Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Because this is not something that Marshal Ye can control alone.

Their disputes were due to factionalism, power dynamics, and work-related issues. It was like the situation where cadres and troops moving south were both disgusted by the sight of local cadres wearing slippers to work.

They believe that they have "lax discipline" and "guerrilla habits."

In other words, everyone is in constant conflict when it comes to the most basic living habits.

This contradiction has a long history.

This wasn't just a post-liberation thing. As early as the Anti-Japanese War, when cadre representatives from South China went to Yan'an for a meeting, many people in Yan'an disliked them, believing they were too protectionist.

But it's understandable.

The other cadres couldn't understand what they said, so they preferred to be with their own people.

They are incompatible with cadres from other places.

At the time, many people criticized the cadres from South China for their tendency to form cliques, their strong local protectionism, and their exclusion of cadres from other regions. However, these conflicts were not very serious at the time.

But it's different now.

This also includes dissatisfaction with one's position, which is the issue of power distribution. Then there are policy issues. The ideas of the cadres who went south were completely different from those of the local cadres.

It can even be said to be out of place.

Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Marshal Ye to get them to sit down and cooperate properly.

Unless one side admits defeat.

But no one wants to admit defeat. Everyone has experienced countless political turmoil within the party, both large and small. If either side concedes on this issue, it will affect not just one or two people, but a large number of people.

Their political lives will be hit.

Therefore, the two sides confronted each other and neither was willing to admit defeat.

Luo Qirong said: "I propose to apply to the Central Committee and the Central South Bureau to send cadres to guide Guangdong's public security work and land reform work. We must change the current passive situation. What we want is a brand new New China, not a policy of peace with the reactionary regime of the old era." Luo Qirong was very self-aware.

If he was only facing Fang Fang, Luo Qirong would not be afraid at all.

It should be said that in the South China Branch, Luo Qirong didn't even take Deng Guo seriously. However, the First Secretary of the South China Branch was Marshal Ye, who didn't seem to have any direct lineage or the appearance of a faction leader.

But he is a person who has a say in all aspects of the factions and has face in every faction.

Luo Qirong was also unwilling to have a direct conflict with Marshal Ye.

Therefore, he could only ask for support from the Central Committee and the Central South Bureau. Luo Qirong knew that with the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was inevitable that the central government would take back local power. What was the central government most worried about at this time? Separatism.

The most typical symptom of separatism is localism.

As long as criticism is directed in this direction, the central government will inevitably support it. The serious consequence of local protectionism is separatism. If local protectionism and separatism are not combated, how can the central government maintain its power in the future?

As for the Central South Bureau, it is easier to explain.

The Central South Bureau was not very happy about Marshal Ye's "interference".

The current local cadres in South China are led by officials who served under Marshal Ye in the Yangtze River Bureau and the Southern Bureau. There have been persistent policy conflicts between the Central South Bureau and the South China Branch Bureau, and officials from the South China Branch who have been transferred south have been complaining constantly.

The Central South Bureau was reluctant to express its position directly due to Marshal Ye's face.

Luo Qirong just happened to speak up, so the Central South Bureau could legitimately interfere in the affairs of the South China Branch.

Marshal Ye could only nod.

Chapter 765 Luo Qirong's Request

Deng Guo left the meeting.

Deng Guo, as the Second Secretary of the South China Branch and the head of the South China Branch's military, held considerable influence within the bureau. However, he had been on the front lines preparing to liberate Hainan and hadn't been paying much attention to the South China Branch. He hadn't anticipated the situation there had become so serious.

The troops’ previous work in suppressing bandits in Guangxi was not going well.

There was also a heated dispute between Yang Dezhi, commander of the 13th Corps, and Zhang Yunyi, commander of the newly established Guangxi Military Region. The two sides were so divided over the issue of bandit suppression that for a period of time, work was at a standstill.

In some other provinces, the corps was directly changed into provincial military region.

The Corps even oversaw the Military and Political Committee, directly managing all Party, government, and military affairs. However, the situation in Guangxi was unique. The Guangxi Army had been operating there for many years, leaving the CCP with virtually no foundation.

Therefore, the central government finally decided that Zhang Yunyi would be responsible for the party, government and military affairs in Guangxi.

However, conflicts arose between the 13th Corps and Zhang Yunyi over the issue of bandit suppression. The 13th Corps was a key corps within the Fourth Field Army. It had fought in the Siping Campaign, confronting the American-equipped forces led by Zheng Dongguo. Later, it led a large force into Rehe and encircled and annihilated Liao Yaoxiang's corps.

It is a unit with outstanding military achievements.

However, after entering Guangxi, they suffered repeated setbacks in suppressing bandits.

This made Yang Dezhi very dissatisfied.

Not only was Yang Dezhi dissatisfied, but the three armies under the 13th Corps were also dissatisfied. The three armies under the 13th Corps, the 38th Army, the 39th Army, and the 40th Army, all had glorious histories and were famous for their military achievements.

The predecessor of the 38th Army was the troops dispatched from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region to support Yan'an, namely the First Training Brigade and the Second Training Brigade of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia-Shanxi-Suiyuan Joint Defense Army, plus a brigade dispatched from the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region to form the First Column of the Northeast Field Army.

The 39th Army was the predecessor of the Northeast Field Army's Fourth Column, which was expanded from the Northeast Detachment sent by the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region to develop the Northeast base area. The 40th Army was the predecessor of the Northeast Field Army's Fifth Column, which was formed by Huang Yong from the Hebei-Shandong Military Region.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, these troops made great achievements.

Now that they are in Guangxi and are experiencing such a frustrating situation in suppressing bandits, how could they not be angry?

In the end, the conflict between the Guangxi Military Region headed by Zhang Yunyi and the 13th Corps even alarmed the central government.

Finally, the Central Committee criticized the Guangxi Military Region for its problems in suppressing bandits and supported Yang Dezhi's ideas. Ultimately, Yang Dezhi was given full authority to suppress bandits in Guangxi. Furthermore, the Central Committee also transferred the 15th Army, which had extensive experience suppressing bandits in northern Manchuria, from the 45th Corps in Hunan.

The 45th Army was formerly a local force of ten brigades in northern Manchuria.

The cadres were basically drawn from the columns of Yang Dezhi and Wang Qiuyun to develop the troops.

They thrived in North Manchuria by suppressing bandits. They possessed extensive experience in this area. Xiao Yongshi, deputy commander of the 15th Corps, led the 45th Army into Guangxi, collaborating with Yang Dezhi in suppressing bandits there. Furthermore, the Central South Bureau assigned Tao Zhu to serve as acting secretary of the Guangxi Provincial Party Committee, leading the fight against the remnants of the Kuomintang's armed forces and bandits.

They were all dissatisfied with Guangxi's bandit suppression work.

Because of this incident, the South China Branch was criticized by the Central Committee and the Central South Bureau.

Now there is another problem in Guangdong.

And it's very serious.

Deng Guo had clearly sensed that this meeting was only the beginning. The conflict between the two sides had already reached a very intense point. It was only because Marshal Ye was in charge that the conflict was prevented from escalating completely.

But Marshal Ye could suppress the situation for a while, but not forever.

Because the matter has become a big deal, the Central Committee and the Central South Bureau must resolve it.

The more Deng Guo thought about it, the more his headache got.

His current concern was how to capture Hainan Island. The troops were all training at sea. He didn't want internal strife to disrupt the troops' operations at this time. However, Deng Guo understood that this was beyond his control.

"Commander, how is it going? Are there any orders for our troops at the meeting?"

Cheng Zhicai saw Deng Guo come back and asked about the meeting.

Cheng Zhicai greatly admired and was grateful to Deng Guo. Deng Guo and Cheng Zhicai had no historical connection. One came from the Central Red Army, the other from the Fourth Front Army.

However, when Cheng Zhicai was very depressed in the Ji-Re-Liaoning Army, Deng Guo served as the commander and political commissar of the Ji-Re-Liaoning Military Region. Although it was their first collaboration, Deng Guo did not reject it at all and attached great importance to Cheng Zhicai.

As a result, Cheng Zhicai's military talent shone brightly under Deng Guo's command.

He had previously served as commander of the 16th Corps. After the Central China Bureau was restructured into the Central South Bureau, the Central South Military Region was established, with Marshal Lin as commander, Marshal Luo and Deng Zhihui as first and second political commissars, and Tan Zheng as deputy political commissar and director of the political department. Yang Quanwu served as first deputy commander of the Central South Military Region, Zhang Yunyi as second deputy commander, Deng Guo as third deputy commander, and Wang Qiuyun as fourth deputy commander.

Now Deng Guo is the commander-in-chief of the liberation of Hainan Island.

Therefore, Cheng Zhicai served as the commander of the 16th Corps.

"No, no."

Deng Guojian told Cheng Zhicai what happened at the meeting.

Cheng Zhicai was also silent.

Cheng Zhicai came from the Fourth Front Army, and he had experienced the terrifying purges. Zhang Guotao's purges and killings were truly brutal. Everyone was extremely sensitive to and fearful of political turmoil.

Deng Guo thought for a moment and asked, "How is the issue of the troops reselling gasoline and food being handled?"

“Now many people come to beg for mercy.”

The troops reselling gasoline and food that Huang Songjian mentioned happened in the 16th Corps.

Deng Guo was very angry when this happened.

Unexpectedly, someone came to plead for mercy, which made Deng Guoshi even more angry. He said, "If anyone wants to plead for mercy, let them come to me. I want to see who has the nerve to do so. Look at the 19th Corps. Ever since entering Guangdong, it's been our 16th Corps that's been in trouble. Not only are they reselling gasoline and food, but they're also daring to eat without paying and occupy the people's houses without returning them. Is this the People's Liberation Army? Have they forgotten our army's 'Three Disciplines and Eight Points of Attention'? Now that Taiwan and Hainan haven't been liberated, they're going to let their horses run wild and enjoy themselves."

"Commander, calm down."

Li Zhongquan, director of the Political Department of the 16th Corps, spoke.

Deng Guo said angrily, "How could I not be angry? I, Deng Guo, have led troops in battle for twenty years, and now that New China has been established, my own troops have run into problems. Look at the 19th Corps, how come they don't have so many problems?

"I've learned that, too."

Li Zhongquan said: "When the North China troops were conducting the Pingjin Campaign, discipline was enforced very strictly. Didn't we also get the pamphlet "Rules for Entering the City" that came from North China? I heard that at that time, Comrade Wei Hongjun held meetings with the political cadres of the troops every day, emphasizing discipline again and again. Therefore, the entire North China troops received very strict training in discipline. Even so, after the Pingjin Campaign captured Beijing and Tianjin, North China also formed a public security force as an inspection force. As long as the cadres entering the city violated discipline, they would be arrested first and then tried, and then, no matter how big or small the matter was, they would be criticized. After that, every unit in North China had an inspection force, and the management of the troops was very strict. We are still a little behind in this aspect.

"Ok.

Deng Guo couldn't help but say, "No wonder Comrade Wei Hongjun has now reached the level of a government member."

Deng Guo and other Jin-Cha-Ji cadres personally experienced the rise of Wei Hongjun.

But Deng Guo was not jealous.

On the contrary, I admire him very much.

Everyone knows that the Jin-Cha-Ji Army was a mixed bag. Because Jin-Cha-Ji grew so rapidly during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and Yang Quanwu was so prolific in expanding the army, any unit willing to fight alongside the Eighth Route Army was absorbed into the Jin-Cha-Ji Army. Therefore, there were definitely issues with the purity of the troops. But let's look at the combat effectiveness and discipline of these troops today.

The 16th Corps and the 19th Corps entered Guangdong together, but most of the problems occurred with the 16th Corps.

Just for this reason, Deng Guo was convinced by Wei Hongjun.

"Well, go to the 19th Corps. Find Comrade Chen Kaikun and Comrade Wang Daobang. I want the 16th Corps to have an exchange with the 19th Corps. Let the officers and soldiers of the 16th Corps learn what discipline is."

Deng Guo thought for a moment and said, "Also, give orders to the troops on the front lines. From now on, they will only focus on liberating Hainan. Please make arrangements. I will convene a meeting of military cadres. All cadres above the division level must be present."

Deng Guo could not allow the military cadres to be influenced by this meeting of the South China Branch.

“I’ll make the arrangements.

After arranging everything, Deng Guo began to think about what happened in the South China Branch.

Deng Guo was no ordinary general.

He was the first deputy secretary of the newly established Central South Bureau, the third deputy commander of the Central South Military Region, and the second secretary of the South China Branch. Because of the liberation of Hainan, Deng Guo did not pay much attention to the affairs of the Central South Bureau and the Central South Military Region, including the affairs of the South China Branch.