Time seemed to freeze, and a tomb-like atmosphere enveloped the headquarters of the Seventh Front. In the well-equipped conference hall, except for the "sizzle" sound of the heating package and the occasional sound of sipping tea, there is hardly any presumptuous sound to be heard. In front of the conference table with a large map spread, there were more than 20 generals and colonels of the New Sixth Army and the Ninth Division of the Pacification, and the faces of the officers were all facing Commander-in-Chief Long Guokang at the head of the table.

Long Guokang was calm and calm, and did not show any emotional color on his face. He let his subordinates sit, and he stood majestically, with a leather coat draped over his shoulders, like a statue.

It was cold and snowy outside, but it was almost hot in the conference hall, and a few officers quietly unbuttoned their cotton clothes and opened their arms.

Long Guokang stood with his hand on the edge of the table for a while, as if he felt the silence in the room, raised his chin and said:

"Drink tea!"

Mi Chuanxian, deputy commander-in-chief of the Seventh Front Army and commander of the New Sixth Army, took the lead in holding the cup and drank it with embarrassment, and all the officers also held the cup and sighed. For a while, the conference hall had a warm atmosphere because of an enthusiastic order.

Long Guokang shook off the big flock in the rare enthusiasm, sat down on the chair behind him, and said to Deputy Commander-in-Chief Mi Chuanxian:

"Let's talk about the situation of the Independent Brigade, Commander Ling of the Suijiu Division may not know yet."

Mi Chuanxian put down the teacup and stood up:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the situation is as follows: Huang Shaoxiong's Independent Brigade is plotting against Commander-in-Chief Long behind his back, and they plan to detain Commander-in-Chief Long and Major General Kawamoto at the headquarters of the Independent Brigade in Silin Town when Commander-in-Chief Long and Commander Kawamoto Brigade inspected the Silin Appeasement Zone this morning, and hold Commander-in-Chief Long hostage to announce the uprising of the Seventh Front Army and make a reversal against Chongqing. Fortunately, Major General Kawamoto learned of this information in time and informed Commander-in-Chief Long that the inspection plan had been cancelled. At about 12 o'clock last night, Huang Shaoxiong hastily led the brigade headquarters and the 864th Regiment stationed in Silin Town to the west of Liuhe and broke away from our Seventh Front Army. The other two regiments under the jurisdiction of the independent brigade did not dare to ......act recklessly because they were stationed too far away from the brigade headquarters and had difficulty in moving, and they suddenly lost contact with the brigade headquarters."

Long Guokang waved his hand, and Mi Chuanxian stopped with interest.

Long Guokang slowly stood up, his eyes staring at Ling Fuyin, the commander of the Suijiu Division, but his words were said to the people on both sides of the conference table:

"I didn't expect Brigade Commander Huang to be so negative to me! So negative for me at such a time! The commander of this independent brigade is not forced by me Long, but he wants to be himself. Master Ling knows this, and so do all of you here. In August of the thirtieth year, Huang Shaoxiong and Master Ling were cornered by the Japanese and ran to me. I took them, paid them, and gave them guns. Senior Ling, you said from your heart, big brother, I'm worthy of you, right? ”

Division Commander Ling Fuyin stood upright:

"Brother Long is as kind as a mountain to our obedient brothers, this is ...... There is nothing to say about this, Huang Shaoxiong's affairs, my brother knows nothing......"

Long Guokang waved his hand and motioned for Ling Fuyin to sit down.

Ling Fuyin didn't sit down, and looked at Long Guokang earnestly:

"Commander, brother swears to heaven, brother of the independent brigade does not know, if he knows......"

Long Guokang nodded:

"You sit down."

Ling Fuyin sat down.

Long Guokang continued:

"If you want to go, you can go, I won't stop you. Nowadays, the Japanese market is bearish, and they are afraid that Nanjing will not be reliable, so it is understandable to switch to Chairman Chiang of Chongqing! You say hello to me, so that I can say goodbye, I will send a plate to wrap up, and put wine to see you off! Brigade Commander Huang didn't even say hello, and he wanted to kidnap me and Major General Kawamoto, which is too much! I can't stop fighting! You are unkind, how can you blame me for being unjust?! ”

"That's what Brother Long said! For this kind of unsympathetic guy, the only way to do this is to beat him as a turtle son! ”

Fu Xihai, commander of the 124th Division, took the lead in expressing his stance and scolded Huang Shaoxiong.

Most of the officers present scolded him, saying that they had long seen that Huang Shaoxiong was not a play, and he ate in the pot. Only Master Ling Fuyin sat sullenly and did not say a word.

Long Guokang had a smile on his flat face, sat down again, lit a big pipe, and inhaled slowly, letting Deputy Commander-in-Chief Mi Chuanxian continue to introduce the situation.

Mi Chuanxian stopped everyone's discussion, pointed to the large map on the table and said:

"After the incident last night, Commander-in-Chief Long transferred the 378th Brigade and 379th Brigade of the 124th Division of the New Sixth Army from Baipu and Jiuxian to Liuhe, intending to attack from the north and south and annihilate the rebels of Huang Shaoxiong's troops who had entered Liuhe. The Kawamoto Brigade had also been deployed in Henan, preparing to defeat the Chongqing Li Hanming army, which might come to meet the Huang Army. The arrangement was foolproof, the ice on the surface of the Liuhe River had been shattered, and the sections where it was possible to cross the river were blown up. Even if a small number of people crossed the river, they still could not escape the annihilation of the Kawamoto brigade. However, Commander-in-Chief Long's request was: not a single rebel army should cross the Willow River! ”

Long Guokang rushed at his subordinates and raised the big pipe in his hand:

"This is not for anything else, but to let the Japanese interfere less in our affairs!"

"This ...... So, the independent brigade is going to be buried in our own hands? ”

Senior Ling Fuyin asked stupidly.

"It can't be helped! Commander-in-Chief Long believed that things would be worse if we had not solved the Separate Brigade ourselves, but let the Japanese do it. First, it will inevitably increase the suspicion of the Japanese; Second, it will also make the Japanese look down on us: a front army of 30,000 or 40,000 people can't even deal with a gang of rebels, so what strength does it have? Moreover, the information about the rebellion was also obtained by the Japanese, and Commander-in-Chief Ryu did not hear any news in advance, which in itself is difficult to explain to Major General Kawamoto and Commander Takashima of Dancheng......"

Ling Fuyin interrupted Mi Chuanxian's words and said to Long Guokang:

"Boss, brother means to say, is there any misunderstanding here? Is the Japanese intelligence fraudulent? Big brother, you know, when Brigade Commander Huang was a guerrilla commander in the past, he beat the Japanese quite hard......"

Long Guokang slammed his pipe on the table and sank his face:

"The intelligence of the Japanese cannot be wrong! Right now, Huang Shaoxiong's brigade headquarters and the 864 Regiment have already left Silin Town! ”

Ling Fuyin stubbornly insisted:

"Even if that's the case, do we have to do it? Can we afford to do this for the Japanese again? Shouldn't you leave a way out for yourself? ”

Division Commander Fu Xihai was very surprised, and suddenly stood up:

"Senior Ling, do you also want to fight back?!"

Long Guokang glared at Fu Xihai:

"Sit down and let Senior Ling speak!"

Ling Fuyin obviously realized that his words were out of place, sighed, shook his head, and didn't want to say any more.

Long Guokang said kindly:

"Brother Fuyin, don't hold it in your stomach if you have something to say, but it's okay to say it! As long as it's not behind my back, it's right, it's wrong, it's light, it's heavy, it doesn't matter! The Seventh Front Army has to rely on all the brothers to support it! ”

Ling Fuyin smiled bitterly:

"It's all said and done, take the fixed constellation! What you have decided, I Ling Fuyin will carry it out! If it wasn't for you to protect me, my head might have been sold to the Japanese a long time ago! ”

Long Guokang nodded, and the folds on the bare brain door folded. He filled another pot of cigarettes, let the orderlies light the fire, and inhaled slowly, spitting out the smoke:

"The current situation is indeed unfavorable to the Japanese. Once the European war was lost, Italy was finished, and the collapse of Germany was just around the corner. In the Pacific Theater, the U.S. troops landed on Luzon Island, captured Manila, bombed Tokyo, and attacked the Ryukyus. Brother Fuyin doesn't talk about these situations, but I also know them in my heart. I say this not to destroy myself, but to show you that I am not foolish! The Japanese can't fool us! If someone dares to be the commander-in-chief, I dare to be responsible for this team and everyone here! ”

Long Guokang stood up with his pipe:

"Today I am here to say a big thing, I can trust someone who is Long, and I am willing to go to the end with someone who is my dragon, I will guarantee that you all have a good future! If you don't believe what I say, you can leave now, and I, Long, will give you 800 yuan in cash to settle down and retire! ”

They all cheered up and said that they would follow Commander-in-Chief Long to the end. No one mentioned anything about it, and they all knew that the 800 yuan was not easy to take. Even Ling Fuyin solemnly said that he had no intention of leaving.

"That's good!" "Now let's move on to the issue of the Independent Brigade. The 864th Regiment of the Independent Brigade was pulled away by Huang Shaoxiong. The 863rd and 865th regiments were surrounded and disarmed this morning, and the number of independent brigades was cancelled. At present, the commander-in-chief has decided to use the 863rd Regiment and the 865th Regiment as the backbone to organize the Eighth Temporary Brigade of the Appeasement Army, and hand it over to the commander of the Ninth Suishi Division. ”

The officers were taken aback.

Ling Fuyin hurriedly stood up:

"Boss, this ...... Is this appropriate? Brothers, a Suijiu Division, has been ......"

Long Guokang said lightly:

"What's wrong? The brothers of the Eighth Brigade are Huang Shaoxiong's old subordinates, and they are also your Ling Fuyin's old subordinates! Besides, the appeasement forces will also be expanded, and the central authorities have repeatedly asked us to expand them! ”

Ling Fuyin straightened upright:

"Yes!"

At this time, the phone rang, looking for Fu Xihai, the commander of the 124th Division. Fu Xihai strode to the telephone and grabbed the phone.

"Yes, it's me! Not! Not! Got it. ”

Putting down the phone, Fu Xihai triumphantly walked up to Long Guokang and said something. Long Guokang nodded, and then said to the officers:

"Liuhe's phone. The Brigade Headquarters of the Independent Brigade and the 864 Regiment are finished. Deputy Brigade Commander Wang Tianming and Regiment Commander Jin Liangming of the 864th Regiment were both killed. Huang Shaoxiong is also estimated to have been killed, and the body is being searched. More than two hundred people were captured, and the fighting, except for some areas, was over. And most importantly, not a single person crossed the Willow River, not a single one. ”

Long Guokang's words were short and mechanical, and the more he spoke, the slower he spoke, the lower his tone became, and he couldn't figure out what was going on in his heart, and even Mi Chuanxian, the deputy commander-in-chief and commander of the New Sixth Army, who knew him well, couldn't make a fuss.

Finally, Long Guokang waved his pipe and announced the adjournment of the meeting, and as soon as everyone stood up, he said two more words:

"Who dares to reach the ears of the Japanese what Commander Ling said today, Commander-in-Chief chopped off his head! Who dares to hide from me and take the path of Huang Shaoxiong's Independent Brigade, and the commander-in-chief will also chop off his head! ”

The officers all stood up and responded in unison:

"Yes!"

After the response, Ling Fuyin's heart was heavy and his brain was dizzy. He has completely forgotten what he said, and only remembered one thing when he thought about it, the independent brigade was over, Huang Shaoxiong was finished, no one crossed the Liuhe River, not a single ......

It's snowing outside, and the sky is blank.