On 1 May, Meng Qingshan convened a general meeting of the Anti-Japanese Federation to announce the latest orders for the next period of development and action of the various ministries.

Since the Japanese army basically captured the equipment of nearly one division in this battle, it was enough for the Anti-Japanese Federation to redress as a whole and reorganize the troops of a division. Therefore, as soon as he entered the headquarters, Meng Qingshan began to enter a tense busyness. The reorganization of the troops and the change of clothes all overwhelmed Meng Qingshan's shoulders at once, but fortunately, Zhou Bao and others studied it together.

In the end, it was studied by the Party Committee of the Northeast Military Region and reported to the Yan'an Military Commission for approval. It was decided to expand the cavalry regiment directly under the headquarters into a cavalry brigade, and at the same time, the establishment of two regiments was increased by five subordinate military subdivisions, and the establishment of five regiments in each military subdivision was the first regiment, the second regiment, the third regiment, the fourth regiment, and the fifth regiment.

After the reorganization, the entire Northeast Military Region has a total of four infantry divisions, one artillery division, cavalry brigade, guard brigade, rapid reaction brigade, air defense brigade, 25 infantry regiments of five sub-military regions, one training regiment, and one engineer regiment, with a total strength of more than 110,000 troops.

At this time, there were only more than 56,000 regular troops in the entire Anti-Japanese Federation, of which more than 10,000 were lying in hospitals, and even if the recruits recruited by the Anti-Japanese Federation in Qiqihar were added, it was less than 30,000 troops. The shortage of troops is 30,000. However, fortunately, at this time, the scope of the Anti-Japanese Federation's control was more than 30 counties, with a population of more than 3 million. And out of these 3 million people, recruiting 30,000 recruits is not a very difficult thing to do. More importantly, there are tens of thousands of troops in the entire base area in the militia and local garrison divisions alone.

That's it. From the time the order was given, it took less than a week. All the 30,000 troops that were short were recruited. Moreover, these 30,000 troops are all militia or garrison troops with basic training. Arguably. As long as it is equipped with good enough weapons and equipment, and with a little training, it will become a strong force.

After reorganization and rearmament, the ordinary infantry regiment of the Northeast Military Region has a regimental headquarters, a mortar company, a heavy artillery company, a heavy machine gun company, and a reconnaissance company under its jurisdiction. A guard company, a communications platoon, three infantry battalions. The total strength of the regiment was 2,200 men, including 1,200 Type 38 rifles, 44 light machine guns, 10 heavy machine guns, 12 mortars, two 75-mm infantry guns, and a radio station.

Meantime. The heavy artillery regiment of the artillery division is equipped with a battalion of 12 150-mm heavy guns, a battalion of 12 105-mm guns, a battalion of 20 75-mm field guns, a baggage battalion of 460 people. The regiment totaled 44 heavy guns. The artillery regiments under the divisions consist of a battalion of 6 37-mm rapid-fire guns, a battalion of 12 70mm infantry guns, and a battalion of 12 75mm mountain guns. A battalion of 6 75-mm field guns, a baggage battalion of 300 people. A total of 36 guns of various kinds.

So to speak, look at the entire Chinese army. Although the equipment of the Northeast Military Region is not as good as that of the descendants of the Central Army in Guannai. However, it can definitely be considered a first-class equipped army.

In order to better develop Meng Qingshan and Zhou Baozhong, after discussion, it was decided that Chen Hanzhang, commander of the First Division, would lead the troops to establish a base area in northern Harbin with Hailun as the center, gradually control Anda, Qinggang, Suihua, Qingcheng and other places, and block the upper reaches of the three rivers and the headquarters base camp. Zhang Yunzhi, commander of the Second Division, led the Second Division to stay in Tangyuan for development, and gradually infiltrated the areas of Yilan, Boli, Baoqing, and Mishan, to respond to the Fourth Military Region, and at the same time, to intercept the enemy from Jiamusi. Guo Bingxun, commander of the 3rd Division, led the 3rd Division to operate in Keshan and Kedong, accumulate strength, threaten Qiqihar in the south, gradually infiltrate Gannan and Honghualiangzi in the west, and respond to the 1st Military Region, and the commander of the 4th Division, Wang Wennian, stayed at Shengshan Fortress to defend against the enemy in Heihe, and responded to the 1st and 2nd Divisions, and the Rapid Reaction Brigade dived all the way south back to Changbai Mountain to restore the anti-Japanese base area in Changbai Mountain.

All ministries are required to actively undermine the puppet Manchurian regime when they go to the localities, conscientiously implement the policy of the anti-Japanese united front, unleash the masses, absorb the forces of all social strata to strengthen our party, gather and transform the puppet Manchurian army, integrate local anti-Japanese armed forces, resolutely crack down on the enemy, puppet, bandits, and bullies that harm the interests of the state and the nation, and the interests of the common people, and establish a democratic regime under the leadership of our party.

In the construction of base areas, they should resolutely rely on the poor peasants, unite with the enlightened gentry, win over landlords and businessmen, and implement the policies of reducing rents and interest rates, developing production, restoring the economy, developing education, and emancipating women; political departments at all levels should devote themselves to the work of building base areas, transforming the people's livelihood, and improving the social atmosphere with great enthusiasm and a high sense of responsibility, and build base areas into bastions of resistance against Japan, models of development, and backing of the army. It was a severe test for all commanders and fighters. It is necessary for us to make solid preparations, meticulously dispel the fear of difficulties and impatience among the troops, and make long-term plans.

Build the localities into strong anti-Japanese fortresses and train more combat-ready troops. When it is time to pull out the troops for training, they will resolutely fight them, and when it is time to grab the devil's supplies, they will take the initiative to mobilize the enemy's troops, organize small battles, and improve the lives of the troops. When the enemy attacks, we will carry forward our army's flexible and mobile strategy and tactics and, on the basis of preserving our own vital forces, resolutely destroy the enemy who is isolated and rashly advancing, and turn the base areas into the enemy's grave.

Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu demanded that the troops carry out training activities in strict accordance with the content standards of the training regulations, absolutely not position themselves as local guard units, and must maintain strong combat effectiveness, the quality of individual soldiers, the offensive and defensive tactics of battalions and companies, and the coordinated drills of infantry and artillery, and must practice repeatedly, so as to ensure that when an order is given, they will come as soon as they are called, and they will be able to fight and win in battle.

All regiments and divisions have set up new barracks, selected outstanding cadres to regularize and transform patriotic youths and the armed forces, and can train them for at least half a year before joining the regular troops. By the time of this autumn's harvest, the ministries are required to replenish their regular forces and to form no less than regular local armed forces and an equal number of militia guerrillas. This time we seized a large amount of supplies, and each unit left with two more guns and five base ammunition. The Rapid Reaction Brigade must bring enough food and ammunition, and the headquarters will not be able to support you for a long time, and everything will depend on you.

Meng Qingshan said: "The division of troops is the need for the development of the anti-Japanese situation, while the Japanese army is actively resting and preparing for war, and the strength is insufficient, we must seize the time to develop, once the Japanese army will come to its senses, we have won the support of the local people, established a stable rural government, enough to protect the main force and local troops, and hoarded enough supplies."

All ministries should rely on themselves and start from scratch, take root and sprout in the local area, thrive, and become the main force of the local anti-Japanese resistance, and become the backbone and protector of the local people. All ministries have been developing with peace of mind for a year, strengthening ties with each other, and working closely with local party organizations to build base areas well. When you are full of wings and strong strength, I will take you to counterattack the Japanese army, now we need to rest, after this operation, the strength of our army has been exposed, once the Japanese army is fully prepared, it must be with the mentality of victory, for the day of victory, I hope that all departments must seriously complete the tasks assigned to you by the headquarters, we have experienced a lot, I believe that no enemy and difficulties can intimidate us.

In the evening, Meng Qingshan sent away the rapid reaction brigade, the whole rapid reaction brigade accounted for half of the North Koreans, so it is also called the North Korean brigade, after bidding farewell to the reluctant Fang Zhensheng and Kim Il Sung, Meng Qingshan returned to the command to continue to discuss with Zhou Baozhong, Liu Yalou and others about the production and construction corps, when Meng Qingshan was preparing to form in the early stage, the Japanese army completely destroyed the formation plan with this encirclement and suppression, and now is the right time to open up the wasteland and farm, Meng Qingshan decided that he must hoard a lot of grain this year, and when the time comes, he can exchange weapons with Jiangbei, materials, machinery and equipment. (To be continued.) )