Pu County, Hebei, Shandong and Henan Military Region Headquarters.
Tan Lin also didn't expect Zhou Weihan to come back immediately after receiving the telegram, so he couldn't help but feel unexpectedly happy.
Wen Qiang and Tan Lin had never met. Zhou Weihan gave a brief introduction first, and then Tan Lin said in Zhou Weihan's ear: "You, old Zhou, are so lucky to have married a charming and beautiful woman!"
"You're not bad, Lao Tan. I've met Sister Qiao in Yanzhou too!" Zhou Weihan said, patting his forehead, and hurriedly asked Wen Qiang to take out a sweater from the suitcase.
"Look at my memory. Sister Qiao asked me to bring it back to you. I almost forgot about it, but it's not too late to wear a sweater now. I can wear it for another month!"
Tan Lin's daughter-in-law is Qiao Linjun, who works in the Northern Shaanxi Political Security Bureau. Later, Tan Lin was transferred to the Hebei, Shandong and Yu base areas. His superiors originally asked Qiao Linjun about his work intention, but Qiao Linjun continued to stay in northern Shaanxi on the grounds of work.
When Zhou Weihan was in Yanzhou, he met Sister Qiao several times. Before leaving, he entrusted Zhou Weihan to bring the knitted sweater to Tan Lin.
"If I don't hurry you, you may not be able to come back anytime soon, otherwise you won't be able to put on this sweater!" Tan Lin complained intentionally.
Zhou Weihan smiled awkwardly. Unlike Zhao Gang's close brotherhood, Zhou Weihan respected Tan Lin more. He was more like an elder than a big brother.
Tan Lin seldom got angry, and his attitude towards comrades was like spring breeze and drizzle, and his sincere teachings penetrated into all aspects. Zhou Weihan had little experience in struggle. Before going to Yanzhou, the two of them talked all night long.
Because of Tan Lin's presence, the political trend in the Hebei, Shandong and Yu base areas has been very stable and has not caused too many disturbances. However, the personnel changes have also been considerable, and several high-level positions have been basically filled.
On the day of his return, Tan Lin called several leaders from the local government and the army to meet Zhou Weihan. Zhao Bingzhang, chief of staff of the military region, reported to Zhou Weihan the current status of the army.
After not seeing each other for more than half a year, Zhou Weihan knew that Tan Lin had a lot to say, so he did not return to the arranged residence, but stayed with Tan Lin.
Someone made some side dishes, and no one else yelled. Only the two of them were having a few drinks in the room.
Facts have proved that as long as the top and second-in-commands can work together, there will often be no big problems internally. Zhou Weihan is very lucky. Whether it is Zhao Gang or Tan Lin, he is a good team leader.
"How does it feel to be in Yanzhou?" Tan Lin asked.
“The harvest is not small!”
"real?"
Seeing that Tan Lin didn't believe it, Zhou Weihan continued: "How can this be false? I used to always emphasize to my comrades that we should pay more attention to study, but in fact, I don't have much free time!"
"After I went to Yanzhou, I studied at the Ma Yuan and taught at the Anti-Japanese University. My life was very comfortable. During this period, I often read theoretical books and occasionally helped translate foreign military works. After mutual confirmation, it was also a good idea for myself.
A summary and sublimation of the past!”
Tan Lin nodded when he heard this. Zhou Weihan spoke from the bottom of his heart. When he was in Yanzhou, he read the most military manuscripts about Commander Liu.
The Tainan Military Region is affiliated to the 129th Division, and Zhou Weihan always believed that Commander Liu was one of the people with the highest military theoretical literacy in the Eighth Route Army.
Commander Liu attaches great importance to summary, research and regularization of the troops. Most generals who were born in the 129th Division are influenced by him.
To put it simply, it’s not enough to just be able to direct a war. Everyone must know how to fight a war and how to win a war.
The Tainan Military Region fought many big battles, bad battles, and won many battles. After the battle, the division headquarters often began to urge before the summary report was submitted. However, in the Tainan Military Region, Xing Zhiguo was usually responsible for such matters.
Zhou Weihan also attached great importance to the regularization of the army and actively participated in the post-war summary. This fine tradition also continued to the troops of the Hebei, Shandong and Henan Military Region.
In addition to Master Liu, there is another person who must be mentioned, and that is General Su.
Because Commander Liu attaches great importance to the formalization of the army and attaches great importance to military theory and tactics, the troops he has built are very stable.
At the same time, Master Liu did not choose his generals very much. He could use them with anyone, and they could all use them well. In the final analysis, his technique of controlling generals was a formalized theory rather than a distinctive personal style.
General Su is just the opposite. He relies heavily on personal intelligence in command and is very picky about his generals. If communication between the top and bottom is not good and execution is not in place, resistance will easily arise.
Thinking of this, Zhou Weihan believed that it was necessary to conduct cadre exchanges. Each army was deeply influenced by its military chief and had its own combat style.
The Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region will inevitably have to conduct joint operations with the Shandong Military Region and the New Fourth Army. Letting the cadres of both sides familiar with each other's style in advance will reduce a lot of trouble.
The sources of the troops in the Shandong Military Region are complex. The grassroots commanders and fighters are basically locals. Some of the middle and high-level backbones come from the early Shandong Column, some come from the 115th Division, and the last part come from the generals of the Fourth Red Front Army.
The composition of the New Fourth Army is more complicated. The early backbone was adapted from the guerrillas from eight southern provinces. There were huge regional differences, the most obvious ones being poor language communication and different combat styles.
There is still a long way to go, Zhou Weihan said with emotion.
The two talked a lot in the evening, with Tan Lin doing most of the talking and Zhou Weihan only talking about two things.
When the 279th Regiment and the 29th Regiment of the Tainan Military Region were transferred to the Hebei, Shandong and Henan Military Region, Tan Lincun was worried that it would affect the combat effectiveness of the Tainan Military Region. He was mainly worried that his superiors would not agree.
However, when Zhou Weihan said that he would resign from the Tainan Military Region and exchange two regiments, Tan Lin felt relieved. Another thing was to evacuate the New Fifth Brigade from the Zhangbei area.
"To tell you the truth, although there have been a few snows in winter and the grain harvest will improve, the pressure on food rations is still great. The Japanese army has been driving people from the Yellow River area to the base area, and it has not stopped until now. These influxes
The immigrant population in the base area has caused a great burden!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "As of the Chinese New Year, nearly 1.2 million people have flowed into the base area, most of whom are the elderly and children!"
When Tan Lin talked about this, he looked worried. There were capable people on the Japanese side. Seeing that the Eighth Route Army of Hebei, Shandong and Henan could not be defeated head-on, they drove the people in the Yellow River area to the base area. The purpose was to overthrow the Hebei, Shandong and Henan base areas.
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No matter what time it is, population is an important resource, but it also requires detailed analysis of specific issues.
There are large yellow flood areas in eastern Henan and northern Anhui south of the Longhai Line. After the Japanese army took over, they also regarded it as a burden, but they could not ignore it.
Otherwise, with the geographical location of the Yellow River Flood Zone in the Central Plains, how could it be possible for Zhang Lanfeng's puppet troops to set up military-controlled counties at an advantage.
At first, the Japanese army drove out all the immigrants, men, women, old and young, but later it was discovered that the Eighth Route Army north of the old Yellow River route had set up military camps to receive the foreign population, which was very impressive.
Therefore, the previous method was changed, and the young and middle-aged people were left to engage in production and farming in the military-controlled counties, while the elderly and children were the key targets for eviction.
The Eighth Route Army could not be ignored by the Japanese army, but even if these people arrived at the base area, they would not be able to carry out effective production.
In this regard, Zhou Weihan had no good solution. He could only find a way to transfer food from other base areas to temporarily alleviate the food crisis.
"So, in principle, I agree to classify the Zhangbei Military Division as part of the Southern Hebei Military Region. The base area is very large and the garrison troops are far from enough. This is also a good idea, not to mention that it can also be exchanged for food.
!" Tan Lin said.
On the second day after returning to the Hebei-Luyu base area, Zhou Weihan personally went to Heze. This trip was to meet the Deputy Chief of General Staff. The two met very warmly.
Zhou Weihan did not go empty-handed, but brought a bag of dried dates from Yanzhou.
"Oh, you really make me miss you. I always feel like something is missing when you are not in the base!" the deputy chief of staff said with a smile.
"Chief of Staff, I thought your ears would be clean after I left, but I am here today to ask you to check on something!" Zhou Weihan said.
"You really don't go to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing, tell me!"
Comrade Zuo Quan is the deputy chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, and is also the Communist Party member and political commissar of the Hebei, Shandong and Henan Military Region. Zhou Weihan's report to him was in compliance with due procedures.
After hearing Zhou Weihan's thoughts, the deputy chief of staff was a little surprised: "You are willing to give up, but this matter cannot be explained clearly in the telegram. It is best to say it in person. It happens that the Northern Bureau will hold a meeting in a few days. I
I have to go back too!"
Zhou Weihan breathed a sigh of relief. The deputy chief of staff was senior enough. This matter involved the three secondary military regions of Tainan, Hebei, Luyu, and South Hebei. The 129th Division Headquarters needed to be notified, and then the Eighth Route Army Headquarters would negotiate.
It would be best for him to come forward.
Two days later, the deputy chief of staff left for the Taihang base area.
The meeting of the Northern Bureau was held in Liao County, and the participants were all members of the Northern Bureau. Since the former secretary, Comrade Shang Kun, went to Yanzhou, the secretary of the Northern Bureau has been served by the boss since then, and the deputy secretary is political commissar Deng and the director of the Jitai Liaison Office.
Yang Xiufeng is in charge.
There are four other members, including the deputy chief of staff, Mr. Nie of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, Political Commissar Luo of the Shandong Military Region, and Commander Liu. These four people respectively represent the four first-level military regions of the Eighth Route Army in North China.
Except for Luo Political Commissar of the Shandong Military Region, all other participants were in place. Zhou Weihan was not qualified to participate, but the content of the meeting was conveyed by the Chief of Staff.
The background of the meeting was that in 1942 the Eighth Route Army implemented three major policies: improving troops and streamlining administration, reducing rents and interest rates, and fighting the enemy. Among them, the 129th Division's base area implemented the most thoroughly.
After the personnel who have been refined and streamlined in administration have been enriched in the local areas, the strength of the local armed forces and the people's armed forces have been reorganized and enriched, and their strength in the vast countryside has been strengthened.
The forces of the Eighth Route Army can be divided into three systems: the first is the main combat force, the second is local armed forces, and the third is the people's armed forces, namely the People's Self-Defense Forces and militia.
Local armed forces are divided into county and district cadre regiments, county brigades or independent battalions, and district squadrons. Before this, these local armed forces generally had complex sources of personnel, and few had received formal military and political training.
On this basis, on the one hand, we start to eliminate the strong and retain the weak, cleanse ruffians and other undesirable elements, and at the same time, we replenish the main force, streamline personnel from agencies, and strengthen the leadership backbone.
Since then, military and political training has been generally carried out for the three types of armed forces, in-depth education on current affairs has been carried out, cadres have been trained in rotation, and new party members have been developed.
Based on the implementation of various policies, in the second half of 1942, local armed forces made great progress and the mass armed forces were greatly strengthened.
In terms of the people's armed forces, the People's Self-Defense Forces are the main force in the militia's joint defense policy, and the militia is closely integrated with the agricultural mutual aid group to carry out large-scale production movements in the base areas.
After the rent and interest reduction movement flourished, the people realized that they were the masters of the country. Only by organizing themselves to take control of political power and armed forces under the leadership of the Eighth Route Army could they defend the fruits of their victory and consolidate their political status.
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Therefore, the enthusiasm of the people to join the militia has increased significantly.
On the international battlefield, the Soviet-German battlefield ended with the defeat of the German army. On the Chinese battlefield, the Japanese army was greatly consumed and weakened by the powerful blow of the Chinese people's protracted resistance war, especially the People's War behind enemy lines.
The morale of its troops is low, war-weariness and anti-war sentiments are growing day by day, combat effectiveness continues to decline, uprisings break out in the country, the political situation is unstable, and the economy is on the verge of bankruptcy.
In order to save its destiny of losing the war, the Japanese army was eager to end the war with China so that more troops could be transferred from the Chinese battlefield to the Pacific battlefield.
The strength of the Japanese army in China was mainly reduced to important resource development areas, central cities and major transportation lines. To this end, it began to increase the strength of the puppet army.
As the Anti-Japanese War became increasingly beneficial to the Chinese military and civilians, the Nationalist Government not only failed to unite against the enemy, but continued to pursue the policy of passive resistance to Japan and active anti-communism, setting off the third anti-communist upsurge.
It was against this background that in March 1943, a meeting of the Northern Bureau was held to make clear work arrangements for the new year.
The content of the meeting was mainly divided into two major items. One was to continue to adhere to unified leadership and organizationally ensure that the leadership of military, political, economic, cultural and enemy-occupied areas are closely integrated with various tasks.
The second is to continue to carry out the Anti-Japanese War in North China, insist on developing anti-Japanese base areas, strive to expand guerrilla areas, accumulate strength from all aspects of base areas and enemy-occupied areas, and prepare for a comprehensive counterattack militarily, politically and ideologically.
The specific deployment is as follows: first, continue to develop the large-scale production movement, implement rent and interest reductions and reasonable burdens; second, strengthen widespread mass guerrilla warfare, strengthen the construction of local armed forces and people's armed forces; third, formalize the main force and start to form combat operations
Field troops respond to subsequent local counterattacks.
At the end of the meeting, the boss mentioned the main combat tasks of the Hebei, Shandong and Henan Military Region: connecting Shandong to the north and Jianghuai to the south, and made new personnel appointments.
Zhou Weihan entrusted the deputy chief of staff to propose at the meeting to resign from the post of commissar of the Tainan Military Region and transfer the Zhangbei Military Division to the Jinan Military Region, which was also approved.
