Looking back, Xu Shijiu found that the remaining 100 remaining soldiers of the 19th Brigade were all watching him. They were tired and hungry, but compared with war and death, nothing counted. They could face war calmly and face death generously, and naturally they would not be afraid of fatigue and hunger, but they cared about the feelings of their fellow villagers.

What is the purpose of the War of Resistance? Isn’t it just to protect these fellow villagers?

But in the end of the trouble, the fellow villagers in western Henan regarded them as enemies. So what is the significance of this war of resistance? Even the big-headed soldiers who didn't know a lot about their words were confused at this moment. They were defeated repeatedly in Songhu, Nanjing, and Lanfeng, and they had never been discouraged or discouraged, but now they were really discouraged.

In addition to being discouraged, there was also a fire, and many remaining soldiers had already shown a look of violence in their eyes.

Xu Shijiu saw that the 19th Brigade was on the verge of collapse. If one does not handle it well, the fighting spirit and belief of the troops will be lost. If the fighting spirit and belief are lost, the military discipline of the troops will also collapse. Then, they will become scattered soldiers and robbed the battlefield of Lanfeng, and even shot their compatriots.

If a unit falls into this situation, don’t think about having combat effectiveness anymore.

Xu Shijiu knew that as a commander, he had to do something now. Xu Shijiu could choose to be tough and use iron-blooded means to force the officers and soldiers under his command to not do evil, but Xu Shijiu was unwilling to do this because this would lead to serious confrontation between the officers and soldiers of the 19th Brigade, which would seriously weaken the cohesion and combat effectiveness of the troops.

After calling more than one hundred remaining soldiers close to him, Xu Shijiu said earnestly: "Brothers, today I want to tell you a story, a true story."

Xu Shijiu was telling the truth. In the 15th year of the Republic of China (1926), the 19th Route Army where Xu Shijiu was located was only a regiment of the 10th Division under the Fourth Army. At that time, Xu Shijiu's old commander Huang Hanting was just a company commander. One day, Huang Hanting led his company to explore the main force of the division, but was ambushed by Wu Peifu's army halfway.

In the end, although Huang Hanting Company successfully broke through, there were only nine people left in the entire company and they were lost in the dark.

In the deep mountains and forests, they found a small village with only three families. They were tired and hungry and needed rest, so they went to negotiate with the three families. However, the three families only recognized the Beiyang government. Not only did they not lend them food, they also regarded the Northern Expedition Army as enemies and killed a soldier from Huang Hanting Company with a gun.

Hearing this, Zhang Youquan couldn't help but say hatefully: "These unruly people should be killed."

"Unforgivable people? No, they are not unforgivable people." Xu Shijiu shook his head but did not explain. These three families only recognize the Beiyang Army and regard the Northern Expedition Army as a enemy. It is not without reason, because Wu Peifu treats the people well than other Beiyang warlords. In the years when Wu occupied Hubei, even the most stable years in Hubei, the villagers in Hubei still respectfully call Wu the Grand Marshal. Unlike Zhang Shaoshan, others call him "Young Marshal" to praise him, but he is still unhappy. In fact, many Northeast Army calls him Zhang Xiaoliuzi behind his back.

At that time, Xu Shijiu also told Huang Hanting like Zhang Youquan now, but Huang Hanting said to him earnestly: "Hanwa, remember, there will be no unreasonable people in this world, but there are only riots in the people, and only fish and meat. This is like there are all unusable soldiers in this world, and only unscrupulous generals."

At that time, Xu Shijiu still seemed to understand, but now he already understands it.

Why can the Fourth Regiment of the First Division of the Guangdong Army become stronger and stronger in the warlords' war, why can it win the reputation of the iron army repeatedly in the Northern Expedition, and why can it repeatedly defeat the Japanese in the 128th Shanghai War of Resistance, and be praised by the Chinese as the 19th Route Army that cannot be defeated? It is because they always believe that the elders and fellow villagers are their most solid backing.

Therefore, even in the most difficult times, even in the most difficult times, even when they are not understood by the fellow villagers in foreign lands, or even regard them as enemies, the 19th Route Army has always adhered to its bottom line and never pointed the gun at these fellow villagers.

Xu Shijiu continued to tell the story: "We stayed in Laolin for ten days. Because we had no food, we could only chew tree bark and dig grass roots to satisfy our hunger. Two brothers starved to death. Ten days later, the three families finally changed their attitude towards us. They sent someone to take us out of Laolin. The man also joined our 19th Route Army and became the bravest soldier in our company. Later, in the 128th Shanghai War, he lost more than a dozen Japanese soldiers alone."

"Brothers, remember forever." After telling the story, Xu Shijiu said seriously and seriously to the more than 100 remaining soldiers gathered around him, "We are soldiers. The duty of soldiers is to defend their country and protect the lives and property of the villagers. Therefore, even in the most difficult, most difficult and most desperate times, do not point the gun at them."

Gao Shenxing also said, "Put your heart in mind. If the fellow villagers in front of you are your parents, would you like other national troops to point the gun at them?"

The tyrannical look in the eyes of more than 100 remaining soldiers finally faded, and Xu Shijiu knew that the crisis had been resolved.

Standing up, Xu Shijiu Zhan smiled and said, "Brothers, what is hungry? What is it that is to suffer a little grievance? We are not afraid of death, and will we still be afraid of these? Don't forget that we are the 19th Brigade, and we can't drag it down or defeat it. We have all the targets of Hankou, step by step...."

When Feng Shengfa walked into Yu Jishi's residence lonely, the joy on Yu Jishi's face had not yet disappeared.

Just this morning, Chairman Jiang finally summoned Yu Jishi and signed a letter of appointment to appoint Yu Jishi as the commander of the 3rd U Legion in front of Yu Jishi. This means that the competition between Gui Yongqing and Yu Jishi lasted for several months, and finally ended with his Yu Jishi's overall victory.

The only drawback is that Gui Yongqing's army was not included in Yu Jishi's DU Legion.

Although Gui Yongqing was a coward, the army was actually a force that could fight. As the saying goes, there were no soldiers in the world, and only generals were not allowed. The foundation of the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps was not in vain, especially the grassroots officers of this army, all of whom came out of the battlefields of Songhu and Nanjing. Only with a commander like Gui Yongqing, the army would give people the impression of a vulnerable dough.

But Yu Jishi firmly believed that if the general was assigned to the DU Legion, he would definitely be able to transform it. Yu Jishi had even selected the next commander for the army. He was Feng Shengfa because he asked for merit for the 19th Brigade. Chairman Jiang was very dissatisfied with Feng Shengfa, which directly led to Wang Yaowu's replacement of Feng Shengfa and promoted him to deputy commander of the 74th Army.

The fact that Wang Yaowu was the next commander of the 74th Army was confirmed, and he had registered a title with Chairman Jiang. Yu Jishi wanted to change the situation but was powerless, so he could only work hard elsewhere. Once the army was transferred to the 36th Army and Feng Shengfa was the commander of the army, that was the ideal situation in Yu Jishi. With Feng Shengfa and Wang Yaowu, the tiger generals, and these left arms and right arms, Yu Jishi was confident that the 36th Army would become the most elite legion in the national army.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as expected. Although Yu Jishi got his wish and became the commander of the DU Legion, the army was not included in his 36th Legion. The army was assigned to the 36th Legion by Chairman Jiang. Chen Anbao's army was given a commander. Yu Jishi's plan to promote Feng Shengfa as the commander was ruined.

"Congratulations to the military throne," Feng Shengfa saluted Yu Jishi, but the smile on his face was a little bitter.

After returning from the defeat of the Eastern Henan Corps, except for Xue Yue, the commander-in-chief of the Corps, Gui Yongqing, Huang Jie, and Long Muhan, who escaped in the last battle, were punished, the other senior generals of the National Army were almost all promoted. Although Yu Jishi is still the commander of the 74th Army, Wang Yaowu's successor to the next commander of the 74th Army was basically confirmed.

Only Feng Shengfa was not promoted. Not only was he not promoted, Jiang Jiang was too lazy to meet him.

Feng Shengfa had his self-esteem, so he did not beg for free to go to Chairman Jiang's official residence to ask for a meeting. However, when he thought that dozens of other division commanders of the Eastern Henan Corps were all received by Chairman Jiang after arriving in Wuhan, Feng Shengfa felt quite uncomfortable, which made Feng Shengfa feel that he was already out of the Central Army system.

Yu Jishi replied to the ceremony and pointed at Feng Shengfa again, saying, "Old Feng, it's not that I'm talking about you, you, sometimes you are too noble. You have the ability and can lead troops. It's one thing to fight beautifully, but whether you can be a human being is another thing. There are some necessary activities, such as Chief Chen."

Feng Shengfa smiled bitterly and whispered: "I am so angry that I can't change it."

Yu Jishi could only smile bitterly and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this, is the 19th Brigade back?"

Although Chairman Jiang personally asked and changed the number of the 19th Independent Brigade of the 58th Division to the Independent Battalion, Yu Jishi actually disagreed. Although this man was mediocre and had only reached such a high position through his relationship, he still had a basic vision of identifying people. He knew that Xu Shijiu was a truly capable officer.

Feng Shengfa shook his head sadly and replied in a low voice: "There is still no news."

Yu Jishi knew that Feng Shengfa had a special relationship with the 19th Brigade, not only because of Xu Shijiu, but also because the 19th Brigade was responsible for several tasks that would be dying. Feng Shengfa felt deeply guilty about the officers and soldiers of the 19th Brigade. Otherwise, he would not have asked for credit for the 19th Brigade even though he knew it would anger Chairman Jiang.

Yu Jishi patted Feng Shengfa's shoulder and comforted him: "Old Feng, are you not at ease with that Nine Life Cat? He has been through many storms and waves, and I don't believe he will fall this time."

Feng Shengfa agreed deeply and said, "The military captain is right. Ajiu is a good example. The 19th Brigade is even more a unit with a steely will that cannot be defeated or dragged down. So I want to wait in Wuhan for a few more days, and wait for the 19th Brigade to return to build, and then take the 58th Division, which is full of all the beards and tails, to De'an."
Chapter completed!