Looking at the task force coming and leaving, the New Fourth Army guerrilla detachment that was left behind in Haozhou City was also not idle. In addition to arranging troops to be responsible for city defense, they also began to send troops to transfer the materials left by the task force.

For this newly formed army, it was rare to have such a great harvest. The detachment was full of joy from top to bottom. Even if someone thought that the task force had taken away the most valuable materials, he still didn't dare to say anything more.

The reason is very simple. From launching a battle to taking over the city defense, the guerrilla detachment basically did not work. It was very kind to be able to get so many spoils. If it were someone else, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so generous.

There were thousands of captured puppet troops, and the guerrilla detachment also had a batch of free labor, and the speed of transferring materials was very fast. Whether it was the puppet army or the Japanese army's supplies, the officers and soldiers of the guerrilla detachment were all looted and planned to move them back to the base.

In Peng Yufeng's words, it was rare to have such a seizure, so they naturally hoped to collect more materials. With these materials, the development and expansion of the guerrilla detachment in the Haozhou area will also be greatly improved.

On the other hand, Hu Biao, who left Haozhou City, specially called Xu Sandao to his side and said, "Sandao, your reconnaissance team will work hard and immediately rush to Wocheng for reconnaissance. If nothing unexpected happens, the Japanese should receive news of the fall of Haozhou City tomorrow.

In my judgment, the Japanese should not give up the occupied county town like this, and they will definitely send troops to reinforce. The task of your reconnaissance team is to find out the movements of the Japanese and the troops left by the Japanese in Wocheng.

As far as we have, there are not many troops stationed in the direction of Wocheng and Mengcheng. If possible, with the help of the Japanese reinforcements, we will try to recover all three counties in one go.

In this way, the Japanese troops stationed in Huaibei and Suzhou will definitely take action. With the lack of military strength at this moment, let’s deal with the Japanese here. If you have the chance, I will send troops to reinforce the fifth war zone!"

"Yes, captain! I'll take people out immediately!"

"Be careful on the way! When you get to Wocheng, contact our rescue team first. They arrived earlier than us and should know more about it. Secondly, I will instruct the intelligence team to keep in touch with you at all times!"

Although the Japanese army successfully occupied Xuzhou the previous time and stationed its troops in surrounding cities, for Hu Biao, Xuzhou is also a strategic city. When sending rescue teams, the intelligence team also asked to establish intelligence stations around.

This time, Hu Biao led the task force to come over, and these chess pieces laid out in advance could naturally be used. Although Xuzhou is a bit far away from Wuhan, if it is a big deal, it will further undermine the Japanese army's attempt to open up north-south transportation lines.

The most important thing is that judging from the current development of the Eighth Route Army, Hu Biao should be able to find corresponding Eighth Route Army troops behind enemy lines in these enemy-occupied areas. I believe the Eighth Route Army will not refuse such cooperation.

In addition to the Japanese who were really willing to dispatch troops from the Wuhan front line, the offensive launched around the Yellow River Flood Zone should make Japanese who were exhausted. Even if they were temporarily recovered, they could boost morale and attack the Japanese army.

Back at the base where the rescue team was located, Hu Biao thought for a while and said, "Send a report to General Zhu of the Eighth Route Army and General Xu of the Shandong Column to inform our troops of the next combat plan and ask if they are interested in assisting us in the fight.

In addition, I sent a report to Chief Bai of the Fifth War Zone, informing him to send troops and officials to take over the county town we captured. In addition, let him draw the main force and prepare for the Japanese counterattack."

"Captain, will there be any objection to Shancheng when doing this?"

When Qin Tianyou, who was standing by, was still a little worried when he heard what Hu Biao said, but Hu Biao also said directly: "What do they have to do with the honor of regaining lost land for nothing? What else can they not be satisfied with?

There are many brave troops in the national army, but most of them are very loose in discipline. If you really want to leave the seized materials to those troops that take over the lost land, how much materials do you think they will use to rescue the victims in these yellow areas?

We are the ones who regained these lost lands, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, and the ones who were named Shancheng and the Fifth War Zone. It can be said that everyone has gained benefits. If they are not satisfied, believe it or not, I will kick them out!"

Qin Tianyou thought about what Hu Biao said and could only smile bitterly: "I'm afraid that some people are not greedy and use this excuse to accuse us of getting too close to Yan'an. Will it affect us then?"

As Hu Biao's direct confidant, Qin Tianyou sometimes didn't quite understand why Hu Biao was so close to the Eighth Route Army. But he was at least clear that many people in the mountain city were extremely vigilant about Yan'an.

Faced with Qin Tianyou's concerns, Hu Biao also said directly: "Old Qin, you should also know the matter of Bai Chongxi's borrowing territory earlier. In fact, our future development focus will gradually shift to the southwest.

What we need to do now is to ensure development in and around the Soviet province. Judging from the current situation, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army are the best candidates for friendly troops, and most of their troops are in the back of the enemy like us.

Let me give you the simplest assumption. If a certain base or guerrilla team in the future is surrounded by Japanese devils, do you think we need help? Will Shancheng be willing to send troops to rescue us with all our might?

To a certain extent, we, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army are truly people in the trench. Only by helping each other can we stabilize our development behind enemy lines. I am afraid that we will have to wait for many years to recover the lost land in the mountain city!"

With reference to the process of the War of Resistance that was known in the previous life, Hu Biao knew very well that after the War of Resistance Against Japan ended, the War of Resistance Against Japan entered a confrontation stage. During this stage, the Chinese army and the Japanese army still had many confrontations, but most of them adopted a defensive stance.

In contrast, the bases established by the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army in the enemy's rear were gradually connected from independent points to one by one. Although there were not many counties recovered, most of the towns and rural areas in the future were controlled by the Eighth Route Army.

When the Japanese army announced unconditional surrender, the strength of the National Army was still much higher than that of the Eighth Route Army. But even so, the National Army was still beaten by the Eighth Route Army in the end, because it lost the support of the people.

After all, the class interests represented by the two troops are different, and it is difficult to reach an agreement in the end. Even though Hu Biao's appearance changed the direction of the War of Resistance to a certain extent, I believe that the historical trend will not change much.

Hu Biao himself is very clear about these inconveniences to speak to others. He is also prepared to wait for the right time to tell Qin Tianyou and other confidants about his judgment and analysis of the future direction of the country.

As several telegrams were sent, the Eighth Route Army, the Fifth War Zone and the Mountain City soon held corresponding military meetings. When he learned that Hu Biao had gone to Haozhou, Chiang Kai-shek said in confusion: "Why did he run there?"

"We don't know much about the situation we have at present. We only know that he should have done something to help the victims in the past. In some affected counties, he also sent corresponding rescue teams to provide the victims with a lot of relief supplies."

"Disaster relief? What does he want to do?"

When Lao Jiang heard this news, he seemed a little frowned. As the ruler, he knew very well that the people's hearts were very important. Hu Biao's actions were somewhat of a bit of a bribe of the people's hearts. With the people's hearts, he could sometimes do a lot of things!

As a result, what surprised Chiang Kai-shek was that Dai Li, who reported the situation personally, smiled bitterly: "Principal, I don't understand what he wants to do. Compared to others' disaster relief, he has always kept a low profile and rarely revealed his own situation.

Earlier, in order to raise materials, he used the banner of rescuing the army and killed many corrupt officials. But the rescuing army only promoted it to the victims, and even many victims wanted to follow them, but they did not accept it, and only let the victims flee to undisastered places."

"What's going on in Haozhou? Why did he ask people from the New Fourth Army for help?"

"Principal, I'm clear about this situation. The reason is that we have not arranged many troops in the enemy-occupied area. Earlier, all the troops left behind in the Fifth War Zone were withdrawn without exception when the dam broke.

This New Fourth Army has not been in the affected area for a long time and has also rescued many victims and placed them on the territory they controlled. This time he sent a telegram, and I think he hopes we can provide more help!"

Facing Dai Li's explanation, Lao Jiang, who knew why these victims were affected, felt a little uncomfortable, but knew that what Hu Biao did was somewhat atone for him. Thinking of this, Lao Jiang couldn't blame anything anymore.

After thinking about it, he said, "Send a report to the Fifth War Zone and ask it to draw a division's main force into Haozhou. What needs does that kid need to do in the future and cooperate with his actions. If you have the opportunity, let the Fifth War Zone recover a few more lost counties.

Judging from the current situation, although Xuzhou has been lost, the Wuhan battlefield has also concentrated most of the elite troops of the Japanese. If we can restrain some of the Japanese troops, it can also reduce the pressure on us in the Wuhan battlefield."

"Yes, Principal!"

Like Lao Chiang, after the Eighth Route Army and the Shandong Column held a meeting, they felt that cooperation with Hu Biao outweighed the disadvantages. With the help of the previous disaster relief, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army had a certain foundation for people's expectations in the Yellow River Flood Zone.

If we can take advantage of the reputation of regaining lost land and seize more materials, the troops can also expand around the Yellow River Flood Zone as soon as possible. With the recognition of disaster victims, I believe that the bases established in the Yellow River Flood Zone will become more stable.
Chapter completed!