More than a year after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, there is no doubt that the Chinese people on the battlefield have lived a miserable life. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoNot to mention the displacement of everyone, many people staying in the occupied areas are also living in dire straits.

Although many people know that the troops of the Nationalist Government are fighting the war, there is also the Eighth Route Army in the north fighting with all its might. The rest of the occupied areas also have a variety of resistance teams. But the general trend never seems to have changed.

In Shanghai, which is now occupied and controlled by the Japanese army, many people living in concessions or slums, even if they live a precarious life every day, will also pay attention to the situation of the Anti-Japanese War, and occasionally listen to the news shouted by the children on the street.

Just when many people feel that there will be no good news this year. On the streets of Shanghai in the morning, the newsboys who walked the streets and alleys used the loudest voice to convey an incredible news to them.

'Sell newspapers, sell newspapers!' Shanxi is recovered, Henan is recovered! Great victory, great victory! The Eighth Route Army sent troops to recover Shanxi and many of the fallen areas in Henan. Annihilated more than 100,000 little devils in World War I, and killed two commanders of the Japanese lieutenant general's division! ’

The excited shouts naturally attracted the onlookers and attention of passers-by. Many passers-by initially thought they might have heard the wrong thing, but as the number of newsboys' shouts increased, many knew they were not mistaken.

Hurriedly squeezed in front of the newsboy and said, "Newspaper seller, what you just said is true?" ”

'Really! If there is a lie, I will not be able to sell a single newspaper today. This is a newspaper that has just been printed by the newspaper office, and it is a clear code telegram issued by the Eighth Route Army, and the whole country knows about it. A big win, a real big win! ’

These people in the occupied areas of the south, although they do not know much about the situation in the north. But they somewhat knew that the Red Army, which had been active in southern Jiangxi earlier, had now become the Eighth Route Army in Shaanxi, far north.

With the full-scale outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Red Army in the early years was also reorganized into ten main divisions to carry out the Anti-Japanese War. But no one expected that at the moment when the southern battlefield was losing and retreating, the Eighth Route Army would be able to recover the entire fallen area of Shanxi and Henan.

Looking at the words 'Great Victory' on the front page of the newspaper, many people who often read the newspaper also felt full of excitement. For them, they are proud to see such good news in the newspaper.

There are even some people who love to discuss state affairs, and they said directly: "The Eighth Route Army is amazing!" With his own strength, he was able to recover the entire Shanxi and recover Taiyuan City, which had been occupied by the little devils for so long. It's really amazing! ”

'Yes! Who would have known that the Red Army, which was encircled and suppressed by the Central Army to Shaanxi, would develop and grow to such a point now. Amazing! It seems that in the future, the Eighth Route Army will only be the main force! ’

Compared with the people in the occupied areas, more people learned about the victory of the Eighth Route Army through radio and newspapers. Some foreign envoys stationed in China had already received such news a long time ago, but they had not been able to confirm it before.

But now the Eighth Route Army has clearly telegraphed the whole country, recording in detail the time when the battle started and the results that have been achieved. Although it is not as exaggerated as the newspapers say, it is a fact that the two provinces of Shanxi and Henan have been recovered.

Even now, in Henan, there are also many places that are still controlled by the national government. But the areas bordering Shanxi are now under the control of the Eighth Route Army. It can be said that the territory of the Eighth Route Army has been further expanded.

In the face of such a situation, the consuls of various countries in Europe, who can now feel the clouds of war, still quickly transmitted the news back. At the same time, these foreign governments also sent telegrams in reply.

Most of them had the same meaning, that is, to send a delegation to Shaanxi as soon as possible to make contact with the Eighth Route Army. Compared with the Nationalist government, which eliminated many little devils, but lost ground in every battle, the Eighth Route Army won many times in the north.

In this war, the military strength displayed by the Eighth Route Army also attracted the attention of all parties. What is even unexpected is that the turning point of the Henan campaign will be a large-scale air raid organized by the Eighth Route Army.

A foreign military attache who received the information said very directly: "Oh buy ga! Does the Eighth Route Army also have an air force? ”

From such exclamations, it is not difficult to hear that in the eyes of these military attachés stationed in China, the Eighth Route Army is still the Red Army called 'called Huazi' in the early years. But who would have thought that the Eighth Route Army has now grown to this point!

In the streets and alleys of Chongqing, there are also many newsboys selling newspapers to publicize this matter. Even if the newspapers in Chongqing did not slander the Nationalist Government and the Central Army too much, many people could not sit still when they heard the voices praising the Eighth Route Army all over the street.

Even for this matter, Lao Chiang specially convened a meeting of the military and political chiefs in Chongqing, focusing on matters related to the Eighth Route Army. In their view, today's Eighth Route Army has truly become an armed force and a political party that can compete with them.

Looking at the solemn expressions of the military and political chiefs, Lao Jiang, who was sitting in the first place, also had a somewhat serious expression. He, like everyone else, was shocked by the strength of the Eighth Route Army this time.

In the Shanxi battlefield, the Eighth Route Army invested no less than seven main divisions. In the Henan battlefield, the main force of the Eighth Route Army participated in the war as many as more than 10 main divisions, not including the several main divisions guarding Shaanxi.

After some statistics, Lao Jiang was shocked to find that in the early years, ten main divisions were reorganized, and there were still some understaffed Eighth Route Army. Today, the scale of the main division alone has reached more than 30.

If you add the garrison troops of the Eighth Route Army stationed in various places one after another, the scale of the Eighth Route Army today is only one million. Such a rapid expansion of the army really frightened Lao Jiang, but more than that, he was angry.

In his opinion, he is the president of the Nationalist Government, and without his permission, the Eighth Route Army's unscrupulous expansion of the army simply does not take him and the Nationalist Government into account. But if you think about it, it seems that the Eighth Route Army has always been like this.

Even after the full-scale outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the two parties signed a cooperation agreement. From the day the cooperation agreement was signed, the Nationalist Government had no leadership rights over the Eighth Route Army. To put it bluntly, the cooperation agreement is only a pretext for a temporary truce.

If the Eighth Route Army is investigated for its wanton expansion, then the Eighth Route Army can also blame the Nationalist Government for defaulting on the military salaries that should have been paid to the Eighth Route Army. If you really want to pull up the skin, I'm afraid it's really hard to say.

The most important thing is that at present, the Eighth Route Army has won a big victory and occupies an innate advantage. At least the people will feel that the expansion of the Eighth Route Army is to better fight the little devils. There are not many troops, how can they win against the little devils?

In contrast, the Nationalist Government also claimed to have an army of millions. But when this million-strong army fought against the Japanese army, wasn't it also losing and retreating? Since the Central Army is incompetent, why not allow the Eighth Route Army to set up another door and do it alone?

'Tell me all! What should we do next? Now Yan'an has won another big victory, and the people on the street are singing praises to them! If this continues, who will remember that we are the legitimate government that governs China? ’

In the face of these party-state military and political cadres, Lao Jiang really didn't know what to say. As a leader, he asked himself if he had reached his limits. Asking for money, guns, and supplies, he tried his best to satisfy the combat troops.

But after looking forward to it again and again, it was full of disappointment. Not to mention that the common people have lost confidence in them, even Lao Jiang himself sometimes feels that his troops are indeed inferior to the Eighth Route Army in dealing with little devils!

It's just that for his inquiry, the military and political officials who participated in the meeting also did not dare to speak casually. From the standpoint of the government and the people, they will naturally be very happy and proud that they have won such a great victory for the Eighth Route Army.

However, if the troops and political parties who won the battle are their natural rivals, then they may not be happy. Although there is no such thing as an emperor now, they still understand the truth that 'those who win the hearts of the people win the world' since ancient times.

'What? Do you want to be dumb again? Usually, you can say a lot of reason, but at this time, when you need to give advice, how can you be dumb? It's embarrassing, isn't it? ’

After the slightly mocking words were spoken, Lao Jiang directly slapped the table and shouted: "Niang Xipi! It's just a shame to think so! In the past, you all said that the Eighth Route Army was a team that wanted food, but such a team won the little devil.

Putting aside our political disagreements with them, I admire such troops, because they have won the battle against the little devils, recovered the land occupied by the little devils, and rescued the people who were in the occupied areas.

But why is it that such a force that relies on everything on its own and can't even afford to pay its military salaries can win against the little devils? Can we recover Taiyuan City, which we can't recover at all? Even most of the Henan that we discarded, can they call back?

Is it me, the chairman, who is too incompetent? Or do our soldiers spare their lives? Or do you all think that it's safe to stay here, and the little devil can't get in, so you can all sit back and relax and continue to have fun?

I also told you, if you still have such thoughts, then such a comfortable life, I am afraid that you will not live long. When the people finish cleaning up the little devils, the next thing is to clean up us.

Like me, do you owe a blood debt to others? I can't run away as the chairman of the committee, so don't even think about it! If we don't fight again, even the people who ask for food on the street will look down on us! ”

Such straightforward words really made the military and political officials who participated in the meeting feel a little blushing and ashamed. But they also know that Lao Jiang is not alarmist. There is indeed a hatred between them and the Eighth Route Army.

The two political parties represent different interest groups, which means that there is an inherently antagonistic political outlook. In this case, once there is no incentive for a foreign enemy, then it will be the time for the two parties and the two armies to really fight each other.

If the Eighth Route Army can even clean up the little devils, it is conceivable that they will not be able to resist the offensive of the Eighth Route Army. In this way, it is only a matter of time before they lose everything they have now! (To be continued.) )