After a long talk between Lao Zhao and Iwamatsu Yoshio, he thought that he had completed the task, after all, he had a special identity, and he did not dare to stay in Shimen for a long time, so he hurriedly returned to Taiyuan.After Lao Zhao returned to Taiyuan to see Yan Laoxi, he told Yan Laoxi what Iwamatsu Yoshio said, and finally said: "In my humble opinion, the Japanese army should not be prepared for a full-scale attack on Shanxi for the time being.Moreover, along the Shimen Pinghan Railway, as well as the section from Shimen to Jingcheng County of the Zhengtai Railway, the Japanese army is stepping up the construction of a large number of pillboxes and artillery towers. ”Yan Laoxi nodded when he heard this, and said: "Well, we have also detected this situation, the Japanese army is indeed transferring troops to Henan in the south, and in the entire northern section of the Pinghan Railway, the Japanese army is stepping up the construction of fortifications, artillery towers, and pillboxes are more dense than before.It can be seen from this that the Japanese army should not launch a full-scale attack on Shanxi for the time being, and we can wait without worry. ”Lao Zhao nodded and said: "That Iwamatsu Yoshio also said that the Eighth Route Army is our common enemy, and if Chief Yan wants to deal with the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army can provide appropriate help." ”"I'm sorry" Yan Laoxi said angrily: "Iwamatsu Yoshio's wishful thinking is quite loud, I want to use Lao Tzu as a gunman to deal with the Eighth Route Army, do his big dream of spring and autumn, is the Eighth Route Army so easy to deal with The current Eighth Route Army is not the Eighth Route Army three years ago with only more than 30,000 troops and earth guns and cannons in his hands."
In Shanxi Province alone, the Eighth Route Army has hundreds of thousands of troops, the little devils are powerful, the first battle in Shanxi, hundreds of thousands of little devils have not been wiped out by this group of soil Eighth Route Army, the current Eighth Route Army is no longer something we can provoke" Lao Zhao nodded and said: "The chief is right, not only the Japanese, but even the Central Army wants to use us as gunmen to deal with the Eighth Route Army, but how can the current Eighth Route Army be so easy to deal with."
However, these eight roads occupy so much territory in Shanxi, and it may not be easy to let them spit it out. ”Yan Laoxi sighed deeply and said: "The Japanese, the Central Army, and the Eighth Route Army are not good things, but none of us can afford to provoke them, I, Yan, want to dance on three eggs, it's difficult" Lao Zhao nodded thoughtfully, and didn't say anything, but he understood Yan Laoxi's distress in his heart.Yan Laoxi sighed deeply again and said, "But you're right, Shanxi is the Shanxi of our Shanxi people, and no one wants to get involved."
But now the strength of the Eighth Route Army is too strong, and we can't afford to provoke it, so it's not okay to grab it hard, and it can't be hard, so we can only come soft.No matter how powerful the Eighth Route Army is, it still does not have to obey the leadership of the Chongqing government, nor does it have to obey the orders of me, the commander of the Second War Zone. ”Lao Zhao frowned and thought for a while and said: "Having said that, but these Tubalu will not obey our orders at all" Yan Laoxi said with a smile: "To do anything, you must pay attention to ways and means, and blindly press them with death orders, of course they will not obediently obey, and you must give them some benefits appropriately." ”"It seems that the chief already has a good plan to deal with the Eighth Route Army," Lao Zhao asked with a frown.Yan Laoxi said with a slight smugness: "I plan to recommend to Lao Jiang that Zhu Peng and Zhu Peng of the Eighth Route Army will serve as the provincial chairmen of Hebei Province and Chahar Province respectively. ”"This old Jiang has always regarded the Eighth Route Army as a thorn in his side, a thorn in his flesh, and he wants to get rid of it quickly, how can he agree to hand over the territory of the two provinces to the Eighth Route Army."
Lao Zhao asked with a frown.Yan Xishan smiled and said: "It's just two false names, now that Chahar has fallen into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, this has become a fait accompli, and it makes no difference whether or not he is given the position of provincial chairman."
As for Hebei Province, it is still in the hands of the Japanese, if Commander-in-Chief Zhu of the Eighth Route Army becomes the chairman of Hebei Province, then their Eighth Route Army has the obligation to recover Hebei, we can justifiably let the Eighth Route Army go to Hebei to fight with the little devils, we can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, as long as the main force of the Eighth Route Army leaves Shanxi, then Shanxi will still be the Shanxi of our Shanxi people.Taking 10,000 steps back, even if Lao Jiang does not agree, we can also sell a favor to the Eighth Route Army through this matter to ease the contradiction between us and the Eighth Route Army, so that if we want to solve the Shanxi problem peacefully, it will become much easier" "Gao, the commander is smart, and he admires his humble position" Lao Zhao said with a flattering face."
Go and don't be a sycophant here, it's hard for you this time, go back and rest early," Yan Laoxi waved his hand and said."
Yes" Lao Zhao replied respectfully, turned around and strode away.In Laiyuan County, in the headquarters of the Seventh Column of the Eighth Route Army, Ma Zhenguo walked in happily, picked up the teacup on the table, poured a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Commander, Mr.
Peng really takes care of our Seventh Column, in just one month, not only have the troops we lost been replenished, but with this batch of newly replenished recruits, our total strength has exceeded 50,000 people" Li Guotao nodded with a smile and said: "This time you are responsible for receiving new soldiers, how about the quality of this batch of supplementary soldiers?"
Ma Zhenguo gave a thumbs up and said: "Absolutely this, with a little training, and then sharpening it on the battlefield, it is definitely an elite division." ”Li Guotao smiled and nodded and said: "Then according to the instructions of the headquarters, our Seventh Column will be further expanded, and the infantry will be expanded by one brigade, that is, the new Fifth Brigade."
Artillery, cavalry, and units directly under the headquarters should also be further expanded.The others are also easy to handle, only this new Fifth Brigade is a little troublesome. ”Ma Zhenguo said indifferently: "Isn't it just to expand one brigade and not to expand five brigades, this is not easy, a part of the backbone is transferred from each brigade, assigned to the fifth brigade, and then supplemented with a part of the new soldiers, isn't it okay Anyway, we have enough soldiers now." ”Li Guotao nodded and said: "In terms of soldiers, I naturally won't worry, but the candidate for this brigade commander is a bit of a headache" Ma Zhenguo said with a smile: "I am a fierce general in seven columns, can't I still pick a candidate for brigade commander" "It is precisely because there are too many suitable candidates that I have a headache" Li Guotao shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Give it to Zhang San, I am afraid that Li Si will complain, and I am afraid that Li Si will be dissatisfied.""
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