It was the afternoon of Tao Jingfei's arrival at Xingshan Fortress. It was in one of the largest fortifications inside the fortress that a joint meeting of the 123rd Route Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance was held. Except for Zhao Shangzhi, who went south to consolidate the new area, and Du Kaishan, who stayed in Tangyuan to confront the Japanese army, all the full-time cadres at and above the regimental level, and the three giants of the Third Route Army attended the meeting.

When the commander-in-chief of the newly established First Secretary of the Northeast Bureau, who had taken the place of General Lin in his speech, announced the decision of the Central Committee, the First Army, which had barely made any adjustments, did not matter. Several leaders of the Third Route Army who participated in the meeting had already known about this matter, and there was no adjustment to the troop establishment and leadership group of the Third Route Army, so the table was quite normal.

However, after listening to the decision of the Central Committee, the cadres of the Second Route Army were stunned. I heard that the Second Route Army was abolished and reorganized into the Jidong Military Region. After the news that the commander-in-chief had stepped down from his post as commander-in-chief and secretary of the party committee of the Second Route Army and had been transferred to the newly established Northeast Bureau as first secretary, and that he had only concurrently served as the first political commissar of the newly upgraded military region, most of the cadres were obviously at a loss and did not react for a long time.

Seeing the cadres below who were a little at a loss, the commander-in-chief said in a calm tone: "From today on, except for the first political commissar of the military region, I will not serve in the original Second Route Army and the current Jidong Military Region. From now on, the work of the military region will be fully presided over by the newly established leading body. ”

"Now I would like to announce the list of members of the new leadership group of the Jidong Military Region. Comrade Yang Zhen, former deputy commander-in-chief of the Second Route Army, served as the commander of the Military Region, and Comrade Li Yanping, former deputy political commissar of the Jidong Military Region and political commissar of the Independent Division under the Second Route Army, served as the second political commissar of the Military Region presiding over the political work of the Military Region. ”

"Comrade Guo Bingxun, former chief of staff of the Jidong Military Region and chief of staff of the Independent Division, served as chief of staff of the Military Region, Gao Yumin, former director of the Political Department of the Independent Division, served as director of the Political Department of the Military Region, and Comrade Zhao Shangzhi served as deputy commander of the Military Region and commander of the Third Division. Peng Dingjie, former logistics director of the Independent Division, was appointed logistics director of the Military Region, and Zhang Zhenhua, former political commissar of the Logistics Department of the Independent Division, was appointed political commissar of the Logistics Department of the Military Region. ”

"According to Comrade Yang Zhen's proposal, the Central Committee has decided to implement a collective leadership system in the new Jidong Military Region. Some cadres with both ability and political integrity are selected from among the leaders of departments at and above the regimental level in some military regions to form the party committee of the military region and exercise unified leadership over all aspects of the work of the military region. ”

"The Central Committee has decided that Comrade Yang Zhen, commander of the Military Region, Comrade Li Yanping, political commissar of the Military Region, Comrade Zhao Shangzhi, deputy commander of the Military Region and commander of the Third Military Region, Comrade Gao Yumin, director of the Political Affairs Department, Comrade Wang Guangyu, commander and political commissar of the First and Second Military Subdivisions, and Comrade Zhang Zhenhua, political commissar of the Logistics Department, will form a new party committee of the Jidong Military Region to take charge of the work of the entire military region."

"Comrade Yang Zhen, commander of the military region, is the first secretary of the party committee of the military region, who presides over the daily work of the standing committee in an all-round way and is in charge of the comprehensive military and political construction of the military region. He also served as secretary of the Secretariat of the Northeast Bureau and second secretary of the Jidong Provincial Party Committee, responsible for the military struggle against the enemy in the Jidong region. Comrade Li Yanping, the second political commissar of the military region, served as the second secretary of the party committee of the military region, and was in charge of party affairs and political work in the military region. ”

At Yang Zhen's repeated requests, the central authorities approved the request of the commander-in-chief to concurrently serve as the first political commissar of the military region. However, Yang Zhen's request for the commander-in-chief to serve as the first secretary of the party committee of the military region was vetoed by the central authorities. The Central Committee telegraphed to Yang Zhen that under the severe circumstances of the struggle against the enemy, his decision to concurrently serve as the first secretary of the party committee was correct and necessary.

Only in this way can we ensure that he, the commander of the military region, will not be unnecessarily interfered with in some military decisions under the grim situation of the struggle against the enemy in the entire northeast. In addition to vetoing some of his demands, the central authorities have repeatedly stressed that he should bear the main responsibility for the military struggle in the entire northeast region.

Moreover, the Central Committee clearly told him in a telegram that his post as secretary of the Secretariat of the Northeast Bureau was in charge of the military struggle. As secretary of the Secretariat of the Northeast Bureau and first secretary and commander of the Party Committee of the Jidong Military Region, he must ensure that the military struggle of the entire Northeast Bureau is carried out in accordance with the requirements and instructions of the Central Committee.

If necessary, he can cut first and then play, without consulting the central government on everything, and can make his own decisions according to the changes in the shape. It is necessary to ensure that the struggle in the entire northeast is carried out under the leadership of the party. It is necessary to ensure that the party commands the gun, not the gun commands the party.

Looking at this telegram, Yang Zhen knew that he was a nail planted by the central government in the northeast before the central government could not make major adjustments to the entire Northeast Anti-Japanese War team. He played a role of a check and balance in the party, government, and military in Northeast China, where a large proportion of people living in the Soviet Union and cadres of Korean origin accounted for a large proportion, so as to ensure that the party and the army in Northeast China obeyed the central leadership, which had lost contact with each other for several years, and did not obey the so-called leadership of certain individuals.

Otherwise, according to the situation that almost all the troops in the major regions of the country are the first secretaries of the sub-bureaus or the political commissars of the army concurrently serve as the first secretaries, why is the arrangement of the Anti-Japanese Federation different? The first and third route armies are the first secretary of the provincial party committee and the first secretary of the party committee of the army. Only the Jidong Military Region, which is the strongest in front of him, is the commander who served as the second secretary of the provincial party committee and the commander who served as the first secretary.

As for the true intentions of these arrangements of the central authorities, perhaps the regimental commanders and political commissars of the troops below do not understand, or the leaders of the First and Third Route Armies do not understand. But Yang Zhen is a mirror in his heart, but he can't say it. He knew where he was and what he was thinking about. He understood that this was the central government's use of its own hands to gradually purge that person's influence in the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation.

After all, it has been several years since the Northeast lost direct contact with the central government, and when that person worked in Moscow, he always regarded himself as the central government. His influence on the so-called Comintern Confrontation League in Jiangbei was much closer than the current re-engagement with the Central Committee. The impact of the confrontation is also much greater.

His influence in the Red Army had already been carried out with the defeat of five anti-encirclement and suppression, and the main force of the Red Army was forced to carry out the Long March, which had disappeared after the Zunyi Conference. But his influence on the confrontation is far from being comparable to that of Kannai. After all, before he was transferred back to China to work, he had been acting as a central government to oppose the instructions of the United Nations.

The influence of this person in the anti-union must be eliminated, and this is the consensus that the central government has reached in private. Otherwise, according to this person's consistent behavior of taking the instructions of Jiangbei and the Comintern is greater than that of the Central Committee, and if he obeys the instructions of the Comintern, that is, Jiangbei, he will not be able to make a mistake, and the entire anti-United Nations force will be destroyed by him as a whole. And Yang Zhen, who appeared at this time, is an excellent candidate.

To be honest, after listening to Ji Qing's report, the Central Committee was already very dissatisfied with the deliberate severance of the relationship between the Anti-Japanese Federation and the Central Committee and the transfer of him to the Comintern after returning to China. There is also a lot of resentment about the unrealistic instructions given during his tenure. He was even more angry that the troops of the 3rd and 6th armies crossing the river were seized and handed over to Xinjiang and turned a blind eye. Therefore, it is not surprising that the central government has adopted the means of gradually adjusting and reducing its influence in the Anti-Japanese Federation.

Yang Zhen was cranky in his mind, and he seemed slightly distracted. While announcing the decision of the Central Committee, the commander-in-chief didn't know that Yang Zhen had some messy thoughts in his heart at this time, so he just smiled and said: "I, the first political commissar, are only part-time, and my future work in the military region will be pragmatic and not pragmatic." Over the years, I have received a lot of help from everyone. That is, through joint efforts with everyone, we have created a lot of glory, and we have also suffered setbacks under the heavy encirclement and suppression of the Japanese puppet army. ”

"I've done a lot of work on my work in the past few years, and the good aspects are still in the majority. I don't know if my self-evaluation will be recognized by everyone, but one thing I can proudly say is that I have done my best and I have a clear conscience. Now that I'm leaving the Jidong Military Region and working in the Northeast Bureau, can you laugh at the previous grievances and grievances? ”

"Everyone has seen Comrade Yang Zhen's expression, he has strong military ability, and he has commanded everyone to win a lot of battles. It not only saved the passive situation in Xiajiang, but also laid down such a large base area. Comrade Li Yanping is also a familiar veteran comrade, who has a strong sense of principle and a very high level of political attainment. Therefore, I agree with and support the plan made by the central authorities to readjust the leading body of the Jidong Military Region. ”

"In the future, I hope that everyone can support their work more, just as everyone has supported my work since the establishment of the Second Route Army. In the future work, obey their leadership and cooperate with their work. ”

The commander-in-chief's words are very profound. The commanders of several main regiments were brought out by Yang Zhen, and there was absolutely no problem with obedience. The political commissars were also all veteran political cadres who followed the headquarters of the Second Route Army to the secret camp of Lao Heidingzi, and they fought several big battles under the command of Yang Zhen, and there was no problem.

Whether the commander-in-chief said or did not say anything had no effect on them. The commander-in-chief's words were addressed to the current commanders of the 122 divisions, who had previously served as commanders of the 5th and 7th armies of the Anti-Japanese Federation. Yang Zhen, the former company commander of the 18th Group Army, who had only joined the Second Route Army of the Anti-Japanese Union for more than half a year, was too shallow compared with their qualifications.

Although the number of troops before them was about the same as a regiment of the main force of the 18th Group Army in Guannai, the strength of a division was about the same as a company. According to the number of people alone, Yang Zhen, the former company commander of the 18th Group Army, and the division commander of the Anti-Japanese Federation can be regarded as equal.

Isn't there a saying, called the temple small Bodhisattva big. There are not many troops, but after all, the position is there. Two former army commanders have to obey the command of a former company commander, which makes it difficult for them to feel balanced. He may be able to suppress them, but after he is transferred, he is somewhat worried that Yang Zhen and Li Yanping, who are still young, will not be able to suppress them.

In fact, the commander-in-chief was a little too worried, and the two former army commanders, who had suffered a whole winter of freezing and starvation, and had almost lost more than half of the troops, have finally stabilized and now have a stable source of supplies, where can there still be a tendency to renunciation? Unless they still want to go back to the deep mountains and old forests to live that hungry and cold life again.

Besides, he was chased and beaten by the Japanese puppet army because of his lack of strength before, but now that he has found such a big backer, he doesn't have to live the kind of fearful days before, and there are large troops that can cooperate with the battle, just want them to go, I'm afraid they won't go. Self-esteem is necessary, but it also has to be built on the basis of being alive.

Besides, even if the two of them are not convinced, they have to deal with the consequences of disobedience and disobedience. Not to mention that the supplies are all in Yang Zhen's hands, even the cadres around them have also been replaced, if they have any bad behavior, not to mention whether the troops will follow them, I am afraid that their political committee will arrest them first.

At present, the authority of the political work cadres of the army is not the same as before, but only the political work deputies of the military chief. Although there is no final decision on the battlefield, the political commissar has the final say in the day-to-day management of the troops. All cadres can only be promoted and appointed with the nod of the political commissar. Any movement of troops could not be moved at all without the signature of the political commissar.

What's more, they themselves are different from those who have incorporated the mountains and forests, and all of them are military commanders, and most of the political cadres are just a few armies. They are all the core troops of the Second Route Army of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and they are authentic. There are still organizational principles, and they understand them. So even if they are dissatisfied, they will not do anything out of the ordinary.

Everyone is a soldier, and the meeting at this time does not have the procrastination of later generations, let alone the habit of post-dinner consumption of the three publics, and then handing out some souvenirs after eating and drinking. The meeting was brief, not long. After announcing the adjustment of the central authorities' work in the northeast, the meeting was dismissed after the three secretaries and several members of the Standing Committee of the newly established Northeast Bureau met with everyone.

As the head of the central delegation, he can speak little, and there are very few times when he makes a long speech, Mr. Lin did not say a word, but quietly observed all the cadres below. All the decisions of the Central Committee were announced by the new First Secretary and Commander-in-Chief of the Northeast Bureau.

After the meeting was dismissed, the commanders and political commissars of several military subdivisions, together with several regiment commanders and political commissars, rode back to their respective stations one after another without delay. Recently, the Japanese troops who confronted them across the river moved a little frequently, and they did not dare to leave for too long. The shape is nervous, and Yang Zhen naturally will not stay.

And the cadres of the First Route Army also rushed back to their own units. Although their troops were stationed on the periphery of the Xingshan Fortress at this time, they also did not dare to leave for too long because the troops were now changing their outfits. The full set of Japanese-style equipment that Yang Zhen promised arrived as soon as they arrived at Xingshan Fortress. Now is the critical moment for a change of clothes, and they dare not delay.

Yang Zhen said after the equipment arrived, after the equipment arrived, after the change of clothes and the whole training, the troops of the First Army should be assessed. If the assessment is unqualified, all the equipment will be recovered. When it is passed, it will be reissued. Yang Zhen's words made them understand that these equipment were not given for free, but in exchange for combat effectiveness.

No matter how dissatisfied they were with Yang Zhen's hand reaching out to the First Army, their commander-in-chief and general political commissar were very supportive of Yang Zhen's approach. In the absence of a complaint, they could only cheer up and conduct strict training for the troops in accordance with Yang Zhen's requirements.