Chapter 5 Governing the Southwest Section 7 Storms and Evils
The Han Dynasty was full of war clouds, but the Chengdu officialdom was full of relaxation. After Liu Nuzhou threw the 14th Army into Tibet, he went to Lhasa with Wu Zhongxin in Changcheng... Perhaps because he felt the strong will of the central government, the Kashag government did not dare to mobilize the army to stop it, but instead sent representatives to welcome Wu Zhongxin in Linzhi.
Wu Zhongxin was already angry, and he was dissatisfied with the construction of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway now. Isn’t it good to invest the materials needed for road construction on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War? He had to commit to this barren land, not to mention that he had provoked bloody conflicts. He was very worried that the mission delivered by the central government could be completed in Lhasa.
Wu Zhongxin's mission not only included attending a bed-sitting ceremony, but also declared sovereignty and contacted local nobles to strengthen the ties between Lhasa and the central government. As soon as this bloody incident occurred, his mission undoubtedly added a layer of difficulty.
But after Linzhi met the representative of Kasha, he immediately felt that his previous concerns were probably unnecessary. The representative of Kasha was very respectful, which was completely beyond his expectations. However, Liu Wenhui told him without any concern that the representative's attitude would be like this without the soldiers he led.
Liu Wenhui always kept in touch with Chengdu with a high-power radio station and was very clear about the situation. Zhuang Jihua said it very clearly in the telegram. The 24th Army must be prepared to garrison Lhasa and take measures to win over the upper class, but the Tibetan army must accept the adaptation and weaken it during the adaptation process. So Liu Wenhui was very confident that he knew what was going to happen and was also preparing to create trouble and make these things happen.
The first thing to solve when entering Lhasa is the British. Liu Wenhui is not in a hurry to advance towards Lhasa. He has to wait for the follow-up troops, but the bed-sitting ceremony cannot be delayed. Wu Zhongxin insists on rushing to Lhasa as soon as possible. Liu Wenhui could not resist him, so he had to take the vanguard regiment to Lhasa with him, and urge the follow-up troops to speed up the action. But when they walked to Nagqu, the telegram from Chengdu caught up with him, asking him to stop at Gongbu Jiangda, and Wu Zhongxin went to Lhasa alone. He had to wait until the entire 24th Army arrived before going to Lhasa. At the same time, he told him that the Southwest Camp was forming a new army, and Xiang Chuanyi also formed a new division in Xikang. The Ministry of Military Affairs had approved the number of the New Ninety-Sixth Division.
As the telegram said, Zhuang Jihua was forming a new division in Sichuan. After the 24th Army entered Tibet, the army was almost all transferred out of Sichuan, and all the remaining were the instructors who trained new recruits.
After the Sichuan Army left, the Central Army began to enter Sichuan one after another, and Liu Zhi was appointed as the commander of the Chongqing Garrison, but even so, the entire southwest was still empty. This situation made Zhuang Jihua a little worried, especially because he was a little worried about the prospect of the Battle of Wuhan, so he wanted to train a new army as a strategic reserve.
Shortly after returning to Sichuan, he proposed to the Ministry of Military Affairs to relocate a group of officers and experienced sergeants in the name of forming a southwest camp. He Yingqin helped him persuade Chiang Kai-shek and gave him a number of the oral army.
However, he didn't think about the commander of this army. Li Zhilong really wanted to serve as the commander, but Zhuang Jihua firmly refused. In his mind, Li Zhilong was no longer a professional soldier. But he was a political cadre.
In addition to the candidate for military commander, there is another problem that also bothers him. Weapons and equipment are more difficult. Now he can no longer buy weapons from Sichuan Development Company as he used to. Weapons and equipment can only be publicly used, but the first thing the Logistics Department has to satisfy is the Wuhan combat.
Zeng Kuoqing's face was dark, and he felt a little moved when he looked at the prosperous Chengdu. He had not taken a step forward in Yunnan in the past two years, but he was really good at political work. The Yunnan Three Youth League was praised for its outstanding organizational development. He thought that such achievements could allow Chiang Kai-shek to re-activate, but he did not expect that Chiang Kai-shek always ignored it. When he was discouraged, he received an order to serve as the director of the Political Department of the Southwest Camp.
When he stepped into Zhuang Jihua's office, Zeng Kuoqing saw a middle-aged officer with the rank of colonel standing opposite Zhuang Jihua. Zhuang Jihua was talking to him. Seeing Zeng Kuoqing come in, Zhuang Jihua stopped talking and greeted Zeng Kuoqing.
"Brother Zhaoda, sorry, sorry, I didn't expect you to arrive today." Zhuang Jihua walked over enthusiastically and introduced the colonel to Zeng Kuoqing before he could speak: "This is Huang Botao, the combat director of the Southwest Camp."
Huang Botao was transferred by Zhuang Jihua, which surprised the old subordinates in the Fifth War Zone and also surprised He Yingqin. Even if Zhuang Jihua wanted Lan Yundong, Du Xingming, etc., He Yingqin would not be surprised, but he called Huang Botao. This general who was neither from Huangpu nor from a miscellaneous army from the old subordinate of the Southwest Development Team. Such a person had a bright future in the army.
I'm afraid Huang Botao himself was a little surprised, so when he stood in front of Zhuang Jihua, he was a little restrained. He had very little contact with Zhuang Jihua before, so he was transferred from the Yicha War Zone to the Fifth War Zone. Although he heard that Zhuang Jihua was going to take him, Zhuang Jihua was transferred away soon and there was no communication.
After Jiang Dingwen became the commander of the Fifth War Zone, two people were unlucky, one was him and the other was Chen Mingren. Chen Mingren had an old grudge with Jiang Dingwen and was born in a miscellaneous manner. Jiang Dingwen replaced his position with his confidants. Soon after, he joined forces with Ahmad to take charge of the people's training, which made him extremely depressed. Now Zhuang Jihua transferred him to the Southwest Camp as the commander of the combat department, which was equivalent to saving his military career.
"Director Zeng." Huang Botao saluted Zeng Kuoqing, who returned the favor a little unnaturally. His long-term work in the Third Youth League made him a little unfamiliar with military etiquette.
"Okay." Zhuang Jihua saw that both of them were a little unnatural, so he smiled and said, "Sit down, you both have just arrived, Brother Kuang, have you explained everything about Yunnan?"
Zeng Kuoqing nodded. He was earlier than Huang Botao's street transfer order, but his work was complicated and it took some time to hand over it. Huang Botao was very simple. He wanted to leave the fifth war zone. It took only one day to explain the matter when he received the transfer order. The two of them rushed to Chengdu together.
"Brother Expanded, you can't stay in Chengdu for long, your main work is in Guizhou." Zhuang Jihua spoke straight to the point, without any concern: "The Southwest Camp decided to develop Guizhou according to the Chongqing model, so you went to Guizhou to guide the work in the name of the director of the Southwest Camp Political Department. Officials of the provincial government can make a request to me, and the local commissioners have the right to directly appoint and remove them. The provincial party committee is directly led by you."
Zeng Kuoqing arrived a little dazed. Suddenly he had such great power, which was really unbearable. He was stunned and asked, "Cultural Revolution, will I go alone?"
"Of course not. Luo Shahe, former secretary-general of the Party Committee of Chongqing, and Xiao Sanmu, former chairman of the Chongqing Trade Union, have all been transferred. In addition, a group of backbones have been transferred from various districts and counties and working teams in Chongqing. They are temporarily serving in the Political Department of the Southwest Camp." Zhuang Jihua said calmly.
But Zeng Kuoqing understood that these people are the reserves of cadres. If anyone doesn’t open his eyes, they will be replaced by these people. He nodded slightly to show his understanding, but then asked again: "Cultural Revolution, have you talked with Wu Dingchang? What is his opinion?"
Wu Dingchang, chairman of Guizhou Province, was a literati. He served as the president of Da Kung Pao. Later, the Great Wall joined the Resources Committee and served as a member of the Finance Committee and Minister of the Industrial Department. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the chairman of Guizhou Province and has been governing Guizhou for two years.
Zhuang Jihua was not worried about Wu Dingchang. Although he was a member of the Resources Committee, he did not deal with much. However, some of the policies Wu Dingchang implemented in Guizhou moved from Chongqing, and Guizhou has been under the jurisdiction of the Southwest Pacification Office. After Zhuang Jihua acquired Yunnan, he began to pay attention to Guizhou. Some students from the cadre school also came from Guizhou, and some of them had been sent back to Guizhou. After he went to the battlefield, Li Zhilong insisted on infiltration into Guizhou during the period of presiding over the Southwest Development, and he also gained a lot in Guizhou. This is also one of the reasons why he and Zhang Jingjiang insisted on replacing the Chongqing-Guizhou Railway with Guizhou development.
"You go first, Teacher Yan has led a group of experts to go first, you go to Guiyang to meet them, Teacher Yan is responsible for directing the experts to select the factory site and the equipment has been shipped in the United States, and Chongqing has also produced a batch. We plan to build 16 factories from now to the first half of next year, half of which will be built in Guizhou, and there will be 38 factories. In this way, we can reach a scale of one million people next year. With this scale, we can launch a local counterattack against the Japanese." Zhuang Jihua quietly stared at Zeng Kuoqing.
"The main content of Guizhou's work is the same as the development of the southwest. The most important thing is to organize the entire society. They have already made part of it, but it is not enough. Especially in the rural areas, the farmers' associations are developing very slowly, and Guizhou is different from the four. It is much poorer than Sichuan. Even if the landlords are not very rich, Guizhou is in many mountains and bandits, so be careful when implementing policies. I have ordered Zhao Hanjie to lead three special forces teams to strictly suppress bandits."
Zeng Kuoqing smiled bitterly in his heart. He understood that Zhuang Jihua had planned things like before. He just came to do the same thing as before. He just wanted to do the other things.
"Teacher Yan has also gone," Zeng Kuoqing said: "Since that's the case, that's fine. I won't disturb you anymore in the Cultural Revolution.
After saying that, he stood up and wanted to leave, Zhuang Jihua immediately stood up and walked to the door with him. After standing still, he said, "I'll come home for dinner tonight, Yin Shu smelled of soup."
Zeng Kuoqing smiled and nodded in agreement, but Zeng Kuoqing was not without a home in Chengdu. His parents both lived in Chengdu. His family was poor and later became rich. He bought a house in Chengdu and took his parents, brothers and sisters from the countryside to Chengdu for support.
Huang Botao stood aside with some embarrassment. He was a person who was not good at speaking and had few friends. He transferred from this team to another team, and was excluded from it. He envied the casual and intimate relationship between them.
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