Chapter Fourteen Chairman

  The Chairman sat quietly smoking and looking at the map. Since the outbreak of the civil war, the Chairman had been worried about the country's future. He wanted to reduce internal consumption and speed up national construction, but the peace talks broke down, and after the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the country was forced to sink into the quagmire of war!

  From the worsening situation to the current improvement, with the continuous arrival of good news from the Northeast, the chairman's eyebrows are finally not tightly furrowed! If the Northeast can be taken down within half a year, the civil war will end much earlier, which is the best thing for the country and the people! We can also take the opportunity to build the country early and create conditions for the resurgence of the Chinese nation!

  "Chairman, a telegram from the Northeast Bureau!" Vice-Chairman Zhou walked in with a pleased expression on his face, holding the telegram.

  The chairman raised his head and took over the telegram, saying: "Oh? How is Lin Gang's progress now? Is he going to attack Changchun?"

  Vice Chairman Zhou shook his head and said, "Not yet! But it's almost there. According to the opinions of Comrades from the Northeast Bureau, they think that as long as we can take over Changchun peacefully, it would be better! The city can't withstand another war!"

  The chairman nodded and said with deep approval, "Yes! This will also reduce unnecessary efforts for our future construction and development. Hmm, what can be fought for on that side should still be fought for!"

  The chairman read the telegram and said, "Hmmm, good! The troops in Lin Gang's place have finished gathering and resting. They have set out for Shenyang, their opinion is to solve the enemy in Changchun before liberating Shenyang. I think this can be done! The Northeast has already been settled! In this way, we can urge the Northeast Army to end the battle as soon as possible, enter the pass early, and cooperate with Nie Rongzhen to fight the decisive battle in North China!"

  Vice-Chairman Zhou said with a smile: "Yes, this way the time to liberate all of China will be greatly advanced! It won't take ten years, I think three to five years will do!"

  "Hmm, far beyond our expectations! Hmm, tell Lin Gang to order them to speed up and resolve the enemy in Shenyang and Changchun as soon as possible! Lay a solid foundation for the liberation of North China!"

  "Ah, all right! I'll go and convey the Chairman's instructions!"

  "Hmm!"

  When Vice-Chairman Zhou came to the Chairman's office again, the Chairman was still looking at the map, constantly watching the situation in the Central Plains. Vice-Chairman Zhou said: "Chairman, the Second and Third Field Armies have begun to launch the Huaihai Campaign, striving to annihilate the Kuomintang army's main forces in the Xuzhou area!"

  The chairman nodded, put down the pencil in his hand, let out a sigh of relief and combed his hair with his fingers. He said, "Hmmm, Old Jiang is probably just like us when we first started, too anxious to eat or sleep!"

  "Haha!"

  After a while, Vice Chairman Zhou suddenly remembered something and said: "Chairman, I heard from the comrades who came from the Northeast Bureau that something has happened over there too! Even Lin Gang was shocked!"

  "Oh? So it must be something related to the military then, what's going on? Tell me."

  "In this campaign of annihilating Liao Xiang's army, a comrade was promoted to be the commander of the main force regiment due to his outstanding military service!"

  "Oh? Since it has such a big impact, then this comrade himself must have been very controversial!"

  "The chairman is right, this comrade is just 20 years old this year! So young!"

  "Is it? Well, at 20 years old, this comrade's enlistment period won't be long, no more than 2 years at most!"

  "Uh-huh! 2 years of military service, just joined the party! Didn't have much experience leading troops before!"

  "Hmm, what did Lin Gang say then?"

  "Lin Gang gave this comrade a month's time to lead the troops, and when the time came, he went over in person to inspect! Unexpectedly, this comrade really passed the test smoothly!"

  "Hmm! Capable comrades should be promoted! I still believe in Comrade Lin Gang! In military matters, what he says goes!"

  "Yes, but many comrades still think that this comrade's qualifications in all aspects are still too shallow and believe that appointing him as the team leader is not very cautious, a bit too hasty!"

  "This is no excuse! When it's time to be cautious, one should be cautious! But when exceptions are needed, they must be made. I trust Lin Gang's vision, and in ancient times there was Gan Luo who became a prime minister at the age of 13! Can't our party have a 20-year-old battalion commander? During the revolutionary period of the workers and peasants, many of our party members were battalion commanders at the age of 17 or 18! If one has ability, they should be promoted; if one has made contributions, they should be rewarded! Tell Lin Gang that I said so, I agree with his opinion!"

  "Haha, there's no need for that now. Since Lin Gang has already resolved the matter, our central government doesn't need to make a statement!"

  "Hmm, okay! What's that comrade's name?"

  "Oh, his name is Chen Feichen, ear east Chen, plane fly, dust dust!"

  "Chen Feichen, haha, looks like you have big ambitions! We should also focus on cultivating the younger generation, after all, we'll need them to take over from us old folks in the future!"

  "Yes, looking at these young and excellent comrades, our party's future is definitely bright!"

  "Hmm, right! Let's discuss the situation on the Central Plains battlefield!"

  "Good!"

  。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。

  Chen Feichen naturally wouldn't know that his name had already entered the president's line of sight, and he also wouldn't think that he would have such ability! What he is most concerned about now is still how to be a good main team captain!

  He only now truly understands how difficult it is to be a main force commander! In the past when training troops, he was just a figurehead, only training together with the soldiers in the company and the lower-ranking soldiers. Now that the inspection has passed, this unit can also be considered stable, and as the commander, he must start performing his duties!

  This is the first formal party committee meeting of the three brigades! Brigade commander, political commissar, deputy brigade commander, chief of staff, director of the political department, deputy political commissar, and head of the brigade office (similar to a secretary-general).

  At the meeting, except for Chen Feichen being a young man, the other six were all old party members and were all 35 or 36 years old cadres. Compared to other troops, the party committee leadership of the third battalion was still very young, but looking at Chen Feichen's face and age! The hearts of several people present can be said to be very uncomfortable!

  Political Commissar Tang Jingwu is still okay, after all, he has been through thick and thin with Chen Feichen! He also saw Chen Feichen's abilities, in Tang Jingwu's eyes, Chen Feichen cannot be compared to ordinary people. As Chen Feichen said: "If I were an ordinary person, would this team leader let me be the captain?"

  It's this kind of self-confidence, similar to arrogant confidence that makes Tang Jingwu feel a sense of appreciation he didn't know himself! Tang Jingwu is an intellectual, a top student from Yanjing University, which is rare in the PLA! This also made Tang Jingwu like to think wildly! From his point of view, he always believed that those who can make great achievements in the army are not arrogant individuals, but rather those who believe in themselves! Now, none of them, including Number One, Number Two, Number Three, and even Comrade Peng, are not like this!