At the time of the Jinan Incident, the various units of the Jiangdong Army were still on the front line of Xuzhou, and when they learned that the Japanese army had forcibly occupied Jinan and caused a tragedy, Chen Zikun quickly led the 7th Mixed Brigade to Tai'an to meet Commander-in-Chief Chiang.

Chiang Kai-shek's complexion was very bad, as if his face was shrouded in a layer of gray mist, and when he saw Chen Zikun coming, he said with a strong spirit: "Zikun, you came just in time, I just wanted to warn you to refrain from contradicting your subordinates from clashing with the Japanese army." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Commander-in-chief, I came here to invite the war, the Japanese army deceived people too much, our army must return the color, otherwise what face will I see the Jiangdong fathers and the prime minister's spirit in the sky." ”

Chiang Kai-shek said: "Zikun, don't be impatient, the Japanese army deliberately provoked, just to arouse the anger of our army, so as to achieve the goal of sending troops to interfere with the reunification of our country, we must be patient and patient, and we must not let them succeed, the Japanese army killed our soldiers, disarmed our diplomatic chief guard, and slaughtered 12 diplomats of my negotiation office, and the ears and noses of the negotiation commissioner Cai Gongshi were cut off, and the oppression was so far, people and gods are indignant, when I Jiang someone attacked the yamen of the governor of Zhejiang, he also carried a bomb in his arms, took the lead, and was not afraid of death! But today, I ordered the troops not to return fire, who knows the pain in my heart! ”

Speaking of this, Chiang Kai-shek walked out from behind his seat, a little excited, dancing and saying: "The real courage is not to die generously, but to live reluctantly, I studied at the Japanese Military Academy back then, and I know that Japan is very powerful in military and organization, and Japan's wolf ambition for me and China is well known to the world, but it is just that it was not done because of international pressure, if we give them an excuse, then the great cause of the Northern Expedition will be a failure, Zikun, my good intentions are not understood by others, you don't understand, I am very sad." ”

Chen Zikun understood Chiang Kai-shek's position, so he had to retreat gloomily and no longer mention the matter.

The Northern Expeditionary Army retreated to the area of Tai'an and Dawenkou, and victory was in sight, but it was beaten by the Japanese halfway, and all the troops were panicked and did not know where to go, and they were waiting for orders in a daze.

Chen Zikun approached Chen Qilin to inquire about the incident in Jinan, and Chen Tuan was also in Jinan at the time and witnessed the atrocities of the Japanese army.

"When the Japanese saw someone wearing a tunic in a tunic they opened fire, and they didn't care at all, and they disarmed a regiment of the 40th Army, killing thousands of our soldiers and civilians, thousands of people." Chen Qilin's eyes were red, his fists were clenched, and he was furious.

Chen Zikun said: "Is the gun in your hand a burning stick, how can you let outsiders slaughter it?" ”

Chen Qilin said: "The commander-in-chief ordered that no resistance should be allowed, so as not to give the Japanese the truth, the Japanese Sixth Division was stationed in Jinan, and some troops set off from Kwantung and Korea and headed for Qingdao, making it clear that they wanted to seize Shandong and stop our Northern Expedition. ”

Chen Zikun said: "Are you thinking like this in the army? ”

Chen Qilin said: "At first, everyone didn't understand, we had to fight to the death with the Japanese, and then we understood the hardships of the commander-in-chief, we obeyed the order, endured humiliation, and waited for the future when the country was unified and its strength grew, and then we would fight to the death with the Japanese." ”

Chen Zikun sighed in his heart, with Chen Qilin's height, he naturally only saw so far, and he looked at this matter in a different situation, although Jiang Zhongzheng made a comeback, but he was in trouble at home and abroad, Wang Zhaoming was eyeing the tiger and waiting for the opportunity to move, Feng Yuxiang Li Zongren and others were not idle people, if they started a war with the Japanese, these people would not only not help him, but would not hesitate to stab him in the back, so Jiang did not want to fight with Japan, half of it was for the great cause of the Northern Expedition not to be affected, and half for self-preservation, but as a soldier, For a man to endure such humiliation and not to bow to the enemy, he has to admire this city.

This can't be said to Chen Qilin, and he may not believe it if he says it, so it's better to let him understand it slowly.

Chiang Kai-shek fully retreated, satisfied the demands of the Japanese, and sent Zhang Qun to Japan to negotiate, and finally reached an understanding, the conflict did not expand, the Northern Expedition was continued, the Northern Expeditionary Army and the Anguo Army fought in Zhangde, Baoding, Beijing and Tianjin respectively, and the Angolan Army was defeated.

Chen Zikun's headquarters was temporarily under the control of the First Army, and the 7th Mixed Brigade and the White Russian Cavalry made great achievements in the battle against the Feng army.

On 30 May, the Feng army retreated completely.

On 2 June, Zhang Zuolin issued a "telegram out of the customs," explaining that he had gone to Beijing "to save the country, but now his desire to save the country has not been paid, and he will never bear to use military force." The reorganization of the department withdrew from the Beijing Division. ”

The National Revolutionary Army stopped at the outskirts of Beijing and Tianjin to discuss the peaceful takeover of Beijing with Zhang Xueliang, who was left behind by the Feng army, and the diplomatic corps.

Chiang Kai-shek appointed Yan Xishan as the commander-in-chief of the Beijing-Tianjin garrison, the Third Army took over the two cities of Beijing and Tianjin, and the other departments were on standby.

Although there are still a large number of remnants of Sun Chuanfang and Zhang Zongchang entrenched between Beijing and Tianjin, Beijing, the orthodox capital of Beiyang, has been recovered by the National Revolutionary Army.

Since then, Beijing has been renamed Beiping and no longer serves as the capital of China, and Zhili Province has been renamed Hebei Province.

On 11 June, Yan Xishan and Bai Chongxi entered Beiping to preside over the aftermath, while Chiang Kai-shek announced his oath at the time of reinstatement and retired as soon as the Northern Expedition was completed, and submitted his resignation to the Kuomintang Central Committee.

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Beiping, Xuanwumen Ziguang Depot, a foreign car parked in front of the door, a young officer got out of the car, a big brimmed hat, gray uniform, armed bands tied very tightly, leggings and leather shoes, capable and strong, he took a deep breath, sorted out the military appearance, and stepped in.

It happened that Xing'er was carrying a basin of washed clothes to the yard to dry, and when she saw the soldier coming in, she was startled: "Boss, who are you looking for?" ”

The soldier didn't speak, but looked at him quietly.

Xing'er rubbed her eyes, and the clay pot fell to the ground with a thud, making the big bolt behind her cry, but she didn't care about it, she jumped up and hugged the young officer tightly, and tears fell down: "Guo'er, you're back." ”

This young officer was none other than Chen Qilin, who specially asked for leave to go home to visit his relatives.

Baoqing was also stunned when he heard the news, "Guo'er is back, I really don't dare to admit it, hurry up and sit in the house, Huzi Niang, don't cry, my brother is a happy event, so who, hurry up and go to Liushu Hutong to invite my mother, and then go to the overpass to find my father-in-law, slippery, hurry up." ”

Chen Qilin stroked Huzi's head with a smile and said, "The little nephew is so old, look at what your uncle brought you." As he spoke, he took out a cloth tiger from his pocket and asked Xing'er, "Sister, what is my nephew's name?" ”

"The big name is Xue Dazhuan, and the small name is Huzi." Xing'er said, Huzi stared at the stranger with ignorant eyes, looked at the stranger, was a little scared, didn't dare to pick up the tiger, and hid behind his mother.

"This child, with his brother-in-law, is really strong." Chen Qilin touched Huzi's head again, and as Baoqing entered the house, Xing'er couldn't stop shushing and asking if her brother had a family, how used to living in the south, whether the war was bitter, and whether he was injured.

As he was talking, his mother came in, her eyes were red, it seemed that she had cried on the road, and when she saw her son, she couldn't help crying again, and an iron-blooded soldier like Chen Qilin couldn't help but shed tears, and Xing'er also cried with her.

After another half an hour, Chen Sanpi came back, and couldn't help but say: "Guo'er is out, and now that he is a big official, how many soldiers are under his control?" ”

Chen Qilin greeted his father and said lukewarmly: "The head of the regiment, there are more than a thousand brothers under him." ”

Chen Sanpi said happily: "That's the boss's official, whoever dares to bully me on the overpass in the future will ask my son to attack him with a gun." ”

Baoqing said: "Dad, don't talk about that, I'll take Guo'er to take a bath first, you cook at home, let's have a good drink at night." ”

Chen Sanpi said happily: "Yes, you have to drink two cups." ”

Baoqing took Chen Qilin to Huaqing Pool to take a bath, and along the way, the sewing man said, this is my brother-in-law, the owner of the bathhouse saw the officers of the Northern Expeditionary Army coming to the door, and he was so panicked that he received him personally, and Baoqing had to boast again.

When taking a bath, Chen Qilin's scar shook the whole bathhouse, and Baoqing said in a trembling voice: "Guo'er, you have suffered all these years." Chen Qilin said: "When a soldier fights, how can there be no crime, over the years, every time the charge horn sounds, I rush to the front, bullets fly by my ears day by day, and my heart says that this time I am afraid that I will not be able to see my family, but the more I am not afraid of death, the more the king of Hades will not come to take you, large and small battles have been fought dozens of times, and the scars on my body are countless, which is a big life." ”

As he spoke, his voice became lower and lower, and he fell asleep in the bathhouse.

Dinner was eaten at home, although Chen Sanpi repeatedly suggested going to the restaurant to open meat, but the family ignored him at all, Chen Qilin changed into a set of casual clothes from school, and tightened on his body, his mother said: "Guo'er, you are not small, now that the battle is over, it's time to get married, why don't you let your sister touch a suitable girl?" ”

Chen Sanpi interjected: "Ladies see, our son is now the head of the regiment, how can the daughters of ordinary families be worthy, at least find a female student, it is best to have a business at home, and after suffering for half a lifetime, you should also enjoy the blessings of your son." ”

Xing'er Niang glanced at him: "Our family doesn't know that kind of Miss Kuo." ”

Chen Sanpi said: "We don't know each other, I can't stand someone knowing, I heard that Da Kunzi is not bad, and he became the governor of a province." ”

"Brother Da Kun is the chairman of Jiangdong Province, an alternate member of the Central Executive Committee, and the commander of Jiangdong Security." Chan corrects his father's fallacy.

"Yes, yes, now it's not called superintendent, it's all called the chairman, is Da Kunzi also in Beijing, invite him to sit at home another day, I haven't seen him in my old days, it's weird." Chen Sanpi said.

Chen Qilin said: "Brother Da Kun still has military affairs, and their 99th Army is responsible for cleaning up the remnants of the troops entrenched in Beijing and Tianjin. ”