Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Wei Hongjun said, "Commander, revolution is like the great waves washing away the sands. Some people stand the test, while others fail and fall behind, leaving the revolutionary ranks or even betraying the revolution. Those who betrayed the revolution in wartime are traitors, while those who betrayed the revolution in peacetime are those corrupt and decadent cadres. If we don't strike hard and severely punish them, our ranks will soon become like the Kuomintang."

"I understand your idea."

Marshal Nie was just feeling uncomfortable because he was thinking about the problems that might arise with his old comrades and colleagues in the future.

However, Nie Shuai has reached his current position and has seen a lot of things.

So he quickly said, "I roughly understand what you mean. Comrade Bo Shuchun, Comrade Dong Biwu, and I will discuss this. Our North China Bureau will issue an anti-corruption law. Clearly define penalties for various situations. We will also establish a standard line for the gun. Anyone who crosses this line will be executed. Sometimes, execution is necessary, so as to deter potential criminals."

Marshal Nie made up his mind.

To fight corruption, rules must be formulated in advance.

When it comes to the standard, you should be shot.

They have all fought on the battlefield, and being shot is no stranger to them.

"You said we also need to prevent corruption?"

"From a systemic perspective, the officials who manage funds, approve funds, and use funds should be separated. And when each official leaves, a handover review process must be conducted. Of course, this may be difficult right now because we don't have the review officials or complete review regulations for this purpose. But we can do some preliminary work in this regard."

"We don't really have much experience with auditing. Comrade Zhou Bin is very familiar with this work. So when you return, discuss this with Comrade Zhou Bin and see if he has any good ideas. You can draw up a plan and we can discuss it later."

"Yes."

"What else?"

"Commander, another one is property registration."

"Property registration?"

Marshal Nie was quite confused.

Wei Hongjun said, "Commander, our Party members and cadres are currently on a supply system, with the organization taking care of their food, clothing, housing, and transportation. But after the victory of the revolution, we will definitely gradually change this supply system and adopt a salary system. Our Organization Department can register the assets of each Party member and cadre. This includes the assets of the family, the spouse, and the entire family. With this foundation, it will be much easier for us to investigate and investigate specific Party members and cadres in the future."

"Property registration."

This is a fresh idea.

Marshal Nie was a little confused for a moment.

Wei Hongjun said, "Commander, now is the best time. Our revolution has not yet triumphed, and everyone's revolutionary enthusiasm is still high. Some policies can be promoted in advance. Once the revolution triumphs and New China is established, some policies will encounter problems when they are implemented.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Marshal Nie gently reprimanded Wei Hongjun.

However, Marshal Nie agreed with Wei Hongjun's statement.

Even before the revolution succeeded, various problems were already emerging in North China. Furthermore, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the entire country would be filled with founding heroes. Implementing any policy would be difficult.

"I need to think about this."

Chapter 722 Fifth Field Army

"The organization assigned to us by the Military Commission is that the Fifth Field Army will have five corps, and the North China Military Region will retain two corps, for a total of seven corps numbers.

目前华北野战军已经有六个兵团部队，可以新组建一个兵团。目前成建制的纵队编制，有13纵队、14纵队、26纵队。我看我们就以13纵队、14纵队、26纵队组建新的兵团。大家的意见呢？”

Marshal Nie convened an enlarged meeting of the military region.

We need to thoroughly determine how the Fifth Field Army will be organized and which troops will be left in the North China Military Region. However, before that, we must first organize a corps.

"agree."

"agree."

Everyone supports it.

After the Central Committee determined that the United States was about to intervene in the War of Liberation, it immediately felt a sense of urgency. Therefore, time was limited for each unit. The Central Committee's current plan was to launch a decisive battle north of the Yangtze River to eliminate the Nationalist forces there. This timeframe would not exceed three months. The Central Committee was concerned that the longer the delay, the greater the uncertainty.

So the battle must be ended within three months.

The North China Army was under the greatest demand, so it had limited time. A newly established corps would be best served by utilizing several existing columns. The North China Military Region currently had three field army columns. Two were the 13th and 14th Jidong columns, led by Bao Shen, and the 26th column, directly under the field army headquarters. Two brigades of the 26th column were drawn from the First Corps, and one brigade was a unit of the former 31st Army of the Nationalist Army.

"What arrangements will the Corps leaders make?"

Many people looked at Wei Hongjun. It wasn't because he was the most powerful person here, but because he had been handling the daily work of the military region for the past two years. He was also the spokesperson for Marshal Nie in the military region, so he had a lot of say in this matter.

Wei Hongjun said, "I propose that Comrade Bao Shen be appointed as the Corps Commander, Comrade Long Daoquan, Director of the Political Department of the First Corps, be appointed as the Political Commissar, and Comrade Cai Shunli, Head of the Military Region Organization Department, be appointed as the Director of the Political Department."

Long Daoquan is Yang Quanwu's favorite general.

Since the Anti-Japanese War, Yang Quanwu has liked Long Daoquan very much.

The Training Brigade, once Yang Quanwu's most important unit, was subsequently transformed into a main force by Tang Fan. Later, Yang Quanwu angrily dismissed the military commander, Tang Fan, believing he didn't understand his vision for the Training Brigade. However, he retained the Brigade's political commissar, Long Daoquan, and allowed him to continue serving as the brigade's political commissar. This demonstrates Yang Quanwu's deep trust in Long Daoquan.

Long Daoquan was also the political commissar of the second batch of brigade-level units in the Hebei-Central Military Region and the political commissar of the second batch of field columns. Later, when the First Corps was formed, he began to serve as the director of the Political Department of the First Corps.

It was because of the relationship between Long Daoquan and Yang Quanwu that Wei Hongjun recommended Long Daoquan to be the political commissar of the newly established corps.

Cai Shunli, like many other cadres in Jin-Cha-Ji, came from the First Red Army Corps.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he served as a company instructor in the 115th Division Cavalry Battalion.

Because the Jin-Cha-Ji region was formed by the 115th Division's independent regiment and cavalry battalion, Cai Shunli remained in the region. He began as a cavalry company instructor, then moved on to a cavalry battalion instructor, and later to the Third Division, where he served as the political commissar of the cavalry regiment. His consistent performance was so impressive that even the discerning Third Division Commander, Huang Yong, was pleased with him.

Later, Cai Shunli was transferred to the Political Department of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and worked directly under Marshal Nie.

He first served as the head of the cadre section of the Organization Department of the Political Department, responsible for cadre work, and later began to be responsible for the army's anti-espionage work, etc. Now he is the head of the Organization Department of the Political Department of the Military Region and is highly regarded by Marshal Nie.

"I agree."

"Agree."

Yang Quanwu and Wang Zhi both nodded in agreement.

After the two of them became partners, their cooperation has been very good in the past two years.

Wei Hongjun's proposal took into account the background of the Jidong troops, the fact that the 26th Column was primarily composed of troops from the First and Second Corps, and the military region. Commander Bao Shen represented the Jidong troops, Political Commissar Long Daoquan represented the background of the 26th Column, and Cai Shunli represented the military region.

Marshal Nie also nodded.

In fact, Wei Hongjun and Marshal Nie had discussed this issue.

Bo Shuchun was the Second Secretary of the North China Bureau and Deputy Political Commissar of the North China Military Region. However, after the establishment of the North China Military Region, his influence within the region steadily declined. This wasn't because the military cadres from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region marginalized him. Rather, it was because, after the establishment of the North China Military Region, 85% of its troops were from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region. After the Third and Fourth Corps were transferred to the First Field Army, the entire North China military was essentially entirely from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region.

Yang Quanwu and his men despised the Jidong troops, saying they were not part of the Jin-Cha-Ji army and were considered an outlier within the Jin-Cha-Ji region. However, no matter how outlier the Jidong troops were, they were still Jin-Cha-Ji troops, and many of their cadres came from the First Red Army Corps and the 115th Division's Independent Regiment. They were simply an outlier within the Jin-Cha-Ji army.

Therefore, after the establishment of the North China Bureau, Bo Shuchun focused more of his work on the North China Bureau rather than the affairs of the North China Military Region. This time was no exception, and he did not express any objection.

Now Bo Shuchun, like Marshal Nie, is waiting for the central government to come.

The North China Bureau has achieved such excellent results that, in addition to Marshal Nie, Bo Shuchun will definitely be promoted to the central government.

"That's settled. Now let's discuss which corps will join the Fifth Field Army."

"The battle to be fought next will be a major and fierce one, as the Kuomintang's last elite troops are concentrated in the Xuzhou, Nanjing, and Wuhan areas. This will be a major decisive battle involving over two million troops from both sides. Furthermore, time is running out, and the Fifth Field Army will have little time for reorganization and training after moving south. The troops moving south are to fight, to fight a major battle. Therefore, I believe the Fifth Field Army should select the main corps to move south.

When it comes to the issues concerning the Fifth Field Army, Yang Quanwu is the undisputed leader.

Yang Quanwu was the acting commander and political commissar, and the actual person in charge of the Fifth Field Army. Therefore, the formation of the Fifth Field Army could not bypass Yang Quanwu in any way.

"What about it?"

"The First, Second, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Corps—I believe these five are the most complete at this point. After they move south, they can directly participate in the battle. Therefore, the Fifth Field Army should be formed with these five corps."

Yang Quanwu expressed his thoughts very directly.

Marshal Nie did not express his opinion immediately.

After a moment's thought, he looked at Wei Hongjun. Marshal Nie was seeking Wei Hongjun's opinion, as the work of the North China Military Region would be handed over to Wei Hongjun. Wei Hongjun nodded slightly.

Although for Wei Hongjun, leaving behind the Fifth Corps and the Seventh Corps, which are his direct corps, will indeed make it easier for him to carry out his work in the future.

But Yang Quanwu is right.

The Fifth Field Army was about to march south, with little time for rest and recuperation. Since the Anti-Japanese War, the troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region had always been top-tier. Now, fighting alongside the Second and Third Field Armies, they couldn't afford to fall behind.

The main force should move south.

Furthermore, both the Eighth Corps and the newly formed corps were based on the original 115th Division's Independent Regiment and Cavalry Battalion. While some Nationalist troops revolted and surrendered, they were not the majority. Therefore, if these two corps remained in the North China Military Region, there would be no command issues.

Marshal Nie saw that Wei Hongjun was supportive, so he said, "I have no objection. What are your opinions, comrades?"

"Secretary Nie, the Military Commission wants our North China troops to form the Fifth Field Army and march south. We should bring out our best. I agree with Comrade Yang Quanwu's proposal.

Luo Qirong spoke.

Luo Qirong was most happy about the formation of the Fifth Field Army.

Because Marshal Nie, Bo Shuchun, Xu Xiangqian, Wei Hongjun and others had to stay in North China, Luo Qirong was a core figure in the Fifth Field Army.

So of course he hoped that the Fifth Field Army would be strong.

"The Eighth Corps and the newly formed Corps are still in the process of reorganization. However, the time given by the Central Committee to the Fifth Field Army was too short, and the Fifth Field Army had no time to wait for them.

Wang Zhi also supported it.

Although some cadres are unwilling, they cannot stop the trend.

Marshal Nie saw that most people supported it, so he said, "Then it's settled. The 18st Corps will be reorganized into the 19th Corps, the 20nd Corps into the 21th Corps, the 22th Corps into the 23th Corps, the 24th Corps into the st Corps, and the th Corps into the nd Corps. These five corps will be reorganized into the Fifth Field Army. The th Corps will be reorganized into the rd Corps, and the newly established corps will be reorganized into the th Corps, under the North China Military Region. Then there will be army-level units."

In this reorganization, in addition to assigning numbers to the corps, each column will be changed into an army, and each brigade will be uniformly changed into a division.

But this is easier.

The corps number is already there, and the army-level units below just need to follow it.

"The Military Commission has assigned our North China troops army-level designations starting with the 65th Army. Comrades, how should our army-level designations be arranged? Should they be based on the corps designations, or the original column designations?"

按照兵团排号，那就是18兵团是65军、66军、67军，19兵团就是68军、69军、70军这样。

Regardless of the column number, just follow the corps number.

If you follow the column number.

Then the 18th Corps consists of the 65th Army, the 67th Army, and the 68th Army.

Wei Hongjun said, "Commander, I think it's better to follow the corps. If we march in columns, it will be too complicated.

"Correct."

Yang Quanwu nodded and said, "It's clear at a glance if we follow the corps and platoon numbers. If we follow the column numbers, it will become confusing.

Yang Quanwu and Wei Hongjun, one of whom was a representative figure of the First Division of the Jin-Cha-Yi Army, and Wei Hongjun of the Eighth Column, are now the actual leader of the Fifth Field Army and the other will be the actual leader of the North China Military Region.

If two people agree, there will basically be no problem.