OBS Chapter 278 The Huben Army is about to leave Jin!
Chapter 278 The Huben Army is about to leave Jin!
The Huben Army will leave Jin sooner or later, and Zhou Weimin doesn't care what will happen to Jin in the future.
Besides, neither the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army nor the Eighth Route Army posed any threat to the Huben Army in Shanxi.
Why would Zhou Weimin provoke the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army or the Eighth Route Army? Now he, Zhou Weimin, just needs to make friends with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Eighth Route Army.
What the Huben Division needs to do now is to expand its troops, train new recruits, and then sweep across Jin, and move south to Guizhou and Yunzhou states by the end of the year.
"Wei Min, we already have our Jinsui Army in Jin, your Tiger Guards, and an Eighth Route Army. Isn't this too much?"
"And now the Eighth Route Army is still active in northwest Shanxi. You know, the Eighth Route Army..." Sun Chu was interrupted by Zhou Weimin before he finished speaking: "Uncle Sun, I have made it very clear."
"My Tiger Guards will leave Jin by the end of the year. We will not interfere or care about what happens in Jin."
After Sun Chu heard Zhou Weimin's words and the tone in his voice, he knew that there was no room for negotiation on this matter.
So Sun Chu didn't say anything else, although he did not ask Zhou Weimin to agree to suppress the Eighth Route Army.
However, it was enough to ask Zhou Weimin not to help the Eighth Route Army, not to mention that he also got a piece of news from Zhou Weimin.
That means the Huben Army will leave Jin at the end of this year, which is a good thing for their Jinsui Army.
Afterwards, Sun Chu chatted with Zhou Weimin for a few more words about the Japanese devils, and then left.
It can be said that they come and go in a hurry.
After Sun Chu left.
Zhou Weimin thought for a while and felt that the issues in northwestern Shanxi and the Eighth Route Army needed to be resolved as soon as possible.
So Zhou Weimin said to Xu Hu beside him, "Xu Hu, go and invite Brigade Commander Chen and Regimental Commander Kong."
"Yes!" Xu Hu responded.
Then Xu Hu turned around and left. About twenty minutes later, Xu Hu walked into the yard with Brigade Commander Chen and Kong Jie.
"Commander Zhou." Brigade Commander Chen walked quickly to Zhou Weimin, reached out and shook Zhou Weimin's hand, and said.
"Brigade Commander Chen." Zhou Weimin also shook Brigade Commander Chen's hand firmly and said.
"Please sit down." After their hands separated, Zhou Weimin said to Brigade Commander Chen.
"Commander Zhou, you asked me to come here, probably to talk about things in northwest Shanxi!" Brigade Commander Chen said to Zhou Weimin as soon as he sat down.
In fact, Brigade Commander Chen saw it when Xu Hu took Sun Chu away. Originally, Brigade Commander Chen thought he would not be able to see Zhou Weimin today.
But unexpectedly, Sun Chu came back after a while, and seemed a little angry.
Then Xu Hu came.
Brigade Commander Chen didn't know what Sun Chu and Zhou Weimin talked about, but he knew that Sun Chu and Zhou Weimin definitely didn't reach an agreement, otherwise Sun Chu wouldn't be angry.
"Commander Chen, you can just call me Wei Min. I'm not worthy of the title of Commander Zhou in front of you, Commander Chen!"
"I asked Brigadier General Chen to come here this time to discuss the situation in Northwest Shanxi. Northwest Shanxi is now the defense zone of my Tiger Guards."
"But your troops have been staying in northwest Shanxi. I want to ask what your troops mean by this?"
After hearing what Brigade Commander Chen said, Zhou Weimin nodded slightly, and then said to Brigade Commander Chen.
In fact, Zhou Weimin has a special feeling for the Eighth Route Army, which is why Zhou Weimin always sends military equipment to Kong Jie and Li Yunlong.
The Eighth Route Army is in the most difficult period now. They are short of guns and ammunition, and all the troops are suppressing them.
But for various reasons, Zhou Weimin could not help the Eighth Route Army openly, and in the eyes of many Eighth Route Army members, Zhou Weimin and the Tiger Guards were no different from other troops.
Zhou Weimin was very clear about the future. He knew that the war of resistance would be won, but after the victory...
Zhou Weimin didn't want to participate, so he could only escape. Besides, Zhou Weimin also wanted to give a bright future to those who followed him.
So after much thought, Zhou Weimin made up his mind and set himself a goal, which was to play abroad.
During this period, several small countries in the south were in chaos, and the great powers were busy fighting wars. Even if Zhou Weimin occupied several small countries in the south at this time.
The great powers have neither the energy nor the ability to intervene. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and Zhou Weimin will definitely seize it.
All of this requires a powerful military force, and currently the Tiger Guards have only more than 40,000 troops.
Therefore, the Huben Army must be expanded. Once the Huben Army has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, Zhou Weimin can implement his plan.
Expansion, recruitment, and training are Zhou Weimin's most important things at the moment, but the Eighth Route Army staying in northwest Shanxi is competing with Zhou Weimin for manpower!
This is also the Eighth Route Army. If it were the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, Zhou Weimin would have taken action long ago.
"Wei Min, although we have never met, we have known each other for a long time. I know that your Tiger Guards are a real anti-Japanese force."
"We are willing to make peace with the Tiger Guards. Since northwest Shanxi is your defense zone, we will withdraw."
"However, we hope to deepen our joint resistance with the Tiger Guards, and we are willing to cooperate with all of their military operations."
After hearing what Zhou Weimin said, Brigade Commander Chen thought for a moment, then said to Zhou Weimin with a serious face.
In fact, Zhou Weimin was well-regarded by the superiors of the Eighth Route Army, because the Tiger Guards were very similar to the Eighth Route Army.
Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the Huben Army is notoriously strong. Deepening joint operations with the Huben Army can reduce the casualties of the Eighth Route Army.
"Commander Chen, I am very grateful that you, the Eighth Route Army, are willing to evacuate northwest Shanxi. I am also very grateful for your help in the last battle of Chidong County."
"At that critical moment, you, the Eighth Route Army, were the only ones willing to launch an offensive and help our Tiger Guards draw the enemy's attention."
"I know all of this. The rise of the Tiger Guards has always been assisted by the Eighth Route Army."
"But my Tiger Guards can't do a close joint operation with the Eighth Route Army. It's not that I, Zhou Weimin, don't want to, but I, Zhou Weimin, can't."
"Because both the Central Army and Commander Yan have issued orders not to conduct joint operations with the Eighth Route Army."
"Although the Tiger Guards were founded by me, Zhou Weimin, they are also Chinese troops. We, the Tiger Guards, must obey orders from our superiors."
"Although this order seems ridiculous to me, I have my own ideas. I also want to give the Tiger Guards a bright future."
"I hope your army can understand me and I hope to be on good terms with you. I can guarantee that as long as your army can develop freely in northwest Shanxi, my Tiger Guards will never stop it."
"But your army cannot block our Tiger Guards' recruitment plan. Expansion of the Tiger Guards is currently our most important plan and priority."
After hearing what Brigade Commander Chen said, Zhou Weimin was silent for a while, and then slowly spoke to Brigade Commander Chen.
These words are Zhou Weimin’s truest thoughts.