"Sir, don't you think the conditions raised by the National Salvation Army are too excessive?" The Chief of Staff couldn't help but want to figure out what the Chief was thinking.

The commander did not answer immediately, and then read the telegram in his hand again: "We do not consider other factors, just analyze the combat effectiveness. I think the National Salvation Army is worthy of our military organization."

"Think about the other Imperial Army troops in our hands, do you think there is an army that can fight a war with the National Salvation Army?"

"Although the National Salvation Army is only a regiment-level unit, there are four garrison brigades with combat effectiveness that are no less than the main regiment standing behind this regiment-level unit. If all these units are added, the total strength of the National Salvation Army has indeed exceeded the two guard brigades of the Imperial Army."

"In addition, their equipment is better than that of the Imperial Army and their combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the Imperial Army. They are fully qualified to negotiate with us and ask us for an army organization."

"The sentence in the telegram is very correct. The National Salvation Army already has the strength of most of the Imperial Army. Although Zhou Cheng still wears the captain of the regiment commander on his head, his real power is far more than that of a brigade, and even greater than that of many main division commanders in the World War II zone."

"We gave him a brigade organization and made him the brigade commander. Not only did we not give him any benefits, but we demoted him to the post and forced him to reduce the strength of the national rescue army."

"He formed the National Salvation Army with one hand. In his eyes, the troops must be heavier than their own lives."

"We have to incorporate them not only to make him wear the so-called traitor hat, but also to weaken his real power and let him disband half of his troops. If you were Zhou Cheng, the commander of the National Salvation Army, would you agree with such harsh conditions?"

The Chief of Staff shook his head without hesitation: "I certainly won't agree!"

"When we recruited other Chinese troops before, we would give each other more or less some benefits to let them feel the imperial army attach importance to them. For Zhou Cheng, the national rescue army, he could not get any benefits from the inclusion conditions we proposed, and of course he would not agree!"

The chief of staff was persuaded by the commander, but his frown brow did not relax. He watched the commander continue to raise his concerns: "Sir, if all the national rescue army wants is the establishment of a brigade, we can make a decision ourselves. Zhou Cheng wants equipment, we can give equipment, we can give people, and we can also give him a large amount of military pay. The Front Army Command will not ask us a question."

"Now that the National Salvation Army needs an army organization, we cannot decide. We must pass the Front Army Command. Only after they agree will we be qualified to agree to the conditions of the National Salvation Army."

"I think it's difficult for us to convince the Front Army to give the National Salvation Army an army."

"In their eyes, the National Salvation Army is only a regiment, and they don't know how strong the National Salvation Army is. It's already generous enough to give the National Salvation Army a brigade."

"And Zhou Cheng, the commander of the National Salvation Army, is too young. He has no qualifications, no status, and little influence. He has no qualifications to be a military commander at all."

"If he is appointed as the commander of the army, there will be too many Chinese in the Imperial Army who are qualified to be the commander of the army. They will definitely be very dissatisfied with us..."

"For the sake of the overall situation, the Front Army will not agree to give the National Salvation Army an organization."

The commander fell into deep thought again, which was also an important reason why he looked silent just now.

I know that the National Rescue Army is not enough to be worth one army. I must convince the Front Army Command so that the Commander also feels that the National Rescue Army is worth one army organization.

Only in this way can the Front Army consider organizing the National Salvation Army, and the negotiations between the Military Headquarters and the National Salvation Army can continue, otherwise the matter of incorporating the National Salvation Army will not be able to continue to discuss.

Facing the Chief of Staff's worrying eyes, he replied: "I'll find a way to the Front Command. If it really doesn't work, I will go to the headquarters myself. I will convince the commander to give the National Salvation Army an organization."

"We can't hang ourselves from a tree. We must walk together on two roads. Chief of Staff, you will continue to arrange contact with Zhou Cheng and find a way to suppress his conditions."

"Since it's a negotiation, there will definitely be bargaining. It's impossible for us to agree to whatever conditions he put forward."

The theater command center, looking at the secret telegram sent by Yuan Shushan, quickly widened his eyes and blindfolded for a while before reacting from his stunned eyes.

The commander-in-chief's reaction was similar to that of the Chief of Staff, and he was stunned by the content of the telegram. He didn't react after a long time.

The Chief of Staff couldn't help but sigh: "Sir, Zhou Cheng has a big appetite. He dared to ask the Japanese that he wanted a military organization. Wouldn't he be afraid that he would be killed by being held to death?"

"I think the Japanese will definitely not agree with their conditions. At most, it would be good to give the National Rescue Army a brigade. If Zhou Cheng insisted on the establishment of a military, the negotiations between them would definitely break down and our worries would not happen!"

The commander-in-chief agreed with the Chief of Staff’s analysis very much: “Zhou Cheng really spoke a little bit about the conditions raised by the Japanese.”

"Among all the existing commanders of the Imperial Army, before joining us, the lowest level was also a division commander and the rank of major general. He, a colonel commander, actually wanted to be a commander, and did not look in the mirror to see what his strength was."

"The Japanese will definitely not agree to Zhou Cheng's lion's big talk. If Zhou Cheng gritted his teeth and did not let go, their inclusion negotiations would probably break down."

When he spoke the last two words, the commander-in-chief's heart was relieved all of his heart.

Although Yuan Shushan has been arranged to destroy the negotiation, Yuan Shushan's previous behavior disappointed the war zone. If he did not destroy it, the National Salvation Army and the Japanese would have great losses and pressure on the war zone.

At this moment, facing the conditions proposed by Zhou Cheng to the Japanese, the commander-in-chief no longer worried.

Even if Yuan Shushan's actions failed, the Japanese would not agree to the conditions proposed by Zhou Cheng.

If Yuan Shushan's action is completed, the war zone can still take advantage of this opportunity to win the command of the National Salvation Army in one fell swoop, and it will be a powerful force in vain...

Compared with the confidence in the war zone, Yuan Shushan is also full of confidence in his next actions.

Under his intentional dissemination, the news that Zhou Cheng led the National Salvation Army to be a traitor on the condition of becoming the commander of the army quickly spread throughout the National Salvation Army and spread among ordinary soldiers.

The composition of the National Salvation Army is very complex, with local people, prisoners of puppet troops, and absenteeism from mines rescued.

Whether it was the puppet army or the absenteeism, they had suffered hardships at the hands of the Japanese, and some even almost lost their lives. They hated the Japanese and didn't want to go to the Japanese again to take a walk and endure the pain they had suffered again.

Everyone talked about the messages in the team. Some people chose to believe it, they were full of worry about their future, some chose not to believe it, and some people were skeptical...

For the commander, what a team fears the most is rumors, which will greatly affect the morale and morale of the troops.

The company commanders of each company gathered the troops together as soon as possible to stabilize the morale of the army and make everyone believe in the regiment headquarters and the regiment commander.

But no matter how hard they try, there are always a few messing sticks in the company.

With Yuan Shushan's malicious dissemination, there are still many people in the army who believe that the rumor that the regiment commander intends to surrender to the enemy and become a traitor...

Yuan Shushan was very excited. The more chaotic the team, the more he could win in chaos and successfully complete the task assigned to him in the war zone.

So he wished to save the national army, and the more chaotic the better.

Seeing that someone in the army was dissatisfied with Zhou Cheng, he immediately turned his attention to them, especially those lower-level officers who had military power in their hands. When one of them appeared, he would target the other, talk to them, and become his confidant.

In less than five days, the entire regiment had four deputy company commanders, and nine platoon leaders and deputy platoon leaders were taken into his possession.

All of these people promised Yuan Shushan that as long as Zhou Cheng announced his surrender to the Japanese and reorganized the National Salvation Army into the Imperial Army, even if they were promoted, they would unite to oppose this matter and support Yuan Shushan as the new regiment commander of the National Salvation Army and replace it.

However, this matter was not as simple as Yuan Shushan thought, and it would be a failed action.

Among the four deputy company commanders who had just joined Yuan Shushan's arms, two were ordered to approach Yuan Shushan and take the opportunity to figure out the next action plan of the war zone and be prepared for any eventuality.

In the small conference room of the command center, middle-aged people who helped the Japanese negotiate appeared here again.

Although the military headquarters has not yet determined whether the Front Command will agree to give the National Salvation Army a unit, the connection between the two sides cannot be broken, and the commander issued an order to lower the negotiation conditions as much as possible to the Chief of Staff.

In the end, this task was thrown to the middle-aged man in front of him again.

The middle-aged man was helpless and didn't want to take on this task, but the commands from his superiors must be executed.

Looking at Zhou Cheng with a calm face in front of him, the middle-aged man had no confidence in completing the task.

He still remembers the negotiations a few days ago.

Especially Zhou Cheng's expression when he made the conditions was confident and confident, and he had no intention of discussing with him at all.

In this case, if you want to change the conditions by yourself, the possibility of success is almost zero.

But no matter what, you still have to say what you should say, and you can only bite the bullet and say your intention: "Captain Zhou, the three conditions you proposed last time are too high, and our military headquarters cannot make the decision. You must wait until the Front Army Command passes it before you can give you a reply."

"But my superior asked me to tell you that the possibility of the Front Army Command agreeing to these conditions is very low. I hope you can reduce your conditions slightly so that we can apply with the superior."

The result was exactly the same as his judgment. Before he finished speaking, Zhou Cheng denied it without hesitation.

The middle-aged man stared at Zhou Cheng with helpless expression and continued, "Captain Zhou, don't refuse so anxiously. It's not too late to make a decision after listening to me finishing my words!"

"The number of commanders of the North China Front Army is very limited, and many conditions are required to meet to be qualified to be a commander. To be honest, Commander Zhou, you have not met the conditions except for your military strength, and other conditions!"

"And when the commander needs the consent of the Front Command, they need too many things to consider and they will definitely not agree easily."

"As long as there is no commander in the conditions you put forward by Captain Zhou, other conditions are easy to say!"

Zhou Cheng did not really want to be the commander of the army, but instead proposed a condition that the Japanese could not agree to to delay time.

If the Japanese let go and give up the condition of the commander, and the Japanese take the opportunity to agree to their own conditions, the purpose of delaying time through negotiations will not be achieved.

Facing the middle-aged man's expectant gaze, he shook his head decisively: "No!"

"As far as I know, there are brigade commanders under the commander. Could it be that you are planning to fool me with the position of brigade commander?"

The middle-aged man quickly shook his head: "You misunderstood by Commander Zhou. We will definitely not let you be the commander of the security brigade. That would insult you and ourselves."

"The military headquarters has an idea. If the military headquarters refuses to give your army an army organization, the military headquarters can give Commander Zhou a position as deputy commander or deputy commander, and then reorganize the National Rescue Army into two security brigades, and commander Zhou directly commands!"

"If we change this way, the negotiations between us have nothing to do with the Front Army Command. The military headquarters can make the decision by itself. The rights in your hands have not been affected by this adaptation, and the troops in your hands have not changed!"

"Then what benefits can I get?" Zhou Cheng did not object immediately, staring at the middle-aged man and asked with a thoughtful look on his face.

The middle-aged man felt that he had moved Zhou Cheng, and was very excited. He quickly struck while the iron was hot and replied: "The military headquarters intends to use money to make up for the losses of your army!"

"According to the previous proposal, we will compensate your army for three months' military salary in one lump sum."

"If you agree not to the position of the commander, the military headquarters will compensate your army for six months' military pay in one lump sum. Calculated based on two security brigades, a total of 120,000 oceans!"

After saying that, the middle-aged man stared at Zhou Cheng with a bumpy face and waited for him to answer.

Zhou Cheng sneered: "Your military headquarters is really good at calculating. This is simply to treat our national-savior army as a monkey!"

The middle-aged man was confused by Zhou Cheng's sarcasm and asked with confusion: "Captain Zhou, I don't understand what your words mean. Why can't I understand why the Japanese have acted like a national rescue army?"

Zhou Cheng snorted coldly and asked back: "Do you still remember our last negotiation?"

"The condition I put forward is that the military pay for three months of a military force is exactly one hundred thousand oceans."

"After you changed the conditions, you only increased the 100,000 oceans to 120,000. It was only 20,000 more oceans. We lost the entire organization of a guard brigade and all the equipment and ammunition of a guard brigade, and the position of the commander became the deputy commander."

"Do you think that the establishment and equipment of a security brigade plus the position of a commander is only worth 20,000 o'clock!"

"Don't forget that it's a chaotic world now, and the gun is much more valuable than the ocean."

"With the troops in hand, I can find a way to earn back no matter how much ocean there is."

"If there is no military protection, no matter how much money you give me, you will have no life to spend it!"
Chapter completed!