Gu Zhutong could not bear it anymore. As the commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone, he was repeatedly treated coldly by Xu Shijiu. What made Gu Zhutong even more angry was that Xu Shijiu did not hide his favor for the Communist Party in front of him, which was unbearable. Gu Zhutong could not bear this banquet, so he could only leave the banquet.

Seeing Gu Zhutong leave the table with her sleeves, Li Zihan also stood up, but she didn't know if she should follow her.

Xu Shijiu said, "Zihan, please help me persuade Commander-in-Chief Gu. My words just now were a little ugly. Please have a lot of them, don't be as knowledgeable as me, haha."

Li Zihan responded and turned around and went to Gu Zhu.

Hu Renjie really had no face to stay, so he got up and said goodbye to Xu Shijiu.

After sending Hu Renjie away, Gao Shenxing followed Xu Shijiu back to the headquarters and said with a smile: "Old Xu, have you done too much?"

"Is it too much?" Xu Shijiu said lightly, "Not at all, the bureaucrats of the National Government are all the same. You should know better than me. I don't want my troops to fight bloody battles in the front, but these corrupt officials are rushing to collect levies in the back, making a mess."

Gao Shenxing said: "Not all officials in the National Government are corrupt officials. Yes, most of the senior officials of the National Government are corrupt, and almost all of them are corrupt officials. However, at the grassroots level, there are still many good officials who are honest in serving the people. This Hu Renjie may be such a good official, so why can't you give him a chance?"

Xu Shijiu looked back at Gao Shenxing in surprise and asked, "Old Gao, why did you say good things to the Kuomintang today? Do you think this Hu Renjie is better than the county magistrate sent by the Communist Party?"

Gao Shenxing said: "If the Communist Party sent someone else, I would definitely support it, but if it was Liu Chang...

Liu Chang is about to serve as the county magistrate of the Longkou Anti-Japanese Democratic Government. This matter has basically been confirmed. Liu Chang was originally in Longkou, and now he is eager to form his county government.

Xu Shijiu said again: "Old Gao, are you too prejudiced about Liu Chang?"

"There is no prejudice. I just think that Liu Chang's appearance is suspicious." Gao Shenxing said.

"Liu Chang's appearance is not suspicious. I think he is quite normal." Xu Shijiu disagreed.

"There are more suspicious places," Gao Shenxing said, "First of all, before the start of Hulu Valley, Liu Chang's gun had fired. If Lao Niu had not suppressed this matter at that time, if the Japanese vanguard who entered the valley at that time, then the battle would have been suspended. Therefore, Liu Chang had a major suspicion of deliberately firing a gun and warning the Japanese."

Xu Shijiu pondered without saying a word. This matter is really suspicious. Why do you think it is such a coincidence?

Gao Shenxing continued, "Second, Jiaxi told me that before Noguchi died, he pointed at Liu Chang and said a few words of traitor. Later, I thought about it repeatedly and thought that Noguchi might be trying to say spies, but unfortunately, he died before he finished speaking."

Xu Shijiu said in a deep voice: "Lao Gao, do you mean that Liu Chang has actually turned against him in secret?"

"The possibility is very high." Gao Shenxing said, "Old Xu, you should still remember that Liu Chang was arrested in Qingyang, and the commander of Qingyang County's military police at that time was Noguchi. I think Noguchi pointed at Liu Changlian and said a few traitors before his death, and there would be no reason for it."

Xu Shijiu said: "Then you must tell Awen immediately about this matter, let Awen report it to his superiors immediately.

Gao Shenxing said: "Do you think I didn't talk to Awen? But Awen told me that this is simply because there is no evidence and his superiors will not believe it. Lao Xu, you may not know that Liu Chang is very trusted by Xiang Ying, secretary of the Southeast Bureau of the Communist Party of China."

"Hiss, then this matter is really troublesome." Xu Shijiu frowned and said, "Old Gao, Hu Zhijing, Secretary of the Southern Anhui Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, will come to Longkou in a few days. Otherwise, let's bring it up with him and replace Liu Chang?"

"Okay." Gao Shenxing said, "I'll talk to Lao Hu at that time."

"Oh." Xu Shijiu sighed and said, "This matter is for correction."

(Split Line)

Let’s talk about Li Zihan, followed Gu Zhu to Kondo Salon.

Of course, it is no longer called Kondo Salon, but it is changed to a guesthouse.

Facing Li Zihan, Gu Zhutong did not hide too much and said to him directly: "Zihan, with your ability, qualifications and military achievements, you shouldn't be just a mere team leader until now."

Li Zihan didn't know how to respond, so he could only remain silent.

Gu Zhutong continued, "It's okay for Gao Shenxing. He is a talented student who graduated from Army University, but Niu Sigen is just a patrolman. Now he has climbed onto your head and become your top. Xu Shijiu is really an exaggeration to do this."

The more Gu Zhutong said, the more he became more and more explicit, and Li Zihan could not continue to remain silent. He could only say with a wry smile: "General Chief, Niu Sigen is only a patrolman. This is indeed true. However, during the last anti-sweeping campaign, he was willing to risk his life and was willing to bear the reputation of a traitor. He made a major sacrifice and made great contributions. Therefore, he deserved the reputation of being the brigade commander, and his brothers were convinced."

"Zihan, you, you." Gu Zhutong pointed at Li Zihan and said, "It's just too kind."

But soon, Gu Zhutong continued, "Zihan, if you want to be kind, that is an advantage, but if you pass it, that is a weakness."

Li Zihan was about to argue, but Gu Zhutong waved his hand and stopped him, and then continued: "Before I came to Longkou, I had already found someone to know about it indirectly. Since you came to Longkou, you have done a great job in general, but you have lost your kindness in handling some things. Zihan, you are the kindness of a woman."

Li Zihan said: "Master, what are you referring to?"

Gu Zhutong said: "For example, if you have the chance to be the Minister Liu of the Communist Party, why didn't you kill him if you have the chance? And, Shu Tongwen, you have had many opportunities, why didn't you kill him? The relationship between the Communist Party and the Party and the country is now extremely tense, and the New Fourth Army and our Third War Zone may also face each other at any time. Do you know that because of your kindness, it may cause losses to the Third War Zone and the Party and the State?"

Li Zihan said naughtyly: "But the chief officer, our number one enemy is the Japanese army after all, before the victory of the War of Resistance..."

"You don't have to tell me this. I eat more salt than you eat, and I cross more bridges than you walk. How can I not understand this?" Gu Zhutong interrupted Li Zihan again and said, "At present, the little Japanese are showing more and more fatigue, and the United States has a tendency to get out of isolationism. It seems inevitable to participate in the war in the future. If the United States participates in the war, the little Japanese will be finished. Therefore, the top priority of our party and country is no longer to fight against the Japanese invaders, but to do everything possible to limit the development of the Communist Party. Zihan, don't you think the speed of the Communist Party's development is too terrible? At the beginning of the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army had only 40,000 people in the Communist Party's total, but now? Even though the Eighth Route Army suffered heavy damage last year, there were still 200,000 people, and the New Fourth Army had nearly 100,000 people. In just less than four years, their armed forces have expanded by nearly ten times. So what happened?"

Li Zihan felt bitter in his heart, and Gu Zhutong's attitude was already very obvious. It seems that he would inevitably have to fight against each other after all. What should I do?

Gu Zhutong relaxed and said to Li Zihan earnestly: "Zihan, do you know? When I sent you to Longkou, I had high hopes for you, not only because I and your father-in-law are old acquaintances, but also because you appreciate your ability. Although you have never been to the Whampoa Military Academy, your ability to lead troops is not inferior to those Whampoa Military Academy students, and even more so."

Li Zihan quickly said a few humble words: "The chief executive is too much, and he is not afraid to take responsibility for his humble position."

"No, Zihan, you can afford it." Gu Zhutong waved his hand and continued, "But now, I'm a little disappointed with you."

Li Zihan fell silent again. He was really unwilling to accept Gu Zhutong's words. Gu Zhutong was disappointed with him because he did not take a tough stance against the New Fourth Army, just because he failed to influence Xu Shijiu, so that Xu Shijiu and the Communist Party are getting closer and closer. So far, the two sides have even had a faint momentum of convergence.
Chapter completed!