"Okay, Division Commander Liu, Chief of Staff Li. I couldn't believe my eyes if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. You are so easy to be in Yan Xishan's hands, and so many weapons and ammunition have been seized, I am really convinced by your reading force now, I can't believe that these data are true" After reading the list in his hand, although Li Fuchun has always been in the central management of the economy and logistics, he has read countless data lists. But he was still taken aback by the number in front of him, and said with excitement on his face.

"Minister Li, you just came to our teacher and don't know the specific situation yet. After a long time, when you go to the logistics warehouse of our reading division, you will feel that these weapons and ammunition are nothing? Seeing Li Fuchun, whose face was full of shock, Chief of Staff Li Qing smiled and explained.

"Chief of Staff Li, Division Commander Liu, what do you mean" Li Fuchun asked with a frown and a puzzled face.

"Minister Li, when we return to Taiyuan City, Comrade Wang Daoguang, our logistics chief, you will know what the chief of staff means. Chief of Staff, now that the problem of the Jin Sui Army has been solved, we should also go back. Shen Qinghua was ordered to stay with a brigade and serve as a guard in the Jinnan area until reinforcements arrived. The rest of the troops will return to Taiyuan with us. The entire Shanxi Province has been occupied by us for such a long time, and it should be sorted out properly," Liu Hua explained with a smile, ordering to Li Qing, the chief of staff in front of him.

"Yes, division commander" In this way, the two brigades of the directly subordinate column and nearly 10,000 recruits, with a large number of weapons and ammunition, slowly drove towards Taiyuan City. As the various units returned to their stations, Liu Hua, as the division commander, also began to slowly get in touch with various things in the base area. However, the most troublesome thing facing Liu Hua at present is the issue of the allocation of local cadres in various parts of Shanxi Province that have just been liberated.

At this time, because the speed of the reader's occupation of various places was very fast, coupled with the vast area of the entire Shanxi Province, it far exceeded the original control of the reader. Therefore, the reserve of local cadres is very insufficient. Therefore, in many places, underground party leaders from all over the country temporarily serve as local cadres. However, such a part-time job can't last long after all.

However, just when Liu Huazhou frowned and thought about the solution. A telegram sent by the central government helped Liu Hua in a timely manner and solved a series of problems faced by Liu Hua.

"Division Commander, Political Commissar, Minister Li, Central Telegraph. Is it about the creation of military districts? Just when a few people were frowning, discussing how to distribute the hundreds of local cadres led by Minister Li Fuchun. Li Qing, the chief of staff, hurriedly rushed into the headquarters with a telegram.

"What? Creation of military districts. Haha, this telegram from the Military Commission is really timely. We're worrying about this matter now, but I didn't expect the Military Commission to solve it for me so quickly. Hurry up, Chief of Staff, hurry up and read the contents of the telegram to us" After listening to the words of the Chief of Staff, seeing Li Qing, who was already smiling at this time, Liu Hua also ordered with excitement on his face.

"Yes, division commander, political commissar, Minister Li. The central authorities sent a telegram saying that in order to better develop Shanxi Province, the entire Shanxi Province will be completely turned into the rear base of our Eighth Route Army. After discussions by the Central Military Commission, it was decided to establish the Shanxi Military Region. At the same time, in order to give better play to the strength of the Shanxi Military Region, the Shanxi Military Region is under the dual direct jurisdiction of the Military Commission and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters. At the same time, the Central Military Commission studied and decided that the newly established Shanxi Military Region should include Comrade Liu Hua, commander of the military region, Comrade Luo Ronghuan, political commissar, and Comrade Li Qing, chief of staff. Comrade Li Fuchun, chairman of the political axe of the military region, as for the other departments, they are directly composed of the former Reading Force Division Headquarters," Li Qing, chief of staff, read the contents of the rectification report with excitement on his face.

As soon as Li Qing's words were finished, there was a burst of warm applause in the entire command center. Whether it is Liu Hua, who has just been appointed commander of the military region, or a group of busy staff officers at all levels in the headquarters. At the same time, they all stopped what they were doing and applauded excitedly.

"Congratulations, Commander. From today onwards, our Shanxi Military Region will be officially established" As the applause slowly stopped, political commissar Luo Ronghuan said with a smile on his partner Liu Hua, who was still stunned and did not react from the shock.

"Hehe, political commissar, rejoice, rejoice. However, this telegram has reduced our burden a lot. Chairman Li, now all the matters concerning the appointment of local cadres will be handed over to you, hehe" Liu Hua, who reacted from the shock, immediately said with a smile. At the same time, he said to Li Fuchun, who was also shocked in front of him.

"Ah, commander, political commissar, you can't do this" Seeing Liu Hua with a sly smile on his face, Li Fuchun shook his head speechlessly while being surprised.

"Comrades. I think everyone should have heard the content of the telegram just now. From now on, our headquarters will officially become the headquarters of the Shanxi Military Region. This also tells us that the burden on our shoulders is getting heavier and heavier. Because, in the whole Shanxi Province, tens of millions of people are looking at us. Therefore, I hope that in the future fighting life, we will work harder and never fail to live up to the trust of the Party Central Committee in us" After a few jokes, Liu Hua stood in front of everyone and said loudly.

"Papapa" was another round of warm applause, responding to Liu Hua's speech

An hour later, Liu Hua, the newly appointed commander of the military region, Luo Ronghuan, political commissar, Li Qing, chief of staff, and Li Fuchun, chairman of the political axe, gathered in a small conference room next to the command room amid Liu Hua's order. After ordering the guards to stay at the door of the conference room and not to allow anyone to approach, several people began to hold the first meeting since the establishment of the military region.

"The commissar, the chief of staff, and Chairman Li. Although the entire Shanxi Province is now basically occupied by our readers. However, in the entire Shanxi Province, there are still a large number of armed bandits, and there are intelligence personnel of the puppet army. Therefore, I believe that as soon as we announce the news of the establishment of the Shanxi Military Region, it will certainly arouse a violent reaction from all quarters. So, I'm in a hurry to bring everyone to the meeting now, just to solve this problem. "As the door to the conference room was closed. Liu Hua said.

"Well, now in the whole Shanxi Province, the people's hearts are very unstable. Most of them were just out of the rule of the army. What's more, in the large area that has just been occupied, there are still countless secret service organizations lurking in the army. Therefore, I also agree with the commander that we must be cautious in this matter. After listening to Liu Hua's words, the political commissar also recovered from the excitement just now, and there was a trace of worry in his eyes.

"Commander, political commissar, I have just come to Shanxi. It can be said that I basically do not understand the affairs in Shanxi Province. Therefore, I can't give any good advice. Let us know what you think! Let me want to hear it and discuss it in detail. Li Fuchun said.

"Yes, Commander, you raised this question, and I'm sure you will have a solution! You can first share your opinion, and we will discuss it in detail. As he spoke, the eyes of the three people focused on Commander Liu Hua at the same time.

"Okay, then I'll first talk about what I have in mind: I mean that the entire Shanxi Province will be divided into four military sub-districts for specific management. Sun Xingbang, the original first division, was in charge of Jinnan. The second sub-district plateau is responsible for the north of Jin. Wang Nanhu of the Third Division is responsible for the eastern part of Jindong and the mountainous areas of southwest Hebei Province. As for the western part of Jinxi, the central government sent one person from the left-behind corps in northern Shaanxi to serve as the commander of the division. Liu Hua didn't take any care and said what he thought in his heart.

"Well, at present, this kind of zoning management is the best way to solve our shortage of management talents. The current garrison in western Shanxi was originally a left-behind army in northern Shaanxi, and it was only fitting for them to be stationed on the spot for management. The political commissar thought seriously about Liu Hua's suggestion, nodded and agreed.

"I also agree with the commander. It's just that in the east and north of Jin, our army has to face a large number of troops and their possible counterattack. Therefore, I believe that the focus of our defense should be placed in these two directions, and we should appropriately strengthen the defense forces in both directions. Chief of Staff Li Qing also nodded thoughtfully. And from a military point of view, made its own proposals.

"The Chief of Staff is absolutely right. Three corps divisions, in addition to the original nine infantry regiments. Each county town requires that the three military sub-districts must establish a garrison regiment to undertake the task of local garrison. As for the headquarters Taiyuan City, it is necessary to establish the Taiyuan Garrison Brigade. This time, we have just recruited so many new soldiers, plus a large number of militia and reserves of weapons and ammunition, it is not impossible to establish dozens or hundreds of garrison regiments. As for the two key defensive directions mentioned by the chief of staff, we also have a column directly under our hands, which is sufficient to deal with the attack of a division and regiment of the Chinese army. Liu Hua nodded affirmatively and said.

In the end, after everyone's discussion, the first brigade of the directly subordinate column was responsible for defending the army in the direction of Shijiazhuang after withdrawing to Taiyuan. The 2nd Brigade was stationed in the area of Niangzi Pass to guard against the southward movement of troops in the direction of Beiping. The 3rd Brigade and the Guard Brigade serve as mobile forces of the headquarters and reinforce various places at any time

As a result, the whole meeting was held in less than half a day. Various units and military sub-divisions received secret telegrams jointly sent by Liu Hua and political commissar Luo Ronghuan. The various military sub-districts immediately began to dispatch their troops to the predetermined defense areas.

As a result, the entire Shanxi Province began a large-scale military movement after the establishment of the first base area. Until this incident, the headquarters still has not made any announcements about the establishment of the Shanxi Military Region by the Central Military Commission. In Liu Hua's words, before there is stability in Shanxi Province, the news of this explosion surname will never be disclosed to the outside world.

Finally, over time. With the intensive cooperation of the Intelligence Service of the Headquarters and the Security Service. The intelligence agencies of the Japanese army lurking in Shanxi Province began to surface one after another, and were finally attacked by the security department. For a time, the intelligence personnel of the entire Shanxi Province almost disappeared and withdrew from the people's field of vision.

At the same time, the transfer of troops from the three military divisions began to be completed slowly. Niangzi Pass, Pingxing Pass and other dangerous places have been in the hands of various reading divisions and troops, and the defense circle of the entire Shanxi Province has begun to slowly improve. Unless the army mobilizes troops above the size of the wing to attack, it will not pose any danger to the defensive circle built by the reading division.

"Commander, just now the commanders of the three military divisions have sent telegrams one after another. All the dangerous points on the edge of the base area have been occupied by our troops, and the construction of fortifications has begun. In addition, in many places, because of the original defense fortifications of the Jin Sui Army, after the troops were stationed, they began to be put into use. In just another week, our defensive circle will be completely arranged, and at the same time, the garrison regiments of various county towns have hesitated to have a large number of recruits and militia as a basis, and the shelves have already been erected" With the arrival of telegrams from the three military subdivisions. Chief of Staff Li Qing took a few telegrams and came to Liu Hua and political commissar Luo Ronghuan to report.

"Yes! Very good. Chairman Li, how is the local political axe going? Liu Hua nodded and looked at Li Fuchun, the chairman of the political axe beside him.

"Commander, commissar, don't worry. The local cadres I brought with me this time were all cadres who had held various posts in the former Central Soviet District. It can be said that he is very familiar with the work of the local political axe. At present, in the entire Shanxi Province, except for Jinxi, the county government axes of the remaining nearly 100 county towns have all been established. At present, the county government axe is developing to the township. I think; It won't be long before the entire Shanxi Province will be included in our anti-Ming cooking political axe," Li Fuchun also reported with a smile on his face for the work of his local political axe.

"Okay, in that case. A week later, we held a meeting to announce to everyone the news of the establishment of the Shanxi Military Region. Commissar, what do you think? Liu Hua said with a smile on his face.

"I agree" As soon as Liu Hua's words were finished, the remaining three people in the conference room echoed one after another.

So, a week later, outside the city of Taiyuan, in the huge barracks of the original army, the Reading Division held a huge meeting for the establishment of the military region. At the same time that the news of the establishment of the Shanxi Provincial Military Region and the appointment of the heads of the various sub-divisional units were announced to everyone, this astonishing news was also transmitted to every corner of the country and even the world through the radio. In the whole world, it caused quite a stir

"Niang Xipi, Shanxi Provincial Military Region. What does this [***] want to do, and does he have a political axe in his eyes? Who gave them all their strength and let them set up a military district. No, the national name and political axe can no longer be ignored, this time we must let [***] know that our national political axe is the highest political axe in China" The first time he got the news, Chiang Kai-shek could be said to be full of anger. Immediately, he wanted to order the [***] troops to enter Shanxi and drive the Reading Division out of the entire Shanxi Province.

However, such an idea is just a thought, because at this time, [***] is no longer like two years ago, when there were less than 50,000 bandit armies with fewer guns and ammunition, but a large warlord with a total strength of hundreds of thousands and well-equipped. In terms of overall strength, it is the largest force except for the Kuomintang Central Army.

In the end, Chiang Kai-shek, who was full of anger, slowly calmed down the anger in his heart under the persuasion of a group of henchmen. In the face of the powerful and powerful reading division at this time. Coupled with the possibility of another attack by the Japanese army on the [***] defensive line. In the end, Chiang Kai-shek could only suppress the anger in his heart, and sent a few stern telegrams of accountability to the Eighth Route Army readers in Shanxi, and then there was no follow-up.

At the same time, other warlords in China, who were also incredulous with Chiang Kai-shek, did not react when they knew that the entire Shanxi Province had been completely included in the sphere of influence of the Eighth Route Army, and even Yan Xishan, who was known as the king of Shanxi. A new understanding of the combat effectiveness of the reading division under the control of [***] has arisen.

Of course, in everyone's reaction, there is still a side that is in favor of [***]. That is, the successive victories of the Eighth Route Army in the rear of the Yue Army and the successive defeats of the Kuomintang. Let those European and American countries in a state of watching the war see the birth of a new force, and they have sent a cheer to the Party Central Committee in Yan'an, and expressed a certain amount of goodwill.

In particular, the powerful Soviet Union made more troops in order to drag pigs on the Chinese battlefield. After seeing the strong combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army, he immediately changed his attitude towards [***]. and sent a delegation to Yan'an to discuss military assistance to the Eighth Route Army

In a word, there have been a series of changes in various countries in the world. Not only did it superficially recognize the status of the Eighth Route Army in China. More importantly, in all aspects, the influence of the Eighth Route Army has slowly increased. All kinds of aid materials have also invisibly increased the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army.

Of course, of all the reactions, the most drastic can be said to be the one. Because, the entire Shanxi Province was taken away from the hands of the Eighth Route Army, and the energy source in the country can be said to have been cut off alive by the Eighth Route Army. Faced with this piece of news that almost disgraced the army. Whether it is the headquarters of the Zhutun Army in various places or the country itself, it has caused quite a stir.

(To be continued)