Predator Reborn

Chapter 709 Four hundred and fifty thousand iron-blooded lions

The arrogant Kwantung Army had to change its strategic plan for the Northeast Field Army due to heavy losses, and changed the initial strategic attack and encirclement of the Northeast Field Army in Liaoning to the current strategic defense.

Of course, behind the heavy losses of the Japanese army, the 200,000-strong Northeast Field Army, which was the attacking party, also suffered heavy losses. Especially the two new main forces led by Deputy Chief of Staff Li who later joined the battlefield can be said to have suffered heavy losses.

More than halfway, I almost lost my combat effectiveness.

In Fengtian City, in the conference room of Dongye Headquarters, all the commanders who came to attend the meeting did not show even a trace of smile because of the victory of this battle. At this moment, in the huge conference room, except for Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, standing in front of him

From the position, apart from the voices reporting the casualties of various units during this battle, there was no longer a trace of noise...

"Comrades, this battle can be said to be the largest and largest battle launched against the Kwantung Army since the formation of the Northeast Field Army. Although, in the entire battle, we killed and injured hundreds of thousands of elite Kwantung Army,

We achieved amazing results. However, as an attacker, we also paid a very heavy price."

"Now, let me announce to you the specific losses of all our participating troops in Dongye during the half-month battle:

According to preliminary statistics, all the commanders and fighters of the First Army participating in the war suffered 8,576 casualties (including those killed in action and seriously injured and losing combat effectiveness). Among them, there were two deputy division commanders, six regiment-level commanders, 28 battalion-level commanders, and 119 company-level commanders.

Among the 8,576 casualties, 6,800 were directly killed in action.

The Second Army participating in the war, because it was the new main force, suffered even greater casualties, with a total of 11,890 casualties, of which 9,861 were directly killed and sacrificed. The Third Army participating in the war suffered a total of 10,876 casualties, of which 8,123 were directly killed and sacrificed.

.The Fourth Army participated in the battle, with a total of 8,146 casualties..."

Under everyone's shocked eyes, it took half an hour for the chief of staff's voice to stop. However, at this moment, everyone attending the meeting was shocked by the huge casualties of the troops.

... lowered his head, frowned, and sat in his seat without saying a word...

Seeing the faces of all the officers in front of them, they were all shrouded in sorrow. Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua first spoke: "Comrades, as the saying goes, 'Kill the enemy one thousand, damage yourself eight hundred.' As long as it is a war, you will lose 800."

There will be casualties. What's more, the targets of our battle this time are the most elite Kwantung Army field troops in the entire Japanese Army."

"Just in terms of the number of casualties between the enemy and ourselves, we achieved an unprecedented victory in this battle. Because, when we faced the most elite field troops of the Kwantung Army, the ratio of casualties between the enemy and ourselves was an astonishing 1.5 to one.

It is already a huge victory, breaking through the casualty record of our Chinese army and Kwantung Army troops in combat since the Anti-Japanese War..."

"What's more important is that in this battle, we paid a huge price for the sacrifice of more than 50,000 commanders and soldiers in exchange for at least three months of peaceful development for our Northeast Field Army. From this point of view alone, such

The heavy price is worth it..."

With the words of Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua, sitting under the rostrum, the sad expressions on the faces of all the commanders above the military level slowly recovered... Seeing the instant change in the expressions on everyone's faces, sitting under Liu Hua

The political commissar Luo Ronghuan next to him followed closely and continued to speak.

"Comrades, the Commander-in-Chief has already said everything that needs to be said, and I have nothing to comfort you. What I want to say here is that after several months of recruit training, I, Dong Ye, have hundreds of thousands of soldiers spread across various places.

The new recruits have completed preliminary recruit training and can be replenished to various combat units at any time. Here, I promise you one thing: within half a month, I will give you whatever losses you have from all the combat units participating in this battle.

How much to replenish. The deputy chief of staff will take charge of this matter specifically. All combat units must be fully replenished within half a month and reach pre-war levels..."

The political commissar's guarantee can be said to have completely solved the last problem hanging in front of everyone. Just as the political commissar Luo Ronghuan finished speaking, he looked across the entire conference room and saw the faces of dozens of senior commanders who came to attend the meeting.

There was less than one person with a sad face, and everyone's faces once again returned to a confident look...

Seeing the instant change in expressions on everyone's faces, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction. Then, he spoke again to the senior commanders in front of him.

"Comrades, after this battle, the Kwantung Army troops in the Changchun area no longer have enough military strength in a short period of time to launch a new round of encirclement and suppression operations against us. Therefore, this invisibly provides us with

Several months are a powerful time for peaceful development. Therefore, I have decided that within these few months, all units of the army will begin large-scale training activities to improve the combat effectiveness of our Northeast Field Army in a short period of time. We will strive to within half a year.

, turning our Northeast Field Army into an 'iron-blooded army of 450,000 men'..."

"So, in order to achieve this grand strategic goal, our entire Northeast Field Army, from the headquarters to the commanders of each corps. Down to the company commander, platoon leader, and even squad leader, ordinary soldiers must devote all their energy to participate in this

During the second major military training event..." After Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua's words, almost everyone in the conference room showed an eagerness to try.

However, the political commissar sitting next to Liu Hua, after a brief period of excitement, still asked with a worried look: "Commander-in-Chief, I have no objections to organizing a large-scale military training. I believe that this large-scale military training will have a positive impact on this time."

During the battle, the early restoration of combat effectiveness of all the participating troops must have a very far-reaching impact. However, those newly formed new army units that have never participated in the battle. So far, there is still a lack of more than two-thirds of cadres, plus

There are basically no combat backbones with combat experience in these troops. It should not be an easy task for them to form combat effectiveness in a short period of time..."

Liu Hua didn't even think about the political commissar's concerns and answered confidently.

"Don't worry about political commissars and cadres. I already have preliminary ideas..."

"First of all, during the last trip to Taiyuan, among the nearly a thousand cadres supported by the central government, in addition to some local cadres, there were more than 600 military cadres. According to the requirements of the central government at that time, all of these cadres were regiments and battalions.

, company third-level military commanders and political cadres. During this major military training, all these cadres were sent to the eight newly formed armies to serve as commanders. Calculated on a proportional basis, these cadres were assigned to the eight newly formed armies.

The third-level commanders of all regiments, battalions and companies should be able to account for 40% of the proportion..."

"As for the remaining vacancies for third-level military commanders of regiments, battalions and companies, all military commanders who have made meritorious service in the troops participating in the war will be directly promoted... Director Peng, I request that the Higashino Political Department, within the shortest possible time,

Submit the list of all cadres who have made meritorious service in this battle and can be promoted to the headquarters. Then, the headquarters will uniformly assign the specific duties of these cadres. These cadres promoted on the battlefield must also account for 40% of the total number...

"

"As for the remaining 20% ​​of cadres, they will be promoted on the spot from all new and reorganized Manchurian Army units. I believe that there are also many military talents in those reorganized Manchurian Army units. Now that everyone has accepted the changes, we have become

This is the hospital of the Northeast Field Army. Then, we must give everyone a suitable platform for development, and we must not destroy everyone’s fighting spirit..."

Of course, none of the commanders had any objections to Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua's proposal. However, just as Liu Hua finished speaking, the political commissar's voice reached Liu Hua's ears again.

"The commander-in-chief and division-level cadres are appointed directly by the headquarters. We have also solved the problem of regiment, battalion, and company-level cadres. However, if a unit wants to truly form combat effectiveness, the most important thing is to look at the squad schedule.

First-level cadres. After all, these low-level commanders are not only directly related to the lives of ordinary soldiers. More importantly, these low-level commanders are, to a certain extent, the real fighting backbone of an army..."

Seeing that Liu Hua and all the participants nodded in agreement, political commissar Luo Ronghuan did not hesitate and continued to ask.

"However, in the entire Dongye area, there are still eight main force armies that have not been reorganized so far. The eight main force armies, even based on the lowest cadre ratio, require tens of thousands of squad and platoon leaders... and based on a few months

In the new recruit training, among all the recruits, there are only less than three levels of personnel who can be directly promoted to serve as squad platoon leaders. Therefore, so far, we still have a full 70% vacancy for these low-level commanders. And if we want to

Through this large-scale military training, it is our urgent need to allow these seven main forces to form combat effectiveness and make up for all these shortcomings..."

As soon as the political commissar finished speaking, all the commanders participating in the meeting turned their attention to the commander-in-chief in front of them at the same time. I hope the commander-in-chief can solve this problem. For everyone, there is almost no way to solve it.

The problem.

After all, in the consciousness of these commanders, including the political commissar, it is still bearable to transfer nearly a thousand first-level commanders of squads and platoons from the seven main forces that have been formed. However, if they are transferred at once

With nearly 10,000 commanders and combatants, this is undoubtedly "tearing down the east wall and mending the west wall". Ultimately, it will have a considerable impact on the combat effectiveness of the entire Dongye army of hundreds of thousands.

Although this problem is almost impossible to solve for everyone, Liu Hua, as the commander-in-chief, once again did not disappoint everyone here today.

Just as political commissar Luo Ronghuan finished speaking, Liu Hua showed a confident smile on his face. Then, he spoke to the political commissar beside him.

"Political Commissar, solving this problem is actually not a very difficult thing. I already have a plan in mind. I will tell it here and let everyone discuss it together."

After seeing a flash of excitement and shock on the faces of all the commanders in the entire conference room, including the political commissar, Liu Hua continued to speak.

"As far as I know, there are still 3,000 veterans who are undergoing rotation training in the training team directly under our Dongye headquarters. I believe that these veterans who have experienced the baptism of the battlefield and have rich combat experience will be promoted to the first-level command of the squad and platoon.

Commanders must play a very important role in the formation of the combat effectiveness of the entire army. Therefore, the three thousand veterans can be regarded as the first batch of low-level commanders to be promoted..."

"But, Commander-in-Chief, for these people, there are only 3,000 people at full count. There is still a huge gap between more than 10,000 people..." The political commissar nodded in agreement. Then, he continued to ask.

"Political Commissar, don't worry. Since I just said that this problem is mine, I will definitely have a solution. Now, I will introduce to you the second source of these low-level commanders..."

"Comrades, after half a month of fighting, I believe that there must be countless ordinary soldiers in your troops who have made military exploits. According to the combat regulations of our Northeast Field Army, as long as they have made military exploits, the headquarters will give them awards. Of course.

, Rewards alone cannot improve the combat enthusiasm of soldiers to the best state. As for what method can be used to improve the combat enthusiasm of soldiers to the best state, there is no doubt that that is promotion..."

"As the saying goes, 'A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier.' Every commander and soldier under our command is eager to be promoted. Therefore, I decided to select a group of ordinary soldiers with great military exploits from all the combat units participating in this exhibition.

Soldiers are handed over to the teaching office for a month-long rotation training. After one month, based on the specific progress of these soldiers, they will be promoted to first-level commanders of the squad and platoon... What do you think, do you have any objections to this plan..."

Liu Hua quickly glanced at the commanders in front of him, and then expressed his thoughts with confidence...

"good…."

"Commander-in-Chief, this method is so good, it can be said to kill two birds with one stone... It not only solves the problem of ordinary soldiers eager to be promoted through meritorious service, but also makes the morale of the troops invisible and greatly improved. More importantly,

What's more, it can also solve the huge problems we currently encounter in Dongye... As the political commissar of Dongye, I am the first to agree with your plan..." Just as Liu Hua finished speaking, political commissar Luo Ronghuan was the first to stand up.

, said with excitement.

"I agree…."

"I also agree..." With the political commissar taking the lead, everyone no longer had any doubts about Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua's proposal, and they all echoed and expressed their agreement...

Half a minute later, after this resolution was completely passed, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan stood up from his seat and immediately asked: "Commander-in-Chief, the political commissar is right, this resolution can kill two birds with one stone. But, from now on,

All personnel participating in the war are selected to participate in the rotation training of the teaching team. How should these quotas be allocated specifically? After all, this is the selection of more than 7,000 people..."

It is related to everyone's vital interests. The army commanders and corps commanders who were talking a lot just now closed their mouths as soon as Chief of Staff Zuo Quan finished speaking. Then, he stared at the general in front of him with a pair of eyes.

Commander, waiting for the Commander-in-Chief's answer...

Seeing everyone's heated gazes, Liu Hua smiled. Then he said: "Comrades, please rest assured that the headquarters will not make such stupid moves as 'tear down the east wall and mend the west wall.'

The personnel will definitely be redeployed without affecting the combat effectiveness of the troops. Now I am announcing it."

"The first, fourth, seventh, tenth, and thirteenth five main armies will allocate one thousand men to each army. If distributed evenly, each main division will only have three hundred men left, and each main regiment will have only three hundred men left.

Just the number of one hundred people. I believe that one hundred combat backbones should not be a big deal for the main regiment with two thousand soldiers. However, what I want to emphasize is that among the combatants deployed, they must bring

There is a certain number of artillery personnel…”

Seeing that his words had just finished, several military commanders couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. Liu Hua continued to speak.

"The second and third armies are the main force of the new army. In addition to this battle, both armies paid the price of more than half of the casualties. We have one and two armies, and each army only needs to be mobilized

Five hundred combat backbones. Five hundred people are drawn from the security division directly under the headquarters, one hundred people are drawn from each regiment's security regiment, and fifty combat backbones are drawn from each regiment of all artillery units. Finally, there are special operations divisions, each regiment is

Fifty combat cadres were transferred to form reconnaissance units directly under each unit..."

Finally, the entire meeting ended with a burst of warm applause. The theme of this meeting, a large-scale training for the entire army that would last for several months, was quickly formed and an order was conveyed to the ears of all commanders.

The order for large-scale military training was just issued in the entire base area. Hundreds of thousands of commanders and combatants in the entire base area began hot training for the evacuation of tenants. With the addition of a large number of combat backbones and third-level cadres of regiments, battalions and companies, each newly formed main force

The troop's tendencies also began to slowly form.

After the formation of the troops, the next step is the large-scale training that the troops must go through to form combat effectiveness. Countless veterans who have experienced bloody battles serve as squad platoon leaders at all levels. Under the leadership of these veterans, although the troops have never actually participated in a battle, they have

, the murderous aura emanating from the veterans still affects the new recruits one after another invisibly...