The middle-aged man bargained too hard, so he cut off 80% of the conditions he offered. Of course, Zhou Cheng would not agree and shook his head and refused: "No, that little food and shells are not enough for us to stuff our teeth!"

"I need at least 80,000 kilograms of grain and 400 mountain artillery shells every month, so as to ensure that the national rescue army will no longer attack the Zhengtai Railway, otherwise we will suffer too much!"

The middle-aged man shook his head: "There are too many, I will give you at most 40,000 kilograms of grain and two hundred shells!"

"In addition, I believe that the National Salvation Army does not want to make a fuss about the Zhengtai Railway and the Shanxi garrison."

"As far as I know, your army has turned against the Eighth Route Army and lost the only ally behind the enemy."

"As for the war zone, I want to kill you with the Japanese more than once. If you turn against the Shanxi garrison again and attract fierce revenge from the Shanxi garrison, the National Salvation Army will definitely be in a desperate situation!"

"There is another thing that I hope Captain Zhou will think about it carefully."

"Although the National Salvation Army has a good relationship with the Shanxi garrison now and has even become partners. But you are not the Imperial Army, and you cannot be called your own people in the eyes of the Japanese. If the two sides turn against each other because of something in the future, the Shanxi garrison now promises that your food and shells will be a disaster for raising tigers and cause trouble for yourself."

"Although I believe that our relationship can be maintained forever, it may be possible to become a family one day. But for the Japanese, some concerns are certainly unavoidable, so I think it's enough for the army to ask for a price similar, so as not to ask for too high prices and end up in vain!"

Zhou Cheng thought for a moment, and suddenly took out five small yellow croakers and handed them to the middle-aged man: "I don't know why you chose to work hard for the Japanese, nor do you want to know the reason, but I hope you don't forget your identity as a Chinese!"

"If one day the Japanese are defeated by us, you traitors who are dogs to the Japanese will definitely be liquidated."

"So I hope you can leave yourself a way out from now on and for the future."

"This is a small yellow croaker worth 500 yuan. It was given to you personally on behalf of the National Salvation Army. I hope you can help our National Salvation Army promote this transaction."

"If possible, it's better to give us four cars of scrap steel, sixty thousand kilograms of grain, and three hundred shells every month!"

I don’t know if it was because of the temptation of the ocean, or because Zhou Cheng’s words just now touched the middle-aged man.

After taking the ocean, I thought for a moment and made a decision: "There must be no more shells, so I will give them to you at the amount of 200 rounds per month. I will find a way to get you 60,000 kilograms of grain. If it really doesn't work, I will guarantee 50,000 kilograms. In addition, I will get you some medicines and canned meat that Japanese devils are qualified to eat!"

"Yes..." Zhou Cheng replied happily, feeling that these five small yellow croakers did not have white flowers.

Not to mention anything else, the 10,000 kilograms of grain that are extra every month is worth 80 yuan, and all the investments of five small yellow croakers will be recovered in six months.

This is not the case that middle-aged people promised their medicines and cans. Just a few boxes of them are worth hundreds of dollars!

The Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan, looking at the telegram sent by the intelligence officer, the Chief of Staff was the first to stand up and oppose: "Sir, I do not agree that we will give the national rescue army food and artillery shells, especially artillery shells, for the sake of the safety of the Zhengtai railway line. In the event of a conflict between the two sides in the future, they will definitely hit us in reverse."

"It is equivalent to the national rescue army using the shells we gave them to attack us. This is tantamount to raising a tiger to dig a grave. Please think twice!"

After hearing this, the commander frowned and cursed: "What's the hurry? Don't forget your identity."

"You are the chief of staff of the entire Shanxi garrison, not the chief of staff of a certain infantry brigade. When encountering things, you must not act voluntarily. If you close your eyes, you should consider the problem comprehensively and make a comprehensive analysis before making a decision. This is a qualified chief of staff!"

"Hi!" Whether the army commander is right or wrong, as a subordinate, you must accept it humbly.

But he still felt that the transaction of giving the Eighth Route Army food and shells was too much.

Spend money to buy peace and ensure that there will be no problems in the future between the Zhengtai Railway and the Yangquan section. The Chief of Staff is very supportive of this proposal, but does not agree to trade with shells.

Seeing that the Chief of Staff was still stubborn and insisted on his own opinion, the commander could only express his thoughts: "I think it would be very cost-effective to exchange the safety of the Zhengtai Railway Pingding Section and Yangquan Section at this price."

After saying that, he took out a list he had just asked to count and read to it: "This is my account of the losses of the Pingding Section of the Zhengtai Railway and the Yangquan Section in the past six months."

"On average, we will lose at least fifty imperial troops every month, nearly two companies of the Imperial Army, and the weapons and ammunition they equipped."

"Because the railway line is cut off, the railway department has to spend a lot of manpower and material resources every month to repair the railway."

"During the railway interruption, the losses caused secretly were particularly great because the army could not travel too far and between Shijiazhuang. Although it was impossible to count the specific data, I asked someone to estimate it!"

"Every day the Zhengtai Railway is interrupted, we will lose at least a thousand oceans."

"Also, in the past six months, we have been robbed of three military trains. All the food, supplies, weapons and ammunition on the trains have been stolen. Even the carriages and locomotives used by the military trains have been blown into scrap iron, losing a total of 1.2 million kilograms of military supplies, eight trucks of weapons and ammunition, and six trucks of clothing, and five trucks of clothing."

"If we agree to the conditions of the national rescue army, the price we paid in half a year is only 30% or 40% of all our losses in half a year. If we put all the saved materials, food, weapons and ammunition, soldiers who do not need to die in battle, into other battlefields, it will definitely bring us many unexpected gains."

"Why should I refuse such a good deal?"

"As for the Chief of Staff's concerns, I don't think it's a problem at all."

"The National Salvation Army asked us that what we wanted was shells, not artillery."

"The shells are consumables, they are gone after they are shot."

"If we have a quarrel with the National Salvation Army in the future and both sides become undying opponents again, those shells will at most cause more casualties. When they finish shooting the shells, they will not be able to continue to threaten us with shells, and will not affect the overall situation."

"And I believe we will definitely be able to recruit the National Savior Army before this and not give them the chance to attack us with shells."

"When we attacked the Independent Regiment, we completely pushed them to our goal by pretending to be the National Rescue Army. If we make good use of the transaction in front of us, we will definitely be able to push the National Rescue Army to us!"

"As long as we incorporate the National Salvation Army, the food and shells we give them now will not only not raise tigers, but will also become an important investment for us!"

At around five o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army sent reinforcements to finally arrive at the railway section that was broken.

The National Salvation Army fulfilled its promise, ended the battle half an hour ago, and evacuated the Zhengtai Railway.

Looking at the railway line where only gravels were left and there was no trace of sleepers, the Japanese were in tears.

But he had no choice but to contact his superiors to repair the railway.

Because their transaction with the National Salvation Army only stipulates that the National Salvation Army immediately stops attacking the Zhengtai Railway and immediately evacuate the railway line, neglecting the condition that the railway line is not allowed to be destroyed.

In the eyes of the Japanese, the National Salvation Army only took more than an hour to retreat until the Zhengtai Railway was retreated. Then, the time required to clean the battlefield was reduced, and there was no chance to destroy the railway, so the Japanese army did not think about this.

But they overlooked a very important issue.

In addition to the combat troops involved in the offensive, the National Salvation Army also assembled 10,000 or 20,000 militiamen, Ge Lao people to participate in the operation.

With their help, the troops cleaned up the railway line of more than 20 kilometers in just one hour, without even letting go of screws.

At the Second World War II Command Center, a rapid knock on the door suddenly rang at the door, interrupting the commander-in-chief's dream.

"Come in!" The commander-in-chief was very dissatisfied with the order.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw the Chief of Staff running in with an excited look on his face: "Sir, good news!"

"I just got the news that the Zhengtai Railway was cut off by the National Salvation Army... They successfully took a 20-kilometer-long railway line in half a night, and stripped away the railway. It would take at least ten days for the Japanese to repair this railway."

The commander-in-chief's narrowed eyes quickly widened, and the sleepy expression on his face was also replaced by seriousness. He got up from the bed and ran towards the war room, asking, "The news is true?"

"It's all true, and the intelligence department also sent relevant information. From 1 a.m., the gunshots on the railway line have not stopped." The Chief of Staff continued to report.

"We also have intelligence officers who participated directly in this operation. After the National Salvation Army captured the railway line, they mobilized the people to remove all the railways, and all the railway tracks and sleepers were transported back to the defense zone, and even the screws were not left for the Japanese."

"If the Japanese want to repair this section of the railway, the sleepers and rails have to be transported from the rear, so it takes so long."

The commander-in-chief continued to ask: "You just said that the Japanese would need at least ten days to repair the railway, but the task we gave to the National Salvation Army is to cut off the Zhengtai Railway for fifteen days, what should we do if there are five days left?"

The Chief of Staff quickly replied: "I don't know how they plan to solve it. But Zhou Cheng assured us in the telegram of the war zone that as long as the war zone promises their funds and materials to be transported on time, they will definitely cut off the Zhengtai Railway for at least half a month!"

The commander-in-chief pointed his head very satisfied: "Although we don't deal with the National Savior Army, I still believe what the National Savior Army said."

"Since Zhou Cheng said on the telegram that they could hold on for fifteen days, then there is no problem with this."

"Chief of Staff, it's our turn next."

"In a total of half a month of combat time, I do not require the participating troops to eliminate many Japanese and puppet troops, but we must attack our posture to give the Japanese and puppet troops a profound lesson, and let outsiders see that we dare to take the initiative to attack the Japanese and puppet troops."

The Chief of Staff replied with anticipation: "Please rest assured, I will not let you down!"

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