It was already one o'clock in the morning when Xiao Yuan found Chen Fusheng at Chen's house in Yi County.
Facing another visit from Xiao Yuan, Chen Fusheng was able to treat it calmly without showing any surprise.
Seeing Xiao Yuan speak bluntly, he asked: "Brother Xiao, there must be something important to come to the Chen family so late. Just tell me, if you can do it, I will definitely help you do it."
"Brother Xiao, you are indispensable for the Chen family's current status in Yi County."
"I, Chen Fusheng, am a person who appreciates kindness and repays kindness. I will definitely help anyone who can help!
"Repay your kindness?" Upon hearing these words, Xiao Yuan showed a self-deprecating expression.
Then he said: "I believe Chief of Staff Chen, but recently there have been many strange faces around me. For safety reasons, I asked someone to check, and it turns out that these people are all from the Royal Association Army's security company."
"I believe this matter must have nothing to do with Chief of Staff Chen. But for my own safety, I have to fight back."
"The first thing I did when I came here tonight was to remind Chief of Staff Chen that early tomorrow morning, you will receive the news that the commander of the guard company died outside. Chief of Staff Chen, please be prepared and think about the replacement of the commander of the guard company in advance.
Candidate."
Chen Fusheng was shocked, and his face instantly became gloomy.
If Xiao Yuan can find out his confidant, the commander of the security company, he will definitely be able to find out about himself.
But he only attacked the guard company commander, and even made a special trip to tell him about it. It was obviously to scare the monkeys and warn him not to do anything like burning bridges again, otherwise he would be their next assassination target.
He took a breath and quickly clarified the relationship: "It must be the guard company commander secretly investigating Brother Xiao behind my back. Such ungrateful people must be killed."
"Tomorrow I will choose someone to take over the position of company commander."
At this point, Chen Fusheng obviously wanted to ease the relationship between the two parties, and continued to talk as if he was reciprocating the favor.
"Brother Xiao, is there anything else besides this matter? As long as I, Chen, can do it, I will definitely help you complete it."
This is the deal.
Chen Fusheng is a smart man. He must know why he knew that he did this but did not tell him, and then wanted to do something to repair the rift and distrust that had arisen between the two parties.
In this case, Xiao Yuan was not polite and answered directly: "I would like to ask Chief of Staff Chen to cooperate with us in taking the county seat of Yixian."
"What?" Chen Fusheng's eyes immediately widened, showing an expression of incredible shock.
Then his head shook like a rattle, and he rejected it without hesitation: "Impossible."
"I know Brother Xiao, you are from the Eighth Route Army. If the county seat of Yixian County is occupied by your Eighth Route Army, how can I, Chen, be the local emperor in Yixian County?"
"Taking a step back, even if your Eighth Route Army lets me go, the Japanese will not let me go, and they will definitely hold me accountable for my failure in defending the city."
"Don't talk about continuing to serve as the chief of staff of the Royal Association Army at that time. Maybe it will be a problem to survive."
Xiao Yuan replied calmly: "Since you have seen it, Chief of Staff Chen, I won't hide it."
"You are right, I am indeed an Eighth Route Army soldier."
"As for helping us capture the county seat of Yixian County, you must help."
Seeing that Chen Fusheng was about to refuse subconsciously, Xiao Yuan did not give him a chance to speak and continued.
"And I can tell you for sure: helping you will only be good for you, not bad."
"In addition, the Japanese will not only not hold you accountable, but will also reward you. Maybe the chief of staff hat on your head will become a regiment commander or even a brigade commander."
Chen Fusheng objected with an expression of disbelief: "This is impossible."
"The county seat of Yixian County has been lost. I'm lucky if the Japanese don't kill me. How can they reward me and give me a promotion?"
"I said it's possible!" Xiao Yuan answered confidently.
"Chief of Staff Chen, please don't be impatient. Listen to what I have to say."
"Our Eighth Route Army's attack on Yixian this time is not to control the county seat of Yixian, but to obtain the food in the county."
"So we don't need to completely occupy the county."
"As long as we get the food, we will retreat, and the guilt of abandoning the county seat of Yixian will not exist."
"In addition, we can also agree in advance on an area without food. After Yixian County is captured, Chief of Staff Chen, you will immediately lead troops into this area to defend it to the death."
"We, the Eighth Route Army, will cooperate with Chief of Staff Chen to continuously launch feint attacks into this area and assume a posture of being unable to attack for a long time. When the time is up, we will retreat. Chief of Staff Chen, you will take the opportunity to counterattack and control the county seat of Yixian."
"At that time, not only will you not have to bear the responsibility for Yixian being breached, but you will also be regarded as a hero by the little devils who defended Yixian."
"Promoting from regimental chief of staff to regimental leader must be as easy as picking something out of a bag."
"If you are lucky enough, this battle will make the Japanese realize that there are too many troops defending the city in Yi County, and they will take the opportunity to expand a regiment of the Imperial Army into a brigade. Then Chief of Staff Chen, you will be the brigade commander."
This time Chen Fusheng did not immediately refute Xiao Yuan's suggestion, but frowned and fell into deep thought.
The pie that Xiao Yuan drew for himself was too big, and the whole thing didn't sound like a big problem
At this time, Xiao Yuan continued: "In addition, after assisting our Eighth Route Army in taking Yixian County, our Eighth Route Army will also remember Chief of Staff Chen as a great contribution."
"Chief of Staff Chen should know better than me why we should not hang ourselves from a tree."
"This Sino-Japanese war has been going on for so long. Our Chinese army is getting stronger and stronger, and the Japanese are getting weaker and weaker. Chief of Staff Chen should have noticed this."
"Don't you want to leave yourself a way out?"
This sentence touched Chen Fusheng the most.
There was obviously a hint of worry between his eyebrows.
He didn't know whether the Japanese would be defeated in this Sino-Japanese war, but he knew the current situation of the Japanese army clearly.
As the war raged year after year, the size of the anti-Japanese army not only did not decrease, but grew in size as the war continued.
The Eighth Route Army operating in North China is the best proof.
From the tens of thousands at the beginning to the hundreds of thousands now, the combat effectiveness is getting stronger and stronger, and more and more base areas are controlled.
On the other hand, under the attack of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese occupation area continued to shrink, and there were even many places where the Japanese army could only defend the county town.
As for the soldiers that the Japanese are most proud of, those who went to the battlefield a few years ago were all well-trained veterans with very strong combat effectiveness. It was easy for one person to defeat four or five Chinese soldiers.
Now, the soldiers in the supplementary unit are all new recruits who have undergone several months of training. Their combat effectiveness is very weak, and their age is getting younger and younger.
If this trend continues, the Japanese will be defeated. The only thing that cannot be determined is the time of defeat.
If the Japanese really lose, as a minion of the Japanese, I will definitely be held accountable.
Therefore, Xiao Yuan's reminder is correct: while he continues to improve his status, it is also time to leave a way out for himself.
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