"Hello Chief Fu!" Liao Fan saluted Fu Yisheng, Liao Fan really admired Fu Yisheng, in the face of major issues of right and wrong, Fu Yisheng was more able to make the right choice than He Yingqin and others.

"Commander Liao, nominally all the people of China know that I am your commander, but in fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see it, and there is no need for this in private!" Fu Yisheng said with a smile.

"Chief Fu, did you come here this time to intercede in private?"

Fu Yisheng waved his hand, indicating that he was not interceding: "It's not easy to send more than 30,000 soldiers back, I came here just to see General Chen's face, it's not easy to excuse myself, so I took this trip, I can understand your temper of Commander Liao, even if there is no enemy-occupied area between Taihang Mountain and Chongqing, which is thousands of miles apart, you will not return these soldiers easily." ”

"Hahaha, Chief Fu still understands me, tell Chief Fu the truth, these 38,000 prisoners of war have been picked up by our troops, 28,000 have been picked up by our troops, and the remaining 10,000 people will look at the situation, I will also integrate them into the various units of the New 33rd Army, now there is a shortage of people in Taihang Mountain, I can't help it, who doesn't want the soldiers trained by themselves, this is more reliable!" Since Fu Yisheng saw through it, Liao Fan didn't want to hide it from him, so he simply told the truth.

In fact, it is just Chairman Jiang's wishful thinking to return these soldiers, from Chen Cheng to He Yingqin, they all know that this time it is too difficult, Liao Fan is willing to give them back, and they can't bring these people back, not to mention that Liao Fan is not willing to give them.

"I'm afraid they won't be able to stay!" Fu Yisheng said, "If Commander Liao agrees to return the first commander and the others, I am willing to be a middleman, at least I can't let the two generals return empty-handed, right?" ”

"I can't decide whether they go or stay, of course, it depends on their own intentions, if they want to go back, I will definitely not stop them, if they want to stay in Taihang Mountain, if they want to take them away, I Liao Fan will not agree!" Liao Fan has always had a tough attitude towards matters related to the interests of Taihang Mountain, because his troops are too short of talents, and he can leave one behind.

Fu Yisheng didn't expect to hear Liao Fan give him such an answer: "Commander Liao has been in the army for many years, he should know military law, and the decision of a soldier is not up to the soldier himself!" Not to mention high-ranking officers. ”

"Sir Fu, you are full men don't know that hungry men are hungry, our Taihang Mountain is a big place in China, your officers are dead, and your superiors will supplement you, what about me here, I have finally trained a few officers, and a battle is lost, what can I do?" Liao Fan complained in front of Fu Yisheng.

"Who do you want to leave behind?"

"A division commander, a regiment commander, I have communicated with them, and they are willing to stay in Taihang Mountain! They are all generals of the Yunnan Army, and if Chairman Chiang can agree, I am willing to return the officers of the Central Army who have made trouble with me. "Liao Fan is like a businessman now, and what he wants to fight for at this time is to maximize his own interests.

"Huh? You also detained officers of the Central Army? Fu Yisheng looked at Liao Fan like a monster, how much did Liao Fan do, and how much did he keep to prepare for their arrival this time.

"No way, they want to make trouble with me, in case they get excited and leave Taihang Mountain with the soldiers, you know the consequences better than me, for their safety, but also for the safety of most of the soldiers, I can only detain them!" Liao Fan looked innocent, as if the detention of the officers had nothing to do with him, and all the blame was on those who made trouble.

"I have to admire Commander Liao's methods, I can always leave a back hand for myself in doing things, and I can always find a suitable reason, it seems that when I deal with Commander Liao in the future, I have to be careful, maybe I will let Commander Liao sell it one day!"

"Hehe, Chief Fu has an overreputation, no matter how much I have a backhand, I am just a soldier under you!"

"Okay, I'll promise you to try to keep the two of them for you, but can you tell me your final concession?" Fu Yisheng believes that Liao Fan still has hole cards.

"Sir Fu, how do you know I have hole cards?" Liao Fan smiled and said, "However, even if I let you open up and take people away, how many people can He Yingqin and Wei Lihuang take away?" ”

"That's right!"

"Since this is the case, this matter will be more troublesome to Chief Fu, so that I will have a lot less trouble."

"Are you Commander Liao a person who is afraid of trouble?"

"It depends on whether there is a bargain to take advantage of."

"Hahaha, Commander Liao is very honest about this matter!" Chief Fu said with a smile.

"Next, shouldn't Chief Fu get down to business?" Liao Fan looked at Fu Yisheng.

Fu Yisheng began to look at Liao Fan with a frown, and felt more and more that Liao Fan was thoughtful.

"Why do you think that I have something else to come to you Commander Liao, isn't it a serious matter to capture me?"

"If Chief Fu receives Chen Cheng's order, there is no need for Chief Fu to come to Taihang Mountain in person, just arrange a staff officer to come here, and the conversation between us has already been made clear, Chief Fu doesn't need to do this at all!" Liao Fan explained.

Although it is a big deal to come to the dignitaries, there is no need for Fu Yisheng to come in person, especially Fu Yisheng knows that this trip to Taihang Mountain will not have much results, so Liao Fan concluded that Fu Yisheng must have other things to do when he comes to Taihang Mountain this time.

"Our Seventh Army has done its best in the Suiyuan area! After capturing Baotou, we were powerless to move eastward! Fu Yisheng said, "I don't know if Taihang Mountain has a plan to go north?" ”

"It seems that I can't hide anything from Chief Fu!"

Liao Fan put the strength of Li Weimin's division in the Beitaifeng Pass to wait for the opportunity to go north, and now the New 33rd Army has received nearly 40,000 prisoners of war from the hands of the little devil, and the size of the New 33rd Army is more than half out of thin air.

"I'm afraid I don't have this plan this year!" Liao Fan said to Fu Yisheng with a smile, "The number of troops has increased, but I can't guarantee the combat effectiveness, for the rest of this year, I must first ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops!" ”

Fu Yisheng was a little disappointed when he heard Liao Fan's answer, now that they have occupied Baotou, although they still have the ability to hold it, but in the face of the main force of the Japanese army in the Suiyuan area, Fu Yisheng still feels a little alone. Now looking for Liao Fan is his best choice, if the new 33rd Army goes north in a short period of time and puts pressure on the Japanese army in Guihua City (Hohhot), then the Seventh Army will no longer have pressure in the Suiyuan area.

"Chief Fu don't be disappointed, the road to the north is the inevitable choice I have to make, as long as Chief Fu survives this year, I will definitely let the troops go north!"

Liao Fan's only tentative goal this year is to take the Jingcheng mining area, solve the problem of the source of raw materials in their factory, and then let Du Weize produce a batch of 40 rocket launchers, so that on the grassland, whether it is an offensive war or a defensive war, their infantry will have a way to restrain the enemy's tanks and pillboxes. But Liao Fan didn't want to tell Fu Yisheng about his plan.

"Then I hope that the new 33rd Army can move as soon as possible, expel the Japanese invaders, and restore stability in the Suiyuan region!" Fu Yisheng said to Liao Fan.

He Yingqin and Wei Lihuang couldn't watch these 10,000 soldiers in a day, and under the leadership of Li Lingfei, they only focused on watching some, especially at night.

However, the reaction of most of these soldiers made He Yingqin very strange, that is, they did not treat themselves as the supreme commander, but showed great popularity to Wei Lihuang. The performance of these soldiers made He Yingqin's teeth itch, but he couldn't help it, they were here to let these soldiers return to the army, of course, they couldn't point at their noses and scold.

However, He Yingqin has decided that if he has the opportunity to command these soldiers again, he will definitely put these soldiers at the forefront of the national army's battle against the little devils.

"Chief Wei, we don't want to go back!" After a few pleasantries, several soldiers finally expressed their thoughts to Wei Lihuang.

"Why?" Wei Lihuang was surprised why these soldiers were reluctant to join their old troops.

"According to other soldiers, although the training of the New 33rd Army is a little harder, they can eat enough here, and the military salary is higher than ours, and the most important thing is that the commander here does not insult the soldiers, so we thought, anyway, they are all devils, and it is the same wherever they stay!" A soldier looked at Wei Lihuang timidly.

"Ridiculous!" He Yingqin was reluctant at first, this was obviously smearing their national army, "Can you guarantee that he Liao Fan will always go on like this?" This is what he Liao Fan deliberately made to show you in order to let you stay in Taihang Mountain! ”

"General He, keep your mouth shut, you don't have any evidence to prove that Liao Fan did this on purpose!" Wei Lihuang glanced at He Yingqin dissatisfied.

He Yingqin just raised his head and did not speak again. Wei Lihuang was just a little lost in his heart, when he was in Zhongtiao Mountain, he knew that many officers of the Central Army beat and scolded soldiers when they were training soldiers, some soldiers were beaten and scarred, and many soldiers had a disgust for their commanders, but they didn't expect that in the end they expressed their thoughts in Taihang Mountain.

"Do most of you think so?" Wei Lihuang looked at the room full of soldiers and asked.

The soldier nodded silently, according to the news from the soldiers who had been assigned to various units of the New 33rd Army, the treatment of the New 33rd Army was indeed better than that of their old troops, and in terms of food alone, it was much better than their old troops, and there were no officers who deducted military salaries.

Of course, Wei Lihuang The soldiers they saw were all specially arranged by Li Lingfei, and in Taihang Mountain, Li Lingfei was still able to make them see what they should see and what they shouldn't see.

Wei Lihuang and He Yingqin saw that the soldiers in the room were nodding, and they were a little desperate in their hearts, this Liao Fan's methods were a bit strong, so many soldiers left their hearts in Taihang Mountain in such a short period of time.

"Don't forget that your family is still south!" He Yingqin did not give up, and he reminded these soldiers that their families were in the south.

But it was useless, although these soldiers were homesick, but from the moment they joined the army, they really regarded themselves as dead, because they knew very well how much casualties on the battlefield were compared to the Japanese army.

"Sir He, don't bother, we were all captured thanks to you, if Commander Wei is in Zhongtiao Mountain, maybe we won't be able to come to Taihang Mountain, and we were saved thanks to the soldiers of Taihang Mountain, if it weren't for them, we wouldn't know what we would do now, if we go back to see our family as prisoners, then they won't be able to raise their heads even more!"

A soldier is hidden in the dark, which pot is not opened, this is to expose his He Yingqin's scars in front of He Yingqin, how can he not arouse the anger in He Yingqin's heart.

"Who said that? Stand up for me, sir, I'll shoot you! He Yingqin was annoyed and ashamed.

"Chief He, they are all soldiers who have agreed to stay in our new 33rd Army now, you have to think before you do anything!" Li Lingfei reminded.