At the headquarters of the Yixian Security Brigade, dozens of guards surrounded the headquarters office tightly. Not even a mosquito could get close within a radius of several tens of meters.
In the office, the newly appointed brigade commander Chen Fusheng was in high spirits. Xiao Yuan was sitting in front of him with a smile on his face. There was no hint that the two were negotiating.
Xiao Yuan was very confident in today's negotiation and spoke confidently.
"Brigadier Chen, I have made my conditions: these three towns must be handed over to us to manage. The garrison brigade will give me the command of the three garrison battalions. We have the final say in all appointments to the maintenance committee within the defense area.
Brigade Headquarters cannot interfere."
"Every half month, the brigade headquarters transports food and ammunition supplies to the three guard battalions. The transportation team delivers the supplies to the edge of the defense area, and the three guard battalions send troops to take over and transport them back to their respective stations."
Chen Fusheng looked at Xiao Yuan and didn't feel that he was talking loudly.
The county seat at their feet was recovered by the garrison after they retreated on their own initiative. With the strength of the garrison, it would not be a problem for them to completely occupy Yixian County if they wanted to.
Now Xiao Yuan only has three towns, less than one-third of the total area of Yixian County, which is already a great deal for himself.
If there were no Japanese troops in Yi County and it was entirely up to him, Chen Fusheng would definitely agree without hesitation.
But the real masters of Yixian County are the Japanese.
Although he was promoted as a successful minister by the Japanese and received awards and promotions, he did not completely believe in himself, otherwise he would not have arranged for a chief of staff and a deputy brigade commander to monitor him.
On the surface, he listens to his own orders, but secretly, he works for the little devil.
If anything happens to them, they will definitely report it to the Japanese as soon as possible, and then kill them and replace them.
Not only will he not be able to keep his position as brigade commander, he will also lose his life.
As long as these two nails exist for one day, the real master of Yixian County will still be the little devil, and he will not be able to agree to this request.
Under the eyes of the Japanese, they made a deal with the Eighth Route Army and gave the Eighth Route Army the establishment and territory of the garrison brigade. If the news leaked out, the Japanese would 100% label themselves as capitalists and traitors, kill themselves, and take the opportunity to seize the garrison brigade.
The brigade commander was replaced by one of their own.
So agreeing to Xiao Yuan's demands now means risking his own life. The price is too high and he can't afford it.
There is no problem with one or two guard companies. If they are exposed, it can be said that the Eighth Route Army has infiltrated, giving the Japanese an explanation.
After struggling for a long time, Xiao Yuan looked embarrassed and replied: "Captain Xiao, if there are no Japanese pressing on my head, I will definitely agree."
"The Japanese don't trust me now, so it's really difficult to give you command of so many troops."
"As for the three towns, I can't even think about it."
"According to the latest garrison regulations stipulated by the Japanese Army Garrison, each town in Yixian County is stationed with more than two companies of the Imperial Association Army, and the villages maintain committees and form escort teams."
"In addition, the Japanese also deployed a small group of imperial troops in each town."
"Even if I wanted to give you these towns, the Japanese would not agree."
"When the Japanese garrison passes, everything will be exposed."
"Not only will you suffer retaliatory attacks from the Japanese, but my position as brigade commander will also be lost."
"I will give you the command of at most two security companies, and these two security companies must be stationed in the village, preferably in a mountainous area where there are no little devils."
"With the two security companies as the center, the villages within a radius of ten kilometers can be given to you."
"I won't dare to do more."
Xiao Yuan was still as confident as before, and the expression on his face did not fluctuate at all.
Looking at Chen Fusheng, he continued: "The risks of this transaction are indeed very high."
"But as long as the chips we offer are big enough, I believe Brigadier Chen will definitely agree."
"We promise: within half a year, we will use our status as Eighth Route Army guerrillas to help you kill all the officers planted by the little devils in the Third Regiment of the Security Brigade through ambushes and assassinations, and replace them with Brigadier Chen's own people."
"As for the deputy brigade commander and chief of staff, if they are killed, the impact will be too great and they will easily be suspected by the Japanese, so we will not attack them."
"If Brigadier Chen requests it, we can go to their home and threaten them so that they don't embarrass you too much."
"This is the bargaining chip offered by our garrison to Brigadier Chen."
"I will give in one more step and exchange the command rights of two guard battalions and two guard companies."
"These troops can belong to different units, but they must be stationed in the towns I want. They must not be mobilized unless absolutely necessary."
"As for the infantry teams that the Japanese have deployed in these towns, Brigadier Chen can rest assured that I will neither kill them nor let them target us."
"This!" Chen Fusheng was moved.
He has seen Xiao Yuan's ability with his own eyes. If he is willing, he can definitely use his status as an Eighth Route Army guerrilla to kill all the officers in the garrison brigade who have second thoughts about him.
The Third Regiment of the Guard Brigade, the Chief of Staff of the Brigade Headquarters, and the Deputy Brigade Commander were all the nails planted by the Japanese around them.
Watch yourself and be ready to take over at any time.
If we can kill these nails without anyone noticing, we can completely control the security brigade.
Not to mention other little devils, the newly appointed captain of the garrison brigade will look at him with admiration.
To put it bluntly, if one day I fall out with the Japanese, I have the resources to protect myself.
With more than 4,000 troops at his disposal, he will not be underestimated no matter where he goes.
Not to mention being entrusted with important responsibilities, there is definitely no problem in continuing to be the brigade commander.
If you don't remove these nails, if the enemy turns against you one day, you may be killed by the people around you at any time, and you don't know how you will die.
Thinking of this, Chen Fusheng's desire to trade became even more urgent.
But he didn't lose his cool.
Being able to become the commander of the garrison brigade, escaping from death time and time again under the eyes of the Japanese, and growing stronger, in addition to the help of the garrison regiment, Chen Fusheng judged the situation by himself, was visionary, courageous, and cautious... These traits all accounted for a lot.
big factor.
So he didn't express his urgent thoughts, but fell into deep thought, trying to get more benefits from Xiao Yuan.
Five minutes later, he stared at Xiao Yuan and replied: "Okay, but I have a request!"
"I will give you the command of these three towns and two guard battalions, but except for these three towns, you cannot move anywhere else in Yixian County."
Xiao Yuan smiled and shook his head.
Chen Fusheng frowned and asked dissatisfiedly: "I have already given in. Is there anything else Captain Xiao is dissatisfied with?"
Xiao Yuan waved his hand and explained mysteriously: "It's not that we are dissatisfied, but once we do this, it will be tantamount to self-destruction for you, Brigadier Chen!"
"Self-destruction?" Chen Fusheng frowned and asked in confusion.
"How is this possible? There are no Eighth Route Army activities in the defense area. The Japanese will definitely be very happy. If they are satisfied, I, Mr. Chen, and the security brigade will be safe?"
Xiao Yuan shook his head and continued to explain: "The Japanese will indeed be satisfied, but in their eyes, Brigadier Chen and the Guard Brigade will lose value."
"Since there are no Eighth Route Army activities in Yixian County, the Japanese definitely don't want to have a disobedient tiger in their hands. If I were a Japanese, I would definitely do everything possible to suppress the garrison brigade and weaken the garrison brigade's combat effectiveness."
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