After about an hour or so, the officers and men of the 3rd Battalion finally received all the ammunition and returned to their original positions to form a horizontal and vertical and neat line.

Foodies hope that they will never finish their snacks, and Ladybird hopes that he can persist and persevere, and not shoot bullets so quickly.

And as soldiers, especially soldiers of this era, their greatest hope is not how much military pay they have, not whether they can eat enough, but whether the bullet bags on their bodies can be full forever.

Because, only if there is enough ammunition, they can win every battle in which they participate, and only by winning the battle can they survive and have the opportunity to receive military pay and food.

Therefore, after receiving the ammunition that had never been excessive, all the officers and men of the 3rd Battalion were filled with a full sense of happiness.

"Brethren, I have recently said that I have been holding frequent military exercises, and they are also military exercises aimed at us as imaginary enemies and targets, and my sinister intentions are clearly exposed. In this troubled era, our generation of soldiers should shoulder the responsibility on their shoulders and defend Fengtian, the Northeast, and the 30 million fathers and elders of the three eastern provinces!

Because they raised us, the steel guns and artillery in our hands, and the military uniforms and quilts were all given to us by the fathers and villagers of the three eastern provinces.

Generally speaking, it is a sentence, as a soldier, eat food and fight, that is a matter of course, we usually eat the people, wear the people, what do the people want? Don't you just hope that when foreign enemies invade, we can stand up and defend our homeland and country?

Therefore, in order to prevent the possible outbreak of war and conflict in the future, I announce that the 3rd Battalion of the 620th Regiment of the 7th Brigade of the National Revolutionary Army Army will immediately enter a state of emergency combat readiness, be on first-level alert, and be ready for battle at any time! Do you understand? ”

Zhang Xinghan stood on the rostrum, his eyes swept over the officers and soldiers in the audience like a knife, and he said solemnly and loudly, and the last sentence was even more aggravated.

"Understood! Swear to defend the North Daying! Defend Mukden City! Defend the three eastern provinces! More than 700 officers and soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, under the leadership of Deputy Battalion Commander Liu Jianguo, responded in unison.

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At about 10 o'clock in the evening of September 17, the South Manchurian Railway was called the team headquarters of the second brigade of the reading force garrison of the army.

The lights in the brigade headquarters were bright, and the captain of the second brigade, Shimamoto Masaichi, was answering the phone with a solemn expression.

The call was from the headquarters of the Kwantung Army in Lushun, and it was not Seishiro Itagaki and Ishihara Waner, but the new commander of the Kwantung Army, who had served as a military adviser to Zhang Zuolin and was very familiar with the situation in the northeast.

On the other end of the phone, Honjo Shigeru sat at the desk, took the microphone and asked in a serious tone, "Shimamoto-kun, how is the situation over there now?" ”

"Returning to Your Excellency Commander, in accordance with the plan formulated in advance, our department is conducting a military exercise of patrolling along the railway." Shimamoto replied earnestly.

"Didn't have a conflict with the [***] team?" Honjo asked. It turns out that although Honjo Shigeru knew that Seishiro Itagaki and Ishihara Waner and others were planning a conspiracy to control the northeast by force, they only knew that there was such a thing, and how to implement it and the progress of these Honjo Shigeru are not too clear now.

That's why he made a skip-the-line call to Shimamoto Shoichi, the 2nd Reading Force Garrison Brigade, which was closest to the North Battalion, in an attempt to learn about the latest developments in the situation.

"Not yet." On the other end of the phone, Shimamoto answered truthfully. In fact, Shoichi Shimamoto didn't know when he would clash with the Naka[***] team and then attack, because he was still waiting for orders.

And this order did not come from Honjo Shigeru, but was rushing to the front line of Mukden Ishihara and Itagaki Seishiro.

"Oh." Shigeru Honjo hung up the phone.

At the same time, on the railway from Lushun to Mukden, a train full of Japanese troops was rumbling and speeding in the direction of Shenyang.

In a luxury suitcase in a car in the middle of the train.

Seishiro Itagaki and Ishihara were both dressed in brand-new military uniforms, and the two sat opposite each other at a small table, and in front of them was a map of the three eastern provinces, on which the mountains and rivers were dangerous, and the main roads were all marked in detail.

If there were generals of the Northeast Army here, they would definitely be surprised, and the battle map in front of them in front of Ishihara was even more detailed and clear than the Northeast Army's own hands.

Staring at the battle map, Ishihara took a sip of the teacup in front of him, raised his head and asked, "Itagaki-kun, how to implement it, have you thought about it?" ”

"Hmm." Itagaki Seishiro, who had been staring at the map frowning and contemplative, raised his head when he heard this, nodded, and then pointed to the map and said: "Ishihara-kun, please look, after careful consideration, I have decided that in addition to the second garrison of Reading Li attacking the gap to attack Beidaying, and the 2nd Infantry Wing of the 2nd Brigade of the Second Division attacking Mukden, we should also order other troops to act at the same time, first of all, the third brigade of the reading garrison near Yingkou and the fourth brigade of the reading garrison near Phoenix City should attack Yingkou and Phoenix City and Andong at the same time.

Ensure that the towns along the South Manchurian Railway are occupied by our army so that the next stage of the operation can be facilitated.

In addition to this, the main forces of the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Division should immediately rush to Mukden to reinforce the offensive of the 29th Infantry Wing on Mukden.

The main force of the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Division, the 2nd Cavalry Wing directly under the division and the 1st Brigade of the Reading Garrison should attack Changchun, Erdaogouzi, Nanling and other places at the same time! ”

After listening to Itagaki Seishiro's battle plan, Ishihara nodded with great satisfaction: "Itagaki-kun is worthy of being an excellent soldier of the empire, and this battle plan is perfect. ”

"Since Ishihara-kun doesn't object, let's report the battle plan to Commander Shigeru Honjo. After all, the transfer of other units of the 2nd Division still requires the command of the Kwantung Army to give orders. Seishiro Itagaki said.

"Okay, but I should add that in order to deal with the unpredictable situation and to occupy the northeast quickly and steadily, General Honjo Shigeru should be asked to quickly request reinforcements from the base camp, and at least the 20th Division of North Korea must cross the Yalu River as soon as possible." A hint of cunning and gloomy flashed in Ishihara's narrow eyes.

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In the team headquarters of the Second Brigade of the Kanto Army Reading Garrison of the South Manchurian Railway, after ending the call with Commander Honjo Shigeru, Captain Shimamoto Maseichi began to become impatient.

Because the order has not arrived for a long time, Shimamoto is in a hurry at the moment, like an ant on a hot pot, and is pacing back and forth in the team site.

Suddenly, a communications soldier ran in in with a hurried expression, saluted and reported, "Report to Your Excellency Shaozo, Chief Itagaki is in an emergency." ”

"Oh? Get it. As soon as Shimamoto stopped, he immediately reached out and took the telegram from the hand of the signal soldier, and hurriedly read it, Shimamoto Masaichi's face began to turn red with excitement, folded the message in his hand, and excitedly ordered the signal soldier: "Go and inform Lieutenant Kawashima to come to see me immediately, hurry up!" ”

"Hay!" The signal soldier hurriedly bowed his head in response, and then turned around and was ordered to leave.

After a while, Lieutenant Kawashima, the leader of the 3rd Squadron of the 2nd Brigade, strode into the headquarters with a command knife on his shoulder.

"Your Excellency, what are your instructions?" Lieutenant Kawashima saluted.

"Kawashima-kun, you immediately return to the Hushitai Barracks, take your troops south along the railway, and advance to the vicinity of Wicker Lake, at ten o'clock tomorrow night, you have to find a way to blow up a section of the railway, and blame it on the soldiers of the Beida Battalion, and then you immediately lead your troops to launch an assault on the Beida Battalion, and I will send other squadrons to support you in time." Shoichi Shimamoto instructed according to the orders and instructions on Seishiro Itagaki telegram.

"Hay!" Lieutenant Kawashima's eyes were obviously flashing with excitement when he heard this, this day is finally coming, as an emperor [***] person, he always thinks about attacking the weak and despicable Chinese army, breaking the northern camp, capturing Fengtian City, the countless gold and silver treasures, guns and ammunition, and many beautiful flower girls in the city.

With beautiful hopes and fantasies, Lieutenant Kawashima gladly accepted the order and left.

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At the same time that the army was secretly making frequent moves, the 3rd battalion of the Beida Battalion was on the camp.

The lights in Zhang Xinghan's reading bedroom are still on, and in the bedroom, Zhang Xinghan is sitting at the table, writing something on a piece of paper.

In the fortifications of the camp defense area, the officers and men of the 3rd Battalion, who had already entered the first-level alert, have heightened their vigilance, patrolled in batches, stood guard on guard, and spread light and dark sentinels, and they have made all preparations for battle.

The night was speechless, time passed, and soon it was dawn, Zhang Xinghan, who had not slept all night, sorted out his writing into three parts with red eyes, and then shouted to the door: "Orderly!" ”

"Battalion, the orderly hasn't gotten up yet." Outside, there was the voice of the communication soldier Xiao Lizi.

"Come in." Zhang Xinghan said.

"Yingza, what's the matter?" Xiao Lizi walked in quickly and asked.

Zhang Xinghan took out two of the three written things, and said to Xiao Lizi: "Xiao Lizi, these are two copies of the family letters I wrote to my fiancée Wang Ruoying and my father Zhang Yuxi, you immediately send them back to Fengtian and hand them over to them separately." ”

"Yes!" Xiao Lizi happily agreed, put away the family letters, and was just about to leave.

Zhang Xinghan raised his hand to stop him and said, "Wait." ”

"Xiao Lizi, I seem to remember you saying that you are the only son of your family, right?" Zhang Xinghan asked.

"Yes, in fact, our family has been a single family for three generations since my grandfather's generation." Xiao Lizi did not doubt that he told the truth.

"Hmm." Zhang Xinghan nodded with a flat face and said, "In this way, after you send the letter to your family, stay at my house, and don't go back to Beidaying." ”

"However, the camp seat ......" Xiao Lizi looked at Zhang Xinghan in confusion, and was interrupted by Zhang Xinghan raising his hand before he finished speaking: "Don't say more, carry out the order." ”

"Yes!" Xiao Lizi immediately stood up and saluted, turned around and strode away.

Time passed minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye, on the evening of 18 September, the day had left, and night had fallen, and the entire Beida battalion was suddenly brightly lit, and the officers and men in the battalion began to end their training, change their guards, and have dinner as usual.

In the barracks of the 3rd Battalion of the 620th Regiment, after sending away Xiao Lizi in the morning, Zhang Xinghan has slept until now, he has not slept all night, he is very tired, and he must make up for a sleep to nourish his spirit in order to meet the next fierce battle.

Just after nightfall, Zhang Xinghan woke up, this will be eating in the bedroom, because he went to bed at noon, so Zhang Xinghan's meal is equal to the usual two.

After eating a full meal, Zhang Xinghan picked up the steel helmet and put it on, and strode out of the bedroom.

Outside the barracks, most of the officers and men of the 3rd Battalion were having dinner except for the necessary sentry, and when they saw Zhang Xinghan coming out, the officers and men stood up and saluted.

"Eat all, hurry up." Zhang Xinghan smiled and waved his hand, and said to Liu Jianguo, the deputy battalion commander who came up: "Jianguo, take a platoon and go out with me." ”

"Yes!" Liu Jianguo didn't ask more, but happily stood up and took the order.

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Let's talk about Xiao Lizi, he was ordered by Zhang Xinghan to go to Fengtiancheng to deliver a letter to his family, originally Xiao Lizi planned to send Zhang Xinghan's letter to his fiancée Wang Ruoying first, and then send it to Zhang's father, who lives in the east of Xiaocheng.

If it goes well, Xiao Lizi will be able to complete this task at noon.

But I never thought that when Xiao Lizi rushed all the way to Wang Ruoying's house, he was told by the doorman that Wang Ruoying went to a banquet somewhere in the city with her father Wang Yizhe.

In desperation, Xiao Lizi had to go to the east of the city first, but when Xiao Lizi found the Zhang family's house according to the address, he found that the door was closed.

In this way, Xiao Lizi couldn't find anyone at both ends, so he had to sit and wait outside the gate of Zhang's house, and he waited until dark.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Zhang Yuxi and his wife returned by car.

Xiao Lizi, who had been waiting at the door for almost a day, hurriedly stepped forward to stop the car and shouted eagerly: {May I ask if you are Master Zhang Yuxi?} }

"It's me." Zhang Yuxi, who was sitting in the car, saw Xiao Lizi in a military uniform, and asked suspiciously, "Are you?" ”

"Hello, Master Zhang, I am Xiao Lizi, a communications soldier of the 3rd Battalion Headquarters of the 620th Regiment of the 7th Brigade of the Army, and I came to deliver a letter to you on the order of our battalion." Xiao Lizi said and took out two family letters from his pocket and handed one of them to Zhang Yuxi.

Zhang Yuxi took the letter and did not immediately open the card, but said to Xiao Lizi: "You have been waiting here for a day, you should be tired, go into the house and have some food." ”

Xiao Lizi was indeed hungry and thirsty, and nodded hurriedly: "Hey! ”

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At the same time, more than 800 meters away from Beidaying, a second lieutenant of the Chinese army dragged three corpses wearing military uniforms of the Northeast Army with more than a dozen devils and sneakily came to the railway line of the Wicker Lake section.

The three bodies dressed in the uniforms of the Northeast Army were placed on either side of the railway line, and then the second lieutenant pressed the detonating device that had been installed.

"Boom! Rumble! Two loud bangs rang out in vain, and the firelight from the explosion in the dark night was as dazzling as fireworks, and the loud noises could be heard clearly for ten miles.

In the glare of the fire, a section of railroad tracks and sleepers was blown into the sky, and debris and earth debris flew freely.

In a clearing about two kilometers away from the explosion site, Lieutenant Kawashima, who had been waiting for a long time, saw the extremely eye-catching fire rising in the sky in the distance in the dark night, and was so excited that he immediately pulled out his command knife and shouted: "The despicable people of China dare to bomb our railway, we must not forgive, target, Beidaying, kill Gaga!" ”

More than a hundred devil soldiers suddenly jumped up one after another, and quickly rushed towards the direction of the northern camp with rifles.