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The middle-aged man knew that his mission was a must-have when he heard it, so he quickly praised him: "Captain Zhou, you are a very excellent commander, but if the war zone does not want you to survive, no matter how hard you try, you may lose your way and bring a devastating blow to the National Savior Army."

"The only way is to get rid of the war zone and follow the Japanese!"

"The Shanxi garrison values ​​you very much. As long as you agree to accept the adaptation, they will directly expand the National Rescue Army into a brigade. Commander Zhou, you are the brigade commander, and all other officers of the National Rescue Army are promoted to one level."

"Not only that, the Shanxi garrison also promised to give Commander Zhou a thousand dollars acres of ocean, all deputy commanders and chiefs of staff of the National Salvation Army a fortune of five hundred dollars, battalion commanders a fortune of ocean, company commanders a fortune of one hundred dollars, platoon leader a fortune of thirty dollars, and ordinary soldiers a fortune of five dollars!"

Zhou Cheng did not refuse or agree, and thought for a while and asked back: "You are sure that the Japanese really want to incorporate us, not to eliminate dissidents in the name of incorporated, annex and destroy us."

"After the reorganization of the National Salvation Army is completed, immediately unload the donkey and kill me?"

"Definitely not!"

The middle-aged man shook his head and explained: "The Shanxi garrison has taken a fancy to your command ability and the strong combat power of the National Salvation Army. He has become more and more fond of talent and decided to recruit the National Salvation Army."

"If their real purpose was to eliminate the National Rescue Army, then the troops would just launch an attack directly while the National Rescue Army was out of food and the internal chaos was in chaos. There was no need to be such a troublesome thing. It was selling food and relieving the danger to you!"

Zhou Cheng nodded: "You have made some sense. Since the National Salvation Army continues to follow the war zone, it is indeed a good choice to defect to the Japanese. No matter how bad it is, it can save the lives of more than 10,000 soldiers under his command!"

The middle-aged man was very excited and quickly stared at Zhou Cheng and asked, "Captain Zhou, have you agreed?"

"What do you agree with?" Zhou Cheng pretended to be confused and asked back.

"Accept the Japanese adaptation and become a member of the Imperial Army?" The middle-aged man explained with anticipation.

What disappointed him was that Zhou Cheng actually shook his head: "Who told you that I agreed to accept the Japanese adaptation? I just said that relying on the Japanese is a good choice, and I didn't really make a decision."

"Even if our National Rescue Army does not work hard for the war zone, we can still fight the Japanese by ourselves. The National Rescue Army now has territory in four counties, with a total force of more than 10,000 people. I think it is okay to protect ourselves. Why do we have to surrender to the Japanese and wear a traitor's hat and get spit on the people?"

"And we need guns, guns, guns, and a small arsenal that can produce bullets. Isn't it good to be our own master? Why do we have to live under someone else's roof?"

"You just said that the Japanese wanted to reorganize our National Rescue Army into a brigade of the Imperial Army. As far as I know, there are at most 5,000 people in a brigade of the Imperial Army, and we have more than 10,000 people. Both brigades are more than tweaked. Do the Japanese want me to disband the troops I formed by myself?"

"As for the oceans that the Japanese promised to us? Compared with the troops in our hands, that little ocean is nothing?"

"So I didn't see any good for us from the adaptation conditions that were made by the Japanese!"

The middle-aged man understood Zhou Cheng's little thoughts as soon as he heard this, and asked with a thoughtful look on his face: "If I guess correctly, Commander Zhou, you should want to take the National Salvation Army to be a small warlord!"

"But I think this idea is too difficult to achieve!"

"When the National Salvation Army was affiliated with the Second War Zone, the War Zone regarded you as thorns in your eyes and as thorns in your flesh. After you left the War Zone and became independent, the War Zone's concerns about the National Salvation Army will definitely be more serious than before. They will definitely think of more ways to get rid of you. You are not allowed to exist as a small warlord. Otherwise, the troops in the Second War Zone that are not very popular will follow suit and occupy a territory behind the enemy to become independent!"

"In addition, the Japanese will not allow such forces to exist in their own occupied areas. It is too dangerous. They may threaten their rear at any time and take their own lives!"

"Once Captain Zhou, you do this, the Japanese and the war zone will try every means to eliminate the national rescue army."

"So I think it is impossible for you to lead the National Salvation Army to become independent here."

"As for the fact that you said just now, I think we can talk about this."

"The Japanese are very sincere in recruiting the National Rescue Army. As long as the conditions you put forward by Captain Zhou should not be too excessive, they will definitely agree."

"I'm just a message. If you have any ideas, please mention them. I will definitely turn them into the Japanese without missing a word. Of course, if you have the chance, I will also talk to you. After all, it's not the first time we have cooperated. I also think that one day we will become colleagues and will no longer be a great enemy of life and death. It is too dangerous to fight against your national rescue army!"

Zhou Cheng was silent for a moment: "Since you said so, I'm not polite!"

"Although the National Salvation Army is still in a regiment-level organization, the total strength of the main force and local troops has exceeded 10,000, and there is also an over-organized artillery battalion, which is stronger than any main division in the war zone."

"So although I was labeled as a regiment commander, my power was no less than that of any division commander in the war zone."

"Since the Japanese are so sincere in wanting to recruit the National Rescue Army, I will definitely be given a higher position than I am now."

"As far as I know, the brigade commander of the Imperial Association is the commander who walks upwards. The Japanese have to prepare a position for me as the commander!"

When the middle-aged man heard this, his mouth opened in a big O-shaped shape because of shock. He didn't expect that Zhou Cheng had such a big appetite and actually set his sight on the position of the army commander.

In his eyes, the commander is a position that ordinary people cannot reach, and they are all people with status, reputation and qualifications.

Zhou Chengcai is so young, except for the army, he has no reputation, no qualifications, no qualifications. If he becomes the commander of the army, how can the other troops of the Imperial Army bear the long-term feelings?

He subconsciously wanted to refuse, but he racked his brains and couldn't even think of a reason to refute.

In terms of strength, among all the positions of the Imperial Army, except for the commander, there is no other position to attract Zhou Cheng.

He could only answer helplessly: "Captain Zhou, your asking price is too high. With my understanding of the Japanese, it is difficult for them to agree to this request."

Zhou Cheng smiled: "It's okay, I just say my own thoughts. All you need to do is to pass on what I just said. As for whether they agree, it's the Japanese business and has nothing to do with you."

"The position of the commander seems to be far away from me, but I think the National Salvation Army is worth this position."

"One Imperial Army has only about 15,000 troops, and the total strength of the National Salvation Army has exceeded 10,000. If you recruit another four or five thousand people, you can fill the corps."

"Since the Japanese want to recruit us, they must be promoted to our official position and increase the strength of the National Salvation Army. In addition to expanding the National Salvation Army into an army, I can't think of any other way to promote everyone."

"In addition, I have two more requests that I hope the Japanese can meet."

"The National Salvation Army is still one brigade away from one army."

"If the Japanese agree to my proposal, this brigade will definitely make up for us as soon as possible."

"I can solve the troops myself, and the equipment and ammunition can only be relied on the Japanese, so they also have to provide supporting ammunition with 4,000 38 large covers, 150 light machine guns, 30 heavy machine guns, 30 mortars, six mountain cannons or infantry cannons, and five bases of supporting ammunition."

"The second requirement is military expenses, and the Japanese must reimburse our military pay for at least three months at one time!"

The middle-aged man heard that Zhou Cheng spoke loudly at the lion and subconsciously wanted to refute it, but he could not find any reason to refute it.

Because all the asking prices of Zhou Cheng are reasonable and well-founded, the National Salvation Army does have the capital to expand the army, and there is also the capital to ask the military headquarters for weapons and ammunition.

Since the Shanxi garrison wants to win over the National Rescue Army and reorganize the National Rescue Army, they must give them benefits, rather than letting them get weaker after being traitorous.

If this is the case, even a fool would not agree to the military headquarters' inclusion request.

After being silent for a long time, he replied: "President Zhou, please rest assured that I will report our negotiations truthfully."

"If I have the chance, I will definitely help you win all the conditions just now!"

When the middle-aged man left the command center with a look of uneasiness, the chief of staff of the theater was twisted into a big Sichuan character because of the arrival of a telegram.

He rushed into the commander-in-chief's office: "Sir, there is information that the Japanese have sent representatives to the National Rescue Army to discuss the incorporation!"

"Although the National Salvation Army was ordered to break the Zhengtai Railway, causing the Zhengtai Railway to be interrupted for more than half a month, the Japanese did not have the idea of ​​reorganizing the National Salvation Army!"

The commander-in-chief frowned and looked puzzled, and asked, "This is wrong. When did the Japanese become so generous? Even a life-and-death enemy like the National Salvation Army must be incorporated. Do you think this is a conspiracy of the Japanese. Taking advantage of the opportunity to recruit the National Salvation Army, they will suddenly launch an attack, or unload the donkey, and kill the National Salvation Army in one fell swoop!"

The Chief of Staff shook his head and explained: "It's a real incorporation, not a conspiracy."

"The Japanese even offered the conditions and gave the National Salvation Army a brigade. Zhou Cheng was the brigade commander, and all the officers of the National Salvation Army were promoted to the next level. The company commander was the battalion commander, the battalion commander was the regiment commander, and the deputy regiment commander was the deputy brigade commander. He also gave nearly 100,000 oceans to commend the National Salvation Army. He made a lot of money!"

The commander-in-chief's heart immediately turned throat and asked anxiously: "Did the National Saving Army agree?"

"Not yet!" the Chief of Staff quickly answered.

Hearing these words, the commander-in-chief couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and replied with a look of gratitude: "That's good, it seems that Zhou Cheng has not yet thought of becoming a traitor!"

But the Chief of Staff's next words once again made the commander-in-chief's heart hang up: "Sir, you've misunderstood."

"Zhou Cheng refused to be incorporated not because they did not want to be traitors, but because Zhou Cheng felt that the price offered by the Japanese was too low and did not meet his requirements, so he refused."

"In the intelligence, Zhou Cheng put forward three conditions to the Japanese. As long as the Japanese agree, the National Salvation Army will accept the adaptation!"
Chapter completed!