As the battle situation in various places gradually stabilized, it was time to summarize all work in the year. The commanders of the various corps, who were busy and hard for a year of combat troops, returned to Yan'an one after another to prepare to participate in the military and political summary meeting.

The military and political leaders of Dongye, who returned a few days later than He Zhengdao, immediately gave gifts to He Zhengdao's children after arriving in Yan'an. He Zhengdao did not refuse the gifts from these people too much.

There are many things like reciprocity exchanges in China. People who know He Zhengdao’s personality do not spend too much money on choosing gifts. Most of them are common gifts, and naturally they don’t spend much.

He Zhengdao's schedule in Yan'an has become much more busy as he holds a full moon banquet at Yan'an guesthouse. As a new alternate member of the Central Committee and a standing member of the Eighth Route Army, He Zhengdao must attend the Military and Political Conference.

In fact, many of the people who have returned to Yan'an for the meeting now have positions in military and political teams, just like He Zhengdao. However, members like He Zhengdao have more focus on military affairs.

Regarding the various military and political developments of the Eighth Route Army this year, the head of state also gave an annual work report on behalf of the Central Committee. General Zhu, on behalf of the Eighth Route Army headquarters, gave a report on military struggle to the participating representatives.

In general, He Zhengdao only needs to bring a pen and a notebook for such year-end summary meetings. Many times he only needs to record and listen. It is not his turn to go on stage to speak.

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity for everyone to reunite, He Zhengdao also met with these military and political leaders who are usually hard to meet. During this period, He Zhengdao's cave was also the place where everyone visited the most.

From this point of view, it can be seen that He Zhengdao's connections and relationships with everyone are also very good. He Zhengdao, who also serves as the head of the arsenal department, is naturally the object of the most visited by everyone.

Although most of the distribution of weapons in the arsenal factory requires approval from the Central Committee and the headquarters. However, He Zhengdao also has great advice on the matter of installing new weapons in the army, and talking more with him can also gain some benefits.

As the secretary of the North China Bureau and the commander of the Corps, General Liu also introduced some things about Peking to He Zhengdao. At the same time, he also provided some assistance to He Zhengdao in the name of the secretary of the North China Bureau.

Now the Northeast Field Army, which the North China Bureau and He Zhengdao are responsible for, can also be said to be adjacent friendly troops. In order to maintain private contact and cooperation between the two sides, the two have also held many talks, hoping to do a good job in military and political work in North China.

When talking about the issue of air defense in Peking, He Zhengdao thought for a while and said, "Boss, I have talked to the head of state and the boss about sending flight personnel to Peking. I have sent an air brigade to the place, but I think there is no problem.

It is limited to the current shortage of aviation fuel. After the aviation brigade has passed, it will be more used to defend and counterattack rather than take the initiative to attack. There is an aviation brigade defending the sky above Peking, and I believe the Japanese will not get much advantage.

However, in order to ensure the safety of Peking, I suggest that if I have time in the future, make more preparations for air defense drills. When the purchased US fighter jets and bombers arrive, these aircraft will also be given priority to deploying them in Peking.

According to the expected arrangements of the Head of State and the Commander-in-Chief, your corps will probably launch a battle to recover the sky next year. At that time, the Air Force will also play a very important role. Before this, try to avoid confrontation between the two air forces."

Listening to He Zhengdao's words, Mr. Liu nodded and said, "There is an aviation brigade that has settled in. I believe that the Japanese army dare not easily carry out air strikes on Peking. Speaking of which, the two places are too close to each other, and the Japanese fighter jets can take off from the sea, and sometimes they are hard to defend against.

If our air force had not caught the Japanese off guard in the previous episode, we were afraid that even if we entered Peking, we would not have been able to avoid being bombed by Japanese every day. If this were the case, even if Peking was taken back, it would have been blown up by Japanese.

I heard from Mr. Zhu that you plan to use the US bomber to cooperate with our fighter formation to raid the Japanese Navy’s warships. Do you think this tactic can be successful?”

‘This is the only tactic we can check and balance the Japanese Navy at the moment, and we have no other way. According to my plan, before attacking the sky, we must first make sure that we have absolute air supremacy.

If this cannot be done, then God would rather not fight. Otherwise, the Japanese Navy fleet, which is currently the strongest, would carry out large numbers of aircraft takeoffs and landings in the offshore seas and bombard our defense zones.

The boss has been in Peking for so long, and I believe he knows that the Japanese are using any means to achieve strategic goals. Therefore, I think it is still very necessary to suggest that the Air Force enter Peking.

However, our air force is slightly insufficient at present, even if the arsenal has been continuously produced, there are only a dozen new aircraft that will be shipped out every month. This production speed has indeed delayed the development of our air force.

Fortunately, a large number of machinery purchased from the US military have been installed one after another. As long as our steel output keeps up, I believe that the number of fighter jets produced in the future will increase, and more air force brigades can be deployed at that time.

But this takes time, so I hope the boss can understand it. The anti-aircraft gun you applied for in the previous episode has now been launched. I believe it will be transported to Peking soon. First, the air defense forces will be deployed, and then the air force will be transferred to the ground.'

There are too many monks and too little porridge, which is the situation He Zhengdao is facing now. There are many corpses applying for the Air Force brigade to enter the defense zone. Even if the Ye Xiangqian Corps has a good relationship with him, he also hopes that the Air Force will provide support for the battle to attack Shandong tomorrow.

President Peng also hopes to deploy an air force brigade in Henan. In this way, the Eighth Route Army will also receive help from the Air Force when it launches a battle to recover some lost land in the south next year.

But the problem now is that if the Northeast Field Army wants to conquer Fengtian next year, or even launch an attack on Jilin and Hei provinces, it also needs the support of the air force. In such a short time, He Zhengdao could not provide so many fighter jets at all.

Even though the US military has agreed to provide a batch of bombers, He Zhengdao only purchased one squadron of American fighters in the procurement of fighters. Of course, the price of these fighters is very low, and it is more important that the US military wants to test the performance of their fighters.

It is naturally not what the US military wants to see directly confronting Japanese fighter jets. Now that the fighter jets are sold to the Eighth Route Army, although they don’t make much money, they can use this to judge the performance of their fighter jets.

As for the cooperation of the Eagle fighter jets, the Eighth Route Army also reached an agreement with the US military. The Eighth Route Army will provide a prototype to the US military. Of course, the engine of the prototype is naturally also castrated.

Regarding the combat arrangements reached at the year-end meeting, the order of air force deployment next year is to first Beiping and then Dongye and finally Shandong Corps. The reason for this is also because Peiping is too important to prevent large-scale bombing.

After some discussion, He Zhengdao finally decided to transfer the Air Force Brigade currently deployed in Zhangjiakou to Chengde Airport under construction for a temporary emergency. In this way, Peking and Shandong can complete the Air Force deployment as soon as possible.

Regarding the matter of armored troops, both the Head of State and General Zhu thought that it would be better to give priority to the Northeast Field Army. With the help of the existing armored brigade, an armored division will be formed first. At that time, combat in the Northeast will also play an important role.

He is busy discussing with the heads of various corps every day. He tried his best to agree to anything He Zhengdao could. If he really couldn't agree, He Zhengdao also explained the situation clearly. After all, the current arsenal production capacity still cannot keep up with the development speed of the troops.

Fortunately, the arsenals in the Taihang Mountains, Dabie Mountains and southern Anhui have been gradually on track, and the Eighth Route Army has been rapidly improved and developed in the manufacturing of light weapons.

As for the arsenal managed by He Zhengdao, it is currently more responsible for the research, development and production of heavy weapons and large combat equipment. Taking advantage of this period of time, the situation in various places has stabilized, He Zhengdao has also supplemented many new mechanical equipment to the arsenals.

A group of politically qualified excellent technicians will also be supplemented with these equipment to various branches. At least He Zhengdao believes that the Eighth Route Army will make great progress in military production next year.

It can be said that by virtue of managing military factories, He Zhengdao's importance in the commanders of various corps has also increased a lot. However, as far as the current situation is concerned, the only one who is the most suitable manager on the Eighth Route Army is concerned.

It can be said that He Zhengdao is managing the military factory from scratch. Even if someone is jealous of this job, the head of state and General Zhu still insist that it is not possible to replace someone else in this position, He Zhengdao must be in charge.

During this meeting, many delegates suggested that the Central Central Territory and Headquarters could be relocated. For example, in some cities that have been recovered, the conditions in Yan'an seem to be a bit backward and too remote.

But after some discussions with the delegates, He Zhengdao still gave his own suggestions, which was to suspend the relocation. After the Eighth Route Army truly controls the situation in the north and has the strength of the Japanese Air Force, they will consider relocation.

Even according to He Zhengdao's suggestion, it would be more appropriate to relocate to Peking City in the future. But as far as the current situation is concerned, moving to Peking or other places seems a bit too hasty.

Although Yan'an seems a bit far away from each unit, this far is also beneficial. At least for the Japanese air force, if they want to bomb Yan'an, they must also consider the blocking and interception of the Eighth Route Army Air Force.

After some analysis and discussion, this proposal was temporarily stranded. This also means that the day the Eighth Route Army moved to Peiping in the future, we may realize that the Eighth Route Army had truly risen and no longer feared the various provocations and harassment of the Japanese.

To do this, I think the Eighth Route Army needs to have stronger strength and liberated areas. Therefore, after the meeting that lasted for several days, the heads of various corps who came to attend the meeting felt that they would need to work harder to complete the task of liberating the whole country! (To be continued...)
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