Hukou County is located on the south bank of the vast Yangtze River. This is an important port town where Poyang Lake enters the river.

It is named after the only intersection of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake. It is the water gateway of Jiangxi and is known as the key to the rivers and lakes and the thoroughfare (qu) of the three provinces.

At the port of Hukou County, a large number of well-equipped Japanese guards have been standing guard all around, and no one can get close to them.

Several American-made cars slowly drove into the port terminal. As soon as the first car stopped, a middle-aged man in his thirties, wearing a suit and leather shoes, pushed out the door with a wary look on his face.

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After getting out of the car, the middle-aged man looked around, then turned and walked towards the second car.

He walked to the right side of the car, opened the door, bowed his head respectfully and said, "Principal, here we are." (Note, Jiang Gong became chairman of the Military Commission and chief of staff on March 6, 1932, so in

Before this, it cannot be called a commission.)

Mr. Jiang in the car nodded and got out of the car with his hat on.

"The boat is ready and we can leave immediately." The middle-aged man closed the car door and told Mr. Jiang.

"Well, let's go. The Japanese invaders invaded our northeast and the situation is critical. We have to return to Nanjing early." Jiang Gong nodded.

When the September 18th Incident broke out, Chiang Kai-shek was on his way to Nanchang by boat. He learned about the Japanese invaders' brazen launch of the September 18th Incident when he arrived at Hukou.

In anxiety, Mr. Jiang decided to cancel his trip to Nanchang and planned to return to Nanjing today to convene important officials of the national government to discuss countermeasures.

At this moment, another car drove up on the road behind. Jiang Gong, the captain of the bodyguard Wang Shihe and other guards heard the sound and turned around.

Wang Shi, who is Jiang Gong's nephew, looked at the driveway in confusion: "Is there any emergency?"

"Shihe, go and see what's going on." Jiang Gong signaled.

Wang Shihe responded and strode forward. At this time, the incoming car had been stopped by the peripheral guards of the Guard Corps.

A man in a suit quickly opened the door and got out of the car. When he saw Wang Shihe, he waved his hand and said: "Captain Wang, I have an urgent battle report to report to the leader."

When Wang Shihe saw that the visitor was the head of the Hukou Station of the National Military Commission's secret investigation team, he immediately waved his hand to the guards to let him over.

This secret investigation team was one of the predecessors of the Military Command Bureau. It was established in 1927 and was specially used by Jiang Gong to search for intelligence and deal with hostile forces. It also has a simple name, that is, the Secret Service Headquarters.

"What's going on?" Wang Shihe stopped him and asked.

"I just received a telegram forwarded from the Nanjing headquarters. It's about the Northeast." The person in charge said.

"Okay, leave it to me. I will hand it over to the principal. You can go back." Wang Shihe spoke with an unquestionable tone.

"Oh, okay." The person in charge didn't dare to disobey and immediately turned around and left.

After watching him get into the car and drive away, Wang Shihe turned around and returned to Jiang Gong. By this time, Jiang Gong had already boarded the boat.

"Shihe, what's going on?" Jiang Gong asked, sitting on the sofa in a small living room in the cabin.

"Principal, this is a telegram from the Nanjing headquarters about the latest developments in the war in Northeast China." Wang Shihe said, handing over the telegram with both hands.

Mr. Jiang did not answer, but waved his hand and said, "Read it."

"Yes!" Wang Shihe opened the message as ordered, took a look at it, and then said excitedly: "The Japanese invaders of the South Manchuria Railway Garrison Unit brazenly attacked our Northeast Frontier Army at 10 pm on September 18th.

The Shenyang North Camp where the brigade was stationed launched an attack, and I was forced to lead the entire battalion to fight back. After a fierce battle, the invading enemy was completely wiped out. At that time, the main force of the Japanese invaders was also attacking Shenyang, the capital of our province.

Under the critical situation, the Ministry of Civil Affairs led the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion of the 7th Brigade of our *** to rush for reinforcements at starry night and attacked the enemy's command post, killing a Japanese colonel-level officer and several other lieutenant colonels, temporarily lifting the siege of Shenyang.

The Japanese aggressors were unwilling to fail and returned with a vengeance. Provincial Police Chief Huang Xiansheng was ordered to evacuate. Unable to stand by and watch the fall of Shenyang, he took the initiative to take over the post of acting commander of the city defense army and led the entire city's soldiers and civilians to rise up to fight the attack.

Fortunately, after the bloody battle of all the soldiers, the main force of the Japanese Kwantung Army was severely damaged last night, killing more than 6,000 enemies, injuring countless others, and capturing a lot of money.

Today Shenyang is safe and sound thanks to the united efforts of the eight thousand soldiers of our city defense army who fought bravely.

Now, the enemy Kwantung Army has been defeated and will never have the strength to fight again in a short period of time. If we can drive the troops from North China to the north and supplement them from Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces, we will humble ourselves and lead the troops from Shenyang as the vanguard, and hundreds of thousands of troops will besiege Port Arthur and Dalian. , we will definitely be able to achieve success in one battle and completely drive the Japanese invaders out of our territory outside the customs.

These are the words from the bottom of my heart. I hope Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek will take a clear view. Zhang Xinghan, the former battalion commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 620th Regiment of the Seventh Brigade of the Communist Party of China and the acting commander of the Shenyang City Defense Army, reported to Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek in Shenyang on September 21, 20th year of the Republic of China.

Wang Shihe finally finished reading, but Jiang Gong, who was sitting on the sofa and had been disapproving of it just now, changed his face drastically. He stood up and snatched the message from Wang Shihe's hand.

I read it carefully again and couldn't help but said: "Is this news true?"

"It should be true, otherwise the Nanjing headquarters would not be in a hurry to forward it." Wang Shihe said.

"Okay, my dear, my dear, this Zhang Xinghan is amazing, he is a formidable young man. He fought beautifully in this battle. When we get to Nanjing, I will definitely reward this young man." Mr. Jiang looked particularly excited.

The ship has already set sail, a large number of guards have boarded the ship, and are gradually leaving the shore.

"When did Zhang Hanqing have such a young and promising junior officer under his command?" Mr. Jiang muttered in his heart.

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Peking Yenching University.

After careful preparation, more than a hundred students from various departments, including Zhang Xinghua, had all gathered on the playground on campus.

Their demonstration and petition yesterday did not achieve any results, but they did not give up because of this.

"Students, before we leave today, I want to announce some exciting news to you." Cao Binghua, currently the dean of the History Department of Yenching University, said excitedly when he came to the students, accompanied by Su Hanyun and other teachers.

Zhang Xinghua and other young students all looked at each other, not knowing why.

When Zhang Xinghua looked at Su Hanyun, he found that her eyes were shining with joy.

After a pause, Cao Binghua announced loudly and excitedly at the top of his voice: "Students, last night, just last night, in Shenyang, someone created a miracle. With eight thousand poorly equipped city defense troops, they defeated the Japanese Kwantung Army. The main force achieved the glorious result of annihilating tens of thousands of enemies. This battle reversed the critical situation in Shenyang in one fell swoop. It not only saved the city of Shenyang, but also saved the lives and property of hundreds of thousands of compatriots."

Who is this? Is it real or fake? The students were all shocked when they heard this, and they looked around and started talking.

Zhang Xinghua was shocked. The eldest brother was in Shenyang. Could it be the eldest brother? No, the eldest brother was just a battalion commander of the 7th Brigade of the Communist Party of China. It couldn't be him.

Looking at the talking students with a smile on his face, Cao Binghua said with great excitement and pride: "Students, this miracle worker is none other than our classmate Zhang Xinghua, who is currently the 620th Regiment of the 7th Brigade of the Northeast Frontier Defense Force. Commander of the 3rd Battalion and Acting Commander of the Shenyang City Defense Force."

As soon as Cao Binghua said these words, more than a hundred students immediately exploded, and everyone looked at Zhang Xinghua with complicated eyes.

Zhang Xinghua was a little at a loss. It turned out to be the eldest brother. It was really him. He actually created such a great miracle and history.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Su Hanyun and saw her happy smile, and Zhang Xinghua felt sweet in his heart for no reason.

"Last night's battle was the first time that the Chinese nation defeated Japanese imperialism since the Sino-Japanese War of 1891. The eight thousand Shenyang city defense troops, led by Commander Zhang Xinghan, defended the dignity of our Chinese nation and the honor of their soldiers with their own flesh and blood. .

It is said that during the fiercest battle last night, Commander Zhang Xinghan even risked his own life and led more than a hundred cavalry to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese invaders, launching a desperate and bloody battle with the enemy.
Chapter completed!