"What, boss, I heard you right, Zhao Zhi will ask us for help." Chief of Staff Zuo Quan picked up the telegram that Peng Dehuai put on the table, "Yo, it's true, this Zhao Zhi's tone is not small, one mouth wants our Eighth Route Army to cooperate with him in Shanxi to fight a feint, I don't know and think that she Zhao Zhi is the direct leader of our Eighth Route Army" After reading the message, Zuo Quan squinted with a smile, the weapons that he took back from Zhangwu County last time have been transported back to the garrison of the Eighth Route Army, from Li Dashan's mouth, Zuo Quan learned some details of that battle, and praised Zhao Zhi's imaginative command, There is a great regret that we can't meet and talk freely.

"It's not a feint, it's just a feint, as long as we make a move to attack the area occupied by the army," Peng Dehuai picked up the water tank and took a sip of freshly brewed tea, these tea leaves from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army were brought back by Li Dashan from Zhangwu County, saying that it was a gift specially prepared by Zhao Zhi for the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, not only tea, but also a large number of materials and medicines, and even more than 20 cigarettes and matches.

"I think we can consider Zhao Zhi's request, although I don't know what he wants to do, but I know that this time the army is going to be in trouble again" Zuo Quan looked at the situation of the enemy and me on the map, "Otherwise, let's start feints according to the time Zhao Zhi said, and in the last two days, can we really fight, can't we always eat meat and drink soup from Zhao Zhi, this is always reaching out to take Zhao Zhi's things, I'm a little embarrassed" Before Zuo Quan's words were finished, Peng Dehuai, who was drinking tea, had already laughed, He remembered that when he borrowed those sappers and machine gunners from Zhao Zhi, Zuo Quan opposed it the most.

"Okay, just do as you say, tell the troops below to learn Zhao Zhi's virtual and real way of fighting, I don't care how they fight, as long as we don't suffer our own losses" Peng Dehuai pondered for a while before raising his head, "You see if we should ask Zhao Zhi about the specific location, I think it is best to send a force to help the handle, I think Zhao Zhi will not call people in vain, those materials, his family can't take all of them, whether we help him or not, it's better than a fire."

"You, you're about to become a philistine" Zuo Quan smiled helplessly and went out, Peng Dehuai, who was holding a big tea pot, turned his head and asked his guards and the staff officers in the headquarters, "Am I greedy for money as the chief of staff said." The staff officers and guards, who were already holding back their smiles, were forced to urinate collectively by Peng Dehuai's questioning, and they all ran out with a smile on their faces, leaving the confused Peng Dehuai in the command headquarters.

"President, Zhao Zhi's call to the Central Union" The attendant officer in a straight military uniform knocked on Chiang Kai-shek's door, it is Chiang Kai-shek's nap time, if it were not for this telegram sent by the Central Command directly to the South Bank Residence, and it involved Zhao Zhi, who the president has been paying attention to, adding ten guts to him, the attendant officer would not dare to knock on Chiang Kai-shek's door.

"Take it in" After half a ring, Chiang Kai-shek's voice came from the room, it seems that he has done the right thing today, at least the president did not get angry and let himself roll in, and the attendant officer with a clammy back pushed open the door and walked in with some luck.

"President, this is just sent by the people of the Central Union, saying that it is related to Zhao Zhi of Thunder Defense" The attendant put the telegram in his hand in front of Chiang Kai-shek, and turned around and took Chiang Kai-shek's glasses and water cup from the table.

"Well, why did Zhao Zhi contact Zhongtong, what does it mean to let the ** troops in Shanxi feint." After reading the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek took off his glasses and handed them to the attendant officer, the telegram sent by the Central Command made Chiang Kai-shek a little confused, in his memory, the information sent from Shanghai had already shown that Zhao Zhi was basically not linked to party politics, and his mercenary company registered in the United States was basically a private company that used people's money to eliminate disasters for others.

"I heard that the Central Command entrusted Zhao Zhi to rescue a group of prisoners of war in Shanxi, it should be that there are too many prisoners of war, and Zhao Zhi needs to attract the attention of other military officers before he can start," the young attendant 1510 reported what he learned to Chiang Kai-shek.

"Prisoners of war, prisoners of war" Chiang Kai-shek's face showed a trace of loneliness, since the army attacked Shanxi, ** and the Jin Sui army suffered heavy losses, and many soldiers were squeezed by the army to serve as laborers in various coal mines, which has always been a thorn in his heart that cannot be erased, "Notify the Ministry of Military Affairs, let them formulate a plan, provide feint help for Zhao Zhi, and if necessary, let the troops in Shanxi take the initiative to attack, I don't believe they can compare to Zhao Zhicai's dozens of troops" Chiang Kai-shek threw the telegram on the ground with some annoyance.

Zhao Zhi, who was far away in the periphery of the Changxin Coal Mine to survey the terrain, did not know, but it was just a pretext for him, three days later, the frequency of the Eighth Route Army, the Jin Sui Army and the ** Command Headquarters and the subordinate units suddenly doubled, and the spy department of the army responsible for monitoring these frequencies was in chaos, and had to temporarily increase a large number of telegraph operators to monitor, from these frequent reports, the army came to a conclusion that in the recent period, the army of China is preparing to launch a large-scale counteroffensive against the area occupied by the army, as for the goal, It was decided that the army would be Shanxi or Hebei, which borders it.

The first thing that was given priority was Hebei, which was an important corridor for the army to undertake the northeast, and once the army in central and southern China lost the battle, they could still retreat to the northeast along Hebei, but if Hebei was recaptured by the Chinese counterattack, it would be equivalent to the loss of the important land passage in the rear of the army in China, and they could only rely on the sea route to move their troops, which was too passive for the army.

Shanxi is naturally also in their consideration, but compared with the important surnames of Hebei, Shanxi is relatively poor, the army only strengthened the defense of some strategically important places in Shanxi, such as the Changxin coal mine, where a large number of troops were hoarded, and an infantry squadron was actually taken away to strengthen the defense patrol along the railway, and when Zhao Zhi learned that his borrowing action was effective, there was only one squadron of troops left in the Changxin coal mine, and the 300 imperial army, And there are only less than 400 troops and imperial troops stationed in Ping'an Town, and Zhao Zhi's intention to conceal it is really achieved, that is, to force the army to divide its troops.

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