Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

He partnered with Wu Qinghe as the instructor of the Special Operations Battalion. When establishing bases in Xuanhua and Zhuolu, he performed exceptionally well in local affairs. Later, after the establishment of the Chanan Detachment, he became its deputy political commissar.

He not only helped Zhang Zihua manage the troops' rectification work, but also helped manage the base.

They all did an excellent job.

After talking with Lei Jiabin, Wei Hongjun had a clear understanding of the current situation in Rehe, so he immediately convened a meeting to discuss the next steps.

"The commander told me that we can now restore the 11th Column. Of course, if we have enough troops, we can also restore the 12th Column. However, given our current situation, we can only restore the 11th Column. So I plan to merge the local forces of the Zhangjiakou Military Sub-district and the Pingbei Military Sub-district to form the 11th Column.

Wei Hongjun formed the 11th Column so quickly for two reasons.

One is to consider the future of the cadres under his command. The treatment and prospects of field army troops and local troops are different.

The 11th Column was being formed now. Although its combat effectiveness was weak and its numbers were insufficient, it was still a field column under the Jin-Cha-Yi faction, and its development prospects were unmatched by those of the local troops. After fighting a few battles alongside the 8th and 10th columns, it would become a true field column. By then, many of his outstanding officers would have their place.

Another aspect is that Wei Hongjun was considering the future Battle of Pingjin.

As the People's Liberation Army systematically annihilated the Nationalist army's brigades, divisions, and even entire armies, the Nationalist army would gradually adjust its tactics. In the future, they would not dare to send out brigades or divisions at a time, and would only be able to send out heavy armored corps one after another.

To counter the heavily armored corps formed by the Nationalist Army, the People's Liberation Army would have to form a corresponding corps. Wei Hongjun had to prepare for that time.

If the 11th Column is formed now, it can be combined with the th and th Columns to form a corps. Such a corps can directly participate in the Battle of Pingjin.

"Now let's discuss the cadre issue of the Eleventh Column.

Let me start by proposing that Comrade Tang Jie be appointed Commander of the 11th Column. What do you all think?

"agree."

"agree."

Everyone is very supportive.

Tang Jie may have had the credentials of a general, but his career was incredibly difficult. Born into poverty, Tang Jie participated in the Anyuan workers' strike at age thirteen and joined the Communist Youth League at fourteen. At seventeen, at the recommendation of Marshal Nie, he joined the Fourth Army and participated in the Great Revolution. At eighteen, he served in the Ye Ting Independent Regiment. That same year, the Great Revolution failed, he went to the Soviet Union to study, attending the military program at the Moscow Oriental University.

I was only 20 years old when I returned to China.

With such qualifications, if one worked in the Soviet area, he would definitely be promoted to a high rank. At that time, many military cadres in the Party had studied military affairs in the Soviet Union and quickly became high-ranking generals.

As a result, he was arrested in Changsha just after returning to China and before he could start his work. He was not rescued until General Peng's troops captured Changsha.

This experience directly affected his development in the military.

Throughout the Red Army period, he was responsible for rear-line operations. His Party membership remained a mystery. No one could prove he had joined the Party, and he had even been arrested. It wasn't until the Red Army arrived in Yan'an in 1936 that he finally joined. The Central Committee then appointed him Chief of Staff of the 28th Army in northern Shaanxi.

He was the chief of staff whom Marshal Nie trusted very much.

He is Marshal Nie's favorite general.

But Marshal Nie also understood that he couldn't keep Tang Jie tied to him any longer. This would be very detrimental to Tang Jie's development. In this era, chiefs of staff were no more popular than frontline generals.

The opportunity to lead troops was a significant benefit to Tang Jie's career. Otherwise, Tang Jie would have remained Chief of Staff in the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, with little advancement. Just look at the officers who were much lower in rank than him over the past eight years. They've risen through the ranks thanks to their contributions on the front lines.

Just like Wei Hongjun.

A few years ago, seeing Tang Jie would have required a salute and the greeting of "Commander." But now, Tang Jie is serving under Wei Hongjun as a column commander. If Tang Jie had been appointed a military sub-district commander earlier during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he might now be a powerful figure in the Jin-Cha-Yi region.

"I recommend that Comrade Li Tianhao be appointed as the political commissar of the 11th Column."

Wei Hongjun doesn't eat alone.

The sea is open to all rivers.

They would not promote their own cadres to positions of commander and political commissar of the 11th Column. This would not benefit them in any way. Besides, Wei Hongjun is now the deputy secretary of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau and should look at things from a higher perspective.

"support."

"I agree."

Everyone agrees.

Li Tianhao has sufficient qualifications and abilities for this position.

"Let's stop here for the Eleventh Column. Next, let's talk about how to open up the situation in Rehe.

Chapter 685 Winter Offensive

"Commander, I think we should attack the 52nd Army first."

Zheng Weishan spoke.

Wei Hongjun looked at Zheng Weishan.

The first time Wei's army defeated Fu Zuoyi, it was because Fu Zuoyi's troops were very proud of their success, which gave Wei an opportunity. The second time, it was because Wei knew that Fu Zuoyi had historically relied on PLA signals to determine the deployment of PLA troops.

It can be said that victory is always achieved through some tricks.

Now that we have arrived in Rehe, there is no shortcut in fighting.

Therefore, we should listen more to the opinions of the generals under our command.

"Tell me carefully."

"Commander, judging by the actions of the four Nationalist armies currently in Rehe, the 16th and 92nd Armies have entered Rehe, but their advance is very slow. The main force is circling around Xinglong. It's clear that the relationship between Du Yuming and Chen Cheng isn't very good. While Chen Cheng agreed to the 16th and 92nd Armies entering Rehe, he wasn't entirely willing. Therefore, Chen Cheng disagreed with the 16th and 92nd Armies advancing north. The 13th Army, coming from the northeast, will, after capturing Chengde, advance to Pingquan, attack Ningcheng, and finally Chifeng. The 52nd Army will make a circuitous route, attacking Luanping and Longhua from Chengde, then Weichang County, and finally Chifeng. This presents an opportunity for us. Rehe is mountainous, and even a few dozen miles can take a day to walk. Now that the 52nd Army has made this detour, the distance between them and the 13th, 16th, and 92nd Armies is very great."

This was the reason Comrade Bao Shen was able to ambush the 252nd Division last time. But it's clear the 52nd Army hasn't learned its lesson and continues to behave the same way. This presents an opportunity for us. We can emulate Comrade Bao Shen and ambush one of the 52nd Army's divisions, completely annihilating it.

"Old Zheng, your appetite has decreased."

Zhang Zihua laughed beside him.

Then he said, "You just wiped out a division. This is not your style."

Before Zheng Weishan could answer, Zhu Liang spoke up, "Commander, we've never fought against American-equipped troops. This 52nd Army is a semi-American-equipped unit, with far superior weaponry than Fu Zuoyi's troops. They have many artillery pieces, many light and heavy machine guns, and a considerable number of submachine guns. We should be cautious of such a unit. Besides, our troops haven't yet fully entered Rehe, so shouldn't we be a bit more cautious?"

He said: "We can first annihilate a division of the 52nd Army to test the combat effectiveness of this 52nd Army.

Zhang Zihua disagreed after hearing Zhu Liangcai's words. He said, "The American-equipped troops are indeed well-equipped. But don't forget, this is Rehe, not a plain. Rehe is mountainous and the roads are average. As long as we are well prepared, the 52nd Army will have no chance to deploy its forces and demonstrate its weapon superiority. Especially the artillery, there is no time to deploy it. Our main force has not yet fully entered Rehe, but three brigades have already entered Rehe. There are still troops coming from behind. Those troops behind can speed up their entry into the battlefield.

So many trucks have been sent to the Changping area by rail. Follow-up troops can ride in the trucks, speeding up their march. This will definitely not delay the battle. Once the fighting starts here, the follow-up troops can join the battle at any time."

"Lao Zhang, what do you think?"

Zhang Zihua was a rising general of the Eighth Column.

He can be said to be the most combat-savvy general of the Eighth Column, and the general who annihilated the most Japanese and puppet troops in the history of the Eighth Column. Moreover, after the Eighth Column switched to large-scale combat, he did not fall behind and his performance was still very outstanding.

So when the Jin-Cha-Ji Second-Level Military Region was established, among so many deputy commanders of the Eighth Column, Zhang Zihua was the only one who became the deputy commander of the Second-Level Military Region.

So Wei Hongjun trusts Zhang Zihua very much.

Zhang Zihua came to the map and said, "The 25th Division was ambushed by the 14th Column, but the 25th Division finally joined forces with the 14nd Division to severely damage the 25th Column. With such an outstanding record, he became even more crazy. Not only the 52th Division, but the entire 52nd Army is now very crazy, and they don't take our army in Rehe seriously at all. Look at the marching route of the 52nd Army, they just go wherever they want. So my plan is to concentrate two brigades in Weichang County to ambush the 62nd Division, the weakest in the 62nd Army. The 52nd Division was transferred to the 62nd Army. Although some troops and weapons and ammunition were added, it was expanded after the reorganization of the 52nd Brigade, and it was not a direct unit of the 62nd Army. Intelligence shows that the 62nd Brigade originally had only two regiments. Although it now has three regiments, many of them are newly added troops. The closest to the 25nd Division It's the 25th Division. We'll dispatch the 25th Column and one of our brigades to block the advance, but we should resist step by step, retreating gradually to lure the 25th Division deeper into the enemy's territory. Given the 14th Division's current arrogance, they'll undoubtedly be fooled. Order our troops currently entering Rehe to march quickly to the battlefield. I believe at least one brigade will be able to reach the battlefield by then. Although the 62th Division inflicted heavy damage on the 25th Column, it's unlikely they suffered no casualties. We can first concentrate our forces to annihilate the 60nd Division, and then focus on annihilating the 60th Division. We rushed into Rehe and don't have much heavy equipment like artillery, but we have plenty of light and heavy machine guns, submachine guns, mm cannons, and mortars. Fighting in Rehe, these mortars and mm cannons are much more convenient than artillery.

Wei Hongjun listened to Zhang Zihua's analysis but had not yet made up his mind.

If the troops were sufficient, Wei Hongjun would dare to take action. If the Third Field Army was in Rehe now, then Wei Hongjun would dare to fight, not to mention annihilating the two divisions of the 52nd Army, even if it was to encircle the 52nd Army. But now the Third Field Army has been entering Rehe one after another, and the troops at hand are not very sufficient. Wei Hongjun looked at the marching route of the National Army troops and the distance between them, and said: "If we ambush the 62nd Army, the 25th Division is indeed the closest. But the 52nd Division of the 2nd Army is not very far away. What should we do with this unit?"

"Commander, in addition to the troops from our Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region, there is another troop in Rehe.

"Are you talking about the troops from the Western Manchuria Military District?"

"Yes."

Zhang Zihua nodded.

The current commander of the Western Manchuria Military Region is Cheng Zhihua, but its main troops and cadres all came from the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region. The current political commissar is still Xia Houwen.

The Ximan Military Region was established almost two years ago.

Although the first batch of troops was reorganized into the Fourth Column of the Northeast Field Army, the Ximan Military Region once again organized local troops.

"But the troops from the Ximan Military Region are also local forces. Even if they really come, they can't stop the Second Division.

Zhu Liangcai questioned.

Wei Hongjun thought for a moment.

He turned to look at Zheng Weishan and said, "The three brigades that entered Rehe earlier are all from your Eighth Column. The First Brigade has quite a few new recruits, and its combat effectiveness hasn't fully recovered. If I give you two brigades, I demand that you annihilate the 62nd Division within one day. Do you dare to accept this order?"

Zheng Weishan was also thinking.

The Eighth Column was the first to enter Rehe. The troops currently in Rehe included the 25st, th, and th Brigades. These three brigades had just fought a bloody battle with Fu Zuoyi's troops two months earlier, with the st Brigade in particular suffering heavy casualties.

Although the organization has been restored now.

But after all, a large number of new recruits are being added.

Zheng Weishan pondered the situation of the 62nd Division. This unit wasn't directly affiliated with the Central Committee, nor was it an elite unit of the Nationalist Army. It had even been slated for disbandment. However, due to the poor performance of operations in Northeast and North China, these units, originally on the list for disbandment, were not disbanded.

Instead, they were sent to Northeast and North China.

There are few people and their weapons and equipment are poor.

So after thinking for a while, Zheng Weishan said, "Commander, we can fight. I want the 25st Brigade and the th Brigade. I guarantee that the battle will be resolved within a day."

"it is good."

Wei Hongjun trusts Zheng Weishan.

This was a true battle-fighting tactic. Zheng Weishan was particularly adept at this kind of offensive. Under his command, he was able to defeat even Fu Zuoyi's direct troops. Even a unit from the 62nd Division, a ragtag brigade, was no exception.

Wei Hongjun looked at Zhang Zihua and said, "I'll leave it to you to stop the 25th Division and lure the enemy deep into our territory. The 25th Division is arrogant and has the capital to be arrogant, so you must be cautious. While we need to lure the enemy deep into our territory, our troops cannot be truly caught by the 25th Division."

"Yes."

"That's settled. I'll report our battle plan to the Field Command and the Military Commission.

"The central government is blaming us for being too conservative."

Changchun.

Northeast Field Army Headquarters.

Marshal Lin put down the telegram and talked to Marshal Luo and Liu Yalou.

Chen Yun, Secretary of the Northeast Bureau, was very busy. Therefore, although Chen Yun was the Political Commissar of the Northeast Field Army, he was rarely at the Field Army Headquarters. The current situation of the Northeast Field Army is that Marshal Lin serves as Commander, Marshal Luo serves as Deputy Political Commissar, Tan Zheng serves as Deputy Political Commissar and Director of the Political Department, and Liu Yalou serves as Chief of Staff. They are the current commanders of the Field Army Headquarters.

In peacetime, combat operations were led by Marshal Lin, Marshal Luo, and Liu Yalou.

Of course, in addition to these people, the Northeast Field Army also had several deputy commanders.

Each deputy commander represented a faction: Lü Zhengchao, representing the former Northeast Army; Xiao Jinguang, representing the remaining corps; Zhou Baozhong, representing the Anti-Japanese United Army; and then the representatives of the two most powerful factions in the Northeast Army.

One is Wang Qiuyun, commander of the Second Column from the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region, and the other is Deng Guo, current commander of the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Military Region and commander of the Third Column.

The two men were able to serve as deputy commanders of the Northeast Field Army entirely because of their hard power.

The Jirecha Military Region and the Jireliao Military Region sent the most field troops into the Northeast. From the Jirecha Military Region alone, six brigades of field troops, totaling over 70,000 men, entered the Northeast.