Commander Qi said that he couldn't fight, but he probably knew in his heart that this battle had to be fought. Ying Beichuan walked on the front foot, and the commander rushed to Guangren County on the back foot. It was more than nine o'clock when I arrived in Guangren County, and before I sat down on the chair, the secret report from the inner line outside the mountain arrived. According to the secret report, a large number of troops of the Nationalist army have been assembled outside the Rift River and Shirakawa, and there are signs of an all-out attack. Commander Qi panicked. First canceled the plan to let Wu Qijing go out of the mountain to hold a meeting on his behalf, and then, in a hurry, he urgently transferred the five garrison regiments of Ji County in the northeast of Shirakawa to the Rift River and Shirakawa defense lines, and assigned them to the direct command of his son, the deputy commander of the Southern Front Self-Defense Army, Qi Zhenjia, and strictly ordered Qi Zhenjia not to give up an inch of land and be ready to resist any attack from the government area at any time. At the same time, he also ordered Liu Jingrui, the adjutant on duty, to go through the respective guard brigade headquarters in the eight counties one by one, and summoned 16 brigade commanders and deputy brigade commanders to rush to the Guangren headquarters for a meeting. Sun Zhongxiao, deputy commander of the northern line stationed in Shelu, rarely came to the headquarters for a meeting because his defense area had a defense line of nearly 60 miles and bordered the occupied area of the Japanese puppets.

Liu Jingrui could see that this time Commander Qi was really anxious, and when he shook the phone around, he was very angry, and he shook through the headquarters of the Seventh Brigade of Kuixi, but no one answered the phone for only two minutes, and Commander Qi scolded his mother, and threatened to kill Chang Linlin, the commander of the Seventh Brigade. When talking on the phone with Deputy Commander Sun, Deputy Commander Sun probably said on the phone that the deer shooting was too far away from Guangren County, and he was afraid that he would not be able to catch it before 4 o'clock in the afternoon, so Commander Qi could shout into the phone with a loud voice: Even if you take a cannonball, you have to come before 4 o'clock!

It was a terrible morning, and for the first time in many years, Commander Qi showed his weakness in front of his subordinates. The more angry and scolding Commander Qi became, the more Liu Jingrui felt that Commander Qi was not far from his end. He decided that in this confrontation with the regular forces of the national army, it would be Commander Yan who would lose in the end. Commander Qi is undefeated in the southern battlefield of the first line of Split River and Baichuan, and he will inevitably be defeated in the northern battlefield of the first line of shooting deer, and the excellent opportunity that he and Deputy Commander Sun Zhongxiao Sun have been waiting for for a long time has come, and the era of Commander Qi's rule over the eight counties of Guangqing is coming to an end.

Although he was the adjutant general, Liu Jingrui never trusted Commander Yan. The commander is suspicious, and he is more suspicious than the commander. His cleverness lies in the fact that from the day he became the adjutant general, he has understood the truth that a companion is like a tiger, and he is always vigilant and careful, even if the commander inadvertently sneezes, he has to be on guard for a few days, so as not to fall into some kind of insidious sneezing created by that sneeze.

This is simply not a human life, and he can't do it, but the adjutant chief is not what he wants to be, and he can't be biased. He and every officer of the Guangqing Self-Defense Army knew that Commander Qi controlled their power of life and death, and what Commander Qi asked him to do, you would not do it; If you don't want to do it, you can't do it.

As an adjutant, he knew a lot of Commander Qi's secrets, and witnessed three unsuccessful assassinations of Commander Qi by his subordinates, and then realized the reason why the former adjutant was shot: the former adjutant knew too much, and Commander Qi couldn't help but kill. As the years went by, he knew more and more, and Commander Yan might have to kill him. Since Commander Yan may have to calculate him in the future, why doesn't he rush ahead of Commander Yan and calculate Commander Yan first?! Moreover, killing this devil commander can not only bring happiness to the people of Guangqing, but also bring him benefits.

He was not the only one among the upper-level officers who wanted to calculate the commander, Deputy Commander Sun Zhongxiao and his two cronies and brigade commanders had been planning for a long time, and Deputy Commander Sun, the inside story of the former adjutant commander's murder, also told him. He was an extremely intelligent man, and of course he understood why Deputy Commander Sun was telling him this. At that time, he made clear his attitude to Deputy Commander Sun: As long as Deputy Commander Sun dared to do it, he, Liu Jingrui, would definitely follow him to the death, not only knocking out Commander Qi, but also completely destroying the so-called local autonomy that Commander Sun had engaged.

Deputy Commander Sun strongly agreed with the removal of Commander Qi, but had a different view on the destruction of local autonomy. Deputy Commander Sun said: Local autonomy has been implemented for many years and has achieved remarkable results, but not only cannot be destroyed, but must be strengthened in the future. Deputy Commander Sun said very earnestly that he was desperate to plan all this with his life, not for personal gain, let alone to provoke a civil war, but to eliminate harm for the people and make the life of the people in the eight counties of Guangqing better!

He didn't believe Deputy Commander Sun's confession at all, but the big goal of killing Commander Sun was the same, so he pretended to believe it, and what information he got from Commander Sun's side immediately revealed to Deputy Commander Sun, and prompted Deputy Commander Sun to secretly a guy three months ago.

On that occasion, Commander Qi wanted to go to Shelu to inspect, and he promptly told Deputy Commander Sun about Commander Sun's inspection route, and Deputy Commander Sun ordered Qian Fenglong, the commander of the Fourth Brigade under his command, to make arrangements, and prepare to organize the people to stop the car and complain when Commander Qi's car entered the street of Qiji Town, Shelu County, and as soon as the car stopped, he would kill Qi with a gun from the teahouse next to the street.

Unexpectedly, one of the two gunners who stabbed the stabbing was a soft egg, and after receiving the order, he wavered again, and called the commander to report that he couldn't find it, so he actually called Deputy Commander Sun, saying that the fourth brigade commander Qian Fenglong ordered him to stab the stabbing and plot a rebellion. The gunman did not know that Deputy Commander Sun was also involved in the rebellion plot.

Deputy Commander Sun was shocked, and while sending someone to arrest the soft egg, he also called Commander Qi to beware of plotting. As a result, an almost successful assassination attempt was aborted, and the soft egg and another loyal gunman were killed by Deputy Commander Sun.

Fortunately, due to Deputy Commander Sun's quick decision, it did not arouse Commander Yan's suspicion, otherwise, not only would Deputy Commander Sun be finished that time, but I am afraid that he would also be finished.

With that lesson, he and Deputy Commander Sun were more careful in their words and deeds, and they hardly dared to act rashly in the past three months, but their determination to kill them remained the same. Both he and Deputy Commander Sun tacitly waited for the next opportunity.

I never thought that the opportunity would come so quickly, and the commander of the theater said that they would fall out, and the two counties of Split River and Baichuan were bound to be killed, and at this time, Deputy Commander Sun and his two brigades, who were pressed behind Commander Qi's buttocks, could be used to deal with Commander Qi. Commander Qi had no hope of surviving under the attack of the national army and Deputy Commander Sun from both sides. The only question is, what to do with the deer shooting line when Deputy Commander Sun attacks Commander Yan from behind? Will Chi Nanjiao, the puppet Kuang Han Justice Army, take advantage of the fire to rob? Can the surnamed Chi watch the fire from across the strait as promised in the past, and not enter the defense area of the Fourth and Fifth Brigades of Deputy Commander Sun?

As far as he knows, the relationship between Deputy Commander Sun and Chi is very good, and the brigade commanders of the two units have visited each other, and the soldiers have also played games and had dinners together.

Deputy Commander Yu Sun thought of himself again. If it is done, will Deputy Commander Sun give him a deputy commander as promised half a year ago? Could this be a scam? Give him the deputy commander, what is the fourth brigade commander Qian Fenglong doing? What did the fifth brigade commander Wu Tianxiong do? These two are the brothers of Deputy Commander Sun! Deputy Commander Sun's armed solution to Commander Qi depends on him, Liu Jingrui, and even more on these two brigade commander brothers who hold the troops in hand. It's not suspicious, in this kind of dangerous and conspiracy-ridden environment, he can't help but make the worst assumptions: After the matter is completed, will Deputy Commander Sun dump him? Or slaughter him?

I couldn't help but be frightened, and raised my eyes to look at Commander Qi, who was studying the map with Chief of Staff Wu Qijing, and actually saw a little kindness on Commander Qi's contemplative face, and for no reason thought that Commander Qi might be more reliable than Deputy Commander Sun.

Thinking about it in detail, I denied the fleeting thought. Compared with Deputy Commander Sun, Commander Yan is still more vicious. Deputy Commander Sun's mind can be fattened through, but Commander Yan's mind can't be figured out. Yesterday, he followed Commander Qi every step of the way, and until the end of the security chief meeting, he didn't figure out what Commander Qi was thinking? The war with the national army was sudden, and there was not the slightest sign of war yesterday, but why did Commander Qi frown all day? Could it be that Commander Yan has discovered Deputy Commander Sun's conspiracy?

This possibility cannot be said to be absent, Commander Yan's minions are all over the army, and if you are not careful, it will be bad. Three years ago, the death of Mi Da Fatzi, the commander of the Seventh Brigade of Qingheyuan, is said to be related to the whistleblowing of his minions. Then, if someone tells Commander Yan, Commander Qi is connected with the national army, and he will not easily let go of Deputy Commander Sun and him. Commander Qi's tone was a little wrong when he called Deputy Commander Sun, and it didn't seem necessary to summon Deputy Commander Sun from Shooting Deer.

Another cold sweat. When he paced to the table on the other side and pretended to pour water, he looked at Commander Qi again, and saw the murderous aura on Commander Qi's old knife face.

Commander Qi called out to him, and he was so shocked that the cup in his hand almost fell on the edge of the table.

The commander noticed his panic and reprimanded:

"What? The fucking scared like this before the battle was fought?! ”

He tried to calm himself down:

"No...... No! Be...... It's the cup that gets oiled and it's too slippery. ”

Commander Qi waved his hand impatiently:

"Immediately prepare a draft of an urgent telegram for me, and send it directly to Chairman Chiang and General He of Chongqing, and the telegram reads: In accordance with the instructions of the central authorities, he will stick to Guangqing, and actively arrange for the enemy to shoot the enemy north of the guerrilla deer, and will not expect to receive a telegram from the commander of the theater to order him to leave the country, and he will plot to attack the line of the rift river and the Baichuan line where he is stationed. I believe that at the present time of the great enemy, all our people should put the overall situation first, and should not start the civil war without permission, so I sincerely ask the commissar and the general seat to resist the military arrangements of the internal strife of the commander of the theater. The 100,000 guerrilla self-defense troops under their posts are loyal to the central authorities and their determination to resist the enemy to the death can be seen day by day. ”

As soon as he finished memorizing the telegram, before he could send it for filming, Deputy Commander Qi Zhenjia's phone call came to the headquarters. In a panic on the telephone, he reported that the entire line of the Rift River and Baichuan had begun, and that about 13,000 men of the 37th Division of the Nationalist Army, with the cooperation of machine guns and heavy artillery, were storming the eight mountain passes of Baichuan, and at the same time, the division's controlled 523 Independent Brigade and a part of the division's garrison were advancing along both sides of the rift estuary, and the battle was unprecedentedly fierce......

He was stunned, and so was Commander Qi.

He looked uneasily at his watch, whose hour hand was pointing at the figure twelve.