Chapter 709 Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Iron-Blooded Lions (Ask for Subscription!) ）

450,000 iron-blooded lions

Because of the heavy losses of the troops, the arrogant Kwantung Army had no choice but to change its strategic plan for the Northeast Field Army, and changed the initial strategic offensive and encirclement and suppression of the Northeast Field Army in the Liaoning region to the current strategic defense.

Of course, behind the heavy losses of the Japanese army, the Northeast Field Army, as the attacking side, the 200,000 army, also suffered heavy losses. In particular, the two newly organized main forces led by Deputy Chief of Staff Li and later joined the battlefield can be said to have lost more than half of their combat effectiveness and almost lost their combat effectiveness.

In Fengtian City, in the conference room of the Dongye Headquarters, all the commanders who came to attend the meeting did not show even a trace of a smile because of the victory in this battle. At this moment, in the huge conference room, except for the voice of the chief of staff Zuo Quan, standing in his position and informing everyone of the casualties of various units in the middle of the battle, not even a trace of noise can be heard....

"Comrades, this campaign can be said to be the largest and largest number of troops launched against the Kwantung Army since the formation of our Northeast Field Army. Although, in the entire campaign, we killed and wounded hundreds of thousands of elite people of the Kwantung Army, and achieved amazing results. However, as an attacker, we also paid a very heavy price. ”

"Next, I would like to announce to you the specific losses of all the participating troops in our Dongye during the half-month battle:

According to preliminary statistics, all the commanders and fighters of the First Army who participated in the battle suffered 8,576 casualties (including those killed in battle and seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness). Among them, two deputy division commanders, six regimental commanders, 28 battalion commanders, and 119 company commanders were killed. Among the 8,576 casualties, 6,800 were killed and killed.

The Second Army, because it was the main force of the new formation, suffered even greater casualties, with a total of 11,890 casualties, of which 9,861 were killed and killed in direct battle. The Third Army participated in the battle, with a total of 10,876 casualties, of which 8,123 were directly killed. The Fourth Army participated in the battle, with a total of 8,146 casualties........."

Under everyone's shocked gaze, it took half an hour for the chief of staff's voice to stop. However, at this moment, everyone who attended the meeting was shocked by such huge casualties of the troops... With his head down, his brow furrowed, he sat in his place without saying a word...

Seeing in front of them, the faces of all the officers were shrouded in pain. Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua was the first to speak: "Comrades, as the saying goes, 'kill a thousand enemies and lose 800 yourself', as long as it is a war, there will be casualties. What's more, the object of our battle this time was the most elite Kwantung Army field unit in the entire army. ”

"Judging from the number of casualties on both sides alone, we have won an unprecedented victory in this battle. Because, in the face of the most elite field troops of the Kwantung Army, the ratio of casualties between the enemy and the enemy can reach an astonishing 1.5 to 1, which is already a very huge victory, breaking the casualty record of our squadron and the Kwantung Army units in the battle since the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression...."

"More importantly, in this campaign, we used the huge sacrifice of more than 50,000 commanders and fighters in exchange for the next period of at least three months of peaceful development of our Northeast Field Army. From this point alone, such a heavy price is well worth it..."

With the words of Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua, sitting under the rostrum, the sad looks on the faces of all commanders at or above the military level slowly recovered....Seeing the instantaneous change in the expressions on everyone's faces, Luo Ronghuan, the political commissar sitting next to Liu Hua, followed closely and continued to speak.

"Comrades, the Commander-in-Chief has said everything that needs to be said, and I have nothing to comfort you. Here, I would like to say that after several months of recruit training, the hundreds of thousands of recruit units distributed in various parts of the country have completed their initial recruit training and can be replenished to various combat units at any time. Here, I would like to assure you of one thing: within half a month, I will replenish you as much as you have lost in all the combat units participating in this campaign. This matter will be specifically handled by the deputy chief of staff, and all combat units will be reorganized and replenished within half a month, so that they will reach the pre-war level..."

The political commissar's assurance, so to speak, will completely solve the last problem that hangs in front of everyone. Just as the words of political commissar Luo Ronghuan fell, looking at the entire conference room, on the faces of dozens of senior commanders who came to participate in the meeting, there was no longer a single sad face, and everyone's faces once again returned to a confident look...., seeing the instant change in the expressions on everyone's faces, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction. Immediately, he spoke again to the group of senior commanders in front of him.

"Comrades, after this war, the Kwantung Army units in the Changchun region no longer have sufficient military strength in a short period of time to launch a new round of encirclement and suppression operations against us. So, invisibly, this has given us many months of time for peaceful development. Therefore, I have decided that within the next few months, all units of the whole army will begin to carry out large-scale training activities to enhance the combat effectiveness of our Northeast Field Army in a short period of time. Strive to turn our Northeast Field Army into an 'iron-blooded army of 450,000 men' within half a year...."

"Therefore, in order to accomplish this grand strategic goal, our entire Northeast Field Army, up to the headquarters, and the commanders of each corps. Down to company commanders, platoon commanders, and even squad leaders, ordinary soldiers. We must devote all our energy to participate in this large-scale military training activity..."After the words of Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua, the entire conference room and everyone's faces almost showed a look of eagerness.

However, the political commissar sitting next to Liu Hua, after a short period of excitement, still asked with a worried face: "Commander-in-chief, I don't have any opinion on organizing a large-scale military training." I believe that this large-scale military training will certainly have a very far-reaching impact on the early recovery of the combat effectiveness of all the units participating in this battle. But those units of the new army, which had never participated in the fighting, had just been formed. So far, there is a lack of more than two-thirds of the cadres, plus these troops, there are basically no combat backbones with combat experience, and it should not be a simple matter to let them form combat effectiveness in a short period of time..."

Regarding the political commissar's worries, Liu Hua didn't think about it, and replied confidently.

"Political commissar, cadre problems, don't worry, I already have a preliminary idea...."

"First of all, the last time I visited Taiyuan, among the nearly 1,000 cadres supported by the central government, in addition to some local cadres, there were more than 600 military cadres. According to the requirements of the central authorities at that time, these cadres were all military commanders at the regimental, battalion, and company levels, as well as political work cadres. In this large-scale military training, all these cadres were sent to the eight newly formed armies to serve as commanders. According to the proportional calculation, this group of cadres should be able to account for 40 percent of the commanders of all regiments, battalions, and companies in the eight newly organized armies..."

"As for the remaining vacancies of military commanders at the third level of regiments, battalions, and companies, all the meritorious military commanders in the units participating in this battle will be directly promoted....Director Peng, I request that the Dongye Political Department hand over to the General Headquarters in the shortest possible time the list of all cadres who have made meritorious contributions and can be promoted in this battle. After that, the General Headquarters will uniformly assign the specific posts of these cadres. These cadres promoted on the battlefield also account for 40% of the total number...."

"As for the remaining 20 percent of the cadres, they will be promoted on the spot from all the newly organized and reorganized Manchurian troops. I believe that among the reorganized Manchurian Army units, there are also quite a few military talents. Now that everyone has accepted the change, it has become the hospital of our Northeast Field Army. Then, we have to give everyone a suitable development platform, which can't wipe out everyone's fighting spirit...."

Of course, the commanders did not have any objections to the proposal of the commander-in-chief Liu Hua. However, as soon as Liu Hua's words fell, the voice of the political commissar once again reached Liu Hua's ears.

"The commander-in-chief, a divisional cadre, is appointed directly by the headquarters. We have also solved the problem of cadres at the regimental, battalion, and company levels. However, if a unit wants to truly build up its combat effectiveness, the most important thing is to look at the cadres at the squad and platoon level. After all, these low-level commanders are not only directly related to the lives of ordinary soldiers. More importantly, these low-level commanders are, to a certain extent, the real fighting backbone of a unit ...."

Seeing Liu Hua and the other participants, they all nodded in agreement, and Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan did not hesitate and continued to ask.

"However, in the middle of the entire East Field, so far, there are still eight main forces that have not completed the reorganization. The eight main forces, even if calculated according to the lowest proportion of cadres, also require tens of thousands of squad and platoon commanders....According to several months of recruit training, among all the recruits, there are less than three layers of personnel who can be directly promoted and serve as squad and platoon leaders. So. So far, we still have a full seventy percent shortfall for these low-level commanders. And if we want to make these seven main forces form combat effectiveness through this large-scale military training and make up for all these shortcomings, it is our urgent need to delay now..."As soon as the political commissar's voice fell, all the commanders attending the meeting at the same time set their eyes on the commander-in-chief in front of him. I hope that the Commander-in-Chief will be able to solve this problem, which there is almost no way for everyone to solve.

After all, in the consciousness of all these commanders, including the political commissars, it is still bearable to transfer nearly 1,000 squad and platoon commanders from the seven main forces that have already been formed. However, if nearly 10,000 commanders and fighters are transferred at one time, it will undoubtedly be 'tearing down the east wall and making up the west wall', and in the end, it will have a considerable impact on the combat effectiveness of the entire Dongye army of hundreds of thousands.

Although, this problem, for everyone, is almost an impossible thing to solve. However, Liu Hua, as the commander-in-chief, is here today, and once again did not disappoint everyone.

As soon as the words of political commissar Luo Ronghuan fell, Liu Hua's face showed a confident smile. Then, he said to the political commissar beside him.

"Commissar, solving this problem is actually not a very difficult thing. In my heart, I already have a plan. Here, I will just say it and let everyone discuss it together. ”

After seeing the faces of all the commanders, including the political commissar, quickly flashed a trace of excitement and shock on the faces of the entire conference room, Liu Hua continued to speak.

"As far as I know, there are still 3,000 veterans who are undergoing rotation training in the teaching team directly under my Higashino headquarters. I believe that if these veterans who have experienced the baptism of the battlefield and have rich combat experience are promoted to squad and platoon commanders, they will certainly play a very important role in the formation of the combat effectiveness of the entire unit. So, with three thousand veterans, it can be counted as the first batch of low-level commanders to be promoted..."

"However, Commander-in-Chief, for these people, there are only 3,000 people, and there is a very huge gap between more than 10,000 people..."The political commissar nodded approvingly. Then, he continued to ask.

"Political commissar, don't worry, since I just said that this problem is on me, then I must have a solution. Next, I will introduce to you the second source of this batch of low-level commanders...."

"Comrades, after half a month of fighting, I believe that among the troops of all of you here, there must be countless ordinary soldiers who have made meritorious contributions. According to the operational regulations of our Northeast Field Army, as long as they have made meritorious contributions, the General Headquarters should give them commendations. Of course, commendations alone cannot raise the combat enthusiasm of the fighters to the best state. And what method can be used to raise the combat enthusiasm of the fighters to the best state, there is no doubt that it is promotion..."

"As the saying goes, 'A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier.'" Every one of our commanders and fighters is eager to be promoted. Therefore, I decided to send a group of ordinary soldiers with great combat achievements from all the combat units in this exhibition to the teaching office for a one-month rotation training. A month later, according to the specific progress of these fighters, they were promoted to the first level commander of the squad platoon... How about it, do you have any objections to this plan..."Liu Hua quickly glanced at the commanders in front of him, and then said his thoughts confidently...

"Good...."

"Commander-in-chief, this method is so good that it can be called killing two birds with one stone....It not only solves the problem of ordinary soldiers' desire to be promoted through meritorious service, but also makes the morale of the troops invisibly and greatly improved. More importantly, it can also solve the huge problems that we are currently encountering in Dongye....I, as the political commissar of Dongye, am the first to agree to your plan..."As soon as Liu Hua's words fell, Luo Ronghuan, the political commissar, was the first to stand up and said excitedly.

"I agree...."

"I also agree..."With the political commissar taking the lead, then, everyone no longer had any doubts about the proposal of the commander-in-chief Liu Hua, and they echoed and agreed...

Half a minute later, just after the resolution had been fully adopted. Chief of Staff Zuo Quan stood up from his seat, and then asked: "Commander-in-chief, the political commissar is right, this resolution can be called killing two birds with one stone." It's just that personnel from all participating units are selected to participate in the rotational training of the teaching team, and how exactly these places should be distributed. After all, this is the extraction of more than seven thousand people...."

It is related to everyone's vital interests, and the army commanders and corps commanders who have just been talking about it. As soon as Chief of Staff Zuo Quan's words fell, he immediately closed his mouth. Immediately, staring at the commander-in-chief in front of him, he stared at the commander-in-chief's answer...,

Seeing everyone's hot eyes, Liu Hua smiled. Then he said: "Please rest assured, comrades, the headquarters will not make such a stupid move as 'tearing down the east wall and mending the west wall.'" The transfer of personnel from various military stations is absolutely carried out without affecting the combat effectiveness of the troops. Now I announce. ”

"The first, fourth, seventh, tenth, and thirteenth main armies, each of which draws a thousand men. If it is evenly distributed, there will be 300 people left in each main division, and 100 people in each main force regiment. I believe that 100 combat backbones should not be a big deal for the main regiment with 2,000 troops. However, I would like to emphasize that a certain number of artillery personnel must be included in the combat personnel drawn ...

Seeing that their words had just fallen, several military commanders couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief. Liu Hua continued to speak.

"The second and third armies, because they belong to the main force of the new formation, plus this battle, both armies have paid the price of more than half of the casualties. We have one or two armies, and each corps only needs to draw 500 combat backbones. 500 people will be drawn from the guard division directly under the headquarters, 100 people will be drawn from the guard regiments directly under each corps, and 50 combat backbones will be drawn from each regiment for all artillery units. Finally, there are the special operations divisions, and each regiment will have 50 combat backbones to be used to form reconnaissance units directly under each unit..."

In the end, the whole meeting ended with a round of applause. The theme of this meeting, a large-scale military training for the whole army for several months, was also quickly formed and reached the ears of all commanders.

The order for the large-scale military training has just been issued in the entire base area, and hundreds of thousands of commanders and fighters in the entire base area have begun training in the heat of evacuation. With the addition of a large number of backbone combatants and cadres at the regimental, battalion, and company levels, the tendency of the troops has also begun to take shape.

After the formation of the troops, the next step is the large-scale training that the troops must go through to form their combat effectiveness. There are countless veterans who have experienced bloody battles and serve as squad and platoon leaders at all levels. Led by these veterans, the troops, although not really took part in the battle. However, the murderous aura exuded by the veterans still invisibly affected one recruit after another...

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