In the evening, Chief of Staff Li Qing, Political Commissar Guan Xiangying, and Commander Liu Hua finally sat down together, and while eating, the three of them discussed the issue of the reorganization of the troops, and they ate for more than two hours. As the meal was taken away, a plan for the reorganization of the troops appeared on the table.

"Political commissar, I think that's it, send this reorganization plan to the headquarters, and let several bosses help us refer to it." Liu Hua said.

"Okay, Chief of Staff, let's send this reorganization plan to the headquarters!" The commissar agreed.

"Okay, since you both agree, and I agree, I'll go to the confidential room now. I guess the two CEOs will be shocked to see our reorganization plan. Chief of Staff Li Qing said with a smile.

Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Taihang Mountain.

"Commander-in-chief, Mr. Peng, Jindong Liu Hua called." Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo Quan walked into the headquarters and said to the two bosses who were thinking about the enemy's situation.

"Eh, it's Liu Hua, is he causing some trouble again, or is he preparing to attack the Yue army again? You know, in the first two Taiwans, he turned the entire northern Jin Dynasty upside down, and I don't know what his kid is doing? Mr. Peng said with a smile.

"Mr. Peng, you are wrong this time, Liu Hua didn't cause any trouble?" Chief of Staff Zuo said with a smile.

"No trouble, he'll send us a telegram, Chief of Staff, tell me, what's the matter!" The commander-in-chief also laughed.

"Haven't the two bosses been talking about the reorganization of the reading force these days? After all, our Eighth Route Army has an additional integrated division in the battle sequence of [***], and Liu Hua sent a telegram to ask for instructions. ”

"Well, we've had urethrals for a long time. , Chief of Staff, read the telegram out and listen to it. The commander-in-chief looked up and said with a smile.

"Commander-in-chief, General Peng, since our department was changed to the Reading Division of the Eighth Route Army, after consultation with the Political Commissar and the Chief of Staff, it was decided to reorganize the Reading Division as follows:

The Reading Division has three brigades, namely the 1st Brigade of the Reading Division, the 2nd Brigade of the Reading Division, and the 3rd Brigade of the Reading Division. Each brigade has two regiments, an 82-mm mortar company, a guard company, a reconnaissance company, and a communications platoon.

The original artillery battalion of the Reading Brigade was changed to the Artillery Regiment of the Reading Division, which had a 75-mm mountain artillery battalion, a 92-type infantry artillery battalion, and a mountain artillery battalion, attacking 36 mountain artillery pieces of various kinds, and a thunderbolt company under its jurisdiction.

The original cavalry battalion of the Reading Brigade was changed to a cavalry regiment, with three cavalry battalions and a machine gun company.

The original guard battalion of the Reading Brigade was reorganized into the Guard Regiment of the Reading Division, with three battalions under its jurisdiction, which served as a reserve for the whole army in wartime, as a headquarters in peacetime, and the guard work of the military factory, and the establishment of the special operations brigade remained unchanged and was promoted to the regimental level

Liu Hua, commander of the reading division, Guan Xiangying, political commissar, and Li Qing, chief of staff. ”

"My mother, the artillery regiment, the cavalry regiment, the guard regiment, Liu Hua, this kid really dares. Where did he get so many heavy weapons, all of them were organized into a regiment, I really didn't expect it! The commander-in-chief sighed.

"Hehe, commander-in-chief, I believe that Liu Hua and they have so many weapons, I have been to Jindong, and to talk about their weapons, it makes me drool. The main force has basically been replaced with all the equipment, mortars are equipped to the regiment, and heavy machine guns can be equipped with the battalion, which can be described as a well-known main force! In addition, a few days ago, he didn't find an arsenal that Yan Xishan had built, and he should have gotten back a lot of weapons. No, it shouldn't be a problem to reorganize it to its current size. The left chief of staff said.

"Yes, the strength of the Jindong Reading Division is so great, we should also change the development direction of the Reading Division, we can't let such a good main force hold back in Jindong!" The commander nodded in reply.

"Commander-in-chief, have you forgotten, just some time ago, after the Reading Brigade eliminated the 117th Wing of the Reading Army, the chairman talked about the future development direction of the Reading Brigade." Mr. Peng said with a smile.

"Lao Peng, look at me, I forgot that the chairman said at that time that the development direction of the Reading Brigade was in the north. I think it's a good idea. You must know that the Yizhong Plain is not only a huge grain-producing area in North China, but also has a high population density. If we can build a base there, the benefits will be very great for the development of our Eighth Route Army. The commander-in-chief concluded, looking at the map.

"Well, that's true, the chairman is indeed well-intentioned!" After listening to the commander-in-chief's analysis, Mr. Peng also sighed.

"In this way, Chief of Staff, you personally send a telegram to the Reading Division, fully agree with his coup plan, and in addition, suggest that after the reorganization of the troops is completed, the troops will gradually develop to the north, and strive to lay a base in Hebei, and connect Shanxi and Hebei together to form a large defensive depth." said the commander-in-chief.

"Yes, I'll go to the confidential room and sign the message myself." After speaking, the chief of staff turned and left the command.

Jindong Base Area. Liu Hua sat quietly at the table with the telegram from the headquarters. Thinking about what was on the telegram: the chairman and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army actually suggested together that they should develop to the north. You must know that Hebei is in the north, but Hebei has a large number of troops stationed in Hebei, and most of Hebei is a plain area. How difficult it is to establish a base area.

Of course, Liu Hua also thought of the benefits. As long as you can gain a foothold in the wing, then what awaits you will be countless benefits, first of all, the soldiers don't have to worry, because with the population density in the wing, it is not impossible to pull up an army of hundreds of thousands of people.

Another benefit is grain, which is a large grain-producing area. With the wing, the troops have food. In these troubled times, food is worth more than anything.

However, there are pros and cons. If you occupy the wing yourself, then you will directly threaten the Beijing-Tianjin area. It was the army's largest storage base in China. In addition, the North China headquarters of the army is also there. Can the army tolerate hiding from an enemy who could kill him at any time?

The answer is no. If you occupy the wing, then you will be surrounded and suppressed by the heavy troops of the Japanese army.

However, it is the duty of the soldiers to obey orders, and more importantly, the headquarters requires them to develop northward, which is considered from the overall situation, so Liu Hua is not disgusted by this order. Begin the plan to move north with your left hand facing back.

Of course, since the headquarters has agreed to the reorganization plan of the troops, then it can prepare for the convening of a meeting on the establishment and reorganization of the troops.

So, on the very next day, the reader held a grand inaugural meeting of the reorganization. At the meeting, Liu Hua, as the commander of the major general and division, made a report, personally announced the order for the reorganization of the troops, and asked all regiments to bring their units to full strength within half a month and start training. And it is required that the whole army be uniformly redressed.

Of course, the issue of not having the right equipment has also aroused great attention from Liu Hua and others, because it has a bearing on the problem of not providing logistics in the event of a war in the future. In the end, in order to facilitate the logistics supply of the troops. The following decision was made.

The division headquarters guard regiment and the 1st Brigade of Reading were reequipped with domestically produced equipment, all equipped with Chinese formal rifles, Czech light machine guns, and Maxim heavy machine guns. The 2nd Brigade and the 3rd Brigade were all reequipped with equipment to unify the ammunition supply of the troops. The horses that the cavalry regiment lacked were temporarily replaced by the dismounted horses of the logistics department, and they were supplemented after the horses were delivered in the future

After the inaugural meeting, except for leaving some of the main forces to serve as guards on the periphery of the base area, all other troops will not enter the Zhangjiazhuang area to reorganize and change their equipment.

In this anti-encirclement and suppression battle, many militiamen personally participated in the battle. Therefore, at this time, there are many pathogens in the base area with combat experience. Because some time ago, the army helped the people to build houses, and gave the people who lost a roof of the house. Therefore, the trust of the common people in the base areas in the anti-Japanese political axe has been greatly enhanced, which is comparable to that of the Soviet area in the past.

When the command issued the order to recruit troops, militiamen from all over the country flocked to the recruitment office in Zhangjiazhuang. Almost every day, there are long queues at the recruiting office.

Soldiers who met the standards were pulled to the recruit training office for intensive training, while those militia who had combat experience were directly assigned to the main force. So, in less than a week, 3,000 soldiers were recruited. Moreover, the number of recruits is constantly increasing.

In the face of the militia who kept flocking to the recruitment office, the common people, Wang Haoxiao, who was recruited and trained as a recruit in the base area, couldn't close his mouth, however, what happened next made him feel worried.

Now that the main forces have finished arguing, the lack of soldiers has been replenished by the militia who have the power to smoke at this station. The militiamen who had no combat experience were all pulled to the recruit training center for intensive training, and now there are nearly 2,000 recruits. However, at the entrance of the recruitment office, countless ordinary people who joined the army continued to pour in.

The news quickly reached Liu Hua's ears. Facing Liu Hao who came to ask for advice, Liu Hua didn't have anything to do? You can't fight at the positive surnames of ordinary people joining the army! You must know that the current situation indicates that the people in the base area recognize themselves, and they have come to join the army to surround their hometown.

"Director Liu, the people are so active, we can't crack down. In this way, from today onwards, the requirements for joining the army will be strict, but as long as you are qualified, we will accept them all and put them all in your recruit training office for training. The recruit training office is in contact with the regimental level, and all training is carried out on a company basis, so that it can be easily replenished to the main force later. Liu Hua said with a smile.

"Yes, Commander, don't worry, I will train these recruits to pick up guns and go to battle. Just look at it! Liu Hao replied excitedly.

The main regiments of the Reading Division have been replenished, but as the headquarters of the defensive base area, the guard regiment of the arsenal does not have so many soldiers to replenish it. Because if you want to enter the guard regiment, you must be a politically competent fighter. Under such high requirements, Liu Hua only picked out a platoon of veterans from the hands of each regiment commander, and in this way, the guard regiment was still short of more than a battalion of pathogens, so he had to wait until later to replenish it.

However, the lack of personnel in the guard regiment directly led to the weakness of the defense force of the headquarters, and only one company of guards in the entire headquarters defended it. This paved the way for a major event to happen in the base area.

(To be continued)