Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Wei Hongjun thought for a moment and said, "This is easy. Just like the temporary Eastward Detachment we set up last time, we'll set up a detachment. Since we're developing the Chadong base, we'll set up the Chadong Detachment and merge the New 1st and New 3rd Regiments into it. What do you think, Old Wang?"

"Yes. Comrade Zhang Dahu will serve as the commander of Chadong, and Comrade Xia Houwen will serve as the political commissar."

Wang Qiuyun supported Wei Hongjun's idea.

The New 1st and New 3rd Regiments were small in number, and their combined strength was greater than developing the Longyanchi base independently. With the Xuanzhuohuai base, plus the Longyanchi base, the Eighth Column's base would be secure.

Because there are seven county towns in total, the population is almost one million.

"What do you think, comrades?"

"We should unify the leadership structure. I support the establishment of the Chadong Branch."

"The New 1st and New 3rd Regiments had a very good working relationship."

Chu He, Han Weiguo, Li Shiping, Xiao Yongshi and others all nodded in agreement.

Without unified leadership, the New 1st and New 3rd Regiments would be unable to unify their forces in the Longyanchi base area. It was necessary to establish a Chadong Detachment to unify the command of the New 1st and New 3rd Regiments.

As for how the Chadong Branch will develop in the future, it depends on the abilities of Zhang Dahu and Xiahou Wen.

"In addition to these established bases, we also need to take over Changping County, Wanping County, and Fangshan County. These three counties have a population of over 500,000 and are directly adjacent to Peking. They are important passages from Peking to our base. After the Ji-Re-Liao Advance Army was formed, its main forces were concentrated in the Changping and Shunyi areas. Therefore, we need to dispatch troops here as soon as possible to stabilize the situation."

"Commander, Political Commissar, the troops currently suitable to go here are the 34th and 35th Regiments."

Although the grand Jidong Uprising failed to completely take over Jidong, its impact was enormous.

Especially compared with the historical figures, the number of troops who retreated to the base area after the Jidong Uprising was much greater. In history, the troops who retreated to the base area suffered heavy casualties, and only one regiment was reorganized after the troops arrived at the base area for training.

This regiment fell apart because the commander of the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Advance Army, Xiao Zijing, shot the commander-in-chief of the Hebei-Eastern Anti-Japanese Allied Forces.

In the end, only a thousand people were left. They formed a small regiment, but they were still unable to win the battle.

But it's different now.

The troops retreating to the base area were reorganized into six main regiments. Of course, in addition to these six main regiments, many were disbanded and then supplemented by other main regiments. For example, the First Division and the Eighth Column suffered heavy casualties during the counterattack against the 25th Route Army. Fortunately, the Jidong troops retreating westward disbanded and supplemented the main force, allowing it to quickly recover.

So now the Eighth Column is truly strong in both men and horses.

There is plenty of room to mobilize troops.

Wang Qiuyun nodded beside her.

He said, "The 34th Regiment is more suitable. The 34th Regiment is the main force of the Jidong Guerrilla Corps and has relatively strong combat effectiveness. Changping, Wanping, and Fangshan are now supported by local troops. Previously, the North China Front Army was short of manpower, and the local troops could hold on. But after the Battle of Wuhan, the North China Front Army will soon be replenished. We can't hold on here relying solely on local troops."

"The 34th Regiment has another advantage, which is that the troops are well educated and there are many students among them. Their entry into this area can attract more students from the Pingjin area to join our Eighth Route Army.

Wei Hongjun also agreed to let the 34th Regiment maintain the situation here.

This area is really good. After all, it is very close to Beijing, the political, economic, and military center of North China. As long as there is a stable base here, it will be possible to open up the connection with the Pingjin area. We can continuously get good things from Beijing and Tianjin.

But to be honest, there are also many unfavorable factors.

Being close to Peking, it was vulnerable to repeated raids by the Japanese army. While the cities in this area were relatively wealthy, the rural areas were far from prosperous, and food production was low. Logistics support would likely require the support of a column.

But no matter what, this area cannot be abandoned.

The 34th Regiment had a large number of personnel, more than 2900 in total. They were well-equipped with weapons and equipment, and more importantly, they had a large number of students, making it easy to carry out work in this area.

"In addition, the column also has two main regiments, the 19th and 35th. The 19th Regiment has been stationed in Districts and . Its main mission is to prevent the Japanese troops from Datong from entering Shengxian, and also to cooperate with the First Division in combat."

"The 19th Regiment cannot move."

Wei Hongjun made a direct statement.

The 19th Regiment protected the western gate of the th Column, with part of it stationed in the rd and th districts of Sheng County, and part of it stationed in Dingbei County along with the st Division troops. It was mainly to guard against the Japanese troops in the direction of Datong.

Wei Hongjun is very familiar with his old superior's combat style.

In the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, the only one who dared to casually abandon his wares and base was his old superior. When he encountered a large Japanese army, he would never confront it head-on, and his main force would "run away" faster than anyone else.

Other military leaders had great doubts about this style of fighting.

After all, it is easy to abandon a base, but difficult to restore it.

They couldn't do the same sweeping, open-and-close tactics as Yang Quanwu. They retreated in large numbers, and advanced in large strides when attacking. Yang Quanwu could fight this way, but the 8th Column couldn't. Shengxian was the 8th Column's foundation. If the First Division faced the Japanese forces from Datong and abandoned several counties, including Dingbei, the 8th Column would have to defend Shengxian on its own.

So the 19th Regiment cannot move.

"Yes, the 19th Regiment cannot move."

Wang Qiuyun supported Wei Hongjun's idea.

Wei Hongjun continued, "As for the 35th Regiment, I think it can be placed here."

Chapter 201 Reorganization 3

"Changping? But Political Commissar, the headquarters of the Jireliao Advance Army is currently in Changping."

Chen Zhonghe raised questions.

Wei Hongjun pointed to Changping on the map, intending to send the 35th Regiment to Changping. Like the 35th Regiment, the 34th Regiment was a 2900-man regiment from the Yidong Force. After several months of training, the 35th Regiment's combat effectiveness had improved significantly.

Such a main force group entered Changping in order to develop the Changping Anti-Japanese Base.

But Changping is now the territory of the Ji-Re-Liaoning Advancing Army. Its headquarters is in Changping. The Ji-Re-Liaoning Advancing Army currently has four main regiments, one of which is in eastern Hebei, and the other three have established bases in Changping, Huairou, Miyun, and Shunyi.

It always feels inappropriate for the 35th Regiment to go to Changping at this time.

Wei Hongjun said, "The 35th Regiment should go to Changping. The 35th Regiment is composed of soldiers from Jidong. Although the officers and soldiers have greatly improved their awareness after several months of training, their homesickness has not completely disappeared. We must understand the officers and soldiers' thoughts and respect their desire to fight back to Jidong. Placing the troops in Changping is to tell the officers and soldiers of the 35th Regiment that our th Column will continue to develop towards Jidong and support the current Yireliao Advance Army. The Yireliao Advance Army is currently in Changping, which is just a stopgap measure. Their main development direction in the future is Jidong and Rehe. Our troops are stationed in Changping to provide the Jireliao Advance Army with a stable rear base, allowing them to develop eastward without any scruples."

The current Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advancing Army is stronger than the historical Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Advancing Army, and the surrounding Eighth Route Army is also stronger.

The 35th Regiment went to Changping to expand the base area for the th Column and was a very important support for the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Advance Army.

"That's not all. When the 35th Regiment arrives in Changping, it can cooperate with the 34th Regiment to the south and support the 34th Regiment in establishing bases in Wanping and Fangshan. To the north, it can cooperate with the Chadong Detachment to establish the Longyanchi Anti-Japanese Base. To the west, it can support the Huailai base established by the 16th Regiment."

Expanding the depth of the 8th Column's base is currently one of its most important tasks.

The base areas currently being developed by the Eighth Column are generally sparsely populated and poor. To meet the needs of the Eighth Column's continued expansion, the base areas must be continuously expanded. The larger the area controlled, the more arable land can be developed and the more people can be fed.

"The commissar's words are very comprehensive."

Wang Qiuyun nodded.

The Eighth Column was already deployed, with its main regiments deployed to coordinate with each other to open up the Chahar base area.

"Comrade Song Zhiyuan, Comrade Feng Linqi."

"arrive."

"When you arrive in Changping, I will support your local cadres. I will also send someone to discuss with the Jireliao District Committee to coordinate with the local cadres and local base areas. As for you and the Jire Advance Army, you can cooperate with each other, but you do not need to obey the orders of the Yireliao Advance Army. Do you understand?"

"Yes."

It’s not that Wei Hongjun wants to form a faction.

Rather, the troops were affiliated with each other. It was not easy for the Yi-Re-Liao Advance Army to manage eastern Hebei and develop the Rehe base. The Ji-Re-Liao Advance Army was composed of senior leaders with rich experience. If they attacked the 35th Regiment, the Eighth Column would suffer heavy losses.

Don't think the Eighth Route Army never detained other troops. In fact, there are countless such incidents in history. Not to mention other places, even the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region has such incidents in history.

Historically, Yang Quanwu detained military and political cadres assigned to other units by the Jin-Cha-Ji military, without even a word of warning. This had a profoundly negative impact, but Yang Quanwu persisted. For example, when the PLA Air Defense Force and the Air Force merged, Yang Quanwu remarked, "I've always devoured others, but no one has ever devoured me." Why did Yang Quanwu cry the most heartbreakingly when Marshal Nie died? It was because Yang Quanwu, so domineering in his youth, was tolerated by Marshal Nie, which ultimately led to his legendary status in the Jin-Cha-Ji military.

Of course, Yang Quanwu's wealth doesn't mean others are sick cats. In history, the Second Division Commander Guo Tianmin detained a main force regiment from Yang Quanwu's First Division that was sent to fight in Yanbei. The incident was reported to the military district, and in the end, Yang Quanwu was unable to get his main force regiment back.

So Wei Hongjun must be careful.

If his 35th Regiment was detained by the Ji-Re-Liao Advancing Army, he would have no place to cry.

That's why Wei Hongjun asked Song Zhiyuan and Feng Linqi to do this.

You can cooperate with the Yireliao Advance Army in the battle, but you don't need to obey their orders. Tell them clearly that you are the troops of the Eighth Column.

"Move the 34th Regiment to Wanping and the 35th Regiment to Changping. The column will only have the Guards Regiment and the New nd Regiment.

Wei Hongjun expressed his concerns.

A column also needs to have its own directly subordinate troops.

After all, with a base as large as Sheng County, if the column did not have a mobile unit directly under its command, it would be caught off guard if any unexpected incident occurred. Just look at the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region has so many troops under its command.

But there are very few troops directly under the military region.

Therefore, every time the Japanese troops penetrated Fuping and headed directly for the military district headquarters, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military District had no troops to protect it.

At that time, a division would usually send troops to support the military district.

The most important task of a regiment in a division was to protect the emperor every time the Japanese army raided.

Why did the military district take away a regiment during the reorganization of the Jidong troops this time? It was because the military district also needed troops directly under its jurisdiction to protect the logistics department of more than 20,000 people.

"We can merge the Guards Regiment and the New Second Regiment to form a new unit."

Xiao Yongshi spoke.

As deputy commander, Xiao Yongshi oversaw the training of cadres for the Eighth Column, the formation of the training team, and commanded the headquarters' guard corps. Therefore, he held considerable influence in this area. Wei Hongjun nodded and said, "I agree with Comrade Xiao Yongshi's idea. Merge the Guard Regiment and the New Second Regiment to form an independent regiment directly under the Column."

The new second regiment is quite strong.

It was formed by merging the Fifth Battalion formed from the Second Battalion of new recruits in the early years and the Third Battalion of the Tenth Brigade from the Third Division.

It is a regiment with eight companies.

If the guard regiment is merged, the independent regiment will become a large regiment with 12 infantry companies, with a total number of people.

"Independent Column Regiment?"

Wang Qiuyun thought about it and nodded slowly, saying, "That's a good idea. Let's form an independent regiment of the column, with Comrade Chen Zuning serving as the regiment's commander and political commissar. Chen Zuning is qualified for this position."

After Chen Zuning came to the 8th Column, he has been unknown.

But his ability to lead troops is really good.

The new second regiment led by him performed very well.

Wang Qiuyun looked at the map and said, "Our Eighth Column's headquarters will continue to be stationed in Beilingzhuang. The column's independent regiment will be stationed with the headquarters in Beilingzhuang so that we can also cover Shengxian, Huailai, and Wanping."

This meeting was a very important defense zone division for the 8th Column.

The troops dispersed, each developing their own defense zones. While their current ranks varied slightly, the differences weren't significant. However, based on their subsequent performance, the development of their troops, and the progress of their base construction, their future developments would also differ.

The meeting is over, and the column headquarters will have more discussions.

"The Chasui Detachment has always been a subordinate unit of the 120th Division. Although it has received support from the First Division, its affiliation is with the Daqingshan area. What are your thoughts on the Chasui Detachment being incorporated into our Eighth Column this time?"

In order to support the 120th Column in developing the Ning (Xining County), Gao (Yang Gao County), Zhen (Tianzhen) bases, and opening up the Huai (Huaian), Wan (Wanquan), Xing (Xinghe) bases, the Cha Sui Detachment of the th Division operating in the Huai'an area was incorporated into the th Column.