"Rush to the mountains and fill the ravines with corpses; Go to the sea and let the floating corpses float on the surface of the ocean......" In the Japanese military camp in Jinan City, bursts of impassioned singing came from inside, and the cheering military song was intertwined with the repeated persuasion notices outside, so that these two voices echoed within a radius of several miles.

In the face of the heavy encirclement and evacuation announcement of the Northern Expeditionary Army, this group of officers and soldiers who had been instilled in the spirit of bushido were indifferent, but they thought that this was a good time to make a contribution. A day earlier, they had prepared for battle, all the machine guns were chained, and the field artillery had been stripped of their armor.

Now, more than 1,000 young officers and men have voluntarily formed a death squad and all sat down in the middle of the playground, and after the sun flag was raised, this group of officers and men took off their clothes and sang war songs in the sun one by one, shirtless and wrapped in "1,000 needles." They did this to show that they had made up their minds to die, ready to start a bloody battle with the Northern Expeditionary Army outside.

The division commander Hikosuke Fukuda stood at the top to observe the movements of the Northern Expeditionary Army outside. On this day, he was wearing a-yellow general's military uniform, and he was carrying a knife with chrysanthemum engraved on the outside*, brown on the outside, red on the inside, and gold tooth lines, showing his status as a general.

Corresponding to Hikosuke Fukuda's attire was his serious and indifferent expression, which seemed to such a bloodthirsty officer that human life and purpose were insignificant in comparison, including the soldiers of his own army.

Looking at the field fortifications built outside and the officers and soldiers of the Northern Expedition wearing khaki uniforms, he laughed softly. His goal was achieved, and just after he received an order from the Tokyo base camp, Tokyo had sent an integrated wing of the Third Division led by Tani Shofu to land in Qingdao to reinforce them.

The wing led by Gu Shoufu is estimated to arrive at the predetermined position within ten days, and other reinforcements are also converging on Jinan. Hikosuke Fukuda believes that he will make a contribution here.

As for the next time, Fukuda was full of confidence in the Sixth Division he led: as one of the 17 standing divisions left behind by Emperor Taisho after the reform, the Sixth Division has always been known for its strong combat effectiveness, from the First Sino-Japanese War to the current dispatch to Shandong, this unit has been a perennial battle. Now that he can only wait for reinforcements to arrive for ten days, Fukuda can't help but be happy.

What he is thinking about now is not how to hold out until the arrival of reinforcements, but how to expand the results of the battle and completely clear the Southern Revolutionary Army out of Shandong.

"The fat horse and the big knife have not yet been paid, and the emperor has been bathing for a few springs and autumns. Dou Scoop poured out his drunken dreams and broke through the four hundred states of China. Fukuda whispered a poem revered by the Japanese army as the god of war, Nogi Noshinori, and he felt that this poem was extremely appropriate at this time.

"Division commander, the people of China have gathered one of their most elite troops, and now we have tens of thousands of enemies in front of us. Reconnaissance soldiers saw yesterday that outside the encirclement, they also aimed some large-caliber field artillery here. "Saito of the General Staff Office has been actively handling the enemy briefings in front of him, and his heart, like Fukuda, longs for a real battle.

"Ignore it! The Shina were just bluffing, and even though they were now full of fighting spirit, they were just as vulnerable to the imperial army. Go, tell the warriors that the soldiers of China have the same combat effectiveness as in the Manchu period, let them just sharpen their swords, and the empire will give them the moment to perform! ”

"Hayi!" When Saito reached the middle of the square, he waved all the officers and soldiers who were singing to stop, and he stood under the banner and read out the order of the Tokyo base camp.

At this time, the group of young death squads gathered in the middle of the barracks raised their hands after hearing his order, and then raised their arms and shouted "Hurray!" ”

Saito glanced at the whole situation, then pulled out the war knife at his waist, he pointed the war knife at the oblique angle to the sky and said: "A warrior with a war knife has a lot of merit in killing enemies!" Warriors of the Empire, the time has come to make a contribution to His Majesty the Emperor! ”

"Hooray!" As soon as Saito's words fell, cheers rang out again in the playground, and this wave rose higher and higher......

Huang Ke also received the news of the reinforcements of the Japanese army at this time, and as he estimated before, Tokyo would definitely increase troops to Jinan, but what he didn't expect was that it was Gu Shoufu who led the team this time.

Even if his historical knowledge is not good, Huang Ke has heard of this name that Chinese cannot forget. It was this Gu Shoufu who later served as the division commander of the Sixth Division, that is, this person issued an order to openly rob and kill, and then, the Japanese Sixth Division invaded Nanjing, and then carried out the tragic Nanjing Massacre.

"It's not that enemies don't get together, it seems that God is like this, I can't let go anymore, otherwise he will regret it in a few years!" Huang Ke didn't have any worries, but was a little happy, and he immediately ordered Jiang Xianyun to personally lead the team to besiege Gu Shoufu's reinforcements in Qingdao, and personally instructed Gu Shoufu to be captured alive.

After deploying all this, Jiang Baili and Bai Chongxi took the initiative to find Huang Ke, it turned out that the two had already drawn up a response plan, and finally made a total proposal: let the Young Guards stationed in Shanghai enter a state of combat readiness to prevent the Japanese army from attacking Shanghai.

"Your suggestion is good, I haven't thought about anything in Shanghai during this time. Fourteen boys, tomorrow you will, no, now you go and send a telegram to Xu Shaozhou and Sun Yuanliang of the Songhu Garrison Command, so that they can enter a state of combat readiness and pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese army. ”

After Fourteen Tsai walked out, Huang Ke motioned for Jiang Baili and Bai Chongxi to sit down, he took a tea-stained kettle in front of him, and personally poured two glasses of water for the two. Jiang Baili and Bai Chongxi hurriedly stood up at this time.

"Sit down, this is not a conference room, and no outsider doesn't have to be so polite" Huang Ke handed two cups of tea to the two of them, then took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and put one on his mouth and lit it, Huang Ke was about to smoke when he hesitated, one after another, the ashtray made of 152 mm caliber shells in front of him was already full of cigarette butts, and it could be seen that he had not slept all night.

"To be honest, I'm not worried about the Japanese right now, I'm most worried about the south," Huang Ke took a deep puff of his cigarette and swallowed it all in his stomach.

After Jiang Baili and Bai Chongxi glanced at each other, Bai Chongxi said with some seriousness: "Commander, General Li Zongren has sent information from Guangzhou, Chairman Wang, and they already have an opinion on the Japanese sending troops to Jinan this time. ”

Huang Ke's expression did not change: "Wang Jingwei is too much to use, since he purged the party, I thought that this person was narrow-minded. ”

"Commander, having said that, Chairman Wang represents the Nationalist Government after all, and if they openly oppose our actions at the moment, it will be detrimental to the Northern Expedition and to Japan," Bai Chongxi said sincerely.

Huang Ke nodded: "So I want you to discuss this matter again, I can follow his orders on Wang Jingwei's side, but he can't dictate our actions, this person will be ...... in the future."

When the word traitor came to his lips, Huang Ke stopped again, although he knew that Wang Jingwei later defected to the Japanese and established the Wang puppet regime, but now people don't know it, and it is impossible for him to tell others that he has crossed over.

At this time, Wang Jingwei was the nominal supreme leader of a regime, and he was still the one who sang "Generous Geyan City, calmly be a prisoner of Chu; Draw the knife into a fast, live up to the head of the youth" A dignified patriot, in the eyes of some people, Huang Ke looks like a thief of the country.

"You just talk about your own opinions, even if we have a small meeting today, we will meet each other, after all, the main thing we have to face now is the Japanese," Huang Ke lit another cigarette and continued.

Jiang Baili thought for a moment and said, "Commander, I think it is better to let General Li Zongren be in Guangzhou, let them contact Mr. Liao and others, and form influence and decision-making power in the government." ”

"That's no problem, Mr. Liao has always supported me, he can form a certain influence in the government, I will call him personally tonight to explain the situation."

Jiang Baili continued: "To stabilize the situation in Guangzhou, we must achieve external consistency. At present, we cannot tear our faces with the Guangzhou government, which will be very detrimental to both internal and external affairs, so I suggest that the commander can still communicate with Chairman Wang himself. ”

"Yes, not long after the birth of the child last time, Chairman Wang and his wife went to visit, and I never returned the gift, so this time I just took this opportunity to explain it to him."

After Jiang Baili stated a few points one after another, Huang Ke nodded incessantly and wrote them down.

"Brother Baili, what you said is very good, and Chongxi's measures are also good. I think that if we combine the two aspects and refine them, we can make an internal document and continue to implement them, so as long as there is no internal chaos, the Japanese don't have to worry about sending more soldiers."

Bai Chongxi nodded and said, "Commander, I'll sort it out when I go back, and then I'll give it to you for a look." ”

Huang Ke nodded: "You have worked hard, I know that many officers in the staff department have not closed their eyes for a few days, Brother Baili, you have just recovered from your illness, and you still need to pay more attention to rest." ”

Jiang Baili smiled: "Sometimes I can't sleep if I want to, the warlords haven't been beaten yet, and the Japanese have popped up again, it seems that it is not easy for us to establish a new regime." ”

"It's difficult to start a business" Huang Ke picked up the teapot in front of him and wanted to pour water for the two people, but when he just poured it down, suddenly, a loud sound came, and the teacup in Huang Ke's hand was shaken, and the tea was spilled everywhere.

"What's going on?"

Before Huang Ke could ask, after a while, Fourteen Tsai pushed the door in and said, "Commander, Commander Lin urgently reported that the vanguard and the Japanese army have exchanged fire." ”