Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

If Yan'an wanted to send students to the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union would not refuse. Of course, large-scale study abroad would require the central government to spend a lot of money. But this money could be calculated in other ways.

"Liu Su, Liu Su."

Marshal Nie was calculating in his mind.

Calculate whether Jin Chayi can establish a university.

After thinking for a while, Marshal Nie said, "We'll hold a Central Committee meeting on this matter. You'll come and explain it to everyone then."

"Yes."

On January 1945, 1, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Central Bureau held a meeting.

Discuss Wei Hongjun's proposal.

Even Yang Quanwu came back from the front to attend the meeting.

The Eighth Route Army was a small, unorganized force, but the leaders of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau, with the exception of Yang Quanwu and Wei Hongjun, who had fought on the battlefield, were all educated men, many even having graduated from university.

Of course, they supported the establishment of a university in Jin-Cha-Ji.

After Wei Hongjun explained the favorable conditions for establishing a university in Jin-Cha-Ji, everyone agreed to open a university there. The final outcome of the discussion was that Jin-Cha-Ji would establish a comprehensive university for military and political cadres, a military engineering university, a normal university, a medical university, a public security university, and an industrial university.

After the meeting, the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau reported the content of the meeting to the Central Committee.

Chapter 597 University Strategy

The report of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau soon reached Yan'an.

As the CCP's command center, Yan'an dealt with a vast amount of work every day. As the War of Resistance entered its strategic counteroffensive phase, the Eighth Route Army was consistently winning victories and expanding its territory. Various battle reports arrived in Yan'an daily.

The biggest action is taking place in Jin-Cha-Ji.

The Jizhong Military Region and the Jilu Military Region continuously attacked the Japanese and puppet troops in Hebei, occupying city after city. The Yanbei Military Region also launched a strong attack, cooperating with the 120th Division of the Jinsui Military Region to completely cut off the Tongpu Road, and also cooperating with the 129th Division of the Taihang Military Region to attack the Japanese and puppet troops in southern Shanxi.

As for the Ji-Re-Liaoning Military Region, it had already taken control of most of Yidong. The only remaining cities in Jidong were Tianjin and Tangshan. The Ji-Re-Cha Military Region and the Ji-Re-Liaoning Military Region united to launch a final general offensive against the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe.

There is also the newly opened Central Plains Military Region, which is developing rapidly in Henan.

It can be said that it is all good news.

Now Jinchayi has proposed a strategy to establish a university in Jinchayi.

This is no small matter.

Normally, you could build a school if you wanted to, and the central government wouldn't interfere. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, various military regions and sub-regions established various schools and training courses to train cadres.

In fact, these are basically training courses.

It cannot be considered a formal university.

Now, Jin-Cha-Ji wanted to open not one but two, but several formal universities. This was a major event, and all five secretaries of the Central Secretariat gathered for a meeting.

"Apart from anything else, I think it is necessary to establish a formal university for military and political cadres."

The commander-in-chief spoke first.

"Since we launched the strategic counter-offensive, our main forces have begun to shift from guerrilla warfare to large-scale operations. However, most of our troops have been engaged in guerrilla warfare for many years, and it will be difficult to adapt to large-scale operations in such a short period of time. Moreover, our commanders have been trained in guerrilla warfare and ambush warfare for many years, and lack the experience of siege warfare. We should establish formal military academies for our grassroots commanders to learn.

It may sound easy to transform guerrilla warfare into regular warfare, but it is not easy to actually make the transition.

The biggest problem is that many grassroots commanders, when conducting guerrilla warfare, simply fight however they want. They are used to making their own decisions and are used to "fight if you can win, run if you can't."

The essence of guerrilla warfare is not to do business at a loss.

But after transitioning to regular combat, many habits had to change. Grassroots commanders were like screws in a cog, subject to strict discipline. It was no longer like guerrilla warfare, where they could decide how to fight on their own.

Regular combat requires that every unit below follow the baton.

If you move forward, you can't move backward.

However, many grassroots commanders are not used to this style of fighting.

At the same time, offensives during regular combat differ from those during guerrilla warfare and ambush warfare. Offensive tactics are different, as are infantry tactics. This requires troop commanders to adapt.

Those who can adapt can continue to shine in large-scale combat. Those who cannot adapt can only leave the front line.

"This Military Engineering University is also very necessary. As the troops shift to a strategic counter-offensive, they will need more and more weapons and ammunition. Relying on captured weapons will not be enough to meet the troops' needs. The best way is for our own arsenals to produce enough weapons and ammunition to meet the needs of the front-line troops. Now the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Industry Department has merged the former Jin-Cha-Yi Military Region Military Factory, the former Ji-Central Military Region Military Factory, and the military factories of the former Jin-Cha-Yi Military Sub-districts. This is to build larger, more complete, and more formal military factories and develop our own military industry. However, developing the military industry requires more military engineering talents. Our reserves in this area are very weak. If we can cultivate our own military engineering talents through the university and strengthen our military industry, then our troops will not have to worry about lack of guns and ammunition in the future."

The commander-in-chief continued to express his thoughts.

The Chairman interjected, "Our troops have been in a passive position on the battlefield for years. One of the main reasons is that our defense industry is inferior to the enemy. To ultimately defeat the enemy in the future, we must develop our defense industry. Only if our defense industry can defeat the enemy will our brave soldiers avoid making such great sacrifices."

Wu Hao nodded and said, "Indeed. What the boss said makes a lot of sense. We should adjust our policies according to changing circumstances. Previously, we needed a large number of cadres, so we allowed the military regions and sub-regions below to open their own military and political cadre schools. The cadres trained at that time were all designed to adapt to the current situation. The military cadres were trained to fight guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines. The local cadres trained were mainly rural cadres, trained to establish rural bases. But now our troops have begun to shift to a strategic counter-offensive, and more and more main forces are switching from guerrilla warfare to regular warfare. At the same time, more and more cities are being conquered, requiring us to train a group of cadres to manage cities and train a group of cadres who understand industry. This requires that our cadre training model should also change. This also applies to our military industry. Our military industry used to mainly produce ammunition, but the current situation has put more demands on our military industry. Our military personnel need to master higher knowledge and be able to help our military factories produce more weapons and equipment.

“But do we have the foundation to start universities on a large scale now?”

Ren Peiguo is more cautious.

Ren Peiguo possessed exceptional political and organizational skills. However, having made the mistake of blindly leaning to the left in the Central Soviet Area, he now approached everything with extreme caution. Precisely because he personally participated in such blind actions, he understood the dangers of such activities better than anyone else.

Upon hearing Ren Peiguo's words, the Chairman laughed heartily and said, "That depends on the ability of Jinchayi. Since they dared to propose such an idea, they must have conducted rigorous research. Of course, even if it's wrong, it will only affect Jinchayi. At most, it will be rolled out and ultimately unresolved. It won't be a big problem."

Wu Hao nodded.

He said, "Comrade Rong Zhen is a very cautious person. Even if he really wants to open such a university, he will not act blindly. Besides, it is time for us to open our own university and train our own thousands of students."

The central leadership also lacked experience in running universities. Although Yan'an had its own universities, such as China Medical University, which originated from the Red Army Medical School, the current CCP generally envied universities but lacked much experience.

But everyone knows it.

Our party cannot always be seen as a peasant party by others.

So establishing a university is inevitable.

Historically, the central government only began to promote university education on a large scale after the situation in North China stabilized. It was only after the three major battles ended that the central government truly began to prioritize university education. Previously, the country was constantly engaged in war and lacked a completely stable base. But the situation is different now.

Chahar has become a very stable base for Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei.

Therefore, we are able to implement some things that other military regions cannot do under certain conditions.

"An army without culture is foolish, and a nation without culture is backward. Since Jin Chayi wants to give it a try, we should support them. Let them try. If they succeed, it's a good thing, and we'll have our own university. If they fail, it's no big deal, as we can learn from the experience. We will definitely develop a university in the future, so giving it a try is not a bad idea."

"I think so."

The commander-in-chief also nodded.

Xiuyang asked, "But this is a university after all. Who should be in charge?"

Historically, the central government has attached great importance to establishing universities.

Every time a school was established, the cadres sent were of high rank. For example, when the North China Military and Political University was established, its first president was Marshal Ye.

Later, when the People's Republic of China was founded and a military academy was established, Liu Shuai was the first president.

Now the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region wants to establish a university, but who should be put in charge?

Ren Peiguo said, "I don't think it's appropriate to make a big fuss about it. Since it's the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau that wants to establish a university, then we should select the Jin-Cha-Ji cadres to be responsible for this matter. If the Jin-Cha-Ji university is successful and the results are good, then the central government can send someone to investigate and lay the foundation for opening more universities in the future."

Ren Peiguo remained cautious.

If the central government makes a big move and sends high-level cadres to Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei.

What if the military mobilization fails?

Moreover, it was clearly Jin-Cha-Ji that was going to establish the university. If the central government sent cadres there, it would be like taking away Jin-Cha-Ji's responsibility. It would be better to leave it to the Jin-Cha-Ji cadres.

The chairman nodded.

I agree with Ren Peiguo's idea.

"How about letting Comrade Liu Huafu take charge? He was the Secretary of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee before the War of Resistance Against Japan and served as Minister of Propaganda in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. He was also a student movement cadre in his early years and is quite familiar with university education. There are still many cadres in Yan'an studying at the Party School. Could they be sent to Jin-Cha-Ji to help with the establishment of the university?"

I recommend Liu Huafu for cultivation.

Among the army-trained cadres in Jin-Cha-Ji, Liu Huafu held a significant advantage. Furthermore, there were many unemployed cadres in Yan'an. Comrade Xiuyang suggested sending these unemployed cadres to Jin-Cha-Ji to participate in the establishment of Jin-Cha-Ji University.

Ren Peiguo objected, "Comrade Liu Huafu is also currently serving as the Secretary of the Zhangjiakou Municipal Party Committee. Zhangjiakou is the largest city we currently control, and our work in Zhangjiakou is more important."

Ren Peiguo is in charge of the Organization Department.

He was very familiar with the current situation of cadres in Yan'an. The cadres with qualifications and some connections with Jin-Cha-Ji who were still unemployed in Yan'an were the cadres headed by Xiao Zijing, the former commander of the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advance Army.

Ren Peiguo could not agree to let them go to Jinchayi.

Such a big incident happened in Yan'an back then. If the Central Committee sent them to Puchayi again, wouldn't that be deliberately causing internal conflict within Puchayi? Therefore, Ren Peiguo opposed Liu Huafu's responsibility for university strategy in Jinchayi.

The Chairman nodded and said, "Zhangjiakou's work is of paramount importance. We will have many more large cities in the future, and Zhangjiakou's governance experience is invaluable. I suggest that Comrade Rong Zhen and Comrade Luo Qirong take overall responsibility, while Comrade Wei Hongjun handles the specific tasks."

"What about the Ji-Re-Cha Military Region?"

"Right now, the Yi-Re-Cha Military Region's main task is to completely annihilate the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe. Comrade Wei Hongjun can temporarily take charge of the preliminary work of establishing these universities. If there is anything else happening in the Yi-Re-Cha Military Region, he can return at any time."

There is nothing particularly important happening in the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region right now.

There would be no delay in transferring Wei Hongjun to be responsible for setting up the university first.

"It was he who originally proposed that Jin-Cha-Ji establish a university. Comrade Wei Hongjun is not someone who speaks without thinking; he must have his own ideas. Besides, he is a member of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Committee and is qualified to be responsible for this matter."

Ren Peiguo had a very good impression of Wei Hongjun's last visit to Yan'an.

So I nodded in support.

The central government quickly made a decision. It approved the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region to open a university. If it needed central support, it could apply. However, the central government would not intervene in the specific details of the opening, requiring the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region to handle them independently.

Chapter 598 Accepting the mission

Wei Hongjun wrote down his ideas for university construction and returned to the Yirecha Military Region. However, he was called back by Marshal Nie on the train. Then he received an order from the Central Committee.

"I?"

Wei Hongjun had no idea of ​​this.

Why would the central government name me and ask me to be responsible for the preliminary work of establishing a university?

Wei Hongjun envisioned a future transfer to the local government, not a lifelong military career. After all, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, national development was paramount. Only by moving to the local government could he have greater opportunities to flourish. However, moving to the local government was a matter for the future, not the present. To put it bluntly, even after the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were numerous factions, and those founding heroes who had fought on the battlefield were unruly.

There are arrogant and powerful generals everywhere.

This influence persisted not only during the first three decades but also into the 1990s. Despite the separation of military and political power, the military's influence on politics remained significant. Or perhaps it could be argued that the military and local governments were mutually influential, unable to completely separate. Therefore, Wei Hongjun's thinking was that even if he were to retire, he should at least complete the Korean War. This would give him a solid foundation in the military, making it suitable for a transfer to the local government.

But the Anti-Japanese War wasn't over yet, so Wei Hongjun hadn't considered transferring to a provincial post. The Liberation War and the Korean War were both opportunities to gain military merit. The more military merits he earned, the more solid his foundation would be for future transfers to a provincial post, and the higher his starting point would be.

So at this stage Wei Hongjun still has to fight.

Marshal Nie smiled and said, "The Central Committee's point is that since you were the one who proposed this, you must have a plan in mind. It's appropriate to let you be responsible for the preliminary work."

"What about my work in the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region?"