Chapter 118

Qin Dechun's trip to Mount Lushan did not escape the surveillance of the Japanese secret agents, and Doihara could not hold back immediately when he got the report—the "Qin Land Agreement" was signed after he and Qin Dechun bargained and finally moved the Kwantung Army out. He is well-known, a typical "pro-Chiang anti-Japanese" element; the National Government's layout in North China is very targeted. If the Brigade of Soldiers is assigned to the 51st Army, then regardless of whether North China's autonomy can be realized, it is impossible for Ren Qiu to fall into the hands of Japan Behind Qin Dechun is Song Zheyuan, who decided to personally plan a good show to put pressure on him.

So, just as Qin Dechun returned to his home on Fuyou Street from Song Zheyuan, a parade and petition team of more than 100 people surrounded the Qin Mansion. Most of them were Japanese ronin who had taken off their kimonos, and of course there were also many traitors. , they held small flags and shouted in Chinese with a Japanese accent: Welcome to the establishment of North China!Welcome to the second Manchukuo!Cooperation between Japan and China!Goodwill between Japan and China!The people demand the establishment of the North China Kingdom!and so on.

Against this background, Doihara and Takahashi Tan appeared on the stage in a black car specially used by the Peiping Secret Service. Without waiting for the orderly to notify them, they broke into the Qin residence directly, and closely behind them were several so-called "Representatives of public opinion".

Qin Dechun only had time to wash at this time, and he still had a towel in his hand. When he saw these two uninvited guests, he was taken aback for a moment, and then he had to squeeze out a smile to greet them.

Doihara sat down on the chair carelessly, picked up the tea brought by the servants of the Qin family, and said straight to the point: "Qin Sang, I came for the Xianghe incident. You said it was caused by our Japanese soldiers. I am now Tell Qin Sang that I personally came to China to create incidents. As long as North China does not declare autonomy for a day, we will create two, three, or even four incidents...Qin Sang, you should have heard the news, right? The officers and soldiers of the 38th Division of your Ministry are confronting the Imperial North China garrison on the outskirts of Tianjin. It seems that your army does not take the "Qin-Tu Agreement" and "Hemei Agreement" seriously? Just in time, we are also eager to march into North China in a fair and honest manner. Well, this is a godsend."

The 29th Army stationed in Pingjin was nominally "invited" by the Beiping Army Branch, but in fact, the Peiping Army Branch only allowed the 29th Army to station in Peiping, but did not mention Tianjin.why?The situation in Tianjin is much more complicated than that in Beiping. The "Xin Chou Treaty" signed by the former Qing Dynasty is still in effect. There are many concessions in TJ City, such as Japanese Concession, French Concession, British Concession, and International Concession (public concession).The treaty stipulates that the Chinese do not have the right to garrison troops, but foreign concessions have garrisons, such as Japan's North China garrison.It is not impossible for the Chinese army to enter Tianjin, only as a policeman. No, whether it is Yu Xuezhong's era or the current Zhang Zizhong, all the troops they arrange to enter TJ city wear "police" hats, like Zhang Zizhong A battalion sent to support Xianghe is now under the TJ City Public Security Bureau.

Tianjin is said to be a Chinese place, the subjects are Chinese, and the mayor is Chinese, but whatever they want to do, they have to follow the breath of foreigners.

What Doihara said was obviously the logic of robbers, but Qin Dechun had no way to refute it, so he had to make a last resort, saying that the National Government had sent Committee He to deal with the matter, and asked Doihara to find someone with a "big mouth".

He Yingqin came to North China for the second time, which was unexpected by Doihara. He didn't know what the secret behind the Nationalist government was. At this moment, there was a loud shout outside: "Resolutely oppose the autonomy of North China!" "The Japanese go away!" Go back to my hometown!" "Give me back my country!" "Down with the traitors!"

Both Doihara and Qin Dechun were taken aback. They looked at each other. The former thought it was Qin's plan, but the latter thought it was Doihara's arrangement. They didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

The two led the crowd to the door, only to realize that the loud and orderly voices were a group of students holding banners saying "oppose North China's autonomy, support the central government" and marched forward in unison while shouting slogans. It turned out that the more than 100 marchers were like a flat boat in the sea, which had been completely lost by the strong wind and waves.

Facing this scene, Doihara's face turned livid, and his eyes rolled cunningly. Although he was unwilling, he had no choice but to accept Qin Dechun's kindness, and was dragged into the inner house by him.

The organization of this parade is the "Ten School Self-Government Association", which is composed of Tsinghua University, Normal University, Yenching University, HEB Provincial Women's Normal College, HEB Provincial Legislative Business College, Beiping Municipal First Girls Middle School, Tianjin Chinese and Western Women's School, The Student Government Associations of ten schools, including Beiping Beiman Girls' Middle School, BJ Huiwen Middle School, and Tianjin Huiwen Middle School, were formed.They formed a petition group and put forward a total of six demands: [-]. Oppose the so-called self-government movement; [-]. Announce the contents of Sino-Japanese negotiations; Assembly freedom of the press.

This is exactly the time and space in which Ouyang Yun lived, the famous "[-] Student Movement" that had great historical influence and significance. It should have erupted after the establishment of the Hebei-Chahar Political Affairs Committee. The reason why it is now ahead of schedule may be It has something to do with the current situation in North China. Of course, some people with "ulterior motives" are also involved, such as the soldiers in the student brigade who graduated from these universities.

The organization of the petition group is very rigorous and scientific. It is divided into four groups: monitoring, ambulance, transportation, and publicity. Each group has a leader and a deputy leader.It is stipulated that in case of obstruction by the military and police, the leader should come forward to persuade;The leader fell down, and the deputy leader stepped out.The formation of the brigade was not scattered. The boys' school students wrote slogans and printed leaflets in Chinese and English, and the girls' school students practiced bandages and first aid methods to stop bleeding.

The previous work of the petition group was carried out very covertly. Of course, this may be related to the fact that the Japanese secret service, the national government authorities, and the decision-makers of the 29th Army were busy implementing the "North China Autonomy Movement".

He Yingqin led Xiong Shihui and He Jingwu to arrive in Peiping together with Qin Dechun. Because there was a secret mission on this trip, they did not make a high-profile appearance.After arriving in Beiping, He Yingqin and his entourage met Gu Lianyun immediately, and confirmed the existence of Renqiu Oilfield from her mouth, so he immediately summoned Song Zheyuan to meet.

Song Zheyuan didn't expect him to come so fast, and his first reaction was "what is he doing here again?"Then he said to Qin Dechun and Xiao Zhenying: I don't want to see him.So he hid in Xishan and went to the Summer Palace to recuperate.Before leaving, he asked Xiao Zhenying to forward a letter to He Yingqin, asking him to handle North China affairs with full authority.

He Yingqin was anxious to see Song Zheyuan. One was for the sake of oil, hoping that Song could understand the painstaking efforts of the central government and hand over the student brigade to the 51st Army;

Song avoided seeing him. He had no choice but to work with Qin Dechun and Xiao Zhenying. Liang Ku worked hard to explain one by one, hoping that they could persuade Song to obey the overall situation and unanimously speak out.

After He Yingqin met Qin and Xiao in Jurentang, he appointed Qin as the new mayor of Beiping (this may be Lao Jiang's usual wooing trick), and immediately led by Gu Lianyun to the camp of Renqiu Xuebing Brigade, and confronted Li Tieshu. With affection and understanding, he hinted that the central government had dealt with Ouyang Yun secretly, hoping that he would recognize the situation and not stand on the wrong side.What Li Tieshu was most worried about became a reality, and the anger in his heart could not be expressed in words.On the surface, they were obedient, but they secretly asked Chen Shichang and others to contact the "Ten School Self-Government Association" to reveal that He was once again the chief executive of North China and was responsible for negotiating with the Japanese again. The reason why the "Ten Schools Self-Government Association" organized a petition group can be said to be mostly caused by the "Ho Mei Agreement". He Yingqin's move undoubtedly added fuel to the fire, so the demonstrations of the petition group broke out in advance.

The petition group divided into two groups, one went straight to He Yingqin's residence Ju Ren Tang, and the other went to the Japanese embassy, ​​but passed through Fuyou Street on the way, and met the petition team organized by the Japanese, and the above scene happened.

The petition was launched suddenly. The Beiping military police and the garrison of the 29th Army were caught off guard. When the team members were injured, they successfully passed through multiple checkpoints, and the team grew stronger and stronger, marching towards the two target locations.

When large-scale demonstrations took place in Beiping, the confrontation between Zhang Zizhong's guard battalion and the Japanese North China garrison in the northern suburbs of Tianjin has entered the second day. In the 29th Army, if we only talk about the determination to resist Japan, the soldiers of the 38th Division are undoubtedly the most resolute. This can be clearly seen from the resolute expressions of the soldiers. The equipment of the 29th Army was originally the worst among the armies in North China, but after the Song and Xiong secret meetings, they received funding from the central government, and now the shotguns have been replaced. .As Zhang Zizhong's direct descendant, the guard battalion has much stronger equipment. On this basis, each squad has two Czech-made light machine guns, and each row has two Maxim heavy machine guns. The squad leader is equipped with German submachine guns and shell guns.The morale and equipment of the guard battalion made the garrison in North China feel like an enemy. They not only dispatched an elite infantry regiment, but also pulled out the artillery regiment.

The two sides were armed with live ammunition, guns against guns, and guns against guns. The nearest trench dug by the two sides was only 30 meters apart, and the other party could hear the other party if they spoke a little louder inside.

The battle between China and Japan has attracted the attention of many parties. For example, Britain and France sent military observers to watch from a distance, and at the same time assembled their teams, for fear that the city gate would catch fire and damage the fish pond.

A question hovers in people's minds: Will China and Japan really fight again because of this?

(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like