As for the cadres of the former Third Route Army who returned to China with him. After consulting with the commander-in-chief, Yang Zhen decided to stay for two pennies. If you don't want to go back to work in the Third Route Army, you can choose to stay in the Second Route Army to work. If you want to go back, you will not be hindered.

To the surprise of the two people, except for Qi Zhizhong, the former commander of the 11th Army, and a few cadres and soldiers, almost none of the more than 100 people who returned from Jiangbei with Zhao Shangzhi and retreated to Jiangbei were willing to return to work in the Third Route Army.

In particular, Dai Hongbin, the former commander of the Sixth Army, had the most resolute attitude, and no matter how much the commander-in-chief of the Third Route Army, who had raised himself up as an old superior, or the general political commissar and the secretary of the North Manchurian Provincial Party Committee, he refused to go back.

In view of his attitude, after consulting with the head of the Third Route Army, Yang Zhen also decided to leave him behind. Transferred to the Chief of Staff of the 2nd Division. Sun Wenjiu, chief of staff of the 2nd Division, was transferred to the 3rd Division as chief of staff. Dai Hongbin was transferred to the Second Division as acting chief of staff.

Although Dai Hongbin's ability is a little weak in Yang Zhen's opinion, the ability of the acting commander of the former Seventh Army, who served as the commander of the Second Division, is indeed not weak. Even if Dai Hongbin's ability is somewhat lacking, it will not affect the work of the second division. Moreover, the work of the second division has been fully carried out at this time, and the transfer of Sun Wenjiu to the third division will not affect the whole.

In fact, the reason why these people are reluctant to go back is that, except for Dai Hongbin, the rest of the people, in Yang Zhen's view, were all frightened by the so-called line struggle last year, and would rather be demoted to the Second Route Army than return to their old army.

As for the reason why Dai Hongbin was reluctant to go back, I am afraid that he was still sulking about the fact that he was forced to retreat to Jiangbei last year and that his troops were disarmed and sent to Xinjiang to be dealt with.

Yang Zhen held successive meetings with the commander-in-chief to accommodate Zhao Shangzhi and those who were unwilling to return to work in the Third Route Army, but the central delegation never expressed its position. Everyone, including Mr. Lin, was just quietly watching.

Regarding Yang Zhen and the commander-in-chief's request for personnel arrangements, Mr. Lin only said one sentence: "The central government sent me this time, only with ears and eyes, not a mouth. "It's made clear, at least not yet.

The attitude of the central delegation not to express its stance made Yang Zhen a little confused. Because he knew that the central delegation had carried a high-power radio station that could be used to communicate with the central authorities at any time. He believed that as long as the central delegation was here, anything that happened here would be transferred to the ears of the central government as soon as possible.

It was not until he received a telegram from Dong Ping that the headquarters of the First Route Army and its accompanying troops had crossed the Songhua River in southern Tangyuan, entered southern Tangyuan, and would arrive at the designated place within two days, that General Lin came forward to talk with the commander-in-chief and political commissar of the Third Route Army and the secretary of the North Manchurian Provincial Party Committee alone for most of the night.

Although I don't know what was discussed, judging from the ugly faces of several people in the early morning of the next day, especially the almost pale face of the commander-in-chief of the Third Route Army, Yang Zhen estimated that it would not be a very good result. At least for the Third Route Army.

In fact, I don't complain about these people's ugly faces. Who would have foreseen that the so-called central line would look wrong today? No one will. If I had this foresight, I am afraid that I would have become a saint long ago. Besides, even if he knows that it is not correct, there is someone who dares to say it. The ending of Zhao Shangzhi and the general political commissar of the Third Route Army, who supported him at the beginning, is there.

One was expelled from the party and inexplicably imprisoned for a year and a half. One was dismissed as secretary of the North Manchurian Provincial Party Committee and demoted to the post of Propaganda Minister of the Provincial Party Committee. The post of secretary of the provincial party committee was replaced by someone else.

Although the commander-in-chief never talked to him about the struggle within the North Manchurian Party, Yang Zhen could guess a seventy percent from the words he revealed unintentionally or intentionally, plus the little and bit understanding of later generations. At least that's what he thinks.

Yang Zhen knew that the superficial Kanban was on them, but the root was on the two who were in Moscow back then. The most critical, and the most central, is the reason for the struggle for the leadership of the party in the northeast. It's just that that person still has a considerable position in the party, and the aspect he represents behind him is at least not something that the Central Committee can oppose now. So this board can only fall on them, at least for now.

Looking at the ending of the leader of the Third Route Army, Yang Zhen suddenly felt lucky. After returning to this era, the Northeast has long lost contact with the so-called center in Moscow. After being incorporated into the Second Route Army, as the commander-in-chief of the Jidong Provincial Party Committee, he has always fully supported his work, which has made him a lot less bound and restrained. Not to mention the so-called gains and losses on the political zhì, as well as the hellish route dispute.

Otherwise, if it were according to his own character, if he was in the environment at the time, I am afraid that the ending would not be better than Zhao Shangzhi. Even if you can "predict the prophet", but seeing the troops suffer heavy losses because of the wrong line, and not speaking, it is not your own character.

On the afternoon of the second day when the representatives of the Central Committee talked to the leaders of the Third Route Army, Yang Zhen was found by President Lin again. When Yang Zhen asked General Lin's personal guard staff officer who came to inform him if he wanted to bring the commander-in-chief and Li Yanping over with him, Mr. Lin's staff officer said very firmly: "Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yang, I am only ordered to inform you alone. If the others don't go, you're the only one. ”

Yang Zhen, who didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Mr. Lin's gourd, had to put down the work at hand and come to Mr. Lin's residence with this staff officer. As soon as Yang Zhen entered the door, Mr. Lin's staff officer immediately closed the door. He was standing five meters away from the door, and he had already broken the nose of the machine, and the gun with the bullet on it was in his hand, forbidding anyone to set foot in this small house.

Seeing the appearance of this staff officer as if he was facing a great enemy, Yang Zhen understood that this was Mr. Lin, who must have some kind of privacy, and if he was not allowed to spread the word, he had to say it to him alone. It is even quite possible that some central decisions will have to be announced to themselves separately that must not be leaked at least for the time being.

Sure enough, just when Yang Zhen was a little puzzled, Mr. Lin said straight to the point: "The Central Committee has called and agreed to your work arrangements for Comrade Zhao Shangzhi." In addition, the Central Committee decided to reorganize the party organizations in Northeast China. Be prepared to carry heavier burdens. ”

"When the commander-in-chief of your Second Route Army was in Jiangbei, he had already proposed that he would no longer serve as the commander-in-chief of the Second Route Army, and that he should be the secretary of the Jidong Provincial Party Committee and the political commissar of the Second Route Army, and you would serve as the commander-in-chief of the Second Route Army. The central authorities have approved his request. However, after deciding to make certain adjustments to the party organizations in Northeast China, the Central Committee decided to make certain adjustments to Comrade Zhou Baozhong's work at the same time. ”

"Now I would like to announce to you the decision of the Central Committee on the reorganization of the party organizations in the northeast and ask for your opinions. These decisions are only some preliminary opinions of the Central Committee, and I hope that before the arrival of the First Army, you will keep the rest of the people, except Comrade Zhou Baozhong, strictly secret. ”

After that, Mr. Lin took out a telegram from the folder next to him and read: "The Central Committee has decided not to restore the Manchuria Provincial Party Committee, but to establish a new Northeast Bureau. Comrade Zhou Baozhong, former secretary of the Jidong Provincial Party Committee and former commander-in-chief of the Second Route Army, served as the first secretary. Comrade Wei Zhengmin, former secretary of the Nanman Provincial Party Committee, and Comrade Feng Zhongyun, former political commissar of the Third Route Army, served as the second and third secretaries respectively. ”

"The newly established Northeast Bureau coordinates and directs the work in the entire territory of Northeast China, and is directly responsible for Yan'an. All work must be subordinated to the unified arrangements of the Central Committee, not as a branch of the Comintern. The original three provincial party committees of South Manchuria, North Manchuria, and Jidong were unified under the jurisdiction of the Northeast Bureau. ”

"However, one thing that needs to be emphasized is that although the Northeast Bureau coordinates and directs all the work in the Northeast. However, the adjustment of the members of the Northeast Bureau and above must be approved by the Central Committee, otherwise they will be invalidated. Without the permission of the Central Committee, the Northeast Bureau's adjustment of any committee member's work shall be deemed null and void. ”

At the same time, Comrade Jin Ce, the former secretary of the North Manchurian Provincial Party Committee, was abolished from the post of secretary of the provincial party committee, and Comrade Feng Zhongyun was replaced by Comrade Feng Zhongyun. Comrade Jin Ce was reappointed as the head of the Propaganda Department of the Northeast Bureau, followed the unified action of the Northeast Bureau, and did not return to work in the North Manchurian Provincial Party Committee and the Third Route Army. The work of the former North Manchurian Provincial Party Committee was taken under the unified responsibility of Comrade Feng Zhongyun, the new secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. ”

"In addition, Comrade Li Yanlu, the former commander of the Fourth Army of the Second Route Army, will also return to the Northeast in the near future to serve as the secretary of the Secretariat of the Northeast Bureau and the head of the Organization Department. At the same time, he served as the chairman of the newly established Northeast Working Committee, which was specially responsible for the establishment of local work regimes. ”

"You, Comrade Li Zhaolin, Commander-in-Chief of the Third Route Army, and Comrade Yang Jingyu, Commander-in-Chief of the First Route Army, also serve as members of the Northeast Bureau. You and Comrade Yang Jingyu are concurrently secretaries of the Secretariat. The military struggle in the northeast region will be under the overall command of the two of you, and will be directly responsible to the Central Committee and the Secretariat of the Northeast Bureau. ”

"Remember, you are not only accountable to the Northeast Bureau, but also to the Central Committee. You must persist in independent guerrilla warfare, resolutely ensure that the party commands the gun, and absolutely do not allow the gun to command the party again. When talking about the four words of independence, Mr. Lin obviously strengthened his tone.

Speaking of this, Mr. Lin looked at Yang Zhen and said: "Limited to the shape of the northeast, the overall establishment of the Central Confrontation Federation will not be adjusted for the time being, and the main military commanders will not be adjusted for the time being. Comrade Yang Jingyu continued to serve as the commander of the original First Route Army, and Comrade Wei Zhengmin concurrently served as the political commissar. ”

"The Third Route Army was commanded by Comrade Li Zhaolin, Comrade Feng Zhongyun was also the political commissar, and Feng Zhongyun was in charge of the work in the North Manchurian region. The 1st and 3rd Route Armies will abolish the existing large and empty establishment at an appropriate time and set up military regions separately. ”

In view of the current situation of the Second Route Army, the central authorities decided to abolish the Second Route Army and reorganize the Jidong Military Region. You will be the commander of the military region, Comrade Li Yanping will be the deputy political committee member, and Comrade Guo Bingxun will be the chief of staff of the Jidong Military Region. Comrade Zhao Shangzhi served as deputy commander in charge of local armed forces and commander of the Third Division of the Jidong Military Region, and Comrade Gao Yumin served as director of the Political Department of the Jidong Military Region. ”

"In order to ensure the smoothness and continuity of command, although the establishment of the Second Route Army was abolished, the central authorities have temporarily decided not to make major adjustments to the leadership of the Third Route Army under the Confrontation Alliance. Moreover, these appointments are only temporary, and the central government will make certain adjustments depending on the development of the form. At the same time, in view of the fact that the Second Route Army has been abolished, the central authorities have decided to abolish the establishment of the original Independent First Division of the Jidong Military Region. ”

"In addition to the three military divisions, the central authorities have decided to establish a field army of the Jidong Military Region on the basis of the original 1st Independent Division of the Jidong Military Region. The exact preparation and deployment is at your discretion as the situation develops. At the same time, the central authorities have decided that the military and political cadres at all levels under the military region should be developed by you and deployed on your own. In addition to the leading organs of the General Headquarters, cadres at all levels below the division level shall be appointed on their own. However, it must be reported to the central government for the record. ”

As soon as Mr. Lin's words fell, Yang Zhen immediately understood that this was the central government's decision to purge the pro-Soviet faction in the Anti-Japanese Federation in order to maintain the absolute control of the Anti-League under the premise of maintaining stability. At least start purging the cadres who used to follow that person closely.

The First Army was lonely and had little to do with the Soviet Union. The two leaders of the First Route Army were not overly implicated. The General Political Commissar of the First Route Army concurrently serves as the second secretary of the Northeast Bureau, with full authority to coordinate the work of the South Manchurian Provincial Party Committee and the First Route Army. This is evidenced by the fact that the commander-in-chief of the First Route Army is the same as himself and the secretary of the Secretariat of the Northeast Bureau, and that he is in unified command of the military struggle in the northeast region.

The commander-in-chief was promoted to the first secretary of the Northeast Bureau, and it seemed that he was in charge of the overall work, but his main energy was to get out of the military and put it on local work. After taking up this post, the commander-in-chief has in fact disassociated himself from the army.

You must know that during both the Anti-Japanese War and the later War of Liberation, the first secretaries of all the sub-bureaus concurrently served as the highest military commanders of their subordinate units. The commander-in-chief was promoted to the first secretary of the newly established Northeast Bureau, but the power to appoint and dismiss personnel was withdrawn from the central government, let alone the commander-in-chief of the Second Route Army, and the Second Route Army was even revoked from its establishment, so it can be said that it has been deprived of military power.

As for the Third Route Army, which is currently the weakest of the Third Route Army of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, it has lost more than half of its strength after the Western Expedition, and it has long lost its original strength, and there are only 400 people left. Even so, the commanding organs of the Third Route Army and the North Manchurian Provincial Party Committee also made a lot of adjustments. The former secretary of the provincial party committee was transferred to the Northeast Bureau as the head of the propaganda department.

Its commander-in-chief only served as a member of the Northeast Bureau, and he was not even a secretary of the Secretariat. The power given to them was only within the Third Route Army. At present, when the final decision of the political committee is also emphasized, it can be said that his power has been limited very little.

It is said that the military coordinated by himself and Yang Jingyu, commander-in-chief of the First Route Army, is responsible to the Central Committee and the Northeast Bureau. But Yang Zhen noticed the more emphasized word central in Mr. Lin's tone. That is to say, when you have a conflict with the Northeast Bureau, you can report directly to the Central Committee without going through the Northeast Bureau. In this way, the entire military power of the Northeast Bureau was almost hollowed out.

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