"Chief of Staff, is there anything else?" Seeing that the Chief of Staff did not move, Fujino's brows that had just relaxed furrowed again.
"Hi~" the chief of staff replied bravely!
"It's still a matter of food. The food stock in Linfen City was not much to begin with, and now that there are two thousand more people, the small amount of food is even less abundant!"
"With all your staff, haven't you come up with any solutions?" Fujino asked with a frown, his expression completely ugly!
"We have thought of a solution, but it involves too many problems. We must approve it from the front army headquarters before we dare to implement it!" the chief of staff immediately replied, trying to calm Fujino's renewed anger.
"We have investigated and found that in addition to our lack of food in southwestern Shanxi, the Eighth Route Army has no shortage of food for the time being because it has seized a large amount of food from us. The Jinsui Army also has no shortage of food because it is backed by their rear area!"
"We are mortal enemies with the Eighth Route Army, and there is no other way to get food except robbing! Therefore, it is very difficult to get the food we are in short supply from the Eighth Route Army!"
"But the Jinsui Army is different. The commander-in-chief of the Jinsui Army is the local emperor of Shanxi. In the past, it was the Imperial Japanese Army that drove them out of Taiyuan and then rushed them all the way to southwestern Shanxi. But now, many places in Shanxi have been
The Eighth Route Army has taken over, and the people's hearts have also turned to the side of the Eighth Route Army. Compared with our imperial army, the local emperor of the Jinsui Army may be more taboo about the Eighth Route Army!"
"I think we can take advantage of the gap here to reach a secret armistice agreement with the local emperor of the Shanxi-Sui Army, and deal with the Eighth Route Army first, and then deal with them!"
"What they are best at is preserving their strength, and they will definitely agree to our armistice agreement!"
"Before reaching an armistice agreement, we can also make a request to use the weapons and equipment captured by the Jinsui Army to exchange them for the food that the imperial army urgently needs!"
"If those weapons and ammunition are in the hands of the Eighth Route Army, they may cause huge losses to the Imperial Army. However, if they are in the hands of the Jinsui Army, the Imperial Army can recapture them at a very small price!"
Fujino frowned and said nothing, his eyes still staring at the sand table. However, his gaze had shifted from the base area of the New Regiment to the occupied area of the Shanxi-Sui Army in southwestern Shanxi.
After a minute, his frown relaxed, and he happily replied: "Your idea is very good and very bold!"
"Once we reach a temporary armistice agreement with the Jinsui Army, then our division to contain the Jinsui Army can deploy at least one regiment of troops to attack the base of the New Regiment from the southwest and contain a lot of the New Regiment's troops!"
"When the time comes when we attack a new group, our chances of winning will increase a lot!"
"More importantly, our food shortage problem has been solved - killing two birds with one stone!"
"Immediately report your idea to me. You are right. This idea involves too much, and the front army must take the lead in agreeing. If we act rashly, we will be colluding with the enemy, and we will have to go to a military court!"
Headquarters of the Japanese North China Front in Peiping.
The mixed brigade commanded by Major General Shibasaki was attacked by the Eighth Route Army the night before entering Linfen and suffered heavy losses.
When the news reached the headquarters, the angry Okamura Neji smashed several cups in succession to calm down his anger.
The mixed brigade suffered heavy losses. Even if they arrived in Linfen, it would be impossible to kill them or create a new group in a short time.
Therefore, Lieutenant General Fujino's dream of using the new regiment as a breakthrough to quickly end the North China sweep was shattered.
With no shortcut to victory, Okamura Neiji could only return to his original idea and continue to confront the Eighth Route Army through logistical methods, consuming the Eighth Route Army in North China bit by bit!
As soon as I walked into my office early in the morning, my chief of staff followed me right behind me!
"Your Excellency, Commander, Lieutenant General Fujino Linfen has an urgent telegram. It is an encrypted telegram. I have already translated it. The matter is too big and you need to make a decision personally!"
"Forehead?"
Okamura Neiji took the telegram and read it with a frown.
Soon, a surprised expression appeared on his face, and then he fell into deep thought...
The chief of staff, who had been staring at the commander, couldn't figure out what Okamura Neji was thinking at this moment.
"Chief of Staff, what do you think of this proposal?" Suddenly, Okamura Neiji looked away from the telegram and looked up at the Chief of Staff and asked.
If you don't know the commander's thoughts and speak rashly, you may cause the commander to be dissatisfied and think that you have no vision and have not considered things carefully.
However, his question must be answered, so he had to bite the bullet and speak.
"I think the analysis of Captain Fujino is very reasonable! Now the confrontation between us and the Eighth Route Army has reached a critical moment. If we can turn enemies into friends with the Jinsui Army at this time, no, we only need a temporary truce, and the pressure from the Imperial Army will
There will be much less, and there will be more troops and supplies to deal with the Eighth Route Army!"
"Not bad!" Okamura Neji showed a smile, and then ordered.
"Reply a telegram to Fujino immediately. I agree with his proposal and immediately send someone to contact the local emperor of the Jinsui Army!"
At the World War II Area Headquarters, the commander after dinner was just about to go back to rest when the director of the Intelligence Division came over with a mysterious look on his face.
No matter where you are, the person responsible for intelligence work must be the commander's confidant.
Therefore, as soon as the intelligence chief appeared, the commander waved for everyone else to get out!
"Sir, there is a Japanese outside who wants to see you. He is a lieutenant colonel. He seems to be the deputy chief of staff of a Japanese division!"
"No!" the commander refused without hesitation.
"In the past few years, the Japanese have eaten so many troops from our Jinsui Army and driven our Jinsui Army here all the way from Taiyuan. They have become life-or-death enemies with us for a long time. No matter how good I am, I will never choose to fight with myself.
Enemies meet!"
The director of the intelligence department did not leave. He hesitated and suggested: "Sir, I think we should meet him!"
"According to intelligence, the Japanese army in North China has devoted almost all its forces to mopping up the Eighth Route Army. If they come to see us at this critical moment, there must be something big going on, and maybe it has something to do with the Eighth Route Army!"
When the Eighth Route Army was mentioned, the commander's brows frowned subconsciously.
Although the Jinsui Army lost most of Shanxi, he managed Shanxi for decades after all.
Although the troops are gone, the intelligence network is still there!
Therefore, a steady stream of information is sent to us about the situation in Shanxi every day!
The Japanese took Shanxi from their own hands, which was an invasion. They plundered resources from Shanxi. The people will definitely not side with them.
Once the little devil is defeated and returns to Shanxi, the people will continue to support the Jinsui Army.
But the Eighth Route Army is different. It is vigorously developing base areas in Shanxi, forming an anti-Japanese government, forming an army, and winning over people's hearts!
Nowadays, people in many places only see the Eighth Route Army and not the Shanxi-Sui Army. If this situation continues, the entire Shanxi Province will be reddened by the Eighth Route Army.
The commander felt a headache when he thought of this.
After learning that the Japanese North China Front had assembled heavy troops to launch a new round of raids against the Eighth Route Army, he even had the idea to hope that the Japanese would severely damage the Eighth Route Army.
Of course, the best result is that both the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army will suffer losses, while our own Jinsui Army will reap the benefits!
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