Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Marshal Lin was quite satisfied with the Second Column for several reasons. In its first battle, the Second Column annihilated tens of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops and seized a large amount of weapons and ammunition. The Second Column did not keep all the supplies for itself, but instead handed over most of them to the military region.

In the second attack on Changchun, the Second Column also performed best.

Coach Lin was very fond of the ability to fight tough battles.

What made Marshal Lin even more satisfied was that after entering Changchun, the Second Column seized the most supplies. After all, Changchun was the headquarters of the Kwantung Army. But like the first time, the Second Column did not keep all the supplies for itself.

All these made Marshal Lin satisfied with the Second Column.

Now that they were being asked to transfer cadres, Wang Qiuyun began to express some dissatisfaction, but she didn't really complain. Marshal Lin could understand this level of dissatisfaction. After all, who could be completely happy with so many cadres being transferred?

But as long as you can obey orders, that's fine.

Chen Yun and General Lin saw the Second Column's statement and left very satisfied. Outside, General Lin said, "I think the North Manchuria Military Region is still too large. The biggest problem there is still bandit suppression, and we need to solve the bandit problem piece by piece. So I think it's feasible to establish some third-level military sub-districts under the North Manchuria Military Region."

Chen Yun nodded.

Chen Yun has been in Northeast China for a long time.

It was understood early on that suppressing banditry in Northeast China was the most important task of the base area. For a hundred years, the bandit problem in Northeast China remained unsolved. Zhang Zuolin's solution to the bandit problem was to reorganize the bandits and use them for his own purposes. Unfortunately, bandits are still bandits. Give them a proper organization and provide them with support, and they'll obey you. But when you're no longer effective, they immediately become new bandits.

Look at the group of Northeast Army soldiers who defected to the Japanese after the September 18th Incident. Most of them were bandit troops reorganized by Zhang Zuolin and his men.

Chen Yun knew that suppressing bandits was crucial. However, how to do it depended on the generals under his command. Therefore, Chen Yun attached great importance to Marshal Lin's opinion. He nodded and said, "That's a good idea. We should contact the comrades in the North Manchuria Military Region and have them divide the base into three levels of military sub-regions based on the actual conditions in the area and report this to the Northeast Bureau and the Military Region."

Marshal Lin nodded.

He took a few steps forward and suddenly said, "Xiao Yongshi and Chu He are good. Their Ninth Brigade fought very well in the Battle of Changchun.

We can't let honest people suffer losses.

Chen Yun paused.

I found that Marshal Lin had no intention of continuing, so I didn't ask.

But Chen Yun understood Marshal Lin's intentions. He felt a little guilty about withdrawing so many cadres from the Second Column. He was particularly touched by the Second Column's enthusiastic response. Xiao Yongshi and Chu He were both the commander and political commissar of the Second Column's main brigade. They had many opportunities to make contributions in the field army.

However, once they were sent to the North Manchuria Military Region, they could only reorganize new soldiers and do bandit suppression work, which was completely incomparable to the field army.

Therefore, Marshal Lin wanted to compensate them.

The North Manchuria Military Region established three-level military sub-districts, and Marshal Lin wanted to compensate Xiao Yongshi and Chu He.

Chen Yun understood.

We should not let “honest people” suffer losses.

Chapter 638: City? Countryside?

As the Northeast Bureau was implementing the North Manchuria Strategy, cadres dispatched by the Central Committee began arriving one after another. This time, the cadres entering the Northeast were all high-ranking cadres from the Central Committee. With their arrival, the Northeast Bureau needed to be reorganized again.

Changchun.

Cadres from the Northeast Bureau and the Northeast Military Region gathered there.

The Secretary of the Northeast Bureau was Chen Yun, and the Deputy Secretaries of the Northeast Bureau included Peng Zhen, Lin Shuai, Gao Gang and others, as well as members of the Northeast Bureau, and under them were the commanders and political commissars of various military regions.

It can be said that everyone is gathered together.

In fact, the enlarged meeting of the Northeast Bureau was held because of the current disagreement within the Northeast Bureau. The main reason was that there was a conflict of opinion between the Northeast Bureau Secretary Chen Yun and the Northeast Bureau Deputy Secretary Peng Zhen, who had just arrived in the Northeast.

In terms of Party seniority, Chen Yun outranked Peng Zhen. Chen Yun had been a Party leader since the Red Army era, holding a very high rank. Peng Zhen, on the other hand, was a rising star within the Party, a cadre who rose rapidly with the rise of the Party in the North China White Area. Today, their positions within the Party are similar: both are members of the Politburo and alternate secretaries of the Secretariat.

In the current Northeast Bureau, Chen Yun and Peng Zhen have the highest status in the party.

So, after Peng Zhen arrived in Northeast China, the two met for the first time to exchange ideas. Unexpectedly, they had a disagreement during their first exchange, which soon surfaced at a meeting of the Northeast Bureau.

Finally, an enlarged meeting of the Northeast Bureau was held.

"We now have a huge advantage, and we should disperse our troops at this time. The sudden surrender of the Japanese army has led to a large number of weapons flowing out of the hands of the Japanese and puppet troops. Bandits have begun to increase rapidly, which has put a lot of pressure on our work in the countryside. Therefore, our task at this stage should be to disperse the troops and quickly eliminate these newly formed bandits. Then, cadres will be sent to the countryside to carry out rural work and gain the support of the people. Our Eighth Route Army fought in the countryside, and only by doing a good job in rural work can the subsequent urban work be more solid. If we cannot do a good job in rural work in Northeast China, then we will not be able to do a good job in urban work in Northeast China."

Chen Yun immediately expressed his opinion.

What a great opportunity now is.

Although the Soviet army entered China, it mainly controlled the northern Manchuria area, and also entered the Korean Peninsula and the Dalian area. Changchun, Jilin, Siping, and Shenyang were currently under the control of the Eighth Route Army.

When the Soviet army came in, they just stayed in the cities and didn't care about some small and medium-sized cities and towns and rural areas in North Manchuria.

This is the Eighth Route Army's opportunity.

The Eighth Route Army was originally founded in the countryside. At this time, of course, the troops should be quickly deployed to the countryside to eliminate the newly emerged bandits. Only by eliminating those bandits can we gain the support of the local people.

In fact, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and bandits is average.

It would be easy to wipe out these bandits if we just fought a war.

But the problem is that many bandits have inextricable ties with rural landlords. Bandit suppression and rural work must be combined to truly eradicate those bandits and solve the bandit problem in Northeast China.

"Comrade Chen Yun, I think you have a problem understanding the central government's intentions. The reason the central government has prioritized the Northeast is because it possesses industrial strength unmatched elsewhere. While our current cadre and military presence may seem numerous, it's actually modest compared to the vastness of the Northeast. We should deploy more cadres and troops to cities to restore urban work as quickly as possible."

This is where Chen Yun and Peng Zhen disagree.

From the very first conversation, differences and even conflicts arose between the two of them.

Chen Yundao said, "Cities are important, there's no doubt about that. But we need to analyze the situation based on the actual situation. What is the current situation in Northeast China? First, the Soviet Union's attitude is ambiguous. From the intelligence we've received so far, it seems there's an agreement between the Soviet Union and Chiang Kai-shek. The Soviet Union has been refusing our Eighth Route Army access to its controlled areas, and it's clear that it will eventually hand over its control to the Nationalist Army. If that happens, the several cities currently controlled by the Soviet Union will all fall under the control of the Nationalist Army."

"Secondly, given the relationship between the United States and Chiang Kai-shek, if the United States uses its warships to transport the Nationalist troops, then within two or three months, the Nationalist army will be able to land at several ports in Bohai.

"Third, Chiang Kai-shek is currently in Northeast China, granting large numbers of military units to puppet troops and bandits, using them as vanguards for the Nationalist Army. Take, for example, Jiang Pengfei, currently known as the commander of the Northeastern Advancing Army, commanding nearly 100,000 men. He's currently in North Manchuria. As soon as the Soviets begin handing over cities to the Nationalist Party, Jiang Pengfei's troops will be ready to enter the Harbin and Qiqihar areas."

"Fourth, right now, the towns and villages in Northeast China are in the most chaotic situation.

"The stragglers of the puppet Manchukuo army, the puppet police, as well as bandits and local scoundrels, are taking advantage of this opportunity to seize control of the township and rural political power and are aggressively expanding their forces here. Even our rural bases are being swarmed with puppet troops, bandits, local scoundrels, and local scoundrels. This is significantly impacting our work in the countryside."

Chen Yun analyzed the current situation carefully.

He continued, "So what's our most important task next? It's not about urban or rural work. It's about preventing the Nationalist troops from entering Northeast China. As long as we can prevent them from entering, as long as the Northeast remains in our hands, we'll have enough time to govern it. To preserve Northeast China and prevent the Nationalist troops from entering, the most important first step is to stabilize its rural towns and villages. We must quickly eliminate the puppet Manchukuo troops, puppet police, bandits, and scoundrels who could become accomplices to the Nationalist army. We must deny them any room to survive. If we allow the current chaos in the towns and villages to continue, they will soon be overrun with bandits, making it difficult for us to eliminate them later. The best approach is to take advantage of this chaos, when they are weak, to quickly eliminate them and bring the vast majority of the towns and villages under our control. Without these people acting as accomplices to the Nationalist army, our forces can focus solely on stopping the Nationalist army on the front lines. To achieve this goal, we should now have our cadres leave the cities, abandon their cars, take off their leather shoes, don peasant clothing, and go to the countryside to mobilize the masses, eliminate traitors, eliminate bandits, and engage in land development, thus establishing our most stable base in the countryside."

"Comrade Chen Yun said that our next most important task is to prevent the Nationalist troops from entering the Northeast. I agree with this. But how can we stop the Nationalist troops? What is the most important thing? Of course, weapons and ammunition. There are many factories in the Northeast cities, and there are also arsenals. As long as we do a good job in our urban work and produce enough weapons and ammunition, we will be able to prevent the Nationalist troops from entering the Northeast. Those puppet army deserters, puppet police, bandits, and ruffians in the towns and villages are just scabies. Therefore, I cannot agree to cadres going to the countryside and the field army dividing its troops to suppress bandits.

The two people don't want to give in to each other.

Zhang Wentian began to speak, "We currently have nearly 300,000 troops in the Northeast. But we know how important the Northeast is, and so does Chiang Kai-shek. How many people will Chiang Kai-shek send to the Northeast then? 400,000 or 500,000? Or perhaps even more. Adding the puppet Manchukuo troops, bandits, and so on they appointed in the Northeast, there could be 600,000 or 700,000. Can the troops we have now stop the Nationalist Army? Shouldn't we expand our military and prepare for war? And where will the troops we need come from? Although the Central Committee has ordered each military region to withdraw troops to the Northeast, how many troops can still enter the Northeast? Even if another 100,000 troops enter the Northeast, our troops are still insufficient. Therefore, the best way is to open up rural bases in towns and villages. This is the way we are most familiar with developing bases.

As long as we have enough rural bases, we can expand our military on a large scale. We are not short of weapons now, and we can expand our military on a large scale in a short period of time."

"Comrade Zhang Wentian is still stuck in the old revolutionary paradigm. Our previous bases were all relatively poor areas where the enemy was weak. The Northeast is different from all our previous bases. The Northeast is an industrially developed region, and we must constantly change our mindset. We cannot be constrained by outdated ideas. To expand the military and prepare for war, we need recruits not only from the countryside but also from the cities. Since we entered Changchun, many people have signed up to join the army."

Lin Feng immediately objected to Zhang Wentian's statement.

He supports Peng Zhen.

Why did the central government send so many troops to the Northeast?

It's all about controlling the city.

You've already arrived in the Northeast, but you're still obsessed with the rural areas. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse? Lin Feng had just finished speaking when Gao Gang, who was standing next to him, sneered, "Are there a lot of people in Changchun who want to join the army? Comrade Lin Feng, have you personally gone to see them? A bunch of deserters of the puppet Manchukuo army, puppet police, and unemployed hooligans in the city. They saw Japan surrender and wanted to change their masters. Are these the urban recruits that Comrade Lin Feng mentioned? Are our army going to rely on these people to fight? Are we going to abandon the purity of the Party and the army? I firmly oppose recruiting these people into the army."

"Comrade Gao Gang, did he only see these things and not see the enthusiasm of urban students and workers to join the army?"

Peng Zhen was very dissatisfied with Gao Gang's statement.

Gao Gang rose through the ranks of the Party at a remarkable rate. At the age of 39, he became a member of the Politburo at the Seventh National Congress. There were only 13 members of the Politburo elected at the Seventh National Congress, and Gao Gang rose from the ranks to become one of them.

Many cadres entered the Northeast this time, but only four members of the Politburo: Chen Yun, Peng Zhen, Gao Gang, and Zhang Wentian. But now, Chen Yun, Gao Gang, and Zhang Wentian were united in their opinions, putting pressure on him.

Peng Zhen was very disappointed with them.

There's no industrial spirit at all. How can one still think like a peasant when arriving in an industrially advanced region like the Northeast? Isn't the most important task now to deploy cadres to the cities and control them?

Go to some rural area to undertake the task of dealing with traitors, suppressing bandits, and reducing rent and interest.

He glanced around and found that no one was talking. He looked at Marshal Lin. Although Marshal Lin was only a member of the Central Committee, he was the Deputy Secretary of the Northeast Bureau, the Commander of the Northeast Military Region, and the Commander of the Northeast Field Army. He was fully responsible for military affairs in the Northeast.

So Peng Zhen asked, "Comrade Lin Biao, what do you think?"

Marshal Lin looked at the people above him and said, “The army cannot be expanded casually.

The words are short.

Peng Zhen frowned, realizing that he still wouldn't get support at the Northeast Bureau's enlarged meeting. So he said to Chen Yun, "Comrade Chen Yun, should we report the Northeast Bureau's debate to the Central Committee and hear their opinion?"

Chapter 639 Berry Wool

"What is Yan'an's opinion?"

“It’s also a controversial topic.”

chongqing.

The Northeast Bureau's debate came to Yan'an, and they asked the Central Committee for its opinion.

There were also disagreements among the leaders in Yan'an. However, Comrade Xiu Yang, who presided over the central government's work, generally supported Peng Zhen's opinion. However, some other leaders believed that Chen Yun's ideas were more correct, especially Ren Peiguo, who believed that Chen Yun's ideas were more practical. Because of Ren Peiguo's strong opposition, the central government remained unable to reach a conclusion. However, the situation in the Northeast Bureau required a resolution. Otherwise, it would directly affect the work of the Northeast Bureau. If Chen Yun and Peng Zhen disagreed on their work, the work of the Northeast Bureau would be thwarted.

So the telegram came to Chongqing.

Chairman Mao read the telegram and said, "Comrade Chen Yun and Comrade Peng Zhen agree on the situation. The Northeast Bureau's primary task is to preserve the Northeast and prevent the Nationalist army from occupying it. However, there are differences on how to achieve this goal."

Chen Yun was a cadre among the Soviet-educated group who turned to the Chairman, and Peng Zhen was a cadre from the White Area Party.

They all have relatively high status at present.

Although the two of them had disagreements, the chairman still gave them enough face.

“Judging from the situation in Northeast China, Comrade Chen Yun’s analysis is correct.

Our next task is to quickly expand our rural bases, providing food and manpower to our troops, allowing them to quickly expand and build up their combat effectiveness. Although the Northeast Bureau entered the Northeast early and laid a solid foundation, the rural bases are still too small compared to the entire Northeast. Therefore, at this time, we need our cadres to go to the rural areas on a large scale.

Wu Hao said, "The Chairman means that he agrees with Comrade Chen Yun's opinion. If that's the case, we should give the Northeast Bureau a response as soon as possible. There are now disagreements between Comrade Chen Yun and Comrade Peng Zhen, which are affecting the work of the entire Northeast Bureau. We must bridge their differences as soon as possible so that the Northeast Bureau can focus on its work."

Wu Hao really disliked this kind of open conflict in the Northeast Bureau.

Chen Yun and Peng Zhen, one serving as secretary and the other as deputy secretary of the Northeast Bureau, were both members of the Politburo and alternate secretaries of the Central Secretariat. It could be said that they held the highest ranks within the Party in Northeast China.

Even if two people like this have any work-related disagreements, they should resolve them behind closed doors.

What's going on with all the commotion?

Let’s see what the cadres of the Northeast Bureau and those working in the Northeast think.

"Strategically, I support Comrade Chen Yun. But I also understand Comrade Peng Zhen. The reason we attach importance to the Northeast is because of its industry. After entering the Northeast, urban work is of course the top priority.

Comrade Peng Zhen's idea isn't wrong."

“But we don’t have that many cadres.”

How many cadres does Northeast China need?