After calling back to the war zone, Xue Ya became more and more worried the more she thought about it.

He knew that the regiment headquarters had appointed Yuan Shushan as the battalion commander of the third battalion and had him fully in charge of forming the third battalion.

As expected, the main battalion that Yuan Shushan mentioned in his call to the war zone was the third battalion that had not been formed yet.

If his goal is achieved and he successfully controls the third battalion, with his ambition, the National Salvation Army will definitely have a situation where the regiment commander and the deputy regiment commander will fight in court. If the war zone and the Japanese take the opportunity to come over and stir up the situation, the invincible National Salvation Army will likely be divided into two, or even become opponents, and finally the Japanese will be defeated by them.

If this situation really happens, as an accomplice, I am also a sinner.

The only thing that made Xue Ya glad was that Yuan Shushan did not have the equipment needed to form the third battalion.

The war zone did not replenish the equipment for the National Salvation Army, and the regiment headquarters could not adjust equipment from the First and Second Battalions to support the Third Battalion. No matter how ambitious Yuan Shushan had, he could not build the Third Battalion.

Without the Third Battalion to support him, he would not have the strength to fight with the regiment commander, and would not be able to split the national rescue army, and the situation he was worried about would not have happened.

As he thought about it, the worry on Xue Ya's face gradually decreased a lot.

But at this moment, the secret telegram that had just been sent suddenly appeared in front of her. Yuan Shushan made it clear in the secret telegram: He had a way to control the forces of a battalion of the National Salvation Army within two months.

Yuan Shushan is a very cautious person. If he doesn’t have the confidence, he would never say such big words and affect his future.

Could it be that Yuan Shushan had other channels to get the weapons and ammunition needed by the Third Battalion? A bold idea suddenly popped up in Xue Ya's mind.

Then he became scared, and a lot of cold sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead, and he became worried again.

The National Salvation Army is a real anti-Japanese force. From Captain Zhou to ordinary soldiers, everyone is an anti-Japanese hero. People with a little conscience will not watch them die in the internal struggle of their own people.

Although Xue Ya was ordered by the war zone to monitor Zhou Cheng because she was a soldier and had to execute the military orders of her superiors, her conscience was not destroyed.

So she would never watch the National Salvation Army split due to internal struggle and was eventually destroyed by the Japanese.

She decided to start staring at Yuan Shushan from today. If he really had a way to get weapons and ammunition from other channels and successfully form the third battalion, she would definitely report this matter to the regiment commander before Yuan Shushan took action, so that he could prepare in advance and minimize the impact and losses.

At the reconnaissance company's base, Zhou Cheng was staring at everyone for obstacle running training. The guard company commander Liang Hongjiang suddenly ran over: "Captain, Deputy Commander Tang asked you to go back to the regiment headquarters immediately, there is an emergency!"

When Zhou Cheng heard this, he looked thoughtful.

The Japanese have just experienced a big defeat, losing their troops and generals. At present, half of the lost troops have not been replenished, so it is definitely impossible to take the risk of attacking the National Salvation Army again.

The only enemy is the Japanese around the National Salvation Army. Since there is no problem with the outside, there must be an internal problem.

After a little thought, I determined that this emergency situation was related to Deputy Commander Yuan Shushan.

After letting the reconnaissance company continue to train and run away from obstacles, he took the guards to the regiment headquarters.

As expected, as soon as he returned to the regiment headquarters, Deputy regiment commander Tang Yufeng was anxious to report: "Captain, the people who monitor Yuan Shushan just came to me to report. Yuan Shushan brought his personal guard from the war zone and left the regiment headquarters half an hour ago. The guard company arranged three veterans to follow him."

"I guess Yuan Shushan couldn't bear it anymore. The war zone did not reward us with a gun or a bullet this time. He was anxious to form the third battalion. There was no other way except to use weapons and ammunition in the secret arsenal!"

Zhou Cheng nodded with approval: "It should be like this!"

"If Yuan Shushan wants to gain a foothold in the National Salvation Army, he must get rid of the lonely situation. The formation of the third battalion is his only way."

"I heard that he often went to the First and Second Battalions to pick people these days. If he guessed correctly, many cadres should have been fooled by him with the title of deputy regiment commander and threw themselves into his arms!"

Tang Yufeng nodded and replied very seriously: "There are indeed many people, but there are people we arranged to be led into the Third Battalion by him!"

"I got news yesterday: He has put up the 3rd Battalion's airs, except for the firepower company, three infantry companies, guard platoons, and reconnaissance squads... there are a lot."

"I roughly counted that I arranged four people between the three company commanders and ten platoon commanders, and one of them was appointed as the company commander by him."

"One company commander and five platoon leaders were completely immersed in his arms, one company commander and two platoon leaders remained neutral. Yuan Shushan was still trying to win them, but the results were not good, and I was also trying to win them!"

"When it comes to this, you are the leader of the regiment. You have the foresight. It is stipulated that the cadres transferred to the Third Battalion of Yuan Shushan must include veterans of the National Salvation Army, captive soldiers, officers from the original National Salvation Army, and must also be one to one!"

"It just stumped Yuan Shushan. All the veterans from the National Salvation Army were our own people. On the surface, they were thrown into Yuan Shushan's arms, but in fact they were the trump card we placed in the Third Battalion."

"The ones who were really attracted by Yuan Shushan were all the officers of the former National Salvation Army. One of the captured officers was won over by him, and the remaining three remained neutral. They were recruited by the Chief of Staff to join the National Salvation Army. The company commander, like the Chief of Staff, was both from the Northwest Army. In addition to implementing the orders of the regiment headquarters and being closest to the Chief of Staff, Yuan Shushan really couldn't find anyone else, so he could only settle for the second best and transfer a few cadres who remained neutral into the Third Battalion, hoping to persuade them to use for him."

"I have asked the Chief of Staff to contact them and remain neutral for the time being. If Yuan Shushan is forced to do so, I can temporarily put myself in Yuan Shushan's arms on the surface, and secretly still implement the orders of the regiment headquarters."

Zhou Cheng nodded with satisfaction: "Just do what you said. As long as the third battalion has our own people, no matter how Yuan Shushan is trying, he will not be able to make a big wave in the national rescue army."

"Our top priority now is how to use Yuan Shushan to empty all the remaining weapons and ammunition in the arsenal and hold them in our own hands!"

"If I'm not wrong, the arsenal should have two battalions and one regiment left with light weapons, and there are half a company of heavy machine guns and mortars. I don't know if there are mountain cannons."

"If it were just to form the third battalion, in order to cover up, Yuan Shushan should only be able to transfer light weapons, and the number would not exceed one battalion, and would be able to be transferred in batches. This is obviously not the result we want. Since Yuan Shushan has opened an opening and is preparing to transfer weapons and ammunition from the arsenal, we must find a way to force him to empty the arsenal little by little, so as not to have too many dreams."

Tang Yufeng thought for a moment, then frowned and replied: "It's too difficult. Yuan Shushan is very alert and has been guarding against us. The arsenal is the last trump card he used to deal with us. He will definitely not take action easily. I can't think of any way to force him to drive out the weapons and ammunition in the arsenal."

Zhou Cheng had a solution and raised his eyebrows and replied: "It's easy to do it. Why did Yuan Shushan transport weapons and ammunition from the arsenal? Let's start where to start."

"Think about it, if Yuan Shushan's weapons and ammunition transferred from the arsenal cannot reach the third battalion's headquarters, in order to gain a foothold in the National Salvation Army and get rid of the lonely situation, he will definitely continue to transport equipment from the arsenal!"

"We find a way to hang Yuan Shushan. He transferred out a battalion's equipment from the arsenal. We snatched the equipment of his two companies and let the equipment of one company be safely delivered to the third battalion to avoid causing Yuan Shushan's suspicion."

"When he fills up the equipment that the third battalion lacks, he must at least mobilize troops from the arsenal to get out the light weapons of the two battalions."

"As for heavy equipment, I will find a way to force him out then."

Tang Yufeng understood as soon as he heard this: "A good idea. When Yuan Shushan transports weapons and ammunition from the arsenal, the garrison company that protects the arsenal can deliver weapons and ammunition to the Japanese and puppet troops blockade line. The task of crossing the blockade line must be completed by our dispatched support troops."

"The Third Battalion has not yet formed an army, and the support force can only be sent from the First and Second Battalions. At that time, we will direct and perform several raids for Yuan Shushan on the edge of the defense zone, which made him mistakenly believe that the weapons and ammunition from the arsenal were stolen by the Japanese."

"In order to form the third battalion as soon as possible, Yuan Shushan had no other way, so he could only continue to transport weapons and ammunition from the arsenal."

Zhou Cheng nodded and immediately began to issue an order: "It is better to operate sooner than later. I will notify the second battalion commander Huang Hu immediately and ask him to send troops to make some noise on the Japanese blockade line north of the station, so that Yuan Shushan saw that the blockade line was not calm. If he wanted to transport weapons and ammunition back to the station, he must dispatch fully armed troops!"

Tang Yufeng immediately received the order: "Don't worry, commander, I will make arrangements now, and ensure that the work will be done without anyone noticing."

In the room where Yuan Shushan was, the guard who had gone out for two days and one night had just returned. Before he could take a breath, he was pulled to his room and asked anxiously.

"How is it? When will the company commander of the garrison company king send the first batch of equipment here!"

"Report to the commander, Company Commander Wang asked you to send someone to the receiving point in one day to wait. He will send a company's weapons and ammunition there in two days!"

"He also reminded us to bring more troops."

"After the last time the Japanese army failed to attack the National Salvation Army, it sent a large number of troops to strengthen the blockade line. If the response troops are fewer, it is likely that even the blockade line cannot be penetrated. If they are attacked by Japanese devils, they will not even have the strength to resist!"

Yuan Shushan nodded: "I heard about it too."

"The blockade line north of the station has been very uneasy these two days. The Japanese and puppet troops have not only doubled, but have also strengthened many light and heavy machine guns. The fourth company we stationed there has been attacked several times?"

The guard was worried and asked, "What should I do?"

"The third battalion has not yet formed an army, so it is definitely not capable of crossing the blockade line of the Japanese and puppet troops and transporting weapons and equipment back!"

Yuan Shushan sighed: "You can only report to the regiment headquarters and ask the regiment commander to send troops to pick up those weapons and ammunition!"

"I'll go to the regiment commander now, and say that the war zone promises to support one of our company's equipment, let the guard company pick up, and arrange two of our own people to follow, so that the equipment should be safely transported back to the base."
Chapter completed!