Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Although Fu Zuoyi was the highest commander of the Nationalist Army in Suiyuan, these troops were nominally under his command. However, they usually fought independently, and it was unknown who gave them orders.

It could be Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing, it could be Yan Xishan, and of course it could be Fu Zuoyi.

Compared to the Jin-Cha-Ji region, where one only had to deal with the Japanese and puppet troops, there was no need to consider anything else. But in a place like this, all situations had to be considered. Because if one was not careful, a bad political incident could occur.

Seeing Wang Qiuyun, Wei Hongjun, and the others digesting the situation, Yao Zhe continued, "Apart from the Japanese puppet troops and the Nationalist troops, the most numerous bandits in Suiyuan are bandits. Bandits here are truly numerous. Although many of the bandits have defected to Fu Zuoyi's army in recent years, and we have also eliminated many of them, the bandit problem in Suiyuan is still very serious.

Large bandits possessed seven or eight hundred cavalry, while smaller groups boasted dozens. The sheer number of bandits, both large and small, in the entire Suiyuan region undoubtedly exceeded ten thousand. Furthermore, many of these bandits were composed of cavalry, moving with the swiftness of the wind. These bandits possessed no sense of right or wrong, and they would seize anything they could, regardless of whether it was the Japanese or Nationalist troops, or even us. Of course, they were generally unable to defeat the Japanese, Nationalist troops, or our regular army, so they primarily focused on looting. Many areas of our base were frequently harassed by these bandits.

"call"

Wang Qiuyun, Wei Hongjun and others had never imagined that the situation in Suiyuan area was so bad.

I had only heard about how strong Fu Zuoyi's troops were in combat, how many Japanese and puppet troops they had wiped out, including the Daqingshan detachment, how many Japanese and puppet troops they had annihilated, how many bandits they had wiped out, etc. But I had never expected the Suiyuan region to be so complex.

"So my idea is to take advantage of the fact that the Japanese army is currently nestling in Baotou and Fu Zuoyi's troops are temporarily stationary in Wuyuan to first eliminate the surrounding bandits and train the troops. Then we can gather the troops and take Guisui."

Yao Zhe expressed his thoughts.

"What troops are there in Guisui at the moment?"

"There are about 1000 expatriate troops that the Japanese army has temporarily equipped. There are also the puppet Mongolian Army, the puppet Xingya Allied Army, and the Guisui Security Regiment. All in all, there are more than 8000 people. Their combat effectiveness is average, definitely not as strong as the Japanese and puppet troops in Zhangjiakou and Jining that you broke through.

"The bandits are mainly cavalry units. How do we destroy them?"

Wang Qiuyun asked how to suppress the bandits.

Yao Zhe said confidently: "We were not strong enough before, because we had to guard against the Japanese puppet troops on one hand, and the national army troops on the other.

So our bandit suppression efforts are primarily focused on eliminating the bandits surrounding our base. We haven't been dealing with bandit groups these days, and while we can't claim to be completely familiar with their situation, we do have ample intelligence. We know most of their lairs. Therefore, my plan is to use our cavalry to drive the bandits into a single location, then concentrate our forces to annihilate them. Given the strength of our cavalry, we can easily drive out multiple bandit groups and ultimately annihilate them. This will not only eliminate the bandits, but also train our troops."

Wang Qiuyun understood what Yao Zhe meant.

He wants to borrow troops.

Let the Eighth Column enter Suiyuan, mainly Suizhong, to shock the Japanese and puppet troops. When suppressing the bandits, make the Japanese and puppet troops behave themselves.

"Commander Yao, let's discuss this."

"it is good."

Chapter 476: March into Suizhong

Yao Zhe led his troops to busy themselves with sorting out weapons and ammunition.

Such a large amount of ammunition would be of great help to the Daqingshan Detachment. With this batch of weapons, those local troops lacking weapons could be upgraded to main forces. Meanwhile, Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun were meeting with the leadership of the Eighth Column.

"Old Wang, what do you think?"

“There is a certain possibility of operation.”

Wang Qiuyun said, "Now that we've captured Jining and opened up access to the Saibei Military Sub-district, it's inevitable that our troops will advance into Suiyuan. Furthermore, we currently have many troops that lack combat experience. We can use this opportunity to have them enter Suiyuan and participate in the fight to eliminate bandits, thereby improving their combat effectiveness and increasing their battlefield experience. This will also be a good thing for us."

"I think so."

Xu Luomin echoed, "Units like our current New Fifth Regiment, the First Self-Defense Regiment, the Second Self-Defense Regiment, the Third Self-Defense Regiment, and the Fourth Self-Defense Regiment haven't really fought in a major battle. Previously, they were basically just destroying the puppet regime and wiping out the traitorous armed forces, with their main opponents being the puppet police. While they were fighting the puppet police, many units barely saw action before the police surrendered. If this continues, they'll be at best at the level of local forces. What a waste of their weapons and equipment."

The 8th Column captured so many cities in succession and wiped out many Japanese and puppet troops.

Therefore, there are plenty of weapons and ammunition in hand.

Even the newly formed units such as the New Fifth Regiment, the First Self-Defense Regiment, the Second Self-Defense Regiment, the Third Self-Defense Regiment, and the Third Self-Defense Regiment, currently have Hanyang-made rifles as the main weapons, and they are all of relatively good quality.

And their training is still very good.

How did the veteran troops of the Eighth Column train back then? They never had the opportunity to practice live-fire drills. Many fired their first rifle on the battlefield. They became veterans, elite soldiers, all by sacrificing their lives on the battlefield.

Compared to these main regiments, the conditions of the New Fifth Regiment, the First Self-Defense Regiment, the Second Self-Defense Regiment, the Third Self-Defense Regiment, and the Fourth Self-Defense Regiment were much better. They could even conduct live-fire training occasionally during their regular training.

But no matter how good the training is, it is useless without fighting.

"But after the troops enter Suiyuan, what will the command do? What if the Saibei Military Sub-district detains these troops?

Gao Wei, who was attending the column meeting for the first time, spoke.

Originally, he wasn't a member of the column's Party Committee, but if the troops entered Suiyuan, it would definitely be the Chaxi Detachment that would be dispatched. So Gao Wei also came to attend the meeting. In fact, what Gao Wei said was also something the column was quite worried about.

Although Yao Zhe is the general of the 120th Division.

But he came from a legitimate Central Red Army background. He participated in the Pingjiang Uprising led by General Peng, serving in the Red Third Army. Later, he was transferred to the Central Security Bureau, protecting the central leadership, and became very familiar with many of them.

He had very good connections both at the Eighth Route Army headquarters and at the central government in Yan'an.

If the troops of the 8th Column are really detained in the future, where will the 8th Column go to appeal for justice?

Maybe in the end they would compromise and let the Eighth Column suffer losses. This kind of thing has happened in the history of the Anti-Japanese War.

Wei Hongjun nodded, but quickly shook his head. "We currently have too many troops in the Eighth Column, and our base is too vast. Management problems have arisen. Think about how large our base is now. We've occupied the entire Chahar region. The Chadong Detachment is currently in Rehe, while the Chaxi and Chabei Detachments have captured Jining and are about to enter Suiyuan. There's also the Pingbei Detachment, whose troops have already expanded to the Miyun area. We're only the 11th and 12th Military Sub-districts in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region, but our base is too large. The military region is currently developing rapidly in Hebei, so they don't have time to manage us. Once the situation in Hebei stabilizes and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Branch and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region Headquarters move to Zhangjiakou, they won't be able to tolerate this situation."

The Eighth Column is developing too fast.

The main force at hand alone consists of more than twenty regiments, almost thirty regiments.

In the current Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, no other military sub-region can compare except the First Division. A greater problem is that the Eighth Column's base area is too long from east to west, making it inconvenient to command. If Wei Hongjun were the military region commander, he would definitely split the Eighth Column. Or, given the current favorable situation in Jin-Cha-Ji, it's likely that a true second-level military region would be established for administrative convenience.

"Old Wei, what do you mean?"

"Do what we can. Don't dwell on these things. As long as we do what we should do, the Chairman, the Commander-in-Chief and others will know our achievements."

The current situation of the Eighth Column is suitable for doing things in a high-profile manner and being low-key in life.

No one can erase the achievements of the Eighth Column.

"Political Commissar, are you saying that if the Saibei Military Sub-district really detains our troops in the future, we will have no choice but to accept it?"

Gao Wei was not satisfied.

His temper had improved a lot over the years, but at most it was only during battles when he could control his impulsiveness. That didn't mean he truly had no temper. Gao Wei had been in the Central Red Army since he joined the army, and he wouldn't be satisfied if he were assigned to the 120th Division.

Previously, some troops of the 8th Column had gone to other places.

Like the 17th and 19th Regiments, they all went under the old leadership and were still in Jin-Cha-Ji. However, if they were detained by the Daqingshan Detachment, they would become troops of the 120th Division.

"What? If I ask you to go to the Saibei Military Sub-district, you still refuse? Are you still not satisfied?

"Commissar, that's not what I meant."

"Remember this: you are a Party member. You must go wherever the organization tells you to go. Put away your little tricks. Commander Yao also came from our Central Red Army, but after receiving the order, he didn't join the 115th Division, but went to the 120th Division. We are the Eighth Route Army, not a warlord's army. The troops under your command are not your private troops, but the armed forces of the Party. What? Do you want people to accuse you of factionalism or sectarianism so that you can cheer up?"

Wei Hongjun sighed.

Although the Chairman said that we must recognize and take care of the factions in order to shrink and eliminate them.

But the problems on the mountaintops have always been the most difficult to solve.

If the Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue District was a major stronghold of the Eighth Route Army, then the First Division was a major stronghold of the Jin-Cha-Yi Wing. The Eighth Column, which developed from the First Division's independent regiment, was a rising star, but after years of development, it also became a small stronghold.

The detachments under the 8th Column, which had been fighting together for many years, were also some of the 8th Column's small strongholds.

The troops also began to have their own little tricks.

In reality, Wei Hongjun was also considering the cadres under his command. He and Wang Qiuyun had little experience, but their rapid promotions had made them targets. Not to mention the potential for future incidents, he needed to protect his subordinates. Allowing them to join other organizations would not only benefit the Eighth Column, but also them.

This can be considered a way to expand the influence of the Eighth Column. After all, even if they leave and join other military systems, they are still from the Eighth Column.

"Yes. Commissar, I won't say any more."

When Gao Wei saw that Wei Hongjun was angry, he immediately shut up.

Gao Wei had been with Wei Hongjun for seven or eight years and knew Wei Hongjun's temper. He usually looked very gentle, but when he got really angry, he was unstoppable.

“Lao Wang, what I mean is that we should not consider these things for now.

The anti-Japanese war situation in North China has improved. If we in the Eighth Route Army still care about these things at this time, when will we be able to defeat the Japanese army?

"makes sense."

Wang Qiuyun nodded.

Wang Qiuyun was frightened by Wei Hongjun's talk of "factionalism" and "sectarianism." The rectification movement had already begun in Yan'an, and leaders from many other military regions had already taken turns going to Yan'an for training.

Starting with General Nie, many other cadres from the Jinchayi side are also on the training list.

However, the Jin-Cha-Ji troops were currently facing a major event in Hebei, so their trip to Yan'an was temporarily postponed. Wang Qiuyun didn't yet understand the main content of the current rectification movement. However, he had experienced the anti-counterrevolutionary movement during the Soviet period.

That is a very scary thing.

At the time, western Fujian was one of the hardest hit areas during the Soviet anti-counterrevolutionary campaign. Many of the leaders of the western Fujian base area supported Chairman Mao's views. As a result, all of these leaders were punished.

Many cadres that Wang Qiuyun knew were arrested during the anti-counterrevolutionary campaign.

Thinking about it makes me shudder.

If the Eighth Column is accused of "factionalism" and "sectarianism"

Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun were too weak to handle it, so he immediately supported Wei Hongjun.

"I suggest that we have the 7th Independent Regiment, led by Shi Mangui, go to Suiyuan to assist the Saibei Military Sub-district in completing their plan. We should also send the New 5th Regiment, the 1st Self-Defense Regiment, the 2nd Self-Defense Regiment, the 3rd Self-Defense Regiment, and the 4th Self-Defense Regiment. Let Shi Mangui take full charge of the troops we send."

Our support of five regiments should be able to change the current situation in Suiyuan."

Wei Hongjun originally planned to ask Gao Wei to go.

Because although Gao Wei had a bad luck in playing cards, he was really good at fighting. He led about 30 people to open up the Chaxi Detachment. The Chaxi Detachment had excellent combat effectiveness. But Gao Wei had a bad personality.

Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun were his old leaders and could tolerate his temper.

But if he went to Suiyuan and clashed with the 120th Division, that would be a serious problem. So Wei Hongjun temporarily changed the list and recommended Shi Mangui, the commander of the th Independent Regiment. Although they were both from the group that followed Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun into Sheng County, Shi Mangui was much smarter and more tactful than Gao Wei.

"I think Shi Mangui is good too."

Wang Qiuyun glared at Gao Wei fiercely and also expressed her support.

Shi Mangui might not be as good as Gao Wei in commanding operations and training troops, but he was definitely better than Gao Wei in cooperating with the other troops.

"I support."

Xu Luomin nodded.

The 8th Column's Deputy Commander Li Shiping, Deputy Political Commissar Chu He, and Political Department Director Han Weiguo were all in Chahar. Zhang Zihua and Zheng Weishan were in Rehe. Xiao Yong was a conciliatory figure, so while it was called a Party Committee meeting, the final decision was actually made by Wang Qiuyun, Wei Hongjun, and Xu Luomin.

Yao Zhe smiled happily after receiving replies from Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun.

At present, the situation in Suiyuan is that the Japanese puppet army and Fu Zuoyi's troops are very powerful, and the Saibei Military Sub-district is the weakest. First, the headquarters transferred a cavalry regiment from the 8th Column to join the Saibei Military Sub-district, and the 8th Column will send another six regiments to Suiyuan. The support for the Saibei Military Sub-district is amazing.

Although Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun said that except for the 7th Independent Regiment, the other five regiments were well-equipped and well-trained, they had always been sweeping away traitorous armed forces and had never actually fought against the regular Japanese and puppet troops.

But even so, Yao Zhe was still very happy.