At this moment, Jiang Chujiu, who was in the deep trench in the graveyard, sighed heavily, turned around and walked towards the west of the trench, and had just taken a few steps when he almost tripped over something. This guy looked down and saw that Xiangyang was asleep close to a large grave, with his back facing the sky, his limbs spread out, a frightened expression appeared on his face, and the corners of his mouth twitched from time to time, as if he couldn't get rid of the nightmare even if he was asleep.

A wave of anger suddenly rose in Jiang Chujiu's heart, it was these guys who pushed Dong Yupei to the abyss of destruction. This guy reached out and touched the holster on his waist, and really wanted to pull out his pistol and kill the star. In an instant, he changed his mind again, shook his head depressedly, bypassed the photo star, and walked into the trench that had just been dug.

Several officers were pushing pai gow together, and when they saw Jiang Chujiu coming in, they all hung their hands in fear. Jiang Chujiu understood that asking for this thing at the end of the road was naturally not to seek any fun, but a reflection of pessimism and despair. If he was going to reprimand in normal times, how could he have such idleness in front of him, he just smiled bitterly and waved his hand, and the officers quietly slipped out.

Jiang Chujiu sat down on the coffin board used to play cards, hugged his pale head with trembling hands, and at this critical moment of life and death, he couldn't help but seriously consider his fate.

There are clearly two roads in front of him - one is to sit and wait for the Eighth Route Army to break through to this isolated continent, desperate, or be killed; Or, as a prisoner of the Eighth Route Army; The other is stubbornly resisting, waiting for reinforcements from Tengben. He had had hoped for it, but as time went on and circumstances changed, that hope became more and more diminishing, and was almost on the verge of being dashed.

This guy thought to himself: "It seems that the Eighth Route Army has full preparation and careful deployment for this battle, and the Japanese are pinned down on the way here, and their advance is extremely slow, and nearly ten hours have passed, and there is still no trace of them." Even if we had made it here at the risk of our lives, the battle might have ended sooner rather than later; Even if the Japanese were able to catch up in time and be saved by luck, what kind of situation would it be like in the future? It's not hard to imagine. ”

A gunshot rang out not far away, scaring the guy into a shiver.

This guy then thought: "Dong Yupei completely fell into the hands of the Japanese, sitting in other people's arms and breastfeeding, pitching up and following others, and involuntarily unable to help himself. At that time, Kawashima Yoshiko and Tengben would definitely become the native emperors of Ganyu County, and he Jiang Chujiu's existing status, prestige, and power would be deprived of it. Living under the hands of such a sworn enemy, the unbearable depression and humiliation are needless to say, and it may not be easy to end up with a corpse! ”

Actually, this guy has something to think. Two paths, the same ending: both are the same "death" word. Fortunately, this is a large graveyard, and there is a burial place when you die!

Isn't there a third way? Some. Right now, this poisonous seed was buried in his heart.

"If you want to protect yourself, you have to kill your opponent first." This is the key to his philosophy of Jiang Chujiu's life, the basic strategy of struggle. This guy's defense is not negative, but in order to better achieve the purpose of killing, if you want to prevent yourself from being killed by others, you can only kill others first. For most of his life, he used this strategy to assist the Dong family in creating a great cause and defeated one rival after another. Unexpectedly, in this twilight year, this strategy will be used on the head of his master Dong Yupei.

Jiang Chujiu, the old guy, raised his head and looked around timidly, as if he was afraid that someone would peek into the secret of his heart. The only thing that stood at him was the dead bodies with no arms and legs, and the bones that had been blown out of the grave, and no living person had stepped into it. The old fellow pricked up his ears again, and there was a solemn silence outside the trenches.

The old fellow clearly felt an irresistible force that was rapidly accumulating behind the silence, and the Eighth Route Army was obviously stepping up preparations for a general attack, and this solemn silence was the prelude to burying their lone army. Time is the most unforgiving, it cannot wait any longer, and a decision must be made as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late.

In this way, does this old guy want to get rid of Dong Yupei and find another way out, just to escape the doom of being ruined? No, this is an underestimation of him Jiang Chujiu, this old guy not only wants to save his life, but the most important thing is to seize this opportunity and strive to realize the ideal of becoming the overlord of one party that he has dreamed of in his life.

Jiang Chujiu, the old guy, stood up, this sharp action was very incommensurate with his aging age and physical strength, and the resurgence of personal entrepreneurship seemed to have been injected into his aging body, making him suddenly feel much younger. The old fellow walked up and down the trenches, quickly plotting the concrete steps of this conspiracy.

An hour ago, Dong Yupei called him and instructed him to select 300 strong soldiers from the existing troops to form a reinforced company, with him as the company commander, and also said some words of encouragement to him, and made a bunch of wishes to be promoted to the rank of knight.

In the heat in front of him, this old guy's favor and reuse of Dong Yupei can neither say whether he is surprised or happy, nor can he say whether he is happy or sad, but he just agreed to come down blankly. He took the guard Wang group to the troops, selected 300 strong men, organized them into a squad platoon, designated the leader, and asked them to rest in the big trenches in the west to stand by, and sent Wang Group's team to the temple to inspect the situation, and he came here to think about his thoughts.

Jiang Chujiu, an old guy's plan to move flowers and trees, made Dong Yupei deeply fall into the predicament of exhaustion and betrayal of relatives.

Dong usually reprimanded like that. He tried his best to suppress his impulse, and said in a tone that was close to pleading: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are at a critical juncture right now, and the success or failure of the Dong clan is also related to the safety of your brothers' lives. You and I are brothers in distress, there is nothing to taboo, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. ”

Several officers followed:

The Eighth Route Army stepped up its shouting before the battle, which made the people on the battlefield panic, and the brothers were very dissatisfied with this public plea for help from the little devil, and there were complaints and complaints behind their backs. In front of me, people are not aligned, and if they drag on, things will be even more difficult to do! ”

"There were many wounded soldiers, and there was not enough medical care, so they crowded into the trenches and cried and made trouble, so that everyone in the brothers was in danger. If it drags on like this, it will be difficult to maintain morale. ”

"The ammunition reserves are getting smaller and smaller, and if this stalemate continues, the attrition will continue to increase, and it will be more difficult to cope with the large-scale attack of the Eighth Route Army."

Listening to these ominous words, Dong Yupei felt that the situation in front of him was much more serious than he expected, and his mood became even more nervous, looking at the silent Jiang Chujiu and asking, "Old Jiang, what do you think should be done?" ”

"Chu Jiu is guilty, dereliction of duty, mistaken of the party-state affairs, and mistaken of you!" As soon as Jiang Chujiu's words came out, it was sad and moving, "The past does not admonish, the coming can be chased, and now, there is no need to complain about each other, only one heart and one mind, work together to open a way of life, and reorganize the great cause of the party-state in Ganyu." He glanced at the crowd and said tentatively, "Listen to your words, but do you have the intention of breaking through?" ”

"That's right! Breakthrough. Jiang Yiliang was the first to loudly agree, "The tree is dead; People move to live, and there is only such a way to live in front of them. ”

Several officers did not immediately express their attitude, and there was a bit of timidity in their acquiescence.

"Breakout? Isn't it dangerous? Dong Zhu'an said hesitantly, "Surrounded by the Eighth Route Army on all sides, there is no way to go, so take a few machine guns as the head and blockade it, isn't it a meat bun beating a dog - there is no return." ”

Dong Yupei was immediately attracted by this suggestion, the old guy Jiang Chujiu is really worthy of his age, he is wise and wide, and he has changed his power, and he actually came up with such a good plan. He had always pinned his hopes on the reinforcements of the Japanese, neglecting to find a way out from this aspect, and after Jiang Chujiu's guidance, he suddenly came to his senses. Seeing that he was courteous and polite to his nephew Dong Zhu'an, he thought that he was thinking about the difficulties and taking into account the overall situation, so he felt a little comforted in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face.

Jiang Chujiu looked angrily at the junior officer who did not follow him to speak, but he looked helpless, hammered for a while, looked at Dong Yupei and said, "Since this is the case, let my old Jiang go." ”

Jiang Yiliang suddenly panicked, he finally got an opportunity to break through, Jiang Chujiu's peers, his plan to take this opportunity to replace him all failed, and he hurriedly intervened to stop him: "Old District Chief Jiang, this is too dangerous!" ”

Jiang Chujiu looked up to the sky and sighed, and said in a desolate tone: "I have followed General Dong for many years, and I have never forgotten the kindness of Old Lady Dong. Now I really have no face to see the old and young of the Dong family, and I can't explain it to the old lady Dong under Jiuquan! Yiliang, you all have this spirit of righteousness and courage, how can I be willing to fall behind? ”

Jiang Yiliang couldn't answer with a sad face.

Dong Yupei was moved by this false emotion and looked at Jiang Chujiu excitedly.

The chief of staff looked at Jiang Chujiu and Jiang Yiliang with an alert and confused gaze, sweeping back and forth.

The star was like a pile of stinky shit thrown aside, no one answered him, and he felt very bored. He was also attracted by Jiang Chujiu's suggestion, and was eager to get out of the current predicament, so he rushed in and said: "Knowing loyal ministers in adversity, the awe-inspiring and righteous spirit of the head of the fifth district is admirable. Brigade Commander Dong, I think it's just a matter of time! With the wisdom of District Mayor Jiang and the courage of Secretary Jiang of the county party department, I think this vanguard breakthrough will definitely succeed. ”

Dong Yupei twisted her eyebrows and stared, and her face gradually showed a decisive look.

"Traveler!" The timid voice of the chief of staff revealed the meaning of obstruction.

Dong Yupei glanced at Dong Zhu'an, apparently wanting to hear his opinion. Dong Zhu'an couldn't find a reason to stop him for a while, and he was speechless.

Forced by the current critical situation, Dong Yupei did not have time to think deeply and decided: "Just follow Lao Jiang's proposal, take the strengthening of the company as the backbone, and then assign three companies, Lao Jiang and Battalion Commander Li are responsible for breaking through the siege first." Units in various places strengthened their garrisons, adjusted their combat organization, and waited for an opportunity to break through on all fronts with the troops that came to meet them. ”

( Biography of Chinese and Foreign Heroes )