559 The situation in southern Shanxi changed and Lao Xi took the initiative to seek cooperation.
Han Feng and Yamamoto secretly had a rivalry, let’s not mention it for now.
Many undercurrents continue to surge.
As the battle of Zhongtiao Mountain launched by the Japanese army in southern Shanxi comes to an end, the defeat of the Chinese army has been determined, and the situation in southern Shanxi has changed dramatically.
Commander Yan Xi of the Second War Zone may not be good at combat command, but he is good at speculation.
In fact, Yan Laoxi's ambitions are not big, nor is he very capable. He is self-aware and wants to firmly control his one-third of an acre of land in Shanxi.
Isn't it better to be a leisurely and comfortable local emperor than anything else?
Therefore, when the Central Army came to the border of Shanxi to interfere in Commander Yan's "household affairs", Yan Laoxi was very unhappy and even secretly winked at the little devil.
But the reputation of being a traitor is so heavy that Lao Xi cannot bear it, nor does he want to bear it. It is not a pleasant feeling to have his fathers and fellow villagers in his hometown poke his spine and scold him as a traitor. Black smoke is emitting from his ancestral graves.
From the beginning to the end, he played both sides and dealt with many parties, and the calculations of Lao Xi, a cunning and calculating man, were all rattling.
In fact, it is not easy for Chief Yan. In the midst of many dealings, he worked hard to preserve his three-acre land in Shanxi and continue to consolidate his throne as the local emperor.
Whether it's flattering the Japanese army, being obedient to the Central Army, or dealing with the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang area, it's sweet dates, or it's a big stick.
Commander Yan is always pursuing this consistent goal.
But the current situation has changed drastically.
No one expected that the Central Army would be so ineffective and perform so poorly in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain. It was a crushing defeat.
Since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Zhongtiao Mountain Base Area, which had been guarded for more than four years, was captured by the Japs in less than a month.
If the fight continues like this, with the defeat of the Central Army, Commander Yan is worried that sooner or later, his three-acre land in Shanxi will be taken away by greedy little devils.
What else can we do?
Commander Yan felt a little guilty from the bottom of his heart when it came to challenging the little devil, so he had to quickly find a way to find someone to join forces with him.
Look east and west.
The national army was defeated again and again, and the defeat at Zhongtiao Mountain was more like a shame.
In the Taihang Mountains, the performance of the Eighth Route Army was completely different from that of the National Army.
People tend to win battles without any trouble. The large-scale raids launched by the Japanese army not long ago ended in disastrous defeats. The three regiments of the Iron Triangle, especially the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, have long been famous. Now they want to deal with the little devils and save their three-acre territory.
To divide the land, if you don’t ask the Eighth Route Army for cooperation, who else can you turn to?
I heard that during the recent sweep, some units of the Jinsui Army, such as the 358th Regiment and the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, fought jointly with the Eighth Route Army and defeated the Japs. This was a perfect opportunity.<
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Chief Yan made up his mind immediately, and first vigorously promoted through newspapers the 57th and 358th regiments of the Shanxi-Sui Army, which had jointly fought with the Eighth Route Army and defeated the Japanese army.
The report also commended Chu Yunfei, commander of the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, and Yang Chongshan, commander of the 57th Regiment.
Because of this, Qian Shoucai, the third battalion commander of the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, took a newspaper to the regiment leader Yang Chongshan and said, "Regiment leader, you are now famous!"
Captain Yang was completely confused.
This surprise came too suddenly.
Then, the commander of the Second Theater Command issued an order, indicating the Shanxi-Sui Army's willingness to join forces with the Eighth Route Army.
It is vigorously publicized externally:
"Zhongtiao Mountain has fallen, but our Shanxi-Sui Army is still there, and the friendly Eighth Route Army is still there.
China has not yet been defeated, and China will never perish!
From now on, our Jinsui Military Headquarters and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters will strengthen joint anti-Japanese operations and call on all people to participate in the cause of the Anti-Japanese War."
Not only that, Chief Yan also personally stated that he was prepared to send some senior officers of the Shanxi-Sui Army to the headquarters of the Taihang Eighth Route Army to conduct an anti-war exchange and study among the officers of both sides.
Learn the Eighth Route Army's guerrilla warfare tactics with an open mind.
Driven by this series of measures, the relationship between the Shanxi Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army seems to have reached its historical peak and officially entered the "honeymoon period."
Of course, this is just external publicity.
As an excellent politician, Chief Yan is also shrewd in his calculations in practical operations.
Do you really think that our Commander Yan will make up his mind and fight to the death against Japan?
What a bullshit!
Although we, Lao Xi, will not surrender and become traitors, it is impossible for us to work hard to resist Japan.
Privately, Chief Yan's policy is to continue to stabilize the Japanese army and give him some relief, as if he is fooling a child:
It's not that we really want to fight against you Japanese army, it's just a formality. Don't worry, we still don't interfere with the river. If you want to attack the Eighth Route Army, we can do whatever you want. We will never send out large-scale troops to help, just go through the motions.
Is the head office ready?
Don't worry, it's still the same as before. If you want to mop up the Eighth Route Army, you can just borrow a road from the territory of our Shanxi-Sui Army.
As soon as the conversation changed, the shrewd Chief Yan then began to extort money:
I have promised not to be hostile to your Japanese army, but you have to get some benefits for my Jinsui army, right? We have three soldiers and horses, so many mouths are still waiting for food!
Commander Yan, who had a shrewd calculation, was sure that the Japanese army would deal with the Eighth Route Army first, and then deal with the Shanxi-Sui Army, so he dared to rip off people so unscrupulously.
This is indeed the case. From the Hundred Regiment Battle to the recent large-scale raids, the strength displayed by the Eighth Route Army has made the Japanese army panic.
How can you allow others to sleep soundly next to your couch?
If the Jinsui Army is an external worry, then the Eighth Route Army is an internal cancer. Which one is more serious, the little devil is very clear about it.
Then we should make friends from far away and attack close by, so the Japanese army and the Jinsui army, who had their own hidden agendas, reached a new tacit agreement.
Taihang base area.
Headquarters and brigade headquarters suddenly received news that Commander Yan of the World War II Zone was planning to send a group of senior officers from the Shanxi-Sui Army to visit the Eighth Route Army Headquarters for exchanges and learning in the near future.
The brigade commander was delighted, "Where can Yan Laoxi sing this song again?"
The political commissar said: "It is probably due to the change in the situation in Zhongtiao Mountain. With the defeat of the Central Army, Yan Laoxi couldn't sit still. He was afraid that the Japanese would occupy his territory again, so he came to seek cooperation with our Eighth Route Army."
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"It seems that this is the only explanation!" said the brigade commander.
The chief of staff said: "Yan Laoxi, Sima Zhao's heart, has long been known to everyone on the road!"
"As for whether he really wants to unite us to fight against Japan, only the devil knows!"
The brigade commander smiled and said: "Whether he is sincere or not, the joint resistance war is carried out openly, which is enough to inspire the determination of the entire World War II zone to resist Japan, and is of great benefit to the transformation of the anti-Japanese situation."
The chief of staff suddenly remembered something and said: "Brigade commander, political commissar, do you think this is a coincidence? Not long ago, that boy Kong Jie proposed to hold an internal cadre exchange and study conference in his independent regiment. p>
In the blink of an eye, Jinsuijun also wants to come to our headquarters to hold an exchange and study conference?"
The brigade commander and political commissar were startled for a moment, then laughed.
It’s really...
Independent group.
Regiment Headquarters.
Kong Jie was sitting leisurely on the Kang, with a plate of peanuts on the small table and a bottle of liquor produced by the independent regiment base winery.
The guard, Monk Wei, was sitting at the side with a smile, and was nicknamed "accompanying the wine".
Acting political commissar Li Wenjie, who was so busy that he never missed a step, rushed to the regiment headquarters and saw the young and old happily clinking glasses with their wine bowls.
"Captain, you are too leisurely!" Li Wenjie said with a depressed look.
Kong Jie said in surprise: "Is there going to be a war in the regiment?"
"Ah? That's not true." Li Wenjie responded, still a little confused.
Kong Jile said: "That's right. I'm a military officer and I'm not fighting, so why are I so busy? Monk, where did we drink just now?"
When the monk turned his head, Li Wenjie was staring at him with a stern face. The monk quickly scratched his head and said with a smile: "Captain, we have almost finished drinking, so I will go out and watch first, and I will drink with you later!" As he said that, he didn't forget to take advantage of the situation and send away the remaining half bottle of liquor.
Soon, only Li Wenjie and Kong Jie were left in the room. Li Wenjie sat down on the kang seat where the monk had just left, grabbed a handful of peanuts, peeled them, and said:
"Captain, if I had known that being an acting political commissar would be so tiring, I wouldn't have agreed to anything. It would have been nice for me to be my instructor!"
Kong Jie smiled and said: "What's the matter, are you tired?"
Li Wenjie shook his head, stuffed a peanut into his mouth, and said: "Compared to the frontline soldiers throwing their heads and blood, this tiredness is nothing?"
"Captain, sometimes I have some doubts. For such a large independent regiment, with five to six thousand troops, and an increasingly vast base area, do you think I, the acting political commissar, can do a good job?"
Kong Jie said: "I don't know whether you are doing well or not. I only know that in our independent group, there is no one who can do better than you."
"Captain, then you can't be a hands-off shopkeeper?"
Now that his relationship with Kong Jie is getting closer, Li Wenjie, who really regards Kong Jie as his brother, complained.
Kong Jie sat up straighter and said with a stern face: "Wenjie, you have wronged me. It's not that I want to be the boss. I'm here to train you. You said that this acting political commissar will have to be a full-time officer sooner or later."
Yes, to do what a political commissar is supposed to do, you have to get used to it in advance, right?"
When Li Wenjie heard this, he was stunned, and then nodded, it made sense.
Kong Jie continued: "Look, you think what I said is reasonable! Don't worry, after you become a full-time employee, I will definitely help you share some of the things in the group."
"Really?"
"Can it still be false?" Kong Jie said.
"Eh!" Li Wenjie smiled brightly.
Then when it came to business, Li Wenjie said: "Captain, according to your arrangements, everything has been done. The experts, professors and representatives we escorted back this time have now been engaged in work in our base area." Kong Jie asked curiously: "How is the effect?"
Li Wenjie smiled and said: "It's better than we imagined. Comrade Sun Nianguo, the representative of overseas Chinese, has been obsessed with translating Japanese books. He said that the contents in those Japanese booklets are simply treasures. If they can be translated, they will be of great help to the construction of our army."
and economic development are of great benefit."
"After two professors, Qian Xuezhong and Chen Dong, visited our production factory, especially the assembly lines of the repair shop, they simply stated that they would stay in the Independent Group and not leave."
"Other talents have also been assigned jobs they like."
"Okay, great. The time has come to report back to the brigade commander." Amid laughter, Kong Jie opened the curtain of the inner room, walked to the communications department in the main room, and shouted: "Correspondent, get me through immediately.