On July 17, 1937, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China delivered a speech in Lushan, clearly stating that "the Marco Polo Bridge Incident has reached the final moment of concession."
"There is no chance of compromise anymore. If you give up your land and sovereignty, you will be the eternal sinner of the Chinese nation!"
The whole country was mobilized.
All walks of life across the country expressed warm support for the 29th Army that fought bravely against the enemy in the Battle of Marco Polo Bridge. People from all over the country organized groups to send condolence letters and gifts; Pingjin students organized field service groups to rescue the wounded and transport ammunition to the front lines; residents in the Marco Polo Bridge area delivered water, meals, and military supplies to the troops; Changxindian railway workers quickly Air-raid shelters and gun holes were built on the city wall to help the army hold on to Wanping City; the Overseas Chinese Federation also sent a message to encourage the 29th Army to continue its efforts.
The Japanese attack met with the strongest resistance.
In Tong County, strange emotions are looming among the Jidong security team.
These security teams are regarded by the Chinese as a team of traitors, and every one of them is regarded as a traitor.
To be honest, this feeling is not pleasant.
Especially in the context of a nationwide war of resistance.
The security team is in Tong County, but their families are not with them.
While they were working hard for the Japanese, perhaps at this moment their families were being looked down upon and cursed at.
Perhaps Zhang Qingyu, the captain, can best understand this feeling.
It's not easy to be a traitor.
There are Japanese consultants in several corps. These consultants are domineering and domineering. They never regard the security team as human beings. They scold them when they are happy and beat them when they are unhappy.
There is no place to reason.
Sometimes I couldn't bear it anymore, so I complained to Yin Rugeng, the "Chairman", who would rather persuade his subordinates to be patient and patient than offend the Japanese.
At Marco Polo Bridge, the 29th Army and the Japanese were fighting to the death. People all over the country were supporting them, but what about here?
People all over the country are reviling themselves.
More than an hour ago, Major Watanabe asked Zhang Qingyu, Zhang Yantian, and Shen Weigan to go to the No. 1 Corps Headquarters for a meeting immediately. However, when they arrived anxiously, Major Watanabe had not shown up yet.
"Team One, where are the Japanese?"
Since both of them had the surname Zhang, in private, Zhang Qingyu was called the "First Corps" and Zhang Yantian was called the "Second Corps."
"How did I know?" Zhang Qingyu said angrily: "Watanabe called me, but he is still missing. Do you want me to go find the Japanese and ask him where he is?"
"Hey, these Japanese people." Shen Weigan sat down and lit a cigarette for himself: "Yesterday, a wolf dog from He Tian of the Military Police disappeared. He ran to me aggressively and asked me to take responsibility. Hey, I felt strange, your gendarmerie lost a dog, what does it have to do with us? What do you think He Tian said?
He said that two of our teaching team passed by the gendarmerie and the dog was lost not long after. My people must have stolen it. Isn’t this nonsense? I argued with him for a few words, but he scolded me for half an hour, and I found him within a day. "
"Did you find it?"
"I was looking for nothing, and in the end I had to pay him a sum of money to settle the matter. These bastards are here to extort money."
"You're okay." Zhang Qingyu smiled bitterly: "The day before yesterday, that dog spy Xi Mufan openly went to my squadron and arrested one of my squad leaders, saying that he was suspected of being a collaborator. He arrested him in front of me. Isn’t this a slap in the face in front of my brothers?”
Zhang Yantian sighed: "In the eyes of the Japanese, we are worse than a dog."
"In the eyes of the Chinese, how are you better than a dog?"
At this moment, a voice came in, and then a young man walked in with two companions.
"Who are you? Where are the guards?"
Zhang Qingyu was furious.
"Guard?" The young man smiled and said, "I have a pass issued by Major Watanabe himself. This is Tong County and is the territory of the Japanese. Who dares to stop me?"
Several captains fell silent.
A pass issued personally by Major Watanabe.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Meng Shaoyuan." Meng Shaoyuan found a place to sit down by himself and lit a cigarette: "I am a person sent by Nanjing. To be more precise, I am an agent of Nanjing."
Zhang Qingyu and the others were shocked. They immediately took out their guns from their waists and pointed them at Meng Shaoyuan.
"Who dares to move!"
Pan Baolai and Song Deng took one step forward and pulled their clothes with a swipe.
No one had three grenades strapped to his body.
Pan Baolai said sternly: "If you make a move, everyone will die together!"
No one dared to move.
These three people are here to risk their lives, Zhang Qingyu and the others can be sure of this.
"No one will hurt me here. After all, the three captains are still Chinese." Meng Shaoyuan waved his hand: "You go out first, watch the door and don't let anyone come in. If anyone wants to force his way in, don't let anyone come in at that time." It’s not too late to pull a grenade.”
The few grenades found by Yoshiko Kawashima are still of great use.
Pan Baolai and Song Deng glared at the three captains, backed away and closed the door.
"Don't be so nervous. What are you doing with knives and guns?" Meng Shaoyuan was not panicked at all: "Put away the gun. I'm not here to rape you. I'm here to negotiate with you."
"Negotiation? What kind of negotiation?" Zhang Qingyu still put away his gun.
"Do you think you are living a miserable life? You can't even be considered a traitor." Meng Shaoyuan smiled and said, "What about the Japanese? They don't treat you as human beings. What about the Chinese here? Everyone despises you. Hey, don’t say it, if I really wanted to rape you, you would be dead by now, and it would be as convenient for me to come here as to visit you at my own house.”
Zhang Qingyu and the others were speechless.
Although what this young man said was unpleasant, they all really happened before his eyes. Just now, if two of his men had pulled a grenade, it would have been all over.
I have long heard that many of the agents in Nanjing are desperadoes.
"Come on, let's talk about it." Meng Shaoyuan took a puff of cigarette: "You are a traitor, or you will be a traitor to the end, but you are not. Zhang Qingyu, Zhang Yantian, just the two of you, the connection with the 29th Army When did it end? To put it nicely, it means that people are in the Cao camp and their hearts are in Han. To put it harshly, it means that they want to erect a memorial arch even though they are pretending to be a cousin."
The faces of the three captains turned red.
Needless to say, this agent named Meng Shaoyuan must have contacted the 29th Army headquarters before coming here.
And this also gave them the idea that Meng Shao could be said to represent the 29th Army, or even the National Government.
"I'm young, I speak harshly, so you guys have to be considerate when I say something harsh." Although Meng Shaoyuan said this, he didn't mean to apologize at all:
"In Tong County, there are several forces stationed there, including a battalion of the 29th Army, the Japanese Xuandao Regiment and the Hosoo Secret Service, two corps of the puppet Jidong Autonomous Government, ah, commanded by you, and Part of the teaching team.
The Chinese people hate traitors even more than the Japanese. Originally, the Chairman decided to mobilize another battalion to destroy the puppet troops in eastern Hebei at all costs, and to give a warning to those who have surrendered to the enemy and are preparing to surrender to the enemy..."
The expressions of Zhang Qingyu and the other three people all changed.
If the Nationalist Government concentrated two battalions of the 29th Army and attacked fiercely regardless of sacrifice, the security forces would not be able to withstand it. And will Xuandao United help? Now it seems that it is difficult to say.
"But, someone from the 29th Army put in a good word for you, saying that you still have some intention of treating yourself as a Chinese." Meng Shaoyuan's voice was slow:
"So, the higher ups sent me here to see if you are worth rescuing. By the way, although I am young, I am the director of the Military Command Shanghai Inspectorate Office. What I say can definitely be counted.
I, a dignified director, was sent here to win over you and the three captains. I am quite happy with you and have done everything I need to do. "
Meng Shaoyuan was bragging again.
This time it was clear that he came on his own, but in his words, it turned out that he represented the National Government.
Moreover, although his "dignified director" has great power and sounds nice, it is actually a title that is not included in the official establishment.
But the question is how would Zhang Qingyu and the other three people know?
Meng Shaoyuan spoke very arrogantly, and he did so deliberately.
Zhang Qingyu and others still have consciences, and they are not determined to be traitors. Once they are accused, they will definitely feel uneasy in their hearts.
And the more this happens, the more they have to suppress their momentum.
"I'm not afraid to tell you." Meng Shaoyuan snorted coldly: "This time, I came with two preparations. If it works, everyone is happy. If it doesn't work, I will die here, and all the iron-blooded gang will be dispatched, you three Even if you can escape the grenade explosion, you will definitely be hunted. Of course, your family will not be immune."
The expressions of the three people changed drastically.
Meng Shaoyuan put out his cigarette butt: "Isn't it cruel? Not harming your family? But there is no way, who made you traitors? From the first day you become traitors, you must be prepared to implicate your family. Don't say anything wrong to our military commander. You traitors, even if you implement family laws internally, you will never be merciful!"
"Director Meng, if you have something to say, you have something to say." Zhang Yantian was more diplomatic. Seeing that Meng Shaoyuan had finished smoking, he hurriedly handed one to Meng Shaoyuan and lit it for him:
"Director Meng, there is nothing you can do to speak with your conscience. Who wants to be this traitor? We also want to change it anyway, but how can it be that easy anyway?"
"I can also say perfunctory words, and they will definitely be more beautiful than what you say." Meng Shaoyuan said slowly: "Are you determined to be traitors? I don't know, it doesn't count if I say it. But you can Can't we step back from the brink, change our past, and do something good for the country? The initiative in this matter is in your hands."
No one spoke. This thing is really too big.
Meng Shaoyuan took out a piece of paper from his pocket and slapped it hard on the table:
"You three blind and deaf people, the Japanese are already preparing to attack you, and you are still thinking about how to sacrifice your lives for the Japanese!"
