In the southern suburbs of Huairou, Qin Dechun made an appointment to meet Ouyang Yun, who led the army through here. At the time of the Great War, as the supreme commander of the three major forces in Jicha, Pingjin, and Tianjin, although there was a telegram exchange and an exchange of telegrams, it was also necessary to meet and discuss in detail. Just last night, the Japanese 108th Division broke through the South Great Wall, and the vanguard had already exchanged fire with the local security forces in Changping. The results speak for themselves, and the security forces, after a certain degree of resistance, withdrew to the city of Changping. The rout of the security forces caused a certain degree of turmoil in Changping City, but fortunately, He Zheng's infantry brigade arrived as soon as possible, and with those artillery chariots and brave people, the hearts of the people in Changping City stabilized a little.

After He Zhengchu arrived in Changping, he first organized manpower to dig fortifications in the northern suburbs, and in addition, sent a battalion of chariot troops to ambush 50 kilometers east of Changping as a receiving force for the follow-up troops. At about 9 o'clock in the morning, the advance team of the 108th Division of the Japanese Army and the tank wing launched a tentative attack on the newly built position of the Jibu Brigade, and after losing four Douzhan and one Quirrell, they decisively gave up the attack and began to wait for the arrival of the large army.

While continuing to strengthen the fortifications, the infantry brigade was also waiting for the arrival of a large army. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that if nothing else, Changping will become a turning point in the Second Great Wall War of Resistance.

The meeting between Qin Dechun and Ouyang Yun has been less than a month since the last time. On that occasion, Song Zheyuan was assassinated, and the Beiping security forces rebelled, and as a result, with the help of the Xuebing Army and the 57th Army, Qin Dechun was able to control the situation, and the relationship between the two armies began.

In less than a month, Qin Dechun looked a lot haggard. When Ouyang Yun first saw this slender old man, he was embarrassed when he saw the mottled sideburns that accidentally appeared under his military hat. This veteran soldier who personally signed the "Qin-Tu Agreement" with the Japanese was once regarded as a pro-Japanese element, but only when he really came into contact with him and understood this period of history would he know how helpless she was to make an important choice at that time. Just as he learned from a telegram a few days ago that Han Fuqu actively organized troops to resist Japan, Ouyang Yun realized how far the distance between this so-called history and reality is.

The Xuebing Army had no intention of staying in Huairou. Although the soldiers were exhausted after a morning's march, no one cried out that they were tired. Squad leaders, platoon commanders, and even company commanders and battalion commanders were all on foot, and some of them were carrying machine guns or bullet boxes. Under Ouyang Yun's conscious edification, this unit is becoming more and more similar to another unit that Qin Dechun has been fortunate enough to see, if he hadn't witnessed the growth of the student army from scratch, he would have almost suspected that this was actually a subordinate unit of ***.

Seeing Qin Dechun from afar, Ouyang Yun asked the driver to drive the car to the side of the road, and then got out of the car to greet him. Far away, he shouted loudly: "Commander Qin, old brother!" ”

It's a bit of a strange name, but Qin Dechun seems to be more useful. He strode up to meet him, stretched out his hands from afar, and shouted, "Commander Ouyang, little brother, I can wait for you." ”

The guards and staff officers around the two followed closely, and Tong Linge, as the supreme commander of the other main force in this mixed force, sat in the same car as Ouyang Yun after the troops started. The relationship between him and Qin Dechun turned out to be an old comrade-in-arms, an old brother, and now there are more superiors and subordinates, and the two met and smiled at each other to show tacit understanding. After everyone greeted each other, Qin Dechun went straight to the point and asked, "Commander Ouyang, it seems that you are really ready to respond to public opinion and decide the victory in a battle?" But in this way, it is right in the hands of some people. As far as I know, the Japanese were not fully prepared for war against our country, and the main reason why they were so urgent this time was that they felt threatened by your troops. You cadets have now become a thorn in the eye of the Japanese! ”

How could a person like Qin Dechun, who has been in the army for many years and has always been in charge of politics and diplomacy, not see the subtlety? On the surface, the Japanese army's large-scale provocation of the incident was only for the long-planned annexation of North China as part of a strategy of all-out aggression against China. However, as Qin Dechun said, Japan was not completely prepared for war. Of course, the reason for the butterfly effect caused by Ouyang Yun's sudden appearance was that they suddenly launched ahead of schedule, but on the other hand, the growth of the anti-Japanese contingent of the Scholar Army had seriously threatened the Japanese army's North China strategy and the safety of the puppet Manchuria. With the current expansion rate of the Xuebing Army and its army-building ideas, it is not difficult to imagine what kind of situation the puppet Manchuria will be in once it becomes stronger. The strategic purpose of the Japanese this time was not so much to invade and occupy North China as to eliminate the anti-Japanese forces led by the Cadet Army.

This is not only obvious to Qin Dechun, but also believes that as long as he has a little strategic vision, he will also be clear. Of course, the targeted approach adopted by each person is different. For example, Zhang Zizhong's 57th Army and the 29th Army chose to fight side by side with the Cadet Army because of their own safety and the overall situation. The attitude of some other domestic forces is much more intriguing. On the one hand, it vigorously advocated the all-people resistance against Japan in the newspapers, but on the other hand, it ignored the voices of compatriots at home and abroad, and still pursued the policy of first securing the interior of the country.

Ouyang Yun smiled bitterly: "Commander Qin, I understand the thoughts of the Japanese very well. However, I didn't do it entirely on my own hands. Speaking of which, it was your backhand under Yanqing that gave me quite inspiration. At present, the popular will is available, although we have a limited regular army, but we have nearly 10 million people. If the people's strength is properly utilized, it is not necessarily impossible to turn defeat into victory. Brother, you really didn't say anything else, don't say anything else, at least now the little devil can learn to be much more civilized. I've heard that some people in Shandong have now called the little devil Nishio Shouzo by the Confucian general. Nishio Shouzo can become so well-behaved, he must have learned the lesson of Kawagishi Bunzaburo. ”

Qin Dechun smiled faintly, and in an instant, his face became quite solemn, and said: "I am also helpless, it is the duty of our soldiers to defend the country and kill the enemy on the border, our soldiers are incompetent, but it is a shame for us to let the common people sacrifice for it, and I will never mention such words again." ”

Ouyang Yun looked at him, and his face became solemn, "That's the reason, I have always instilled the concept of a junior soldier in my brothers, and it is out of this concept. Brother, we have a heart. To be honest, I was strongly disapproving of this method of warfare, but given the current strength of our country, it is not an option. It is the duty of the husband to defend the family and the country, and our people can have this kind of awareness, which can be regarded as a wake-up call and an example for you and me to be soldiers. Big brother, don't talk nonsense, this time the Great Wall War of Resistance is related to the survival of you and me and the 57th Army. I think, no matter what, we're all in this together. I don't know exactly who is in charge of the North China Front, but one thing is certain, whether it is Seiji Kazuki or Toshiichi Terauchi, they want to have a decisive battle with our main force. As you said, it is false that the Japanese sent troops to North China, and it is true that they want to destroy the three of us, so it will be a matter of time before the enemy and us will fight a decisive battle. That being the case, instead of being reactive all the time, we should be proactive. In this way, not only is the choice of the main battlefield up to me, but more importantly, the morale of our army and civilians will not fall to the point of unusability because of too many failed retreats. What do you think? ”