Jiangbei is the largest coal and iron producer in the Jianghuai region. There was also a large steel mill in Hokkutai, which was very important to Japan, and the resistance was the most fierce in this area, but this year it has become a model area with good public security, so the Chinese military command chose this place as the site for the prince's inspection.

The date is set in the old calendar and New Year in China, the Japanese are also the Lunar New Year, and then the law is changed to implement the Western calendar, only the New Year's Day of the Gregorian calendar, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qingshui Palace is in China after the New Year to come to China, the first stop is Shanghai, it is said that the king of the royal ryu accompanied the whole process, the Wang government No. 76 a group of people suddenly realized, no wonder the king of the royal ryu is so young so rampant, it turns out that people are through the sky.

In late January, Beitai City received a notice that high-level officials had recently inspected and ordered the localities to prepare for it, and Mayor Xia Jingqi personally led people to clean the streets, and all the street trees were brushed with lime water, and from a distance, the plane trees seemed to be tied with white leggings, eye-catching and tidy, and the roads were swept spotlessly, and the Japanese flag must be hung on the street frontage.

Xia Jingqi has always been deliberately yearning to climb up, and he did not miss any opportunity to drill the camp, he asked someone to inquire who was coming, but the Japanese side did not reveal a word.

The VIP is finally coming, both sides of the railway line from the provincial capital to Beitai are heavily guarded, a soldier stands every fifty meters, the artillery tower of the whole territory of Jiangbei is ready for combat readiness, Xia Jingqi, Wang Sanliu, Gai Longquan and a big Zuo of the Japanese Beitai garrison greeted at the platform of the railway station, in the cold winter, Xia Jingqi was shivering in his fur, but the Japanese did not enter the lounge to roast the fire, and he had to sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman.

After waiting for a long time, the train finally arrived, and it was a group of senior officials of the Nanjing government and a Japanese major general who got off the car, Xia Jingqi hurriedly stepped forward to shake hands and greet him, who knew that people didn't look at him, and went directly to the dock, and a group of officials from Beitai had to follow him.

Because the Huaijiang River is densely covered with mines, shipping has been suspended for a period of time, transportation is all on the railway, until the recent end of mine clearance, shipping to the provincial capital has been reopened, everyone stands by the trestle, the river wind is cold, a few points colder than the railway station, Xia Jingqi can't help but slander, what is sacred, so tossed, he dripping with snot and Wang Sanliu accosted: "Commander Wang, what level of official is here?" ”

Wang Sanliu glanced at him and said stiffly, "I don't know." ”

This guy has been like taking gunpowder recently, and his temper is not quite right, Xia Jingqi no longer pays attention to him, and continues to shrink his neck and wait, suddenly, the whistle pierces through the mist, and the silhouette of a steamship looms in the distance.

"Playing music!" Xia Jingqi shouted.

The band, which was already frozen, played the March of the Japanese Navy, and there was finally some festive atmosphere on the pier.

Twenty minutes later, the ship finally docked, this is a 500-ton passenger ship, the first to come down are ten armed soldiers, Xia Jingqi noticed that the cockades of these imperial soldiers are different from ordinary imperial soldiers, there are branches and leaves under the yellow five-pointed star, and the soldiers' physique is relatively tall, so he asked Wang Sanliu again: "What kind of troops is this?" ”

Wang Sanliu had served in the Manchukuo Janissary Guard before, and in 1935 he followed Pu Yi to visit Japan, and he had seen a lot of the world, and he also noticed that the cockades of these soldiers were different, and he was secretly surprised in his heart.

"This is the hallmark of the Guards Division." Wang Sanliu said.

"What does that mean?" Xia Jingqi was puzzled.

"It's the Imperial Guards of the Emperor of Japan." Wang Sanliu was a little impatient.

Xia Jingqi's mouth is open, Grandpa, the Japanese Imperial Forest Army is here, is it possible that it is the emperor who is coming back!

The answer was soon revealed, and a small man in military uniform got down from the ship, wearing glasses, a large-brimmed hat of the Zhao Five style, a large chrysanthemum medal on his chest, a circle of legs, and a gorgeous saber hanging, which was slightly obscene, but the Japanese present were extremely respectful, bowed ninety degrees, and called His Highness.

"What do you mean?" Although Xia Jingqi also knows two sentences of Japanese, he is limited to daily coping, and he does not master high-end vocabulary.

"It's His Royal Highness the Prince of Japan." Wang Sanliu said.

Xia Jingqi swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, Mom, the Japanese prince went to Beitai to inspect, this is a good opportunity to show his face, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a hundred years ago, if he behaves well, he will not be promoted to the province, no, he will be directly promoted to Nanjing to be a minister or something, this time he must do everything he can to tie up this prince.

The prince and his entourage disembarked, the Japanese officers and senior officials of the Nanjing government shook hands with him, Xia Jingqi just wanted to come over, the house was over, and a team of military police escorted the prince into the car and drove away.

The formal welcome ceremony was held in the city hall, the outermost guard was in charge of Wang Sanliu's imperial army, the middle layer was the Japanese army of North Thailand, the prince's personal guard was the soldiers of the Guards Division he brought from Japan, and a large number of personnel from the provincial special high school and the North Thai detective team shuttled back and forth in civilian clothes, and the eyes of the eagle falcon were strafing everywhere.

All the celebrities of Northern Thailand were invited to attend the reception, and the city hall was bustling and staggered, and suddenly Gai Longquan came over with a serious face, and whispered a few words to the supreme commander of Northern Thailand, Matsuo Dazuo, Dazuo's face changed abruptly, bowed to the prince, and turned to go out.

It turned out that the guerrillas came down the mountain and launched an attack on Nantai County, and the army was urgent.

Dazuo immediately made a decision, sent an infantry brigade and a regiment of the Imperial Association Army to Nantai to relieve the siege, and ordered the headquarters of Gailongquan to strengthen the guard, and there must be no mistake.

"It affected His Highness's visit, and they were all dead." Matsuo Daisa said viciously.

"Hay!" Gai Longquan bowed, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The Japanese army dispatched urgently, the city hall was still singing and dancing, in the basement, the floor was gently moved, revealing a hole, Chen Zikun climbed out of it, put on a suit, and walked out in a grand manner, and many people climbed out one after another......

Chen Zikun came to the gate of the reception, saw a second lieutenant of the Guards meticulously checking the invitation card of the entrants, and immediately turned around and took out a cigarette and match as a cover, his action was very natural, but it attracted the attention of several special high school agents, two guys in black trench coats came up, and asked politely and resolutely: "Sir, please show the invitation." ”

Chen Zikun didn't have an invitation, he pretended not to understand Chinese and asked, "Nani?" ”

The spy didn't like him, and immediately switched to Japanese and repeated it.

Chan reached for the inner pocket of his suit, where a pistol was hidden, and it seemed that he was about to move ahead of schedule.

Several detective team guys noticed the situation here, and they also slowly gathered around, pressing their hands on the handle of their guns.

At the last moment, suddenly a bespectacled Japanese soldier Zhongzuo walked out of the venue, with a golden ribbon on his chest, and saw Chen Zikun stunned for a moment, and then said loudly: "Chen Sang." ”

Chen Zikun was also stunned, this person was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

The waiter passed in front of him, and Zhong Zuo came out with two glasses of wine, and handed one to Chen Zikun, excited and inexplicable: "Yours, surnamed Chen?" Mine, Shimizu Kaede, in the summer of 1920, on the ship from Nagasaki to Hong Kong, do you still remember? ”

Chen Zikun suddenly realized that the former first-year freshman of the Imperial University is now an army lieutenant.

Qing Shui Feng was very happy and pulled Chen Zikun into the door, and the officer guarding the door did not bother at all.

The people of the special high class and the detective team looked at each other and dispersed in a huff.

Entering the venue, suddenly Qing Shui Feng said solemnly: "Chen Sang, you lied to me." ”

"Oh?" Chan was vigilant.

"You said that Zhuye Qingjiu is from Sichuan, but it is actually from Shanxi." Qing Shui Feng is serious.

"Really? I said this? Chen Zikun's eyes wandered around and found the Japanese prince in the crowd.

A person came over with a wine glass, and happened to see Chen Zikun, and was dumbfounded: "Why are you here!" ”

The person who came was none other than the King of Goryu.

Chen Zikun smiled and said, "Why can't I be here?" ”

Cold sweat oozed from the 36,000 pores on the upper and lower parts of the royal king's body, Chen Zikun should not have appeared in this place at this time, his appearance only meant one thing, it was bad.

Suddenly, there was a dense sound of firecrackers outside, and the electric lights flashed a few times, and the guests were panicked, and several officers went out to check.

King Ryu stared at Chen Zikun: "You want to kidnap the prince!"

"That's right, it's best not to resist, Beitai is full of my people." Chan said.

King Ryu had a gloomy face: "Don't tell me that Gai Longquan is also involved in the conspiracy." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Not only him, but also Wang Sanliu, by the way, remind you that soldiers are not tired of cheating, how can this be a conspiracy." ”

King Ryu said: "You have been laying out the game for so long, just for today?" ”

"Even if it was, I wanted to wait a little longer, but your prince is here, and this opportunity should not be missed, so I will advance."

"Aren't you afraid of the Imperial Army's retaliation? Those who know the times are heroes, and your resistance will only bring disaster to the people! ”

Chen Zikun smiled contemptuously: "Could it be that when you are a good citizen, you can live a peaceful and stable life?" I'd rather die standing than live on my knees, the Junjie you are talking about is just a traitor like Xia Jingqi. ”

Qing Shui Feng couldn't understand the conversation between the two, and asked King Ryūo, King Ryū answered him quickly in Japanese, he couldn't help but look at the prince, His Royal Highness had been surrounded by guards and withdrew from the hall, Xia Jingqi loudly comforted the guests: "Everyone is calm, there are imperial troops in the city to guard, individual guerrillas can't mix in the climate, they can't fly with wings." "There were two guards standing at the door, and it was strictly forbidden for anyone to go out.

Chen Zikun pointed at Xia Jingqi and said: "He thought that the guerrillas had mixed into the city to make trouble, he really couldn't figure out the situation, in fact, all the puppet troops today are anyway, you can calculate, how many Japanese soldiers and how many Chinese are in Jiangbei, one person can drown you with a mouthful of spittle, don't resist, wake up." ”

The king sighed and said, "I hate it for eternity if I make a mistake." ”

"Don't be sad, I won't be embarrassed for you, and Qing Shui Zhongzuo, we are old friends."

As soon as the words fell, the door was slammed open, and several bloody-faced special high school agents rushed in, closed the door with their backhands, and the mournful voice echoed in the hall: "The guerrillas have entered the city!" ”