Outside Puxian City, the headquarters of the New Eighth Army.
"Military seat, the 29th Division is calling urgently. One of our battalions in the Liutaji area has been captured!"
"What? Did the Japanese do something?" Gao Shuxun was so shocked that he stood up when he heard the news.
"No, the person coming is a company from the 97th Division of the Central Army. The leader is Zhou Weihan. He said he wants to see you!"
"A bunch of trash, a battalion of troops actually let a company carry it!" Gao Shuxun's face turned livid, and then he seemed to think of something, and his face turned pale again: "It's him, bad, why is this evil star coming?"
Zhou Weihan was not only known among the top brass of the Japanese army, but also the stubborn armed forces in the Hebei, Shandong and Henan areas regarded Zhou Weihan as a evil star.
This matter has to start with the two anti-recalcitrant battles in southern Hebei and Tainan. Zhou Weihan led his troops to first kill Shi Yousan in southern Hebei, and then almost single-handedly defeated the 97th Army in Tainan.
Gao Shuxun still trembles when he thinks of Zhou Weihan, and he is glad that he did not lead his troops into the war.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Weihan now ran from Tainan to Hebei, Luyu, and it was obviously for him.
The New Eighth Army has the newly formed 6th Division, the temporary 29th Division, and the troops directly under the army, with a strength of just over 10,000. In addition to the local miscellaneous armed forces nominally under its command, there are nearly 10,000 more.
However, Gao Shuxun knew his own affairs, let alone the miscellaneous armed forces. After the fall of Hebei, Shandong and Yu, military supplies and wages were all raised by himself. In fact, half of them were private armed forces of local landowners, and the remaining half were controlled by officials from various places.
As for Sun Liangcheng's troops, Gao Shuxun knew that he couldn't count on them.
In order to win over Gao Shuxun, Chiang Kai-shek allocated military pay to the New Eighth Army from time to time. However, the combat supplies were intercepted by the Japanese army and could not be delivered.
It was only the Japanese army's occasional secret funding of ammunition supplies that kept the guns from turning into fire sticks.
Thinking of this, Gao Shuxun regretted the friction with the Eighth Route Army more and more, and then said: "Quickly, send a report to the 29th Division. There must be no dispute with Zhou Weihan!"
"Yes!" the adjutant responded hastily.
The words are divided into two parts, and the six towers are gathered together.
The situation at this time was a little bit delicate. Outside the camp of the 3rd Battalion of the 4th Regiment of the 29th Division, the commander of the 29th Division, Zhang Hanquan, led more than a thousand soldiers to completely surround the camp. They did not dare to attack, but they could not retreat. They could not advance or retreat for a while.
The station was occupied by Zhou Weihan and his reconnaissance company. More than 300 soldiers from the third battalion were all disarmed and squatted at the base of the wall.
"Eat with open belly, don't be polite!" Zhou Weihan greeted the soldiers, since it is not his own food anyway.
"Sir, here's the main course!" The soldiers in the stubborn army's cooking class put a pot of meat on each table.
"You guys have good food!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
The recalcitrant soldier smiled awkwardly: "As long as the commander is satisfied!"
I was cursing in my heart, this is a month's supply for me, I asked you to finish making it in one meal. If I hadn't been pointed at a gun, I would have given you some extra ingredients.
The various units of the New Eighth Army were already concentrated, and Gao Shuxun arrived not long after.
When I saw that thousands of people were poking around outside, and there were dozens of corpses lying on the ground, I still didn't understand what was going on, so I suppressed the anger in my heart and asked someone to report it.
"Chief, the commander of the New Eighth Army is here!" a reconnaissance company soldier on guard on the wall reported.
"Let him in!"
As soon as Gao Shuxun entered the compound where he was stationed, he saw soldiers squatting at the base of the wall. There were people guarding the walls, rooftops and other commanding heights.
"Haha, brother Zhou, let me explain, this is all a misunderstanding!" As soon as Gao Shuxun entered the room, he saw a young man wearing a general's uniform, and immediately realized that this was the evil star Zhou Weihan who had come with bad intentions.
In terms of age, Gao Shuxun is more than ten years older than Zhou Weihan, but when it comes to military rank, even though they are both lieutenant generals, Gao Shuxun's troops were reorganized in 1938 and only have positional military ranks.
Gao Shuxun didn't want to let Zhou Weihan get the upper hand, so he could only take advantage of his age.
"Oh, Commander Gao, you're a step too late. There are only some leftovers on the table. Why don't you take a bite of it!"
Zhou Weihan's tone was arrogant and his words were very hurtful, which made Gao Shuxun's face turn blue and white.
"Brother Zhou is so funny. Brother, how can I still be in the mood to eat? My hair is about to fall out from worrying all day. You don't know, brother, it's so difficult!"
"Oh? There's still this matter? Isn't it right? Commander Gao has tens of thousands of troops. I heard that even the little devils have to give you a little bit of sympathy. There has been a lot of noise in Hebei, Shandong and Yu during this period. I
I’ve heard about it in Tainan!” Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
"Oh, we are all under the noses of the Japanese, so we are in the same situation!"
"Brother, it's hard for me. I have to obey Jiang's orders, but my troops don't obey my orders. I also have to be wary of the Japanese at all times!"
"My dissatisfied brother said that I have repeatedly asked the peak to send someone to replace me. I am willing to go to the rear and become a carefree rich man!"
Gao Shuxun pushed the blame away from home in a few words. What he said implicitly was that it was not my original intention to cause friction.
"Listen to this, it will be difficult for Commander Gao. In this case, can Commander Gao give an order to let our imprisoned comrades go?"
"This, I'll try my best, I'll try my best!"
"It's not about trying our best, it's about necessity. Our Eighth Route Army has always supported the united front. Whoever destroys the united front is our enemy!"
"Since there was a misunderstanding before, now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, our imprisoned comrades must be released. What do you think, Commander Gao!" Zhou Weihan said coldly.
"I understand, I will order the immediate release of your army personnel!" Gao Shuxun lowered his posture very low.
Zhou Weihan, however, had no intention of leaving. He directly stated that he would stay here for two days and would leave after receiving the detainees.
Before Gao Shuxun left, Zhou Weihan said again: "Commander Gao, I have long heard that you are a staunch anti-Japanese general. Sometimes you do things as a last resort in order to deal with the Japs. It doesn't matter, but don't forget the clothes we wear."
With this military uniform, brothers can’t do anything to fight against each other!”
"Shi You San is a sign of success, but now the people in southern Hebei have to vomit when they mention Shi You San!"
After Gao Shuxun left the station, his face instantly turned livid and he immediately ordered the release of the Eighth Route Army personnel.
"Military seat, Zhou Weihan, a junior, can you still let him show off his power on our territory?" Zhang Hanquan, commander of the 29th Division, said fiercely.
"Humph, it's not that I look down on you. With the same strength, more than a thousand of you can withstand the attack of the Eighth Route Army for half an hour. I will give you my position as army commander!" Gao Shuxun sneered.
In Zhou Weihan's opinion, none of the stubborn armed forces in the Hebei, Shandong and Henan areas were capable of fighting.
These people under Gao Shuxun and Sun Liangcheng were adapted from the People's Army of Hebei Province. When they fought against the Japs, they were defeated in one blow. How high can the combat effectiveness of such an army be.