Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"How many people should be transferred?"

"Let He Huzi negotiate with the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, the 129th Division, and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. However, judging by the current situation, the Joint Defense Army will need at least troops."

The Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia-Shanxi-Suiyuan Joint Defense Army was established and was directly led by the Central Committee.

However, if troops were to be drawn from the 129th Division and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Region, consultation with the Eighth Route Army Headquarters was still necessary.

The Chairman took a deep puff of his cigarette and said, "Here's my opinion. The 120th Division will be fully responsible for the work of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia-Shanxi-Suiyuan Joint Defense Army, with its headquarters in Yan'an. It will provide unified leadership for the Jinsui Military Region and the remaining corps. Comrade Lü Zhengchao of the Hebei-Central Military Region will lead six to ten regiments of the Hebei-Central Military Region into northwestern Shanxi and Suiyuan, and serve as the commander of the Jinsui Military Region. However, will withdrawing so many troops from the Hebei-Central Military Region affect the development of the Jin-Cha-Ji region in Hebei?"

I still need to ask Comrade Rong Zhen for his opinion."

"If Comrade Lü Zhengchao can bring six to ten regiments to the Jinsui Military Region, then he will definitely be able to change the current passive situation of the Jinsui Military Region."

The commander-in-chief nodded.

The 120th Division not only had to protect the safety of the Party Central Committee, but also had to fight against the Japanese in northwest Shanxi, southwest Shanxi, and Suiyuan, so its development speed was relatively slow.

However, if Lu Zhengchao led these troops here, the passive situation would be changed in terms of strength.

The Chairman looked at the map and continued, "None of us expected the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region to develop so quickly. But now that the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region has developed so quickly, many problems have arisen. The Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region now has 14 military sub-districts under its jurisdiction. There are too many divisions, and they are too detailed, which in turn affects their coordination. Especially now that the weapons and equipment of the Jin-Cha-Ji troops have been greatly improved, their combat effectiveness has increased rapidly. Some main forces even have the strength to confront the Japanese and puppet troops head-on. If guerrilla warfare was needed in the past, sufficient autonomy should be given to the subordinate troops, so it is acceptable to establish so many military sub-districts. But in this situation now, the Jin-Cha-Ji troops have begun to switch to large-scale combat, and so many military sub-districts are no longer needed. What is more needed is to form some large-scale corps and command operations from a higher level.

No one expected the great development of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

The central government didn’t expect this.

The Eighth Column proposed to use the point to lead the whole and complete the transition from strategic stalemate to strategic counterattack. The Chairman only thought that this was possible.

Therefore, the idea of ​​the 8th Column was approved, and the 8th Column was allowed to take the lead in entering the counterattack stage in local areas.

But I didn't expect the counterattack to come so quickly.

The accumulated strength of the Jinchayi Army was far greater than anyone had imagined. With the support of weapons from Zhangjiakou, they truly swept through Hebei. The anti-Japanese situation in Hebei had developed to such an extent that even Yan'an had not anticipated it.

Because Jincha developed too rapidly, the previous organizational structure became somewhat outdated.

There are too many military sub-districts.

"Lao Mao, what do you think?"

"Jin-Cha-Ji doesn't need so many military sub-districts. In my opinion, some of the Jin-Cha-Ji military sub-districts can be merged to form a larger military region. For example, the Second and Fifth Sub-districts of Jin-Cha-Yi can be merged to form the Yanbei Military Region, which will unify the management of all the bases of Jin-Cha-Ji in the Tongpu Road section. The five military sub-districts of the Ji-Central Military Region don't need to remain either; they can be merged into the First and Third Sub-districts, as well as the Ji-Dong Military Region. Under the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, five or six large second-level military regions can be established. This will facilitate management and streamline the military and administration."

"That makes sense. Old Mao, why don't you write a proposal to Comrade Rong Zhen and ask them to consider it themselves."

"it is good."

The stronger Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei became, the more benefits other Eighth Route Army bases would receive.

Now, because the Jin-Cha-Ji region is strong and has attracted half of the North China Front Army's troops, the pressure on the Shandong base area, the Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu base area, and even the Jin-Suiyuan Military Region has been greatly reduced. Look at the troops of the 129th Division, the base area has been expanding in the past two years.

There are also Shandong Eighth Route Army troops.

"Chiang Kai-shek wants us to withdraw from Baoding. How should we respond?"

"Let the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region decide for themselves. But you can tell them that the gains and losses of a city or a place are not important."

Chapter 487: Division of Secondary Military Regions

After the Chairman and others discussed it, they immediately convened a Politburo meeting.

Specifically discuss the issues of Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei.

At the Politburo meeting, the Central Committee commended the achievements of the Jin-Cha-Ji region and subsequently implemented a series of adjustments to the region. First, the leadership structure of the Jin-Cha-Ji Sub-bureau was restructured. Prior to the July 7 Incident, the Northern Bureau's work had stalled, and the Central Committee dispatched Comrade Xiu Yang to rebuild it. Comrade Xiu Yang proved highly capable and quickly revitalized the Party organization in North China, establishing the region as a key base for the Party. Following the July 7 Incident, the anti-Japanese war in Shanxi, Suiyuan, Chahar, Hebei, and Rehe regions came under the leadership of the Northern Bureau.

But still the same sentence.

Just as the Eighth Route Army Headquarters could not directly lead all the troops under it in battle, the Northern Bureau, although responsible for the anti-Japanese war in North China, could not directly lead the work of all military regions because of the backward transportation and information of that era.

Therefore, after the Northern Bureau was established, its primary work was concentrated on the 129th Division. Following the rapid development of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, the Northern Branch was established within the Northern Bureau to provide leadership for the Jin-Cha-Ji region. Later, the Northern Branch was renamed the Jin-Cha-Ji Branch, under the leadership of the Northern Bureau. However, under normal circumstances, the Jin-Cha-Ji Branch remained independent and directly under the leadership of the Central Committee.

After the Politburo meeting, the Central Committee officially appointed Marshal Nie as Deputy Secretary of the Northern Bureau and Secretary of the Jin-Cha-Ji Branch Bureau. Prior to this, Marshal Nie had been a member of the Northern Bureau and Acting Secretary of the Jin-Cha-Ji Branch Bureau. With Jin-Cha-Ji having thrived over the past two years, Marshal Nie's influence and status within the Party and the military, as Commander and Political Commissar of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, have rapidly increased. The faster Jin-Cha-Ji develops and the stronger it becomes, the higher Marshal Nie's status within the Party will rise. Therefore, the Politburo decided to appoint Marshal Nie as Deputy Secretary of the Northern Bureau, while also formally appointing him Secretary of the Jin-Cha-Ji Branch Bureau and Commander and Political Commissar of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

With this appointment by the Politburo, Jin-Cha-Ji truly achieved unified leadership, and Marshal Nie truly became the top leader of the party, government and military in Jin-Cha-Ji.

The Politburo not only elevated Marshal Nie's status but also strengthened the Jin-Cha-Ji Branch. The Politburo decided to reorganize the Jin-Cha-Ji Branch, officially appointing three deputy secretaries and three committee members. One of the three deputy secretaries was Cheng Zhihua, the former political commissar of the Ji-Central Military Region. He was appointed deputy secretary of the Jin-Cha-Ji Branch and concurrently served as deputy commander and deputy political commissar of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

There is nothing much to say about this.

Cheng Zhihua possessed extensive experience and played a significant role in the Central Red Army's establishment in northern Shaanxi. He was a member of the Northern Bureau when it was established, and a member of the Jin-Cha-Ji Sub-Bureau when it was established. He had always held a high position within the Party. Furthermore, the Ji-Central Military Region was a crucial component of the Jin-Cha-Yi Military Region. With the dismantling of the Ji-Central Military Region, Cheng Zhihua, as its political commissar, was naturally appointed deputy secretary of the Jin-Cha-Ji Sub-Bureau.

This is also a kind of balance.

After the Hebei-Central Military Region was abolished, its cadres would of course have to be appeased.

Another deputy secretary was Liu Huafu. Before the Anti-Japanese War, Liu Huafu was secretary of the Tianjin Municipal Committee. After the establishment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region, he served as district committee secretary. When Peng Zhen was secretary of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Branch Bureau, Liu Huafu served under Peng Zhen. After Peng Zhen left the branch bureau, Liu Huafu became the local Party representative for the region. Liu Huafu's current position as deputy secretary of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Branch Bureau also includes the position of deputy political commissar of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

However, Liu Huafu's position as deputy political commissar of the military region was completely different from Cheng Zhihua's positions as deputy commander and deputy political commissar. Cheng Zhihua had a clear division of labor within the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, while Liu Huafu's position as deputy political commissar more closely reflected the cooperative relationship between the local Party and the military. Liu Huafu would not participate in routine military region work.

The last deputy secretary was not from the Jin-Cha-Ji region, but was assigned to the region by the Central Committee. Luo Qirong, formerly the director of the Eighth Route Army's Field Political Department, was assigned to the Jin-Cha-Ji branch as deputy secretary, concurrently serving as deputy political commissar and director of the political department of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

Because the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region had grown rapidly over the past year and had become the most powerful military region in the entire Eighth Route Army system, the status of Jin-Cha-Ji within the Eighth Route Army was rapidly rising, and the central government also began to pay more and more attention to the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

So the central government began to send cadres to Jin-Cha-Ji.

The general sent this time was Luo Qirong.

The remaining three members are Zhao Zhensheng, Du Liqing and Yang Quanwu.

Zhao Zhensheng is one of the current party affairs leaders of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

Before the July 7 Incident, he served as secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee. After the outbreak of the full-scale war of resistance, he served as secretary of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Provincial Party Committee. Later, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Provincial Party Committee was changed to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region. He served as head of the Organization Department of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region, president of the Party School, and later as head of the Organization Department of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Branch Bureau. He was originally a member of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Branch Bureau and continued to serve as a member of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Branch Bureau this time.

Du Liqing is a leader of working-class origin. Early in his career, he was an apprentice at the Anyuan Coal Mine, where he met Chairman Mao and his mentors, and was influenced by them to join the Party. He actively participated in the Anyuan Coal Mine strike, led by Chairman Mao and his mentors, and grew into a worker leader. Later, he moved to the Central Soviet Area and has worked primarily in the Political Security Bureau until now. Two years ago, he arrived in the Jin-Cha-Ji region and served as Director of the Social Affairs Department of the Jin-Cha-Ji Branch. In Jin-Cha-Ji, he not only oversaw security work but also explored the development of public security within the Eighth Route Army base area.

The current public security system within the Eighth Route Army is inextricably linked to the former security department. Overall, the system is relatively crude. One of Du Liqing's current tasks is to explore how to develop public security within the base area.

The last member of the Jin-Cha-Ji Branch was Yang Quanwu.

The more powerful Jin-Cha-Ji becomes, the more famous its generals become.

When it comes to the development of the Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue region, Yang Quanwu is undoubtedly indispensable. Seriously speaking, 60% to 70% of the troops currently stationed in the Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue region trace their roots back to Yang Quanwu's independent regiment. The vast majority of the troops in the Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue region, going back further, can be traced back to the independent regiment. So, if we talk about the representative of Jin-Cha-Ji, after Marshal Nie, Yang Quanwu is the next.

The Eighth Column's outstanding performance on the battlefield ultimately came down to Yang Quanwu. Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun were both from the Independent Regiment and were Yang Quanwu's old subordinates.

Therefore, during the reorganization of the Jin-Cha-Ji Branch, although Yang Quanwu had relatively little experience among the generals of the Jin-Cha-Ji Wing, he still relied on his strong performance and strength to rise to become a member of the Jin-Cha-Ji Branch.

The fact that Zhao Zhensheng and Du Liqing were appointed to the Jin-Cha-Ji Sub-bureau signified the central government's renewed emphasis on urban development. Of the two, Zhao Zhensheng had long worked in the city, and undoubtedly knew more about urban economic development than cadres from rural areas. Du Liqing was currently in charge of public security development in the base area, which was in even greater need of public security development than the current rural base area.

Yang Quanwu should be rewarded by the central government based on his merits.

With Jin-Cha-Ji performing so well, it was natural that their cadres should be rewarded accordingly. Marshal Nie was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Northern Bureau, and Yang Quanwu was appointed a member of the Jin-Cha-Ji Branch Bureau, both of which were meant to "reward" the military cadres.

At this point, the Politburo completed the leadership arrangements for the Jin-Cha-Ji Bureau.

Overall, after this adjustment, the status of Jin-Cha-Ji cadres within the Party and within the Eighth Route Army system was improved, although it seems that the rank of other Jin-Cha-Ji cadres did not increase.

However, the rise of Nie Shuai, the top leader of the Jin-Cha-Ji region, within the Party and the military would inevitably lead to the rise of other cadres. This is a very normal thing.

Then the Central Committee gave two documents to the Jin-Cha-Ji Branch.

The two documents were an order and a suggestion. The order informed the Jin-Cha-Ji Sub-bureau that the situation in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region was currently dire and that Hu Zongnan was exerting excessive pressure on the region. Therefore, the Central Committee would transfer six to ten regiments from the Yi-Central Military Region and have Lü Zhengchao, commander of the Ji-Central Military Region, lead these troops to the Jin-Suiyuan Military Region. The Central Committee appointed Lü Zhengchao as commander of the Jin-Suiyuan Military Region.

This is an order, and the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region must complete it.

One suggestion is to ask the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region to discuss whether to change the current situation of having so many military sub-regions within the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. It would be best to merge these sub-regions to form five or six second-level military regions.

Too many military sub-districts are not conducive to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei troops' transition from guerrilla warfare to large-scale troop operations.

This was the first task after the reorganization of the Jin-Cha-Ji Branch.

"Comrade Zhihua, you're most familiar with the Yizhong Military Region here. The situation in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region is currently critical, with diehard Kuomintang troops constantly threatening the security of the central government. Therefore, the Central Committee appointed Comrade Lü Zhengchao as commander of the Jinsui Military Region, with the requirement that he lead six to ten regiments. Do you think the Yizhong Military Region can mobilize so many troops at this time?"

"During the last anti-mopping-up operation, the various units of the Jizhong Military Region suffered heavy casualties. However, they have recovered a lot in the past two months. If they want to take away six to ten regiments, that's not impossible. But what I want to ask is, if the Jizhong Military Region withdraws so many troops, what will happen to the region in the future? Will they be completely abolished?"

Cheng Zhihua has feelings for the Ji-Central Military Region.

After all, we have been fighting for so many years.

But the central government's current intention is to retain five or six second-level military regions within the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. Now, they're transferring Ji-Central Military Region Commander Lü Zhengchao to the Jin-Sui Military Region, while the political commissar himself will serve as deputy commander and deputy political commissar of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. The Ji-Central Military Region's military and political leaders are all leaving, and the region is in disarray.

Although the central document did not explicitly state that the Ji-Central Military Region would be abolished, Cheng Zhihua understood that the future of the Ji-Central Military Region was not optimistic.

Marshal Nie pondered and said, "Then let me first share my thoughts. The Central Committee's suggestion that we only retain five or six second-level military regions is in line with the current situation. We currently have too many military sub-districts under our jurisdiction, but the scale of our battles is getting larger and larger. Our troops need to shift to mobile warfare and large-scale operations, which will expand our combat areas and strengthen our logistics. If we continue to retain so many military sub-districts, there will be problems with the coordination of the various troops. So my idea is to merge the Second and Fifth Divisions, the First Division with the Eighth and Ninth Divisions, and the headquarters of the Central Hebei Military Region, the Third Division with the Fourth, Sixth, and Seventh Divisions, the Eleventh Division with the Twelfth Division, and the Tenth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Divisions. If necessary, the area west of the Eleventh and Twelfth Divisions, bordered by Zhangjiakou, can also be established as a separate military region."

"In this case, my Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region will have six military regions under it. The 2nd and 5th Divisions will be merged to become the Yanbei Military Region. The 1st, 8th, and 9th Divisions can be merged to become the new Ji-Zhong Military Region. The 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th Divisions can be merged to become the Ji-Lu Military Region. The 10th, 13th, and 14th Divisions will be merged to become the Ji-Re-Liaoning Military Region. The 11th and 12th Divisions will be merged, and the area east of Zhangjiakou and the Xuan-Zhuo-Huai area will be renamed the Ji-Re-Cha Military Region. The area west of Zhangjiakou, including Jining, will be renamed the Cha-Sui Military Region. Of course, these are just some of my thoughts.

As soon as the telegram from the Central Committee arrived, Marshal Nie began to think about this issue.

He had a plan in mind for how to divide the second-level military regions. Marshal Nie was criticized for not being able to fight, but this was not a big problem.

Marshal Nie did not achieve much in the battles, and even often lost opportunities due to hesitation and misjudged enemy tactics, resulting in heavy losses.

But when it comes to developing bases, he is a top-notch expert.

Ever since he received the central document, he had already figured out how to divide the military regions into two levels.

Marshal Nie finished his words and looked at Cheng Zhihua and Luo Qirong. Everyone in the Jin-Cha-Ji branch held positions within the military region, but when it came to military matters, the final say rested with these three individuals.

Cheng Zhihua and Luo Qirong looked at the map and really had nothing to say.

Marshal Nie considered everything he could.

"Secretary Nie, the Ji-Re-Liao Advance Army was recently disbanded. Since the establishment of the 13th and 14th Military Sub-districts, the situation in Jidong and Rehe has improved. Would there be any problems if we merged them again at this time?"

Luo Qirong expressed different views on the re-establishment of a Yireliao Military Region.

The Ji-Re-Liaoning Army had become a laughing stock in Yan'an and at the headquarters. Both the Central Committee and the headquarters had hoped the Ji-Re-Liaoning Army would accomplish great things. Instead, they wasted several years in Ji-Dong and Rehe.

In the end, it can only be disbanded.

The top leader left sadly and had no choice but to return to Yan'an.

Now that the Ji-Re-Liao Military Region has been re-established, will the previous problems still arise? The Ji-Re-Liao Advance Army is plagued by internal conflicts, which is something everyone knows. Marshal Nie thought for a moment and said, "What do you think of letting Comrade Deng Guo serve as the commander and political commissar of the Ji-Re-Liao Military Region?"

Chapter 488: Division of Secondary Military Regions 2

This is something that Marshal Nie has thought about for a long time.

The Ji-Re-Liao Military Region must be established. This is because Jidong and Rehe are so important, their strategic position is unparalleled. This is why the Central Committee and the General Staff attached so much importance to the Ji-Re-Liao Advance Army. Xiao Zijing was involved in internal affairs within the Ji-Re-Liao Military Region, but the Central Committee still supported him.

It’s because Jidong and Rehe are too important.

By laying the foundation here, the Eighth Route Army will be able to use Jidong and Rehe as springboards to advance into the Northeast.

Furthermore, Yidong and Rehe both had large populations. Rehe was relatively poor, but Yidong was rich in resources. The two regions combined had a population of over 10 million and a vast territory, making them potential for significant development. The central government's early vision was that the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advance Army could become the next Jin-Cha-Ji region, demonstrating the importance it attached to this region.

Therefore, the Jireliao Military Region must be established.

But who should be sent to lead the Jireliao Military Region?