The world of August, chaos is restless and murderous!

In Europe, in Belgium! The Wehrmacht sang loud military songs by leaps and bounds, and in just a few days, Belgium, a small country caught between a pair of feuds, was choked off before it could make a sound of resistance.

France is shaking! Britain is shaking! The whole world is shaking! The Germans trembled the world with their prowess in battle, and although weapons such as grenadiers and mortars were not yet fully utilized, the Stern submachine gun played a crucial role in assault, a single weapon that could burst into a barrage of bullets before the Belgian army could organize resistance, and the gate gradually rotated.

In those days, Germany and Austria rejoiced, and Britain declared war on Germany on August 4 under the Treaty of London signed with the Belgian government in 1839, and Wilhelm II did not care about the "late" Englishmen at the moment, and continued to feast as if he saw the Elysée Palace laying out the red carpet for himself, but the fortress of the scorching sun saved France.

When Schlieffen and European military strategists began to study large-scale maneuvering, roundabout outflanking and other mobile tactics to carry out a quick war, they forgot the conditions required for the maneuver of the large army and the lack of means to quickly solve the steel fortresses holding the strategic nodes. This is also the reason why Yang Qiu dared to boldly sell advanced weapons to the German infantry, to put it bluntly, before the advent of the armored era, large-scale maneuvering could only be a pipe dream, and a war of attrition in trenches and mud pits was destined to come.

France has reached its most dangerous moment! Faced with an enemy just one step away, millions of young French people were ordered to take up guns, workers were drafted, peasants were drafted, and even women and old people had to serve the country. Britain across the Channel was similarly mobilized, and a powerful navy began to escort troop carriers to the mainland.

Wilhelm II's laughter came to an abrupt end in front of the Scorching Sun Fortress, and the depressed little Moltke sat at the staff table worrying about the Eastern Front while waiting for the arrival of the siege weapon Super "Big Berta". However, they all chose to forget about the Far East for a while, whether consciously or unconsciously, although the Speese fleet was still wreaking havoc in the Pacific. Sending one Allied merchant ship after another to the bottom of the sea, containing all the power of Britain and France in the Pacific, but they still kept silent about Tsingtao. Because they all know that it is only a matter of time before Qingdao changes hands, and the only remaining suspense is how the troops stationed in the Far East will end.

At this moment, the diplomats are weak and weak, whether it is Bernard or Hanger in the Far East, or Traun can only close their mouths and wait patiently for the turnaround after both China and Japan refuse to negotiate peace.

"Japanese reinforcements have arrived! The fall of Longkou, the fall of Wendeng, Qixia, and the entire east of Laiyang on the Jiaodong Peninsula have all fallen! "Within the Shanghai Public Concession. The teahouse that used to listen to singing has been packed. While people were talking about Qingdao, Shirakawa Yoshinori led the Ninth Brigade across the eastern part of the peninsula, and when these news were found out by reporters, there were many waves throughout the country.

A forty-year-old man in Chinese clothes looked disdainful: "What am I talking about? As the old saying goes, the eyebrows on the mouth are not firm. Before the arrogance was surging, it was the Northern Expedition and the Fengtian, and every day I said that the great victory was a great victory, and I didn't know whether it was true or not. Now you can see it, right? That's because people are not ready, and after being prepared, they are not the same as being beaten! With so many large ships crowded into Shandong, in my opinion, let alone recovering Lushun, I am afraid that even Shandong will have to be ceded to the Japanese. ”

Although the man did not name him, who did not know who he was targeting? However, his words also attracted the approval of several good deeds, and sighed: "Isn't it, this war is not a joke? So many young men said that if they didn't, it would be gone, and they would practice, practice, practice. ”

"You want me to say. Hurry up and negotiate peace with Jiangsu before the Japanese hit, so that it is a big deal to lose some silver and avoid losing the final battle. ”

"I'm afraid that Japan will come to Shanghai, and it will be bad."

The middle-aged man saw that there were more and more people who echoed him, and his face became even more smug and sarcastic, and at this time, several young people from St. John's School walked in, and when they heard him spreading the words of surrender here, they immediately said angrily: "The ambition of the Japanese wolf should have been cleaned up a long time ago!" The vice president personally led the troops outside, even if you don't think about the country, why are you still spreading surrender here? ”

"Little Red Guy, which eye did you see me walking and surrendering? These are the exact words I said in the newspapers! Since there is a ability. Why are you still losing so many places? ”

"Nonsense! The vice president and Commander Tsai are directing troops to launch an attack on Japan. The loss of territory is only temporary, and what can be concluded before the war is over? ”

"It's too late to come to a conclusion! Don't make a fuss, you little ones. If you really have the ability, why are the naval warships still parked at Wusongkou and dare not go north? ”

The students and young people hated this person for spreading the theory of defeat, but what they said was the truth, and the navy was indeed still resting at Wusongkou, and the loss of ground was also true, so they couldn't find any words to refute for a while. Seeing that the students had nothing to say, the middle-aged man was about to say a few words triumphantly, when suddenly a few people on the corner of the street pointed at him, and his heart trembled, pretending to disdain to debate with them, and he arched his hand to say goodbye to them, and everyone quickly left the theater.

After the middle-aged man went around a few alleys, he was finally relieved to see that those men didn't catch up, and soon came to a dance hall. He seemed to be a regular visitor to the ballroom, and he walked up to the second floor and into an office. When he came out of the ballroom half an hour later, he already had a stack of yen in his pocket, and he picked his teeth and blended into the crowd to continue spreading the word of defeat.

"What should I do?" On the corner of the street, two men in top hats looked at the middle-aged man and gritted his teeth, if it weren't for the fact that this was the Public Concession, he would have found a way to arrest him and let him taste what it means to be tortured!

"Forget it. It is not appropriate to act in the concession now, and it is better to keep an eye on those Japanese and not be sabotaged by them. The older man also hated it in his heart, but he had no choice but to pull his partner away. The partner looked at the middle-aged man, and then looked at the dance hall and turned his head: "Big brother, this time the Japanese army is menacing, do you say that the vice president can really win this time?" ”

The older man made a mistake at his feet, paused for a moment, and then walked forward, saying as he went: "I don't know about the war, if I really lose, I will join the stormtroopers and go to Japan and slaughter that bullshit emperor myself!" ”

"Brother Dong, don't worry, I'll accompany you to make a great contribution when I am here."

"Not bad! One world, two brothers, our brothers will make a big fuss in Tokyo and blow up the Yasukuni Shrine! Ha ha. The laughter was wild, which attracted countless eyes around him, but it also reflected the people's hearts in the war. And these news were also quickly fed back to the Beijing headquarters, and Yang Qiu sneered at the corner of his mouth after reading the telegram: "Have you found the source?" ”

"There are many sources of dissemination, and there are corresponding reports in all provinces and cities across the country." Fang Rui still had the same look of Taishan collapsing as before, and he didn't even have any fluctuations in his tone, and continued: "There have been such voices within the government recently, especially in the provinces of Guangdong, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang. In addition, we have observed the expansion of the activities of the Japanese in Kulen, Chahar, etc., and recently a batch of guns has been sent to Babu Zabu via Vladivostok, and now his horse team has increased to 10,000 people, many of whom are identified as members of the Japanese Black Dragon Society. ”

"Hehe, I really think of myself as Akashi Motojiro!" Hearing that the Japanese had accelerated their activities in China, Yang Qiu couldn't help but think of what Genjiro Akashi had done in the Russo-Japanese War. However, he did not want the Ministry of Security to meddle in domestic affairs, and unbridled secret forces would only cause more social turmoil, so he said: "Domestic affairs will be handled by the police department, and you should not get involved in these matters, you can focus on cracking down on Japanese forces." In addition, Mongolia and the northwest side asked Shi Xiaolou and Wu Peifu to do it early, so that they knew that the current Republic of China was no longer the sick cat of the Manchu Dynasty! ”

"Yes." Fang Rui put away the document and continued to ask: "Commander-in-chief, the North Korean side has already made preparations, you see." ”

North Korea is a killer move planted by Yang Qiu, but it is the same as the 2nd submarine detachment that has arrived off the coast of Qingdao. If the killing move is used too early, it will not be effective, think about it and say, "Wait! Wait for the results of Qingdao to come out and do it. If you tell me, you must be ruthless once you do it, and blow up all the Pyongyang-Sinuiju railway and Incheon railway! Tell Jin Jiu that if he still wants to get support, he must make the movement as loud as possible. ”

After explaining all the things, Fang Rui saluted with both feet and was just about to leave, when he suddenly remembered something, and the corners of his mouth hooked: "The commander's wife has already set off from Hankou yesterday on the way here, and I have already sent someone to protect it secretly." "This stupid girl, what is she doing?" Yang Qiu was stunned for a moment, scratching his head and not understanding why Miao Luo suddenly came to Beijing, but since Fang Rui sent someone to protect it, it shouldn't be a big deal, but after thinking about it, he still asked Lei Meng to pick it up, after all, the railway line is not safe now, and there have been several attempts to blow up the railway this month alone.

However, he soon forgot about it, because an urgent telegram came from the front.

On August 8, Shirakawa Yoshinori hit the 9th Brigade and launched the first attack on Laiyang, where the 103rd Division was stationed, while the Japanese troops who landed from Laoshan were temporarily unable to break through Jimo and penetrate in depth to join the 9th Brigade, so they voluntarily gave up the entanglement and began to move towards Qingdao along the coast, and had a fierce exchange of fire with the German alert troops at Li Village. In the afternoon of the same day, a group of Japanese marines forced their way to the Yangkou under the protection of the fleet and began to attack the German-controlled coastal fortress with the cooperation of naval guns, but after being blocked by German machine guns and heavy artillery, they had to establish a beachhead and wait for support.

On August 9, when the entire territory of Belgium was lost, the British envoy Bernard, who had no way out, sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, stating for the first time that he would not rule out the possibility of sending British troops into Qingdao to fight. That night, after the reserve 23rd and 25th infantry divisions arrived in Weifang from Sichuan and Hunan, Cai gave the order for a general attack. Early in the morning of August 10, the 9th and 11th Divisions cooperated with a brigade of the 102nd Division to attack Zhaoyuan and Longkou from Pingdu and Laizhou at the same time. At the same time, the two vanguard regiments of the 5th Brigade of the 2nd Division and the 57th Brigade of the 18th Division crossed the Baisha River for the first time, expelled a German squad in the area and entered Meiyuan, ready to storm Qingdao.

The Battle of Qingdao, the most tragic battle of the Sino-Japanese War, sounded the horn at the same time as the German army broke through the fortress of Liège and stepped into the Great Plains of France!