The content of this military meeting was of great significance to the entire 54th Army. On the whole, the plan for the war of resistance of the troops in the coming period of time, as well as the economic and livelihood development plan for the garrison and the recovered lost territory, were determined. The general direction determines the future main body of the troops, the composition of the troops, the establishment of diplomatic relations with foreign countries, logistical support, science, weapons research, and other issues. This military meeting has been called an epoch-making turning point in history, and it is a real turning point for the 54 th Group Army to truly transform into a scientific and modern army.

According to the memory in his mind, Tian Zheng began to deploy and mobilize troops after the meeting was held. At noon on July 6, 1937, all troops were deployed.

The sound of guns and artillery in the Japanese army's all-out war of aggression against China rang out on 7 July. In the afternoon of the same day, the 8th Squadron of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Wing of the Japanese North China Garrison Army, led by Captain Setsuro Shimizu, drove to the area between Huilongmiao and Dayao, which was close to the Chinese garrison at Lugou Bridge. At 7:30 p.m., the Japanese army began the exercise. At 22:40, the Japanese army claimed that gunshots were heard in the exercise area and that a soldier named Kikujiro Shimura was "missing", and immediately forcibly asked to enter Wanping City, the garrison of the Chinese defenders, to search, but the 219th Regiment of the 110th Brigade of the 37th Division of the Chinese 29th Army sternly refused. On the one hand, the Japanese army deployed for battle, and on the other hand, under the pretext of "gunfire" and the "disappearance" of soldiers, they pretended to negotiate with the Chinese side. At around 24 o'clock, the Hebei inspection authorities received a telephone call from Matsui Taikuro, director of the Japanese secret service in Beiping. Matsui said: The Japanese troops were exercising on the outskirts of Lugou Bridge yesterday when they suddenly heard gunfire and immediately closed the group and took the roll call. It was found that there was a lack of soldiers, and it was suspected that the person who fired the gun was the Chinese army stationed at Lugou Bridge. He also believed that the soldiers who had fired the guns had entered the city, and demanded that they immediately enter the city and search it. The Chinese side was entering the city late at night, which was likely to cause local unrest. Moreover, the Chinese officers and soldiers were sleeping soundly, and the gunfire was not fired by the Chinese side, so they were refused. Soon after, Matsui called the Jicha authorities again and said that if the Chinese side did not allow it, the Japanese army would forcibly enter the city by force to search it. At the same time, the Jicha authorities received a report from the Chinese defenders at Lugou Bridge that the Japanese army had formed an encirclement and offensive posture against Wanping City. In order to prevent the situation from escalating, the inspection authorities consulted with the Japanese side. The two sides agreed to coordinate the dispatch of personnel to Lugou Bridge to investigate. At this time, the Japanese side claimed that the "missing" soldiers had returned to the team, but they did not report it. At about 5 o'clock in the morning of July 8, the Japanese army suddenly launched an artillery bombardment, and the headquarters of the Chinese 29th Army immediately ordered the officers and soldiers on the front line: "Ensure the Lugou Bridge and Wanping City", "The Lugou Bridge is the grave of Er, and it should live and die with the bridge and not retreat." "The 3rd Battalion of the 219th Regiment, which guarded Lugou Bridge and Wanping City, rose up to resist under the command of regiment commander Ji Xingwen and battalion commander Jin Zhenzhong.

The battle was fought very fiercely, all after the Japanese shelling. Ji Xingwen, the commander of the local garrison, had already discovered that the entire Wanping City had been completely surrounded by the Japanese army. Jixing Wenbai said that the target of the Japanese army was the Lugou Bridge. After receiving the order from the garrison headquarters, he immediately ordered his subordinates to resist desperately. The fighting continued until about 4 p.m. After nearly eleven hours of intermittent fighting, only four seriously wounded soldiers remained in a company on the north side of the Lugou Bridge. It was only after being held up in the city's reserve ground that the four soldiers were rescued from the edge of the death line.

Lugou Bridge is located on the Yongding River, about 15 kilometers southwest of Beiping City. It is not only the key to the south, but also the throat of Beiping. Since ancient times, it has been an important transportation hub and cargo distribution center. According to historical records, since the beginning of the Jin Dynasty, the hinterland of the Central Plains has to stop at Lugou Bridge when entering Beijing, which is the only way for Beijing to enter and exit the hinterland of the Central Plains. Once the invading Japanese army occupies the Lugou Bridge, Beiping will be a dead city, and North China will be at your fingertips. That's why it's a battleground for soldiers. The military status of Lugou Bridge also contributed to the tragic situation of the war here. With the stubborn resistance of the local garrison, the Japanese army was unable to break through the defenses, so the Japanese army began the most despicable and easiest to deceive the Nationalist government in history - negotiations. This is the most commonly used method of the Japanese army to repair the plank road in the open and to secretly display the cang, but the poor Nationalist Government is bent on seeking peace, so it is blinded by the Japanese army's blinding method and cannot see the wolf ambition of the Japanese army clearly.

The Japanese garrison in North China began three negotiations that the world despised. On the 9th, 11th, and 19th, consultations were held on the Lugou Bridge issue. But the continuous sound of gunfire is enough to prove the wolf ambition of the Japanese army. However, this succeeded in blinding the eyes of the National Revolutionary Army's Jicha authorities, and the Jicha authorities believed it to be true, thus giving the Japanese army time to increase its troop deployment.

On 7 July, Tian Zheng issued a telegram entitled "Letter to the Compatriots of the Whole Country," directly denouncing the sinister intentions and insidious and cunning nature of the Japanese army, as well as the wolf's ambition to destroy China. However, this notice did not attract enough attention, but the response in Liaocheng and Tai'an cities and the surrounding areas was very strong. Some military and political experts from the Liaocheng Academy made a rather detailed analysis of Tian Zheng's speech in light of the current situation. Because of the thorough analysis and the rising status of Liaocheng University in the academic world, Tian Zheng's speech was widely disseminated.

However, limited to the contradictions between the Nationalist Government in Nanking and the 54th Group Army, this thought-provoking speech was suppressed. There was no follow-up report from the major media outlets, and the broad masses of the toiling masses were not exposed to such information. Fortunately, on the same day, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued a telegram appealing to the whole country, "Compatriots, Pingjin is in danger!" North China is in danger! The Chinese nation is in danger! Only when the whole nation carries out the war of resistance is our way out! And put forward the idea of "not letting Japan occupy China!" "Shed blood to defend your homeland!" slogan. Only then did it repercussions on a large scale across the country, and Tian Zheng's speech, which directly pointed out the inferiority of the Japanese people, was also taken seriously by some powerful forces.

Forced by the situation, Chiang Kai-shek put forward the principles of "not yielding, not expanding" and "not seeking war, but fighting the war". Chiang Kai-shek once sent a telegram to Song Zheyuan, Qin Dechun (deputy commander of the 29th Army and mayor of Beiping City) and others, "Wanping City should be held and not retreated", and "Lugou Bridge and Changxindian must not be lost". Only then was the enthusiasm of the people of the whole country fully mobilized for the war of resistance. There are voices in the country, demanding that the Nanjing government put aside its political party prejudices and cooperate in resisting Japan!

On July 25, 1937, more than 60,000 Japanese troops had been assembled in Pingjin. After the operational deployment of the Japanese garrison in North China was basically completed, the Langfang Incident and the Guanganmen Incident were created on July 25, 1937 and July 26, 1937.

On the afternoon of the 26th, the North China Garrison issued an ultimatum to the 29th Army, demanding that the Chinese defenders withdraw from the Pingjin area by the 28th, otherwise they would take action. was rejected by Song Zheyuan, and on the 27th, he issued a telegram to the whole country to defend himself and defend the territory, resolutely defending the land and resisting the war. On the same day, with the approval of the emperor, the Japanese General Staff ordered the Japanese North China Garrison Army to launch an attack on the 29th Army, transfer about 200,000 people from five domestic divisions to China, and issue an official combat mission to the commander of the North China Garrison Army, Kazuki Kiyoji: "Responsible for crusading against the Kuomintang troops in the Pingjin area." "A bloody war is no longer inevitable. The Kuomintang troops resolutely resisted.

On the morning of July 28, 1937, the Japanese army launched a general attack on Beiping as planned. At that time, the 20th Division of the Korean Army, which had been gathered around Beiping, the 1st and 11th Brigades of the Kwantung Army, and the infantry brigade of the Chinese Garrison Army, about 10,000 people, launched an all-out attack on the 132nd, 37th, and 38th Divisions of the Chinese 29th Army stationed in the western suburbs of Beiping, with the cooperation of more than 100 artillery pieces and armored vehicles, and the cover of dozens of aircraft. The officers and men of the 29th Army fought on their backs in their respective stations. Nanyuan was the focus of the Japanese attack, and about 8,000 troops of the 29th Army stationed in Nanyuan (including more than 1,500 students of the military training regiment trained in Nanyuan) dug trenches to block the attack!

"Junza, all the officers and soldiers of my 162nd Division unanimously request that Junzao give a combat order!" Zhao Qilong, commander of the 162nd Division, ran to the marching headquarters of the 54th Group Army, which was already located in the mountains somewhere, and saluted and said!

"Junza, all the officers and soldiers of my 127th Division have also been requesting, please give a combat order to the Junzao!" Lu Cheng, commander of the 127th Division, then continued.

Behind the two, there were two flags from their respective divisions, full of names. And it's all written in blood, and only the dried blood and a piece of Yin Hong's blood can be seen on the entire flag!

"Commander, you can give the order!" The chief of staff, Wang Zilu, also said anxiously on the side.

Tian Zheng looked at the high-spirited people in front of him with a sad and indignant face, and knew that this unit had already arrived near the battlefield, but he did not order them to send troops for a long time, and could only watch the tragic battle scene of the National Revolutionary Army stationed there, which really suffocated the commanders and fighters of this group of troops!

Tian Zheng looked at his watch, then glanced at the commanders of the various units who had come one after another and all gathered in the command headquarters, looking at the expressions of urgency on their faces, Tian Zheng's heart suddenly felt so heroic!

"Now for the military council! Make a specific operational plan for this operation of our army! Tian Zheng's slightly low voice was heard in the ears of the commanders of various troops, but it was like a heavenly sound! (To be continued......)

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