"Yunong, what happened? You are so anxious. Are the Japanese interested in our place again and preparing to launch a new offensive?" Seeing Dai Li, Chiang Kai-shek replied with a helpless expression even though he was very tired.
The Anti-Japanese War has been going on for more than a year. Although the government troops have delayed the Japanese offensive, they have been passively defensive and have not been able to achieve any military exploits.
However, the Eighth Route Army operating in North China wiped out all the organized Japanese again and again.
As the commander-in-chief, his limelight was stolen by the Eighth Route Army. Lao Jiang would definitely feel uncomfortable. And he was also very helpless. He was helpless to his generals. Why were they all Chinese soldiers, and their equipment was better than that of the Eighth Route Army, but why couldn't they be like the Eighth Route Army?
The Eighth Route Army fought a decent battle of annihilation like that, which also allowed them to show their faces and boost the troops' resistance to the war.
As a student and close confidant of Chiang Kai-shek, Dai Li knew very well what Chiang Kai-shek was thinking at this moment.
He frowned and replied: "Principal, it has nothing to do with the Japanese. Are the students here because of the Eighth Route Army incident?"
"The Eighth Route Army, what can they do? Could it be that they wiped out another Japanese brigade and reported their victory to the government to ask for military funds! Niang Xipi, the government's military expenditures are not even enough for the Central Army. How can there be money for them? If there is such a thing again
Don't come to me when it comes to matters, go directly to the Military and Political Department and ask the Military and Political Department to issue medals to the Eighth Route Army. As long as you don't give money, equipment, or establishment, I don't care how many medals you get!"
Dai Li quickly shook his head and replied: "No, principal, the Eighth Route Army did not win the war. It was our intelligence personnel who obtained some secrets about the Eighth Route Army from secret channels. The students thought it was very important and even threatened the security of the government, so they came to report it!"
"Nang Xipi, didn't I tell you that now is the time for a united front and joint resistance against Japan? We will temporarily stop collecting intelligence on the Eighth Route Army to avoid misunderstandings. Have you turned a deaf ear to my words?" Lao Jiang said
He frowned and cursed with great dissatisfaction.
Lao Jiang did say such things at the beginning. Although he didn't mean it, he had to say it.
The achievements of the Eighth Route Army during this period are really impressive, and many people have begun to pay attention to the Eighth Route Army. If you make small moves at this time, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among many people in the country.
People's words are to be feared. Although Chiang Kai-shek was not afraid, he still had some basic concerns.
Dai Li quickly explained: "Principal, please calm down. The students were not the cause of the incident in the first place. It was an intelligence secret war between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese that made the students realize that there must be some conspiracy, and then ordered the intelligence network in North China to conduct an investigation.
Finally, I actually found out some information, which can be described as shocking!"
"Uh?" Lao Jiang's anger calmed down a lot, and he asked with a confused look on his face: "What specific information!"
"According to the investigation, the Japanese North China Front suddenly lost several infantry squadrons at the hands of the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army's combat style changed from its usual practice of firing three shots and bayonets, and used firepower to kill the Japanese troops. This was simply impossible before."
"The principal knows that Tubal Road doesn't even have enough guns for each person, let alone enough ammunition!"
"The Japanese also knew this truth, and immediately mobilized intelligence agencies to find out the reason. In the end, they found out that the Eighth Route Army had established an arsenal, and the ammunition consumed by the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield was produced by this arsenal."
"Because the arsenal is a key confidential unit of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese have not yet found out the specific location and production capacity of the arsenal! Because our intervention time was too short, we have not found any relevant information!"
"Check, we must find out!" Lao Jiang's face darkened, and he made a decision without thinking about it.
The reason why Chiang Kai-shek allowed the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese in North China was that the Eighth Route Army did not have enough weapons and ammunition to replenish it. If they fought with the Japanese army in North China, they would be killed sooner or later.
But once the Eighth Route Army had its own arsenal, the Eighth Route Army, which had sufficient weapons and ammunition, would not be easily wiped out by the Japanese army.
If you don't advance, you will not be eliminated. Based on Chiang Kai-shek's understanding of the Eighth Route Army, it is possible for them to develop and grow with the help of North China's vast area and huge population base.
Although Chiang Kai-shek is the commander-in-chief of the National Government, he does not want to be criticized for undermining the united front. However, he will never allow his old rival, the Eighth Route Army, to threaten his status and touch his bottom line!
Dai Li breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied: "Principal, please rest assured that the students have been arranged. At critical moments, we can also use the senior intelligence agents stationed at the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region Headquarters."
"Yes!" The heavy expression on Lao Jiang's face finally relaxed a lot.
But he was still confused and cursed: "Nang Xipi, let the Eighth Route Army go to North China to fight the Japanese, but they secretly expanded their strength and even built arsenals. They are really cunning!"
"Yunong, find the Eighth Route Army Arsenal and find a way to tell the Japanese."
"Even if we want to take down the Eighth Route Army arsenal and cut off the Eighth Route Army's source of weapons and ammunition, we can't do it ourselves!"
Having said this, a sneer slowly appeared on Lao Jiang's face.
Dai Li understood and answered: "Students understand, principal, you want to use a knife to kill people, students will definitely handle it!"
Then he changed the topic and continued: "There is one more thing!"
"A few days ago, a heavily defended iron mine by the Japanese army was captured by Tubal Road. More than a thousand Japanese were all killed. According to intelligence, the Eighth Route Army used heavy artillery in the attack, and there was more than one!"
"The Japanese have built a large number of permanent firepower points around the iron mines. They must not be destroyed except with heavy artillery!"
"So, the Japanese concluded that the Eighth Route Army was equipped with at least one battalion of heavy artillery, and possibly even a regiment!"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! When you say that the Eighth Route Army set up an arsenal, I believe it. They had experience in setting up arsenals in the Soviet area." Lao Jiang was surprised at first, and then retorted with an expression of disbelief.
"But I absolutely don't believe in the formation of a heavy artillery group!"
"Nang Xipi, are the Japanese stupid? They actually believe that the Eighth Route Army is equipped with heavy artillery, and it is a group of heavy artillery!"
Dai Li insisted: "But, principal, the Japanese have evidence that proves that the Eighth Route Army does possess a heavy artillery group. Otherwise, they would not have found this heavy artillery group at all costs regardless of the exposure of the intelligence network."
"Also, Japanese planes have been searching for something in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region of the Eighth Route Army in the past few days. I guess it must be for this heavy artillery group!"
"How is it possible? We have the entire National Government behind us to form two heavy artillery regiments. Tubal Road, which is poorly equipped and cannot even have rifles for one person, is also equipped with heavy artillery groups! How is this possible!" Old Jiang said on his face.
He still had a shocked expression of disbelief.
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