Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"I understand what you mean. First, we need to sort out some economic issues, and then formulate relevant business policies.

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Chapter 711 Shocking Slow

Yulin.

Fu Zuoyi, Deng Baoshan, Chen Changjie and others were all there.

Their faces all looked ugly.

Zuoyi looked at Dong Qiwu and said, "I am sorry for you."

Fu Zuoyi felt very guilty in front of Dong Qiwu.

I really don't know what to say. The failure of the Datong-Jining Campaign was entirely due to my strategic deception by Wei Hongjun. No matter how I tried to compensate tactically, I couldn't correct the strategic mistake. In the end, I lost over 80,000 men, and generals like Dong Qiwu were captured. It was all my fault.

"Duke Yi, this is God's will. It's not your fault or mine."

Dong Qiwu shook his head.

Dong Qiwu and Fu Zuoyi had a close personal relationship. Although he was captured by the People's Liberation Army due to Fu Zuoyi's misjudgment during the Datong-Jining Campaign, Dong Qiwu never blamed Fu Zuoyi and still respected him. He still considers Fu Zuoyi's interests.

The North China Bureau wanted to persuade Fu Zuoyi to lead Deng Baoshan and Chen Changjie in an uprising.

Because the Jinsui Field Army had failed in several attempts to attack Yulin, it can be said that General He had been leading the Jinsui Field Army for the past two years. In 1945, General He led the Jinsui troops to attack Yulin, but after many days of fighting, they were unsuccessful. After Fu Zuoyi's main force was annihilated, General He once again led the Jinsui troops to fight in Suixi and northern Shaanxi. Because Fu Zuoyi was severely injured, his troops were basically local troops with little combat effectiveness. In the battle against them, General He's Jinsui troops won many victories, successively capturing Baotou and Wuyuan. However, the troops suffered another setback in Yulin.

Deng Baoshan was a true warrior. The troops he had built in Yulin were highly combat-capable, including a remarkably solid defensive line. With Deng Baoshan personally stationed in Yulin, he inflicted heavy losses on General He and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. Fu Zuoyi, Deng Baoshan, and Chen Changjie were currently stationing troops in western Suiyuan and northern Shaanxi, causing discomfort for both the Central Committee and the North China Bureau. Without them, the Central Committee could have mobilized all of the Shanxi-Suiyuan troops to join forces with the Northwest Field Army against Fu Zuoyi.

Speaking of which, Fu Zuoyi and Deng Baoshan both had very good relations with Yan'an during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Not only did they have personal connections with some CCP leaders, but they also fought side by side during the war, achieving very good results.

So Yan'an hoped to persuade the two of them to revolt.

Therefore, the North China Bureau ultimately chose Dong Qiwu as its lobbyist. Fu Zuoyi and Dong Qiwu had a close personal relationship, making him the most suitable person to persuade him. Dong Qiwu's visit was genuinely motivated by Fu Zuoyi's concerns. After Dong Qiwu's capture, the Jin-Cha-Ji region didn't directly imprison him. Instead, they limited his movements and allowed him to observe the situation in Jin-Cha-Ji. It was only after Dong Qiwu arrived in Jin-Cha-Ji that he realized the true strength of the People's Liberation Army. The strength of the PLA wasn't simply the strength of the unit itself, but the strength of the entire liberated area.

Dong Qiwu witnessed the rural situation after the land reform in Jinchayi.

The countryside is now full of laughter and prosperity.

Everyone is working hard to farm and increase grain production.

The land reform work in Jin-Cha-Ji was completed very well and received the support of the general public.

In the Jin-Cha-Ji region, as soon as the slightest call for recruitment was made, vast numbers of people would sign up. For them, overthrowing Chiang Kai-shek and liberating all of China was the only way to protect the fruits of land reform. When the front lines needed to fight and organized support was needed, vast numbers of farmers would sign up, pushing their carts.

Fu Zuoyi was also very popular among the people in Sui West.

As a direct subordinate of Fu Zuoyi, Dong Qiwu had always been very proud of this. However, it was only after his experience in the Jincha area that he truly understood the true bond between the military and the people. The relationship between the troops and the people in the Jincha area was beyond compare to Fu Zuoyi's. His former pride in his troops' love for the people was completely superficial compared to the PLA.

After actually seeing the situation in the rural areas of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, Dong Qiwu knew that Fu Zuoyi or his followers said that the National Government would never be able to defeat the People's Liberation Army.

Because the People's Liberation Army truly wins the hearts of the people.

The People's Liberation Army had a constant supply of recruits, all of whom joined voluntarily. In contrast, the Nationalist government's forces were conscripting men from everywhere. For example, the Nationalist troops in Northeast China and Hebei Province were swollen in numbers. Where did all those recruits come from? First, they reorganized the puppet army, puppet police, and bandits, then they reorganized the local landlords' armed forces, and finally, they started conscripting men.

Only in this way can the national army maintain so many troops.

During the war, the Nationalist army was solely responsible for its own logistics. While it might appear that the Nationalist army had more vehicles and could quickly supply the frontline troops, compared to the Liberated Areas, which frequently mobilized tens or even hundreds of thousands of civilians to deliver supplies to the frontline troops, the Nationalist army was truly no match. This was the difference in potential between the two sides. The PLA had unlimited potential, while the Nationalist army had already exhausted it.

How could Dong Qiwu, a general who had served in the army for many years, not see such an obvious contrast?

What surprised Dong Qiwu even more was that the entire Jin-Cha-Ji region was already preparing for the founding of New China. Jin-Cha-Ji now had so many universities, including the Public Security University, the Normal University, the Military and Political Cadre University, the Industrial University, the Medical University, and even comprehensive universities like North China University.

The North China Bureau planned schools and hospitals, standardized public security, and planned industries, all of which were efforts to develop.

In comparison, what is the current Nationalist government doing?

They were still digesting the wealth they had plundered from the Japanese-held areas. Even more than a year after the end of the War of Resistance, many people were still dealing with "traitors" and plundering the Japanese-held areas. Of course, Chiang Kai-shek asked Chen Cheng to lead the "Investigation Team" to take some money from these people. After a year of fighting the Liberation War, Chiang Kai-shek was penniless.

It's just money grabbing.

It can be said that the current Nationalist government is in chaos. Various factions are vying for power and gaining promotion and wealth, and have no time to think about national development.

sharp contrast.

So when the North China Bureau approached him, he was very willing to persuade Fu Zuoyi. He had already become a prisoner of the People's Liberation Army, and he did not want Fu Zuoyi to become a prisoner of the People's Liberation Army as well.

"Yigong, when I arrived, the Communist army in North China had already begun to gather troops, preparing for what they called the Battle of Pingjin. In southern Shanxi, Xu Xiangqian and Guo Tianmin began the Battle of Taiyuan. As long as these two battles are over and Peking, Tianjin, and Taiyuan are captured by the Communist army, then the situation in North China will be lost. The entire North China will be under the control of the Communist army. At that time, they only need to send another column to Suixi, and we in Suixi will be unable to stop the Communist army's attack.

Fu Zuoyi remained silent.

Fu Zuoyi certainly knew the current situation.

The reason why Fu Zuoyi, Deng Baoshan and Chen Changjie are still able to maintain this territory is that in order to deal with Hu Zongnan, the Northwest Field Army withdrew the most powerful First and Fourth Column of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Field Army, resulting in insufficient manpower and combat effectiveness of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Field Army.

In addition, Fu Zuoyi and Deng Baoshan were both famous defensive generals.

That's why this is the result.

But this was only temporary. Ever since Peng Dejun led the Northwest Field Army into battle, Hu Zongnan suffered repeated setbacks. Even with the introduction of the Ma family's troops, they were no match for Peng Dejun's Northwest Field Army. Hu Zongnan's troops encountered tough opponents in western Henan, southern Shanxi, and the northwest, suffering heavy casualties. He simply had no energy to care about the affairs of western Henan.

If North China sent a column into western Henan, the situation there would change immediately. North China's columns weren't the Shanxi-Suiyuan Field Army's 15000-man column. Even the smallest units of the North China Field Army, Xu Xiangqian and Guo Tianmin, had columns exceeding men each. As for the other corps, each had a column of to men. A single column could easily overwhelm them.

"The situation right now is not good."

Deng Baoshan nodded and said, "I've received news that the Communist army in the Northeast has also begun a decisive battle. The Northeast Communist army now has a million troops and is determined to completely annihilate the troops of Zheng Dongguo and Liao Yaoxiang. Once the Northeast Nationalist army is annihilated, these million Northeast Communist troops will flood into the interior of the country. The situation is not optimistic. By then, Chiang Kai-shek may not be able to hold on to his throne."

Everyone's faces turned ugly.

Because of the strength of the People's Liberation Army, the situation is not only very obvious in North China, but also in Northeast China.

Dong Qiwu said, "Gong Yi, now is your chance. If you choose to defect to the Communist Party now, you can still have a position in the new Communist government. At least you won't be a prisoner of war. Besides, the Communist army doesn't have much advantage in Suixi, so there's still room for bargaining. Once the Communist army finishes the Battle of Peiping and Tianjin, including dealing with the Nationalist army in the Northeast, you'll be like meat on the chopping block. Even if you want to defect to the Communist Party, they may not accept you. And even if they do, they won't give you a good position."

"Do you think now is a good opportunity?"

Fu Zuoyi looked grim.

It has only been a short time and the situation has changed so much.

Is this world really going to be taken over by the CCP?

He was not reconciled.

A year ago, he dreamed of controlling Suiyuan, Chahar, northern Shanxi, Rehe and other places, and becoming a major warlord. But now he has been reduced to discussing whether to defect to the People's Liberation Army.

Deng Baoshan said from the side: "Yi Gong, I also think that now is a good opportunity. We still have tens of thousands of troops in our hands, and we can bargain with the Communist army. Once we lose even this little bit of troops, we won't even have the capital to bargain.

"And what about the United States? Will the United States watch China become a communist state? Will they agree to China becoming a Soviet territory?"

Fu Zuoyi was still struggling.

Dong Qiwu said: "Yi Gong, even if the Americans come to power, it is still beyond our reach. The Americans can only help Chiang Kai-shek stabilize the coastal areas, but we are not able to reach here.

Fu Zuoyi thought about it.

After a while, he said, "If we choose to revolt, how will the Communist army accommodate us? What will they do with our troops? We have fought against the Communist army before, and our hands are stained with blood. How can they not care?"

It was not Fu Zuoyi who wanted to revolt, but reality that forced Fu Zuoyi to revolt.

The North China People's Liberation Army launched the Peiping-Tianjin Campaign, and the Northeast People's Liberation Army launched the Shenyang Campaign, which had a huge impact on people like Fu Zuoyi.

Who could have imagined that the People's Liberation Army would be able to attack major cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shenyang and Taiyuan so quickly.

I dare not even think about it.

Compared to cities like Peking, Shenyang, Taiyuan, and Tianjin, Suixi had nothing. The Nationalist troops in those major cities were packed with regiments, numbering hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops. The People's Liberation Army was prepared to swallow up even such troops, so what did the tens of thousands of troops in Suixi mean?

Dong Qiwu said, "As long as Yigong has such an idea, they will send people to negotiate. I don't think the Communist Party should be too stingy. Gao Shuxun is now the deputy commander of the North China Military Region. I heard that Wu Shimin will be the deputy commander of the PLA Corps and the commander of the column. And Kong Congzhou and Cao Yousen are both doing very well in the PLA."

Fu Zuoyi looked at Deng Baoshan and Chen Changjie.

Fu Zuoyi was no longer the imposing commander-in-chief of the 12th War Zone, commanding a hundred thousand troops. He now had to consult with Deng Baoshan, Chen Changjie, and others on many matters. Because Deng Baoshan and Chen Changjie commanded the same number of troops as Fu Zuoyi in western Suiyuan and northwestern Shanxi. Deng Baoshan nodded at Fu Zuoyi. Chen Changjie, standing beside him, nodded after a moment.

This is not the first day for any of us to fight.

The situation before is obvious.

They were isolated in a corner and could not stop the PLA's advance. Seeing that Deng Baoshan and Chen Changjie agreed, Fu Zuoyi could only sigh and say, "Okay. Tell them to send a representative. I'm willing to talk to them."

Chapter 712: Conquering Tianjin

Almost a year after the outbreak of the Liberation War, the People's Liberation Army began to gain the upper hand in several areas. Northeast and North China were particularly dominant. Once the People's Liberation Army began to gain the upper hand and grasp the general trend, many things became inevitable.

As the saying goes, the general trend of the world is unstoppable; those who follow it prosper, those who go against it perish. After land reform, liberated areas across the country began to unleash tremendous power. The People's Liberation Army no longer had to worry about recruits, as the rural areas, after the land reform, provided the PLA with batches of outstanding new recruits. Furthermore, the PLA's logistics were no longer a problem.

It is no longer difficult for the liberated areas to mobilize tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people to deliver supplies to the People's Liberation Army in a short period of time.

Everyone felt the power emerging from the liberated areas. The Nationalist generals on the front lines felt it most clearly. While both sides had the same number of troops at the time of the battle, the PLA had more mobile forces than the Nationalist army. This was because the PLA's logistics were handled by the military regions and the civilian population in the liberated areas. The Nationalist army, on the other hand, had to be responsible for its own logistics. So while the numbers appeared similar, a large portion of the Nationalist army's forces were actually responsible for logistics. Therefore, the PLA had already surpassed the Nationalist army in terms of the number of troops that could actually be deployed in combat. Faced with this situation, large numbers of Nationalist generals began to revolt. First, there was the uprising of Gao Shuxun, then the uprising of Cao Yousen's New 11th Brigade, then the uprising of Kong Congzhou, and most recently, the uprising of Wu Shimin.

Nationalist troops surrendered, and uprisings became commonplace.

There are various reasons why this happened.

One reason was Chiang Kai-shek's discrimination against warlord troops. Of course, it wasn't just Chiang Kai-shek; the Central Army under him discriminated against warlord troops even more severely. For example, within the Central Army unit, the Third Army, one division was from the Central Army, and another was from the Yunnan Army. Despite being part of the same army, the two divisions received vastly different treatment. Hu Zongnan was right: the troops from the Central Army had no shortage of weapons, ammunition, or logistical supplies, and their salaries were not significantly reduced. However, the divisions from the Yunnan Army were deducted from everything, even their normal pay being reduced by a significant portion.

Under such circumstances, how could the conflict between the two sides not intensify?

There were also people like Sun Lianzhong, who actively joined Chiang Kai-shek in order to survive.

But what's the use.

After Chen Cheng arrived, he continued to suppress you and annex your troops. Sun Lianzhong sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek to complain, but Chiang Kai-shek ignored him. Chiang Kai-shek supported Chen Cheng's annexation of these local warlord troops and supported Chen Cheng's reorganization of them.

Under such circumstances, how could Chen Cheng and Sun Lianzhong work together?

This is a problem that exists from top to bottom in the Nationalist Army and there is no solution at all.

Then there are the efforts of the Chinese Communist Party.

Many local warlords' armies had historical ties to the CCP. Either they had a tacit understanding and cooperation during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, or many officers and generals from local warlord backgrounds later defected to the CCP and became generals. Therefore, the CCP established special work teams to infiltrate these troops and conduct work within them. Consequently, local warlord armies revolted one after another.

If we talk about influence, Gao Shuxun's uprising is definitely the most influential. After all, Gao Shuxun was the first to revolt. It is precisely because of this that Gao Shuxun's troops had such a big incident, but in order to appease Gao Shuxun and for the sake of public opinion, Gao Shuxun was still appointed as the deputy commander of the North China Military Region. Gao Shuxun is regarded as a banner of the uprising generals of the National Army, and this banner cannot be allowed to fall. Although the New 11th Brigade had only more than 2000 people participating in the uprising, because of his uprising, they were able to quickly annihilate the 67th Army. It can be regarded as a battlefield uprising and his contribution is very great.

Then came the uprising of Kong Congzhou.

After Kong Congzhou's uprising, the troops were easily reorganized. This was because Kong Congzhou's troops were once Yang Hucheng's Shaanxi Army, which was heavily populated by underground Communist Party members. The Shaanxi Army had a deep historical connection with the Chinese Communist Party, and therefore, the Shaanxi Army was the most rebellious during the Liberation War.

The same was true of Kong Congzhou's troops, which had many underground party members. After Kong Congzhou's uprising, the reorganization went very smoothly, and he then followed Chen Geng's troops to fight.

However, in terms of the number of troops involved in the uprising, Wu Shimin had the largest number.

He led a full 50,000 men in the uprising. Of course, the number of men he said was 50,000 meant that less than 30,000 actually joined him. The rest of the troops were coerced and forced into the uprising. But regardless, his uprising was the largest.

After Wu Shimin's uprising, the Nationalist army troops were basically no longer seen in the entire southern Shanxi.

Finally, Wu Shimin's troops were reorganized and incorporated into the Western Army Group.

That's the domino effect.