On the banks of the Yalu River.

Lin Hu, Liu Hei, and Cao Zheng, three important figures in the Northeast Army, stood by the Yalu River under layers of protection. Looking at the Japanese positions on the opposite bank with binoculars.

"It is said that the little devil has short legs, but I didn't expect it to run away quite quickly, let's hurry up and let the little devil run most of it, it's a pity." Lin Hu said with a smile.

"Lao Lin, if you have a brigade of cavalry troops in the Southeast Military Region this time, it would be good if those little devils on the opposite side could run away by half. You see, now, most of the little devils have run away, and there are at least 30,000 people on the opposite side. There are more than one division, and these rectifications are all veterans, and it is really a scourge to let them go! Liu Hei said with a smile.

"Okay two, don't get cheap and sell well. It should be seen that the combat effectiveness of the little devil is still very good. Damn, our fifth division was the latest to enter the war, but we lost more than half of it. The original 35,000 men and five divisions are now not injured half of them. Most of the SS losses were lost, and Senior Colonel Liu Ta was still lying in the field hospital, and I didn't know how to explain to the young marshal when I went back. Cao Zheng sighed and said.

With his words, Lin Hu and Liu Hei's expressions also became solemn.

"Yes, we won this battle. But the losses were just too great. I'm afraid that 50,000 people died in direct battle! That's five integrated brigades. Such a large loss has not been experienced by the Northeast Army since its establishment. Combined with the wounded and disabled, the actual battle losses were at least 70,000 or more. Fortunately, we are fighting on our own soil, and our medical support is guaranteed to keep up, otherwise, the casualties of the troops will be much more. Lin Hu said.

"Yes! At that time, the young marshal spent a lot of effort to reorganize the medical units of various military regions, and we still did not know about it at that time. It is believed that the existing medical team is sufficient. There is no need to waste a lot of military money on updating medical equipment and training personnel. Now it seems that the young marshal's vision is long-term. Liu Hei sighed.

"We have lost so much, the young marshal will definitely replenish us. However, with such a large demand for new recruits, I am afraid it will be difficult to send them in a short period of time, and our hard life will take a while! Lin Hu sighed and said. After all, this is the station of the Southeast Military Region, and the Southeast Military Region, as the main force against the Japanese army, also suffered the greatest losses. Of all the battle losses, the troops of the Southeast Military District reached four-fifths. After all, Liu Hei's third division and Cao Zheng's fifth division are all elite troops of their respective military regions, and they are all veterans who have been in battle for a long time, and their survival rate on the battlefield is extremely high. In a short period of one year, the number of troops in the Southeast Military Region has expanded from less than 5,000 to more than 100,000, an increase of more than 20 times. But this cannot change the essence of the soldiers of the Southeast Military District, many of whom are new recruits.

"This rest assured, I think at most two months, the soldiers we lack will be replenished, and even the troops may expand rapidly." Cao Zheng smiled and said.

"What's going on?" Liu Hei and Lin Hu asked in surprise.

"You know the Shandong Military Region!" Cao Zheng said with a smile.

"Of course. Did the young marshal set up such a reserve military district to deal with the Beiyang government? There was a hint of disdain in Lin Hu's words. After all, after experiencing high-intensity battles with the Japanese army, the combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Army is really not in his eyes, and it can be said that the two sides are not of the same grade at all.

"Dealing with Beiyang is only one aspect, and the biggest role of the Shandong Military Region is to train troops and train troops for the entire Northeast Army." Cao Zheng said in a deep voice. He also told him when he was passing through Changchun. In order not to let them be afraid of the battle damage.

"You mean that the young marshal is secretly training in Shandong. How many people are there? Lin Hu said excitedly. He couldn't help but be excited, because their Southeast Military Region was facing the Japanese directly, and it may also be the focus of the Northeast Army's equipment in the future.

Cao Zheng smiled and stretched out a finger.

"Ten thousand?" Liu Hei said. In exchange for the white eyes of Lin Hu and Cao Zheng.

"You pig brain! If it was only to train 10,000 recruits, the young marshal would go to Shandong to train hard. Our existing recruit training base in Northeast China can train 40,000 or 50,000 recruits at one time. Lin Hu said angrily. In exchange for the latter's hehey smirk.

"That's 100,000 people! If that's the case, it's barely enough to make up for the battle damage. Liu Hei said.

Cao Zheng shook his head.

"It won't be...... Million? Lin Hu's breathing was a little nervous. You must know that at present, the total strength of the entire Northeast Army is only more than 600,000, far less than one million.

"Yes, exactly a million!" Cao Zheng looked at the shocked look of the two, and his face was full of smiles. He was also very surprised when he found out at the time.

"It is worthy of being a young marshal, as soon as he makes a move, he is really bold!" Liu Hei said adoringly.

"A million! Damn, I knew there were a million recruits, and I didn't have to fight so hard! Lin Hu said suddenly.

"Lao Lin, that's just a recruit, how can it be compared with our veterans of a hundred battles, if I told you earlier, there are no veterans as the backbone, and when you are a senior officer, you will have a fart for more recruits." Cao Zheng said angrily. After the formation of this period of time, the relationship between several people is also familiar a lot, and there are not so many scruples when speaking.

"Huh! Yes, but the one-time training of a million recruits can only be done by a young marshal. Lin Hu said with a smile.

"Report to the three commanders, the theater headquarters is in an emergency."

"War zone headquarters? Could it be that something happened again? Cao Zheng said with a frown.

"Big brother has done it, the southern battlefield has fun!" Lin Hu and Liu Hei looked at each other and said with a smile.

"Big brother? You mean Commander Zhen Zhen of the Southern Military District? Cao Zheng was stunned for a moment and said.

"It's not him, but anyone. Let me tell you, we were the first to follow the young marshal, don't look at us all with infinite scenery, Lao Liu is even more known as the young marshal's favorite general, but the young marshal always attaches the most importance to those two people. One person is the boss Zhang Xiaoshan, and the other is the eldest brother Zhen Zhen. Lin Hu said with a smile.

"Really?" Cao Zheng was a little stunned. Zhang Xiaoshan was valued and cultivated by Feng Yong, and he knew that after all, Zhang Xiaoshan was the first person to follow Feng Yong, and he was also a talent excavated by Feng Yong, although Zhang Xiaoshan was born poor, but he was the first general in the Northeast Army to be called handsome.

"Of course, don't look at the image of a loyal and honest big brother, but his mind turns very fast, and he is bad. It is difficult for those who are concerned by him to have good fruit to eat. Lin Hu said.

"Yes, the only one in our Northeast Army who straddles the military and political departments, and is the only one who has done so well in both aspects. Lao Zhen is determined to act before acting, and is extremely patient, like a wolf. As long as he does it, he is basically sure. After taking advantage of the opportunity for so long, Lao Yu finally made a move. I'm afraid the 1st Division of the Japanese Army is going to be unlucky. Liu Hei added. The Southern Theater is inferior to the Southeast Theater in terms of troops, with a total strength of less than 80,000. But the armament is not bad at all. In addition to anti-aircraft machine guns and tanks that were not equipped, light machine guns, grenadiers, mortars. New artillery. Heavy artillery is no less. This gave the Southern Military Region the strength to compete with the Japanese army.

"Huh? Everyone go back to Command. Lao Zhen's formation is a bit interesting! The theater headquarters sent us their battle plan, and we will carefully deduce it. Lin Hu opened the telegram and said.

A few people nodded, now they are no longer stunned young people who don't understand anything back then, although the transformation time is only two years, but they learn war from war, plus there are instructors specially arranged by Feng Yong around them, and they often give them military lessons. Let their ideological understanding or ability grow rapidly, plus Cao Zheng is a graduate of the military academy, people from the professional class have one thing in common, that is, regular, not to mention the ability to work on the map.

Command. The three of them frowned and looked at the contrast between the strength of the enemy and the enemy on the sand table, and their faces were occasionally confused.

"The forces are too scattered! At present, the Southern Military Region has less than 60,000 combatable troops. The 1st Division of the Japanese Army has been continuously strengthened, and the strength of the 1st Division may have exceeded 40,000. In addition, the Japanese army strengthened the firepower and weapons rationing of the 1st Division. It greatly made up for the gap in the strength of the Japanese army. In addition, the remnants of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army as reinforcements can join the battle sequence of the 1st Division at any time. At that time, the Southern Military District will not have the slightest superiority in troops. I don't understand how this battle will be fought. Cao Zheng said in a deep voice.

"Operation Wolves. The wolf is there. But that's a little too little! What does Lao Zhen think? Can you win with such a position? Liu Hei couldn't figure it out.

"The theater headquarters has agreed to his battle plan!" Lin Hu said in a deep voice.

"Agreed? Wouldn't that be too risky? Cao Zheng said in surprise.

"I don't know, we just know the general plan, we don't know the specific deployment, maybe Lao Yu has his own plans. The first thing we had to do was to build a defensive position on the Yalu River, destroy the ice on the river, and prevent Japanese reinforcements from crossing the river. Lin Hu said in a deep voice: "What's more, now that the little devil has just been beaten back to his lair, he will definitely not be reconciled, if their reinforcements arrive, no one can guarantee that the little devil will not attack." Lao Liu, Lao Cao, your troops should hurry up and recuperate, if there is a change in the war situation in the south, you are likely to be transferred, and the detailed battle plan of the Southern Military Region attached by the theater headquarters is probably to tell us to make preparations as soon as possible. From here, it can be inferred that the theater headquarters is not very confident in this plan, and if the battle situation changes, you can go south as quickly as possible to reinforce it! ”

Liu Hei and Cao Zheng nodded. Now they play the role of a firefighting team, and when the battlefield changes, they have to act urgently. This is also something that cannot be helped, the other units of the Northeast Army are far away from the battlefield, and it is difficult to reinforce. The southeastern battlefield has temporarily stabilized, and their situation is relatively relaxed.

(To be continued)