Liuzhen, Independent Brigade Headquarters
"Scorpion" sent back Zhao Sihu's reply. Chu Xiong chuckled after reading it, and then handed the message to Gao Wancheng. The affairs of the 78th Division were at the brigade headquarters, and the scope of knowledge was limited to the two of them.
This matter should not be known to too many people. Scorpion's side is also a single-line contact, which is related to the overall situation of the united front and must be treated with caution.
After Gao Wancheng read it, he asked Chu Xiong in disbelief:
"Old Chu, is this matter settled like this? Is there any conspiracy?"
"Lao Gao, I told you a long time ago that Comrade Zhao Sihu is a smart man. I could have guessed that he would choose the first option, but I still didn't expect that he would be so single. This is throwing the ball to us again. !”
"Lao Chu, don't tell me, we really can't treat Comrade Zhao Sihu badly because of his hand. Even if they are the bones of a horse, we still have to give them a high enough political status."
Chu Xiong nodded and said:
"Here, why don't you give it? He deserves it. His unconditional acceptance of the adaptation has really helped us a lot. With this awareness, he can afford the position of leader of the main force!
As for his future development in the Eighth Route Army, it depends on his own performance in the future. As long as he always stands on the side of the people, even if he is less capable, he will not be missed.
Lao Gao, I suggest that the 78th Division be reorganized into the Pre-Fifth Regiment, with Scorpion as the political commissar. Comrade Zhao Sihu will work out other positions and report them to the brigade headquarters for filing. They can be assigned to the battalion level for the time being. This is top secret, and the designation of the 78th Division is still open to the outside world;
Scorpion is responsible for developing Comrade Zhao Sihu to join the organization secretly. You and I will serve as the introducers. 100 military and political elites will be transferred from each regiment to work in the 78th Division, under the unified leadership of Scorpion;
To establish a temporary branch of the Pre-Fifth Youth League, the party committee should not be established for the time being. We still need to pay attention to strategy. Xie Zi serves as the branch secretary and Zhao Sihu serves as the deputy secretary. One or two of their group leaders can be recruited as committee members to start the branch work first!
As soon as the branch work starts, within three months, this unit will completely belong to the organization, and no one can try to pull it away.
We must pay attention to the way we work. In the military area, the backbone sent there is only responsible for training. Do not interfere too much in the management area, so as not to cause resistance among battalion and company-level officers;
If you want to boil a frog in warm water, first sink to the grassroots level and mingle with the soldiers!
One principle must be grasped: everyone is now a comrade and cannot be treated differently. Even if there are some conflicts, they can only be internal conflicts between comrades and can only be resolved through criticism and self-criticism;
It is strictly forbidden for anyone to go online or say anything that hurts gay feelings!
Political work is your strong point. I will make these few requirements. You must personally check the selection of personnel. Don't let a mouse drop ruin the whole pot of soup.
The reorganization of the 78th Division is related to the success or failure of the entire Zhongtiao Mountain strategy, and we cannot pay too much attention to it;
Scorpion is good at intelligence work, so he was given the position of political commissar just to make it easier for Zhao Sihu and the comrades of the Pre-Fifth Regiment to accept it.
Regarding political work, I suggest that Minister Wang of the Political Department should take charge personally, and that he should serve as the Special Commissioner of the Brigade Headquarters;
Minister Wang will be responsible for distributing all the equipment, materials, and food allocated by the brigade headquarters to the Fifth Preliminary Regiment. This will increase his voice in the Fifth Preliminary Regiment. What do you think, Lao Gao? "
Gao Wancheng nodded and said:
"I completely agree with your opinion. With Comrade Wang Junjie in charge, there will be no problem at all. Let's do it this way. I will sort out our conversation today as soon as possible and submit it to the confidentiality department for archiving after we double-sign."
Although no party committee meeting was held for confidentiality, the conversation between the two people still had to formulate a resolution and archive it. This was an organizational procedure, and Chu Xiong would naturally not object.
A week later, 100 cadres led by Wang Junjie and 500 soldiers transferred from the old camp garrison to escort the first batch of equipment and supplies secretly arrived at the 78th Division's station. All personnel were wearing civilian clothes and supplies. Also disguised.
"Comrade Zhao Sihu, this is Comrade Wang Junjie, the special commissioner of the brigade headquarters. He will stay at the division headquarters from now on."
As soon as Zhao Sihu heard that he was the special commissioner of the brigade, he immediately greeted him enthusiastically and said excitedly:
"Commissioner Wang is welcome to guide the work!"
"Comrade Zhao Sihu, I have an important order from the brigade here to announce. It only takes a few regimental commanders to know the secret. Let's go to the conference room first. The security department will be taken over by the comrades I brought here for the time being. Do you have any objections?"
Zhao Sihu knew that a big dinner was about to be served, so he had to keep it secret. He had already done the work of the group leaders.
"Commissioner Wang, you can make the decision in everything. It's all for work. Everyone can understand."
Ten minutes later, several important personnel gathered in the conference room, waiting for the brigade commissioner to read out important orders, which were also related to their vital interests.
After seeing everyone present, Wang Junjie began to read out the order of the Independence Brigade Party Committee:
"Comrades, first of all, on behalf of the Party Committee of the Independent Brigade, I welcome you all to join the Independent Brigade of the 81st Division of the Eighth Route Army. From now on, we are a real family."
Everyone nodded excitedly to each other, and then continued to wait for Commissioner Wang to read out the order.
"Comrades, the 78th Division was secretly reorganized into the fifth independent brigade preparatory regiment. Since the government only gave us the establishment of the 881st and 882nd regiments, we established 4 additional reserve regiments. The establishment, personnel, level, and salary of each regiment It’s all the same, and so is the Pre-Fifth Regiment.”
"Comrade Zhao Sihu is appointed as the leader of the fifth preliminary regiment, Chen Chao is appointed as the political commissar, Wang Junjie is appointed as the special commissioner of the brigade, and four comrades including Zhao Musheng are appointed as the battalion commander. All the above appointments are secretly archived in the Independent Brigade Party Committee, and the term of office starts from today;
We are at the battalion level for the time being. This time I brought over a gun battalion’s equipment and some food, which is enough for the whole regiment to eat for ten days. Subsequent supplies and ammunition will be delivered within a month.
The 100 military and political backbones and 500 veterans from the brigade headquarters supporting the Fifth Preliminary Regiment are also in place. They will assist me in completing the reorganization of the Preliminary Fifth Regiment. I hope that comrades can actively cooperate;
According to the brigade commander's plan, after the fifth regiment completes its reorganization and training, there will be no problem in single-handedly challenging one or two Japanese regiments! "
"The order has been read out. If you have any ideas or opinions, please feel free to mention them. Our Eighth Route Army is the most particular about military and political democracy."
Zhao Sihu and others all expressed no objections. Although they were downgraded by one or two levels, everyone could accept that food, ammunition, and a battalion of Wei Yixiao cannons were real.
Three days later, the 78th Division, which had undergone preliminary adjustments, launched a fierce attack on the Japanese position stationed opposite Langtou Mountain in accordance with the requirements of the commander's department. The 78th Division's winter offensive started as scheduled!
