Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

After the fight started, there were problems everywhere.

1947年11月8日，担任中突击集团司令员的王秋云率领第四野战军15兵团和第五野战军20兵团总共35万人左右的部队，迅速攻破芜湖一线的防御。

Hundreds of thousands of troops quickly passed through here, completely breaking the Kuomintang defense line there. Leaving one army to monitor the enemy in the Wuhu area, the rest of the troops quickly advanced eastward to cooperate with the Eastern Assault Group to encircle Nanjing, Suzhou, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and other places.

Then there are the East and West groups.

The Eastern Assault Group, led by Yang Quanwu and commanding over 18 troops from the 19th, 22th, and 40nd Corps, broke through the Nationalist defenses in the Zhenjiang and Jiangyin areas, severing the Beijing-Shanghai Railway. They then joined forces with the Central Assault Group to encircle and annihilate Nationalist forces in the Nanjing and Zhenjiang areas. Marshal Lin Biao personally commanded the Western Assault Group, commanding over 13 troops from the 14th and th Corps, as well as troops directly under the Fourth Field Army, and crossing the Yangtze River from Anqing and Tongling.

The Western Assault Group moved south along the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway, cutting off the Tang Enbo Group and the Bai Chongxi Group at the same time.

In addition to these three assault groups, Deng Guo led the 16th Corps, and together with the Fourth Field Army, the Jire Military Region marched south with a total of 30 troops, crossing the river from Jiujiang and heading directly for Nanchang.

Of course this is not the end.

The Sixth Corps of the Second Field Army, led by Chen Geng, attacked Hankou and marched into Wuhan.

Including the Chen Geng Corps, a total of nine corps were mobilized for this Yangtze River Crossing Campaign. Furthermore, the Fourth Field Army was different from the Fifth Field Army. When the Fourth Field Army moved south, it brought with it the 9th, 13th, 14th, and 15th Corps. Furthermore, the Fourth Field Army also brought with it a large number of independent divisions established in the Northeast.

The Fourth Field Army brought a total of more than 80 troops south.

150 million troops attacked on all fronts.

It can't be stopped at all.

Moreover, the PLA adopted a rolling attack method.

After the front-line troops had broken through the KMT's defenses, they continued to advance, capturing strategically important positions. The rear-end troops then followed up and began to encircle and eliminate the remaining KMT troops. In this particular crossing, the Fourth and Fifth Field Armies were the first to break through the KMT's defenses.

The troops of the Second Field Army and the Third Field Army followed and began to encircle and suppress the Kuomintang troops that had retreated into the city.

This kind of cooperation requires very strict discipline.

But it was done very well. Besides the PLA's excellent coordination, the main reason was that the KMT troops had lost their nerve. Even if there were any mistakes in the coordination of so many PLA troops, they would not be able to seize the opportunity.

As a result, more and more troops crossed the river.

In order to replenish logistical supplies for so many troops, the Shandong Liberated Area, the Central Plains Liberated Area, and the North China Liberated Area used railways and highways and mobilized millions of civilian workers.

After successfully crossing the Yangtze River, the various armies developed rapidly. Tang Enbo's group in particular saw the speed with which so many American- and semi-American-equipped troops were defeated, which was shocking. Although this was somewhat better than the historical example of the loss of Nanjing in just three days.

But only a little.

It can't be stopped at all.

Within less than a week of crossing the river, about 18 of Tang Enbo's troops, equipped with American and semi-American weapons, were wiped out.

A true defeat was like a mountain.

For example, after the Fifth Field Army successfully crossed the Yangtze River, they wiped out numerous American-equipped and semi-American-equipped units. As a result, each army had over 4000 submachine guns, as well as numerous American-equipped artillery pieces and tanks. The PLA's rapid march even led to the capture of numerous aircraft.

Because the situation developed so quickly, the Politburo held a meeting.

The Central Plains Bureau and the East China Bureau also had opinions.

They didn't want the entire territory south of the Yangtze River to be conquered by the Fourth and Fifth Field Armies. After all, this was wartime, and military achievements were crucial. If the Fourth and Fifth Field Armies conquered the entire territory south of the Yangtze River, what would become of the Second and Third Field Armies?

Although the CCP has discipline, the PLA has discipline.

The CCP's revolution was not a peasant uprising like those of the past. But whoever conquers territory, gains power, and has the most say—this is inevitable. This is true even now.

If the areas south of the Yangtze River were all conquered by the Fourth Field Army and the Fifth Field Army.

Then they occupied a place, formed their own military control committee, and sent their own cadres. Even if there were changes in the future, they would have already fallen into an absolute disadvantage.

Therefore, the Central Plains Bureau and the East China Bureau reported to the Central Committee that the Second and Third Field Armies were also capable of fighting. Although they had just finished fighting north of the Yangtze River for only two weeks, they believed that the troops had no problems.

We must fight.

The Central Committee cannot but take into account the opinions of the Central Plains Bureau and the East China Bureau.

The center also needs balance.

The strength and military achievements of the five major field armies cannot differ too much.

So the final result was that the Third Field Army replaced the Fifth Field Army in the Battle of Shanghai and also carried out the battle to liberate Zhejiang. The Second Field Army moved west from Hubei into Sichuan and south into Guizhou.

The Second Field Army is about to march into the southwest.

The Politburo then decided to abolish the Central Plains Bureau.

The Fourth Field Army and the Fifth Field Army marched south to liberate Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other areas.

In order to deal with this situation, the Politburo decided to establish the Central China Bureau.

The Central China Bureau was responsible for the subsequent military operations of the Fourth Field Army and the Fifth Field Army, and was also responsible for establishing a new regime.

The Central Committee appointed Marshal Lin as the first secretary of the Central China Bureau, Marshal Luo as the second secretary, Deng Zhihui as the third secretary, and Yang Quanwu as the fourth secretary.

Tan Zheng was appointed First Deputy Secretary, Deng Guo was Second Deputy Secretary, Li Xuefeng was Third Deputy Secretary, Li Xiannian was Fourth Deputy Secretary, and Luo Qirong was Fifth Deputy Secretary. These nine people formed the Standing Committee of the Central China Bureau.

Fourteen persons, including Wang Qiuyun, Wang Shusheng, Yang Dezhi, Cheng Zhihua, Xiao Jinguang, Tao Zhu, Huang Kecheng, Liu Yalou, Han Weiguo, Wang Zhi, Chen Kaikun, Liu Shude, Zhang Zihua and Zhu Liangcai, were appointed as members of the Central China Bureau.

Because the Central China Bureau is huge.

The Fourth Field Army, the Fifth Field Army, and Henan were all under the leadership of the Central China Bureau. Henan was where the Second Field Army had been operating for many years. Although the Central Plains Bureau was disbanded and Henan was under the Central China Bureau, it was unable to shake the Central Plains Bureau's strength in Henan.

So all aspects need to be taken care of.

Of the four secretaries, Marshal Lin and Marshal Luo represented the Fourth Field Army, and both had considerable experience. Marshal Lin was the commander of the First Corps, a major corps during the Red Army era, while Marshal Luo was in charge of the Shandong Military Region during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

Deng Zhihui represented the Central Plains Bureau. He was previously the Third Secretary of the Central Plains Bureau and Deputy Political Commissar of the Central Plains Military Region, handling the daily affairs of the Central Plains Bureau. Yang Quanwu represented the Fifth Field Army.

In other words, Yang Quanwu’s experience is too short.

Otherwise, with the current strength of the Fifth Field Army, Yang Quanwu could definitely serve as the second secretary of the Central China Bureau.

Of the five deputy secretaries, Tan Zheng and Deng Guo were from the Fourth Field Army, Li Xuefeng and Li Xiannian were from the original bureau, and Luo Qirong was from the Fifth Field Army. The 14 members of the Central China Bureau were mainly from the Fourth and Fifth Field Armies.

After the Central China Bureau was established, it began to deploy the next battle.

The Central China Bureau decided to set up its headquarters in Wuhan.

Then deploy the combat mission.

In fact, it was after the establishment of the Central China Bureau that the territory began to be divided.

Henan was formerly the territory of the Second Field Army. The Henan Military Region was established, with Chen Zaifang as commander and Li Xuefeng as political commissar. The Henan Provincial Party Committee was established, with Li Xuefeng as secretary. The Henan People's Government was established, with Wu Zhipu as chairman.

The Central China Bureau did not touch the Henan leadership at all.

The Central China Bureau was mainly responsible for dividing the territories that were about to be liberated.

The 14th Corps of the Fourth Field Army remained in Hubei and was reorganized into the Hubei Military Region. Li Xiannian served as Commander of the Hubei Military Region, Huang Kecheng as Political Commissar, Wang Shusheng and Chen Bojun as Deputy Commanders, and Tang Tianji as Director of the Political Department.

Yang Dezhi's 13th Corps was to enter Guangxi, Wang Qiuyun's 15th Corps was to enter Hunan, and Deng Hua's 16th Corps was to enter Guangdong. The Fifth Field Army's 18th Corps was to enter Jiangxi, the 20th and 22nd Corps were to enter Fujian, and the 19th Corps was to enter Guangdong.

Chapter 751: Grassland Land Reform

The crossing of the Yangtze River was successful and Nanjing was captured.

The first country to react was the United States. The US reaction was very quick, of course, mainly because the US had been paying close attention to the development of the situation in China. The US did not expect the national army to be so vulnerable.

The United States gave Chiang Kai-shek so many good things.

In just these few months, the United States provided Chiang Kai-shek with over 400 American-made howitzers, over 900 mountain and anti-tank guns, over 2000 mortars of various types, over 700 tanks, 1600 bazookas, over 7000 light and heavy machine guns, and over 40000 submachine guns. As a result, far from preventing the PLA from crossing the river, these weapons were actually captured by the PLA.

Of course, there is no shortage of various military aircraft and transport aircraft, and the number of various types of vehicles is astonishing.

The People's Liberation Army is the happiest now.

Because the good stuff was captured in batches, within less than a month after the PLA troops crossed the river, they seized more than 6000 vehicles of various types.

The United States was extremely disappointed with Chiang Kai-shek and the National Army.

I never expected Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist Army to be so ineffective. Even Stuart and Wedemeyer, who believed the Nationalist Army could not defeat the People's Liberation Army, could not have imagined such a sluggish performance. The PLA crossed the Yangtze River in wooden boats. The Nationalist Army's so-called million-man defense line was nothing but a piece of paper.

The performance of the national army prompted the United States to quickly adjust its strategy.

Originally, the United States wanted to see that if the PLA failed to cross the river and the National Army really defended the Yangtze River defense line, then the situation in China would be completely different.

The CCP’s attitude will change.

Not to mention China, even the Soviet Union, which currently has an ambiguous attitude, may change its current attitude.

But the Nationalist army, just like during the Anti-Japanese War, once again disappointed the United States. So Stuart quickly ended the negotiations with the Chinese Communist Party.

The two sides then reached a series of agreements.

The Chinese Communist Party and the United States jointly stated that the Qingdao conflict was simply a misunderstanding. The United States stated that it would not intervene militarily in China's civil war, and the Chinese Communist Party also stated that it would protect the personal and property safety of American expatriates.

The US military said it would withdraw from Qingdao as soon as possible.

After a month of negotiations with top CCP officials, Stuart came to understand the CCP's stance. The CCP Central Committee's stance was that China did not reject interaction with the United States. Economically, the CCP was particularly willing to trade with Western countries, led by the United States.

But politically, it is impossible for the CCP to side with the United States.

At this stage, the CCP's goal remains to gain recognition and support from its Soviet leader. Consequently, high-ranking CCP officials frequently visit the Soviet Union. The CCP hopes that politics will remain politics, with mutual respect for the social systems chosen by each party. Economic issues should remain unaffected by politics, and bilateral trade can proceed normally.

Stuart was very interested in the CCP's attitude.

Politics should be politics, and economics should be economics.

Pretty good idea.

Unfortunately, with the Cold War already underway, this was not as easy as one might imagine. Of course, Stuart also had one demand: that the Chinese Communist Party recognize the contracts signed by the Nationalist government and the loans it had made.

But the CCP’s attitude is also relatively tough.

The CCP would not recognize those unequal treaties. Regarding the loan issue, the CCP representatives did not give a clear answer. This was mainly because the central government did not give a clear answer to Zhang Wentian, the negotiating leader.

There are also differences within the central government over this issue.

It can be said that this time the negotiations between the two sides have achieved some results, but not much.

The main reason was that the National Army suffered a crushing defeat, causing the United States to lose a good bargaining chip.

Of course, the most important thing for the current CCP is the Second Session of the Seventh Central Committee. With the successful crossing of the Yangtze River, the Central Committee decided to hold the Second Session after the Lunar New Year. The current Central Committee is more at ease than in the past.

Except the battlefield situation is better now than it was in history.

More importantly, the central government would have sufficient experience by then. The central government had been working in Yi County for several months, and by the time the Second Session of the Seventh Central Committee was held, more than half a year had passed.

He has gained quite a bit of experience in governance.

Of course, these things were beyond Wei Hongjun's reach. For Wei Hongjun, the most important issue remained the North China issue. The North China Military Region underwent a large-scale reorganization, and Sun Yi was responsible for training the extra troops.

They are all big moves.