As mentioned above, an uninvited guest came to Ping'an County, who is it? Looking at the face of Wang Da, the representative of the Red Party, who is as black as the bottom of a pot, you can know that he is the special envoy of the Artillery Party. Speaking of which, this is the third emissary sent to win over the security team.

The messenger had arrived at the right time, just in time to see the mountains of loot, which would have been distributed if he had come a little later. Looking at the envoy's stunned appearance, Zheng Weiguo smiled proudly, it seems that this is a good start.

This special envoy, surnamed Han Mingdang, was a confidant of the former commander of the enemy headquarters in the Second World War Zone. On the surface, he is a staff officer of the command, but in fact he is a senior liaison officer, or a political broker. People like them have relatively little official power, but they have a lot of energy, because they can leverage the power of all parties in the vertical and horizontal battles, and then affect the overall situation.

Staff Officer Han first euphemistically expressed Wei Lihuang's intention to solicit, which was exactly what Zheng Weiguo hoped and even looked forward to. At present, the security regiment is mainly dependent on seizures to maintain the situation, and the logistics are not yet self-sufficient. It's a dangerous situation, and a single defeat is enough to bring them back to square one. In order to get out of this predicament, finding a backer was the best choice, and judging from the situation at that time, the Central Army of the Artillery Party was undoubtedly the largest mountain.

In the past, Zheng Weiguo's department was just a security brigade, so naturally he couldn't get into the eyes of the Central Army. But since the victory of Erlongshan and the aid to Taiyuan, the security regiment has gradually come into the eyes of Wei Lihuang, deputy commander of the Second War Zone. In addition, after Fu Zuoy successfully broke through, he repeatedly asked the Ministry of Military Affairs for Zheng Weiguo for credit, although the artillery party was slow to react, but finally sent someone to come.

Zheng Weiguo's heart blossomed, but his face pretended to be hesitant. There is no way, if you want to fight for the greater interests of the security group, you have to do some twists and turns, although Zheng Weiguo is very disgusted by this.

As a professional broker, Han Staff Officer has seen this situation a lot. He was not in a hurry, and continued to make friends with Zheng Weiguo, saying: "Brigade Commander Zheng, Chief Wei appreciates your talent and enthusiasm for serving the country. The last time Taiyuan happened, it was thanks to Chief Wei who came forward to protect you. ”

Zheng Weiguo was a little puzzled and said, "What's wrong with Taiyuan?" ”

Staff Officer Han thought that Zheng Weiguo was deliberately pretending to be deaf and dumb, and was a little displeased, and said: "Brigade Commander Zheng, you are not interesting enough, everyone understands people, why do you need to say it so bluntly?" ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled bitterly: "I really don't understand what Staff Officer Han meant. I led my troops to Taiyuan, but I didn't do anything to be sorry for the party-state! ”

Staff Officer Han smiled: "Ha! Well, if others say that, I will never believe it, but Brigade Commander Zheng will definitely not be false when he says so. ”

It turned out that the bombing of the Taiyuan Arsenal was much more serious than Zheng Weiguo imagined. It is said that after Chief Yan vomited blood and fell into a coma, the first thing he did when he woke up was to "severely punish" the perpetrators, and even Fu Zuo Y was arrested.

Zheng Weiguo sighed and said, "The Taiyuan Arsenal was built by Chief Yan with great effort, and I don't know how much manpower and material resources were spent during this period. Although I strongly advocated destroying it, my heart was really painful. Chief Yan should be dissatisfied with me. ”

Staff Officer Han didn't expect Zheng Weiguo to say this, and he was a little embarrassed, so he had to say: "Brigade Commander Zheng is really high-spirited. He saw that Zheng Weiguo was reluctant to say anything about the effect, so he had to break the layer of window paper himself. He said: "In view of Brigade Commander Zheng's outstanding achievements, Chief Wei has decided to give your unit an official name. ”

Zheng Weiguo was secretly overjoyed, but he said: "But Chief Yan will treat me well, and my department still has the number of the Ninth Independent Brigade." If you change the number, the morality is unreasonable! ”

Staff Officer Han said with a smile: "Brigade Commander Zheng may not know what to do, but the number of your Dujiu Brigade has long been given by Chief Yan. To put it mildly, fortunately, your ministry is far away at the eastern foot of Taihang, and if it is in Shanxi, Chief Yan will definitely not give up. ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I really don't know about this matter, it seems that Chief Yan will not be willing to forgive me in this life." In fact, his old man is thinking about it, even if I don't blow up the arsenal, will he still have his share in leaving it to the Japanese? I was afraid that the bullets for the Japanese to hit him were all produced in the Taiyuan Arsenal. ”

Staff Officer Han smiled: "What Brigade Commander Zheng said is very true, I hope Chief Yan can figure it out!" However, for the sake of the future of your unit, I still suggest that Brigade Commander Zheng accept the integration of the Central Army. It's not easy to get an official name now. ”

Zheng Weiguo was a little curious, and said, "I don't know what name Chief Wei plans to give his brother?" ”

Han staff officer Gu Zuo was reserved, and wrote the word 33 on the table with his hand dipped in wine.

Zheng Weiguo was a little pleased, and said: "I didn't expect Chief Wei to give us this number, 33 Brigade, Ha Luha!" Resounding! ”

Staff Officer Han shook his head and said, "It's not a brigade, it's a division!" ”

Zheng Weiguo was stunned for a moment, 33rd Division? I'm afraid it's not the official number, it's estimated that it is the independent 33rd Division, the 33rd Advance Division, the Guerrilla 33rd Division and the like, and the last is only a provisional or new formation. He was a little disappointed and said, "What words are added in front, independent 33rd Division?" ”

Seeing that the fish was about to be baited, Staff Officer Han smiled and said, "If you don't add anything, it's the 33rd Division, which is directly under the former enemy headquarters!" He also explained that because the victory of Erlongshan was started on October 23rd, in order to commemorate this day, Chief Wei specially won this number (10+23) for them.

Zheng Weiguo was really flattered at this time, and couldn't help muttering: "Why does Chief Wei treat my department so well? I was just a security captain a few months ago? ”

Staff Officer Han said: "Division Commander Zheng is too modest, according to your ability and military exploits, how many division commanders in the national army can compare?" This is the most appropriate arrangement for the Chief of the Guard. ”

Don't underestimate an official number. With this skin, the troops not only do not have to worry about layoffs, but can also enjoy the treatment of the regular army. Logistics, supplies, and military salaries basically don't have to worry about it. Of course, if the supply lines are cut off, it will be a different matter.

Historically, the number of the 33rd Division was given to Duan Haizhou. This strange encounter is similar to Zheng Weiguo. He was originally a brigade commander of the Eighth Route Army, and later left the Eighth Route Army to join Shi Yousan's troops. After Shi Yousan was killed, Duan Haizhou threw himself into Tang Enbo's men after several twists and turns, and was made the commander of the 33rd Division in one fell swoop.

Speaking of which, the promotion trajectories of the two are really similar, but Zheng Weiguo's is even steeper. It took Duan Haizhou six years to climb up, while Zheng Weiguo only took a few months. The same thing is that they all met "nobles", Duan Haizhou borrowed Tang Enbo's east wind, and Zheng Weiguo was appreciated by Wei Lihuang. As for why Chief Wei is doing this, uh, Zheng Weiguo hasn't figured it out yet.

Seeing that Zheng Weiguo received the letter of appointment, Staff Officer Han also seemed much closer. He asked with some curiosity: "Brother Zheng, you have done so many seizures, have you ever captured a prisoner?" ”

Zheng Weiguo was worried that he was asking if there had been any act of killing prisoners, because Chairman Chang Kaishen had ordered a strict ban on harming prisoners who laid down their arms and "innocent" Japanese civilians. Thinking of this, he hurriedly said: "No, they were all killed directly on the battlefield!" ”

Staff Officer Han smiled: "Brother Zheng misunderstood. "It's hard to explain because some things are hard to explain. He handed over a small notebook and said, "Brother Zheng will understand when you look at this." ”

Zheng Weiguo took it and opened it, only to see that the first page was written with the price list of various seized materials, and the prices were clearly marked, and the 38 big covers, Wang Ba boxes, Oriental knives, and plaster flags all had corresponding prices. He flipped back, and behind the materials was the price of the devil, the dead body was a price, and the living were another price. Also, the higher the level, the higher the price.

Seeing Zheng Weiguo's cheeks twitching, Staff Officer Han hurriedly asked, "Brother Zheng, what's wrong?" ”

Zheng Weiguo sighed and said, "I threw a box of gold into the water!" "This time the army has killed so many devils, if I had known that Lu Dao could exchange money for things, I would have to catch a few alive and come back. It's a pity that the more than 200 devils were all thrown into the sinkhole by Ma Biao and the soldiers, and it is estimated that the Japanese army is still looking around.

After hearing what had happened, Staff Officer Han also felt sorry, if he could get a few jobs back, especially the squadron leader or something, how many combat exploits would he have to receive!

Zheng Weiguo was distressed, and remembered that there were still a lot of materials that could be exchanged with the national army, so he hurriedly asked people to bring some captured sabers and plaster flags.

Staff Officer Han held an adjutant knife, amazed and couldn't stop praising it.

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "Brother Han likes Oriental knives, so I'll give this one to Brother Han." ”

Staff Officer Han was very happy, but he said it disrespectfully and let his entourage accept it.

Zheng Weiguo took the opportunity to put forward some demands, mainly weapons. The Central Army still has a lot of good things in its hands, such as the 82 mortar, although it cannot shoot flat, but the range exceeds that of the Type 92 infantry gun. If necessary, this can be used to suppress the devil's artillery.

Staff Officer Han looked at the list of materials proposed by Zheng Weiguo and said with a smile: "Brother Zheng really wants a lot of things!" ”

Zheng Weiguo hurriedly asked people to bring another small package, and said: "Brother Han, this is the material that our department recaptured from the Japanese army when it attacked a county town last time, and now it will be handed over to Brother Han for disposal." ”

Staff Officer Han opened it and took a look, only to see that there were twenty gold bars inside. That's a lot of money at any given time. Staff Officer Han's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything.

Zheng Weiguo asked again: "Brother Han, I don't know what requirements Chief Wei has for the actions of our department?" "Wei Lihuang naturally won't give him a number in vain. Zheng Weiguo is ideologically prepared for this, as long as it is for the purpose of resisting Japan and the order is not too outrageous, it can be accepted.

Staff Officer Han took over a military map, pointed to the line from Handan to Changzhi, and said, "Chief Wei asks your department to cut off this line and prevent the Japanese army in Hebei from invading Jinnan." ”

Zheng Weiguo leaned over to take a look, only to see the two blue arrows of the Japanese army stretching out towards Jinnan like devil's claws. One is from the Tongpu line to the south, and the other is from the Han (Handan) Chang (Changzhi) highway westward. He thought for a moment and said: "According to the current situation we have, the 14th Division of the Japanese army that invaded and occupied Handan is developing on the periphery of Handan, and there is no intention of advancing westward!" ”

Staff Officer Han said: "At present, there is none, this is just the speculation of Chief Wei." He believed that after the Japanese army consolidated the occupied area of Handan, its next move was to attack westward. ”

Zheng Weiguo looked along this route, good guy! Shentouling and Xiangtangpu are impressive, and it seems that Wei Lihuang's prediction is correct, and the Japanese army will soon move westward.

It would be very dangerous to let the Japanese army occupy Jinnan, because once Jinnan was lost, the river defense would not be guaranteed, and Shaanxi would be in danger. As soon as Shaanxi loses Soviet aid, it will not be able to enter, and it is very likely that the minority areas in the northwest and southwest will also take the opportunity to break away from the control of the central authorities.

Staff Officer Han asked, "Brother Zheng, what's the matter, is there a problem?" ”

Zheng Weiguo thought about it for a while and said: "It is indeed very difficult to send troops within the year, and you have also seen that the troops are now being reorganized, and they can only be sent after running-in." ”

Staff Officer Han hurriedly said, "How long will it take?" ”

Zheng Weiguo estimated it and said, "It's January next year!" ”

Staff Officer Han breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, General Wei estimates that it is unlikely that the Japanese army will advance westward within the year." ”

Since there were basically no differences between the two sides, the talks went very smoothly. Staff Officer Han, who had completed the task, rushed back to the headquarters to resume his life. And Zheng Weiguo still has to talk to Wang Da, as an ally, he owes an explanation to the Eighth Road.

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