Li Guotao couldn't help but be slightly surprised, he really didn't expect that the headquarters would really hand over such a heavy responsibility to him, for Li Guotao, this commander is not just a position, but also a responsibility, and a very heavy responsibility.But as long as he is a real Chinese, he will not shirk such a responsibility, and Li Guotao will naturally not either.Li Guotao read the document carefully, put it aside casually, and said with a serious face: "Since 918, the three northeastern provinces have fallen for nine years, although we have been shouting the slogan of recovering the lost territory, but there has never been such an opportunity, and now the opportunity has come. ”"Hmm" Political Commissar Meng nodded with a serious face and said, "But if you want to recover the three northeastern provinces, it's not that simple.The Kwantung Army has hundreds of thousands of troops, and it is known as the elite of the Japanese army, plus the puppet army of the puppet Manchurians, the strength of the army is more than one million, just in terms of troops, the enemy's strength is almost ten times that of our army.There is a huge disparity between the strength of the enemy and us, but no matter how difficult it is, we must establish a stable base in the northeast and then recover the entire three northeastern provinces.This is not for the sake of foreign aid from Soviet Russia, but for the sake of our 30 million fathers and villagers in the northeast. ”Li Guotao nodded approvingly and said: "What the political commissar said is right, we are not fighting against Japan for others, but for ourselves.After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Eighth Route Army sent troops to support the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation many times, but because the enemy's strength in the Northeast was too strong, our Eighth Route Army was never able to gain a firm foothold in the Northeast, and the strength of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation after several years of encirclement and suppression by devils was constantly weakening.Therefore, this time, we must open up the situation in the northeast region and establish an anti-Japanese base area in the northeast, so as to recover the entire northeast region. ”Ma Zhenguo had also finished reading the document at this time, nodded and said: "This entry into the Northeast is a big deal.The first thing we have to solve is the problem of expanding the troops, at present we have less than 70,000 people in the Sixth Column, and if we want to expand to 150,000 in just half a year, and have combat effectiveness, this task is not light" Political Commissar Meng nodded and said: "The boss said that he will do his best to assist us in expanding the troops, and we don't have to worry about the number of troops, what we need to do at present is to draw up a plan for the reorganization of the troops as soon as possible, and then report it to the headquarters for approval."
In the expansion of the troops, the biggest difficulty is the problem of training, we will continue to accept a large number of Soviet-style equipment, and it will take time for the soldiers to become familiar with the new equipment, and it will take time for the troops to have combat effectiveness.Half a year may seem like a long time, but we don't have enough time for the tasks we have to accomplish. ”Li Guotao nodded, frowned and thought for a while, and then said with a serious face: "Although there are certain difficulties, as long as we find a way, we will definitely be able to overcome any difficulties."
It seems that we have been busy for some time now, and from now on, we will begin to formulate a plan for the integration and training of the troops, and then report it to the headquarters for approval. ”In the following days, Li Guotao, Political Commissar Meng, Ma Zhenguo, and the staff officers of the headquarters were busy drawing up a training plan for the reorganization of the troops.According to this plan, the seventh column will form an armored division, numbered as the First Armored Division of the Eighth Route Army, and the whole division will basically be equipped with Soviet-style tanks and armored vehicles, which is the first armored division of the Eighth Route Army and the first mechanized unit of the whole army.The total strength of the division exceeded 20,000.In addition to the armored division, the Seventh Column will also reorganize four infantry divisions, numbered the new 1st Division, the 2nd Division, the 3rd Division, and the 4th Division, of which the 1st and 2nd Divisions are all-Soviet equipment, and the 3rd and 4th Divisions are basically Japanese-style equipment, with each division having a full strength of about 20,000 and a total strength of about 80,000.The artillery brigade was expanded into an artillery division, which was equipped with about 450 artillery pieces of various types and a total strength of about 20,000 people.The cavalry brigade was expanded into a cavalry division, with a total strength of about 10,000 troops.Since some units have achieved full mechanization or are gradually realizing mechanization, this has also increased the pressure on logistical supply, so a baggage division has been set up to be responsible for logistics supply, and the total strength of the baggage division will exceed 15,000 people.With the addition of the training regiment, guard battalion, special operations brigade and other units directly under the column, as well as logistical support units such as field hospitals, the total strength of the seventh column will be close to 160,000 after the completion of the reorganization.At the same time, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army decided to use the planes supported by Soviet Russia to form the First Aviation Division of the Eighth Route Army, which will have more than 120 combat planes after its completion, and will be directly under the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.The Seventh Column advanced to the northeast, and the division was temporarily placed under the unified command of the Seventh Column.Ma Zhenguo ran out of the confidential room with a telegram in his hand, and was about to speak, Commissar Meng hurriedly waved his hand and pointed to Li Guotao next to him, Ma Zhenguo saw that Li Guotao had fallen asleep on the table.Political Commissar Meng said softly: "This kid is tired these days, let him rest for a while, what's going on" Ma Zhenguo replied softly: "The headquarters has approved our troop reorganization plan." ”At this time, Ma Zhenguo's old face was already smiling, and he hurriedly handed over the telegram in his hand."
What headquarters has already approved our plan" Before Commissar Meng could speak, Li Guotao had already stood up and asked excitedly."
Your kid's ears are quite smart," Political Commissar Meng shook his head with a wry smile, and handed the telegram he had just received to Li Guotao.Li Guotao took the telegram and read it carefully, and said excitedly: "It's really good, we haven't been busy in vain these days" "Haha" Ma Zhenguo said with a smile: "Yes, now we can finally take a good rest" Li Guotao waved his hand and said: "If you want to rest, how can it be so easy, everything has just begun, and the troops will begin to be reorganized in the future, we are busy, but today we can sleep well, we are all tired, let's go back to sleep, what's the matter, let's talk about it tomorrow." ”Li Guotao has hardly slept in the past few days, and he is indeed a little tired, and after speaking, he turned around and walked towards the door.Political Commissar Meng shook his head with a smile and said: "This kid is really tired this time, let him go, I see that you are also tired, you can go back early today to rest" Ma Zhenguo nodded, and said with a smile: "Well, then I will go back first." ”aa2705221: