On December 12, 1936, Zhang Xueliang, commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army, and Yang Hucheng, commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army, in order to achieve the goal of persuading Chiang Kai-shek to change the established national policy of "fighting outside the country must first secure the interior", stop the civil war, and unite to resist Japan, launched the historical event of "military admonition" in Xi'an and detained Chiang Kai-shek.

On December 23, 1936, the two sides began formal negotiations on the second floor of the west building of Zhang Xueliang's mansion, with Song Ziwen representing the Nationalist Government and Zhang Xueliang, Yang Hucheng and Zhou Enlai attending the negotiation meeting on behalf of Xi'an. Xi'an once again put forward six proposals: first, an armistice and the withdrawal of troops outside Tongguan; 2. Reorganize the Nanjing government, expel the pro-Japanese faction, and join the anti-Japanese elements; 3. Release political prisoners and guarantee democratic rights; Fourth, stop the suppression of the Communist Party and unite with the Red Army to resist Japan; 5. Convene a conference of all parties, factions, all walks of life, and all armies to save the country; 6. Cooperate with countries that are sympathetic to the anti-Japanese resistance.

On December 24, 1936, Chiang Kai-shek signed six agreements and was forced to accept the idea of stopping the civil war and uniting against Japan. On 26 December, Chiang Kai-shek was finally released and returned to Nanjing.

After the Xi'an Incident, Chiang Kai-shek stopped the policy of "securing the inside and the outside", forced the Nationalist Government to cooperate with the Kuomintang and the Communist Party for the second time, and established an anti-Japanese united front.

After the outbreak of the Xi'an Incident, there was a storm all over the country, and people from all walks of life took to the streets one after another, strongly demanding that the government unanimously speak its guns to the outside world, and the anti-Japanese enthusiasm was unstoppable.

On the night of July 7, 1937, when the Japanese army was exercising near the Lugou Bridge in the southwest of Beiping, they asked to enter Wanping County to search under the pretext that a soldier was "missing", but the 29th Army of the Chinese defenders sternly refused. The Japanese then opened fire on the Chinese defenders and shelled the city of Wanping. The 29th Army rose up to resist the war. This was the "77 Incident" that shocked China and the rest of the world, also known as the "Lugou Bridge Incident".

Since then, there is no distinction between north and south, no distinction between the old and the young, no matter who they are, they all have the responsibility of defending the land and resisting the war, and they should all have the determination to sacrifice everything.

The "77 Incident" was the beginning of the Japanese imperialists' all-out war of aggression against China, and it was also the starting point of the Chinese nation's all-out war of resistance.

On December 13, 1937, the Japanese army captured Nanjing, and then the horrific "Nanjing Massacre" occurred. The ancient capital of the Six Dynasties was instantly reduced to hell on earth, 300,000 unarmed people were slaughtered, mountains of white bones were piled up, and rivers of blood flowed into rivers, full of devastation and shocking.

In order to quickly realize the aggressive plan of annihilating China and connect the northern and southern battlefields, the Japanese army decided to use Nanjing and Jinan as bases and attack Xuzhou along the Tianjin-Pudong Railway from the north and south.

Xuzhou is bordered by the sea in the east, Qingyan in the north, and Huaiyang in the south, since the three generations of antiquity, there are wind and clouds gathering in the weather, so Xuzhou is a place of contention between soldiers since ancient times, in the eyes of the southern military strategists, occupying Xuzhou, it is equivalent to getting a key to open the lock of the northern gate; In the eyes of the northern military strategists, the capture of Xuzhou is equivalent to the occupation of the bridgehead for the march to the south.

It was precisely because the Battle of Xuzhou was of great significance that the Central Committee decided to appoint Li Zongren as the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Theater.

According to the original battle plan, the defense of the north of Xuzhou was commanded by Han Fuyu, chairman of Shandong.

On December 23, 1937, after the Japanese army captured Quy Nhon Town, Han Fuyu left without a fight, causing serious consequences. On the 27th, Jinan was lost, and the Japanese army attacked Tai'an from Boshan and Laiwu. On January 1, 1938, Taean fell into the hands of the Japanese Isoya Division.

Han Fuyu lost ground in the mourning pond repeatedly, causing the front gate of the northern section of Jinpu Road to be opened, allowing the Japanese army to drive straight along the line, casting a shadow on the battle of Xuzhou. Li Zongren repeatedly called Han Fuyu to recapture Tai'an, and used this as a base to intercept the enemy moving south. Han Fuyu ignored Li Zongren's orders and made mistakes again and again. Han Fuyu's self-retreat without a fight not only deprived the Chinese army of the natural danger of the Yellow River, but also gave Jinan, Tai'an and other places to the enemy, and the consequences were so bad that it is difficult to describe. Han Fuqu thus became the first high-ranking general to be executed in the Anti-Japanese War.

Taierzhuang is located at the junction of Sulu, is the southeast gate of Shandong, the gateway of Xuzhou, is the last barrier to Xuzhou in the south, the world-famous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal traverses the whole territory, since ancient times it is the hub of north-south transportation, the strategic location is very important, it is the first place of the Japanese army to attack Xuzhou.

Therefore, the Japanese army marched to Taierzhuang in two ways with 50,000 or 60,000 troops. All the way is the Fifth Division of Banyuan, which marched west along Jiaoji Road and forced Linyi; All the way is the 10th Division of Isogu, which went south along Jinpu Road and went straight to Taierzhuang. The two divisions of Itagaki and Isoya were the elite divisions of the Japanese army, and this attack was quite ferocious, and it had the potential to encircle and annihilate the Chinese army in one fell swoop. The attack carried out by the Japanese army directly led to the battles of Tengxian and Linyi, thus starting the Battle of Taierzhuang in the Lunan region.

After the Fujian Incident, Tan Jingting and Guo Laifu and some officers of the original 19th Army defected to Li Zongren's camp, at this time, they were under the command of Chi Fengcheng, the commander of the 31st Division, and now Tan Jingting has been promoted to regiment commander, and Guo Laifu has also been promoted from guard to platoon commander. At this time, they were heading towards Taierzhuang.

"Regiment commander, I heard that the Sichuan army is also coming."

"Then you Sichuan baby can find a soulmate." Tan Jingting patted Guo Laifu's head: "Let's change my guard later, let's go to your fellow countryman." ”

"Thank you, head of the group, I will bring a few bags of Sichuan kimchi for you to taste."

"Forget it, it's too spicy, my Cantonese stomach can't stand it, you better take it yourself."

"Then I'll bring you Tianfu peanuts, you like this quasi-guarantee."

"Look at what you are hungry for, you want to eat as much as you want."

"Alas, it is also a blessing to be able to taste the taste of hometown before dying."

Tan Jingting heard Guo Laifu's words, and was silent, yes, the front-line fighting is fierce, the battle is tight, and there are heavy casualties, who can guarantee that he will have a few next meals.

"Come on, go, go and meet your countrymen."

"Hey." Guo Laifu jumped up happily.

Looking at Guo Laifu's back, Tan Jingting shook his head helplessly.

After noon, Tan Jingting was resting in the barracks, and Guo Laifu rushed in.

"Captain, look, who's coming?" Rifles leaned away, and a man stood behind him.

Tan Jingting got up from the bed and saw a familiar figure behind Guo Laifu.

"Instructor Lin." Tan Jingting immediately got up and gave a military salute to Lin Bangzuo.

"Tan Jingting, it's really you." Lin Bangzuo patted Tan Jingting on the shoulder: "You little devil, you came to my barracks to sweep and wrapped half of the peanuts in our camp tent, saying that you were going to honor the regiment leader." ”

Guo Laifu lowered his head embarrassedly, and Tan Jingting glanced at Laifu.

"I asked him which regimental commander was so domineering? He reported your name, and when I heard it, I saw how it was so coincidental, so I came with him to take a look. ”

"Laifu, you ruined my reputation, where did I say that I wanted to eat peanuts, obviously you are greedy, and you are still under my banner, see how I punish you." Tan Jingting pretended to beat Laifu.

Laifu hurriedly put a large bag of peanuts on the table: "Commander, this is really my filial piety to you, you use it slowly, I will go to stand guard first." As soon as Rifle finished speaking, he ran out in a puff of smoke.

"Come back to me, you."

"Okay, Jing Ting, don't blame him, if it weren't for him, we wouldn't have seen him."

"That's right, Instructor Lin, please take a seat. Please drink tea. Tan Jingting respectfully brought the tea to Lin Bangzuo.

"Jing Ting, don't be so restrained, you are not in the military academy now, I am not your instructor now, I am just a brigade commander in Wang Mingzhang's 122nd Division, so you don't have to be too polite."

"In the military academy, you are my instructor, in the army, you are my commander, I don't dare to mess with military discipline."

"You're still the same as before, always the same as before." Lin Bangzuo picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Speaking of military school, I still miss those days, hey, I heard that Lu Yulin retired from the 19th Route Army?" ”

"Yes, it was a few years ago, after the Battle of Songhu, he was discharged from the army."

"At the beginning, I was most optimistic about him, he recommended himself to go to the 19th Route Army, and Director Chen also wrote him a letter of recommendation. How did you get out of the army so quickly? ”

"The main reason is that when the 19th Route Army was going to evacuate Shanghai to Fujian to suppress the Communists, he couldn't figure it out, and he didn't want to let the Japanese invaders not fight and fight his own people, so he simply retired from the army."

"Alas, time has passed, General Chiang and General Cai have left Hong Kong, the 19th Route Army has also been revoked, and a prestigious iron army has been scattered. So, soldiers, it's better to stay away from politics. ”

"I also think so, that it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders."

"It's a pity, Lu Yulin is a rare general, whether it is military literacy or tactical strategy, he is superior, if he hones more, maybe he can become a generation of famous generals in the future. Not using his talents on the battlefield is his loss, and it is also a loss for the party-state. ”

"Fortunately, his family is rich and powerful, even if he is not a general, he can get ahead in other aspects. Unlike me, there is no other way out except to live on military pay. ”

"Hey, Jing Ting, you are too humble, just you, take off your military uniform and become a parent official in the local area, that is more than enough."

"Instructor Lin really exalted me. I, Tan Jingting, have no background, no connections, except for being able to lead soldiers to fight, I have no skills, so I can only rely on military exploits to win fame and add glory to my ancestors. ”

"It's good to be able to lead troops to fight, how can this skill be learned by ordinary people?"

Hearing Lin Bangzuo say this, Tan Jingting also touched his head and smiled dumbly.

"Okay, it's not too early, I'm going back to the camp, the Japanese army is about to attack Tengxian, I have to go back to mobilize the soldiers and boost morale."

"Instructor Lin, I wish you a successful start."

"This is a tough battle, the Isoya Division is the elite of the Japanese army, and it is crazy. But no matter what, as a soldier, falling on the way to charge in order to keep one side safe, it can be regarded as a well-deserved death. ”

Tan Jingting was full of respect for Lin Bangzuo and gave him a military salute, and Lin Bangzuo also returned a military salute.

In the school yard of Tengxian County, Wang Mingzhang, commander of the 122nd Division, was doing pre-war mobilization, and he announced to the officers and soldiers of the city: "I am determined to defend Tengcheng to the death, and I will work with everyone to survive the city and perish." “

"The city survives and the city survives, and the city dies and dies." The soldiers shouted in unison.

The earth-shattering roar was like a galloping horse, overwhelming the mountains and the sea; The majestic momentum is like a rainbow running through the sky.