Headquarters.
Since Shen Quan left, the boss didn't think about food or tea for several days in a row. He just sat in the war room and stared at the distribution map of the enemy and the enemy in a daze.
After being stunned for a long time, the boss said: "Lao Yan from the war zone wants to send the Shanxi-Sui Army to our base area for study and exchange. What do you think about this matter?"
In order to strengthen exchanges between friendly forces, Lao Yan, the commander of the World War II zone, specially formed a Shanxi-Suiyuan Army team to come for exchanges and learning.
The division commander waved his hand and said: "In my opinion, this matter will never be that simple. Our commander in the war zone must have his own plans in mind."
"I think so too!" the chief of staff said seriously: "We definitely won't be able to fight the Japanese for a long time. I guess this leader just wants to take this opportunity to understand the tactics of our Eighth Route Army."
"Once they find out our true identity, if they really fall out in the future, we will still be the ones to suffer."
"But after all, the two sides are still cooperating, and we cannot refuse directly. After all, this commander is the top person in charge of the war zone."
The boss thought for a long time, then looked at the division commander and said, "I think this matter will be left to your division to resolve. We should not expose our strength, but also let the other side return satisfied."
When the division commander heard this, his head was pounding, but after all, it was the leader's order, and he did not dare to refuse. He could only bite the bullet and said: "Okay, I will try my best to arrange it!"
"Yeah, keep an eye out. There are many things that you don't have to worry about for ten thousand, just what happens."
"OK!"
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Theater Command.
Commander Yan, the top person in charge of the theater, is currently staring at the combat sand table simulation map.
Leaning slightly, Commander Yan looked at the staff officer beside him, Chen Xudong, and asked, "Xiaodong, are you familiar with the name Shen Quan?"
Chen Xudong is an orphan picked up by Commander Yan. He has always regarded Commander Yan as his godfather. Chen Xudong started as a recruit and climbed to the headquarters in six years, becoming the most effective staff officer beside Commander Yan.
As for Shen Quan's name, Chen Xudong, who has always been thoughtful, naturally knows it well.
After all, the many heavy losses suffered by the Japanese in northwestern Shanxi during this period all came from the new regiment led by Shen Quan.
Chen Xudong pointed to the defense area of the Eighth Route on the sand table and said: "I have heard this name many times recently. He is the leader of the new regiment. He is not an officer in the national battle order."
"Commander, okay, why are you suddenly mentioning this little captain?"
Although Shen Quan was just a mediocre regiment leader, his reputation in northwestern Shanxi during this period was known even to Chongqing, not to mention Commander Yan?
The commander said: "This man is very talented in military affairs. He has displayed the majesty of the Chinese in several major battles."
"China has such military talents, why worry about the Japanese!"
Chen Xudong nodded and said, "Well, speaking of it, Chen Quan's military talent is no weaker than that of Huangpu."
Hearing this, Commander Yan sneered and said, "Xiaodong, don't treat people who come from Huangpu as myths. In my opinion, many people who have graduated from official military academies are not as good as Shen Quan."
Thinking that such a talent could not be used by him, Commander Yan felt a touch of sadness in his heart.
In recent years, he has spent a lot of effort in cultivating talents for his troops. Not only has he invested a lot of money, but he has also used all the connections he can use to establish at least three martial arts halls.
But after several years of war, many of the outstanding officers trained at the beginning died.
The few remaining talents were completely unable to meet Commander Yan's requirements.
As the staff officer beside Commander Yan, Chen Xudong naturally understood the commander's intention immediately: "Commander, do you want to win over Shen Quan?"
The commander smiled and said: "Xiaodong, what do you think is Shen Quan's weakness?"
"Weakness?" Chen Xudong was puzzled.
“If you want to win over a person, you must first understand his weaknesses and attack from those weaknesses. The probability of winning will often double.
This is true in war, and it is also true in winning people's hearts. "
"Commander, I'm sorry, the intelligence department has not collected detailed information about Shen Quan. I will definitely investigate the matter personally." Chen Xudong said.
Commander Yan nodded and said: "I never believe that there are perfect people in the world. Many people are perfect just because the things they give do not meet their expectations, so they are unwilling to expose their weaknesses to you."
"So if you want to win over talents like Shen Quan, you must first exchange sincerity for sincerity. Only through in-depth communication can you slowly discover the other person's weaknesses."
Commander Yan has his own theory about the human heart.
After a pause, the commander continued: "We must speed up this matter, do everything we can, and find ways to make Shen Quan ours, with guns, troops, money and beautiful women. As long as we can give it, we will try our best to satisfy him."
In order to win over Shen Quan, Commander Yan had already made plans secretly, and even thought it would be okay to give Shen Quan the position of division commander.
The premise is that people can be used by him.
Chen Xudong thought for a moment, then suddenly had an idea and said: "Commander, I remembered that Chu Yunfei, the leader of the 358th Regiment under our command, was going to the Eighth Route Base to study this time.
Maybe we can take advantage of this opportunity and let Chu Yunfei go to Xinyi Tuan first to try Shen Quan's attitude. "
"That's great!" Commander Yan raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Then send a telegram to Chu Yunfei immediately and ask him to use the opportunity of observation and communication to test Shen Quan's attitude."
"Yes, I understand!" Chen Xudong replied.
Soon, a telegram sent from the war zone reached Chu Yunfei of the 358th Regiment.
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The 358th Regiment.
Chu Yunfei had long received an order from his superiors to join the observation and exchange group, and was now preparing to go to the Eighth Route Base Area.
At this moment, staff officer Fang Ligong came to Chu Yunfei with a top-secret telegram.
"Brother Ligong, this time we went to a friendly base to observe, what do you think?" Chu Yunfei was trying on the military uniform he finally made.
"Regiment seat, the commander's top-secret telegram!" Fang Ligong took the telegram and said: "The superior asked us to go directly to the new regiment to observe and communicate at that time. Let us test Shen Quan's attitude and see if it is possible to win him over to change his banner. .”
"New Regiment? Chen Quan?" Chu Yunfei couldn't help but rejoiced: "Just in time, I have wanted to go to the New Regiment for a long time. This time I can not only complete the orders given by the peak, but also truly see the legendary New Regiment. A bunch.”
Chu Yunfei didn't have too many guesses about the order issued by the commander. After all, Chu Yunfei knew the commander's love for talents very well.
It was because he was a military talent that he was appreciated by Commander Yan and became the commander of the 358th Regiment.
Even if the commander didn't say anything, he, Chu Yunfei, would take the initiative to apply to visit and exchange with the new regiment.
He really wanted to meet the devilish figure in northwest Shanxi who made the Japanese fearful: Shen Quan!
