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Looking at the correspondent who suddenly rushed into the command center, the worried leader subconsciously wanted to curse.

But before he could speak, the anxious correspondent rushed to report: "Captain, something big happened, the National Rescue Army has entered our base to take revenge."

"The National Salvation Army of at least one battalion launched an attack on us, and the guerrillas operating in the guerrilla zone were intercepting desperately, giving the main force time to deploy defense. Our company commander has led the troops to the edge of the base to establish a defense line."

"According to the guerrilla report, this national rescue army is equipped with at least four mortars and four heavy machine guns, and its firepower is very strong. The company commander asked me to tell the regiment headquarters that if this national rescue army launches full force to attack our base, the Second Company will last for up to one day, and please send troops to reinforce us immediately."

After listening to the correspondent's report, the command center was in an uproar, and a staff officer cursed on the spot: "The National Salvation Army is so hateful. It actually attacked us while the Japanese and puppet troops were sweeping us. If you have the ability to wait until we repel the Japanese and puppet troops sweep us, then attack us. Both sides set off their stance and fight well. What's the ability to take advantage of others' danger!"

"We have driven us out of the Yangquan base, but they have not given up yet. It's so deceptive... Commander, we can't tolerate anything we say this time. As long as the National Salvation Army dares to enter our base, they will definitely pay a heavy price and destroy as much as they come!" Another staff member added with gritted teeth!

Faced with the righteous indignation of his subordinates, the regiment commander did not respond.

Others don’t know the true identity of the National Salvation Army, he knows it.

If you remember correctly, more than 70% of the cadres above the National Salvation Army were party members.

Even if the remaining cadres are not party members, they are developed into probationary party members. How can such a team completely led by the party be slaughtered and directly attack their own people?

The leader’s first reaction after listening to the report was that he did not believe it.

The reactions of the political commissar and the chief of staff were similar to those of the regiment commander, and they all showed a look of disbelief.

When the subordinates spoke more and more, the regiment commander couldn't help but interrupt: "It's enough to curse almost. If the National Salvation Army really dared to enter our base again, we would definitely not show mercy to their subordinates this time.

After saying that, he looked at the correspondent and asked: "Immediately tell me everything you know. The more detailed the better. You must be 100% sure that the enemy attacking us is really the National Salvation Army. In this way, the regiment headquarters can decide how many troops to send to reinforce the Second Company and protect the base!"

The correspondent quickly reported: "Captain, the news was sent back by the guerrillas."

"More than 300 national-saviors marched through the guerrilla zone and headed straight to the guerrilla camp. In order to force the guerrillas out, they killed many ordinary people while they were still attacking."

"The guerrillas had no choice but to take the initiative and wanted to bring them into the mountains and circles."

"But the National Salvation Army is too cunning. No matter how we attack, the National Salvation Army will not be deceived. After all the guerrillas lost their place, they will directly kill us at our base."

"We report the intelligence personnel who are hiding among the villagers: When the National Salvation Army threatened them, they said that there are still a large number of National Salvation Army that can participate in the war at any time. This time, we will definitely eliminate all our independent regiments and turn our base into their defense zones, so that the villagers will no longer believe in our independent regiment!"

The regiment commander suddenly interrupted: "You just said that the National Salvation Army that attacked our country has also attacked the people in the guerrilla area!"

The correspondent replied angrily: "I've started, at least ten ordinary people died at their hands."

After hearing this, the leader of the regiment was more sure of his judgment and shook his head and ordered: "I understand. You go down and rest first. I will tell you the decision of the regiment headquarters in an hour!"

After the correspondent went down to rest, the team leader immediately looked at his partner on the side: "Political Commissar, what do you think about this?"

"The troops that attacked us are definitely not the National Salvation Army, there is no doubt about this!" The political commissar blurted out.

The Chief of Staff nodded immediately: "This must be the conspiracy of the Japanese. I want to further intensify the conflict between us and the National Savior Army by pretending to be the National Savior Army. But they did not expect that not only did we not rebel against the National Savior Army, but also our own people, their conspiracy would definitely fail."

As the commander thought about it, a sudden enlightenment slowly appeared on his face: "The Japanese are so planning, I think I have figured out their plan!"

"Chief of Staff, do you remember where the Japanese troops came from when we swept our troops?"

The Chief of Staff blurted out: "Around the blockade line of the National Salvation Army, almost half of the troops were transferred to deal with us. In this way, the blockade line of the Japanese army surrounding the National Salvation Army became useless."

"As long as the national rescue army is willing, they can enter and exit the blockade line at any time."

The leader nodded and continued to analyze: "Then I will be more sure of my judgment."

"The Japanese and puppet troops first sold food to the National Savior Army and rescued the National Savior Army, and then transferred troops from the blockade line that surrounded the National Savior Army, making outsiders feel that they had reached some secret agreements with the National Savior Army."

"Immediately, I sent someone to pretend to be a national rescue army to attack us. If we don't know that the national rescue army is our own people, and suddenly hear this news, we will definitely feel that the Japanese will sell them food on the condition of the national rescue army attacking our independent regiment, and then release the blockade line."

"The Japanese have finished what they promised, and it is the turn of the National Salvation Army to fulfill its promise and send troops to attack our independent regiment!"

"Once we take this matter seriously, the charges of the National Salvation Army and the Japanese invading our Eighth Route Army will be confirmed, and they will naturally be labeled as a traitor."

"The Japanese took the opportunity to throw out their olive branches and win over the national rescue army. Eighty-mostly they can be adapted into the Imperial Army!"

The political commissar and chief of staff became anxious as soon as they heard this: "We must not let the Japanese conspiracy succeed."

"Captain, we should immediately inform the National Savior Army of the National Savior Army of letting the National Savior Army expose the Japanese's conspiracy, and then they will not be misunderstood by others as traitors."

The leader nodded: "Do this first, I will send a telegram to Comrade Zhou Cheng immediately to discuss the solution together!

At the Yangquan Command of the National Salvation Army, Zhou Cheng's current mind is all focused on the construction of the defense zone.

Although he had agreed to take on the task of sending troops to attack the Zhengtai Railway, Zhou Cheng would definitely not mobilize a soldier before he received the war zone to compensate the military expenditure and supplies of the National Rescue Army.

Early this morning, he brought the untamed staff and guards of the regiment headquarters to the land he reclaimed outside the city.

This year is the beginning of a severe drought. Although there is rain from time to time, it is obviously much less than in previous years.

Most people don’t take this change seriously and think it will be fine after a while.

If there is not enough rain, the crops in the fields will not grow well.

Zhou Cheng’s task today is to water the two acres of land he has reclaimed.

Fill water from a river ditch more than 500 meters away, irrigate the crops bit by bit, and strive to get a few more kilograms of grain in the autumn harvest.

He started working hard until twelve o'clock noon, and his shoulders were ground red by the load of carrying water. Zhou Chengcai watered less than half acre of crops.

Just as I was about to take a break while eating dry food, the crisp sound of horse hooves suddenly reached his ears, and then I saw the squad leader of the cavalry communication squad rushing towards him.

"Report to the leader of the regiment, Deputy Director Tang asked me to inform you to go back immediately. There is an emergency in the regiment!"

Before I could enter the war room, I heard Chen Zhengyu cursing inside, and the target was undoubtedly the Japanese.

Seeing Zhou Cheng walk in, his anger surged up again. He handed the telegram to Zhou Cheng and scolded: "Captain, the Japanese are so cunning, and they even gave us a trick to frame us! Fortunately, the independent group discovered it in time, otherwise when their actions were completed, we would definitely wear a traitor's hat. If they jumped into the Yellow River, it would be too scary to wash it. It would be too scary!"

Zhou Cheng looked at three lines at a glance and quickly browsed the telegram sent by the independent group, and then sighed: "We all underestimated the Japanese."

"I originally thought they had two purposes to mobilize troops from the blockade line, but now it seems that there are at least three purposes hidden behind this matter."

"First abandoning the blockade line makes outsiders feel that there is an ulterior motive between us and the Japanese, and then they sent someone to pretend to be the National Saving Army to attack the Independent Corps. We happened to have a fake battle with the Independent Corps two or three months ago. If we fight again, we will not arouse any doubts at all. We will take the opportunity to treat us as traitors and do things. The Japanese are good at this series of punches! We push our National Saving Army into the abyss step by step, put the hat of traitors, and force us to accept their adaptation!"

Tang Yufeng was full of worries in his eyebrows, and he said frankly as a reminder: "Captain, I think the proposal of the independent group is very good."

"We didn't know about the Japanese who pretended to be the National Saving Army to attack the Independent Corps. Now that we know, we must not let the Japanese who continue to frame them like this."

"Or why we just send a clear telegram, saying that the troops have not had any combat missions during this period, and they are all staying at their own garrison to train troops. The troops outside under the banner of our National Salvation Army are all fake, not real National Salvation Army!"

The Chief of Staff immediately supported: "The true colors of those troops pretending to be the National Saving Army must be revealed."

"Our National Rescue Army's reputation for fighting Japanese devils was achieved by the soldiers' killing Japanese devils. We must not be slandered because of the frame-up of the Japanese and puppet troops. This would be too sorry to the soldiers who died before the National Rescue Army!"

Zhou Cheng shook his head: "Why are you so anxious to deny it?"

"I don't believe that the Japanese are so big just to frame us, putting a traitor on us and taking the opportunity to incorporate us. There must be some conspiracy that we don't know about."

"If we expose their conspiracy so quickly, how can we watch them continue acting?"

"And the battle between the Japanese and puppet troops pretended to be our attack on the Independent Regiment began. Logically, we would not get the news so soon."

"If we invent code telegrams to expose their conspiracy now, it will definitely arouse suspicion of the Japanese and puppet troops, and we feel that we have not turned against each other with the Eighth Route Army, and there is still a secret connection between the two sides."

Chen Zhengyu's eyes lit up after hearing this: "Captain, do you want to use the trick?"

Zhou Cheng nodded and ordered: "Call back to the Independent Corps immediately, we will not expose the Japanese's conspiracy for the time being."

"I hope the two independent regiments will take advantage of the situation and know whether the Japanese and puppet troops have other conspiracies to attack the Japanese and puppet troops."

"In addition, this move by the Japanese also created an opportunity for us."

"After promising the war zone to break the Zhengtai Railway, aren't you always worried that doing so will anger the Japanese North China Front Army and lead to the Japanese Shanxi garrison giving up their encirclement of us? Don't worry now."

"The Japanese attackers used the name of our National Salvation Army to attack the Independent Regiment without our consent. Maybe they would put a traitor on us."

"They did such an excessive thing, don't they allow us to fight back!"

"When the time comes, we will use this reason to refute the Japanese garrisons in Shanxi. Even if they know that the Zhengtai Railway was cut off by us, in order not to anger us, they will omit us from the report to the North China Front Army!"

"Supervisor, please send a telegram to the war zone, urging them to send us the funds and supplies that promised us quickly."

"We took the opportunity to break the Zhengtai Railway, which not only took revenge on the Japanese, but also completed the tasks given to us by the war zone. We should not anger the Japanese, but we will kill three birds with one stone."

"As for the Independent Regiment, if I'm right, the Japanese should have wanted to use our National Salvation Army to force them to divide their troops."

"The troops stationed in Shanxi are limited, and they cannot sweep the Eighth Route Army base as before."

"In order to win the independent group, they can only use this little trick."

"With a few troops pretending to be a national rescue army, we put the Independent Regiment on the stance that our National Saving Army is going to attack their base areas on a large scale, forcing the Independent Regiment to distribute a large number of troops to block the National Saving Army they pretended to be."

"In this way, the Japanese and puppet troops can concentrate their superior forces to defeat the troops left on the front line of the independent regiment."

"Send my analysis to two independent groups, hoping it will be useful to them!"

Chen Zhengyu nodded repeatedly when he heard this: "Captain, I think your analysis just now is completely correct."

"I just thought about it from the perspective of two independent regiments. If the independent regiment really turns against us and faces our retaliatory attack, they will definitely draw a large number of troops back to defend themselves, and there will be fewer troops on the front line."

"The Japanese and puppet troops transferred 7,000 to 8,000 people from the blockade line to sweep the Independent Regiment. In addition to the troops around the Independent Regiment's base area, the total strength exceeded 10,000."

"If the Japanese and puppet troops were not sent to pretend to be the national rescue army, the Japanese and puppet troops would have to go out 3,000 people in a row before, so that the Independent Regiment could draw a large number of main forces back to the rear. Now they have only used less than a thousand puppet troops to do it, and the more than 2,000 people who were vacant could join the front battlefield."

"In this way, the comparison of troops on the front battlefield between the two sides will increase and decrease, and any accident may bring a devastating blow to the independent regiment."

"Now we have seen through the conspiracy of the Japanese and puppet troops and know that the national rescue troops are pretending to be puppet troops. The independent regiment only needs to distribute a few troops to block them. The main force continues to stay on the front line to fight the Japanese. Maybe they can prepare two secret troops to catch the Japanese off guard at critical moments."
Chapter completed!