The Japanese mobilized troops from various counties and cities, but they did so secretly, and their whereabouts were unknown. This must be a confidential military operation.
In particular, the number of troops mobilized was several thousand, and they were still in North China, which was seriously short of troops. This was no small matter, because the combat effectiveness of several thousand Japanese troops was enough to defeat a division of the Republic of China. This shows the seriousness of this deployment.
After looking at the map carefully, Li Yunsheng discovered that the counties where troops were mobilized were from three directions: north, south, south, east, and connected into a semicircle, outflanking the junction between Hebei and Shanxi.
Seeing this, Li Yunsheng was moved in his heart, because although the area where Shanxi and Hebei meet is an occupied area, there are many guerrillas due to the undulating mountains and complex terrain.
"You said that the Japanese secretly mobilized their troops to prepare to raid this place!"
After saying this, Li Yunsheng pointed to the transfer area on the map with his hand, with a hint of confidence in his eyes.
Xu Bing and Zhang Hao immediately looked at where Li Yunsheng was pointing, with solemn expressions on their faces.
"District Chief, you said that the Japanese secretly mobilized their troops to raid this place. This is a bit too far."
Zhang Hao spoke in confusion, because the place Li Yunsheng pointed to was hundreds of miles away from the counties where troops were mobilized. Even if the Japanese had trains to help, it would take at least a day or two to reach this area.
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What's more, after arriving and handing over, everything has to be done by foot. This is not free of time and effort, and it is better to mobilize people nearby.
"It's relatively far away, but although there are a lot of thousands of Japanese, they can't do anything big. I guess it should be a small battle.
And the Japanese mobilized their troops secretly, with the very obvious purpose of keeping secret, so they would definitely not be encircling and suppressing the local anti-Japanese forces.
In addition, if you look at the several counties where troops were mobilized, they almost formed a semicircle, and when they got closer, they surrounded this area, so I think the Japanese should be planning to encircle and suppress this area."
Although there was no evidence, Li Yunsheng felt that this should be the case, so his tone was very affirmative.
After listening to Li Yunsheng's analysis, Xu Bing immediately said: "The district chief is right. After all, the situation in the border area between Hebei and Shanxi is very complicated, with various guerrilla groups emerging one after another, which makes the Japanese very tired.
Moreover, some time ago, Taiping County nearby was attacked by troops commanded by the Red Party, so it is very possible for the Japanese to dispatch troops to clear out this area."
Xu Bing was also very smart. After being reminded by Li Yunsheng, he immediately felt that the Japanese might really be trying to clean up the junction area between Hebei and Shanxi. After all, there had been a lot of trouble here some time ago, so he immediately agreed.
After listening to the analysis of the two people, Zhang Hao agreed and said: "Yes, the Japanese have a strong desire for revenge. They lost face some time ago, but they did not take any action. This is not their style, so it is very possible
Send troops to retaliate."
"It seems we need to give these people a heads up, lest they be caught off guard by the Japanese."
Li Yunsheng made a decision immediately. After all, it would be very useful if the Japanese's suppression operations were exposed in advance so that various guerrilla groups could take precautions.
"District Chief, the transition area between Hebei and Shanxi is basically filled with guerrillas from the Red Party. Do we need to remind them?"
Xu Bing immediately put forward a different opinion, that is, he didn't want to get into trouble. After all, the relationship between the two parties could be said to be seemingly incompatible with each other. As a member of the military commander, he naturally did not want to have too much contact with the other party.
"Yes, District Chief, the Red Party's affairs have nothing to do with us. There is no need to remind them. It is in the best interest of the party and the country to let them fight to the death with the Japanese."
Zhang Hao also spoke quickly, also not wanting to remind him. After all, as an agent of the Military Command Bureau, he did not have a good impression of people from other parties.
"Even if our ideas are different, we are all Chinese, and these teams are also anti-Japanese armed forces. If they are really wiped out by the Japanese, it is not a good thing for us, so we need to remind them."
Li Yunsheng rejected the opinions of his two subordinates, but the senior officials of the National Government recently proposed a series of anti-Red policies, and several senior officials of the National Government who were close to the Red Party were marginalized.
Therefore, Li Yunsheng did not dare to be too obvious, lest his subordinates react to his superiors. After all, the Military Command Bureau is a special department and is absolutely not allowed to have contact with the Red Party.
Even though Xu Bing and Zhang Hao were both his confidants, Li Yunsheng was extra cautious. After all, people's hearts are unpredictable, especially this kind of battle of faith, which is extremely dangerous.
As soon as Li Yunsheng finished speaking, Xu Bing and Zhang Hao immediately looked at each other with a somewhat defensive look in their eyes.
Xu Bing and Zhang Hao were both relatively smart people. They knew that Li Yunsheng's remarks were not in line with the current situation, so they looked at each other for fear that the other party had some bad thoughts.
However, after the two people looked at each other, they immediately noticed each other's attitude, so they smiled tacitly and understood each other's thoughts.
Since there was no problem with Xu Bing, Zhang Hao felt relieved and said, "District Chief, Chongqing has repeatedly emphasized recently that they should be careful of the red party, so..."
At this point, Zhang Hao stopped talking, because the relationship between the two was very close, and they were also superiors and subordinates. It was not convenient to say some things clearly.
"Yes, District Chief, we'd better stay away from the Red Party to avoid any trouble."
Xu Bing had the same idea, so he tried to persuade Li Yunsheng in a very sincere tone.
Both Zhang Hao and Xu Bing had been with Li Yunsheng for a long time. They were not only very concerned about their boss, but also had a sense of love and affection, so they started to remind him.
In fact, after Li Yunsheng expressed his thoughts, he began to pay attention to the expressions of the two people, for fear that these two confidants would have other ideas.
But when they saw Zhang Hao and Xu Bing looking at each other defensively, they couldn't help but feel relieved and felt very comfortable.
Because Zhang Hao and Li Yunsheng not only have a superior-subordinate relationship, but also have some brotherhood between them, they have a deep relationship.
So if Zhang Hao hears Li Yunsheng's thoughts and has other thoughts, it will make Li Yunsheng very sad.
The same is true for Xu Bing. After all, the relationship between the two is very close. If there is a rift due to issues of faith, it is definitely not what Li Yunsheng wants.
"I don't agree with some of the practices in Chongqing. After all, we are facing a formidable enemy. If you don't deal with the external enemies first, but always think about internal fighting, it will only hurt your loved ones and make your enemies happy."
Li Yunsheng knew Xu Bing and Zhang Hao somewhat, and their previous reactions proved that nothing would go wrong.
Since both of them were reliable, Li Yunsheng told his true thoughts in order to gradually change the two of them. After all, after the Anti-Japanese War, there was still a very important choice to make.
After listening to Li Yunsheng's words, Xu Bing and Zhang Hao looked at each other with some worry in their eyes.