Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

As a result, Marshal Nie had very little say in the North China Bureau.

He couldn't get involved in many of the work of the North China Bureau.

But it's different now.

Jin-Cha-Ji's performance was exceptional, and Marshal Nie was a member of the Politburo of the Seventh National Congress. Furthermore, the cadres originally from Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu had followed the troops south to develop the Central Plains Liberated Area. Therefore, with the establishment of the North China Bureau, the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau was actually suppressing the Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Central Bureau.

“I think Mr. Dong should also go to the North China Bureau and serve as the third secretary of the North China Bureau, mainly responsible for establishing the North China Joint Political Affairs Committee.

The chairman added a name.

Everyone agreed with this. It was simply because Mr. Dong, also known as Dong Biwu, was so senior. He was a delegate to the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China and a member of the Politburo at the Seventh National Congress. Bo Shuchun was, after all, a member of the Central Committee.

"Since the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Central Bureau and the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Central Bureau are to be merged into the North China Bureau, the North China Military Region should be established at the same time. I propose that Comrade Nie Rongzhen be appointed Commander and Political Commissar of the North China Military Region, Comrade Xu Xiangqian be appointed First Deputy Commander, Comrade Yang Quanwu be appointed Second Deputy Commander, Comrade Teng Daiyuan be appointed Third Deputy Commander, Comrade Bo Shuchun be appointed First Deputy Political Commissar, Comrade Luo Qirong be appointed Second Deputy Political Commissar and Director of the Political Department, and Comrade Wei Hongjun be appointed Third Deputy Political Commissar."

"Have Comrades Nie Rongzhen, Bo Shuchun, and Dong Biwu quickly gather the cadres of the Shanxi-Chahar-West Central Bureau and the Shanxi-West-Shandong-Henan Central Bureau to prepare for the North China Bureau. They must finalize the roster for the North China Bureau, the various agencies of the North China Bureau, the cadre rosters of the North China Military Region, the North China Field Army, and the various agencies of the North China Joint Administrative Committee.

Chapter 690: The Establishment of the North China Bureau

The Nationalist army suffered repeated defeats in the Northeast.

The Northeast Field Army launched a winter offensive, sweeping across the country within a month. Du Yuming, already in poor health, vomited blood and passed out after hearing about the battle on the front lines. He was rushed to Shanghai by plane for treatment.

What happened to Du Yuming was completely beyond Chiang Kai-shek's expectations.

Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek hurriedly appointed Zheng Dongguo, deputy commander of the Northeast Security Command and deputy director of the Northeast Headquarters, as temporary commander-in-chief of the Northeast Security Command, with full responsibility for the military command of the Northeast National Army.

However, this is only a temporary appointment.

Because Zheng Dongguo could not command the troops in the Northeast. Even when Du Yuming was there, he might not be able to fully command these elite national army troops.

Although most of them were elite troops directly under the Central Army, even if they were all Central Army troops, the leader behind them was not the same person. For example, the 13th Army was Tang Enbo's direct line, Sun Liren of the New First Army was related to Song Ziwen, and Liao Yaoxiang and others in the New Sixth Army were generals from Du Yuming's Fifth Army system. However, compared to Tang Enbo and Song Ziwen, Du Yuming's Fifth Army system rose too recently and had too shallow a foundation, and could only be considered a branch of He Yingqin's system. Therefore, some of the Central Army generals who entered the Northeast did not support Du Yuming's war at all. When the war was going well, everyone could still unite. But when the situation was slightly unfavorable, they went their own way, completely ignoring Du Yuming, the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Security Command.

Because each of these troops had its own leader, it was not easy to get them to obey orders. Of course, another reason was that these elite army commanders and even division commanders of the Central Army were able to communicate directly with Chiang Kai-shek and then receive orders from Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing. Sometimes, even Du Yuming, the front-line commander-in-chief, only learned later that his troops had received orders from Chiang Kai-shek.

So Chiang Kai-shek is selecting generals who can take charge of the Northeast.

But the turmoil in the Northeast National Army gave Marshal Lin an opportunity.

Marshal Lin ordered Wang Qiuyun's North Manchuria Corps to attack Fushun, and Deng Guo's South Manchuria Corps to attack Liaoyang, Anshan, Haicheng, etc. Then Marshal Lin personally led the main force to attack the Nationalist troops on the Siping front and drove them to Shenyang.

The battle of Siping lasted for half a year.

It ended with the victory of the Northeast Field Army.

This winter offensive lasted for more than two months, causing the main force of the Northeast Nationalist Army and local troops to lose 19 men. They successively recovered Tonghua, Meihekou, Benxi, Fushun, Liaoyang, Anshan, and others.

More than 200,000 Kuomintang troops were forced to enter Shenyang.

Meanwhile, the Jin-Cha-Ji Fourth Field Army, led by Bao Shen, returned to Yidong to join the 14th Column. After battling the 13th Division, Bao Shen realized the 25th Column was no match for the Nationalist Army's elite. The Northeastern Army's 14rd Army, currently stationed in eastern Hebei, was also quite formidable. Bao Shen chose not to engage these formidable enemies. Instead, he began annihilating local Nationalist forces like the Baoan Corps in eastern Hebei, thereby increasing their combat effectiveness and replenishing their weapons and ammunition.

After Bao Shen gave up the head-on confrontation with the 53rd Army, he began to become active again in eastern Hebei, making Chen Cheng hesitant again.

The troops sent to Rehe were called back.

Since Chen Cheng arrived in Peking, the 16th and 92nd Armies were ordered to advance northwards into Rehe, and then sent back again. The two armies had hardly fought any battles, and only traveled between Hebei and Rehe three or four times.

The troops did not fight, but they were very tired.

At this time, Wei Hongjun returned to Zhangjiakou from the front line.

Because the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau and the Jin-Lu-Yu Central Bureau were meeting in Zhangjiakou to prepare for the North China Bureau, cadres from the Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu region, especially those in southern Shanxi, could take the train directly to Zhangjiakou via the Tongpu and Pingsui railways. Cadres from southern Shanxi had more trouble reaching Zhangjiakou, having to gather in Shijiazhuang and take the Zhengtai Railway into Shanxi. They would then disembark before entering Taiyuan, then take a bus to the Tongpu Railway Station and catch a train to Datong. From Datong, they would take a train to Zhangjiakou via the Pingsui Railway.

Moreover, this was not a simple meeting between the two Central Bureaus, but an enlarged meeting of the Central Bureaus.

Many people who were not members of the Central Committee also came to the meeting.

The main discussion was about the composition of the North China Bureau.

The Central Committee had already confirmed the three secretaries of the North China Bureau. Next up for discussion were the selection of the four deputy secretaries and the members of the North China Bureau's Standing Committee. Those attending the meeting included the three North China Bureau secretaries, Nie Shuai, Bo Shuchun, and Dong Biwu. From the Jin-Cha-Ji region, Luo Qirong, Wei Hongjun, Liu Huafu, Wu Lanfu, Zhou Bin, Zhao Zhensheng, Yang Quanwu, Du Liqing, and Liu Ren, members of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau, as well as military cadres like Guo Tianmin, Zhu Liangcai, Zhao Lu, Wang Zhi, Li Zhimin, and Liu Daosheng, and local officials from the Jin-Cha-Ji region. In total, there were over sixty people.

There are also many cadres coming from Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan.

Teng Daiyuan, Yang Xiufeng, Rong Zihe, Lai Ruoyu and others, however, few military cadres from southern Shanxi, such as General Xu, came, mainly because General Xu was in southern Shanxi, fighting Hu Zongnan and Yan Xishan and could not get away.

Some also came from the central government with Dong Biwu.

Just like Huang Jing, Gao Kelin and others, they are all cadres sent by the central government.

There were more than a hundred people in the meeting.

The Jin-Cha-Ji region held an absolute advantage. Originally, the 129th Division's territory, the Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu region, was home to many high-ranking officials. However, the main force of the 129th Division moved south to establish the Central Plains Military Region and the Central Plains Bureau. Consequently, many high-ranking officials moved south to join the Central Plains Bureau.

So compared with Jin Cha Yi, he was at a disadvantage.

This was very obvious when selecting the four deputy secretaries of the North China Bureau.

The Jin-Cha-Ji region had many vacancies, and all were qualified. However, the situation in the Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu region was not so good. While Yang Xiufeng and Teng Daiyuan, who were nominated, had extensive experience and high ranks, they were not in a strong position in a single election. So the problem wasn't that they were unqualified, but that 70% of the cadres at this meeting were from the Jin-Cha-Ji region.

No matter how the meeting is discussed, they have no advantage.

In the end, Marshal Nie made a compromise.

Marshal Nie, Bo Shuchun, and Dong Biwu originally intended to select four deputy secretaries. However, if only four were chosen, there would be no vacancies for the Shanxi, Shandong, and Henan regions. Marshal Nie wanted to strike a balance and demonstrate to the Central Committee that he wasn't solely focused on his own faction. So, after reconsidering, Marshal Nie, Bo Shuchun, and Dong Biwu decided to appoint six deputy secretaries to the North China Bureau. Ultimately, Teng Daiyuan and Yang Xiufeng from the Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Henan regions were both appointed deputy secretaries. However, these were the two deputy secretaries with the lowest rankings.

They are also lucky.

Because they represent Shanxi, Shandong and Henan. Otherwise, according to the vote alone, neither of them would be elected.

The situation was different in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region. A large number of people competed for the remaining four deputy secretaries, and ultimately Wu Lanfu, Wei Hongjun, Zhao Zhensheng, and Zhou Bin were elected as deputy secretaries of the North China Bureau.

Wu Lanfu is an ethnic cadre.

After the establishment of the North China Bureau, it was responsible for work in six provinces: Suiyuan, Shanxi, Chahar, Hebei, Rehe, and Inner Mongolia. A key area of ​​responsibility for the North China Bureau was ethnic affairs, particularly in Suiyuan, Rehe, and Inner Mongolia, where there were large numbers of ethnic Mongolians. Therefore, Ulanfu served as a representative of ethnic minority cadres. Furthermore, Ulanfu was currently the top Party and government official in Suiyuan and Inner Mongolia. After the establishment of the North China Bureau, he would continue to oversee these areas, particularly Inner Mongolia.

Zhao Zhensheng is currently the Secretary of the Zhangjiakou Municipal Party Committee and is also the Deputy Secretary and Organization Department Head of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau, responsible for organizational work within the region. His sudden rise to Deputy Secretary of the North China Bureau was a result of replacing Liu Huafu. Normally, Liu Huafu would have been in the position. However, Liu Huafu made significant mistakes during the scholar reforms, leaving him with a poor reputation within the Jin-Cha-Ji region. While he remained Deputy Secretary of the Central Bureau, Zhao Zhensheng essentially took over his responsibilities.

Therefore, Liu Huafu, the deputy secretary of the North China Bureau, not only failed to gain the support of the cadres in Shanxi, Shandong, and Henan, but even the local cadres in Shanxi, Chahar, and Hebei did not support him. Instead, Zhao Zhensheng was promoted to the deputy secretary of the North China Bureau.

Zhou Bin's situation is even simpler.

The establishment of the North China Bureau was intended to prepare for the founding of a new China after the victory of the revolution. Therefore, in addition to directing the war effort, the North China Bureau was also responsible for the formalization of government departments, construction, and economic development. Therefore, the Central Committee mandated that the North China Bureau also establish the North China People's Bank and a unified cooperative, which would later become the supply and marketing cooperative model. These were all Zhou Bin's strengths.

While in the Central Soviet Area, Zhou Bin single-handedly founded the Central Bank and the Soviet Area Cooperative. He also spent a significant period of time in Xinjiang during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, where he was also responsible for economic and financial development. Therefore, he possesses extensive experience in this area.

Zhou Bin was to be of great use in the establishment of the North China Bureau. Of course, Zhou Bin was the Chairman's younger brother, so this factor certainly played a role.

Finally, it is Wei Hongjun.

Despite having the least experience, he rose through the ranks the fastest. Wei Hongjun rose to Deputy Secretary of the North China Bureau through his solid military and political achievements, starting with the establishment of a university in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei in 1945, the successful implementation of the Northeast Strategy, and the victory over the powerful Fu Zuoyi forces at the Jining Campaign.

Then came the successful land reform of 1946. The Datong-Jining Campaign annihilated the main force of Fu Zuoyi's forces and captured Datong. These tangible achievements laid the foundation for Wei Hongjun's appointment as Deputy Secretary of the North China Bureau. Of course, Wei Hongjun's military background in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region also contributed to his support for the military cadres there.

Moreover, among the deputy secretaries of the North China Bureau this time, Wei Hongjun ranked the highest.

During the reorganization of the North China Bureau, Wei Hongjun became the fourth most important figure in the Bureau, second only to Nie Shuai, Bo Shuchun, and Dong Biwu.

The ones who were most disappointed about the establishment of the North China Bureau were Luo Qirong and Liu Huafu.

Luo Qirong had previously served as Deputy Secretary of the Central Bureau of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region and the second-in-command of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. However, during the recent reorganization of the North China Bureau, Luo Qirong was not promoted to Deputy Secretary of the North China Bureau. To put it bluntly, Luo Qirong suffered a loss in coming to Jin-Cha-Ji. Compared to other anti-Japanese bases, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region rarely directly led the troops in combat. The decisions regarding combat were made by the frontline troops themselves.

As a result, after Luo Qirong arrived in Jinchayi, he had little room to display his abilities.

But the most disappointed person was Liu Huafu.

Liu Huafu had always represented the local cadres of North China and was the second-in-command of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau. Given his seniority and status, he should have been appointed Deputy Secretary of the North China Bureau when it was formed. However, he made a serious mistake during the land reform, primarily offending the military cadres of Jin-Cha-Ji. The military cadres on the Jin-Cha-Ji side were dissatisfied with him. If the Jin-Cha-Ji military cadres had followed their lead, they wouldn't even have wanted to select Liu Huafu for the North China Bureau. Marshal Nie, however, understood that suppressing Liu Huafu was acceptable, but removing him would be a bad idea. Therefore, Liu Huafu was elected as a member of the North China Bureau. However, Liu Huafu lost the election for Deputy Secretary of the North China Bureau and therefore failed to become a member of the Standing Committee.

The Standing Committee of the North China Bureau is composed of three secretaries and six deputy secretaries of the North China Bureau.

Then select 8 members of the North China Bureau.

The Jin-Cha-Ji region also has the advantage.

Xu Xiangqian, Luo Qirong, Yang Quanwu, Liu Huafu, Du Liqing, Liu Ren, Rong Zihe and Huang Jing were elected as members of the North China Bureau.

After selecting the deputy secretary and members of the North China Bureau, Marshal Nie immediately reported to the Central Committee. The North China Bureau was responsible for six provinces with a population of over 5000 million. It included major cities such as Peking, Tianjin, Taiyuan, Zhangjiakou, Baoding, Shijiazhuang, and Datong.

In addition, many central agencies will also move to the North China Bureau.

It can be said that the North China Bureau is very important.

The Central Committee approved all the lists submitted by the North China Bureau.

The North China Bureau was quickly established. With the finalization of the list of its members, the pace of its formation accelerated rapidly. The North China Bureau comprised the Organization Department, Propaganda Department, Urban Work Department, Social Affairs Department, Secretariat, Youth Committee, Women's Committee, Research Office, the North China Bureau Party School, the North China People's Daily, and a press agency.

At the same time, the North China Bureau quickly established the North China Military Region.

The Central Committee recommended the following personnel list for the North China Military Region: Marshal Nie as Commander and Political Commissar of the North China Military Region. Comrade Xu Xiangqian as First Deputy Commander, Yang Quanwu as Second Deputy Commander, and Teng Daiyuan as Third Deputy Commander. Bo Shuchun as First Deputy Political Commissar, Luo Qirong as Second Deputy Political Commissar, and Wei Hongjun as Third Deputy Political Commissar.

However, at the Standing Committee meeting of the North China Bureau, Marshal Nie proposed that Wei Hongjun serve as the third deputy commander of the North China Military Region and also as the third deputy political commissar, and Comrade Teng Daiyuan serve as the fourth deputy commander.

Marshal Nie gave full support to Wei Hongjun.

Because Wei Hongjun was now in the ascendant, the North China Bureau Standing Committee approved Marshal Nie's proposal, and Wei Hongjun became the third deputy commander and third deputy political commissar of the North China Military Region.

Following the establishment of the North China Military Region, the North China Bureau immediately established the North China Field Army. Marshal Nie served as commander and political commissar of the North China Field Army, with Xu Xiangqian, Yang Quanwu, Wei Hongjun, and Teng Daiyuan serving as deputy commanders, and Bo Shuchun and Wei Hongjun as deputy political commissars.

It was initially determined that Xu Xiangqian, as deputy commander of the North China Military Region and the North China Field Army, would be responsible for operations in southern Shanxi along with Teng Daiyuan. Yang Quanwu, also deputy commander of the North China Military Region and the North China Field Army, would be responsible for operations in Hebei.

Wei Hongjun, as the deputy commander and deputy political commissar of the North China Military Region, was stationed in Zhangjiakou, overseeing the daily work of the North China Military Region together with Luo Qirong, who was also the deputy political commissar of the North China Military Region. At the same time, Wei Hongjun also presided over the daily work of the North China Field Army as the deputy commander and deputy political commissar of the North China Field Army.

Chapter 691: Formation of the North China Field Army Corps

"Hongjun, although you are the commander and political commissar of the Third Field Army, you must remain in Zhangjiakou to handle the daily affairs of the military region and the field army. What do you think is the best way to arrange the leadership structure of the Third Field Army?"

The North China Bureau was established, the North China Military Region was established, and the North China Field Army was established.

This is just the beginning.

Because the current North China Bureau, North China Military Region, and North China Field Army Command have only confirmed the cadres at the top. In order to complete the formation, there are still a lot of positions to be filled below.

The entire work cannot be completed in less than two or three months.

In addition to these three departments, the North China Bureau would establish the North China Joint Administrative Committee, essentially establishing the North China government. This committee would include the Civil Affairs Department, Education Department, Finance Department, Agriculture Department, Industry and Commerce Department, Enterprise Department, Transportation Department, Public Security Administration, Secretariat, Courts, the North China People's Bank, and the North China Cooperative Administration.

It also has jurisdiction over administrative offices such as Suiyuan, Chahar, Rehe, Inner Mongolia, Southern Shanxi, Central Shanxi, Northern Shanxi, Southern Hebei, Hebei, Shandong and Henan, Central Hebei, and Eastern Hebei.

As for the cadre arrangements for these administrative offices, the North China Bureau still needs to discuss this. This task alone is no easy task, as it involves a large number of cadres. At this time, the problem of factionalism will become serious.

The current situation is that the North China Bureau and the North China Joint Administrative Committee are primarily composed of the various institutions and cadres of the Jin-Cha-Ji Wing. However, Marshal Nie cannot rely solely on Jin-Cha-Ji Wing cadres. How to arrange capable cadres while balancing the various factions and preventing internal conflicts will test Marshal Nie's political wisdom.

However, Marshal Nie first discussed the issue of the North China Field Army with Wei Hongjun.

Because the war is still going on.

The issue of war remains the top priority.

With the establishment of the North China Bureau, the military forces of Suiyuan, Shanxi, Hebei, Chahar, Rehe, and Inner Mongolia provinces came under its leadership. However, the primary focus was on the Jin-Cha-Yi and Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu units. Marshal Nie, as First Secretary of the North China Bureau, was responsible for the entire bureau's operations. Therefore, he planned to hand over the daily operations of the military regions and field armies to Wei Hongjun. As First Deputy Secretary of the North China Bureau, Wei Hongjun was primarily responsible for military affairs in North China.