The so-called envoy sent by Chongqing at this time to ask for a meeting with him was indeed somewhat unexpected by Zhuo Fei, and out of his consistent attitude towards the Chongqing government, Zhuo Fei chose to meet with the envoy immediately. "Mr. Zhuo, I am Xie Zhuoxin, and I have come to discuss with you on the order of the chairman of the CPPCC National Committee." Xie Zhuoxin, who had passed middle age, was surprised by Zhuo Fei's youth, while Zhuo Fei was surprised by the military atmosphere exuded by the other party, and the first meeting between the two sides was not as embarrassing as Hefman feared.

Contrary to Zhuo Fei's expectations, Xie Zhuoxin did not bring any decision of the Nationalist Government, but some of the latest information obtained by the military commanders, and all of them were about the Japanese army in China. "The chairman of the committee did not want to negotiate a cease-fire with the Japanese, but he could not stand up to those people in the government who wanted to cease-fire, coupled with the flag-waving shouts of those people in Nanjing and the armistice posture deliberately put on by the Japanese army, the current situation in the country has basically stabilized." Xie Zhuoxin did not remove Chiang Kai-shek from the ceasefire in the peace talks at the beginning, but very tactfully put the main responsibility on some other people.

Regarding Xie Zhuoxin's intentions, Zhuo Fei had already expected that Chiang Kai-shek would never assume this responsibility. Taking the folder handed by Xie Zhuoxin, Zhuo Fei opened it and looked at it carefully, and Xie Zhuoxin also explained to Zhuo Fei from the side. "From the moment the Japanese army proposed a cease-fire peace talks, our people have noticed that the Japanese army has made some changes, and so far, all the intelligence officers in the enemy-occupied areas of the military command have discovered that the Japanese troops in the occupied areas are wantonly looting copper, iron and property from the people, and this compiled information in your hand is the latest summary of the intelligence obtained by the military commander."

Probably flipping through the summary information in his hand, Zhuo Fei looked at Xie Zhuoxin with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Mr. Xie, don't tell me, you can't see what the Japanese army is doing?" As far as the domestic battlefield is concerned, the weapons and equipment equipped by the Japanese troops are obviously better than those of the former national army, so the amount of materials they consume will be far greater than that of the national army. According to the information we have obtained, there have been two large-scale fires in Japan, and a large number of handicraft workshops responsible for the downstream production of armaments for the Japanese military department have been destroyed, and the supply of materials for the Japanese army in China will inevitably be affected as a result. ”

"Japan was ambitious, and while invading China, it also moved south to get involved in Southeast Asia and take the opportunity to attack the American continent. The simple truth is that even if the Japanese army has enough troops to maintain such a situation, their ammunition production and reserves are bound to not keep up with the consumption. What can copper and iron do? It's nothing more than being shipped back to their homeland by the Japanese to make ammunition, such a simple truth, I don't think the military commander should know it, right? ”

Zhuo Fei's rhetorical question somewhat embarrassed Xie Zhuoxin, in fact, when the military commander found out about the latest information, the military commander already had the same judgment as Zhuo Fei. However, after the military commanders reported this information to the Ministry of Military Affairs, they did not attract the attention of the top level of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and the majority of the government had already focused their attention on the matter of ceasefire and peace talks, and some people even thought that the War of Resistance was about to end, because the Japanese had taken the initiative to propose ceasefire and peace talks.

No one paid attention to the movements of the Japanese army, so Chiang Kai-shek sent Xie Zhuoxin south, he wanted to know Zhuo Fei's opinion and the attitude of the Independence Army. "Quite simply, the Japanese did not think of a real ceasefire with China at all, since the Manchu Qing Dynasty, this kind of diplomatic trick has long been used by the Japanese, but unfortunately the Chinese still do not see how dangerous their position is." After figuring out Xie Zhuoxin's true intention, Zhuo Fei's words were a little more casual.

"I have already expressed my attitude that there will be absolutely no fornication between the Independence Army and the Japanese, and even if the peace talks between the Nationalist Government and the Japanese are successful, the Independence Army will continue to fight with the Japanese army. At present, the area of engagement between the Independence Army and the Japanese army is not within China's territory, and the Independence Army has accepted the employment of the US government, and we are preparing to launch an offensive against the Japanese army throughout Southeast Asia, in order to contain the Japanese military activities in the Philippines and win a respite and time for the US troops in the Philippines. ”

"You ask me what I think of the government's peace talks with Japan? My view is very simple, that is, one word, continue to fight, until the Japanese take the initiative to withdraw from China instead of making any ceasefire and peace talks. Zhuo Fei's answer did not surprise Xie Zhuoxin, when he left Chongqing, Chiang Kai-shek frankly said in front of Xie Zhuoxin that Zhuo Fei was determined not to compromise with the Japanese army. Japan is only an island country, and its population is far inferior to that of China, and even if the Japanese have the upper hand at present, as long as we continue to resist, Japan will eventually lose its dominance in this war due to lack of support. ”

"Since the independence army went south to Burma, it has defeated the four main divisions of the Japanese army and annihilated nearly 100,000 Japanese troops. And the new army in China, with the cooperation of anti-Japanese forces in various places, has also galloped across the country to defeat the Japanese army many times, can't those people in your government see this? Add up the number of Japanese troops annihilated by the Independence Army and the New Army and carefully calculate to see how many backup troops in Japan can be sent to China to die? ”

Since Xie Zhuoxin was sent by Chiang Kai-shek to inquire about the news, Zhuo Fei was not polite, and let out all the resentment that had been depressed in his heart. "Mr. Xie, in the past five months since the end of last year, more than 170,000 Japanese troops have been annihilated by the Independence Army and the New Army. And among the 170,000 Japanese troops, more than 8 percent are so-called veterans, I don't know if you are aware of a problem, do you know what the loss of hundreds of thousands of front-line veterans means to Japan? ”

"Not only does it mean that Japan needs to send more than 100,000 recruits from its own territory to the Chinese battlefield, but also that these Japanese troops, who are heavily supplied with new soldiers, will fall from the first-line troops to the second-line or third-line troops for a long time, and their combat effectiveness will decline exponentially. The Nationalist Government's defensive forces in various localities may not be able to defeat the Japanese army's first- and second-line troops, but they may not be able to defeat the Japanese army's third-line troops. ”

At this time, Zhuo Fei reached out and grabbed a pencil and drew a circle on the paper, "If the domestic anti-Japanese war situation can be gradually implemented according to the plan we have formulated in advance, the Japanese army will inevitably fall into such a strange circle." The well-equipped and well-trained Forces were only responsible for fighting the Japanese elite, killing their veterans and main forces as much as possible, while the other combat units attacked the Japanese army's third-line troops according to their own strength. As long as the Japanese casualties reached a certain size, they could only continue to recruit new recruits from their homeland, and when they sent their teenage children to China at home, that is, when the Japanese were completely defeated. ”

Zhuo Fei's narration sounded like a mess, but when his last words came out, Xie Zhuoxin, who was originally confused, suddenly understood. "Mr. Zhuo, do you mean that you just keep fighting with the Japanese, fighting for supplies and personnel consumption, until the Japanese can't fight at all?"

"That's right, that's what I mean, the Japanese are a very strange people, they don't sympathize with the weak, they only believe in the strong. Originally, my plan was for the Independence Army to contain the continued expansion of the Japanese army in Southeast Asia and curb their rate of plundering resources, while the domestic battlefield relied on various advantages to actively deplete the Japanese army's strength. It's just that I didn't expect that there would be people in China who believed that the Japanese would really withdraw their troops, so that the Independence Army in Southeast Asia would inevitably face the exponential pressure released by the Japanese army, but fortunately, for now, the Independence Army can still hold on. ”

At the end of the meeting between the two, Huffman, who had been guarding outside the headquarters, strode in and handed a telegram from the front to Zhuo Fei. Zhuo Fei didn't want to hide it from Xie Zhuoxin, and after reading it, he handed it to Xie Zhuoxin casually. "It's really a coincidence that you're here, the Japanese 18th Division is currently surrounded by the Independent Army again, so far, the available strength of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army has been sharply reduced from more than 20,000 before the war to 12,000, and I am now thinking about whether to continue to surround them or give them another chance to go south."

Xie Zhuoxin did not know much about the situation in Malaysia, and after a conversation with Huffman, Xie Zhuoxin finally had a general understanding of what Zhuo Fei had just said. In fact, Zhuo Fei's words just now were not without the meaning of smugness in front of Xie Zhuoxin, if the 18th division is counted, the main division of the Japanese army defeated in the hands of the independent army has reached four, and such a record is indeed enough to make Zhuo Fei proud.

Zhuo Fei was not deceived by the pride in his heart, and after consulting with his staff officers, Zhuo Fei decided to continue the onion peeling tactic against the 18th Division, and while allowing the 18th Division to go south to Singapore for the last time, the Independence Army would concentrate on annihilating 3,000 to 5,000 Japanese troops. At this time, Mu Taguchi Lian also really wanted to cry without tears, the 18th Division under his command had not really fought with the main force of the Independent Army, and had been forced to go south with heavy casualties, but the way south to Singapore was also full of dangers, so far, his 18th Division has suffered more than half of the casualties.

Mutaguchi Lian did not think about defending on the spot and waiting for the main force of the Independence Army to fight to the death, but whenever such an idea appeared in his mind, the Independence Army's flying team would come out to stir up the situation. The new bombs that would explode in the air and have great power are still fresh in Mutaguchi's memory, and the incendiary bombs and white phosphorus bombs equipped by the Independence Army's flying team also left an indelible impression on Mutaguchi, and the long-range artillery fire that can carry out large-scale fire coverage of the Independence Army made it even more difficult for Mutaguchi to order his troops to stop and prepare for battle at the risk of suffering more casualties.