"That's ......" Wang Jingwei thought for a moment: "How many people do you plan to use?" ”

"A front!"

"Sizzle......" Wang Jingwei gasped, "A front army? ”

"That's right." Zhou Fohai nodded violently, "Chongqing has recently fought a few vicious battles with the Japanese one after another, and has taken a lot of advantage. Jiang Zhongzheng's reputation has soared. The prestige of our Nanjing Nationalist Government has been greatly jeopardized, coupled with the assassination incident in Shanghai...... Sir, we must make our voices heard, and we must let people know how powerful the Nanjing government is! ”

"Why wouldn't I?" Wang Jingwei smiled bitterly. How could he not know that after the battles between Chongqing and the Japanese, his prestige had already risen to the ground? Many of those who had already been interested in throwing themselves into them are now swinging again, and many have even leaned towards Chongqing again. No way, if Chongqing can really compete with the Japanese, who wants to have the reputation of a "traitor"? Even he, if he had heard the news before he defected, he would probably have given up his original plan. Five or six divisions, nearly 100,000 people, many Japanese have not been able to accept such losses until now. But it's too late now. Others can also take refuge in the past and take refuge in the past, but he has no room for turning around.

"Sir, are you worried about the disadvantage of being a teacher?" Zhou Fohai looked at Wang Jingwei's face and asked again.

"After all, the 'Peace Salvation Army' is only in its infancy, and although there are quite a few of them, compared with Jiang Zhongzheng's Central Army, I am afraid that it is still much worse in terms of combat effectiveness. How could I not be worried about attacking one of his major war zones like this? Wang Jingwei shook his head and sighed.

"So, we can ask the Japanese to send a force to help." Zhou Fohai said: "No more. The strength of one brigade should be enough. ”

"Don't talk about a brigade, I think a wing Terauchi Shouichi probably won't agree." Wang Jingwei shook his head again, "They have suffered heavy losses recently, and they still have to ask Tokyo for soldiers to replenish." ”

"In that case. Then we'll do it ourselves. Zhou Fohai said in a deep voice: "In this way, even if there is any credit, it will not be shared by the Japanese." And it also saves them from always pointing fingers at our troops. ”

"You've really decided?" Wang Jingwei thought that after saying so much, Zhou Fohai would think about it again, but he didn't expect this guy to fight: "You have to think clearly." This is a front army, and if there is a problem, even if I have nothing to do here, I am afraid that you will not explain it to the Japanese. ”

"Sir, to put it mildly, the Nanking government should be the supreme power in China, right?" Zhou Fohai suddenly asked rhetorically.

"Of course."

"Since it is the supreme power, it is natural that the military and the government should grasp it. Take a look. Where is our real jurisdiction? Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui! Three provinces, and that's not all! Zhou Fohai said indignantly: "The Japanese handed over all the teams in North China to Qi Xieyuan, but they didn't let us interfere. They obviously want to divide and conquer us. ”

"Don't say it." Wang Jingwei waved his hand impatiently, he didn't want to hear this.

"It's me, it's wrong." Zhou Fohai knew that he had touched Wang Jingwei's sore spot...... This is actually a sore spot for all of them. I always thought that Chongqing had been betrayed. By throwing themselves to the Japanese, they could obtain the supreme power of the country, and then with the "help" of the Japanese, they would replace Chiang Kai-shek and others. Then, with the help of the power of the Japanese, we will unify the whole of China. Then...... And so on and so forth. Although the Japanese will certainly have a great advantage in this process, China's interests will also suffer considerable losses. But it's better than dying everywhere, right? This is the "curve to save the country"! Anyway, China has been broken for many years, and there is not much to lose. But I didn't expect that after the Japanese deceived them, they turned their faces and added layers of weight on top of the original conditions, simply trying to swallow China alive. But do they have room to manoeuvre? Gone! Not at all. They are different from Gao Zongwu and Tao Xisheng, they are like small shrimps. Nobody cares. But if they do it again, it will be killing themselves. The Japanese will not let them go, and Chongqing will still regard them as traitors, and their final end. It is only possible to be under house arrest for life. But just keep being a puppet for the Japanese? Zhou Fohai didn't think that Wang Jingwei would be so dead. How many times do fish have to jump out of the water, let alone people?

"Sir, now is a good opportunity...... The Japanese suffered successive defeats, losing nearly 100,000 men, and their control over the region was no longer as secure as before. The same is true for Chongqing. They wiped out 100,000 Japanese, and they had to pay at least 300,000 or 400,000 for themselves. The strength of both sides has been severely weakened. If we strike at this time, we will definitely be able to strike a single blow. ”

"Have you ever thought about it, if we act unfavorably, what will we lose?" Wang Jingwei asked rhetorically.

"No matter how much you lose, how much worse can it be than now?" Zhou Fohai laughed miserably, "Besides, even if we fail, what can the Japanese do with us?" Can they still withdraw us? ”

"You can think about it." Wang Jingwei smiled bitterly. What else can the Japanese do with them? Ever since he signed treaties with the Japanese, he has sold everything he can. Therefore, even if the Japanese are dissatisfied with them now, it is impossible to do anything to them. At least not in the short term. But then again, when he thought of the scale of Zhou Fohai's operation this time, he had a heartbeat:

"Will it be too much to directly use a front army like this?"

"Sir, if you want to fight, you have to fight a big one." Zhou Fohai could see that Wang Jingwei had already moved, and hurriedly added a fire: "It's small, whether it's win or lose, the Japanese don't care, Chongqing doesn't care, and it can't show our strength." And now that the Japanese and Chongqing have just experienced a major war, it is the opportunity to be weak, and the southern Anhui region has just changed its military commanders, and it has not yet had time to familiarize itself with the command...... If we can take the opportunity to win a battle, how dare the Japanese look down on us in the future? The generals of the 'Peace Salvation Army' will also obey you. ”

"What if I ask about it?" Wang Jingwei was really tempted. He was born as a civilian official, and he has never had much hands on the military. The main figures under him, such as Chen Gongbo and Zhou Fohai, are also civil officials. Therefore, although the so-called "Peace Salvation Army" was formed, this army has always been at the disposal of the Japanese, and he has repeatedly tried to regain the command of this army, but it has always failed. And the reason for this phenomenon, in his opinion, is nothing more than those who serve as soldiers who look down on him as a weak person...... If he had been a soldier and fought in the same way as Chiang Kai-shek, how could those people dare to do this? And if he can get the real support of those armies, whether he faces the Japanese or Chiang Kai-shek in the future, he will have a little more confidence.

"If the Japanese ask, we will tell each other bluntly......," Zhou Fohai sneered, "They have suffered huge losses in the past few battles, and I am afraid that we can help them share the pressure of the national army." ”

"Are you sure?" Wang Jingwei was suddenly a little worried. He was a man of letters, after all. The so-called "Xiucai rebelled, and it didn't work out in three years", the reason is not anything else, that is, looking ahead and thinking too much. Zhou Fohai's plan is indeed quite tempting. If it succeeds, it should be impressive, but what if it fails? Although it is impossible for the Japanese to do anything to them, at most they will blame those front-line generals, but he will inevitably be looked down upon by others at that time.

"Don't worry, this time I plan to use Pang Bingxun and Sun Dianying near Zhengzhou, as well as Hu Yukun's 'Suzhou-Anhui Border Area Appeasement Army' to contain and confuse the enemy army in Henan and northern Anhui, and take Tang Python as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, leading most of Sun Liangcheng's Second Front Army and Fujian's Third Army ......"

"Sun Liangcheng is in Yangzhou, right?" Wang Jingwei suddenly asked, "Send him to southern Anhui?" Wouldn't that still have to cross the river? ”

"Exactly." Zhou Fohai said with a smile: "Once Sun Liangcheng crosses the river, our strength in the south of the Yangtze River will increase greatly, and Yangzhou is already rich, isn't it just right to raise another army when it is vacated?" ”

"Will the Japanese agree?"

"These few major defeats of the Japanese were all defeated by Lao Chiang's Ninth War Zone. Sun Liangcheng has more than 10,000 people, and his combat strength is not under the central army, and after he took refuge, he expanded the army on a large scale, and now there are 30,000 or 40,000 people, and he can help them when he crosses the river, why do they disagree? ”

"That's fine." Wang Jingwei thought for a while and nodded, "What about Tang Python?" Didn't he always call himself sick at home? Will he be willing to come forward to direct the attack on southern Anhui? ”

"Hehe," Zhou Fo laughed twice, "Of course Tang Python is still sick, and Chongqing has always been extremely clear about his position. But it is precisely because of this that I took him as the commander-in-chief this time. Do you think that Shangguan Yunxiang will care if such a reluctant person commands all the armies and is the commander-in-chief of this operation? ”

"Understood. Are you trying to confuse the other party by using the name of Tang Python? Wang Jingwei said with a smile.

"I'm really sorry for Old Tang, but if you want to succeed in a battle, you must do everything you can." Zhou Fohai sighed.

"If you win then, you have to pay more for others." Wang Jingwei also said. Tang Python is a veteran of the Republic of China, and he has the same old qualifications as Cheng Qian, the commander of the First Theater under Chiang Kai-shek, and others, and was forcibly invited out of the mountain by Zhou Fohai with the friendship of his fellow countrymen, and reluctantly took up the posts of commander-in-chief of the "Peace Salvation Army" and commander of the Third Group Army. However, since receiving the name, Tang Python has been saying that he is sick at home, and this time Zhou Fohai once again used his name to confuse Shangguan Yunxiang, I am afraid that Tang Python will be very angry. But then again, under the general trend, how can he resist with his surname Tang?

"The apology is certain, but I estimate that no matter whether he wins or loses, Old Tang may resign, sir, you must keep him." Zhou Fohai said again.

"That's nature." Wang Jingwei replied.

"Then I'm going to find someone to prepare a specific action plan?" Zhou Fohai Road.

"By the way, help me call Kagesa Zhenzhao...... Sun Liangcheng's Second Front Army was in Yangzhou, and if he wanted to go to southern Anhui, he had to cross the river. This will have to be discussed with the Japanese. Wang Jingwei said.

"Yes." (To be continued......)