The commander-in-chief was silent for a while before answering: "There is no way, we can only wait and see what changes are happening now and take one step at a time!"

"Chief of Staff, please send the National Rescue Army back to the National Rescue Army: The war zone agreed to them take the position of Yuan Shushan as deputy regiment commander and send it out of the National Rescue Army defense zone."

"But in order to facilitate the connection between the war zone and the National Salvation Army, we will send another deputy regiment commander to serve in the National Salvation Army. Please be prepared to pick up people!"

The Chief of Staff asked in confusion: "Sir, I don't understand a little!"

"Zhou Cheng finally drove us away from the deputy commander of the National Salvation Army. We will immediately send a new deputy commander over there. Will he agree?"

"And the National Salvation Army is asking us for nothing now. I guess they will have more than 80% chance of opposing this matter!"

"Since that's the case, I don't think there is any need to do this in the war zone. If Zhou Cheng said frankly, it would be too embarrassing!"

The commander-in-chief shook his head: "Even if the National Salvation Army has only 10% chance of agreeing to our deputy regiment commander, the war zone will send this telegram. And the telegram will also add a sentence at the end: Whether they agree or not, they must send a reply to the war zone to show their attitude!"

Hearing this, the Chief of Staff suddenly reacted: "Commander-in-Chief, I understand. You plan to test the attitude of the National Salvation Army towards the war zone through this telegram!"

The commander-in-chief nodded: "Those who know me are the chief of staff!"

"Although we know that the negotiations between the National Salvation Army and the Japanese are very smooth and are almost over, we are not clear about Zhou Cheng's true thoughts. As long as they reply to the telegram I just said, I can see his true thoughts!"

After hearing this, the Chief of Staff couldn't understand it again.

He could understand this by sending the deputy regiment commander to test Zhou Cheng's attitude towards the war zone.

Now the commander-in-chief actually wants to test some of Zhou Cheng's inner thoughts, and from the commander-in-chief's order just now, it can be seen that he seems to have doubts about Zhou Cheng's determination to surrender to the Japanese devils as a traitor...

Isn’t this obviously unnecessary move? Isn’t it possible?

The first reaction in the chief of staff's mind was not to believe it.

If Zhou Cheng had not made up his mind to surrender to the Japanese and become a traitor, how could he take the risk to negotiate with the Japanese and trade with the Japanese again and again?

But he knew that the commander-in-chief would not be aimless. Since he said this, he must have obtained some evidence.

Looking at the commander-in-chief, he asked with confusion: "Sir, can Zhou Cheng's negotiations with the Japanese were intentional? He did not make up his mind to surrender to the Japanese as a traitor?"

"This possibility is not ruled out!" The commander-in-chief's answer once again shocked the Chief of Staff.

Without waiting for him to continue asking questions, he trayed his thoughts.

"I just re-analyzed the negotiation process between the National Salvation Army and the Japanese, and felt that there were too many suspicious things in it!"

"Think about it, if you were asked to sit in Zhou Cheng's position to negotiate with the Japanese, would you have to fight with the Japanese for a long time with every shot?"

"If I were Zhou Cheng, I would definitely not have done this."

"The old saying goes well, but it will change later. In order to prevent accidents in the negotiation process, as long as the general direction is fine, I will definitely reach an agreement with the Japanese as soon as possible, and then reorganize the troops into the Imperial Army and get all my own benefits."

"Zhou Cheng did not do this. The Japanese agreed to reorganize the National Rescue Army into two security brigades, and give him a position as deputy commander and a large amount of weapons, ammunition and compensation. He was not satisfied yet, and wanted to ask the Japanese for more weapons, ammunition and compensation."

"Don't he know that after the National Salvation Army is reorganized into the Imperial Army, the Japanese will become his immediate superior. From now on, the supplies and food of the National Salvation Army will depend on the Japanese?"

"What if they offended the Japanese during the negotiations and waited for the National Salvation Army to be reorganized into the Imperial Army and had no choice but to retreat, what if the Japanese settled the score with him?"

At first, the Chief of Staff felt that the Commander-in-Chief thought too much.

The negotiations between the two sides are almost over. Now we are here to test whether Zhou Cheng has made up his mind to be a traitor. Isn’t this an unnecessary move?

After listening to the analysis of the commander-in-chief, he slowly showed an expression of agreement, feeling that the commander-in-chief said it very reasonably.

Following his thoughts, he asked anxiously: "What is the purpose of Zhou Cheng doing this?"

"Fraud the Japanese and get time for the national rescue army to train?"

"But it's too risky to do this. If the Japanese know that they have been cheated, they will definitely be very angry, and then they will take revenge on the national rescue army at all costs!"

The commander-in-chief shook his head: "I think Zhou Cheng will delay time again. As for what their real purpose is, I haven't figured it out yet!"

"You send my order to the National Savior Army immediately. If my guess is correct and Zhou Cheng has not made up his mind to surrender to the Japanese, then he will definitely not dare to ignore the orders of the war zone. Even if he doesn't want us to send them a deputy regiment commander, he will refuse in a very polite manner, or directly agree to us to send them a deputy regiment commander!"

After the Yangquan Command of the National Salvation Army eliminated Yuan Shushan's time bomb, the atmosphere here became relaxed.

When doing things, you no longer have to be on guard against this and that as before.

Zhou Cheng did not invest much energy in this matter. As soon as the telegram to the war zone was sent out, he focused his attention on a huge military map of North China.

The Hundred Regiments War is about to begin. Although the National Salvation Army cannot participate in the war directly, it is still okay to use this big battle to plot against the Japanese.

A few days ago, I promised at the arsenal that I would get them the necessary raw materials for mass production of weapons and ammunition in a short time.

Zhou Cheng's idea was to use the upcoming Hundred Regiments Battle to make a big move from the Japanese and store as much raw materials as possible.

Because after the Hundred Regiments War, it would be difficult for me to delay the Japanese's progress in recruiting the National Rescue Army through negotiations.

At that time, they will definitely find that they have been fooled by the National Saving Army, and then they are furious and take revenge on the National Saving Army at all costs.

The National Salvation Army not only did not have the chance to get raw materials from them again, but would also be re-blocked by them.

In order to ensure that the arsenal does not stop production, the regiment headquarters must reserve raw materials in advance.

Even if the Japanese and puppet troops blocked the National Salvation Army again, the arsenal would continue to produce weapons and ammunition for the National Salvation Army.

Just as he was staring at the railway line on the map and studying it back and forth, Xue Ya suddenly walked in with a very serious expression.

"The commander, the call from the war zone has arrived. They agreed to our decision to punish Yuan Shushan... But the war zone plans to send us a new deputy commander to prepare for the response!"

Zhou Cheng was stunned when he heard this, not understanding why the war zone made such a stupid decision.

Before he could speak, Tang Yufeng, who was standing beside him, rushed to refuse: "No, we finally sent away a time bomb. If we send another one in the war zone, then our previous efforts will be in vain."

"If this deputy commander must do it, it would be better to leave Yuan Shushan in the National Salvation Army."

"Although he has great ambitions and gives us a small conspiracy from time to time, it cannot affect the overall situation. And we know him enough, it is easier to deal with it."

"If a new deputy commander comes, we don't know anything. Everything must start from scratch. Being prepared will definitely be more troublesome than Yuan Shushan."

Chen Zhengyu immediately responded: "I support Deputy Commander Tang's proposal, and it is clear to the theater that the deputy commander of our National Salvation Army is enough, and they don't need to send a new deputy commander!"

Zheng Yunshan did not immediately express his support, but hesitated for a moment to remind him: "I also disagree with the war zone sending us a deputy regiment commander.

"But if we just say so bluntly, we will definitely infuriate the war zone."

"Now is the critical moment for us to negotiate with the Japanese. Will this rejection make the war zone feel that we are about to surrender to the Japanese?"

"If you are too anxious to force the war zone and stab us in the back, it will be troublesome!"

After listening to Zheng Yunshan’s analysis, Tang Yufeng also began to shake.

The war zone had long known that the National Salvation Army had negotiated with the Japanese again. In order not to let the National Salvation Army defect to the Japanese as traitors, they ordered Yuan Shushan to secretly win over the troops, intending to compete with the regiment when the National Salvation Army surrendered to the enemy.

However, Yuan Shushan was too anxious and couldn't help but take action before he could wait for that moment. As a result, he ended up losing and being captured, and almost couldn't even save his own life.

If the National Salvation Army really refused to send the deputy commander of the National Salvation Army as they said just now, it would undoubtedly confirm the judgment that the National Salvation Army had to surrender to the Japanese and become a traitor.

Now that Yuan Shushan has been driven out of the National Salvation Army, the move that has not yet been completed in the war zone has to stop.

But they certainly don't want to see the National Salvation Army really defect to the Japanese as traitors, and they will definitely find ways to use other means to deal with the National Salvation Army, so that the National Salvation Army cannot defend itself.

This ending is not what Tang Yufeng wants to see.

After all, the incident of the National Saving Army surrendering to the Japanese as traitors was ultimately fake.

If the war zone believes it as true and uses methods that everyone does not know to deal with the national rescue army, it will be a bit of a loss.

Tang Yufeng was very hesitant and didn't know what decision to make. He decisively turned his attention to Zhou Cheng: "Captain, what do you think?"

"I think Deputy Commander Zheng's concerns make sense."

"We can't make the war zone feel that we really want to surrender to the enemy and become traitors, but we can make the war zone feel that although we are negotiating with the Japanese, we have not made up our final decision yet!"

"If the war zone believes it true, no one knows what kind of tricks the war zone uses to prevent us from being traitors. We can't even defend ourselves if we want to!"

Tang Yufeng continued to ask: "What do you mean is that you agree to send us a new deputy commander in the war zone?"

"Agree, but the war zone must agree to some conditions!" When he finished speaking, another promise from Zhou Cheng's arsenal suddenly popped up in his mind.

"Give the arsenal talents who can craft iron and steel as soon as possible!"

Zhou Chengzheng was worried that he didn't know how to solve this problem, so he didn't expect that the war zone would directly bring the opportunity to him.

The war zone wants to plant its own people in the National Rescue Army, it’s no problem, but it needs to bring a few more...

Tang Yufeng became depressed after hearing this: "If I had known this, I would not have let Yuan Shushan leave!"
Chapter completed!