The Republic of Heroes

Zhu Wusheng opened the telegram, and after reading only a few words, he was terrified. Han was attacked by troops claiming to be Sun Liangcheng, the chairman of Henan Province. silhouette of man.

"Could it be that the Japanese actually participated in the Lunan War?"

At that time, the deterrent effect of the Japanese on the Chinese, especially the people in provinces like Shandong where the Japanese influence was deeply rooted, was far greater than that of other foreigners.What's more, there was the Jinan tragedy before. Although Zhu Wusheng was the magistrate of a county, he would inevitably be terrified when he mentioned the Japanese.He didn't know where Wu Xiaoliang got this sensational telegram, but he knew that with the ability of the person in front of him, there was a [-]% chance that this telegram was true.

"What should we do? Should we help Zhang Zongchang or Han Fuju?"

Wu Xiaoliang put away the telegram, he was no stranger to the way Chinese people were afraid of foreigners like tigers, "Who does County Magistrate Zhu think is appropriate to help?"

If the Japanese were not involved, this would be a very easy multiple-choice question, and the one with the highest price would be the one who sent troops to help, but now he has to make a careful decision.If the telegram is true, Zhang Zongchang must have colluded with the Japanese, and helping him is tantamount to being an accomplice of the Japanese.However, Han Fuju's troops were attacked on both sides, and helping him was tantamount to making enemies with the Japanese. Can the Shandong Security Brigade and student regiment trained outside Linzi City compete with the well-trained elite Japanese army?

Zhu Wusheng thought about it for a while and blushed and replied: "The humble job is stupid, I really don't know who to help!"

His answer was as expected by Wu Xiaoliang, let alone Zhu Wusheng, a small county magistrate, even the commander-in-chief of Nanjing Jiang may not have a good idea.But Wu Xiaoliang couldn't see the Japanese running rampant under his nose, so his answer was very simple.

"Linsheng, the greater the power in my hands, the greater the responsibility on my shoulders. Since I am the provincial chairman, I have to be responsible for the people of the whole province. How can I allow outsiders to comment? With this principle, tell us what we should do. help who?"

Zhu Wusheng was shocked. According to his understanding, Chairman Wu didn't see who he was trying to help, but he read the meaning of his preparation to start a war against the Japanese.

"Could it be, hit the Japanese?"

Wu Xiaoliang said: "It's not that I want to beat the Japanese, but on the other hand, if someone bullies you to the door, it's the Chinese who we want to help!"

Beads of sweat rolled down Zhu Wusheng's forehead. It was beyond his expectation to take the initiative to provoke the Dongyang people. In fact, he thinks the safest way is to wait and see what happens, neither side will help, and wait until the situation is clear. Wait for the opportunity to snatch the fruits of victory.However, he found out from his contact with Wu Xiaoliang that Chairman Wu can tolerate many things, but there is only one thing he cannot tolerate, and that is the Japanese.He asked tentatively:

"The security brigade and student regiment outside Linzi City are not yet strong enough, I'm afraid..." Zhu Wusheng hesitated to speak, and believed that Wu Xiaoliang would definitely understand what he meant in Huazhong.

Wu Xiaoliang laughed and said, "Whoever says to help the Chinese must send troops?"

"what?"

Zhu Wusheng felt that he could not keep up with his thinking, how could he help the Chinese without sending troops?

On October 25, Tianjin's "Ta Kung Pao" reported an extremely rare full-page report on an event that once again provoked the nerves of the entire Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.The black mark on the headline is eye-catching. The Japanese army blatantly attacked the defenders in Shandong, and attached several field photos of Heze and other places. The corpses of soldiers in military uniforms made all the viewers weep with anger.

When the news spread to Beijing, students from various colleges and universities suspended classes and took to the streets to protest against the undeclared Japanese war of aggression against China.After hearing the news, Nanjing, Wuhan, Shanghai and other places also went on strike and marched to protest the Japanese army's aggression.In just a few days, the whole country condemned the protests.

It was the Nanjing Nationalist Government who got the latest news, but according to their information, the Japanese army in Jinan is still staying in Jinan, so why is there a large-scale attack on the Shandong garrison?On the contrary, Han Fuju and Zhang Zongchang had a great time fighting.But in the face of raging public opinion across the country, the national government also had to treat it with caution.On the one hand, they sent people to appease the students and persuade them to return to school.On the one hand, they sent people to Shandong to investigate the matter.

The telegram from the Nanjing Nationalist Government captured Linzi, and Zhu Wusheng thought that Chairman Wu was playing big enough. A fake news even alarmed the central government, but he didn't know how to end it?He hurriedly dropped what he was doing and dared to go to the office of Wu Xiaoliang, the provincial capital of Geyuan.

Seeing him entering the room in a panic, Wu Xiaoliang said with a smile, "Why is Linsheng so flustered?"

"The central government called to ask about the war in Shandong, but I don't know how to answer it?"

Zhu Wusheng's face was restless, for fear that the lies would be debunked, which would adversely affect the prosperity of Linzi Provincial Government.

"Whatever the newspaper says, you answer it!"

After receiving the instructions, Zhu Wusheng wiped the cold sweat off his brow, thinking that the secretary-general of the provincial government would die if he served for a long time.

After the establishment of the Shandong Security Command, Li Zejun was adjusted to the scope of work and was appointed as the deputy commander of the Shandong Security Command to train the troops full-time, and handed over the post of secretary-general of the provincial government, which he was not good at, to Zhu Wusheng, the magistrate of Linzi County.

The actions of the Japanese army in Shandong not only caught the Nanjing Nationalist Government by surprise, but also the Japanese Minister to China Yoshikichi Kenzawa was also passive.Prior to this, he had reached an understanding with the United States and Britain on the activities of the Japanese army in Jinan.The United States and Britain acquiesced in their actions in Jinan, but at the same time issued a warning not to spread to other places in Shandong.Japan's blatant breach of the contract made the United States and Britain extremely angry, and they protested to the Japanese government one after another.

Yoshikichi Kenzawa himself didn't know much about the army's actions in Shandong, so he immediately sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Hikosuke Fukuda, head of the Sixth Division stationed in Jinan, asking him about the army's actions in Shandong.The answer I got was that the Japanese army did pretend to be Sun Liangcheng's department and secretly helped Zhang Zongchang's warlord troops, but they never acted blatantly and with great fanfare as described in the newspapers.They played more of a role in attacking fortifications, and the troops that occupied the two cities of Heze and Dingtao on a large scale were the out-and-out Henan army.

The truth turned out to be the case, and Fangji Qianze couldn’t help but laugh. The army’s original small actions were infinitely magnified by the Chinese people, and now it is in line with the Chinese proverb. When the yellow mud falls into the crotch, it is either shit or shit.

The headaches for Kenzawa Yoshikichi are yet to come. It is reported that Wu Xiaoliang, chairman of Shandong Province, has formally requested the Nanjing central government to negotiate with the Japanese side on the issue of the Japanese garrison in Jinan. Japan is facing increasing international pressure. Prime Minister Tanaka Even for this matter, he was recalled to the country and taught the opportunity in person.He had a premonition that under such an unfavorable situation, it might be too late to withdraw the troops.

On November [-], Fangji Qianze officially received a note from the Republic of China. The Nanjing government had appointed Wu Xiaoliang, chairman of Shandong Province, as the plenipotentiary representative for negotiations with Japan.This appointment, which violated diplomatic practice, made him very puzzled, but he still hurriedly packed his bags and rushed to Jinan.