now the two main divisions and regiments that have invaded our base area have been completely wiped out. You see, do you immediately report to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the Central Military Commission, so that the people of the whole country know that our reading division has once again achieved a great victory..."When the two of them were excited, Chief of Staff Li Qing reminded him very appropriately... After listening to the reminder of the chief of staff, Liu Hua immediately raised his head, and there was a hint of sharpness in his eyes: "Yes, what the chief of staff said is right, immediately report to the headquarters and the Central Military Commission, so that the chairman and they are also happy." By the way, don't forget to send a telegram to Chairman Chiang in Yucheng, although we are not the same as him. However, in terms of propaganda, the Kuomintang is after all a little stronger than us [***]. We can use the various newspapers in Chiang Kai-shek's hands to further expand the influence of our Eighth Route Army in the hearts of the common people. Let those warlords around the base know that we are not easy to mess with, and as long as they dare to come, we will eat all their scum..."

"Lao Li, I agree with the commander's intention to send a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek in Yucheng to report the success of our reading division. At the same time, it also let Chiang Kai-shek understand the real combat effectiveness of our readers. When he has any thoughts about us in the future, he will have to take care of our combat effectiveness and see if he has the ability to call us out again. Luo Ronghuan, a political commissar who has been engaged in political work all year round, immediately understood the meaning of Commander Liu Hua's words and agreed affirmatively.

"Yes, Commander, Commissar, I'll send the report at once," replied the Chief of Staff in a loud voice.

Less than an hour after the chief of staff left, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the Central Military Commission in Yan'an received a telegram from the reading division at the same time... In the face of the fact that the Reading Force Division once again achieved the total annihilation of the two main divisions of the army, and successfully achieved the great victory of the anti-encirclement and suppression. While shocked, the head of the headquarters immediately reported the results of the reading division to the whole army, and at the first time, sent a commendation telegram to the reading division... However, there are three people who are far away in Yan'an, the chairman and the commander-in-chief, and Vice Chairman Zhou. After reading the telegram, while shocked, the three of them immediately came to the cave where the war room of the Military Commission was located. The three of them closed the door tightly and began to secretly discuss the results and impact of the Reader's battle in the war room..."Chairman, I really didn't expect that the combat effectiveness of the Reader's division would be so strong now. In less than a few days, the two divisions of the army were completely annihilated....The two main divisions and regiments were almost 50,000 well-equipped little devils. This is unbelievable, if it weren't for the signatures of Zhang Hua and Luo Ronghuan and the results of the capture of the commander of the military division, I would have doubted the truth of this telegram..."The commander-in-chief spoke first.

"Yes, Chairman, I think at the beginning, in the Battle of Nanjing, the Battle of Wuhan. The Kuomintang gathered hundreds of thousands of elite [***] troops, and they did not destroy so many troops when they were erected. In less than a few days, one of our reading divisions completely annihilated two divisions and captured a large number of high-ranking officers of the Chinese army. More importantly, it also dealt heavy damage to the two air brigades that the army came to reinforce them, and shot down a total of 34 little devil planes before and after, which dealt a good blow to the arrogance of the little devil planes..."Vice Chairman Zhou followed closely behind the commander-in-chief and said with the same shocked face.

"Enlai, boss, don't patronize and ask me, I think in front of a few of us who also want to call Liu Hua out, I would like to ask about the combat effectiveness of the current reading division and the entire battle process... Since the reorganization of the army, we have not seen this Liu Hua for several years, but he has always been our [***] lucky general, and this has not changed..."The chairman said.

"Chairman, this is simple... I immediately sent a telegram to Liu Hua, asking him to report the current establishment of the reading force to the Central Committee in the shortest possible time for our reference. "Before the chairman and Vice Chairman Zhou could react, the commander-in-chief hurriedly pushed open the door of the war room and ran out with an anxious face..."This boss is the commander-in-chief, and he is still in such a hurry..."Looking at the boss who rushed out of the war room quickly, the chairman couldn't help but smile and said..."Chairman, this is the boss's happiness... Our Eighth Route Army has produced such an elite army that can fight, if it were me, I would be so happy... Chairman, although we don't know the specific establishment of the reading division, if nothing else, the number of reading teachers should be around 100,000, do you have any thoughts on the future of the reading division..."Looking at the departing commander-in-chief, Vice Chairman Zhou also smiled. Then, facing the chairman in front of him, he raised a question related to the future of the reading division..."Enlai, let me think about it..."As he spoke, the chairman took a hard breath, the cigarette that came with the last time the reading division guard regiment handed over the trophies, and after thinking quietly for half a minute, he said: "If the reading division really has 100,000 elite divisions, coupled with their combat effectiveness, and then continue to be placed in Shanxi Province, where there are no more little devils, it is obviously very inappropriate." In several other provinces in North China, the various units of our army have basically gained a firm foothold, and the troops are constantly growing and developing. ”

"Chairman, according to your thoughts, there are only two directions for the reading division at present..."After speaking, Vice Chairman Zhou's hands pointed to the southern region and the three northeastern provinces that have been occupied by the army for more than ten years... Looking at the two places on Vice Chairman Zhou's fingers, the chairman nodded thoughtfully, and then quickly shook his head: "Enlai, the south is definitely not good, it is Chiang Kai-shek's territory, if we go, maybe we will really turn against Chiang Kai-shek." Judging from the current situation, this is very unfavorable to the entire war of resistance. Now the only place to go is the Northeast..."

And just as the two of them were in the quiet war room, discussing the future of the reader, a rush of footsteps came from outside the door. Immediately afterwards, I saw the commander-in-chief walking in with a telegram on his face with a smile on his face..."Chairman, Enlai, guess how many troops this Liu Hua has in his hands now." Seeing the two people staring at him, the commander-in-chief who walked into the war room did not have any politeness, sat directly on the stool, and asked with a smile on his face.

"Boss, don't sell it, Enlai and I are waiting for you to answer?" The Chair said.

"Since the chairman has spoken, then you will listen well, I will now inform you of the current establishment of the Reading Division: According to the report of Liu Hua, the commander of the Reading Division, the Reading Division now has a total of three military subdivisions, each military division has three main regiments, three new regiments, three reading regiments, one engineer regiment, one guard regiment, one special service regiment, one artillery regiment, one cavalry regiment directly under the division, and other directly subordinate troops, with a total strength of about 30,000 people. The sum of the three military divisions alone is a full 90,000 troops..."But before the commander-in-chief could finish speaking, Vice Chairman Zhou couldn't help but interrupt and said.

"Oh my god, so many troops... He Liu Hua is really enough, this is the time to commemorate, I really don't know where he got so much equipment from. Every military subdivision actually formed an artillery regiment, a cavalry regiment ...

"Don't be surprised, Chairman, what else?" Looking at the expressions of the two men, the commander-in-chief smiled. Because when I got the telegram just now, I had the same expression. "In addition to the three military divisions, the Reading Division also has several units directly under it, including a 15,000-strong direct column, a 6,000-strong guard brigade, a 4,000-strong armored brigade, a 4,000-strong air defense brigade, a 4,000-strong heavy artillery brigade, a 3,000-strong cavalry brigade, a 2,000-man engineer brigade, a 1,000-man arsenal, and a 1,000-man special operations brigade. More than 40,000 people in total. In addition, in their headquarters, there is a recruit training camp of more than 20,000 people, which is specially responsible for providing recruits to the main force..."In the stunned eyes of the two people in front of him, the commander-in-chief slowly put down the telegram in his hand..."My mother, the whole 150,000 main force. Boss, you slap me in the face and see if I'm dreaming. In the hands of our Eighth Route Army, there is such an elite division, a full 150,000 army..."Vice Chairman Zhou said with a shocked face.

"Enlai, don't get excited too soon, I'm informing you about the heavy equipment that the Reader has now. According to the reports of Liu Hua and Luo Ronghuan, there are now a total of 36 tanks and armored vehicles of various types and more than 300 trucks of various types. As for artillery, it was even more: heavy guns of more than 105 mm, about 80 or so. 75mm field guns and mountain guns, that is countless, there are hundreds. As for other mortars and infantry guns, they can basically be equipped to the regimental and battalion level ... In addition, there were 48 anti-aircraft guns of various kinds, almost two hundred anti-aircraft machine guns...", the commander-in-chief continued.

"I really didn't expect that the current Reading Force Division not only has an army of 150,000, but more importantly, they are well-equipped and have sufficient ammunition. Boss, what do you think of the current readers? With an army of 150,000 troops, it is no wonder that this Liu Hua had the courage to fight hard with the two field divisions of the Yue Army, and he also won the battle. After half a minute of silence in the entire war room, the Chairman slowly reacted from his shock and asked the Commander-in-Chief with a calm face in front of him..."Chairman, to tell you the truth, until I saw this telegram, I had always put the Reading Division on an equal footing with our other three main divisions. But now I've changed my mind. The current Reading Division, in terms of troops, equipment and combat effectiveness, is the most powerful unit of our Eighth Route Army, and it can be said that it is the main force among the main forces of our Eighth Route Army. With the existence of readers, we [***] people in the country have a greater right to speak. Therefore, I believe that we can now regard the Reading Division as our Eighth Route Army, a strategic force directly under the Central Military Commission. "The commander-in-chief once again looked at the figures on the telegram and said with certainty what he was thinking..."The strategic forces directly under the Central Military Commission... Okay, Enlai, I think the boss's proposal is very good... Now in North China, with the other three main divisions of our Eighth Route Army, it is enough to suppress the formation. Upgrading the Reading Division to a strategic force directly under the Central Military Commission will allow the 150,000-strong army to play a greater role in the course of the War of Resistance Against Japan. At the same time, we can also ask the Reading Force Division to open up a new base for us..."The chairman nodded affirmatively and said, "Chairman, you mean to hand over the entire North China region, including the Shanxi Military Region, to the other three main divisions. Then the reading division was transferred out as a strategic force directly under the central government... It's just that, Chairman, such a large-scale force, regardless of where it is placed, will cause a big wave ... Where does the chairman want the reader to continue to develop..."Vice Chairman Zhou also nodded approvingly and continued to ask.

"Boss, among the three of us, you are the commander-in-chief of our Eighth Route Army, and you have the most say in this regard, tell me what you think..."The chairman looked in front of him, and the commander-in-chief, who was looking at the map and fell into deep thought, asked.

"I don't know if you still remember that a year ago, Liu Hua, the head of the reading division, handed us a report on the development direction of the reading division. In it, Liu Hua clearly proposed that after our army stabilized North China, it could go directly north and march into the northeast... The three northeastern provinces have been colonized by little devils for more than ten years, and only the Anti-Japanese Federation led by our party is still fighting a hard struggle. More importantly, there was no Kuomintang strength there. As long as we can build a base in the northeast, we can build it into a place that is completely ours. When the time comes, after the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, we will be able to get a very stable logistics base..."The commander-in-chief pointed to the three northeastern provinces on the map and said affirmatively.

"Well said, everyone who understands knows that after the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in the future, we and the Kuomintang will have a battle sooner or later, so we must prepare in advance now. What the boss means is what I mean, and we will choose the Northeast... I believe that as long as we put the 150,000 troops of the Reading Force Division in any corner of the Northeast, we will have the ability to maneuver around and open up the situation in the Northeast. When the time comes, the Reading Force Division and the tens of thousands of troops of the Anti-Japanese Federation will be enough to open up a new anti-Japanese situation in the Northeast..."The chairman clenched his fist and slammed it on the table in front of him, and said with a face.

"Chairman, CEO, I absolutely support your opinions. I agree to let the Reading Division march into the Northeast, create a new situation of the War of Resistance in the Northeast with the Anti-Japanese Federation, and strive to lay a new world in the Northeast..."After listening to the opinions of the two, Vice Chairman Zhou also said with an affirmative face.

Eventually, after the secret deliberations of the three minds, a telegram was drafted about the future direction of the reader. At the same time, the content of the direct transfer of the reading division system to the Central Military Commission as a strategic force directly under the Central Military Commission also appeared in the telegram. Of course, the specific time for the reader to enter the northeast depends on the specific situation, and there is no clear provision in the telegram, but only the future development direction of the reader.

After the three of them signed the telegram one by one, the telegram was handed over to Vice Chairman Zhou, who personally went to the secret telegram office to send the telegram to Liu Hua, the head of the reading division, in the form of an encrypted telegram... It was only at this moment that the future direction of the reader was determined. At the same time, as the division commander, Liu Hua's status in the central government has also been raised, and he is no lower than any of the other three main divisions.

(To be continued)