"Yes, it's about combat methods and tactics. In other units, the soldiers' usual training mainly involves stabbing, dropping bombs, and shooting...especially stabbing. However, in the *** division, the main training is indeed shooting, and it also
Carrying out live ammunition shooting. In addition, carrying out cross-country with heavy loads, which is very beneficial to soldiers marching long distances."
"At the same time, it is also very important to train the soldiers' tactical movements and improve their life-saving and offensive skills on the battlefield. In the *** division, commanders at all levels pay special attention to training the soldiers' tactical movements.
Here, I thought of a problem, that is, the *** division fought so many vicious battles. However, the death rate of soldiers is often very low." The political commissar took a thirst for water and continued.
"As for the tactics, when other troops fight against the Japs, they usually use three rounds of bullets, plus grenades, and then bayonets. At the same time, each commander is also very strict in managing the ammunition of the entire unit. This
This resulted in a large number of casualties among the troops during the bayonet fight. The *** division paid special attention to using firepower to kill a large number of the little Japanese's effective forces, and then carried out the bayonet fight. Although this consumed a lot of ammunition, the soldiers
Their casualties were indeed very small, and they captured a lot of money. I saw this on the first regiment of the Guard Brigade on the way back to the base area," the political commissar said.
"Okay, well said. Political Commissar, I really didn't expect that you would discover the difference between our *** division and other Eighth Route Army troops in such a short period of time. Political Commissar, I am really impressed by you." After listening to the Political Commissar's words,
Explain, Liu Hua couldn't help but said excitedly.
"Haha, Commander, these are not all my discoveries, including Brigadier Li's explanation... Otherwise, I wouldn't know so much." The political commissar smiled and said modestly.
"Well, political commissar, you have been here for two days and already have a general understanding of the army. I would like to hold a meeting of all cadres at regiment level and above in the base area in two days so that all cadres at regiment level and above in the base area can get to know you.
This will also facilitate the command of the troops during future battles. What do you think?" Liu Hua nodded, thinking of the welcome meeting he had already prepared to hold, and asked quickly.
"Okay, I also want to meet all the cadres of our *** division and get to know everyone. These matters are all subject to your arrangement, division commander..." The political commissar did not hesitate at all and immediately nodded in agreement.
"Okay, since the political commissar agrees, I will immediately ask the chief of staff to send telegrams to each military division..."
And just when the *** division was convening a meeting of all cadres at regiment level and above, the atmosphere in Chiang Kai-shek's official residence in Chongqing was indeed very depressing. Dai Li, He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, and Chief of Staff Bai Chongxi were all silent
Sitting in front of Chiang Kai-shek, he said nothing.
"Niang Xipi...Dai Li, please tell us about the situation of the Eighth Route Army's *** divisions in the past month..." Chiang Kai-shek took a sip of boiled water in the glass and gave orders to Dai Li, the spy chief beside him.
road.
"Yes, principal. According to our intelligence personnel lurking in the base area of the Eighth Route Army's *** Division, it took almost a week since the *** Division occupied Taiyuan. The *** Division dispatched at least 30,000 migrant workers.
, almost swept away the entire Taiyuan. Then before the Japanese army completed the encirclement of Taiyuan, they successfully withdrew from Taiyuan and returned to their base..."
"Don't talk so much nonsense, talk about the important points..." Just when Dai Li was about to continue speaking, Chiang Kai-shek, who was sitting in his seat, impatiently interrupted Dai Li's words and said loudly.
"Yes, principal. According to intelligence, the Japanese army unexpectedly did not retaliate against the Japanese division after it withdrew from the county. In the past month, only one brigade of Japanese troops was stationed in Taiyuan.
At the same time, various strategic materials will be transported to Taiyuan without interruption."
"But the Eighth Route Army's *** Division used this month to rest and reorganize its troops. At the same time, it used the weapons and equipment captured in Taiyuan to expand its army. According to our intelligence personnel, at this time, the Eighth Route Army's *** Division and both the regular army had
There are no less than 20 regiments, including a large number of militiamen and local troops, with a total strength of more than 100,000." Looking at Chiang Kai-shek's increasingly gloomy company, Dai Li's voice became smaller and smaller.
"Nang Xipi, in less than two years, his army has grown from 10,000 to 100,000. If he is given another two years, will his army grow from 100,000 to 1 million?
.Who gave him the right to expand the army..." Just when Chiang Kai-shek heard the number one hundred thousand, he finally couldn't help it, slammed the table in front of him, and cursed loudly.
When the four people in front of them saw the angry face of Chiang Kai-shek, they didn't dare to express their anger and lowered their heads quietly. The whole room fell into a deserted state for a while.
"Dai Li, keep reading, I want to see what other abilities this *** division has..." Seeing the deserted conference room, Chiang Kai-shek may have realized that he had gone too far, and he was already frightened by the situation.
The pale-faced Dai Li waved his hand and said.
"Yes, principal. According to intelligence personnel, the Army Division not only has a hundred thousand people at this time, but more importantly, it is well-equipped. Not only are they equipped with a heavy artillery regiment, they are also equipped with three ordinary mountain artillery regiments.
There are no less than 100 artillery pieces of various types with a caliber above 75 mm." Dai Li looked at Chiang Kai-shek who wanted to speak and listened.
"Cixiu, listen, he has so many artillery pieces in one division. Our most elite Central Army does not even have so many artillery pieces in one army. It can't even reach half of what he has."
"What a shame, Niang Xipi, I can conclude that this *** division will become a serious problem for the party and state in the future. Dai Li, are there any others? Keep talking." Chiang Kai-shek cursed at Chen Cheng in front of him.
"Yes, the principal's criticism is very correct..." Seeing the arrogant and angry look in his eyes, Chen Cheng couldn't help being frightened and quickly replied.
"Principal, there is another set of data. That is the current scope of the *** division's control. Currently, the *** division not only controls the entire eastern and northern areas of Shanxi, but more importantly, the vast area in southern Hebei is also controlled by it.
.Preliminary estimates have exceeded fifty counties, with a population of six million." Dai Li continued.
"Niang Xipi, Jingzhi, tell me, what should we do now? If this *** division is allowed to continue developing like this, sooner or later he will become the sworn enemy of the party and state..." After listening to Dai Li's speech, Chiang Kai-shek was unhappy.
He cursed and asked He Yingqin, the second-in-command next to him.
"Chairman, I didn't expect that in just two years, this *** division would become so powerful. But now, they have tens of thousands of regular troops, which is very difficult to deal with..." He Yingqin did the same.
He asked with a frown.
"Where is Ci Xiu? Do you have any good ideas?" Chiang Kai-shek looked at his confidant and his son-in-law Chen Cheng.
"Reporting to the principal, I think we cannot let this *** division continue to develop like this no matter what. In addition, the Japanese army has gone through a series of battles such as the Battle of Wuhan, and coupled with the complete destruction of the fifth division,
We don’t have much energy left to launch another big battle. Therefore, now is a good opportunity for us to take action. More importantly, if we take action, the Japanese army will definitely not intervene." Chen Cheng quickly replied.
"Well? Use force, Ci Xiu. Although we use force, the Japanese army will not participate. But, have you ever thought about one thing, that is, if we use force against the Eighth Route Army's *** division, it will cause domestic and international consequences.
What a huge impact. Don't forget, the *** division, in the minds of the Chinese people, is a heroic force dedicated to resisting Japan. Ci Xiu, you still don't think things through carefully... In any case, it is not the case now
When you fall out with ***." Chiang Kai-shek quietly thought about Chen Cheng's proposal, and then objected without hesitation.
"Yes, principal. It's all students who didn't think well. Please forgive me, principal." Chen Cheng quickly stood up and said modestly.
"Well, Jiansheng, you are the little Zhuge in our army. Please tell me how we should handle this matter for the future of the party and the country." Seeing his beloved son-in-law who still knew nothing about ***, Chiang Kai-shek shook his head helplessly.
.Put your last hope on Bai Chongxi.
"Chairman, as you just said, using force is not feasible now. However, we can start from another aspect. Let's think about it, what is the fundamental reason why the Eighth Route Army can develop and grow? We have already fought with the Communist Party.
After more than ten years of service, we should all know that it is the common people. If they do not have the support of the common people, then their supplies, soldiers... will have no source, let alone develop and grow.
." Bai Chongxi thought for a moment and said.
"Yes, Jiansheng is right. When I was encircling and suppressing the Communist Party in Jiangxi, I saw the influence of the Communist Party in the hearts of the local people. I really don't know what the Communist Party gave these people.
, the people support them so much." After hearing Bai Chongxi's answer, Chen Cheng replied with deep feeling.
"Jian Sheng, continue." Chiang Kai-shek also nodded with deep understanding and motioned for Bai Chongxi to continue.
"Yes, commission... Since the fundamental reason why the Eighth Route Army can develop and grow is the people in the base area. If we transfer them out of their base area in the name of the government and send police to take over their base area. Then
The *** division will lose supplies of materials and even soldiers. I think such a unit will perish sooner or later under the siege of the Japanese invaders." Bai Chongxi answered affirmatively.
"But they may not obey our orders..." He Yingqin was the first to react and asked.
"Haha, Jingzhi, you forgot one thing. Do you still remember the specific number of this *** division? They are the *** division of the 18th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army, affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense. They dare not accept the National Defense
Are you dispatched by the Ministry?" Bai Chongxi said with a smile.
Until then, Chiang Kai-shek, who had his eyes closed, seemed to have discovered a new world. He finally opened his eyes and looked at Bai Chongxi in front of him with bright eyes.
"But, Jiansheng, I don't understand. Although they belong to the Ministry of National Defense, they are troops of the Communist Party after all. Will they obey our orders?" Chen Cheng asked with the same confusion.
"You are confused. If they do not obey the orders of the Ministry of National Defense, then we will attack them in the name of disobeying the orders of the Ministry of National Defense. And the initiative of this attack is completely in our hands." Chiang Kai-shek replied with bright eyes.
road.
"Jiansheng, you are worthy of being the little Zhuge of the party-state... Haha. Ci Xiu, some time ago, the several central military divisions you asked to dispatch are now in those positions. And Yan Xishan's troops, where are they now?" Found it?
Chiang Kai-shek, who was planning the plan, could no longer see the depression he had just felt. Instead, his eyes were shining and he ordered excitedly. At the same time, he stood up and walked towards a huge military map hanging on the wall.
"Report to the principal, according to your instructions, three divisions of Zhu Huaibing's department have entered Jingle County, and are less than 100 kilometers away from the Gaoping area, the base of the *** division. In addition, three divisions of Shi You's third department have entered Yu
Within the territory of Shexian County, it is only three hundred kilometers away from the *** Division Base Headquarters." Seeing Chiang Kai-shek walking towards the map, several people quickly stood up. Chen Cheng, on the other hand, quickly walked beside the map and placed
The positions of the two armies of the Central Army are marked on the huge map of North China.
"Well, that's good. I respect you. Immediately follow the orders of the Ministry of National Defense and issue a movement order to the Eighth Route Army's *** Division. Let them bring their troops and move to the Pingjin area of Hebei within a week. Aren't they very capable of fighting?
, let them touch the Kwantung Army, the most elite of the Japs." Seeing the positions of the two armies, Chiang Kai-shek nodded with satisfaction and ordered loudly to He Yingqin beside him.
"Yes, the appointment..." He Yingqin replied loudly.
"Well, Ci Xiu and Jiansheng, the military command depends on you two. If the military commander dares to disobey the orders of the Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, then order the troops of the two armies to forcibly enter the above two areas.
Take over the local political power. If anyone dares to resist, he will be eliminated on the spot as a traitor and rebel, leaving no future troubles." Chiang Kai-shek continued to order.
"Yes, Chairman, Principal..." the two people replied at the same time.
"Well, I hope that this time, we will all cooperate sincerely to eliminate the Eighth Route Army's *** division in one fell swoop and solve this serious problem for the party and state." Chiang Kai-shek nodded with satisfaction and walked out of the conference room.
It must be said that in terms of suppressing communism, the *** authorities acted very quickly. In less than a few hours, a eloquent telegram requesting the *** divisions to move defenses was received with the cooperation of several staff officers.
It was completed after discussion.
After looking at the telegram in his hand, He Yingqin was very satisfied. After giving it to Chiang Kai-shek for review, Chiang Kai-shek immediately signed his name without any hesitation. After stamping the seals of the Ministry of National Defense and the Military Commission, this letter was very eloquent.
A message of several thousand words was sent directly to the headquarters of the *** division by radio.
"Reporting to the division commander and political commissar, we have received a telegram directly from the Chongqing Military Commission." Just as Zhang Hua and political commissar Luo Ronghuan were discussing the current war situation in North China, the communications staff officer came to the two of them and shouted loudly
's report said.
"What, is it from Chongqing..." After hearing what the communications staff said, political commissar Luo Ronghuan asked in disbelief.
"Yes, political commissar, it has Chiang Kai-shek's name on it, as well as the seals of the Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense. It is absolutely unmistakable." The communications staff member answered affirmatively and handed the telegram in his hand to the political commissar's hand.
"Political Commissar, what is coming has finally come. I didn't expect that Chiang Kai-shek could really endure it. He endured it for such a long time before taking action." Liu Hua seemed to understand something when he heard the word "Chongqing".
He said to the political commissar beside him who still looked confused.
"Commander, what does it mean that what is supposed to come has finally come? Can you explain it to me clearly?" the political commissar asked doubtfully and began to read the telegram in his hand.
"Damn, this Chiang Kai-shek has really not changed at all. The soldiers bought this base area with their lives. He wants to let us give up the base area with a telegram in his hand. And he wants to go north, let us
Attack the Kwantung Army, the most elite Japanese army. Is Chiang Kai-shek crazy?" Luo Ronghuan, the political commissar after reading the telegram, couldn't help but became furious and cursed loudly.
"What, political commissar, are you saying that Chiang Kai-shek wants us to move our defenses..." After hearing what the political commissar said, Liu Hua couldn't help but be shocked, because in his eyes, Chiang Kai-shek could never attack his base, but what he didn't expect was that Chiang Kai-shek would actually
Use this trick to attack your own ***.
"Commander, take a look for yourself. Chiang Kai-shek wants us to go north and attack the Kwantung Army. Doesn't this mean that our *** division will die?" As he spoke, the political commissar had already placed the telegram in front of Liu Hua.
"Communications Staff Officer, immediately send the original copy of this telegram to the headquarters and the Central Committee, as soon as possible." Liu Hua hurriedly scanned the telegram in front of him and ordered loudly.
"Yes, division commander, political commissar..." Just like that, while the two of them were waiting anxiously, an hour later, they finally received a call back from Yan'an.
"Quick, bring it to me..." Liu Hua said excitedly when he saw the telegram in the hands of the communications staff officer.
"Resolutely defend your fruits of victory, but you need to remember not to fire the first shot..." The chairman's reply was very brief. After reading the chairman's reply, Liu Hua slowly fell into deep thought.
"Commander, how do you plan to resolve this matter..." After reading the chairman's call back, political commissar Luo Ronghuan also frowned.
"Needless to say, as long as his army comes, we will fight. Damn it, I don't believe it. Not even a single division of the little *** is a match for our *** division. Just rely on ***
Two armies." Liu Hua frowned and said after listening to the political commissar's question.
"But, division commander, if the Kuomintang and the Communist armies really open up, it will destroy the Kuomintang and the Communist Party's united front against Japan..." the political commissar replied worriedly.