"Oh? In that case, why didn't Chief Yan station his troops in Chongqing? Do you think Chairman Chiang will agree? Liu Chundao sneered.

"Senior Commander Liu, are you here to quarrel today, or are you here to solve the problem?"

Yan Laoxi's face became more and more unkind, he wanted to kill Liu Chundao now, but he knew that he couldn't do this, if it caused a war between him and the New 33rd Army, I am afraid that no one would benefit, especially if there was still the Eighth Route Army around, with his experience in dealing with the Eighth Route Army for many years, if a war broke out between the Jin Sui Army and the New 33rd Army, the Eighth Route Army would definitely not stand idly by.

"Of course it's here to solve the problem!" Liu Chundao's purpose in coming to Yan Laoxi is to solve the problem, if he doesn't solve it, why is he here.

"Since I am here to solve the problem, Master Liu has to be more respectful, I will investigate this matter, and I will definitely give Master Liu an explanation when the results are available!" Of course, Yan Laoxi didn't need to explain like Liu Chundao.

First of all, Yan Laoxi was the commander-in-chief of a theater of operations, with a high position and power, and was lifted by Chairman Chiang, and secondly, Yan Laoxi had heavy troops in his hands. And Liu Chundao is just a division commander, what does the commander-in-chief of the theater explain to the division commander? The reason why Yan Laoxi said this was enough to give Liu Chundao face.

However, what Liu Chundao came here today is not to save face, but to ask for the defense area that originally belonged to them.

"Okay, since Chief Yan wants to investigate, of course I, Liu Chundao, will not stop it! But...... Chief Yan, when will you be able to give us an answer? ”

Liu Chundao didn't want this investigation to be far away, if Yan Laoxi had to investigate this matter for a year, Liu Chundao couldn't wait for a year, he had to know the specific time, and couldn't let Yan Laoxi use the excuse of investigation to delay it indefinitely.

"Division Commander Liu, don't take an inch, our commander-in-chief has promised you to personally investigate this matter, and has already given you enough face for the new 33rd Army, what do you want?" Yi Jiliang said.

Liu Chundao ignored Yi Jiliang, there is only one person who can really call the shots in Jin Suijun, and that is Yan Laoxi, even if Chairman Jiang comes to Taiyuan, I am afraid that he will not be able to call the shots in this matter, so Liu Chundao only cares about Yan Laoxi's statement.

"For how long?" Liu Chundao looked at Yan Laoxi and said seriously.

"After the investigation is clear, I will naturally give Master Liu an explanation!"

"For how long?" Liu Chundao still persistently asked this question.

Yan Laoxi didn't expect Liu Chundao to force him like this, he thought that this matter could be delayed for as long as he could, and it was best to delay this matter until the New 33rd Army had forgotten or completely forgotten about it.

However, this time I am afraid that it will really not be able to fulfill Yan Laoxi's wish, Zhongtiao Mountain has been ceded, this is the last benefit of Liao Fan's plan to give up in Shanxi, and it is also the final bottom line in Shanxi, if anyone violates the bottom line of the new 33rd Army, I am afraid that it can only be solved by force.

"Three days!" Yan Laoxi gritted his teeth and said that he never thought that he would be forced to be so embarrassed by a division commander, in fact, he never thought about investigating this matter at all, and the matter of invading the new 33rd Army Defense Zone was ordered by him, and the matter was clear.

"Three days, I'm willing to wait for Chief Yan for three days!"

Liu Chundao left Yan Laoxi's headquarters, and the reason why Liu Chundao was willing to wait for three days was not that he believed that Yan Laoxi would really investigate this matter clearly in three days and give an explanation to the New 33rd Army and his family, but that this matter was a matter of obvious lice on the bald man's head, but that the deployment of the artillery brigade would take time, and it would take time to deploy the artillery position.

At that time, if Yan Laoxi still wants to occupy the territory of the New 33rd Army three days later, I am afraid that he will only have to greet him with artillery.

In the evening, as soon as Liu Chundao returned to his headquarters, his chief of staff sent Liu Chundao a piece of information.

"Division commander, this is information from the Eighth Route Army! This is the piece of information we just picked up today! The chief of staff handed over two pieces of information to Liu Chundao.

These two pieces of information are the information on the transfer of the two armies of the Jin Sui Army, and they also mark the place where they are now stationed.

"Ancient friends and original hometowns!" Liu Chundao marked the two locations on the map.

"That's right, it's Gujiao and Yuanxiang, and the two armies of the Jin Sui Army are stationed in this place!"

"It seems that Yan Laoxi has long been ready to rob hard, see if he Yan Laoxi has such good teeth! Order all troops to combat readiness! ”

He must be prepared with both hands, if Yan Laoxi really does not abide by the agreement, he can only use the cannon to reason with Yan Laoxi.

"Division commander, division commander, the Jin Sui army began to increase troops in their defense area, and the confrontation area between our two armies suddenly increased the strength of a battalion!" The communications corps ran to report to Liu Chundao.

Liu Chundao thought that Yan Laoxi would play a scoundrel, but he didn't expect that Yan Laoxi would be such a scoundrel, and he would increase his troops shortly after he left, it seems that Yan Laoxi is really ready to go to war with the New 33rd Army.

"What should we do?" The chief of staff asked Liu Chundao's opinion.

"Three days is three days, and I want to see what tricks this old fox can play! Wait for him for three days! ”

No matter how many troops the Jin Sui army moved, as long as the artillery brigade support arrived, Liu Chundao was not worried about them breaking out into battle with the Jin Sui army, although most of their troops were now scattered in various defense areas in Shanxi, but there were 15,000 Liu Chundao divisions around Taiyuan, and the support of the artillery brigade was enough for him.

Just when Liu Chundao was in trouble with the Jin Sui army, Ma Wanzhong had already returned to the Taihang Mountain garrison with his troops to rest. The first thing Ma Wanzhong did when he returned to the station was, of course, to meet Liao Fan.

"You can find a way to solve the problem of the soldiers, your division has always been at the forefront of the battle, I don't worry about the combat quality of the soldiers, if there are other problems, just tell me!"

Since Ma Wanzhong's troops were deployed to the Jingcheng area, the troops have not cultivated well, although Liao Fan is not worried about Ma Wanzhong, but the morale of the soldiers who have been withdrawn to rest has also improved.

"I didn't expect them to develop so fast, and I fell behind!" When Ma Wanzhong learned that the combined number of Hu Guoshan and Liu Chundao's troops had exceeded 100,000, he was shocked into a cold sweat.

"Don't be presumptuous, if you only talk about the overall quality and combat quality of the soldiers, I'm afraid they can't compare to you! Recruits need time and battle to hone their training, and your troops also need to be expanded during this time when you come back, and the target I give you is also 50,000! ”

Liao Fan knew very well that even if they had 500,000 combat troops now, it would be difficult for them to drive out the millions of Japanese troops in China, and after their defense area was expanded, they must expand their troops as soon as possible and then expand their troops, and with the increase of time, they would eventually have the ability and opportunity to fight to the death with the Japanese army and completely wipe out the Japanese army in China.

"I know, Brother Fan! But when will we be able to go to the front? ”

"Don't worry, you have to fight the battle, recently the little devil is increasing troops in North China, it is estimated that the Japanese army will not give you much time to rest and recuperate, and then everyone will be sent to the battlefield except for Liu Chundao's troops to watch their homes!"

With the growing strength of the new 33rd Army, the most unstable thing is the little devil, if the little devil wants to make a move against the new 33rd Army, I am afraid that the number of troops deployed will not be less than 200,000, if the number of troops continues to increase, the battle between the two sides will really turn into a fierce battle.

Of course, Liao Fan also cherishes the opportunity for peace in their defense area, after all, war needs the support of war materials, and only a stable area can provide war materials for the troops from afar, which is what Liao Fan values most, and the people in the rear live and work in peace and contentment, and provide enough materials for the desperate soldiers on the front line, so as to be able to win the war.

Ma Wanzhong also had enough time in the station, sometimes he looked at those old comrades-in-arms in the station, and went to Huang Changsheng's house to eat at night, and occasionally drank a little, without the tension of being on the front line.

"Old Ma, don't go to Huang Changsheng's house every night, aren't you delaying the creation of a young couple?" Liao Fan reminded Ma Wanzhong, "If you are okay at night, come to the command headquarters, and I will accompany you!" ”

Liao Fan knows very well that people who come down from the front line are most likely to feel empty when they are relaxed, they need someone to accompany them, and if they stay alone, I am afraid that they are prone to mental problems. Huang Changsheng has also experienced this, Liao Fan has also saluted this, Ma Wanzhong has not rested for such a long time, he needs someone to accompany him to talk.

"By the way, old horse, I have an idea I want to discuss with you!" After dinner in the evening, Liao Fan said to Ma Wanzhong, "Now as our troops grow, we also need to have a deeper and deeper understanding of the Japanese army and conduct intelligence reconnaissance!" If the Japanese army in North China is solved in the future, we will inevitably have the next step, and I want to plan as soon as possible! ”

"Brother Fan, what do you mean?" Ma Wanzhong looked at Liao Fan curiously.

"You are from the Northeast, you should know more about the situation in the Northeast, recently the Japanese army has transferred a lot of troops from the Northeast to Guannai, I mean it's time for us to arrange our own intelligence personnel in the Northeast and make plans for our future!"

When he learned that the Japanese army was dispatching the Kwantung Army to Guannai, Liao Fan came up with the idea of sending intelligence personnel to the Northeast, firstly, to understand the situation of the Kwantung Army, and secondly, to reconnoiter and provide intelligence for them to march into the Northeast in the future.

Ma Wanzhong immediately became excited when he heard the news, when they retreated to Guannei as the Northeast Army, he was really helpless as a battalion commander, and he couldn't change anything at all. The reason why he still insists on leading troops in the puppet army is to really have his own troops one day, and then take his brothers back to the northeast. Ma Wanzhong knew that it might be really more difficult to realize this idea than ascending to the sky, until he met Liao Fan, and then joined the New 33rd Army, he finally saw hope.