Invincible from the sword

Chapter 370

The old man Shancheng was very tangled.

Regarding Zhang Lei's question, he has always been very cautious.

After all, this is related to the formation of troops of the Eighth Route Army.

Now the old man in Shancheng gave Zhang Lei the rank of lieutenant colonel.

There was no formal appointment of a head at all.

He doesn't want to.

After all, with his appointment, Zhang Lei's temporary regiment became a regular army.

When he has a number, the old man in Shancheng will need to pay his military salary.

Moreover, paying military pay is still a trivial matter.

At that time, Zhang Lei's temporary group will be able to expand justifiably.

As far as Zhang Lei's temporary regiment is about to let go of its hands and feet to expand its troops, it can be expanded into a division in minutes.

The old man in Shancheng didn't dare to make such an opening.

Moreover, if Zhang Lei is appointed as the head of the regiment this time, then Zhang Lei will win the battle later, will he still have to appoint brigade commanders and division commanders?
This is absolutely unacceptable to the old man in Shancheng.

The old man Shancheng frowned, thinking about what to do next.

Through this battle, the Japanese army has basically turned to the defensive.

The old man Yamashiro judged that in the short term, the Japanese army should not attack again.

So now that the old man in Shancheng is now, the evil fire in his heart has come out again.

Zhang Lei's temporary group made the old man in Shancheng feel a huge crisis.

The main reason is that Zhang Lei's temporary ball is too fierce.

One regiment can toughen one division of the Japanese army.

Then if you hit me...

As long as the old man in Shancheng thought of this, he would tremble all over.

If Zhang Lei's Temporary Regiment is aggressive, it is estimated that none of the three armies of the old man in Shancheng are opponents.

This is terrible.

And in addition to Zhang Lei's temporary regiment, there are also the three temporary regiments of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi.

It seems to be called the second group temporarily, the third group temporarily, and the fourth group temporarily.

These three regiments were all separated from Zhang Lei's temporary regiment at the end of the Burma campaign.

This can be seen from the name.

The combat effectiveness of these three regiments must not be underestimated.

That is the old foundation of the group.

It's time to limit the development of the Eighth Route Army.

The more the old man Shancheng thought about it, the more he felt that he had to make a decision.

So he called Lao Gu over.

Lao Gu is the absolute confidant of his old man in Shancheng.

Strictly speaking, there are only two real confidantes of the old man in Shancheng.

One is Lao Chen.

The other one is Lao Gu.

Needless to say, Lao Chen has been serving as the director of the second department of his attendant room.

The rank of lieutenant general.

The power of the Second Office of Attendants is much greater than that of Dai Chunfeng's military commander.

In a word, he can manage what the military can control.

What the military can't control, he can manage.

In front of Lao Chen, Dai Chunfeng is a younger brother.

Don't look at Dai Chunfeng is now the top leader of the military.

There are tens of thousands of people under his hands.

But in front of Lao Chen, he simply wasn't good enough.

Dai Chunfeng also vaguely mentioned to the old man in Shancheng that he would like to have a section chief in a section under Lao Chen's second office.

This shows that Lao Chen's power is only great.

And Lao Gu, let alone.

One of the five tiger generals of the old man in Shancheng.

Known as a loyal general.

Lao Gu participated in almost all the decisions made by the old man in Shancheng.

In this regard, no one in the national army can compare.

Lao Gu is also a fine person.

Although he is not good at fighting, he knows the old man in Shancheng very well.

He didn't think much about it.

But when he saw the old man in Shancheng, he called him over alone, and Lao Gu immediately understood that the old man in Shancheng was worried about the Eighth Route Army again this time.

On the way here, Lao Gu's mind was spinning rapidly.

Thinking about how to tell the old man Shancheng about this.

From the bottom of his heart, he does not advocate getting into a stalemate with the Eighth Route Army right now.

Although the current situation of the Anti-Japanese War has improved, from the overall situation, the Japanese army still has the absolute upper hand.

Among other things, the Japanese troops in Northeast China and North China alone totaled more than 100 million.

100 million Japanese troops.

How do you fight?
In this battle, the Japanese Army dispatched troops from Central China with a total strength of 30 troops.

Their national army has deployed more than 100 million troops.

Although it is said that the Wangjiang and Lu'an victories have been achieved, their own casualties are also very large.

And these 100 million troops are basically the most troops that the old man in Shancheng can mobilize.

Now the Japanese army has suffered huge losses in Central China.

Within half a year, there should be no more major attacks.

This period of time is basically a golden time for the national army.

Isn't the old man in Shancheng going to train soldiers?
Use this period of time to expand and train the troops returning from the Burma campaign. After half a year of rest, it will be an elite force.

It would not be a wise choice for the old man in Shancheng to engage in friction with the Eighth Route Army now.

Old Gu sighed.

The old man in Shancheng is a bit too short-sighted.

No wonder when you fight against the Eighth Route Army, you always lose and lose.

He beat a good hand of cards.

At this time, the old man in Shancheng was looking at a huge map in his war room.

Now the eyes are all fixed on Shanxi.

The old man in Shancheng has always had a grudge against Shanxi.

Now in Shanxi, the Eighth Route Army is very active.

And Lao Yan, as the commander-in-chief of the second war zone, has no sense of existence.

The Jinsui Army and the Central Army in his hands did nothing.

Nothing but defense is defense.

There was no active attack at all.

Although it is said that this is the order of his old man in Shancheng, but you, old Yan, have to watch the time.

The Eighth Route Army is in Shanxi, but it has beaten the First Japanese Army and shackled it in several big cities and along the railway line.

Most of the countryside and Shanxi are now the bases of the Eighth Route Army.

And judging from the current situation in Shanxi, the Eighth Route Army seems to be regaining the territory occupied by the Japanese army bit by bit.

This made the old man in Shancheng very upset.

He wasn't in the mood to think about this before.

But now that the Japanese army is retreating, there should be no major battles within half a year.

So the mind of the old man in Shancheng came alive again.

Old Gu is here.

The old man in Shancheng was refreshed for a while.

Regarding Shanxi, he wanted to hear Lao Gu's thoughts.

"Old Gu, you are very right about this great victory in Lu'an.

In a short time, the Japanese army should no longer launch a large-scale offensive.

So I'd like to hear your thoughts on what's next.

What is our next focus? "

The old man in Shancheng still hasn't said clearly.

He wanted to hear Lao Gu's thoughts.

Lao Gu frowned and thought for a while.

In the big picture, he still has it.

And for the Eighth Route Army, Lao Gu has always supported the old man Shancheng's ideas.

After all, what Zhao Kuangyin said was good.

How can you allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch!
But these are extraordinary times.

If you rashly engage in friction with the Eighth Route Army, if you are not careful, it will easily cause dissatisfaction among the people.

After all, now is the period of cooperative resistance.

It would be very unpopular to do so just after the situation has improved.

The power of the people cannot be ignored.

This is the conclusion that Lao Gu has only recently come to.

Therefore, Lao Gu felt that he should be cautious when dealing with this matter.

Lao Gu frowned and thought for a while: "Committee, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

This said.

Others told me to do this, but you old Gu also told me this.

You are one of the people I trust most.

The old man in Shancheng shook his head: "Mo San, it's just the two of us here, of course I want to hear the truth.

You also know that I have quite a few generals under my command.

But there are not many who dare to tell the truth. "

Old Gu thought about it for a while: "Committee, I think our current focus is still on the Japanese army.

Although we have won several big victories during this time.

The Japanese army was beaten and retreated steadily.

Heavy casualties.

But our own casualties are also great.

And now that this battle has been fought, there are not many elite troops in our hands.

Not to mention the local troops.

The combat effectiveness of those troops themselves is not optimistic.

When fighting, it is basically filled with people.

This point, when Li Delin fought the Battle of Taierzhuang, he could already see the clues.

As for the direct troops in your hands, although they are relatively well-equipped, there are only a few troops that can fight the Japanese army.

After the Myanmar campaign, the Fifth Army and Sixth Army have returned home.

The No.60 Sixth Army is still in Myanmar.

As for the strength of the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army, after the battle, the remaining strength was almost 3.

These [-] elite troops are the most well-equipped.

Among them, the 20th Division, the new No.40 Second Division, No.[-] Ninth Division, armored regiments, artillery regiments, and automobile regiments are the elite of the elite.

Equipped with a large number of American equipment.

But these troops are too few.

Using this army as the backbone, it is not a big problem to expand it into an elite army of [-].

But it takes time.

In addition, it will take time for the military aid from the lighthouse country to reach us.

The most important point is that our commanders generally don't know much about the Japanese army.

At present, the senior generals in our national army who have a deterrent force against the Japanese army, that is, Li Delin, Chen Cixiu, and Tiger Zai.

And these people are all staunch anti-Japanese factions.

They are very repulsive about fighting with the Eighth Route Army.

Especially since Zhang Lei's temporary regiment joined the battle, the generals of our national army have really felt the combat capability of the Eighth Route Army.

Commissar, you may have noticed in the past few battles that without the participation of Zhang Leijiu's regiment, our battle with the Japanese army would not have been so smooth.

Zhang Lei's command ability is terrible.

The understanding of the Japanese army is more thorough than ours.

Now the target has turned to the Eighth Route Army, which I think is appropriate.

Now that the battle is over, the Lighthouse Country is still waiting for Zhang Lei to help them deal with the Japanese army.

If we engage in friction with the Eighth Route Army, Zhang Lei will not go to the Lighthouse Country at that time.

Then it's not easy for us to explain to the Lighthouse Country!

Our troops are still waiting for military assistance from the Lighthouse Country.

Zhang Lei's going to the Lighthouse Country is not only very important to the Lighthouse Country, but also has a great impact on the situation of our entire eastern battlefield.

The lighthouse country has invested a large number of troops in the Pacific Ocean to fight the Japanese army, and the pressure on us here will be greatly reduced.

This is rare. "

(End of this chapter)