Guo Bingxun's construction made Yang Zhen's eyes light up. Wang Xiaoming is a talent who has both military and political skills. That is, he can be qualified as a military commander and as a political chief. That is, he served as a division-level commander in the Anti-Japanese Federation for many years and was proficient in guerrilla warfare. He also has experience in frontal large-scale movement warfare. Being the commander of this column is enough both in experience and ability.

As for Chen Hanzhang, since he was transferred to the commander and political commissar of the Fifth Division of the Second Army, he has been able to shoulder the party and government for many years under the situation of such a strict enemy situation. The fact that the Fifth Division of the Second Army has become the most combat-effective division of the Second Army and the strongest one also shows its ability in work.

Chen Hanzhang has rich experience in guerrilla warfare and many years of experience in political work as a political commissar. Although there was a lack of experience in large-scale frontal movement warfare, it was enough to serve as the commissar of the column at the head of the highest political work.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhen nodded and said, "Just do as you say." The positions of Chen Hanzhang and Wang Xiaoming were reversed. Wang Xiaoming served as the commander of the column, and Chen Hanzhang served as a member of the political committee. ”

"Political Commissar Li is presiding over the opening of the training class for political work cadres of the military region, and this meeting should be almost over. After a while, Political Commissar Li and Director Gao will come, and we will hold a standing committee to appoint the military and political chiefs of the two columns today. ”

"Today, we will decide not only the candidates for the commanders of the two columns, but also the candidates for the commanders of the military and political departments of each brigade and the military and political officers of the divisions. The most crucial thing is our future operational orientation, our general operational plan, and the unit's future training program. This winter may be the last time we can make the most of our recuperation. ”

In fact, Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun were not used at all. Just as Yang Zhen was about to convene a standing committee of the military region and prepare to finalize the list of candidates for military and political cadres after the expansion of the army, his voice had just fallen. Li Yanping, who had already finished presiding over the opening ceremony of the training class for political work cadres of the military region, and Gao Yumin, director of the political department of the military region, walked in.

Looking at Li Yanping and Gao Yumin, who came uninvited, Yang Zhen smiled and said, "You guys really can't help babbling." I'm about to ask Huzi to invite you over, so you don't need to be invited, you can come by yourself. In this way, since the four Standing Committee members are all at the headquarters today, we should take this opportunity to hold a Standing Committee and settle some matters. ”

"With the expansion of the troops imminent, Lao Guo and I, on the one hand, have to organize the training of the newly expanded troops, and on the other hand, we have to go down to inspect the combat readiness of the troops in the brigades and subdivisions, especially in the areas where they are now in confrontation with the Japanese army. It is also necessary to survey the terrain and plan and prepare for the next stage of combat work. ”

"The two of you must preside over the training of cadres, do a good job in conscription, and give preferential treatment to the families of martyrs. It is also necessary to cooperate with the local work of the Northeast Bureau, which is now in full swing. There are so many things going on, and we're probably going to be busy for a long time. ”

Li Yanping nodded when he heard this: "Yes, the base area has expanded, the troops have also expanded, and things are getting more and more day by day." I am afraid that the four members of the Standing Committee will not have much time to get together in the future. Settle things out early so that you can move on to the next step. Also, I think today's Standing Committee asked Zhang Zhenhua to also attend? ”

Although Zhang Zhenhua is only the political commissar of the logistics department of the military region, he actually presides over the logistics work when Lao Peng has been in poor health. Having him participate in today's meeting involves a lot of logistical issues, and we can decide on it directly. ”

In addition, although Lao Peng's body has been recuperating, he has never seen a major improvement. After serving as the head of logistics, the tired stomach had several heavy bleeding. His current physical condition is difficult to bear a large workload. Besides, the logistics department is cumbersome and the work is complicated, and Lao Peng's body is really difficult to bear now. ”

"He's been approached three times, and I want to give the job to someone more suitable. I don't want to affect the overall deployment of the military region because of his physical reasons. I had some concerns and never agreed. It's just that the scope of work he and Zhang Zhenhua are in charge of has changed. ”

"Now the main work of the entire logistics department is mainly presided over by Zhang Zhenhua. Judging from the table xiàn in the previous stage, during the period when Zhang Zhenhua presided over the work, the table xiàn was still good and competent. Am I adjusting the work of Lao Peng and Zhang Zhenhua? After all, the adjustment of the previous division of labor between the two of them was only temporary, and it was not justifiable. ”

"Although we don't pay attention to the level of our positions, this still has a certain impact on the overall work. And with the introduction of various military equipment, now we have more and more frequent contacts with Jiangbei, and we need to have a person stationed in Jiangbei. And the commander-in-chief has to preside over the overall work of the entire Northeast Bureau, and it is impossible to focus all his energy on us. ”

"I think so, let Zhang Zhenhua be reappointed as the Minister of Logistics, and Lao Peng will be stationed in Jiangbei in the name of Deputy Political Commissar of the Military Region or Deputy Director of the Political Department. The first is to coordinate the relationship between all parties to ensure the introduction of the materials we need. In addition, the medical level in Jiangbei is higher than ours here, which is also conducive to his physical recovery and maintenance. ”

With regard to the work adjustment of Peng Dingjie and Zhang Zhenhua of the Military Region, although Li Yanping was the second political commissar of the Military Region in charge of cadres, he only had the power to take temporary measures until the Standing Committee of the Military Region made a decision. The real adjustment can only be carried out after the Standing Committee of the Military Region has passed the meeting, especially Yang Zhen, the first secretary who has been granted the final decision by the Central Committee, with the nod of his head.

Regarding Li Yanping's proposal to let Zhang Zhenhua sit on the Standing Committee as an observer and be reappointed as the Minister of Logistics, Yang Zhen pondered slightly and then nodded in agreement. He has always been clear about Patten's physical condition, and he is indeed unable to bear high-intensity work. It was precisely for this reason that he agreed to Li Yanping's adjustment of the division of labor between him and Zhang Zhenhua.

After adjusting the division of labor, Zhang Zhenhua did not live up to the high expectations of Yang Zhen and Li Yanping, and his performance was very good. As de facto logistics minister, his cousin is good enough to succeed Patten. However, for Zhang Zhenhua's use, Yang Zhen felt that he should be burdened again.

After thinking for a while, Yang Zhen said, "I think it's completely okay." After Zhang Zhenhua's division of labor was adjusted, his performance was sufficient to be qualified as the logistics director of the military region. I agree with the political commissar that Zhang Zhenhua be reappointed as the head of logistics. And I think I can put a burden on him. He was already a member of the military region's party committee during his period as the logistics political commissar, and I think he can report to the Central Committee and the Northeast Bureau and co-opt him as a member of the standing committee of the military region's party committee. ”

"As for Lao Peng, follow the advice of the political commissar. In the name of the deputy director of the political department of a military region, he is stationed in Jiangbei. On the one hand, it assists the commander-in-chief in carrying out the work against the Soviet Union, and on the other hand, it is to recuperate the body. Lao Guo, Lao Gao, what do you see? With that, Yang Zhen turned his head and looked at Guo Bingxun and Gao Yumin.

was reinstated as a party member, although he only attended the Standing Committee as a non-party member on the surface. But because of his identity, he has always had the right to speak. This is the first time that he has formally participated in the Standing Committee as a member of the Standing Committee of the Military Region, and in particular, Guo Bingxun, who participated in the research and personnel meeting for the first time, only nodded lightly when he heard this, indicating that he had no opinion.

Guo Bingxun is a low-key person, although Guo Bingxun often attended the Standing Committee as an observer, but except for meetings to study military work, he has always scrupulously adhered to his duty and never participated. Even if they participated, they rarely expressed their attitudes. More often than not, he never attends meetings outside of non-military agendas.

In fact, he was not needed to participate. In many matters, especially the selection of military cadres, Yang Zhen discussed with him and Li Yanping in advance before they were put to the Standing Committee, which has always lacked one person, for a vote. Especially on military issues, it is basically decided by Yang Zhen and him.

Seeing Guo Bingxun, who had a very important position in the hearts of the commander and political commissar, he nodded. He was already familiar with Zhang Zhenhua, and Gao Yumin, who had many combat cooperation experiences before, naturally would not have any objections. On the contrary, when he saw that his old comrade-in-arms was about to be appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Military Region, he was still very happy for his old comrade-in-arms.

Although this appointment still needs the approval of the Central Committee and the Northeast Bureau, in Gao Yumin's view, judging from Yang Zhen's status in the minds of the central leaders at this time and the commander-in-chief relationship with the first secretary of the Northeast Bureau, as long as he nods, there will be almost no variables in this appointment.

Seeing that Guo Bingxun and Gao Yumin had no opinions, Li Yanping, who knew that the matter had been communicated to Guò, called Zhang Zhenhua to inform Zhang Zhenhua to go to Yang Zhen's office for a meeting. After receiving the notice, Zhang Zhenhua, who hurried to the military region thinking that there was going to be some big move, was slightly stunned when he heard about his appointment.

Looking at Zhang Zhenhua, who was a little stunned, Yang Zhen said a little half-jokingly: "Lao Zhang, there are a lot of topics today, and after the meeting, the political committee will ask you to talk about your affairs alone." What you need now is to put forward some suggestions for the future work of the troops from the perspective of your logistical work. ”

After that, Yang Zhen looked at the few people present, and did not say any polite words, and said straight to the point: "Today, our first topic is the selection of cadres above the brigade level of the two columns to be established. In order to adapt to the changes in shape, the military region prepared to expand the field army into two columns, six brigades and three independent brigades. ”

"In light of the current shape of the troops, as well as the comprehensive considerations of each individual, I propose that Wang Guangyu, the former commander of the 1st Brigade and a member of the political committee, should be the commander of any column, Yi Jianping, the former political commissar of the 3rd Division, and Comrade Sun Wenjiu, the chief of staff of the 3rd Division, as the chief of staff of the column."

"The Second Column was commanded by Wang Xiaoming, former political commissar of the Third Brigade, Comrade Chen Hanzhang, former acting commander of the First Division, as a political member, and Comrade Ma Chunsheng, chief of staff of the Third Brigade, as chief of staff of the column. These people are all familiar here, and I want to hear your opinions. ”

For the several candidates nominated by Yang Zhen, he did not discuss with him in advance, and even the candidates for the political commissar were somewhat offside, he was never selfless in his work, and he took the overall situation very seriously, and Li Yanping, who had been partnered with Yang Zhen for so long, did not express any displeasure.

Although the cooperation between Yang Zhen and Li Yanping has not yet reached the point where he has the same heart as Guo Bingxun, the partners are also very familiar with each other's personalities for so long, and they cooperate very tacitly. They are very supportive of each other's work. Just like when Li Yanping did not discuss with Yang Zhen, he adjusted the division of labor between Peng Dingjie and Zhang Zhenhua, but Yang Zhen did not express any unhappiness. + Moreover, as for the proposed candidates for the military and political chiefs of the two columns, the people proposed by Yang Zhen basically coincide with Li Yanping. In addition to being somewhat surprised in the selection of the commander of the second column, there are some differences in the selection of the two political commissars.

Originally, after learning that Du Kaishan had no hope of serving as the commander of the column because of his previous mistakes, he was transferred to the military sub-division, and Li Yanping thought that Yang Zhen would nominate Liu Changshun to serve as the commander. didn't expect Yang Zhen to choose Wang Xiaoming to take over as the commander of this column, which made Li Yanping feel a little surprised.

Li Yanping, who was very pleased with Yang Zhen's appointment of cadres who put the overall situation first, said after pondering for a while: "Old Yang, I don't have any opinion on the candidates for the commander and chief of staff of the two columns. These comrades were evident in the previous battles, and there was nothing inappropriate about them taking the leadership positions of the two columns. ”

"Comrade Chen Hanzhang has strong work ability and is very good at politics, but he is a suitable candidate for the post of political commissar of the Second Column. Just the commissar of this column? There is no problem with Yi Jianping, but the key thing is that after he is transferred, it is a little difficult to choose the political commissar of this three-district district. ”

"The three sub-divisions under the jurisdiction under the jurisdiction of the enemy on three sides are the one that is at the forefront of the military struggle among the three military sub-divisions at present. Compared with the 1st Division, which no longer has the Japanese puppet army, and the 2nd Division, which has the mountains of the Xiaoxing'an Mountains as a barrier, the 3rd Division, which is directly adjacent to the Japanese puppet occupation area, is also under the greatest pressure at present. ”

"Although Deputy Commander Zhao of the Military Region, who is currently concurrently serving as the commander of the Third Division, is capable enough, it is not suitable for him to concurrently serve as a member of the political committee for reasons of personality. Moreover, among the original cadres of the military region, it is difficult to find a suitable candidate who can partner with him. ”

"Comrade Yi Jianping is a humble person, has a strong party spirit, has rich experience, and has a good run-in with Deputy Commander Zhao. Under the circumstance that the military region is not yet able to select a suitable candidate to replace him for the time being, the commander still needs to consider whether the transfer of Yi Jianping is appropriate and whether it will cause turmoil in the work of the three divisions. ”

Li Yanping's words made Yang Zhen hesitate a little. The scene when the three sub-districts were formed and the candidates for the political commissar were selected appeared in front of his eyes again. But the choice of Yi Jianping as the political commissar of the column, Yang Zhen was not hot-headed for a while, but after comprehensive consideration, the decision was made.

At present, all the senior commanders of the military region are all local backgrounds of the Anti-Japanese Federation or old subordinates who rushed out of the Japanese army's bacteriological warfare base. In the past, it was okay to not be able to contact the central authorities, but with the resumption of direct contact with the central authorities, the cadres selected by the central authorities have arrived one after another, and it is necessary to take into account the cadres transferred from the central government in the adjustment of personnel.

It's not just a question of ability, it's more of an attitude issue. Yang Zhen, who usually does not interfere much in the adjustment of political work cadres, did not even discuss with Li Yanping, who is the political commissar of the military region, this time in the selection of the political commissar of the column. In addition to not wanting Li Yanping to make it difficult, it is mainly because of this reason.

The transfer of Yi Jianping to the post of political committee member of the First Column of the Field Army was not only based on his own ability, but also for drawing on the rich political work experience of the troops in the Guannei region. Yang Zhen's consideration is more a matter of balance, and it is a matter of expressing his position to the central government. Yang Zhen, who doesn't want to have a mountainist tendency in his own troops, is a move to mix sand.

After thinking about it quickly, Yang Zhen, who decided to keep the original candidate unchanged after considering many aspects, said: "I think so, the political commissar of the first column is still served by Yi Jianping. Among the cadres transferred from the central authorities this time were two who had previously served as directors of the regimental administration department in the 18th Group Army. You look at which one is more appropriate, and choose a person from the middle who is excellent and modest, but must be a principled candidate to replace Yi Jianping as the political commissar of the third district. ”