Half an hour later, the small meeting officially ended, and Huang He left the venue first.
Regarding the many opinions and predictions he put forward tonight, the big guys said that it will take some time to digest, not to mention whether to send troops depends on the attitude of the border area.
Seeing his fellow countryman appear, Li Yunlong, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, put down the newspaper in his hand, picked up the folder in front of him, and went to greet him.
"Old Huang, you finally came out. I will have to fall asleep after a while."
"This is the information you mentioned before. I specifically asked Political Commissar Zhao to help find it. Please hurry up and see if there is anything missing in the content."
"What was the general content of the meeting just now? Is it about the detailed arrangements for combat in the Suiyuan area? Is there anything I can listen to?"
Although Li Yunlong is still only a regiment leader in name, their 1st Marine Regiment is now a unit directly under the headquarters, so there is no problem in talking to him about the strategic direction and goals.
After thinking for a moment, Huang He talked about the strength of the Kwantung Army and its impact on the Eighth Route Army without getting into the specific content of the meeting.
Lao Li is not a reckless man now. After hearing that 200,000 enemies may enter the pass for support at any time, the Mongolian army fell into thinking.
Seeing that the other party was about to get into trouble, Huang He quickly spoke:
"Okay, don't think too much."
"The specific arrangements will be notified by the deputy commander-in-chief. Just do your training as normal."
"Come, come with me to see how Qilu Ban is developing in the Suiyuan area, and study how he is better than Yan Laoxi."
For most modern people, the provincial administrative region of Suiyuan will be relatively unfamiliar. After all, the four provinces in northern Saibei were successively abolished decades ago.
Even if you are a fan of 7+ coloring games, it is difficult to connect with the terrain of later generations without looking at the map, let alone understand the local development history.
After reading it carefully, Huang He immediately understood why the other party dared to ask for help, and then said with great emotion:
"Qi Lu Ban is indeed worthy of his reputation. In terms of his learning and management abilities alone, he is definitely unique in the entire Guo Prefecture."
"As expected of a silent man of action, he was able to manage Suiyuan to such an extent in just ten years of administration. He actually managed agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, finance, industry and commerce, and transportation while ensuring military development."
"It seems that his trump card is the same as ours, which is the support of the people."
The information in Huang He's hands came from the base area in northwestern Shanxi and was collected by Zhao Gang when he was presiding over the entrance examination of the 1st Marine Regiment.
The data records in detail the economic development and changes in the Suiyuan area under the Seven-and-a-half-Road Administration in the ten years from 1931 to 1941.
In the first days, the entire province was plagued by banditry.
Landowners, officers, soldiers and bandits colluded with each other, resulting in local security ranking last in the entire Republic of China. Even warlords' troops might be robbed when passing by.
In such a bad situation, the living environment of ordinary people is absolutely dire.
After Qilu took office, he first deployed most of his troops along the railway to suppress bandits.
After solving the biggest problem, they began to rectify finance, establish water conservancy, develop production, and plant trees, which completely stabilized the situation in the province.
Under his governance, Suiyuan's light industry was relatively developed, and flour mills, sugar mills, and woolen mills were prosperous.
It is worth mentioning that there are dozens of highways of various sizes in the entire province, which are very convenient for both passenger transportation and marching.
Although due to insufficient congenital conditions, the Suiyuan region does not have the ability to create its own automobile manufacturing industry. However, each county has a group of skilled vehicle repair technicians, which has laid a solid foundation for future motorized troops.
It is precisely because of the above advantages, coupled with the grain output in the Hetao area, that Suiyuan became a stable rear area for preserved fruits during the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War.
After hearing Huang He's comments, Li Yunlong beside him raised his eyebrows involuntarily.
"Aren't you talking nonsense? During Guo Preserved's winter offensive, only seven and a half of them were able to achieve results."
"The Battle of Bailingmiao, the Battle of Baotou, the Battle of Suixi, and the Battle of Wuyuan, the victory of each battle is indispensable for the support of the people. He has extremely high prestige and popular base in the Suiyuan area."
"I really don't know what Baldhead is thinking, giving up such an excellent general."
Apart from surprise attacks, the Seven and a half are best at defensive operations.
However, with his current troops alone, there is no way he can fight with three divisions and two brigades, not to mention that the enemy also has some armored forces and army aviation.
The most helpless thing is that the current military strength is already the limit of what can be achieved. After all, he only occupied ten counties in Suixi, with a population of only 390,000.
Even if we try our best to manage construction, we cannot make the manpower increase in a vacuum.
If the Eighth Route Army did not go north to support them, the only fate waiting for them would be to be defeated by the Japanese, or to voluntarily abandon the foundation they had built up over the years and retreat to the northwest.
The reason why Huang He asked Li Yunlong to help collect information was to see if there was a way to regain Suiyuan without destroying the united front.
After all, without taking the four provinces in Saibei, it would be difficult to go directly north to regain more lost territory.
What's more, Huang He knows one thing. The strength and ambition of the Seven and a Half Road will expand rapidly in the next four years, and it will become a formidable enemy in the border area.
The best way to deal with it is to take this opportunity to let the other party build water conservancy projects.
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Just when Huang He was worried, in a command post far away in Houtao, two middle-aged men were holding a candle and talking at night.
"Brother Yisheng, I cannot be where I am today without your help."
"Then Yan Baichuan really went too far. He actually asked me to attack the defeated troops of the friendly forces! In this way, my reputation, Chen Jieshan, would be ruined throughout the Republic of China!"
"The shameless old thief deserves to lose all of Shanxi."
Hearing his brother's abuse, Qiluban showed a helpless smile. He naturally knew the other party's affairs.
After the winter offensive ended that year, Guo Preserved's 90th Army suffered heavy losses.
Yan Laoxi, who has always been coveting the equipment of the Central Army, is ready to take action and sends his subordinates to collect the equipment of the defeated friendly troops.
This kind of thing will definitely leave a bad reputation, so Chen Jieshan did not carry out the order, which eventually led to him losing his military power. For the sake of career and safety, he came to join him, and now he has assumed the identity of a lieutenant general and deputy commander-in-chief.
"Let's not talk about the past. Now we are facing a powerful enemy and we need to work together."
"I have contacted the Eighth Route Army through the bearded man of the 120th Division. With the other party's behavior, they will definitely not ignore death."
"When the time comes, we will go into battle together to kill the enemy! Maybe we will have a chance to regain the lost territory of the entire province! Let's strive to make Suiyuan the second liberated area!"
Compared with Qilu and a half, Chen Jieshan's mind is obviously smaller.
Although the scene just described is indeed beautiful, he is very wary of the Eighth Route Army.
"Brother Yisheng, it won't happen that it's easy to ask gods but hard to send them away."
"Suiyuan is the foundation of you and me. I finally have the territory and I don't want to be driven away again."
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"Don't worry, the people will be on our side."
Very hellish
(End of chapter)
