Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Gao Peng was the captain of the first squadron of the Iron-Blooded Anti-Japanese Team.

Later he served as the battalion commander and deputy commander of the 26th Regiment. Now Jiang Hebai has been transferred to the chief of staff of the 26th Brigade, and Gao Peng has replaced Jiang Hebai as the commander of the th Regiment.

This is the natural order.

"Then the situation of the Special Forces Brigade will be easy to resolve."

Wei Hongjun thought for a moment and said, "Let Comrade Kang Shui, the commander of the First Special Forces Regiment, be the chief of staff of the Special Forces Brigade.

"Suitable."

"Suitable."

In fact, after the Eighth Column split up, it had a huge impact on the Eighth Column.

The biggest impact was a rapid decline in the number of high-ranking officials in the Recha Military Region. There were fewer people capable of serving at the brigade level, and as a result, the options for appointing brigade-level officials were limited.

"Now, let's discuss the appointment of officers for the First, Seventh, and Eighth Special Agent Regiments."

Chapter 514: Forming a Cavalry Brigade

If the special forces brigade is not newly formed, the leaders of the following regiments and the brigade party committee will first discuss it. Then, they will submit some recommended names, which will be discussed again by the military district party committee.

However, the special forces brigade has just been established.

Therefore, the appointment of cadres for the lower-level regiments is discussed directly at the Military Region Party Committee.

The final result of the discussion was that Comrade Niu Xinliang, commander of the guerrilla detachment, would serve as the commander and political commissar of the First Special Agent Regiment. This was not a random arrangement.

The reason for this arrangement was that Niu Xinliang was the battalion commander of the Special Forces Battalion of the 1st Special Forces Regiment before he became the commander of the guerrilla detachment.

Therefore, it was natural to transfer Niu Xinliang to serve as the commander and political commissar of the 1st Special Forces Regiment.

Niu Xinliang was the captain of the Second Squadron of the Iron-Blooded Anti-Japanese Corps. Since the Iron-Blooded Anti-Japanese Corps was composed almost entirely of students and was a battle-hardened unit, its cadre promotions were rapid after it was incorporated into the Eighth Column.

Because they are basically college students.

Hou Xiaofei, deputy commander of the 25th Regiment, was appointed commander of the newly established 34th Special Agent Regiment. Li Zhenjun was appointed political commissar of the th Special Agent Regiment. Yan Rui was appointed director of the political department of the th Special Agent Regiment. Tang Xijie, commander of the nd Battalion of the th Regiment, was appointed commander of the th Special Agent Regiment. Li Hongnian was appointed political commissar of the th Special Agent Regiment. Li Ya was appointed director of the political department of the th Special Agent Regiment.

Among these "special workers" who returned, there were indeed quite a few battalion and company-level cadres.

Even some cadres were transferred to the military district headquarters by Wei Hongjun.

Li Zhenjun was a battalion-level instructor in the Special Third Regiment, while Yan Rui was a deputy battalion-level propaganda section chief in the Special Third Regiment. Given that the Special Third Regiment was a special unit, Li Zhenjun was a regimental-level cadre, while Yan Rui was a regular battalion-level officer. Li Hongnian was the instructor of the teaching brigade of the Jizhong Seventh Sub-district, and logically, like the Anti-Japanese Third Regiment, was affiliated with the newly established Jizhong Military Region. Li Ya was also a deputy battalion-level propaganda section chief in the Jizhong Military Region.

This time, the Seventh and Eighth Special Agent Regiments were established, and these people were promoted. Logically speaking, since they had just returned and the review had not yet been completed, it would be good enough for them to be able to hold positions of the same level.

However, the conclusion of the discussion within the Ji-Re-Cha Military Region was that these individuals had proven their innocence on the battlefield. Furthermore, they had achieved remarkable feats this time. After all, they had killed a Japanese major general. Furthermore, many of these newly appointed personnel were highly experienced battalion-level officers, just one step away from deputy regimental-level officers. Furthermore, the Seventh and Eighth Special Agent Regiments were composed entirely of "special workers." Regardless of their previous ranks, they had established Party branches behind enemy lines and led these individuals in the continued struggle. Everyone was familiar with each other. Having them continue to serve as political cadres would also be beneficial to stabilizing the unit.

In this way, the special forces brigade was formed.

"There are also a number of Fuxin workers who have returned to join the Eighth Route Army. My advice is not to discourage them. Since they are willing to join the Eighth Route Army, we should boldly use them.

In fact, many people still have certain concerns about how to use these people.

After all, Northeast China had been occupied for eleven years, and Rehe for almost ten. No one could predict the situation in these places. The Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region's recent offensive was merely a preliminary effort to rescue "special workers." The specific local conditions were truly unknown. The Fuxin coal miners' willingness to join the Eighth Route Army likely stemmed from a desire to avoid dying digging coal for the Japanese.

The death rate among coal miners in this era is too high.

Mass graves can be found throughout the major coal mines controlled by Japan.

It could be said that coal miners of this era were not human beings in the eyes of the Japanese. They only wanted coal, not people. But no matter what the reason, since they came, they could not be disappointed.

After all, even if they had no family in Fuxin, they were still locals. When the troops moved into Chaoyang, Fuxin, and other places, having local cadres would be a good thing.

"Old Wei, what do you think?"

"I remember that after the First Division captured the coal mine, they formed a special workers' group. We followed their example and established a workers' group under the military region to show that this was an Eighth Route Army unit composed of coal miners.

If we rescue more coal miners in the future, we will expand this workers' regiment into a workers' brigade."

"That's a good idea. After all, they've never fought in a war before, so they're basically a bunch of new recruits. Forming a new regiment is a good idea."

"Since this is a new recruit regiment, we should select cadres from the special workers. Comrade Xu Xuejun is a staff officer of the Ji'nan Military Region and a battalion-level cadre. He also served as the branch secretary of the Sixth Battalion. Therefore, my suggestion is that Comrade Xu Xuejun be the head of the workers' regiment, Comrade Lu Ji the political commissar, and Comrade Li Bin the director of the political department. If this unit is well trained, it may play a significant role in Fuxin in the future. Fuxin has a large number of coal miners, and when we enter Fuxin in the future, whether we can do a good job of serving the coal miners will be of paramount importance to the workers' regiment."

"can."

During this review of their identities, Wei Hongjun almost knew the files of these cadres by heart.

For example, Xu Xuejun, a staff officer of the Ji'nan Military Region before his capture, was a battalion-level cadre. And he hadn't just become a battalion-level cadre, having previously served as a battalion commander in a grassroots unit. It would take him some time to become a deputy regimental-level staff officer.

Lu Ji is a battalion-level regimental commissioner.

Lu Ji was a typical "129th" type cadre, joining the Eighth Route Army after the July Incident. He had previously served in the Shanxi Youth Anti-Enemy Death Squadron, where he joined the Communist Party. After Yan Xishan and the Eighth Route Army fell out, he joined the th Division and eventually arrived in the Southern Hebei Military Region.

Many people are not familiar with what a group commissioner is.

The special commissioner of the regiment was not the kind of person portrayed in later TV dramas, who seemed to be an imperial envoy holding a special sword. He could do whatever he wanted in the regiment headquarters, had no special abilities, and only knew how to do things internally.

This is a complete distortion of history.

After arriving at the troops, the special commissioners were primarily responsible for maintaining military discipline, conveying orders from superiors, and managing military ideology, as well as combating espionage and special agents. They had to work closely with the political department.

During the Red Army period, special envoys were even responsible for participating in battles, covering the rear, and taking in the wounded and stragglers.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the work content of the special envoys became more clear.

Their primary mission was to eliminate traitors and special agents, and the special commissioners during the Anti-Japanese War had a unique characteristic. Compared to the Red Army period, the majority of these special commissioners were educated youth who had defected to the Eighth Route Army. Furthermore, these educated youth had to fight in the war first, and had to be promoted to at least company level before they could be appointed as special commissioners.

Because the regimental special commissioner is usually a deputy battalion-level cadre, and the highest level will not exceed the political department director. Because all his work must be carried out under the leadership of the political department director.

Lu Ji, known for his bravery in battle, was once appointed company commander in the Ji'nan Military Region. Later, he was transferred to the military region for training and promoted to deputy battalion commander. He was then assigned to a newly reorganized regiment as a special commissioner. His outstanding performance during the reorganization earned him the title of battalion-level special commissioner. He was on the verge of being appointed director of the regimental political department. However, during a counter-mopping-up operation in Ji'nan, he stayed behind to cover the rear and was captured by the Japanese.

“Speaking of this, Commander and Commissar, I think there is one area where we may need to make some adjustments.

"what?"

Xu Luomin said, "The cavalry regiment of the First Brigade. After we successively annihilated the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe, we seized a large number of war horses. In addition, we previously suppressed bandits in Zhangjiakou and implemented rent and interest reductions there. Many Mongolian people were very supportive of our policies. As a result, many Mongolian people joined the army, and now the cavalry regiment has about 2200 war horses alone. The entire cavalry regiment currently has nearly 3000 people. Looking at the current situation, as we continue to implement rent and interest reductions in northern Rehe, more and more Mongolian people are joining the army. These people have grown up on horses. As long as we have war horses, a little training will make them very good cavalrymen. According to the current trend, it will be no problem for the cavalry regiment to have 4000 people soon. If this situation were to happen in the puppet Mongolian army or the puppet Manchukuo army, they would have at least five cavalry regiments. Shouldn't this organization be resolved?

As the army expands, the original unit numbers cannot be used.

Either the troops are dismantled or they are upgraded.

Wang Qiuyun said directly, "I know Comrade Ma Hongyuan, the commander of the Cavalry Regiment. He's a talented cavalry commander, and his cavalry regiment has made remarkable military achievements over the years. They've never missed a single battle, tough one, or major one. So, let's upgrade it to a brigade. We'll call it the Cavalry Brigade, and let the brigade party committee discuss the specific organization. The Cavalry Brigade will usually cooperate with the First Brigade in combat. If the Cavalry Regiment is upgraded to a brigade, then the First Brigade will be short a regiment. Old Wei, do you think we should add some troops to the First Brigade?"

The 1st Brigade is the military region’s top main force.

No matter what major battles we face, we'll still rely on the First Brigade. Wei Hongjun nodded and said, "This time, there are over 9000 special workers. Even if we form the Seventh and Eighth Special Agent Regiments, there will still be quite a few left. I mean, we should incorporate the remaining personnel into the First Brigade. We don't need to give them any other designations; we can just form a special agent regiment directly under the brigade headquarters. Let the First Brigade Party Committee decide on the specific arrangements. Then report the organization."

"it is good."

Wang Qiuyun nodded.

The military region doesn't need to intervene in every adjustment involving lower-level units. If the military region were to intervene in every matter, what would be the point of having brigade-level units?

"Okay, it's decided."

Chapter 515: New Situation in North China

1942 was a turning point for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in North China.

It can even be said to be a year of strategic transformation, moving from the strategic stalemate phase to the strategic counterattack phase.

After accumulating strength in 1941, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region burst out with tremendous energy.

From the beginning of the year, when the Eighth Column captured Xuanhua and Zhangjiakou, the Jin-Cha-Ji troops' advance was unstoppable. The Eighth Column captured Jining, opening up communication between the Jin-Cha-Ji and Jinsui Military Regions. The First and Third Divisions even captured Baoding. The evacuation from Baoding alone took days and nights, transporting all the supplies. Numerous vehicles, horse-drawn carriages, and even bare-metal vehicles were mobilized to transport supplies from Baoding.

The rise of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region directly affected the entire situation of the Anti-Japanese War in North China.

The anti-Japanese war in North China is increasingly favorable to the Eighth Route Army.

The 129th Division was the most affected.

Because the 129th Division had not been divided and had been developing together, its combat effectiveness remained strong, making it a key target for the North China Front Army's sweeps. After the Hundred Regiments Campaign, the 129th Division's formidable combat capability became even more apparent. They attacked the Zhengtai Road and nearly annihilated the Japanese 129rd and th Independent Mixed Brigades.

Because of the 129th Division's strong combat capability, the 129th Division was always the most frequently targeted during the North China Front's raids against the Eighth Route Army. Of course, another reason was that the Eighth Route Army headquarters followed the 129th Division.

The Eighth Route Army Headquarters and the 129th Division basically acted together.

In 1941, the 129th Division was under considerable pressure.

日军为了报复百团大战的失败。在进行中条山战役的同时，也派人扫荡129师根据地。结果129师主力部队从12万人锐减到8万人。日伪军本来的想法是，把129师根据地彻底解决。

In particular, the southern Hebei base area suffered frequent raids by the Japanese and puppet troops.

The southern Hebei region was very wealthy, a key transportation hub between North and Central China, and had a large population. The southern Hebei Military Region provided the 129th Division with a large amount of supplies and manpower. A large number of the 129th Division's troops came from the southern Hebei Military Region.

Therefore, the South Hebei Military Region was also targeted by the Japanese and puppet troops.

In 1941, the Ji'nan Military Region faced grave danger and was on the verge of being abolished. After repeated raids by the Japanese and puppet troops, the Jizhong Base Area, the most important source of supplies and personnel for the Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue Region, was completely destroyed. The Ji'nan Base Area, which had provided the 129th Division with a large amount of supplies and manpower, also fell into decline.

Their decline directly affected the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the 129th Division.

Both of them were extremely poor throughout history and could not even get enough food.

It was because of the loss of the Hebei-Central and Hebei-South base areas.

But this time and space were different. The unprecedented sweep launched by the Japanese army in 1942 failed to destroy the Hebei base area. Instead, it allowed the Jin-Cha-Ji troops to break out of the mountainous area and control all of Hebei.

After the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region established the Hebei-Central Base Area, it was no longer in dire straits as it had been in the past. Instead, it was now thriving. The same was true for the 129th Division.

After entering 1942, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region suddenly rose up. It attracted a large portion of the North China Front Army's troops, and even drew all of its mobile forces from the North China Front Army during its sweep of the Hebei-Central Military Region. At that time, the Japanese and puppet troops in other regions had no troops left to go out on the sweep. As long as they could be mobilized, Okamura Neiji had already mobilized them.

But the result was a crushing defeat.

After the failure of the Hebei-Central mopping-up campaign, the North China Front Army no longer had any mobile forces to mobilize.

As a result, the 129th Division, which had been severely suppressed by the Japanese and puppet troops, quickly rose to prominence in 1942. In particular, the Ji'nan Military Region, the 129th Division's financial backer, quickly recovered its former strength. The recovery of the Ji'nan Military Region benefited other units of the 129th Division.

After all, with the Ji'nan Military Region, the 129th Division will not have any major logistical problems.

The Taiyue Military Region, for example, suffered just as many raids as the Ji'nan Military Region in 1941, leaving its main force with only 6000 men. To streamline the military, many of the main forces were transferred to local units. Following orders from Yan'an and headquarters, the main regiments of the Taiyue Military Region began to be reduced to smaller regiments of men.

However, after entering 1942, without the pressure of the Japanese and puppet troops, the troops quickly began to recover their strength and the base area began to expand again. The main regiments under their command began to recover their strength. Now the main force of the Taiyue Military Region has expanded to more than 20000 people. The main regiments under their command have recovered more than 2000 people. In addition, the local troops that had suffered heavy casualties before also began to recover their combat effectiveness.

This is the development of the entire 129th Division.

The 129th Division was reduced to approximately 1941 men in 80000, but after entering 1942, its strength doubled to 150000. The 129th Division now reached a new peak in terms of manpower, base, and scale since the outbreak of the War of Resistance. Previously, the Japanese and puppet troops could easily mobilize 129 to 129 men to sweep through the military sub-districts under the 37th Division. However, since the rise of the Jin-Cha-Yi unit, it has attracted too many Japanese and puppet troops. Surrounding the 62th Division's base are the 132th and 131nd Divisions, the 36nd Division on the Zhengtai Road, the st Division in southern Hebei, and the th Division in northern Henan.

There appear to be five divisions.

But many were incomplete. Either they had just been reorganized and hadn't even had time to recruit new soldiers. Or, the Eighth Route Army troops surrounding these Japanese troops outnumbered them several times over. Furthermore, the Jin-Cha-Ji troops' successive capture of several major cities had caused panic among the Japanese and puppet troops. They simply didn't dare to withdraw large forces from the cities.

In the past, the Japanese and puppet troops would not be afraid of the Eighth Route Army as long as they left a battalion in the city. However, in the cities previously captured by the Jin-Cha-Ji troops, there were even tens of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops in the city.

Under such circumstances, the Japanese and puppet troops dared not withdraw troops from the city at will. What if the city was captured by the Eighth Route Army and their retreat was cut off? The Japanese and puppet troops did not dare to leave the city, and the large forces retreated to the city. The direct consequence was that the mobile forces of the North China Front Army were further insufficient.

Therefore, if the Japanese and puppet troops want to sweep the base of the 129th Division, it would be very impressive if they could mobilize five or six thousand Japanese and puppet troops.