At the same time, they also received clear good news from the National Salvation Army at the 129th Division, located deep in the Taihang Mountains.

As soon as the telegram was sent into the war room, the political commissar and the division commander showed a look of relief on their faces.

Except for the two of them, no one else knew the secret of the connection between the National Salvation Army and the Eighth Route Army. He also thought that the division commander and political commissar were happy because the National Salvation Army won the battle behind the enemy.

But no matter what, this victory was fought by the National Salvation Army. On the surface, it seems that there is nothing to do with the Eighth Route Army. So after hearing this good news, everyone did not discuss too much, and soon ignored it because of endless things at hand.

Because the command center is full of people, the division commander and political commissar do not pay much attention to this matter, and plan to discuss this matter privately after finishing the work here.

Three or four hours later, the communications officer walked into the war room again. Compared to the excitement when he received the good news, this time he walked in with a look of indignation, as if he had been bullied by someone.

"The division commander, political commissar, the war zone is too bullying. The attitude towards the anti-Japanese troops behind enemy lines is completely opposite to the attitude towards the direct line, and it is completely different."

"We also received commendation telegrams forwarded by the War Zone to the National Salvation Army. We originally thought that after pacifying the National Salvation Army, the War Zone would reward them with some weapons and ammunition, or give them the right to expand their troops. As a result, the War Zone only gave them five thousand yuan and sent people to be the county magistrate of Xiyang County to share the rights of the National Salvation Army. A discerning person could tell at a glance that the War Zone did not like the National Salvation Army, and even distrust them a little!"

The joy on the faces of the commander and the political commissar were gone, and they were replaced by seriousness and worry.

The division commander first received the telegram and handed it to the political commissar after reading it. His brows were stretched just now and there was no idea when it had already frowned into the character "Sichuan".

After reading the telegram, the political commissar frowned, looked at the division commander and walked outside the combat room. A few minutes later, the division commander also left the combat room, and the two met on a small hill behind the village.

The political commissar did not talk nonsense and directly expressed his worries: "Teacher Commander, from the commendation telegram just now, it can be seen that the war zone is not only guarding against Zhou Cheng, but also trying to find a way to separate his rights in the national rescue army, and then kick Zhou Cheng away step by step and replace him."

The commander nodded in agreement, then frowned and analyzed: "After receiving the good news from Zhou Cheng, I specifically studied their current situation on the map."

"The final result was: Comrade Zhou Cheng's strategic vision was very good."

"Xiyang County is a good place, with our base area backed by, and more than 90% of the areas in the territory are hills and mountains, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. After the National Salvation Army took over Xiyang, it can completely build there into the rear of the National Salvation Army. Then they use the flat defense zone as a front-line position to confront the Japanese. Then the National Salvation Army will definitely be limitless in the future. Not only can it rely on favorable terrain, advance can attack and retreat and defend, but it can also greatly increase their strategic depth."

"I don't know if the war zone saw this and arranged for my own people to go to Xiyang to be the county magistrate. If the newly appointed county magistrate and Zhou Cheng don't deal with it, secretly do bad things, or even cut off the food supply of the National Savior Army, then the National Savior Army will be in danger!"

The more the political commissar heard, the deeper the frowns, and thought for a while and answered: "The National Salvation Army can restore Xiyang under the heavy army of the Japanese and puppet troops, which shows that their combat effectiveness is very strong. Such an elite force must not be lost in such internal friction, and this elite force is also affiliated with our Eighth Route Army, so there will be no problems."

"Teacher, is there any way to help Zhou Cheng!"

The division commander frowned and thought for a full five minutes, but finally shook his head helplessly: "The national rescue army is too far away, so we can't get enough."

"If the other party was a Japanese devil, I would have sent troops near the National Salvation Army to send troops! In the past few days, the National Salvation Army supported them with so much equipment and ammunition free of charge. They should all help the National Salvation Army to solve the problem."

"But the other party is not a Japanese devil, or our superior. You can't beat him or scold him. I really couldn't think of any way to get the war zone to take back the order..."

"We can only let Zhou Cheng find a way to solve this problem himself."

"Report..." The voice of the communications officer suddenly rang at the foot of the mountain. He saw him holding a telegram in his hand, looking very anxious, but because the guard stopped him, he could only watch the division commander shouting from a distance.

"Let him come up!" the political commissar ordered.

The communications consultant ran to the division commander one minute later and took out the telegram in his hand as soon as possible: "Team Commander, Political Commissar, this is an encrypted telegram we just received, only you are qualified to translate and read!"

"Encrypted telegram..." The political commissar looked puzzled directly on his face, but he quickly took the telegram paper full of telegram codes.

With just one look, the puzzled expression on the political commissar's face disappeared. After waving his hand to signal the communication staff to leave, he immediately reported to the division commander: "This is an encrypted message sent to us by Comrade Zhou Cheng, which must be related to Xiyang City."

The commander made a quick decision and ordered: "What are you waiting for? Translate the secret message immediately and see what Zhou Cheng said?"

It took the political commissar twenty minutes to translate the full telegram code into Chinese.

At this time, not only did the Chief of Staff relax his frown, but the worried expression on his face also disappeared completely.

He walked to the commander and reported excitedly: "The commander is good news. Zhou Cheng said that he is confident that he can take the position of Xiyang County County Magistrate in his own hands, but there are some problems that require our help."

"What's the problem? I'll arrange someone to solve it now!" The commander was very happy to hear the good news and asked quickly.

The political commissar smiled: "It's very simple. Zhou Cheng now controls a territory of one and a half counties, and the population has exceeded 100,000. Special people are urgently needed to manage government affairs."

"In the past, the cadres who supported the National Rescue Army were all fighting wars and knew nothing about government affairs. I hope the division headquarters can support him and several experts in government affairs. He has written down the specific number of people he needs."

“This is simple!”

The division commander made a decision without any hesitation: "Political Commissar, please make arrangements. If conditions permit, you can give him a few more people and directly assign cadres according to the standards of the two counties!"

The political commissar nodded and continued to report: "In addition to the cadres who manage government affairs, Zhou Cheng also wanted to ask the division headquarters how many military cadres who can produce and repair weapons and ammunition. It would be the best if there were workers who produced and manufacture grenades, bullets, and till machine guns."

The division commander saw Zhou Cheng's thoughts at a glance, and was happier than before: "It seems that our Comrade Zhou Cheng has made a lot of plans. Not only do he want to regain control of Xiyang County from the war zone, but he also wants to develop military industry in Xiyang and produce his own weapons and ammunition."

"He has a good idea. Xiyang is mountainous, with a complex terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If he could build an arsenal there, it would definitely be very safe."

"You are the political commissar, and according to the principle just now, send as many people as possible to the National Savior Army as possible when meeting our own needs."

The Eighth Route Army Corps, which was active in Laiyuan, has been away since the Chief of Staff left, whenever he had time, the regiment commander would climb up the village entrance highland with the guards and look into the distance, hoping to see the Chief of Staff.

Two days passed, and I had never seen a person at the end of the mountain road, let alone the mule and horse team taken away by the Chief of Staff.

The political commissar climbed to the high ground at some point, quietly walked to the regiment commander, and asked with a worried look on his face: "Captain, do you think the Chief of Staff and others will have an accident on the road?"

Starting this morning, this kind of thought appeared in the leader's mind from time to time, but he soon denied it.

The chief of staff's marching route was studied by two people himself. Most of the mountain roads were in the mountains. Although two Japanese and puppet troops had to cross the blockade lines in the middle, as long as the troops were fast enough, they would definitely be able to pass through quietly.

Even if the Chief of Staff really encounters an accident on the road, someone will run back to report it.

"Captain, the Chief of Staff is back..." A scream interrupted the leader's thoughts.

The regiment commander who was pulled back to reality quickly raised his telescope. On the mountain road two kilometers away, a platoon of soldiers lined up in search formations, with the rifle in his hand, and he was very alert to move forward.

After almost five minutes after they entered their sight, the mule and horse team appeared.

Two soldiers were guarding on both sides of mules and horses, with their ammunition boxes tied to the horse's backs. The regiment commander also saw many soldiers carrying ammunition boxes.

"It's the Chief of Staff, they pulled the weapons and ammunition back... Political Commissar, let's go to welcome them together..." As soon as the Chief of Staff appeared at the end of the mountain road, the regiment commander screamed with excitement.

After saying that, without waiting for the political commissar to answer, he took the lead and ran towards the foot of the mountain.

The three people met ten minutes later. Seeing that the regiment commander and the political commissar were all staring at the weapons and ammunition on the horse's back with anticipation, the chief of staff, who were happy all over the way, quickly reported: "Captain, political commissar, I am fortunate to be humiliated and have transported all of these weapons and ammunition back safely!"

"This time our regiment is lucky. With this batch of weapons and ammunition, the combat effectiveness of the troops can at least be improved! "

"Is it so exaggerated?" The political commissar showed a sceptical expression.

The Chief of Staff replied confidently: "Political Commissar, what I said just now is not an exaggeration. You will understand after listening to the list of weapons I brought back!"

"We received this batch of weapons and ammunition at the reservation point last night. There were 300 79-caliber rifles in total. I checked it carefully and they were all good guns. The worst ones were 50% new, and they could be used by equipping the troops."

"There are five Czech-made ones, with 60,000 machine gun bullets, 500 grenades, and 100 shells..."

"With them, our regiment's firepower will definitely increase a lot, and the ammunition will be enough for us to fight several battles."

"During this period, I have been thinking about how to solve the crisis currently facing the troops. Now with this batch of weapons and ammunition, we can not only break the deadlock, but also severely damage the Japanese."

"Captain, political commissar, I think we should take action immediately, concentrate all the light and heavy machine guns equipped by the entire regiment and the five Czech forces I brought back to the most powerful main companies, and provide them with sufficient number of bullets, operate separately, and use the most fierce firepower to kill several sweeping troops sent by the Japanese and puppet army strongholds."

"As long as we fight quickly and do not give the Japanese a chance to destroy weapons and ammunition before they die, the troops will definitely become stronger and stronger, and the equipment and ammunition reserves will also be better."

The commander's eyes lit up and immediately agreed: "I have this idea too. We didn't have ammunition before and didn't dare to fight like this. Now we have ammunition, and it's time to teach the Japanese a lesson, otherwise they would think we are sick cats and be slaughtered. You go back and rest first, and we will start acting tomorrow!"
Chapter completed!