At about ten o'clock, the soldiers under Lieutenant Colonel Bradick and the police patrol of the concession all arrived, numbering about two or three hundred. As soon as these Westerners and the patrolmen rushed into the camp gate, they quickly occupied all the commanding heights in the camp, and the machine guns on the guard tower at the gate were also pointed at the playground. The brethren under the national flag in the playground were caught in a network of crossfire consisting of sniper points on all sides. On the periphery of the playground, Lieutenant Colonel Bradick and Captain Rostow personally led the soldiers with automatic rifles in their hands to advance to the center of the playground from the camp gate and the Little Red House respectively. They advanced to a distance of thirty or forty meters from the brothers, but they stopped, and they all fell down together as if they were in a drill, and lay on the ground in the dark.

Lieutenant Colonel Bradick did not seem to want to cause a large-scale bloodshed, and after setting up this formation, he held a bullhorn and shouted to the brothers. Tu Guoqiang always felt that Lieutenant Colonel Bradick was not urging them to surrender, but was reciting some official documents. The lieutenant colonel spoke the devil's language, which Tu Guoqiang could not understand, but the Chinese spoken by the lieutenant colonel's translator, Mr. Zheng Peter, could be understood by Tu Guoqiang. Translator Zheng was also kind, and he still didn't have the slightest anger when he translated the lieutenant colonel's words.

Interpreter Zheng said that the neutrality of the 9th Chinese Military Battalion in the concession of a third country cannot be destroyed, otherwise it will inevitably invite protests and retaliation from the Japanese occupation authorities in Shanghai. Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel Bradick hopes that the "August 13" flag-raising commemoration will come to an end, and that the national flag will be lowered and everyone will return to their residences to avoid unfortunate incidents.

The brothers were all red-eyed, and they all had a heroic spirit in the atmosphere of confrontation between the two armies. Even the most boneless person like Bai Kequn said: "Western devils are afraid of the Japanese, but we are not afraid!" The Chinese raise the Chinese flag in their camps, can they control it?! ”

The stalemate lasted for more than an hour, and when it was almost twelve o'clock, Lieutenant Colonel Bradick proposed negotiations. The brothers did not advocate going, for fear that the negotiators would be arrested if they passed.

Fei Xingyuan did well, saying that he had to go, and he had to make it clear to Bradick that the brothers did not want to make trouble and shed blood, and what the brothers insisted on was only letting the national flag they fought for fly for a day on "August 13". Fei Xingyuan believes that as a soldier, Bleddick may be able to understand the mood of Chinese soldiers.

Tu Guoqiang agreed with Fei Xingyuan's opinion, and as soon as Fei Xingyuan finished speaking, he offered to accompany Fei Xingyuan together.

Fei Xingyuan disagreed, grabbed his hand tightly and said:

"Lao Tu, you have to stay, in case I can't come back, everything here depends on you!"

He was silent, nodded fiercely, hugged Fei Xingyuan emotionally, and watched Fei Xingyuan leave the center of the playground step by step, approaching Lieutenant Colonel Bradick and his soldiers step by step. It wasn't until they saw Fei Xingyuan standing firmly in front of Lieutenant Colonel Bradick that the two saluted each other that they breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't know what Fei Xingyuan and Lieutenant Colonel Bradick were talking about, but he noticed from a distance that Fei Xingyuan was calmly waving his finger and pointing at something, and Lieutenant Colonel Bradick was pacing back and forth, listening quietly, and saying a few words from time to time, and Translator Zheng was translating on the side.

Everything today is really thrilling, Tu Guoqiang never imagined that the hybrid Niu Kangnian would hack Lin Qiming to death with milling. Since that conversation, he has no good impression of Lin Qiming, and always feels that Lin Qiming has ruined his heroic dream, but he has never had the idea of killing Lin Qiming. When Niu Kangnian occasionally showed his murderous intentions in front of him, he also scolded Niu Kangnian fiercely. It was only because of dissatisfaction with Lin Qiming that he did not warn Lin Qiming in time, which caused Lin Qiming's martyrdom today.

Standing in the flag-raising queue with Lin Qiming, he cried silently, thinking again and again that the real hero is Lin Qiming, he doesn't deserve any hero dreams, he is not a hero at all.

However, if Lin Qiming falls, he will definitely stand up for Tu Guoqiang, and the weight of Lin Qiming's life has been added to the Chinese soldier named Tu Guoqiang. He will use double his efforts to defend this national flag soaked in the glory of Lin Qiming's life.

It can be done. Deputy Fei Xingyuan will not let the national flag come down, and the brothers will not let the national flag come down. If the negotiation does not succeed, the people are in the national flag, and they swear to live and die with the national flag.

Fei Xingyuan came back and calmly told everyone that Lieutenant Colonel Bradick insisted on lowering the flag. The lieutenant colonel claimed to understand the mood of the Chinese soldiers, but could not fail to carry out the orders of their own consulate. Their consulates do not allow the flags of any country, whether Chinese or Japanese, to be raised over the concession. The lieutenant colonel sought forgiveness and paid deep tribute to the Chinese soldiers, to the martyred battalion commander Lin Qiming.

In the end, Fei Xingyuan said with a gloomy face:

"We need to be sober, it seems that conflict is inevitable. Lieutenant Colonel Bradick said that if we want to think about it again, he can only carry out the orders of his own government as a last resort. ”

But they didn't put it together—at least until almost two o'clock, and the proud national flag on their heads successfully fluttered over the Ninth Chinese Military Battalion for most of the day. Under the silent call of this flag, the national flag was raised on the roof of the apartment building outside the barracks, and on the balcony of a French-style house opposite the barracks gate, and Lieutenant Colonel Bradick and his soldiers watched as they were unable to deal with it, or were simply unwilling to find a way to deal with it.

It can be seen that Lieutenant Colonel Bradick is different from Captain Rostow in that he respects the Chinese soldiers and is reluctant to attack them.

At about three o'clock, the radio horn on the little red building suddenly sounded, and the gospel radio station began to broadcast. The brethren sat around the flagpole in the scorching sun, sweaty faces, and listened blankly. From morning to noon, without a grain of rice or water, the brothers were tired and seemed to be interested in the timely arrival of God's voice.

The Pastor James, who was well known to the brethren, spoke eloquently about the kingdom of heaven:

“…… God is the Lord of human history, and He must be the Lord in the hearts of every human being. When Jesus preached the gospel of the kingdom of heaven, he told the world the good news that 'the kingdom of heaven is at hand.' and the kingdom of the Father, and the will of the Father, shall be fulfilled and carried out on earth as it is in heaven......"

Believing that neither the God of the foreigners nor the kingdom of heaven belonged to him or his brothers, he decided to use the voice of the soldiers to contend with the gospel of God in order to motivate the brothers. He discussed with Fei Xingyuan, stood in front of the brothers, and took the lead in singing "The Great Shanghai Will Not Fall".

The brethren rejoiced and sang with him in unison:

"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......"

The voice of Gospel Radio was still unhurried and clearly recognizable:

“…… The Lord Jesus was crucified. The Lord Jesus had no sin, but died to bear our sins, so that since we died to sin, we might live in righteousness......"

The brothers' singing became louder and louder, like a raging wave crashing into the sky, drenching the entire camp in a sea of tragic songs:

"Greater Shanghai will not fall!

Greater China will not die!

Look at my eight hundred lonely guards in four lines!

Let's listen to the sound of cannon fire in Nanan City.

……

Dominant in the Oriental Greater China,

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

People outside the camp also joined in the chorus excitedly, and the singing of the heavens and the earth finally overpowered the sermon of the gospel radio.

It was at this time that Lieutenant Colonel Bradick gave the order to attack, and the patrolling, soldiers, who had been basking in the August sun for several hours, threw their guns into the air and rushed over. Instantly, a roar of gunfire drowned out the Gospel Radio announcements and the singing of the brothers.

Tu Guoqiang has always maintained a high degree of vigilance against Lieutenant Colonel Bradick's soldiers, and when he led the singing of "The Great Sea Will Not Fall", his eyes were fixed on both sides of the playground. As soon as the gun rang off, he immediately grabbed the table leg on the ground and stood beside Fei Xingyuan.

Fei Xingyuan knew that things were not good, and said to him nervously:

"Lao Tu, quickly get those brothers who are not in good health into the inner circle and protect the national flag!"

He didn't listen, but pushed Fei Xingyuan among the brothers, and shouted in a hiss:

"You go inside! The third battalion can do without me Tu Guoqiang, and you can't do without your deputy battalion! ”

As soon as he turned around, the Western devils had rushed to the front, and he picked up the table legs, and Lilisuo slashed down one, and then stomped the unlucky Western devil. Jier, looking for the next target.

It's hard to find a target. Everywhere there were writhing figures, and the sound of the crashing of instruments and the screams of the wounded was everywhere. The flags were in chaos, and the brothers fought one by one with the patrols and soldiers who rushed up. The patrolling soldiers, probably on the orders of Lieutenant Colonel Bradick, did not release their guns, but only pointed the butts of their guns at the heads of the brethren and smashed them on their backs, and those who had bayonets stabbed them with bayonets. The brothers fought back with table legs and clubs, fighting valiantly, but they were clearly no match for the soldiers. The brothers were tired and hungry, and some of them struggled with the butts of their guns when they were smashed by soldiers and patrolmen. Most of the people lying all over the place were their own brothers, and there were hardly a few patrols and soldiers.

But he was okay. He was tall and strong, and he was a well-known martial artist in the 3rd Battalion, once wrestling with a few guys from the SWAT squadron, and in the blink of an eye, he knocked them all over. One-on-one, he believes that these Western devils are not his opponents.

Seeing a tall soldier stabbing a fallen brother with a bayonet, he rushed over with his table legs, struck the tall soldier in the back, and immediately took the dog and put the bayonet on the gun.

He's got a gun, he's a real soldier. He rampaged through the chaotic crowd with his gun, stabbing his wet blades into the bodies of the Western devils again and again. He was also shot by an officer-looking guy, with a pistol, in the waist. He felt hit by someone, his body shook, but he still stood still.

The gospel radio was still ringing, and it was very loud, and I wonder if Bradick had deliberately let the horn man do it. Did Bleddick try to cover up the carnage with God's voice?

He decided that it was a massacre, and that all the patience shown by Lieutenant Colonel Bradick up to that point was a hypocritical deception. When most of the brothers lost the ability to resist, he rushed to the flagpole and lowered the Chinese flag to fulfill his mission to his own government and flatter the Oriental devils.

Thinking of the national flag, thinking of the deputy Fei Xingyuan battalion who was pushed to the flagpole, he felt that the gun he owned should take on the dual responsibilities of defending the deputy of the battalion and defending the national flag, so he staggered to avoid several entangled opponents and rushed forward towards the national flag.

The ears flew intermittently into the voice of God: "Holy Spirit, Holy Father, Holy Son......"...... The Second Coming ...... of the Lord Jesus"...... Judge each according to his deeds......"

The brain was very confused, as if a swarm of bees and flies were flying around, stirring up God, the national flag, and the Fei Ying, who he insisted on finding, in a trance; Rushed to the flagpole, who was stabbed in the shoulder with a bayonet, and I don't know.

Standing under the flagpole, I found that Deputy Fei Ying was in front of him. Fei Ying's tall and thin body was clinging to the flagpole, and his hands were firmly grasping the rope that tied the national flag. Deputy Fei Ying was still standing beside Bai Kequn and Xiao Huozi, and there were no more brothers around the flagpole.

He was supported by Bai Kequn and Xiao Huozi and stood still, the gun was firmly held in both hands, and the bright spear was facing the Western devils ten meters away, preparing for the final killing.

However, as soon as he stood firm, the attacking Westerners shot at him. He didn't understand what was going on, so he took off the support of Bai Kequn and Xiao Huozi, and fell on his back under the flagpole where Fei Xingyuan was standing.

The flag was still flying, and he saw it. The fluttering national flag is set against a Varan sky, which is particularly dazzling. He stared at the flag with wide eyes until it melted into the sky high in the sky.

In the air, God's voice still roared:

"When God returns, he will dwell with men and wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death, nor mourning, nor weeping, nor pain, for the things of the past life have passed away......