Due to the appearance of Boss Chen and a large amount of material support, the Eighth Route Army obtained a large base area in advance.
"Land reform" in another time and space also appeared in advance.
This policy was tantamount to draining fuel from the bottom of the cauldron for both the Chinese and Japanese troops.
The Eighth Route Army is not short of food now, and once the three-year tax-free policy came out, it was even more embarrassing.
But the leaders who fought all the way from Jinggangshan to North China knew very well.
If you want to keep this victory, it is not enough to rely on the support of the people. You must have a strong army that dares to fight and win as a backing.
Otherwise, land reform will be just a castle in the air.
Just when I was about to sleep, someone brought me pillows. The heads of the headquarters, as well as the big bosses from YA, all looked at the communications staff expectantly.
To be precise, it was the telegram in the hands of the communications staff officer.
The chief of staff quickly took the telegram from the communications staff officer.
At this sight, the chief of staff's eyes quickly widened, and the corners of his mouth couldn't be suppressed, and a smile quickly crept onto his face.
"How much equipment did Li Yunlong earn from this battle?" A leader asked impatiently, looking forward to it.
The chiefs attending the meeting all looked at the chief of staff expectantly.
Regarding other data on this battle, Li Yunlong has reported to the headquarters various data such as the casualties of the troops, the number of casualties and prisoners, as well as ammunition consumption, weapon loss, and seizures.
Every soldier who died in battle received a generous pension.
Injured soldiers can receive treatment from the best doctors and the best medicines in the world.
The preferential treatment policy for captured Japanese and puppet soldiers was reduced. Except for the Japanese and puppet soldiers who had harmed the Eighth Route Army and the common people, they were shot to death. The rest were sent to northwest Shanxi to grow potatoes, dig coal, and mine in Baotou.
Boss Chen will provide reimbursement for ammunition consumption and weapon loss, and all the leaders know this.
The weapons, ammunition and various combat materials seized in this battle were very rich, more abundant than those seized in any previous battle, and were enough to make the Eighth Route Army a fortune.
But these seizures are nothing compared to the business gains of Li Yunlong and Boss Chen.
"There's a lot of business in this battle!"
Under everyone's extremely expectant eyes, the chief of staff read out the telegram:
"1200 122mm howitzers, 750 152mm howitzers, 550 Katyusha rocket launchers, 800 tanks, 300,000 tons of combat supplies, fuel..."
"There are a total of 54 military factories, steel plants, cement plants, civilian factories, etc., and a total of 180 production lines for Type 56 guns, grenades, barrel artillery shells, smokeless powder, bullets, etc."
Listening to the chief of staff's words, the chiefs' eyes became brighter and brighter.
Wow... After the chief of staff read the telegram, all the leaders' eyes widened and they could not suppress the smiles on their faces.
"so much?"
A chief was instantly surrounded by surprise and happiness.
"Get rich!"
Another chief was overjoyed.
All the leaders were smiling at this time.
"This business is getting bigger and bigger!"
The chief of staff smiled slightly.
"Forward this telegram to YA immediately!"
The boss looked at the communications staff officer and gave the order in a happy tone.
"yes!"
The communications staff member straightened up, took the telegram from the chief of staff, turned around and left quickly.
The smiles on the faces of all the leaders suddenly became a little stronger. YA will definitely be as happy as them when he receives this telegram.
"pity…"
One of the leaders seemed to have thought of something and shook his head with a look of pity on his face.
"What's a pity?" asked the chief of staff.
The commander said: "It's a pity that the 129th Division fought brilliantly in the battle in Xuzhou, wiping out more than 60,000 Japanese main force and defeating the 11th Japanese Army. It's not in the business. Otherwise, this business can still earn at least one-third!"
"
After hearing what this chief said, all the chiefs also felt a little pity.
Although the establishment of the Japanese 11th Military Division is only a group army, the strength and weapons and equipment of this group army are no worse than those of the Japanese front army. Even because it has three A-type divisions under its jurisdiction, its combat effectiveness is extremely strong.
According to Boss Chen's business, defeating the Japanese army can also be counted in the business.
Moreover, most of the Japanese troops killed by the 129th Division were Japs from the Type A Division, and they also killed three Japs major general brigade leaders.
At first, the leaders thought it was nothing to miss out on such a huge deal.
But when they saw the price of this transaction, they all felt a bit pity, as if ordinary people missed out on 100 million.
The boss said with some self-blame: "I am reviewing this matter. I did not expect the 129th Division to achieve such great results at the beginning."
"I am also responsible for this matter." The chief of staff also said, "The initial combat mission of the 129th Division was to expand the base area southward and prevent the Japanese in Central China from going north to reinforce the North China Front."
"This matter is not anyone's responsibility. It's just a matter of learning from experience and summarizing lessons."
A leader from YA waved his hand and said:
"After all, we didn't expect that the 129th Division would turn a blocking battle into a battle of annihilation, and even regain the important military location of Xuzhou."
In this battle, the 129th Division also completely established its reputation.
Major newspapers and media such as Ta Kung Pao, Xinhua Daily and Shenbao published news that the 129th Division defeated the Japanese 11th Army and recovered the lost territory of Xuzhou.
The boss nodded: "Next time there is such an opportunity, we can consider letting the 129th Division be nominally commanded by Li Yunlong. On the one hand, we can apply for battlefield airdrop supplies and reimbursement of weapons and ammunition, and on the other hand, we can earn business."
In the battle fought by the 129th Division in Xuzhou, although Li Yunlong was stuck and applied for airdrop supplies, he had no chance to reimburse weapons and ammunition and earn business value.
The airdrop supplies only include ammunition, food, medicine and other combat materials, but no weapons.
Fortunately, the 129th Division's weapons losses were not large.
In addition, although the 129th Division consumes a lot of ammunition, airdrop supplies can make up for the ammunition consumption, but the ammunition is not reimbursed, which reduces the opportunity to make a fortune.
"I agree!"
"I agree!"
"..."
All the leaders expressed their opinions one after another.
Now that Boss Chen has issued a policy that Li Yunlong can nominally command his brothers' troops.
Boss Chen actually acquiesced that the Eighth Route Army could put the 129th Division under the nominal command of Li Yunlong.
certainly.
There is also a restriction on the nominal command, that is, the number of troops commanded by Li Yunlong, the nominal command cannot exceed two divisions.
But Boss Chen did not impose any restrictions on the strength and scale of the troops.
"With a strong military as a guarantee, our reform policy will surely proceed smoothly!"
One of the leaders said confidently. He had planes, tanks and heavy artillery in his hands, and he spoke forcefully.
Another big boss from YA issued an order: "Call Li Yunlong back immediately, and be sure to ask him to discuss the delivery details with Boss Chen. All troops will cooperate to receive the goods to ensure that the delivery of this business is completed smoothly!"
The chief of staff and head of headquarters must listen to this big boss.
The chief of staff quickly drafted a telegram, and after the head of the headquarters signed it, he handed it to a staff officer.
The staff officer walked out quickly with the telegram in his hand.
The big boss looked at the head of the headquarters and asked: "How long will it take for our Eighth Route Army to launch the next offensive?"
"It will take at least half a year." The head of the headquarters thought for a moment before replying, "In addition to collecting intelligence, formulating combat plans and contingency plans, and preparing combat supplies, we also need to digest and absorb the business earned from this battle.
, troop expansion and troop training will take some time."
The boss nodded with a satisfied expression: "Then expand the training force and reform at the same time."
To be continued...