Zheng Weiguo's mind went back to a morning a few days ago. At the headquarters of the 97th Army, Chief of Staff Zhou was ordered to go to Gaocheng County to preside over the reorganization, and before leaving, he deliberately found Zheng Weiguo and said: "Commander-in-chief, I will go to Gaocheng tomorrow, what other instructions do you have?" ”

"Uh, this, hehe!" Zheng Weiguo smiled embarrassedly, and said embarrassedly: "I'm ashamed to say it, I am far inferior to you in my understanding of the situation of the Hebei People's Army, especially Qiao Mingli's department." So, just give instructions and give us any suggestions if you have any good suggestions. ”

During this time, things were all crowded together, first of all, the news of the Jidong riots leaked and had to be staged in advance. Zheng Huzi had no choice but to temporarily suspend the planning of the whole army, and hurriedly sent the 63rd Army north for reinforcements.

A few days later, news came from Tianjin that the Japanese army intended to arm the security forces (i.e., the notorious Imperial Allied Army) and intended to transport the precious metals from the Zhengjin Bank. In view of this situation, Feng Kun, the person in charge of Tianjin, called for the urgent launch of the "Tianjin Plan".

There are also operations to clean up "pornography, gambling, and drugs" in the base areas, plus some emergencies in military academies, banks, trading companies, and various military sub-districts, and more than 10 major matters are waiting to be dealt with, which has made Zheng Huzi dizzy. In fact, the matter of incorporating the Hebei People's Army has always been arranged by Chief of Staff Zhou in the middle, which can be described as a high degree of hard work.

Chief of Staff Zhou hurriedly said: "The general seat is serious, these are all things within the lowly position. As he spoke, he gave a general explanation of the situation in Qiao Ming's Rite Department.

As mentioned earlier, Qiao Mingli's troop composition is very complex. How complicated is it? The following is a brief description of the members of the Ministry.

The core members are the two squadrons of the Gaohua Civil Department brought by Qiao Mingli from western Hebei. The first battle of Liyang Town (interested friends can search for it, the process is very exciting.) Space is limited, so I won't introduce it too much here) After that, Qiao Mingli gradually gained a firm foothold in Gaocheng County. The unit was expanded into a regiment, and the regiment commander was Xia Weixin, an old subordinate. Soon, Jiang Yuying, a large landowner in Shulu County (now Xinji City), came to vote and was organized into the second regiment.

Since then, Qiaobu's power has grown day by day. Wang Ziyao, a native of Yaoshan, Hebei, returned with more than 3,000 armed men and was appointed by Qiao as the commander of the first detachment of the Hebei People's Army; Yan Jilu of the puppet emperor's allegorical army led more than 2,000 people anyway and entrusted him with the commander of the fourth detachment; Yan Shaotang (from the Northeast) of the Japanese military police led more than 100 people, and more than 1,000 people from the Gaohua Civil Department and the 53rd Army of the Gaohua Army, and He Fengxiang's department, which was defeated, were organized into the fifth detachment. with Shang Zhengxia, commander of the 29th Army Battalion, as the commander; Zhu Yuzhang, a native of Jin County, gathered a local team of more than 1,000 people. It was organized as the sixth detachment.

Look, there are landlord militias, homeless armed forces, and puppet armies and spies anyway. There are routs. There are bandits. Coupled with the Ma Yutang Department of the Eighth Route Army, which often teamed up with Qiao Mingli to pick up railways and cut wires, almost all the armed forces in North China can be found here.

Zheng Weiguo frowned slightly after hearing this, and said, "So complicated? ”

Chief of Staff Zhou nodded and said, "Yes." Commander-in-Chief, so I would like to hear your opinion, otherwise I will always feel unsure. ”

Zheng Weiguo asked, "Chief of Staff, what are you going to do?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "The local militia regiment was assigned to the First Army Division, the He Fengxiang Division of the 53rd Army was still returned to the 53rd Army, the Shang Zhengxia Division of the 29th Army was assigned to the 34th Division, and the rest of the divisions were assigned to the 33rd Division. ”

Zheng Weiguo was silent for a moment, sighed and said, "Ahem, Wu Quanfu has the ability, but he has risen too fast and lacks experience. I'm afraid he won't be able to control the situation. ”

Wu Quanfu is currently the commander of the 33rd Division, previously the commander of the 35th Brigade, and then served as the commander of the 341st Regiment and the commander of the third battalion, and he also rose step by step. The problem is that the pace is too fast, and there is simply no time to adapt and adjust. This problem was also embodied in other officers of the 97th Army, and it became a major problem restricting the development of the troops.

Chief of Staff Zhou hesitated for a moment and said tentatively: "Does the general seat mean that you want to change people?" ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and asked, "Well, do you have a suitable candidate?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou smiled and said tentatively: "General Seat, what do you think of Li Liangrong?" ”

As party-state talents, Li Liangrong and Liao Yaoxiang are among them. Liao Yaoxiang is now in charge of retraining the only armored unit of the group army, which can be described as prosperous. However, Li Liangrong, who has a higher position, is not embarrassed or embarrassed, and has nothing else to do except go to the military academy to give lectures.

The main reason is that the post of chief of staff of the group army is too difficult to handle. If he is asked to assist Chief of Staff Zhou, and his superiors assist his subordinates, not only will he not be able to get by in terms of face, but he will also be undignified. If Chief of Staff Zhou is allowed to assist him, not to mention that Zheng Weiguo is not at ease, in the post of Chief of Staff, Li Liangrong may not be comparable to Zhou Yimin, who once studied abroad. It is indeed a very bold idea to think outside the box and directly entrust the task.

Zheng Weiguo thought for a while, and said: "This idea is very good, I think it's okay!" ”

He then put forward this proposal at the Military and Political Committee, and although some members did not understand it, Professor Yang and Political Commissar Cheng both expressed their support, and finally passed it by a show of hands.

Subsequently, Zheng Weiguo made an appointment with Wu Quanfu, the current commander of the 33rd Division, to find out what he thought.

Wu Quanfu was busy with the training of the 33rd Division, and when he learned that the commander-in-chief of Lu Dao had summoned him, he hurried over. He is Zheng Huzi's old subordinate, and he gets along more casually, and before he can sit down, he asks, "Boss, what are you looking for?" ”

Zheng Weiguo asked: "Quanfu, how does it feel to be the teacher these days?" ”

Wu Quanfu smiled and said, "Thank you for the cultivation." He complained again: "Being a division commander is much more difficult than being a brigade commander, and I am so busy every day, but I am still at ease when I was a brigade commander before." ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Then how about I reduce the burden and remove you from the position of division commander?" ”

Wu Quanfu thought Zheng Weiguo was joking, and said with a hippie smile: "Okay, anyway, you are the commander-in-chief, do you have the final say?" ”

Zheng Weiguo stared at his eyes and said, "Be serious!" I'm serious, I'm not kidding you! ”

Wu Quanfu was stunned for a moment and muttered, "Boss, are you not doing a good job?" Where the handling is improper, please make it clear to the general seat, and resolutely correct it. ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said, "Quanfu." I've seen your performance lately. In terms of your current abilities, it's quite rare to do that. But you're far from qualified for my requirements! ”

Wu Quanfu's face quickly turned red. He was silent for a moment, bowed his head in shame, and said, "You are right in your criticism, and you blame your incompetence and disappointing your expectations. Boss, you can give orders, I will go wherever I want, and I will never complain. ”

Zheng Weiguo comforted: "It's not that you are incompetent. I know you have a lot of potential. What is lacking is only experience. Not only you, but the entire soldiers from the Ping'an County Anti-Japanese Security Corps have this problem. Of course, that includes me, but I can't make any substitutions. If I could, I would have changed it a long time ago. ”

Wu Quanfu hurriedly persuaded: "General seat." Don't be tempted to retreat. Our ninety-seven soldiers will not accept anyone except you! ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded with satisfaction. said: "I know that I know that I thank you for supporting me behind your back." Although I wronged you this time, I still said it cheekily. Because I'm sure you'll support me, right? ”

Wu Quanfu said: "The general seat is serious, and soldiers regard obedience to orders as their duty, and they dare not say that they are wronged. What's more, the humble function is all cultivated by you today, if I don't even support you, then I, Wu Quanfu, am still human? Then he asked, "Boss, just tell me where you want me to go?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "I plan to transfer Li Liangrong to the 33rd Division as the division commander, and you will be his assistant and serve as the deputy division commander." ”

Wu Quanfu was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "Li Liangrong? Boss, he's a member of the Central Army? Besides, he was beaten by little devils in the Battle of Lanfeng, and lost the fortifications and the Yellow River crossing, how qualified is such a defeated general to be our division commander? ”

Zheng Weiguo explained: "The failure of the Battle of Lanfeng was mainly caused by the mistakes of the decision-making level, coupled with the greed for life and fear of death of Gui Yongqing, Huang Jie and other officers. Although Li Liangrong also exposed some shortcomings in this battle, he can still see some shining points. ”

As he spoke, he listed Li Liangrong's battlefield performance one by one, let Wu Quanfu judge, and asked: "Do you ask yourself if you are sure that you can do better than him in his situation at that time?" ”

Wu Quanfu thought for a while and shook his head.

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "That's it, I hope you can seize this opportunity to learn more from him." In addition, Li Liangrong has just arrived, and he has the reputation of being a defeated general, and there will definitely be people below who will disagree with him. You must assist him in mastering the troops and allowing the 33rd Division to regain combat effectiveness as soon as possible. I estimate that there will be a big battle in two or three months, and don't smash the golden signboard of the 33rd Division at that time. ”

Wu Quanfu hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Please rest assured, the general seat, I promise to complete the task!" ”

After appeasing Wu Quanfu, Li Liangrong's side is much simpler. Although the chief of staff of the army group sounds very high-grade, in fact, he has no power. For a soldier, the greatest pain is that heroes are useless, so as soon as Zheng Weiguo proposed it, Li Liangrong readily agreed, and made a military order on the spot, wanting to raise the combat effectiveness of the 33rd Division to a higher level.

After the work was done, Zheng Weiguo immediately applied to the Military Commission to promote Zhou Yimin, chief of staff of the 97 th Army, to chief of staff of the 41 st Group Army, to transfer Li Liangrong, former chief of staff of the Group Army, to the commander of the 33 rd Division, and Wu Quanfu, former commander of the 33 rd Division, to be reappointed deputy division commander. Of course, this was followed by a large number of personnel transfers, and at the same time, the central authorities were also required to send another group of officers and cadets specializing in artillery.

The encrypted telegram was quickly placed in front of the chairman's desk, and Lin Wei, the director of the chamberlain, said cautiously: "Principal, this is a secret telegram sent by Chief Zheng Weiguo of Jizhong, asking for some adjustments within the 41st Group Army. ”

Chang Kaishen was a little displeased, snorted and said, "Do you want to benefit your descendants again?" This Zheng beard is too ugly to eat. ”

Lin Wei smiled slightly and said, "No, principal, you can see it by looking at it." ”

Chang Kaishen opened the telegram draft suspiciously, glanced at it first, his face was shocked, and he hurriedly looked at it from the beginning, and said suspiciously: "Weiwen, I remember that the 33rd Division is the main force of Zheng Huzi, how can he rest assured that Liang'an will be the division commander?" ”

Lin Wei guessed: "It's really weird, could it be Liang'an?" ”

Chang Kaishen hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Absolutely not!" Liang'an, I know the Daodi, and I will never betray the party-state! ”

Lin Wei hurriedly said: "The principal is right, I don't think Liang'an looks like this kind of person. In this case, it must be Chief Zheng who has asked for you! ”

Chang Kaishen was puzzled: "Please? Could it be the matter of the Hebei People's Army? But the Hebei People's Army is about to be swallowed up by him, can I still let him spit it out? ”

Lin Wei said: "Could it be because of the batch of supplies that just arrived in Myanmar?" ”

Chang Kaishen laughed and said, "Well, it's very possible!" This Zheng beard is still very capable, and he can even catch up with the Germans. But he underestimated me too much. Which Chinese army is not under my command, and does it need to go to Kata like Li Zongren? ”

Lin Wei hurriedly slapped a sycophant and said, "Where are they as far-sighted as the principal?" He also suggested: "But this is an opportunity for us to master the 97th Army." ”

Chang Kaishen bowed his head slightly and said approvingly: "Well, that's a good point!" You immediately draft a copy of the call to indicate that all applications have been approved. And so you do. ”

Lin Wei smiled when he heard this, and complimented him repeatedly: "The principal is wise!" ”

A few days later, Qiao Mingli of the Hebei People's Army officially completed the reorganization. Its main force was incorporated into the 33rd Division, and Qiao Mingli served as the brigade commander of the 33rd Brigade of the 33rd Division (the brigade number has been adjusted). At the same time, the 97th Army also underwent a major internal adjustment, and the army headquarters was beginning to merge with the group army headquarters, with the 33rd and 34th infantry divisions under it.

The 33rd Division was headed by Li Liangrong, Wu Quanfu was appointed deputy division commander, and the former deputy division commander Jin Kuibi was reappointed as the deputy commander of the 34th Division, and the chief of staff was still Zhao Zhenfan. The 33rd Division consists of the 33rd Brigade and the 34th Brigade (i.e., the original 35th Brigade and the 36th Brigade). 33 Brigade Commander Qiao Mingli, 36 Brigade Commander Qi Sixian. The two brigades each have two regiments, numbered 331 Regiment, 332 Regiment, 341 Regiment, and 342 Regiment respectively. In addition, the 33rd Division and its two subordinate brigades each set up a supplementary regiment for the purpose of training recruits and replenishing the main force.

The 34th Division was headed by Zhao Yunxiang, deputy division commander Jin Kuibi (former commander of the 107th Division of the Northeast Army), and chief of staff Fan Zixia. The 34th Division has 35 brigades and 36 brigades. Among them, the predecessor of the 35th Brigade was the old 33rd Brigade, which was once the strongest unit under Zheng Huzi. The 36th Brigade is composed of local troops in central Hebei. Ma Biao, commander of the 35th Brigade (previously served as the deputy commander of the 34th Division, and like Wu Quanfu, he was demoted), and Xia Yunting, commander of the 36th Brigade (former commander of the Eighth Route Cavalry Regiment, served as the deputy brigade commander of the 35th Brigade). Like the 33rd Division, there are also four main regiments and three supplementary regiments. The main regiments are 351 Regiment, 352 Regiment, 361 Regiment, and 362 Regiment.

Soon after the successful reorganization, Wang Changjiang also led his troops to Jizhong and accepted the adaptation. The elites of the department were scattered and incorporated into the 33rd and 34th Divisions, and Wang himself also served as the deputy brigade commander of the 36th Brigade, which drew a perfect end to the integration of the Hebei People's Army. Lu Zhonglin and Kang Ze, who originally wanted to take advantage of the chaos, could only drool. (To be continued......)

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