On February 14, 1944, on the way back from the arsenal, Lin Junxiong remembered that today was Valentine's Day in the West, and he ran to the mountains and struggled a lot to pick some flowers whose names he didn't know in the snow and arrange them into a beautiful bouquet.

As soon as I entered the door, I found that the two-year-old little Enxi was pestering Lin Junxia to tell a story, and when I saw Lin Junxiong walking in, Xiao Enxi ran over and asked him to hug him, Lin Junxiong picked up Enxi, but the bouquet in his hand was revealed, and Enxi dragged it in his hand and refused to let go.

Lin Junxiong looked at Lin Junxia with a wry smile, and whispered in his ear: "Wife, happy Valentine's Day, it's just that the flowers that I finally picked are estimated to be occupied by this little guy." ”

Lin Junxia said with a smile: "She is your little lover in your previous life, don't make Enxi angry, give it to her, I have her husband's heart." ”

Lin Junxiong put Eun Xi down, and as soon as Eun Hee landed on the ground, he ran to Lin Junxia with a bouquet, "Mom, Huahua is for you, you will be in a better mood when you see Huahua, and then your younger brothers and sisters will grow up quickly and come out early to play with me." ”

Lin Junxiong and Lin Junxia couldn't help laughing, it turned out that this little ghost was going to give flowers to his mother, and he wanted his younger brothers and sisters to give birth early to play with her.

On the evening of February 14, Kinoshita Tengxiu was walking on the street of Lushun, and he pressed the brim of his hat very low, for fear that someone would recognize him, after all, he used to be the commander of a division under the Lushun City Fortress Headquarters, and he was often on the street, and many people knew him.

During the few months of the Fifth Column, he saw the bravery of the soldiers of the Fifth Column, the support of the people for the troops, the astonishing growth rate of the Fifth Column, and the advanced weapons and equipment of the Fifth Column.

The death of 20 divisions and nearly 300,000 imperial soldiers in the just-concluded Battle of Changchun made him worry that his relatives would die in the senseless resistance that followed. He took the initiative to apply for return this time in order to persuade the commander of another division, Hirota Mizunuma, who was his brother-in-law, to give up resistance.

Kinoshita Tengxiu walked towards Hirota Mizunuma's residence, and the two soldiers stopped him with guns, and when they saw his true face, they closed their mouths in surprise, and it took a while to react and let him in.

When Kota Mizunuma saw Kinoshita Tengxiu, he was shocked on the spot, he and Kinoshita Tengxiu had a very good relationship, and he used to be his subordinate, it was Kinoshita Tengxiu's help and support that gave him his current status, when the news of Kinoshita Tengxiu's sacrifice came, he was in pain and grief for a long time.

"Brother-in-law, are you still alive?" Hirota Mizunuma asked after a while.

Kinoshita Tengxiu smiled and said: "Hongta, I'm still alive, I lost the battle at the beginning, I wanted to be loyal to the emperor to the death, who knew that before I died, I thought of your sister, and the knife was a little shallower, and I was later rescued by the new army." ”

Hirota Mizunuma quickly understood, and said with a gloomy face: "Then you shouldn't have escaped by yourself, if you come to me for any intentions, I advise you to give up." For the sake of the old feelings, I can pretend that I haven't seen you, so you can go away and do it yourself. ”

"Hongtai, you are only thirty years old, you are not married yet, you are a great young talent in the eyes of many people, but at present, the elite Kwantung Army of the empire has been defeated and retreated by the new army in less than two months, and the army of the empire in the Pacific Theater has also completely fallen into disadvantage, and the Chinese army in other parts of China has also changed from strategic defense to strategic offensive, the lion of China has awakened, the empire will not last long, our former dream is about to be shattered, Hongtai, wake up!" Kinoshita Tengxiu did not leave, but walked to the seat and sat down.

Mizunuma Hirota stared at Kinoshita Tengxiu angrily, drew his saber and pointed it at him, and said word by word: "Don't force me, your failure is your incompetence, and it has nothing to do with the wisdom of His Majesty the Emperor, and now there are nearly 600,000 Kwantung troops in the northeast, and we still have a chance to turn the tables." ”

Kinoshita Tengxiu smiled and shook his head, but there was no trace of fear on his face, "Hongtai, you and I both know in our hearts that in the early years, the Kwantung Army was known as one million, but in fact there were only 700,000, after the outbreak of the Pacific War, many divisions and regiments were withdrawn to participate in the war, although the Kwantung Army then recruited some soldiers and recalled some retired soldiers, but the remaining elite was less than 500,000, and the elite of the Pseudo-Tonghua Battle and the Changchun Offensive and Defense War Imperial Death was nearly 400,000, and now the so-called remaining 600,000 Kwantung Army, the elite is only more than 100,000, The others are some fragile motley troops. ”

"Say no more," Hirota Mizunuma said, sending the saber forward and plunging it into Kinoshita's right shoulder, blood dripping down the knife to the ground.

Kinoshita Tengxiu still had a fearless face, "Hongta, do you think that the Lushun City Fortress Command Xiao Manyuan-kun trusts you?" I still remember that at the beginning of the Battle of Pseudo-Tonghua, two divisions, Yamada and Iimura, were originally sent to reinforce them, but then, for some reason, I and Yao Matsumoto were sent to replace their division commanders. He doesn't trust anyone except Yano Nobunaga, his nephew. ”

Hirota Mizunuma's eyes were a little confused, as if he was thinking about something, Kinoshita Tengxiu continued: "You just said that I failed because of my incompetence, but you asked yourself how you compare with Yano Nobunaga, how you compare with Yao Matsumoto and Miyaki Chachu, and how you compare with Tojo Iwa and Yukio Kasawara, they used to be the pride of the empire, but in the face of the fiasco of the new first army, you didn't think about why? ”

"The New First Army is not weaker than the most elite troops of the Kwantung Army in individual combat, their weapons and equipment are far superior to ours, and what is even more terrifying is that there are countless people behind them who are eager to be recovered in the Northeast, my loyalty to the emperor is by no means weaker than yours, but I have been in the Fifth Column of the New First Army for a few months, and I have gradually understood that we cannot defeat them, and if we continue to fight, it will only increase our casualties."

Hirota Mizunuma gently pulled out the knife, and the knife fell to the ground, and he himself sat on the ground in a dejected manner, and muttered, "Is the empire really going to end?" Could it be that His Majesty the Wise Emperor is really wrong? ”

Kinoshita Tengxiu covered the bleeding wound with his left hand and said slowly: "Hongtai, starting this war is a mistake in itself, causing many Chinese families to be separated and many Chinese to die, but what about the empire?" How many families have been broken because of this, I just want to live plainly with my family, it's not too late to go back, Hongta! ”

Mizunuma Hirota was in a daze for a long time before he slowly stood up, dragged his numb feet and slowly walked to the chair and sat down, his godless eyes were full of sadness, "The 60th Division I took with me was also transferred to Dalian by Xiao Manyuan a few days ago, he doesn't trust me anymore, the division I command now is not under my control, even if I give up resistance, I can't control the entire division, I can't help you anything, and I can't let you get any credit from the new First Army, brother-in-law, you're very disappointed, right?" ”

Kinoshita Tengxiu saw that although Mizunuma Hirota had the heart to give up, he was still hostile to his plan, he stood up, shook his head and said: "The new army didn't let me be a lobbyist, I just don't want my relatives to die senselessly, since your heart is closed to me, it's useless for me to say anything, you can do it yourself, just as if I haven't come." ”

Kinoshita Tengxiu walked out slowly without looking back, and when he was about to reach the door, he heard Hirota Mizunuma shouting with great difficulty, "Wait! ”

"Brother-in-law, I am now under the control of Lushun, can you let the new First Army help me at the right time, so that I can leave here and go to Dalian. I have been with the 60th Division for six years, and I can make them give up resistance, but you must get the top brass of the New First Army to guarantee that they will return to Japan safely. ”

Kinoshita Tengxiu turned his head, he understood his worry from Mizunuma Hongta's eyes, Lin Junxiong's troops did not leave prisoners earlier, it had caused a great sensation, "Hongtai, when the New First Army was weak in the past, there were things that did not leave prisoners, but the soldiers of our country who laid down their arms in the recent battles, as long as they are not diehards, the New First Army is not embarrassed, I have seen the way they treat prisoners in the Fifth Column, I can guarantee with my life, as long as you take the troops to lay down their arms, your safety can definitely be guaranteed." ”

After the atmosphere eased, Kota Mizunuma pulled Kinoshita Tengxiu and asked him in detail about his experience in the new army for a few months, and the worries in his heart slowly dissipated, and the two chatted until late at night, before Kinoshita Tengxiu got up to leave, and before leaving, Kota Mizunuma said a word that shocked Kinoshita Tengxiu on the spot.

"Brother-in-law, you go back and tell the top of the New First Army that our intelligence officers have sent back news that the Soviet Union may send troops to the northeast, so that they can prepare in advance."

The high-level leaders of the Soviet Union received the news that the United States and Britain jointly sent the hope that the Soviet Union would send troops to the northeast, and the high-level leaders once fell into an encouraging discussion, and the United States and Britain promised to give full support to foreign countries, and the interests of the Soviet Union in the three northeastern provinces of China were also recognized by the two countries.

In the face of the tempting cake thrown by the United States and Britain, the Soviet Union first thought not of the interests of the Chinese Communists, which also belonged to the Comintern, but of the rich oil resources of the Middle East.

The Soviet Union added a condition for sending troops, that the German army in Turkey must be defeated by the Soviet Union, and that Turkey must be supervised by the Soviet Union in the short term. Naturally, the hidden intentions behind the Soviet Union's demands could not escape the eyes of Britain and the United States, and they were unwilling to give up oil in the Middle East.

On February 25, 2016, after a long period of consultations, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union reached a consensus that the three powers secretly divided the Middle East into three, and the Soviet Union also agreed to send troops to Northeast China.

Lieutenant General Stykov, as the supreme commander of the Soviet Union's Eastern Front, has long been in opposition to the Japanese Kwantung Army on the northern border of Northeast China.

When he received the order to send troops to Northeast China, he couldn't help but smile greedily, although the order stated that he would wait for the New First Army to completely defeat the Kwantung Army before attacking, but the rich Northeast Three Provinces had already made him salivate, as long as he had the opportunity to enter the Three Northeast Provinces, he would have the opportunity to return with a full load.