As the Japanese troops in Siberia continued to rush back, the situation in the northeast became more and more serious. The main force of the Kwantung Army, which returned to the reinforcements, not only frantically besieged Siping, but also continuously launched infiltration operations in Liaoyuan, Tieling, and even Fushun and other places with brigades as units.

At the same time, the Japanese troops stationed in Korea also pounced on the other side of the Yalu River, directly threatening the two major heavy industrial cities of South Manchuria, Benxi and Anshan.

The southern front was originally relatively stable, but after General Fu Zuoyi led the Seventh Army into the northeast, he also launched a fierce attack on the Liaoning Peninsula, and once recovered a large area of land north of Jinzhou. However, the Japanese domestic army soon sent troops to reinforce it, and the two sides are currently facing each other on the Wafangdian line.

In order to facilitate timely command and dispatch, Zheng Weiguo decided to move the headquarters to Shenyang. But what will happen to North China when he leaves? After thinking about it, he decided to ask Taizu and them to move to North China to take command. After all, the current situation of the Anti-Japanese War is very different from the forty-two years in history, and Yan'an is really a little remote.

Taizu quickly called back, expressing his approval of Zheng Huzi's trip to the Northeast, and said that he would let Mr. Zhu, Shaoqi, Chen Yun and other comrades come to North China to preside over the overall situation as the Northern Bureau. However, he himself can't come for the time being, after all, the central government has been rooted in Yan'an for nearly seven years, and it is not that he can move.

Subsequently, Zheng Weiguo, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang Wenbai, and Chief of Staff Zhou led the Second Theater Command and General Staff to the north. Political Commissar Cheng and Professor Yang have to wait for the handover. Zheng Huzi was accompanied by Li Fuchun, Peng Zhen, Mao Zemin, Gao Gang, He Zhuguo, Li Du, Huang Xiansheng, Wan Fulin and others. They will formally set up a northeastern government in Shenyang to strengthen the management of local party affairs, government affairs, military affairs, economic affairs, and propaganda.

After Mr. Zhu arrived in Xibaipo. decided to launch a major counteroffensive in North China, first, to completely clean up the little devils, so that they could rest assured and boldly engage in construction; Second, there is no intention of using this to test and train troops.

In North China, with the victory of the paddock, the Japanese mobile forces were almost wiped out. With the exception of the 12th Army in Shandong, the Japanese army in North China retreated to a few large cities, and then was surrounded by local troops with the Eighth Route Army as the main force.

Among them, the two major military regions of central Hebei and eastern Hebei surrounded the two major cities of Beiping and Tianjin, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region surrounded Baoding, and the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu military region surrounded Shijiazhuang. The Jinsui Military Region surrounded Datong. The Shanxi New Army, which controlled south-central Shanxi, surrounded Taiyuan and the surrounding area.

Under the command of Mr. Zhu and Mr. Peng, after nearly two months of fierce battles, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region took the lead in taking Baoding, and the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu then conquered Shijiazhuang. The Jinsui Military Region, with the assistance of the Suiyuan Dong Qiwu Department, took Datong.

The Taiyuan side had the largest number of Japanese troops. The control range is also the largest. Including: the 36th Division (Taiyuan), the independent mixed 3rd Brigade (Xinkou, the north gate of Taiyuan). The 62nd Division (Shouyang, the east gate of Taiyuan), the 9th Brigade (Yuci, the south gate of Taiyuan), and the 69th Division (Jinyuan, the west gate of Taiyuan).

Among them, the 62nd Division and the 69th Division were upgraded from independent mixed brigades, and the actual strength was not large, and the equipment was relatively poor. However, relatively speaking, its combat effectiveness is still above the Shanxi New Army under the command of General Xu.

However, in a war, it is not only the combat effectiveness that determines the outcome of the war, but also includes the situation of the enemy and the enemy, logistical support, strategy and tactics, and many other factors.

Commander-in-Chief Xu soon showed the style of liberating Shanxi with successive victories with local troops in history. Relying on clever tactics and excellent command, the Japanese army in Shanxi was gradually divided and sealed in isolated cities.

Subsequently, the Shanxi New Army began to gradually encircle and annihilate the enemy army. Since most of the heavy weapons were transferred to the northeast front, the Shanxi New Army could only use primitive tunnel blasting operations, but the results were surprisingly good. At present, both Yuci and Shouyang have been recovered, and the remnants of the enemy in Shanxi can be destroyed soon.

On the Shandong battlefield, the Japanese army was ready to defend the Jiaoji line at first, but soon found that this "long snake formation" would make them fall into a situation of being beaten everywhere, so they hurriedly retreated to Jiaodong. Due to the enemy's gathering of hedgehogs, Mr. Lin had no choice but to step up the training of the main force of the Shandong Military Region and send a group south to reinforce the New Fourth Army. At the same time, small forces were constantly sent to Jiaodong to harass.

The reason why the enemies of Beiping and Tianjin were able to survive was mainly because Zheng Huzi had been "releasing water". Because the Jindong and Tanggu lines, including the port, were controlled by the Japanese army, the surface ships of the US army could not do anything for the time being. Because the first and second island chains were under the control of the Japanese army at that time, the US surface ships could not pass at all, and the submarines could only sneak attack and could not play a big role.

Zheng Weiguo feared that once they attacked the enemy army, they would retreat directly by sea. With the 27th Division in Tianjin, the 7th Brigade Regiment of the Independent Mixed Army, and the garrison troops directly under the North China Front, it is not a good thing to strengthen to that battlefield.

The same is true in Beijing, the main reason why the enemy in Tianjin is not leaving is because the enemy army in Beiping, especially the headquarters of the front army, is still under siege, otherwise I am afraid that it would have been transferred in long ago. Therefore, Zheng Huzi has not launched a strong attack, but has continued to send local troops to launch tentative attacks to consume the enemy's strength. At the same time, it is also good to train new troops.

Mr. Zhu also agreed with Zheng Huzi's approach, so he did not rush to attack Pingping and Tianjin, but focused on turning the Eighth Route Army into a field army, and then successively established five corps, which had several columns (army level) under the jurisdiction of the corps, several detachments (division level) under the jurisdiction of the column, and several regiments under the jurisdiction of the detachment.

It can be seen from the above establishment that this corps is actually at the level of a group army or corps. It's just that the chairman of the committee refused to give the number, and in order not to overly provoke the regular captain, the Central Military Commission decided not to adopt the official title of corps or group army, so it adopted the name of the corps, which sounded a little strange.

For example, the main force of the Shandong Military Region was organized into the First Corps, the main force of the Jinsui Military Region was organized into the Second Corps, the main force of Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Henan was organized into the Third Corps, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region was organized into the Fourth Corps, and the Shanxi New Army was organized into the Fifth Corps. The Eighth Route Army was initially transformed into a field and a group, and another crucial step was taken on the road to regularization.

At Shenyang Airport, when Mr. Zhu was commanding the troops in North China, Zheng Weiguo ushered in Carlson and his entourage. This time. He came to determine the cooperation between the two sides in the capture of the Kuril Islands.

After a month and a half of preparation (the preparation time has been extended due to language, transportation and other problems), the huge aircraft carrier group of the US military has successfully arrived in Kamchatka and is ready to move south. Moreover, after a month and a half of amphibious training, the tactical level of the mixed Chinese and American armies has also been markedly improved.

In addition, the situation on the British side became more and more bad, and President Roosevelt really couldn't sit still, and ordered Admiral Arnold to speed up his actions, otherwise he could only transfer the aircraft carrier group back to the Atlantic to fight fires.

"Lao Zheng, ha, we meet again!" Carlson still looks emotional. Said excitedly: "I heard that you are preparing to organize a big counteroffensive in North China? ”

Zheng Weiguo had no intention of hiding it. He nodded and said: "Yes, this operation will be the main force of the Eighteenth Group Army, and it will be personally commanded by Commander-in-Chief Zhu of the Eighteenth Group Army." ”

"Ah, Mr. Zhu!" Carlson immediately nodded and said, "I know him!" "When Carlson first came to North China, he met Mr. Zhu. I was immediately impressed by the boss's mind and bearing. According to Smedley. I almost recognized my godfather.

Zheng Weiguo asked again, "What about you." Ready to go? ”

Carlson immediately corrected: "It should be said that it's us, those lads of the Northern Front, who are very good. Did you know that they didn't even know how to swim a month ago. But now he is able to skillfully carry out boarding and beach operations. ”

Zheng Weiguo then remembered that it was already November, and the temperature had dropped sharply, although Kamchatka had a Japanese warm current, the temperature had also dropped to about ten degrees, and he was busy: "How can you learn to swim on this cold day?" Don't freeze everyone! ”

Carlson shrugged and said, "Have you forgotten that Kamchatka has the most hot springs in the world?" ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Oh, it's true! ”

Carlson added: "However, the landing training still has to be soaked in seawater, and the whole training process is very hard. The instructors of the 1st Marine Division who came to train called it the Devil's Concentration Camp and the Three Tours of Hell. But none of those Chinese boys took the initiative to apply for withdrawal, and no one even complained about being tired, and I even wondered if they were made of special materials! ”

The Northern Front is worthy of being a steel warrior who has been beaten out in the snowfields of the northeast. Even the instructors of the U.S. military were impressed by their excellent performance. As for the American soldiers who trained together, including the so-called Alaskan Hunter troops, they were also left far behind. This is very strange to many Americans who think they are white supremacy.

Zheng Weiguo smiled slightly and said, "If you know how they persisted in the struggle in the northeast jungle a few years ago, you won't be surprised by this. ”

Carlson said suspiciously, "Really? Looks like I'm going back and learning a little more. ”

Zheng Weiguoqi said: "Why do you care about this? ”

Carlson said proudly: "Because after my efforts, I have officially become the commander of the Carlson assault battalion!" My father taught me that if you want to be a good officer, you must first know your soldiers. ”

It turns out that in Kamchatka, there are many Chinese who can speak English, but there are not many Americans who can speak Chinese. Coupled with Carlson's desire to test his "Gung Ho tactics", he finally got his wish and became the commander of one of the troops. However, the assault battalion was self-appointed, and in fact he was mainly responsible for directing and guiding the US naval and air forces to provide firepower reinforcements.

Zheng Weiguo knew that Carlson wanted to go to the battlefield early on, so he smiled and said, "Then I want to congratulate you!" He asked curiously, "Carlson, you didn't come this time specifically to tell me this, did you?" ”

Carlson shook his head and said, "Of course not, let's go to the war room and talk again!" Things are a little complicated. ”

The two walked while talking, and then changed cars to the Second Theater Headquarters on the outskirts of Shenyang. In the war room, Carlson finally said what he meant, in fact, he conveyed two requests from the US government.

First, it is hoped that the second theater of operations will provide more troops. Because the playboys of the U.S. military are too bad, not to mention, the heavy casualties have also put the U.S. government under tremendous pressure.

If there are too many dead in a particular battle or more people die than the Japanese, the people at home will lash out at the incompetence of the government, the incompetence of the army, and the incompetence of the navy...... The fact that more than 300 people were killed and injured before occupying the empty occupied island, I don't know what happened, was poked out by the media, which made the public in an uproar, so anxious that Admiral Arnold almost hit the wall.

In addition, after the excellent performance of the officers and men of the Northern Front during this period of time, the US generals couldn't help but have the idea that people have to die more than others, and goods have to be thrown away. In particular, the joint training of the Chinese and US militaries, and the bitter American GIs made people feel that the mud could not support the wall.

The U.S. generals felt that instead of letting the U.S. soldiers be embarrassed, it was better to simply train the Chinese army. That is, China contributed people, and the US military contributed money, equipment, and help with training. In fact, in the original history, the United States had this plan, but unfortunately, alas, I will not say anything about adding blockage.

Second, after learning about Shenyang's industrial base, the United States plans to set up several factories here and then produce munitions. This results in significant cost savings and time spent on transportation. Historically, the United States has often done this, for example, in the Korean War, when Japan made arms.

As soon as the two conditions were finished, Zheng Huzi was immediately stunned, thinking, Nima, there is such a good thing, I am thinking about how to tell the Americans! It's good, drowsiness comes to send pillows.

The first thing is that although it tastes like cannon fodder, but if the Americans don't give money, equipment, or training, don't we want to fight Japan the same? Now it's money and equipment for nothing. As for the second thing, not to mention, foreign capitalists come to set up factories, and fifty years later they are just as popular.

Carlson saw Zheng Huzi stunned there, and thought he was unwilling, so he hurriedly added: "All soldiers who participate in the war can enjoy the treatment of the US army, and we also provide a lot of commission!" (To be continued......)

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