Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

After receiving the telegram, Marshal Nie immediately understood what was going on.

I know that Wei Hongjun’s report worked.

Marshal Nie was very happy.

Because Wei Hongjun was a young cadre from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region. He had been a subordinate of Marshal Nie for over a decade, dating back to the First Red Army Corps. Their personal relationship was completely different. Furthermore, the two men had a common bond from their time fighting together in Yan'an.

Sometimes that's how hills are created.

How do you eliminate this kind of hill?

Marshal Nie and Wei Hongjun, for example, both served in the First Red Army Corps. Their relationship grew even closer during the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. Later, after the two men went to Yan'an, Wei Hongjun repeatedly defended Marshal Nie during the Rectification Movement. This even led to conflicts with senior officials like Xiao Zijing over issues concerning Marshal Nie.

This kind of friendship makes the personal relationship between two people closer and closer.

This kind of situation is very common during wartime, and many comrades-in-arms share a life-and-death relationship.

You can't call it "factionalism" just because some people have formed close relationships after years of fighting together. In this case, you can only say that there are factions, but it's not "factionalism." As long as they don't stick together and exclude cadres from other factions, then it can't be considered "factionalism."

Marshal Nie was actually very nervous after hearing Wei Hongjun's report.

The fear was that if the information were leaked, Wei Hongjun would face immense pressure. Fortunately, the Central Committee had now approved Wei Hongjun's report. That was why they requested the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau to fully support the establishment of a base in Northeast China.

"Commander, why are you calling me here so urgently?"

"Your report has been approved by the Central Committee. The Central Committee has just sent a telegram to our Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau, asking us to fully support the Ji-Re-Liaoning Military Region and the Ji-Re-Cha Military Region in establishing a base in the Northeast.

"Great."

Wei Hongjun was overjoyed.

The Central Committee has always attached great importance to the Northeast. At the closing ceremony of the Seventh National Congress, Chairman Mao even said that as long as the Northeast was in place, the troops could rebuild even if other bases were lost. This shows the importance the Central Committee attached to the Northeast.

But despite the importance attached to it, the Eighth Route Army was not as powerful as it is now. Therefore, the central government did not formulate a complete and clear strategy for the Northeast. At most, it just wanted to enter the Northeast as soon as possible after Japan surrendered to seize time.

It's different now.

The Eighth Route Army is much stronger than in history, and the Japanese army is much weaker than in history.

So the Central Committee began to agree with Wei Hongjun's ideas.

The goal wasn't just to seize time to enter Northeast China, but to control the area south of Changchun by the time the Anti-Japanese War was won. Wei Hongjun even believed that the Chairman and his colleagues likely agreed with much of his analysis of the world situation, including his analysis of the Soviet Union. Otherwise, such a decision wouldn't have been made. Marshal Nie smiled at Wei Hongjun's expression.

"Commander, just tell me directly how the military region will support us.

Now that you have decided to support, you must not just say it.

Marshal Nie smiled and said, "First, I have some good news for you. The Central Committee has decided to move the main campus of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University to our Jin-Cha-Ji region. More than 3000 teachers and students from the main campus will come to our Jin-Cha-Ji region. Do you understand what this means? These are the Central Committee's support for our Jin-Cha-Ji region, as well as for future cadres in the Northeast. Furthermore, the main campus of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University is in our Jin-Cha-Ji region, and it can train batches of cadres for us in a short period of time. The Anti-Japanese Military and Political University has established an excellent cadre training system over the years. It can provide us with several thousand cadres in Jin-Cha-Ji within a year or two."

"This is indeed good news."

Wei Hongjun nodded.

Every profession has its own specialization, and the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University was specifically designed to train cadres.

And the Anti-Japanese University is very experienced.

After all, the predecessor of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University was the Red Army University, which trained cadres for the Red Army during the Red Army period. After being reorganized into the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, together with branch campuses across the country, it trained 100,000 cadres for the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army.

He has come to Jin-Cha-Ji now, and Jin-Cha-Ji is the first to see the moon because it is close to the water.

This is definitely a good thing.

Marshal Nie continued, "I have another piece of good news for you. I have discussed with several members of the Central Committee Standing Committee and have decided to send Mongolian cadres to your Jirecha Military Region. You entered the Northeast from the Tongliao area, where there are many Mongolian tribes. To the north is the Hulunbuir area, an even greater Mongolian concentration area. Your Jirecha Military Region is short of Mongolian cadres. Our military region has established a Mongolian cadre school and has trained many Mongolian cadres. The first batch of Mongolian cadres sent to you by the military region is 400 Mongolian cadres. We will continue to send you more Mongolian cadres in the future. Within a year, you will have at least Mongolian cadres."

"Commander, this is fantastic. We are currently lacking Mongolian cadres."

Wei Hongjun was overjoyed.

This is really good news.

To the north and west of Tongliao are Mongol-populated areas, with numerous Mongol tribes. Even eastward into the Northeast, there are still many Mongol tribes. Therefore, the Jirecha Military Region is in need of a large number of Mongol cadres.

However, the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region currently does not have that many Mongolian cadres.

Now that the military region is willing to support it, it is of course a good thing.

What Wei Hongjun didn't know was that the Mongolian cadres of the military region were originally going to be handed over to the Chahar-Suiyuan Military Region. But now that the central government has decided to fully support the development of the Northeast, this group of Mongolian cadres has been handed over to the Jirecha Military Region.

"Also, in terms of logistical supplies, your two military regions will be given priority."

"What supplies?"

"All supplies will be prioritized for you. This year's winter clothing will be the first to be provided by the military district. We will also provide you with an additional 2400 sets of winter clothing for your troops developing in the Northeast. Furthermore, this time, the military district plans to provide you with 5 Type small guns and rounds of Type ammunition in three batches."

"Commander, are you kidding me?"

"Of course I'm not kidding. This time, the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Committee has decided to fully support your Northeast strategy. Of course, this support isn't just verbal. If you want to establish a base in the Northeast, you'll likely face the Kwantung Army. How can you do that if your troops aren't well-equipped? The military district arsenal can't produce many cannons right now, but it does produce a lot of 1300mm cannons. We can produce over 2400 a month, so giving you isn't a big deal."

Wei Hongjun was very happy.

The 50mm cannon is indeed incomparable to large cannons such as infantry guns.

After all, the Type 50 small gun was a copy of the Japanese military's cartridge, with a caliber of mm. Its power couldn't compare to that of infantry guns. However, the Type small gun could fire at ranges of several hundred meters, making it very useful in close-range offensive engagements.

In particular, the 50mm cannon can fire both indirect and direct fire.

For the Eighth Route Army troops who lacked heavy weapons, nothing was more suitable than the Type 50 small cannon.

2400 Type 8 small guns, with each company equipped with 20 guns, could equip nearly 12 regiments. If the configuration was improved, with each company equipped with guns, it could also equip more than ten regiments.

It's really good.

“For other rifles, light and heavy machine guns, artillery, and ammunition, the military district will give you priority support.

"Thank you, Commander."

"However, since the Central Committee has decided to fully support you, it still depends on your methods. If you can truly establish a base in the Northeast, then everything will be fine. But if the situation in establishing the Northeast base is not good, then you may not be able to maintain your current position.

Do you get me? "

"Commander, I understand. I will not let you down.

Wei Hongjun certainly understood what Marshal Nie meant.

Now that the central government has made its decision, the Northeast strategy is the top priority. The central government will soon be sending cadres here continuously. This is the central government's grand strategy. If the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region performs poorly, the central government will definitely replace it with someone else.

In the face of the grand strategy, no matter how great the contributions of Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun are, they are of no use.

Just like the Jireliao advance army back then.

Developing Jidong, developing Rehe, and advancing into the Northeast was the central government's grand strategy at the time. Therefore, for this grand strategy, the central government firmly supported the advance into Jireliao. Even though some problems occurred in the process, the central government still gave Xiao Zijing the highest support.

Even the two generals of the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advance Army, Deng Guo and Song Shilun, were at odds with Xiao Zijing, so the central government transferred them both to support the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advance Army. However, when Xiao Zijing was unable to complete this task, the central government directly removed him from his post.

"Then do it well."

"Yes."

Chapter 574 The Situation in Tongliao

After the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau made the decision, it did not drag its feet.

When Wei Hongjun returned, he brought Mongolian cadres with him. Then came batches of supplies. Rifles, 50mm cannons, mortars built by the military region itself, and large quantities of ammunition. Eight hundred thousand rounds of rifle ammunition alone were given to the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region. It could be said that since the establishment of the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region, this was the first time the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region had received such a large allocation of supplies.

Why the central government cannot formulate policies at will.

Because once the central government enacts a policy, its impact is immense. Once the Politburo decides to support the Northeast strategy, the central government will shift even more support to Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei. For example, when the central government decided to relocate the main campus of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University to Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, 3000 teachers and students would move there, a significant boost for the region. Because the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University was currently the institution that trained the most cadres for the various base areas, its relocation was both a sign of central government support and trust in the region.

After receiving the order, the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau will allocate more resources to the Ji-Re-Liaoning Military Region and the Ji-Re-Cha Military Region.

After Wei Hongjun returned to the military region, he convened another meeting.

There's not much to say this time.

Last time, it was Wei Hongjun who persuaded the lower-level cadres. But this time, the decision came from the Central Committee, the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau. Therefore, the Ji-Re-Cha District Committee and the Ji-Re-Cha Military Region both made the decision.

The main work for the next year is divided into two parts.

One part was to deal with the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe, and the other part was to fully implement the Northeast strategy.

However, how to fully implement the Northeast strategy still requires overall consideration. In order to implement the Northeast strategy, Wei Hongjun came to Naiman Banner.

Naiman Banner was established in the early Qing Dynasty. Naiman, a Mongolian word, formerly known as "Naiman," means the Chinese numeral "eight," and is derived from the name of an ancient Mongolian tribe. During the Ming Dynasty, the Naiman tribe was one of the eight Chahar tribes. Later, when the Qing Dynasty established the league and banner system, the Naiman tribe was renamed Naiman Banner.

Naiman Banner is located between Chifeng and Tongliao.

Xiahou Wen and his men were establishing a base in Tongliao, and they had to pass through Naiman Banner. So Xiahou Wen's first move was to establish an anti-Japanese base in Naiman Banner. Wei Hongjun went there to see the situation in Naiman Banner.

Of course, I am also prepared to talk to Xiahou Wen.

Because the first step of the Northeast strategy, the Tongliao strategy, required Xia Houwen's full responsibility. Only by carefully listening to the thoughts of Xia Houwen, a front-line cadre, could Wei Hongjun return and formulate how to support Xia Houwen.

Arrived in Naiman Banner, met Xia Houwen. Every time he met Xia Houwen, Wei Hongjun didn't know what to say. Xia Houwen was really not very old, only 37 years old this year.

A few decades later, he would be in the prime of life, but now half of Xia Houwen's hair is white.

He looks like he's fifty years old.

This is all because Xiahou Wen’s working environment is relatively poor.

But don't be fooled by the fact that Xia Houwen looks like an old farmer and is quite old. But every time you see him, he is full of energy and seems tireless.

It is precisely because of Xiahou Wen’s mental state that Wei Hongjun admires him.

"Your work is progressing very quickly."

After arriving in Naiman Banner, Wei Hongjun was still very satisfied with Xia Houwen's work.

In just a month, Xiahou Wen had already established himself in Naiman Banner. He had even established the Northeast Detachment Headquarters in Naiman Banner and had begun developing a base area around it.

Not only did they establish a base, they also began to expand their troops.

Xiahou Wen said, "Political Commissar, the main problem is that the puppet army here is not strong enough. After we arrived in Naiman Banner, we also fought with the puppet police here and some Mongolian landlords' armed forces. They are all a mob.

After a few battles, we wiped out more than a thousand enemy troops. Now those puppet police and Mongolian landlord armed forces dare not fight us.

From a field brigade political commissar, leading a group of people to open up a new base, according to some cadres, it was not a good thing. Instead, it was like being demoted.

But Xiahou Wen really doesn't care about these things.

Xiahou Wen, on the other hand, was a strong Party member. Since Wei Hongjun had chosen to establish the Tongliao base, he had to complete the task successfully. He had no habit of bargaining with the organization. Therefore, after arriving in Tongliao, he worked very hard for the past month.

I have been thinking about how to open up the Tongliao base.

"Where is the Japanese 119th Division?"

"There has been no response yet. Furthermore, the main forces of the 119th Division are currently stationed in Tongliao and Baicheng. There are no regular Japanese troops in Naiman Banner. In my opinion, the 119th Division's deployment to Tongliao and Baicheng is not intended to sweep southwards to destroy our Yirecha base. Rather, the 119th Division's deployment to Tongliao and Baicheng is intended to protect the Tongliao and Baicheng lines.