Such a large-scale reorganization of the army is easy to say, but in fact there are a lot of things.

After the meeting to convey the reorganization plan, Lei Ming, the new commander of the Fourth Column, and Yuan Guoping, the political commissar, came to the door, because there was no Luzhong Military Region in the reorganization plan. Yuan Guoping still has a question, that is, if Xu Guangda, commander of the Formation and Training Command, is transferred away, and Yuan Guoping is transferred to the political commissar of the Fourth Column, what will be done with the work of the Formation and Training Headquarters.

On the issue of the Luzhong Military Region, Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong came up with a plan to set up the Luzhong Military Region on the basis of the logistics detachment and the local armed forces in Luzhong. As a result, Liu Yimin pondered over the map repeatedly, believing that the Jining Military Region must be established, otherwise, the Jining Plain would not be able to resist the frantic sweep of the Japanese puppet army by relying only on the local armed forces formed at the end of the Lunan Campaign in the previous stage. Therefore, Liu Yimin sent the logistics detachment to form the Jining Military Region, and the Luzhong base area had no backbone armed forces to form the military region, and the establishment of the military region could only wait for a while.

There is also the reorganization of the main force, and all the combat units in the central base area of Taiyi have been withdrawn, and there are no more troops to watch the house.

These issues need to be further studied.

It just so happened that Lei Ming and Yuan Guoping came here, and Liu Yimin could talk to them well.

Liu Yimin personally poured water for the two, and then asked how the Fourth Brigade and the New Fourth Brigade had been replenished.

In order to defend the Taiyi central base area, Luzhong and southeastern Lu bases, Lei Ming commanded the Fourth Brigade, the Luzhong Garrison Brigade and local armed forces to resist the Japanese army's heavy army group on the northern front, and fought day after day, with heavy casualties.

Among the first-class military commanders of the former brigade of the Shandong Army, Lei Ming is a typical tiger general with a strong sense of seeking war. Because of this, every time the troops are expanded and reorganized, Lei Ming can catch up, and he belongs to the generals that Liu Yimin likes very much.

Lei Ming reported that the Fourth Brigade and the Luzhong Garrison Brigade had not yet completed their replenishment, and they had again engaged in the Chinese New Year's Eve battle, and now that the troops had withdrawn to their defensive positions, they were resting and recuperating, and the replenishment was still not completed. However, this time, it was combined with the New Fourth Brigade to form the Fourth Column, and the relative pressure was a little less, because the New Fourth Brigade basically did not suffer any losses in the early part of the operation, and its troops were sufficient, which could directly make up for the battle losses of the Fourth Brigade. Danshi, because of the losses of the Fourth Brigade some time ago, and the fact that the replenishment was not completed, it will take some time for the Fourth Column to be fully formed.

After Liu Yimin heard this, he was silent for a long time, because among the Shandong troops, the old Red Army who taught the Fourth Brigade had the highest composition. The heavy casualties of this unit meant that the backbone of the old Red Army suffered heavy losses. This is the biggest loss!

This is the case with the Fourth Brigade, and the situation will be even worse with the Fifth Brigade, the New Fifth Brigade, and the Southeastern Lu Detachment. I am afraid that the Qinghe Garrison Brigade, Jinan Garrison Brigade, Jiaodong Garrison Brigade, and Taixi Garrison Brigade will have a more difficult time, but they are circling in the encirclement of the Japanese army's heavy troops, with heavy casualties and material losses. It seems that he is a little optimistic, and he only sees the small losses and great results of the combat units on the outer line, and ignores the heavy sacrifices of the combat troops on the inner line. It seems that the expansion and reorganization of the armed forces must be carried out in a down-to-earth and step-by-step manner!

Liu Yimin told Lei Ming and Yuan Guoping that the Luzhong Military Region is temporarily concurrently served by the Fourth Column, and the most important task at present is to concentrate on Liliang to complete the replenishment of the main force, which can be directly upgraded to the local armed forces to supplement the main forces in a structured manner, leaving cadres to continue to develop the local armed forces. After the main force completes the rectification and replenishment, it will immediately launch a large-scale mass training activity to ensure that the main force will regain its combat effectiveness, and it will also have to be raised to a higher level. After the completion of the reorganization of the main force, a regiment of troops was transferred from each unit of the Fourth Column to form the Luzhong Military Region on the basis of the local armed forces in Luzhong. As for Yuan Guoping's work in the training headquarters, he will take care of it for the time being, and a new commander and political commissar of the training headquarters will be appointed soon. …,

Seeing off Lei Ming and Yuan Guoping, a telegram from Xu Shiyou, the new commander of the 11th Column, arrived, asking when the chief of staff, the director of the Political Department, the director of logistics, the minister of security, and the artillery regiment of the 11th Column would be in place.

The participants in the meeting announcing the expansion and reorganization plan were limited to the leaders of various military units in central and southern Shandong, and it was impossible for leaders of military units in other regions to attend the meeting. Although Xu Shiyou did not attend the meeting, Danshi saw the telegram and knew that he was the commander of the 11th Column, and the reorganization site and defense area of the 11th Column after the combination of the Luxi Garrison Brigade and the Jiaodong Garrison Brigade were in Jiaodong. Because Jiaodong is a long way, and the Luxi Garrison Brigade is all infantry, it takes a long time to march for a long time!

Liu Yimin replied by telegram that the readjusted cadres then rushed to Jiaodong to join the 11th Column, and as for the issue of the artillery regiment, the 29th Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Jiaodong had a complete artillery wing, that is, the artillery regiment of the 11th Column.

After sending the telegram, Liu Yimin said to Luo Ronghuan: "Political commissar, send a telegram to tell the commanders of the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth columns, don't ask me for artillery, I will give the number to the establishment, they will do the artillery themselves, and they will do the shells themselves." There are more people in the Eighth Route Army who can be the commander of the column, and if they can't get the equipment of the artillery regiment, they will let Xian go. Whoever can get the artillery regiment to be whom! Don't bother me with this! ”

Luo Ronghua immediately smiled: "The dignified commander of the Shandong Military Region, he is so scoundrel when he speaks!" However, this statement does make sense, which of the so many cannons in our army was given by the Central Committee and the General Headquarters? Didn't we all capture them from the enemy? ”

Liu Yimin also smiled. After laughing, Liu Yimin said to Luo Ronghuan: "Political commissar, let you and Director Cai take the cadre deployment list, but they haven't come up yet." It's not okay, time waits for no one, the sooner the better. This is an expansion and reorganization of the army, which is different from the temporary adjustment in the campaign operation. In the course of the campaign, we used cadres to make decisions on the spot, and if there were extenuating circumstances, we reported it to the Central Committee and the General Headquarters later. Such a well-prepared large-scale army expansion involves so many cadres at the brigade and regiment levels, and it must be reported to the Central Committee and the General Political Department of the Eighth Route Army for approval. This is a matter of principle, and we cannot abuse it. ”

Luo Ronghuan agreed and walked out.

Liu Yimin was just about to sit down and think about the current situation, when Yang Zhicheng, political commissar of the Logistics Command, and Wu Zheng, commander of the Logistics Command, shouted a report outside the door.

Wu Zheng and Yang Zhicheng looked depressed, needless to say, they came to ask for instructions on the safety and security of the logistics base after the logistics detachment was transferred.

After entering the room and sitting down, Wu Zheng first reported on the latest progress in the production of ordnance, saying that it was the recent concentration on the production of weapons in Liliang, Yijing produced 1,000 semi-automatic rifles and 200 Bayi automatic rifles, and the assembly and production of rocket artillery was also very smooth, and by the end of March, it should be able to produce a battalion of rocket artillery. Danshi, Ni Hua from the United States to bring huilai raw materials are limited, and production can be maintained until the first half of the year at most. Next, we have to rely on ourselves to find steel, copper, lead, and other materials for the production of weapons and ammunition.

Liu Yimin thought for a while and said: "From 1928 to 1930, Yan Xishan's Taiyuan Arsenal could produce 35 light and heavy guns, 100 mortars, 3,000 rifles, 15 machine guns, 900 submachine guns, 15,000 shells, 9,000 mortar shells, and 4.2 million rounds of ammunition every month. Yan Xishan was able to expand the Jin Sui army to 300,000 people back then, relying on the strong production capacity of the Taiyuan Arsenal. The size of our expanded army is much larger than that of Yan Xishan's Jin Sui army, and the frequency of combat is much higher. The current output of the arsenal is far from meeting the needs. This will not work, we must vigorously open mines, make steel, and meet the needs of the military industry. ”

Yang Zhicheng asked suspiciously: "Commander, are there any iron and copper mines in this Yimeng Mountain?" ”

Liu Yimin immediately criticized Yang Zhicheng for not working deeply and not studying the geological data of Yimeng Mountain in detail. Yimeng Mountain is a treasure mountain, why not? Not to mention iron, copper, lead, and gold. Moreover, it is generally iron ore semi-raw copper, gold, and lead. Everything we need for military production is here. …,

Yang Zhicheng muttered: "I haven't seen any decent mines opened here in the past!" ”

Liu Yimin interrupted him, saying that he took the time to go to the logistics headquarters to investigate, lead his comrades to look for minerals, secretly mine and smelt, and completely solve the problem of raw materials needed for military production.

Most of the mines in Shaanxi were found by Liu Yimin, and he said that if there are mines in Yimeng Mountain, there must be metal mines. Wu Zheng and Yang Zhicheng are convinced of this.

Wu Zheng immediately eagerly asked when the commander was going?

Liu Yimin thought about it for a while, and said that he would go when the matter of expanding and reorganizing the army was over.

Wu Zheng then reported: "Commander, there are two questions, one is that after the logistics detachment is transferred, which unit is responsible for safeguarding the security of the logistics base? The second question is who will lead the logistics detachment to the Jining area? ”

Liu Yimin replied very simply, saying that there were tens of thousands of workers in the logistics base, and that these workers should be armed and work while training. After completing the training, they will be organized according to the troop establishment and assume the task of ensuring the security of the logistics base. As for the question of who will lead the logistics detachment to Jining, Liu Yimin said that the political commissar of the Jining Military Region will be Lin Bo, deputy political commissar of the logistics command, and that the commander and chief of staff will be selected from the main force to serve as key cadres.

Wu Zheng and Yang Zhicheng were a little eager to try, and took the initiative to ask Ying, saying that they were willing to lead the logistics detachment to Jining to establish the Jining Military Region.

Liu Yimin smiled, pointed to the two people and said, "Is it that the logistics work is under great pressure and can't do it, and you want to pick a pick?" Thinking beautifully, honestly grasping the production of munitions for me, this is more glorious and important than anything else. Besides, although both of you are senior leaders of our army in Shandong, you are not military chiefs. Jining is surrounded by the core area of the Japanese army's domination in Shandong, and the struggle is very cruel, and I am not at ease when you command the troops to fight. Even if you want to go, you should be the commissar of the main column, so it is still a downgrade. Okay, don't mention this question, I won't touch you, do it! ”

In the end, Liu Yimin demanded that the arsenal get a good grasp of production, use all the steel that Ni Hua brought from the United States, organize production according to the monthly output of 3,000 pieces, and strive to produce 12,000 semi-automatic rifles, 1,000 August 1 automatic rifles, and 200 rocket launchers by the end of June, and install them in the troops. By the end of the year, the first column and the cavalry brigade should all be reequipped.

As soon as Wu Zheng and Yang Zhicheng left, Li Chang came.

Liu Yimin said with a smile: "I said Li Chang, do you want to be an official and want to be lost, why, it is not good to set off a cannon at the venue, and you are coming to the door?" ”

Li Chang knew that he was the commander's favorite general, so he didn't shy away from speaking at all, and said straight to the point: "Commander, it's not that my old Li wants to be an official, it's that you have already made a wish to me!" ”

As he spoke, Li Chang took out a notebook from his pocket, flipped through a few pages, and read: "On a certain day in a certain month, the chief said to Li Chang that if you capture a battalion of artillery, you will be the commander of an artillery battalion, if you capture a regiment's artillery, you will be the commander of an artillery regiment, and if you capture a brigade's artillery, you will be an artillery brigade commander. Li Chang asked, what if the artillery of an army is captured? The chief replied clearly: You will be the commander of the artillery. The chief also added that in the future our army will grow stronger, and I am counting on you to be the commander of the artillery, directing the artillery of several corps to bombard the enemy's positions. Think of the shocking scene of 10,000 cannons! Li Chang was remembered on a certain day, a certain month, and a certain year. ”

Liu Yimin smiled and said, "I haven't forgotten? These words are indeed what I said, and they will come to pass. Didn't I make it clear at the meeting? The impact of expanding the artillery column now is too great, and it will make a big move. If Chiang Kai-shek had known that we had an artillery column, I am afraid that the friction would have been even more vigorous. In addition, our current artillery shell production mainly relies on reloading, which cannot meet the needs of larger-scale artillery units. This should be clear to the comrades of the artillery brigade? Don't talk about this matter anymore, go back and do a good job of training the troops, I'm still busy, so I won't talk to you more. ”…,

Seeing Liu Yimin driving him away, Li Chang said with a smile: "Commander, you don't want to repay the debt!" We, Lao Li, are not for ourselves, I am afraid of affecting the mood of the troops and the enthusiasm of the cadres. ”

Liu Yimin was annoyed all of a sudden, the smile on his face suddenly receded, his hand slapped the table, and roared: "Okay, you Li Chang, your wings are stiff, aren't they?" Dare to bargain with the leader, right? I'm telling you, don't tell me the price, I don't eat this set! ”

Li Chang couldn't imagine that Liu Yimin, who was gentle and elegant on weekdays, would turn his face when he said it, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly stood up and saluted, staring at Liu Yimin with straight eyes, and he didn't dare to make a sound.

Liu Yimin continued to roar: "The most important thing in the expansion of the army is discipline. Our army began with the August 1 Nanchang Uprising and the Autumn Harvest Uprising, relying on steel-like discipline. The expansion of the army is imminent, and it must be forbidden, and it is not allowed to talk nonsense and negotiate the price with Lao Tzu. You are still an old Red Army, or you walked with me on the Long March, and you don't have any consciousness at all? I yijing made it very clear, do you dare to come to me again to talk, do you think that I, the commander, am soft tofu? You can pinch it however you want? Come! ”

Outside the door, Hu Changbao, deputy political commissar of the guard regiment and instructor of the first guard battalion, and Li Xiaoshuai, commander of the first battalion, both pushed the door in, put their feet together, and shouted loudly: "Here! ”

Liu Yimin shouted: "Take Li Chang to the Ministry of Security and confinement for three days!" Bring him to me when you figure it out! ”

Poor Li Chang, under Liu Yimin's tiger power, didn't even dare to argue again, obediently saluted Liu Yimin, turned around and walked towards the security department with Hu Changbao and Li Xiaoshuai.

Li Chang, this guy, does everything differently from others. From the Central Guard Division to the Red Seventh Army Corps, to the instructors, to today's Shandong Military Region, when did the Ministry of Security detain cadres from the Red Army? Li Chang can be regarded as setting a precedent, if a general of his level is really taken to the Ministry of Security and confined for three days, it will really be the biggest news in the whole army.

Liu Yimin's office is located at the east end of the last seven upper rooms of the headquarters, and Luo Ronghuan's office is at the west end. Liu Yimin's roar Luo Ronghuan heard it clearly, but he didn't expect that Liu Yimin would lock up Li Chang's confinement. Seeing Hu Changbao and Li Xiaoshuai escorting Li Chang out, he knew that Li Chang was unlucky. hurriedly came out and drank Hu Changbao and Li Xiaoshuai, and ran to Liu Yimin's office in three steps and two steps, and said to Liu Yimin: "I know that the discipline of army expansion and reorganization is the first, and I also know that you want Li Chang to understand correctly. Danshi, Li Chang is the commander of the artillery and the commander of the artillery brigade after all, and the confinement has a bad effect. If you see if this will work, I will talk to him and ask him to review with you and realize his mistakes. ”

Liu Yimin's face rose suddenly, and his eyes stabbed at Luo Ronghuan like a sword: "Political commissar, I am the secretary of the Shandong Bureau, the secretary of the Party Committee of the Shandong Military Region, and the commander. My orders should be carried out to the letter, and there should be no room for bargaining. What's the matter, isn't there no expansion for the time being? Do you need to say that? If our cadres are like this, if they are surrounded by devils, who will tear them up and who will go to the palace? It's all a mortal mission, and who wants to die? ”

Luo Ronghuan pursed his thick lips, stopped talking, turned around and walked out of Liu Yimin's office, and waved his hand to let Hu Changbao and Li Xiaoshuai take Li Chang away.

The unlucky Li Chang was locked up by Liu Yimin for three days. Three days later, Li Chang honestly made a profound review to Liu Yimin, the main content of which was that he was arrogant and complacent, disregarded the overall situation, affected the process of army expansion and reorganization, and was willing to accept any punishment from the commander.

The news of Li Chang's confinement spread like a wind to all units of the Shandong Military Region, and no one sent telegrams to the commanders and political commissars to ask for cadres, artillery, or supplies, and the reorganization proceeded extremely smoothly.

Those who were far away in Xi'an also heard about Li Chang's confinement, and even said hello three times in a row. After speaking, he said that Liu Yimin was worthy of the talent of a general, and he was originally worried that he was soft-hearted and needed to further exercise his iron will, but now it seems that it is superfluous to worry.

On 2 March, the Shandong Bureau and the Shandong Military Region held a joint meeting again to discuss the list of candidates submitted by the Political Department of the Military Region for the chiefs of staff, directors of the Political Department, directors of logistics, and security departments, as well as new leaders of brigades and regiments, and heads of military regions. After the meeting was passed, the Political Department immediately reported to the central authorities for approval in the name of the Shandong Bureau and the Shandong Military Region.

Only two days later, the order from the central government arrived. The expansion and reorganization of the Shandong Military Region officially began.

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