In fact, at this time, Han Yunhua was not fully sure how long he could support the attack of the two major fronts of the Japanese army, although the North China Front Army was no longer a concern for Han Yunhua, compared to those newly formed recruit units, Han Yunhua was most concerned about the old and strong brigade like the Kwantung Army. If the North China Front Army, which has more than 10 divisions under its command, is a behemoth, then the Kwantung Army, which has 31 infantry divisions, 11 infantry and tank brigades, 1 death squad brigade and 2 aviation armies, plus the troops of the puppet Manchukuo, and a total strength of about 1.2 million people, is a giant.

Although Han Yunhua also knew that the combat effectiveness of the Kwantung Army at this time was not as strong as people imagined, these cannon fodder in the Pacific Theater were still an invincible force for the current Chinese army. The Inner Mongolia Military Region now has nearly 300,000 troops, and all of them are well-trained elites, and the vast majority of these troops are veterans who have seen blood on the battlefield. In addition, the Inner Mongolia Military Region has established a large number of arsenals, so all the units of the entire Inner Mongolia Military Region are extremely sophisticated in weaponry, except for being slightly inferior to the Japanese army in terms of heavy weapons, Han Yunhua's troops are not much more than the most elite troops of the Japanese army in other aspects.

But despite this, Han Yunhua still did not dare to guarantee that he would be able to achieve victory under the joint attack of the Japanese Kwantung Army and the North China Front. However, Han Yunhua did not believe that the Japanese army dared to transfer the main force of the Kwantung Army to North China, you must know that Japan and the Soviet Union at this time have always been very dirty, and the relationship between the two countries is extremely strange.

However, in this forgotten battle, more than 200,000 soldiers, more than 500 artillery pieces, 900 aircraft, 1,000 tanks and armored vehicles were put into the battlefield, and more than 60,000 people died. During the four-month war, the Soviet army invested about 57,000 men, more than 500 tanks and about 350 armored vehicles; The official death toll was more than 9,000 casualties. But according to archives declassified after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the true death toll of Soviet troops was about 7,000, more than 1,000 were missing, and about 16,000 were wounded.

After the war, the military medical department of the 6th Army announced that the number of Japanese killed was 7,696, the number of wounded was 8,647, the number of unaccounted for was 1,021, and the total number of troops dispatched was 58,925. First of all, this number can be found to be too close to the number of wounded and the number of killed, if the number of dead is added to the number of missing, the two are almost equal, and the number of dead and missing is more than the number of wounded, which should be relatively rare in war, unless the wounded have a deliberate motive to commit suicide, otherwise the number of wounded on the side should be much larger than the number of dead. Immediately after that, the Japanese army authorities released a general casualty figure, announcing the number of killed and wounded as about 18,000 casualties, but Han Yunhua knew that the Japanese army's losses in this battle were at least more than 50,000 people, and if it were not for the Japanese army's defeat in the Battle of Nomenkan, then the Japanese army was likely to abandon the United States, Spain and Britain in Southeast Asia and directly attack the Soviet Union, which posed the greatest threat to them.

Han Yunhua was still happy about the talks between Japan and the Soviet Union, which lasted more than half a year and finally made good progress, and the two sides signed a series of cease-fire agreements and non-aggression pacts. This also caused the Soviet Union to lead the troubles southward, and Japan turned its guns on the United States, and then there was the Pearl Harbor incident that shocked the whole world. As Professor Lorenz of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology once said, "A butterfly flapping its wings in the heart of Asia may cause a storm in the South Pacific in a few weeks." "In the military and political spheres, the causes of many major historical events may be negligible, but the "butterfly effect" produced is eye-popping. The Battle of Normenheim is a case in point, as one could have predicted that an inconspicuous border conflict in the heart of Asia would set the stage for the eventual defeat of the Axis powers. …,

By this time, the evil Nazis had extended their grip to the surrounding countries, even though the Soviet Union had previously signed a non-aggression pact with Germany. However, Stalin, as a mature politician, did not believe in Germany's sincerity, knowing that at this time Germany had begun to occupy Western Europe and Northern Europe, Finland, Norway and Sweden and other countries had been defeated, and Luxembourg, Belgium and Portugal were also in danger. If the Soviet Union and Germany were to go to war in Eastern Europe, then the question of whether the security of the rear could be guaranteed was a question. Fortunately, Zhukov was not bad, and lived up to Stalin's trust, and the invading Japanese army was crushed on the Sino-Mongolian border a few months ago.

Han Yunhua was very concerned about the secret battle between Japan and the Soviet Union, because he knew that the significance of that battle was far more significant than people imagined, and it could be said that it changed the whole world because of it. As an editorial in the New York Times on July 20, 1939, commented on the bitter struggle between the Soviet Red Army and the Japanese army in the Mongolian steppe, the Times scoffed with disdain that "[they] are venting their anger in unnoticed corners of the world." It wasn't until two years later when the Japanese bombs were dropped on Pearl Harbor that the Americans realized that it was precisely the First World War, which they considered insignificant, that changed the object of Japan's war, and that it was precisely this small country that they simply despised that gave them a fatal blow. Americans paid a heavy price for their pride and carelessness.

The distrust between the Soviet Union and Japan also caused Japan to dare not send nearly 800,000 troops stationed on the Sino-Soviet border to the Chinese battlefield, and it was a miracle that the Japanese army was able to mobilize four divisions to go south with the current situation, and you must know that there were still more than 100,000 Soviet Red Army troops stationed on the Sino-Soviet border at this time.

However, this is just Han Yunhua's speculation, in fact, whether the Japanese Kwantung Army can go south is still a question, if it can't go south, then the North China Front Army alone is simply a piece of scum, and the North China Front Army, which has lost its elite strength and even more lost its belief in combat, has lost its qualification to compete with the Inner Mongolia Military Region.

Moreover, Han Yunhua already had a preliminary plan for the next battle, so although he was not completely sure in his heart, he still wanted to gamble, and if he lost the bet, he would spit out all the results of the previous period of battle, and if he won the bet, there would be no more war in the entire North China region. The harvest is not proportional to the effort, where to find such a good thing, so Han Yunhua thought for a while and asked Political Commissar Luo and the cadres at the ministerial level of the Military Region to send a joint telegram to the Party Central Committee and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, hoping that the Eighth Route Army Headquarters could cooperate with the actions of the Inner Mongolia Military Region.

Immediately after that, Han Yunhua gave a new order to the entire military region, and from now on, all the special forces of the Inner Mongolia Military Region immediately infiltrated the occupied areas in the form of brigades to create chaos, among which the Feilong special combat team marched into the territory of the Northeast puppet Manchukuo, the Eagle special operations brigade entered the territory of Shanxi, and the Wang Xiaohu and Xiaofeng special operations brigade immediately infiltrated the Shandong territory, and as for the last cheetah special combat brigade, Han Yunhua was directly lined up in the border area between Hebei and Henan.

At the same time, the military and political chiefs of all counties under the jurisdiction of the Inner Mongolia Military Region have received the latest orders issued by the military region, and Han Yunhua ordered all counties to assemble troops centered on the county seats, whether they are militia or guerrillas, or those stragglers, as long as they are sincere in resisting Japan, they can assemble and train strictly, and wait for the latest orders of the military region.

After receiving the telegram sent by the Inner Mongolia Military Region, the party Central Committee finally agreed to this adventurous plan led by Han Yunhua after some discussion, of course, the party Central Committee was not unconditional, Chairman Mao and Vice Chairman Zhou directly sent a telegram back to Han Yunhua personally, demanding that Han Yunhua must focus on preserving the strength of the troops when it is impossible to do so, and prohibit the main decisive battle with the Japanese army without the certainty of victory. …,

Han Yunhua predicted that within two or three months, the strength of the Inner Mongolia Military Region would be at least 300,000 more than the current one; after all, the entire Inner Mongolia Military Region, large and small guerrilla units and militia organizations, did not know how many, and not long ago, dozens of tribes in the grasslands of the northern part of the Inner Mongolia Military Region came to contact the Inner Mongolia Military Region, recognized the status of Han Yunhua's troops in the northern part of the Inner Mongolia Military Region, and demanded that the Inner Mongolia Military Region accept the warriors of their tribes to join the Eighth Route Army.

Han Yunhua still had some concerns before, after all, the men on the grassland are more than brave, but the discipline is obviously insufficient, and what makes people even more speechless is that their temper is not small, like the current small-scale recruitment is fine, but if these people are conscripted into the army on a large scale, then the military discipline of the entire Inner Mongolia Military Region must be perfected, and it must conform to the habits and interests of ethnic minority soldiers, otherwise the unity of the troops will become a problem.

But now Han Yunhua has decided to agree to the request of those tribal leaders and the khans, and all the tribes in the northern part of the country will be included as a military base, and all ethnic parts of the region, as long as they really follow the Communist Party and the Eighth Route Army to fight devils, then Han Yunhua and the entire Inner Mongolia Military Region will absolutely welcome it.

Han Yunhua predicted that with the containment of the special combat team and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army would have to prepare for at least about two months, and after two months, the first batch of soldiers had all completed their rotational training, and the reserve force was about to be formed.

On December 23, the entire Inner Mongolia Military Region was jubilant today, and everyone had a smile on their faces. In fact, many people don't know why everyone is happy today, but when they see that the big guys are happy, they unconsciously laugh along with it.

In fact, today is the day of the full moon of Han Yunhua's two sons, and because of Yuhan's weak body before, these two little guys have not met everyone since they were born, and Han Yunhua and his wife have not thanked the guests who helped some time ago. Therefore, while the little guy was over the full moon, Han Yunhua set up two tables at his house, and all the senior officers in the military district who stayed in Guisui were invited over for a small gathering.

However, the banquet at this time was very different from the banquet guests of later generations, especially such banquets, which were usually held at twelve o'clock at noon, and the ball was held in the evening. But this era is different, everyone is very simple and realistic, few people will pay attention to face engineering, plus everyone has official business during the day, so this banquet is placed in the evening.

At eight o'clock in the evening, under the leadership of Luo Ronghuan, Zuo Quan and Shen Yuquan, the senior cadres of the entire Inner Mongolia Military Region came to Han Yunhua's house one after another.

Han Yunhua must have had a lot of people come until today, so he asked Yuhan and Xiaomei to make three tables of dishes. Han Yunhua saw that the people were almost here, so he stood up and said, "Today is a special day, the day of the full moon of my two sons. In fact, most of the people here have already started a family, and some of them have their own children, so they don't feel much about the full moon of their children. When it comes to leading soldiers to fight, I think I'm already a veteran, but when it comes to being a father, it's the first time I've been a young man, and it's the first time I've had a full moon for my child, so to be honest, I'm very excited. In my more than ten years of military career, I have not felt a greater sense of accomplishment than today, even when it was the first time I annihilated a squadron of devils, I was not as excited as I am today. ”

Saying that, Han Yunhua picked up the wine glass on the table and slowly poured a glass of liquor, then raised it and said loudly: "At this moment, I want to thank the Party Central Committee and all the party members and cadres for their help and support. At the same time, I would also like to thank each and every one of our soldiers, whether they are alive or dead, seriously injured or disabled, they are our most lovely people, without their contributions, there would be no Inner Mongolia Military Region today, let alone a relatively stable life. Secondly, I would like to thank you, although I am now at the helm of this large military region with nearly 300,000 troops, but I am still the little devil who follows behind the chairman and the leaders with a runny nose, and it is precisely with your help and support that I have a stage to display my talents, and I have a way to realize the great ideal of serving the country and the people. Finally, I want to thank my wife, who has grown up with me for more than ten years, and thousands of days and nights of missing to have a glimmer of fate to hold hands, without her, what my life lacks will be the brightest color. Now that our son has also been born, plus Xiao Sihan, we already have three children, they have given me care, not for anything else, even if it is for my children and wife not to be slaves to the country, and no longer live such a turbulent and war-torn life, I, Han Yunhua, will also carry the banner of resistance against Japan. Comrades, friends, elders, for you and I Han Yunhua respect in my heart, thank you for your support to me all the time, I Han Yunhua can't repay it, so I use this glass of wine in my hand to show a little bit of my heart, and do it first for respect" After speaking, Han Yunhua raised his head, and drank a 52-degree two-pot head. …,

"Bang Bang Bang"

Under the leadership of Luo Ronghuan, everyone applauded warmly, Han Yunhua's words were very simple, as Han Yunhua said just now, although Han Yunhua is now the commander of the Nuoda Military Region, his status is definitely no worse than any senior general of the Eighth Route Army, and he is definitely a group army commander above the general level on the side of the National Government. However, in the eyes of Luo Ronghuan, Zuo Quan and others, especially in the eyes of Chen Geng, even if it is extraordinary now, they still unconsciously regard Han Yunhua in their minds as the red imp who led the horse for Vice Chairman Zhou on the Long March, and even the little company commander who fought with the commander of the Red Fourth Aspect Army in northern Shaanxi. The sincerity of these words touched these old leaders very much.

"Comrades, I am the oldest here, so I will start with a few words. Comrade Yunhua's contributions to the party and the country are obvious to all, although he is not a perfect person, and he often has a small problem, especially he likes to put himself in a dangerous situation and prefers to take military adventures. But we can see from here that a real Han Yunhua is an unprocessed and modified Han Yunhua. The country is in danger, the Japanese invaders are rampant, and the soldiers of our generation have no other use than to use this useful body to dedicate their last bit of strength to the country and the people. In less than three years, he has developed a remnant regiment of more than 400 people into a remnant regiment of more than 400 people into 10 field infantry divisions and tens of thousands of auxiliary technical troops, and at the same time, he has also recovered a large piece of territory from the hands of small devils. Luo Ronghuan, as the political commissar of the military region, the nominal supreme leader was the first to speak after Han Yunhua.

After these two main figures finished speaking, it was the turn of Zuo Quan Zuo Chief of Staff, as Zuo Quan, who had partnered with Han Yunhua for more than a year, he knew this young commander who was only twenty-five years old very well, he was a good general and a good person, there was no soldier in Han Yunhua's world who could not be reformed, whether it was a captured puppet army or a rescued Kuomintang captured soldier, he would not give up, as long as there was a slightest possibility, he would strive for these people to stay in the military region. And after his education and training, these former cattle and sheep will turn into tigers and wolves after they go to the battlefield, which is really surprising.

And Han Yunhua is always so kind to his compatriots, after every big war, as long as the army's food is enough, he will distribute the captured excess grain to the local people, and at the same time, the entire Saibei region has not paid land rent for two years, and the entire area controlled by the Inner Mongolia Military Region has the lowest tax rate in the country.

Zuo Quan was very respectful of such a good leader and a good person, so he stood up and said, "Hehe, today the commander finally invited a treat, so let's not talk about it, it's like a meeting." Today, let's eat and drink well, just let the commander sing a song, hehehe..............."

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