In Li Yanping's opinion. Yang Zhen did not consult with anyone, especially the leaders of the First Army, and even some of them arbitrarily finalized the candidates for the division command of the Korean Independent Division, which is really unacceptable. But Yang Zhen's last sentence made him a little confused.

The little devils are far from being driven away, and although the military region has now achieved a great victory, it is still blocked in the entire northeast corner. The victory of the Anti-Japanese War does not know the Year of the Monkey, and it is too early to consider the post-war border defense pattern. In Li Yanping's view, the formation of this North Korean independent division should be viewed more in accordance with the entire northeast war situation. In particular, it should serve the development of the entire Northeast war situation.

Although the more than 1 million Koreans in Northeast China are distributed throughout almost the entire Northeast, most of them are concentrated in the counties of Pseudo-Ma Island and Andong Province, which border the DPRK mainland. It was also one of the main areas of activity of the First Army, and the Korean comrades in the First Army still had a certain prestige in that area. Using people from the First Army as division commanders and political commissars can more effectively develop the troops.

Although Li Yanping was a little dissatisfied with Yang Zhen's overly long-term thinking, he was also quite dissatisfied with Yang Zhen's slightly overbearing style. But what Yang Zhen said is not wrong, as the secretary in charge of military affairs of the Northeast Bureau named by the Central Committee, he has this right.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Yanping still decided not to participate in this matter. This matter should let Yang Zhen and the two of them fight a lawsuit. The central government has designated Yang Zhen to be in charge of this matter on the telegram, and his role is at most a microphone. Why bother yourself?

Li Yanping figured it out, and he didn't insist on this matter. The topic turned to the upcoming meeting of military and political cadres at and above the field corps level of the military region and the armed deputy rank and above of the sub-district to be held in the afternoon. The current expansion of the army involves the readjustment of almost all the cadres of the entire military region, and it is better to discuss and decide some matters first.

Sure enough, when Li Yanping, who presided over the meeting, announced the expansion plan of the military region, almost all the cadres below were happy. The establishment of two field columns and six brigades, that is to say, the commanders and political commissars of the original three brigades and nine regiments have the possibility of promotion. Although there are only six brigade positions, it should not be a problem to at least move up the ranks.

Although you don't pay much attention to the level of your position in the army, promotion not only means that you have more soldiers, but more importantly, it represents the recognition of your ability by your superiors.

Compared with the group of regiment-level cadres who were smiling after hearing about the expansion of the troops, among the three brigade commanders, except for Wang Guangyu, Liu Changshun and Du Kaishan were a little nervous. Especially with Wang Guangyu and Du Kaishan, Liu Changshun, who was criticized the most by Yang Zhen, was even more like a rabbit in his heart.

Compared with the establishment of two columns, even if the commanders of the three military divisions are not counted, there are at least three brigade-level cadres in the original field army alone. If someone else rises up, they stand still and mix with their subordinates to the same level, which is a shame.

Among the three brigade commanders, Wang Guangyu, who once served as the deputy commander of the Fourth Army of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, appeared the most calm. In his opinion, it is better to go up. If you can't go up, you don't have to worry about yourself. First, compared with those comrades-in-arms who sacrificed, I am content to be able to come so far. Second, he believes in the commander's character, and he believes that Yang Zhen will be a bowl of water in terms of promoting cadres.

Compared with the nervousness of his brigade commander, the two political commissars seemed a little relaxed. The brigade commander and political commissar of the first brigade are all concurrently held by one person, and the political commissar at the brigade level, except for the three divisions, has only two people. Presumably, in the command team of these two columns, there will be a place for themselves after all. This is because among all the political work cadres at the brigade level, only two of them have been tested on the frontal battlefield.

Gao Yumin, who just announced the appointments at all levels, seemed to have some intention to adjust the appetite of these people. First of all, the list of newly appointed cadres at all levels of the six field brigades was announced, and the plan for the readjustment of the leadership of the 2nd Division was announced by the General Headquarters. The selection of commanders and political commissars of the two columns, which several brigade-level cadres are most concerned about, has been delayed.

Although my heart is a little like being scratched by a cat's paws, it's itchy and itchy. But when they heard that their names were not in the list of several brigade commanders and political commissars, except for Wang Guangyu, Du Kaishan and Liu Changshun glanced at their partners beside them, and at the same time, they were relieved, and at the same time, they saw a hint of lightness and excitement in each other's eyes.

If you are not on the list of brigade-level cadres, it means that you are not standing still. There is no self among the cadres at the regiment level, which means that he has not been demoted.

When the final mystery of the two most eye-catching column commanders and political commissars came out from Gao Yumin, director of the political department of the military region. The expressions on the faces of several brigade commanders and political commissars were much more wonderful than just now. Except for Wang Guangyu, who is still very plain, and his new partner Yi Jianping's heart is also quite good, and he also seems very calm, the rest of the people are blue and red, and they are changeable.

Compared with Wang Guangyu, who learned that he had been promoted to one of the two newly formed field columns of the military region, he had become very calm after serving as commander. Wang Xiaoming, who was scheduled to be the commander of the Second Column, turned red when he learned that he had actually been promoted to commander of three integrated brigades and a column commander of nearly 40,000 troops. Although he tried to suppress the thoughts in his heart, the joy on his face already revealed a trace of his inner feelings.

And Chen Hanzhang, who was sitting behind him and much younger than him, was much more stable than him after hearing that he was appointed as the political commissar of the Second Column. Although there was a hint of surprise and disbelief on his face at first, he calmed down in the shortest possible time.

As for Liu Changshun, Du Kaishan, and Tao Jingfei, who have still found nothing so far, are empty-handed, and don't know how the military region plans to settle them, they are all about to cry. When their final appointments were announced, the three of them were obviously reluctant to be transferred to work in the military sub-district.

His head turned quickly, and in a very short period of time, he figured out why the commander wanted to transfer himself from the field army to Du Kaishan, who was in the local army, and wanted to stand up and defend himself, when he heard the words Yang Zhen sitting down coldly from above, and quickly sat back honestly.

The habit of fear he had developed on the battlefield did not give him the courage to disobey the orders of this young commander who was several years younger than himself.

Glaring at Du Kaishan, who shrunk his neck and didn't dare to squeak after hearing his reprimand, Yang Zhen raised his head and looked at the group of cadres above the regiment who were doing black pressure below, and said after looking at Zhao Shangzhi, who was expressionless beside him: "In this expansion of the military region, almost all of you have been promoted, which can be said to be a gratifying thing." ”

"Although we *** people don't pay much attention to fame and fortune, but when I was promoted and went back to see my old subordinates, there was also a glow on my face. Even when I went home, I had a good relationship with my wife and children. It also represents the recognition of your own capabilities by the headquarters and the military region. But do you think that your position is promoted, but this does not mean that your responsibilities have been reduced, on the contrary, they have become heavier. ”

"You are shouldering the responsibility of resisting Japan and saving the country, and you are holding the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in your hands. Every decision you make on the battlefield is related to the success or failure of a battle and the lives of your subordinates. Do you have the capacity to take on such responsibilities now? At least not in my opinion. ”

"Almost none of the cadres here have been trained by regular military academies. Many of them learned military knowledge after participating in the revolution, and most of them were halfway home. Moreover, with the change in the shape of the unit and the speed of expansion, you have not been serving as a grassroots cadre for a long time, and many people, not the vast majority, have been serving as regiment-level cadres for less than half a year. ”

"Even if you have served as a regimental-level commander in the Anti-Japanese Federation before, can your little strength be compared with the three infantry artillery regiments under your command now, with tens of thousands of horses? A regimental-level commander is a critical stage in the transition from a middle-level commander to a senior commander. This is because in the establishment of our army, the regimental level is the beginning of the establishment of composite troops. ”

"To be honest, most of you are not qualified as brigade commanders, whether it is military quality or your own ability, there is still a lot of difference. You can be selected to be a brigade commander not because you are capable enough. To tell the truth, the actual command ability of many of you now is not as good as that of a battalion-level captain of the Japanese army. You are not promoted because of how strong your ability is, but because of the limitations of your form. ”

"As the commander of our main regiment, how many of you know artillery tactics? How many are well versed in the business of staff officers? There are a few who know how to map and map. Even reading maps and looking at terrain are learned later. Military knowledge is not acquired by winning so many battles, but by accumulating little by little in peacetime. If it weren't for the needs of the form, according to my meaning, you would have to work for me for at least two years in the position of regiment commander. ”

"However, the base area has expanded, the troops need to be expanded, and the number of military cadres we have on hand is limited. But it's not like you're promoted once and for all. ”

"It's the end of October, and I'm giving you four months to improve yourself. By the beginning of March next year, the General Headquarters will conduct an assessment of all cadres at and above the regimental level. If you can't pass it, don't use me to say, submit your resignation report to the political commissar. ”

"After the meeting is dismissed, you will go to the political department to pick up a set of regimental command textbooks for me and the chief of staff based on the regimental level command textbooks of the synthetic tactical professional divisions of the Frunze Military Academy of the Soviet Army, the textbooks of the French Higher Military Academy compiled by the chief of staff on the basis of his own recollections, the textbooks for senior officers of the Japanese Army University, and the brigade and regiment level command textbooks compiled by me and the chief of staff in accordance with the actual situation of our army. The headquarters will hold rotational training classes from time to time to train cadres at and above the regimental level. ”

"Maybe you think that the chief of staff and I have never served as regimental commanders, so we can win the battle together? But I will tell you today that although the Chief of Staff and I have not held a mid-level position, we have always tried to find time to study. ”

After that, Yang Zhen picked up a book and said: "This is still the textbook of the Frunze Military Academy of the Soviet Union that was given to me by the commander-in-chief when I first met with the commander-in-chief, and he personally translated it. Although I can't say that I have memorized this book backwards, I can say that I know it by heart. ”

"In addition to the grassroots teaching corps, we have not yet been able to establish a school for senior commanders to study like the Central Anti-Japanese Military and Political University. So, apart from the rotational classes, you have to rely on self-study most of the time. Of course, I don't want you to memorize the book, I want you to keep the knowledge in the book in mind and be able to use it flexibly. If I want you to endorse it, I'll just go to the school and find a bunch of students. ”

Yang Zhen's words were even eliminated, and the joy of several brigade commanders and regiment commanders was instantly washed away. One by one, they no longer dared to put joy on their faces like they had just done. There were even a few people with a low level of education and slow learning who looked at Yang Zhen with sad faces.

Looking at the expressions on the faces of the individuals present after listening to their words, Yang Zhen paused and said, "The situation is urgent, so I won't leave you." There's nothing good to eat in the cafeteria at headquarters, and I've heard it's nowhere near as good as what you eat underneath.

"After the meeting, except for the commanders and political commissars of the 142 military divisions, including the commanders and political commissars of the various columns, do not delay and return to the garrisons immediately after receiving from the chief of staff your new stations and the establishment tables of your respective units. In five days, I will see your respective units in place. ”

Yang Zhen is still in the old style, and his speech is clean and neat, without dragging his feet at all. After he finished speaking, Li Yanping took over the topic and said: "What the commander said is not wrong, there is still a gap between your current actual ability and the responsibilities you are about to bear. Whether you can make up for this gap in the future depends on your own performance. ”

"If anyone can't, you can bring it up now. Don't drop the chain at a critical time, it's not you who will be delayed, it will be the troops who will suffer. Today's meeting may be regarded by some people as a kind of Jintai worship general, and reward meritorious deeds. If you really think so, I'm wrong to sue you. ”

"You have merit, and even some people have a lot of merit. When it comes to rewarding meritorious deeds, this is not wrong. But if you want to talk about Jintai's worship of the general, I say it's still early. After you have passed the guò examination, and you have the qualifications of this worshipper, we will talk about this issue again. ”

Yang Zhen's speech was clean and neat, and Li Yanping, who had been trained by the long-term war, did not ink. After saying these words, Li Yanping looked at Guo Bingxun, Zhao Shangzhi and a few other people beside him.

When Guo Bingxun and the expressionless Zhao Shangzhi both shook their heads to indicate that they had nothing to say, Li Yanping waved his hand and said: "Break the meeting, if there is anything you have to do with your columns and brigades and can't figure it out, you can find me and the chief of staff, and we will give you two hours." After two hours, whoever remains at headquarters will be punished. As for the divisions, if there is anything you can't figure out, the commander will give you an answer. ”

As soon as everyone heard Li Yanping's words, no one dared to delay. Except for Liu Changshun, Du Kaishan and Tao Jingfei, as well as a few people who wanted to find the political commissar and chief of staff to report their work, after receiving their respective things, they dragged their mounts one after another and hurried back to their stations.

After walking out of the conference room full of worries, looking at the backs of his old subordinates leaving one after another, Du Kaishan and Tao Jingfei, who looked a little lonely, glanced at each other and wanted to talk to Yang Zhen. The political commissar said that they would go directly to the commander if they had something, and they didn't dare to go to Li Yanping again.

Unexpectedly, after Yang Zhen saw them, he said directly to them: "I want to talk to Liu Changshun tonight." As for you, I will give you one night to think about why you were transferred to work in the military sub-district this time. And what is the purpose of my transfer of you? Come back to me when you figure it out. ”

"Also, aren't you good partners? I'll give you a night to say goodbye. Tomorrow morning, Tao Jingfei will not go back to the Third Brigade, and will go directly to the First Division to report first, and preside over the work of the First Division before Liu Changshun arrives at his post. ”