After the troops entered the Jizhong Plain, the party, government, and military leaders of the Jizhong District quickly came to greet them. A lot of people came, and the scene was very lively. Zheng Weiguo exchanged pleasantries with old and new friends, and while observing carefully, he found that the original tense situation had eased down.

Being able to open up the situation in such a short period of time is inseparable from Professor Yang Xiufeng's personal charm and ability. The Northern Bureau and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region also attached great importance to his talent and prestige, and decided to appoint him secretary of the Central Hebei District Party Committee, chairman of the Central Hebei District Military and Political Committee, and concurrently director of the Central Hebei Administrative Office.

However, Professor Yang believes that the current period is a time of war, and Zheng Weiguo should be appointed as the chairman of the Military and Political Committee for the sake of unifying power. After careful discussion, the Northern Bureau agreed. In this way, Zheng Weiguo was promoted to another level when he arrived in Jizhong, and there was no longer any constraint in military affairs.

The headquarters of the Jizhong District was set up in Dahuangcheng Village, Anping County, and the group rushed here overnight. Anping is the base camp of Commander Lu, and in order to fulfill the friendship of the landlord, he came forward to organize a welcome party.

Professor Yang asked, "Wouldn't it be too wasteful?" ”

Commander Lu smiled: "No! There were a few tables of banquets, and there were also theatrical performances by the Pioneer Drama Society. Everyone has fun together, there is no arrangement, nothing is wasted. ”

Professor Yang nodded and said, "Well, I'll see it." Everyone is busy fighting devils on weekdays, and it is rare to get together, so take this opportunity to communicate and enhance understanding! What do you see, Commander? ”

Zheng Weiguo thought for a while and said: "Forget about the banquet, I know that this is a piece of the comrades' heart, but so many of us get together to eat and drink." The impact is not good. ”

Commander Lu was a little embarrassed, and said expectantly, "Then, what about the theatrical performance?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "What else is there besides theatrical performances? ”

Commander Lu was a little embarrassed, his face flushed slightly, and said, "There is also a dance party." ”

Everyone burst out laughing. At that time, people were very simple, and a handshake between men and women was considered a very open and foreign performance. Ballroom dancing is inevitably cuddling and hugging, and in the eyes of many people, it is simply a fight with "touching the fragrance" and "squeezing the fairy", which is not a serious person's job at all.

People from the Northeast Army like to dance very much, and Commander Lu is no exception. On the one hand, because they have a commander who likes to dance. On the other hand, it is due to the atmosphere of the Northeast. Like the cadres who were born in Siye later, they liked to dance. Compared with the "bosses and coarse" of other field armies, it seems to be much more high-end and foreign.

Zheng Weiguo also smiled, waved his hand and said, "It's nothing to dance, but not tonight." You go back and get ready. Come to me in half an hour for a meeting. ”

Professor Yang smiled, "Commander." You are really a new official with three fires! What's so hot? ”

Zheng Weiguo sighed. He said, "Time is running out! Don't look at the situation in North China now, it's because the Japanese army is moving south to attack Wuhan. When they come back, our hard days are coming. ”

Commander Meng interjected. He said, "Then what else are you going to prepare?" Let's have a meeting! ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Don't be in such a hurry! If you don't have enough to fill, go find something to make up for it at once; If you want to pee, go and pee immediately; If you are addicted to smoking, hurry up and smoke...... Tonight is a long meeting, there are many topics, and everyone should be mentally prepared. ”

When everyone heard this, they dispersed in a hurry. Only Professor Yang, Commander Lu, Commander Meng, Huang Jing, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Hebei Army, Li Gengtao, deputy director of the Office and other major leaders are still there. Zheng Weiguo chatted with them first, exchanged views on some major issues, and formulated the charter of the meeting.

After listening to everyone's opinions, Zheng Weiguo said: "The top priority now is reorganization. There are many troops in Jizhong, but their establishment is too chaotic, the military orders are inconsistent, the composition is complex, and the control is too weak. These problems must be improved immediately, otherwise they will be even more difficult in the future. ”

Professor Yang pushed his glasses and said, "This work is actually already underway, but it is not going well." ”

Zheng Weiguo asked, "What are the reasons for the failure?" ”

Professor Yang said: "The main reason is that the ideological work has not been done well, which has caused misunderstanding among many officers, especially those from the old army. Some people think that we are seizing the opportunity to seize power, and they are worried that we will be liquidated because of historical problems, and some officers feel that their posts have become lower after the reorganization, and they are not happy and are unwilling to hand over the troops. ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Well, this is all human nature, which is understandable. Political work cadres should do more work, and higher-level officers should also move around more to deepen understanding and enhance mutual trust. In short, work attitude and method come first. I don't want to see anyone regrouping with machine guns. Please remember that the muzzle of the gun is aimed at the enemy, not your own people! ”

Commander Lu's face turned red, he stood up with a pout, and said ashamedly: "The main responsibility for the poor reorganization work some time ago is my responsibility. I would like to review it with Secretary Yang and Chairman Cheng. ”

Some other military and political cadres also hurriedly stood up and pleaded guilty one after another.

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said: "I am not here today to hold everyone accountable, but to draw a framework for future work. As for what happened some time ago, it will be handled by Secretary Yang, and you will each write a report and hand it to Secretary Yang. Sit down, everybody, and we'll move on to the reorganization. ”

Commander Meng said, "Chairman Zheng, before you came, we had drawn up a draft of reorganization, would you like to take a look at it?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Okay! You are more familiar with the situation here than I am, and of course it is based on your opinions. ”

Commander Lu asked the secretary to bring a thick stack of manuscripts, and then turned out a few pages from it and handed them to Zheng Weiguo. Zheng Weiguo took a look at it and saw that it proposed to divide the base area into four military subdivisions, and then reorganize the People's Self-Defense Army and the Hebei Guerrilla Army into 12 regiments. This is similar to the situation in history, and after a while, as soon as the Fifth Army Division is established, it will be all in order.

It didn't take long for them to come back, and the cadres who had gone out to "prepare" came back one after another. Zheng Weiguo paid attention to it and found that many people were a little at a loss. But there are also some people who are really prepared. These things are very simple, but they are a good reflection of a person's abilities.

Seeing that the time was up, Zheng Weiguo announced the meeting. The first thing is to count the number of people, and the result is quite a lot. Zheng Weiguo quipped: "I originally wanted to set up a dismount, why did you come so together, and I don't know how to cooperate?" ”

The laughter in this era is very low, and everyone laughs when they hear it. No matter how many of them were genuinely laughing, at least the atmosphere in the venue was much more harmonious. Because everyone found that this newly appointed chairman of the military and political committee was not difficult to get along with.

Zheng Weiguo always felt a little strange when he heard everyone call him chairman, so he asked them to change their names at the first item of the meeting. Everyone thought about it for a moment. It was decided to change the name of him to the commander - the commander of the Jizhong Military Region.

This title has been with him for a long time since then. It is longer than the previous regimental seats, brigade seats, division seats, and military seats combined. And it is also the most famous, Hebei, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong...... More and more places spread his name.

Many guerrillas often used his name to scare devils and traitors, slapping the table and scolding at every turn: "What a big dog, you dare to provoke Commander Zheng's team!" "Don't say it. There are really a lot of people who are scared by this name. Even the puppet soldiers often swear by swearing, "If I'm lying." When you go out, let Commander Zheng take it away! ”

The second task is to divide the defense zone. Historically. The Jizhong base area was initially divided into four military sub-districts, and later developed into five in the Pingnan area. Zheng Weiguo felt that this division was too much. Moreover, there was also a lack of influential people to take charge of the situation, so it was decided to set up only three military divisions.

The First Army Division reached Baoding in the north, stopped at the Pinghan Railway in the west, was bounded by Shenxian and Hengshui County in the east, and was the base area in southern Hebei in the south, mainly to deal with the enemy on the Pinghan Line. The Second Army Division was to the east of the First Army Division, bounded by Dacheng County to the north, and the Deok Line to the south, mainly to deal with the enemy on the Jinpu Line. The Third Army Division was to the north of the first two Army Divisions, and was mainly responsible for dealing with the enemy in Beiping or Tianjin.

In this way, the three military subdivisions are in the shape of a zigzag, back to back, each acting on its own side, relying on each other, and at the same time facilitating its outward development. In addition, the six counties of Lixian, Gaoyang, Renqiu, Suning, and Anping are directly under the jurisdiction of the military region and can be regarded as the self-reserved territory of the 97th Army. These six counties are all in the heart of the base area, the main force can rest and recuperate with peace of mind, and it is convenient to send reinforcements from all sides.

Everyone compared it and finally passed the proposal. As for whether it is good or bad, we have to pass the test of war to know the way.

After dividing the military divisions, the next step is to make personnel arrangements for each district. Zheng Weiguo also had a successful calculation on this point before, and it can be seen from the division of military divisions with a little cleverness.

Lu Zhencao, commander of the First Army Division, Sun Zhiyuan, political commissar, Lu Yunqi, deputy commander, Wang Shuzhang, chief of staff, and Duan Yuqi, director of the Political Department, consisted of 12 regiments reorganized from the People's Self-Defense Army, as well as one artillery, one regiment, and one worker.

Meng Qingshan, commander of the Second Army Division, Hou Ping, political commissar, Xu Peijian, deputy commander, Yan Jiuxiang, chief of staff, and Wang Zhi, director of the Political Department, consisted of 12 infantry regiments reorganized from the Hebei Guerrilla Army, as well as one artillery, one artillery, one worker, and one worker.

The above two military divisions are basically the original team, and Zheng Weiguo has no intention of mixing sand for the time being, not because he doesn't want to, but mainly because there is no suitable candidate.

As for the Third Army Division, Zheng Weiguo plans to let Duan Shuanghu be the commander, why do you have to have a subordinate subordinate? However, the situation on the side of the three divisions was more complicated, and some units nominally under the command of the Jizhong Military Region did not accept the reorganization. The numbers are varied, and the sources are from all over the world, and if you want to make a situation, you have to look at Duan Shuanghu's ability.

In addition to these big events, there were many trivial chores, and the meeting lasted all night. Zheng Weiguo didn't have time to rest at all, so he continued to go north with his troops early the next morning, and stopped until he reached Lixian. Lixian is a treasure of feng shui, at the time of the Hundred Regiments War, only two counties were still in the hands of the Eighth Road in more than 40 counties in Jizhong, one of which was Lixian.

After Chief of Staff Zhou took care of the troops, he hurriedly came over to ask for instructions, and asked, "Junzao, what are your plans next?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Develop locally and take root. You should immediately draw up an operational plan and strive to take control of the six counties directly under the jurisdiction of the military region as soon as possible. From now on, it will be our capital to compete with the devil. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou nodded and said, "Yes, military seat." ”

Before leaving, Professor Yang suddenly hurried over, sweating profusely and said, "Commander, there is important information from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, saying that there will be a big move in eastern Hebei, and I have come to ask for your opinion. ”

Zheng Weiguo took the telegram and glanced at it, and the five big characters of "Jidong Riot" came into view. (To be continued......)

PS: Crying, missing a chapter. I don't dare to say anything else, I will definitely make up for it within this month.