The commander was also very entangled at this time. In his command career, there had been many problems that required making choices, but after careful analysis, he was able to choose the bigger one over the smaller one. However, the problem he faced now was a dilemma.

If you defend, you will probably lose your troops.

If you don't defend it, it will not be easy for the army to develop into what it is now. If Yuncheng is lost, it will probably be burned down.

Just when he was in trouble, the chief caught a glimpse of Wang Xuexin, who was thoughtful, and asked: "Comrade Wang Xuexin, what do you think? Tell me which one do you agree with!"

Wang Xuexin stood up hesitantly and said: "Chief, I don't agree with either of them!"

The chief's eyes couldn't help but light up: "Both of you agree? Do you have another way to go?"

All other cadres also cast doubtful glances at Wang Xuexin, including Li Yunlong and Ding Wei.

Either keep it or not keep it, is there another way?

But there really is a third way...

Wang Xuexin said: "Commander, this is what I think. The Japanese can attack us and save us, so why can't we attack them first and save them, thereby taking the initiative strategically so that the Japanese have no time to take care of Yuncheng?"

These words immediately caused a commotion in the conference room. This was indeed an idea, and it was an idea that jumped out of Yuncheng, but everyone did not think about the problem from this level for a while.

The chief immediately understood what Wang Xuexin meant, and he said: "You mean, the Japanese on the northern line of the Yellow River?"

"Yes!" Wang Xuexin nodded: "Since the Japanese want to stabilize the northern line of the Yellow River first before freeing up their hands to attack Yuncheng, then we will not let them 'stabilize the northern line of the Yellow River'. In this way, of course they will not be able to

Free up your hands to attack Yuncheng. Even if you fight reluctantly, you won't be able to concentrate your forces and have a big impact on Yuncheng!"

In other words, Okamura Neiji wanted to "revitalize" the Japs on the northern line of the Yellow River first, but Wang Xuexin refused to let him "revitalize" them. Therefore, it is foreseeable that the focus of the battlefield will be on the battlefield for a long time.

The north bank of the Yellow River is not Yuncheng, so Yuncheng is safe.

"What a good idea!" the chief of staff praised, but still had doubts about it: "However, the Japs on the northern line of the Yellow River are also in the plains, and it is also difficult for our army's supplies to be transported to the front line across the Zhongtiao Mountains.

How can we hit them hard enough?"

What the chief of staff said was correct.

The Eighth Route Army's layout in Zhongtiao Mountain was defensive from beginning to end, and it never considered attacking... In fact, there was an offensive, but it was just a guerrilla-style harassment of the Japanese supply lines.

However, it is not suitable for formal combat or large-scale attacks.

As the Chief of Staff said, the Eighth Route Army originally had insufficient troops in Zhongtiao Mountain, and it was difficult to cross with supplies. Although the straight-line distance was only a dozen kilometers wide, it still had to cross mountains one after another.

Under such circumstances, does the Eighth Route Army have the ability to threaten the Japanese and influence their strategy?

If not, then the idea can only remain on paper.

But Wang Xuexin unexpectedly said again: "Chief of Staff, we don't need to attack Zhongtiao Mountain!"

Gucha

This confuses everyone even more. It is necessary to move the focus of the battlefield eastward against the Japs on the north bank of the Yellow River, but there is no need to launch an attack from Zhongtiao Mountain... Could it be that they are sending heavenly soldiers and generals?

Wang Xuexin looked at the confused looks of everyone and explained: "Comrades, I think we need to cooperate with the stubborn army!"

The leader banged the table and praised: "That's right! We should cooperate with the stubborn army! Why have we all forgotten the stubborn army? We are still cooperating in the war of resistance!"

There was silence in the conference room for a while, and Li Yunlong said: "Chief, are you cooperating with the recalcitrant army? What is the virtue of the recalcitrant army? It has taken less than two days to reach Zhengzhou, and Zhengzhou can't be defended. We still have to do it."

Can you count on them?"

Although the cadres were divided into two groups before, they are surprisingly unanimous in this regard:

"You're right. It would be nice if the stubborn troops don't cause trouble for us. Why do we still expect them?"

"No one can count on the stubborn army. They have tricked us many times!"

"If the stubborn army can be relied on, sows can even climb trees!"

…

Wang Xuexin could understand why the cadres were so resistant to his idea.

The reason is very simple. The stubborn army has always cooperated on the surface and stabbed the enemy secretly, and even treated the Eighth Route Army more harshly than the Japanese. This made everyone in the Eighth Route Army distrustful and the stubborn army completely lost confidence in it.

In this case, Wang Xuexin said that he wanted to cooperate with him... He was afraid that he would be "ruthless" and end up with a hot face but a cold butt.

But the chief was very confident in this idea. He happily raised his head towards Wang Xuexin and said, "Comrade Wang Xuexin, please explain!"

Wang Xuexin responded "Yes", and then said: "Comrades, what is called one moment and another moment. Before this, the recalcitrant army was in a better situation than our army. The recalcitrant army either occupied the natural dangers of Zhongtiao Mountain or the natural dangers of the Yellow River. This

The situation is such that the stubborn army can sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers, so they have the conditions to stab us secretly..."

At this time, Ding Wei understood. He nodded "Oh" and said: "In the current situation, it was the Japs who broke the situation. The Japs on the northern line of the Yellow River broke through the stubborn army's Yellow River defense line in order to avoid being surrounded. If we let

As a result of the enemy's expansion, the entire Yellow River defense line of the stubborn army will collapse, which will cause a series of chain reactions, and eventually even threaten the security of Chongqing. Therefore, now we are in a favorable position in the situation, or in other words

That’s what it seems on the surface.”

The reason why Ding Wei said "it seems so on the surface" is because the stubborn army did not know that the ultimate target of the Japanese was still the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, at this stage, from the perspective of the stubborn army, the Eighth Route Army has become the one who can sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers.

In other words, the Eighth Route Army could do nothing and watch the Japanese fight back and forth with the stubborn troops.

In this context, if the Eighth Route Army actively asked to cooperate with the stubborn army to fight the Japanese, would the stubborn army have any reason to refuse? It would be too late to be happy!

This is exactly what Wang Xuexin wanted to say. Wang Xuexin added: "And the stubborn army also has a reason to fight to the death. As Commander Ding said, the Yellow River defense line is very important to the stubborn army. It can almost be said to be the most powerful barrier to defend Chongqing.

.So, I think we have the conditions and reasons, and at the same time we should have the confidence to cooperate with the stubborn army!"

In fact, it was said to be cooperation on the surface, but what Wang Xuexin wanted in his heart was to use the stubborn army to solve the deadlock in Yuncheng.

Finally, Wang Xuexin concluded: "Therefore, we do not need to send troops in the direction of Zhongtiao Mountain. We only need to negotiate with the stubborn troops so that they can regain their lost territory on the south bank of the Yellow River and compress the enemy's space, while we destroy the enemy's traffic on the north bank.
Chapter completed!