After several rounds of Jin army led by Fu Zuoyi, after meeting with the details of the cooperation between the two sides, Deng Chenggong sent these happy and satisfied generals out of the province, and instead continued to devote their energy to the reconstruction of the post-war base area.

Deng Chenggong felt quite satisfied with the contact with the Jin army this time. Even after this anti-sweeping, a large number of Japanese equipment confiscated by the militia column were sold to the Jin army, which lacked weapons expansion troops after losing the Taiyuan Arsenal.

A group of old technicians with arsenal experience in the Jin army would arrive at the base of the militia column soon and enter the newly expanded arsenal of the militia column. Deng Chenggong also gave certain compensation to the Jin army with these old techniques. This is good for both sides, and Deng Chenggong also believes that as long as Yan Laoxi is not stupid, he should not refuse this thing that is good for both sides.

After seeing off the representatives of the Jin army, Deng Chenggong arranged the post-war reconstruction matters almost the same, so he handed over the logistics minister Xu Mingyuan to the specific implementation. As for him, he convened a meeting of Hu Guangzong and several main division commanders of the column to hold a summary military meeting for the militia column after the war.

Deng Chenggong thought about the general hat given by Chairman Jiang, who was holding the door, and he happily accepted it. After all, this was also the military rank recognized by the State Government. As for the ranks of the main military generals of the following columns, it is time to improve. More importantly, after this heavy Japanese army sweep, many troops in the base area had practical experience.

If such a small-scale brigade and regiment fought guerrillas with the Japanese, Deng Chenggong felt that it was a bit of a waste of combat effectiveness. For this reason, he planned to expand the infantry units of three division-level units based on the Civil Division.

Looking at the giants of the militia column in the conference room, Deng Chenggong sighed: "Although we achieved the final victory in this anti-sweeping campaign, the losses in the base area and the casualties of the militia forces still made me feel that it is necessary to form some division-level main force.

Otherwise, in the future, in the face of the attack of the Japanese division-level troops, we will only have more defense capabilities. First of all, I would like to thank Brother Hu for his hardships during this period. If you hadn't led the troops to hold back the heavy troops of the Japanese in the base area, my battle in Peking would not have been so smooth."

Hu Guangzong smiled and said, "Commander, you are polite. I have just fulfilled my responsibilities. I can't beat the Japanese in this war. This is the result of everyone's joint efforts. If the commander wants to thank you, it's better to thank you!"

Deng Chenggong saw Hu Guangzong joking and said with a smile: "Okay, then I won't be polite. Next, I will announce several plans. Everyone is a general in the column, and we will also summarize whether these plans are feasible."

Several plans mean that the commander wants to make big moves again!

Sure enough, after seeing that everyone's attention was focused on the folders on their own, Deng successfully opened the folder and said, "First of all, the first plan is to expand three main divisions based on the First Militia Division so that we have the ability to carry out counterattacks in the future when facing the Japanese Division siege in the future.

The expanded troops I selected were the Qing County Militia Brigade, Xuanhua Militia Brigade, and Qian'an Militia Brigade. The former brigade commanders of each department were promoted to major general-level division commanders, temporarily replacing the positions of commanders of the second, third and fourth divisions of the Min Dynasty. The composition of the troops was mainly selected to select brigade backbones who had participated in the anti-sweeping campaign for expansion.

The areas where these three militia brigades are located are all heavy defense areas of the Japanese army. Putting a division-level unit there will create a better deterrence for the Japanese, making the Japanese dare not enter the base area to make trouble easily. Do you think this plan is feasible?"

The three main divisions were expanded at once. As the deputy commander, Hu Guangzong naturally liked it, but said with some concern: "Commander, I don't object to expanding these three militia brigades into main divisions, but with our current division-level equipment configuration, do we have enough funds and equipment to arm these three new main divisions?"

Deng Chenggong smiled and said, "Brother Hu, please rest assured. Although our anti-sweeping losses are quite large, the Japanese lost more than us. Although the equipment of these three new main divisions cannot meet the standards of the Civilian First Division at once, there is still a little left to build three main divisions.

The equipment of the Qing County militia brigade should not be a problem with the base's warehouse storage. I had already brought some of the equipment of the Qian'an militia brigade last time. It should not be a problem with the expansion. Only the Xuanhua militia brigade, when forming the artillery regiment directly under the division headquarters, there may be some problems with howitzers with large caliber.

But it would be no problem to squeeze out about ten 105-caliber howitzers, with our current capabilities, will not be a problem to squeeze out about ten 105-caliber howitzers in Beijing arrive in Beijing, and with the addition of some old technicians in the Taiyuan Arsenal, it should not be a problem to produce 150-caliber howitzers by themselves. So, first put up the racks of division-level troops, we would rather wait for people than have the situation of equipment and people."

When they heard that the arsenal of the militia column could produce 150 caliber howitzers themselves, the generals present were undoubtedly smiling. Nowadays, when large caliber howitzers fought, they were full of confidence!

With this confidence, the plan to expand the three main divisions was naturally implemented soon. Deng Chenggong said: "I believe you all know that our unit of Hu Hao, the former Northeast Brigade, was incorporated into Sanhe. At present, they have relied on the Qian'an area to advance into the Northeast to fight.

Given that the strategic position of Qian'an direction is becoming more and more important, I think that Brother Hu will be the commander of the Northeast Military Sub-district of the Column. He will be in charge of the specific combat tasks entering the Northeast, and at the same time manage the military preparations for the Northeast Military Sub-district. And the current rank of major general is promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. Do you agree with this?"

Releasing Hu Guangzong is undoubtedly a question worth considering, but after so long of interactions, Deng Chenggong believes that Hu Guangzong should understand that it is more enjoyable to work with him or to work with his former elders or other political parties.

Sure enough, after the order was issued, Hu Guangzong seemed extremely excited and moved, and finally formed a sentence, saying with some sobs: "Commander, thank you!"

To stop Hu Guangzong's excitement, Deng Chenggong smiled and said, "I know it's a waste to put my brother here, but you also know that the southern base is our center of gravity. As the commander, I am a person who can't stand loneliness. Many times, I have to rely on Brother Hu to control the direction to achieve the glory of our column today. This time, let Brother Hu take charge of Qian'an. I hope Brother will not think it's better to successfully squeeze you!"

Regarding this kind of exploitation, Hu Guangzong, who had been looking forward to returning to the Northeast, grinned and said, "It's okay. As long as you can go back to the Northeast to fight the Japanese devils, the commander will squeeze me!"

In a word, the generals present smiled. If other military generals saw this harmonious atmosphere, they would probably sigh at the unity of the militia column.

‘In view of Brother Hu as the commander of the Northeast Military Sub-district, the Xuanhua area also needs one person to take charge of the command, and my next plan is to send the column cavalry division there to see if there is any chance to enter the Inner Mongolia area to attack the Japanese.

It is close to the northwest, and the folk customs are relatively strong. The Xuanhua Militia Division alone is estimated to have a slight lack of ability. The Cavalry Division should have been able to play a certain role in coordinating and suppressing the situation. I decided to be the commander of the Northwest Military Sub-district by Liu Guang, the chief of staff of the column, and the rank of the military was also promoted to Lieutenant General. Brother Liu should be fine, right?’

Liu Guang was undoubtedly lucky to have gone from a regiment-level chief of staff to take charge of the country today. Although he could not follow Hu Guangzong to fight behind enemy lines in the northeast, Liu Guang naturally would not say much if he could become the commander of the Northwest Military Sub-district of the militia column. After formally saluting Deng Chenggong, he sat down happily.

Next, Deng Chenggong was the commander of the Southwest Military Sub-district. In principle, Hu Guangzong and Liu Guang both had great combat decision-making power. However, in order to lead to a separatist situation, Deng Chenggong implemented a committee system in these two military sub-districts. The local division-level military commanders and military sub-district directors had the right to vote.

This is also to prevent Hu Guangzong and Liu Guang from being attracted or rebellious at that time. Of course, Deng Chenggong did not say anything about this inner meaning, and Hu Guangzong and Liu Guang would not refuse. After all, it is one thing to understand some things, and it is another thing to say them too bluntly.

This military reorganization has further improved the main combat capabilities of the militia column, and the main infantry divisions have been expanded from one to five. Of course, another main division is the militia Northeast Division that is preparing to enter the Northeast for combat behind enemy lines. On the basis of the original, the artillery division has expanded two artillery brigades, and then directly stationed in the northwest and the two military sub-districts in the northeast for cooperative combat.

The armored division also expanded two more brigades on the original basis. However, considering that tanks and armored vehicles are currently a little insufficient, these two newly expanded brigades will be trained more, and if they are seized in the later stage, they will be built one after another.

Because the Cavalry Division needs to be transferred to the Northwest Military Sub-district for combat, the Southwest Military Sub-district retains the establishment of a cavalry brigade. At that time, the Northeast Military Sub-district will be formed by the commander Hu Guangzong, and of course the establishment given is also a cavalry brigade. With this calculation, the front-line main force of the militia column has reached eight divisions, with a number of more than 200,000.

This does not include the re-arrangement of the sixteen main brigades to increase combat capabilities and weapons configurations at this round of military expansion meeting. Seeing the end of the military expansion meeting, the regular combat troops of the militia column had exceeded 500,000. The second-line troops and reserve militia equipped with main forces to fight had reached nearly one million.

In this way, the overall strength of the militia troops has far surpassed that of the Japanese garrison troops in North China. However, having troops is one thing. If you want to revive the entire North China, Deng Chenggong still needs to wait for a suitable opportunity. Because he knew very well that this time would not be too long, and he would also take some time to consume the experience and opportunities brought to the militia column by this anti-sweeping campaign.
Chapter completed!