Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Only seven people.

But after reading it, Li Zhongsheng couldn't help but say, "Political Commissar Wei, you must have done a thorough investigation."

"Of course. I never fight a battle I'm not sure of."

"You know, these people were all from the Wanping County Committee before the Fourth Column launched its offensive. Some were left behind by the Fourth Column's remaining troops. They are all talented in both civil and military matters, having fought in the army and engaged in local development."

Compared with students, these talents are experienced cadres.

Although the level is not high.

But they are all talents who have been tempered in the military and local areas.

Wei Hongjun nodded and said, "That's why our Eighth Column needs these cadres. Secretary Li, I haven't shaken the cadre foundation of your base. The Fourth Column left these cadres behind to help you develop your base. But how can we carry out our work in Wanping and Fangshan without the protection of a large army? Don't you agree?"

Wanping, Fangshan and other places are not Shengxian.

Wanping and Fangshan were right around Peking. Even troops here could strike some important areas of Peking in just a few hours. The Japanese army swept through these areas, threatening the base areas of Peking, almost every two weeks.

Without the protection of a large force, many tasks would be very difficult to carry out.

Now that the Fourth Column has left, it's difficult to develop solely on the strength of the local forces. The cadres left behind by the Pingxi Detachment are also struggling. In fact, the First Division and the Pingxi Base Area can truly complement each other.

The First Division had people with guns, and while the rural areas there were poor, they could at least provide the troops with enough food. The Pingxi base, on the other hand, lacked both guns and food. But they had a wealth of talent, especially students from Beijing, Ping, and Tianjin. Many of these students were university graduates, well-educated and considered high-level intellectuals in their day. After a few months of study at cadre schools, they were ready to work. In this regard, many illiterate people were clearly at a disadvantage.

What is a base? A base is a government agency.

Building a base area requires educated people, because this is not a war, where bravery is all that matters.

Therefore, as long as the First Division and the Pingxi Base can cooperate well, both sides can share materials and talents, which is actually a win-win situation. However, the reality is that the relationship between the First Division and the Pingxi Base is average, and each side develops its own business.

This is a problem that currently exists in the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

After the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region was divided into several sub-districts, they each developed their own operations. Normally, there wasn't much cooperation. This was the current situation, and Wei Hongjun, a junior, had no way of changing it.

So we can only do business with the Pingxi base.

I have logistical supplies, weapons and ammunition, but I cannot support you for free. You must exchange them for cadres.

"How about I add another three hundred dollars? That can buy four or five thousand kilograms of flour."

"not enough."

"Two grenade launchers, plus thirty rounds of grenade ammunition."

Wei Hongjun really gave it his all.

Although the 2000th Column was expanding, its cadre crisis was becoming increasingly serious. Seeing that Li Zhongsheng was already interested, Wei Hongjun raised the stakes and said, "Two heavy machine guns and rounds of ammunition. Secretary Li, I am sincere. If you don't agree, then we can't continue the discussion."

"Political Commissar Wei, you really are..."

Li Zhongsheng smiled, but finally nodded and said, "Okay."

"Secretary Li, it's a pleasure to work with you. Our Eighth Column's promise remains valid. If your Wanping County Committee has students coming from Peking in the future, as long as you give them to our Eighth Column, we will cooperate. Whether they are college students, skilled workers, or even special talents like doctors, our Eighth Column wants them all."

Wei Hongjun is not afraid of having too many talents, but is afraid of having too few talents.

In the future, we will develop the Cha'nan base, which will cover more than ten counties.

Developing such a vast territory would require hundreds of cadres. Furthermore, many different types of talent would be needed. With talent, everything would be possible.

"It's a word."

Li Zhongsheng also agreed.

The Pingxi Detachment relied on the mountains and rivers for their livelihood, and the thing they had the most in abundance, near Peking and Tianjin, was intellectuals. Trading intellectuals for supplies, weapons, and ammunition needed for the base was a win-win situation.

"Secretary Li, after we capture the Mentougou Coal Mine, we'll need your help in transporting the machinery and equipment back to our Eighth Column's base."

"No problem. I'll go out and make the arrangements right now. I'll assign you two thousand men to help you transport your things."

"Secretary Li, don't worry. Each of these people who are helping out will receive two kilograms of flour."

"it is good."

Chapter 138 Talents are rare

The Mentougou raid was very successful.

Two battalions of more than 1100 men attacked a Japanese garrison of to men and a battalion of coal mine guards, quickly resolving the battle. Zhang Chao's mobilization of the miners in Mentougou was also very effective.

Of course, this has something to do with the living conditions of miners in that era.

Very bad.

Mass graves during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, in addition to systematic massacres by the Japanese, were primarily found in mining areas. Coal miners suffered from poor living conditions. The Japanese not only failed to pay them properly but also failed to provide them with adequate food. Furthermore, the miners' work was exhausting, leaving them physically weak. Consequently, they were prone to illness, but the Japanese failed to provide adequate medical care.

Japan is an industrial country, but among the world's old industrial countries, it is relatively weak.

Even for their own wounded, they didn't necessarily have enough medicine. How could they possibly provide medical care for the coal miners? Furthermore, for the Japanese, China had plenty of people. If one miner died, they could just capture another. So, when coal miners fell ill and couldn't work, the Japanese simply threw them outside to fend for themselves.

The result is that there are mass graves in important mining areas.

This gives us a glimpse into the life of the miners.

In addition to this kind of thing, among this group of miners in Mentougou, there were also prisoners of war from the National Army and the Eighth Route Army captured by the Japanese army.

Therefore, after the Eighth Route Army took over the Mentougou Coal Mine, most of the miners were willing to follow the Eighth Route Army back.

In addition to the large amount of machinery and equipment dismantled from Mentougou, and the personnel organized by the Wanping County Party Committee to help transport things, a mighty group of more than 7,000 people entered Chunhua Fort.

“How many miners did you bring back?”

"There are more than 2600 miners and local youths from Mentougou who are willing to join our Eighth Route Army."

"it is good."

Wang Qiuyun was overjoyed.

Why is it said that the working class leads the revolution? Because the working class is disciplined. Working in factories year-round requires collaboration.

Because of this, they are more disciplined than others.

What is the army?

The military is not a place for individual heroism. A military's combat effectiveness is directly correlated with discipline. Only ironclad discipline can forge an elite force. And among all sources of soldiers, workers are the best. They are the most disciplined and the most combative.

That's why Wang Qiuyun was happy when she heard that more than 2600 people were brought.

With so many people incorporated into the army, that would be a regiment. Wang Qiuyun thought of something else and immediately asked, "Have the students' issues been resolved?"

"It's settled. The thirty-six students sent from the Pingxi base to the Military Region Cadre School will now be assigned to our Eighth Column. After they graduate from the Cadre School, they can report directly to our Eighth Column. This will allow us to establish many departments within our Eighth Column headquarters."

"That's good. There aren't enough educated people here. Not only is the construction based on the base, but the construction of the troops is also restricted. We also need to sort out the roster of our column."

Both Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun are well aware of this.

The transmission of information throughout the army also requires educated people.

The documents issued by Yan'an or the Eighth Route Army Headquarters arrived at the column, and the column needed to convey the spirit of these documents to the lower levels.

But without enough educated people, this work will be difficult to carry out.

Yan'an and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters summarized the experience gained from the construction of various base areas across the country and the development of the Eighth Route Army, ultimately formulating a series of policies. Many of these policies were the result of experience gained through the sacrifices made by the base areas and the Eighth Route Army.

Everyone needs to learn.

But this kind of learning work did not go smoothly.

Not to mention the problems with document delivery, even the rosters of the grassroots units have numerous problems. There are too few educated individuals in the grassroots units. Those who do exist have long been divvied up among the various organs of the column, including the logistics units.

Because government agencies and logistics units need more cultural people.

As a result, there are too few educated people in grassroots units, which affects their development.

Political Commissar Wei Hongjun was also helpless. He had too few people at his disposal within the column. The political department would be penalized by other units for training a new batch of cadres. So, although there were only 36 students this time, they were all educated and had received intensive training at the military district cadre school.

You can use it right away.

These cadre schools today don't just teach you to read textbooks. Instead, they teach you how to work. They teach you how to lead troops in battle, how to spread propaganda, and how to organize.

They are all trained as wartime cadre seedlings.

"and this."

"Did they agree to this too?"

Wang Qiuyun was very surprised.

"Ah."

"Alright. These people are cadres we can't even hire. It would be a waste to keep them in the Pingxi base. The Pingxi base has too little room for maneuver and less room for development than we do. There's no need for so many cadres. These people will be very useful here. Although we have a small population, we have more than ten counties, so there's plenty of room for them to play a role."

Wang Qiuyun was even happier.

The Eighth Column needs intellectuals and these outstanding cadres.

"I want this Lu Weisheng."

"Old Wei, you're a bandit. This Lu Weisheng, a student at Northeastern University, received nearly a year of training in the 29th Army Student Corps and even fought a life-and-death battle against the Japanese in Nanyuan. In August, he stayed to join the Pingxi Guerrillas. In January of this year, he participated in intensive training at the Military Region Cadre School. He later returned to the Pingxi Detachment and served as deputy captain of the training team. He's one of the few educated and combat-experienced cadres in our army, and yet you're taking him away just like that."

Hearing that Wei Hongjun was going to take Lu Weisheng away directly, Wang Qiuyun laughed and scolded Wei Hongjun.

"These cadres in our army, especially those with education, must be trained to be both military and politically competent. Let them do some political work in the column, so that they can be independent when they are released later."

Wei Hongjun really admired Lu Weisheng.

Among the eight cadres who were coming, Wei Hongjun admired him the most.

A native of Jilin, he became an exiled student after the September 18th Incident.

In 1933, he was admitted to Northeast University in Peking. In 1936, the 1700th Army established a student corps, requiring only students with a junior high school education or higher to participate. While still in school, Lu Weisheng joined the corps. When the July 600 Incident broke out and the Japanese army attacked Nanyuan, it was this group of students who were in Nanyuan at the time. They fought a desperate battle, but the Japanese were unable to capture Nanyuan. Of the approximately students in the corps, fewer than survived. One can only imagine how fierce the fighting was.

The 29th Army later retreated in its entirety, but Lu Weisheng did not follow the troops.

After the failed defense of Baoding, he remained in Pingxi and joined the Pingxi guerrillas. Later, the Pingxi Prefectural Committee sent Lu Weisheng to the Jin-Cha-Yi Cadre School, but he returned to the Pingxi base area in April. After the Pingxi Detachment was reorganized into the Fourth Column of the Eighth Route Army, Lu Weisheng was appointed deputy captain of the training team.

After the Pingxi Detachment set out for the Pingbei Campaign, half of the teaching team remained behind to collaborate with the local Party Committee and the Fourth Column troops remaining in Pingxi to continue developing the base area. But the same thing applies.

There are almost no supplies in Pingxi.

The Eighth Route Army's strategy was to encircle the cities from the countryside, primarily developing rural bases. However, the limited grain production in Pingxi's rural areas simply couldn't support a large number of troops. Furthermore, frequent raids by the Japanese army limited their room for maneuver.

Therefore, if these members of the teaching team stayed, their talents would be wasted.

This time he was brought back by Wei Hongjun.

"Okay, who dares to object to what you say?"