Devil's Army

Leng Feng's old base in the northeast was in a bloody battle with the Japanese army. In order to stop the Nanjing leader from continuing to transfer his troops southward and weaken his troops with the help of the Japanese army, Leng Feng sent a telegram to him for help.

Soon, the leader's reply arrived, and the result was not beyond Leng Feng's expectations:

The government forces are fighting fiercely with the Japanese army in the southern battlefield and Guangxi battlefield, and there is no way to mobilize troops. We hope that they will fight bravely and drive out the Japanese invaders.

The deputy commander, Jackal, read the telegram, threw it on the table, and said contemptuously:

"Knowing that we were surrounded by heavy Japanese troops, they not only refused to send troops to reinforce us, but also refused to provide arms and even reimburse military funds. It is better not to join such a government."

"The leader wants to use the Japanese army to weaken our strength, but he is currently the government in name only, so we can't go too far. And sooner or later we will be out of the ranks of their government army."

"Captain, why don't we ask him to make up the military pay? This way we can disgust him a little, and it can also increase our bargaining chips when we leave the ranks of the government army in the future."

"I think it's okay, you go and do it." Leng Feng said with a smile.

Sure enough, the leader’s reply arrived soon: the government is now engaged in an all-out fight against Japan, expenses have skyrocketed, the treasury is empty, and double compensation will be given in the future.

"Commander, the leader still painted a big picture for us." Jackal said to Leng Feng, holding the telegram just delivered by the signalman.

"I never thought that he would help us with the military expenses. As long as he can use the money to fight against Japan and not waste it internally, I will be satisfied."

Leng Feng knew that his idea was pure wishful thinking.

General Peng's Hundred Regiments Campaign hurt the Japanese army and also alarmed the leader.

When the Red Army in Yan'an was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army, he only gave it three divisions with more than 40,000 people.

Now it has grown to more than 40 people. Together with the guerrillas and local militias who participated in the war, there are no less than people. The Eighth Route Army's skills in deceiving people are really worrying.

He began to encourage the troops under him to create friction with the Eighth Route Army and planned a major conspiracy.

Under the private instructions of the leader, Zhu Huaibing, then commander of the 97th Army of the Kuomintang, led his troops to attack the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Mountains, entered western Hebei, seized key points, destroyed the anti-Japanese regime, and killed anti-Japanese cadres and the masses.

Shi Yousan, then commander-in-chief of the Kuomintang's 39th Army, had frictions with the Eighth Route Army many times in southern Hebei and other places.

When the Eighth Route Army launched a full-scale raid on the Japanese army, Shi Yousan cooperated with the Japanese army in a "mopping-up" operation against the Eighth Route Army in an attempt to eliminate the Eighth Route Army troops in the anti-Japanese base in southern Hebei.

Pang Bingxun, then commander-in-chief of the Kuomintang's 24th Army, and his troops had many frictions and conflicts with the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Mountains and other places. Later, they cooperated with the Japanese army to fight against the Eighth Route Army, causing great harm to the anti-Japanese base areas.

Yan Xishan was the leader of the Jinsui Army of the Kuomintang. In December 1939, he launched the "December Incident" to attack the Shanxi New Army and the Eighth Route Army in an attempt to eliminate the anti-Japanese forces in Shanxi. The New Army fought back resolutely with the support of the Eighth Route Army.

Chairman Mao harshly criticized the leader's "We must keep the country stable while fighting foreign aggressors" in Yan'an, and called on the people of the country to criticize the leader's anti-communist behavior that hurt his relatives and pleased his enemies.

However, the leader turned the tables and declared in newspapers and other media under his control that it was part of the Eighth Route Army that attacked their government forces and the government forces were forced to fight back.

The Eighth Route Army in various places was required to strictly restrain their troops and not to undermine the anti-Japanese united front.

The Eighth Route Army's appeal received support from many compatriots, who took to the streets, demanding that the government forces point their guns at the enemy, drive out the Japanese invaders, and return our land to China.

Some units of the Nanjing government army continued to create friction behind the scenes.

Commander-in-Chief Peng ordered that all troops should attack and destroy the devils while defending the Nanjing government troops. The aggressive Nanjing government troops should be resolutely destroyed.

The 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army drew out its main force during the gap in the attack on the Japanese army and dealt a heavy blow to Zhu Huaibing's troops who were actively creating friction. In the Ciwu Shelin Campaign, more than people of Zhu Huaibing's two divisions and some affiliated troops were severely damaged.

At this point, Zhu Huaibing's troops had basically lost the ability to engage in large-scale confrontation with the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Mountains.

At this time, the two bases of the First Anti-Japanese Army were facing heavy encirclement and suppression by the Japanese army. The raids and support of the Eighth Route Army provided great help in their counter-encirclement and suppression, and tied down a lot of Japanese troops.

Leng Feng also sent a telegram to the leader, pointing out that the biggest enemy of the Chinese nation at present is the Japanese invaders. Their goal is to destroy the Chinese nation.

The conflict between the Communist Party’s troops and the Nanjing government’s troops was a domestic conflict, and they could sit down and negotiate to resolve it.

If the Nanjing government insists on having its own way and insists on creating conflicts, it will have serious consequences.

The First Anti-Japanese Army now holds a pivotal position in the country, and his suggestion forced the leader to curb his anti-communist behavior.