Han Yunhua knew that if these people were allowed to think about it themselves, he didn't know how many things would have to be done, so he hurriedly interrupted Sun Zhiyuan's words and said: "Lao Lu, Comrade Zhiyuan, don't guess first, I officially inform you that the Jizhong Military Region has been upgraded to the Jizhong Military Division of the Inner Mongolian Ancient Military Region, and the original troops of the Jizhong Military Region will be reorganized into two infantry divisions with dissatisfied members, numbered as the 59th and 60th Divisions of the Inner Mongolian Ancient Military Region. At the same time, the military region will mobilize four integrated infantry divisions of 21,000 men and one integrated cavalry division of 12,000 from several other military subdivisions to be placed under the command of the Jizhong Military Subdivision. In other words, your military division will soon become a large military region with more than 100,000 troops. In addition, as for the strength of our Inner Mongolian Ancient Military Region, you should also have a general understanding of the total number of 60 integrated infantry divisions in the whole division, of which about 10 are infantry divisions that are not fully staffed, in addition to some technical and auxiliary arms. ”

Without waiting for these leading cadres of the Jizhong Military Region to be happy, Han Yunhua said again: "However, you old cadres of the Jizhong Military Region need to be adjusted, and no decision has been made on how to adjust the military region, but I already have arrangements on Lao Lu's side, but the premise is to obtain Lao Lu's consent." ”

"I'll just say, the commander has repeatedly asked the central government for my Lao Lu, definitely not for my promotion, say it, commander, as long as it's a matter of resisting Japan and fighting devils, my Lao Lu won't frown. I'm really curious about what made the commander insist on transferring me to the Inner Mongolian Ancient Military Region? Lu Zheng said with a smile.

Han Yunhua got up and walked to a map, picked up a whip and pointed at the northeast region and said: "What is this place, this is our northeast of China, but now it is called Manchukuo." After the September 18 Incident, Japanese imperialism invaded and occupied the entire northeastern region of China and became a colony of Japanese imperialism. In order to avoid international condemnation of itself, Japan urgently needed to find a political cover to show that the Kwantung Army did not occupy the northeast but the Manchus asked them to help establish a new state, so the last emperor Pu Yi became the best candidate for the new head of state, and then the shameful regional name of Manchukuo appeared, it was an outright puppet regime. Lao Lu is the old man next to Zhang Shaoshuai, I think for all the soldiers of your former Northeast Army, it is your lifelong wish to go back to your hometown, isn't it? Speaking of this, Han Yunhua's voice suddenly increased.

Hit back to his hometown, and the short five words hit Lu Zheng's heart hard. He shouted almost thoughtlessly: "This is not only my Lu Zheng's wish to, but also the wish of hundreds of thousands of brothers in the Northeast Army. ”

Thinking of those brothers and compatriots in the past, Lu Zheng's heart was dripping blood, and the Northeast Army that lost Zhang Shaoshuai was no longer the former Northeast Army, the former Northeast Army was a powerful military group that could fight against the Nationalist and the Japanese. At that time, the Northeast Army had 25 infantry brigades, 6 cavalry brigades, and 10 artillery regiments. On the eve of the September 18 incident, the regular army in the northeast was conservatively estimated to be 400,000. Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the Northeast Army is very good, mainly because the weapons and equipment of the Northeast Army at that time were much better than those of other squadrons, and the productivity of the Northeast Arsenal was too high, and it could be ranked number one in the whole East Asia, and the daily output could arm a battalion, the rifle model was 65, 79, and the mortar was 16 years. In addition, the Northeast Army also has an air force and navy, and the Northeast Army in its heyday was equipped with 250-300 aircraft, a total of 5 aviation units. The Northeast Navy also has 21 large and small ships, 32,200 tons, and a fleet of 3,300 officers and men. The capital ship "Haiqi" was the largest cruiser in China at that time, and the rest also included "Haichen", "Zhenhai", "Weihai", "Tong'an", "Yongxiang", "Chuyu", "Jiangli", "Dinghai" and other warships. Such a huge military group is not only the pride of Lu Zheng's heart, but also the pride of every soldier of all the Northeast Army, who has armed a powerful army on their own land. …,

However, what made Lu Zheng "Cao" and others feel ashamed was that it was such a powerful armed force, which withdrew to Guannai without firing a single shot when the country and the nation were blatantly invaded by Japanese imperialism, and threw more than 3,000 people in Northeast China to the Japanese to ravage.

Regardless of Zhang Xueliang's personal situation, in terms of the Xi'an incident alone, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng have contributed to the entire country and nation, and we cannot deny this in any case. But the Xi'an Incident not only affected the fate of China, but also the fate of Zhang Xueliang himself and the entire Northeast Army.

If the Northeast Army before the Xi'an Incident was a dragon, then the Northeast Army after the Xi'an Incident was a group of dragons without a leader, and the fate of the entire Northeast Army became unpredictable. After the peaceful settlement of the An'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang sent Chiang Kai-shek back to Nanjing, and never returned, so the vigorous feat was followed by the tragic prelude to the eternal hatred. Nearly 200,000 troops in the Northeast Army were leaderless, and there were serious disagreements over the main battle and the main peace, and finally developed into internal slaughter. In March 1937, the senior generals of the Northeast Army rashly accepted Chiang Kai-shek's "Plan B" for the eastward transfer of the Northeast Army, and fell into the trap of the different armies and the division of troops. The Northeast Army was then transferred eastward and stationed in southern Henan, northern Anhui, and northern Jiangsu. Subsequently, the Nanjing Zhengfu carried out retraining and downsizing of the Northeast Army, turning the large into small and the strong into weak, reducing the number of Type A armies of four divisions per army to the establishment of Type B Army of two divisions and two brigades of each division, and only the Second Cavalry Army retained three divisions. In the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Northeast Army was divided and used by Chiang Kai-shek in various battlefields, and was gradually weakened, dismembered, and eliminated.

Although Lu Zheng has been staying in the central Hebei region and commanding the operational development base area all these years, he has always had a thorn in his heart. As he said, it is not only his wish to return to his hometown, but also the wish of the entire Northeast Army. I didn't say it before because the power of ** could not shake the "elite" of hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army, and now the civil war is cloudy, and there are wars everywhere, it is impossible for either ** or the Kuomintang to transfer troops to counterattack the Northeast, and the Anti-Japanese Federation that insists on fighting guerrillas in the Northeast cannot cause a fatal blow to the little devils, and the effect of fighting devils in Jizhong and returning to the Northeast to fight devils is the same, so he has not mentioned it all these years, but today Han Yunhua forcibly raised this pimple from his heart.

Han Yunhua said: "Comrade Lu Zheng's '', since you have this wish, then I will fulfill you, look here and here, here are the two fortresses on the Hulunbuir grassland, this is Hailar, this is Manchuria, and the Japanese puppet army usually has a reinforced wing stationed here to guard against the Soviet-Mongolian coalition army. Just nine days ago, two of our cavalry divisions suddenly went north, unexpectedly appeared in Manchuria and Hailar, completely annihilated the two "elite" infantry wings of the Japanese army, and at the same time completely annihilated about two divisions of the puppet cavalry, and captured a large number of weapons and equipment and war horses. In addition, our military region has about 20,000 "elite" troops lurking in the northeast, and the vast majority of them are composed of northeasterners. ”

"Yes, I am extremely willing to thank the Central Committee and the commander for giving me the opportunity to give Lu Zheng '', and I promise to complete the task" Lu Zheng said excitedly, tears even flowed out.

Han Yunhua also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, in order to transfer this big man to the Inner Mongolia Ancient Military Region, Han Yunhua really made a lot of efforts, and now that the matter is done, he himself is sweating. …,

Relieving his emotions, Han Yunhua asked: "Lao Lu, let me tell you, now the troops of our military region in the northeast are scattered in various places in battalions and companies, and I will tell you the specific contact information when the time comes." In addition, I will send you a brigade of "elite" infantry, an infantry division, and a cavalry division to march in the northeast, and all the resources of our army in the northeast will be mobilized by you, including my personal guard Flying Dragon Special Combat Team. As for how to develop, I don't interfere, I won't even send you a political commissar, all the big and small things of the "Advance" march are up to you, no one there will limit you, but I will also give you a death mission, you "Advance" march has a total of 5 regiments and 14 independent battalions, the total strength is about 28,000 people, in addition to the northeast there are still a lot of special combat teams and the Soviet Red Army, your task is to pull up a strong force of at least 100,000 people within 2 years, do you have confidence? ”

"Yes, guaranteed to get the job done. But this requires the cooperation and help of the military region? Lu Zheng said loudly.

"Your main task is to eliminate the Japanese puppet army in the northeast, and the order is to destroy the devils and capture the puppet army, pull out the stronghold and rob the county seat, and blow up the railway and rob the train. As for logistical supplies such as weapons, ammunition, medicine, and food, if you can raise them on the spot, you can raise them on the spot, and if you can't raise them, the military region will find a way to support you. In addition, there are many of our cadres on the side of the Anti-Japanese Federation, and they will also support you, and there are also many of your old comrades-in-arms and old superiors among the rebel forces in the Northeast. In addition, you can see if there is a former Northeast Army general in China who is willing to go north to the Northeast, regardless of whether he is ** or the Kuomintang, as long as he is willing to return to the Northeast to fight with the Japanese puppet army, he can be pulled into our team. I'm responsible for what happened, so you just have to do it boldly. Han Yunhua's meaning is very clear, that is, to unite all forces at all costs, and the goal is directly aimed at the puppet Manchukuo Defense Force and the Japanese Kwantung Army.

Lu Zheng said: "There are still many officers and men of the Northeast Army who are willing to return to the Northeast in China, and most of them are on errands under Chiang Kai-shek, but the situation is very bad. I think that if they are invited back to the Northeast, there will be a response. ”

"I also understand the situation of your Northeast Army, and the veterans don't regard them as their own troops at all. After Zhang Shaoshuai was detained, the Northeast Army suffered a lot of losses and was divided and disintegrated under Chiang Kai-shek's policy of eliminating dissidents. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, your old comrades-in-arms quickly drove to various anti-Japanese battlefields together with the whole team, among which the 49th, 57th and 67th armies fought bloodily in the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing, and suffered heavy sacrifices. The 51st Army participated in the Battle of defending the Huai River and Xuzhou, and later "advanced" into Lunan with the 57th Army. The 53rd Army moved to Hebei, Henan, Hubei, and Hunan, and later entered Burma and Vietnam to fight against Japan. Wu Keren, Zhu Hongxun, Wu Tonggang, Liu Guiwu, Fang Shuhong, Huang Dexing, Liu Qiwen, Hu Xianmei and other generals and countless officers and soldiers sacrificed their lives for the country. Since there are people who are willing to participate in the "Advance" march, then this matter will be "handed over" to you, and you can only open your mouth if you need anything, and the military region will ask for money and people for people. Han Yunhua said.

In fact, Han Yunhua knew in his heart that as long as he "handed over" Lu Zheng to "" to handle this matter, the chance of success was still very high, and he didn't dare to say the odds of winning on the eighth floor, but it should still be no problem to open five or five. You must know that when the Chinese People's Liberation Army first conferred the title in 1955, 25 generals from the former Northeast Army were awarded the rank of general, including 1 general, 1 lieutenant general, and 23 major generals. In addition to Lu Zheng's "Cao", there are also Lieutenant General Wan Yi, Xie Fang, Chen Ruiting, Jia Tao, Sha Ke, Feng Yongshun, Zhao Donghuan, Yu Quanshen, Zhao Chengjin, Gao Cunxin, Li Jue, Xu Ming, Song Xuefei, Jin Zhenzhong, Zhang Zhiyi, Yang Youshan, Zhang Jialuo, Luo Wen, Ji Tingxie, Guan Songtao, Guo Weicheng, Wang Zhenqian, Jiang Chao, and Major General Zhang Xuesi. Lu Zheng "" as long as he ascended and shouted, Han Yunhua didn't believe that there was no response. …,

After talking about the issue of forming a "strong" march in the northeast, Han Yunhua and Lu Zheng "Cao" talked about the issue of forming the Jizhong Military Region, and you must know that the pioneers of ** base areas like Lu Zheng's "Cao" are often the soul of the entire base area, and the military soul of all military and political cadres and soldiers in the entire Jizhong Military Region, and if he, a major leader, was suddenly transferred, the military region must give the soldiers of the Jizhong Military Region a "handover" generation, and Han Yunhua is not clear about the strength of the Jizhong Military Region, and he does not know whether it is feasible to reorganize it into two divisions. So it's important to be aware of that.

"Lao Lu, how many troops are there in the Jizhong Military Region now, and what are the weapons and equipment?" Han Yunhua said.

Lu Zheng said: "The Jizhong Military Region has jurisdiction over 4 military subdivisions: the First Army Division, Commander Zhao Chengjin; Second Army Division, Commander Yu Quanshen; Third Army Division, Commander Shaq; Fourth Army Division, Commander Meng Qingshan. At present, each military sub-district has two regular infantry regiments and a large number of local troops, and the total strength of the entire Jizhong Military Region is about 30,000 people. On the whole, the weapons and equipment of the Jizhong Military Region are better than those of other units of the Eighth Route Army, because the Jizhong Military Region is composed of the 691st Regiment of the 346th Brigade of the 116th Division of the 53rd Army of the Northeast Army. ”

"Well, it's okay, although it is a bit reluctant to reorganize more than 30,000 people into two infantry divisions, as long as the weapons and equipment can keep up, the combat effectiveness should be good. Who are you going to take with you these veteran cadres of the Jizhong Military Region? Han Yunhua asked again.

Lu Zheng thought for a while and said: "It's definitely not okay to bring them all over, otherwise the soldiers of the military region will have opinions, so let's do it, I am going to bring Comrade Zhiyuan to the Northeast Region, and at the same time I plan to transfer 1,000 people from the Jizhong Military Region to go north with me, Lao Meng is my old partner, he is my political commissar, and his prestige in the military region is relatively high, so it should not be possible to leave him to lead the troops." ”

Comrade Han Yunhua, the comrade Zhiyuan in Lu Zheng's mouth, also knew that it was Sun Zhiyuan, director of the Political Department of the Jizhong Military Region. This Sun Zhiyuan is also one of the senior cadres of the Jizhong Military Region, and he is very respected and trusted by Lu Zheng, so Han Yunhua also specially asked Qian Zhuangfei to investigate, and knew that this Sun Zhiyuan is only 30 years old this year, less than 3 years older than him, and he is a talent. After the 918 Incident, Sun Zhiyuan was sent to work in the anti-Japanese volunteers in the Liaoyang area in the northeast. In the spring of 1932, he returned to his hometown and served as the secretary of the central county party committee of ** Ding County, and organized the peasants to cooperate with the Gaoli riot. In February 1933, he went to the training class of the Second Cavalry Division of the Northeast Army as an instructor, and later went to the 53rd Army to engage in military transportation work. In August 1934, he was sent to study in Vladivostok, Soviet Union. In February 1935, he returned to China and successively engaged in the party's secret work in Shenyang and Beiping. In August 1936, he was sent to work in the 53rd Military Industry Committee of the ** Northeast Army. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the party representative of the Jizhong People's Self-Defense Army and participated in the establishment of the Jizhong Anti-Japanese Base Area. In May 1938, he served as the director of the Third Column of the Eighth Route Army, the Director of the Political Department of the Central Hebei Military Region, and a member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Central Hebei Region. Although Sun Zhiyuan is not very old, his resume is "very" rich, it is worth mentioning that it was this Sun Zhiyuan who came into contact with Lu Zheng at the beginning, and it is no wonder that Lu Zheng "Cao" proposed to take Sun Zhiyuan north at this time.

"Okay, I agreed to this request of yours on behalf of the party committee of the military region. Lao Meng is a veteran cadre of our party and our army, and I can rest assured that he is in the Jizhong Military Region. Han Yunhua said

He talked with the representatives of the Jizhong Military Region for nearly three hours, gained a basic understanding of the situation of the Jizhong Military Region, and then carefully discussed with the representatives of the Jizhong Military Region the details of the formation of the Jizhong Military Sub-region.

At noon, Han Yunhua hosted a banquet for Lu Zheng and his party in the canteen of the military region headquarters, and took out a few bottles of authentic Japanese sake for the first time, but Luo Ronghuan, Chen Yun and others were secretly surprised.

Since Li Yuhan left, Han Yunhua's family has become an iron rooster, not only does not pull out a "hair" but also only enters and does not leave, every once in and five times, there are always troops to send the captured wine to Han Yunhua's wine cellar, but they never give it to anyone to drink. In the past, when he was in Guisui, Han Yunhua's big wine cellar was just a lock, as long as the military region needed it, whether it was Zuo Quan or Luo Ronghuan, he would directly smash the big iron lock. But since arriving in Zhangjiakou, Han Yunhua's new wine cellar is not only locked with a big iron lock, but also guarded by four soldiers throughout the process, and no one is allowed to use Han Yunhua's wine automatically ...... "privately", not even Luo Ronghuan.