Chapter 202: Crisis in North China (III)

After the Dalian meeting, the Neon Army's Chinese garrison troops began to conduct military exercises in North China more frequently. The exercises developed from the initial day to the night until the later period. The exercise environment also developed from the general indoor to the outdoors, until the attack targets of Wanping City and others were directly carried out, and the bullets also developed from the initial virtual bullets to live ammunition. In Fengtai and Wanping areas, there were constant gunfires and constant killings. In other areas of Ping and Tianjin, the Neon Army and other illegal exercises were also getting worse day by day. Pingjin and North China seemed to be placed on a huge gunpowder barrel, and there was a possibility of explosion like the sky collapsed and the earth cracked at any time.

At this time, the power in the Pingjin area of ​​North China was unified by the Hebei-Chahar Government Affairs Committee, which was chaired by Song Zheyuan, the commander of the 29th Army. The 29th Army was the old foundation of the Northwest Army. The remnants of the Northwest Army who were defeated after the Central Plains War were reorganized into the 29th Army, which was affiliated with Zhang Hanqing's Northeast Army. During the Double Twelve Incident, Song Zheyuan stood in the right team and issued a telegram to oppose Zhang Hanqing at a critical moment. Thus, he asked the Northeast Army to control and became a vassal that occupied the two provinces and cities of Hebei, Cha, Ping and Tianjin.

Although the 29th Army occupied the most prosperous Pingjin area in North China, Song Zheyuan's life was not easy. The Neon Army, which had crossed the Great Wall, was eyeing the Pingjin area and often created provocative incidents. Especially after the outbreak of the Songhu War, the Japanese became even more aggressive.

As the Central Army retreated on the battlefield of Songhu, Chiang Kai-shek did not want the battle between North China and Central China. As the battle of Songhu was in progress, he sent a telegram to Song Zheyuan: We must endure humiliation and compromise. In the future, the longer the General Song stayed in the north, the greater the contribution to the country. As long as we deal with it properly without hindering the national sovereignty and territorial integrity, the central government will support it. On the one hand, Song Zheyuan was reluctant to leave the prosperous land of Tianjin, and on the other hand, he was afraid that the 29th Army would suffer major losses, and hoped for peace even more. Therefore, he chose to retreat step by step and give up Fengtai, a strategic military location outside the city of Peking. However, Japan was not satisfied and kept making all kinds of unreasonable demands, pestering Song Zheyuan, and the Pingjin area's call for anti-Japanese resistance was also higher than that. Song Zheyuan, who was worried and worried about the great pressure, had to return to his hometown in Leling, Shandong in mid-May.

After Song Zheyuan's departure, all the pressure fell on Qin Dechun, deputy commander of the 29th Army and mayor of Peking City, and Feng Zhian, commander of the 37th Division and commander of the Beiping Security Commander.

"Brother Shaowen, the Japanese are really bullying. The cannon is about to be put into my Wanping City. I see that this battle will not be avoided anyway. We should have prepared early and caught Japan off guard at that time." Feng Zhian rushed into Qin Dechun's office and spoke.

Qin Dechun also frowned. He, the mayor of Peking, has been in a state of great trouble since taking office. He had to deal with the various unreasonable demands of the Japanese, and had to appease or even suppress those who were used by political forces from all sides, accusing the government of failing to resist Japan and other marches and gatherings. He was even called a "traitor mayor" by those students. In fact, Qin Dechun was also suffering. Long before the outbreak of the Battle of Songhu, he believed that the government was determined to fight against Japan, but was in careful preparation. After the Battle of Songhu, especially after Shanghai and Nanjing fell one after another, he believed that North China must maintain stability and avoid fighting on both sides.

"Look at it, now we only have one word, "tolerance". As far as I know, the Japanese government does not want to fight on both sides at present. The current friction is caused by the Neon Army's North China garrison troops. We can only be cautious and calm and calm, and as long as we do not violate the principle of national sovereignty and territorial integrity, we cannot create any excuses for the Neon Army to start a war." Qin Dechun sighed deeply and said.

In fact, the Japanese classified all senior generals of the 29th Army into two categories: "the central anti-Japanese faction" and "the local pro-Japanese faction". Qin Dechun was named "the backbone of the central anti-Japanese faction", and Feng Zhian even added the hat of "stubborn anti-Japanese faction".

Feng Zhian sat down and said indignantly: "Since that's the case, I will bear it. As long as the Japanese don't move my Wanping County and Lugou Bridge, I will just pretend that I didn't see anything else." Then, looking at Qin Dechun, he said with a serious look: "But if we extend our hands to Wanping and Lugou Bridges like occupying Fengtai, what should we do? Or not?"

Now the North China garrison troops are practicing day and night outside Wanping City. At any time, as Feng Zhian said, they may extend their hands to Lugou Bridge and Wanping County, the only channel for the outside world that is currently connected to the outside world. Qin Dechun frowned and pondered for a long time before slowly raising his head and facing Feng Zhian's gaze: "Lugou Bridge and Wanping County are the territory of China. If the Japanese dare to invade, it will violate the principle of not hindering national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Our army must fight back." At the last sentence, Qin Dechun slapped his hand heavily on the table.

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The boat slowly approached Wanxian Wharf. Shen Xiuwen walked out of the cabin and stood by the railing and looked at Wanxian that had been away for nearly two years. With the move of industry and family to Wanxian, Wanxian has now become Shen Xiuwen's second hometown.

In less than two years, Wanxian has changed a lot. The three docks were almost full of ships. From a distance, people were surging from the docks. Their busyness was more than twice as busy than when Shen Xiuwen left.

"Now, those who fled are running towards Sichuan. Wanxian is the gateway to eastern Sichuan and the second largest wharf in the west. There are also many people coming to Wanxian. Now the population of Wanxian is more than twice as high as before." Zheng Huaishan, who often comes to Wanxian, stood beside Shen Xiuwen and introduced with a smile.

When Shen Xiuwen heard this, his brows frowned slightly, but immediately showed a happy smile, because as the boat slowly leaned towards the dock, he had already seen the group of people waiting to greet him on the dock. There were three women standing in front of the crowd. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, the two Shen Xiuwen, wearing cheongsam, recognized him as his sister and wife at a glance, and the other person in a dress was Zeng Jianing, the little girl.

Yu Wenwan looked at the boat getting closer and closer, and his heart was pounding. It took two months since Nanjing to be separated, and Yu Wenwan felt that two years had passed, which was a feeling that had never been seen before. When the country was defeated and the news of Nanjing's loss reached Wanxian, the whole family was worried about Shen Xiuwen's safety. During those days, Yu Wenwan couldn't sleep every night, and secretly prayed for her husband in her heart, hoping that her husband would be safe. It was not until the telegram from his elder brother to ensure his safety that Yu Wenwan breathed a sigh of relief. Today, the husband, who had already occupied his heart, was finally back.

Just as she was thinking about it, the familiar figure that appeared in her dream almost every night finally appeared on the springboard. Yu Wenwan couldn't help but meet her.

"Brother Shen." At this time, Zeng Jianing ran to her front, waved her arms desperately, and shouted at Chen Xiuwen who had just walked off the springboard. Yu Wenwan stopped and looked at Zeng Jianing who was running in front of her, and felt a little sad.

"This girl!" Chen Xiuping walked to Yu Wenwan and shook his head with a wry smile.

When Yu Wenwan saw Chen Xiuwen, who was jogging along the steps, stopped beside Zeng Jianing for a moment, and ran straight towards him, a happy smile suddenly appeared on her face.

"Sister, Wenwan." Chen Xiuwen, who was slightly panting, ran to the two women who cared about him the most and shouted happily.

"All of them are generals, why are they still jumping around?" Although Chen Xiuping's face was filled with a happy smile, he still said to his younger brother.

"Sister, Wenwan, I miss you." Chen Xiuwen said with a smile. As he said, he grabbed Yu Wenwan's hand, looked carefully, and said softly: "Wenwan, you have lost weight."

Yu Wenwan also looked at the dark and thin Chen Xiuwen carefully, and tears almost burst out from her eyes. She finally held her back: "Just come back."

"I'm not worried about you yet. Okay, it's good to come back. I'll talk about anything when I get home. There are still many people here." Chen Xiuping blinked his eyes, which were a little astringent, and said quickly.

Only then did Yu Wenwan realize that there was a large group of people behind her to greet her, and hurriedly broke free from Chen Xiuwen's hand.

"Welcome General Chen back in triumph." At this time, a fat man in his forties walked up and bowed to Chen Xiuwen with a smile on his face.

Chen Xiuwen didn't know this fat man and was slightly stunned. Tang Wenbin, who was accompanying him, quickly introduced: "Liangfu, this is Commissioner Tang Tingxuan and Tang, a commissioner of the East Sichuan Administrative Office."

Now the Shen family and even its entire rear base are located in Wanxian. Now they want to expand the scale in Wanxian. Chen Xiuwen originally planned to come back this time to visit the commissioner of the East Sichuan Administrative Office in person, in order to get local support. Unexpectedly, the commissioner would come to greet him in person today. He quickly saluted and said politely: "Teacher Tang welcomes you in person. Xiuwen shouldn't be the one who deserves to be afraid, panic!"

In front of the famous people in eastern Sichuan, Chen Xiuwen's attitude was so humble that this Commissioner Tang was very proud. He quickly smiled and said, "General Chen fought bravely against Japan on the front line and was famous. It is a blessing for me to settle in Wanxian this time. Tang is here to welcome the anti-Japanese heroes on behalf of the children of eastern Sichuan today. Besides, Yang Gong and General Songyun also often say that the general should take good care of the generals in Sichuan, and Tang should repay his kindness. Haha." Tang Tingxuan said with a smile.

Only then did Chen Xiuwen realize that eastern Sichuan and Wanxian areas were Yang Sen's territory, and Guo Rudong's forty-three armies came from Yang Sen's group. His unintentional planting willows in Songjiang gave him an opportunity to get along with the generals in Sichuan.

This Commissioner Tang was obviously very good at being a human being. After the warm greetings, he bowed to Chen Xiuwen and said with a smile: "General is tired today, so Tang won't disturb him much. Tomorrow, Tang will hold a banquet to wash the general's dust, and I hope the general will enjoy the whole thing."

"Sure, certain."

After seeing off Commissioner Tang, Tang Wenbin said with emotion: "It's a blessing to have a friendship with General Songyun. This Commissioner Tang is also quite responsible for our Shen family."

"I thought it was simple at the beginning. Before moving to Wanxian, I didn't consider all aspects in all aspects. Without the support of the Sichuan-centered forces, it would be difficult to gain a foothold in Wanxian. Fortunately, I accidentally met Guo Songyun last time. At the beginning, I admired their 43rd Army's heroic resistance against Japan, but I didn't expect this level." Chen Xiuwen shook his head and said. At the same time, he was secretly sighing in his heart that he was still too immature.

"General Chen, you are finally back." At this time, Pan Kangliang, wearing a refined silk gown, walked to Chen Xiuwen with an excited look on his face.

"Kang Liang, thank you for your hard work in the past two years." Chen Xiuwen held Pan Kangliang's hand and said with a sincere look on his face.

Before the Shen family moved to Wanxian, Pan Kangliang was busy with the preliminary work, including the later relocation and the transportation of materials. The Tongda Trading Company in the past, and the Tongda Trading Company, which has made great efforts. Because of this, Pan Kangliang gradually entered the core level of the Chen Xiuwen circle. Including the construction of logistics bases, material reserves, etc., Pan Kangliang gradually became Zheng Huaishan's stop behind.

"What General Chen said? These are what Kang Liang should do. If there were no general, I would not be the boss of a small business company now." Pan Kangliang said to himself when he heard Chen Xiuwen meet, and suddenly became very excited. Since he cooperated with Shen Xiuwen, coupled with the Shen family, Pan Kangliang's Tongda Trading Company has become the largest trading company in Wanxian County. Pan Kangliang himself has now served as the president of Wanxian Chamber of Commerce under the recommendation of Mr. Zeng. For him, all this was brought to him by Chen Xiuwen. What's more, Chen Xiuwen is still half of his boss.

There were also a large number of local merchants in Wanxian County and Shanghai merchants who followed the Shen family to Wanxian. The Shen family settled in Wanxian, and they all benefited a lot. The news about the merchants was the most informed. They knew that the initiators of all this were the anti-Japanese hero in front of them who was currently popular and highly valued by Chairman Jiang.

After a social event, I finally returned home. When the Shen family courtyard was first built, it was specially built next to the Zeng family. The servants at home were all old people who followed from Shanghai. When they saw Chen Xiuwen coming back, they all shouted happily: "Second Young Master."

After experiencing many cruel battles, Chen Xiuwen felt for the first time how friendly this title sounded to him. After experiencing blood and fire, the home is the warmest for soldiers.

"Dad! Father-in-law! Mr. Zeng!" Turning to the hall, Chen Jingzong and Yu Zhantang, Zeng Shixian was standing in front of the living room and appeared in front of Shen Xiuwen.

In this era where the age of great importance is to be orderly and orderly, Chen Xiuwen was stunned for a moment and quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully to the three elders.

"Liberation, I said I would go to the dock to welcome you, the anti-Japanese hero, but your father refused to let you. The three of us have been drinking tea for a morning." Zeng Shixian, who has always been westernized, said with a smile.

Chen Xiuwen looked up at the old father with an excited look on his face. Although the old man has been strict with him since he was a child, Chen Xiuwen knew that his father had not been worried about him for this period of time. He bowed to the old father again and said, "Dad, my son is back."

Chen Jingzong, who was once a storm in Shanghai, also shivered his lips and looked at his son, saying, "It's good to come back, it's good to come back."
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