At the World War II Area Headquarters, Commander Yan stayed in the war room without rest.
The key to whether he can completely capture southwestern Shanxi and allow the Shanxi-Sui army to return to Shanxi and have a foothold lies tonight. He cannot help but ignore it.
"Commander, there is something wrong with the artillery of the Eighth Route Army. Commander Zhang reported: They were stopped by the Eighth Route Army at Hongshan, 20 kilometers away from Linfen City!"
Commander Yan's brows suddenly wrinkled, and his face gradually became ugly.
He cursed loudly: "Does the Eighth Route Army really have the guts to disobey the orders of the theater headquarters? Are they not afraid that the theater will declare them rebels?"
The chief of staff quickly shook his head and explained: "Commander, you have misunderstood. The Eighth Route Army is far more cunning than we thought!"
"They did not disobey the command!"
"The person who blocked Commander Zhang was just a battalion commander of the Eighth Route Army. He didn't recognize orders from the theater, only orders from his superiors!"
"They accepted the order from the war zone and said they would implement it. However, they needed their superiors to confirm the authenticity of the order, and only after receiving the order from their superiors did they agree to get out of the way and let Commander Zhang and the others go to Linfen!"
"This is obviously to delay time. The Eighth Route Army is too cunning!"
Commander Yan frowned and cursed: "These Eighth Route Army troops are so ignorant of current affairs that they don't pay attention to the war zone or me, the commander of the war zone. I must deal with them seriously and order Commander Zhang to surrender."
If you grab their weapons, force them to rush over to me!"
"Isn't it just a battalion of the Eighth Route Army? They have more than a division of troops. They can definitely disarm them without using their guns!"
"As long as you don't use the gun and don't kill people, everything else is easy!"
The chief of staff quickly reminded: "Commander, calm down~"
"It's not that Commander Zhang doesn't want to rush over, it's because this battalion of the Eighth Route Army is too perverted..."
"One battalion has more troops than one regiment of our main force!"
"As for the various firepower, it is stronger than our two main groups!"
"If we really use force, even if we forcefully rush over, the troops will suffer heavy losses, which is not cost-effective!"
Commander Yan was frightened. His biggest characteristic is bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
After hearing that the Eighth Route Army blocking the road was so powerful, I immediately became scared.
After a long time, I asked the chief of staff: "What did the Eighth Route Army say? How long does it take for them to confirm the authenticity of the order!"
"Three hours!" Seeing Chief Yan relent, the Chief of Staff couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief!
Commander Yan frowned and analyzed: "Wait for three hours. It will take four hours for the urgent march to reach Linfen City. In other words, it will be daybreak when Commander Zhang arrives at Linfen City!"
"Yes, Commander!" the Chief of Staff affirmed.
After a moment of hesitation, he said: "If nothing else, the Japanese Kato Division outside Linfen City was also killed by the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army at that time, and the entire army was destroyed!"
"What a plan!" Commander Yan replied with a long sigh.
"As a result, our plan to fish in troubled waters and enter Linfen City will come to nothing!"
The chief of staff became anxious and immediately asked: "What about Linfen City? Do we just give up like this?"
Commander Yan's expression suddenly became extremely determined, and then he replied: "Linfen City must be taken, no matter what the price is!"
"The importance of Linfen City is self-evident. As long as we capture Linfen City, our power will be able to expand to the surrounding areas, and then we can capture the entire southwestern Shanxi step by step!"
"With Southwest Shanxi, our Jinsui Army has a home and a steady stream of tax revenue. We no longer have to rest on our laurels and look at Chongqing every day for a little military spending and equipment, or even beg them!"
"Send a telegram to Commander Zhang and wait three hours!"
"Be sure to arrive at Linfen City before dawn and be prepared to take over Linfen City!"
The chief of staff immediately frowned and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Take over Linfen City?"
"Commander, did I hear you correctly?"
"The fighting outside Linfen City has ended after dawn. How could the Eighth Route Army give up Linfen City to us!"
"Also, if I remember correctly, the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army stationed in Linfen was an order issued by Chongqing. Even if we issue an order to mobilize troops in the name of a war zone and transfer them away from Linfen City, they can choose to refuse to carry out it!"
"Then let Chongqing give them the order to mobilize troops!" Commander Yan replied seriously!
The chief of staff retorted without hesitation.
"impossible?"
"Chongqing wishes that our Jinsui Army would be killed directly by the Japs, so how could it help our Jinsui Army return to Shanxi!"
"You know, once our Jinsui Army returns to Shanxi, it means we have returned to our base camp. If Chongqing wants to control us through military expenditures, weapons and ammunition, it will definitely be more difficult. This is simply causing trouble for itself!"
Chief Yan shook his head and analyzed: "Chief of Staff, you are right. Chongqing really wants to see our Jinsui Army being beaten into more and more groups by the Japanese, and then find an opportunity to directly integrate us!"
"However, compared to our Jinsui Army, what Chongqing is really worried about is the Eighth Route Army!"
"Now the development of the Eighth Route Army is completely beyond his control. The opportunity to control the development of the Eighth Route Army, suppress the Eighth Route Army through our Jinsui Army, and even let our Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army fight is before Chongqing. Do you think Chongqing will let it go?
"
"No! The one in Chongqing is best at killing people with a borrowed knife!"
"The Eighth Route Army was transferred out of Linfen, and our Jinsui Army was stationed in Linfen. By the way, we and the Eighth Route Army turned against each other. This is absolutely a seamless borrowed knife to kill!"
The chief of staff's face slowly showed an expression of realization, but soon his brows furrowed again.
With a worried look on his face, he reminded: "Commander, since you know that this is a borrowed knife to kill someone, why are you willing to use it as the knife!"
"You know, if this matter is not handled properly, our Jinsui Army will bear the responsibility of destroying the united front!"
"Also, today's Eighth Route Army is no longer what it used to be. If you rush to serve as the knife in Chongqing's hand, might the Eighth Route Army fail to cut it and end up accidentally injuring yourself!
Officer Yan sighed and replied helplessly: "I know everything you said, and it is very likely to happen!"
"However, Linfen is too important to our Jinsui Army and must be captured!"
"Also, Chief of Staff, don't forget that the Eighth Route Army is a serious problem for Chongqing, and it is also a serious problem for our Jinsui Army!"
"We want to return to Shanxi completely, and we will have a battle with them sooner or later!"
"So, if we want it, I have to use it, and if we don't, I have to use it!"
"You give orders to Commander Zhang first. I want to think carefully about how to send a telegram to Chongqing and ask them to issue troop deployment orders to the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army!"
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