Such a large-scale reorganization of troops sounds simple, but in fact it is complicated.
After the meeting to convey the reorganization plan, Lei Ming, the new commander of the fourth column, and Yuan Guoping, the political commissar, came to the door because the Shandong Military Region was not included in the reorganization plan. Yuan Guoping also had another problem, that is, the commander of the training headquarters
If Comrade Xu Guangda is transferred away and Yuan Guoping is transferred to the political commissar of the fourth column, what will happen to the work of the training headquarters?
Regarding the issue of the Central Shandong Military Region, the plan put forward by Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong was to establish the Central Shandong Military Region based on the logistics detachment and the local armed forces in Central Shandong. As a result, Liu Yimin pondered over the map and believed that the Jining Military Region must be established. Otherwise,
The plains in the Jining area only relied on the local armed forces formed at the end of the Lunan Campaign in the previous stage. They were unable to resist the crazy raids by the Japanese and puppet troops. Not to mention the additional sacrifices, the Lunan Plain would also be turned into a granary for the Japanese and puppet troops. Therefore,
Liu Yimin sent the logistics detachment to establish the Jining Military Region, and the central Shandong base area did not have the backbone of the military to establish the military region. The establishment of the military region had to wait.
There is also the reorganization of the main force. All the combat troops in the Taiyi central base area have been removed, and there are no more guard troops.
These issues require further research.
Just in time, Lei Ming and Yuan Guoping arrived, and Liu Yimin could have a good chat with them.
Liu Yimin poured water for the two of them personally, and then asked the Fourth Teaching Brigade and the New Fourth Brigade how the replenishment was going.
When the Japanese army was carrying out heavy raids, the New Fourth Brigade followed Liu Yimin to fight on the outside. In order to protect the Taiyi central base area, the central Shandong base area and the southeastern Shandong base area, Lei Ming commanded the 4th Teaching Brigade, the central Shandong garrison brigade and the local armed forces to fight against the Japanese northern line heavy force group.
If Japan does not fight, casualties will be huge.
Among the former brigade first-level military officers of the Shandong Army, Lei Ming is a typical tiger general with a strong sense of war. Because of this, Lei Ming can catch up with every troop expansion and reorganization, and he is a general that Liu Yimin likes very much.
Lei Ming reported that the Fourth Teaching Brigade and the Luzhong Guard Brigade had not yet completed their replenishment before they went into battle on New Year's Eve. Now the troops have withdrawn to the defense line and are resting, and the replenishment has not yet been completed. However, this time, the troops were jointly organized with the New Fourth Brigade into the New Year's Eve battle.
The fourth column is relatively under less pressure, because the New Fourth Brigade basically suffered no losses in the early stages of the battle, and has sufficient troops to directly make up for the battle losses of the Fourth Teaching Brigade. However, because of the losses suffered by the Fourth Teaching Brigade in the previous period, and the lack of replenishment,
, it will take some time for the fourth column to be fully staffed.
After Liu Yimin heard this, he was silent for a long time, because among the Shandong troops, the Fourth Teaching Brigade had the highest composition of old Red Army members. The heavy casualties of this unit meant that the backbone of the old Red Army had suffered a heavy loss. This was the biggest loss!
The situation of the Fourth Teaching Brigade, the Fifth Teaching Brigade, the New Fifth Brigade and the Shandong Southeast Detachment will be even worse. I am afraid that the Qinghe Guard Brigade, the Jinan Guard Brigade, the Jiaodong Guard Brigade, and the Taixi Guard Brigade will have a more difficult time. They are under heavy Japanese troops.
Wandering around in the encirclement, there were heavy casualties and material losses. It seems that I was a little optimistic. I only saw the small battle losses and great results of the outer combat troops, ignoring the heavy sacrifices of the inner combat troops. It seems that the expansion, reorganization and reorganization of the troops
You must be down-to-earth and go step by step!
Liu Yimin told Lei Ming and Yuan Guoping that the Central Shandong Military Region is temporarily under the control of the fourth column. The most important task at present is to concentrate on completing the main force replenishment. It can directly upgrade the local armed forces to organic areas to replenish the main force, leaving the cadres to continue to develop the local armed forces. The main force
After the reorganization is completed, a large-scale mass training activity will be carried out immediately to ensure that the main force regains its combat effectiveness and will reach a higher level. After the main force is reorganized, a regiment of troops will be transferred from each unit of the fourth column to the Central Shandong area.
Based on the armed forces, the Shandong Central Military Region was established. As for Yuan Guoping's training headquarters work, it will be taken care of for the time being, and a new commander and political commissar of the training headquarters will be appointed soon.
After sending off Lei Ming and Yuan Guoping, a telegram arrived from the new commander of the 11th Column, Xu Shiyou, asking when the 11th Column's chief of staff, director of the political department, logistics director, security director and artillery regiment would be in place.
The participants in the meeting announcing the army expansion and reorganization plan were limited to the leaders of the troops in the central and southern Shandong region. It was impossible for the leaders of the troops in other regions to come back to participate. Although Xu Shiyou did not attend the meeting, after seeing the telegram, he knew that he had become the commander of the 11th Column, and that Luxi
The reorganization location and defense area of the 11th column after the joint formation of the Security Brigade and the Jiaodong Security Brigade were in Jiaodong. I couldn't wait for further orders to appoint cadres, so I rushed to urge them. Because Jiaodong is a long way away, and the Luxi Security Brigade is all infantry,
Just the long march takes a long time!
Liu Yimin called back and replied that the adjusted cadres would then rush to Jiaodong to join the 11th Column. As for the artillery regiment issue, the Japanese 29th Division stationed in Jiaodong had a complete artillery regiment, which was the artillery regiment of the 11th Column.
After sending the telegram, Liu Yimin said to Luo Ronghuan: "Political commissar, please send a message to the commanders of the ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth columns. Don't ask for cannons from me. I will give them the numbers and prepare the cannons themselves.
Go ahead and get the artillery shells themselves. The Eighth Route Army has too many people who can serve as column commanders. If you can’t get the artillery regiment and equipment, let them be. Whoever can get the artillery regiment will be the one to do it! Stop bothering me with such nonsense!"
Luo Ronghua laughed immediately: "The dignified Commander of the Shandong Military Region, what he said is such a rogue! However, this does make sense. With so many artillery in our army, which one was given by the central government and the headquarters? Aren't we all from the enemy?
Was it seized in your hand?"
Liu Yimin also laughed. After laughing, Liu Yimin said to Luo Ronghuan: "Political Commissar, I asked you and Director Cai to get the cadre allocation list, but it hasn't been produced yet. This won't work, time waits for no one, the sooner the better. This time
It is army expansion and reorganization, which is different from temporary adjustments in battle operations. In battle operations, we use cadres to make decisions on the fly, which is excusable, and then report it to the central government and headquarters. Such a fully prepared large-scale army expansion involves so many brigade-level cadres.
, regiment-level cadres must be reported to the Central Committee and the General Political Department of the Eighth Route Army for approval. This is a matter of principle, and we cannot take our own power."
Luo Ronghuan agreed and walked out.
Just as Liu Yimin was about to sit down and think about the current situation, the political commissar of the Logistics Command Yang Zhicheng and the commander Wu Zheng shouted a report outside the door.
Wu Zheng and Yang Zhicheng looked depressed. Needless to say, they came to ask for instructions on the security of the logistics base after the logistics detachment was transferred.
After entering the room and sitting down, Wu Zheng first reported on the latest progress in arms production. He said that he had recently concentrated on the production of weapons and had produced 1,000 semi-automatic rifles and 200 August 1 automatic rifles. The assembly and production of rocket launchers was also going smoothly. Before the end of March,
We should be able to produce a battalion of rocket launchers. However, the amount of raw materials Ni Hua brought back from the United States is limited, and production can last until the first half of the year at most. Next, we have to find steel, copper, and lead materials for the production of weapons and ammunition.
Already.
Liu Yimin thought for a while and said: "Between 1928 and 1930, Yan Xishan's Taiyuan Arsenal could produce 35 light and heavy artillery pieces, 100 mortars, 3,000 rifles, 15 machine guns, 900 submachine guns, and 15,000 artillery shells every month.
There were 9,000 mortar shells and 4.2 million bullets. Yan Xishan was able to expand the Shanxi-Sui Army to 300,000 men, relying on the strong production capacity of the Taiyuan Arsenal. After the expansion, the size of our army is larger than that of Yan Xishan's Jin-Sui Army.
The military is much bigger, and the frequency of combat is much higher. The current output of the arsenal is far from meeting the needs. This is not possible, we must vigorously mine and smelt steel to meet the needs of the military industry."
Yang Zhicheng asked doubtfully: "Commander, are there any iron ore or copper mines in Yimeng Mountain?"
Liu Yimin immediately criticized Yang Zhicheng for not doing in-depth work and not studying the geological data of Yimeng Mountain in detail. Yimeng Mountain is a treasure mountain, what else is there? Not to mention iron ore, copper ore, lead ore, and gold mine. Moreover, generally
It's iron ore, semi-raw copper, gold, and lead. Everything we need for military production is available here.
Yang Zhicheng muttered: "I haven't seen any decent mines opened here in the past!"
Liu Yimin interrupted him and said that he took the time to go to the logistics headquarters for investigation, led his comrades to search for minerals, secretly mined and smelted, and completely solved the problem of raw materials needed for military production.
The mines in Shaanxi were mainly discovered by Liu Yimin. He said that if there were mines in Yimeng Mountain, there must be metal mines. Wu Zheng and Yang Zhicheng firmly believed this.
Wu Zheng immediately asked the commander eagerly when he would go?
Liu Yimin thought for a while and said he would go when the army expansion and reorganization matter came to an end.
Wu Zheng then reported: "Commander, I have two questions. One is which force will be responsible for protecting the security of the logistics base after the logistics detachment is transferred? The second question is who will lead the logistics detachment to Jining area?"
Liu Yimin answered simply, saying that there are tens of thousands of workers in the logistics base, and these workers must be armed and trained while working. After completing the training, they will be organized according to the army establishment and assume the security and protection tasks of the logistics base. As for who will lead the logistics detachment
Regarding the issue of going to Jining, Liu Yimin said that the political commissar of the Jining Military Region is planned to be Lin Bo, the deputy political commissar of the Logistics Command, and the commander and chief of staff will be transferred from the main force to serve as key cadres.
Wu Zheng and Yang Zhicheng were both eager to give it a try and volunteered, saying that they were willing to lead a logistics detachment to Jining to establish the Jining Military Region.
Liu Yimin smiled, pointed at the two people and said: "Are you under too much pressure in the logistics work? You can't do it anymore, and you want to give up your job? That's a good idea. Do your best to do a good job in military production. This is more glorious and important than anything else.
.Besides, although you two are senior leaders of our army in Shandong, you are not military talents. Jining is surrounded by the core area of Japanese rule in Shandong. The struggle is very cruel. I don't trust you to command the troops to fight. Even if you want to
If you go, you should also serve as a political commissar in the main column, so you’ll be demoted. Okay, don’t mention this issue, I won’t touch you, just do your best!”
Finally, Liu Yimin asked the arsenal to speed up production, use all the steel brought back by Ni Hua from the United States, organize production at a monthly output of 3,000, and strive to produce 12,000 semi-automatic rifles and 1,000 Bayi automatic rifles by the end of June.
Rifles, 200 rocket launchers, and troops are on line. Before the end of the year, the first column and the cavalry brigade will all be re-equipped.
As soon as Wu Zheng and Yang Zhicheng left, Li Chang came.
Liu Yimin smiled and said: "I'm talking about Li Chang, are you obsessed with becoming an official? Why, it's not enough to set off cannons at the venue, but you're knocking on the door?"
Li Chang knew that he was the commander's favorite general, so he did not shy away from speaking at all, and said straight to the point: "Commander, it's not that I, Old Li, want to be an official, but you have made a wish for me a long time ago!"
As he spoke, Li Chang took out a notebook from his pocket, flipped through a few pages, and read: "On a certain day in a certain month, the commander told Li Chang that if a battalion of artillery is captured, you will become the artillery battalion commander. If a regiment of artillery is captured,
If you capture a brigade of artillery, you will be the commander of the artillery regiment. Li Chang asked, what if you capture a corps of artillery? The leader clearly replied: You will be the commander of the artillery corps. The leader also added that in the future, our army will
After it has grown stronger, I still hope that you will be the artillery commander and command the artillery of several armies to bombard the enemy's positions. Think of the shocking scene of ten thousand artillery fire! Li Chang recorded it on a certain day of a certain year and a certain month."
Liu Yimin smiled and said: "I haven't forgotten? These words are indeed what I said, and they will definitely come true. Didn't I make it very clear at the meeting? Expanding the artillery column now will have too much impact, and it will attract trouble. If Chiang Kai-shek knew
We have an artillery column, and I am afraid that we will engage in friction more vigorously. Also, our current artillery shell production mainly relies on reloading, which cannot meet the needs of a larger artillery force. Comrades in the artillery brigade should be very clear about this.
Ah? Don’t talk about this matter anymore. Go back and take care of the troops for training. I’m still busy, so I won’t talk to you any more.”
Seeing Liu Yimin driving him away, Li Chang said with a smile: "Commander, you don't want to default on the bill! We, Old Li, are not doing it for ourselves. I am afraid of affecting the mood of the troops and the enthusiasm of the cadres."
Liu Yimin became angry immediately. The smile on his face suddenly faded. He slapped his hand on the table and shouted: "Well, Li Chang, your wings are hard, aren't you? You dare to bargain with the leader, don't you? I tell you, don't give it to me.
I don’t want to bargain with you on price!”
Li Chang didn't expect that Liu Yimin, who was usually gentle and gentle, could fall out of favor at any time. He was so frightened that he stood up in a hurry and saluted, staring straight at Liu Yimin, not daring to say a word.
Liu Yimin continued to yell: "As the army expands, the most important thing is discipline. Our army has relied on steel-like discipline since the August 1st Nanchang Uprising and the Autumn Harvest Uprising. The army is about to expand, and we must enforce orders and prohibitions. You will not be allowed to make irresponsible remarks.
, bargain with me. You are still an old Red Army soldier, and you came with me on the Long March, and you don’t have any awareness at all? I have made it very clear. If you still dare to come to me to talk to me again, do you think that I am a commander?
Is it soft tofu? You can squeeze it as much as you want? Come on!"
Outside the door, Hu Changbao, deputy political commissar of the guard regiment, instructor of the first guard battalion, and Li Xiaoshuai, commander of the first battalion, both pushed the door open, put their feet together, and shouted loudly: "We're here!"
Liu Yimin shouted: "Take Li Chang to the Security Department and lock him up for three days! Bring him to see me when you figure it out!"
Poor Li Chang, under Liu Yimin's power, did not even dare to argue again. He obediently saluted Liu Yimin, turned around, and followed Hu Changbao and Li Xiaoshuai towards the security department.
Li Chang is different from others in everything he does. From the Central Guard Division to the 7th Red Army Corps, to the Instructor, and to today's Shandong Military Region, when has the Security Department ever imprisoned cadres from the Red Army? Li Chang is considered to be open.
It has set a precedent. If a general of his level were really taken to the Security Department and detained for three days, it would really be the biggest news in the entire army.
Liu Yimin's office is located at the east end of the seventh room at the end of the headquarters, and Luo Ronghuan's office is at the west end. Luo Ronghuan heard Liu Yimin's roar clearly, but he didn't expect that Liu Yimin would put Li Chang in solitary confinement. When he saw Hu Changbao and Li Xiaoshuai escorting him,
As Li Chang walked out, he knew something was wrong with him. Li Chang was unlucky. He quickly came out and drank from Hu Changbao and Li Xiaoshuai. He ran to Liu Yimin's office in three steps and two steps at a time, and said to Liu Yimin: "I know that the discipline of army expansion and reorganization comes first.
I also know that you want Li Chang to get a correct understanding. However, Li Chang is the artillery commander and artillery brigade commander after all. The impact of confinement is not good. Do you think this will work? I will talk to him and ask him to review himself and understand himself.
error."
Liu Yimin's face suddenly rose, and his eyes pierced Luo Ronghuan like sharp swords: "Political Commissar, I am the Secretary of the Shandong Bureau, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Shandong Military Region, and Commander. My orders should be carried out to the letter by the whole army. No
There is room for bargaining. What's the matter, isn't it just that there is no expansion for the time being? Is there any need to talk about it again and again? Our cadres must all be like this. If we are trapped in the enemy's encirclement, who will be allowed to break the gap and who will be behind the scenes? That's all
It’s a mission that requires death, so who is willing to die?”
Luo Ronghuan pursed his thick lips, stopped talking, turned around and left Liu Yimin's office, waving to Hu Changbao and Li Xiaoshuai to take Li Chang away.
The unlucky Li Chang was imprisoned for three days by Liu Yimin. Three days later, Li Chang honestly made a profound self-examination to Liu Yimin. The main content was that he was proud and complacent, regardless of the overall situation, which affected the process of army expansion and reorganization, and he was willing to accept the commander's orders.
any penalties.
The news of Li Chang's confinement spread like a wind to all the units in the Shandong Military Region. No one sent telegrams to the commander or political commissar asking for cadres, cannons, and supplies. The subsequent reorganization went smoothly.
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The policeman far away in Xi'an also heard about Li Chang's confinement, and even said hello three times in a row. After saying that, he said that Liu Yimin was worthy of being a general. Originally, he was worried that he was soft-hearted and needed to further develop his iron will.
Now it seems that worry is unnecessary.
On March 2, the Shandong Bureau and the Shandong Military Region held a joint meeting again to discuss the lists of candidates for the chief of staff of each column, director of the political department, director of logistics, director of security, new heads of each brigade and regiment, and heads of each military region submitted by the political department of the military region.
After the meeting passed, the Political Department immediately submitted it to the Central Committee for approval in the name of Shandong Bureau and Shandong Military Region.
Only two days later, the order from the central government arrived. The army expansion and reorganization work of the Shandong Military Region officially began.
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