The old gentleman was obviously worried that the current strength in his hands was far from being comparable to that of the past. At present, it is compressed in the southwest corner of Jin, and it is extremely difficult to replenish troops and equipment, and there are only more than 100,000 Jin Sui troops left. In this counterattack on the southwest of Shanxi, it was used as cannon fodder by Chongqing. wants the Central Army of the Eighth War Zone to take the lead in recovering the rich Yuncheng area for him.

For this old man who has played quite well with his abacus, the other princes who attended the meeting could only smile bitterly. Fortunately, the chairman of the NPC National Committee, who was anxious to compete for US aid and the future post-war China initiative, still had a considerable strategic vision. didn't worry too much about this matter, and the king of Shanxi, who was born as a pawnshop shopkeeper, was too careful.

And the subordinate of his own descendant did not say a word wrong. Taking Yuncheng will completely lift the Longhai line, and the long-range artillery blockade of the Japanese army that is currently facing it. It is still very important to completely open up the Longhai line to ensure the transportation of materials and contacts between the rear and the front.

Such a win-win-win thing, he didn't care too much. Directly expressing his demands, the central authorities can take a closer look. And let the chief of staff of the Second War Zone rush to Chongqing as soon as possible to discuss the specific details and quantities with the Ministry of Military Affairs. As for the 35th Army, he was willing to accept it, so it was transferred to the 1st Theater of Operations.

As for the battle in eastern Henan, he agreed to carry it out after a short period of consideration. After all, since the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the overall strength of the First War Zone, which has not gone through a major war, is the most complete among all war zones. Because it is located in the Central Plains and its strategic location is important, the heavy equipment in this theater has always been the focus of care.

Although there are not many U.S. armament units, there are also three divisions that have all been reequipped with U.S. armaments. The theater is directly subordinate to the Italian-made 150-mm howitzer regiment and the 105-mm field artillery regiment, and is also equipped with a battalion equipped with 12 150-mm Italian-made cannons.

Among the 13th Army, the 29th Army and the 85th Army in the theater were the three elite of the Central Army. The 13th Army is one of the few US armies at present, and the army level is equipped with an Italian-made 105-mm field artillery battalion and an American-made 37th anti-aircraft artillery battalion. Each division has an American-made 75-mm artillery battalion and an Italian 47-mm anti-aircraft artillery company.

Although the light weapons of the other two armies are national weapons, they are fully equipped with artillery. Except for the artillery of the military family, which is equipped with Italian-made 1916-type 100-mm field guns, all the mountain artillery battalions of all divisions are Italian-made 75-mm mountain guns. Although the other two Central Armies are not elite, they have field artillery at the army level, and the division level is also equipped with the division's 65 Mountain Artillery Battalion.

Although the quality of the artillery is inferior to that of the six and ninth theaters equipped with the few remaining German-made howitzers and a large number of American-made mountain guns. However, in terms of the number of artillery pieces of more than 100 mm, there are still six or nine more theaters of operations. In particular, the number of anti-aircraft artillery concentrated one-third of the total number of anti-aircraft artillery in the U.S. aid war.

Although he is currently spending most of his time in the Indian theater, the lieutenant general of the US Army, who still has the energy to pay attention to the Chinese battlefield, has been dissatisfied with the fact that his strength and equipment are in the middle and upper theater, and there has been no major military action in a short period of time. Always chattering about giving himself eye medicine, asking for a very strong war zone, launching a counterattack to eastern Henan, and going out to the Jinpu Railway.

Although the number of Japanese troops in Jizhong and Shandong is large, they are all on the battlefield. At this time, the complete recovery of eastern Henan and northern Anhui, and when necessary, the entry into southern Hebei will be quite beneficial to curbing the southward advance of the communist army in North China. If this war is fought well, it can also reduce the pressure on the international community, at least it can gag the mouth of that American.

Since the commander of the Second World War Zone did not want the 35th Army, he made a decision on the spot and expanded the 35th Army and the other two armies in the latter set into a group army and transferred them to the First Theater to participate in the war. The deputy commander of the 8th Theater of Operations was appointed commander-in-chief of the group army and concurrently served as the deputy commander of the 1st Theater.

As for the battle plan, it was ready-made, although it was always locked in a safe and never implemented. However, in accordance with the requirements of the Military Commission, each theater of operations had drawn up counteroffensive plans before that. The counteroffensive plan of the First War Zone focused on the eastern Henan region. Therefore, the battle plan only needs to be revised to a certain extent in accordance with the current situation.

The First Theater of Operations is in the Sulu-Henan-Anhui border region, and now there are three group armies, plus one group army drawn from the rear set, and the four group armies are enough to deal with the Japanese army in eastern Henan, where the main force has been transferred. If it is put into a counterattack on eastern Henan, it is only necessary to strengthen part of the artillery and air force. After thinking about the counterattack in eastern Henan, although he was a little hesitant, he finally nodded.

In the end, the counteroffensive was limited to the battlefields of eastern Henan and Shanxi, and the troops participating in the war were the result of the First Theater and the Second Theater, and the reinforcement of several armies in the Eighth Theater. Let the other princes who participated in this meeting breathe a sigh of relief at that time. Especially in the Battle of Changde, the commander of the Ninth Theater, who suffered a lot of losses, completely put down a big stone in his heart.

Only the commander of the First War Zone was a little sad. If this counterattack is fought well, it will definitely completely turn against the Japanese in Kaifeng. Then my own black market business will probably be completely closed, and my financial resources will be cut off. If the fight is not good and the counterattack fails, I am afraid that the commander of this theater of operations will become a scapegoat.

And what troubled him the most was that he was at odds with the deputy who held three group armies in his hands, several of the most elite central armies in the First War Zone, and who was also the commander of the Henan-Anhui-Sulu Border Region. It's good now, the guy didn't chase away, and here is another thorn in the head.

The 35th Army was transferred to the First War Zone, and he was naturally very happy to get such a unit with strong combat effectiveness that had repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army in Suiyuan. At least such a force stays by side and can play a role as an escort. But the newly transferred deputy gave him a headache again.

But although he was very reluctant in his heart, he didn't dare to show anything on his face. Now that the big boss has made up his mind, the manager of his branch can only carry it out. As for playing well or not, it is only up to the fate of God. Anyway, he is very unoptimistic about this counterattack.

In eastern Henan and Shanxi, after the implementation of local counteroffensives was decided. A certain senior member who attended the meeting as an observer proposed that he should negotiate with the Yan'an side. Since Beiping has been recovered, the mayor of Beiping should be sent by Chongqing. There are also chairmen of several provinces in the northeast, which can also be handled together.

Since Yan'an adheres to the so-called anti-Japanese united front, it should administratively obey Chongqing's management and obey military orders and government orders. The election of the mayor of Beiping and the chairmen of various northeastern provinces is itself a matter for the Executive Yuan. Even their Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border District Government was only officially established after it was recognized by the government.

If Yan'an refuses to appoint personnel appointed by the Executive Yuan, it will be pursuing independence in disguise and disobeying the central government in an attempt to engage in separatism. It is a good opportunity to put pressure on the Americans, who have always been very worried about the Chinese fighting the civil war first, to force them to end their aid to the communist army.

If Yan'an accepts, then it is just the opportunity to put a nail in the area controlled by the communist army. Whether this idea can be realized or not, it will be quite politically beneficial for Chongqing. Moreover, he suggested that after the election was elected, it could be widely publicized and created public opinion through newspapers.

Although the real situation is, everyone is blind and knows what to expect. Right now, I can do some articles on these issues. Since Chongqing has the power of the superstructure, it should make good use of it and make full use of all the superficial rights. took advantage of the position of the central government in Chongqing to play a conspiracy with Yan'an in a dignified manner.

At the same time, this old man proposed to let the young marshal of the Northeast Army return to the Northeast and set up the Northeast Administrative Committee and the chairman of the Harbin camp. Or a new theater of operations will be established in the northeast, with this young marshal as the commander of the theater, and several northeast armies will be transferred to the command of this theater in a dignified manner.

Take advantage of the young marshal's popularity in the Northeast to clean up and sort out the hearts of the people in the Northeast and fight against the Northeast Communist Army. In this officer's opinion, at present, several armies in the Northeast Army system, except for the army commander, are still the original. The rest of the area has been completely centralized. Even if the young marshal commands, he may not be able to really command.

Transferring the Northeast Army to return to the Northeast in the name of returning to the Northeast Battlefield, and then letting the major marshal serve as the commander of this theater is enough to gag the mouths of any side. The yellow-haired boy in Yan'an, no matter how much he can fight, cannot be compared with the qualifications of the young marshal and his prestige in the Northeast. Although those are from the Northeast Army, they are actually centralized, and they are also convenient for the central government.

The suggestion made by the lame director of the Central Design Bureau of the Supreme Council of National Defense was quite in line with the appetite of the first person in Chongqing. I agreed to this suggestion without even thinking about it. He immediately instructed the Executive Yuan to immediately come up with a suitable candidate. After the selection of candidates, the U.S. ambassador and the Chongqing Eighth Office were immediately notified, and at the same time published in newspapers across the country.

However, as for the proposal to let the young marshal and the Northeast Army return to the Northeast, his head shook like a rattle, and he directly vetoed it without thinking about it. What are you kidding, how can you do it again and again? The young marshal still let him continue to study and fish in Guizhou, and it is better not to talk about this matter in the northeast.

The newly established theater in the northeast can be considered, but the young marshal and the northeast army should not even think about returning to the northeast. Although those armies have been centralized, even if the young marshal is released, he may not be able to command the movement. But let them return to the Northeast, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away, who knows what kind of changes will occur?

Don't forget, those army commanders are still from the Northeast Army. And that young marshal's influence on these high-level leaders is definitely not something that can be eliminated in a short period of time. Once they join forces with Yan'an, it will be tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain, but enhancing Yan'an's influence in the northeast.

There are so many veterans from the Northeast Army in Chongqing, as well as military and political officials from the Northeast who obey the central government. It's not that he can't pick out the others, so why do you have to let him go? After glaring at the person who made the proposal, the issue was not even discussed, and the item was directly vetoed.

This military review meeting was long and protracted. But after these rules are settled, the rest of the problems are not a big problem. For some generals who are quite unenterprising on the battlefield, at most they have to use it after being scolded.

Of course, with this old gentleman, every time he holds a military review meeting, he has more or less the character of an unlucky person, and this meeting is not without unlucky people. With the strength of one division, he held Changde for nearly half a month, and only 300 Changde defenders were left in a reorganized division.

Because the defenders had been exhausted and the reinforcements had not arrived, they had no choice but to break through and were arrested. As for the other generals who were unfavorable to rescue, there were also a few who were punished or removed from their posts and retained. Of course, the only one who was really unlucky was the commander of the defending army who did not die in Changde.