After reading the negotiation content sent by the intelligence department in Taiyuan, the Chief of Staff's reaction was even more intense than when he saw 600,000 oceans last time.

He punched the table in front of him and started to curse: "Sir, I think the National Salvation Army is too ignorant. What are they? We recruited them to give them face. Why do we negotiate terms with us and speak out loud? It's extremely shameless!"

"I think we have to find a way to teach them a lesson, otherwise they don't even know what their surname is."

"I was clearly in a desperate situation and was isolated and helpless. Only by relying on us can we survive. Now it is like we are begging them. The Chinese army incorporated by the Imperial Army cannot count the slap and have never been so depressed."

"There are also the acting later. He really dared to think that he actually pulled the head of the people on our heads. He even asked us to take out a group of equipment and gave it to them. Is this to treat us as monkeys?"

"Sir, I think the proposal to act must not be agreed, and I cannot equip them with it!"

"The negotiations have not been reached yet, why should I give them so much equipment and ammunition?"

"If the two sides finally break down the negotiations, the equipment we gave to the National Salvation Army will not be in vain."

"Unless the National Salvation Army now agrees to our inclusion request and accepts our adaptation immediately, we will never be able to act with them!"

"Have you scolded enough?" The commander slapped the information on the table and cursed at the Chief of Staff with dissatisfaction.

"Are you a commander of the First Army or I a commander? Before I could speak, you were just yelling here for a long time. Those who don't understand thought you were a commander!"

The Chief of Staff looked at the commander and looked stunned, not understanding why he suddenly became so angry.

If what happened just now was normal, he would definitely not even mention it, it would be like nothing happened.

As the Chief of Staff of the First Army, except for the commander himself, he has the highest level and position. Moreover, the Chief of Staff has the obligation to give advice to the commander, so he did not violate any discipline when he said just now.

My mind was in chaos, and I couldn't understand why the commander had such an extreme reaction.

Just when he was at a loss and didn't know how to answer, the commander spoke again: "I told you a long time ago, be calm when encountering things and don't be impulsive."

"You are the chief of staff of the First Army, and you are staring at every move. Any sentence seems to them to represent the meaning of the military headquarters. Therefore, we must be cautious when speaking and not mix with any personal feelings. Why can't you listen to it?"

The Chief of Staff understood when he heard this. It turned out that he was too angry when he spoke just now.

But this reason alone would not cause the commander to be so angry. The Chief of Staff could only look at the commander and ask: "Please rest assured, Chief, I will make corrections in the future and no longer get angry casually."

"But Beizhi felt that there was no problem with his analysis just now. Now the National Salvation Army has something to ask for us, not that we are asking for them, so they are not qualified to negotiate with us!"

"No... you said it wrong. The National Salvation Army is really qualified to negotiate with us now!" The commander suddenly interrupted.

The Chief of Staff immediately showed an incredible shocked expression, thinking that the commander was too arrogant to the national rescue army.

He struggled to ask back: "Sir, how is this possible? No matter how powerful the National Salvation Army is, there are only 10,000 people. The total strength of our First Army and the Imperial Army exceeds 100,000, and it is also equipped with a large number of heavy artillery, aircraft, and chariots that the National Salvation Army does not have. In front of us, the National Salvation Army is an ant that may be crushed to death at any time. Why do they negotiate with us? You are too underestimating the strength of our First Army!"

The commander shook his head: "It's not that I overestimate the National Salvation Army, nor that I underestimate the strength of the Shanxi garrison, but that you overestimate the strength of our First Army."

"Today is different from the past. As the highest commander of the First Army, we must recognize our strength. There is a saying in China that we can only win every battle if we know ourselves and our enemy. We cannot always live in the dream of the First Army fighting against the enemy on the battlefield two years ago."

The Chief of Staff felt that the commander was too exaggerated and shocked, and continued to object: "Sir, I still feel that the overall strength of the First Army is far greater than that of the National Salvation Army, and can easily crush them. Your words just now are too strong for others to destroy your own prestige, and will also affect the morale of our First Army. Please be careful!"

After listening to the Chief of Staff’s analysis, the commander’s face suddenly became particularly serious.

He suddenly realized a big problem.

The chief of staff cannot recognize his own strength and situation, know himself and his enemy, and has been immersed in the glory of the First Army. The brigade commander, corps commander, brigade commander, brigade commander, and even the division commander... must have the same idea, so this matter will be serious.

To put it nicely, it is self-confidence, but to put it badly, it is self-pride and underestimating the enemy!

The commander decided to first break up the unrealistic ideas in the chief of staff's mind, let him face the facts, recognize the real situation the First Army is facing now, and then influence other officers of the First Army.

A calm analysis: "You are right. In terms of overall strength, our First Army can indeed easily crush the National Rescue Army and fight them."

"But you forgot another thing: In addition to the National Salvation Army, our First Army has the Second World War Zone and the Eighth Route Army, and they are the main opponents. The main force of the First Army must be used to defend their attacks, and can only draw a small part of the troops to deal with the National Salvation Army."

"If the inclusion is not reached this time and both sides continue to be opponents, do you know what kind of bad situation our First Army will face?"

After saying this, the commander closed his mouth and stared at the Chief of Staff motionlessly, waiting for his response.

The confident expression on the Chief of Staff's face slowly disappeared, and he first showed a confused expression, and then he became very serious.

After the commander finished speaking, a solemn expression appeared on his serious face. He stared at the sand table in front of him, and his brows frowned at this moment, wrinkling deeper and deeper...

Two minutes later, he suddenly spoke: "Fight on three sides!"

"Sir, if we fail to recruit the National Rescue Army, the First Army will fight three sides, and face the three opponents of the Eighth Route Army, the National Rescue Army, and the Second World War Zone at the same time."

"Although the national-salvation army is the weakest among them, it poses a great threat to us. It can not only cut off the Zhengtai Railway at any time, but also send troops to threaten Taiyuan."

"We must draw a large number of troops to attack and encircle them. In this way, the First Army will have less troops to deal with the Second World War Zone and the Eighth Route Army!"

"The development momentum of the Eighth Route Army is getting stronger and stronger, and many occupied areas have been eroded by them, gradually becoming guerrilla areas, while the former guerrilla areas have become their base."

"After the base area is expanded, the total strength and combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army have also increased sharply, which means that we must also draw more troops to deal with them."

"The Jinsui Army in the Second World War Zone is becoming increasingly difficult to fight now. The last time the battle to take away six counties from us while the Zhengtai Railway was cut off was still vivid in my mind. In order to prevent the same incident on the front line, we must also increase troops to the front battlefield."

"But the First Army has only such a small amount of troops. The speed at which the Front Army replenishes new recruits is far inferior to the loss speed of the troops on the battlefield, so we have no troops to increase troops at all!"

Speaking of this, the Chief of Staff fully understood and suddenly realized his mind and shouted: "Sir, your judgment is correct. The Shanxi garrison is indeed not as good as before. At least the strength of the troops is already at a disadvantage. We must find ways to improve it. Otherwise, when fighting on three sides, any problem will bring us a devastating blow!"

The commander immediately responded: "That's why I'm in a hurry to recruit the National Rescue Army!"

After trying to understand the Chief of Staff, it was easy for the Chief of Staff to keep up with his ideas and understand the Chief of Staff at the first glance.

"The chief is wise. Although the recruitment of the National Rescue Army cannot solve the problems we are facing now once and for all, it can greatly alleviate the pressure on our First Army."

"The National Salvation Army is very powerful, and it is even better than us in some aspects."

"Reorganized them into the Imperial Army of two security brigades is equivalent to the addition of two Imperial Army of mixed brigades. We can use them to attack the Eighth Route Army and the Second World War Zone, or use them to defend the attacks of the Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army."

"After the reorganization of the troops is completed, our troops that encircle the National Salvation Army can also free up their hands to join other battlefields to reduce the combat pressure of other troops, killing two birds with one stone!"

Seeing that the Chief of Staff fully understood what he meant, the commander decisively asked the initial question again: "Now do you think the National Salvation Army is qualified to negotiate with us!"

"Yes!" In the face of facts, the Chief of Staff had to lower his arrogant head and analyze.

"The National Salvation Army must have seen our situation, so the lion, who was so unscrupulous, spoke up and asked us for the benefit of incorporating the editor."

"And we are bound to win this negotiation, so we can only continue to compromise and agree to their excessive conditions."

"It's so annoying. When we successfully recruit the National Rescue Army and completely control the National Rescue Army, we will definitely find an opportunity to give Zhou Cheng a good look!"

The commander shook his head and interrupted: "No, Chief of Staff, you said it wrong again."

"For people like Zhou Cheng, we cannot exclude and suppress him if we don't go in, and we must also use him."

"The reason why he keeps calculating us now and is getting benefits from us is because we are still in a state of hostility."

"When the two sides reach cooperation and reorganize the National Rescue Army into the Imperial Army, we will become a whole and have a common enemy. Zhou Cheng's cunning and judging situation will be used on the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army. The National Rescue Army will also become a sharp blade in our hands. Wherever we point, the Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army will suffer the final loss!

"It's the sentence I just reminded you: No matter when we make any decision, we cannot mix our feelings, but we must make decisions from an objective standpoint so that we can make the right decision."

"Hayi!" The Chief of Staff immediately showed a teaching expression.
Chapter completed!