After listening to the chairman's words, Chen Cixiu couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, revealing a different kind of smile.

Gao, the Chairman's move is really too high.

It can be said that killing several birds with one stone.

First of all, informing the three armies can greatly inspire the three armies' confidence in winning the war of resistance, especially the departments of the Fifth Theater District that are fighting the Japanese army on the front line.

Secondly, notifying the major media outlets can also improve the confidence and enthusiasm of the citizens to resist the war.

Moreover, the Chairman of the Generalissimo was talking about the military exploits achieved by the 18th Group Army, and there was a lot in it.

Although many people know that the 18th Group Army is actually the Eighth Route Army, many more people do not know this, especially ordinary people.

When they heard the name of the 18th Group Army, they subconsciously thought of the National Army. In this way, the victory fell on the National Army.

Even if a thoughtful person discovers something is wrong, they can't find anything wrong with it.

Because the designation of the Eighth Route Army is indeed the 18th Army!

Another thing is that holding a press conference can slap the Japanese in the face, and then make the Japanese army in North China unable to sit still, and be forced to transfer some troops from the Zaoyi battlefield to the north.

In this way, the pressure on the fifth theater will inevitably be reduced a lot.

At the same time, the pressure will suddenly return to the Eighth Route Army.

You know, the Chairman of the Generalissimo has always been afraid of not only the Japanese, but also the Eighth Route Army.

In particular, the strength and combat effectiveness displayed by the Eighth Route Army in the past two days made the Chairman worry about the future.

The Eighth Route Army's ability to develop troops is terrifying!

And if the Japanese were allowed to focus their efforts on the Eighth Route Army and let them hurt each other, wouldn't it be the Chairman who would benefit in the end?

"yes!"

Wang Shihe promised again, but did not leave immediately.

As expected, the chairman of the committee added: "Send another telegram to Yan Laoxi and ask them to look for opportunities to take the initiative. Even if they cannot cause many casualties to the Japanese army, they must not let the Japanese army under the Luliang Mountains return to defend southeastern Shanxi."

Chen Cixiu said: "I'm afraid Yan Laoxi is unreliable."

Of course the Chairman knew that Yan Laoxi was unreliable. He was an out-and-out warlord who only cared about his own interests. Let him fight the Japanese to the death unless the Japanese refused to let him live and wanted to kill him.

Therefore, even if the chairman of the committee issues an order, Yan Laoxi will definitely obey it and disobey it.

In fact, not only Yan Laoxi, but also many local warlords and even some Central Army officers often violated the Chairman's orders.

There is no other way. They have strength as long as they have troops. Once they lose the troops, their status will plummet. At that time, it will be easy for the Chairman to deal with them.

They have to guard against it!

The chairman of the committee also deeply agreed with Chen Cixiu's words, because he never thought that Yan Laoxi could take the initiative.

But the order still has to be issued, and this will be the handle to settle accounts in the future!

The chairman nodded: "Ci Xiu, your worries are not unreasonable, so I will give Wei Jun the following order, asking him to wait for an opportunity to launch an attack on the Japanese troops outside Zhongtiao Mountain. He is not required to destroy how many Japanese troops he can, but

At least the Japanese 36th Division must be contained so that it cannot escape and return to southeastern Shanxi!"

Chen Cixiu: "The appointment is wise!"

Wang Shihe wrote down the Chairman's orders one by one, waited for a while, and then turned and left after confirming that there were no other instructions.

…

As the Eighth Route Army captured Niangziguan, Pingping, Jucheng, Donghui, Pingding and Yangquan County, the news was announced to the three armies.

The morale of the soldiers of the three armies has been high and their confidence has doubled.

For the Central Army, even the poorly equipped Eighth Route Army could defeat the Japanese army. Why couldn't they?

Morale has improved.

And if the morale is the highest, it must be the fifth theater that is fighting the Japanese army in the Zaoyi area.

In particular, General Li Delin, the Chairman of the Offensive Committee and Commander-in-Chief, exaggerated, saying that the Japanese 1st Army had suffered repeated heavy losses from the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi, and that it would not be long before the Japanese Army would send troops back for reinforcements.

By then, their pressure will be greatly reduced, and they may even have the opportunity to take the initiative and defeat the arrogant Japanese army from the front!

Of course, not only the officers and soldiers of the three armed forces are happy, but also the people across the country.

On this day, many cities across the country were filled with the shouts of newsboys stepping forward.

"Extra, extra! The 18th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army retook Pingding and Yangquan County, completely annihilated the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, and killed the Japanese Major General Brigade Commander!"

"Extra, extra! The 18th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army retook Pingding and Yangquan County, completely annihilated the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, and killed the Japanese Major General Brigade Commander..."

On this day, newspapers published by the Central Daily News, the Progress Daily, the Struggle Daily, the Save the Daily and many other newspapers were out of stock, and major printing plants worked overtime overnight to rush production.

On this day, countless citizens rushed to tell each other and conveyed this exciting news to their neighbors, relatives and friends.

On this day, the results achieved by the Eighth Route Army on the Chengtai-Taiwan Railway became known to the whole country under the deliberate propaganda of the Nationalist Government.

What the Chairman did not expect was that in order to confuse some uninformed people, the Chairman wanted to steal the results of the Eighth Route Army and record them on the National Army.

However, there are many knowledgeable people who are spreading information about the 18th Army of the National Revolutionary Army to some uninformed people.

So, more and more people know about the Eighth Route Army, and more and more people know that the Eighth Route Army can win wars and dares to win wars.

Then more and more people got to know the history of the Eighth Route Army in depth, and finally they yearned for it and went from all over the country to the north to join the Eighth Route Army, and to Central China and Huainan to join the New Fourth Army.

The reputation of the Eighth Route Army is unparalleled!

But the Eighth Route Army, as the protagonist, was completely unaware of all this.

Of course, this is something to talk about later...

The screen returns to Shanxi.

Third Theater Command.

Yan Laoxi read the telegram in his hand and asked Fu Yisheng at the side: "Yisheng, what do you think of this order from the commissioner?"

Fu Yisheng thought for a while and said: "The superficial meaning of the commission is for us to assist the Eighth Route Army, at least to contain the Japanese army in front of us, so that the Eighth Route Army can confidently and boldly expand its results.

But the deeper meaning is to use the Japanese to weaken the strength of our Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army.

After all, the powerful Japanese invaders have never been the only thing that the committee is afraid of."

As the deputy commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone and Yan Laoxi's right-hand man, Fu Yisheng was not a loser. He could see through the Chairman's plan with just one glance.

Yan Laoxi nodded: "Well, Yisheng, your analysis is good, then tell me whether we should send troops!"

Fu Yisheng: "We must send troops. Otherwise, if we don't send troops today and drive the Japanese army out of the country in the future, the Chairman will definitely use this as an excuse to cause trouble for you, the Chairman."

"Moreover, the Japanese troops in Shanxi are now empty, which is a good opportunity for us to severely damage them.

If things go well, we might even be able to take back Taiyuan, the provincial capital!"
Chapter completed!