Chapter 66: A Difficult Choice (Part II)

Guo Shiyin carefully savored Xu Guoren's words, nodded lightly as if he had understood, and turned to leave. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In Beiping, Yu Xuezhong had already taken the train to Dingzhou, and Li Yingyi, the attendant adjutant of the young marshal Zhang Xueliang, hurriedly walked out of the confidential room, walked through the corridor, came to Zhang Xueliang's study, and saluted and reported to him: "Young marshal, the 88th Independent Brigade is calling. ”

Zhang Xueliang raised his head when he heard this, and beckoned, "Give it to me." ”

Li Yingyi handed over the telegram with both hands, Zhang Xueliang couldn't help frowning after reading it, and said with great dissatisfaction: "This Xu Guoren, how can he be righteous?" If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, and you really don't know what to do. ”

Li Yingyi lowered his head and analyzed: "Maybe Xu Guoren is worried that even if he doesn't interfere in this incident, he can't get out of it." Moreover, just after the humble post, I also got the news that Nanjing had authorized Wu Zhen and others to never tolerate Chen Zhiyuan and others, and ordered a group of Jin Sui Army and the Northwest Army to advance from the Zhengtai Line to the 88th Independent Brigade Station. ”

Zhang Xueliang thought about it carefully, and the matter of getting involved with the Communist Party is by no means a trivial matter today.

Seeing that the situation was becoming more and more serious, Zhang Xueliang pondered for a moment and instructed Li Yingyi: "Send a telegram to Yu Xuezhong, let him tell Xu Guoren, hand over the military power immediately, I will send him abroad to avoid the limelight first, and then entrust him with important tasks in the future, otherwise once the situation deteriorates, not only will the future be ruined, but my life may not be guaranteed!" ”

"Yes!" Li Yingyi hurriedly stood up and saluted, turned around and left.

After Yu Xuezhong arrived in Dingzhou, he found that Xu Guoren had already led his troops to retreat to Pingyang, and hurriedly took the guards to get a few war horses and hurried to Pingyang.

As soon as they arrived at the periphery of Pingyang, they were discovered by the cavalry scouts of the 88th Independent Brigade, and after identifying themselves, the cavalry scouts rushed to Pingyang with them to meet Xu Guoren.

At this time, it just so happened that Xu Guoren also learned some useful information from Guo Shiyin's identity as the central commander, such as the troop movement of the Northwest Army and the Jin Sui Army on the Zhengtai Line, so Xu Guoren had prepared for the worst and prepared for war with all his might.

Knowing that Yu Xuezhong was coming, Xu Guoren immediately went out of the city to greet him, because whether he could turn this incident into a disaster depended on this conversation with Yu Xuezhong.

After meeting, Xu Guoren saluted Yu Xuezhong out of respect and said, "Chief Yu has worked hard all the way. ”

Yu Xuezhong said reproachfully: "Brigade Commander Xu, why are you so tough? In the matter of the Communist Party, the problem is very serious, if it makes a big fuss, even the young marshal will not be able to protect you, do you understand? ”

Xu Guoren nodded and said: "I understand, but I can't betray my savior, this is my bottom line as a human being, besides, this matter is by no means as simple as it seems, there must be people in the provincial city who want to take the opportunity to get rid of me, so whether I hand over Chen Zhiyuan or not, I'm afraid I can't get out of it." ”

Yu Xuezhong sighed and said: "I and the young marshal understand what you said, but the situation is like this, and I can't wait." Before I came, the young marshal specially instructed me to let you hand over the military power, and then he appointed someone else to take over the 88th Independent Brigade, send you abroad to avoid the limelight first, and when the rumor passes, you will come back and entrust it to be reused. ”

Xu Guoren didn't have any reason at all, and refused on the spot: "That's not good, if I am positioned as a communist, I'm afraid it's not safe to go abroad." "Xu Guoren is not stupid, there are many assassins in history.

Without military power, a small soldier may kill himself.

Therefore, he would rather raise the flag to revolt and come to Jinggangshan and the Long March, Xu Guoren will not give up his military power, because now his life is not only his own, if something goes wrong with him, most of the officers of the 88th Independent Brigade may suffer.

Yu Xuezhong understood Xu Guoren's worries, and persuaded him well: "Don't worry about this, the young marshal will send someone to protect you." ”

"Sir, I respect you as a person. However, the 88th Independent Brigade is the unit I started with, and it is also the capital of my life. Therefore, let me surrender the military power, and forgive me. Xu Guoren glanced at Yu Xuezhong slightly apologetically, and added: "However, please also ask the commander to tell the young marshal that no matter what the situation develops, the 88th Independent Brigade will never be the enemy of the Northeast Army, and will not be the enemy of the young marshal." ”

Yu Xuezhong said bitterly: "Xu Guoren, you have to think twice, once the situation deteriorates, your department will be redesignated as a rebel, and then you will regret it." ”

Xu Guoren said resolutely: "I have made up my mind, please don't persuade me again, sir." ”

"Chief Yu worked hard all the way, and someone came to arrange for them to enter the city to rest." Xu Guoren instructed Niu Dagen and the others behind him.

Yu Xuezhong couldn't persuade Xu Guoren, for fear that there would be something wrong with staying here, although intuitively, Xu Guoren would not do anything wrong to himself, but he still understood the truth that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.

Therefore, he raised his hand and refused: "No need, I still have something to do, since Brigade Commander Xu has made up his mind, then let's leave it at that, so we can do it ourselves." After speaking, Yu Xuezhong glanced at Xu Guoren meaningfully, and turned around and left.

"General Yu take care, I hope to have the opportunity to kill the enemy side by side with you in the future and serve the country!" Xu Guoren raised his hand to say goodbye.

Not long after Yu Xuezhong left, the provincial capital sent a telegram, severely criticizing Xu Guoren for interfering with the secret investigation team's mission, and strictly ordering Xu Guoren to release him immediately, otherwise the consequences would be spontaneous.

After Xu Guoren got the telegram, he directly asked Guo Shiyin to call the other party back, denying that Zhao Wen and his party of the secret investigation team were detained by him, and strongly supported Chen Zhiyuan as a good official who loves the country and the people.

After a war of words between the two sides, Wu Zhen, who was embarrassed and angry, sent a telegram to the commanders of the Northwest Army and the Jin Sui Army, ordering them to immediately approach the defense area of the 88th Independent Brigade in the name of the Nanjing government, trying to force Xu Guoren to submit.

The situation suddenly became tense.

"Brigade commander, two divisions of the Jin Sui Army and one brigade of the Northwest Army, with a total of more than 20,000 people, are approaching our side along the Zhengtai Line, of which the Northwest Army has passed Dingzhou, and the Jin Sui Army has also crossed the Hutuo River!" Two days later, Guo Xiaoliu, who personally led the cavalry out to reconnoitre, returned to Pingyang and reported to Xu Guoren with a solemn face.

After Xu Guoren listened, his face became heavy, and he ordered Niu Dagen behind him: "Gather troops and prepare to fight!" "Since there is no reconciliation, the battle is naturally unavoidable, and Xu Guoren will not be indecisive, sometimes, the fist is the truth!

"Yes!" Niu Dagen happily accepted the order and left.

The troop movement naturally attracted Chen Zhiyuan's attention, and he immediately found Xu Guoren: "Brigade Commander Xu, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Those bastards in the provincial capital, if they don't give us a way to live, then we have to pick up the guys and do it with them!" Xu Guoren said with a smile.

Chen Zhiyuan couldn't laugh, because he understood that if he really fought this time, then Xu Guoren and his independent 88th Brigade would really have no way back.

"You've decided?" Chen Zhiyuan pondered for a moment and raised his head to ask.

"It's decided, Xu said that he would never betray his savior, so there is nothing to talk about, I can only fight!" Xu Guoren nodded solemnly.