October 9, 1940, Li County, Eighth Route Army Headquarters
The Guandi Temple is still in such a dilapidated condition. Although the whole city has begun to rebuild, the Guandi Temple has not been repaired. At this time, in a side hall of the Guandi Temple, the vice president The commander and deputy chief of staff met with a former acquaintance - Colonel Kuroshima Morita, the highest-ranking Japanese officer captured by the Eighth Route Army, former captain of the Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment, Baron of the Japanese Empire, and distant relative of the royal family.
As a shame to the Japanese Army, Colonel Kuroshima Morita lost the command of the Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment after returning to the Japanese army. There were even rumors that he would be transferred back to China for retirement, but unexpectedly he ended up joining Yamamoto Kazuki's fayan was transferred to the Yamamoto unit and continued to serve as the captain of the cavalry regiment, and was the captain of a cavalry regiment equipped with a large number of armored vehicles.
Not long ago, Yamamoto Kazuki unexpectedly took over as the commander of the First Army, and soon sent Kuroshima Morita as his plenipotentiary representative to negotiate at the Eighth Route Army base. Yes, it was negotiation. As his status became higher and higher, Kazuki Yamamoto is also becoming more and more sober, especially after the Battle of Peking. He increasingly believes that it is impossible to completely eliminate the Eighth Route Army troops, so he wants to obtain things that cannot be obtained on the battlefield through negotiation.
Although he does not expect the Eighth Route Army to make concessions blindly, Yamamoto Kazuki feels that he actually has a lot of cards in his hand. As long as he makes full use of these, the Eighth Route Army will have to make concessions even if it does not want to, just like when it was in Peking. Similarly, the Eighth Route Army cannot afford to gamble on its own bottom line. In fact, he can indeed have no bottom line.
"Hei Dao, you should understand that it is impossible for us to cease war with you. Our policy does not allow us to do this!" The deputy commander couldn't help but slap the table. Although the battle of Peking was won, he was still not allowed to do so. I was so happy that I started planning an action against the Japanese army after I came back. I never thought that Yamamoto Kazuki would actually propose a truce with the Eighth Route Army in Jin Province. A truce, how could it be possible? Both sides are mortal enemies. The final outcome of this war. It can only end with the complete failure of one party!
"Commander-in-Chief, don't be angry. There are no outsiders here. We can definitely talk slowly. Negotiations are always necessary." Kuroshima Morita explained with a wry smile. He was not at all tough on the Eighth Route Army. This was One of his secrets, and one that not even Yamamoto Kazuki knew, was that he had already joined the anti-war alliance after being captured. In order to protect someone under his command, he was forced to accept the instigation of rebellion by the Ministry of Social Affairs. He wrote a lot of written materials and shot a lot of anti-Japanese videos. Once things are exposed, not only him, but also the Kuroshima family will not be able to recover.
"If we don't stop fighting, what will Yamamoto do? Does he think the First Army still has the ability to annihilate us?" The deputy commander curled his lips. Although his tone was not good, he still softened his tone.
"Yamamoto Kazuki mobilized a 'water supply force' from the Northeast, as well as a lot of biological and chemical weapons. Once you refuse, he will release biological weapons to the base area, just like the plague and cholera before." Hesitation After a while, Kuroshima Morita finally told Yamamoto Kazuki's plan. In fact, Yamamoto Kazuki allowed him to say these in order to threaten the Eighth Route Army into submission.
"Don't he know that we have stockpiled medicines to deal with plague and cholera?" The deputy commander laughed angrily. The little devil really dared to do anything, and he did it again and again.
"Your territory is too big. Even if you don't attack the base areas of Jin Province, Yamamoto Kazuki can still airdrop aircraft to other areas. Xi'an, Luoyang, and even northern Shaanxi are all within the bombing range of the First Army Air Force. Even if you have So what about the drug reserves? Are they in sufficient quantity? Are there enough medical staff? And the use of biological weapons is just one of Yamamoto Kazuki's methods." Kuroshima Morita smiled bitterly. As a so-called nobleman, he actually doesn't care about biological weapons. He disagreed, but he also felt that Yamamoto Kazuki was right. They had no choice, unless they directly admitted defeat, otherwise they could only continue to break through the bottom line, just like General Okamura Neiji did in Peiping.
"You are almost at the end of your rope. This is all he has. What other tricks can Yamamoto Kazuki use? Our Eighth Route Army will not be easily frightened!" The deputy commander clenched his fists and continued, but in his heart But he understands that Kuroshima Morita is telling the truth. He cannot completely block a biological weapon, because the epidemic control work in the base area is still in progress, and even if there is sufficient supply of medicines, there are still People kept dying.
"Commander, you have to know that the area controlled by the First Army has a larger population than yours. If Kazuki Yamamoto is really pushed into a hurry, he may not do what Neji Okamura did in Peiping. ." Kuroshima Morita had a headache. He felt that the deputy commander-in-chief hadn't realized how crazy Yamamoto Kazuki was. That guy could raise a butcher's knife against Japanese civilians.
"He dares!" The deputy commander stood up abruptly. Even the blood vessels near his temples were trembling. He was obviously out of breath. In the Battle of Peking, Neji Gangmura had no bottom line. Now there are still people who want to imitate Yamamoto. Ichimu, using civilians as hostages made the deputy commander feel that there was nothing he could do. He couldn't also use civilians as hostages, right?
"He absolutely dares to do it. You probably don't know that in recent times, the First Army alone has executed more than 1,000 Japanese officers and soldiers, and 3,000 foreign nationals have also been executed. This does not include the period of the Great Destruction. The numbers caused by disguising yourself as your army, Commander-in-Chief, you have to understand that Yamamoto Kazuki has no bottom line." Kuroshima Morita continued, he also informed the Eighth Route Army about Yamamoto's troops disguising themselves as the Eighth Route Army to attack the Japanese. You must know that during the big raid, the Eighth Route Army headquarters was most worried about Yamamoto's troops.
"Does he really think that we can live in peace with each other?" The deputy commander sat down and understood in his heart that Yamamoto Kazuki can definitely do it. He has no problem killing his own people, let alone killing Chinese people. Obstacle. m.
"Yamamoto Kazuki believes that the Eighth Route Army also needs time to recover. After the big break, the Eighth Route Army suffered heavy losses, especially the common people. After the big break, although the First Army failed to support Peiping, it still launched several successful attacks in Jin Province. A large amount of supplies were collected and more than 300,000 young people were recruited during the large-scale sweep. Can the production in the base area bear such losses?" Kuroshima Morita continued to persuade patiently.
During the Battle of Peiping, although the First Army made moves to support Peiping, Yamamoto Kazuki, who was in Taiyuan, never thought of supporting Peiping from beginning to end. Instead, he took advantage of the emptiness in Jin Province to launch a large-scale raid. Not to eliminate the remaining Eighth Route Army troops, but only to destroy the economy of the base area.
A large number of crops waiting for the autumn harvest were burned, a large amount of materials were looted, and a large number of young and middle-aged men and women were threatened. Especially the loss of young and middle-aged labor force had a huge impact on the already fragile economy of the base areas. Now the autumn harvest in many base areas is Unable to proceed, the Eighth Route Army had to deploy a large number of troops to participate in the autumn harvest and reconstruction, which seriously affected the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness.
"If, I mean if, we agree to a ceasefire, what guarantee can Yamamoto Kazuki give us?" The deputy chief of staff asked on the side. In fact, not only in Shanxi Province, the situation in the Eighth Route Army base areas in Hebei, Shandong and Henan provinces is also severe. If If the conflict with the Japanese army can really be suspended in Shanxi Province, it will have many benefits for the Eighth Route Army in the three provinces of Hebei, Shandong and Henan.
"Chief of Staff, Yamamoto Kazuki promised to immediately release 100,000 young women and send troops to escort them into the base area." Kuroshima Morita breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously. He was really worried that the deputy commander-in-chief would not give in. If If that happens, my mission will be over.
"Where are the other 200,000 young men?" The deputy chief of staff frowned. The hundreds of thousands of young men captured by the Japanese army had a huge impact on the morale of the Eighth Route Army. It would be best if they could be rescued.
"Chief of Staff, the railway lines in Jin Province require a large number of personnel to repair." Kuroshima Morita responded in a low voice. He also had no confidence to detain hundreds of thousands of people. The Eighth Route Army was haunted without any objection, but Kazuki Yamamoto had already Those people were screened, dispersed, reorganized, and driven to various construction sites. It was not easy to let them go now.
"Why didn't the First Army recruit strong men from the occupied areas?" the deputy chief of staff asked.
"The First Army will adjust its policies in the future and adopt protective policies for civilians in the controlled areas. Any troop transfers need to be declared, and the collection of materials and taxes in the controlled areas need to be re-evaluated. Yamamoto Kazuki promised that as long as the two sides cease the war, We will fully implement the policy of tolerance!" Kuroshima Morita did not answer directly.
"The Japanese army's supplies are not sufficient to begin with. Once a soft policy is adopted, how will your supplies be solved?" The deputy commander interjected, saying that the Japanese army's supply shortage problem is very serious. In Jin Province, the Japanese army has always eaten whatever it can find. The Eighth Route Army The Japanese army is actually not much better when it comes to eating black beans and soybean meal. Troops who can eat sorghum rice balls and dried salted fish are all good. As for rice and white noodles, those are legendary things. The only difference may be the current stage. The Japanese army could still eat enough, but when the Pacific War broke out, they couldn't even eat enough.
"Yamamoto Kazuki has made a detailed plan to gradually restore the economy of Jin Province, and at the same time relax the trade blockade on the base area. The subsequent material supply gap will be compensated through economic means." Kuroshima Morita did not dare to say it all, Yamamoto Ichiki also asked Ichiro Hirata to collect a large amount of information on Japanese businessmen. He will later take action against Japanese businessmen outside Jin Province. It is so slow to collect taxes. Where can people rob them quickly? Compared with robbing Chinese people, robbing Japanese people is obviously More convenience.
"Isn't Yamamoto Kazuki worried that we will be more difficult to deal with when we grow stronger?" the deputy commander asked. This is also the biggest question in his mind. What will the Eighth Route Army lack after Wang Yue's help? Nothing is lacking, but time is lacking. Once the Japanese army stops sabotaging, he can use this time to build troops, rapidly expand the troops, and lay a solid foundation. As long as he has one year, he will have the means to fight the North China Expeditionary Force decisively. Chance.
Some people died, but not completely...
