It was already past two o'clock in the morning, but the lights were still on in Xu Shijiu's office.

Yu Jiaxi came back from work in the field hospital, and saw that Xu Shijiu was still sitting under the gas lamp and meditating, and felt inexplicably sour in his heart, for the sake of the country and the nation, Xu Shijiu really worked hard, and even abandoned his own health, during this time, people lost a lot of weight.

"Ah Jiu, it's time to rest." Yu Jiaxi walked behind Xu Shijiu, inserted his fingers into Xu Shijiu's hairline, and gently pressed Xu Shijiu's scalp, Yu Jiaxi had learned professional massage, and the technique was extremely sophisticated, Xu Shijiu suddenly moaned comfortably, leaned back, and fell into Yu Jiaxi's arms.

"Ah Jiu, what are you worried about?" Yu Jiaxi asked softly.

"Alas, it's not the more than 100 military dependents who are forcing their children to leave the army and go home." Xu Shijiu sighed, then cheered up again, and said, "Let's not talk about this for a while, Jiaxi, how is the reconstruction of the field hospital going, are there any practical difficulties?" ”

"Can you not?" Yu Jiaxi smiled bitterly.

The last time Panshizhai was attacked by the little Japanese, the field hospital was almost connected to the pot, the equipment and medicines were lost, and the two doctors who were trained with great difficulty, Yu Huan and Gu Yaqin, also died, this is almost a night back to before the Xinhai Revolution, and everything has to start all over again.

"Jiaxi, don't be too anxious." Xu Shijiu in turn comforted Yu Jiaxi and said, "When I get through this battle, I will find a way to add equipment to the field hospital." ”

"Ah Jiu, don't worry too much, you have to pay attention to your body." Yu Jiaxi leaned down, her chin was on Xu Shijiu's right shoulder, and her left cheek was also attached to Xu Shijiu's right cheek.

"Okay, then don't worry about it for now, let's sleep, sleep." Xu Shijiu stood up, picked up Yu Jiaxi by the waist, and strode into the back room.

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Xu Shijiu was woken up by Gao Shenxing.

"Lao Xu, something happened." Xu Shijiu opened the door and saw that Gao Shenxing was already standing outside the door, "Last night, two soldiers of the L regiment wanted to sneak down the mountain and were caught, and the L regiment was urgently assembled. ”

"Isn't this nonsense?" Xu Shijiu didn't bother to wash, picked up his armed belt and walked out of the door.

After leaving the Black Dragon Village, the two of them hurried all the way to the Black Dragon Spine, and Xu Shijiu didn't say much along the way.

Halfway through, Gao Shenxing couldn't help it and asked, "Old Xu, what are you going to do with this matter?"

"What else can I do?" Xu Shijiu said blankly, "No matter what, it is not possible to shoot people after all."

"I'm not talking about this, I'm asking you, what to do with those brothers who ask to go home?" Gao Shen said, "Lao Xu, you have to think clearly, this is not a few hundred people, but a few thousand."

"I haven't figured out how to deal with it yet, but there is a principle that must not be overcome, that is, it is better to let people go than to aim their guns at their former comrades." Xu Shijiu said, "No matter what, everyone is a good brother who has lived and died together, even if they are not together in the future, they should not turn against each other." ”

"Lao Xu, apart from releasing people, you haven't thought about saving people?" Gao Shen said, "Didn't Little Japan threaten us with the lives of those military dependents, we Weishenme can't have a good fight with Little Japan, even if Zuihou can't save people, the brothers won't blame you, because you've done your best, haven't you?" ”

"It's easy to fight with little Japan, but do you know the consequences?"

"Even if you lose your troops, it's better than letting people go for nothing, right?"

"No, I don't think so." Xu Shijiu waved his hand and said, "If you choose to fight hard with Little Japan in order to save people, it will be equivalent to taking the brothers to a dead end, because at this stage, we are not at all the opponent of the 14th Brigade of Little Japan's independent mix, so instead of shedding blood and sacrificing in vain, it is better to hide the soldiers and the people."

"Hiding soldiers from the people?" Gao Shenxing frowned and said, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Xu 19 said: "I mean that even if these brothers temporarily take off their military uniforms and leave the army, they are still alive, and once the situation changes in the future, they are likely to join us, but if we go to fight with Little Japan now, and would rather sacrifice them than let them go, then even if the situation changes in the future, they will not survive." ”

Gao Shenxing said: "Then, aren't you afraid that they just took off the Chinese's military uniform today and put on dog skins tomorrow?" ”

"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid." Xu Nineteen said, "But then again, even if they really join the puppet army, it may not be a bad thing for us, Lao Gao, let me ask you, are you willing to face the puppet army that has nothing to do with us, or are you willing to face the puppet army composed of our former comrades-in-arms?" ”

Gao Shenxing stopped talking.

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Black Dragon Ridge, the station of the L Regiment of the 19th Detachment.

After Panshizhai was attacked by the small Japanese last time, Xu Shijiu adjusted the deployment of troops, no longer placing the four main regiments on the periphery, but concentrating the troops in the core area of Erlong Mountain, and only a small number of alert troops were placed on the periphery, and Li Zihan's L regiment was stationed in Heilongji.

Li Zihan walked out of the barracks surrounded by Zhao Dahai, the commander of the guard company, and two guards, only to see that the hillside outside was already full of officers and soldiers of the L Regiment.

Li Zihan stood on the small slope opposite the slope of the school premises, his sharp gaze swept over the faces of more than 1,000 officers and soldiers of the regiment one by one, and then turned around and shouted: "Bring it up"

When even four guards escorted two soldiers with big ties up the small slope.

The two soldiers had already taken off their military uniforms and changed into civilian clothes, and in the face of the forced gaze of more than 1,000 brothers in the whole regiment, the two soldiers were at first a little startled, and instinctively lowered their heads, but soon they raised their heads again, and their eyes also showed angry and unyielding looks.

"Say, weishenme take off his military uniform?" Li Zihan looked at the two soldiers coldly and asked.

One of the soldiers raised his head and ignored Li Zihan, but the other replied, "Lao Tzu doesn't want to do it."

"Don't want to?" Li Zihan's eyes showed a terrifying cold light, and he glared fiercely at the soldier who spoke, "If there is a kind of you, you will say it again?" ”

Li Zihan usually governs the army very strictly, and he is extremely fierce in the eyes of the officers and soldiers, but the soldier finally didn't dare to face Li Zihan, subconsciously avoided his gaze, and didn't have the courage to repeat what he had just said.

Li Zihan snorted, turned his gaze to the more than 1,000 officers and soldiers of the whole regiment, and said loudly: "If you don't want to say something, you can't do it?" When the army is a teahouse restaurant? Come when you want, go when you want? I tell you, no way

The state has national laws, the army has military regulations, as long as you enter the army, you will no longer be left to stay, and if you dare to leave the army without permission, you are deserters."

On the opposite hillside, more than 1,000 officers and soldiers suddenly whispered, once these two soldiers are determined as deserters, the end is doomed, deserters are bound to be shot.

As soon as he spoke, the soldier suddenly raised his head and roared: "We are not deserters"

Li Zihan turned around and said coldly: "The facts are there, do you still dare to quibble?" ”

The soldier cocked his neck and retorted loudly: "If you say you are not a deserter, you are not a deserter." ”

"You went down the mountain without the permission of the peak, and even took off your military uniform, and said that you were not deserters?" Li Zihan's eyes were fierce.

"We went down the mountain to save people, not to get out of the nineteenth detachment, and when my father is rescued, I will naturally come back" The soldier also let go, and he didn't show weakness, "Tuanzao, if you believe it, let us go now, if you don't believe it, then you don't have to say anything, come on, shoot us"

"Believe you? What shall I believe to you? Li Zihan said coldly, "Someone is coming"

When two guards stepped forward, they clicked and pulled the bolt of the gun, and the bullet was loaded.

The four guards who controlled the two soldiers kicked their legs at the same time, and the two soldiers took a kick in the left and right legs at the same time, and then involuntarily knelt on the ground, and the two guards with guns took a step forward and aimed the muzzle of their rifles at the back of the deserter's head, and then turned their heads to look at Li Zihan at the same time, waiting for Li Zihan to give an order.

"I said that the state has its own laws, the army has military regulations, and those who dare to leave the army without permission will be shot," Li Zihan said, his right hand was already raised, and when he fell, the lives of the two soldiers came to an end.