Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Therefore, Wei Hongjun planned to spread the news so that the cadres of the Ji-Re-Cha Military Region who came from landlord families would consciously support the land reform and give up their own land, which could be regarded as taking the initiative.

It will not be affected by the subsequent changes.

But during this period, Wei Hongjun would not personally appear, because if he did, it would be like using his organization and position to pressure them.

Wei Hongjun actually wanted to test the self-awareness of the Party members and cadres in the Ji-Re-Cha Military Region. If they were truly Marxists and truly supported the socialist revolution, they would definitely do this consciously. Perhaps some with strong political acumen and intelligence would also do this.

But if some people insist on holding on to their family’s land.

Then Wei Hongjun would not interfere.

Revolution depends on self-awareness.

If a cadre is unwilling to part with even the few pots and pans at home, then his motivation for joining the revolution and his purpose for joining the Party are not for the CCP. Wei Hongjun will also adjust the positions of such cadres in the future.

Because what Wei Hongjun needs are cadres to build socialist China in the future.

However, Wu Pingshan was a political cadre whom Wei Hongjun highly valued. He was a well-rounded cadre who could handle military work while in the army and local affairs after his return. Such cadres were in great demand after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Therefore, before he left for the Northeast to become a cadre in the Northeast Military Region, he first resolved the issues there.

Wu Pingshan was stunned when he heard Wei Hongjun's words. But he quickly said, "Political Commissar, I met many poor farmers when I was a child.

Later, when I was studying, I learned the saying, "Land to the tiller, land to the tiller." At that time, I hoped that this could truly be achieved in rural China. However, I didn't know how to do it. Later, when I was studying in Taiyuan, I came into contact with the underground Party at school. At that time, I knew that only the Communist Party of China could save China. So, I chose to join the Party in order to overthrow the exploiting class and build a new China without exploitation. How can our small family's 600 acres of land compare to our revolution? Political Commissar, I am willing to persuade my father to hand over these 600 acres to the Chicheng government and give them to those landless farmers to cultivate.

"it is good."

Wei Hongjun was very satisfied.

He stepped forward, patted Wu Pingshan on the shoulder, and said, "Comrade Pingshan, you are right. Countless martyrs sacrificed their lives just to build a new China where everyone has land to till and everyone is equal. This is the purpose of our revolution. If all our party members and cadres can think like you and are willing to sacrifice their families, then our revolution will surely succeed. Comrade Pingshan, remember your original aspiration and work with this mentality when you arrive in Northeast China.

"Yes."

Chapter 587: Rehe General Offensive

It was the end of 1944.

The Japanese Army's Operation No. 1 failed, or in other words, it started strong but ended poorly. For Operation No. 1, the Chinese Expeditionary Army mobilized two-thirds of its troops in China.

Pinghan Road, Yuehan Road and Xianggui Road must be opened.

As a result, the Chinese Expeditionary Force concentrated its forces only on the Pinghan Railway and the Yuehan Railway, and before it could open up the Xianggui Railway, it hastily ended the operation because the Eighth Route Army, especially in Hebei, directly cut off the Pinghan Railway.

What’s the point of working so hard to build the Pinghan Railway and the Yuehan Railway?

Of course, on the surface the results look good.

They conquered Henan, Hubei, Hunan, and other areas, and defeated nearly a million-strong Nationalist army. However, their desired strategic goal was not achieved at all. The Chinese Expeditionary Force was currently very angry.

The sea route was now blocked by the US military. Concentrating forces to open the land route had failed. The Japanese troops were now scattered and in a dire situation.

Furthermore, the Japanese troops participating in Operation Number One were now unable to advance or retreat. The entire Chinese Expeditionary Force was in a passive position.

The North China Front Army had thought about retaking the Pinghan Railway.

However, the independent guard corps and field replacement corps organized by the North China Front Army were no match for the Eighth Route Army of the Shanxi-Chahar-Island Front in field battles. An independent guard corps, numbering around 16000, was completely outmatched by the field brigades organized by the Shanxi-Chahar-Island Front. Consequently, within a few months, the Hebei-Central Military Region and the Hebei-Shandong Military Region annihilated approximately Japanese troops along the Pinghan Railway in Hebei.

The weakness of the Japanese army is evident from this.

The North China Front Army is now so beaten that it dares not even show its head.

Not only in Hebei Province.

The Japanese army pulled two divisions from Shanghai to participate in the Battle of Central Henan, and as a result, the defense around Shanghai was instantly downgraded by several levels. It should be said that there were not many troops in the entire Shanghai at the moment.

The New Fourth Army immediately became active here.

The Fourth Master is really powerful in Shanghai.

The troops operated directly around Shanghai. In July 1939, Ye Fei led the 7th Regiment of the rd Detachment of the New Fourth Army to Shanghai and bombed four planes at Hongqiao Airport. From then on, the New Fourth Army troops began to be active in the area around Shanghai.

After the Japanese military strength in Shanghai dropped sharply, a small unit of the New Fourth Army directly established a base in the suburbs of Shanghai.

The activeness of the New Fourth Army frightened the traitors, big and small, in Shanghai.

What further irritated the Chinese Expeditionary Force was that the Japanese launched the Central Henan Campaign, finally driving hundreds of thousands of Nationalist troops out of Henan. However, the Eighth Route Army then established a base in Henan, and this base expanded at a rapid pace.

Because the Eighth Route Army had made preparations early on.

After Jin-Cha-Ji reported Wei Hongjun's analysis, Yan'an finally recognized Wei Hongjun's judgment.

Therefore, orders were given to the surrounding troops to prepare.

Henan, in particular, was a place Yan'an attached great importance to. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "whoever controls the Central Plains controls the world." Although Yan'an has not yet reached that point, it still attaches great importance to Henan.

Therefore, the Northern Bureau was asked to prepare to march into Henan.

The 129th Division deployed six regiments from the Southern Hebei Military Region, the Northern Henan Military Region, and the Taihang Military Region into central Henan. Historically, the 129th Division only sent two regiments into Henan in September 1944. Two regiments each entered Henan in October and February 9.

In the end, a total of six regiments entered Henan to open up the Central Plains base.

But this time is different.

In August 1944, the 8th Division had already mobilized six regiments to enter Henan. Because the current 129th Division was much stronger than in the past, it was not a problem for the 129th Division to mobilize six regiments, more than 129 troops.

There is also the New Fourth Army's Fifth Division operating in northern Hubei.

They also dispatched about 4000 troops to western Henan to cooperate with the 129th Division's Southward Detachment.

At this point, about 16000 Eighth Route Army troops poured into Henan. They quickly established a base in the chaotic central and western Henan. Central Henan was filled with scattered Nationalist troops and Henan residents who had been repeatedly harassed by both the Nationalist and Japanese puppet troops.

It was the best time for the Eighth Route Army to establish a base.

The Eighth Route Army had very good ways to deal with this chaotic situation.

When Chen Zai led several companies of troops into Yi'nan to establish a base, the situation in southern Hebei was very similar to that of central Henan today. Japanese troops, defeated Nationalist soldiers, bandits, and various civilian armed forces made the entire southern Hebei a chaotic place.

Within just six months of entering southern Hebei, the Eighth Route Army, with less than a thousand men, had established anti-Japanese bases in more than twenty counties and reorganized a large number of troops, suddenly reaching tens of thousands of men in southern Hebei.

It caused a sensation throughout North China.

The Eighth Route Army troops entering central Henan this time were larger in number, better equipped, and more effective. As a result, they quickly reorganized a large number of disbanded Nationalist troops in central Henan, as well as local militias, rapidly expanding their strength.

The Japanese army, having opened up the Pinghan Railway, turned around and found that within just a few months, the Eighth Route Army had controlled twelve county towns in central and western Henan, and the size of the army had expanded to more than 30,000. This was unacceptable to them.

Therefore, only two divisions could be dispatched to sweep the base areas in central and western Henan.

Unfortunately, the Japanese army was truly ready for battle. Having just fought the Battle of Central Henan, several divisions of the North China Front Army were crippled. Now, only a few divisions were able to fight. They had barely rested, and now they were raiding the Central and Western Henan bases. It was no easy task.

Establishing a base in Henan is the central government’s grand strategy.

Because once it succeeds, the Eighth Route Army base will be too powerful. Shandong, Hebei, Rehe, Shanxi, Chahar, Shaanxi, Suiyuan, Henan, most of these provinces will become the Eighth Route Army base.

When the 129th Division was developing a base in Henan, the various troops in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei were taking more and more actions.

The war is getting bigger and bigger.

"The North China Front Army is really failing."

Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun were both very happy when they saw the information sent from Zhangjiakou.

Previously, the North China Front Army concentrated its forces to try to retake control of the Pinghan Railway. It fought numerous battles with the Hebei-Central Military Region and the Hebei-Shandong Military Region. However, Yang Quanwu and Huang Yong concentrated their forces and gave them a severe lesson.

Ultimately, they were unable to regain control of Pinghan Road.

Seeing that the North China Front Army was so weak, the Hebei-Central Military Region and the Hebei-Shandong Military Region concentrated their forces and began to annihilate the North China Front Army.

Yang Quanwu mobilized eleven regiments, along with surrounding local forces, to launch the Battle of Langfang. The Ji-Re-Liao Military Region also dispatched four regiments to participate in the battle, capturing Langfang. He then marched south, sweeping through the Japanese and puppet strongholds around Tianjin.

During the month-long battle, more than 4000 Japanese troops and 11000 puppet troops were annihilated, of which more than 4000 defected and more than 5000 surrendered.

It was truly a crushing defeat.

At the same time, the Hebei-Shandong Military Region also concentrated its forces to launch the Cangzhou Campaign.

Cooperating with the Ji-Lu Border Military Region, led by Xiao Hua, they captured Cangzhou. The two armies then marched south, launching the Dezhou Campaign. This month-long battle continues to this day.

Facing the offensives of the Hebei-Central Military Region and the Hebei-Shandong Military Region, the North China Front Army was helpless. With no troops at its disposal, it was even questionable whether it could hold onto important cities. The North China Front Army was completely helpless against the events in Langfang, Cangzhou, and other places.

They could only watch as the Ji-Central Military Region and the Ji-Lu Military Region took over those small and medium-sized cities step by step.

Of course, it's not just in Hebei.

In the Yanbei region, the Yanbei Military Region, under the leadership of Guo Tianmin, was also attacking cities and seizing territory. The First Army had no troops at all, and its main enemy was the increasingly powerful 129th Division.

There was also Wu Shimin's 98th Army of Sun Lianzhong's Second Army that retreated to the southeastern part of Shanxi.

There is no way to deal with the Yanbei area.

Of course, the Yanbei Military Region is currently sweeping across Yanbei, mainly to eliminate the Japanese strongholds in the area south of Datong. The Chasui Military Region has also sent heavy troops to clear out the Japanese and puppet troops around Datong.

The Yanbei Military Region and the Chasui Military Region were both preparing to attack Datong.

It can be said that in North China, the Japanese and puppet troops were really losing ground.

"Commander, Political Commissar, our situation in Hebei is indeed very good. But what is most advantageous to us is the capture of Chengde by the Ji-Re-Liaoning Military Region."

Xu Luomin spoke with a smile.

The Ji-Re-Cha Military Region, while now named "Ji," only covers areas north and west of Peking. Rehe is currently the most important region within the region. A few months ago, the Ji-Re-Cha Military Region captured Chifeng, effectively blocking the connection between Northeast China and Rehe. Just now, the Yi-Re-Liao Military Region captured Chengde, completely severing the last hope of the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe.

The fall of Chengde marked the end of the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe.

"Yes. Without Chengde, the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe have completely lost their backbone."

Wei Hongjun nodded.

The situation in Rehe is getting better and better.

Although there are still some Japanese and puppet troops left in Rehe, they are not to be feared.

They were short of food, ammunition, and even winter clothing.

"Old Wang, let's launch a general offensive in Rehe. Completely eliminate the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe, just like in Chahar, and completely liberate Rehe. This way, our Jincha region will have two stable rear bases, Chahar and Rehe."

"Political Commissar, if we delay for a while, the strength of these Japanese and puppet troops will be reduced again.

Xu Luomin spoke.

From a military perspective, we should delay the current Japanese and puppet troops for a while.

Then their lack of food and ammunition will be even more serious. It will be easier to deal with them at that time, and the casualties of the troops will be much less.

Wei Hongjun shook his head.

He said, "Now is the best time. First, Chengde was just captured by us, and it has greatly shocked the Japanese and puppet troops. We should take advantage of this opportunity, while the Japanese and puppet troops are still in shock, to launch a general offensive against them. Second, we cannot just consider military issues. We must completely eliminate the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe before spring. This way, we can implement rent and interest reductions throughout Rehe. A year's plan depends on spring. If we delay until spring, it will affect next year's agriculture."

"Correct."

Wang Qiuyun nodded and supported Wei Hongjun.