This time, the Northeast Bureau held a two-day meeting. It is said that it is a meeting of all secretaries of the Secretariat of the Northeast Bureau, but in fact, Wei Zhengmin, who is also the second secretary of the Northeast Bureau, is currently being treated in Jiangbei, and Feng Zhongyun, the third secretary, is following the Third Route Army in Lingxi. And Jin Ce, the former secretary of the Beiman Provincial Party Committee and the current propaganda director of the Northeast Bureau, is not a member of the Secretariat.

Yang Jingyu, commander-in-chief of the First Route Army, who was also the secretary of the Northeast Bureau and was training troops in the Wuyun area at this time, asked for leave and did not attend because there was almost no matter involving the First Route Army and the South Manchurian Provincial Party Committee at this meeting. In fact, only the commander-in-chief, Li Yanlu, and Yang Zhen, who participated in the secretary's meeting, and finally made a decision, were the three secretaries in charge of the party, government, and army.

As for the issue of the Korean Independent Division, Yang Zhen did not want to discuss it at this meeting. He pondered for a while, but decided to hand over this matter to Li Yanping to deal with it practically.

After the meeting, while waiting for the arrival of supplies from Jiangbei, he carefully inspected the terrain of the first subdivision accompanied by Tao Jingfei, who had already arrived at the first subdivision and completed the handover with Chen Hanzhang, so as to select a site for the construction of a large-scale comprehensive training ground in the future.

The first thing Yang Zhen did when he arrived at the 1st Division was to check the fortress built by the Japanese army on Urgul Mountain, southeast of Fujin. Although the construction has only started recently, Yang Zhen can still see from some of the basic projects that have been roughly completed that the Japanese army has put a lot of effort into this fortress.

Although the main construction of the fortress has only just begun, the basic facilities such as the barracks of the future garrison have been completed. After carefully inspecting the part of the fortress that had been completed and the foundation had been laid, Yang Zhen finally decided to place the future large-scale comprehensive training base in Urgul Mountain.

Not only are there barracks that the Japanese army has built enough to garrison a division, as well as a large number of cave warehouses, but also topographically, mountains, plains, swamps and other landforms are complete.

There is hardly any additional work required to build a large-scale comprehensive training base here, except for the construction of a street combat training facility. Most of the facilities can be completed with a simple renovation.

It's just that for Yang Zhen, the only fly in the ointment is that to the north of this is one of the main farms of the planned Production and Construction Corps. It is likely that the development of this base will be limited in the future. But at the moment when the gold is not the right nest, Yang Zhen can't care about picking.

Yang Zhen spent nearly two weeks traveling through almost all the terrain of Fujin, Tongjiang, and Fuyuan. Before leaving, he personally talked to Tao Jingfei, who took over the political commissar of any sub-district and the political commissar of the Production and Construction Corps, and talked all night. In addition to pointing out his previous mistakes as a political commissar and Du Kaishan's problems, Yang Zhen explained to Tao Jingfei in detail his plans for the Production and Construction Corps and the training base of this military region.

Compared with Tao Jingfei, Liu Changshun, commander of the military sub-district, who took up his post a week late, was busy taking over the equipment and materials transferred by the military region, as well as receiving the transferred cadres and troops to form a new independent regiment of the sub-division, Yang Zhen could only hand over the task of forming the production and construction corps and the training base of the military region to Tao Jingfei.

And in his opinion, compared with Liu Changshun, who is more than stable and flexible, and is more suitable for keeping a business than starting a business. It is more appropriate to preside over the formation of this kind of thing, and it is more appropriate to preside over the more active Tao Jingfei, and the thinking will be more broad.

After listening to Yang Zhen's ideas about the production and construction corps and the training base, even if Tao Jingfei was able to bear it in his heart, he couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.

In his view, according to the commander's overall plan, this production and construction corps, which is mainly located in Luobei, Fujin, and Tongjiang, will in the future assume the responsibility of being a part of the strategic general reserve force, in addition to the food and clothing of all party, government, and military personnel of the military region.

After the formation of this production and construction corps is completed, it will become the lifeblood of the entire Jidong Military Region together with the arsenal. If it is said that the weapons and ammunition produced by the arsenal are the basis for the survival and development of an army, then the food and clothing produced by this production and construction corps are the basic basis for the survival of the troops of the military region and even all the people in the base areas.

Moreover, listening to the commander's wishes, Liu Changshun, as the military commander of the sub-division, will mainly concentrate his energies on organizing and training the basic armed forces of the sub-division in the future. As the commander-in-chief and second political commissar of the first political commissar, Li Yanlu also has to focus on the overall situation. The main affairs of this production and construction corps should be carried out by himself, the actual political commissar who works part-time.

It's just that he can undertake such an important task as providing food and clothing for nearly 100,000 troops in the entire military region, millions of people in the base areas, and a large number of personnel in charge of local work? Thinking of what Yang Zhen said in his mouth, it was almost a new and unfamiliar job for him, a huge plan, Tao Jingfei had a trace of distress on his face.

Looking at Tao Jingfei, whose expression was shocked, Yang Zhen smiled but didn't explain much, but said, "I insisted on transferring you to a division, just because I had great expectations for your ability." Although Liu Changshun is also the commander of the Corps, I know his ability and can only be responsible for military work. Others are a bit more difficult. ”

"The rest is mostly up to you. Although this production and construction corps is jointly managed by the Military Region and the Northeast Bureau, the Military Region is mainly responsible for it. Although the Northeast Bureau is responsible for civil affairs and funding. However, the main preparation and formulation of production plans are still in charge of the military district. In addition to giving priority to meeting the needs of the military region, the rest of the materials produced will be handed over to the Northeast Bureau. ”

"The transfer of you was carefully considered by the Standing Committee of the Military Region. In addition to the political work of the troops, you still have to rely on you for the day-to-day management of the production and construction corps and the establishment of the comprehensive training base. Especially in the formation of the comprehensive training base, everything must be handled by you.

"However, in the matter of the production and construction corps, after the formation is completed, you can draw out the main energy. Transferring part of the work to Li Tai, who is also the director of the political department, is in charge, and you just need to grasp the general direction. ”

Hearing Yang Zhen's explanations, Tao Jingfei, who knew that it was impossible to change the things that had been decided, said with a sad face: "Commander, you have to send me two people." So many things have overwhelmed me, and it's easy to say that the body can bear it and can't bear it. If you accidentally mess up there, it's a big delay. My ability to do it alone is still limited. ”

"In particular, at present, after the former chief of staff Comrade Wang Ruqi was transferred to the second sub-division, the first sub-district has not yet been equipped with a chief of staff. And Comrade Li Tai, have you forgotten, didn't you also transfer to the Second Division to serve as chief of staff? Now in the entire military sub-district, Comrade Liu Changshun and I are singing a one-man show. ”

"Commander, it's not that I'm afraid of hardship, but it's a bit of a lack of skill to hold so many positions together. This sub-district team has never been able to be fully equipped. Let's see if you can assign me a few more competent cadres, even if it's just two people. ”

Regarding Tao Jingfei's request for VIPs, Yang Zhen thought for a moment and said with some hesitation: "Now that the army is expanding, there is a shortage of qualified cadres, where can I find you a few competent people you want?" In this way, you can choose two cadres at the regimental level in the whole military region. But I can only say that there can only be two, not one more. ”

Hearing that Yang Zhen finally agreed to transfer two manpower to himself, Tao Jingfei breathed a sigh of relief, and pondered for a moment and said, "Commander, do you leave the first division and go to the fourth division?" If you go, it's best to talk to Lao Du about it. ”

Yang Zhen, who was going to go to the fourth division to inspect the work after leaving the first division according to the plan, did not answer him directly, but just nodded slightly to indicate that he knew.

Yang Zhen threw all the rest to Li Yanping, Guo Bingxun and Gao Yumin, except for taking a general direction for the expansion of the troops, equipment and personnel. He took himself out, mainly to take a good look at the main terrain in the base area. In his words, settle down to take a good look at the terrain of several sub-districts, and prepare to let it go in the coming year. When he went to the Fourth Division, he talked to the main military and political cadres, which was naturally one of his itinerary.

Just when Yang Zhen was about to leave the first sub-district that had been moved to Fujin County and go to the fourth sub-district after talking to Liu Changshun and Tao Jingfei respectively, an urgent telegram transferred him back to Luobei, the station of the Northeast Bureau.

Although the commander-in-chief did not say in the telegram what was the matter for him to rush back to the Northeast Bureau immediately, when he returned to Luobei and saw the commander-in-chief of the First Route Army with an angry face, the political commissar of the First Route Army who had specially rushed over from Jiangbei, and Li Yanping who was with an embarrassed face, Yang Zhen immediately understood the reason for this urgent telegram.

When the angry Yang Jingyu slapped the list of the Korean independent division drawn up by Yang Zhen in front of Yang Zhen and said, "Commander Yang, what do you mean by this?" Are all the people in our army rotten wood? The backbone of this North Korean Independent Division is all from our army, so why do you have to discuss this candidate with us, right? ”

"Commander Yang, it's not me Yang Jingyu's standardism, what kind of mountain do you want to pull. But even if you are the secretary in charge of military affairs in the Northeast Bureau, this hand is too long. Yes, all of this equipment is provided by your Jidong Military Region, but we are not a warlord's team, and everything that eats you will be subject to your restrictions. Do you still want discipline in this party? ”

Looking at the angry Yang Jingyu and Wei Zhengmin, who was also quite uncertain on the other side, Yang Zhen smiled faintly and said, "Commander-in-Chief Yang, Political Commissar Wei, you are angry. There's a reason I do it. The comrades of the First Route Army are indeed proficient in guerrilla tactics, but they are not yet good at the experience of frontal combat, especially the frontal combat of large corps. ”

"I'll say something unkind, the former division commander and political commissar of the Sixth Division of the Second Army commanded no more than a thousand troops, that is, about the same as a battalion of my troops. If you want to talk about dispersed guerrillas, this is his specialty, but when it comes to commanding large corps operations, he still lacks experience and ability. None of the cadres who came from the First Army have undergone systematic military education. This is a big shortcoming for them, and it is also a shortcoming for the formation of a regular combat force. ”

"The Central Committee ordered us to form a Korean independent army, could it be that Commander Yang and Political Commissar Wei have their eyes on this so-called independent division that is now only two or three hundred people? I don't know if you understand what the central government means. The central authorities are not simply forming a Korean army, but are preparing to turn this so-called Korean independence division into a big school in preparation for the future struggle for Korean independence. ”

"The central government means to use this Korean independent division as a seed to take advantage of the fact that the northeast region is the main area inhabited by Koreans in our country, and to prepare for the liberation of Korea in the future to form more of its own troops. The central authorities are preparing to use this independent division of the DPRK as a military and political school to train military and political cadres of Korean origin. Otherwise, you two wouldn't really think that the central government was so confused that it used a few hundred people to fight guerrillas in North Korea, which was under the strict control of the Japanese army, right? ”

"If it is true that this Korean independent division is allowed to fight guerrillas in the Yanji area and in North Korea, perhaps the division commander and political commissar of the Second Army is suitable. But as a school that trains cadres for the future of North Korea to build its own army, the division commander and political commissar is not obviously suitable. ”

"If we fully follow the instructions of the Central Committee, then the candidates for cadres at all levels of this DPRK independent division must select people who have regular experience in leading troops, preferably those who have undergone systematic training. After all, we are forming a regular army for our Korean comrades, not guerrillas. ”

"Comrade Jin Xiong is a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, and he served as the chief of staff of the New Fourth Army before he arrived in Northeast China. Comrade Cui Shiquan graduated from the Yunnan Lecture Hall and served as a district captain and instructor at the Whampoa Military Academy. It is a suitable choice to serve as a division commander and deputy division commander. Comrade Jin Guangxia was also born in the Whampoa Military Academy and has many years of experience in guerrilla warfare in northeast China, so he is also a suitable candidate to serve as chief of staff of the division. ”

Comrade Park Yiyu graduated from the Central Party School and Yan'an Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, participated in the organization of the East Hebei University in the Guannei and served as the head of the joint county in the Guannai base area. He has a wealth of experience in politics and is especially good at organizational work. Under the circumstance that Comrade Kim Chae is still serving as the propaganda director of the Northeast Bureau, it is appropriate to serve as deputy political commissar and acting political commissar. ”

"I have already discussed with Political Commissar Lee that we are preparing for the next phase of the introduction of a universal compulsory military system among the Koreans in the base areas. It is planned to expand the number of cadres at all levels to 3,000 after rigorous training for cadres at all levels who will be assigned to the Korean Independent Division. After the 3,000 men have completed their training, they will be expanded into two brigade-level detachments as appropriate.

"As for those deputy positions, they are all military and political chiefs who are preparing for future expansion. Whether it is Kim Sung-joo or Comrade Park Deok-beom, it is necessary to go through a systematic military study that is commensurate with their positions before they can become military and political commanders. It's not a question of who is out of the equipment.

"Since the central government has entrusted me with the task of forming the Korean independence force, I must be responsible for it to the end. I want a team with a tenacious style and a tough fight. It's not a showmanship, a troop to show people. In the last sentence, Yang Zhen said categorically, and there was no room for negotiation.

In fact, the explanation given by Yang Zhen himself thought that it was already very euphemistic, and it was very clear. And in his opinion, he can't and doesn't need to say all the true thoughts in his heart.