The theater command center, the chief of staff sent a telegram to the National Salvation Army and did not leave immediately!

The next call from the National Salvation Army is very important. It not only shows how far the relationship between the National Salvation Army and the Japanese and Puppet Army has developed, but also whether the next counterattack in the war zone can be fought.

If the National Salvation Army is still worthy of being attracted by the war zone and agreeing to break the Zhengtai Railway, the war zone will take the opportunity to fight a local counterattack on the front line, rub the Japanese and puppet troops' edge, and at the same time increase the morale of the military and civilians in the war zone.

Half an hour passed, and the call from the National Salvation Army had not arrived yet.

The chief of staff waited and became more anxious: the longer the call was delayed, it means that the more intense the discussion of the war zone orders by the National Salvation Army, the more difficult it is to make a decision, and the lower the possibility of accepting the war zone orders in the end.

An hour passed, and the National Salvation Army had not yet replied to the telegram.

The Chief of Staff could no longer help but start paced back and forth in the telecommunications room, venting his anxiety and worries.

Just as he was about to give up hope, a telegrapher suddenly shouted: "Sir, the National Saving Army calls us on its own initiative!"

"Contact immediately and find out what they are going to say?" The Chief of Staff quickly ordered.

After giving the order, he quickly walked behind the telegraphman and stared at him operating the radio station.

The telegram content was very long, and it took the telegrapher more than twenty minutes to receive the telegram and translate it, and then he handed a long telegram to himself.

After reading it, the Chief of Staff did not express his opinion immediately. He handed the electric board to the Deputy Chief of Staff. His brain ran quickly and analyzed the meaning of the National Salvation Army in the telegram.

The deputy chief of staff didn't think so much, and after reading the telegram, he couldn't help but curse: "Sir, the National Saving Army is too much, how could he send telegrams to his superiors like this?"

"The war zone gives them orders to them, just execute them, where does so much nonsense come from?"

"Send such a long series of telegrams, just like complaining, but you didn't mention a single word in the matter. Are you taking the opportunity to threaten the war zone?"

"If the war zone agrees to the request they put forward in the telegram, and other troops will follow the same example, and before each mission, they will send a telegram to ask the war zone for the benefits of the war zone, how can the war zone manage so many troops? Then there will be no chaos?"

"Chief of Staff, I think the conditions that the war zone cannot agree to will definitely not promote this kind of unhealthy trend."

"Soldiers are obeying orders as their duty. The orders issued by superiors to them must be implemented unconditionally. Even if they go up to the mountain of swords and fall into the sea of ​​fire, they cannot frown. How can there be so many conditions to say!"

The issue that the Chief of Staff considered was that the call was not stated in the reply whether the National Salvation Army agreed to break the Zhengtai Railway.

After hearing the deputy complained, the problem that troubled his mind was solved immediately. He was very happy to say: "Deputy Chief of Staff, you are right. This telegram from the National Salvation Army is indeed complaining to us and asking us for benefits."

"Although it was not stated whether they agreed to break the Zhengtai Railway, they did not refuse. They also sent a complaint telegram to ask the war zone for compensation, indicating that the National Salvation Army also recognized the war zone as its superior, so there was a way to do this. As long as the war zone meets certain conditions, they would send troops to break the Zhengtai Railway."

The deputy chief of staff frowned and asked in surprise: "Chief of staff, you don't really plan to agree to the conditions proposed by the National Saving Army in the telegram!"

The Chief of Staff did not comment: "As long as they promised to break the Zhengtai Railway and ensure that the Zhengtai Railway was interrupted for more than half a month, it would be fine to agree to certain conditions for them. It is equivalent to the interruption of the Zhengtai Railway with oceans and materials for more than half a month."

"As long as the national rescue army is not too expensive, we can get it."

"And the ocean and materials we compensate the National Savior Army will not raise tigers, but will also become a death talisman for the National Savior Army to be completely wiped out by the Japanese and puppet troops. So many benefits are in front of us, why should we refuse it!"

"Immediately send a telegram to the National Savior Army: The war zone is also very difficult now, and only some of their conditions can be met. However, the National Savior Army must send troops to the Zhengtai Railway within five days to cut off the Zhengtai Railway for at least half a month, otherwise military law will be carried out!"

The second telegram from the National Salvation Army came very quickly. When the Chief of Staff saw the content of the first half, he showed a very happy smile on his face. It was obvious that the National Salvation Army agreed to relax some conditions.

After seeing the second half of the content, the smile on his face instantly frozen and was replaced again. He was very dissatisfied and scolded: "Why is there another problem with the intelligence department!"

"What's wrong? Chief of Staff!" the deputy chief of staff asked quickly.

The Chief of Staff replied calmly: "Do you remember the last time we asked the intelligence department to spread false information about their food cuts in the National Salvation Army defense zone? The National Salvation Army not only knew that the rumors were spread by us, but also found real evidence and caught people."

"The national rescue army used them to threaten the war zone and asked for compensation!"

"The telegram says: The National Salvation Army spent a lot of manpower and material resources when dealing with rumors. Because of the rapid spread of rumors, Japanese spies also began to come out to make trouble?"

"The National Salvation Army lost 38 soldiers in its operation to deal with rumors, and a large number of ordinary people believed the rumors and turned into mobs, sabotaging the defense zone and rob food, causing huge economic losses to the defense zone."

"The National Salvation Army requires the war zone to not only agree to their conditions after eased, but also to compensate them for their 100,000 oceans of economic losses in one go!"

Seeing the Chief of Staff's face suddenly change, the deputy staff immediately guessed that the National Salvation Army had put forward some unrealistic ideas in the telegram.

The anger surged up instantly, and the words of cursing came to my mouth.

When the Chief of Staff revealed the real reason, the Deputy Chief of Staff could not scold him in an instant.

Although the war zone could not stand the National Saving Army, secretly attacked them, and even used a knife to kill people, it didn't matter as long as the National Saving Army did not find direct evidence.

Now that the soldiers who saved the country have all been captured, there is no reason to try to argue in the war zone.

If they make this matter public, the war zone will definitely be the war zone in the end. Even Chongqing dare not cover up the war zone too much in such matters.

Faced with this situation, the only thing the war zone can do is to settle the matter secretly, give the National Savior Army some compensation, and get the evidence and witnesses in their hands.

In response to the Chief of Staff’s gaze, he reminded: “Sir, it’s been so long since the National Salvation Army has come out to make compensation for this matter. It must be that they have already planned it.”

"At this point, what we can do now is to find a way to suppress this matter. We must not let the National Salvation Army announce such a scandal, otherwise the reputation of the war zone will definitely be greatly affected."

"But the price of the National Salvation Army is too high, and the export will be 100,000 oceans."

"But I think the conditions they have raised before can be bargained, and the amount of compensation they have raised can definitely be negotiated."

"We find a way to talk about the amount to 50,000 oceans. As the direct person responsible for this accident, the intelligence department will bear half of the expenses, and the remaining half of the expenses will be borne by the headquarters, so we will be under much less pressure!"

The chief of staff was most worried about after reading the telegram, which was that the national rescue army was asking too high for the price, and was afraid that the commander-in-chief would disagree.

The Deputy Chief of Staff proposed to divide the pressure, which undoubtedly helped him solve the problem, and nodded immediately to agree.

The commander of the Japanese Army in Taiyuan did not know that the Zhengtai Railway had been targeted by the Second World War and the National Salvation Army.

At this moment, the commander's attention was all about a sweep that the troops were about to launch.

The development momentum of the two independent regiments is too strong. Less than a month after the last anti-sweeping campaign, they developed several surrounding towns into guerrilla areas and used weapons and ammunition provided by the main force to form a large number of guerrillas."

Although his combat effectiveness is not very good, his whereabouts are erratic and elusive. He takes advantage of his familiar terrain to shoot cold guns from local garrisons everywhere.

Some guerrillas were even more overwhelmed and buried the mines directly at the gate of the stronghold. As a result, the troops were bombed as soon as they left the door.

In addition to casualties, the cold guns of the guerrillas also put great pressure on the morale and spirit of the local garrison.

Some guerrillas specially formed night attack teams, and after dark, they kept firing cold guns at the stronghold, which made the stronghold garrison awaken as soon as they fell asleep...

After a few days, every soldier was wearing a pair of dark circles because he was not well rested, his face was exhausted, and his combat effectiveness was greatly affected.

After analysis, the staff department concluded that if the Shanxi garrison did not respond quickly and the situation on the front line continued to worsen, in two months, the guerrilla areas established by the two independent regiments would become bases, and the nearby occupied areas that should have belonged to the Imperial Army would be developed into a new guerrilla area by the independent regiments.

If this continues, a large number of occupied areas of Shanxi garrisons will be eroded by the independent regiments, and their strength will increase exponentially due to the increase in base areas, and eventually become a powerful force that is difficult to eliminate.

The commander became anxious after hearing this analysis.

Finally, they drove the two independent regiments out of their defense zone with the help of the National Rescue Army, greatly weakening their strength. If they took root in other occupied areas of the Shanxi garrison and became stronger and stronger, their previous efforts would be wasted.

According to the original plan of the army commander, the troops drawn from the blockade of the National Salvation Army must be mixed first and then put into battle.

Now he couldn't wait, so he just skipped the mixed-up step, and the troops he had drawn went straight to the two independent regiment bases in the infantry brigade, first surrounded them, and then launched an attack in different ways, killing them all.

"Chief of Staff, the offensive troops are ready!" the commander asked very much.

The Chief of Staff pointed to the sand table and introduced: "In order to wipe out two independent regiments in one battle, we have assembled a total of four infantry brigades, three garrisons, one artillery brigade, and one cavalry brigade. The total strength of the four regiments of the Imperial Army exceeds 12,000. With a full three times the advantage of the force, we will definitely achieve the predetermined combat target."

The commander continued to ask: "Are the Imperial Army ready?"

"The key to this sweep tragedy is them. As long as the Independent Regiment feels that the National Salvation Army has also participated in this attack, they will definitely divide a large number of troops to deal with it. It is equivalent to the forces of the two battalions of the Imperial Army playing the role of at least two infantry brigades of the Imperial Army."
Chapter completed!