"What's going on? Why aren't you here yet?" Wei Guoqiang looked up at the sun that was already setting clearly outside the window, and then turned back to ask Yan Sanquandao, "Captain Yan, it stands to reason that they should have arrived long ago." "Yes. Ah, I should have arrived a long time ago." Yan Sanquan also lost his temper. I took out my pocket watch and looked at the time. It was already past four in the afternoon, but neither Xu Shijiu nor the important figures of the Communist Party showed up. Could something have happened? Or, those idiots from the military command really succeeded? Was Xu Shijiu injured or killed? So the meeting has been cancelled? Wei Guoqiang had obviously thought of this and asked, "Is it possible that the military commander has already succeeded?" Yan Sanquan was silent. Although he did not rule out this possibility, he still felt that it was unlikely. Xu Shijiu wanted to It was really so easy to kill him. Wei Guoqiang had already killed him last time. How could Xu Shijiu survive to this day? But if that wasn't the case, how could we explain Xu Jiujiu's delay in arriving? Wei Guoqiang said again: "Captain Yan, why don't you send a few people out to check out the situation?" "No." Yan Sanquan flatly refused, "Do you want to kill us all?" Although Xu Shijiu didn't show up for a long time. , but the security posts and patrols in the village did not withdraw. At this time, people were sent out to investigate the situation. If they were discovered by the vigilant Wannan Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army, everyone they had hidden here would be killed. "Three punches will definitely not do anything stupid like this." "Wait, wait here honestly." Yan Sanquan said. Wei Guoqiang had no choice but to sit aside and smoke silently. However, they did not wait for Xu Shijiu until the last words of Sanquan. After all the Wannan Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army in Chitu Village had withdrawn, Yan Sanquan and the others dared to leave the small courtyard where they were hiding and go outside to check. Then they discovered that Xu Jiujiu had temporarily changed the meeting place to the mountain temple outside the village. Although Fang was frustrated, he couldn't help but feel a little lucky. Although he failed to kill Xu Shijiu this time, at least he himself was still alive. If, on the other hand, Xu Jiujiu still met with the Communist Party in the Wang Family Courtyard, and they did take advantage of Xu Jiujiu's mental relaxation to kill him, then it would be difficult for them to escape the pursuit of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army in Southern Anhui, especially those who This elite small force is simply urging the king of hell to order. (Dividing line) After all, Gu Zhutong did not get the good news he wanted. The ace killer sent by the military commander to Longkou, Lin Huaibu, who shot three times to kill the traitor Zhang Xiaolin, eventually fell into the hands of Xu Jiujiu. Not only did he fail to kill Xu Jiujiu, he was also thrown into prison by Xu Jiujiu. The only thing Fortunately, Xu Jiunien thought that he was an anti-Japanese corpsman, so he did not kill anyone. With the failure of Lin Huaibu's assassination attempt, Gu Zhutong's intention failed again. There was even more unfavorable news that made Gu Zhutong uneasy. After the meeting in Chitu, Xu Jiujiu actually did not fall out with the Communist Party. The two sides even reached an agreement and decided to form a joint command to combine the New Fourth Army's Wannan Detachment and Jiangbei Detachment. The third detachment was put under the command of Xu Shijiu. Gu Zhutong couldn't help but worry. If he told Xu Jiujiu at this time that the restoration of the 19th Army had been put on hold for some reason, would Xu Jiujiu be furious? And then completely fall to the CCP? Or even lead the troops directly into the Communist camp? The more Gu Zhutong thought about it, the more he felt that this possibility was very high, so he sent a telegram to Chongqing. However, to Gu Zhutong's disappointment, after receiving his telegram, Chairman Chiang not only refused to support him, but even called him back to scold him severely. Finally, he said that there would be no further plans to restore the 19th Army. Needless to say, Gu Zhutong could only give up this thought. (Dividing line) When he reached the door of Xu Shijiu's office, Li Zihan hesitated again. Li Zihan really didn¡¯t know how to say this to Xu Shijiu. In fact, Li Zihan knew very well from the beginning that the possibility of restoring the organizational structure of the 19th Army was really unlikely. Gu Zhutong might really have such thoughts, but Chairman Chiang would not agree to it in any case. Chairman Chiang can tolerate the betrayal of others, but he can never tolerate the betrayal of the people he trusts most or the army. For example, Zhang Xiaoliu, such as the 19th Route Army, Chairman Chiang will never forgive. Therefore, Gu Zhutong¡¯s desire to restore the organizational structure of the 19th Army can only be a wishful thinking. However, Li Zihan really didn't want Xu Jiujiu to completely fall to the Communist Party, and even directly lead the Wannan Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army to join the Communist camp. Therefore, even though he knew that restoring the 19th Army's organizational structure would not come true, Li Zihan still He ran over and told Xu Shijiu. Li Zihan did not expect Xu Jiujiu to lead the army back to the battle order of the National Army, but at least he could not lead the troops to defect to the Communist Party. Li Zihan was not even willing to face Shu Tongwen on the battlefield. As for the battlefield, He couldn't even imagine Xu Jiujiu. "Zihan, are you standing outside? Why don't you go in? " It happened that Gao Shenxing came over to chat with Xu Shijiu. When he saw Li Zihan standing outside the door of Xu Shijiu's office, he couldn't help but ask. " Because of their different political opinions, Gao Shenxing and Li Zihan often quarreled, and every time they quarreled They always quarreled fiercely, and they looked like they were about to cut off their robes and sever their friendship, but after every quarrel, the two of them immediately became like no one else. To put it bluntly, the two of them were brothers who shared life and death after all. . The two people are like split personalities. When their political stance is not involved, they are brothers who depend on each other for life and death. But once their political stance is involved, they immediately become enemies. Li Zihan is called out by Gao Shenxing. , then they walked in with a heartbeat. When the two walked into the office, they found Xu Jiujiu standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the yard outside in a daze. Xu Jiujiu rarely had time to be in a daze, but every day The first time he showed this expression, it meant that he had encountered something big, and it was a big deal. Xu Shijiu didn't even turn around to say hello to Gao Shenxing and Li Zihan. Li Zihan really didn't want to say this. However, he knew that evasion was not the answer. He stood up to Xu Jiujiu, saluted, and said: "Captain, there is something I have to report to you, about the restoration of the 19th Army." , has been shelved by the Military Commission. " Xu Jiujiu turned around and looked at Li Zihan intently, but didn't say anything. But Gao Shenxing let out a laugh, put on an expression that I had known for a long time, and said: "Old Xu, now you Is it time to believe what I said? I said that even if Gu Zhutong had this idea, Baldy Jiang would never agree to it. Now I really got it right, right? " "Lao Gao, the Military Commission is just shelving it temporarily, and it has not said it will be shelved permanently. "Li Zihan couldn't help but refute. However, even he himself felt that this refutation sounded very weak and not even convincing. Put it aside for the time being, it was just his talk. Gao Shenxing was not at a loss this time. He chased after him and ridiculed Li Zihan to death because, no matter what, Xu Jiujiu did not fall out with the Communist Party this time, but Li Zihan was extremely worried. He looked at Xu Jiujiu nervously, fearing that Xu Jiujiu would be raped. He was so angry that he made the decision that worried him the most and defected to the Communist Party. However, what surprised Li Zihan was that after hearing this, Xu Jiujiu's expression seemed very calm, without even a hint of anger. None. Gao Shenxing also noticed something unusual about Xu Shijiu and asked, "Old Xu, what's wrong with you? " "Liu Changlin said something to me before leaving. Xu Jiujiu answered the question, and then said to Gao Shenxing and Li Zihan, "Do you want to know what he said to me?" " "What did he tell you? Gao Shenxing asked with a frown. "He said he would come back to Longkou again." "Xu Shijiu said. "What something. Li Zihan said solemnly, "He still dares to threaten you, captain?" " "Old Xu, do you pay attention to that mad dog? Gao Shenxing curled his lips and said disapprovingly, "He hasn't even explained his problems clearly. Whether he can pass the organizational review when he goes back is a question. If he still wants to go back to Longkou, it's like a toad swallowing the sky." " Xu Jiujiu turned around and looked at Gao Shenxing with a strange look. Gao Shenxing was confused by Xu Jiujiu, frowned and asked: "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong? " Xu Jiujiu opened his clenched fists, and inside was a crumpled telegram. Xu Jiujiu unfolded the telegram again and handed it to Gao Shenxing.