Chapter 159 10. Inventory

The Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region launched an offensive in the spring and summer of 1945. It fought a total of more than 2,700 times, wiped out more than 28,000 Japanese and puppet troops, pulled out more than 790 strongholds, fortresses, and fortresses, recovered 15 counties, and liberated more than 5 million people. The population of the liberated areas increased to With more than 25 million people, the PLA has expanded to an area of ​​more than 210,000 square kilometers, the main force has grown to more than 110,000, and the militia has reached more than 750,000, creating favorable conditions for the strategic counteroffensive.

During the two offensives in spring and summer, the Jin-Cha-Hebei Eighth Route Army swept through Yanbei, Chabei, Rehe, and Liaoxi, and the front line of troops approached Pingjinzhang, further compressing the enemy in narrow areas and a few towns along the railway.It broke the enemy's attempt to blockade the divisions, gained the strategic initiative, and created very favorable conditions for turning into a major counteroffensive.