Under Zhou Cheng's adjustment and arrangement, the arsenal started production with full capacity, and even the guard company he brought himself to temporarily join the production team to do some relatively simple work.

Reloading bullets, newly produced bullets, grenades, shells... were soon piled up into a hill in the arsenal warehouse.

"The regiment commander, the deputy regiment commander sent a telegram to ask you to return to the command center immediately. If there is an emergency, you need to deal with it yourself!" The guard hurriedly ran to Zhou Cheng's side to report.

I stayed in the arsenal for nearly half a month, and rarely took the initiative to inquire about the regiment headquarters during this period. I suddenly heard the words "emergency", and Zhou Cheng could not guess what was going on.

I gave Kong Dewen a few simple words and took the guard to set off overnight...

The horse was riding very fast. At one o'clock in the morning, Zhou Chengru appeared at the Yangquan Command of the National Salvation Army in a panting. The first thing he said when he saw Tang Yufeng was to ask about the situation.

"Old Tang, what emergency situation? Call me back in such a hurry!"

"The Japanese have sent someone here again!" Tang Yufeng replied in a low voice.

Zhou Cheng thought about it for a moment and made a judgment: "Go to my room and call the Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander Zheng over. I guess the Japanese plan to show off with us."

As soon as Zheng Yunshan and Chen Zhengyu entered the room, Zhou Chengru expressed his thoughts: "The Japanese garrison troops in Shanxi have been unfavorable this year and are very unlucky."

"First, we suffered a great loss in our hands, we lost our soldiers and generals, and then we suffered a loss in the hands of two independent regiments, losing thousands of people. More than half a month ago, we suffered a great loss in the war zone, and we also lost thousands of people. In addition, the Japanese and puppet troops killed by other Eighth Route Army troops in Shanxi through mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare, even if they had less than 20,000 people in this year, they would not be much worse!"

"The total strength of the Shanxi garrison is only 60,000 to 70,000. The garrisons in the defense areas and the main forces that must be stationed on the front line are less than 20,000 mobile troops."

"It's equivalent to killing all the mobile troops of the Japanese garrison troops in Shanxi in one year."

"In the past year, the Japanese North China Front Command has added less than 10,000 new recruits to the Shanxi garrison, which is equivalent to the gap in the mobile troops of the Shanxi garrison. "

"The above is unreliable, and the Shanxi garrison can only find a way to solve this gap by itself."

"For several months, Japanese devils across Shanxi have been expanding the Imperial Army, hoping to replace their own people with the Imperial Army to fill this gap."

"But the newly expanded Imperial Army is too poor, and it will take at least three or four months to initially form combat effectiveness. Moreover, the overall combat effectiveness of these troops is more than one level lower than the original mobile troops."

"The Japanese can definitely see this, and they can't wait, so they can only focus on the Chinese army that is active in the area they occupy. By acquiring anti-Japanese troops, they can not only enhance their own strength, but also weaken the strength of their opponents in the area they occupy, killing two birds with one stone."

"The Japanese have not been thinking about us for a day or two. Now is the time when they are short of soldiers and generals. While we are working with them, the chance of success must be greater than usual, so we must discuss countermeasures in advance. If the Japanese really want to recruit the National Rescue Army now, how can we refuse to not anger them and continue to maintain their current relationship with them."

Tang Yufeng's expression was very serious. The regiment commander's plan was to lead the National Savior Army to deal with the war zone and the Japanese. No one was in favor of anyone and took the opportunity to develop the defense zone.

If the Japanese really come to express their attitude and want to take the opportunity to recruit the national rescue army, this is indeed very difficult to deal with.

Directly rejecting the Japanese's request for incorporation will definitely anger them, making them feel that the National Salvation Army has no idea of ​​surrendering to them, and the National Salvation Army will not be able to continue to deal with them and the war zone.

It is not even possible to agree to their incorporation. The purpose of the regiment leader is to deal with them and the war zone to gain benefits and to understand the ideological work. The cadres and soldiers below can still understand and support the behavior of the regiment headquarters.

If the regiment headquarters decides to openly surrender to the Japanese, reorganize the troops into the Imperial Army, and puts a traitor on everyone, even if this behavior is only temporary, it will not take long to restore everyone's identity as the National Rescue Army, the soldiers and cadres below will not be able to accept it.

More importantly, once the matter of the National Rescue Army surrendering to the Japanese and puppet troops becomes a fact, the war zone's dissatisfaction with the National Rescue Army will definitely immediately declare the National Rescue Army as a rebel and convene troops from all parties to besiege the National Rescue Army. At that time, everyone will not be able to clear the situation even if they jump into the Yellow River.

This is also the most fundamental reason why the head of the division did not want to agree to this plan.

It's too risky. If you are not careful during the execution, it will bring a devastating blow to the National Savior Army.

The National Salvation Army is now facing the most risky crisis in the entire plan.

If you make a mistake in your choice, all your previous efforts will fail, and you may even put a traitor on the National Savior Army.

After hesitating for a long time, Tang Yufeng said: "Captain, no matter what conditions the Japanese offer us, we cannot accept their adaptation. But our rejection cannot stop the Japanese from continuing to incorporate us, and we cannot anger the Japanese. This is really difficult to grasp!"

Zheng Yunshan also showed a embarrassed expression. He had encountered such a problem for the first time in the army for so long. His mind was covered in a mess and he had no thoughts at all.

At this moment, Chen Zhengyu suddenly suggested: "Captain, why don't we throw this problem to the Japanese!"

"If the Shanxi garrison really decides to recruit the National Rescue Army, we must provide conditions. Let's directly put forward a condition that they cannot accept, so that the Japanese will have a headache!"

Tang Yufeng's eyes suddenly lit up: "This is a good idea, but the conditions we put forward should not be too exaggerated, otherwise the Japanese would know that we would not accept their adaptation as soon as they heard it. Doing that is almost no different from directly rejecting them."

Zhou Cheng was also worried about this question, frowned, and racked his brains to find an answer that satisfies him.

Although he had decades of knowledge in his mind than others and knew many tactics and tactics that everyone had never touched, this did not mean that he knew everything.

He couldn't think of a solution to the problem in front of him, so he called Zheng Yunshan and Chen Zhengyu over to brainstorm.

If they couldn't think of a good idea, Zhou Cheng could only bite the bullet and go forward one step at a time.

If the Japanese are really angry, then cut off the deal with them and continue to fight.

What Zhou Cheng didn't expect was that the Chief of Staff, who was usually the least visible, actually came up with a solution, and this method sounded very feasible.

Zhou Cheng quickly analyzed Chen Zhengyu's proposal in his mind, and combined with the upcoming battles in North China, a solution idea slowly emerged in his mind.

Looking at Tang Yufeng, he replied: "Old Tang is right, the conditions we have put forward should not be too overstated."

"But the Chief of Staff's proposal is very good. As long as the Japanese push this problem to the Japanese, they will not be able to recruit us immediately, and we will have time to continue to deal with them and the war zone."

"As long as we push the time for the Japanese army to recruit us for more than two months, I will have a way to completely solve this problem!"

Tang Yufeng subconsciously asked: "What method?"

Zhou Cheng shook his head and replied mysteriously: "Keep it confidential first, and it won't work if you say it!"

In fact, Zhou Cheng's approach was not a real solution, but was waiting for the Hundred Regiments War to break out.

At that time, the Eighth Route Army would launch a large-scale raid on the railway line in North China. If the Yangquan section and Pingding section of the Zhengtai Railway were not destroyed in the battle, they would have enough sincerity to make the Japanese believe that the National Salvation Army really wanted to surrender to them, but the time is not yet ripe.

At that time, the Japanese did not dare to force the National Rescue Army to accept their adaptation requirements.

If the National Rescue Army is forced to break the Zhengtai Railway with the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army will suffer great losses.

This has not happened yet, and maybe the Eighth Route Army headquarters has not decided whether to launch this large-scale attack. Of course, Zhou Cheng would not say what he thought, otherwise Tang Yufeng and the others would definitely stare at him like monsters.

Zhou Cheng didn't want to say it, so Tang Yufeng put away the topic directly.

Whether it is him, Zheng Yunshan and Chen Zhengyu, they all trust the group leader very much.

Since the leader said there was a way to solve the problem, there must be a way.

The topic changed and continued to ask: "If you just delay this matter for two months, it would be much easier."

"According to the previous plan of the Japanese to recruit the Imperial Army, they should give us a brigade of the National Salvation Army. If you are the brigade commander, the troops below will be reorganized into three regiments, and we will be the deputy brigade commander and chief of staff."

"And our National Salvation Army has a real strength far exceeding one. If we really reorganize the National Salvation Army into a brigade, we will definitely suffer a loss."

"Because the Imperial Army does not have a division-level organization, the brigade is an army. If the Japanese and puppet troops really want to reorganize the National Salvation Army, in order to show their sincerity, we must at least be adapted into an army!"

"As far as I know, the existing commanders of the Imperial Army have deep qualifications, and they need troops to have troops, status, and great influence. Then they were pushed to the position of commander by the Japanese."

"Other than having troops, our national-salvation army has no status and influence as compared to those people, and the Japanese will definitely not easily agree to adapt us into an army."

"But our strength is here. It is not too much to ask the Japanese to ask for an army. After giving this condition, they will only think that we are talking big and want more benefits, and we will never think that we are deliberately making things difficult for them."

After hearing this, Zhou Cheng agreed: "In addition to the organization of an army, we also have to ask them for weapons and ammunition."

"The Imperial Army has 15,000 troops, and we only have 10,000 troops, and there are still 5,000 guns."

"Since they want to adapt us and let us wear a traitor's hat, it must give us some benefits."

"I don't speak loudly. Just fill in the gaps that have been reorganized into the National Savior Army. I will find a way to solve the people myself, and they will help solve the equipment. There are a total of 4,000 38 large covers, 150 crooked handles, 30 heavy machine guns, 30 mortars, six infantry cannons, and five base numbers!"

"There are military expenses for the troops. The Japanese must pay us three months of military pay in one lump sum, a total of 100,000 oceans, not a single piece."

Military artillery or mountain artillery, and at least five bases of ammunition and grenades. Once we have allocated them, I will agree to the National Salvation Army."
Chapter completed!