Jiang Baili's words were not unreasonable, and the staff officers present nodded frequently. To tell the truth, they are all well aware of the gap between the Chinese and Japanese armies, and the staff reports a steady stream of intelligence to their desks every day, and they are all clear about the equipment and firepower allocation of the 18 divisions and regiments of the Japanese Army.

Comparing these with the equipment of the Eastern Route Army, the gap between the two sides is very obvious, and the first-level units of the Eastern Route Army are only equipped with some mortars, and their overall firepower is not as good as a brigade of the Japanese Army. At present, they all know how to blindly start a war with the Japanese, which is not conducive to the overall situation of the Northern Expedition, and the previous efforts will be wasted.

But they couldn't express any more opinions at this time, because all the words were finished, and they all set their eyes on Huang Ke, waiting for Huang Ke's final decision.

Huang Ke sat on the chair at this time, his eyes were like torches, compared with his calm appearance, Huang Ke's heart was already as turbulent as the river and the sea at this time.

Playing is definitely going to be played, but when to play and how to play is a question. Huang Ke knew that if there was really a full-scale war with the Japanese, he didn't know what to do in the current situation.

Huang Ke made an exception and lit a cigarette, took a long puff in his mouth and said, "Brother Baili, I know what you said, but if we don't resist, won't Shandong be occupied by the Japanese?" I would like to add part of their garrison in Shanghai......"

"Commander, it's just that we don't have the ability to fight a full-scale war with the Japanese now, if the Japanese start a war under the pretext of starting a war, with our current military strength, we will never be able to defeat them" Jiang Baili's heart was also difficult to choose, but for the sake of the overall situation, he could only swallow his anger now.

At this time, Huang Ke's heart was several times more contradictory than Jiang Baili.

What to do when faced with this problem? A big question mark hovered in Huang Ke's mind again, his brows were always locked, and a strong pressure pressed on his heart.

Beat? And I was worried about disturbing the whole situation. Don't fight? The breath in my heart is hard to dissipate. Huang Ke didn't have any expression in front of him, but his mind was far away.

"Commander, the combat strength analysis table of the Sixth Division has come out" At this time, Fourteen Tsai handed over the combat strength analysis table that had just been sent.

After Huang Ke took it, when he saw the list and equipment details above, his eyes suddenly became firm.

At this moment, a nameless fire suddenly erupted in his heart. Seeing the above description of the Sixth Division reminded him of the atrocities committed by the Sixth Division in Nanjing a few years later. The two Japanese officers who had slashed the heads of the Chinese came out of this unit again, and when he thought of this, he couldn't wait to cut the flesh and drink the blood of these old devils.

"Brother Baili, don't suggest it anymore. I understand what the General Staff meant, and now I've made a decision. Huang Ke turned his head to all the officers and said: "Our Northern Expeditionary Army can't be sinners of history, we can't let the Japanese commit violence in Jinan, otherwise, what is the difference between our new army, which claims to be able to defend the country, and the old army before?" ”

After saying this, Huang Ke felt relieved, and he spread out the order in his hand again: "Now convey the order of the Northern Expeditionary Army Headquarters: The Japanese army is illegally stationed in Jinan, Shandong and other places, and the Northern Expeditionary Army occupies the day and stipulates that it must be withdrawn within the specified time limit, otherwise, our army will take all necessary actions......"

The time for the final reading of the order was only a short minute, but this minute was suffocating and tense, all the officers turned their eyes to Huang Ke, at this time, the entire conference hall echoed Huang Ke's deep voice, they knew that a new era had begun.

After the meeting, the officers quickly left the conference room, and they began to work out detailed battle plans. When the crowd almost dispersed, Huang Ke lit a cigar, he walked up to Jiang Baili and said, "Brother Baili, I know what you said, but I have already said the reason."

Contrary to Huang Ke's expectations, Jiang Baili smiled and said: "Commander, you have done what many people want to do but can't, now that the order has been issued, I should contribute the most basic duty of a soldier!" ”

After speaking, Jiang Baili stood up tremblingly, and then respectfully gave Huang Ke a military salute.

The order was given by the Northern Expeditionary Army to capture the 6th Division that night. On the night after the saber order, the troops of the Eastern Route Army attacked one after another according to the original plan, and tens of thousands of troops withdrew from the original front-line battlefield, completely armed and surrounded the Japanese troops scattered in Jinan, Weifang and other places.

In the above-mentioned areas, the Northern Expeditionary Army also exercised wartime military control, and the Military Control Commission also took over all local party and government institutions, and controlled rice, edible salt, and other daily necessities.

At this time, many places in Shandong felt like they were coming before the war.

In the city of Jinan, the Northern Expeditionary Army posted pacification notices everywhere, announcing that Jinan City had entered a special period of military control, and that the Japanese garrison and the Japanese expatriate area were classified as special military restricted areas for everyone, and no personnel were allowed to enter or leave.

In front of the forbidden area, one of Lin Zuoda's troops drove in. The headquarters of the Sixth Division and a small number of troops stationed in the army of more than 10,000 people surrounded the headquarters of the Sixth Division and a small number of troops like iron barrels, and after the loudspeakers were erected, yesterday the warnings and orders for disarmament were transmitted to the inside in two languages, both Japanese and Chinese.

Everything was ready, and if the Japanese did not disarm within the stipulated deadlines, the Northern Expeditionary Army was bound to launch a full-scale offensive.

In order to prevent the lack of firepower, Huang Ke also pulled over the 150-mm field artillery, which was not equipped with a small number of troops of the Eastern Route Army, and aimed it at Fukuda Hikosuke's office.

The overnight actions of the Northern Expeditionary Army not only shocked the whole of China, but also affected Tokyo and even Moscow.

At this time, in the Tokyo conference hall, Yoshiichi Tanaka, who had just fallen asleep, was woken up by the secretary, and after he put on his clothes and got up, he couldn't wait to look at the telegram that had just come from Jinan.

"It seems that the Southern Revolutionary Army of China is as expected, these people will definitely oppose the interests of the empire in China, and will not cooperate with the empire in any situation, you go and notify the personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of War to come, we will hold an emergency meeting."

At this time, Tanaka's heart was complicated, and after he saw the telegram for help sent by Hikosuke Fukuda from Jinan, he was a little inexplicably excited in his heart. On the one hand, he hoped that the Sixth Division would clash with the Chinese army, so that they would have a good reason to send troops to China and grab more benefits. On the other hand, however, Japan has not yet reached the capability to launch a full-scale war against China, and if a full-scale war breaks out with the Southern Revolutionary Army at this time, it will be unfavorable to Japan both internationally and domestically.

In this contradictory mood, Yoshiichi Tanaka changed into a suit and walked into the conference hall, he took a sip of sake to keep himself awake, because he was listening to the latest report from Jinan at this time.

With the sound of the horn outside the conference hall, dignitaries from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Military Affairs, the DPRK Governor's Office, the Minister and the Consul General in China came here one after another. Tanaka greeted the delegates at the door, bowed to each other and exchanged a few polite words, and then entered the conference hall and went straight to the point.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the opinion of the military department is very clear, and it is necessary to use force to settle this matter. The behavior of the Southern Revolutionary Army in China this time is really infuriating, and the military department proposes to continue to pursue the troops in China."

The representative of the military department was a general with a beard, and in the face of the sudden situation of the encirclement of the Sixth Division in Jinan, he did not hesitate to confide in his aggressive ambitions.

In this regard, Tanaka Yoshiichi shook his head: "At present, the Southern Revolutionary Army against China has defeated most of the warlords, and if we start a full-scale war with them, it will be worth the loss for the time being. We should support Zhang Zuolin in the northeast and let him fight against the southern revolutionary army, and then promote the separation of Manchu and Mongolia. ”

Yoshiichi Tanaka and Zhang Zuolin have been friends for many years in private, and these two people often do things that corrupt China in an embarrassed way. Tanaka has always regarded Zhang Zuolin as a spokesman for interests in China, so he is also willing to play this move before the big plan.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, please draw your attention to the fact that at present most of the army's Sixth Division has been surrounded by the Chinese army, and is arrogantly clamoring to disarm them, which is a provocation to the dignity of the empire, and I propose to immediately increase the troops there and drive out those arrogant Chinese people."

The representatives of the military department obviously had a temper, and although they were once born in the ranks, the situation of "going down and going up" in the Japanese army had already arisen since the "three crows" in a bathhouse in Germany many years ago. Although the representative of this military department was just an ordinary general, Tanaka knew that behind him was the Japanese Army.

For such a backstage, Tanaka has no possibility of daring to oppose it.

"Your proposal is correct, and we should now discuss where we should mobilize our troops? How many troops do you need to mobilize to support in total? Now, after we have deliberated, I will present this opinion to Your Majesty before breakfast to-morrow, and ask Your Majesty to make the final decision! ”

Over the course of the night, Tanaka deliberated and handed the emperor a statement of the situation and a plan for the dispatch of troops before breakfast. The emperor, who was bringing fresh rice balls to his mouth, gradually changed his face after seeing it, and his mouth, which had been chewing, slowly solidified, and after a while, he threw the rice balls on the table, and after a while, he annotated with a red pen at the back of the opinion: Agree to send troops.