Expansionism to Elitism:The Transition of the New Fourth Army Recruitment Strategy in the Eastern Jinpu Railway Area(1940-1941)
In the course of the New Fourth Army penetrated to the north and east,the troop in the eastern Jinpu railway ar-ea strengthened through several expansion campaigns,and the resistance base are consolidated.With the change of situation,the supply and demand of human resources in the resistance base tended to be in shortage,the expansion organized by the gov-ernment is no longer appropriate.To balance military and economic construction,the New Fourth Army compliance with the policy called"reduce troop numbers and simplify government",adjusted the structure of the armed forces to save resources,en-sured that the Chinese army would persist in the war of resistance against Japanese in central China.
the New Fourth Armyarmaments expansion in the eastern Jinpu railway areareduce troop numbers and sim-plify government
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