A turmoil was dramatically resolved invisibly.

That night, the bandits of the eighteen villages in Feixi left Feicheng one after another and returned to their respective cottages, of course, these bandits also brought the big gifts prepared for them by the independent regiment, which was a real gift, and the independent regiment prepared at least one platoon of equipment for each cottage, and most of them had a company of equipment.

Xu Rui didn't think about it, and directly incorporated these bandits.

Especially the more than 1,000 bandits in the chessboard village, their combat effectiveness is really not weak.

But after weighing it again, Xu Rui still dispelled this idea.

The reason is very simple, after the independent regiment fought the battle of Feicheng, the loss of troops is too serious, at this time, if a guy will include the bandits of the eighteen villages in Feixi, it will inevitably form a situation of big bullies, and then it will not be the veterans of the independent regiment who affect the bandits in Feixi, but the bandits in Feixi who affect the veterans of the independent regiment.

Xu Rui was committed to transforming the Independent Regiment into a real people's army, not a bandit army full of bandits, so it was inappropriate to incorporate the bandits in Feixi at this time.

Regarding Xu Rui's decision, Sun Changhe has a lot of complaints.

Because of Xu Rui's decision, Sun Changhe's wishful thinking was shattered.

Sun Changhe hoped to absorb the bandits of the Eighteen Villages of Feixi, and also did a lot of lobbying work for Tang Kaishan, because after the Feixi bandits were recruited, he could rely on Tang Kaishan's identity as a sworn brother to "coerce" himself in the independent regiment, and Xu Rui had to give him a battalion commander no matter what.

But now, Sun Changhe is dying, becoming a company commander.

Xu Rui really thought so, and when he sent the bandits away, Xu Rui talked to Sun Changhe.

Xu Rui said: "Adjutant Sun, Fuyang and Mengcheng will soon see the difference, not to mention that the devil is no longer able to counterattack Feicheng in a short time, since the devil still has the strength to spare, there is no need to defend Feicheng anymore, that is to say, the battle to defend Feicheng has ended, and your task has been completed." ”

Sun Changhe nodded subconsciously, this is indeed the case.

With the heavy damage of the Kumamoto Division and the total annihilation of the 5th Brigade of the Independent Heavy Artillery, the Japanese army's efforts to open up the Feibang Highway have completely failed, and even if reinforcements are transferred, it is too late in time, and according to the information he has, the devils trapped in Fuyang and Mengcheng have begun to break through to the north.

Therefore, the battle to defend Feicheng is really over.

Xu Rui said again: "Adjutant Sun, you are a real soldier, but also an upright soldier, our brothers in the independent regiment are willing to fight side by side with you, if you are willing to stay, we welcome you with both hands, if you want to go back, we will definitely not embarrass you, we will still be brothers in the future, we will always remember your kindness." ”

Xu Rui got straight to the point and showed his attitude, and Sun Changhe was no longer polite to Xu Rui.

Sun Changhe asked, "Xu Tuanzuo, if we choose to stay, how do you plan to arrange it?" ”

Xu Rui smiled and said, "I plan to use your guard platoon as the backbone and expand it into a regimental headquarters guard company." ”

"Regimental Guard Company?" Sun Changhe's eyes froze when he heard this, and said, "Xu Tuanzuo, do you plan to hand over the regiment headquarters and your personal safety to me and my brothers?" ”

"How?" Xu Rui smiled and asked, "Could it be that Adjutant Sun thinks that he can't protect the safety of me and the regiment headquarters?" ”

"Of course not." Sun Changhe said, "But the question is, after all, we are the National Army, and your New Fourth Army is only a theoretical friendly army, can you really trust us?" ”

Xu Rui said: "Five days ago, our independent regiment suffered heavy casualties, Feicheng was in danger, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the loss of Feicheng is a matter of time, but Adjutant Sun still resolutely rushed to Feicheng with the guard platoon, and fought side by side with us, Adjutant Sun and the brothers of the guard platoon are willing to die with us, is it not worthy of our trust?" ”

Sun Changhe said movingly: "Since Xu Tuanzuo has said this point, the lowly post will not say anything more, the lowly post just wants to say one word, in the future, as long as the premise of the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is still there, the brothers of the lowly post and the guard platoon will defend Xu Tuanzuo like defending the ancient commander, even if we sacrifice our lives." ”

Xu Rui smiled and nodded, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Company Commander Sun! ”

Sun Changhe was stunned for a moment, and then immediately stood up: "Yes!" ”

Xu Rui smiled and said, "Take the brothers of the guard company and go to the logistics department to get a pair of new shoes." ”

Xu Rui had already discovered that Sun Changhe's guard platoon was also wearing cloth shoes, and many officers and soldiers had worn out the uppers, and their toes were exposed, and three days ago they surrounded and annihilated a heavy artillery brigade of devils, and captured 8,000 sets of devil military uniforms and more than 8,000 pairs of big scalp shoes, and it was time to change a new pair of leather shoes to the brothers in the guard platoon.

"Yes." Sun Changhe stood upright, saluted Xu Rui, and then turned around and trotted away.

Wang Husheng didn't say anything just now, just quietly watched Xu Rui perform there.

At this time, Sun Changhe had already left, and Wang Husheng said: "Lao Xu, do you really plan to leave Sun Changhe's guard platoon behind, and use the guard platoon as the backbone to expand into a regimental guard company?" ”

Xu Rui didn't answer and asked, "What, you don't agree?" ”

Wang Husheng shook his head and said: "I know what you think, you just want to treat people with sincerity, educate people through facts, and tell Sun Changhe and the officers and soldiers of the guard platoon that the Kuomintang and the Nationalist Government have rotted to the bones, and only the Communist Party can save the current China, but I want to remind you that not everyone can distinguish between right and wrong, or some people can distinguish between right and wrong, but because of the virtue of kindness, they have to make a move against their will, and Sun Changhe is Gu Shutong's adjutant, Do you think the relationship between the two of them can be simple? ”

Xu Rui said: "I believe in one sentence. ”

Wang Husheng said: "What words? ”

Xu Rui said: "Sincerity, gold and stone are open." ”

Wang Husheng said: "I don't think you can die if you don't have the heart of the Yellow River." ”

Xu Rui said: "I won't die if the Yellow River dies, Lao Wang, you have to have confidence in our party." ”

Wang Husheng said: "Nonsense, do I have confidence in the party? Don't forget that I'm still your introducer to the party. ”

Xu Rui's expression became serious, and he said: "Then let's use hard facts to tell Sun Changhe and the officers and soldiers in the guard line, why can our Communist Party get the support of the people, and why will their Kuomintang be abandoned?" We must tell them with hard facts that the people's army is for the people, and it is by no means just lip service. ”

Wang Husheng was infected by Xu Rui, his expression also became serious, and he nodded heavily.

What Xu Rui and Wang Husheng didn't expect was that the opportunity for on-site education soon appeared.

It's just that this opportunity for on-site education is really heavy and the price is too great.

(Dividing Line)

Xu Rui rarely had a good night's sleep, but he was woken up from his sleep.

When I opened it, I saw Xiao Taohong standing in front of the bed with a solemn expression.

Tonight, it was the turn of the communications office to be on duty for the little peach.

"Little Pink?" Xu Rui opened his sleepy eyes and asked in a daze, "What's wrong?" ”

"Uncle, something happened." Under the dim light, Xiao Taohong's bun face looked unprecedentedly dignified, which also made Xu Rui stop the Lushan claw that was probing into Xiao Taohong's chest, Sai Hongfu was also woken up, and when he looked up, he just saw Xu Rui's paw stopped on Xiao Taohong's chest, and immediately glanced at him fiercely.

Xu Rui's face was thicker than the city wall, and he withdrew his hand casually, while asking, "What's the matter?" ”

Xiao Taohong said: "The military department has just forwarded an urgent notice, because the commander of the 88th Division, Long Muhan, was afraid of the enemy's cowardice, abandoned the army and fled, resulting in the collapse of the 28th Army's defense line, Bozhou has been lost, and the northward cluster of the Japanese army in Central China has successfully converged with the Tufeiyuan Division of the Japanese army in North China in Bozhou. ”

"What did you say?" Xu Rui turned over and sat up, and said hurriedly, "When is this happening?" ”

"Just now." Xiao Taohong said, "The communications office just received an urgent call from the military headquarters. ”

"No, I mean when was the fall of Bozhou?" Xu Rui hurriedly said, "When did Bozhou fall?" ”

Xiao Taohong sighed and said: "Bozhou was lost two days ago, and the commander of the 28th Army, Gui Yongqing, did not report to the National Army Command until not long ago because he was afraid of taking responsibility. ”

"Lost two days ago?" Xu Rui was immediately anxious when he heard this.

This Gui Yongqing is still so fucked up, he didn't dare to report to the headquarters until two days after Bozhou was lost!

Judging from the time, the Nationalist Army Command may have issued an order to blow up the embankment of the Yellow River, and perhaps, the embankment of Huayuankou has been broken, and the water of the Yellow River has already surged!

Xu Rui didn't even bother to put on his pants, so he rushed out of the room with a roar and shouted at the outside: "Leizi, immediately notify the commanders of each battalion and company to come to the regiment headquarters for a meeting, hurry, go!" ”

Lei Xiang got up sleepily, put on his pants, didn't even bother to put on his shirt, and ran to deliver the order.

Not long after Xu Rui put on his military uniform and walked into the conference room, Leng Tiefeng arrived first, his face gloomy and terrifying.

Long Muhan abandoned the army and fled, and the 28th Army collapsed overnight, this result was completely beyond Leng Tiefeng's expectations, now Bozhou has been lost, and the northward cluster of the Japanese army in Central China has merged with the Tufeiyuan division of the Japanese army in North China, it can be said that the Battle of Xuzhou has actually failed, and now the National Army Command needs to consider that it is no longer to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army, but how to completely withdraw the more than 50 main divisions gathered in Fuyang and Mengcheng!

And with the loss of Bozhou, what Xu Rui feared most is becoming more and more likely to become a reality.

Before tonight, Leng Tiefeng still had 100 people who did not believe that the Nationalist Government would choose to blow up the Yellow River embankment, but now, Leng Tiefeng's confidence began to waver, if militarily it was impossible to prevent the confluence of the Japanese troops in the north and south, and if the more than 50 main divisions gathered in Huainan were in danger of being encircled and annihilated, digging the Yellow River embankment would be a high probability event.

Xu Rui once said that from the geographical conditions, once the Yellow River bursts, it is a high probability event to seize the Huai River into the sea.

The surging waters of the Yellow River will not only flood the Longhai Railway and block the route of the Japanese army in North China to attack Zhengzhou westward along the Longhai Railway, but the water of the Yellow River will also rush down and flood the entire Huaihe River valley and block the attack of the Japanese army on the Huainan Nationalist Army in the north and south.