Chapter 641: Borrowing Troops from the Western Shandong Military Region
In the next three days, Zhou Weihan took time to be interviewed every day, and his original vigilance gradually decreased.
Inside the headquarters, Brigadier Han from the former New Third Brigade, now the Seventh Teaching Brigade, made a sudden visit.
After Heze County was captured by the Eighth Route Army, Juye also fell under Heze's rule, but was divided as a piece of cake by Zhou Weihan.
Afterwards, Brigadier Han was ordered to lead his troops eastward into Juye. With an artillery company attached, all the Japanese and puppet troops in Juye were wiped out.
Since Juye is located in the hub area of the Western Shandong Military Region and the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region, the Liangshan Military Division Headquarters was also moved to Juye.
"Chief of Staff, Zhou **, this is the personnel information compiled for the entire Western Shandong Military Region. I have been ordered to submit it!" Brigadier Han said, and the briefcase in the guard's hand was placed on the table.
The deputy chief of staff was flipping through the information, while Zhou Weihan affectionately pulled Brigadier Han to sit down.
"Old Han, how is Juye's situation?" Zhou Weihan asked.
"In the past few months, with the joint efforts of the local government and the army, the grassroots political power in Juye has been improved!"
"It is expected that in mid-November, I will teach the Seventh Brigade to march north from Juye, and teach the Third Brigade to march south from Yanggu, forming a north-south offensive and working together to expand the Liangshan Army Division!" Brigadier Han said.
"This is a good thing. Not to mention other benefits, the larger the base, the broader the strategic depth, and the greater the room for maneuver!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
While the two were talking, the deputy chief of staff of Germany raised his head and said: "Now the Fourth Teaching Brigade is operating in the Huxi base area. Your Luxi Military Region currently only has the Third Teaching Brigade, the Seventh Teaching Brigade, and the First Brigade of the People's Army. Compared with the entire teaching brigade,
For the Luxi Military Region, the troops are too scattered!"
"Now we are launching an offensive against Juye, Yuncheng, Shouzhang, and Yanggu. Do you think it's clear?"
Upon hearing this, Brigadier Han immediately said: "Chief of Staff, this combat operation is a carefully considered move!"
"Now the entire Hebei-Shandong-Henan base area is a whole. Whether it is western Shandong or southwestern Shandong, it is a serious concern for the Japanese army. In this case, it is better to take advantage of the empty strength of the Japanese army to capture a few cities first.
Eat some good!”
"As Zhou ** said, this move is also to expand the strategic depth of the base area in advance to deal with the Japanese army's sweep!"
In fact, the Western Shandong Military Region decided to expand the base area of the Liangshan Military Division. On the one hand, it responded to the needs of the entire Hebei, Shandong and Henan region, and on the other hand, it was stimulated by the base area in southwest Shandong.
The establishment of the southwestern Shandong base area made people jealous just because of its obvious benefits. Therefore, the cadres of the Western Shandong Military Region were also unwilling to be outdone.
In order to thank the Luxi Military Region for its support, Zhou Weihan directly gave the New Third Brigade six Type 92 infantry guns, plus a thousand rounds of artillery shells.
It's okay to say that the infantry artillery is good. The Luxi Military Region has more than a dozen of them, but the artillery shells are not easy to capture from the little devils.
For this reason, Brigadier Han repeatedly thanked Zhou Weihan for his support, which also became the confidence of the Luxi Military Region.
"As for the issue of troop strength, hehe!" Brigadier Han chuckled.
Originally, the staffing information of the Luxi Military Region could only be submitted to Heze by an agency cadre, and there was no need for Brigadier Han, the top leader of the military region, to personally dispatch it.
The leading cadres of the Luxi Military Region mainly considered that Brigadier Han had a favor with Zhou Weihan and the two were familiar with each other.
Having said this, Brigadier Han no longer meant to hide it, and said bluntly: "The troops are somewhat insufficient. The first brigade of the People's Army needs to guard against the Japanese 32nd Division in Yanzhou, and the third brigade is taught the same
We need to leave some troops to garrison the base area, so we need some support from Zhou Dynasty!"
"Okay, so you are waiting for me here, and you are hiding from me!" Zhou Weihan stepped forward and gave Brigadier Han a fist, and then looked at the Deputy Chief of Staff.
"I agree to this operation. You can discuss how the Southwestern Shandong Military Division dispatches troops!" the deputy chief of staff said calmly.
"Tell me, how many troops do you need me to support?" Zhou Weihan said.
"Currently, our troops in the Luxi Military Region are relying on iron bases and their mobility is very poor. This time we will attack the Japanese county town using the old method of encircling the points for reinforcements. So is the cavalry regiment still there?" Brigadier Han asked.
"Here, the Tainan Cavalry Regiment and the Shandong Southwest Cavalry Regiment are both here. After a month of rest and reorganization, although the personnel structure has not been restored, it is still capable of fighting!"
Then, Zhou Weihan asked: "Do we need to send out the artillery? I can ask the mountain artillery battalion to fight with us!"
"That's great, now I can go back and do business!" Brigadier Han didn't expect Zhou Weihan to be so cheerful.
After Brigadier Han left, Zhou Weihan looked at the worried look of the Deputy Chief of Staff and couldn't help asking: "Chief of Staff, you are worried about the actions of the Luxi Military Region!"
"I don't think you need to worry too much. The Luxi Military Region is also the old base of our Eighth Route Army. Its military strength is sufficient. In the past, it was just because of the overwhelming power of the Japanese army that it did not fight the Japanese army head-on!"
"Now that Southwest Shandong Province has taken the lead in breaking the balance, it is not unreasonable for the Western Shandong Military Region to follow the trend!"
"Hey, what you said is exactly in line with that sentence. If you have too many debts, you don't have to worry about it. If you have too many lice, you don't need to itch?" The deputy chief of staff's face suddenly improved: "I'm not worried about the strength of the Luxi Military Region.
I’m just worried that they will be dazzled by the victory of Lu Xinan, and I don’t know if they are taking too big a step at this time!”
"To be honest, I have been worried that our Eighth Route Army's counterattack behind enemy lines was implemented too early. Fortunately, the National Army's First Theater, Second Theater and Sulu Theater can share some of the pressure on our Eighth Route Army!"
It is appropriate to describe the deputy chief of staff as an outstanding person of the time, but even the deputy chief of staff is often confused by today's chaotic situation.
Every major decision of the Eighth Route Army was like a bet, such as crossing the Yellow River east to resist the Japanese, the 129th Division taking root in Taihang, marching eastward to the North China Plain, the remaining 115th Division advancing into Shandong, and the recent opening of the base area in southwestern Shandong.
Being able to make major decisions is based on the current situation and judging that the future situation will be favorable, but whether the desired effect can be achieved in the end is also unknown.
Zhou Weihan could not give an answer to the concerns of the Deputy Chief of General Staff. How could anything be perfect in the world? Every victory achieved by the Eighth Route Army was achieved at the expense of countless heroes.
Revolution is never a dinner party. Zhou Weihan always uses this sentence to remind himself that all he can do is to unite the forces around him and increase the stakes bit by bit in the Sino-Japanese war, thus tipping the balance of victory.
The Eighth Route Army represents the people's side.