"Captain Zhou, I don't know what you think of Yangquan Independent Group and Shouyang Independent Group!" The merchant stopped talking nonsense and stared at Zhou Cheng and asked.

Zhou Cheng guessed that the secret that the other party was going to talk about next had something to do with the two independent groups, but he did not know the Japanese's specific action plan.

In order to get all their secrets out and to make the Japanese feel that the National Salvation Army has really turned against each other and weakened the Japanese's concerns about the National Salvation Army, Zhou Cheng decided to use the trick and cursed with an angry expression on the spot: "Don't mention them to me, it's so hateful!"

"The war zone has assigned the entire Yangquan and Shouyang area to our National Rescue Army. They have received orders long ago. Not only will they not retreat, they will also repair fortifications next to their base areas, blocking us outside their base areas. This is not only a blow to the war zone, but also a blow to the national rescue army. The soldiers can tolerate it. I have given them an ultimatum. If the base areas are not allowed, don't blame our National Rescue Army for being rude and directly killing into their base areas."

"There is also the Yangquan Independent Regiment, our National Salvation Army is even more incompatible with them."

"Not only did we take advantage of the opportunity of fighting with the Japanese and Japanese soldiers to seize Yangquan County, but we also snatched all the supplies, weapons and ammunition reserved by the Japanese and puppet troops in Yangquan, and we did not leave a single bullet for us. This behavior was even more excessive."

"If we hadn't sent troops in time to attack Yangquan County, and then chased us all the way here and snatched a lot of weapons and ammunition from them, we might not have even been able to catch any hairs after fighting for so long."

"I have given an ultimatum to the independent group that is active in Yangquan. They not only have to withdraw from Yangquan within one day, but also leave at least 80% of the food, weapons and ammunition they snatched from Yangquan County. Otherwise, we and the independent group of Yangquan will definitely fight them to the end, and will never stop."

After hearing this, the businessman was filled with joy, but did not show it immediately, but pretended to be indignant and cursed: "The Yangquan Independent Group is indeed too much!"

"If it weren't for your national-salvation army, with their strength, there would never be a chance to capture Yangquan City. So the food, weapons and ammunition they snatched from Yangquan County should belong to you!"

"Now, Commander Zhou, you only ask them to return 80% of their food, supplies and ammunition, and give them 20% of them for free. You are not satisfied. You are simply too ignorant of the current situation."

"Captain Zhou, I feel that we don't need to be polite to deal with such troops, just fight."

"We can also provide assistance and send troops to assist the National Salvation Army in taking down the Independent Regiment and regaining the weapons, ammunition and other materials they seized from Yangquan County. Not only that, after the battle, all the Japanese and Imperial Army who participated in the war withdrew from the Independent Regiment base empty-handed. The weapons, ammunition and the grain and other materials they had stored in their base were all added to the National Salvation Army!"

"I believe that with the cooperation of the Japanese and the Imperial Army, the National Salvation Army will surely easily eliminate two independent regiments, regain the materials and weapons and ammunition that should belong to you, and unexpectedly obtain a large amount of weapons and ammunition and other materials."

"The two independent regiments have more than 4,000 people in total. We cannot destroy them all in one battle. We will definitely capture a large number of prisoners. At that time, all of these prisoners will be returned to the National Rescue Army, and the new recruits needed to expand the troops of your army will be solved in an instant!"

Zhou Cheng understood, it turned out that the Japanese were the purpose of this.

Taking advantage of the indifference of the National Rescue Army and the Independent Corps, they pulled themselves into the water and jointly ate the two independent regiments.

If the National Salvation Army does turn against the Independent Corps and the two troops become opponents, the Japanese conspiracy is really possible.

But the National Salvation Army did not turn against the Independent Group, so their conspiracy was destined to be unsuccessful.

But Zhou Cheng did not immediately reject the proposal, but pretended to be heartbroken and fell into deep thought.

He Feng and Dong Fei both showed anxious expressions, staring at the businessman sent by the Japanese and glaring at him, wishing he could swallow him alive.

I thought the leader would veto it immediately after hearing this proposal, but looking at the expression on his face, not only did he not mean to veto it, but he seemed to be moved...

The two of them became more and more anxious. After waiting for almost half a minute, Zhou Cheng spoke, He Feng couldn't help it and stood up and cursed: "Captain, we must never agree with the Japanese's proposal."

"Although we have a grudge against the Independent Group, we are all Chinese after all. We Chinese solve our own problems by ourselves, and we cannot use the Japanese to intervene."

"What if the Japanese join forces with us to eliminate the Independent Corps, what if they do if we kill the National Salvation Army, they will take the opportunity to occupy the Independent Corps base and stop leaving, and then break into our defense zone and continue to attack us?"

"And once we agree to cooperate with the Japanese, we may be very likely to be a traitor. Even if we take down the independent regiment and seize more weapons, ammunition and materials, the military morale and morale of the troops will be greatly affected, and ultimately affect the combat effectiveness of the troops..."

Zhou Cheng continued to remain silent and did not respond.

The businessmen sent by the Japanese were anxious. The last of the three questions He Feng just raised was a very important reason why the military headquarters cooperated with the National Salvation Army to win the Independent Regiment.

Only by letting the national rescue army bear the hat of a traitor can they move closer to the Japanese and finally be incorporated by the Japanese.

He didn't expect that Zhou Cheng had so many capable people under his command, and he could see the purpose of the military headquarters doing this at a glance.

Seeing that Zhou Cheng was already moved, he was afraid that the impact of these three problems would affect him, so he refused to cooperate with the Japanese and quickly proposed his own solution.

"Don't worry, our cooperation is carried out secretly. The two parties will not sign any written agreements, but only make verbal agreements. Even if outsiders notice that there has been cooperation between us, they cannot find the real evidence for our cooperation."

"As for whether we will occupy the base of the Independent Regiment, or take the opportunity to attack the National Salvation Army and enter the defense zone of your army, please rest assured. In order to show our sincerity, we will only mobilize four infantry brigades and two regiments of the Imperial Army to participate in the battle. The troops will divide the troops and take advantage of the gap between the main force of the Eighth Route Army and attack directly from behind the Independent Regiment."

"With the combat effectiveness of two independent regiments, after the battle, we will lose at least one brigade of Japanese and one regiment of the Imperial Army. The remaining three infantry brigades and one regiment of the Imperial Army will definitely not be able to stay in the independent regiment base."

"Your army had a precedent for eating our two infantry corps in one night. We left three infantry brigades in your defense zone. Wouldn't we be seeking death by ourselves?"

"If we cooperate, your army will only need to pay a small price to seize two independent regiments, seize a large amount of materials, weapons and ammunition, and solve the problem of recruits at the same time, killing three birds with one stone."

"If we had not cooperated, the price of your army paying to capture two independent regiments would have been much greater, and the entire battle would have lasted for a long time. If the independent regiment took the opportunity to transfer the materials and food they had reserved, the army would have been useless and launched an attack at a huge price, and in the end it would not achieve any results and had to return empty-handed...

Although Zhou Cheng still didn't say anything, he lit his head several times when listening to the businessman's explanation, and the heart-moving expression on his face became more and more obvious.

The merchant felt that he was about to succeed, so he decided to add another fire: "In order to show the sincerity of the Japanese, the Taiyuan Military Department knew that the army was very short of medicines and was willing to sell the medicines that were 50,000 oceans to the army at the market price, and traded along the railway."

"As long as you nod your head and agree to the cooperation, a train will deliver the medicine to the transaction location tonight, and we will hand in the money and deliver the goods at the same time."

"As soon as the agreed attack time arrives, the Japanese from the four infantry brigades will break into the base of the Independence Regiment from the occupied area, attack the National Salvation Army and destroy them together."

"After the battle, all the Imperial Army and the Imperial Army that participated in the war withdrew from the independent regiment base as soon as possible, and ensured that no strong force would be taken away!"

He Feng began to get anxious again. He was about to remind the leader not to believe the other party's sweet words. Before he could say it, he was interrupted by Zhou Cheng, and then replied to the merchant: "This matter is too big. I can't make decisions by myself. I need to discuss with my subordinates before making a decision."

"Company Commander Liang, take him to the tent next to him to rest immediately, and then bring him back after we make a decision..."

As soon as the businessman walked out of the tent with a confident smile, He Feng couldn't help but shout, "Captain, you're crazy. If we cooperate with the Japanese, we won't all become traitors..."

"No, even if I die, I can't be a traitor. We can't agree to the Japanese's proposal no matter what we say..."

"What are you anxious about?" Zhou Cheng cursed without hesitation.

"All of them are battalion commanders, why can't you calm down when you encounter something... Have I said we should cooperate with the Japanese? Have I said we should join forces with the Japanese to eat two independent groups?"

"Even if the two independent groups are not our own, but just an ordinary anti-Japanese team, I, Zhou Cheng, will not do stupid things like fighting with the same family and making a bargain for nothing."

After hearing this, He Feng lowered his head in shame and felt very embarrassed.

But when he thought of Zhou Cheng’s reaction just now, he began to be anxious again and couldn’t help asking: “Then why did you keep nodding just now… and told the other party that we need to discuss before we can make a decision…”

"If I ask me to tell you that we will directly reject the proposal of the party and chop off this dog traitor by the way, so that it will save you annoying..."

After hearing this, Zhou Cheng showed a look of regret and scolding: "What I told you just now: When encountering things, you should use your brain more and don't just know how to fight and kill. As long as you use your brain more, we can solve many problems without using a knife and a gun!"

Speaking of this, Zhou Cheng looked at the Chief of Staff in surprise.

Because of Chen Zhengyu, he did not speak in the end, and did not object to his reaction just now, but instead showed a thoughtful expression.

If Zhou Cheng guessed correctly, he should have seen his own thoughts.

After all, no one among the command center knows his personality and combat style better than the Chief of Staff.

Thinking of this, Zhou Cheng couldn't help but ask: "Chief of Staff, would you please tell me what you think first?"

Chen Zhengyu didn't say a word of unnecessary nonsense and said directly: "Captain, I think we will seize another good opportunity to severely damage the Japanese and puppet troops!"

After hearing this, Zhou Cheng's eyes lit up and knew that the Chief of Staff and he were thinking about going with him.

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