Canteen System Assistance Notes
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Death is a small matter, but losing one's chastity is a big matter!
Chen Jieshan waited for the Eighth Route Army to question, mock, and ridicule him. Then he resolved to refute them harshly with the integrity of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, demonstrating the demeanor and style of a victorious general. However, the Eighth Route Army ignored him. Time passed, and they still regularly brought him food. When he refused to eat, they simply removed the old food and replaced it with a new one—nothing else.
Chen Jieshan suddenly felt a little panicked. He was not interrogated, nor was he beaten or scolded. He even had meat and tofu in his meals. As the saying goes, the King of Hell is easier to deal with than the little devils. If he could see the high-ranking officials of the Eighth Route Army, he would definitely be able to survive. But now he couldn't see anyone. Wasn't this going to kill me?
The thought that he might be killed inexplicably by the Eighth Route Army's soldiers made him extremely anxious. At this moment, what Chen Jieshan feared most was not that the Eighth Route Army would talk to him or call for his death, but that the Eighth Route Army seemed to treat him as completely dispensable.
No, I have to think of a way! The inexplicable X factor rushed into his blood. Seeing the soldier at the door heard the movement in the house and came to confirm the situation
Chen Jieshan brushed the dust off his clothes, coughed twice, and stood up with his head held high.
Come, no longer anxious.
"A real man would rather die on the battlefield than die behind it. Tell me! When are you going to shoot me?" He said loudly with righteous indignation.
"Shoot? We don't shoot prisoners?" The soldier at the gate was confused, unable to understand such nonsense. What on earth was going on?
"Then you're sending me meat, vegetables, and rice. Are you sending me my last meal?" Chen Jieshan stood with his chest puffed out and his hands on his hips, his face firm and his tone resolute and fearless. "The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army only has generals who die standing, not cowards who fall on their knees. I won't eat your food. I won't surrender!"
"You're a high-ranking official, and we know the Eighth Route Army treats prisoners well, which is why they don't kill people indiscriminately." The soldier suddenly felt his brain wasn't enough. The popular science knowledge he'd learned in night school couldn't keep up with Chen Jieshan's erratic logic. He scratched his head and replied, "We'll bring you dinner tonight. You won't starve, so why are you crying?"
Damn it, he keeps talking about prisoners. Chen Jieshan was furious, but when he saw the soldier carrying the submachine gun with a long magazine, his heart suddenly deflated. He didn't want to bother with such a big-headed soldier. He told himself to calm down and continued:
"Then I want to see your superior. Your superior should be Zhu Jiande, right? I want to see Zhu Jiande."
The soldier grinned without saying a word, and Chen Jieshan felt inexplicably sick. He felt that smile was like a big, open-mouthed sweet potato, tinged with a natural contempt. Although he wanted to say something else, the soldier with a rifle on his back stood at attention across the yard and ignored him.
"Ahem," Chen Jieshan coughed twice, "I am the commander of the front line of the Second War Zone and the commander of the Sixth Army. I want to see the deputy commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone. You go and inform him." Perhaps he didn't hear it, the soldier stood straight and motionless, like a tree stump at the entrance of the village.
"Hey, I want to see Zhu Jiande! There must be someone in charge here who can come and see me!"
This time it seemed to finally work, but the soldier first took off the pistol on his back, looked at himself, and then walked out of the yard. He said coldly,
"Commander Zhu is busy, how can we meet on cue? If you really have any requests, I'll go talk to the platoon leader." The soldier glanced at Chen Jieshan, who was locked in the room. "Even if you don't want to eat the lunch I brought you, don't knock it over! Humph... You old warlord, you waste food, you really deserve to die..."
Damn it, I won't piss off these big-headed soldiers, will I?
Chen Jieshan suddenly felt conflicted. Wasn't his wording inappropriate? Wasn't it a bit bad for him to put on airs right at the beginning? It was really terrible. Why was he showing off his seniority to a small-time soldier? This wasn't the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army... What if their platoon leader or company commander shot me in anger? I was the commander of the Second War Zone, and I died in this desolate wilderness. I had no grave to bury, and my body would be thrown into the wilderness to become a wandering ghost...
A terrible prospect appeared in his mind, and suddenly, the aura of a martyr that was so awe-inspiring just now disappeared, replaced by a trembling Chen Jieshan.
No, you have to stay calm, stay calm. Han Xin has been like this before. He is being humiliated now in order to take revenge later.
Chen Jieshan sat down, picked up the chopsticks on the table, poked the fish balls in the two bowls, and started chewing.
The Eighth Route Army has always boasted of its preferential treatment of prisoners, so they should not shoot me; the Eighth Route Army has strict discipline, so there should not be any private killings; the orders of the Eighth Route Army are communicated from top to bottom, and since they said they would spare my life, I should still be safe now.
Several fish balls filled with fish roe and meat filling were strung together into a dish resembling a barbecue skewer. Chen Jieshan took a bite and felt as if the smooth fish balls had formed a ring in his mouth, swinging their fists and staging a full-scale brawl, leaving the ground covered with salty and fresh flavors, and the aroma was tangy. It was a pity that the dish had been left out for half an hour, so it had gone cold and had a faint fishy smell.
It should have tasted better when it was first delivered, right? Mr. Hu Jian suddenly felt a little regretful.
However, starch and protein can make people energetic. After a bowl of fish ball soup, Chen Jiesheng's self-confidence and military integrity were revived. He adjusted his military uniform and sat upright in his chair again, waiting for Zhu Jiande to arrive.
Just one hour, two hours, three hours passed, the sun set from the sky, the sky gradually darkened, and the guard at the door had not returned yet.
Chen Jieshan sat for a while, but he couldn't stand it anymore and had to go back to the kang to lie down. But as time went on, he could only toss and turn on the kang, suppressing the anxiety that was growing with time. Occasionally, there were some talking and laughing sounds coming from the wall. He hurried over and squatted against the earthen wall to listen. He only heard the voices coming from far away, as if they were talking about the captured supplies.
The voice of defeating the reactionaries faded away soon.
The surroundings became quiet again.
Hey, come here, what on earth are you doing leaving me hanging?
Chen Jieshan finally couldn't stand the tension anymore. He ran to the door and knocked hard, "Let me out! Let me out! I want to see Zhu Jiande. You can't keep me locked up like this!"
This room seemed to have once been a side room of a landlord's family. The wooden double doors were fastened with a U-shaped lock, which made a clanging sound. A soldier ran over and saw Chen Jieshan shaking the door vigorously. He shouted sternly, "Don't move! If you dare to run, you will be shot!"
"Who's in charge here? I want to see him!" Chen Jieshan's voice was as loud as a bell, full of momentum. He banged on the door vigorously, but before he could finish his second sentence, he stopped abruptly, like a radio with the pause button pressed - the soldier in front of him took the gun off his shoulder and raised it towards him with a click!
Chen Jieshan immediately raised his hands and took a step back toward the door. Before he could react, a gentle voice came from the door:
"I'm the one in charge here," several people turned in from the outside of the yard, and a man with a high forehead and round glasses walked in, "Comrade Xiao Wu, put down your gun first.
Pull out the bullet, but don't let it go accidentally.
"Excuse me, Mr. Chen Jieshan, why are you shouting so urgently? What's the matter?"
The man looked like a scholar. Chen Jieshan stared at him and looked him over. He couldn't smell any cigarettes, so he thought he might be a clerk. He mustered up his courage and said word by word, "Who are you? You are not Zhu Jiande. I don't know you. I won't talk to you."
"My name is Chen Jieshan. I graduated from the 7th Infantry Class of the Baozhou Army Officers School and the 7th Special Class of the Army University. I am currently the Commander of the Second War Zone Front Command, Commander of the Sixth Group Army, and Commander of the 61st Army." He said proudly, but ultimately did not dare to ask for the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Rebel Army's General Headquarters. "May I ask what your Excellency's position is?"
The man stopped the person who wanted to speak and thought for a while, "I am indeed not Commander Zhu. Mr. Chen, you are so anxious, you must have some important request. Why don't you tell me your request first?" I want to see Zhu De. I must discuss the friction between your army and my department today with him. Otherwise, how can I give an explanation to Commander Yan and the people of Shanxi Province?
generation?"
Chen Jieshan paused, then blurted out this string of profound truths without any awkwardness, then held his head high and chest out, looking righteous and awe-inspiring.
"Friction, friction, in this Jin Province, the word 'friction' is used in many different ways." The man laughed inexplicably. He found a stool and sat down. The soldier opened the door in front of him. "Mr. Chen, shall we sit down and talk?" "This time, 'friction', as I recall, it was your troops, Commander Chen, who launched the attack on the friendly forces first, right?"
"This is slander! I'm here on the orders of Commander Hu to wipe out the bandits. It's your army, gathering tens of thousands of people, provoking... friction, and hindering the great cause of united resistance." Chen Jieshan's face flushed, but his voice remained unfazed. "Who are you? I won't talk to you. I want to see Deputy Commander Zhu De!"
"My name is Lin Mingfeng. Our Jinxi Detachment is the unit that is facing your army. However, we only have two regiments, only a few thousand people, so how can we say there are tens of thousands of soldiers? Commander Chen, on the other hand, led seven regiments, which really means nearly ten thousand soldiers." "Nonsense, I clearly heard hundreds of machine guns and continuous gunfire. Your army doesn't have more than ten thousand people, so how can there be so many guns?"
Hearing this, Lin Feng laughed. He imitated Chen Jieshan's tone, enunciating each word and speaking slowly: "Commander Chen, would you use a butcher knife to kill a chicken?"
Chapter 283 Old Yan (3) Keeping His Promise Itagaki-kun
Fighting raged in Shanxi Province, with the Eighth Route Army engaged in a full-scale conflict with the nearly 10-man Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. While Chen Jieshan's troops were being severely beaten by our forces, Sun Cuiya's troops, a key force in the Second War Zone, launched a full-scale conflict with our forces, despite the Japanese army's promise of "strict neutrality."
That’s right, the Japanese army strictly maintained “neutrality” in this battle.
Intelligence from the latent Japanese Communist Party member Shirai Yukiyuki and various sources in Shanxi Province indicated that when Yan's forces took advantage of the "February Incident" to launch the "Shanxi-West Incident," the various divisions of the Japanese army surrounding Shanxi Province actually adhered to the "Japan-Shanxi Agreement" in the previous "Bo Plan," remaining steady and immobile, and temporarily refraining from attacking.
Naturally, as one of the "three eggs", the Japanese commander Seishirō Itagaki is currently in the "Imperial Soldiers Club" in Jinyang City, observing the situation on the chessboard.
Itagaki arrived in Jinyang before the February Incident began.
According to his plan, if Yan Lao'er showed enough sincerity in the negotiations and took steps to get closer to the Imperial Kingdom, he would "personally go to the negotiation site to show his sincerity" and even go to the Yan army's base camp to negotiate in person, and do a "Yun Chang going to the meeting alone" to give the Imperial Kingdom a good boost in its progress in governing North China.
As long as Yan's army is lured into surrender, the situation of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party can be broken up, thereby freeing up the precious manpower of the Imperial Army, and then they can attack Yiling and go straight to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Red Area, destroying the central nervous system of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and completely ending the Sino-Japanese Incident! He thought happily, pointing to the large map in front of him to several of his subordinates.
"That's right, our previous estimates were all very correct!"
Next to Itagaki Seishirō stood some of his subordinates: Shirai Yukiyuki, who was in charge of intelligence in North China, Oya Masaharu, who was in charge of intelligence in the First Army, and Masanobu Tsuji and Masaru Hanatani, two of Itagaki's old subordinates whom he had brought back from the Kwantung Army and the Central China Expeditionary Force.
"China at this moment is like the Battle of Sekigahara during the Warring States period—a war that will decide the fate of the world! The Imperial Army, the Guo Army, and the Red Army are fighting and collaborating on this very land, and the situation often changes in a moment," he lamented. "I never expected that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party would come together to face off against each other at this moment. It's truly eye-opening!"
The Japanese army's intelligence gathering capabilities were excellent. Under Shirai's planning, screened war reports of the February Incident were sent regularly, so even in Peiping, Itagaki Seishirō could learn about what was happening in Guanzhong and Shanxi Province.
However, the current situation didn't quite fit with Itagaki Seishirō's wildly imaginative theory from their meeting a few months ago: "The Eighth Route Army and the preserved fruit army are two sides of the same coin, feigning conflict while actually cooperating." Looking at Shirai Yukiyuki's embarrassed expression and Oya Masaharu's "Who's the best?" expression, he was about to cough twice to gather his thoughts and maintain his superior's authority.
This is my hard work, how can I allow the reality to question it? Itagaki was about to speak when he was interrupted by a rapid recitation.
"Commander! Right now, the Nationalist and Red Army are clashing, and the troop deployments in Shanxi Province are in disarray. Why don't we launch an immediate attack, taking advantage of their unpreparedness and striking them from the flank?" Masanobu Tsuji leaped up from his chair, slamming his hands on the table as if he had an airbag in his ass. He pointed at the red and blue patches on the wall. "That way, we can not only crush the Nationalist Army, but also wipe out the evil Red Army that's disrupting public order, and avenge our defeat!"
As one of the three chiefs of staff of the Showa era Japanese army and an "official disciple" of Itagaki Seishirō, Tsuji Masanobu's style was filled with wishful thinking, self-talk, and manic, reckless advances. He leaped to his feet, gesturing at the map: "Your Excellency's wisdom is unmatched! At this moment, the situation in northern China is truly like the Battle of Sekigahara in the fifth year of the Keicho era!" Tsuji Masanobu clearly got into the role. "The Red Army National Army is represented by Ukita Hideie and Ishida Mitsunari of the Western Army; and our army is led by Tokugawa Ieyasu, who upholds justice, is divinely assisted, and marches forward with unwavering determination!"
"The General Staff's work, 'The Battle of Sekigahara, a History of Japanese Wars,' states that the Eastern Army was bound to win. The Tokugawa clan's victory was already determined before the battle. Even if the Western Army had an advantageous formation, it couldn't be changed. Therefore, our army was also bound to win!"
Although this "History of Japanese Wars" was filled with the unrivaled Showa spirit of the General Staff at the time and fabricated fabrications that glorified history, it clearly gave Tsuji Masanobu great confidence. He pointed to the Yan army logo on the map and shouted:
So, we just need to act like the Tokugawas! The roar of the Tokugawas' cannons made Kobayakawa Hideaki of the Eastern Army realize that the Eastern Army was the one with the will to win. He promptly abandoned his evil ways and joined the light, helping the Eastern Army to victory. And now, aren't the Yan Army of Jin Province the same Kobayakawas of that time?
"The situation in Guanzhong, North China, is turbulent. As long as the Imperial Army attacks the Shanxi Army, Yan Xishan will realize, just like Kobayakawa Hideaki, that justice lies with our army and the righteousness of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. He will naturally join our ranks!" "Lord Zaomasanobu! The Bo Plan was personally decided by the Commander-in-Chief. I have personally instructed Lord Shirai to work with me in executing it. The policy of appeasing Yan's army and inducing their surrender is finalized!"
Listening to Tsuji Masanobu's nonsense, Oya Masaharu, the head of the First Army's intelligence department, could no longer bear it. He had put so much effort into Kashiwa's work before, and finally induced Yan Baichuan to negotiate with the Imperial Army and reach a preliminary agreement. Why did you come here and disrupt the situation and completely deny my work?
"Operation Bo is progressing smoothly. Yan's army has reached an agreement with us that we will not attack the territory they control while they are operating. Do you expect the Imperial Army to break their promise and disregard future operations?" "Betrayal? How can a soldier break his promise? Isn't the ultimate goal to seize the opportunity, act promptly, and achieve victory for the Imperial Army?"
Tsuji Masanobu, known as the jackal, wasn't angry at all when Oya Masaharu dared to contradict him. Instead, he was extremely delighted. He immediately launched into a fight, "Commander! You ordered me to put pressure on the Yan army politically, but it's because the First Army is hesitant and hesitant, losing their military roots, that the Bo Plan is progressing slowly! If they had listened to my advice and immediately attacked the Yan army, they could have taken advantage of the situation and resolved the Jin Province issue!"
"You don't know the current level of vacancies among the First Army's divisions. How would we respond if we rashly dispatched troops? Jin Province isn't just home to the Yan army! Do you intend to repeat the failure of the three-way siege?"
"alright!"
Seeing that Tsuji Masanobu and Ōya Masaharu were about to quarrel, Itagaki Seishirō banged on the table, quieting everyone down. Shirai, who was present, rolled his eyes, indicating that he was used to the bickering between the two. Meanwhile, Hanatani Masaru, also from the Kwantung Army, sat quietly to the side, awaiting Itagaki's instructions.
Itagaki glanced at the clashing Tsuji Masanobu and Oya Masaharu, then paused for thought. He was well aware of the current situation in Shanxi Province, where the Shanxi Army and the Eighth Route Army were locked in a fierce battle.
In the Japanese army's five-level combat power classification of A, B, C, D, and E, the combat power of Yan's army is basically "E", and a small part can reach "D" or "C", while the combat power level of the Eighth Route Red Army is basically "A" or "B". If the two fight, the only chance for Yan's army to gain an advantage is to rely on its manpower advantage, exhaust the Eighth Route Army's troops, attack the Eighth Route Army on a large battlefield, and then seek a partial victory.
So in this situation, how should the work of the church be carried out?
"Our conciliatory policy towards Yan Baichuan cannot rely solely on show of goodwill. While we are making him feel the sincerity of the Empire, we also need to demonstrate the Empire's resolve and resolve."
He set the tone: "Well, there's nothing wrong with using both force and power. While we're employing conciliatory measures, we must also apply firm pressure politically and deliver decisive strikes militarily, just as we did with the cannon fire against Kobayakawa Hideaki at the Battle of Sekigahara. In this regard, Tsuji Masanobu's enterprising spirit is worthy of recognition."
"Hey, I understand, Commander." Oya Masaharu quickly bowed to show his attitude. The boss had set the tone, and he wasn't stupid enough to confront him head-on.
"However, Tsuji-kun, although the current situation seems favorable, it's not the best time to act." Itagaki stroked his chin and said, "If we act rashly now, the fragile trust between the Imperial Army and the Yan Army will be shattered, and the Imperial State will only face more enemies. It would be better to wait until the battle between the Eighth Route Red Army and the Yan Army is over, and both sides are devastated, before taking action."
Itagaki Seishirō paced around the room for a few steps and said with emotion:
"Your mission is to pressure Yan Baichuan on policy matters and induce the collapse of Yan's army. I previously assigned the military pressure to Hanatani-kun. Alas! The current situation is changing so rapidly! If Ishihara-san were still here, it would be a great thing. I could use his wisdom to find the right time."
"Sir! Actually, there is no need to wait!"
Hanaya stepped forward and suddenly broke the silence. He announced loudly, "There's no need to ask Ishihara-san to make the decision! Before the Sino-Japanese Incident, Ishihara-san, who used war expenses and other excuses to obstruct the punishment of the violent Chinese, has lost the spirit of a warrior of the Imperial Kingdom!"
"Even if he were here, he'd probably be hesitant and hesitant for many silly reasons, ultimately wasting precious time!"
This man, one of the ringleaders of the September 18th Incident and one of the "Three Crows of the Kwantung Army," was no longer as quiet as before. A flicker of adventure flared in his eyes. He proudly declared, before the surprised gazes of Itagaki Seishirō and Shirai Yukiyuki, "Commander Itagaki, you have authorized me to act at your own discretion in military matters! Therefore, I have ordered the 35th Division to move out and advance in formation, launching an attack on the Jincheng and Shangdang areas where Yan's troops were concentrated!"
"As long as the attack is successful, we will be able to control and defeat the Sun Cuiya Division of Yan's army and occupy the Changzhi Basin controlled by the Eighth Route Red Army, making a great contribution to the cause of the Imperial Army.
Chapter 284 Final Negotiations (Part 1)
In March 1940, just one month later, the comprehensive anti-communist wave instigated by Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang reactionaries came to an end.
Chiang Kai-shek's six infantry, one cavalry, and three security forces were annihilated by our army, with only the Provisional 2nd Cavalry Division, which was sacrificed to the friendly forces, being captured. The 8th Division of the 76th Army, the 28th and 53rd Divisions of the 90th Army, and the 78th Division of the First Army were almost completely annihilated. The 3rd and 1st Reserve Divisions of the 16th Army were completely disarmed. The security regiments and brigades, which had originally been expected to follow the main force and plunder, consciously abandoned their weapons, raised the white flag, and surrendered when the Eighth Route Army attacked.
Ma Shaoyun's troops, who participated in the attack on Huinong District and several industrial clusters in the western part of the border area, lost their two most elite provincial cavalry brigades, leaving only the broken 168th Infantry Division, which was trembling in Xingqing City and staring at our troops outside the city from afar; He Jingzhou, who cooperated with him in launching the offensive, also lost his direct new 26th Division, becoming a half-bare commander.
The only two who had a relatively good end were Men Xiangwen, the commander of the cavalry division who had communicated with our army long ago. When his 7th Cavalry Division was about to set out, for some unknown reason, the cavalry horses were "poisoned" by a "% spy". A bunch of horses all had diarrhea, became upset, and could not run or jump, "just missing the start of this battle"; the other was Deng Yu, the commander of Tuocheng, who was happily doing business with our army. His main force, the newly formed 11th Brigade stationed in Yulin, fired into the air at our army and pretended to fight us. They even held a sports meeting in the last few days and had a lot of fun.
Next, our army's spearhead marched southward, pushing the front line back to the south of the KMT's starting line. The Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Field Army's Provisional First Field Army (temporary organization) rushed directly into the Guanzhong Plain, and together with friendly forces, surrounded the KMT's First Army's First Division that was defending Haojing.
The only pity was that our army had thought Chiang Kai-shek would follow historical experience and evacuate by air on a Junkers train. However, after blocking the Gaojing Xianyang Airport, we discovered that Chiang Kai-shek did not come. He escaped from the tunnel of his own northwest palace, slipped away, and directly boarded a car of a foreign consulate, fleeing to Hanzhong overnight.
all------
This was supposed to be a hearty defensive counterattack, but everything has its flaws. The only discordant voice in the February Incident came from Shanxi Province at this time:
The Japanese 35th Division, having been replaced by the newly transferred 106th Division to assist in maintaining public order and fill a gap in its personnel, was fully deployed. 1.8 Japanese troops, reinforced with field artillery, set out from Qinyang and, following the Taihang Xing Pass, launched a fierce attack on Jincheng, where Yan's army was held by Sun Cuiya.
At this time, Sun Cuiya, who was supposed to be guarding Jincheng County, was fighting our army in western Shanxi. He sent out all his best troops to attack our army, but only left one company in Jincheng to defend against the Japanese. This meant that the core pass from Taihang Xing into the Changzhi Basin was left undefended, wide open to the Japanese army!
With this comparison of military strength, even if you replace this company with the Eighth Route Army, it won’t be effective.
Because this operation was largely a "solo" operation, its orders were not issued through the normal Japanese military communication channels, which prevented our army's radio monitoring department and the intelligence system of the "Tongwen Academy" from reacting in advance. Since our main force was drawn to the western part of Shanxi by Yan's army, it was difficult for us to react in a hurry. Even if the guerrillas risked their lives to stop the attack, they could not stop a fully equipped and fully staffed division.
The 35th Division entered Jincheng like an unmanned area. This second-class division, guided by artillery and search regiments, penetrated Jincheng like an armed march. They followed the road
-Road north, the Sichuan Army Brigade originally responsible for guarding the Shangdang area was quickly surrounded
They annihilated the enemy and wisely did not choose to disperse their forces to continue the pursuit in the mountains. Instead, they began to reinforce the trench fortifications left by the Sichuan Army and sent troops to garrison Jincheng to preserve their own transportation and logistics routes.
In this solo stab in the back, the Japanese army unexpectedly succeeded in destroying the control of both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party over the Changzhi Basin, and drove a nail into the abdomen of our army's controlled area, almost separating the Taihang and Taiyue bases, and thus greatly worsening the anti-Japanese war situation in Shanxi Province!
It would be of no benefit to either side to continue fighting. The Eighth Route Army was anxious to get rid of the trouble and fight the Japanese, while Guo Su was anxious to reclaim his chopped-off claws. So, under the mediation of Britain and the Soviet Union, the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party officially began.
The Eighth Route Army sent a delegation led by Zhou Gong, accompanied by Dong Xiancong, representing the Civil Affairs Department, and Ye Yiwei, representing the Military Affairs Department. They crossed the front lines between our army and the Nationalist Army and arrived in Haojing City for negotiations. The Guofu side sat at the negotiation table with a team led by He Jingzhi, accompanied by Zhang Chong, Guofu's representative to the Eighth Route Army, and Zhang Qun, Secretary-General of the National Defense Council.
The two sides sat down at the negotiation table and began the negotiations with the Soviet and British consuls in attendance.
Because of the power of annihilating more than five divisions in one breath, Zhou Gong's elegance and demeanor were ultimately tinged with a hint of bloody gunpowder - different from the four wins and one loss in the previous five anti-encirclement and suppression campaigns, this time the Communist Party's counterattack against the National Army was as fast as lightning and as swift as thunder, and the power was like a thousand-pound hammer hitting an anvil, splashing a burst of shining iron flowers, and smashing the fig leaf of the preserved fruit into pieces.
But the Eighth Route Army was ultimately concerned with the overall situation. Even as the victorious party, the demands made by the Eighth Route Army were truly considerate of the Anti-Japanese National United Front and Mr. Kong Yige's reputation.
First, on behalf of the Party Central Committee, Zhou Gong defined the encirclement and suppression campaign as "friction instigated by individual reactionary and diehard bandit leaders* intended to undermine the War of Resistance." Therefore, the Eighth Route Army was not in a hurry to attack Chiang Kai-shek, but only to punish the diehard bandit leaders. Zhou Gong pulled out a small black notebook and tore off a page. Several individuals were listed on it, including Dean Kong, who had instigated the grain price war in Guanzhong; Hu Qinzhai, who directly commanded the encirclement and suppression campaign; Ma Shaowen, who attacked our base areas in the northwest; and Sun Cuiya, who attacked our troops and allowed the Japanese to pass through the defense zone.
Secondly, the Eighth Route Army demanded that the State formally recognize the legitimate ruling status of the border region and grant it official status and rights at least equivalent to those of the Shanxi Autonomous Government - such as printing and issuing provincial banknotes, financial independence, lifting the ban on trade, and independent conscription. All they needed was a recognition.
Thirdly, the Central Committee hoped to equally and reasonably distribute the transportation capacity of the Northwest Corridor and the materials imported from abroad. The Eighth Route Army could refuse the aid materials to China, as long as the dried fruit did not interfere with the goods imported by the Eighth Route Army itself.
Finally, the upright and noble Duke Zhou said that at present, the contradiction between the Chinese nation and the Japanese invaders is still the main contradiction. He hopes that all parties in the country should focus on resisting aggression and uniting against foreign aggression. Under this situation, they still need to form a united front and fight against Japan together.
However, in response to the Eighth Route Army's sincerity, this "negotiation expert," who had groveled before the Japanese during the He-Umezu Agreement and succumbed to their tyranny, unexpectedly proved much more assertive when confronted by the Eighth Route Army. After listening to the Eighth Route Army's demands, he neither refused nor agreed. Instead, he slowly pulled a document from his briefcase, adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, and read out Guo Jian's demands in front of the observers, Zhou Gong and Su Ying.
That's right, it's a "requirement".
1. The Eighth Route Army will immediately withdraw to the political divisions of the border areas and must not engage in combat across these divisions.
2. The Eighth Route Army must immediately return captured Nationalist soldiers and officers and return captured weapons according to their organization. 3. Afterwards, both sides can pretend nothing happened and continue as usual.
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