"That's right!"

Zhou Cheng didn't understand why no ordinary people had entered the National Salvation Military Defense Zone from the Japanese occupied area in the past two days. After listening to the Chief of Staff report, he understood.

The Japanese army increased its troops to the blockade line, and the formerly useless blockade line began to play a role. Even Xiangfeng's reconnaissance squad suffered losses in front of it, not to mention the common people who had no combat effectiveness.

The common people who wanted to escape to Xiyang must have been stopped by the Japanese and puppet troops.

If neither the people nor Xiang Feng's reconnaissance squad could pass the blockade line, the national rescue army would probably be able to pass, and the transactions ongoing by the National Rescue Army and the surrounding Eighth Route Army would have to be interrupted by this sudden intensified blockade line.

As long as this blockade exists for one day, the National Salvation Army will not expect to transport a piece of food from outside. The National Salvation Army's excess machine guns and ammunition will not be delivered to the Eighth Route Army...

Seeing Chen Zhengyu looking at him with a puzzled look, Zhou Cheng quickly told him about the fact that no ordinary person had entered Xiyang through the blockade in the past two days.

After hearing this, Chen Zhengyu's already frowning frowns even deeper.

He originally thought that only the Japanese and puppet troops that were in a row had increased their troops, but he did not expect that there would be more Japanese and puppet troops on the entire blockade line.

This is not a good thing. Looking at Zhou Cheng with a worried look, he analyzed: "Captain, if there are more Japanese and puppet troops on the entire blockade line, then the Japanese must have wanted to trap us through this blockade line."

"But fortunately we had bought three million kilograms of grain some time ago. If the Japanese and puppet troops strengthened the blockade line half a month in advance, the problem of food shortage alone would be enough for us to bear!"

Zhou Cheng nodded in agreement: "It must have been because the Japanese saw this that they thought of using economic and military blockade to trap us, weaken our strength, and then attack us..."

Seeing that the leader agreed with his point of view, Chen Zhengyu breathed a sigh of relief, "The Japanese's plan will definitely fail!"

"Although Xiyang is very poor, with the three million kilograms of grain we bought in advance, there will definitely be no shortage of food in the defense zone in the next year."

"When the Japanese think that our food is not enough, the combat effectiveness of the troops is greatly weakened and we are ready to send troops to attack us, our troops will definitely be caught off guard."

Zhou Cheng shook his head and said nothing.

During the last anti-sweeping campaign, he fought with the Japanese Brigade Commander. Although he had never met, he had seen his command ability.

He was very cautious on the battlefield, and he was very rational in judging the situation. He immediately retreated when the situation was not good, without any intention.

Such a person with a personality will definitely not be aimless and let his subordinates carry out a combat plan that does not have much meaning.

The National Salvation Army and the Eighth Route Army traded so many times, and the larger ones only had 300,000 to 400,000 kilograms of grain, which the Japanese could not have noticed at all.

Therefore, the Japanese military brigade commander must have known the news that the national rescue army had reserved a large amount of food.

In this case, heavy troops were still dispatched to encircle the National Rescue Army and isolate the National Rescue Army. There must be other reliances and purposes, not just to make the National Rescue Army lose food.

But in addition to cutting off the channels for the National Salvation Army to purchase food from outside, Zhou Cheng could not imagine what other functions this sudden strengthened blockade line would have.

Seeing Zhou Cheng's face changing constantly, Chen Zhengyu asked quickly: "Captain, is there any other conspiracy for the Japanese to strengthen the blockade line?"

"It must be!" Zhou Cheng did not hide his thoughts, then shook his head and replied helplessly: "But I can't think of what the Japanese conspiracy is!"

Chen Zhengyu frowned, and after thinking for two minutes, he also showed a helpless expression: "I can't think of any tricks for the Japanese to deal with us!"

He hesitated for a moment and reminded: "Captain, are you too worried?"

Zhou Cheng believed in his judgment very much: "There must be a conspiracy here, but I can't figure out what this conspiracy is."

"It has been half a month since we took Xiyang. The Japanese in Laiyuan City have been holding their troops without moving, without any movement. This does not conform to the Japanese's vengeful character."

"Now that it's hard to take action, how can it be possible to implement a plan with such a big loophole? The commander of the Japanese Brigade is very cautious and rational. Such a person either doesn't move when fighting. If he wants to move, he will definitely give his opponent a fatal blow and will not do such a thing that can give up halfway."

"Order all the reconnaissance companies to be dispatched to find out the specific forces and equipment of the Japanese and puppet troops on the blockade line as soon as possible, the more detailed the better."

"The investigation team finds ways to cross the Japanese blockade line, enter Pingding City to investigate, find out the current garrison of the Punishing Guards, and see if they can find some useful information from there."

"Other troops strengthen training, especially the 1st and 2nd Battalion, the Special Service Company, the Guard Company, the Artillery Battalion, and the Cavalry Company, to restore combat effectiveness as soon as possible."

"If the Japanese had other conspiracies, we would definitely not have to wait too long. The troops I just mentioned must be ready to go to the battlefield at any time."

"The last thing, at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, all the officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion gathered at the garrison and stood on standby. I personally replaced the 79-caliber piercing machine guns they equipped with Japanese equipment, unifying the weapon caliber of all troops in the regiment, so as to facilitate the logistics department to replenish ammunition to each battalion company!"

As soon as Chen Zhengyu left, Zhou Chengzu shouted to the guard at the door: "Finish Deputy Commander Tang immediately and ask him to come to the command center to speed up!"

Twenty minutes later, Tang Yufeng, who was looking for someone to talk to the third battalion, returned to the command center and gasped, asking, "Captain, is there something wrong? Call me back in such a hurry."

"I just found several platoon leaders in the Third Battalion to talk to them, asked them about their views on the battalion commander and several company commanders, and found many questions. I also asked them about their views on Deputy Commander Yuan. Several people were very dissatisfied with Deputy Commander Yuan's recent actions in the regiment, and they thought that his heart was not on our National Salvation Army, and they were a little stingy!"

Zhou Cheng was just worried about the Japanese's troops being increased and blockade. After hearing the good news brought by Tang Yufeng, a smile quickly flashed on his serious face.

For myself and the National Salvation Army, this should be good news. I agree with the answer: "The word "trash" is well used."

"Whether it was the previous dispute between the county magistrate or the later transaction between us and the Eighth Route Army, a discerning person could tell at a glance that Yuan Shushan was deliberately making trouble and did not want to see our national rescue army. Although the cadres below did not express their opinions, they all saw it and kept it in their hearts."

"If Yuan Shushan knew that he had left such a bad impression in the hearts of the soldiers, he would definitely be so angry that he vomited blood on the spot!"

Yuan Shushan was also very happy and smiled and said, "He is called stealing chickens but losing rice. I don't object to fighting for power and profit, but he also has to fight with a bottom line. As long as he thinks a little bit about our national-savior army, he will not do such an extreme thing."

"Fortunately, the soldiers' eyes were bright, and they could see clearly his character through these two things."

"I roughly learned that the entire third battalion only has battalion commander, company commander of the eighth company, three deputy company commanders, and four or five platoon leaders still followed Yuan Shushan wholeheartedly. After these two incidents, the platoon leaders of the company and the regiment headquarters had all turned to the regiment headquarters."

"If Yuan Shushan wants to do something behind our back, the entire Third Battalion will be able to be adjusted, and this is only temporary."

"Many soldiers and squad leaders of the Eighth Company are not satisfied with Yuan Shushan's recent performance. After a long time, more and more soldiers and squad leaders are affected. Yuan Shushan is likely to be unable to even adjust the Eighth Company and can only command several platoon leaders of the Eighth Company."

Zhou Cheng had never expected that the morale of the Third Battalion had changed so much in such a short period of time.

Originally, he planned to weaken Yuan Shushan's influence and control over the Third Battalion by inter-regulating the platoon leader of the company, but unexpectedly, Yuan Shushan himself ruined himself, causing his influence in the Third Battalion to be minimized instantly and his control was lost.

When these two things continue to ferment, Yuan Shushan will lose control of the third camp without Zhou Cheng intervening in the end.

In addition, the spy company was actually under the control of the regiment headquarters and just pretended to obey Yuan Shushan's command.

It means that after Yuan Shushan entered the National Salvation Army, he worked hard for so long, and finally saw some achievements, but he was exhausted by himself.

Zhou Cheng became happier the more he thought about it. He couldn't help but sigh: "This is exactly what we say: If you don't do it, you won't die. At that time, you must take a good look at Yuan Shushan's reaction to knowing this."

"Look at how he is going to leave our National Rescue Army in shame, or continue to stay in the National Rescue Army as a turtle."

"Haha... I also want to see what his reaction will be like then?" Tang Yufeng became expectant when he heard this.

But he quickly regained his sanity and stared at Zhou Cheng and asked, "By the way, the leader of the group, did something happen if you were so anxious to call me back?"

Zhou Cheng nodded and quickly reiterated the story of the Japanese and puppet troops increasing troops and blocking the line.

Tang Yufeng's first reaction was exactly the same as Chen Zhengyu. He quickly showed a glorious expression and replied: "Captain, fortunately, we have bought three million kilograms of grain for emergencies. Otherwise, the Japanese strengthened blockade would really bring us huge disasters. When the defense zone is famine, the morale of the army and the people will be unstable, and the combat effectiveness of the troops will be greatly weakened. If the Japanese army takes the opportunity to launch an attack, we will definitely suffer a great loss!"

Zhou Cheng shook his head: "Old Tang, I think you underestimate the enemy too much!"

"The Japanese dispatched so many troops to block us, it was definitely not so easy to trap us. And do you think the Japanese would not notice anything about buying three million kilograms of food from the Eighth Route Army?"

"I know that we have food in our hands, and the Japanese still dispatched so many troops to block us. Isn't that unnecessary and meaningless?"

Tang Yufeng instantly understood the implicit meaning in Zhou Cheng's words: "Captain, you think the Japanese and puppet troops blocked us so much. In addition to cutting off our channels for purchasing food and supplies and trapping us to death, they also had other backup plans."

Zhou Cheng nodded: "It must be, but I can't think of what this backhand is. I can only take one step and see if the soldiers come to block the water and the soil!"

"I have asked the Chief of Staff to arrange for the reconnaissance company to conduct a reconnaissance investigation, and figure out how many troops the Japanese and puppet troops have arranged on the blockade line!"

"At the same time, order the reconnaissance team to find a way to cross the blockade line and sneak into Pingding City to investigate the situation, and see if you can talk about hearing some useful information!"

"I'm anxious to call you over, it's related to intelligence. I just heard the news that the Chief of Staff reported the increase of troops in the Japanese and puppet army strongholds opposite the first company, and then I remembered that since yesterday, no ordinary people in the enemy-occupied area had crossed the blockade line and entered Xiyang, I realized that the Japanese and puppet army had increased their troops in the blockade line."

"If I had no mistake in judgment, the lockdown line began to strengthen yesterday, but until today I did not judge this news from some sporadic reports, which was a whole day and a night late."

"Luckily this is not a battle, otherwise the enemy would realize the danger only if we hit our noses."

"This incident scared me in a cold sweat, and then I found that our information source was too small."

"In the past, when we were trapped and pacified, we just needed to send someone to stare at the Japanese in the city."

"Now the defense zone has expanded several times, and there are several more garrisons in contact with us. It will definitely not work by relying on the original method. Some intelligence forces must be formed to increase the source channels."

"If we don't say too much, the few counties around us must have our own people, and Laiyuan City must also have them. Watch the Japanese and puppet troops every move. Once they have any military actions, they must report it as soon as possible, and prepare in advance, regardless of whether they target us."

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