The Japanese army of 100,000 troops attacked, but they did not take any advantage from Zhao Zhiguo. This already shows the problem.

They need officers to go behind enemy lines and organize armed forces behind enemy lines.

But the Eighth Route Army also lacked a force that could advance, attack, retreat and defend.

Zhao Zhiguo led the troops to regain lost territory one after another, becoming the first unit in the Chinese army to regain lost territory in an organized and large-scale manner, adding a lot of topics to the Eighth Route Army.

The Central Army likes to say that the Eighth Route Army is loitering but not attacking. The existence of Zhao Zhiguo's troops not only exposes the lies of the Central Army, but also tells the whole of China that they are confident of winning this war.

"Whether we want to put pressure on the Japanese army, we must also consider the situation of Zhao Zhiguo's troops. Their defense area is getting larger and larger, and garrisoning and managing them is not a simple task." said the deputy commander-in-chief.

"We don't have that many manpower. Zhao Zhiguo has asked us many times for people, but the regiment political commissars below are not fully equipped. There is also a shortage of instructors in the company and instructors in the battalion. We don't have that many people to send, let alone

Let’s talk about other staff members.”

Other units of the Eighth Route Army are also growing and require a large number of manpower.

"I heard that many students have come to Zhao Zhiguo's place recently," the deputy commander said.

"Indeed, Zhao Zhiguo's troops don't need to do propaganda now. The little devils do it for them. If they can win the war, those educated and ambitious young people will be willing to join our Eighth Route Army."

Zhao Zhiguo has become a postcard of the Eighth Route Army. Young people from all over the country, especially students, risk their lives to come to their Eighth Route Army defense area. A large number of them went to Pingcheng.

"Didn't Zhao Zhiguo want people? We definitely don't have any ready-made ones. If he is willing, he can send a group of students over and we will train them."

The Eighth Route Army headquarters is behind enemy lines. It has a stable teaching environment and sufficient environmental nurturing.

"Boss, Zhao Zhiguo is definitely worried that we will detain some of our people," the chief of staff said with a smile.

The future of a group of knowledgeable and educated young people is indeed unlimited. They are more useful in the headquarters than in Pingcheng.

"Do you think training is in vain? Zhao Zhiguo should give me some money, not to mention that there are also educated young people in other troops."

As the head of the headquarters, he naturally has to maintain the balance among the various units.

Being able to lead troops to fight and turn them into elites who are good at fighting is the ability of the commander, and the headquarters cannot balance it.

However, the resources owned by the army cannot be concentrated on one unit. If this unit is defeated or disabled in the future, the resources will be wasted for the Eighth Route Army.

Allocate resources reasonably and don't put all your eggs in the same basket.

"Okay, I'm going to draft a telegram and ask Zhao Zhiguo to send a hundred people over first, and students and officers will be sent over in combination. What do you think?"

"Well, yes, we need to let the officers under Zhao Zhiguo come to our place more often. They have a lot of experience in fighting against the Japs, and they can also teach the people in our headquarters." said the deputy commander.

Zhao Zhiguo's troops have been fighting against the Japanese army all year round, and they are invincible every time. This is also inseparable from the command of the officers at the bottom.

The experience of fighting the Japanese must be shared in a timely manner, so that each unit can be more cautious when fighting against the Japanese.

"I think so too. One is to come to us to learn, and the other is to exchange experiences." The chief of staff said, "As for Zhao Zhiguo's contribution in this battle, how should we reward him?"

"This kid, how do you want me to reward him? Give him my position as deputy commander?"

Zhao Zhiguo's winning streak in recent years is almost all due to him. Now he is the commander of the military division, and the next higher up is his position as deputy commander-in-chief or chief of staff.

"Sometimes, it doesn't have to be promotion. He, Zhao Zhiguo, is not a person who pursues fame and fortune. Maybe he would be more happy if you gave him a pen, a calligraphy and painting."

The chief of staff remembered that when Zhao Zhiguo asked for a letter, he had to take the letter to the rear and have their leader write it.

They heard that after Zhao Zhiguo got the calligraphy, he regarded it as a treasure.

"You want me to write? Then give him my position as deputy commander!" said the deputy commander.

The chief of staff was amused: "In that case, I will write a letter and give it to him!"

The Chief of General Staff had studied at the Whampoa Military Academy and the Frunze Military Academy. Although his calligraphy skills were not majestic, he still exuded a sense of elegance.

"Hey~ I think it works. We have seen the handwriting of our Chief of General Staff. When framed, it is no worse than those who were number one in ancient times."

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"Commander, the count has been completed. Eight hundred and twenty Japanese soldiers were captured. The rest of the Japanese soldiers committed suicide. Two hundred horses and eight armored vehicles were seized..."

The Japanese troops trapped by Zhao Zhiguo and the others were hungry and wanted to fight Zhao Zhiguo desperately, but Zhao Zhiguo refused to send troops to fight them.

When he was struggling to his death, he saw that some Japanese soldiers were about to starve to death, so he forced his companions to give him a shot to end his suffering.

In the end, most of the Japanese troops could not bear such a scene and chose to surrender.

The surrendered Japanese troops were so hungry that they were skin and bones. Zhao Zhiguo immediately sent the Propaganda Department there, and then took photos of the Japanese troops and waited for newspapers to make publicity.

The second step is to provide food to these Japanese soldiers. The little devils cannot die like this. They still have to dig in the mines while they are still alive.

"Eight Japanese armored vehicles are an unexpected harvest!" Matthew Wen looked at the armored vehicles driving to Pingcheng and couldn't open his mouth with joy.

In the past when fighting against the Japanese army, they were always forced to do nothing by the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles. Unexpectedly, now they also have one, and there are eight of them. In the future, they can directly drive the armored vehicles on top of the Japanese army to hit the little devils' muzzles.

The machine gun eyes of the turret.

But Zhao Zhiguo was not very happy, because there were no officers among the remaining Japanese cavalry, they were all soldiers.

He was a little dissatisfied that no nobles of the Japanese army were captured. Otherwise, publicizing the capture of nobles with little devils would definitely affect the Japanese army's domestic understanding of the war.

However, a package sent from the headquarters quickly made Zhao Zhiguo happy.

There is a picture in the package, written in red by the Chief of General Staff, and signed by the Chief of General Staff at the end.

After seeing this picture, it didn't matter to Zhao Zhiguo whether he was a Japanese prisoner or an armored vehicle.

"Tell me, is our commander a chameleon? He was so gloomy just now, but now he is smiling brighter than anyone else?" Matthew said.

Yao Pengju was confused. He didn't know why Zhao Zhiguo liked to collect calligraphy and paintings of chiefs, but at this time there was a bigger problem bothering him.

"Political Commissar, what is a chameleon? Dragons can also change colors. What color is a dragon?"
Chapter completed!