Qiulin Town, Yichuan County, the head of the Second World War Zone.

Yan Xishan, commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone, is having supper now.

There was wine and meat on the table, and Chief Yan's life was pretty good.

After all, Chief Yan has been in charge of Shanxi Province for decades and has accumulated a wealth of wealth. Although Taiyuan is now lost and the entire Shanxi Province is almost in decline, he can survive for a while by savings.

While eating, Chief of Staff Chu Xichun hurriedly walked in.

"Chief of Staff?" Yan Xishan asked, "Have you eaten? Do you want to eat something together?"

"Master, I've eaten it." Chu Xichun waved his hand and said in a low voice, "There's a new situation."

Yan Xishan stretched out his right hand to pick up food and immediately stopped in the air. He instinctively thought that the front-line troops were defeated again, but it shouldn't be? How could the Japanese army be extremely peaceful during this period?

Yan Xishan said with a dark face: "Which unit was defeated?"

"I lost the battle, but I didn't lose the battle." Chu Xichun was a little puzzled.

"Isn't the front-line troops defeated?" Yan Xishan breathed a sigh of relief, "What's the situation?"

"That's the case." Chu Xichun said, "The 7th Army reported that the Japanese army in Shanxi secretly sent people to contact them and asked our 7th Army to take over the four counties of Liao County, Heshun, Meng County and Yushe."

"What?" Yan Xishan was stunned for a moment and said, "The Japanese army asked us to send troops to take over the four counties including Liao County? Is there such a good thing?"

"Yes." Chu Xichun nodded and said, "That's what the 7th Army said in the telegram, but I also think this is very strange, so I told them not to act rashly for the time being."

"Chief of Staff, this is not a strange thing, this is a trap."

Yan Xishan knocked on the table with chopsticks, and said angrily: "Russia has been dealing with Japanese people for so many years, so they don't know much about their virtues. They want to use these four county towns as bait and trick our troops to the east of the Baijin line, and then they can surround and eat them. It's so obvious that fools are fools."

Chu Xichun said: "What the chief executive said is very true, and I think this is a trap."

He paused and said, "Then the chief officer means ignore it?"

"Ignore." Yan Xishan said decisively, "Only a fool can pay attention."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Xishan's adjutant Zhang Riming hurriedly walked in.

"General." Zhang Riming stood attentively and said anxiously, "The Chief Office just received a report on the war situation from the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, and the Eighth Route Army has won the battle again."

"Yeah?"

Yan Xishan put down his chopsticks and picked up the soup spoon, ready to scoop the soup.

He asked again: "Which track has been removed?"

To be honest, Yan Xishan was very suspicious of the Hundred Regiments Battle promoted by the Eighth Route Army. He even felt that the Battle of Yangquan was probably exaggerated. Maybe he took advantage of the main force of the Japanese army to go out and seize the county town.

Just like the Battle of Pingxingguan three years ago, only annihilated a large Japanese baggage brigade, but it was boasted by the Eighth Route Army to severely damage the 5th Division.

"The chief seat is not the railroad track."

"The Eighth Route Army has made a lot of noise this time."

Zhang Riming shook his head and said, "The Eighth Route Army wiped out more than 100 elite officers from the Japanese North China Front Army who sent the Japanese North China Front Army to Shanxi to observe the tactics! He even captured Naoshi Hattori alive, the commander of the 21st Brigade who led the team!"

"What do you say?" Yan Xishan said in a lost voice, "The Eighth Route Army captured a Japanese major general alive?"

Chu Xichun next to him also looked at each other, so awesome? Is the Eighth Route Army going against the will?

"Yes, and that's not all." Zhang Riming nodded and said, "When the battlefield observation regiment of the North China Front Army was besieged, the 9th Japanese Brigade rushed to rescue, but was completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army!"

"Dang!" The ceramic spoon in Yan Xishan's hand fell to the ground and broke.

Chu Xichun also shouted in disbelief: "The 9th Brigade was also completely wiped out?"

"Yes." Zhang Riming said, "That's what the Eighth Route Army said in the war situation notice."

"This is probably just promotion, right?" Chu Xichun said with a sniff, "How is that possible?"

But this time, Yan Xishan shook his head and said, "If it is to capture a certain stronghold or county town, the Eighth Route Army can deliberately exaggerate and make a fuss. However, it is impossible to do such a thing as capturing a major general alive and annihilation of the 9th Brigade, because it is easy to expose such a record, and once it is exposed by the Japanese army, it will be completely lost."

Therefore, the Eighth Route Army cannot use such a thing to engage in false propaganda.

Chu Xichun said in a daze: "So, is it true?"

"This must be true, it's not fake." Yan Xishan said, "It's so unbelievable that the Eighth Route Army actually captured a major general of the Japanese army alive! It also wiped out the 9th Brigade!"

He paused and said, "In this way, the Japanese army should be sincere in giving away Heshun, Liao County, Meng County and Yushe County to us, and it should be no longer a trap."

"The 9th Brigade was completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army."

"The Japanese army is on Zhengtai Road, and the troops along the Baijin Line are in short supply."

"That's why we have to shrink our troops and voluntarily give up the four counties including Liao County."

"Oh yes, yes, that's the case." Chu Xichun also reacted.

Yan Xishan said again: "Immediately send a telegram to the 7th Army and ask them to send troops to take over the four counties including Heshun, Liao County, Meng County and Yushe. The territory must not be given to the Eighth Route Army of the Communist Party."

When it comes to war, Chief Yan is really not very good.

When snatching territory, Chief Yan is a good player.

...

Chongqing Huangshan official residence, Yunxiulou study room.

Principal Chang was lying on a rocking chair and reading the briefing.

In recent times, the situation of the national war of resistance has improved.

At least the morale of the people is no longer as low and decadent as before.

Especially after the news that the Eighth Route Army launched the Hundred Regiments War and achieved great results, a wave of anti-Japanese war was set off in various parts of the country.

Many young students joined the army enthusiastically.

But as far as the national army is concerned, the situation has become even worse.

Because after entering this year, there were even more troops rebeling and defecting to the Nanjing Wang Puppet Government.

Principal Chang originally thought that this unhealthy trend could be stopped after the morale of the people increased, but the facts proved that he was too naive. Not only did this unhealthy trend not stop, but it became increasingly fragmented and seemed to be in a state of avalanche!

No matter what matters or people, I am afraid of comparing it. When comparing the National Army with the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, the gap immediately emerged, and Principal Chang felt very unhappy.

However, another news that made Principal Chang unhappy has arrived.

Amid the rapid sound of footsteps, Chen Bulei, the Second Director of the Service, walked in quickly.

"Principal, I just received a report on the battle situation of the Eighth Route Army." Chen Bulei reported in a low voice, "This morning, the Taihang Military Region of the Eighth Route Army ambushed a battlefield observation regiment of the North China Front Army in the Taihang Mountains, annihilated more than 100 enemies, and captured the major general commander of the observation regiment alive, namely the commander of the 21st Brigade, Naochen Hattori."

"What?" President Chang said in surprise.

"The Eighth Route Army captured a major general of the Japanese army alive?"

Is this a blind cat caught a dead mouse? Is the luck too good?

"Yes." Chen Bulei nodded and said, "The Eighth Route Army then wiped out the 9th Brigade."

"What?!" Principal Chang jumped up and stared at Chen Bulei with wide eyes and disbelief. "The Eighth Route Army wiped out the 9th Japanese Brigade again?"

"Yes." Chen Bulei nodded.

After a while, Principal Chang finally came to his senses.

"Mom Xipi." Principal Chang cursed with a dark face, "This is really a matter of throwing away goods and killing people. Look at our side, the defeats are one after another, and there will never be any ends."

"Look at the Eighth Route Army, the victory is one after another, endless."

"Just just passed the Hundred Regiments Battle, another Japanese major general and annihilated the 9th Brigade alive!"

"What's wrong with this? Is our national army really that bad compared to the Eighth Route Army? It shouldn't be."

This question goes beyond Chen Bulei's advisor. He shook his head and said, "Principal, no matter how the Eighth Route Army captured a major general of the Japanese army alive and wiped out the 9th Brigade, it is a matter worth celebrating. So, do you think, is it arranging the Central News Agency and newspapers from all over the country to promote it?"

"No, no publicity." President Chang said decisively.

"No matter it is the Central News Agency or newspapers from all over the country, you are not allowed to mention a single word."

He paused and continued, "Let's just pretend that this thing has not happened and does not exist!"

For Principal Chang, it is impossible to promote the Eighth Route Army for the Eighth Route Army, and it is impossible to promote the Eighth Route Army in this life. That is, it is worth doing such a thing as stifling the Eighth Route Army.

It seems that we have to secretly unite the Japanese to kill the Eighth Route Army.

We can no longer let the Eighth Route Army continue to grow.

Otherwise there will be big trouble.

...

The next day, the French Concession in Shanghai.

After dragging on, Li Xia finally set off and left Shanghai.

Before leaving, Li Xia turned around and looked at Shanghai Beach, which had been fighting for three years. After leaving today, I don’t know when I will be able to come back.

Before leaving, Li Xia was eager to go to the front line.

But when I really left, I suddenly felt a little reluctant.

"Old Li, the driver is waiting, get in the car quickly." His wife Qiu Hui walked over and whispered.
To be continued...