But when Wang Guangyu named Guo Tiejian and Zhang Yunsheng, Yang Zhen was somewhat hesitant. Guo Tiejian has now been transferred to the deputy commander of the Hejiang Military Region, and Zhang Yunsheng now serves as the second column formed by the remnants of the original Anti-Alliance Third Route Army. *The political commissar of the main division reorganized from the Eighth Brigade has an important position.
The two people were transferred to the Nenjiang Military Region as commanders of the military divisions. First, it was difficult to arrange their work. It was impossible to assign a deputy commander to the Nenjiang Military Region. In addition, the Hejiang Military Region was also reorganizing local troops. Under the command of the military region commander Comrade Ouyang Jishan also serves as the commander of the Production Corps and the Fujin Comprehensive Training Base. With no time to spare, it is not very appropriate for Deputy Commander Guo Tiejian, who is temporarily in charge of the work of the Hejiang Military Region, to be transferred at this time.
Although Zhang Yunsheng is very familiar with political work, military work is not his strong point. As the commander of a military division, his ability is somewhat reluctant. Moreover, the Second Column and Eighth Division, which was reorganized from the remnants of the Third Route Army's retreat into the base area, was on several occasions. After the adjustment, it turned out that only Zhang Yunsheng was a division-level cadre from the Third Route Army.
Zhang Yunsheng was originally transferred from the position of deputy political commissar of the First Division to the political commissar of this division in order to stabilize the hearts and minds of the cadres who came from the Third Route Army of the division. However, given that the current army has been stabilized, Zhang Yunsheng was transferred to the Nenjiang Military Region. The cadres of the Eighth Division will not be confused in their thinking for a while.
After thinking for a while, Yang Zhen said: "I can transfer Comrade Zhang Yunsheng to you, but Comrade Guo Tiejian cannot. At present, the Hejiang Military Region cannot do without him for the time being. In this way, Comrade Zhang Yunsheng will be transferred to Nenjiang as deputy political commissar of the military region, and he will be appointed as deputy political commissar of the Songjiang Military Region. Comrade Wang Minggui, commander of the Second Division, was transferred to the Nenjiang Military Region as the commander of the ** Brigade of the Military Region."
"In addition to these two people, I am transferring Comrade Wang Jun, who is currently the acting commander of the fourth military division of the Hejiang Military Region, to you as the commander of the seventh military division. The original commander of the seventh military division will be swapped with him, etc. After I return to the military region, I will propose that the second division of the Hejiang Military Region, which is located in the Heihe territory of the Puppet Manchuria, be allocated as a whole to your Nenjiang Military Region."
"In this way, the entire defense line of your military region will form a whole, starting from Heilongjiang in the north and reaching the southwestern edge of the base area in the south. This will not only facilitate your unified military deployment, but also facilitate the development of the suppression of bandits. Remember, the suppression will be completed before the end of June. All remaining banditry in the jurisdiction will be eliminated without leaving a single safe corner. This is a task assigned to you by the military region that must be completed."
Having said this, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "You have a heavy burden now. You have to complete the tasks assigned by the military region and the task of eradicating banditry. How about it? Isn't there a lot of pressure on your shoulders? But only when there is pressure can there be motivation, and only when there is motivation can there be progress."
Hearing Yang Zhen's words of encouragement, Wang Guangyu couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "No. 1, this is not just a matter of pressure. On the one hand, we have to formulate a battle plan for the Western Front, and on the other hand, we have to completely solve it within the deadline. To eliminate the banditry in the Nen River area, these two responsibilities are as heavy as Mount Tai."
"Drawing up a combat plan is not something that can be done with just a snap of the head as described in novels. It requires an analysis and judgment of the enemy's situation, and this judgment must be accurate. Once there is a mistake in judgment, the consequences will be It’s not about a little bit, it’s about the victory or defeat of the overall battle and the blood and lives of countless cadres and soldiers.”
"You also need to have a detailed understanding of the terrain and overall environment of the future theater, the enemy's troop strength, firepower configuration, and even the character and experience of the enemy commander. You must also think about the direction and route of the enemy's possible reinforcements, so that Only then can we make the most accurate judgment.”
"If we are not careful, we will pay a heavy price, and the anti-bandit work requires more energy because the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, and the anti-bandit work is related to our future development and Strengthening is also crucial. These two burdens can be said to be as heavy as a mountain or like walking on thin ice."
Regarding Wang Guangyu's words, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "Old Wang, some things do have to be done by yourself, but for some things, you have to learn to employ people and give full play to the strengths of your subordinates. When you took office, the chief of staff assigned you The combat staff officer is the best in the entire army, and the combat section chief is also the best combat section chief in the entire army."
"As the commander of the military region, you are more concerned with controlling the overall situation and grasping the overall situation. You can leave many things to the combat staff. As for the work of suppressing bandits, I think it can be left to you. Let the new deputy do it, and focus the main energy on formulating the next battle plan."
"Zhang Yunsheng and Wang Minggui fought in the Longjiang Province of Manchuria and lived for nearly a year. They are very familiar with the terrain and people's conditions here. And although the deputy commander who is newly transferred to you does not know much about the situation in the Northeast, But when they were in the pass, they were famous bandit-suppressing heroes, and they were better at suppressing bandits."
"As the commander of the military region, you only need to grasp the overall situation. If you have to do everything personally, you, Wang Guangyu, can do nothing even if you have three heads and six arms. As a superior, you can't do it well by grasping every detail. You You must learn to employ people and give full play to the strengths of your subordinates.”
"If everything requires you, the military commander, to do it yourself, I will equip you with military commanders and political commissars, as well as brigade commanders and political commissars. You must fully trust the abilities of your subordinates and let them do it. Don't follow rules, manage them to the extreme, and give full play to their strengths. This is what you, a senior commander, should do."
Speaking of this, Yang Zhen looked at Wang Guangyu who was listening carefully, paused and said: "Old Wang, you and I are old comrades in arms. I believe in your character and abilities, so I will say some words. I can speak frankly in front of you. To be honest, you did not do a good job in suppressing bandits before."
"In fact, we should be more experienced in suppressing bandits. The bandits are far from being able to attack us in an all-round way. The only thing they rely on is familiarity with the terrain and people's conditions, harassing us, destroying our local government construction, and creating Find a space to survive by yourself.”
"Of course, it is not ruled out that some bandits are still in contact with the Japanese and puppet troops. They are still obeying the Japanese and puppet commands, sabotaging our local work, creating some conditions for their so-called counterattack, and still dreaming that one day the Japanese troops will counterattack and be able to reoccupy the territory. Here, their old lives and glory are restored,
"But for them, whether they still listen to the command of the Japanese and puppet troops or not, survival is now their most urgent problem, and many of them are worried about our revenge, and those who go up the mountain to become bandits, for them For people, life is more valuable than anything else."
"Don't you think this situation is somewhat similar to our previous situation? We didn't do the same thing at the beginning, but now we are just falling off one by one. Those who chased people in the past are now being chased, and those who are being chased now are in the past. We are just chasing people, but compared to the dispersed Puppet Manchukuo military and police officers, we people have more experience in being chased."
"Of course they also have their certain advantages. In addition to relying on their familiarity with the terrain, they also have one of the biggest advantages. It turns out that the Japanese puppets also have considerable control over the countryside. In addition to cities, in order to cut off our supply lines, they restricted In our area of activity, the Japanese and puppets also established a large number of spy organizations in various villages and established a strict security system."
"Before we achieved fundamental victory in the entire Northeast battlefield, these people relied on the remaining power of the original Japanese and puppet organizations and still had a certain degree of control in rural areas and even cities. Apart from these two points, what advantages did they have? , I see nothing. Its so-called guerrilla warfare level is not even half a scoop, and at best it can barely be considered a harassment war."
"Old Wang, when it comes to fighting guerrillas, their level is far behind ours. Guerrilla warfare is our advantage. How can we still be defeated by these people who are not even half-skilled?" The guy is a little anxious, which is very abnormal."
"And with the continuous development of our army's work and our obvious military advantage in the Nenjiang River, the enemy's control over the countryside is also gradually declining, otherwise they would not use terrorist methods to attack us under the current circumstances. The villagers took revenge."
"These people are not stupid. They also know that killing people can only bring great negative effects in many cases. This is not the time when they have an absolute advantage. People who kill people dare to be angry but dare not speak out. Too many killings now will only It can expose themselves and make them lose the support of the people even more."
"The lower-level officers in the Japanese and puppet army, especially the Japanese army officers, often act recklessly, but the military police and spies are different. These people have brains, and they should also know that killing indiscriminately can only force them to It will bring the common people closer to us."
"Their retaliation against the people who approach us only shows that their control over the countryside is also declining, and they can only use cruel retaliation to try to curb the people's tendency to approach us and slow down the speed of their demise. And we need to If we want to truly win the support of the people, we must let them see our determination to eliminate evil."
"Besides, although these people have learned guerrilla tactics from us, do they have the same ability to survive as we did at the beginning? Most of these people are accustomed to relying on the Japanese and puppet forces to dominate, and let them go to mosquitoes to torture and live in difficult conditions. They can endure the life of living in deep mountains, old forests, and meadows with no clothes on their bodies and no food to eat."
"If a person who is used to eating big fish and meat is asked to gnaw tree bark and eat grass roots, they can persist for a long time. We can't get food, so we can persist hungry. We don't have cotton-padded clothes to wear, so we don't put down our guns and continue to fight. This is because We have a firm belief and the determination to resist Japan to the end.”
"As for these guys who are even willing to betray their ancestors for their own interests, and now they are united for some reasons, let them suffer this, I think if they are not still dreaming that one day the Japanese and puppet troops will fight back, this I'm afraid they won't be able to last a day while farming. I think last winter was enough for these guys."
"Without the ability to survive in the wild, the only way they can survive is to rob, rob our logistics transport fleet, but most of all they rob ordinary people. I think when these guys go to rob, they always We shouldn’t still pay like we did at the beginning. This is quite beneficial for us in terms of winning the hearts and minds of the people.”