Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

So overall, everyone is positive about Marshal Nie's report. Although there are some criticisms of his work, they are all based on facts. Of course, Marshal Nie's work also has some problems.

In particular, Marshal Nie was somewhat indecisive in commanding the battle and had some deviations in judging the situation.

But these are minor problems compared to the now thriving Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

If there was some dissatisfaction, most of it was directed at Yang Quanwu. Xiao Zijing was the first to directly criticize Marshal Nie. Xiao Zijing had long been dissatisfied with Marshal Nie, especially with his appointment of Deng Guo as the commander of the Yireliao Military Region.

This is simply a slap in the face.

He was the one who kicked Deng Guo out of the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advance Army. What did Marshal Nie mean by asking him to return to the Ji-Re-Liaoning Military Region as commander?

It just so happened that Marshal Nie also came to Yan'an during the rectification meeting of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Cadre Corps.

He fired at Marshal Nie.

"Comrade Nie Rongzhen's partiality towards Comrade Yang Quanwu led to Comrade Yang Quanwu's arbitrary and dictatorial behavior in the First Division, committing acts of 'mountaintopism', 'sectarianism', and even showing signs of 'warlordism'."

Chapter 535 Fierce Debate

"Comrade Xiao Zijing, I think you are making a false accusation."

Luo Renfa couldn't help it.

Luo Renfa had remained silent when those who criticized Yang Quanwu criticized him. This wasn't just because the criticisms involved Luo Renfa himself, but more importantly, he knew these people well. They were all former comrades. Luo Renfa was familiar with their personalities. They had all been at odds with Yang Quanwu in Division 1, each with a worse temper than the last.

They even directly cursed at Yang Quanwu at that time.

Cursing each other.

Because although they were Yang Quanwu's subordinates, their revolutionary qualifications were no less than Yang Quanwu's. It was like when Xiao Feng and Yang Quanwu were arguing, he pointed at Yang Quanwu's nose and said, "I joined the revolution two years earlier than you, and you have only been the commander for a few days."

Why many of them don't get along with Yang Quanwu.

It's because they believe their qualifications don't justify such low positions in the Independent Regiment and the First Division. Yang Quanwu, you don't prioritize veteran Red Army soldiers and revolutionaries, but instead prioritize newly reorganized Nationalist officers and newly defected students. This is unfair. You're suppressing us veteran revolutionaries and veteran Red Army soldiers. Furthermore, Yang Quanwu's tendency to act arbitrarily within the Independent Regiment and the First Division led to his own vision for the development of the troops and base areas.

Therefore, he disliked cadres with the same seniority as himself interfering in his work. However, other cadres also had their own ideas and work methods. As they were as senior as Yang Quanwu, they naturally wanted to express their opinions. In the end, the two sides had a heated argument.

If Yang Quanwu wanted to develop a sub-district, he needed his cadres to fully understand his intentions. Only in this way could he develop the military sub-district according to his own plan.

Nie Shuai appreciated and valued Yang Quanwu more, and also agreed with Yang Quanwu's development ideas. So in the end, others were transferred out of Division 1.

How could those people be satisfied?

After leaving the First Division, everyone cursed Yang Quanwu, accusing him of being a one-man show and running his own independent kingdom. However, Yang Quanwu's record in the First Division was impressive, with victory after victory ensuring he remained firmly in his position as commander. Last year, he even became the new commander of the Hebei-Central Military Region.

Now that the rectification movement is underway, everyone is venting the frustrations they felt in the First Division back then.

They were all cursing Yang Quanwu.

The insults were quite harsh.

But again, they were just roughnecks, veteran revolutionaries with years of military experience. The cursing was over. They were just looking for a chance to vent their frustrations; they weren't planning on finding another opportunity to retaliate against Yang Quanwu, to bring him down and then step on him. Don't be fooled by the fact that they were all shouting and cursing Yang Quanwu, looking like they wanted to tear him apart.

But actually nothing happened.

Anyway, Yang Quanwu would curse if he heard it. If they met, they might even get into a fight.

But you can scold me and beat me, it won’t hurt you.

Look at Yang Quanwu and Deng Guo. They nearly came to blows back then. Yet, neither held a grudge, and neither would ever attempt to take advantage of the situation. On the contrary, despite their poor personal relationship, neither of them had any plans for underhanded tactics. Even when one of their direct subordinates was transferred to another's command, neither would ever harass the other's direct subordinates simply because of their personal relationship.

On the contrary, when necessary, the two will protect those people.

In this regard, both Yang Quanwu and Deng Guo were open-minded and open-minded. They could scold or beat you, but they wouldn't resort to underhanded tactics. If they were truly dissatisfied with you, they would do so openly and honestly.

Even if those who had previously scolded Yang Quanwu weren't so broad-minded, they weren't the type to resort to shady tactics behind his back. Even when facing Yang Quanwu himself, they dared to curse him. They were all honest and straightforward, telling Yang Quanwu that they were dissatisfied with him and that they didn't like him.

But it was really just a harsh curse.

But what Xiao Zijing just said wasn't just a simple insult; it was a very serious accusation. Things like "factionalism" and "sectarianism"—during the Rectification Movement, every frontline cadre wasn't accused of such crimes.

Or perhaps these cadres on the front line do have problems in this regard.

After all, they were constantly fighting independently. Any frontline commander would prioritize officers they admired and those they found easy to use. Over the years, factions would naturally or unconsciously emerge.

This is something no one can avoid.

Even the Chairman acknowledged this. Over the years of working together in revolution, close relationships develop, and the formation of factions is normal. What the Central Committee needs to do is acknowledge the existence of these factions, respect them, and care for their feelings. Only in this way can we gradually eliminate them.

Therefore, during the Rectification Movement, there was nothing wrong with criticizing some frontline cadres for engaging in "factionalism." Many cadres accepted this. This was especially true of the Jin-Cha-Ji faction, which was primarily developed from the independent regiment.

In fact, it is the hilltop where Chairman Mao’s Autumn Harvest Uprising took place, where the First Red Division was stationed.

There is nothing wrong with criticizing Yang Quanwu for engaging in "factionalism."

Furthermore, this charge wouldn't have any impact on Yang Quanwu given his impressive achievements. At most, he would receive more criticism, or even some simple punishment.

However, Xiao Zijing's subsequent accusation of "warlordism" was a deadly offense and could not be used lightly. The Party's greatest taboo was "warlordism," treating the Party's troops as if they were its own private army. Luo Renfa was Yang Quanwu's longtime subordinate and partner. The rise of the First Division to the current Jizhong Military Region was a result of both Yang Quanwu's contributions and Luo Renfa's.

He would not allow anyone to slander Yang Quanwu and the First Division in this way.

Of course, another point is that he has already seen Xiao Zijing's purpose.

Yang Quanwu was not his target, his target was Nie Shuai. He had to block a wave of fire for Nie Shuai.

So, Luo Renfa knew that Xiao Zijing had more experience and a higher Party rank than him. But he still stood up to refute Xiao Zijing. Luo Renfa said bluntly, "Everyone in Jin-Cha-Ji doesn't know that when the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region was established in the early years, the other military sub-districts were able to establish their own sub-districts by dividing some of the troops of the independent regiments. Later, when the Pingxi Detachment was established, the main force of the First Division, the Third Regiment, left with Comrade Deng Guo. Later, the military sub-district wanted to strengthen the strength of the Third Division and transferred the main force of the Second Regiment from the First Division."

In order to build the Third Division Cavalry Regiment, the Military District transferred the First Division Cavalry Battalion. When the Military District established the Artillery Battalion, it transferred the First Division Artillery Company. When the Military District established the 24th Regiment, it also transferred two guerrilla detachments from the First Division and finally integrated them. There is also the old Fifth Regiment of the Fourth Division and the 19th Regiment of the Fifth Division, which are all related to my First Division. This time, to defend the Central Committee, the Hebei-Central Military District immediately transferred the first regiment, the first-class main force of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Army. I would like to ask Comrade Xiao Zijing, since the establishment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military District, our First Division has never refused an order as long as it was needed by the military district and the revolution. Because our cadres in the First Division are well aware that we are party members and our troops are the party's army. As long as the revolution needs it, our First Division has always firmly supported it. How can you accuse us of warlordism?

I'd like to ask Comrade Xiao Zijing, where does Comrade Yang Quanwu show warlordism? Does he regularly beat or scold soldiers, or does he treat the First Division's troops as his own private army?

Xiao Zijing didn't expect Luo Renfa's reaction to be so intense.

Of course, Luo Renfa also slightly beautified Yang Quanwu himself.

When troops from the First Division were transferred, Yang Quanwu wasn't so easy to talk to. Especially when the Pingxi Detachment first transferred the Third Regiment, Yang Quanwu and Deng Guo nearly came to blows. And every time troops from the First Division were transferred, Yang Quanwu would privately curse.

But later on, the first division became stronger and more powerful, so they no longer cared about these things.

At this point, many others were silent, eager to see what was going on. Why had Xiao Zijing and Luo Renfa suddenly started talking? Xiao Zijing glanced at Luo Renfa and said casually, "I was talking about the signs of 'warlordism.' Comrade Yang Quanwu showed signs of 'warlordism.' If Comrade Yang Quanwu's factionalism is allowed to continue, it will eventually develop into warlordism. What we are doing now is criticizing Comrade Yang Quanwu's factionalism and preventing him from sliding into 'warlordism.' Comrade Luo Renfa is being a little too sensitive."

Yang Quanwu was indeed not his target, and he did not want to continue dwelling on the issue of Yang Quanwu.

So he immediately changed the subject and said, "The root of the problems in the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region lies with Comrade Nie Rongzhen. The reason why the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region has so many problems is because the mistakes made by Comrade Nie Rongzhen are errors of policy."

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"Wow"

The entire Jin-Cha-Yi Cadre Corps was stunned.

Overall, the criticism and self-criticism process went well. Marshal Nie's mistakes in Jinchayi were directly pointed out. Marshal Nie did not evade criticism, admitting his mistakes and conducting some self-examination.

But after all, who doesn't make mistakes?

Fighting the Japanese and establishing bases behind enemy lines were all new tasks. Everyone made mistakes, learned lessons, and developed bases and armed forces behind enemy lines.

So everyone knows the answer.

Some things were indeed done wrong.

Xiao Feng was criticized for hitting Yang Quanwu and even cursing him. However, some criticized Xiao Feng for leaving the army without permission. Xiao Feng accepted the criticism and believed that he was too impulsive. He wanted to express his opinions to the leadership and forgot the military discipline.

This is all the case.

Criticism and self-criticism. If you criticize others, others will also criticize you.

But so far, everyone has been discussing the matter based on facts. While some personal feelings have been mixed in, no one has accused anyone of fabrication or deliberate framing. Even if there are personal grudges, they are all based on facts.

But Xiao Zijing's words stunned everyone. Because Xiao Zijing actually said that Marshal Nie had made a line error. This was no small matter. What was a line error? Just like Chen Duxiu's right-wing opportunism, which led to the failure of the Great Revolution. Later leaders committed left-wing adventurism, resulting in the loss of the Central Soviet Area. After Wang Ming returned to China, he engaged in right-wing capitulationism, resulting in the "Southern Anhui Incident."

These are route errors.

This rectification campaign, along with the subsequent Seventh National Congress, was intended to draw conclusions about the Party's past history. The most important aspect of this was summarizing past errors in the Party's line.

If it involves a wrong approach, it is no longer just ordinary criticism.

Even Marshal Nie was very surprised.

Although he had expected some people to be dissatisfied with him, he had never expected someone to define him as a wrong-way leader. If this were truly the case, Nie Shuai would be unable to resume his duties for a short period of time.

Chapter 536 Wrong Route

"Comrade Nie Rongzhen's mistakes in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region were errors of left-leaning adventurism. He over-optimistically judged the situation in the War of Resistance, leading him to underestimate the enemy and achieve a quick victory. This led him to commit the error of left-leaning adventurism at the Yixian Conference. He also forgot our Party and Army's grand strategy of encircling the cities from the countryside and our Party and Army's grand strategy of conducting guerrilla warfare in the mountains behind enemy lines, and was single-mindedly pursuing the theory of urban revolution."

"It was under this erroneous guidance that the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region seemed to be prospering, capturing several cities. However, the consequences were extremely dangerous. First, it drew the attention of the North China Front Army to our Eighth Route Army, while also alerting Chongqing. This led to the current critical situation in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region and caused Pang Bingxun's 24th Army to defect to the Japanese army and become a puppet army. This has plunged the situation in Hebei into crisis again."

Pang Bingxun defected to the Japanese and accepted an appointment to the puppet Manchukuo Army, rapidly increasing his power in Hebei. The Japanese also valued Pang Bingxun's armed forces, hoping that Pang Bingxun would help them attack the Eighth Route Army. In this battle, Sun Lianzhong's Second Army and Sun Tongxuan's Third Army were captured by the Japanese army with tens of thousands of troops, and the North China Front Army was handed over to Pang Bingxun's 24th Army.

At this point, Pang Bingxun's 24th Army had nearly people.

It became the most powerful unit among the puppet troops in Hebei.

Although Naozaburo Okabe suffered heavy casualties and lost considerable territory during this operation, he ultimately reorganized the 24th Army, a significant achievement. With the 24th Army's reorganization by the Japanese, the Pinghan Railway was reconnected. Of course, the Henan section of the Pinghan Railway had long been cut off by the Nationalist Army, leaving only the section from Hebei to northern Henan open.

Now Xiao Zijing believes that this is also Marshal Nie's responsibility.

If you, Jin Chayi, hadn't been showing off, would this have happened?

It was precisely because Jin Cha Yi was causing trouble everywhere that the North China Front Army launched its full-scale suppression of the Eighth Route Army, and Chongqing intensified its efforts to suppress the Eighth Route Army.

Marshal Nie frowned.

This hat is too big for Marshal Nie to wear. So he immediately said: "I admit that after the failure of the Japanese army's sweep of the Hebei Military Region, I developed some ideas of "underestimating the enemy". I need to review this point. Our war of resistance is still a protracted war, not a war that can be won quickly. I was a little hot-headed at the time and underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Japanese and puppet troops. This is indeed my mistake. But although we were a little reckless at the Yi County Conference, the decision was made entirely based on the changes in the strength of the enemy and us. It has nothing to do with the so-called left-wing adventurism, and there is no line error. We have not forgotten the grand strategy of surrounding the cities with the countryside. After the Yi County Conference, the main task of our Jin-Cha-Ji troops was to enter Hebei to open up rural bases. Occupy the towns and villages in Hebei, rather than targeting cities.

Underestimating the enemy is a mistake that Nie Shuai admitted.

After entering 1943, Marshal Nie also reviewed the work done in 1942.

The situation was favorable at the time, and Marshal Nie was indeed somewhat overconfident and overly aggressive. He believed the North China Front Army was nothing special. He even shouted optimistic slogans internally, such as "defeating the North China Front Army within a year" and "defeating Japan within two years."

But it was not only Marshal Nie who underestimated the enemy and acted rashly at that time.

The central government was somewhat underestimating the enemy at the time. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese army mobilized a large number of troops southward. Coupled with the rise of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region, some in the central government believed that 1943 was a good opportunity to defeat Japan.

However, after 1943, Marshal Nie and his men quickly changed their attitude.

Because the Japanese army began to provide a large number of new soldiers to the North China Front Army and sent five independent guard teams, although the Japanese army's combat effectiveness was seriously reduced, it was not easy to defeat such a large number of Japanese troops.

Another reason is that starting from 1942, a large number of Kuomintang troops suddenly surrendered in an organized manner.

The number of puppet troops in Shandong increased rapidly. Now the number of puppet troops in Shandong has exceeded 20, which has greatly increased the pressure on the Shandong Eighth Route Army. It can be said that the main opponent of the Shandong Eighth Route Army is not the North China Front Army, but the surrendered Nationalist troops.

Marshal Nie admitted that he had somewhat underestimated the enemy, but he would never admit that he had committed "leftist adventurism." This was because the purpose of this rectification movement was to address the problems left behind by a group of Soviet-educated people led by Wang Ming.

One of the key issues was their "leftist adventurism" in the Central Soviet Area. If Marshal Nie was accused of this, he couldn't afford it, especially since he had studied in the Soviet Union.

Hearing Marshal Nie's explanation, Xiao Zijing immediately said, "At present, our Eighth Route Army troops are being attacked from both sides by the Japanese and puppet troops and the stubborn Kuomintang troops. This is because of the danger brought about by the left-wing adventurism of the Jin-Cha-Ji region."