Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Just didn't take action.

Wei Hongjun kept trying to calm himself down, but once he arrived at the meeting, he couldn't hold it in any longer. It was simply because these people were so good at accusing people of crimes.

"You, please be quiet at the venue next time."

Marshal Nie spoke specifically to Wei Hongjun.

Marshal Nie was actually very touched. Wei Hongjun's qualifications shouldn't have clashed with so many officials. But at every meeting, Wei Hongjun was the first to stand up and defend Marshal Nie.

Although Ji Ting had the most intense attitude.

He swears at every turn.

But just like those who criticized Ji Ting, Ji Ting's participation in the revolution was too recent, and his current rank within the military and the Party was too low. So, despite Ji Ting's aggressive performance at the meeting, his influence was too low, and his assistance to Marshal Nie was limited. But Wei Hongjun was different. Despite his junior status, he was currently the Acting Political Commissar of the Ji-Re-Cha Military Region and the Secretary of the Ji-Re-Cha Border Region District Committee, both of which held high positions within the military and the Party at the current meeting.

More importantly, Wei Hongjun was promoted based on his solid performance.

Many senior cadres of the Red Army period could only do some logistical work because they were not adapted to the war of resistance. But the Eighth Column built by the Red Army was the one that single-handedly established the Chahar base.

The 8th Column was also the first Eighth Route Army unit to kill a Japanese general and the first to capture a major city.

Wei Hongjun has a halo around him.

So, despite Wei Hongjun's lack of experience, many people use it to their advantage. But in reality, those officials who criticize Wei Hongjun are truly powerless against him. Wei Hongjun comes from a privileged background, a veteran Red Army member, a long-time Party member, and a "double-first-class cadre." Furthermore, he boasts military achievements unmatched by others. He is also a trusted advisor to the central leadership. With a Wei Hongjun like him, those officials are truly powerless. Now that Wei Hongjun is defending Marshal Nie and directly confronting Xiao Zijing, it has alleviated a significant amount of pressure on Marshal Nie.

But this will be disadvantageous to Wei Hongjun in the future.

Wei Hongjun said, "Commander, it's not that I want to argue with them, it's just that they're going too far. We have problems, but we definitely do. How could we possibly be without mistakes after all our development? But if there are mistakes, just say them. What do they mean by accusing us of a line error? I've heard that many of them are scheming to qualify as delegates to the Seventh National Congress. Now that our Jin-Cha-Ji region has performed so well, we've got a lot more delegate quotas. They just want to discredit us, then take some of the quotas from our delegates and take them for themselves."

Wei Hongjun has little experience.

But after all, I joined the revolution at a very young age, starting from the Fourth Column of the Red Fourth Army and stayed in the First Corps for many years. There are also many old leaders and old comrades in Yan'an.

After Wei Hongjun adapted to Yan'an, he also had his own channels of information.

The Central Committee is preparing for the Seventh National Congress.

Many people have already begun planning for seats at the seven congresses.

They targeted Marshal Nie, criticizing Jin-Cha-Ji for its erroneous policy. This wasn't just an attempt to attack Marshal Nie; it was to imprison the entire Jin-Cha-Ji cadre. This was an attempt to seize the seven quotas from Jin-Cha-Ji.

Jin-Cha-Yi is currently the largest base of the Eighth Route Army, and if the Seventh Congress representatives are selected, it will also be the place with the largest number of people.

Marshal Nie frowned.

He was a senior cadre in the Party and the military, having experienced much and knowing more than Wei Hongjun. He knew that something was amiss at the Jin-Cha-Ji cadre meeting. Yet, he still rebuked Wei Hongjun, saying, "Don't spread baseless and fearless rumors. Furthermore, our Party's practice of criticism and self-criticism is an important measure to improve the theoretical level of our Party cadres. I made mistakes in Jin-Cha-Ji, and we should allow them to point them out and criticize us. We should also learn to accept criticism. Even if some of their criticism is not objective, we can use it as a reference. Comrades can reach a consensus through discussion if there is a real disagreement. If there is no consensus, future practice will prove who is right and who is wrong. You were cursing at people in the meeting; that's wrong." The reason Yang Quanwu received so much criticism this time was because he acted arbitrarily in the Independent Regiment and the First Division, and he didn't have good relationships with many people. You must not learn from Yang Quanwu.

Marshal Nie was also shocked this time.

Although I have long known that many people are dissatisfied with Yang Quanwu, I did not expect it to reach this point. Yang Quanwu is Nie Shuai's favorite general, and Nie Shuai knows Yang Quanwu's character very well.

When Yang Quanwu was in the first division, he adopted the strategy of giving priority to those who were capable.

The effect is very good.

Division One was brimming with generals, its forces expanding rapidly, and its territory expanding even more rapidly. Yang Quanwu employed his subordinates regardless of their origins, as long as they were capable. This was indeed very beneficial to Division One's development.

But there are also many problems.

Many veteran Red Army members and cadres were dissatisfied with Yang Quanwu because he used talents in an unconventional way, and as a result, many cadres who were originally of low rank surpassed their former leaders.

Many officers from the former Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Northeast Army came to the First Division and were highly valued by Yang Quanwu. Their ranks were higher than many veteran Red Army soldiers and cadres who had gone through the Long March.

This is something that the old Red Army soldiers and veteran cadres cannot understand.

They had been involved in the revolution for a long time, and despite the arduous Long March, they never fell behind. Their unwavering revolutionary convictions and contributions to the revolution were immense. Therefore, they couldn't understand why Yang Quanwu chose to prioritize others over them. Many of these people were former followers who had accompanied Yang Quanwu throughout the Long March, and they couldn't understand why.

In 1937, Yang Quanwu was only 22 years old.

Become famous and successful at a young age.

They didn't quite know how to appease them. As a result, they all went to the military region to seek justice from Marshal Nie. Marshal Nie chose to smooth things over and appease them, but he supported Yang Quanwu.

As a result, they all left the First Division and even left Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei.

Their accumulated resentment towards Yang Quanwu erupted at once. Therefore, Marshal Nie was very sincere in his admonition to Wei Hongjun. Marshal Nie was deeply grateful to Wei Hongjun for coming out in support of him. Fortunately, Wei Hongjun stepped in this time, otherwise Marshal Nie would have had to personally face the criticism.

"Commander, I understand your point. But some people harbor evil intentions. Some might frame you and transfer you from Jinchayi so they can take over the position there themselves."

Wei Hongjun had never had contact with Xiao Zijing before.

But this time he left a very bad impression on Wei Hongjun. Wei Hongjun really didn't understand what the point of him biting Marshal Nie was. Did he want to dethrone Marshal Nie and go to Jin-Cha-Ji as commander himself?

Jin-Cha-Ji was a stronghold built by Marshal Nie himself. Although Jin-Cha-Ji was a region of numerous factions, Marshal Nie had effectively integrated them, maintaining at least a unified grand strategy. Without Marshal Nie, given the temperamental nature of the generals in Jin-Cha-Ji, who knows what would have happened. Given this Jin-Cha-Ji base, could Xiao Zijing still hope to drive out Marshal Nie and take over himself?

Just like a shit stirrer.

They always accuse people of something. No wonder there were so many conflicts during the Yirecha Advance Army.

"Just behave yourself these few days. I don't have anything to do here."

Marshal Nie has experienced many ups and downs.

Despite numerous criticisms from the Jin-Cha-Ji Cadre Corps, he had already submitted three consecutive reports on Jin-Cha-Ji's work to the Central Committee. The Chairman and his colleagues generally praised the work, while also criticizing Marshal Nie for his somewhat "underestimating the enemy" mentality. While these simple criticisms helped Marshal Nie recognize the difficulty and protracted nature of the War of Resistance. After meeting with the Chairman and his colleagues, Marshal Nie had a clearer understanding.

So Xiao Zijing and others made a big deal out of it and even created a problem with the route, but Marshal Nie was not in a hurry.

"How's your study going lately?"

"Before, I was busy fighting and didn't understand many theoretical issues. But this time, Chairman Mao and others came to give lectures, and I learned a lot."

Wei Hongjun is not talking nonsense.

Wei Hongjun's theoretical knowledge is poor. In his previous life, he was just an ordinary civil servant, able to grapple with theoretical questions. Even in school, he only tackled political theory for exams, never truly putting in the effort. In this time and space, while Wei Hongjun loves to learn, his foundation is too weak. He only learned to read after joining the army. Although he specializes in political work, his theoretical foundation is still very poor.

This time studying at the Central Party School, I found answers to many questions that I couldn’t understand before.

Marshal Nie nodded.

Wei Hongjun was a rising star in the political work of the Jin-Cha-Ji region, and Marshal Nie held him in high regard. So, he said, "Study hard these days and be prepared. I expect the Chairman and his men will speak with you soon."

"The Chairman wants to see me?"

"Yeah. So don't cause any trouble during this time, and be prepared."

"Yes."

"By the way, I have something else I want to tell you. Do you know Comrade Ding Sheng who was in Division 1?

"Comrade Ding Sheng?"

Wei Hongjun thought for a moment and said, "I've heard of him, but I've never dealt with him."

Wei Hongjun and Ding Sheng have no intersection.

I am not familiar with this cadre either.

Fortunately, Ding Sheng left a significant mark in history, so Wei Hongjun still remembered this name.

"Comrade Ding Sheng has been in Yan'an for three and a half years. Some time ago, Comrade Ding Sheng came to me and wanted to go to the front line to fight, hoping that I could help. I originally wanted to recommend him to the Second Training Brigade to serve as the political commissar of a regiment under it, but there are currently no vacancies in the cadre configuration of the Second Training Brigade. Therefore, I would like to recommend him to your Jirecha Military Region.

Wei Hongjun was stunned.

Wei Hongjun understood why Marshal Nie gave up Ding Sheng to teach the Second Brigade. Because although the Second Brigade was a unit of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region, it was now under the command of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia-Shanxi-Suiyuan Joint Defense Army.

For a cadre of Ding Sheng's rank to be placed in the Second Training Brigade, he still had to go through the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia-Shanxi-Suiyuan Joint Defense Army. With the Rectification Movement now in full swing, how would people view it if Marshal Nie still placed Ding Sheng in the Second Training Brigade?

You, Jin Cha Yi, have sent your troops here, and you're trying to meddle in their personnel matters? What do you want to do?

If you are accused of "factionalism" and "sectarianism", you will have no place to cry. After all, although Ding Sheng was not a strict cadre of the Jinchayi, he did have a relationship with the Jinchayi.

Ding Sheng was a member of the Central Red Army. However, after the Eighth Route Army was reorganized, he served in the 120th Division. He later followed Song Shilun to the Fourth Column. After the Fourth Column was reorganized into the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Advance Army, Ding Sheng served in the Deng Guo Detachment. After Song Shilun and Deng Guo successively left the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army, a large number of cadres from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei and 120th Divisions left the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army. Ding Sheng also left the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army at that time.

Although Ding Sheng was a cadre of the 120th Division, he joined the Jin-Cha-Ji Wing after leaving the Yi-Re-Liaoning Advance Army. He was not assigned to the Jin-Cha-Ji Fifth Division, where Deng Guo was the commander, but to the First Division.

However, before he could play a role in the First Division, he went to Yan'an to study and participated in the Rectification Movement and the Great Production Movement. He remained in Yan'an and remained largely unknown throughout the Anti-Japanese War.

It happened that he met Marshal Nie in Yan'an. Although his time in Jin-Cha-Ji was short, he had been there after all. So he asked his old leader, Marshal Nie, to transfer him to the combat unit.

Coach Nie was not familiar with Ding Sheng either.

Marshal Nie was a kindhearted man, and since Ding Sheng had come to him, he couldn't refuse. However, Marshal Nie wasn't sure of Ding Sheng's abilities. So, his first thought was to assign Ding Sheng to the Second Training Brigade. But considering his current situation in Yan'an, he abandoned the idea.

Finally, I thought of Wei Hongjun.

Because the Eighth Column had relatively little experience, Wei Hongjun was generally open to outsiders. Furthermore, Wei Hongjun was able to effectively integrate these outsiders into the Eighth Column. Therefore, Marshal Nie ultimately decided to hand Ding Sheng over to Wei Hongjun. As for how Wei Hongjun used him, Marshal Nie didn't care.

Marshal Nie was quite prudent in assigning Ding Sheng to the frontline troops. Ding Sheng had approached other leaders before, but they were not familiar with him and could not easily assign him.

Wei Hongjun is of course welcome.

Although Ding Sheng remained relatively unknown throughout the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he later became a prominent general in the Fourth Field Army. He fought a series of remarkable battles during the beginning of the Liberation War. Having such a general was a blessing for the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region.

"Of course I welcome him to our military region. I will meet with him first and then decide what position he will take on.

Chapter 539 General

With Marshal Nie's recommendation, Wei Hongjun soon met Ding Sheng in Yan'an.

If it weren't for Marshal Nie, Wei Hongjun wouldn't have known Ding Sheng was currently in Yan'an. Wei Hongjun had long heard of this rising star of the Fourth Field Army, but he only knew that he rose to prominence in the Hengbao Campaign and later performed exceptionally well in the Korean War and the self-defense counterattack against India. He could be considered a representative figure of the Fourth Field Army's rise to prominence.

As for his specific situation during the Red Army period and the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, we don't know.

This time, Wei Hongjun carefully reviewed Ding Sheng's resume in order to meet him, especially since Ding Sheng was going to work in the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region. It was unremarkable, truly unremarkable. He joined the Red Army in 1930 and, like Wei Hongjun, joined the Party in 32.

However, unlike Wei Hongjun, who fought in the grassroots companies, Ding Sheng first served as a communications officer at the regimental headquarters, and soon became a communications officer at the division headquarters and the General Political Department. While at the General Political Department, he served as a communications officer and orderly for Wang Jiaxiang, then Director of the General Political Department of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. Wang Jiaxiang was very fond of Ding Sheng and sent him to the Gonglue Infantry School for military training. He then sent him to the countryside for training, where he served as an instructor in the medical team of the Red Third Army. It was not until the end of the Zunyi Conference that he was assigned to a combat unit as a company instructor. He performed well during the attack on Loushan Pass, but was injured.

After the First and Fourth Front Armies of the Red Army reunited, Ding Sheng enrolled at the Red Army University. In 1936, he was promoted several ranks to become the political commissar of the 29nd Regiment of the 2th Army. It's fair to say that throughout his time with the Red Army, Ding Sheng saw little combat and generally lived an unremarkable life. He spent most of his time either in government offices or studying at the military academy.

Of course, his background is still good.

After all, he was born as a service member of the central leadership. He first studied at the Gonglue Infantry School and later at the Red Army University. His promotion speed was not slow at all. Before the July 120 Incident, he had already become the regimental political commissar. After the reorganization of the Eighth Route Army, he came to the 120th Division, and the work he did had nothing to do with fighting. He served as an assistant in the 358th Brigade of the 715th Division, and was soon transferred to the 1938th Regiment as the head of the organization section. In April 4, he came to the Song Shilun Detachment as the head of the organization section. He followed Song Shilun to Pingxi, and formed the Fourth Column of the Eighth Route Army with the Deng Guo Detachment, and participated in the Jidong Uprising.

Finally, they advanced into Hebei, Rehe and Liaoning.

Yet, the entire process was uneventful. Later, Deng Guo and Song Shilun were expelled from the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advancing Army. As a cadre of the 120th Division, he too left the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advancing Army and moved to the Jin-Cha-Yi region. There, he remained largely unknown, and soon returned to Yan'an to study. Six years after the outbreak of the full-scale war of resistance, Ding Sheng was still a regimental-level cadre in the Eighth Route Army. After the reorganization of the Eighth Route Army, many company- and platoon-level cadres had now risen to regimental-level positions, or even higher. Yet, Ding Sheng remained stagnant.

Some later generations claim that Ding Sheng led his troops in the Hundred Regiments Campaign during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and was nicknamed a "roadside nail" by the Japanese. This is pure nonsense. Ding Sheng was still studying in Yan'an when the Hundred Regiments Campaign broke out and did not participate in it. Furthermore, even if he was in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei at the time, he would not have had the opportunity to lead troops in battle. It can be said that Ding Sheng did not have much fame or military achievements during the Red Army and Eighth Route Army periods.

If he hadn't had the nerve to approach Marshal Nie this time, he would have likely stayed in Yan'an for a long time. Historically, it was Marshal Nie who gave Ding Sheng an opportunity by assigning him to coach the Second Brigade. Later, he followed the troops to Hebei, Rehe, and Liaoning, where he began to shine.

"Hello, Comrade Ding Sheng."

"Commander Nie asked me to report to you."

Ding Sheng saluted.

The two had similar qualifications during their time in the Red Army.