When the battle ended, after learning that the battle had basically achieved the goal of the campaign and received the report on the casualties of the Anti-Japanese Federation, the chairman gave Yang Zhen two comments in distress. One says that as bold as a man is, the earth is as fruitful as it is. People are young, but this one is more courageous, and they never know what it means to be tailor-made. Give him a bamboo pole, and he dares to poke a hole in the sky.

The second said that his thinking is a little whimsical, very jumpy, and his vision is also very far. Judging from the strategic and tactical deployment of this battle, he is a person who does not like to stick to conventions. Very good at breaking the rules and regulations, not bound by common sense. Once you have identified, you dare to let it go. Although this man is young, he can lead a million soldiers.

When the Chairman said this, he could not hide the appreciation in his tone. This battle changed the situation of the war in the whole of North China, greatly reduced the pressure on the major strategic regions in North China, and helped the major strategic regions recover their vitality as soon as possible. But the aftermath of the war, especially in the context of the current complex domestic political situation, has also made the president somewhat worried.

Since the end of the battle, the Eighth War Zone has made frequent small moves around Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo, so that the chairman has clearly believed that this battle has caused tremendous pressure on some sides. This pressure is not only political, but also military. With such a large and well-equipped army, some people who have always insisted on the side of the couch will not allow others to snore, I am afraid that it will be difficult to sleep.

Militarily, this battle did achieve tremendous results. For a period of time to come, the base areas in North China and Northeast China, which have been integrated into one country, will achieve a considerable leap forward. This is also the reason why the central government has reorganized the major strategic zones ahead of schedule.

However, I am afraid that there will be more political sequelae, because the change in military strength is not only a change between China and Japan. When the military balance is tilted, it will directly affect the already delicate political ecology of the country. Both the chairman and the central authorities felt considerable pressure.

While worrying that the political environment is likely to deteriorate sharply, the huge casualties in the war against the United Nations have made the chairman feel even more distressed. More than half of the casualties of such a well-equipped and combat-effective tiger and wolf division were in the first battle, and it was no longer able to undertake any large-scale combat missions in a short period of time, which also made the chairman feel that this was the main willingness of some quarters to move.

Therefore, the chairman believes that the most urgent task at the moment is to make the anti-Japanese alliance not only the main assault force of the whole army but also the general reserve of the North China battlefield recover its vitality in the shortest possible time. However, in the future, the northeast will have to shoulder a considerable heavy burden, and the construction of the whole army will be a large rear, and the pressure on industrial and agricultural production will be quite great. In addition, under the situation of the limited population base in the base areas, it is unrealistic to rely on the limited population of Northeast China to solve these gaps.

At the request of Yang Zhen, and in order to restore the anti-union that suffered more than half of the casualties in this battle as soon as possible. After careful consideration, the chairman issued orders to several major strategic areas to recruit a group of recruits for the anti-joint forces. Even the New Fourth Army in Shandong and northern Jiangsu was given the task of mobilizing 7,000 to 10,000 recruits each.

In response to this request of the central authorities, the heads of several regions, although they all had certain difficulties, finally gritted their teeth and agreed. Several heads of the three regions summed up the figures and distributed them directly at the meeting according to the actual affordability of their respective base areas.

As for the dilemma, it is not that they are all self-centered. Rather, they also have to develop themselves, expand their troops, and supplement the casualty figures in this battle. In particular, the area under its jurisdiction has almost doubled the area under its jurisdiction, and the two strategic areas of Jinsui and Jinchaji have almost doubled, which is particularly difficult.

Compared with other regions, the Jinsui Military Region, which has the worst surrounding environment, is the most struggling. The Jinsui Military Region, which is located in the northwest of Shanxi Province and Suiyuan, is facing a wolf in front and a tiger in the front, and not only has to deal with the Japanese army in front of the Tongpu Railway, but also has to guard against the three armies in the rear, and the flanks also have to deal with the Second World War Zone that makes some small moves from time to time. Once something really happens in northern Shaanxi, troops will be dispatched to the west for reinforcements.

Of all the large regions in North China, the Jinsui Military Region is under the greatest pressure. But the environment here is also the worst, and the population base is still the smallest. At present, the area under the jurisdiction of the Jinsui Military Region has more than tripled all at once. However, whether it is Suiyuan or the population base of Northwest Shanxi itself, it is difficult to mobilize too many recruits in a short period of time.

The 120th Division, which was responsible for assisting in the defense of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region, entered the Jizhong Plain at the beginning, in addition to pressing the formation for the newly established anti-Japanese base area in Jizhong, but also to replenish the troops. It is also enough to show that the population of the northwest of Shanxi cannot meet the needs of army expansion at all.

The newly liberated Suiyuan, although Suinan and Suizhong, which have the largest population, are now under the control of the Suimeng Military Region. However, Suiyuan is located in a remote area in the northwest, and its population base is insufficient. Even if it controlled the richest and most populous Suinan in the whole of Suiyuan, the limited population could not meet the needs of a large number of army expansions.

As for Jin-Cha-Ji, although the surrounding environment of the area under its jurisdiction is better than that of Jinsui, and it has the support of the Anti-Japanese Federation from the flank. However, it is directly facing the location of the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front, located in the strategic core of the Japanese army in North China, and bears the heavy burden of connecting the two strategic areas of Northeast China and North China.

The pressure to expand its own army is also quite large. Moreover, as the focus of last year's Japanese sweep, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region also lost a large number of people during the frenzied sweep that lasted for nearly a year last year. The number of people, who were not wealthy in the first place, is now even more tense.

Moreover, the newly liberated areas are not densely populated areas, and even the total population is not as large as the two counties of the original Jizhong Military Region. In addition to the expansion of the troops required by itself, the number of recruits also required. In this way, the burden brought by this demand of the central government is quite heavy. As military and political chiefs, they cannot but consider the bearing capacity of their respective base areas.

But no matter what, the embarrassment is embarrassing, and several old handsomes still have a big belly. For the requirements of the central government, there is no compromise on all promises. It is guaranteed that by October, 100,000 recruits will be recruited for the anti-joint forces. This can be regarded as eating other people's short mouths, and taking other people's hands short. has inherited such a great affection from the Northeast, and will continue to inherit it in the future, and I always have to make a statement about it.

Moreover, according to the original intention of the central authorities, after the completion of this battle, all the troops of the advance army were handed over to the Anti-Japanese Federation, except for the cadres above the battalion level who were transferred back to their original base areas. But they offered to say that these troops would only return to Zhao, and they would only need new recruits. After the backbone is fully armed, it is quite interesting to send them back. Several old handsomes were embarrassed, and finally agreed to it.

However, Yang Zhen did not ask for their recruits in vain, and promised to hand over all the weapons of the Japanese army captured in the northeast during this battle to the North China troops. All the artillery pieces will be handed over by the Northeast Military Region after they are equipped with horses. At the same time, several major horse farms of the Northeast Military Region will provide 2,000 qualified war horses for each of the major strategic regions. Prepare accordingly for the formation or expansion of cavalry in major strategic areas.

After studying the main issues, Yang Zhen's last two topics, the first of which was to find a way to mobilize a group of students with a high foundation in Chinese to study in the Soviet Union, were approved without any obstacles. Even Yang Zhen's request to send as many as he could was prevented from passing. However, his second agenda item was resolutely opposed by all the participants.

These veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time asked Yang Zhen to uniformly transfer a group of educated cadres to the Soviet Union to study the navy in the Soviet Union, and to send a group of troops to the Soviet Union to replace the Soviet Navy, which has been continuously sending the navy ashore to participate in land battles, and the naval strength is no longer enough. All expressed fierce opposition, even considerable incomprehension.

Several veteran commanders held that at present, the base areas have been expanded, the situation in North China has changed, and the troops urgently need to be expanded. Military cadres are needed everywhere, and there is a need to replenish the troops. The transfer of a group of cadres and troops to the Soviet Union to build a navy not only had no effect, but also weakened its own strength in disguise.

The war between China and Japan was mainly a land war, and a naval war was a matter in the Pacific. The major strategic regions of the whole army, including the first section of the New Fourth Army near the sea and several second-level military regions of the Shandong Military Region, do not have a single warship or even a shipbuilding base.

Okay, even if you take 10,000 steps back, the Americans will give a couple of warships. However, the Japanese have the best naval strength in the world, and even if they get a few warships, compared with the powerful Japanese navy, it will be an ant shaking a tree. It's not a matter of vision, it's the reality of the moment that doesn't allow it.

Moreover, at present, the Americans are engaged in a constant naval and air war with the Japanese in the Pacific theater. In the case of a losing battle, it is impossible to give you too many warships. But even if the Americans promised to give warships, how would you drive them back? You must know that the entire coast of China is within the blockade of the Japanese Navy.

Even if the Americans promised to help the warship, how could he send it to you? From North China to Central China, even if you count the Dongjiang Anti-Japanese Central Column in South China, except for a few small fish ports, there is no port for warships to berth. They were moored at sea, and within a few days the Japanese Navy would send them all to the bottom of the sea.

The most important thing is that at present, all the major strategic regions lack a system that can maintain the operation of the fleet, and there is no engineer and technician who is familiar with the navy. Once there is any battle damage, there is no place to repair it. The current grand strategic zone does not have the strength to support a fleet, even the smallest one. Even if you return from your studies and get a few warships, you won't be able to use them.

What's the use of learning something that you can't even use in wartime now? These things will have to wait until the war of resistance is won, or until the near future is in the near future. As for now, we should concentrate on solving problems on land, rather than thinking about problems at sea from a high perspective.

Except for the deputy commander-in-chief and the acting division commander and commander of the 129th Division and the Taihang Military Region who graduated from Whampoa, these veteran commanders basically studied abroad, and many of them went to France and Germany. Although I studied land warfare, I also have a certain understanding of the navy. After all, the invasions of China in modern times all came from the sea.

They all know very well what it takes to maintain a navy. I also know that the navy is a systematic thing, and it is not just a matter of having a few warships. It requires strong shipbuilding capabilities, systematic mechanical engineering research and manufacturing capabilities, and a large base complex. The dependence on the development of the country's entire industrial base is even more than that of any other branch of the armed forces.

The cost of maintaining a navy is huge, and the demand for national strength is also unusually large. One naval sortie, not counting anything else, just to maintain the necessary fuel needs is an astronomical amount. And this money, including the northeast, the strategic area is now simply not affordable.