Jiang Haoran's words made Yu Xuemin suddenly unnatural, his expression was a little nervous and worried, and he didn't seem to know how to answer Jiang Haoran's words for a while.

Jiang Haoran didn't hear it, and continued: "Which army are you going to go south this time, and how many people are there?" ”

Yu Xuemin swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "The 115th Division, the 120th Division, the First Column, the Second Column and the Third Column, as well as some local guerrillas, totaling more than 130,000. ”

"What, two divisions and three columns?" Jiang Haoran suddenly stood up from the sofa when he heard this, puffed up his eyes to look at Yu Xuemin, and exclaimed.

The establishment of the Eighth Route Army was only three divisions, the first two divisions plus the 129th Division, and there were only more than 30,000 people at the time of establishment, which was the three main divisions of the GCD. By this period, they had developed five more columns, both of which were part of the main force.

Although the columns of the Eighth Route Army were nominally at the division level, each column had seven or eight regiments, or even a dozen regiments, under its jurisdiction, and there were more troops than the three main divisions.

Jiang Haoran originally thought that the Eighth Route Army, that is, a small group of troops going south and relying on the New Fourth Army to establish a new base in the Huaiwan area, never expected that they would migrate on such a large scale, so he was extremely shocked.

Moreover, so many troop movements, involving all aspects of the unknown, not only made the Japanese army pay close attention, but the Chongqing government was probably also highly nervous, Jiang Haoran was a little unsure of what Yan'an's intentions were for a while, and he was a little confused.

Yu Xuemin didn't seem to expect Jiang Haoran to suddenly have such a big reaction, so he hurriedly got up and shouted: "Don't worry, Boss, listen to me and talk about it." ”

"Okay, I hear you, I want to hear what you want to do?" Jiang Haoran sat down again as he spoke, looking like he was listening.

Yu Xuemin also sat down again and told the purpose of the trip.

Since Okamura Ningji took office, the sweep and encroachment on Northeast and North China have not stopped, and it has become more and more intense, several large anti-Japanese base areas of the Eighth Route Army have been completely destroyed by the Japanese army, and the current base areas behind the enemy are still sound in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia and Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei areas, and the others are no longer large-scale and climate-forming, and the Eighth Route Army has suffered great casualties and has been seriously threatened to survive. One crossed the Yellow River into the Dabie Mountains and fought with the New Fourth Army.

But in this way, the Eighth Route Army will have to face the vigorous encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army in North China and Central China, so Yan'an hopes that Jiang Haoran will assist them in completing this strategic transfer.

The specific plan is actually very simple, that is, to let Jiang Haoran attack Huangshan, contain the Japanese army in Central China, so that the Japanese army in Central China will not be able to draw troops to deal with the Eighth Route Army, and they can calmly enter Dabie Mountain and complete this grand event.

When Jiang Haoran heard this, his expression was solemn, he didn't speak for a long time, but his heart was agitated, and it is estimated that only Yan'an dared to make a decision with such a big hand. It seems that the Eighth Route Army was forced by the Japanese army to do nothing, but Jiang Haoran understands that this has already laid chess pieces for the future civil war.

Now the whole anti-Japanese situation has seen the dawn, although the Japanese army is still rampant in China, but with the intervention of Britain, Mi, and the Soviet Union, the Japanese army is already a rabbit's tail can not grow, and will eventually usher in a defeat, at this time the main force of the Eighth Route Army went south, which means that they have transferred from the battlefield behind the enemy to the frontal battlefield, from the immediate point of view, it is to prepare for the counteroffensive of the War of Resistance, in the long run, once the Eighth Route Army has gained a firm foothold in Dabie Mountain, the Japanese army will withdraw from the Chinese battlefield in the future, and they have also laid a solid foundation for the future civil war. South China can be quickly connected.

Although he thought of this, of course Jiang Haoran would not break it, and said with a wry smile: "You should still have someone to ask me for help, just fighting Huangshan shouldn't be able to solve your current predicament, right?" ”

The reason why Jiang Haoran said this is because the rear line of Dabie Mountain is the defense area of the Fifth War Zone, and it is impossible for the chairman to agree to the entry of the Eighth Route Army, since Jiang Haoran can see the future situation from this, the chairman also has this bit of vision, if this wishful thinking becomes a reality, then he has to lobby the Chongqing government and let the chairman let go of this concern, but in this way, his image in the heart of the chairman is completely ruined, even if he is not suspected of colluding with the communists, I am afraid that this pro-communist suspicion will not be able to run away properly.

Sure enough, Yu Xuemin slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "God! Our boss said, as soon as I speak, you will understand, I didn't believe it at first, but now I can't admire it, indeed, we also hope that you can find a way to help us borrow a way from the Fifth War Zone. ”

Jiang Haoran said: "Your boss? Which boss? ”

"Of course, our Eighth Route Army Commander-in-Chief Mr. Zhu!" Yu Xuemin said proudly.

Jiang Haoran sneered: "What, he calculated that I would help you with this?" Are you even sure I can help you get this done? ”

Yu Xuemin said: "Our boss said, if you can't do it, then no one can do it, he also said, you are a patriotic general, as long as it is for the country, for the nation, you will definitely agree to this!" ”

From Yu Xuemin's words, Jiang Haoran can basically be sure that Yan'an did not announce his party membership to the people below, and even Mr. Zhu may not know, although the words are so full, he is only afraid that the element of fighting is dominant, of course, the one in Yan'an and Zhou Gong must know that they will agree, otherwise, without their own chess piece, they really dare not take this risky move.

Jiang Haoran hesitated for a while, and then agreed to Yu Xuemin very happily, he decided to help with this, but he didn't forget to pretend, he did this for this suffering nation, in order to drive out the Japanese invaders as soon as possible, and the help was limited to this, as for the Eighth Route Army in the future, it would be encircled by the Japanese army, then he would not be able to help.

Yu Xuemin didn't expect things to go so smoothly, he was immediately overjoyed, his chest slapped properly, and he just said that this was enough, if the Eighth Route Army was really surrounded by the Japanese army, it was because they had no ability and couldn't complain about others.

On the one hand, it reminds them to be cautious, and on the other hand, at the most critical moment of the Anti-Japanese War, Jiang Haoran really can't fall out with the chairman of the committee, or even stand on the opposite side, which will bring more uncertainties to the current Anti-Japanese War.

In the following time, Jiang Haoran asked in detail about the current specific location of the Eighth Route Army, and at the same time, it was also very strange how more than 100,000 people passed through the blockade of the Japanese army and entered the area of Dabie Mountain. 、