"Alright, you don't have to talk about it." Xu Nineteen said, "You don't want to think about it, now that the entire Nineteenth Detachment is panicking, how much combat strength can the troops have?" You lead your troops to chase the four bulls, and if you get halfway there, there will be few people left in your two regiments. ”

Li Shuanggun and Lu Jianbang were relatively speechless, and the news that the little Japanese family members forced the officers and soldiers of Longkou to go home had already spread, as Xu Nineteen said, the entire Nineteen Detachment was panicked, and now they were going out with the troops, and they really didn't dare to guarantee that they could bring most of them back to Qinglongzhai.

"The hearts of the people are scattered, and the team is not easy to lead." Xu Shijiu shook his head and turned to leave.

Li Shuanggun and Lu Jianbang watched Xu Shijiu's figure disappear on the mountain road, and the two suddenly found that Xu Shijiu's back seemed to be a little rickety, and his figure was not as tall as before.

Lu Jianbang squatted on the ground with his head in his hands and said, "Is the nineteenth detachment really scattered like this?" I can't figure it out

"What else can you do if you don't disperse? Is it interesting to tie the brethren to the mountains? Li Shuanggun took out the dry tobacco pipe, lit the horn and took a few puffs, and then said, "It's not a big deal, we came here when it was so arduous, and no matter how bad it is, it's better than when we first arrived in Longkou, right?" ”

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Yanjia Town, independently mixed into the headquarters of the 14th Brigade.

"So, the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army in Southern Anhui has begun to disintegrate?" Takaei Fujido put down the brush in his hand and asked Haneda with a smile.

Haneda replied, "Your Excellency, is it more than disintegration? There is a proverb in China, called the tree falls and the country is scattered, and now the situation of the anti-Japanese salvation army in southern Anhui is that the tree is falling and the country is scattered, Xu Shijiu obviously knows that this is the plan of His Excellency the general, but he has nothing to do, he can only watch the army collapse. ”

"This is called Yangmou, dignified and upright, born because of the situation, born with the trend, there is no trace to follow, there is no way to break" Fujitang Gao Ying smiled coldly, and said, "Unless Xu Shijiu can win back the hearts of the people, he can only be passive forever." ”

Haneda said again: "Your Excellency, there is good news, more than 1,000 people of the 1st Regiment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army in Southern Anhui, under the leadership of the regiment commander Niu Sigen, have surrendered to the Longkou Garrison Brigade of the Imperial Cooperative Army. ”

"Four cows?" Fujido Gao Ying was thoughtful and asked, "Do you understand this person?" ”

Haneda said: "I have checked the records of the special high class, Niu Sigen used to be the patrol captain of Longkou County of the Chinese government, after the imperial army occupied Longkou, he surrendered to the imperial army, but it didn't take long for Xu 19 to recapture Longkou County with the 19th detachment, and Niu Sigen surrendered to the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, this is a capricious person, not trustworthy." ”

"In this way, this Niu Sigen is really a repeated villain, then I will rest assured." Fujido Gao Ying said

Haneda said strangely: "Your Excellency General, Weishenme Niu Sigen is a repeated villain, but you are relieved?"

"Isn't that simple?" Fujitang Gao Ying said, "If Niu Sigen is a person who is unswerving and trustworthy, how can he easily turn against the water?" In this way, I must wonder if he has ulterior motives for this rebellion, but if Niu Sigen is a capricious person, then all this is reasonable. ”

Haneda said: "Your Excellency General, aren't you afraid that this Niu Sigen will repeat again?" ”

"Don't be afraid." Fujitang Gaoying waved his hand and said indifferently, "But all repeated people like Niu Sigen are all people who forget their righteousness, so as long as the imperial army still controls Longkou, as long as the law and order situation in Longkou does not recur, as long as the imperial army can give him enough benefits, he will always be our most loyal watchdog." ”

Haneda said: "Your Excellency the general has a high opinion and admires his humble duties. ”

Fujitang Gaoying waved his hand and said: "However, such a repeated villain categorically cannot be put in his heart, the necessary vigilance is still needed, and the control of the Longkou Garrison Brigade of the Imperial Association Army must be strengthened." ”

Haneda said thoughtfully: "Your Excellency General, I suddenly have an idea. ”

"Really?" Fujido Takaei smiled, "Haneda-san has any high opinions, you might as well say it and listen to it." ”

Haneda said: "Your Excellency the general just said that a repeated villain like Niu Sigen is not worth putting his heart in, in fact, Yan Sanquan is also not trustworthy, just now, Yan Sanquan also found me, and there was a hidden threat between the words, asking me to expand the Longkou Garrison Brigade of the Imperial Association Army into a garrison division, and said that if I don't do this, I will not be able to appease his subordinates Yunyun." ”

"What, expand the Longkou Garrison Brigade of the Imperial Association Army into a division? This is a categorical no-no. Fujido Gao Ying said.

When the public order situation in Longkou County improves, the 14th Brigade should be formed into an independent mixed brigade, and the Japanese troops stationed in Longkou County will be sharply reduced to a brigade, and it is not a combat unit, but a gendarmerie formed by temporarily recruiting ronins and expatriates

"Of course not." Haneda also said, "I categorically rejected the threat of Yan Sanzhen. ”

Fujido Gaoying nodded and asked again, "So, what do you want to say?" ”

Haneda said: "Your Excellency General, what I want to say is that even if the Longkou Garrison Brigade of the Imperial Allied Army is not expanded into a division, it is too difficult to firmly control it with just one gendarmerie. ”

"Yo Si." Fujido Takaei said happily, "Haneda-san, I am very happy that you can think like this, so that even if the 14th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade leaves Longkou in the future, I believe that the law and order situation in Longkou County will definitely not be repeated." ”

"Hello." Haneda stood up suddenly, bowed his head, and said, "Thanks to His Excellency the General's cultivation." ”

"Hehe, sit." Fujido Takaei smiled, "Haneda-san, let's play a game." ”

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Black Dragon Village, Headquarters of the Nineteenth Detachment.

Xu Shijiu's gloomy gaze slowly swept over the faces of Gao Shenxing, Li Zihan, Li Shuanggun, and several senior officers of the Lu Jian Gang, and Zuihou said, "Do you have any opinions on reducing the nineteenth detachment into a regiment?" ”

I have to admit that the trump card offered by the old devil of Fujitang Gaoying is indeed powerful, and the relatives are facing the danger of life and death, almost no one can be calm, and the officers and soldiers of the 19th detachment are of course no exception.

Xu Shijiu didn't complain about them, nor did he embarrass them, but released them very happily.

After this non-combat "attrition," the 19th detachment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army in southern Anhui was sharply reduced from more than 4,000 to less than 2,000, which is almost the strength of one regiment.

Gao Shenxing said: "With just this one regiment, what can you do without downsizing?" ”

Li Zihan said: "Lao Gao is right, just a group of people, but it seems unnecessary to stand up to the establishment of the detachment. ”

Li Shuanggun said: "Turtle son drop, I have no opinion, as long as I can resist Japan, fight small Japan, and be a regiment commander and battalion commander, what is the difference?" ”

Xu Jiuzuihou looked at Lu Jianbang and asked, "Old Lu, what about you?" ”

Lu Jianbang lowered his head and said angrily: "I have no opinion." ”

"Well, that's the downsizing." Xu 19 said, "The L regiment was reduced to the L battalion, the 3rd regiment was reduced to a battalion, the 4th regiment and the guard battalion were reduced to 3 battalions, and the number of the 5th brigade remained unchanged. ”

Gao Shenxing and the three "battalion commanders" nodded in unison.

Xu 19 said again: "When you go back to reorganize the troops, the first thing to solve is the ideological problem, the brothers' thinking will inevitably be confused, if you don't want to unify your thinking, it will inevitably affect the follow-up combat operations, Fujitang Gaoying, this old devil is not easy to mess with, he will inevitably have follow-up actions." ”

Li Zihan, Li Shuanggun, and Lu Jianbang nodded again.