However, at this moment, a voice suddenly came from the mountain pass ahead: "Stop"

On the hillside, more than 1,000 officers and soldiers of the whole regiment brushed their heads and turned their heads, and saw Xu 19 and Gao Shenxing hurrying over

Li Zihan's raised right hand did not fall after all, but turned to face Xu Shijiu and asked, "Captain, why are you here?" ”

"If I don't come, won't you kill two good soldiers in vain?" Xu Shijiu strode to the small slope, and as soon as he glared, the two gun-wielding guards quickly put away their rifles.

"Captain, what are you ......" Li Zihan frowned for a moment.

Xu 19 ignored him and turned his gaze to the two deserters who were forcibly pressed to their knees.

"Commander, we are not deserters, we are really not deserters......" Seeing Xu Shijiu, the two soldiers flattened their mouths and cried at the same time.

"Cry anything, don't cry, man, big husband, I'd rather bleed than cry" Xu Shijiu snorted, motioned for the four guards to let go, and then picked up the two deserters.

"Commander, we really don't want to be deserters, we just want to go home and save people."

"Commander, as long as I rescue my baby, I will come back immediately and fight with you Little Japan."

"Commander, if we have half a lie, we will strike five thunderbolts in the sky, and let us cut off our children and grandchildren."

"Commander, it's our fault to go down the mountain without saying hello, and we say sorry to you."

The two deserters swore an oath, eager to cut out their hearts, Xu Shijiu was full of shame, and said sincerely: "I know, I know, you are all good, even if everyone in the world is a deserter, you will never be a deserter, the person who really wants to say sorry is me Xu Shijiu, not you." ”

Speaking of this, Xu Shijiu turned his gaze to the big slope opposite, and said loudly to the more than 1,000 officers and soldiers of the L Regiment: "Brothers, I want to say sorry to you, it is my dereliction of duty to threaten your relatives by Little Japan, and I solemnly declare now that as long as there are relatives in the occupied area, you can go home."

On the large slope opposite, more than 1,000 officers and soldiers suddenly whispered.

Li Zihan was even more anxious, more than 1,000 officers and soldiers of the L regiment, at least more than half of them were locals in Longkou, and most of these people had family members, and all of these family members were in the occupied area without exception.

"Captain, did you make a hasty decision?" Li Zihan didn't dare to challenge Xu Shijiu's authority in public, so he could only lower his voice to express his dissatisfaction, "What if everyone leaves?" ”

Xu Shijiu ignored Li Zihan, but Gao Shenxing, who came with him, said coldly: "You can keep everyone with an iron fist, but can you keep people, can you keep your heart?" This person's heart is scattered, can the troops still have combat effectiveness? Zihan, I didn't say you, you will go to the battlefield in the future, be careful that your subordinates shoot you with black guns. ”

Li Zihan was speechless for a moment, although he felt uncomfortable in his heart, he had to admit that what Gao Shenxing said made sense.

"Brothers, you can go, but you have to leave your weapons." Xu 19 then said to the officers and men of the regiment, "As for the future, I only hope that you will remember one sentence, Chinese do not fight Chinese, never point their guns at their fellow brothers, count me Xu 19 begged you to kneel down for you."

After speaking, Xu Shijiu fell to his knees on the small slope.

On the big slope, more than 1,000 officers and men were in an uproar for a moment.

(Dividing Line)

Laolonggou, the 19th detachment regiment station.

Niu Sigen was pacing back and forth in the barracks, smoking cigarettes one after another, and the ground was already covered with cigarette butts.

Battalion Commander Wang Fusheng and 3rd Battalion Commander Niu Yutang opened the firewood door from the outside, and were startled by the smoke gushing out, thinking that the regiment headquarters had gone off and were about to call someone to put out the fire.

"Tuanza, why do you smoke so much?" Wang Fusheng hurriedly opened the window to ventilate.

Niu Yutang opened the back door as well, and soon, the smoke in the thatched hut was blown away by the mountain breeze.

Wang Fusheng and Niu Yutang returned to the crude low table and sat down, and Wang Fusheng asked again: "Tuanzao, have you heard?" ”

"What did you hear?" Niu Sigen snuffed out the cigarette butt that was already hot on the soles of his feet, and then took another one from the cigarette case, Niu Yutang quickly lit a match and lit the cigarette for Niu Sigen.

Wang Fusheng said: "I heard that Xu Nineteen went to the Black Dragon Spine this morning and disbanded the L regiment. ”

"What do you say? Xu Nineteen disbanded the L group? Niu Si couldn't take care of smoking anymore, and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?" ”

"I don't know exactly what's going on, and besides, it may be an exaggeration to say that the L regiment was disbanded, but he let go of the officers and soldiers with their families in the occupied area, this is a fact, and now there are only more than 400 people left in the L regiment, and it is only the strength of one battalion.

Niu Sigen looked stunned and said, "Is there anything else going on?" ”

Niu Yutang is Niu Sigen's cousin, and said, "Big brother, do you think Xu Shijiu will disband our group as well?" ”

Wang Fusheng also said: "Tuanzuo, L Regiment and a battalion brought by Li Zihan from the Third War Zone are the old bottom, the brothers in our regiment are all locals in Longkou, and most of the brothers' families are in the occupied area, Xu Shijiu really wants to let this part of the brothers go, then there will be few people left in our regiment, and you may only be the company commander." ”

Niu Sigen's eyes became gloomy, staring out of the window for a long time without making a sound.

Niu Yutang said in a low voice: "Big brother, we have to think of a way quickly, we can't let Xu Nineteen mess around." ”

Wang Fusheng muttered, "What can I do?" The official level crushed people to death, but Xu Shijiu was the commander. ”

Niu Yutang said: "Or, big brother, you cross Xu 19 and send a telegram directly to the Commander's Department of the Third War Zone?" ”

Wang Fusheng said: ", Xu Shijiu doesn't care about Zhutong at all, is it useful to ask for help from the three war zones?" ”

While the two were arguing, the guard's report suddenly sounded outside the regimental headquarters: "The regimental seat, the commander is here, and it is still five miles away from here." ”

"What, Xu Nineteen is here?" Wang Fusheng looked at the sky outside the window, and found that it was almost dark, and muttered at the moment, "It is said that Xu Shijiu should come again tomorrow, he can't wait to come over now, could it be that he found us and was in contact with the people of Yan Sanquan in private, right?" ”

"Won't it?" Niu Yutang said, "The people who say the three fists come at night, and they leave before dawn, except for the three of us, there is no fourth person who knows, how can Xu Shijiu know?" ”

"That's not accurate, the Communist Party has developed a lot of eyeliner in the regiment."

"If that's the case, Xu Jiu must be Xingshi's question, what can I do?"

"Things have come to this point, Yu Crisp doesn't do it, and he doesn't stop fighting, and Yu Xu Nineteen has it."

"Okay, shut up Lao Tzu." Niu Sigen was on fire and shouted, "I'll see what I look at later." ”

At the moment, Niu Sigen took Niu Yutang and Wang Fusheng out of the station, and after waiting for a long time in the mountain pass, he saw Xu Shijiu coming from afar, and there was not even a guard behind him, Niu Sigen turned back in surprise, Niu Yutang and Wang Fusheng also breathed a sigh of relief, Xu Shijiu came alone, and it would definitely not be to come to Xingshi to ask for guilt, it seems that the matter of private contact with Yan Sanquan has not happened yet.

"Commander." When Xu Shijiu arrived, Niu Sigen hurriedly took the two battalion commanders to stand up and salute.

Xu Shijiu returned the salute and said, "Old Niu, I want to talk to you alone." ”

After speaking, Xu Shijiu went straight over Niu Sigen and walked into the regimental headquarters.