Sun Zhongxiao, Qian Fenglong, commander of the 4th Brigade, and Wu Tianxiong, commander of the 5th Brigade, rushed to the headquarters at 2:55 p.m. As soon as I entered the door, I only saw the adjutant Liu Jingrui, and I didn't see the shadow of Commander Qi at all.

Sun Zhongxiao felt a little strange, and immediately asked:

"Where's the commander?"

Liu Jingrui said:

"Wait until half past two, before I can wait for you, I will go to the General Joint Security Office, saying that I want to arrange the fortified walls of the joint security offices and gather the reserve army ......"

Sun Zhongxiao was stunned:

"Gather the reserves?! Is there a fight on the southern front? ”

Liu Jingrui smiled bitterly:

"Yes! At 12 o'clock at noon, the 37th Division of the Nationalist Army and the 523rd Brigade of the Division's control suddenly launched an attack on the defense area of the 1st and 2nd Brigades of our Southern Front......"

Sun Zhongxiao hurriedly asked:

"How did the commander arrange it?"

Liu Jingrui talked about the situation of the emergency meeting and the arrangement of Commander Qi.

Sun Zhongxiao let out a long sigh after hearing this.

"So, Lao Yan doesn't have the idea of fighting the Fourth Brigade or the Fifth Brigade yet?"

Liu Jingrui is sure of authenticity:

"Nope! He could not fail to guard against the Japanese puppet army on the northern front. Not only did they not have the idea of attacking the 4th and 5th Brigades, but they also ordered the 7th Brigade of Bufang Kuishan to maneuver to support the northern front if necessary. ”

Sun Zhongxiao nodded:

"Good! Call the commander immediately and say I'm coming, listen to him! ”

Liu Jingrui walked to the telephone and was about to shake it, but stopped again:

"Do you want to be in such a hurry? Did the three of you think about how this battle should be fought first? ”

Sun Zhongxiao knew what Liu Jingrui meant. Qian Fenglong, the commander of the fourth brigade, and Wu Tianxiong, the commander of the fifth brigade, also seem to be clear. However, Commander Qi's headquarters is not a place for plotting conspiracies, and how this battle should be fought cannot be discussed here.

Sun Zhongxiao smiled slightly and waved his hand:

"Jingrui, let's call, meet early, we'll go back early!"

Liu Jingrui didn't fight, first looked outside the door, and then lowered his voice and said:

"This is a rare opportunity!"

Sun Zhongxiao was a little impatient:

"I don't know that?! That's why we had to make some arrangements for the deer to shoot back early! ”

Liu Jingrui understood, and immediately shook the phone number of the General Union Security Office and found Commander Qi. Commander Qi asked Liu Jingrui to immediately bring Sun Zhongxiao and the three to the General Union Security Office.

As soon as Wu Tianxiong, the commander of the Fifth Brigade, heard that he was going to go to the General Union Security Office, he immediately scolded in a low voice:

"The shelf of the dog's day is so big, the old men have been in a hurry until now, and they haven't even eaten lunch, but he ......"

Sun Zhongxiao glanced at Wu Tianxiong and didn't let him continue.

On the way to the General Union Insurance Office, Liu Jingrui quietly asked Sun Zhongxiao:

"Brother Zhongxiao, how are you going to fight?"

Sun Zhongxiao looked ahead and said as plainly as possible:

"Let's do it!"

Liu Jingrui asked again:

"What can I do?"

Sun Zhongxiao thought about it:

"Continue to pay attention to the movements around Lao Yan, and report to me in time if there is a situation so that I can make a decision!"

Now it seems that the opportunity has come, if Lao Yan's arrangement is really as Liu Jingrui said, he will win this time.

Sun Zhongxiao thought.

Chi Nanjiao of the puppet Kuang Han Righteous Army outside the deer shooting has a friendship with him, Chi said as early as half a year ago that as long as he, Sun Zhongxiao, kills Lao Yan and takes charge of the military and government of the eight counties of Guangqing, he will definitely lead the whole army anyway. And if Chi Nanjiao comes over, the troops he can mobilize will be nearly 45,000 people from three divisions and two brigades, and with these 45,000 people, he can not only keep the entire defense area of the northern front, but also stab Lao Qi in the back. Chi Nanjiao can be right to him, he can also be right to the central government, and he can carry out a righteous "bandit" under the banner of supporting the central government.

Liu Jingrui also thought of Chi Nanjiao:

"Brother Zhongxiao, Chi Nanjiao shouldn't take advantage of the fire to rob!"

He coped:

"Probably not!"

Liu Jingrui stubbornly asked:

"What if he takes advantage of the fire to rob? As soon as your brother's gun goes off in the back, we'll be defeated! ”

He also thought about the problem of defeat, but the hypothetical opponent was not Chi Nanjiao, but the Japanese Shimizu Brigade in the east of Lao Foshan and the four divisions of the Peaceful Founding Army. Anyway, Chi Nanjiao will inevitably anger the Japanese, and it is entirely possible that the Japanese will launch a spring war and eat him and Lao Yan together. This is the worst-case scenario. This outcome is to be avoided anyway. There are also ways to avoid it: First, when he fought Lao Qi, Chi Nanjiao could temporarily stop playing the banner of the Self-Defense Army, and still stick to the original defense in the name of the Kuang Han Righteous Army, or drive into Shelu to take over the defensive areas handed over by the Fourth and Fifth Brigades of the Self-Defense Army, so as to stabilize both the Japanese and the national army on the southern front. Second, when he fought Lao Yan, he made preparations with both hands, and if he wins, he will return to the center, and if he loses, he will lead his troops to shoot deer, temporarily throw himself into Chi Nanjiao, and then try to make a big move in the future.

Of course, these words can't be said to Liu Jingrui, and now they can't even say to Wu Tianxiong and Qian Fenglong, they are willing to do it, and they may not be able to do it if they don't go to a dead end, he knows this.

When I walked into the gate of the General Liaison Insurance Office, the clues of the conspiracy that were entangled in my mind were not only clear, but almost complete, and even the emergency plan was thought of two ......

Unexpectedly, when I stood in front of Commander Yan, everything was completely messed up.

Commander Yan smirked and shattered his plot.

As soon as they met, Commander Yan shook his hand and said:

"Second brother, if you come, if you don't come, I'm going to hang myself! The battle of Rift River and Shirakawa began, and the 37th Division of Dog Day plus an independent brigade of nearly 20,000 people attacked us on all fronts......"

He nodded repeatedly:

"I know that! You know! Adjutant General Liu has already told me along the way, said it to me! ”

"Good! That's it! Time is tight, so I won't be too long-winded! We don't want to fight this battle, but people have to fight it, and we're embarrassed if we don't accompany us, aren't we? ”

"Yes! Yes! ”

Commander Yan spread his hands:

"But Zhenjia, this kid is not well accompanied, and the guests want to see our jokes!"

He was stunned and asked urgently:

"What? Can't hold the cracked river and the white river? ”

Commander Yan shook his white head:

"No, it's not that serious, but I can't worry! I want to remove Zhenjia and replace it with you, brother! You go to the Crack River, I'll go to Shirakawa! ”

His face turned white all at once:

"Yes...... Can ......"

Commander Yan patted him on the shoulder:

"But what? Yes! Old man, this is a big battle, and I can't fight it unless you or me! Zhenjia is still a hairy child, and if he loses, he may lose the whole game! ”

He thought nervously for a moment, and decided that Commander Yan had not yet discovered his plot, and that he might still be able to fight:

"Yes...... However, the deer shooting line is also hanging! The three divisions of Chi Nanjiao of the Kuang Han Righteous Army outside the deer shooting deer, if ......"

Commander Qi smiled:

"If the person surnamed Chi doesn't talk about friendship and plots to offend me, do we still have four brigades and five brigades! Can the Seventh Brigade on the front line of Kuishan still respond to reinforcements! The establishment of one of our brigades is six or seven regiments......"

He was so anxious:

"Big brother, no matter what you say, if the north and south wars at the same time, I will definitely lose! I mean, if I'm shooting deer, Chi Nanjiao will definitely not offend, big brother, you know, the surname Chi and I ......"

Commander Qi stubbornly said:

"The surname Chi can give you face, and you will give it if you are not there! If you don't want to give face, you won't give it! Besides, big brother, I still have some face! Brother, don't fight, you have to go to the Split River! In order to facilitate the command, Qian Fenglong, the commander of the fourth brigade, went with you to be the commander of the first brigade of the Split River front, and Zhang Kui, the former commander of the first brigade, was transferred to the commander of the fourth brigade! ”

Even Qian Fenglong was transferred, which made it even worse!

He lost his temper for a moment, and almost didn't cry:

"Big ...... Big brother, this ...... This is easy to be handsome in the face of the enemy, it is ...... It's a big taboo for soldiers! ”

Commander Qi bluffed his face:

"Sensei, this is an order!"

It's over, it's all over. After all, Commander Qi is Commander Qi, and his ability to engage in conspiracy and play tricks is really higher than him, and he still has to learn from Commander Qi. With a single order, the commander took away the opportunity given to him by God, and at the same time confiscated his near-successful plot.

Therefore, he decided that the commander had been suspicious of him for a long time.

Commander Qi didn't have the slightest suspicion. After issuing the order, he took him and Qian Fenglong's hands and sat down, saying that as soon as the team of the Sixth Brigade to reinforce the southern front arrived, they would go to Split River and Baichuan together. Commander Qi asked Liu Jingrui to get wine and food, saying that he wanted to have a good drink before rushing to the line of fire.

After bringing wine and food, and after drinking two cups, the vanguard of the Sixth Brigade arrived, and the commander of the Sixth Brigade, who came with the vanguard troops, broke into the house and asked the commander to go on the road.

Commander Qi said "no hurry", continued to drink, and also pulled the sixth brigade commander to drink together. Commander Qi was unhurried, as if he was not preparing to fight, but meeting with sages from all walks of life, and his expression was very leisurely.

Outside the window, the shadow of war was clearly overwhelmed by the main road. Following the vanguard of the Sixth Brigade, the seven regiments under the brigade successively marched south through the main road in front of the window. The sound of footsteps was incessant, and occasionally there was the sound of horses' hooves and the clash of guns.

Commander Qi just didn't hear it, slowly sipped the wine, stared at Sun Zhongxiao and said:

"Second brother, if you want to talk about governing the place, it's not boasting, the eldest brother is better than you, but when it comes to leading troops to fight, the eldest brother may not be as good as you! In July of the twenty-eighth year, how beautiful your brother fought in the battle of Shuangnishan! ate a lump of Li Cripple in one day and one night, and he didn't even have scum left! ”

Sun Zhongxiao grinned:

"That's the big brother's command! Big brother, you asked me to let me in and fight, I put it in and fight, and it is naturally the credit of the big brother to win! ”

Commander Qi nodded with a smile and said to himself:

"Your second brother leads the troops well, eldest brother, I can rest assured that I will let you lead the troops, and let you go wherever it is difficult! Well done on the southern front, good job on the northern front! The Fourth Brigade and the Fifth Brigade just let you be trained! Zhenjia doesn't have this ability! So I can only put him in the back. ”

Sun Zhongxiao only then remembered to ask:

"By the way, what are you doing when Zhenjia is withdrawn?"

"Go to the top of the deer to shoot your second brother's lack! With the 4th and 5th Brigades that you have adjusted, he can defend the northern front with his eyes closed! If he doesn't keep it well, I'll kill him!" ”

Commander Yan's conspiracy is a whole circle bigger than his, and he can just catch his conspiracy, he is really in vain.

The procession outside the window was still passing, and the footsteps were getting louder and faster, and with the loud and hurried footsteps, the boiling dust and smoke came in like clouds of dust through the half-hidden curtains.

Liu Jingrui went over and closed the window.

The commander said "Sensei", walked straight to the window, and opened the window again.

Commander Yan leaned on the windowsill and looked at it for a while, and suddenly shouted outside:

"Hey, brethren, don't be in a hurry, go steadily, and sing our army songs!" Angry hair rushes to the crown', one two! ”

Under the personal command of Commander Qi, the song of the Self-Defense Army's military song "Man Jianghong" sounded, like a rolling thunder:

Angry hair rushed to the crown, leaning on the railing, Xiaoxiao rain rest.

Raise your eyes, look up to the sky and roar, strong and fierce.

Thirty merits and fame, dust and earth, eight thousand miles of clouds and moon......

Commander Qi returned to the round table and sat down, and toasted Sun Zhongxiao, and then toasted the three brigade commanders and adjutant commander Liu Jingrui present.

When Commander Qi toasted, the singing of "Man Jianghong" was uninterrupted:

…… Jing Kang is ashamed, it is still snowing, and the courtiers hate, when will it be destroyed?

Drive a long car and step through the lack of Helan Mountain......

Commander Qi sighed with infinite emotion:

"Yes, Jingkang is ashamed of the snow, and the war zone commander's department doesn't want to snow! They don't want to avenge the country, they want to provoke a civil war, alas-"

Commander Qi let out a long sigh, quite a bit of grandeur and fierceness.

Sun Zhongxiao thought that Commander Qi really did not want to fight this battle, and Commander Qi's determination to resist Japan was very doubtful, but in such a situation of suffering from the enemy on his back, his mood of seeking stability and tranquility should be real.

The thunder outside the window is still ringing:

…… Stay from the beginning, clean up the old mountains and rivers, face the sky, face the sky.

But the commander said:

"Whether we can carry out local autonomy and whether we can clean up the old rivers and mountains of the eight counties of Guangqing from scratch depends on our strength and determination! Come, in order to win this battle, and for the 420,000 people of Guangqing who have pinned their high hopes on us, do it! ”

Commander Qi raised his wine in the air with both hands in the air and drank it slowly and almost solemnly.

The military song outside the window started from the beginning again, rumbling:

Angry hair rushes to the crown, leaning on the railing, Xiaoxiao rain rests......