Hukou County, on the south bank of the vast Yangtze River, is an important town at the port of Poyang Lake.

Named after the only intersection of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake, it is the gateway of Jiangxi on the water, known as the key to the rivers and lakes, and the thoroughfare of the three provinces.

On the port of Hukou County, a large number of well-equipped [***] guards have been on guard around here, and idle people are not allowed to approach.

Several American-made cars slowly drove into the port dock, and as soon as the front car stopped, a middle-aged man about 30 years old, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, pushed the door out vigilantly.

After getting out of the car, the middle-aged man looked around, then turned around and walked towards the second car.

Walked to the right side of the car, opened the door, bowed his waist respectfully, and said, "Principal, it's here." (Note, Chiang Gong assumed the post of chairman of the Military Commission and chief of staff on March 6, 1932, so before that, he could not be called a commission.) ）

Jiang Gong in the car nodded and got out of the car with his hat.

"The boat is ready, and you can leave right away." The middle-aged man closed the car door and said to Jiang Gong.

"Well, let's go, I said that Kou invaded my northeast, the situation is critical, we have to go back to Nanjing early." Jiang Gong nodded.

When the September 18 Incident broke out, Jiang Chengcheng was on his way to Nanchang by boat, and only when he arrived at Hukou did he learn that Yue Kou had brazenly launched the September 18 Incident.

In a hurry, Jiang Gong decided to cancel his trip to Nanchang, and prepared to return to Nanjing today, convening important officials of the national government to discuss countermeasures.

At this moment, another car came on the road behind, and Jiang Gong, the chief of the guard, Wang Shihe, and other guards turned around when they heard the sound.

As the nephew of Jiang Gong, Wang Shi looked at the coming lane suspiciously: "Is there any emergency?" ”

"Shihe, go and see what's going on." Jiang Gong said.

Wang Shihe answered and strode forward, but at this time, the incoming car had been stopped by the outer guards of the guard corps.

A man in a suit in the car hurriedly pushed the door and got out of the car, saw Wang Shihe waving his hand and said, "Chief Wang Guard, I have an emergency battle report to report to the leader." ”

When Wang Shihe saw that the person who came was the person in charge of the Hukou Station of the Secret Investigation Group of the National Military Commission, he immediately waved his hand and motioned for the guards to let him go.

This secret investigation team is one of the predecessors of the Military Command Bureau, established in 1927, specifically for Jiang Gong to search for intelligence and deal with hostile forces, it also has a simple name, that is, the secret service headquarters.

"What's going on?" Wang Shihe stopped him and asked.

"I just received a telegram from the Nanjing headquarters, which is about the Northeast." Responsible for humanism.

"Okay, leave it to me, I'll pass it on to the principal, you can go back." Wang Shihe spoke in an unquestionable tone.

"Oh, okay." The person in charge did not dare to disobey and immediately turned around and left.

After seeing him get into the car and go away, Wang Shihe turned around and returned to Jiang Gong's side, and at this time, Jiang Gong had already boarded the boat.

"Shihe, what's the matter?" In a small living room in the cabin, Jiang Gong, who was sitting on the sofa, asked.

"Headmaster, it's a telegram from the Nanjing headquarters about the latest progress of the war in Northeast China." Wang Shihe said and handed the message with both hands.

Jiang Gong didn't answer, but waved his hand and said, "You read it." ”

"Yes!" Wang Shihe opened the telegram as ordered, glanced at it, and immediately read it with excitement: "At 10 o'clock in the evening of September 18, the first garrison of the South Manchurian Railway of Kou brazenly launched an attack on the Shenyang Beida Battalion garrisoned by the 7th Brigade of our Northeast Frontier Army.

Under the critical situation, the post department led the officers and men of the 3rd Battalion of the 7th Brigade of our Reading Force to rush to the aid of the enemy in the starry night, attacked the enemy's command post, and killed one officer of the Dazuo level of the army, and several other Zhongzuo officers, temporarily relieved the siege of Shenyang.

Huang Xiansheng, the provincial police chief, was ordered to evacuate, and he couldn't bear to sit back and watch Shenyang fall, so he took the initiative to take over the post of acting commander of the city defense army, and led the whole city army and people to rise up to meet the attack.

Fortunately, after the bloody struggle of all the officers and men, the main force of the Kwantung Army of the Yue Army was severely damaged last night, killing more than 6,000 enemies, wounding countless enemies, and capturing a lot.

Today, Shenyang is safe and sound, thanks to the unity of the 8,000 soldiers of our city defense army, fighting bravely.

Now, the enemy's Kwantung Army has suffered defeat, and there is absolutely no strength to fight again in a short period of time, if it can drive the troops of North China to the north, supplemented by the two provinces of Jihei, and lead the troops of Shenyang as the vanguard, hundreds of thousands of troops will besiege Lushun Dalian, and they will definitely be able to fight in one battle and completely expel the Yue Kou from our territory outside the Guan.

This is a humble and heartfelt statement, looking at Commander-in-Chief Jiang Mingjian, the former commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 620th Regiment of the 7th Brigade and the acting commander of the Shenyang City Defense Army, Zhang Xinghan told Commander-in-Chief Jiang in Shenyang, September 21, 20th year of the Republic of China.

Wang Shihe finally finished reading, and Jiang Gong, who was sitting on the sofa and didn't think much of it just now, his face had changed drastically, he stood up and snatched the message from Wang Shihe's hand.

I looked at it carefully again, and couldn't help but say, "Is this news true?" ”

"It should be true, otherwise the Nanjing headquarters will not be in a hurry to forward it." Wang Shihe said.

"Okay, Niang Xipi, this Zhang Xinghan is amazing, the future is terrifying, this battle is beautiful, when I get to Nanjing, I must reward this future life." Jiang Gong looked extremely excited.

The ship has started, and a large number of guards have boarded the ship and are gradually heading out of the shore.

"When did Zhang Hanqing have such a young and promising grassroots officer under him?" Jiang Gong muttered in his heart.

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Yenching University, Peking University.

After some careful preparation, more than 100 students from various departments, including Zhang Xinghua, have all gathered on the campus ground.

Yesterday their march petition did not have any effect, but they did not give up because of it.

"Students, before I leave today, I would like to announce an exciting news to you." Cao Binghua, who is currently the head of the history department of Yenching University, accompanied by Su Hanyun and other teachers, came to the students and said excitedly.

Zhang Xinghua and other young students all looked at each other, not knowing why.

When Zhang Xinghua's eyes looked at Su Hanyun, he found that her eyes were shining with joy.

After a pause, Cao Binghua pulled his throat and announced loudly with excitement: "Students, last night, just last night, in Shenyang, someone created a miracle, with 8,000 poorly equipped city defense troops, defeated the main force of the Kwantung Army, and achieved the brilliant results of annihilating tens of thousands of enemies. ”

Who is this? Really? The students were shocked when they heard this, and they looked around and talked about it.

Zhang Xinghua was shocked, the eldest brother is in Shenyang, is it the eldest brother? No, the eldest brother is now just a battalion commander of the 7th Brigade of Reading Force, it can't be him.

Looking at the students who were talking with a smile on his face, Cao Binghua said with great excitement and pride: "Students, this miracle creator is none other than our classmate Zhang Xinghua, who is currently the commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 620th Regiment of the 7th Brigade of the Northeast Frontier Army and the acting commander of the Shenyang City Defense Army. ”

As soon as Cao Binghua's words came out, more than 100 students suddenly exploded, and all of them looked at Zhang Xinghua with a complicated look.

Zhang Xinghua was a little overwhelmed, it turned out to be the eldest brother, it was really him, he actually created such a great miracle and history.

Yu Guang saw Su Hanyun and saw her smile happily, Zhang Xinghua was also sweet in his heart for no reason.

"Last night's battle was the first time that the Chinese nation defeated imperialism since the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, and the 8,000 Shenyang city defense troops, under the leadership of Commander Zhang Xinghan, defended the dignity of the Chinese nation and the honor of their soldiers with their flesh and blood.

It is said that when the fierce battle was at its worst last night, Commander Zhang Xinghan led more than 100 cavalry to launch a fierce attack on Yuekou and launched a bloody battle with the enemy.

He is such an iron-clad hero, shedding blood for the country and the nation, and he is a national anti-Japanese hero worthy of learning and reverence from all our countrymen. Cao Binghua continued impassionedly.