On August 9, the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937), Shanghai North Railway Station.

After the outbreak of the Lugou Bridge Incident, China and Japan fought in Pingjin, but Song Zheyuan, then director of the Jicha Pacification Office and commander of the 29th Army, always had unrealistic illusions about the Japanese, which caused confusion in the minds of the officers and men of the 29th Army, and even caused serious lack of preparation for war, and the result was that the army was defeated like a mountain.

In August, North China was already full of wolf smoke, but Shanghai was still calm.

However, no one knows that this is just the zuihou tranquility before the storm.

Xu 19 walked through the playground of the garrison and walked out of the gate of the camp without hurrying.

As soon as he came out of the gate, the boiling voices came to his face, Xu 19 squinted against the scorching afternoon sun, not far from the left is the exit of the railway station, just a train arrived at the station, the black pressure of the flow of people is like the flood that broke the embankment, surging out from the exit, the passengers are old and young, there are men and women, some are fashionably dressed, and some are shabby, but without exception all have vivid expressions, Shanghai, is the paradise in the minds of all Chinese in that era.

Xu Shijiu looked at the big bell on the top floor of the Western church opposite the train station, it was past two and five in the afternoon, it was the hottest time of the day, under the double baking of the sun in the sky and the cement pavement, the air became extremely hot, and even the haze raised was full of heat, and inhaling it into the lungs made people burn and irritable.

Xu Shijiu's mood was not affected by the heat in the slightest, because he saw a beautiful landscape.

Just across the road under the shade of the French plane tree, there is a girl, the girl is wearing a white background floral cheongsam, the exposed jade arms are like lotus, white and tender, the well-cut cheongsam will be the girl's slender figure, slender waist and upturned chest and hips outline the charm of infinite, provoking pedestrians to stop and look back.

Seeing Xu Nineteen, the girl's slightly frowning willow eyebrows suddenly stretched out, and the pair of big eyes that were originally shrouded in a faint coldness also instantly revealed joy that could not be hidden, and quickly stood on tiptoe, and raised the lotus-like jade arm to beckon to Xu Nineteen on the other side of the road: "Ah Jiu, this way, this way." ”

The corners of Xu Shijiu's mouth showed a faint smile.

Xu Shijiu had already seen the girl opposite, although he only glanced at it hurriedly when he walked out of the gate of the garrison just now, he had already imprinted the general situation of the entire street into his mind, this is a habit developed from the bloody battlefield after many years of military career, and it is estimated that he will not be able to change it in this life.

Looking at Xu Shijiu who was crossing the road, the girl's smile became more and more vivid.

From a woman's point of view, Xu Shijiu is undoubtedly very attractive, he is young, with a heroic posture, tough facial features, and the blue-black security uniform on him does not show any rustic, but it shows a bit of a strange heroic spirit, but the most attractive thing about Xu Shijiu is the kind of cold atmosphere that he unintentionally revealed.

For example, when Xu Shijiu looked at his surroundings with the corner of his eyes unfocusedly, his body would unnaturally exude this metallic cold aura, he was like a sharp sword hidden in a sword box, although you can't see its blade, you can clearly feel its sharpness.

"Jiaxi, I've kept you waiting." Looking at the girl's flower-like melon seed face, Xu Shijiu sighed in his heart.

The situation is tense, and Yang Hu, commander of the Songhu garrison, has ordered several times, asking the security corps to be loose outside and tight inside, and to be ready for war, Shanghai may go to war at any time, as the captain of the 19th Independent Brigade of the Shanghai Security Corps, Xu 19's heart is very clear that he may go to the battlefield at any time, and he may die on the battlefield at any time.

As a soldier, dying on the battlefield is just her duty, but can she bear the pain of losing her lover?

So recently, Xu Shijiu is consciously avoiding the girl, and the girl has come to the station to look for him several times, and he has pretended to go out to push the past, but this time, he doesn't want to hide anymore, because this may be a meeting with Zuihou, and he wants to accompany her well before leaving this shijie, which can be regarded as his Zuihou's wish.

"Rickshaw." Xu 19 stretched out his hand to stop a rickshaw.

Xu Shijiu held Yu Jiaxi's slender waist and let her get into the car first, and when Xu Shijiu also got in the car, Yu Jiaxi naturally grabbed Xu Shixi's right arm, and leaned his head on Xu Shijiu's shoulder, Xu Shijiu tilted his head slightly, looked at the green silk that spread out like a waterfall under his eyelids, smelled the unique fragrance of the girl's body, and couldn't help but feel sad.

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In the garrison of the 19th Independent Brigade, the regimental members were still training under the scorching sun.

On the empty playground, more than 600 regiments are divided into three groups, more than 400 regiments are standing in a military posture against the scorching sun, these are all new soldiers, more than 100 regiments are practicing stabbing with the password of a one-eyed officer, and there are more than 100 regiments left in Zuihou to practice equipment, flying rope climbing walls, rolling mud pits, single-plank bridges and so on.

Don't look at the 19th Independent Brigade as just a security team, but Xu 19's requirements for them are higher than those of the regular army.

In the simple bungalow that served as the brigade headquarters, two officers of the security team were leaning against the window, the one on the left had a striking scar on his face, and the one on the right had a sleeve hanging straight down.

The two of them were bored when a rapid phone rang behind them.

The telephone operator who was guarding the telephone reflexively picked up the microphone, first listened to what was said, and then turned to the two officers and said: "The knife team, the independent team, the headquarters called, look for the captain." ”

The officer with a scar on his face took the phone and said, "The captain is not here, I am Scar." ”

I don't know what to say on the other end of the phone, Scar's expression suddenly became a little cold, and the soldiers in the command headquarters were a little stunned, every time the captain or several squadron leaders showed this metallic cold breath on their faces, it must be someone who was going to be unlucky, I don't know who was unlucky this time, street gangsters, or Oriental ronin?

Putting down the phone, Scar turned his head to the one-armed officer and said, "One hand, something happened!" ”

Without waiting for the one-armed officer to ask, Scar continued: "The military police of the 20th Independent Brigade killed two Japanese soldiers at the gate of Hongqiao Airport, and the counselor said that the situation in Shanghai is likely to get out of control, so that all regiments and independent brigades are ready, all family members leave Shanghai immediately, all soldiers and soldiers write suicide notes, and let the captain immediately go to the Longhua Garrison Headquarters for a meeting!" ”

"Huh?!" The only hand frowned slightly, "But the captain went out, and I don't know where he went." ”

"The stakes are high, send someone to find it immediately!" Scar groaned and said, "In this way, I'll go to the headquarters first, and you send a few more people out to find it, focusing on Zhongshan Hospital and Dashijie, I guess the captain either went on a date with Dr. Yu, or was invited by Miss Tang to Dashijie to attend the meeting." ”

"Haode, I'll arrange it." One hand nodded repeatedly.

"Knife team, solo team, captain, he may not have gone to Zhongshan Hospital or Dashijie." Cao Mancang, the secretary general of the 19th Independent Brigade, walked out from next door and said, "Before going out in the afternoon, the captain answered a phone call, as if General Sun Yuanliang was going to invite him to Zhenru for a banquet, so I think the captain is likely to have gone to Zhenru." ”

"That's it, Lao Cao, you immediately call Kunshan for verification." Scar said this, and then instructed Dushu to say, "Don't leave your side behind, immediately send someone to find it." ”

The scar-faced and one-handed hands then went their separate ways.

Cao Mancang also wanted to call the Kunshan side, but when the phone was connected, he learned that the headquarters of the 88th Division had moved forward and could not be contacted at all.

Immediately, a division soldier asked curiously: "Secretary General, the Sun Yuanliang you just mentioned is the commander of the 88th Division?" ”

"Nonsense." Cao Mancang didn't have a good breath and said, "In the battle sequence of the national army, in addition to the commander of the 88th Division, can you find a second one named Sun Yuanliang?" ”

Another secretary immediately asked again: "Our captain is very familiar with Sun Yuanliang?" ”

"Familiar?" Cao Mancang pursed his lips and said disdainfully, "What's more, let me tell you this, as long as our captain nods, he can go to the 88th Division at any time to be the main commander, hum!" ”

"No, the predecessor of the 88th Division is the 2nd Central Guard Division!"

"That is, the 88th Division is still one of the first ten adjustment divisions, and that is a real German mechanic!"

"Our captain is only a lieutenant colonel, but the regiment commander is a colonel, not to mention the promotion of the officer, you can still go to an ace division like the 88th Division to be the head of the main regiment, and the captain will not go?"

The entire brigade headquarters blew up in an instant, and six or seven soldiers chased after Cao Mancang to get to the bottom of it, but Cao Mancang patted his ass and walked into his office, and before entering the door, he turned his head and said to a dozen pairs of eager eyes: "You recruits know a fart." ”

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On the Nanjing-Shanghai railway line, trains full of soldiers and supplies are crawling forward with a whirl.

Attached to the carriage at the end of the train, Sun Yuanliang, the commander of the 88th Division of the Nationalist Army, was chatting eloquently surrounded by reporters from all walks of life.

On the other side of the carriage, Deputy Division Commander Feng Shengfa and Chief of Staff Zhang Baiting stood in front of the window talking.

"It's been five years." Feng Shengfa almost greedily inhaled the fresh air outside the window, and said with emotion, "Finally smell this familiar smell again, big Shanghai, our 88th Division is back again!" ”

"yes, it's been five years." Zhang Baiting also sighed, "We are finally back." ”

"When we come back this time, we won't leave." Feng Shengfa slapped the window edge heavily, his eyebrows revealing an undisguised murderous intent, and said, "None of the thousands of Japanese soldiers stationed in Shanghai want to go back alive!" ”

Zhang Baiting's elegant face also showed a trace of coldness, and nodded: "First the three eastern provinces, then Shanghai, and now North China, little Japan is not popular enough to swallow elephants, and the island country with a large projectile wants to annex China, and it is not afraid of breaking its belly, this time, our 88th Division has to break a few teeth." ”

Speaking of broken teeth, Feng Shengfa suddenly remembered another person, in the 128th Shanghai Anti-Japanese War, that person ruthlessly broke a few steel teeth of the Japanese army, and asked Zhang Baiting at the moment: "Brother Baiting, did you call?" ”

Feng Shengfa asked thoughtlessly, but Zhang Baiting knew what he meant, and said with a wry smile: "Yes, before getting on the train, I called him in the name of the teacher and asked him to meet at the train station, and guess what?" ”

"What's wrong?" Feng Shengfa asked while untying the wind and discipline buckle to relieve the heat, "This kid still refuses?" ”

"Isn't that right?" Zhang Baiting shook his head, imitated the man's expression and tone, and said, "This kid's original words are like this, invite me to drink wine and eat meat, I have not been paid for a few months, it is better to call me the money for the banquet, or convert it into guns and ammunition, I am even more short of arms." ”

When Feng Shengfa heard this, he shook his head and said, "This guy." ”

Zhang Baiting also laughed, and sighed with emotion: "This nine-life civet cat, it's really a pity." ”

"yes, it's a pity." The smile on Feng Shengfa's face gradually faded, and he sighed, "He and Huang Hanting are brothers in life and death after all, if it were me, I am afraid that it will be difficult to untie this knot." After thinking about it, Feng Shengfa said again: "He has been in the Shanghai Security Corps all these years, he shouldn't be very satisfied, right?" ”

"Who's to say it's not?" Zhang Baiting muttered, "Even in the security regiment, his 19th brigade is also raised by a stepmother, the guy uses an old sleeve, and the military salary is often in arrears, and the soldiers have just made up for it. ”

"I believe this, just by virtue of this kid's appearance, as long as he is willing, those celebrity courtesans must not come to him like crazy? Hehe. Although Feng Shengfa smiled, there was a bit of loneliness in his smile, "In this way, you transfer twenty light and heavy machine guns from the quartermaster's department, two hundred Hanyang-made, with ten base ammunition, and send them to him." ”

"Okay." Zhang Baiting nodded and said, "As long as there is your approval, I will personally supervise it from the Quartermaster Department." ”

As one of the first ten German armament divisions to accept the adjustment, the 88th Division eliminated a lot of munitions after the re-equipping, and there was still a surplus in the two supplementary regiments, rather than leaving them in the warehouse to rust, it was better to transfer some guns and ammunition to the security regiment.