Chapter 699 An invitation from an old friend (two chapters in one!)
When the First Japanese Army of Taiyuan learned that Zhou Cheng had taken advantage of the situation and proposed two additional conditions, the commander who was worried about the Eighth Route Army's large-scale attack on railway lines and road transportation lines was immediately furious.
Although he values the ability of the National Salvation Army and Zhou Cheng very much, this does not mean that he can let Zhou Cheng stay so arrogant.
The moment he listened to the report, the commander's mind even had the idea of giving up negotiations, which made the national rescue army useless.
But the scene on the sand table made him give up this idea instantly.
The Eighth Route Army's large-scale attack on railway lines and road transportation lines led to the shortage of troops in Shanxi's garrison, which was already stretched, so the military headquarters asked negotiators to recruit the National Rescue Army within three days. In this way, the troops that encircled the National Rescue Army would become the new force of the Military headquarters to reinforce other battlefields, and also allow the National Rescue Army to help and reduce the combat pressure of the troops fighting with the Eighth Route Army.
If the Imperial Army now gives up negotiations and the National Salvation Army takes the opportunity to launch an attack, the Shanxi garrison will face the dilemma of fighting on both ends.
An Eighth Route Army has already made the Shanxi garrison feel tremendous pressure. If the well-equipped National Salvation Army join in again, even if they do not participate in the war directly and only provide some artillery support to the Eighth Route Army, the pressure faced by the Shanxi garrison will increase significantly.
Thinking of this, the commander could only suppress the anger in his heart: "Continue talking!"
"Hayi!" The intelligence officer hurriedly continued to speak with the report just now.
"Sir, apart from the bad news just now, Bei Zhi thinks that the next news should be a good thing!"
"Nani?" The commander showed a disbelief expression on his face.
During this period of negotiations, he truly realized Zhou Cheng's difficulty.
As long as you reveal a little flaw, the other party will immediately nail it to suck blood like a mosquito. It is not an exaggeration to describe Zhou Cheng as a penny.
When negotiating with such an opponent, the commander would never believe that he would give him the benefits.
The intelligence officer quickly explained: "Although the National Salvation Army raised two additional conditions for us at the last moment of the negotiations, he planned to take advantage of the situation and asked us for more benefits."
“Our negotiators are not vegetarian either.”
"After a fierce confrontation, the National Salvation Army agreed to receive the compensation we promised them in batches!"
"After the agreement is reached, they will first give them 20% of the compensation."
"The National Salvation Army concentrates its forces to approach the Eighth Route Army base and acts as if it is a large-scale attack on them. We will give them 30% of the compensation."
"After successfully forced the Eighth Route Army to return to the aid base and dragged their aid troops to reduce the combat pressure of the front-line garrison, they would compensate them for 30% of their weapons and ammunition."
"When the battle is over and the Imperial Army is officially reorganized into the National Rescue Army, the last 20% of the compensation will be given."
"In addition, our negotiator also said that the National Salvation Army would take the initiative to attack the Eighth Route Army."
"On the battlefield, killing an Eighth Route Army in a company, the Imperial Army rewarded them with a thousand oceans."
"If they have the strength to kill an Eighth Route Army in a battalion, the Imperial Army will reward them with 5,000 yuan! If they have the strength to kill an Eighth Route Army in a regiment, we will reward them with 20,000 yuan."
"We will supplement all the weapons and ammunition consumed by the National Salvation Army in combat."
"In order to prevent the National Salvation Army from falsely reporting the results, they also agreed to send people to the National Salvation Army to confirm the results!"
The commander was very angry, but after hearing the news, he immediately showed an interesting expression on his face, staring at the sand table and analyzing thoughtfully: "If they can really help us kill the Eighth Route Army in several main battalions, I am willing to go out those oceans!"
"The Eighth Route Army is too difficult to deal with. It is more cunning than foxes on the battlefield. When the situation is not good, retreat. Not to mention the main battalion of the established system, we rarely eliminate the main forces of the established system."
"If they can really do this, it will definitely put huge pressure on the Eighth Route Army on the front line, further arouse their anger, and then gather heavy troops to return to the base area to seek revenge on the national rescue army!"
"At that time, our pressure was gone, and the railway and road transportation lines could be kept!"
Speaking of this, the commander had already made a decision in his heart. After thinking for a moment, he began to give an order: "Chief of Staff, I agree with this proposal. You can discuss with the intelligence department and send a few more people to the National Rescue Army to determine the results of the battle. Don't be fooled by them!"
"By the way, I can find out the true strength of the National Salvation Army. I don't want to adapt them into the Imperial Army in a daze!"
Leader Zhang was very happy to be the only gang unit.
The division has already talked to him. Once this raid battle is over, the only regiment will be expanded into the only brigade commander, and he will be the brigade commander.
In order to repay the district chief's recognition of the Unique Regiment, from the moment he knew about the raid, he locked himself in his room to study the map, intending to think of a good tactic and achieve the greatest result with the minimum cost!
The troops did not disappoint him. In just one night, the only regiment killed more than 400 Japanese devils and more than 1,000 puppet troops, captured five artillery towers and two strongholds, and achieved remarkable results.
In order to avoid revenge from the Japanese aviation army, the troops evacuated the battlefield as soon as they dawn and planned to launch an attack after dark.
Looking at the results of the battle sent by the Chief of Staff, Commander Zhang ate one more bowl of lunch than usual.
When the moment was in high spirits, the political commissar suddenly ran in, looking hurried.
After seeing the regiment commander, he reported with a worried look: "Regiment Commander, the troops drawn by the Japanese army from nearby have arrived at the strongholds and artillery towers we conquered last night. They are building defense lines based on fortifications along the railway that have not been destroyed."
"They also recruited a large number of young and strong men from nearby villages to help them repair the railway."
"If we cannot break through these defense lines tonight and use the night cover to continue to destroy the railway. I estimate that at most, the Japanese will be able to repair all the railways we destroyed last night in three days!"
"How many people have the Japanese arrived and how are the equipment?" The smile on the commander's face was instantly replaced by seriousness, and he stared at the political commissar and asked.
"The Japanese in two brigades and the puppet troops of two regiments also brought more than ten infantry artillery and mountain artillery." The political commissar introduced and analyzed.
"If they were here to attack us, with the current strength of our unique regiment, they would definitely be able to kill them."
"But this Japanese and puppet army is here to fight defensive battles. With favorable terrain, we cannot play our advantage in mobile warfare. In a strong attack, although we have the chance to kill them, the losses will be huge and a large amount of shells will be consumed."
The regiment leader nodded in agreement: "We are indeed not good at fighting offensive wars."
"One of the important reasons why we were able to kill so many Japanese devils during the attack last night was that their troops were too scattered. The heavy weapons were only mortars and heavy machine guns, which were far from the opponent of the mountain cannons and infantry cannons we equipped, so we concentrated our superior forces to defeat them!"
"Now our opponents have more than 4,000 people, and our troops are not less than us. We have more mountain cannons and infantry cannons and more ammunition than us. Compared to last night, their current troops are very concentrated. If we fight head-on, we will definitely pay a huge price!"
"Captain, why don't we join the team to fight for aid?" The Chief of Staff proposed while thinking!
Before Captain Zhang could speak, the political commissar on the side began to shake his head: "No, the Japanese who came here this time were very cunning. I guess they would not be fooled!"
"Before I came here, I asked the first and second battalions to send troops to test the Japanese. As a result, these Japanese were like turtles, hiding behind the positions and not coming out. Apart from counterattacking with light and heavy machine guns and artillery, there was no intention of counterattacking."
"Our harassing troops only have one platoon, and it's still daytime, they dare not fight back, let alone after dark!"
The regiment commander said, "For the Japanese, the most important thing now is to repair the railway. Otherwise, once the railway is broken, many things will be affected. I guess they must have received the order to defend the railway line to the death, otherwise with the Japanese's arrogant combat style, they would have already come out of their positions to fight us."
After hearing this, the Chief of Staff's expression became solemn: "If the Japanese cannot mobilize them, our mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare will lose their effect. If you want to kill them and continue to break the railway line, you can only fight them head-on by force!"
The regiment commander shook his head and replied firmly: "No, there must be a way to mobilize the Japanese, but we didn't expect it for the time being!"
"Report to the head of the group, political commissar, we just received a secret telegram!" The radio operator suddenly appeared at the command department, with a serious report on his face.
"Has the tasks given to us changed by the division?" the political commissar frowned and analyzed.
The leader shook his head: "It shouldn't be. If the telegram was really sent from the partition, they would definitely not send a secret telegram."
"Political Commissar, please translate first. After we finish, we will know who sent the telegram!"
The telegram was not long, and the political commissar completed the translation in less than ten minutes. Then a strange expression appeared on his face. He walked to the commander and reported inexplicably: "Captain, the telegram was sent by our old friend!"
"The content is a bit strange, you'd better read it yourself!"
The leader of the regiment was confused by the political commissar's words and thought something was wrong. He couldn't help but look worried on his face and quickly received the telegram.
Just a glance, the worry on his face disappeared, and he shouted happily: "It's indeed an old friend!"
"From my understanding of our old friend, the things they asked us to help us must be small. Maybe the more than 4,000 Japanese and puppet troops guarding the railway line would be killed by us because of this telegram!"
The political commissar shouted with disbelief: "Impossible!"
"The telegram said that there was a big business with us and didn't even say anything. How did you know that this would help us break the railway!"
The leader replied confidently: "At that time, you didn't know us as an old friend!"
"If the business mentioned in the telegram was a small matter, he would definitely not speak to us."
"Since it is a big deal, it will definitely bring us great benefits, and all kinds of weapons and ammunition are indispensable."
"If the troops suddenly get a large sum of weapons and ammunition, especially artillery shells, we will break the railway and kill more than 4,000 Japanese and puppet troops, and the casualties of the troops will also be greatly increased!"
"Political Commissar, you can send an old friend back to your phone and ask them what they are doing? Add one more sentence: As long as our independent group has the ability to help, you will have no choice!"
At the Yangquan Command of the National Salvation Army, when the Japanese negotiator appeared here again, his heart was hanging from the beginning of entering the door!
He was scared by Zhou Cheng. The two sides of the negotiations were about to be completed in the last negotiations, but Zhou Cheng took advantage of the situation and added two additional conditions to himself at the last moment, which made the army leader furious and almost gave up the negotiations.
Fortunately, at the last moment, I had an idea and gave the National Savior Army a phased compensation weapon and ammunition. I also added it to the National Savior Army's base as a condition. I also asked the National Savior Army to kill the Eighth Route Army and exchange the results for the ocean, which calmed the commander's anger.
Otherwise, as a negotiator, he would definitely become the target of the commander's anger.
After receiving the telegram from the military headquarters to agree to all the conditions of the National Salvation Army, the negotiator was nervous for several hours before he felt relieved and felt that he had escaped the disaster.
When he appeared again at the National Salvation Army Command, the nerves that had just soothed became tense again.
I was afraid that Zhou Cheng would go back on his word and raise the price temporarily, just like the morning negotiation!
Fortunately, what he was worried about didn't happen.
The negotiation went very smoothly, and Zhou Cheng readily agreed to the military headquarters' request for dispatch.
It was also agreed that the military headquarters agreed to allow the first batch of compensation from the National Rescue Army to be in place three days. Once the compensation was arrived, the National Rescue Army immediately sent troops to the two independent regiment bases.
The Independent Regiment is the two strongest Eighth Route Army troops in the surrounding area, and the longest railway and road transport lines that can be threatened by them are also the longest.
In order to protect the railway and road transport lines within the attack range of the two independent regiments, the military mobilized more than 7,000 people to reinforce the place.
If the National Salvation Army could hold back the two independent regiments, the military headquarters would have an additional seven thousand new forces to reinforce other battlefields, and the counter-attack situation in Shanxi suddenly opened up!
Zhou Cheng agreed very readily, not only agreed to send troops to the base area newly established by two independent regiments, but also promised: this time, he would kill at least one regiment of the Eighth Route Army and take the opportunity to exchange some Ocean Flowers from the military headquarters!
It also agreed that the military headquarters sent five people into the National Salvation Army to confirm that the results of the National Salvation Army's battle with the Eighth Route Army were real and effective.
As a negotiator, I am also a person who is very familiar with the National Salvation Army at present, so I will stay with the National Salvation Army.
The Japanese negotiators were very happy.
If the National Salvation Army can really kill a regiment of the Eighth Route Army under its own supervision, then it will be a great contribution. After returning to the military headquarters, the commander will definitely reward him, and his rank may be raised one level!
With this idea, the Japanese negotiator, Major Yamaguchi, dreaming of a smile at night, and doing things very actively, constantly urging the logistics department to quickly send the first batch of compensation that promised the National Rescue Army, so that he can have the opportunity to urge the National Rescue Army to go to the battlefield to attack the Eighth Route Army!
Chapter completed!