In the next day, due to the active retreat of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese 27th Division occupied Tangshan again, but this time the little devil also learned to be obedient and did not dare to continue to pursue the retreating Eighth Route Army, and temporarily stopped in Tangshan.At this time, the Eighth Route Army only had a few hundred people left in Changli County, and Li Guotao immediately ordered the troops to withdraw from Changli and retreat to Qian'an.After the lesson of the last time, the Kwantung Army did not dare to pursue rashly after occupying Changli.As for the Japanese army in the direction of Gubeikou, they sent part of their troops to launch a tentative attack on Gaoling, but they were met with stubborn resistance from the new Fifth Brigade, and after a fierce battle, the Japanese army suffered hundreds of casualties, did not take any advantage, and obediently retreated to Gubeikou.The Eighth Route Army was convenient, and the main forces retreated to Zunhua and Qian'an, and built fortifications on the spot to prepare to block the Japanese attack, and everything went very smoothly.In the afternoon of the same day, Political Commissar Meng and Ma Zhenguo rushed to Zunhua County with the headquarters.In the evening, after dinner, Li Guotao and Political Commissar Meng, Ma Zhenguo and others gathered together.Li Guotao said with a serious face: "Judging from the current situation, the Japanese army is not well prepared and is temporarily unable to launch a counteroffensive against our army.On the Japanese side of North China, its main forces were pinned down on the Henan battlefield and along the Pinghan Railway, and they were unable to draw troops at all.As for the Kwantung Army, most of its main forces were deployed on the Sino-Soviet border to prevent the Soviet army, while only a small number of troops in other places maintained local law and order, so it was impossible for the Kwantung Army to draw too many troops to deal with us in a short period of time.In this way, we have at least a few days to transfer the supplies with peace of mind and transport them to Chahar as soon as possible. ”Political Commissar Meng nodded and said, "Guotao is right, time is precious, we must hurry up and transport this batch of materials out as soon as possible."
However, the Japanese army on the ground cannot threaten our transport lines for the time being, but we have to guard against the planes of the little devils.Therefore, it is best to choose to transport it at night, so as to avoid losses as much as possible.We have also made sufficient preparations in this regard, and the first batch of supplies will depart for Chahar this evening. ”Ma Zhenguo frowned and said: "However, our transportation capacity is limited, and it may be difficult to transport such a large amount of materials to Chahar in a short period of time close to those trucks we have captured.Therefore, we also need to further mobilize the strength of the masses of the people. ”Li Changsheng hurriedly said: "The task of mobilizing the masses of people will be handed over to our Eastern Hebei Army Division, and we will definitely mobilize more people to help us transport materials, and strive to transport all these materials in the shortest possible time." ”Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said, "I am relieved to have Commander Li's words."
However, in addition to this matter, there are other things that need to be bothered by Commander Li. ”"The commander is too polite, if there is any task, you can just tell us, as long as it is within our ability, we will guarantee to complete the task."
Li Changsheng hurriedly said.Li Guotao nodded slightly, and then said with a serious face: "I won't say much about the importance of the eastern Hebei region, our army has always wanted to develop the eastern Hebei region into our base area, so that the eastern Hebei military subdivision can gradually develop and grow, but due to various reasons, it has never been realized.This time, our army has won several great victories in the eastern Hebei region, annihilating tens of thousands of Japanese puppet troops, which has greatly encouraged the anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the army and people in eastern Hebei. ”Li Guotao paused and continued: "So I think there are two main things we need to do now, the first and most important point is to expand the army.This time we have captured a large amount of weapons and equipment, which can completely allow us to arm more anti-Japanese forces.Therefore, I hope to take advantage of this opportunity to recruit troops on a large scale, not only to replenish the consumption of various troops, but also to further develop and grow.In my opinion, it is better to hand over the work of recruiting troops to the Eastern Hebei Military Division. ”"No problem, leave this matter to us" Li Changsheng patted his chest and promised: "We promise to complete the task, just the commander, is there any restriction on this recruitment." ”Li Guotao said with a serious face: "This is the first principle, based on the principle of voluntariness, and it must not be forced.Second, we can't recruit everyone, in line with the principle of preferring shortage to excess, of course, you can set the specific conditions. ”"What about the number of people, how many are recruited," Li Changsheng then asked.Li Guotao said with a smile: "There are no restrictions in this regard, the more the merrier."
We will transfer a number of outstanding cadres and elite veterans from various units to form a training regiment that will be specially responsible for training new recruits and equip them with combat capability as soon as possible. ”"That's great."
Li Changsheng said excitedly: "By the way, Commander, you just said that there are two things, and what about the other thing." ”Li Guotao said with a smile: "This is not enough to have soldiers, not weapons, with the continuous expansion of the troops, it is no longer possible to meet the needs of the troops by capturing on the battlefield alone."
We must not rely only on the allocation of funds from our superiors, but also learn to be self-sufficient.So I decided to find a hidden place and build a military factory.This time, we seized a lot of machinery and equipment in Tangshan, and some progressive workers in Tangshan City also followed the troops to Zunhua.We now want people and equipment, and there is no problem at all in building a small military factory.Our requirements are not high, and we only need to be able to basically meet the needs of all the troops in our eastern Hebei region. ”"It's a good idea, so it will also make us even better.Rest assured, the commander will leave the task of setting up a military factory to us," Li Changsheng hurriedly agreed.Li Guotao smiled and said: "So I just said that I have to work hard for you during this time, you have many tasks, and they are all very important."
However, no matter how big the difficulties are, we must find ways to overcome them.If you need the help of our seventh column, just look for me, or find Political Commissar Meng, or Chief of Staff Ma, as long as we can help you solve it, we will definitely try our best to help you solve it. ”"Okay, I understand, and please rest assured that we will complete the mission."
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