The tragedy in Jinan City has not been reported for the time being, and even the radio base of the Northern Expeditionary Army has been blown up by heavy artillery, and the telephone and telegraph lines in the city have also been cut. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

When the diplomats of the Negotiation Office were massacred, there were only some Japanese soldiers in Jinan, and the number of the Northern Expeditionary Army was more than ten times larger.

In the case of superior troops, Principal Chang ordered to endure humiliation and not resist, fantasizing about resolving the matter peacefully. He was waiting for the Japanese heavy artillery, and the Japanese troops outside the city began to attack the city, and the Japanese troops inside the city immediately opened fire.

A few days later, the city of Jinan fell.

The massacre on May 3 was only small-scale, after all, the area occupied by the Japanese army was not large at that time. But on May 11, the Japanese army completely occupied Jinan and once again raised the butcher's knife against the Chinese soldiers and civilians.

Even the Beiyang soldiers who were captured by the Northern Expeditionary Army and did not have time to escape, the Japanese soldiers killed them correctly.

In just one day, nearly 8,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians were slaughtered.

And the follow-up impact was even more terrifying, because the corpse was not properly disposed of for a long time, resulting in a plague in Jinan City in the summer. Coupled with the exodus of citizens, Jinan's population plummeted from 300,000 to 200,000 within a year.

The man who escaped from the Negotiation Department, named Zhang Hanru, was a soldier in Cai Gongshi, and he was the only survivor and witness of the Negotiation Department.

After the large-scale massacre in Jinan City, the matter could not be concealed, and Zhang Hanru also told the story of the Japanese soldiers killing Chinese diplomats, and immediately the whole country and international public opinion were in an uproar.

Even Britain, Japan's ally, harshly denounced this barbarism.

There are still diplomats killed in modern civilized society, and it is unimaginable that it is so cruel and inhumane.

China's major newspapers reported the incident in detail, and Zhou Hexuan's radio station also produced a special program, in which he condemned the Japanese and highly praised more than a dozen diplomats headed by Cai Gongshi.

Celebrations in honor of Cai Gongshi were immediately set off in various places, students took to the streets to march, and businessmen took the opportunity to call for a boycott of Japanese goods, and anti-Japanese sentiment in China reached its peak in an instant.

The biggest headache is the Japanese merchants, since the tragedy was exposed, the sales of Japanese goods have plummeted, and countless Japanese businessmen are secretly scolding the Japanese army.

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Tianjin, the Young Marshal's Mansion.

Zhang Xueliang had quit opium at this time, but he kept smoking cigarettes, and he asked, "He Xuan, what can you do now?" ”

Zhou Hexuan smiled bitterly: "How can I have a way, and I can't invite heavenly soldiers and generals." ”

Zhang Xueliang didn't really want Zhou Hexuan to think of a way, he just found someone to talk to, and said with a depressed expression: "At the beginning of the year, I suggested that my father step down as commander-in-chief of the Angolan National Army, change the flag and return to the Southern Nationalist Government. He also personally agreed to this, but in the end, he was playing a delaying strategy, openly negotiating peace, and secretly transferring troops. It would have been great if the troops had been stopped at that time, the Jinan tragedy would not have happened, and so many soldiers would have died. ”

Zhang Xue's conscience is painful, he has been in the Northeast Lecture Hall, and there are many brothers in the army who eat with the same spoon.

But in the last year or two of the war, his old brother died seventy-seven or eighty-eight, and even two of the people who had served him as an adjutant before died.

Zhou Hexuan said: "Now the Northeast Army has only one way to retreat, and the six commanders must beware of the Japanese." ”

"Beware of the Japanese?" Zhang Xueliang didn't know what he meant. In his opinion, the Japanese were helping the Northeast Army, so they sent troops to Shandong to create the Jinan tragedy.

Zhou Hexuan analyzed: "Judging from the incident in Shandong, the Japanese have decided to invade China. The truth of the Jinan tragedy is nothing more than that the Japanese are testing the reaction of all parties, not only China's reaction, but also the reaction of the great powers. ”

Zhang Xueliang sat up straight: "Then what?" ”

"No," Zhou Hexuan said sadly, "the Northern Expeditionary Army behaved extremely weakly, and Britain, France, and the United States only verbally condemned it, which undoubtedly reassured the Japanese." Their next move must be to conquer the three eastern provinces by force. And if the Feng army retreats to the northeast this time, it will inevitably intensify the conflict with the Japanese. Especially Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Dashuai, he must die, and it is convenient for the Japanese to implement the follow-up plan. ”

"You're saying that the Japanese are going to do something to their father?" Zhang Xueliang was surprised.

Although Zhou Hexuan did not have any good feelings for Zhang Zuolin, he still did not want Zhang Zuolin to die early, and he reminded: "The best time for the Japanese to do it is when Zhang Dashuai returns to the Northeast." ”

Zhang Xueliang said solemnly: "I will pay attention." ”

"Then I won't bother, farewell." Zhou Hexuan got up and said.

"Wait a minute," Zhang Xueliang shouted to Zhou Hexuan, took out the share book of "Ta Kung Pao" and said, "You can take this and return the principal to me." ”

"Sixth Marshal, this is not good." Zhou Hexuan resigned again and again.

"Take it," Zhang Xueliang slapped the share book into Zhou Hexuan's hand and said with a smile, "When the Fengjun retreats to the northeast, Tianjin will be taken over by the southern government." I continue to be the majority shareholder of Ta Kung Pao, and it is possible that the newspaper will be deliberately made difficult. On the side of the Hope Education Foundation, I will also resign as president, and you will be fully responsible for it in the future. ”

Zhou Hexuan didn't know what to say, "Ta Kung Pao" is now developing rapidly and has become the largest newspaper in the north, with a value of at least more than 200,000. However, Zhang Xueliang took the initiative to withdraw his shares, and as long as the principal of 40,000 yuan, he did not take advantage of it at all.

If you change to another warlord, you can't wait to eat it alive.

Zhang Xueliang patted Zhou Hexuan on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Okay, don't say it." Not only "Ta Kung Pao", but also "Northern Pictorial", I also withdrew my shares, and Feng Wuyue will be the boss in the future. ”

"Six handsome Gao Yi, He Xuan has written it down! Leave. Zhou Hexuan hugged his fists.

When Zhou Hexuan walked out of the door, Zhang Xueliang sat back on the sofa happily and sighed long: "Alas! ”

Now the situation in the north is precarious, the Northern Expeditionary Army has crossed the Yellow River, and Zhang Zuolin ordered the entire line to retreat. While retreating, he also telegraphed the whole country, calling for peace, pitifully saying that he had stopped the attack, and that domestic politics wanted the people to have a notarized ruling.

In fact, Zhang Zuolin is still holding on, and it seems that he can't accept the current situation. He transferred Zhang Zongchang and Chu Yufeng to garrison Cangzhou, ordered Sun Chuanfang's subordinates to garrison Qingyun and Yanshan, and let Fengjun's descendants, Sun Chuanfang's main force, Zhang Zongchang's subordinate Sun Dianying, and Chu Yupu's subordinate Yuan Zhenqing defend Hejian, intending to fight to the death with the Northern Expeditionary Army.

During this period, he encountered Feng Yuxiang betraying his teammates, which caused Yan Xishan to go deep alone, and was surrounded by the Feng Legion.

Fortunately, Principal Chang overcame his fear of the Japanese and continued the Northern Expedition from Jinan City, which saved Yan Xishan's main force.

Zhou Hexuan returned to his study, spread out the manuscript paper and began to write a new book.

Zhang Leyi was broadcasting on the radio and did not go home at this time, Liao Yaquan came over curiously and asked, "What do you write?" ”

Zhou Hexuan replied: "Chrysanthemum and Knife." ”