"Reporting to the regiment commander, the Liuzhuang stronghold was taken down by us. A total of 72 Japanese devils, 29 puppet troops were killed, 78 puppet troops were captured, one mortar, two light machine guns, and 89 rifles of various types were seized. The remaining weapons were all destroyed in the battle!" A correspondent ran into the command center to report.

Chen Zhengyu, who was beside him, was amused after hearing this: "Good fight!"

"The regiment commander, plus the Liuzhuang stronghold, we will only take down four strongholds in an hour tonight's attack. As long as we take down the last two strongholds, we will complete more than half of the mission in the war zone!"

Tang Yufeng was very happy to look at the battle report in his hand and suggested: "Captain, the troops' offensive speed is too fast. There are still several hours before dawn. Why don't we take advantage of the victory and attack a few more strongholds?"

"In Yangquan, a stronghold is responsible for a five-kilometer-long railway line. If we take down two more strongholds, we can dig up a ten-kilometer-long railway line. The Zhengtai Railway can be interrupted for a few more days. Even if the tasks given to us by the war zone are completed!"

After Tang Yufeng finished speaking, Chen Zhengyu's eyes began to shine, obviously very supportive of this proposal, and he took the opportunity to kill a few more Japanese and strip more railway tracks back.

Zhou Cheng was also very moved, but he knew that he could not do this, otherwise the Japanese and puppet troops would be offended to death by themselves, and the National Salvation Army would no longer have the opportunity to use the Japanese's idea of ​​recruiting everyone to gain benefits and strive for more opportunities for peaceful development.

He shook his head decisively: "We can't fight anymore. We can't just think about fighting the Japanese, completing the tasks given to us by the war zone, and ignoring the Japanese's ideas."

"Our current offense is not so much about completing the tasks given to us by the war zone, but rather retaliating against the Japanese for letting the Imperial Army pretend to be a national rescue army to attack the Independent Regiment."

"The fight is too fierce and the captains are too many. This revenge is too much, and it is likely to anger the Japanese and make them give up the idea of ​​acquiring us."

"The best way is to find a balance point that can not only complete the tasks assigned to us by the war zone, fulfill our promises to the war zone, but not anger the Japanese."

"Before the war, I specially studied this issue: the troops took over six strongholds in a short period of time and stripped off more than 20 kilometers of railways, which could cause the Zhengtai Railway to be interrupted for about ten days."

"Because our raids were fast and the time was consumed, the Japanese had not had time to react and the battle ended."

"In addition, the Zhengtai Railway will only be interrupted for ten days, and the impact will be within the scope of the Japanese. Even if they are dissatisfied with us, they will not make too extreme actions, and they will not give up the idea of ​​incorporating us. After all, the current situation is that they are sorry for us first."

"Once we have more than six strongholds tonight, the Japanese and puppet troops will need longer to repair the Zhengtai Railway. Even if they were wrong in this raid, I would be sorry to us first. The Shanxi garrison will have to give up the idea of ​​reorganizing us and continue to assemble heavy troops to sweep us and take revenge on us!"

"Notify all participating troops to strengthen their guard after taking down the strongholds, and cover the people and militia forces to seize the railway. Without the order of the regiment headquarters, no unit can take the initiative to attack other strongholds on the railway line!"

Chen Zhengyu was particularly helpless.

But the commander's order must be executed, and he can only give orders with a look of unwillingness.

At this moment, Deputy Commander Zheng Yunshan suddenly appeared at the command department, looking very hurried.

"Captain, there is an emergency that must be reported to you immediately!"

When Zhou Cheng saw Zheng Yunshan's expression, he guessed that the Japanese had come to him and immediately ordered: "Old Tang, Chief of Staff, and Lao Zheng, go to my room and say!"

Zheng Yunshan finally left and immediately closed the door and reported in a hurry: "Captain, the Japanese have just sent someone to contact me and want to see you!"

"I remember you said before the attack that our actions tonight were to retaliate against the Japanese who pretended to be the National Savior Army to attack the Independent Corps, so they did it again. All the troops participating in the war were wearing puppet military uniforms and told the Japanese about our purpose through military uniforms. After the attack began, they would definitely come to the door and ask us to stop the attack and evacuate the Zhengtai Railway."

"I didn't expect the Japanese to send someone here, and they were very anxious."

"This shows that your previous judgment is correct, and the Japanese did regard our actions tonight as a revenge."

Chen Zhengyu became anxious after hearing Zheng Yunshan’s report.

The regiment commander's request to increase his victory just now made him very unwilling to accept it. If the attack on the Zhengtai Railway is stopped now, the two strongholds that the troops have not yet taken down will not be able to continue.

"The leader of the regiment, the Japanese sent someone to negotiate, and they must have wanted us to stop attacking the Zhengtai Railway immediately."

"Since it's a negotiation, we must not agree to the Japanese's request as soon as we open our mouths. It's best to take the initiative in the negotiation and ask them some benefits through this matter."

"I think the best way is to drag them away and wait until the troops take down all six strongholds, and the Japanese are forced to get anxious by us, and then negotiate, and then you will definitely get some unexpected gains."

Zhou Cheng saw Chen Zhengyu's little thoughts at a glance, and smiled and replied: "Chief of Staff, you don't want to spit out the fat meat you have eaten in your mouth!"

Chen Zhengyu smiled awkwardly: "I really don't want to spit out the meat that has already eaten in my mouth."

"I guess good news will be sent back in half an hour for those two strongholds that have not been taken down. As long as we find a way to drag it down for another half an hour, the offensive troops can take down all six strongholds."

"Captain, you must have a way. We finally took the initiative to attack the Japanese. It would be a pity if we gave up halfway!"

Seeing that Chen Zhengyu wanted to continue talking, Zhou Cheng decisively interrupted: "Chief of Staff, I think your proposal is very good."

"Since it's a negotiation, and the Japanese took the initiative to negotiate with us, we must put our posture in place before we talk to them."

"As for the two strongholds that have not been captured, let the offensive troops not be anxious and fight slowly according to their offensive rhythm. I will give them enough time to attack."

"Old Zheng, now you go back and tell the negotiators sent by the Japanese, saying that I was very angry at their disguised as the National Saving Army to attack the Independent Regiment. I was commanding troops on the front line to attack the Zhengtai Railway. I had no time to pay attention to them and let them know that our National Saving Army also has a temper, not the Imperial Army that was slaughtered by them."

"It's okay to negotiate, but you must show sincerity!"

Tang Yufeng's eyes lit up after hearing this: "Captain, your answer is good."

"Let the Japanese know that our attack tonight is not to rebel against them, but to retaliate against them. As long as our anger is calmed down, the enemy and us can continue to live in peace, and we can also suspend the attack on the Zhengtai Railway."

"The person who negotiated with us definitely has no right to agree to our request, and will definitely send a telegram to ask for instructions from the higher authorities."

"When he receives instructions and shows sincerity to negotiate with us, the front-line battle has ended successfully."

Zhou Cheng nodded: "That's what it means, Lao Zheng, you go to meet the negotiator sent by the Japanese now."

After Zheng Yunshan hurriedly left, Chen Zhengyu thought of another question: "Captain, according to your plan, as long as the Japanese show sincerity in negotiating, our offense will stop."

"Even if we take down all six strongholds and remove all the more than 20 kilometers of railways, the Zhengtai Railway will only be interrupted for ten days."

"The mission given to us is to interrupt the Zhengtai Railway for more than half a month, and we agreed. What should we do if the remaining five days are left?"

Zhou Cheng replied confidently: "Of course it's tooth for tooth!"

"The war zone pretended to be our national rescue army to attack the Japanese, in an attempt to intensify our relationship with the Japanese and provoke disputes, and they reaped the benefits of the fisherman."

"The Japanese pretended to be our National Saving Army to attack the Independent Corps, in an attempt to make our National Saving Army bear the hat of a traitor, and had to surrender to them and accept their adaptation."

"We can also pretend to be troops in the war zone to attack the Japanese, destroy the Zhengtai Railway, intensify the relationship between the war zone and the Japanese, and it is best to make them fight, and we will be fishermen as well."

"If the Japanese hadn't pretended to be the National Saving Army to attack the Independent Regiment, my original plan was to pretend to be the War Zone Operations Team to destroy the Zhengtai Railway. Because the railway was to be interrupted for fifteen days, we should not have too many troops, and the pressure was very high."

"Now, it only takes five days to interrupt, and the pressure will definitely be much less."

In a yard about 500 meters away from the National Salvation Army Command, a middle-aged man was paced back and forth in the yard with his hands on his back, looking up at the gate from time to time, very anxious.

I don’t know how long I waited, but the gate of the yard was finally pushed open. Zheng Yunshan hurried in with a very solemn expression.

The middle-aged man is an intelligence officer with a very keen observation ability. When he glanced at Zheng Yunshan, he noticed something was wrong. He felt a thump in his heart and asked nervously: "Sir, did Captain Zhou agree to see me? This matter is really urgent and important. It is directly related to the safety of more than 10,000 people in the National Salvation Army. You Captain Zhou must see me immediately!"

Zheng Yunshan deliberately showed a worried expression and replied in a difficult manner: "I told the regiment commander without missing a word of what you said to me, and persuaded him, but the regiment commander was angry. After hearing that you were a representative sent by the Japanese, he became angry on the spot and had no idea of ​​seeing you."

"If I hadn't stopped me desperately, I would have been surrounded by the regiment commander's guard platoon, and you would have become a prisoner of our National Salvation Army!"

"Why, didn't we cooperate well before? Why did we suddenly have such a big opinion of us?" the middle-aged man frowned and asked.

He wanted to chat with Zheng Yunshan as much as possible and find some information that was useful to him through the conversation.

Zheng Yunshan smiled bitterly: "You shouldn't ask me this, but you should ask yourself."

"As far as I know, you did something that you were sorry for our National Salvation Army in the battle to sweep the Independent Regiment. The regiment commander was so angry after hearing this. Then he led his troops to attack the Zhengtai Railway, saying that he would teach you a lesson and retaliate against your shameless behavior, so that you can know that our National Salvation Army also has a temper!"

"But the leader said when I left, and he didn't want to see the relationship between the two sides break down."

"But what you did was so annoying. Both sides can negotiate, but you must show sincerity!"
Chapter completed!