A remote town in western Zhejiang, the chief of the Third War Zone of the National Army.

Huang Baitao walked into Gu Zhutong's office and saluted Gu Zhutong: "General."

Gu Zhutong rubbed his temples that were slightly swollen, stood up and asked, "What's wrong?"

Gu Zhutong thought that the army below was asking him for military pay, so he was a little unhappy.

"There is a new situation." Huang Baitao handed over the telegram in his hand and said, "The Longkou Independence Regiment just sent a telegram back, detailing the situation of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui."

"Longkou Independent Regiment? The Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in Southern Anhui?" Gu Zhutong was stunned for a moment when he heard this. In the past two days, he had been busy with food and salary, and had long forgotten about this matter. But immediately he remembered it again and said, "Oh, you are talking about Li Zihan's troops. Has he arrived in Longkou? Has he completed the inclusion of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in Southern Anhui?"

Huang Baitao smiled and shook his head, signaling Gu Zhutong to read the telegram first.

Gu Zhutong stopped talking and looked down at the telegram carefully.

The situation mentioned in the telegram is very different from Gu Zhutong's expectations. Li Zihan's independent regiment has not completed the inclusion of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui. The nature of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui is very different from previous judgments. This is not a bandit army at all, but a group of veterans of the National Army.

Moreover, these veterans of the National Army left the 74th Army of the Central Army.

Especially the captain of the so-called 19th Detachment of the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army, Gu Zhutong looked familiar. He seemed to have seen or heard of this name somewhere, but Gu Zhutong couldn't remember it at once. He immediately asked Huang Baitao: "Why may this Xu Shijiu find his resume?"

Huang Baitao was prepared and immediately handed over the folder in his hand.

When he opened the folder, what was included was Xu Shijiu's resume. Gu Zhutong looked at Huang Baitao with satisfaction. Gu Zhutong was quite satisfied with this cautious and capable chief of staff. He was even considering whether to solemnly recommend Huang Baitao to the old man, with Huang Baitao as the commander of the army.

Xu Shijiu has little resume, only a few thin sheets of paper, but the portion is not light.

From the Northern Expedition to the Wuchang Campaign to the De'an Campaign last year, Xu Shijiu participated in more than a dozen major battles, especially when facing Japan, his record was really good. Whether it was the 128th Shanghai Anti-Japanese War, the 1,28th Shanghai War, the 1,200th Shanghai War, the 1,200th Shanghai War, the 1,200th Shanghai War, the 1,200th Shanghai War, the 1,200th Shanghai War, the 1,200th Shanghai War, the 1,200th Shanghai War, the 1,200th Shanghai War, the 1,200th Shanghai War, the 1,200th Shanghai War, the 1,200th Shanghai War, the 1,200th Shanghai War, the 1,200th Shanghai War, the 1,200th Shanghai War, the 1,200th Shanghai War, the 1,200th Shanghai War, the 1,2

If such a general was born in Huangpu, he would have risen to the top.

Unfortunately, Xu Shijiu was born in the 19th Route Army, so he only went to the army major for many years. After the Wanjialing victory last year, all other grassroots officers of the 74th Army were promoted, but this person was swept out by Chen Shizheng, the new commander of the 58th Division, which made people sigh.

It is precisely because of this that Xu Shijiu led a few veterans to leave the national army.

After reading Xu Shijiu's resume, I went to see the telegram sent by Li Zihan. Gu Zhutong found that Li Zihan's words were very cautious and there was no word inclusion in the telegram. It was obvious that Li Zihan was not ready to turn against the old commander Xu Shijiu. This is normal. No matter what, Xu Shijiu was once the chief of Li Zihan.

Gu Zhutong pondered for a moment and asked Huang Baitao: "Chief of Staff, what do you think?"

"Official, from the resume, Xu Shijiu is very ordinary. Whether it is leading troops or fighting, he is a top-notch player. To put it bluntly, many people who graduated from Baoding Military Academy are probably far from being like this." Huang Baitao first evaluated Xu Shijiu objectively and then said, "Li Zihan's independent regiment actually has only two companies of troops. If he really wants to start, he may not be able to win."

Gu Zhutong knew that what Huang Baitao said had been reserved. In fact, based on Xu Shijiu's ability, not to mention the students of Baoding Military Academy, not many students of the first five periods of the Whampoa Military Academy could match such a person. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a hero for a while. Li Zihan wanted to fight Xu Shijiu's arm-worship, not a question of whether he could win steadily, but a situation of steady loss. He really brought a main team, and the result was the same.

It should be noted that whether Gu Zhutong or Huang Baitao, there is a lack of a clear concept of the specific strength of the 19th Detachment of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui. They just analyzed it from the number and took it for granted that the 19th Detachment was a division, and no matter how poorly it was, it should have at least two regiments of force.

If Gu Zhutong was asked to let Huang Baitao know that the 19th Detachment actually had less than half of the troops, and the strength of this half of the regiment was all sorted up. In terms of combat effectiveness, Li Zihan's independent regiment was far stronger than the 19th Detachment. Even if it was more troops than the number of troops, the 19th Detachment did not have many more people than the independent regiment.

It was precisely this basic wrong judgment that Li Zihan did not understand the specific strength of the 19th Detachment and reported it to the head of the Third War Zone for information. Therefore, Gu Zhutong and Huang Baitao concluded that Li Zihan's independent regiment could not be incorporated into the 19th Detachment of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui.

Gu Zhutong asked again: "The Chief of Staff, what do you mean..."

Huang Baitao said: "If we had to recruit Xu Shijiu's troops, there would be no way. We could transfer several divisions from Tang Shizun's Army. Longkou County is not very far from the defense zone of the Army. What I am worried about is that if we force too much, will Xu Shijiu fall over there?"

"Then?" Gu Zhutong frowned, "You mean... the New Fourth Army?"

According to the combat sequence, the New Fourth Army should belong to Gu Zhutong's third war zone. However, in fact, the New Fourth Army has never obeyed Gu Zhutong's orders, and Gu Zhutong never thought of mobilizing the New Fourth Army. In the first year of the establishment of the New Fourth Army, the two sides were able to remain peaceful, but since the end of last year, the two sides began to have frequent frictions.

By this summer, there was a bit of tension between the New Fourth Army and the National Army.

The cause of the matter is actually very simple. The Communist Party launched a struggle behind enemy lines. They scattered the bones of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army like seeds. The National Government and Chairman Chiang originally thought that the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army would soon be gnawed by the little Japanese and Japanese-occupied consorts and bandits.

But the evolution of facts made the National Government and Chairman Jiang a little unexpected.

The Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army's bones were not destroyed by the enemy, but instead took root and grew up healthily. The bases behind enemy lines emerged like mushrooms after a rain in the Japanese war zone. According to the information of the Military Control Commission, there were dozens of bases of all sizes created by the Communist Party, and the regular army alone had grown to hundreds of thousands.

On the other hand, Chairman Jiang also sent a large number of national troops to the enemy-occupied areas, and the size of the troops was dozens of times that of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army. However, the performance of the National Army was much worse than that of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army. Shi Yousan, Pang Bingxun, and Sun Liangcheng were among the others who fought against the enemy. Yu Xuezhong and Han Deqin also fought fewer troops, and the prospects were bleak.

Chairman Jiang saw that, oh, it would not work if this continues. Let this situation continue. One day, the War of Resistance Against Japan will be won and the richest North China, Central Plains, East China and Central China, will also become the Communist territory. In order to avoid such a situation, Chairman Jiang began to prepare for the future and make arrangements.

Chairman Jiang's strategy is very simple. First, send officials to the Communist Party's territory to take over political power, and second, send people to recruit militia troops from the base area to compete for the fruits of the Communist Party. But how can the Communist Party be together? So conflicts and frictions inevitably occur. Until now, the relationship between the two sides has become extremely tense.

Gu Zhutong has even instructed the General Staff to formulate a plan to wipe out the New Fourth Army.

At this critical moment, Gu Zhutong certainly did not want to see Xu Shijiu and the anti-Japanese and national salvation army in southern Anhui turn to the New Fourth Army. Especially Xu Shijiu is still such an officer who can fight. If this person really wants to join the Communist Party, wouldn’t the New Fourth Army be even more like a tiger? In the future, conflicts broke out between the two sides, and it would be even more difficult for the National Army to wipe out the New Fourth Army.

Huang Baitao whispered: "Master, although this situation may not happen, you must be careful of it."

Gu Zhutong frowned and said, "What do you mean is to withdraw Li Zihan's independent group from Longkou?"

"Military orders are not a joke. Since the Longkou Independent Regiment has been formed, there is no reason to withdraw from the defense zone." Huang Baitao shook his head and continued, "It is better to ask the Military Commission for the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army to ask for a number, including them in the third war zone, and then incorporate the Longkou Independent Regiment into the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army. First, you can monitor nearby, and second, you can infiltrate the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui, and slowly formally incorporate it into the Third War Zone."
Chapter completed!