The northern foot of Taihang Mountain, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

Chief of Staff Zuo walked into the war room excitedly and said to Mr. Peng: "Boss, the results of the battle have been counted!" ”

"Oh?" Mr. Peng immediately put down the pencil in his hand, straightened up from the map, and asked, "Tell me about it." ”

Chief of Staff Zuo unfolded the telegram, cleared his throat and read: "In this battle, more than 100,000 people from the 385th Brigade, 386th Brigade, Reading Brigade, and Cavalry Brigade of the 129th Division and the 34th Regiment of the Southern Hebei Military Region participated in the battle, destroyed 208 strongholds along the Pinghan Railway, annihilated more than 4,000 Japanese troops, annihilated more than 50,000 puppet troops, captured more than 40,000 rifles, more than 600 light and heavy machine guns, millions of bullets, and more than 50,000 grenades!" Sixty-two artillery pieces of various calibers! ”

"Oh my God!" Mr. Peng said excitedly, "Annihilated more than 4,000 devils!?" ”

"Who's to say it's not?" Chief of Staff Zuo also said excitedly, "The results of the battle are no smaller than the battle of the hundred regiments!" ”

After saying this, Chief of Staff Zuo added: "In addition, the troops in the guerrilla areas in central and southern Hebei have also taken the opportunity to pull out many artillery towers and strongholds, and many guerrilla areas have been transformed into consolidated base areas, and the two major base areas in central and southern Hebei have almost been connected as a whole area, and the situation is very good. ”

"Great." Mr. Peng slammed his fist on the table, and said, "What about the 39th Group Army?" ”

"The 39th Army has also laid the stone gate." The chief of staff of the left said, "The 112th Infantry Wing of the 28th Division stationed in Shimen was also completely annihilated, along with a division of the puppet army Qi Xieyuan, however, I heard that Yue Weihan encountered a little unpleasantness when he entered the city, and several family members of the puppet army seemed to attack him, which made him feel very bad." ”

"Hey, that's inevitable." Mr. Peng said indifferently, "The dragon gave birth to nine sons, each of them is different, we have a population of 40,000 in China, and we can't always require everyone to be a hero who stands up to the sky, right?" However, I believe that only a small number of people are willing to accept the enslavement of the country, and most people are not willing to be slaves of the country. ”

"Boss, I've thought about this too." The left chief of staff said thoughtfully, "The main thing is the lack of propaganda. ”

"We are willing to send political cadres to help the Kuomintang army propagate the anti-Japanese ideas and patriotic ideas to the ordinary people, but the Kuomintang army does not appreciate it!" Mr. Peng spread his hands and said, "Oh yes, Zhao Xinyi, Li Qinglong and other comrades who let Liu Yi detain nothing happened, right?" ”

"Boss, what can happen, this is a bureau, a bureau carefully designed by Yue Weihan in order to earn it." Chief of Staff Zuo said with a smile, "Now that Shimen has been taken, the Pinghan Railway has been successfully attacked, Comrade Zhao Xinyi has been reinstated, and Li Qinglong is still the brigade commander of the Tumen Fortress Garrison Brigade." ”

"Well, that's complicated." Mr. Peng said, "The identities of Zhao Xinyi, Li Qinglong, Ma Zhankui and other comrades have been exposed, Yue Weihan is a senior general of the Kuomintang army, doesn't he want to avoid suspicion?" If he blatantly left our party members to hold important posts, what would Chairman Chiang of Yucheng think? ”

Chief of Staff Zuo smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid only Chairman Jiang himself knows this." ”

………… Yucheng, the official residence of Chairman Chiang.

Director Dai lowered his head and reported in a low voice: "Commission, the lowly position has been fully investigated, Colonel Zhao Xinyi, director of the Political Propaganda Department directly under the 39th Group Army and chairman of the Anti-War League, is a [***] underground party member, she joined the party in Shanghai before the outbreak of the Songhu Battle in the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937). ”

Chairman Jiang said with a gloomy expression: "Yunong, did Yue Weihan know her identity before?" ”

"This ......," Director Dai said embarrassedly, "the humble position is not clear for the time being, and a thorough investigation is being intensified." ”

After saying this, Director Dai said: "In addition, Colonel Ma Zhankui, director of the Operations Department directly under the 39th Group Army, is also an underground party member, and the specific time of joining the party is unknown, but it is very likely that after the 39th Group Army was stationed in Jingcheng Pass, Zhao Xinyi developed and joined [***], that is, it was a matter of half a year. ”

"Ma Zhankui!?" Chairman Jiang frowned and said, "The name is a little familiar?" ”

Director Dai said: "The former commander of the North China Front Army, Duo Tianjun, once sent special forces to infiltrate Jingcheng Pass to assassinate Yue Weihan, which was discovered by Ma Zhankui, and Li Meng, her identity was also discovered by Ma Zhankui, and the assassination planned by Mao Renfeng was also destroyed by Ma Zhankui. ”

"Capable people." Chairman Jiang sighed, "What a capable person." ”

Director Dai said: "In addition, the identity of Li Qinglong, the commander of the Tumen Fortress Garrison Brigade, has also been verified, he has indeed joined [***], and the middle and senior officers of the entire garrison brigade are almost all occupied by [***] party members, it is no exaggeration to say that the Tumen Fortress Garrison Brigade is completely armed with [***]." ”

"What did you say?" Chairman Jiang's face suddenly changed dramatically when he heard this.

Li Qinglong is an underground party, Chairman Jiang has known it for a long time, but the middle and senior officers of the entire Tumen Fortress Garrison Brigade are all occupied by [***], but it is greatly beyond Chairman Jiang's expectations, as the so-called glimpse of the whole leopard, the Tumen Fortress Garrison Brigade is like this, so will the five main divisions of the 39th Group Army be the same?

If the entire 39th Army became armed with [***]...... Chairman Chiang shuddered suddenly.

After a long time, Chairman Jiang made up his mind and asked Director Dai: "Yunong, where is Yue Weihan himself?" ”

"Yue Weihan himself is definitely not a [***] party member." Director Dai replied with great certainty, "After the Tumen Mutiny, even [***] Yan'an didn't know that this matter was fake, and the former commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, PDH, was completely kept in the dark, and only a few grassroots commanders of the Eighth Route Army, including Yue Weihan's brother Yue Weiguo, knew the inside story. ”

"Well, speaking of which, it is really impossible for Yue Weihan to be a member of the [***] party." Chairman Jiang nodded, but he breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, if Yue Weihan had really secretly joined [***], then according to the principle of [***] party commanding guns, it was impossible for Yan'an and PDH not to know about such a major military operation.

As long as Yue Weihan has not joined [***], there is still room for redemption.

Director Dai said worriedly: "However, although Yue Weihan did not join [***], his attitude towards [***] is very friendly, he knows that Zhao Xinyi, Ma Zhankui, Li Qinglong and others are all communists, but he has no intention of taking any precautions, and he still trusts them." ”

"It doesn't matter." Chairman Jiang said indifferently, "After all, now is the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party." ”

Director Dai was silent, thinking that if Jiang was really so generous, then he would not have issued an order to the Second War Zone, the Luzhong Theater and the Sulu Theater to clear the Communist Party, but then again, it is reasonable for Jiang to order the Communist Party, and in the final analysis, the problem of [***] will eventually be solved.

………… Eastern suburbs of Beiping, Cuimingzhuang.

Nanzo Yunzi bowed his head abruptly to Okamura Ninji and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, you have disappointed in your humble position. ”

"Miss Yunzi doesn't have to care." Okamura Ninji waved his hand and said indifferently, "The defeat of the imperial army this time is completely caused by my command error, the information you provided is still correct and timely, and in addition, Miss Yunzi has been affected by this period of time, so you should rest for a while before returning to the secret service." ”

"Hello." Nanzao Yunzi bowed his head again, and immediately turned to leave.

Having been watching Nanzao Yunzi's plump and graceful shadow disappear outside the door, Lieutenant General Tanabe Moritake retracted his gaze, and smashed his mouth with some unfinished intentions, and said to Okamura Ningji: "Your Excellency, the stone gate has been lost, the section from Dingxian to Xingtai of the Pinghan Railway has been completely attacked, and the situation in southern Hebei has been terrible, is it a temporary suspension of the 'encroachment' policy?" ”

"Nope." Okamura Ninji waved his hand and said thoughtfully, "The 'encroachment' policy can't be stopped!" ”

"But......" Tanabe Moritake said with some worries, "The morale of the 39th Group Army and the Tuba Road is now strong, I am worried that they will divide their troops to attack the major counties in southern Hebei, if they don't withdraw the troops scattered in the major counties of Hebei, it is likely to be broken by the 39th Group Army and the Tuba Road?" ”

Tanabe Moritake can't help but worry now, Tubalu has just obtained a batch of new weapons, it is easy to destroy the imperial army's stronghold turrets and chariots, and the county town that was originally as stable as Mount Tai does not seem to be so safe, plus the 39th Group Army and the Tubalu people in southern Hebei are overwhelming, once the troops are divided, the situation will be very dangerous.

"Tanabe-kun, you're too worried." Okamura Ningji said indifferently, "Yue Weihan has an arsenal, but the production capacity is limited after all, how much ammunition can he accumulate in just a few months?" After this battle, most of the ammunition reserves of the 39th Army and the Tuba Road had been exhausted, and it was impossible to launch another offensive in a short time. ”

"Your Excellency the Commander is as wise as a torch, and he is humbly admired." Moritake Tanabe.

Okamura Ninji waved his hand, and suddenly said, "Tanabe-kun, I want to move the headquarters to Shimen!" ”

"Well, move the headquarters to Shimen?" Tanabe Moritake said awe-inspiringly, "Your Excellency Commander, isn't this too dangerous?" ”

It is indeed very dangerous to move the headquarters to Shimen, because Yue Weihan's 39th Group Army is entrenched in Jingcheng Pass, which is only a few dozen kilometers away from Shimen, not to mention that Yue Weihan has just expanded his special combat unit, this is a mysterious and extremely destructive military force, who knows that they will not sneak into Shimen to assassinate His Excellency the commander?

"There is definitely a danger." Okamura Ninji nodded, and said, "However, I have never been at ease if someone else sits in Shimen, because Yue Weihan is too dangerous, and although there are many outstanding talents among the generals of the imperial army, compared with Yue Weihan, it seems that they are all slightly inferior, and I can't help but go." ”

"But......" said Tanabe Moribuchi, "will the base camp agree?" ”

"It's what the war needs." Okamura Ninji said indifferently, "I think the base camp will agree." ”

(To be continued)