"Old Luo, when I was talking to Mayor Chen just now, Zhou Baichuan, who was standing behind him, wanted to speak several times, and even gave you a wink several times, but you glared back. Why, do you know each other?"

When he came to the yard outside, Zhang Qingshan took out a cigarette, handed Luo Yingjie a one, and lit it himself.

"Captain, Lao Dao and I not only know each other, but also have a very good friend. Moreover, he not only saved my life, but also often supports our guerrillas."

"Tell me, what's going on?"

"When I was the captain of the guerrilla brigade, once, I was accidentally betrayed by a traitor and surrounded. The comrades broke through separately. I was shot in the right arm and ran all the way. He happened to take the caravan to Sanqiao County to sell, and then he was rescued. Since then, we have been dating. Over the years, he has been constantly supporting us, whether it is weapons, ammunition, money and food. Sometimes, he takes the initiative to send it to me without me speaking..."

"So, is he intentionally approaching you?" Zhang Qingshan didn't believe that the other party approached him for no purpose. After all, there is no love for no reason in this world, nor is there no hatred for no reason. What's more, the slogan and policy that Chiang Kai-shek proposed at that time, "It would rather kill three thousand by mistake than let one go" was definitely not a joke. In that case, how many local emperors dared to do this?

"Well! He said frankly at that time, saying that he was working with us. He did this now, hoping to leave a way out for himself and his family. He hoped that one day in the future, when he was in trouble, we could help... This time, I brought him here." Speaking of this, Luo Yingjie lowered his head and said, "Captain, I made my decision on this matter privately. Please criticize me."

"Lao Luo, you did it right this time, what can I criticize?" Zhang Qingshan smiled and said, "Our Communist Eighth Route Army is not made of stone. It also has seven emotions and six desires, and also knows gratitude. He has helped us so much. Now he is in trouble to ask us for help. As long as he does not violate the rules of the party, government and military, we should repay him as a great favor. What's more, this is a big deal in fighting the Japanese. It is very correct to deal with the Japanese. Not to mention that, it is a big deal to fight the Japanese. It is not only correct to help, but also to thank them for their help over the years."

Luo Yingjie suddenly looked up, and the light of surprise flashed in his eyes. He asked excitedly: "Captain, do you want to fight if you say so?"

Zhang Qingshan nodded and said, "It is absolutely necessary to fight, but it is necessary to discuss how to play."

"Yeah! I know."

"But, Lao Luo, please tell me the truth. Zhou Baichuan, I think he is very dignified and has the taste of a hero in his bones. Do you think it is possible for us to bring him into the team?"

"Captain, you can definitely pull him into the team when you pull him, but..." Speaking of this, Luo Yingjie took a sip of his cigarette, shook his head slightly, and smiled: "But, I suggest not pull him into the team, but cooperate with him, and it will be more suitable for you."

"Why?"

"In terms of personality, Lao Dao is indeed righteous and has clear grudges. However, first of all, he has been free from restraint since he was a child and cannot stand the constraints; secondly, he likes to be rude and sometimes does things very extreme... From a big matter, the current strength of our assault regiment is only half a dozen compared to the Japanese in front of him. Even if Lao Dao doesn't consider himself, he has to consider thousands of people in Zhoujia Village. If he brings people here, the Japanese will definitely take revenge on their Zhoujia Village after they know it. At that time, it will probably affect our overall situation... So, I personally suggest that we should cooperate with him instead of inviting him to join."

Luo Yingjie can speak, and if he doesn't say anything else, the second biggest point he wants to say is, although it is a bit long-lasting, but it's very clear: our assault regiment can't beat the Japanese now, it's okay if there are one or two people, but there are thousands of people in Zhoujia Village, and we can't give up the foundation of the ancestors and move them all to our place or the base in the rear. In that case, the arrangements of these families with family members alone will not be possible in a short time.

Moreover, if people are used to living a good life, they have to talk about whether they can live a hard life with us. Don’t make a fuss about this at that time, it will be more than worth the loss. Besides, the big gold mine, after all, is it not cost-effective for us Chinese to give up and let the Japanese get a bargain for nothing. It is better to cooperate with them. In this way, there are many benefits. Not only can we put a big nail in the Japanese territory, but our economy is also a little more lively...

To put it bluntly, our own strength is not enough to make the other party believe that he can defeat the Japanese, so it is better to cooperate.

Zhang Qingshan, such a smart person, immediately figured out the trick here. He smiled and nodded and said, "It makes sense, then cooperate first. When you have the opportunity in the future, I will invite them to join our Eighth Route Army."

Seeing that Zhang Qingshan was following the flow of the river, Luo Yingjie immediately smiled and said, "The regiment commander is wise. When we let them see the power of our assault regiment, I believe they will naturally make wise choices."

"Lao Luo, how much do you know about Baoyuan County and Matou Town?"

Luo Yingjie thought for a while and said, "Captain, to be honest, I took our Sanqiao County Guerrilla Brigade in the past and rarely went to Baoyuan County to move. Only when I had to force me to avoid the limelight..."

Zhang Qingshan frowned slightly and interrupted, "Didn't we show off in Baoyuan County?"

"Because Baoyuan County has many gold mines, although there are many powerful people, they have to rely on the people to mine for them. Therefore, relatively speaking, the people live better than the people around them. In addition, the clan concept in Baoyuan County is very serious, with conservative thoughts and very group together. It is difficult for us to carry out our work. Although there is a guerrilla team, the number of people is small and the strength is weak. In the end, it merged with our Sanqiao County Guerrilla Brigade."

Zhang Qingshan nodded and said, "You continue with the topic just now."

"Since our assault regiment arrived, we have started from scratch, so we have always focused on the three surrounding counties, and paid much less attention to Baoyuan County, which is far away. Therefore, there has been a little less news in Baoyuan County... Leader, this is my intelligence director's dereliction of duty, so please punish me."

"It's not your fault. If you want to blame me, the leader, has a weak overall view, and only has one of my own land in your eyes... At most, you are just a poor assistance. Just as you are about to blame me, I have to bear the main responsibility..."

This is the truth. Not to mention Luo Yingjie, even Zhang Qingshan himself is like this, and his attention has always been in the three surrounding counties. In Zhang Qingshan's words, "Damn it is necessary to eat one bite at a time, and don't think about eating it in one go to become a big fat man." Therefore, everyone habitually pays much less attention to places where they cannot reach their strength.

"Okay, now is not the time to hold the responsibility." Seeing that Luo Yingjie was still about to speak, Zhang Qingshan did not give him a chance to interrupt and said, "Didn't you just say that the former guerrilla brigade of Baoyuan County and Sanqiao County merged? Well, you immediately select a group of capable people, and then select a group of locals in Baoyuan County from the guerrilla brigade, enter Baoyuan County immediately, and establish an intelligence network as soon as possible."

"yes!"

"Also, the first step is to find out the truth and falsehood of what Mr. Chen and Zhou Baichuan said, and reply as soon as possible." As he said that, Zhang Qingshan said seriously: "This is related to the direction and focus of our assault regiment's next work. We must not be careless."

As he said that, Zhang Qingshan sighed with deep emotion: "This world is too chaotic, not only the environment is chaotic, but also the hearts of people are chaotic. Our assault team cannot withstand great troubles. Everything must be true or false, otherwise, it is very likely that the wolf will not be beaten, but instead ask the wolf to eat it."

With such an obvious reminder, Luo Yingjie naturally understood the true meaning of this sentence. He glanced at Zhang Qingshan in surprise. Seeing Zhang Qingshan looking over, he quickly saluted: "Yes!"

Seeing that Luo Yingjie was about to leave after saluting, Zhang Qingshan quickly stopped him: "What are you doing?"

"Captain, you didn't call me..."

"I told you to act immediately, but I didn't ask you to go now. Wouldn't you send someone to talk to Captain Li Hua and Deputy Director Chen Xin of the County Guerrilla Brigade, and ask them to prepare their staff immediately... You may need to calm their emotions later, and then explain the situation to them in a tactful way. After comforting them, you will take the gathered people down the mountain to perform the mission overnight."

"Hey! Leader, you are still able to calculate and fight for every second to win both people and time."

"roll!"

They were discussing and arranging outside, while inside the house, the conversation between Hu Yingze and the other four seemed much more pleasant. Obviously, the communication was very smooth.

Soon, Old Town Mayor Chen and Lao Daozi sent Luo Yingjie and Tian Guozhong out.

Everyone exchanged greetings for a while before they separated.

Zhang Qingshan gave Luo Yingjie a wink, and Luo Yingjie naturally turned around and accompanied the Chen family's father-in-law and son-in-law into the house.

"Old Hu, how is the situation?"

But Hu Yingze put away his smiling face, shook his head seriously, and said, "Not very good!"

Seeing you chatting constantly, why is there such a big contrast when you come out?

Thinking of this, Zhang Qingshan glanced at Tian Guozhong beside him. Seeing Tian Guozhong shook his head and said that Hu Yingze was not joking, Zhang Qingshan asked in surprise: "What's going on?"

"Old Daozi said that in the evening of ten days ago, he saw with his own eyes a large number of Japanese soldiers entering Baoyuan County with many weapons. The number of people was estimated to be thousands... It was precisely because of the arrival of this Japanese reinforcements that their father-in-law and son-in-law did not dare to act rashly."

Zhang Qingshan's brows frowned suddenly: "In other words, there is another big battle?"

"Yeah!" Hu Yingze nodded and said seriously: "The three of us should go to the command post to discuss how to fight this battle!"

After coming to the command post, the negotiation process was not smooth. First: because we did not pay enough attention to Baoyuan County and the intelligence was backward, we argued whether these thousands of Japanese reinforcements were real reinforcements or methods used by Japanese soldiers. We argued to scare the assault regiment and deter local local tyrants. Of course, it only exists in the debate. After all, this needs to be implemented in practice.

At the meeting, we also made an assumption that if this Japanese reinforcements were fake, it would be better, but if it was real, how would the assault regiment deal with it? It was discussed again: Tian Guozhong advocated defense, and Zhang Qingshan advocated attack. But in the end, it was not decided.

But it was decided: Immediately send Luo Yingjie to select a group of elite intelligence forces to Baoyuan County to establish an intelligence network... At the same time, in order to solve the problem of comfort women, an elite force must be sent to make trouble for the Japanese, so that the Japanese can understand: Although you have temporarily occupied this Chinese land, there will never be a time when you act as you wish.

Needless to say, this elite force with heavy responsibilities can only be - the assault company!

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Chapter completed!