Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"Oh, there's one more thing. Whether it's our mutual aid group or a large village mutual aid group, there's one thing we need to be clear about. The mutual aid group is a union, not a way to confiscate everyone's personal property. Personal property, collective property, and village property must all be clearly defined.

Whoever's property it is, it's their property. Don't confiscate farmers' personal property in the name of mutual aid groups, mutual aid societies, or large collectives. Do you understand what I mean? Mutual aid groups, mutual aid societies, or large collectives are all about everyone uniting to help each other.

One of the biggest problems with the collective model is the confusion of ownership.

It is difficult to distinguish between personal property, collective property, and village property. Because of this confusion about ownership, so many disputes arise when the collective is large.

"Yes."

Wei Hongjun looked at Li Shaocheng and nodded, saying, "Comrade Shaocheng, you handled this matter well. You didn't condemn the Huailai land reform team simply because they had some changes. Instead, you listened carefully to their opinions and gave them more opportunities to display their talents."

"Secretary Wei, I learned all this from you.

Li Shaocheng was very happy.

He was actually worried. After all, the Shengxian experience was Wei Hongjun's hard work and his political achievements. As Wei Hongjun's right-hand man in rural work and currently the deputy director of the Jin-Cha-Ji Land Reform Working Committee, he had not dealt with Luo Weilin in a timely manner and stopped Huailai's problems in a timely manner.

Looking at Wei Hongjun's attitude now, Li Shaocheng is very glad.

I work with a capable and ambitious cadre like Wei Hongjun.

Wei Hongjun thought for a moment and said, "Comrade Shaocheng, my opinion is that Comrade Luo Weilin should be included in the Land Reform Working Committee. But there is one thing you should pay attention to: don't rush into anything. Being slow doesn't mean you're not revolutionary, and being fast doesn't mean you're truly revolutionary. On the contrary, sometimes being slow in some things means you're responsible for the revolution.

"Yes."

Wei Hongjun felt very happy when he saw them.

Li Shaocheng possessed theoretical proficiency, competence, and a broad perspective. He was also moderately assertive and willing to listen to the opinions of subordinates. He was a highly promising cadre. Given his credentials and accomplishments, he was now in charge of the daily work of the Jin-Cha-Ji Land Reform Commission. After liberation, he could even work in the provincial government.

Chen Tao, who was in charge of the Shengxian County experience, was bright, full of ideas, and had a wealth of theoretical knowledge. Luo Weilin, on the other hand, seemed less intelligent than the others and generally didn't perform as well. But after this conversation with Luo Weilin, Wei Hongjun realized he might not be that bright.

But he is a very down-to-earth cadre.

A cadre who can calm down and solve problems in a down-to-earth manner. He is also very capable and not the kind of cadre who is prone to corruption.

New China needs such down-to-earth, steady and capable cadres the most.

These were all cadres from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region, so Wei Hongjun was of course happy.

"I'll be going to Rehe to fight in a while. Comrade Shaocheng, don't let your heart wander just because the land reform in Jin-Cha-Ji is going relatively smoothly. Your next task is even more important, which is to observe the changes in the countryside after the land reform. Just as Comrade Weilin said, the lives of the families of soldiers and martyrs, as well as those who lost their able-bodied laborers in the war, will change. Of course, we must also pay close attention to the situation of the rich peasants and landlords. Land reform is a beginning, not an end. We must closely monitor the changes in the countryside after the land reform and constantly adjust our policies based on these changes. The large collective model I mentioned may not be correct, and many of our frontline cadres may have their own ideas. Unless they violate policy, do not arbitrarily interrupt them. You can observe the changes in the countryside and the new policies formulated by the frontline cadres."

"Yes."

Chapter 684: March into Rehe

Wei Hongjun has too many part-time jobs.

While the troops rested, Wei Hongjun still had a lot of things to deal with. In particular, the work of the Land Reform Committee needed to be sorted out. Then, Wei Hongjun had to check on the development of universities in Jin-Cha-Ji.

Of course, in addition to land reform work, Wei Hongjun also has to pay attention to the construction of military regions and local forces.

Wei Hongjun originally wanted to let the troops rest for a while.

But reality does not allow it.

After the Datong Campaign, while the troops were resting, Comrade Chen Yun and Marshal Lin sent several urgent telegrams to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Field Army, requesting that Wei Hongjun lead the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Third Field Army into Rehe as soon as possible. This was because although Chiang Kai-shek had suffered setbacks in the Northeast, he still did not want to give up the Northeast.

So continue to send troops to the Northeast.

Du Yuming also decided to send the 13th Army and the 52nd Army into Rehe.

Du Yuming knew that the Ji-Re-Cha Military Region and the Ji-Re-Liao Military Region had many local troops in the Rehe area. Therefore, he personally flew to Nanjing to discuss the current situation in Northeast China with Chiang Kai-shek and requested his support for his strategy. Chiang Kai-shek was ultimately persuaded by Du Yuming and ordered Chen Cheng to coordinate the Hebei troops with Du Yuming's Rehe strategy.

Although Chen Cheng was reluctant, Chiang Kai-shek had given the order. Therefore, it was decided that the 16th Army and the 53rd Army in eastern Hebei would advance northward to Rehe to cooperate with the Nationalist forces in Northeast China. The presence of four armies in Rehe naturally put immense pressure on the Rehe region. Seeing this situation, Deng Guo immediately ordered Bao Shen to lead his troops to stir up trouble in eastern Hebei. Bao Shen led the 13th Column to attack in Yidong, which ultimately tied down the 53rd Army, which had been heading north. Chen Cheng instead dispatched the 92nd Army to advance northward.

Seeing so many troops heading north, Deng Guo ordered Bao Shen to form the 14th Jin-Cha-Ji Column. This essentially merged the local forces of the Nang-Re-Liao Military Region in eastern Hebei and Rehe into a new column. Bao Shen left the 13th Column in eastern Hebei, handing it over to Zeng Kelin. He personally entered Rehe to form the 14th Column, intended to block the Nationalist forces there. However, the newly formed 14th Column was still a local force, and faced immense pressure from the four Nationalist armies. Therefore, Marshal Lin Biao and Chen Yun urgently requested Wei Hongjun to lead his troops to Rehe to stabilize the situation.

The Central Committee also sent an urgent telegram to Jin-Cha-Ji.

The central government's message was simple. What the Northeast Military Region needed now was time. Given another two or three months, the Northeast would be able to build a field army of 700,000 to 800,000 men. That would be the time for the Northeast People's Liberation Army to unleash its might. Therefore, the Jin-Cha-Ji troops were needed to buy the Northeast People's Liberation Army these two or three months. Furthermore, the Northeast had already lost Shenyang; the central government absolutely could not allow the loss of Changchun. Therefore, the central government could not allow Du Yuming's strategy to succeed; it could not allow the Nationalist troops to capture Rehe and then advance into Changchun from there.

After receiving the order, Wei Hongjun immediately led his troops to Rehe. This time, Wei Hongjun went to Rehe with much more advanced transportation. With the Pingsui Railway and a large number of captured trucks, Wei Hongjun mobilized more than 600 trucks.

In addition, a large number of war horses were captured. Now the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Third Field Army has more than 3 war horses.

With so many means of transportation, the troops could march quickly. Over a hundred thousand troops marched towards Rehe. During this period of rest and recuperation, the lightly wounded gradually returned to the ranks, adding a large number of new recruits.

The 4000-strong Northeastern Advance Corps of Ma Zhanshan surrendered as a whole and was incorporated into the Third Field Army. Over 6000 captured soldiers from Fu Zuoyi's army were also added to the Third Field Army.

Among Fu Zuoyi's soldiers, many were native to Suiyuan.

After Fu Zuoyi fled to Jining in 1945, he recruited many people in the Baotou area to expand his army. The Baotou area had once been the base of the Eighth Route Army in the Shanxi-Suiyuan area, and the land reform in Suidong and Suizhong also affected Suixi.

After General He led his troops to capture Baotou, a vigorous land reform began in the area. This had a significant impact on the soldiers Fu Zuoyi had recruited from Baotou. After more than a month of education, many of them chose to join the People's Liberation Army.

As for some officers of Fu Zuoyi's army, Wei Hongjun was really afraid to use them casually. So although the Third Field Army had just fought a big battle and suffered many casualties, and the 6th Brigade went to the Jinsui Field Army, the Third Field Army still had sufficient manpower.

Of course, Wei Hongjun couldn't wait for all the troops to arrive in Rehe, so he followed the vanguard to Fengning County first. He met with Lei Jiabin, commander of the Heping North Military Sub-district, to discuss the current situation in Rehe.

The situation in Rehe changes three times a day.

"Commander."

"how is the situation?"

"The Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Military Region has already lost Chengde. During this period, Zunhua County, Ji County, Xinglong County, Kuancheng County, Pingquan County, and Luanping County have all been occupied by Kuomintang troops. The Kuomintang's weapons and equipment are too advanced, and we cannot stop them head-on. Comrade Bao Shen led the 14th Column, which originally concentrated three brigades and 52 troops to ambush the 25th Division of the 25nd Army. However, the 25 troops surrounded the 14th Division and fought for two days without being able to annihilate it. Instead, reinforcements from all around rushed in. In the end, the th Column withdrew from the battlefield, suffering heavy casualties."

Lei Jiabin, commander of the Pingbei Military Sub-district, briefed Wei Hongjun on the situation.

The southern part of Rehe was occupied by the Nationalist army.

Wei Hongjun asked, "You haven't fought against the 25th Division?"

"Yes."

Wei Hongjun frowned.

As expected, the Kuomintang troops entering the Northeast were all elite.

The 52nd Army was an elite unit of the Central Army, formerly the 17th Army during the Great Wall War. After the war, it was disbanded. However, after the July 52 Incident, the 51nd Army was reorganized, with Guan Linzheng as its commander. At the time, the unit included the 51st Division, which later separated from the 52nd Army and became a division under the 74th Army. The 52th Division, an old unit of the 25nd Army, continued to exist, but later the 195nd Division was reorganized, and the 52th Division was formed. Thus, the nd Army still maintained its three-division organization.

Of course, the current 52nd Army does not have this designation.

After the setback at Siping, Du Yuming began to occupy the surrounding territories, with two armies entering Rehe and 11 divisions beginning to capture Benxi, Fushun, Tonghua, Andong, and other places.

But problems began to arise.

That is insufficient manpower.

So Du Yuming began to expand his army in the Northeast. However, expanding the army should not be done blindly, as such a force would have no combat effectiveness. So Du Yuming's approach was to extract a main division from the main force and then expand the new army based on this main division.

In this way, the 52th Division of the 195nd Army was withdrawn, and the puppet troops reorganized by the Nationalist Army in Northeast China and North China, that is, the temporary troops, were combined to form the newly formed Fifth Army. However, the 52nd Army was the elite of the Nationalist Army and the main force of the Nationalist Army in Northeast China.

Du Yuming certainly couldn't leave the 52nd Army with only two divisions. He needed the 52nd Army to maintain its three-division organization to maintain its combat effectiveness. Therefore, Du Yuming upgraded the 62nd Brigade of the Hunan Army sent by Chiang Kai-shek to the 62nd Division and incorporated it into the 52nd Army. Historically, this unit should have been incorporated into the 88th Army, but in this case, it was incorporated into the 52nd Army.

So the 25th Division is the branch of the 52nd Army. It should be said that the 25th Division is the starting unit of the 52nd.

But Wei Hongjun still didn't understand.

The 25th Division was powerful and elite. But it was only a division, likely numbering no more than 13 men. Bao Shen was a seasoned general, having previously led the 25th Column to great effect in eastern Hebei. Given the opportunity to lay siege to the th Division with troops, how could this situation have occurred? They hadn't been able to capture it in two days, and in the end, they suffered heavy casualties.

Wei Hongjun asked in confusion, "What kind of battle is Comrade Bao Shen fighting?"

"Commander, you may not be aware. The 13th Column led by Comrade Bao Shen is currently in the east. The several brigades of the 14th Column were newly formed by Comrade Bao Shen by reorganizing the local troops in Jidong and Rehe areas.

"I know about this. But even if it's a local force, it shouldn't be like this. The local forces of the Jireliao Military Region are still quite capable."

Wei Hongjun had been in Rehe before and had seen the combat effectiveness of the Rehe local troops.

Although it is not as good as the main force, it is not so weak.

"Commander, when Du Yuming attacked Shenyang, the 13th and 52nd Armies chose to move back from Rehe to attack Chaoyang and flank Shenyang. The local Rehe troops in the area at the time received orders to go to the Northeast and are now fighting in South Manchuria. Later, the Jireliao Military Region reorganized a group of local troops in Rehe. Most of the troops in the 14th Column that Comrade Bao Shen organized this time were local troops that had been formed less than six months ago."

"Is there such a thing?"

"Yes."

Wei Hongjun finally understood.

The main and local forces of the Ji-Rehe-Liaoning Military Region, after Deng Guo's training, were both highly effective. How could it be possible that 25 men could not defeat the 14th Division in two days? The local Rehe forces that formed the 25th Column were only newly formed, second-generation units. No wonder the th Division escaped.

"Where did Comrade Bao Shen take the troops?"

"He failed in his attempt to encircle and annihilate the 25th Division, and after a feint in Chengde, he led his troops quickly south and returned to eastern Hebei.

Wei Hongjun frowned as he looked at the map.

16军和92军的战斗力不弱。一路北上。包深率领14纵队围剿25师失败之后，自己伤亡不小。所以在承德和13军、52军作战节节败退，丢失了承德。其他地方只有冀热辽军区和冀热察军区的地方部队，根本挡不住16军和92军。

Now half of Rehe's territory has been lost.

Wei Hongjun looked at the current offensive posture of the Nationalist Army. It was obvious that their next step would be to capture Chifeng, then advance from Chifeng into Tongliao, and finally into Changchun.

Wei Hongjun asked, "Lao Lei, how many troops does your Pingbei Military Sub-district have now?"

“There are three independent brigades, one guard brigade, two independent regiments and one cavalry regiment.

"Can we fight?"

"They're definitely not as good as the main force, but they should be able to handle ordinary battles. The commanders of these local troops also fought during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and they all received six months of training at the North China Military and Political University. In the past six months, I've also conducted extensive training for them."

"How many people? How many people are there in these troops?"

"The independent brigade and the guard brigade are both standard 3000 people, the independent regiment is 800 people, and the cavalry regiment is about people.

The equipment of local troops is definitely not as good as that of field troops.

A brigade of local troops is equivalent to a regiment in the main force. Wei Hongjun said, "Leave all these local troops to me.

And you must immediately organize people to recruit soldiers in Rehe and form a new local force."

"Yes."

Lei Jiabin nodded.

But he immediately asked, "But where are the cadres?"

"Someone will take care of the situation for you later, cadres. You must recruit soldiers as quickly as possible, as we will be fighting a major war in the future. Besides this matter, you need to organize the people in the liberated areas to provide logistical supplies for our field army."

"Commander, don't worry."

Lei Jiabin said confidently: "Ever since our land reform was launched in Rehe, the people of Rehe have shown great support for us. We will definitely not lack manpower if we want to recruit soldiers.

"it is good."

Wei Hongjun nodded.

Wei Hongjun trusts Lei Jiabin very much.