Mao Liangwu Officer Community, Wu Ming's study.

Under the bright lights, Wu Ming and adjutant Sun Chengyuan sat quietly, and an excited and high-pitched voice came from the radio: "The latest news from Beiping on 9 July, the military conflict between China and Japan in the Lugouqiao area is still continuing, and the following is a report sent back by our reporter from the front line......

"Yesterday morning, two platoons of our 29th Army guarding the Longwang Temple, in the face of a large number of well-armed Japanese troops, fearless, they relied on six light machine guns and 70 rifles, shooting at the Japanese army, when the Japanese army rushed to the position, the soldiers brandished their broadswords, and the enemy started hand-to-hand combat, the seriously wounded Shen Zhongming platoon commander and the enemy twisted into a ball, fought hard, unfortunately was picked by the Japanese bayonet, fell to the ground with anger and died, the last of all, the soldiers of the two platoons almost all sacrificed their lives for the country."

“…… Our 29th Army, which was guarding the county town of Wanping, had only one company of troops, but the soldiers were determined to live and die with the city, and in the face of dozens of attacks by hundreds of Japanese troops, they resisted stubbornly and became more and more courageous. Late yesterday night, in order to regain the position, the Chinese army organized a night attack, the regiment commander Colonel Ji Xingwen led the assault team, using rope ladders to climb out of the city wall, along the Yongding River two boxes, to the Japanese position, the commandos suddenly appeared in front of the enemy, drew their swords to the enemy group to slash, the panicked enemy did not figure out what was going on, and he had already returned to the western sky. There was a nineteen-year-old soldier who hacked thirteen Japanese soldiers to death in a row, and captured one alive......"

“…… Residents have launched a campaign to steam steamed steamed buns and cook mung bean porridge to comfort the military and police on duty, women sew white cloth shirts and shoes to send to the front-line officers and soldiers, and even primary school students are not far behind, and they have launched an activity to save one copper yuan per person to support the Chinese defenders' war of resistance. On the more than 10 kilometers of road leading from Beiping to Lugou Bridge, there was an endless stream of people supporting the Anti-Japanese War, and many groups such as the Red Cross Society and the Poor People's Relief Society formed an ambulance team to rush to the front line to rescue the wounded, resettle refugees, and take care of the homeless children who were damaged by the war. It adds a tragic atmosphere to the sad scene......"

The announcer broadcast hoarsely, trying his best to exaggerate the things, and the people who heard it were angry and enthusiastic, and they couldn't wait to go to the front line on the spot to compete with the Japanese devils.

Sun Chengyuan asked with some surprise: "Big brother, this broadcast-"

Wu Ming knew what Lu Dao Chengyuan meant, but obviously didn't understand how the radio could have a live report from Beiping. Wu Ming nodded: "That's right, Phoenix Radio's Chinese station in Pingjin has officially launched on July 7. As early as a month ago, I have asked the Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce to send people, carrying portable radio stations, to Beiping and Tianjin to open offices, making money is secondary, the main purpose is to cover the reporter station, collect intelligence for the Japanese, and after the outbreak of the war, the real situation in North China will be fed back in time, expose the atrocities of the Japanese army, stimulate the enthusiasm of our army and people to resist Japan, and at the same time take in the children who have lost their relatives due to the war...... All the orphans will be sent to the resettlement site we have set up in the south of Quzhou for identity screening and physical recuperation, and then sent to Maoliangwu after a period of observation."

Cheng Yuan smiled with relief, and was about to speak, Fang Zhichun walked over from outside, saw that Wu Ming and Cheng Yuan were still listening to the radio, and asked in surprise: "Brother Zhengde, they are all waiting for the eldest brother, why are you still at home?"

Wu Ming raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and hurriedly stood up: "Originally, I said that I would leave after listening to the news for a while, but who knew that I forgot about it when I listened to it."

After speaking, Wu Ming left the radio to Fang Zhichun and walked towards Fang Youchun's house with Chengyuan.

Fang Youchun was extremely decent, and he didn't want to move his family to Maoliangwu, but not long after the Yushan exercise, Wu Ming still let him fool Fang's sister-in-law and his father-in-law and mother-in-law under the pretext of avoiding worries. Not only Fang Youchun, but also Liu Rulin, director of the Jiangxi Provincial Security Department, and Ma Zhizhai, deputy director of the Zhejiang Security Department, also sent their families to Maoliangwu after the July Seven Incident broke out as scheduled.

Now, Fang Youchun still works in the Quzhou administrative office, but he finds time to stay in Maoliangwu for a night or two every week, and because of the convenient telephone and radio contact, he is not afraid of delaying things. This time, at the invitation of Wu Ming, Fang Youchun summoned the new Second Division and people from the Mao Liangwu government and chamber of commerce to hold a meeting in the Fang Mansion to discuss the current situation and coping strategies.

When he came to Fang Youchun's house, Lu Zhengde brought Lu Zhengxian, Li Kun and others here, and even Lei Qi, the current patriarch of the She tribe, also came with Lan Yingliang, the old patriarch of the She tribe.

Wu Ming first greeted Lu Zhengde and others, and then greeted Lan Yingliang, the old patriarch of the She clan. was greetings, Jiang Jingguo walked in accompanied by Zhang Dongning and Dai Ziran, Wu Ming hurriedly took Jiang Jingguo's hand and introduced him to everyone.

Everyone was a little surprised, after all, as the eldest son of Chiang Kai-shek, equivalent to the crown prince of the feudal dynasty, this identity is too sensitive, and in the former Qing Dynasty, he belonged to an unattainable figure.

Fortunately, Jiang Jingguo was approachable, with a smile on his face, greeting everyone one by one, and he did not have the slightest domineering attitude as a prince, and soon won everyone's favor.

Fang Youchun came down from the study on the second floor, first greeted the two patriarchs of the She clan, and then greeted the Lu Zhengde brothers, and was a little surprised when he saw Jiang Jingguo, and warmly stepped forward to shake hands, only to give Wu Ming a cold face.

After the gossip, everyone sat under the ceiling fan in the living room to discuss the situation in North China, and soon everyone was sad, after all, the high quality of the Japanese army's individual soldiers, the strict organization, and the ferocity of firepower had already spread as early as the first Battle of Songhu, and even if China finally won the victory in a national war, it would definitely pay a heavy price.

Wu Ming stood up and proposed: "Everyone, now that North China is in crisis, our government and chamber of commerce must actively mobilize the masses and make all emergency plans. ”

Lu Zhengde, Lu Zhengxian, Lei Qi and others immediately nodded in agreement, under the influence of Wu Ming, everyone knew that the Japanese army had the ambition to swallow up China, and in recent years, they have made all-round preparations for the upcoming War of Resistance, and they have unconditionally supported all of Wu Ming's decisions.

"The Japanese invaders are rampant, bullying me and no one in China, we should organize, have the money to contribute, and make a powerful contribution, and fight the Japanese invaders to the death" Chiang Ching-kuo stood up excitedly and said categorically: "Ladies and gentlemen, mobilizing the masses in advance is of great significance to the overall situation of our new Second Division and even the whole country in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. ”

Chiang Ching-kuo's statement made everyone feel much more relaxed.

After all, even Fang Youchun, who is the commissioner of the Quzhou Administrative Bureau, does not have the right to let the local government issue a mobilization order when the situation is unclear, let alone Lu Zhengde and others. But as soon as Prince Jiang spoke, it was different, his identity was there, and he organized and mobilized the people to resist Japan, and those soft officials in the central government did not dare to gossip.

Before coming here, Wu Ming had already persuaded Chiang Ching-kuo to mobilize the masses in western Zhejiang in advance and actively participate in the defense of the homeland and the country, which was the responsibility of the propaganda department of the new Second Division.

Chiang Ching-kuo, who had studied and worked in the Soviet Union for more than 10 years and was well aware of the importance of mass work, naturally agreed with the incomparably that war is a bloody and cruel meat grinder, and if there is no participation of the whole people, the army alone resists on the frontal battlefield, and with the consumption of troops, if it is not replenished in time, it is only a matter of time before the entire territory of Jiangsu and Zhejiang falls, and only when all the people participate, unite as one, and fight with the Japanese army to fight for attrition, can there be hope of victory.

With Chiang Ching-kuo's statement, everything was easy.

Fang Youchun immediately agreed to Wu Ming's application for war mobilization in the counties under the Quzhou Administration, and then set up a mobilization group, with Fang Youchun as the leader, Wu Ming and Jiang Jingguo as the deputy leaders, and Zhang Dongning, Dai Ziran, Lu Zhengde brothers, Lei Qi and others as the members of the group.

Dai Ziran was responsible for setting up a militia training section under the division's staff office, with him concurrently serving as section chief and Zhao Bingyi, deputy director of the Phoenix Mountain base, as deputy section chief, mainly to do a good job in organizing and training the recruits recruited in the name of the Maoliangwu militia and to enable the recruits to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

Wu Ming was responsible for telegraphing Liu Rulin of the Jiangxi Provincial Security Department and Tian Zhenggang, chief of staff of the Jiangxi Army, asking them to train the militia well, and once the war began, the militia regiments in various counties in eastern Jiangxi would undertake the task of sending soldiers to the Maoliangwu militia. During the previous Yushan exercise, Liu Rulin was inspecting the copper mining area in Dexing, while Tian Zhenggang led the officers and soldiers of the four regiments of the Gandong People's League to Dexing, on the one hand, to train the troops, and on the other hand, to clean up the bandits around the mining area and ensure the safe development of this copper mine, which cost a huge amount of money.

Now with the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, both the Kumaling fluorite mining area and the Dexing copper mining area have stopped operating, because of the fear that the Japanese army may fall to the Japanese army, the military committee has begun to explore the mining area for blasting and landfilling, which makes thousands of investors feel mournful, but helpless.

In addition, Chiang Ching-kuo took control of the propaganda efforts and strived to convey the anti-Japanese proposition of the New Second Division to every citizen in western Zhejiang, and at the same time assisted Lu Zhengde and others in logistics work.

At the end of the brief meeting, when everyone left Fang Youchun's house, they heard the radio in Maoliangwu Town playing a majestic song, and the singer's voice was agitated and high-pitched, which made people's blood boil:

"The big knife cut off the heads of the devils, brothers of the 29th Army, the day of the Anti-Japanese War has come, the day of the Anti-Japanese War has come, there are volunteers in the northeast in the front, and there are people in the whole country in the back, our 29th Army is not alone. Look at the enemy, destroy it, destroy it, and slash it at the heads of the devils with a big sword, kill"

Wu Ming was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and turned his head to look at Jiang Jingguo beside him.

Jiang Jingguo said with a smile: "The day before yesterday, I got the song composed by the teacher, and I arranged for someone to hum the tune according to the song list and rearrange it, which sounded very exciting, so I let people play it on the radio——"

Wu Ming relied on the memory of his previous life to write this "Military Song of the Twenty-ninth Army" and some other anti-Japanese war songs to encourage the people's determination to resist the war. This song is catchy and easy to sing, and like the popular songs of later generations, it is the most morale-boosting song.