Under the specific conditions of the military battalion, the individual ceased to exist. Lin Qiming believes that he does not live as an individual, but as an image of the country and the nation. All the brethren in the military battalion are also alive as the image of the country and the nation. Their every move is related to the dignity of the country and the nation, and when Western and Oriental devils evaluate them, they will not say how they are, only how the Chinese are, how the Chinese soldiers are, and as the supreme commander of the brothers of the Ninth Chinese Military Battalion, he cannot but shoulder the responsibility for the country and the nation. He did not expect the turmoil caused by this, let alone the transfer of the 9th Chinese military battalion after the turmoil.

Whenever he stood in front of the neat queue and raised his hand to salute the rising sun in the east, Lin Qiming always had a bright red national flag fluttering in front of him. The image of the national flag is very real, it is tied to the rope, the flagpole is tall and tall, the national flag climbs up a little bit along the tall flagpole, and finally, it rises high in the clear sky, and sometimes, you can see the fire and smoke around the slowly rising national flag, and even the majestic and gloomy shadow of the Dexin company building. At this time, Lin Qiming felt that he and his subordinate brothers had not been disarmed, he was wearing a steel helmet on his head, holding a gun in his left hand hanging down the seam of his trousers, he was still fighting for this national flag, and the song of "The Great Shanghai Will Not Fall" would ring in his ears at the right time.

The electric speaker on the roof of the Little Red Building is always playing the Shenqu of Golden Eagle Radio, which is soft and soft, and it makes people's bones crispy when they listen to it. He and his brothers asked Lieutenant Colonel Bradick to send someone to install the electric horn, hoping to learn about the outside world, but the loudspeaker rarely broadcasts current affairs news, I wonder if the battalion commander, Captain Rostow, deliberately arranged it?

From the very beginning, Captain Rostow objected to their spiritual flag-raising and daily drills in the military barracks, saying that he was afraid that if the Japanese found out, they would cause diplomatic trouble. He argued on the basis of reason, insisting that according to the principle of autonomy in the barracks of Chinese soldiers, the brothers had the right to act on their own and that the camp authorities could not interfere. Rostow had no choice, so he asked Lieutenant Colonel Bradick, and Lieutenant Colonel asked Rostow to interfere in the internal affairs of the camp while also asking him to talk to him. He was repeatedly warned to restrain his actions and not to go out of line, so as not to anger the Japanese military. At that time, he did not expect the subsequent turmoil that led to his transfer, and he did not take Bradick's admonition seriously, and on the surface he complied, but in his heart he stubbornly thought that he was a Chinese soldier, and no matter what Lieutenant Colonel Bradick said, he had to act according to the conscience and standards of a Chinese soldier.

During that time, in addition to leading the brothers to daily exercises and spiritual flag raising, he also personally taught the brothers a lecture on "Mother-in-law's Tattoo" and "Su Wu Shepherd", which made many brothers shed tears.

The Chinese compatriots around the camp watched closely everything in the camp. Every morning, when the spiritual flag is raised, there are people in the surrounding buildings watching silently. The whistle not only awakened the fighting spirit of the brothers, but also stirred the hearts of the Chinese compatriots.

In a letter to all the brothers in the 9th Chinese Military Battalion, a middle school student said:

"Whenever I hear the whistle of the barracks and hear your neat and powerful footsteps, I feel that the Chinese army has not withdrawn yet, and the national army is beside us! We are proud of you, Shanghai is proud of you! My classmates and I secretly vowed: In the future, we must be like you and be a warrior who fights devils! ”

Holding this letter, Lin Qiming was very moved, and he asked Fei Xingyuan to read it to the brothers, and the brothers were also moved......

Subsequently, the emotions of the brethren and the emotions of the people around the barracks became more and more intense in mutual influence. During the exercise, the compatriots outside the camp would shout anti-Japanese slogans, and the brothers would not help but shout along. At night, the bold citizens on the apartment floor not only threw candy and cigarettes into the small red building, but also threw a national flag into it.

This went on for a long time, and on the night of April 9, an incident broke out.

On this day, the news of Taierzhuang's victory was suddenly broadcast on the loudspeaker. I don't know if it was broadcast by East China Radio or mainland radio, saying that the national army gathered the elite main force in Taierzhuang, northeast of Xuzhou, and annihilated more than 20,000 invading Japanese troops in one fell swoop. The brothers immediately cheered in the Little Red House and in their tents. On the apartment buildings and buildings outside the camp, many Chinese people also waved flags and hats and cheered at the camp.

Lin Qiming burst into tears, pulled the orderly Xiao Huozi and rushed out of the house, replacing wine with tea upstairs and downstairs in the Little Red Mansion, and clinking glasses with the brothers. In the corridor on the second floor, a group of brothers in the second and third rows, under the leadership of the platoon leader Bean Beard, set him up and threw him into the air, so anxious that Xiao Huozi shouted and screamed, and almost cried.

On that exciting night, the singing of "The Great Shanghai Will Not Fall" sounded again. It began with a faint chorus of female voices, judging by the direction and distance, coming from the apartment building to the north. Later, the singing became louder and louder, and many thick voices participated, and the entire apartment building was transformed into a loudspeaker. Later, the brothers in the Little Red Mansion and the tent also participated in Zhu Jie's singing, and there was a boiling sound inside and outside the camp:

"Greater Shanghai will not fall!

Greater China will not die!

We have the will to resist the enemy!

We have an iron wall of spirituality.

40,000 people of all nations, 40,000 warriors,

Every inch of mountains and rivers, every inch of the battlefield.

Dominant in the Oriental Greater China,

5,000 years of history, 5,000 years of glory! ”

In the midst of this roaring song, the battalion commander, Captain Rostow, rushed into the Little Red Building with a group of soldiers and Annan patrols, quickly stuck the stairs and corridors, and dragged him and the battalion deputy Fei Xingyuan out of their respective rooms on the third floor. It dawned on him that the revelry inside and outside the camp had caused big trouble.

Captain Rostow's face was pale, his actions and deeds were extremely rough, and he insisted that he had gathered a crowd to make trouble, violated the rules of the camp, and punched him after he was dragged out of the room by Annam Patrol. He was not so much hurt by Rostow's fist as he was insulted by Rostow's rudeness, and immediately fought back. It's a pity that he didn't fight Rostold, but staggered Liu Liangjie, the Chinese translator next to Rostow, and Jier's two arms were twisted by the patrolling soldiers who rushed up.

Fei Xingyuan was also beaten, and the one who beat Fei Xingyuan was a tall and fat White Russian devil. Fei Xingyuan was knocked to the ground twice, and twice he got up, protesting loudly at Rostow in a hoarse voice.

Captain Rostow ignored them, and with a wave of his hand, the soldiers and the patrolman escorted them downstairs together.

The downstairs foyer was full of brothers, who apparently knew that he and Fei Xingyuan were in trouble, and blocked the door side by side. Rostow was so angry that Wariwala screamed and fired two shots at the ceiling, knocking down a cloud of dust.

Interpreter Liu Liangjie explained on Rostow's orders that taking him and Fei Xingyuan away had nothing to do with the intention of detaining and punishing him, but that Lieutenant Colonel Bradick wanted to meet them.

The brethren did not believe it, and the leading platoon leader, Dou Dabeard, said on behalf of the brethren in the foyer:

"What's the matter, ask Bradick to come here to talk, and none of our battalion commanders and battalion deputies can take them away!"

Rostow screamed again, and Liu Liangjie translated:

"The captain said that he was carrying out the order, and I hope you will understand, if you insist on confrontation, he can only regard it as a riot and solve it by force!"

The patrolling soldiers in front of Captain Rostow and in front of him pulled the bolts of their guns and aimed their muzzles at the brethren in the foyer.

Liu Liangjie was Chinese after all, and he was a little panicked, and quietly said to him and Fei Xingyuan:

"Camp Chief Lin, Deputy Fei Ying, ...... quickly Tell the brethren to disperse, for our army has just won the battle, and they are all happy, ...... It's not worth it if you really make a fuss! Besides, it's Lieutenant Colonel Bradick who wants to see you! It's true! ”

Only then did he and the battalion deputy Fei Xingyuan persuade the bearded bean and the brothers in the hall, and walked out of the Little Red House with Rostow.

It was late that night when I saw Lieutenant Colonel Bradick. The lieutenant colonel looked sleepy, and as soon as they met, he told him and Fei Xingyuan that what happened tonight inside and outside the military camp was intolerable to the Japanese, and he couldn't stop it if he didn't come forward. He also said that spiritual flag-raising and upward exercises could not be carried out. The Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai has sent a note to the concession authorities saying that if the concession authorities fail to strictly observe neutrality and put a stop to anti-Japanese sentiment and anti-Japanese actions in the Chinese military barracks, they will regard the neutrality of the concession as deliberate favoritism and reserve the right to resolve the matter on their own. The lieutenant colonel asked him and Fei Xingyuan to understand the difficulties in the concession and cooperate with the concession authorities to eliminate the uneasiness in the camp as soon as possible.

He refused, and so did Fei Xingyuan.

Lieutenant Colonel Bradick seemed to have anticipated this, smiled wryly, spread his hands and said:

"Well, I'll have to change the camp for you!"

That night, he and Fei Xingyuan were sent to the 12th Chinese Military Battalion, and even their request to return to the 9th Chinese Military Battalion to meet the brothers again was refused. For a moment, he was furious, and his favor for Lieutenant Colonel Bradick disappeared at once. At parting, he solemnly demanded that Bleddick take note of what happened tonight, and formally protested against the murderous assault by Captain Rostow and his men.

He has no remorse. He believed that through the efforts of him and Deputy Fei Xingyuan during this period, the spirit and order had been rebuilt, and the 9th Chinese Military Battalion had become the 3rd Battalion of the 1776th Regiment of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army. Regardless of whether he Lin Qiming can return in the future, the brothers will, like him, assume the responsibilities and obligations of a Chinese soldier.