Seeing that Chu Yunfei actually exchanged a regiment's eliminated national armament for twelve American-style 75 mountain guns from Liang Gang, Fang Ligong felt that his brain was no longer enough.

Is there still such an operation?

Liang Gang thought for a while and said, "Brother Yunfei, before we separated, I still had something unclear and wanted to ask for advice. ”

Chu Yunfei snorted and said, "Brother Tie Feng wants to ask me, if the Japanese army really attacks Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie, will we save them or not?" ”

"Exactly." Liang Gang nodded and said, "Please also ask Brother Yunfei to teach me." ”

Chu Yunfei didn't rush to answer, and asked Fang Ligong: "What do you think of meritorious brother?" ”

Fang Ligong said without thinking: "I think that I should provide help within my ability. ”

"Huh? Brother Ligong's answer was a bit surprising to me. Chu Yunfei said with a smile, "At the beginning, Li Yunlong's troops were trapped in Cangyunling, and I wanted to help, but you were resolutely against it." ”

"Oh, I didn't see things thoroughly enough." Fang Ligong said abruptly, "I only saw that the Eighth Route Army was just our theoretical friendly army, and it would be solved sooner or later, but I didn't see that at least at this stage, the Japanese army was the biggest enemy, and before the Japanese army was defeated, it was still necessary to have a good relationship with the Eighth Route Army." ”

After saying this, Fang Ligong said: "The fiasco in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain fully proves this truth. ”

I have to say that the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain slapped many senior Kuomintang generals in the face, but it also woke up many people and brought them back on the right track.

Fang Ligong is one of them.

Fang Ligong then asked Chu Yunfei: "What does the brigade think?" ”

Chu Yunfei's expression was cold, and he said, "My opinion, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!" Don't save! ”

"Huh?" Chu Yunfei's answer was also unexpected by Fang Ligong.

After a long time, Fang Ligong said: "Luza, you insisted on saving it at that time, but why didn't you save it at this time?" ”

"It's very simple." Chu Yunfei said, "At this time and that time, at the time of Cangyunling, the armed forces of the Eighth Route Army were still very weak, but the Japanese army was unprecedentedly strong, and the Eighth Route Army could be wiped out by the Japanese army at any time, so we should try our best to preserve this armed force and share the strong pressure of the Japanese army for us." ”

"But now, the strength of the Eighth Route Army has long been different."

"Especially Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie, their three regiments."

"The defense areas of these three regiments are distributed in a zigzag shape, and they are fighting each other."

"And the Communist Party has always been good at winning people's hearts, so it has won the hearts of the local people."

"Now the strength of Li Yunlong and his three regiments is no longer under the only brigade of our Jinsui Army and the 94th Brigade of the Central Army, and in some respects it is even surpassed."

"On the other hand, the Japanese army is declining."

"Even if Nakajoyama wins this time, it will not be enough to reverse this trend."

"So now, it's time to weaken the Eighth Route Army with the help of the Japanese, so that if a civil war breaks out, we can also eliminate them more easily."

"I see." Fang Ligong had a feeling of sudden enlightenment in front of him.

"The way we look at problems is to be more thorough and far-reaching than our humble duties."

Chu Yunfei smiled and said: "But there is one thing, it is okay to weaken the Eighth Route Army with the help of the Japanese, but it is not okay to join forces with the Japanese to deal with the Eighth Route Army." ”

This sentence was said to Liang Gang.

"Okay, I see." Liang Gang nodded.

"Brother Yunfei, you and my brother will say goodbye."

Seeing Liang Gang get on the horse and go away, Fang Ligong said sincerely: "The brigade seat is really a good means, and the elimination of national equipment of a regiment can be exchanged for an American-style mountain artillery battalion, which is humiliating and admirable." ”

Chu Yunfei snorted and said, "What's this." ”

Fang Ligong whispered again: "But the equipment of Li Yunlong's battalion? ”

Chu Yunfei's face turned cold, and he said, "Meritorious brother, don't worry, Li Yunlong will have to vomit sooner or later." ”

After a pause, he said: "When the Japanese army launches a sweep in the northwest of Jin, when Li Yunlong comes to the door and begs our only brigade to send troops to rescue, see if he still returns?" ”

……

"Still?" Li Yunlong said, "It's a fart!" ”

"It's in our old Li's belly, and you still want to take it back? Dream on. ”

Zhao Gang was a little embarrassed by Li Yunlong's robbery, but he still said patiently: "Lao Li, when we first came to the northwest of Shanxi, there was a serious shortage of weapons and equipment, and the right was borrowed from Chu Yunfei, which is also reasonable, but now our equipment situation has improved a lot. ”

"Even if the equipment of that battalion is returned to Chu Yunfei now, the impact will not be great."

"So I think that for the sake of improving the relationship between the two sides, you should return that batch of equipment as soon as possible, after all, you also promised to return it at the beginning, and you can't be untrustworthy."

Li Yunlong became impatient: "Lao Zhao, you are really a nerd." ”

"There are too many weapons and equipment? Shen Quan's county brigade is no longer needed, it can be used by the district squad, and if the district squad is not needed, it can be used by the militia. ”

"How can I return it?"

"Why are you elbowing out?"

Zhao Gang said: "I don't think there are too many guns, nor do I turn my elbow outward, but to improve the relationship between the two sides." ”

Xing Zhiguo also said: "Lao Li, I also think that the political commissar is right, in case Chu Yunfei turns against us because of the equipment of this battalion, he can only let the devil pick up the cheap." ”

"You know the." Li Yunlong was unceremonious to Xing Zhiguo.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie are still at the same level as him, and they have to give some face, but Xing Zhiguo has been his subordinate Li Yunlong since Hubei, Henan and Anhui, and he has always scolded when he wants to.

Xing Zhiguo blackened his face and didn't dare to say anything more.

In the end, Wang Ye said: "Political commissar, deputy head of the criminal regiment, don't worry." ”

"Chu Yunfei will not turn his face against us for the obsolete equipment of this battalion, and it won't be long before he will ask us, and then he will officially express his stance to give us the equipment of this battalion."

"Really? Will Chu Yunfei really ask for our Eighth Route Army? ”

"Will the devil really fight the only brigade of the Jin Sui Army first?"

Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo will be skeptical.

……

"The question now is who to hit first?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu's gaze swept over the officers present.

This was a staff meeting on the general policy of Shanxi's public security war in the second half of the year, and all officers of the headquarters at the rank of second lieutenant and above could attend and speak their minds freely at the military meeting.

Most of the junior officers, though, just joined in the fun.

Only a handful of people can really put forward their own opinions.

Although it was a staff meeting, senior generals such as Miyano Michichi, the division commander of the 2nd Konoe Division, Iseki Yu, the division commander of the 36th Division, and Yuichiro No, the division commander of the 37th Division, were also present, but these old devils would not easily express their opinions.

The most active are the section chiefs of the headquarters.

Sakuma Jiro, the head of the intelligence section, said: "Of course, the Eighth Route Army will be fought first. ”

"Why did you fight the Eighth Route Army first?" Yoshio Iwatsuki said, "Tell me your reasons. ”

"Hello." Sakuma Jiro paused slightly, strode to the large map posted on the wall of the conference room, pointed to the map and said, "After the Central Army of China on Zhongtiao Mountain was annihilated by the Imperial Army, the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army of China in Shanxi have only two small control areas left, and the threat to the Imperial Army is not as good as before. ”

"On the other hand, the area controlled by the Eighth Route Army is unprecedentedly expanded."

"In terms of actual control area alone, more than 70 percent of the land and more than half of the population of SX Province are under the control of the Eighth Route Army."

The whole conference room blew up at once.

The officers present were incredulous.

The senior generals were silent.

Because they all know that what Sakuma Jiro said is true.

As the head of the intelligence section, Sakuma Jiro knows this information better than anyone else.

After a pause, Sakuma Jiro said again: "So, not to mention the whole of North China, at least in Shanxi, the Eighth Route Army has replaced the Central Army of China and the Jin Sui Army and become the number one strong enemy of the Imperial Army!" ”

"In view of this, I think the Eighth Route Army should be attacked first!"

As soon as the words fell, another junior officer got up and said, "No, I should fight the Central Army first!" ”

When everyone looked back, it was Yasushi Inoue, the head of the communications section.

Iwamatsu Yoshio said: "Why? ”

Inoue Jing said: "The reason is that after the Battle of the Central Plains, although the heavy army group entrenched in Zhongtiao Mountain has been wiped out, it is still entrenched in the vicinity of Jincheng in southern Jin, and now Pang Bingxun's department is trying to repair the relationship with the Eighth Route Army, if the imperial army launches an operation against the Eighth Route Army at this time, then Pang Bingxun's department and Yanxi Mountain's department in western Jin are very likely to help, even if they don't help, they will definitely take the opportunity to expand their territory." ”

Sakuma Jiro said: "Inoue-kun, if you attack the Central Army and the Jin Sui Army first, won't the Eighth Route Army come to your aid?" Won't they take the opportunity to expand their territory? ”

"Of course." Inoue said, "But it is impossible to deal with the Eighth Route Army at once, and it will give the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army of China a lot of time and space for development and growth, and dealing with the Central Army of China and the Jin Sui Army at this time is just a piece of cake, and a complete victory can be achieved in one or two months." ”

After a pause, he said: "In such a little time, how much territory can the Eighth Route Army toss, and how much territory can it expand?" Therefore, I believe that we should adopt the principle of first making it easier and then making it difficult, first exterminate the remnants of the Central Army in southern Jinnan and the remnants of the Jin Sui Army in western Jin, and finally concentrate all efforts to deal with the Eighth Route Army, so that the public security situation in Shanxi can be completely reversed. ”

"I think Sakuma-kun's opinion is right, the Eighth Route Army should be fought first."

"No, I think what Inoue Jun said is correct, the Central Army and the Jin Sui Army should be fought first."

"Fools, you don't know the horrors of the Eighth Route Army at all, you must fight the Eighth Route Army first."

"Yaga, as a soldier, as an imperial warrior, don't you feel ashamed?"

The end result was no exception, and a good staff meeting turned into an argument between two factions of dissenting opinions, then into a quarrel, and finally into a personal attack.

"Enough!" Yoshio Iwamatsu could only intervene to stop it.

"Shut up and don't make personal attacks."

Then he turned his gaze to Takuya Mizuhara and asked with a smile, "Mizuhara-kun, what is your opinion?" ”

The eyes of several old devils turned to Takuya Mizuhara, Takuya Mizuhara was also in this battle to defend Taiyuan, it can be said that he became famous in a battle, and several old devils were very optimistic about him.

However, Takuya Mizuhara was very low-key, waved his hand and said, "I listen to Your Excellency the Commander." ”

As soon as Takuya Mizuhara's words fell, the officers attending the meeting also expressed their positions to persuade Yoshio Iwamatsu.

Iwamatsu Yoshio's gaze swept over Miyano Michiichi, Iseki Yashi, Noyu Ichiro and other division commanders.

Miyano Michichi and a few other old devils are all looking at their noses and noses, as if they are asleep, obviously, they have no position on this issue, and it is acceptable for anyone to hit first.

"Then hit Chu Yunfei first!" Yoshio Iwamatsu said with a dark face.

"Eliminate Chu Yunfei's department first, then eliminate Liang Gang's department, and finally deal with the Eighth Route Army."

As he spoke, a communications soldier hurriedly walked in and handed a telegram to Yasushi Inoue, the head of the communications section.

Inoue Jing then got up and said: "Your Excellency Commander, this is the information just sent by the Front Army Headquarters, saying that the Nationalist Government has just provided Chu Yunfei and Liang Gang with two regiments of American weapons and equipment, and even twelve mountain artillery. ”

"Shuffle." Iwamatsu Yoshio said, "Now there is no need to argue. ”

The Japanese army soon began to prepare.

……

"What?"

Chu Yunfei was startled and said in disbelief: "Meritorious brother, you can't be mistaken, right?" ”

"You can't be wrong." Fang Ligong said solemnly, "I have asked the intelligence department to verify it repeatedly. ”

"Really?" Chu Yunfei was still a little unconvinced, because the Japanese army's choice was completely contrary to his judgment, which made him emotionally difficult to accept.

It's not just the shame of a mistake in judgment.

It is also because of the real threat faced by the only brigade of the Jin Sui Army.

If the Japanese army in Shanxi really took their only brigade as a priority target, it would be impossible to stop it by relying on their only brigade alone, and Liang Gang's 94th Brigade would not be able to stop it.

At that moment, Chu Yunfei said again: "Meritorious brother, let the intelligence department continue to verify." ”

"Okay." Fang Ligong nodded helplessly.

……

Wang Ye took Wei Dayong, Wei Xilai and Duan Peng to the outside of Heyuan County.

This is already the third county seat that Wang Ye has reconnoitred in the past half a month.

To Wang Ye's disappointment, Fu'an County and Ping'an County only have commerce, but no industry, even the most basic food processing industry.

Wang Ye said: "Big flower wolf, did you often come to Heyuan County before?" ”

Duan Peng was very unhappy with the code name of the big flower wolf, and he didn't know why Wang Ye gave him such an inexplicable code name, so he pretended not to hear it.

"Damn, what did the Northwest Wolf ask you?" Wei Dayong turned around and kicked Duan Peng.

Duan Peng became angry, and said in a deep voice: "Big bad wolf, can you kick me again?" ”

"Kick it, I'm afraid of you." Except for Wang Ye and Lu Changsheng, Wei Dayong really wasn't afraid of anyone, and immediately kicked Duan Peng again.

Duan Peng fought back.

The two immediately got into a fight.

Wang Ye didn't stop it, and sat next to Wei Xilai to watch the play.

Because he knew that the two of them were about the same, and it was difficult to distinguish the winner within a hundred moves, so he just had to fight.

Sure enough, after fighting for a long time, the winner was not decided, only the two of them were tired and half dead, and the other was that Wei Dayong's nose was blue, and Duan Peng's face was also swollen, which was not considered fruitless.

Seeing the two stop, Wang Ye smiled and said, "Why don't you fight, and keep fighting?" ”

"Don't fight, I'm too tired." Wei Dayong scratched his head and said with some embarrassment.

Duan Peng hadn't dissipated his anger yet, and said with a dark face: "Big bad wolf, you listen to me, I'm also a decent veteran now, don't want to bully me anymore." ”

Wei Dayong turned his head away, pretending not to hear it.

Wang Ye said again: "Big flower wolf, did you often come to Heyuan County before?" ”

"I don't come often, do I." Duan Peng didn't have a good breath, "I only come back to the county a few times a year." ”

"Then did you see a factory in the county?" Wang Ye said, "Any factory, flour mill, quilt factory, towel factory or distillery, have you ever seen it?" ”

"I haven't seen it." Duan Peng shook his head vigorously.

Wei Xilai said: "Captain, it seems that you can only go to Anhua." ”

Wei Dayong said: "If you want me to say, go directly to Taiyuan, it is estimated that there will be no factories in the northwest of Shanxi, but Taiyuan, as a SX provincial capital, must have many factories." ”

As he spoke, a bell suddenly rang on the road ahead.

"There is a situation!" Wang Ye let out a low snort, and the four of them immediately turned around and hid in the dense bud valley.

In a short time, a convoy of more than twenty carts, each covered with canvas, was slowly approaching along the road, and it was not known what was inside.

There was a full company of puppet soldiers in charge of the escort.

Four people against the puppet army for a company, Wang Ye did not dare to act rashly.

But I couldn't stand my luck, a puppet army suddenly felt anxious, and actually went into the bud valley to relieve his hands, and was caught by Wang Ye and the four of them.

……

Pan Ren just took off his pants and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

The moment I turned around just now, I glanced at it as if I saw someone?

After being stunned for three seconds, Pan Ren quickly lifted his pants, then turned around, and then saw in horror that two men were squatting less than two meters away, staring at him with a smile.

"Perverted, I see all the shit." Pan Ren pretended to be casual and prepared to leave.

However, as soon as he turned around, he almost collided with the other two figures, and then the muzzles of the two black holes were already on his head.

"Are you in a hurry?"

One of the men said, "Do you know how to snort? ”

"The eighth master spares his life." Pan Ren fell to his knees with a puff.

The man smiled and asked, "Name, troop number, position?" ”

"Pan Ren, the third platoon and fourth squad of the second battalion of the first regiment of the fourth mixed brigade of the imperial association, and his position is the deputy squad leader." Pan Ren shook his bottom like a bamboo tube pouring beans.

A fool is fighting against the Eighth Route Army.

I have heard for a long time that the Eighth Route Army does not kill people indiscriminately.

"It's quite cooperative." The man asked, "What's on the car?" ”

"It's all wheat." Pan Ren hurriedly said, "A total of 40,000 catties." ”

PS: Continue to three more, last three faster for a month, grit your teeth, continue to persevere!

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