It was already past two in the morning, but the lights were still on in Xu Shijiu's office.

When Yu Jiaxi came back from get off work from the field hospital, she saw Xu Shijiu sitting under the car lamp and thinking hard, and felt inexplicably sad. For the sake of the country and the nation, Xu Shijiu was truly desperate and even abandoning his own health. During this period, people have lost a lot of weight.

"Ajiu, it's time to rest." Yu Jiaxi walked behind Xu Shijiu, inserted his finger into Xu Shijiu's hairline, and gently pressed Xu Shijiu's scalp. Yu Jiaxi had learned professional massage, and his technique was extremely old. Xu Shijiu moaned comfortably, leaned back and fell into Yu Jiaxi's arms.

"Ajiu, why are you upset about?" Yu Jiaxi asked softly.

"Oh, it's not that more than one hundred military families, who have to force their children to leave the army and go home." Xu Shijiu sighed, then cheered up again and said, "Let's not talk about this for now, Jiaxi, how is the reconstruction of the field hospital going? Are there any practical difficulties?"

"Can you not have it?" Yu Jiaxi said with a wry smile.

Last time Panshizhai was attacked by a Japanese sneak attack, the field hospital was almost killed, and the equipment and medicines were lost. The two doctors who were finally trained, Yu Huan and Gu Yaqin, were also sacrificed. This almost went back to the 1911 Revolution overnight, and everything had to start over.

"Jiaxi, don't be too anxious." Xu Shijiu turned around to comfort Yu Jiaxi and said, "When I survived this formation, I will find a way to purchase equipment for the field hospital."

"Ajiu, don't worry too much, you have to pay attention to your health." Yu Jiaxi bent down, and her chin was resting on Xu Shijiu's right shoulder, and her left cheek was also pressed on Xu Shijiu's right cheek. Xu Shijiu had just shaved his beard, and the remaining hard beard was stuck on Yu Jiaxi's cheek, making her heart tremble.

"Okay, then don't worry about it now. Let's sleep and sleep." Xu Shijiu stood up, picked up Yu Jiaxi in the waist, and strode into the inner room.

He was speechless all night, and the next morning, Xu Shijiu was woken up by Gao Shenxing.

"Old Xu, something happened." Xu Shijiu opened the door and saw Gao Shenxing standing outside the door. "Last night, two soldiers from the L regiment wanted to go down the mountain secretly, but were caught. The L regiment was gathering urgently. Judging from this situation, Li Zihan planned to shoot the two soldiers openly."

"Isn't this a mess?" Xu Shijiu didn't bother to wash up, picked up his armed belt and walked out the door.

After leaving the Heilong Village, the two rushed to the Heilong Ridge, and Xu Shijiu didn't say much along the way.

Halfway through the way, Gao Shenxing couldn't help but ask, "Old Xu, what are you going to do with this matter?

"What else can I do?" Xu Shijiu said confusedly, "No matter what, shooting people is not enough after all.

"I'm not talking about this. I'm asking you how to deal with those brothers who are asking to go home?" Gao Shenxing said, "Old Xu, you have to think clearly. This is not a few hundred people, but a few thousand people."

"I haven't figured out how to deal with it yet, but there is a principle that cannot be overcome, that is, I would rather let others go than point my gun at my former comrades." Xu Shijiu said, "No matter what, everyone is a good brother who shares life and death. Even if they don't get together in the future, they should not turn against each other."

"Old Xu, you have never thought about saving people except for releasing people?" Gao Shenxing said, "Didn't the little Japanese threaten us with the lives of those military families? Why can't we fight with the little Japanese? Even if we can't save people in the end, brothers will not blame you, because you have tried your best, right?"

"It's easy to fight with the Japanese, but do you know the consequences?"

"Even if you lose your troops, it's better than letting others go for nothing, right?"

"No, I don't think so." Xu Shijiu waved his hand and said, "If you choose to fight with the Japanese in order to save people, it is equivalent to leading the brothers to the dead end, because at this stage we are not the opponents of the 14th Brigade of Japan's independence, so instead of slept in vain, it is better to hide soldiers from the people.

"Hide troops in the people?" Gao Shenxing frowned, "What do you mean?"

Xu Shijiu said: "What I mean is that even if these brothers temporarily take off their military uniforms and leave the army, they are still alive. Once the situation changes in the future, they will likely join us. However, if they fight hard with Japan now and would rather sacrifice them than let them go, then even if the situation changes in the future, they will not be able to survive."

Gao Shenxing said: "Then, aren't you afraid that they just took off the Chinese military uniform today and put on dog skin again tomorrow?"

"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid." Xu Shijiu said, "But then again, even if they really join the puppet army, it may not be a bad thing for us. I'll ask you, are you willing to face the puppet army that is not related to us, or are you willing to face the puppet army composed of our former comrades?"

Gao Shenxing stopped talking.

(Split Line)

Black Dragon Ridge, the 19th Detachment L Regiment Station.

After Panshizhai was attacked by Japanese last time, Xu Shijiu adjusted his troops and no longer placed the four main regiments on the periphery, but concentrated the troops in the core area of ​​Erlong Mountain. Only a small number of alert troops were placed outside, and Li Zihan's 1st regiment was stationed at the Heilong Ridge.

Li Zihan walked out of the barracks surrounded by the guard company commander Zhao Dahai and two guards. He saw that the hillside outside was full of officers and soldiers of the L regiment. The mountains near the Black Dragon Ridge were steep and the flat ground as big as a palm were rarely seen, so even the schoolyard was composed of several slopes.

Li Zihan stood on the small slope opposite the slope of the school site, and his sharp eyes flew over the faces of more than a thousand officers and soldiers in the regiment one by one, then turned around and shouted: "Bring it up."

Even four guards rushed two soldiers with large tied soldiers up the small slope.

The two soldiers had taken off their military uniforms and put on casual clothes. Faced with the staring of more than a thousand brothers in the regiment, the two soldiers were a little scared at first and instinctively lowered their heads, but soon they raised their heads again, and their eyes also showed anger and unyielding expression.

"Say, why take off your military uniform?" Li Zihan asked coldly at the two soldiers.

One of the soldiers raised their heads and ignored Li Zihan, while the other soldier replied: "I don't want to do it anymore."

"Don't think about it?" Li Zihan's eyes suddenly showed a terrifying cold light, and he stared at the soldier who was talking fiercely, "If you have the affinity, just say it again?"

Li Zihan is usually very strict in the military administration, and is extremely powerful in the minds of officers and soldiers. The soldier finally did not dare to look at Li Zihan in front of him. He subconsciously avoided his sight and did not have the courage to repeat what he had just said.

Li Zihan groaned, turned his eyes to more than 1,000 officers and soldiers in the regiment, and said loudly: "If you don't want to be, then you won't be? Are the army a teahouse? Come when you want to come, and leave when you want to go? I tell you, there is no way.

The state has national laws and the army has military rules. As long as you enter the army, you will be unable to help you stay or stay. If you dare to leave the army privately, you will be deserters.”

On the opposite hillside, more than a thousand officers and soldiers immediately started to whisper. Once these two soldiers were identified as deserters, the ending would be destined. The deserters would definitely be executed by gunfire.

As soon as he spoke, the soldier suddenly looked up and roared: "We are not deserters."

Li Zihan turned around and said coldly: "The facts are there, how dare you argue?"

The soldier stumbled his neck and retorted loudly: "If it is not a deserter, it is not a deserter."

"You went down the mountain without the approval of the peak, even taking off your military uniform. You still said you were not deserters?" Li Zihan's eyes were fierce.

"We went down the mountain to save people, not to leave the 19th Detachment. When my father was rescued, I would naturally come back." The soldier also took his leave and did not show any weakness. "Cluster, if you believe it, let us go now. If you don't believe it, then there is nothing to say. Come on, shoot us."

"Believe in you? What do I believe in you?" Li Zihan said coldly, "Come on."

Even two guards stepped forward, then pulled the bolt and pushed the bullet into the load.

The four guards who controlled the two soldiers kicked their legs at the same time. The two soldiers ate their left and right legs at the same time, and then they couldn't help but kneel on the ground. The two guards holding the gun took another step forward, aimed the muzzle of the rifle at the back of the deserter's head, and then turned their heads to look at Li Zihan at the same time, waiting for Li Zihan to give orders.
Chapter completed!