Two days later, Zhu Lunguo, acting secretary of the Central Plains Bureau of the Communist Party of China, arrived in Yanhu. However, what Zhu Runguo did not expect was that within these two days, the situation in Longkou had undergone earth-shaking changes. First, Gao Shenxing, the commander of the first brigade of the 19th detachment of the Wannan Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, came under the command of the commander The ministry beat Liu Chang violently and sent Liu Chang to prison without any conclusive evidence. When the news spread, the party members of the Longkou Anti-Japanese Democratic Government suddenly became indignant. This was because the Intelligence Department had detained Communist Party members for no reason before. Several members of the Communist Party of China in the democratic government were inexplicably detained for several days. The Longkou County Committee of the Communist Party of China suspected that someone was deliberately attacking the Communist Party, so it decisively mobilized the masses and surrounded them. The Wannan Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Headquarters asked Xu Shijiu to give an explanation. Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Shu Tongwen rushed from Yanyi to Longkou County, stabilized the party members who were leading the trouble, and explained to Xu Shijiu and others again and again, and the situation eased. However, at this time, another unexpected thing happened. Li Zihan, the leader of the first regiment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army in southern Anhui, suddenly issued an order to arrest all the members of the first regiment of the CCP. The news spread After the attack, it immediately caused an uproar within the Wannan Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army. Coincidentally, the instructor of the L Battalion had a very good relationship with Peng Wu. When he learned that his good brother had been arrested by Li Zihan without authorization, Peng Wu didn't think much and decisively led the cavalry battalion to the station of the L Battalion, trying to He Changzhu was forced to release his men, which resulted in a confrontation between the 1st Battalion and the Cavalry Battalion, and the gun almost went off. This confrontation seriously affected the cooperation between the Communist Party and the Wannan Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army. Although the situation was eventually calmed down, Xu Shijiu obviously no longer had the same unconditional trust in the Communist Party as before. Communist Party political workers stationed in various regiments and battalions Yu Budu was transferred back to the headquarters by Xu Jiujiu, and Peng Wu, the cavalry battalion commander who caused the trouble, was dismissed from his post and was directly demoted from battalion commander to squad leader. Almost overnight, the relationship between the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army and the New Fourth Army quickly turned from close to cold, and the entire situation in Southern Anhui suddenly became complicated. "Comrade Tongwen, what happened to the accident at Longkou?" Zhu Lunguo sat down and asked Shu Tongwen. "Secretary Zhu, this issue is a bit complicated." Shu Tongwen really didn't know what to say, because this can't be explained clearly in a few sentences. Fundamentally, this is actually a dispute between the two factions within the Wannan Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. A general outbreak of confrontation also involved Xu Shijiu's ambiguous political stance. "Is the problem very complicated?" Zhu Runguo frowned and said slowly, "Then let's peel off the cocoon and peel off the silk, one by one." Shu Tongwen nodded, and then took Xu Shijiu with a hundred Many disabled soldiers moved all the way to Shanghai, and tried every means to raise funds to treat the injuries of these disabled soldiers. He also pointed out that Xu Jiujiu had unimaginable feelings for the 19th Route Army. For Xu Jiujiu, The 19th Route Army was his home. "I understand." Zhu Runguo nodded and said, "You mean, Xu Shijiu's position has wavered?" "Yes, his position has obviously wavered." Shu Tongwen said with some bitterness, "Since Gu When Zhu Tong spread the news and threatened to restore the 19th Army, Xu Jiu's attitude became ambiguous. Otherwise, Longkou would never have caused the previous uproar. " "Let me just say, based on Xu Jiu's attitude. How could such a commotion happen if we have the courage?" Hu Zhijing, secretary of the Wannan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China who participated in the conversation, was relieved and said, "It turns out that Xu Shijiu was shaken, so he allowed Li Zihan to test our bottom line." His expression became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "In other words, once Gu Zhutong really restores the organizational structure of the 19th Army and appoints Xu Jiujiu as the commander of the 19th Army, then Xu Jiujiu may really be responsible for the anti-Japanese war in southern Anhui. The CCP members within the National Salvation Army have taken action, am I right?¡± ¡°That¡¯s not the case, at most they will be expelled,¡± Shu Tongwen said hurriedly. "You can't expel it either." Zhu Lunguo slapped his palm on the table and said in a deep voice, "We in the Communist Party are not long-term workers in feudal families. They come when you want them and leave when you don't want them." Shu Tongwen He didn't know what to say. In fact, ever since he heard from Li Zihan that day that Gu Zhutong was going to restore the 19th Bomb Organization, he knew that the situation would become complicated, but he didn't expect that the situation would take a turn for the worse in such a short period of time. , almost to the point of purging the party. (Dividing line) Gao Shenxing looked at Xu Jiujiu with a complicated expression and asked in a deep voice: "Old Xu, do you also want to follow Wang Jingwei and Chairman Chiang Kai-shek and figure out the party movement in the Wannan Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army? "Xu Jiujiu frowned and said, "What are you talking about, Lao Gao? What about cleaning up the party?" "Well, since you don't intend to clean up the party, why not let the political commissars of each regiment, the instructors of each battalion, and all The company's instructor returned to the army?" Gao Shenxing said. ¡°This is not to let them focus on studying international affairs.If they don¡¯t understand the international situation, how can they do political and ideological work well if they don¡¯t understand the international situation? "Xu Jiujiu said, "When they finish studying the international situation, I will naturally release them back to the army. Can I really lock them up? " "Don't do this, what kind of bullshit international situation is this? It's just a matter of one sentence? The Yankees have passed the Concession Act and are preparing to take action against Japan. Apart from this, what else can they do? "Gao Shenxing said, "Don't be careless with me, tell me honestly, are you really planning to return to the national army? "Xu Jiujiu was silent, just looking at the blue sky and white clouds outside the window, and said nothing for a long time. "Old Xu, you are usually a very smart person, why did you become so stupid this time? Gao Shenxing said, "Gu Zhutong said that he was preparing to restore the 19th Army. Do you believe it?" Have you never thought that this is probably just Gu Zhutong's bait, and his purpose is to destroy the cooperative relationship between you and the Communist Party? Have you never thought that if you and the Communist Party have a stalemate, he will go back on his word? " "Lao Gao, what if what Gu Zhutong said is true? "Xu Jiujiu didn't look back, but said something faintly. Gao Shenxing closed his mouth tightly. He stared blankly at Xu Jiujiu a few steps away, and suddenly felt something indescribably strange. In the past, Even when Xu Jiujiu suddenly betrayed and surrendered to the enemy last time, Gao Shenxing never felt unfamiliar with Xu Jiujiu. He felt that Xu Jiujiu was Xu Jiujiu, the Xu Jiujiu he knew and was familiar with. Even though he had become a traitor, he was still the Xu Jiujiu he knew and was familiar with. But today, now, Xu Jiujiu was standing there with his arms folded, just a few steps away, but Gao Shenxing could clearly feel the two of them. There seemed to be an insurmountable gap between them. (Dividing line) Zhu Languo asked Shu Tongwen again: "So, what happened to Liu Chang, the instigator of this incident? " "Secretary Zhu, Liu Chang's problem is also very complicated. "Shu Tongwen said, "During last year's Battle of Hulu Valley and this year's Spring Festival Offensive, Liu Chang had strange performances. The key is that when Liu Chang was in charge of the underground party work in Qingyang County two years ago, he was once Prison experience. " Zhu Lun Guodao: "So, is there any direct proof that Liu Chang has betrayed? " "No. "Shu Tongwen smiled bitterly and shook his head. If there was conclusive evidence, this incident would not have occurred. "Since there is no evidence, we cannot doubt our comrades. "Zhu Lunguo waved his hand and said seriously, "However, in view of the conflicts between Comrade Liu Chang, Comrade Gao Shenxing and Xu Shijiu, he is no longer suitable to stay in Longkou County and work, so he should be transferred back to the Wannan Detachment first. , it just so happened that the organization had other arrangements for his work. " Shu Tongwen said: "The problem is that Liu Chang is still locked up in Longkou Prison. " Zhu Lunguodao: "I will negotiate with Xu Shijiu about this matter and ask him to release him. " Hu Zhijing said: "Secretary Zhu, with such a big change happening this time, Xu Shijiu may not be willing to come to Yan'an. At least I don't think he will be able to come here in the near future. "Zhu Lun Guodao: "Then we can go to the junction of the two counties to talk, or you can go directly to Longkou County. Is Xu Shijiu unwilling to see me because of this incident? Or will they detain me when we meet? " "That won't happen. "Shu Tongwen said hurriedly, "Our captain is not like this. " "Then it's settled, Comrade Tongwen, you will arrange this matter. " "Okay, I will send someone to Longkou to discuss a specific date for the meeting. "