Seeing Chu Yunfei using a regiment of elimination equipment to exchange twelve American 75 mountain cannons from Liang Gang, Fang Ligong felt that his brain was not enough.

Is there such an operation?

Liang Gang thought for a while and said, "Brother Yun Fei, before separation, I still have something unknown, I want to ask for advice."

Chu Yunfei groaned and said, "Brother Tiefeng wants to ask me, if the Japanese army really attacked Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, Kong Jie and others, should we save it or not?"

"That's right." Liang Gang nodded, "Please teach me Brother Yunfei."

Chu Yunfei did not rush to answer and asked Fang Ligong: "What do you think Brother Ligong?"

Fang Ligong said without hesitation: "I believe that we should provide help within our ability."

"Well? Brother Li Gong's answer surprised me a little." Chu Yunfei said with a smile, "When Li Yunlong's troops were trapped in Cangyunling, I wanted to help, but you firmly opposed it."

"Oh, I didn't see the problem thoroughly at that time." Fang Ligong said in a sigh, "I only saw that the Eighth Route Army was just our theoretical friendly army. Sooner or later, but I didn't see that at least at this stage, the Japanese army was the biggest enemy. Before defeating the Japanese army, we still had to establish good relations with the Eighth Route Army."

After saying this, Fang Ligong said: "The disastrous defeat in the Zhongtiaoshan Battle fully proves this truth."

It has to be said that the Zhongtiaoshan Battle slapped many senior Kuomintang generals in the face, but also woke up many people, bringing them back to the right track.

Fang Ligong is one of them.

Fang Ligong then asked Chu Yunfei: "What do you think the hostess think?"

Chu Yunfei looked cold and said, "My opinion, sit in the mountain and watch the tiger fight! I won't save you!"

"Ah?" Chu Yunfei's answer was also beyond Fang Ligong's expectations.

After a while, Fang Ligong said: "You were determined to save me at that time, but why didn't you save me?"

"The reason is very simple." Chu Yunfei said, "It's time and time. At Cangyun Ridge, the armed forces of the Eighth Route Army were still very weak, but the Japanese army was unprecedentedly powerful. The Eighth Route Army may be destroyed by the Japanese army at any time. Therefore, we should do our best to protect this armed force and share the strong pressure of the Japanese army for us."

"But now, the strength of the Eighth Route Army is no longer as good as before."

"Especially the three groups of Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie."

"The defense zones of these three groups are distributed in a font shape, and they are strangled with each other."

"And the Communist Party has always been good at winning people's hearts, so it has won the hearts of the local people."

"Now the strength of Li Yunlong and his three regiments is no longer under our Shanxi Sui Army's Unique Brigade and the Central Army's Ninety-Fourth Brigade, and it is even better in some aspects."

"In contrast, the Japanese army is in a downward trend."

"Even if Zhongtiaoshan wins this time, it is not enough to reverse this trend."

"So now, it's time to use the Japanese to weaken the Eighth Route Army, so that once a civil war breaks out, we can eliminate them more easily."

"So that's it." Fang Ligong felt a sudden enlightenment in front of him.

"The vision of travelers looking at problems is to be more thorough and profound than humble positions."

Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "But there is one thing that can be done by using the Japanese to weaken the Eighth Route Army, but it is not possible to join forces with the Japanese to deal with the Eighth Route Army."

This sentence was said to Liang Gang.

"Okay, I understand." Liang Gang nodded.

"Brother Yunfei, let's part with you and my brothers."

Watching Liang Gang get off, Fang Ligong said sincerely: "The brigade is such a good method. The elimination of a regiment of national equipment can be exchanged for an American mountain artillery battalion. I admire him."

Chu Yunfei grunted and said, "What's the matter?"

Fang Ligong whispered again: "But the equipment of Li Yunlong's battalion?"

Chu Yunfei's face turned cold and he said, "Don't worry, Brother Li Gong, Li Yunlong will vomit sooner or later."

He paused and said, "When the Japanese army launched a mobilization in northwest Shanxi, when Li Yunlong came to the door and begged our only brigade to send troops to rescue him, would he see if he had returned?"

...

"Right?" Li Yunlong said, "That's a big deal!"

"After entering our Lao Li's belly, I still want to take it back? Dreaming."

Zhao Gang was a little embarrassed by Li Yunlong's robbery, but he still said patiently: "Old Li, when we first came to northwest Shanxi, we had a serious shortage of weapons and equipment. We just thought it was borrowed from Chu Yunfei. This is reasonable, but now our equipment situation has improved a lot."

"Even if you return the equipment of that battalion to Chu Yunfei now, the impact will be little."

"So I think that for the sake of improving the relationship between the two parties, you should return the equipment as soon as possible. After all, you promised to return it at the beginning, and you can't speak without trust."

Li Yunlong became impatient: "Old Zhao, you are such a nerd."

"There are still too many weapons and equipment? Shen Quan's county brigade is no longer needed, it can be used for district squads, and district squads are no longer needed, it can be used for militia."

"How can I return it?"

"Why are you turning your elbow out?"

Zhao Gang said: "It's not that I think there are too many guns or that I'm turning my elbows out, but to improve the relationship between the two parties."

Xing Zhiguo also said: "Old Li, I also think the political commissar is right. If Chu Yunfei turns against us because of the equipment of this battalion, he will only let the Japanese get the advantage."

"You know nothing." Li Yunlong was not polite to Xing Zhiguo.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie are at the same level as him, so they have to give him some face, but Xing Zhiguo has been under him since Hubei, Henan and Anhui, and he has always scolded him if he wants to.

Xing Zhiguo looked dark and did not dare to say anything again.

Finally, Wang Ye said: "Political Commissar, Deputy Commander of the Criminal, don't worry."

"Chu Yunfei will not turn against us for the elimination equipment of this battalion, and it won't take long to make a request for us. At that time, he will formally express his intention to give us the equipment of this battalion."

"Really? Chu Yunfei really wants us Eighth Route Army?"

"How can the Japanese really fight against the only brigade of the Jinsui Army first?"

Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo were skeptical.

...

"The question now is who to hit first?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu glanced at the officers attending the meeting.

This is a staff meeting on the General Policy on the Public Security War in Shanxi in the second half of the year. All officers at the headquarters of the second lieutenant and above can participate, and can also speak freely at the military meeting.

But most low-level officers just join in the fun.

Only a very small number of people can really put forward their own opinions.

Although it was a meeting of staff, senior generals such as Miyao Daichi Miyao, the commander of the Second Guard Division, Ikari Ren of the 36th Division, and Yuichiro Nori, the commander of the 37th Division, were also attended. However, these old Japanese soldiers would not express their opinions easily.

The most active are the heads of the headquarters.

Intelligence Department Director Jiro Sakuma said: "Of course we will fight the Eighth Route Army first."

"Why fight the Eighth Route Army first?" said Iwato Yoshio, "Tell me your reasons."

"Hayi." Sakuma Jiro paused his head, strode to the big map posted on the wall of the conference room, pointed to the map and said, "After the Chinese Central Army on Nakajo Mountain was annihilated by the Imperial Army, Shanxi's Jinsui Army and the Chinese Central Army had only two small control areas left, and the threat to the Imperial Army was no longer as strong as before."

"In contrast, the area controlled by the Eighth Route Army has expanded unprecedentedly."

"In terms of actual control area alone, SX saves more than 70% of the land and more than half of the population under the control of the Eighth Route Army."

The entire conference room was in full swing.

The officers present felt incredible.

Those senior generals remained silent.

Because they all knew that what Sakuma Jiro said was true.

As the head of the intelligence department, Sakuma Jiro knows more about this information than anyone else.

After pausing, Sakuma Jiro said again: "So, not to mention the entire North China, at least in Shanxi, the Eighth Route Army has replaced the Central Army of the Chinese Na and the Shanxi Sui Army and become the number one strong enemy of the Imperial Army!"

"In view of this, I think we should attack the Eighth Route Army first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another major officer stood up and said, "No, I should fight the Central Army first!"

When everyone looked back, it was the Communications Division Chief Yasuhiro Inoue.

Yoshio Iwamatsu said: "What's the reason?"

Inoue Yasushi said: "The reason is that after the Battle of the Central Plains, although the Chinese heavy army group entrenched in Zhongtiao Mountain has been destroyed, Pang Bingxun's troops are still entrenched near Jincheng in southern Shanxi. Moreover, Pang Bingxun's troops are now working hard to repair the relationship with the Eighth Route Army. If the Imperial Army launches a battle against the Eighth Route Army at this time, Pang Bingxun's troops and Yan Xishan troops in western Shanxi are very likely to provide help. Even if they do not provide help, they will definitely take the opportunity to expand their territory."

Sakuma Jiro said: "Kun Inoue, if I attacked the Central Army of China and the Shanxi Sui Army first, wouldn't the Eighth Route Army provide help? Wouldn't it take the opportunity to expand its territory?"

"Of course, too." Inoue Yasushi said, "but it is impossible to deal with the Eighth Route Army. The Jinsui Army will be given a lot of time and space for development and growth. It is just a piece of cake to deal with the Chinese Central Army and the Jinsui Army at this time. You can achieve a comprehensive victory in one or two months."

After a pause, he said, "How much territory can the Eighth Route Army expand after such a short time? In addition, I think the principle of easy first and difficult should be adopted. First, we should eliminate the remaining Chinese Central Army in southern Shanxi and the remaining Jinsui Army in western Shanxi, and finally concentrate our efforts to deal with the Eighth Route Army. Then the public security situation in Shanxi should be completely reversed."

"I think Sakuma-kun's opinion is correct, and he should fight the Eighth Route Army first."

"No, I think what Inoue-kun said is correct. He should fight the Central Army and the Jinsui Army first."

"Idiots, you don't know the terrible things about the Eighth Route Army at all. You must fight the Eighth Route Army first."

"Baga, as a soldier and an imperial samurai, aren't you ashamed?"

The final result was no exception. A good meeting of staff turned into a debate between the two factions, then turned into a quarrel, and finally rose to personal attacks.
To be continued...