Chapter Ninety-Three: Cooperation Breaks Down

"Don't meddle in your affairs, be careful if you talk too much, you will lose yourself and bring yourself to death" After Staff Officer Wu returned to Chongqing with the weapon lease list, he immediately reported the matter to the Ministry of Military Affairs, but in his words, it was obvious that he had the meaning of slandering Thunder, especially the Eighth Route Army also received the same weapon lease list, and Thunder's move was also said by Staff Officer Wu to be suspected of colluding with the Communist Party, but the reply of the Ministry of Military Affairs made Staff Officer Wu puzzled.

"Brother, who is the boss of Thunder? It's Zhao Zhi, who is Zhao Zhi? Whether he was appointed by the old man himself, or the youngest major general in China. There are almost 10,000 Japanese soldiers who died in the hands of Thunder, and the relationship between Zhao Zhi and the South Bank Villa is very good, and the old man also sent a lot of the Jiang family's side children to Zhao Zhi, saying that they were fighting with Zhao Zhixue. Such a person with a deep background is not something that a small staff officer like you and me can regret, I really don't know what you are thinking in your head" Tang Baocheng, who was good friends with Staff Officer Wu, joked about the dejected Staff Officer Wu.

Staff Officer Wu was also extremely abandoned, there were several factions in the Ministry of Military Affairs, and Staff Officer Wu was assigned to Zhangwu County as the representative of the national army this time, and it was precisely because he took advantage of the struggle between the factions, because he did not belong to any of them, so he was sent to Zhangwu County. It's just that after Staff Officer Wu came back from Zhangwu County, a faction found him, and Staff Officer Wu would talk about the Thunder Communist, precisely because of the instigation of a certain faction, the purpose was not to make Thunder bigger. The old man really believed in Zhao Zhi too much, and some people in the Ministry of Military Affairs were not satisfied with Zhao Zhi, and Staff Officer Wu just sadly made a big mistake.

Compared with Staff Officer Wu, who borrowed alcohol to kill his sorrows, Ma Shicheng who returned to Yan Xishan's side was much more relaxed, and what he saw in Zhangwu County was the capital he bragged to Yan Xishan, and the stalker with powerful firepower was like an artifact in the sky and on the earth. The matter of being played by Yu Dazhi with mud pills twice in a row has been automatically omitted by Ma Shicheng, and in front of Yan Xishan, Ma Shicheng boasted that he was a person who could talk to Thunder, especially with Thunder's foreign wife Rowling.

"You immediately pack up your things and prepare to go to Zhangwu County again, you must get the weapons you mentioned, Thunder's request can be agreed to first, this is very important for our Jin Sui Army" Yan Xishan was eager to get Thunder's so-called new weapons, but he didn't mention the matter of joint operations with the Eighth Route Army and the National Army, and after Thunder released enough goodwill, Yan Xishan immediately responded.

The strength of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi expanded rapidly, and Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing also eyed Shanxi, and while the whole country was actively resisting Japan, Yan Xishan also dealt with the Japanese in private, and he often compared the Nationalist Army, the Eighth Route Army, and the Japanese Army to three eggs, and described himself as a person dancing on three eggs. Thunder was born in Shanxi, so that the long-sleeved and good dancing Yan Xishan tried to maintain the situation has changed, the trust of Chiang Kai-shek of Thunder Su, and the Eighth Route Army, this surprise attack on Jindong successfully diverted the attention of the Japanese puppet army in southern Jin, once Zhongtiao Mountain is relieved, those national army troops will not forget the friendship of Thunder.

Chiang Kai-shek's deep trust and friendship with the Eighth Route Army, the thunder entrenched in Zhangwu County was like a thorn stuck in Yan Xishan's throat. He was now powerless to drive away the Japanese army that had occupied half of Shanxi, and he could not force the national army that had entered Shanxi to prepare for war to leave, but he could take advantage of the situation and the momentum of thunder. Ma Shicheng said that Thunder was about to launch Operation Taiyuan, and after taking Taiyuan, Thunder's troops would go south to Burma to ensure the source of raw materials for their arsenal. Thunder left Shanxi, the happiest thing was Yan Xishan, and Thunder took Taiyuan but did not garrison troops, which happened to be cheap Yan Xishan, so Yan Xishan must have a good relationship with Thunder at this time.

Jin Suijun responded positively, but there was no news from Chongqing, and the completely different attitudes of these two parties were obviously trivial compared with the Eighth Route Army, because Ye Jianying, who returned to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, had been recruited back by a telegram from Yan'an, and the CCP was going to hold a special meeting on this matter, and Ye Jianying was required to attend. Yan'an had several different reactions to the weapon leasing clause that Thunder had made, some said that Thunder was too close to Lao Jiang, and their set was not credible at all, and some people said that Thunder's conditions were too harsh, and that the weapons lease had to pay Thunder not only materials but also a large amount of property, and the Eighth Route Army could not afford to raise those weapons at all.

"What's the show? People Thunder and well-intentioned want to help the armed forces who sincerely resist Japan, why is it related to Lao Jiang again, is Lao Jiang not anti-Japanese? As soon as Ye Jianying arrived in Yan'an, he heard all kinds of remarks about Thunder, especially the nonsense that the relationship between Thunder and Lao Jiang was not ordinary, which made Ye Jianying even more angry. Since Thunder appeared in Shanxi, everything he has done has been beneficial to the war, but these people who have eaten enough and have nothing to do have to push Thunder to the opposite side, I really don't know what they are thinking in their heads.

"What is the current situation of the Anti-Japanese War, I think it goes without saying that everyone knows very well in their hearts, in the face of the Japanese army that has been armed to the teeth and is well-trained, do we want our soldiers to really use broadswords and shuttle darts to fight against the Japanese army? I don't know what other people's attitudes are, anyway, I'm in favor of the Thunder's weapon leasing clause, and you can exchange some scrap copper and rotten iron for advanced rifles and bullets, why don't you agree? Peng Dehuai is also biased towards Ye Jianying's opinion.

"Deputy Commander, we don't mean that we don't agree with Thunder's weapon lease, but our arsenal also needs these metals, reloading bullets also need gunpowder, and we also need explosives and detonators to make mines, if we all give Thunder, then what about our arsenal? Is it going to be closed? "Some people agree with it, and naturally some people oppose it, and the first to jump out is the person in charge of military logistics.

"You still have the face to say that the arsenal, the grenades made by your arsenal can only be blown in half, and it is not as good as the firecrackers set off at the villager's house for the New Year, the reloaded bullets are not accurate at all, I think it is better for you to get mines. The things you made can be compared to other people's thunder things, people's rifles can fire 8 bullets in a row, the bazooka can be operated by only one person, and one person can put a heavy machine gun on top, your arsenal can't make these things, if you can't, shut up" The person in charge of the arsenal shut up, if the eyes can hurt people, I'm afraid Ye Jianying is already a seriously injured person at this time.

"Leaders" Ye Jianying took out a small notebook and held it in his hand, and nodded to Mao Zedong and others who were attending the meeting, "I have calculated an account, the most important metals needed by Thunder are iron and copper, and it is definitely not enough for us to capture the scrap copper and rotten iron of the Japanese puppet army, but Thunder said that it is okay to give crude oil, and also said that we have oil wells in Yan'an." Thunder has the equipment for oil extraction and mining, and people pay for people to come to Yan'an to drill wells and extract oil, as long as we sit back and enjoy its achievements, we will not accompany this transaction."

"There are oil wells in Yan'an?" Zhou Enlai immediately came to the spirit, this oil is a valuable thing, the thunder mechanized armored corps is inseparable from the oil, if Yan'an can drill oil wells, it is simply guarding a golden mountain.

"It was the people of Thunder who said that there were oil wells in Yan'an, and Zhao Zhi had intercepted a team of Japanese who were prospecting for minerals in China before he first entered Shanxi, and those Japanese had the habit of keeping diaries, which said that the Japanese had explored the location of the Yan'an oil field as early as 37 years ago. Now that the Japanese have occupied Burma, Thunder's people have brought all the equipment and people from the Burmese oil fields back to Kunming, as long as we agree, Thunder will immediately send those people and equipment to Yan'an to drill wells and extract oil."

"You can promise them, but they have to come up with equipment that can equip a division for us, and we have to have troops to ensure the safety of the oil field" Mao Zedong picked up the match on the table and lit a cigarette for himself, Thunder needs oil and Yan'an is likely to have oil fields, and Mao Zedong's mood is also very good.

"A division's equipment?" Not only Ye Jianying gasped, but even Peng Dehuai was surprised, this is simply a lion's big mouth, this is really a person who can be scared to death if he doesn't open his mouth. "Aren't we going too far, a division of American-style equipment has to be at least a million oceans, will Thunder agree to our request?" Regarding Mao Zedong's suggestion, Ye Jianying was skeptical.

"The sky is asking for a price to sit on the ground and pay back, didn't Thunder say that this is a transaction, then let's do things according to the steps of the transaction, and now it's time to see Thunder's attitude, you can send them a telegram immediately" According to Mao Zedong's instructions, Yan'an quickly sent a telegram to Thunder in Zhangwu County, and the people concentrated in the cave were very bored waiting for Thunder's reply, if this deal can really be done, the life of the Eighth Route Army will be much better.

"It seems that I made a mess of things, I will review it with everyone" Holding the telegram replied by Thunder, Mao Zedong was bitter in his mouth, dealing with the Nationalist Government for many years, and was used to bargaining with the Kuomintang. But when Mao Zedong made this decision, he completely forgot that the person currently in charge of Thunder in Zhangwu County was an American woman, foreigners are very pragmatic, they are not used to bargaining like Chinese, and it is not difficult to see the anger of the American woman in Thunder from this call back from Thunder.

"Opportunities will only be left to those who are prepared" This is the content of Thunder's callback, to some extent, Thunder's move has completely abandoned cooperation with the Eighth Route Army, just because the lion on Yan'an opened his mouth. A division of more than 10,000 people, Thunder handed over to the Eighth Route Army more than 10,000 American equipment in vain, it is better to use these weapons to rearm an American mechanic division to rob the Burmese oil fields, where is there still a need to fight with the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi, Rowling is annoyed by the way the Chinese do things.