Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

For everyone's sake, the screening process must be completed as quickly as possible. So Li Zhenjun nodded in agreement.

The others also nodded and said, "Commander, we will definitely cooperate."

Wei Hongjun was pleased to see their cooperation. But that was understandable. He was no longer the grassroots cadre of the Eighth Route Army who had established a base on his own. He was now the deputy political commissar of the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region, a full-fledged senior cadre of the Eighth Route Army.

Wei Hongjun continued, "There's another point you should be aware of. You've been together for a long time, so it's possible you're very familiar with each other and have a good personal relationship. But you're all Party members, and you must be responsible to the organization and to yourselves. If you know, you know; if you don't know, you don't know. Don't give people IDs casually, because we're verifying their identities. If anyone gives someone ID because they're close friends, any problems they encounter in the future won't just result in a simple punishment. They could even lead to more serious consequences. I hope you'll remember this."

"Yes."

"Also, you need to comfort those who are currently unable to prove their identities. Tell them not to worry. As long as they tell us their unit, or where they lived and fought, and their comrades and colleagues, we will be able to find someone to prove their identity. So, all you need to do is bring the identification of someone you know, someone you knew before you were captured.

This is a political issue.

Everyone was in the prisoner camp for a long time. One person claimed to be from a certain unit, and everyone subconsciously assumed he was from that unit. Then, when asked to provide proof, everyone gave him proof, which led to historical issues.

If something like this were to happen, it wouldn't just affect one or two people. It's very likely that the entire branch would be punished. This is definitely not a small matter. Throughout the Party's history, loyalty to the Party has been paramount. The most taboo within the Party is fickleness.

That's why Wei Hongjun emphasized it.

They must have known each other before being captured and be able to prove their identities to each other. Only such proof of identity is valid.

"Commander, we all understand.

"Okay. Once your certificates are issued, I will discuss your work arrangements with your military region. I personally welcome you to work in the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region."

Soon the military district mobilized a large number of personnel and began identity verification activities.

In fact, the speed is still very fast.

Basically, one person proves one, or one person proves several. Furthermore, those who are proven can prove others. These battalions are mainly composed of a unit, a military sub-district, or prisoners captured in a battle.

So many people already knew each other before being captured.

Those who don't have proof yet don't need to worry. They can just provide their unit, the names of their leaders, and their comrades. Once the military district has sorted out their information, they can contact their old unit.

Although the military district has mobilized many people.

But after a week, only about 4200 people had their identities fully verified. Some others did have identification, and several had mutual identification. But the problem was that none of them had accurate identification. So, even though they had provided each other with identification, the military district still couldn't confirm their identities.

It's like when a certain unit captures dozens of people. These people can all prove to each other which unit they came from. However, because none of these people know anyone else, they can't prove their identities. This makes it impossible to fully confirm their identities.

However, the military district basically recognizes the identities of these people.

It's just that there's no proof right now. As long as we can find their old unit, there's no problem. There are also some civilians from the base area, over a hundred of them, all from the same village. But again, no one has proven their village, so it's impossible to confirm for now.

This type of people is the most numerous.

There were about 4700 people.

There were also some who were captured alone, and this type of person is the most difficult to prove.

Of course, in addition to these people, there were also over 1000 workers who had followed the troops from Fuxin. Their identities were even more difficult to distinguish. However, they had volunteered to participate in the revolution, so we couldn't let them down.

Therefore, their screening will not be too serious.

Chapter 513 Arrangement

"This is the current status of the screening. We have already contacted the Hebei-Central Military Region, the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Military Region, and the Hebei-South Military Region to further verify their identities. However, judging from this verification, there are no major problems. Some troops from the Nationalist Army are also willing to join our Eighth Route Army."

Party Committee of the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region.

Han Weiguo reported to everyone on the ongoing screening process.

During this period, everyone in the Political Department was involved in the identification process. In fact, if we wanted to make things simpler, we could just divert these people to other military regions according to their circumstances.

The Jizhong Military Region was returned to the Jizhong Military Region, and the Jidong Military Region was returned to the Jireliao Military Region.

They will be very quick to identify their own people.

After all, they have complete files.

But the Ji-Re-Cha Military Region was reluctant to hand over so many veterans. How could they bear to hand them over to others?

After Han Weiguo's report, Xu Luomin spoke up, "These people are the best source of soldiers. Many are veterans who can fight right away. We can't waste them like this. My suggestion is to quickly form new units to accommodate them. Furthermore, within these units, there are not only many veterans, but also quite a few company and platoon-level cadres. We can't let these grassroots cadres and veterans leave."

This is a ready-made army.

Besides, there are many of Xu Luomin’s old subordinates in this army.

Xu Luomin had served for many years at the Second Branch of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University. The Third Anti-Japanese Regiment was originally led by Xu Luomin. Many of the captured officers and soldiers of the Third Anti-Japanese Regiment were Xu Luomin's former subordinates. This made him even more reluctant to let the unit leave. He hoped to have a unit he was familiar with in the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region.

Wei Hongjun nodded.

He smiled and said, "Of course. These are the troops we brought back ourselves, so of course they should stay with us. How can we give up on soldiers who can go to the battlefield without retraining? Old Wang, tell me how we can keep them here."

"Simple. This unit was reorganized into the 7th Special Forces Regiment and the 8th Special Forces Regiment, which were then combined with the 1st and 2nd Special Forces Regiments to form the Special Forces Brigade.

"Special Forces Brigade?"

"Yes. What do you think? We will definitely expand into Chaoyang and Fuxin in the future. How can we do that without sufficient troops? You saw it this time. There are no regular Japanese troops in Chaoyang and Fuxin, but look at those puppet police. There are thousands of puppet police in Fuxin alone, how many puppet police are there in the entire Northeast? And I heard that there are millions of Japanese pioneers in the Northeast. If the Japanese army can't defeat us, they will be desperate and arm all these people. How many people will that require? We will definitely fight big battles in the future. How can our military region only have three brigades? The combat effectiveness of the Special Forces Regiment 1 and 2 is not weak. If we add the Special Forces Regiment 7 and 8, then the special forces brigade we have established can also accomplish great things.

Wang Qiuyun just didn't want to accept the Jireliao Military Region.

How could the previously slow-growing Jireliao Military Region be able to form four brigades? Even after merging the 10th Military Sub-district, Wang Qiuyun was still dissatisfied with the four brigades.

Among the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, the 1st Division and the 8th Column are the strongest.

Now that the Eighth Column has split up, two brigades have gone to the Chahar-Suiyuan Military Region. Even so, Wang Qiuyun believes that the newly established Jirecha Military Region should have at least four brigades, and at least not be inferior to the Yireliao Military Region.

Wei Hongjun nodded.

There are still a lot of troops in the current Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region.

Because the Rehe-Chahar Military Region had a stable rear base. Shengxian, Xuanhua, Zhuolu, and Huailai were the most stable rear bases for the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region. Although these places were not very wealthy, they had no problem supporting the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar army.

And it's not just these few counties. Changping, Longguan, Yanqing, Fengning, Guyuan, and Luanping are all relatively stable bases. They can all bring enough supplies to the front line.

So reorganizing a brigade is not a problem.

"I propose that Comrade Li Wanfu be appointed commander of the Special Forces Brigade. What do you think?"

While Wei Hongjun and Han Weiguo were busy verifying identities, Wang Qiuyun was already considering how to form a special forces brigade.

"Comrade Li Wanfu is capable, loyal to the Party and a good candidate.

Wei Hongjun also agreed.

Li Wanfu was one of the first cadres to follow the guerrilla army to establish the Shengxian base area, and he made outstanding contributions to the development of the 8th Column. If Li Wanfu was a cadre from the old Red Army, he would have been a brigade-level cadre long ago.

But it's not too late.

After all, the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region currently has only three brigades.

Adding one more brigade would only make it four brigades.

"We are now developing the Rehe base and will be marching into the Northeast in the future. Li Wanfu is suitable."

Xu Luomin also agreed.

Zhang Zihua was Li Wanfu's former superior. When Zhang Zihua was the commander of the 16th Regiment, Li Wanfu was the deputy commander and concurrently the commander of the first battalion. Later, when Zhang Zihua was the commander of the Cha'nan Detachment, Li Wanfu became the commander of the 16th Regiment.

So Zhang Zihua also agreed: "Comrade Li Wanfu is very capable.

"Then it's settled."

Wei Hongjun confirmed, then continued, "Then let's discuss the selection of the political commissar of the special forces brigade.

"Political Commissar, I think it's best to follow the Eastward Detachment's arrangements. Comrade Sha Xuewen will be transferred to serve as the Political Commissar of the Special Forces Brigade. The two of them worked very well together during this operation.

Xu Luomin spoke.

Wei Hongjun looked at Wang Qiuyun and found that Wang Qiuyun also nodded.

Wei Hongjun knew that Wang Qiuyun and Xu Luomin had probably discussed this issue. He then looked at Han Weiguo and saw that he had no objections. Zhang Zihua and Li Shiping also had no objections.

So Wei Hongjun said, "Then appoint Comrade Sha Xuewen as the political commissar of the Special Agents Brigade. Have you considered the candidate for the director of the political department of the Eighth Brigade?"

“Old Wei, you are most familiar with the political cadres in this entire military region.

"Hmm—" Wei Hongjun thought for a moment, then said, "What do you think of Comrade Wu Pingshan, the former political commissar of the guerrilla detachment?"

After Wei Hongjun finished speaking, he looked at Han Weiguo.

Wu Pingshan's situation was unique. Although he was a veteran underground Party member, his father was once the biggest traitor in the Yanqing area. Of course, his father, Wu Shi, later turned against the Party, but the stain still existed.

Wei Hongjun didn't care.

However, such an appointment still required Han Weiguo's approval. Especially since the 8th Brigade was the main force of the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region, and the political director was already the leader of the 8th Brigade. If Han Weiguo disagreed, Wei Hongjun would have no choice but to withdraw his proposal.

"Comrade Wu Pingshan has performed very well in recruiting Party members and building bases in the Yanqing area, as well as in transforming the county brigade into a guerrilla detachment. As for Comrade Wu Shi, since his rebellion, he has actively cooperated with the transformation of the county brigade. He has also actively cooperated with our work in reducing rent and interest in the Yanqing area.

Han Weiguo briefly commented on Wu Shi and Wu Pingshan.

Actually it means agreement.

It is believed that Wu Pingshan has no political problems.

Wei Hongjun, deputy political commissar of the military region, and Han Weiguo, director of the political department, both agreed that there was no problem, and Wang Qiuyun, Zhang Zihua, Xu Luomin, and Li Shiping also had nothing to say.

Besides, Wu Pingshan is a political cadre whom Wei Hongjun admires very much.

Wu Pingshan was specially transferred to Cha'nan Cadre School for further study. At that time, Wei Hongjun personally talked a lot with Wu Pingshan.

"Then let Comrade Wu Pingshan serve as the director of the Political Department of the Eighth Brigade.

However, we have appointed Comrade Li Wanfu as the commander of the Special Forces Brigade, so the Eighth Brigade is still short of a chief of staff. Who do you think would be most suitable?"

"I recommend Comrade Jiang Hebai, the commander of the 26th Regiment."

Wang Qiuyun proposed Jiang Hebai.

Jiang Hebai was the captain of the Iron Blood Anti-Japanese Corps in the early years, and later merged into the 26th Column. Jiang Hebai was transferred to the New 26st Regiment as the commander. Later, when Zhang Dahu became the commander of the Chadong Detachment, he gave up his position as the commander of the 26th Regiment. Jiang Hebai was transferred to the th Regiment and became the commander of the th Regiment.

This is a cadre who is very capable in fighting.

Xu Luomin nodded and said, "Political Commissar, Comrade Jiang Hebai is a university graduate who has spent over a decade on the battlefield. He is a very capable, experienced, and educated cadre. He is very suitable to serve as the Chief of Staff of the Eighth Brigade."

"can."

When adjusting cadres, we must not only consider their abilities but also the stability of the troops.

Transferring Jiang Hebai from the 26th Regiment to serve as Chief of Staff will allow for seamless integration with the th Brigade. Since he is already a regimental commander of the th Brigade, his promotion to Chief of Staff will not affect the work of the th Brigade.

"Comrade Gao Peng will take over as the commander of the 26th Regiment."

"it is good."

"it is good."