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It is not easy to persist in the war of resistance behind enemy lines. These local armed forces do not have the ability to fight head-on with the Japanese army, nor the ability to promote the propaganda and mobilize, nor does Yang Tianfeng have the ability to dance with his long sleeves, and they all live a hard life.

Those who impose heavy taxes and levies, or those who are colluding with the Japanese and puppets, or are far away from each other and have difficulty in action, such as Bian Jiu, a subordinate of Cao Banting, and Zhang Zigang, deputy commander and deputy commissioner of the 16th special area, did not come to join us in a hurry.

The army was neat and well-equipped. The armed forces who came to join were first shocked by the military power of the New Seventh Army and visited the scene of executing a group of Japanese and puppet prisoners, and they couldn't help feeling awesome.

The effect of being acclaimed first was achieved. Yang Tianfeng next set up a banquet, comforted and used soft methods.

"You can lead the army to come, which shows your determination to fight against Japan, and your trust in Yang." Yang Tianfeng smiled and raised his glass and talked happily. "There are representatives sent by other departments, which are also worthy of praise and commendation. Although Yang is the government director of the Shandong-Henan-Anhui Border Region, he does not care much about government affairs, and he has no intention of changing Chairman Shen and Commander Yu's appointment. Please rest assured about this..."

After the opening remarks, I took the reassurance and the atmosphere at the banquet gradually became warmer.

"Commander, what are you planning?" Sun Boda gave a glass of wine to his boss and asked carefully: "Yang Tianfeng asked you for a secret talk, what price is offered?"

Cao Banting did not answer the question directly, but asked with a smile: "How many troops do you think the New Seventh Army will need to destroy us?"

"This--" Sun Boda was stunned for a moment, understood the wrong meaning, and muttered in some annoyance: "Go up and lean over, but I came to him to clean up."

"Yang Tianfeng doesn't mean this." Cao Banting gave Sun Boda a blank look and said slowly: "Of course, I won't accept it all. People have a high vision! Don't be bad in health, don't be bad in character, don't be greedy for life and death. Almost 30% of our people are despised by others. Do you think it's so easy to eat three meals a day?"

Sun Boda grinned, drank a glass of wine in a depressed manner, and said nothing.

"Reduce the weak and keep the strong, add low-level officers and veterans, establish a general staff department, concentrate on training for one month, and all the people who came to Shan County were organized into a division." Cao Banting said in a deep voice: "I heard that the National Government gave Yang Tianfeng another number to the New Fifth Army, which is very important!"

"Then the commander must be the commander?!" Sun Boda was inspired, hoping that the old superior would take care of him.

Cao Banting hesitated for a moment, shook his head gently, and said, "I want to go to the military position and manage government affairs. I am not my director in war, so I still have this self-knowledge. Five specialized offices have been established in the Shandong-Henan-Anhui Border Region. Yang Tianfeng said, I can choose the place."

"Then don't care about us old subordinates?" Sun Boda complained a little, and glanced at the people around him, hoping that they would also make suggestions and make Cao Banting change his mind.

Cao Guohui, who was born in the Military Control Commission, smiled dissatisfiedly and said, "Old Sun, you still don't know Yang Tianfeng. He is a figure who is a great man and a rising star cultivated by the National Government. How about Sun Dianying? He is old enough, isn't he squeezed away by Yang Tianfeng? The New Five Army was eaten without any residue? But if you follow him, Yang Tianfeng is not the one who can kill you. He will do his best to make arrangements for you; if you do it against it - hehe, that's going to be miserable."

"Guohui said it thoroughly." Cao Banting nodded in agreement and said, "Yang Tianfeng has indeed been valued and favored by the National Government. I think it is mostly Chairman Jiang's intention. Shen and Yu fought hard, but the National Government added a Lu to the Henan-Anhui border area. The deep meaning behind this is thought-provoking!"

"Otherwise, Yang Tianfeng would have sold so much effort to take down the lake in an instant?" Zhang Hanshan interrupted and said, "Now the War Zone Command is only separated from the Weishan Lake from the provincial government, so I'm waiting for the right time."

Sun Boda seemed to understand a lot, smiled and said, "Why don't you be unlucky if you didn't come?"

"Bian Jiu is probably in trouble." Cao Banting showed a gloating sneer, "He is domineering and still wants to be a local emperor. I can't deal with him, Yang Tianfeng is not a good person."

"Never the Japanese are Yang Tianfeng's opponents, let alone Bian Jiu." Cao Guohui turned the wine glass in his hand and curled his lips, "Maybe Yang Tianfeng will take him to sacrifice the flag and kill the chicken for the monkey to see!"

Cao Banting suddenly winked, but his face was filled with smiles. He stood up with a wine glass. It turned out that Yang Tianfeng had turned to this table.

"There are few wine and vegetables, please forgive me." Yang Tianfeng touched the glass with everyone, but sucked it in his mouth, then sat casually on an empty chair and started chatting with everyone.

Cao Banting bowed, both a test and a compliment: "General Yang, this great victory in Huxi will definitely be a great reward. I heard that the Military Commission will add another army to the Shandong-Henan-Anhui Border Region, so I am here to congratulate you in advance."

Yang Tianfeng smiled slightly and said, "The organization of the two armies is embarrassing. There is no one in the National Army who has two army commanders yet!"

Cao Banting was puzzled and stunned, thinking that the news was not accurate enough, so he flattered the horse's legs.

"Is it going to be expanded into a group army?" Cao Guohui showed a surprised expression.

Yang Tianfeng's unpredictable and profound expression proved that Cao Guohui's guess was basically true. Before others could react, Yang Tianfeng had already pressed down and whispered: "Don't make this happen. When the army is expanded and the time is ripe, it is better to discuss it again. If the tree attracts wind, try not to attract the attention and vigilance of the Japanese."

Oh, oh, everyone nodded, but their thoughts were different and complicated. Such a young army commander was already surprising. I really don’t know how to describe it when promoted to commander of the group army. But Yang Tianfeng didn’t seem to want to take office, which is puzzling!

Yang Tianfeng was indeed not a false statement, and the rank of lieutenant general was not promoted again, but the government did give him an army number. The former 37th Army of the Guangdong clan and the 66th Army under his jurisdiction were removed, and the original number of Sun Dianying's new fifth army was given to the Shandong-Yuan-Anhui Border Region, which was regarded as commending the military achievements of the great victory of the Huxi Battle.

In this case, Yang Tianfeng is the commander of the 37th Army, with the New Seventh Army, the New Fifth Army, and the 66th Army. He is fully organized and can be much better than an army composed of one army or two divisions.

Lieutenant General Division Commander and Lieutenant General Commander, are among the National Army, but only Lieutenant General Army Commander is relatively few. Sun Tongxuan of the Third Army is also a lieutenant general, but the Third Army only has two or three divisions, which is actually only equivalent to one army.

If Yang Tianfeng takes office as commander of the group army, his commander will not exceed his rank. Major General Commander is a bit rare. Therefore, Yang Tianfeng takes the excuse of avoiding the Japanese army's vigilance and attention as an excuse, and does not take office for the time being, and will carry out military operations under the banner of the New Seventh Army.

In addition to this reason, Yang Tianfeng thought more and more long-term. If he really took office as the commander of the group army, he could serve as the commander of the New Seventh Army. The commander of the other two armies, as well as other official positions such as political directors, would probably be appointed and deployed by the government. Therefore, he would rather not accept the appointment for the time being and focus on expanding the safe team of the New Seventh Army and developing it to the scale of the group army. The effect is essentially the same.

Yang Tianfeng didn't care much about what lieutenant general, general, military commander, and commander. He only focused on the practical power he could control.

"I will reveal your placement first and listen to your opinions." Yang Tianfeng's expression calmed down and said seriously: "For other reasons, we have been selecting and appointing officers in accordance with strict standards and regulations. We would rather be short of soldiers than indiscriminately. I think the most important reason is not that I do not trust your military talents and spirit of the War of Resistance, but that the New Seventh Army does have its own tactical style and you are not familiar with it."

No one said anything, and he stood up and waited for Yang Tianfeng to continue talking.

"There have been a training class for military cadres in the border area. No matter who it is, if you want to be an officer in the New Seventh Army, you have to study in the training class for a while." Yang Tianfeng continued: "Of course, this is not absolute. You have been fighting behind enemy lines for a long time and are quite familiar with terrain and geography. If you intend to continue leading troops to fight, you can also follow the guerrilla troops for practical internships. If you have a similar idea to Brother Cao, you have to abandon the army and go to politics and benefit one side, it will be easier."

"It's safer, too." Cao Banting smiled and said, "I don't have to worry about being chased by the Japanese anymore, so I don't have to worry about raising food and money."

"Yes, the Japanese are increasingly attacking the anti-Japanese armed forces in the occupied areas. Without foreign aid, it is becoming increasingly difficult to support them." Cao Guohui nodded and said, "People's hearts are becoming more and more unpredictable. I can't say that one day they will be sold to the Japanese by the backdoor bastard."

"That's why Yang is a little harsh." Yang Tianfeng spread his hands helplessly and said, "It's not that I don't have the eclectic measure, but that people's hearts are the most difficult to grasp. The team holding the anti-Japanese banner on the surface may have a series of relationships with the Japanese and puppets, and stabbed them in the back at a critical moment. Moreover, the military discipline of some teams is too bad, like bandits. Such a team will bully the people if they can't fight the Japanese. Not only will they waste food and pay, but they will also ruin the reputation of our army."

"Haha, fame is still very important." Yang Tianfeng smiled lost his heart and said, "It is really a credit to fame that can have enough food and salary to support the New Seventh Army's tens of thousands of people, expand their troops and rob them so quickly."

"General Yang is good at dancing and is proficient in government affairs, which is even more admirable." Cao Banting extended his thumb and praised him, saying: "The conscription system has been called for many years, but it cannot even be implemented by the State Government. The Shandong-Henan-Anhui Border Region has only been established for more than a year, but it has been implemented. It is amazing."

"The place is small and easy to manage." Yang Tianfeng smiled humbly, paused for a moment, and said, "The recruitment of troops has begun in western Henan. It will take about two or three months for the Huxi area. If the New Seventh Army can reach 100,000, and the large-scale mobilization of the Japanese can resist, it will be basically stable."

A hundred thousand people are indeed ambitious! Even if everyone was dissatisfied with Yang Tianfeng's placement, they felt that it was impossible to compete with the New Seventh Army. Apart from surrendering to the Japanese and being traitors. But this road that is infamous for thousands of years is not only unavoidable. Moreover, being a traitor not only has a reputation but also Yang Tianfeng and the New Seventh Army's ruthlessness towards the counterattacking personnel is worthy of deep consideration.

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The resolute and decisive style has always been Yang Tianfeng's style of conduct, and these anti-Japanese armed forces are not all reorganized and trained before using them. With their strength and military power, they can use both soft and hard skills to deal with Cao Banting, the largest local armed forces, and the rest is no problem. Whether it is forcibly merged or destroying them in the name of bandit suppression, it will not cost too much.

Selecting elite soldiers is both soldiers and guides, mixed with dozens of guerrillas sent by the New Seventh Army, using Jinxiang, Shanxian and Shangqiu as bases, entering the Heze area in separate routes and conducting infiltration guerrillas.

These guerrillas are extremely well-equipped and have a Dalian of more than 200 people. They have 60 mortars, grenade launchers, steel fists, Czech, and flower mechanisms. Each guerrilla team is also equipped with three groups of snipers, and there are 30 ammunition players with short guns, so as to ensure that they can fight independently for a long time.

At the same time, Yang Tianfeng also equipped each guerrilla team with a two-watt small radio station to facilitate communication. These scattered guerrilla teams can take care of each other, either join forces or disperse, and their collaborative combat capabilities have been improved by several levels.

It is not enough to have guerrillas alone. Yang Tianfeng continued to arrange heavy troops at the junction of Huxi and Heze areas, putting pressure on the enemy so that he could not dispatch a large number of troops to mobilize and attack the guerrillas.

In addition to military arrangements in all aspects, Yang Tianfeng also strengthened the civil affairs work in the newly revived Huxi area to make it stable as soon as possible and provide manpower, financial and material resources for the War of Resistance.

The Japanese were given up in winter, but spring was also the time when Japanese were frequently sweeping. Yang Tianfeng knew that it was unlikely that they would not incur revenge from the Japanese army after the Battle of Huxi. Therefore, in addition to taking offense as the defense, infiltration of guerrillas and frequent small-scale battles, it is necessary to prepare for counter-sweeping in advance.

Recruitment, recruitment, expansion, training, digging trenches and breaking roads, transforming terrain, expanding military production, hoarding ammunition, and enhancing weapons and equipment... These tasks are all skilled, and are not a problem for border governments with considerable experience.

But Yang Tianfeng was not at ease. Whether to fight the battle in northern Henan or not is a relatively long-term thing. But mountain combat is indeed a problem that needs to be solved for the New Seventh Army. Northern Henan and southern Shandong are all hills and mountains, and the troops can fight even if they are pulled over, but this is obviously not the standard that Yang Tianfeng wants to meet.
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