With the gradual passing of the flood season of the Songhua River. The small actions before the big war between the two sides across the river became more and more frequent. Faced with the situation of the two divisions concentrated by the Japanese army and a large number of puppet Manchu troops, Yang Zhen scattered all the three supplementary regiments and supplemented them into the three main regiments and divisional troops.

In addition to the original troops, the basic regiments of each army sub-division have also been transferred into a supplementary battalion in an integrated manner. The total number of troops reached 1,800 people. At the same time, county brigades and other local armed forces were also formed in each county.

With the transfer of three supplementary regiments with a total number of 20,000 troops, the strength of the three main regiments has also expanded dramatically to more than 10,000 people. Since the existing establishment could no longer meet the current situation of the troops, after several discussions, Yang Zhen decided to expand the three main regiments into three main brigades. Each infantry brigade has two infantry regiments, one rack regiment with only backbone and cadres, and one mountain artillery battalion and one 120-mm heavy mortar battalion.

The original structure of the regiments remained unchanged, except for the addition of a six-gun anti-aircraft machine gun company and a sniper platoon. The military region took advantage of the 107-mm MLRS produced during this period to form a 36-gun rocket artillery regiment. Together with the field artillery battalion of the original artillery regiment, plus the field artillery in stock, the artillery directly under the jurisdiction of the military region is formed.

Although Yang Zhen wanted to set up a multiple rocket artillery battalion for each brigade, due to the production capacity of rockets, he could only give priority to the formation of an artillery regiment directly under the military region. In order to ensure the ammunition supply capacity of the rocket artillery regiment directly under the military region under the condition of limited production capacity, at the end of August, Yang Zhen took out a large part of the loan and specially ordered 3,000 rounds of rockets from Jiangbei on an urgent basis.

Under the circumstance that even if they work overtime to produce and produce more than they can maintain the supply of ammunition for 36 MLRS of one regiment, the rocket artillery battalions directly under each brigade can only wait for the production capacity to increase in the future.

The brigade commanders and political commissars of the three brigades were directly promoted from the commanders and political commissars of the original regiments. After all the equipment and soldiers were replenished, Yang Zhen's first sentence was to complete the run-in of the troops in the shortest possible time. Limited to the tense situation, Yang Zhen only gave a few brigade commanders and political commissars a week to run in the troops.

At the same time, in order to ensure the number of troops, especially to replenish the soldiers, Yang Zhen adopted a universal compulsory military system among the immigrants in Yilan, as well as in Luobei, Heli, Tangyuan, Suibin, etc. The method of drawing two out of five and one out of three was to expand the number of independent regiments with a strength of 2,000 each at the fastest speed.

Of course, under the situation that the common people generally refused to serve as soldiers, it was impossible for Yang Zhen to follow the practice of the national army, especially the method of replenishing troops on the front line by miscellaneous armies. Troops were sent to surround a village, a machine gun was fired, and as soon as all the people of appropriate age changed their military uniforms, they all pulled away and forcibly arrested Ding. But the methods of the ancestors who had difficulty recruiting soldiers still could not be without.

In addition to all the political workers being sent out to recruit soldiers to promote the concept of protecting the family and defending the country and not leaving the homeland, Yang Zhen also made a very damaging move. Find a room, burn a big kang, and all the young people are called to the kang for a meeting. I couldn't stand it and stood up, and immediately the saffron belt announced the glorious one.

August is the summer season, which is the season when the bare shoulders are too hot, and who can stand it for a long time on the burning red kang. In less than half an hour, all the meetings were voluntary. It's just that after this method has been used once, a meeting is convened again, but no matter how much the local cadres persuade them, no one wants to go.

It was not until later that various preferential care policies were implemented, and the preferential care food for those who served as soldiers was distributed on a monthly basis, and the quantity and quality were absolutely first-class. Each family is also given three catties of meat and one catty of sugar every month. When the land was divided, the military family gave priority to selecting good land, and the livestock ration was the best.

And all the land in your family is helped by local cadres organizing mutual aid associations, and even there are immediate family members in the family who have given birth to children, and a series of preferential care such as giving priority to ten catties of eggs have been seen by everyone with their own eyes, and the difficult situation of conscription has been slowly changed.

What really fundamentally changed this situation was Yang Zhen's continuous victories, so that the common people really saw hope and the hope of defeating the Japanese army. After winning the war, those who joined the army did not have to worry about being retaliated against by the Japanese army at home, and they did not have to worry about being slaughtered by the Japanese army because they supported the anti-Japanese war. It is only when the enthusiasm of the common people to join the army is truly rising.

In the later stage of the campaign, when Yang Zhen took advantage of the victory to launch the Battle of Jiamusi, nearly 10,000 people were mobilized into ten militia regiments in Tangyuan County, which had a population of less than 100,000, in just two days. Later, when the Sanjiang area was swept through, at least 6,000 people were directly incorporated into the troops.

For Yang Zhen and his troops, winning a battle is the foundation of a qiē, and without a victory, a qiē is empty. Under the continuous victories, it is not only the morale of the troops that has been inspired, but also the hearts of the people who were once desperate. The work of reducing rent and interest in the rear was also carried out smoothly with the victory of what was later known as the Autumn Battle.

Of course, these are all later, at least now Yang Zhen is still having a headache for replenishing soldiers. In addition to the various conscription methods, Yang Zhen even pulled out all the important rice flowers in Luobei, Suibin, and Heli counties, and all the monks in large and small temples as long as they were of the right age.

In any case, under the condition that all means were used, it was fortunate that ten more independent regiments were formed as reserve soldiers before the campaign was in full swing. It's just that the commander-in-chief, who knows that there is no other way than to capture the soldiers, can he do anything but scold him for his lack of virtue after learning about his methods of conscription?

The old tradition of the Chinese, good iron does not nail, good men do not serve soldiers. Especially in the current situation where the country is broken, there are even fewer people who are willing to serve as soldiers. Who wants to risk being retaliated against by the Japanese army to join the army when the Japanese army still has an absolute advantage?

Knowing that Yang Zhen was also forced to be forced by the shape of shì, the commander-in-chief could only take the Northeast Bureau team that had been formed, and the two high-power radio stations went north first. Arrived at Fengxiang Town, Luobei County, the address selected by Yang Zhen for the Northeast Bureau, and wiped Yang Zhen's buttocks. In fact, tensions are growing in the shape of shì, and Yang Zhen's wedding, which was scheduled for the end of August, has been unable to take place.

In addition to Yang Zhen, who goes to the front-line position every day to observe the enemy's situation and analyze more information, he is too busy to form supplementary troops. Zhang Ting, as the deputy minister of the logistics department, was also busy mobilizing food, clothing, and a large number of medical equipment to accompany the army, preparing for the big war in which the blind had already sniffed out the atmosphere, and she was also very busy.

The bride-to-be and bride-to-be, who are close at hand, are so busy that they can't see each other once a day, what should they do with this wedding? The Northeast Bureau, which is responsible for the building of local party organizations and political power in the entire northeast, has just been formed, and there are a lot of things that need to be handled.

Under the circumstance that Li Yanlu, director of the organization department and former commander of the Northeast Local Work Committee, who was in charge of building local political power, had not arrived for a long time, the commander-in-chief, who could only take on the work first, was also busy slapping the back of his head. The building of political power in the base areas has reached a situation that brooks no delay.

In desperation, the commander-in-chief who forced Yang Zhen to marry could only be persuaded by Yang Zhen to use the victory of a big war as his wedding gift, and took the Northeast Bureau to go north to work.

Yang Zhen, who sent away the commander-in-chief, rarely took the time to stay with Zhang Ting, who came to see off the commander-in-chief, for a while, looked at the woman around him who had changed her spicy and capable image in front of others, and was like a bird by her side, and had become her fiancée, although she hesitated, her hand was still firmly on Zhang Ting's shoulder.

Snuggled up to her fiancé's side, Zhang Ting, who had worked hard to achieve her heart's wish, was sweet and happy. Although because of the busyness of this time, although they worked in the same unit and were all close by, they rarely met. The wedding date also had to be postponed because of the tension of the form, but Zhang Ting still felt infinite happiness.

It's just that the sweet time of the two people who hugged each other didn't last long, although they were unwilling, they were still resolutely interrupted by Guo Bingxun. After taking the telegram in Guo Bingxun's hand, Yang Zhen took a closer look, turned around and kissed Zhang Ting's face gently: "I don't have time to accompany you, after this battle, I will accompany you well." Pay more attention to yourself and don't leave the guards anywhere. ”

Touching the place that was kissed by Yang Zhen, Zhang Ting raised her head and tidied up the collar of her military uniform for Yang Zhen despite her blushing face, although she was extremely reluctant to this rare warm moment, she still spoke: "You go, good man to protect his family and defend the country, how can he indulge in the gentle countryside of women." Don't worry about me, I'll be careful, you also have to pay more attention to your body, it's not good to stay up all day. ”

After Zhang Ting kissed Yang Zhen shyly, she turned around and ran away. And her two guards, who turned around and didn't dare to look when she and Yang Zhen were hugging, saw their chief leave, and hurriedly followed.

After looking at Zhang Tingjiao's back for a while, Yang Zhencai took the reins handed over by Xiaohuzi and said to Guo Bingxun: "Old Guo, go back to the headquarters immediately and convene a combat meeting of various departments." After the meeting, the front finger will immediately go south. ”

After Guo Bingxun turned over and got on the horse, he smiled at Yang Zhen when he heard the words: "It seems that Umezu Mijiro can't wait, okay, we will meet this top champion of the Japanese Army University this time, and single-handedly come up with the Hemei Agreement." What kind of person is the backbone of the saber group, the deputy minister of the Ministry of the Army, and the current commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army. ”

The two of them said lightly, but in their hearts, no one would delay. After rushing back to the headquarters in a hurry, an operational meeting was held for the three main brigades and the principal responsible persons of the various military subdivisions, which had already been notified yesterday and had arrived one after another.

At the meeting, Yang Zhen said straight to the point: "This morning, the Japanese army dispatched a large number of planes to carry out carpet bombardment of our army's positions in Jiangbei with the support of artillery firepower. According to the usual style of the Japanese army, its large-scale offensive was launched in these two days. Now it is up to Chief of Staff Guo to talk about the operational determination of the General Headquarters. ”

Hearing Yang Zhen's signal, Guo Bingxun stood up, came to the large map hanging on the wall and said, "I'm nervous, so I won't talk nonsense." On the Eastern Front, the enemy in front of us was two infantry battalions of the 11th Division of the Japanese Army deployed in the vicinity of Fujin and Tongjiang, and an integrated wing of the Fourth Division of the Japanese Army. and strengthened a brigade of the puppet Manchu army. The first division of the puppet Manchurian Jing'an Army. ”

"On the Western Front, the Japanese army deployed two infantry squadrons of the 70th Wing of the 25th Division, the 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade of the 14th Wing in the Yilan and Fangzheng areas. It also strengthened the puppet army units such as the 16th and 17th Brigades and the 6th Cavalry Brigade of the Fourth Military Region of the Puppet Manchurian Army. ”

"In the middle line, that is, in the Jiamusi area, there are the 24th Division of the Japanese Army, reinforced by the 40th Wing of the 25th Division, two brigades of field artillery, and one brigade of independent mountain artillery. In addition, the First Division of the Xing'an Army, known as the crown of the combat effectiveness of the puppet Manchurian army, was attached to the operation. ”

"As far as we know at present, the main battle plan of the Japanese army is that the enemy at Fujin and Tongjiang on the eastern front will tightly seal the banks of the Songhua River in this section to prevent the possibility of our army advancing eastward. The enemy on the Western Front was commanded by Lieutenant General Shiro Kuwabara, commander of the 25th Division of the Japanese Army, and its main operational purpose was to launch an attack on the flanks of our troops from Yilan and Fangzheng to Tonghe and Fengshan, and the front of the troops was directed towards Foshan. ”

"Cooperate with the Japanese puppet army attacking Suileng and Heihe, cut me into two sections, and cut off our army's retreat into the mountains. In cooperation with the main force of the Japanese army attacking in the middle, our army was encircled and annihilated in the narrow area of the Sanjiang Plain east of Tangyuan County and west of Fujin and Tongjiang. ”

"The Japanese army on the middle route attacked from Jiamusi and advanced to the Heli attack north of the Songhua River, echoing the enemy on the east and west fronts. Push our army step by step to its intended combat area. The Japanese army has a great appetite, and they want to wipe us out in one fell swoop. ”

"In order to defeat the heavy siege of our army by the Japanese army this time, the strategic intention of the headquarters is that our army will strengthen the headquarters with the headquarters of the third brigade Du Kaishan and Tao Jingfei and a battalion of field artillery, and with the cooperation of the basic regiment of the third division and local troops, hide in the mountains east of the Tonghe River, and cooperate with the main force to give priority to attacking the 25th Division on the Eastern Front."

At the same time, the central line was arranged in a trapezoidal configuration with Wang Guangyu's brigade along the highway from Jiamusi to Heli, and the resistance was launched step by step. The main forces of the Japanese army were gradually drawn to the mountains east of Yubara. You should not fight to the death, but take advantage of the favorable terrain and adopt the tactics of mine warfare and sparrow warfare to resist. It is necessary not to allow the Japanese army to enter the Luobei area, but also not to cause excessive casualties and bring inconvenience to the follow-up operation. ”

"The headquarters has decided to transfer the batch of Taisho four-year heavy guns and all the shells in stock to the 1st Brigade to strengthen its blocking firepower, so as to give the Japanese army in the center the impression that the main force of our army is on the middle line."

"The headquarters of Liu Changshun of the Second Brigade, in cooperation with the rocket artillery regiment and field artillery regiment directly under the headquarters, under the unified command of the commander and me, concealed and waited in the mountainous area southeast of Tangyuan. Once the Japanese troops on the eastern route entered the territory of Tonghe, they immediately attacked and cooperated with the troops of the 3rd Brigade to first completely annihilate the enemy of the Japanese army on the eastern front. ”

"The troops of the first, second, and second military subdivisions must be prepared and under the unified command of Political Commissar Li Yanping, and they must closely monitor the movements of the Japanese puppet army opposite their respective defense areas, so as to prevent the Japanese puppet army in Heihe and Fujin from fishing in troubled waters."

"At the same time, all departments should do a good job of clearing the walls and fields within their respective defense areas, and all the grain and materials that can be taken away will be taken away, and all those who cannot be taken away will be burned. All wells along the road were filled in. Let the Japanese puppet troops from all walks of life in the north be replenished with a grain of food, and they will not be able to drink a sip of clean water, and they will not be supported by intelligence. ”

"In addition, the reconnaissance battalion directly under the military region should secretly infiltrate behind enemy lines with the company-level formation as a unit, and continue to carry out the task of collecting intelligence on the Japanese army and cutting off the supply of the Japanese army."

"All departments should immediately start making preparations when they return home, and the political workers of all departments should do a good job in mobilizing the troops to ensure that all departments successfully complete all the tasks assigned by the general headquarters."

Waiting for Guo Bingxun's words to fall, Yang Zhen stood up, looked at the brigade commanders, political commissars, and military division commanders and political commissars with a solemn expression: "This is a battle related to our life and death. Winning the war will mean that we will completely gain a foothold in the Xiajiang area. If we lose, we will have to retreat to Jiangbei or go back to the deep mountains and old forests to live a half-starved life. ”

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