Something went wrong during Han Linchun's journey north, and the reason was the Portsmouth Agreement signed after the Russo-Japanese War. In this agreement, Japan and Russia agreed to divide the sphere of influence in Northeast China, with Russia controlling the North Manchurian Railway and Japan controlling the South Manchurian Railway. The two sides also agreed not to allow third parties to use the two railways to carry out military-related actions that threaten Japan and Russia.

The Japanese Manchuria Railway Company and the famous "Manchurian Railway" garrison refused to use the railway to suppress bandits on this basis---- joke, it was the bandits provoked by the Japanese, and they can also provide you with transportation so that you can easily put your troops into battle?

Zhang Zuolin was very angry, the Japanese first blackmailed the ancestors, and now they directly interfered with his control of the situation, which made his anger accumulate before and after. He told the Japanese consul general in Mukden, Shigeru Yoshida, in person: "The suppression of bandits is the business of Northeast China itself, and it is not aimed at a third country, unless Japan believes that this rebel group is related to Japan." ”

Shigeru Yoshida: "Of course, this army in Taonan has nothing to do with Japan. ”

Zhang Zuolin was furious: "While shouting to be friendly with me, you are also instructing the bandits to disrupt our civil affairs. If you are not satisfied with my Lao Zhang, I Lao Zhang will not play anymore, and you will go to whoever you like. ”

Involving Lao Zhang's anger, Yoshida Shigeru certainly did not dare to admit it, but he said: "The opinion of the Kwantung Governor is that it is not certain whether the general's troops are offensive to the Kwantung Army, so he refuses to allow your army to pass by arms, and the spirit of the Treaty of Portsmouth cannot be violated." ”

Damn it, what treaty spirit? Does little Japan still know how to respect the treaty? It's just an excuse to let you go around in circles in order to support his lackeys. Without modern means of transportation, it would be time-consuming and laborious to crack down on bandits in the vast land of Northeast China. But the arrogance of the Japanese made Lao Zhang helpless.

Zhang Hanqing is also very angry, this is the first time he has faced the toughness and domineering of the Japanese since he crossed over, but the situation is stronger than people, and people use force as a strong backing, what can you do if you are not convinced? However, he still quite politely put forward an idea that almost covered his ears and stole the bell, which was a hint given to him by Yoshida Shigeru's words: "Mr. Yoshida Shigeru, since you think that our anti-bandit troops cannot pass through in arms, Xueliang has a suggestion, we can let the officers and soldiers of the Guards Brigade load the cars cleanly, and the weapons and equipment can be stored in another carriage, or they can be guarded by the Japanese road guards, I wonder if this can be flexible?" ”

Shigeru Yoshida did not want to undermine the Japanese government's instructions to support Zhang Zuolin because of this, and when he saw that Zhang Hanqing had made concessions to Japan, he took a step back and said: "I will negotiate with the governor of Kwantung and reply as soon as possible. ”

Waiting in anxiety and worry, waiting is a day. It was not until the afternoon of the next day that Yoshida Shigeru replied: "In the spirit of friendship between the two sides, the Governor of Kanto of Great Japan basically agreed with the proposal put forward by the young marshal. In this operation, the Governor of Kwantung Province specially instructed the Manchurian Railway garrison that each carriage transporting your soldiers and equipment would be guarded by our soldiers, and of course your army could also arrange personnel to guard the carriages where the equipment was stored. ”

thought that the negotiations were over, but when Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Hanqing came to Fengtian Station to see off Han Linchun's troops the next day, they almost exploded in anger.

Han Linchun's troops planned to use a total of two trains. Watching the neatly arranged soldiers of the Guards Brigade put down their guns one by one, and the Japanese soldiers "escorted" the following teams into their respective carriages, although the battalions and companies showed good fighting qualities in an orderly manner, the Guards Brigade headed by Zhang Hanqing, Guo Songling, and Wang Yizhe was still full of humiliation when they saw off the senior officials and Han Linchun.

Yes, humiliation! This group of soldiers who have received a conscious anti-Japanese education put down their guns in front of an enemy who has no sympathy in their hearts, and are guarded by an opponent with loaded guns like prisoners of war, which is a great shame for the officers and men of the Guards Brigade who have always received patriotic education! But for the sake of suppressing bandits, for the sake of the speed of soldiers, they have to accept this shame!

The reddened faces of the soldiers under the humiliation, and the smug smiles of the Japanese soldiers, made Zhang Hanqing suddenly have a heartfelt impulse. Yes, impulsive!

He suddenly stepped over the boarding carriage and shouted: "All of them, stop boarding immediately, and assemble urgently!" ”

Zhang Hanqing's order was quickly executed, and Han Linchun, Guo Songling, Wang Yizhe and other high-ranking members of the guard brigade also stood at the front of the team. Zhang Hanqing greeted countless officers and soldiers and said excitedly: "Brothers, in order to eliminate the rebels as soon as possible and give the people of Liaoxi a stable life, yesterday, as the supreme commander of the front line of the suppression of bandits, I accepted the conditions proposed by the Manchurian Railway Company to separate the soldiers from the weapons and let you board the train. Now, I find out, I was wrong!

I see that our dignity is trampled on, and we bow our noble heads because we want to save our feet! As a military man, I can't agree! If I had known that this was the case today, I would not have agreed to this condition!

Now I have decided that we, the 2nd Regiment of the Guards Brigade, will use two feet to accomplish our mission. Will you say yes?! ”

"Promise!" Countless voices roared, among them Han Linchun chanted, and some excited soldiers couldn't help but shed tears. When has it ever been so proudly shouted at the heavily armed Japanese? Only the young marshal can get back his long-lost face in front of the Japanese! The officers and men, under the leadership of their respective commanders, took up arms again and slung them on their shoulders. The troops lined up in a column, not glancing at the steaming iron guy next to them, and walked into the distance, merging into a rolling torrent.

Every officer and soldier who passed by Zhang Hanqing's side silently and solemnly gave a military salute. From their resolute gaze, Zhang Hanqing felt that ancient China was waking up! There is hope for China!

He held Han Linchun's hand tightly and said, "Turn humiliation into strength and strike hard at those traitors who are fighting for the tiger!" Otherwise, there is no way to release our anger! I, Zhang Hanqing, swear that today's shame will be repaid a hundredfold and a thousand times in the future! ”

Han Linchun nodded solemnly, and a thousand words turned into one word: "Yes!" It was from this moment that Han Linchun went from surprise, admiration, appreciation to follow-up to Zhang Hanqing, and he remained unswerving.

From this time on, Guo Songling not only admired Zhang Hanqing's knowledge, but also appreciated Zhang Hanqing's perseverance, and then appreciated Zhang Hanqing's character. From this moment on, this old member of the League deeply felt Zhang Hanqing's maintenance of national dignity and love for the country.

It was at this time that Mr. Shigeru Yoshida, the consul of the Japanese Consulate in Mukden, had the idea of studying the young marshal in depth. As he later wrote in his book "The Yellow Flower of the Empire Withers in the Northeast": "This young man showed his unwillingness to be inferior to others and the temperament of a leader from the beginning, he always used his spirit to inspire officers and soldiers, he had the will not to admit defeat, and his hatred of Japan from the bones invisibly infected the senior officers around him, and the empire recognized him too late, and finally caused irreparable losses." ”