District 9

In the afternoon, around four o'clock.

Jiang Xue arrived at Lanling Life Village and saw two of his men squatting in a rented house.

These two people have been in Lanling for more than two months. They are in a very messy state, with long hair and unkempt beards. They are wearing military coats. Their eyes are shining when they look at the delicious food Jiang Xue is carrying.

"Director, if we can't squat anymore, we are going to tie up Xiaoli's child." The middle-aged man said angrily: "It's too difficult. We eat cereal noodles every day, we have to burn the kang, and we have to work... .”

Jiang Xue put the food in his hand on the table and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work."

The two immediately sat on the edge of the kang, tore open the packaging bag, and began to eat the smoked chicken hungrily, even chewing the bones.

"How many people are back?" Jiang Xue asked.

"Just Xiaoli herself." The middle-aged man replied while eating.

"Has she moved around since she came back?" Jiang Xue asked again.

"No, she's just staying at her eldest brother's house." The middle-aged man looked up and took a sip of water.

Jiang Xue lit a cigarette: "Keep an eye on her and wait for her to leave."

…

Songjiang, Tuzhu Street, inside the Sichuan Military Office.

Meng Xi was wearing a military uniform and holding the phone and said: "Okay, there will be a meeting at ten o'clock tomorrow. I will be there on time. Hey, that's it."

After hanging up the phone, Kim Tae-soo sat on the chair and asked proactively: "Will there be another meeting tomorrow?"

"Yes." Meng Xi nodded and responded, "The military department called and asked us to attend the Military Strategy Research Conference at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."

During these three months, the newly formed Allied Forces, in addition to constantly supplementing the cooperation details internally, were also constantly negotiating and wrangling with the Shensha Group, the Lu Clan, and the He Clan.

The direction of the negotiations is mostly to get the other party to recognize the status of the Allied Forces and the fact that Songjiang is officially independent. To put it simply, Feng Chengzhang's idea was to use the military strength of the Allied Forces to force Shen Wanzhou to publicly announce his abandonment of Songjiang, and truly make this a place where he had the final say.

In fact, privately, the General Administration of Military Affairs has completely lost control of Songjiang, because Feng's troops and Wu Tianyin's troops have already entered the city. Therefore, if they want to get back Songjiang's rights, they must use military operations. Solve the problem. But now with the intervention of the Feng family, the Shensha Group, including the Lu family and the He family, did not dare to open fire, and they were not sure of victory.

Similarly, the Allied forces did not dare to take the initiative to open fire. Everyone has just gathered together to keep warm, and the various units still need to be adjusted. Some newly established departments also need to have stages and time for preparation, operation, and play their roles.

As a result, the two groups of military and political forces in the ninth district have formed a confrontation. The atmosphere is very intense, but everyone is deliberately avoiding a real military conflict.

In the office.

Kim Tae-soo frowned and said: "Yesterday, the military headquarters sent a telegram asking the Self-Defense Forces to move ten kilometers forward on the north side of Changji. This also caused a reaction from the Changji garrison. The closest troops on both sides now are only TM's It’s less than five kilometers away. Even if you use swords and sticks every day, it won’t have any effect. It makes the soldiers and officers very nervous, and Commander Xiang is also a little dissatisfied.”

Meng Xi sighed and replied: "How could it not have any effect? ​​Shen Wanzhou is now on the surface. Although he has not officially announced that he will take over the military headquarters, he is actually doing the work of the commander-in-chief. Feng Chengzhang wants to Taking advantage of Shen Wanzhou's unstable foundation, he took advantage of his power and used military pressure to capture Songjiang first and force the other party to recognize Songjiang's independence."

"Do you think Shen Wanzhou will agree?" Kim Taishu asked.

"It is a fact that Songjiang is under control, but under normal circumstances, the General Administration of Military Affairs will definitely not recognize the legitimacy of the Allied Forces." Meng Xi said lightly: "If you recognize the legitimacy of the Allied Forces, doesn't it mean that you recognize the legitimacy of the Allied Forces?" Did the President-General do something wrong in some matters?"

"Yes." Kim Tae Soo nodded.

"But the situation is different now." Meng Xi continued: "Without our allies, it would be difficult for Shen Wanzhou to unite the He Clan and Lu Clan firmly to his side. Think about it, they have no external enemies. , can Xue Huaili and Lu Bosen easily recognize Shen Wanzhou's leadership? If Changji had not been attacked, Lu Bosen would have ignored Shen Wanzhou at all before. Therefore, Shen Wanzhou has now formed a quite disgusting military balance with us. He wants to take advantage of the pressure caused by the Allied Forces on District 9 to go directly to power."

"So, is it possible that Shen Wanzhou recognized the fact of Songjiang's independence during this period because he did not dare to fight?" Kim Tae-soo asked.

"It's embarrassing to admit it directly, but it is possible to give up Songjiang indirectly." Meng Xi nodded: "That's where Feng Chengzhang is smart. He knows what Shen Wanzhou has in mind, so he has been working on Songjiang's independence."

"If Shen Wanzhou doesn't agree, then maybe there will be a fight?" Kim Tae-soo asked.

"Yes." Meng Xi looked at Kim Taishu: "I'm only worried about one thing now..."

"what's up?"

"Does Feng Chengzhang want to run the Allied Army or use the Allied Army?" Meng Xi said calmly.

Kim Tae-soo frowned when he heard this.

"Forget it, there will be a result at the meeting tomorrow." Meng Xi said with a solemn expression.

…

The next day, it was around eight o'clock in the morning.

In a large courtyard in the center of Lanling Life Village, Xiaoli was wearing a down jacket, squatting in front of her son, reaching out to touch his cheek and saying: "Mom, you have to go out to work. You should study hard with your husband at home and listen to your uncle. .”

The son was reluctant to leave, lowered his head and said, "I don't want you to leave."

"Mom, how can I support you if I don't make money?" Xiaoli also felt sorry for her son and didn't want to let him go. She said softly: "I will pick him up for you when I settle down in the city."

"Okay." His son nodded sensibly.

Xiaoli gritted her teeth and stood up, took out 5,000 yuan from her bag, and handed it to a woman: "Sister-in-law, this is a little thought, please take it."

"Hey, the child can eat and drink as much as he wants. No, no, no!" The sister-in-law said no, but her body was very honest. She simply pushed back and took the money.

"It's obvious that I'm here, so you have to worry about it." Xiaoli said with a smile.

"It's okay, just leave it here. He will eat whatever we eat." The eldest brother said at the door.

"Well, I'm leaving then." Xiaoli nodded.

In this way, the eldest brother's family sent Xiaoli to the door. She got on a ride from the same village and slowly disappeared from her son's sight.

Xiaoli is a very strong woman. She didn't cry at home, but she secretly wiped her tears while sitting in the car. If I leave, I will probably not be able to see my children for another year and a half.

The car drove all the way south and soon left the village.

An hour later, on the road outside the Life Village, two off-road vehicles blocked the way.

Eight men got out of the car, pulled open the door, and put a gun to Xiaoli's head: "Get out of the car!"