Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"The issue of the puppet army has been resolved. Now let's discuss some of the problems that arose during this anti-mopping-up operation.

Chapter 267 Personnel Adjustment

After discussing the issues of post-war recovery and puppet army prisoners of war, the focus was on summarizing the issues of this anti-mopping-up operation.

It's mainly a personnel issue.

A large-scale anti-mopping-up operation concluded. Some performed well, some were average, and some performed poorly. This was wartime, and for cadres, incompetence was a crime.

In wartime, the mediocre abilities of cadres led to the death of their comrades.

Therefore, cadre turnover was a common occurrence during wartime. Many people, looking at history, wonder why senior cadres from the Red Army era fell into lower positions later in life. This is followed by various conspiracy theories and analyses.

In fact, many of them are very simple.

That means you don’t have enough ability.

The battles fought during the Red Army era differed significantly from those during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The Red Army's opponents, the Nationalist Army, and the Japanese Army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression were completely different. Furthermore, the policies of the Red Army and the Eighth Route Army differed significantly. This included significant differences in the development models of the Red Army and the Eighth Route Army. These differences created differences between some and some that did not. Some flourished in the war behind enemy lines, while others faded considerably.

An example is Yang Quanwu, commander of the First Division.

During the Red Army era, Yang Quanwu was only a division commander and cadre, and his seniority was far superior to his. Furthermore, during the Red Army era, Yang Quanwu was a political cadre. However, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he shone brightly in the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, quickly establishing his position. His transition from a political cadre to a military cadre was also a remarkable success.

But some cadres are different.

They had extensive experience and made great contributions during the Red Army period, but they were not suited to fighting behind enemy lines during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. As a result, they quickly fell into obscurity.

This was true not only during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, but also during the War of Liberation.

Many of the most prominent generals during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression were completely unsuited to the new battlefield conditions when they were deployed in large-scale operations during the War of Liberation. They were familiar with the guerrilla warfare of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, but had no idea how to conduct large-scale operations. As a result, they were forced to gradually retreat from the front lines during the War of Liberation.

Not to mention ordinary generals, even Marshal Nie is the same.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region shone brightly and was hailed as a "model base area." However, after the Liberation War, the troops of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region suddenly lost their fighting skills and suffered a series of defeats.

Because the Jin-Cha-Ji troops suffered a series of defeats in the early days of the Liberation War, even those generals of Jin-Cha-Ji were affected. Many Jin-Cha-Ji generals who shone brightly in the War of Resistance Against Japan became much less bright during the Liberation War.

Therefore, during wartime, cadre adjustments are a very normal thing. If you have the ability, you will be promoted. If you don't, you will be demoted.

Now the Eighth Column is discussing the cadre issue for this anti-mopping-up operation.

In fact, this time the discussion focused on only one issue, namely the Pingbei Detachment. The other detachments, Ninggao Town Detachment, Chanan Detachment, Chadong Detachment, and Chabei Detachment, all performed well in the fight against the mopping-up operation.

In particular, the cadres of the 16th and 18th Regiments withstood the test.

This was the first time the Chanan Detachment encountered such a large-scale raid, but despite the harsh environment and heavy casualties among its cadres, they still successfully completed the anti-raid work. Furthermore, the Chanan Detachment's usual work results were also very solid.

The construction of local forces, which Zhang Zihua attached the most importance to, achieved remarkable results in this anti-mopping-up operation.

The other regimental-level cadres, despite the extremely difficult circumstances, did a very good job. The most serious problem in this anti-mopping-up operation was in the Pingbei Detachment.

"I want to criticize Comrade Xiao Yongshi."

Wei Hongjun was the political commissar of the 8th Column.

He presided over the internal meeting of the Eighth Column. Therefore, he did not hide anything and directly criticized Xiao Yongshi, the deputy commander of the Eighth Column and the commander of the Pingbei Detachment.

"The Pingbei Detachment was established some time ago, but Comrade Xiao Yongshi, as the commander of the Pingbei Detachment, failed to unite the 34th and 35th Regiments. After the establishment of the Pingbei Detachment, the work of the detachment came to a complete standstill. There was no progress in the construction of the Changwanshan base. During this Japanese raid, we did not see any performance of the Changwanshan base. The local troops and the local government pulled, and there was no sense that Changping and Wanping were the bases of our th Column. Comrade Xiao Yongshi's work of the Pingbei Detachment was completely unqualified, and the construction of the Changwanshan base was also completely unqualified.

"Commander, Political Commissar, and all comrades, I am here to make a self-criticism."

Xiao Yongshi did not defend himself.

The 34th and 35th Regiments performed poorly this time, and more importantly, the Changwanshan base was completely destroyed. The Eighth Route Army's continued development relied on the development of the base and the support of the people in the base.

But in this regard, the construction of the Changwanshan base was a complete failure.

When the Japanese and puppet troops were conducting raids, the local government and local forces had no coordination with the main force. The main force and the local government and local forces were completely on two parallel lines.

As a result, the main force lacked support from local forces and the local government. It felt as if they were not fighting in their own base. Without the protection of the main force, the local government and local forces suffered heavy casualties.

The construction of the Changwanshan base was a complete failure.

Of course Xiao Yongshi also felt aggrieved.

The Pingbei Detachment has had a really hard time.

Although reorganized into the 34th and 35th Regiments of the th Column, this unit was originally from Yidong. Both units were staffed by members from Yidong, creating a complex web of connections. They were either classmates, teachers and students, or even from the same hometown and village. Furthermore, while this unit participated in the Jidong Uprising under the orders of the Communist Party, it was not directly under the control of the Party. The proportion of Party members within the unit was low.

When the Eighth Column reorganized this guerrilla corps from eastern Hebei, they were worried that it would provoke a rift in the unit, so they made few adjustments to the existing cadres.

As a result, after Xiao Yongshi became the commander of the Pingbei Detachment, he was hesitant to do many tasks.

The same is true for the Changwanshan base.

Changping was previously the headquarters of the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advance Army, and the base area here was built by cadres from the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advance Army. Later, they left, and some cadres followed the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advance Army. Some cadres stayed, but their affiliations remained complex. They still belonged to the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advance Army, but the Changping base area was under the leadership of the Eighth Column.

The situation in Wanping is also complicated.

The Wanping base was previously under the jurisdiction of the Pingxi Detachment, also known as the Fourth Column. After the Central Committee established the Yireliao Advance Army, the Fourth Column was merged into it. As a result, the affiliation of local cadres in Wanping has become even more complicated.

To put it bluntly, it's still a problem.

The Eighth Column's experience was too shallow, and its cadres were too low-ranking. Local cadres, whether in Changping or Wanping, looked down on the Eighth Column from the bottom of their hearts. Many of them had more experience than the Eighth Column's leaders in history, and at the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, they had higher ranks than the Eighth Column's leaders.

They were all somewhat unwilling to accept the command of the Eighth Column.

As a result, after the establishment of the Pingbei Detachment, Xiao Yongshi has been unable to integrate the 34th and 35th Regiments, nor the Changwanshan local government. However, Xiao Yongshi will not complain at this time.

He had already quietly reported the situation of the Pingbei Detachment to Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun. Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun's idea was to gradually promote the reform of the 34th and 35th Regiments and gradually integrate the local government of Changwanshan.

Worried about causing unnecessary trouble.

The main concern was that being too radical would anger the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advancing Army. Their leadership was more senior than even First Division Commander Yang Quanwu, and even rivaled Commander Nie of the Military Region. How could the 8th Column, with its weak arms and legs, dare to provoke them?

However, no one expected that this large-scale sweep by the Japanese army would directly expose all the problems of the Pingbei Detachment.

Wei Hongjun understood that if he continued to hesitate and worry about this and that, it would not only affect the development of the Pingbei detachment, but also cause many comrades to sacrifice.

So this time Wei Hongjun had no time to care about anything else.

The Pingbei Detachment and the Changwanshan Base must change.

Wei Hongjun said seriously, "Comrade Xiao Yongshi, we want to hear more than just your self-criticism. We want to know the Pingbei Detachment's next work plan. During this counter-mopping-up operation, the performance of the 34th and 35th Regiments was not as good as that of our 34st, 35nd, rd, New st, and Cavalry Regiments, which are not organized under the military district. The performance of the th and th Regiments is not as good as that of the main regiments."

Wei Hongjun did not give any face to the 34th and 35th Regiments.

The 34th and 35th Regiments were both large regiments within the th Column. Each regiment had nearly men. Even if such large regiments couldn't fight a Japanese regiment head-on, they should have been able to hold their own against a large Japanese battalion.

Not to mention that independent battalions are not field battalions. Not only are they smaller in number, but their weapons and equipment are also inferior to those of field battalions. An independent battalion typically operates on a mopping-up mission with only four or five hundred men.

But what about the performance of the 35th Regiment?

After encountering the 77th Independent Battalion of the 77th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, they were actually defeated by the 77th Independent Battalion. The troops kept retreating, and when they reached Mentougou, they were caught up by the 78th and th Independent Battalions of the Japanese Army, suffering heavy casualties.

This is not the performance of a main force team.

If the 16th Regiment had encountered this independent brigade during its march, it would likely have been prepared to devour it. How could they have been forced to retreat like wolves? If the combat effectiveness of the 34th and 35th Regiments could not be improved, the Changwanshan base would have been unable to operate.

"The Pingbei Detachment encountered a major problem during this anti-mopping-up operation. After research and discussion, the detachment concluded that it was a cadre issue. Although the 34th and 35th Regiments had undergone training, they had only been established for less than six months. Many of the military and political cadres in the unit had never experienced war. This time, they were suddenly faced with a mopping-up operation of this scale, and many of them didn't know what to do. Therefore, the detachment planned to transfer some cadres from the 34th and 35th Regiments to the Column for training. We also hope that the Column can send some military and political cadres to support the 34th and 35th Regiments and improve their combat effectiveness. The 34th Regiment, in particular, needs the Column's support."

Chapter 268 Personnel Adjustment 2

Xiao Yongshi immediately expressed his thoughts.

从34团、35团抽调一批干部来纵队学习，也要求纵队派一些干部进入34团和35团。其实就是想要打破34团和35团内部的关系。

Wei Hongjun nodded.

I support Xiao Yongshi's idea. If the Jidong troops want to be fully integrated into the Eighth Column, the cadres must be adjusted.

"Old Wang, what do you think?"

"This is a matter concerning the Pingbei detachment. I will just tell you one thing.

The problems of the 34th Regiment are very serious, and the main problem lies with Comrade Gui Jiu, the commander of the 34th Regiment.

Wang Qiuyun has been dissatisfied with Gui Jiu for a long time.

It was only to unite the Jidong troops that Gui Jiu was recognized as the commander of the 34th Regiment. However, the 34th Regiment's performance was so poor that it completely infuriated Wang Qiuyun. In fact, if it weren't for the 34th Regiment's subsequent thousand-mile raid, Wang Qiuyun would not have been so angry.

But look at the thousand-mile raid behind the 34th Regiment.

All soldiers are good soldiers.

The raid covered nearly 200 miles, swiftly and effectively eliminating the Fourth Army of the North China Security Force. It was a brilliant final act of a thousand-mile assault. If Gui Jiu had led this assault, the column would not only not hold him responsible, but would have praised him greatly.

Because the subsequent charge was so beautiful.

The column would undoubtedly conclude that Guijiu lacked combat experience due to a sudden encounter with the Japanese. This lack of combat experience could be fully compensated for through training and future battles. A thousand-mile assault under such circumstances would truly demonstrate a leader's abilities. This was a brilliant decision.

Unfortunately, this thousand-mile raid has nothing to do with Guijiu.

It wasn't Guijiu who proposed the idea, nor was it Guijiu who ultimately made the final decision, nor was it Guijiu who led the raid. After the 34th Regiment's defeat, it was Zhang Chao, a non-military officer, who stabilized the troops and ultimately approved the proposed raid on the North China Security Forces. He personally led the raid.

During this process, Gui Jiu, as the team leader, did not play any role.

What has become of the 34th Regiment under Guijiu?

This was something Wang Qiuyun absolutely could not accept. Coming from the same Jidong unit, the 35th Regiment's performance wasn't great either. But at least they knew how to evade the enemy and avoid defeat.

It was nothing like the 34th Regiment, which was discovered while marching in large numbers during the anti-mopping-up operation. In this regard, Gui Jiu's military command ability was far inferior to that of Song Zhiyuan, the commander of the 35th Regiment.

Wei Hongjun nodded and said, "Comrade Guijiu has never fought in this kind of anti-mopping-up campaign. Many mistakes were made during this anti-mopping-up campaign, and he is indeed not suitable for the position of commander of the 34th Regiment. Comrade Guijiu's strengths were evident during the Yidong Uprising. He is very good at mobilization, propaganda, and unity. I propose to remove Comrade Guijiu from his position as commander of the 34th Regiment and appoint him as the head of the Cadre Section of the Political Department. Director Hong, what do you think? Although Guijiu had to be transferred, Wei Hongjun still had to consider the overall situation.

Guijiu was, after all, the commander of the First Column of the Jidong Guerrilla Corps, and held considerable prestige within the guerrilla corps at the time. If Guijiu were transferred, Wei Hongjun worried that the troops from Jidong would think the Eighth Column was trying to seize control.

Troops cannot be internally ordered.

This is Wei Hongjun’s bottom line.

Among the current 34th Column, the 35th and th Regiments were the direct descendants of the Jidong troops. Many Jidong troops were also incorporated into other main units. Wei Hongjun needed to consider their feelings.

So when Wei Hongjun dismissed Gui Jiu from his post as head of the regiment, he gave him a prestigious position: the head of the Cadre Section of the Organization Department of the Eighth Column, one of the most prestigious positions in the organization department.

Even so, Wei Hongjun still asked for the opinion of Hong Man, the director of the Military Law Department of the 8th Column and former commander of the Yidong Guerrilla Corps.

All of this was to appease the emotions of the Jidong cadres.

Hong Man had been a soldier for many years, having served in Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army. Therefore, he understood Wei Hongjun's concerns. Gui Jiu was Hong Man's student and the most trusted general of the Hong Man Guerrilla Corps.

But he understood that the 34th Regiment had suffered two consecutive defeats under Guijiu's leadership, resulting in heavy casualties. In fact, it wasn't just the column that was dissatisfied with Guijiu; even some cadres within the 34th Regiment believed that Guijiu was unfit to lead. Besides, Wei Hongjun had given the guerrilla corps enough respect, and Hong Man didn't want to be pretentious.

Therefore, he said, "Comrade Guijiu should be more suitable for organizational propaganda work."

Wei Hongjun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

34团和35团，是八纵的部队。魏红军可不希望这两支部队当中山头印象太浓重。他们只能是八纵的34团和35团，只能是八路军的34团和35团，而不是某个地方的34团和35团。