Seeing that the political commissar particularly opposed Zhou Cheng's proposal in the secret telegram, the division commander was in trouble.

Unlike other troops, the Eighth Route Army must be supported by the political commissar to fully implement it.

So if the division headquarters wants to support Zhou Cheng's plan, he must first persuade the political commissar, pull him out of his dead end, and follow his own ideas, so that he has the opportunity to convince him.

Seeing that the political commissar wanted to continue to persuade him, the division commander decisively said: "Political commissar, please answer a few questions first!"

"Why did Yangquan Independent Regiment change so much in just one year? If I remember correctly, Yangquan Independent Regiment had less than one thousand people a year ago, the entire regiment was equipped with less than five hundred rifles, less than ten light machine guns, not even a heavy machine gun, and never saw mortars. When they went to the battlefield, they were not even against the Japanese in an infantry squadron."

"After just one year, the troops have developed into a strengthening regiment. There is no problem with the Japanese who are carrying two or three brigades head-on. The overall strength has increased by at least five times!"

"What do you think is the cause!"

"The National Salvation Army..." the political commissar blurted out.

"Since the Independent Regiment contacted the National Salvation Army, their situation has changed drastically."

"First, ammunition supply was guaranteed, and there was no longer any ammunition available in the troops. As the equipment situation improved a lot..."

"The troops took the opportunity to win several great victories with the Japanese and puppet troops, and then opened the situation..."

"The next development is inseparable from the support and cooperation of the National Salvation Army. They support each other, cooperate with each other, and cover each other, and make themselves stronger through victory after victory..."

The division commander nodded and agreed: "You are right. The National Salvation Army played a crucial role in the Yangquan Independent Regiment's current status."

"With the support and help of the National Salvation Army, not only the Yangquan Independent Regiment, but also the Shouyang Independent Regiment, other independent regiments, local troops, and guerrillas that are active around the National Salvation Army have become particularly powerful."

"Although the Yangquan Independent Group is still a group, its overall strength has reached a brigade."

"The Shouyang Independent Group has developed a little slower, and its overall strength has also reached the scale of a strengthening group."

"As for the independent battalions that are active around the National Salvation Army, with their current strength, they can be expanded into garrison regiments immediately. There is no problem that some developed independent battalions are expanded into independent regiments."

"The development of guerrillas is even more rapid, and almost all guerrillas of company-level scale have reached the standard of expanding independent battalions."

"I just calculated it a little. Because of the existence of the National Salvation Army, at least 4,000 people were directly or indirectly affected by them."

"After more than a year of development, these more than 4,000 troops have developed into more than 10,000 people, and the more than 10,000 troops are very well equipped. Not only are they equipped with a rifle, but they are also equipped with a large number of light and heavy machine guns and artillery, especially the Yangquan Independent Regiment and Shouyang Independent Regiment, they will soon establish their own artillery battalion. Unlike other troops in the base area, a regiment with a thousand people who can be equipped with 500 guns can be regarded as the main force."

The political commissar did not respond and quickly looked at the map the commander had just seen. Is the data the analyst just said just now true?

Two minutes later, a surprised expression flashed on the calm face of the political commissar...

Five minutes later, the expression of surprise turned into shock...

Ten minutes later, the political commissar fell into deep thought with a shocked expression...

The division commander realized that the political commissar and he wanted to go with him, and was already moved, so he decided to strike while the iron was hot and continue talking until he persuaded the political commissar.

"In the past year, the National Salvation Army has also developed quite a lot, and their initial territory was only half a county."

"Because we believe in Comrade Zhou Cheng and dared to delegate power to him, it took only more than a year to expand the defense zone from half a county to the current four counties, and the troops were also expanded six or seven times, and it also brought huge benefits to the surrounding Eighth Route Army, allowing them to expand from 4,000 to more than 10,000 in a very short period of time, and the base area became larger!"

"There are more than 10,000 people in the National Salvation Army now, controlling the territory of the four counties. If we can continue to support the National Salvation Army as before, I believe Comrade Zhou Cheng and dare to delegate power to him, I believe the National Salvation Army will definitely become stronger."

"As for the benefits it brings to our Eighth Route Army, it will definitely exceed our imagination."

"When the National Rescue Army had only one or two thousand people and only half a county in the defense zone, it could affect more than 4,000 Eighth Route Army troops."

"Now they have more than 10,000 people, and the defense zone has increased to four counties. According to previous experience, it can affect at least more than 20,000 Eighth Route Army!"

The development and growth of the National Rescue Army can only affect the anti-Japanese situation in the defense zone of the National Rescue Army. If the National Rescue Army drives more than 20,000 Eighth Route Army to grow together, the impact will be great, and the anti-Japanese situation in the entire Northeast Shanxi may be affected.

The political commissar was moved and stared at the division commander and asked: "At that time, we only considered that Comrade Zhou Cheng's plan was too dangerous, so we did not study it carefully and rejected it on the spot."

"Teacher, your analysis just now reminded me."

"Although Comrade Zhou Cheng is young, he is not impulsive."

"Since I knew he had almost never lost a battle, and he was a man who never had any confidence in the battle."

"Since he dares to propose his own combat plan to the division headquarters, it means he is confident of completing the plan. We cannot reject Comrade Zhou Cheng's ideas just because this plan is too risky and do not believe him."

"And this danger is just what we think."

"We are hundreds of kilometers away from Yangquan, and we don't know what the real situation of the National Salvation Army is like? We don't know that Comrade Zhou Cheng has no other ideas yet. It's really too impulsive to just use our ideas to reject his proposal."

The division commander laughed after hearing this: "Since you agree to believe Comrade Zhou Cheng and the National Salvation Army, then we will decide on this matter."

"When the National Salvation Army occupied the entire Yangquan and Shouyang, we will send a telegram to the National Salvation Army and agree to his proposal."

The political commissar hesitated for a moment and added: "But be sure to remind him."

"He has a very good idea, but he is also very risky. It's like dancing on three eggs of the Japanese and puppet troops, war zones, and our Eighth Route Army. If he is not careful, he will lead the National Savior Army into a state of no return, so he must be very cautious in any decision he makes next."

When the Japanese Army Headquarters in Taiyuan saw the intelligence officer walking in with a heavy face, the atmosphere in the war room suddenly became tense, and everyone focused their attention on him...

The military headquarters has confirmed the news that the two raid troops were destroyed, but they do not know how the two raid troops were killed by the independent regiment, and they do not know whether the National Salvation Army participated in the two battles.

Now that the intelligence officer is here, the answer to this mystery will definitely be revealed.

If the two battles were not involved in the National Salvation Army, then everything would be fine. The Shanxi garrison only lost thousands of people, and the major policies and plans would not be affected.

If there is a National Salvation Army in two battles, it means that the Shanxi garrison not only lost two raid troops, but was also fooled by the National Salvation Army. The military will have to carry out a major reshuffle in the combat plan of the National Salvation Army and the Independent Regiment. Perhaps all of the previous efforts will be defeated.

"Report to the Chief, we have found out the relevant information you need!"

"After repeated confirmation, the only enemy that attacked our raiding troops was the Eighth Route Army, and there was no National Salvation Army."

“We all underestimated the strength of the two independent groups.”

"Their overall combat effectiveness is far beyond that of the ordinary Eighth Route Army. Especially after taking over Yangquan County, the army's equipment level has been improved to a higher level."

"Before the ambush, they first attacked us with their guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare, consuming our strength, and exhausting us by the way, making the assault troops look down on the enemy..."

"After our aviation troops evacuate the battlefield, the Eighth Route Army will bring us into the pocket array they prepared in advance, first bombard our team with artillery fire, and cannot gather together, and then dispatch cavalry assaults. While the troops are bombed by artillery fire, they cannot concentrate their firepower to block the cavalry and launch an attack in the chaos."

"After the cavalry rushed, the formation would become more chaotic, and there was no way to resist, so I could only be beaten passively..."

"As a result, before our assault troops could see the shadow of the Independent Regiment's infantry, the troops were killed by artillery and cavalry, with more than half of them casualties."

The commander listened and deduced the battle process in his mind, and then he found a big problem: "No!"

"Even if the assault troops were raided by the artillery and cavalry of the Independent Regiment, more than half of the troops were injured or killed, the remaining troops were still more than the remaining troops left behind by the Independent Regiment."

"After the cavalry of the Independent Regiment was killed, it was definitely infantry, and the strength was in our hands. I believe that the Imperial Army's combat effectiveness was definitely stronger than the Eighth Route Army. When the two sides fought together, we were definitely not the one who failed in the end. But the result was that we were defeated, and all the raid troops were destroyed. This is too unreasonable. You must give me a reasonable explanation."

The intelligence officer refused to comment: "Sir, you are right. The Eighth Route Army, which is simply fighting infantry and having other forces, is indeed not our opponent, not to mention that their troops are less than us!"

"But the Independent Regiment has artillery and a large number of shells."

"Whether it was the initial artillery attack or the cavalry raid behind it, the Imperial Army and the artillery units were the key targets of the Eighth Route Army."

"After the Eighth Route Army cavalry unit chased us all the way, our artillery was wiped out before we could even go to the battlefield."

"Without artillery cover, our infantry is not as powerful as the independent regiment's shells fired at them."

"After the infantry of the Independent Regiment launched an attack, they first interspersed and divided the assault troops into several parts, and then concentrated their superior forces to defeat them one by one, and wiped them out in several times."

"During the battle, the artillery fire of the Independent Regiment did not stop. The shells they fired were like eyes. As long as our troops were a little concentrated, the shells would immediately hit them."

"In the entire battle, our troops were all dispersed, and it was difficult for even small teams to gather together. Facing the attacking troops of the Independent Regiment, the sparse firepower could not stop them at all, and it was not their opponent."

"The two troops were eaten up little by little by little by little by little by little by little by little by little by little by little by little by little by little."

Seeing the commander's face falling into deep thought, he seemed to be about to curse.

The temperature in the war room also dropped several degrees due to this change. Everyone held their breath, fearing that their every move would attract the attention of the commander, and finally caused a disaster and was scolded by him.

The intelligence officer decided to use good news to relieve everyone's emotions, especially the army commander.

If the army commander gets angry, the intelligence department will be more or less implicated.

For his own future, he decided not to give the commander a chance to get angry, and watched the commander continue to report: "The National Salvation Army not only did not help the National Salvation Army eliminate our assault troops."

"After learning that the assault troops encountered a catastrophe in the base of the Independent Regiment, they immediately asked the offensive troops to strengthen their offensive, intending to break through their defense line in one fell swoop when the Independent Regiment had just finished a battle and the troops suffered heavy casualties, and take the opportunity to completely occupy Shouyang and Yangquan."

"After several hours of bloody battle, they successfully broke through the defense line of the Independent Corps and entered the Independent Corps base."

"The Independent Regiment suffered a great loss. Although we just took advantage of it, we were beaten by the National Rescue Army and suffered heavy casualties."

"At present, we are being chased and beaten by the National Salvation Army, and half of the two independent regiments' bases have been occupied by the National Salvation Army..."

"According to the current attack speed of the National Salvation Army, we can completely occupy Shouyang and Yangquan tonight at the latest!"

After hearing this, the army commander became much more beautiful.

The National Salvation Army took advantage of the Imperial Army's attack on the Independent Regiment and then rushed into the Independent Regiment base, and then occupied the Independent Regiment base in just two days and drove them out of Yangquan and Shouyang.

Regardless of whether there is any connection between the National Salvation Army and the Imperial Army or whether there is any evidence, as long as the Imperial Army leads a little to this, it will deliberately spread false news that the National Salvation Army and the Imperial Army jointly attack the Independent Regiment.

With the transmission of some people who are interested, fake news will also become real news.

After all, it was a fact that the National Salvation Army took advantage of the Imperial Army to attack the Independent Regiment, and it also successfully captured the Independent Regiment base.

No matter who it is, if you analyze it a little, you will feel that the National Salvation Army is suspicious of this matter and cannot be separated from it...

At that time, the National Salvation Army will jump into the Yellow River and will not be washed away. They will be slowly worn as a traitor, and will be contradicted and prepared by the Eighth Route Army and the Second World War Zone.

When they couldn't stand it, the Imperial Army took the initiative to extend an olive branch to them and promised to give them high officials and generous salaries. Many people would definitely be moved. Finally, they joined the Imperial Army and became a member of the Shanxi garrison...

As for Zhou Cheng, he was just a regiment commander in the National Salvation Army, with the rank of colonel, and was not very popular in the war zone.

The army commander was confident that he would win him over with his position as a division commander and obey him.

At that time, the Shanxi garrison will have an additional unit with combat effectiveness that is no less than that of the Imperial Army. One will increase and the other will decrease, and the overall strength of the hostile forces in Shanxi will become weaker...
Chapter completed!