The group walked along the winding mountain road, stopping and stopping for almost twenty minutes, before they came to the radio station, which was only a hundred meters away from the peak.

The radio station is located in the hollowed-out belly of the mountain and consists of three broadcasting studios, three recording studios, two data gathering and editing rooms, a lounge, a conference room, an office and men's and women's toilets.

The radio staff who were working in the office and the data collection and editing room saw Wu Ming coming, and almost lined up to applaud and welcome, so frightened that Wu Ming quickly stretched out his finger and put it in front of his lips to make a "silence" movement, and everyone woke up......

Now the sound insulation between the houses is not good, and the applause and cheers will inevitably affect the normal operation of the broadcast studio and the recording studio, so the staff all endured the excitement in their hearts and looked at Wu Ming with fiery eyes full of love and admiration.

Wu Ming shook hands with the staff of the radio station one by one, and said that he had worked hard, although it was just three simple words, but the staff of the radio station were moved to tears.

Wu Ming has a high reputation in the hearts of the people of western Zhejiang, especially Maoliangwu, and it is with his efforts that the people of western Zhejiang have lived a good life, and now they see Wu Ming in person, which makes the staff of the radio station feel like a dream

Coming to the conference room with relatively good soundproofing, Wu Ming made an impromptu speech, saying: The Sino-Japanese war is about to start, in order to prevent the compatriots in the occupied areas from being blinded by the inaccurate information of the Japanese army and traitor speculators, to encourage the anti-Japanese sentiment of the people in the rear, so that everyone has the spirit of resistance and the courage to kill the enemy, in this long-term war of resistance and wants to win the most difficult victory in our country, and to remove the shame of our people for many years, should they pay attention to the broadcasting industry?

Wu Ming's speech deeply moved the staff of the radio station, and if it weren't for the rule that they couldn't applaud, it is estimated that their palms would be red.

After coming out of the conference room, Chiang Ching-kuo took the initiative to ask Wu Ming for leave, and he was going to stay and discuss with the radio staff how to use the radio to further intensify propaganda and set off an upsurge of joining the army in western Zhejiang.

Wu Ming immediately agreed, let Zhao Rongsheng and Zhao Bingyi also stay, and handle the handover of work, and then happily took Sun Chengyuan back to the Phoenix Mountain base to deal with official business.

The following summary reports of the exercises of the regiments, including the battalions and companies, have been placed on the desk of Wu Ming's office, and Wu Ming is very satisfied with reading them one by one, which contains both criticism and self-criticism by commanders at all levels, as well as summing up and extending advanced experience, and has basically achieved the expected goal.

These criticisms and summing up will greatly promote the actual combat experience and command level of officers at all levels, and will prompt commanders at all levels to make timely and accurate judgments on the rapidly changing battlefield, so as to achieve the goal of successfully annihilating the enemy

Since the July 7 Incident was approaching, Wu Ming did not dare to give the officers and men family leave, but at least the rest should still be guaranteed, so he readily issued an order, and each regiment took turns to rest for one day, and the leave ended on 6 July, and the officers and men of the whole division were on standby.

That afternoon, Wu Ming was at home with his wife and children, and Zhou Zhirou called to thank Wu Ming.

If it had not been for Wu Ming's reminder and help, if it had not been for the analysis report submitted to Chairman Chiang on the performance of the main combat aircraft of various countries, and if it had not been for Wu Ming's accurate analysis of the positions that Hitler himself and Germany might have taken after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war, the planes purchased by the Air Force would have been the rags of other countries, not the most advanced Hfl09 fighters and 87 Stuka bombers.

Zhou Zhirou thanked him and said in a telegram that the Aviation Committee had sent people to western Zhejiang to inspect the construction of the Quzhou military airport.

Two months ago, Zhou Zhirou argued with Chairman Chiang Kai-shek on the basis of reason, and finally got Chiang Kai-shek's approval, and the central government allocated 500,000 oceans to build the Quzhou military airport as a supplement to Hangzhou's Jianqiao airport. The airport was built by an infrastructure company under the Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce, and in the telegram, Zhou Zhirou repeatedly asked Wu Ming to pay more attention to the quality of the airport and not make any mistakes.

On July 8, the 27th year of the Republic of China, the day of Bingshen in the month of Ding Chou in the lunar calendar, the day after the summer heat.

With the arrival of the 24 solar terms, it means that the rainy season in the Jianghuai River basin is over, and the weather tends to be hot.

At half past 10 o'clock in the morning of that day, officers of the departments and units directly under the division headquarters of the New Second Division, as well as officers of various brigades and regiments, were ordered to rush to Maoliangwu from all over western Zhejiang and gather in the auditorium of the Phoenix Mountain base.

The atmosphere in the auditorium was depressing, and all the men who had been lively and vigorous had lost interest in speaking, and their faces were full of bitterness, anger, and a trace of anxiety and uneasiness.

The news of the Sino-Japanese exchange of fire at the Lugou Bridge has spread all over the country through the radio waves of the Phoenix Radio Station, and the generals and colonels of the new Second Division are well aware of the fact that the all-out war between China and Japan predicted by division commander Wu Ming has begun, and that the war will become bigger and bigger in the future, and it will burn all over China in the future.

During this period, with the second cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, China achieved unification on the surface, but in fact it was still in a state of fragmentation, the quality of the people was generally not high, the countryside was basically controlled by the gentry, the rule of the central government was only at the county level, the industry was limited to light industry and was mostly concentrated in the Songhu area, and the steel and oil industries were almost none.

On the other hand, after more than 50 years of development after the Meiji Restoration, Japan has entered the ranks of the great powers, with a high quality of its people, a complete industrial system, a strong fighting force, and extremely aggressive ambitions.

Under Wu Ming's subtle influence, the officers of the new Second Division all have a clear understanding of the island nation of Japan. The huge gap between the two countries has made the officers of the new Second Division more warlike and more cautious.

Wu Ming walked into the auditorium with a few heads of the division headquarters, and the officers all stood up, Wu Ming came directly to the center of the rostrum without saying a word, raised his hand and saluted the officers below, and then waved his hands to let everyone sit down.

Wu Ming said in a heavy voice: "Now please ask Deputy Director Jiang of the General Staff Office to announce the battle that happened in Beiping last night."

Chiang Ching-kuo, who was seated first on the right hand side of the first row of the rostrum, stood up, took the folder, strode to the microphone in front of him, opened the folder with trembling hands, and read sonorously and vigorously:

"Nanjing: On the night of July 7, at about 11:40 a.m., Matsui, the head of the Japanese secret service, called our Political Affairs Committee, saying that 'on this day, a squadron of the Imperial Army was conducting exercises near the Lugou Bridge, but while the formation was being formed, a soldier was lost by a unit of the 29th Army stationed at the Lugou Bridge, and he saw that the soldier was forced to enter the county town of Wanping. Imperial officers asked to lead a team into the city to inspect it. ,”

"Our side replied: 'The Lugou Bridge is Chinese territory, and the Japanese army has violated public international law and hindered China's sovereignty by conducting exercises there without our consent in advance. However, I remembered the friendship between the two countries, and after dawn, I asked the military and police in the place to search for it on my behalf, and if any Japanese soldiers were found, they would be returned. ,”

After replying, the Japanese side was very dissatisfied and insisted on sending a team into the city to inspect, otherwise it would surround Wanping County. The Hebei Inspection Committee informed the commander of the 37th Division, Feng Zhi'an, and the commander of the 219th Regiment Ji Xingwen stationed at Lugouqiao, by telephone, that they should be on strict alert and prepare for battle. At the same time, he ordered the head of the regiment to send the chief to spy on the enemy's movements in Fengtai. ”

"At half past three o'clock in the morning, Regiment Commander Ji reported by telephone that a battalion of Japanese infantry, with four mountain guns and a company of machine guns, was advancing from Fengtai to Lugou Bridge, and that our side had arranged the city defense properly. At five o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army had begun an encirclement posture to the east, southeast and northeast of Wanping City, first asking its diplomats to enter the city, and then asking the military attaché to enter the city, but all of them were rejected by the head of the regiment and Commissioner Wang Lengzhai. ”

"The Japanese side had exhausted its tactics of threatening with force, so they began to bombard the city and cover the advance of their infantry, and the officers and men of our 37th Division resolutely returned fire. As of 9 a.m. today, the fierce fighting continued......"

After Chiang Ching-kuo finished reading, he returned to his seat and sat down, and everyone was in an uproar.

This telegram is very detailed and almost completely exposes the despicable tricks of the Japanese, and everyone understands that it was the Japanese who deliberately provoked the flames of war this time, and a full-scale war between China and Japan is no longer inevitable.

Wu Ming stood up, coughed lightly, interrupted the whispers below, attracted his gaze to himself, and then his eyes swept across the venue like a sharp sword.

In addition to the four regiments of the supplementary brigade stationed in the northeast of Zhejiang to build national defense fortifications, all the officers of the division at and above the company level came, and the auditorium that could accommodate 400 people was stuffed, and Wu Ming's voice was slightly low: "Everyone heard the message?" Does it mean anything? ”

No one answered, everyone remained silent, and everyone knew the answer in their hearts.

"Yes, everyone knows the road, since the morning, Phoenix Radio Chinese station has been broadcasting the news non-stop, knowing that the peaceful coexistence of China and Japan is no longer possible, and the next will be a full-scale war between China and Japan...... My comrades-in-arms and brothers, I want to ask you, are you afraid? ”

"Don't be afraid"

The vibrating voices of the auditorium were neat and sonorous.

"Very good"

Wu Ming nodded heavily, with a satisfied look on his face, and after a while, Wu Ming's expression became gloomy: "You are not afraid, but I am a little worried, worrying......"

The officers were amazed, and they all looked intently at their idols.

A trace of perseverance flashed on Wu Ming's face, and then said: "Don't hide it from everyone, I'm really worried, I have a happy family, lovely children, a virtuous and generous wife, and Mao Liangwu's thriving career...... There are so many things in my heart, so I am afraid, and most importantly, I am afraid of death. When it comes to death, even the strongest people will still be afraid, including me......"

"However, sometimes the development of things does not depend on the will of people, no, the War of Resistance against Japan broke out in front of our eyes...... The Japanese are coming, they are not guests, they are carrying guns, they are here to kill our brothers, to rape our sisters, to take everything we have"

"We can't take a step back, because we have to protect my wife and children, protect the fathers and villagers in this hot land, protect our homeland, and protect the goal that every officer and soldier of our new Second Division is fighting for...... We can't back down, we have to fight, fight resolutely with the Japanese"

Wu Ming's voice was very slow, his voice was low, but it was full of strength.

The oppressive and tragic atmosphere in the auditorium infected everyone, and a look of determination appeared on everyone's faces.

Wu Ming continued: "Death is not terrible, what we are afraid of is that our officers and soldiers go to the battlefield, and they are so frightened that they pee their pants in the face of the devil's aircraft and artillery, and they cower during the battle, and disobey orders for various reasons. Please take a good look after you go back and see if there is such a bad seed...... Do you have? ”

A deafening answer rang out in the auditorium: "No"

"Good"

Wu Ming nodded and praised, and said: "Now, I order, all the personnel of the new Second Division will cancel their vacations, and the officers and soldiers of the whole division will be on standby twenty-four hours a day. ”

As the meeting ended, one order after another was quickly issued to the officers and men of each company and platoon, and all the affairs of the troops revolved around preparing for war, and the new second division was like a sophisticated machine, running slowly and orderly......