As soon as Shu Tongwen received an urgent letter from Liang Daring, he came to resign to Xu Shijiu.

However, Shu Tongwen had just walked into Xu Shijiu's office, and Xu Shijiu got up and said, "Awen, you came just in time, I happened to have something to look for you." ”

Shu Tongwen was not in a hurry to resign, and asked Xu Shijiu with a smile: "Captain, is it a matter of asking for people?" ”

As early as the end of the Battle of Hulu Valley, Xu 19 had mentioned to Shu Tongwen that he wanted to strengthen the ideological control of the 19th detachment, and the most effective means to strengthen ideological control was undoubtedly to send political workers to the ministry.

Xu Shijiu nodded and said: "Awen, what happened last time was a painful lesson, although we have temporarily pulled back a game, but from a strategic level, after all, small Japan still has an absolute advantage, once small Japan captures Changsha and successfully cuts off the Pinghan Railway, it is difficult to say that they will not turn back and clean up the mess in southern Anhui, so we must take precautions and plan early." ”

"It's true, the fact that a large number of veterans of the 19th detachment left the army last time really can't be repeated." Shu Tongwen.

"That's why I want to ask you Communist Party for help." Xu 19 said, "Although the Kuomintang also has political workers in the ministry, but I can't believe them, the Kuomintang's political workers in the ministry except for rejecting dissidents and making small moves behind the scenes, they will not do anything serious, or you communists are above board, at least, Shang Wen and Liu Xin County Magistrate are all good." ”

As a surviving veteran of the 19th Route Army, Xu 19 certainly could not have a good impression of the Kuomintang political work in the department.

In those days, the Kuomintang actually sent political workers to the 19th Route Army, but these political workers in the Ministry desperately propagated allegiance to Chairman Chiang every day within the 19th Route Army, and they didn't even bother to mention Sun Dacang's Three People's Principles, so they only lobbied the officers and men of the 19th Route Army to be loyal to Chairman Chiang, and even tried to overthrow Cai Tingkai against them.

On the other hand, the Communist Party, since entering Longkou, they are actually secretly developing party members, and even within the 19th detachment, they have also developed a lot of party members, but whether it is Yin Shangwen or Liu Xin, they have never thought of setting up Xu 19, every time they encounter trouble, these communists are always the first to charge, which makes Xu 19 particularly moved.

Compared with the two, Xu Shijiu is certainly more willing to believe in the Communist Party.

In fact, the Communists of this era can indeed be called selfless, as the elite who stood out from the toiling masses, the idea in their minds is really very pure, that is, to eliminate all exploitation in the world and let the people of the whole country live a better life, about this, no one can erase it, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the Kuomintang will lose to the Communist Party in the civil war, it is no historical accident.

The reason why the Communist Party replaced the Kuomintang was the result of the choice of the 450,000,000 people in China at that time

To get back to the point, Shu Tongwen was very pleased with Xu 19's trust in the Communists, which showed that the work done by this large number of communists headed by Yin Shangwen and Liu Xin in Longkou County was fruitful, and even though they had sacrificed, their efforts had successfully won the favor of most of the officers and men of Xu 19 and the 19th detachment.

"Captain, about the matter of you asking for someone, I will report to Secretary Xiang truthfully." Shu Tongwen said.

"Arwen, be quick." Xu Jiu knocked on the table, and said in an eager tone, "It must be fast." ”

"Okay, be quick." Shu Tongwen shook his head with a smile and said, "When I return to Yanyi and meet Lao Liang, I will immediately set off to Yunling and report this matter to Secretary Xiang in person, this is always okay, right?" ”

Xu Shijiu smiled and said, "Ah Wen, how many people do you estimate that Secretary Xiang will agree to send over?" ”

Shu Tongwen shook his head and said: "Captain, you expect all the company instructors, battalion instructors and regimental political commissars to be sent from the Southeast Bureau, that is absolutely unrealistic, according to my analysis, Secretary Xiang will send you a few regimental political commissars at most, as for the battalion instructors and company instructors, Zuihou has to be transferred from the Qingyang underground party, or from within the nineteenth detachment." ”

"It's all right, but it has to be competent."

"Don't worry, captain, I can't guarantee anything else, in terms of ideology, style and ability, we Communists are absolutely excellent, you know, we Communists are all battle-tested fighters." Shu Tongwen patted his chest and said.

"Okay, then that's it." Xu Shijiu said, "You hurry back to Yanyi, I'll ask the calf to take a platoon to send you back." ”

"Alright, Captain, I'll go." Shu Tongwen got up and saluted Xu Shijiu, and then turned to leave, but as soon as he walked to the door, he turned around and said to Xu Shijiu, "Captain, I see that Zihan is in a bad mood these days, you should take the time to talk to him." ”

"Okay, I see." Xu Shijiu's expression was slightly dark, and then he suddenly remembered that after entering the county seat, he had never seen Li Zihan again.

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"Here, here." Li Zihan raised his glass, and without waiting for Zhao Dahai and He Changzhu to raise their glasses, he drank the wine first.

Zhao Dahai and He Changzhu looked at each other, and after hesitating for a moment, they also raised their wine glasses and followed the rice wine in the glass.

Seeing that Li Zihan picked up the wine jug and was about to pour wine into his cup, Zhao Dahai quickly grabbed Li Zihan's hand and persuaded: "Tuanzao, you can't drink anymore, if you drink again, you will be drunk." ”

Although this wine is not a high-count spirit, but only a rice wine brewed by Zuixianlou, and it also has a bit of sweetness, and the taste is very good, but if you drink too much, it will also be intoxicating, and the military discipline of the nineteenth detachment is extremely strict, Li Zihan secretly took the two of them to Zuixianlou to drink, it is already a violation of military discipline, if you get drunk again, it will be even worse, once the military police find out, it will be subject to military law.

"Afraid of what? Then drink" Li Zihan broke free from Zhao Dahai and stubbornly poured wine into his cup.

Zhao Dahai sighed, let go of his hands a little helplessly, and then watched Li Zihan pour rice wine into his cup, and then took the wine glass and drank it again.

He Changzhu, who was sitting on the opposite side, opened his mouth, and he also wanted to persuade a few words, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Li Zihan has been very unhappy in the past few days, Zhao Dahai and He Changzhu know it, and they also know the reason.

In the battle of Hulu Valley, the 19th detachment of the anti-Japanese salvation army in southern Anhui successfully counterattacked, and in one fell swoop completely annihilated the main force of the 14th brigade of the small Japanese independent mixed brigade, and also killed the major general brigade Fujido Gaoying, plus more than a dozen Dazuo, Zhongzuo and Shaozuo, after entering the city, Niu Sigen became the brigade commander of the second brigade of the 19th detachment of the anti-Japanese salvation army in southern Anhui.

However, Xu 19 appointed Gao Shenxing as the brigade commander of the 1st Brigade of the 19th Detachment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army in southern Anhui, and many people were very unconvinced.

Although Gao Shenxing said that he had followed Xu Nineteen for the longest time, he was also a veteran of the original Nineteenth Brigade, and he was a first-class elite veteran, but his ability and qualifications were all this, and in the first battle of Hulu Valley, Gao Shenxing was even more unsuccessful, because of his bruteness, he almost destroyed the Trojan Horse Jihua, in terms of meritorious deeds, Gao Shenxing was at most a regiment commander, and how could he be qualified to be a brigade commander?

However, Xu Shijiu made Gao Shenxing the commander of the First Brigade, and because of this incident, many people slandered Xu Shijiu for cronyism behind his back.

Of course, it is to slander a few words behind his back, and it is limited to the hundred or so old subordinates brought by Li Zihan from the Third War Zone, at this stage, especially after the Hulu Valley completely annihilated the small Japanese independent mixed into the 14th Brigade, Xu Nineteen's reputation in Longkou and even the entire southern Anhui is already in full swing, and many veterans of the Nineteenth Detachment have worshiped him as a god, and who dares to challenge his tree power?

In the eyes of Zhao Dahai and He Changzhu, the most qualified to be the commander of the First Brigade is, of course, their regimental seat - Li Zihan

Therefore, Li Zihan does have a reason to be unhappy, after the battle, he has also made great contributions, and when he learned that the 19th detachment was going to expand the structure of two brigades, he was still waiting for promotion with great ambition, but when he got to Zuihou, it was Gao Shenxing and Niu Sigen who became the brigade commander, but he Li Zihan is still a regiment commander, do you say Li Zihan can be happy?

However, Zhao Dahai and He Changzhu still underestimated Li Zihan's mind.