Chapter 190: Preparing for the military parade (asking for subscriptions, monthly passes, and various !! ）

Under Chen Feng's supervision, the formation of the Chahar provincial government was soon in full swing, and with the previous agreement, although the three parties continued to be dirty, neither side dared to go too far in the big aspect, otherwise it would be resisted by the other two parties.

By the end of March, the Chahar Provincial Government, its three administrative districts and 33 county governments had all been formed. In addition to Chen Feng, the provincial chairman, the top level of the Chahar provincial government also includes provincial vice chairmen Chen Binggong, Kang Ze, and Deng Xiaoping. In addition, the six high-profile ministers have also their own names, Fang Zhou, Minister of Industry, Deng Wenyi, Minister of Commerce, Zhou Chunquan, Minister of Agriculture, Li Yunchang, Minister of Supervision, Wang Qingya, Minister of Propaganda, and Ye Helina, Minister of Armed Forces.

Because there was no harassment by the Japanese army, the formation of the Chahar provincial government was surprisingly smooth, with the old man and Yehelina sitting in Xinghe, and Chen Feng also went to the meeting at the beginning to put forward opinions, and later devoted himself to the large-scale training of the troops. As for the training of administrative officers and the awarding of titles, they were all sponsored by the presidium, although there were quarrels in the process, but the final result was still very good.

In a blink of an eye, another month has passed, and the end of April is the beginning of spring, although it is not yet the time for planting, but the departments have begun to prepare for this year's spring ploughing. With a large number of administrative officials being sent to various banner counties, the big machine of Chahar Province finally began to operate normally, and a large number of telegrams for instructions were sent to Xinghe every day. The members of the presidium were all about to go crazy, and even Kang Ze and the others seemed to have forgotten to compete with Deng Xiaoping and the others, and they were all tired and lay down.

They are tired, Chen Feng himself is not easy, although the Japanese army did not come to make trouble during this time, it does not mean that the Japanese did not make small moves in private. With the gradual expansion of the intelligence department, the ability to collect intelligence has also gradually improved, and a large amount of information about the North China Front was sent to Xinghe during this time.

During this period, the Japanese army moved frequently, and by April 25, the original eight divisions of the North China Front had all recovered. It has also expanded to 11 divisions and 7 brigades. Excluding the puppet army, there were more than 326,000 regular Japanese field troops alone.

In addition, the Japanese army also vigorously expanded the number of puppet armies during this time, and after the puppet Mongolian army withstood the blows of Chen Feng's department, only 2 infantry divisions and 2 cavalry divisions remained from the original 3 infantry divisions and 4 cavalry divisions. The total number of troops is less than 30,000. But with the great assistance of the Japanese army. In just 3 months. The number of the puppet Mongol army swelled rapidly from 30,000 to 80,000. In addition to the more than 20,000 people forcibly captured by King De and others in Guisui, Baotou and other cities, the remaining 30,000 people were all prisoners of the Nationalist army captured by the Japanese army from the battlefield in the south of the Yangtze River.

In view of the rapid decline in the number of puppet troops, the law and order in the rear occupied areas has deteriorated. The Japanese army had to select those soft bones from the prisoners of the national army to enrich the puppet army. Not only did the strength of the puppet Mongolian army increase dramatically, but the Japanese army also formed a puppet security army in North China, with the great traitor Qi Xieyuan as the commander-in-chief, and the puppet army under his command had more than 50,000 people in 13 brigades. In addition, the Japanese army also set up three traitor units, the Xingya Alliance Army, the East Asian Alliance National Salvation Army, and the Appeasement Garrison, and the commander-in-chief of the Xingya Alliance Army was Wang Shengwu, with more than 7,000 people in two brigades. Bai Fengxiang, commander-in-chief of the National Salvation Army of the East Asian Alliance, has 3 regiments of the puppet army under his command, with a total strength of more than 3,000 people. Ding Qichang, commander of the appeasement garrison, has three brigades of the puppet army under his command, with a total strength of more than 2,000 troops. For a time, the puppet army in North China was full of numbers, and there were all kinds of demons.

In just three months, the Japanese puppet army expanded from 180,000 to 470,000, and the total strength more than doubled, which made Chen Feng worried.

However, the 40th Group Army was not idle, and in the past few months, all the units of the 40th Group Army have also been training desperately and expanding their strength. The units have not only regained their vitality, but also increased their combat effectiveness considerably.

On 26 April, the headquarters of the 40th Group Army issued a notice that a meeting of divisional and brigade-level officers would be held in Jining two days later, and all senior officers at the divisional and brigade levels would be required to attend unless for special reasons.

At eight o'clock in the morning of the 28th, the headquarters of the 222nd Division in Jining was star-studded, and the conference room was full of officers, including lieutenant generals and major generals, as well as a few colonels, and there were no more of them.

Chen Feng, who was dressed in a lieutenant general's uniform, walked into the conference room under the protection of two special combat team members.

"Stand Up"

"Main Seat"

Chen Feng said lightly: "Sit"

"Are you all there?"

Chief of Staff Yang Yi got up and replied, "Back to the main seat, it's all here." ”

"Now that we're here, let's get started. There are a total of 4 things that call everyone here today, let's talk about the first thing first, although the Japanese army did not come to disturb us during this time, but they were not idle, after the reconnaissance of the intelligence department, the number of Japanese troops in North China increased rapidly, so we must pay attention to it, let Hua Rong tell you about the changes in the Japanese army. Chen Feng said.

Hua Rong was not hypocritical, and quickly stood up after hearing Chen Feng's name: "After the anti-four-way siege campaign, the Japanese army suffered a great loss in strength and had to give up Chahar, Shanxi and some county towns in Hebei. However, after three months of expansion, the strength of the North China Front has now been strengthened in all aspects. After investigation by our intelligence department, we learned that the regular troops of the Japanese army in North China had exceeded 325,000, and there were nearly 150,000 puppet troops. Its specific distribution is as follows: 2 divisions and one independent mixed brigade in the Suicha area, with a total of 50,000 people, and more than 80,000 puppet troops. On the front line from Xinkou to Baoding in Shanxi, there were three divisions and two brigades of the Japanese First Army stationed with a total of 85,000 people, in addition to nearly 30,000 puppet troops. There are 3 divisions and 2 brigades directly under the North China Front of the Japanese Army stationed in the Pingjin area, with a total of 110,000 people, in addition to more than 15,000 puppet troops. There are more than 80,000 people in 3 divisions, 2 brigades and regiments of the Japanese Second Army stationed in Shandong, and more than 20,000 puppet troops, and the total strength of the Japanese puppet army in North China has exceeded 470,000. ”

As soon as Hua Rong's words fell, there was a buzz in the conference room, this news is really shocking, what kind of concept is 470,000, three months ago, there were less than 90,000 people left in the regular army of the 40th Group Army, and the troops have developed rapidly in the past three months, but the officers present do not think that the troops can grow to more than 400,000 in a short period of time, let alone the 40th Group Army, even if all the Chinese troops in North China are combined, I am afraid that there is not much more than the strength of the Japanese army.

Although there are 150,000 puppet troops in it, the 320,000 Japanese army is still a powerful force, and now most of the territory in North China has fallen, and the garrison is only left with part of the second theater and the fifth theater, and the first theater has been withdrawn from Hebei to Henan. Now there are about 300,000 troops in the second theater and about 200,000 troops in the fifth theater, plus more than 100,000 troops in the 40th Group Army, the total strength is not more than 700,000, 500,000 VS 700,000, it seems that the Chinese army is in an advantage in terms of strength, but if it fights for combat effectiveness, the Japanese army will definitely not be afraid of the Chinese army.

"It's all quiet, this time it's a big trouble. Although the Japanese army did not launch an attack on our army, it strategically surrounded our army, and we now have the Mongolian army in the north, the Japanese First Army in the south, and the troops directly under the North China Front in the east, so we must always be vigilant and beware of the Japanese army suddenly launching a full-scale attack. ”

Then Chen Feng continued: "So the second thing is to talk about the strategic layout of our army, these three months have passed, let me look at your respective achievements, and take the administrative region as a unit, and tell me about the equipment of the soldiers of your respective troops, right?" ”

The 101st Division has always been the vanguard of Chen Feng's department, so this time it was Li Wensheng who was the first to report: "General, our 101st Division has recovered its vitality after more than three months of development, and now the 101st Division has 9 regiments under its jurisdiction and a total strength of 26,212 people. The Jining Garrison Brigade has 4 regiments under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of 12,348 troops. In addition, there are 14 militia brigades and 37 militia squads in the Yanbei Administrative Region, with a total strength of more than 8,000 people. At present, there are 5 German armament regiments and 1 new rifle regiment. 1 machine gun regiment and 1 heavy artillery regiment. ”

After Li Wensheng sat down, Li Yifeng, commander of the 222nd Division, got up and said: "The nine regiments under the jurisdiction of our department are all full, and there are 25,476 soldiers. The troops under the jurisdiction of the Taolin Garrison Brigade are also fully recruited, and now the brigade has 4 infantry regiments, 1 cavalry regiment, 1 artillery regiment and 1 engineer regiment, with a total strength of 20,780 people. Our unit has a total of 5 German armament regiments, 1 new rifle regiment, and one machine gun regiment and one heavy artillery regiment. ”

"The 9 infantry regiments under the 77th Independent Division are all full, and the total strength is now 24,198 people. The Xinghe Garrison Brigade now has a total of 11,975 soldiers. At present, our department has a total of 5 German armament regiments, 1 new rifle regiment, 2 heavy artillery regiments, and 2 machine gun regiments. ”

"The 9 regiments under the instructor's jurisdiction are all full, with a total strength of 25,431 people, 3 German armament regiments, and one regiment of machine guns and heavy artillery."

"The cavalry group has 9 cavalry regiments under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of 22,777 people."

"The Guard Brigade has 2 infantry regiments and a machine gun regiment, with a total strength of 11,254 people."

"The air defense brigade has 2 air defense regiments under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of 6,231 people."

"The armored brigade has two armored regiments under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of 7,402 people and 242 combat vehicles."

"The aviation brigade has a fighter brigade and a bomber brigade under its jurisdiction, equipped with a total of 98 fighters and 3,100 soldiers, including 388 cadets and 2,712 ground crews."

After everyone finished reporting, Chen Feng said with a smile: "Yes, I am very satisfied with this result, a total of 190,000 troops, plus 40,000 recruits trained in Great Black Mountain and small troops scattered all over the country, our strength is also a lot, although it is not as good as the 320,000 elites of the Japanese army, but 23 or 40,000 still have." Therefore, the group army headquarters decided to hold a military parade in Zhangjiakou on 15 May, and each division and brigade must send an elite infantry regiment, and the group army also plans to draw a number of cavalry, artillery, engineer, and combat regiments to form an equipment team. At that time, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and consuls of various countries will be invited to attend the ceremony. (To be continued......)