Huang Baitao was furious, sneered and said, "It's ridiculous, I want to see what he Xu Shijiu can do to keep me." ”

However, before Huang Baitao's words fell, a communication soldier hurriedly came over, whispered a few words in the ear of the guard battalion commander, and the guard battalion commander hurriedly came over and whispered to Chen Shizhang, Chen Shizhang's face immediately changed after hearing this, and he walked to Huang Baitao's side and lowered his voice and said: "Military seat, the situation is not good." ”

Huang Baitao got up and left the table, walked to the back of the mill with Chen Shizhang, and said in a deep voice: "What's wrong?" ”

Chen Shizhang took a breath and said: "Military seat, just now the forward guard post reported that the L Regiment and the 4th Regiment of the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army have rushed over from Tongling County and Cangzhou respectively, and the L Regiment of the Southern Anhui Detachment of the New Fourth Army has also rushed to Niutouzui, and we have been surrounded by the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army."

"What?" Huang Baitao's face changed greatly.

The L Regiment and the 4th Regiment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army in Southern Anhui, plus the 1st Regiment of the New Fourth Army's Southern Anhui Detachment, that is, the only regiment that broke through from the Southern Anhui Incident, combined with a total strength of more than 10,000 people, which is almost twice that of Chen Shizhang's 40th Division, and the gap in combat effectiveness is even greater.

In other words, if the two sides really want to fight, the 40th Division has no chance of winning.

Chen Shizhang's face also fell, and he sighed: "Junzao, now we have become fish on someone's chopping board." ”

Huang Baitao was also a little annoyed in his heart, he had known this, he shouldn't have hesitated just now, he shouldn't have killed Xu Shijiu, and at least Xu Shijiu should be detained first, so that their side could still take the initiative.

Chen Shizhang asked Huang Baitao again: "Junzao, what should I do now?" ”

"What else can I do?" Huang Baitao sighed, "We can only learn from Xu 19, negotiate, delay time, and then quickly send a telegram to the group army headquarters and the theater commander's department, requesting the commander-in-chief Shangguan and Chief Gu to urgently dispatch reinforcements to come, otherwise, we can only obediently hand over the military supplies to the anti-Japanese salvation army in southern Anhui." ”

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"Lao Xu, we're not late, are we?"

"Commander, we're not late, are we?"

Li Zihan and Niu Yutang came to Xu Shijiu out of breath and stood up and saluted.

"No, you came just in time" Xu Shijiu returned the salute, and said to Gao Shenxing and Niu Sigen, "Now that the initiative of the situation has been transferred to us, Huang Baitao wants to negotiate again, but it is not the distribution ratio just now." ”

Before the words fell, Liu Zaigu came over to report: "Commander, Division Commander Chen of the 40th Division has asked to see you. ”

Xu Shijiu asked people to bring a chair, sat down, and then said, "Let him in." ”

Liu Dagu went to the temporary headquarters to bring Chen Shizhang in, Chen Shizhang saluted and said, "Commander Xu, let me ask you from our military seat, the negotiation just now is not over, why don't you just say goodbye."

Xu Shijiu said, "Senior Commander Chen, if I don't leave just now, I'm afraid that this will already be dead." ”

Chen Shizhang didn't expect Xu Shijiu to be so straightforward, and his face was a little embarrassed for a while, but he quickly calmed down and pretended to be surprised and said: "Commander Xu laughed, no matter what, our army and the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army are both friendly forces, and we will never hurt friendly troops for no reason." ”

Gao Shenxing, who was standing behind Xu Shijiu, snorted and said, "Do you still do less to hurt your allies?" Don't tell me that your First Army did not participate in the Southern Anhui Incident and did not kill the New Fourth Army. ”

"Our army participated in the Southern Anhui Incident, but this has nothing to do with our military seat." Chen Shizhang explained, and immediately changed the topic, saying, "Commander Xu, our military seat said that he really doesn't want to see the First Army and the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army cannibalism, so I hope that we can continue the negotiations just now until the two sides reach an agreement." ”

"Why are we willing to kill each other?" Xu Shijiu said, "Okay, since Huang Junzuo is so sincere, then of course we don't mind continuing the previous negotiations, but the venue of the negotiation has to be changed, the previous negotiations were on the territory of your first army, should we change to our territory to negotiate again?" ”

"This ......," Chen Shizhang said, "I have to go back and ask the meaning of the military seat." ”

"Then you hurry back and ask Huang Junzuo." Xu Jiu said, "Huang Junzuo wants to talk, I'll wait here, if he doesn't want to talk, then I'll wait for him here, waiting for him and the 40th Division to let the horses come." ”

"Farewell" Chen Shizhang's expression sank, saluted, and turned around.

Seeing Chen Shizhang's figure go away, Gao Shenxing asked: "Lao Xu, do you think Huang Baitao will come?" ”

Niu Sigen said: "I don't think he will come, this is obviously the Hongmen Banquet, not to mention that the captain has a history of suppressing Zhang Wenqing." ”

Shu Tongwen said: "I think that Huang Baitao will definitely come." ”

Gao Shenxing asked puzzledly: "Awen, are you so confident?" ”

Shu Tongwen said: "There are only two choices in front of Huang Baitao now, either go to war, or delay time, and wait for Shangguan Yunxiang's reinforcements, if the war starts now, do you think it is possible to win with Chen Shizhang's 40th Division alone?" If you want to stall for time, Huang Baitao should come over to negotiate. ”

Gao Shenxing said: "He is not afraid that Lao Xu will take him as a hostage?" ”

Xu Shijiu waved his hand and said, "Whether Huang Baitao comes or not, we must be prepared."

After speaking, Xu Shijiu turned his head and instructed Li Zihan and Niu Yutang: "Zihan, Yutang, you go back and let the troops prepare for battle, in short, before Zuihou, we will definitely not start the war lightly, but if Gu Zhutong and Huang Baitao insist on going their own way and take away the materials that originally belonged to us, then they can only fight." ”

"Yes" Li Zihan and Niu Yutang snapped upright, turned around and walked away.

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"How can this be justified, how can it be justified"

The news reached the Commander's Department of the Third War Zone, and Gu Zhutong was suddenly furious.

Shangguan Yunxiang happened to be holding a meeting at the chief's department, and said in a cruel voice at the moment: "General seat, it seems that Xu Nineteen points must be given a little power." ”

"Give an order to 19 Pei immediately, give an order to 19 Pei immediately" Gu Zhutong turned back suddenly and shouted, "Take down Longkou County for me, take down Longkou County for me, and transfer all the three divisions of the Rongfu Division and the P Army, all of them, I don't believe that I can't destroy the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army in southern Anhui." ”

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As Shu Tongwen said, Huang Baitao finally came.

"Commander Xu, I have already consulted the Commander-in-Chief and the Commander's Department, and the Commander-in-Chief and Commander-in-Chief Gu have agreed to make some appropriate concessions." Huang Baitao said, "Our current conditions are like this, the machinery and equipment in this batch of materials must be unconditionally returned to the war zone, and the remaining arms can be divided into 55, and both sides will take half of it." ”

"Huang Junzuo, are you kidding me?" Xu Shijiu said coldly, "I agree with the fifty-fifty division of the arms, as for that batch of machinery and equipment, I'm sorry, I, Xu someone, will never give it to others." ”

Among these military supplies, the most valuable thing is not the munitions, but the machinery and equipment.

Because munitions are one-time consumables, they are gone when they are consumed, and machinery and equipment are production tools, with the help of which they can continue to produce munitions and continue to provide arms to the anti-Japanese salvation army in southern Anhui.

Huang Baitao frowned, even though he knew that the current negotiations were just to delay time, Xu Shijiu's tough attitude also made Huang Baitao feel uncomfortable, this guy really didn't want to suffer at all.

At that moment, Huang Baitao said: "Commander Xu, with your attitude, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the negotiation to continue." ”

"Huang Junzuo, I have this attitude, and I have always been." Xu Nineteen said, "If you can't make a decision, it's better to ask Commander-in-Chief or Chief Gu for instructions as soon as possible, if you think it's too troublesome to run back and forth, you can also borrow the radio of our intelligence department to send a telegram to the Commander's Department, how about it?" ”

Huang Baitao's heart moved, the reason why he proposed this negotiation was mainly to delay time, and now since Xu Shijiu offered to use the intelligence department to call him to the headquarters of the war zone, why wouldn't he do it? Although the radio waves propagate quickly, they can be translated through the cipher code again and again, and it takes half an hour no matter how fast they are.

At that moment, Huang Baitao said: "I'm afraid, I really have to borrow the radio of your intelligence department." ”

Xu Shijiu smiled and said, "Please." ”