Jiangbei is the largest coal and iron producing area in the Jianghuai region, and Beitai has large steel mills, which are very important to Japan.
Originally, the resistance here was the fiercest.
This year, public security has improved and it has become a model area.
Therefore, the Chinese Expeditionary Forces Headquarters will This was chosen as the location for the Prince's inspection.
The date is set on the Chinese Lunar New Year.
Originally, the Japanese also celebrated the Lunar New Year.
Later, the reform and reform implemented the Western calendar.
It was only the New Year's Day of the Gregorian calendar.
His Royal Highness Prince Qingshui Palace came to China after celebrating the New Year in China.
The first The station was in Shanghai, and it was said that King Yulong accompanied him throughout the whole journey.
Only then did Wang's Government No. 76 and a group of people suddenly realize that no wonder a young man like King Yulong was so arrogant.
It turned out that he had access to the sky.
In late January, Beitai City received a notice that high-level officials had recently inspected and ordered the local area to prepare for the reception.
Mayor Xia Jingqi personally led people to clean the streets and painted all street trees with lime water.
From a distance, the sycamore trees seemed They all wore white leggings and were eye-catching and tidy.
The roads were swept spotlessly, and the Japanese flag had to be hung on the street fronts.
Units such as the police department and the detective team took the opportunity to loot and enrich their own pockets.
The common people were miserable.
Xia Jingqi has been deliberately yearning to climb up, and never misses any opportunity to find a camp.
He asked someone to find out who was coming, but the Japanese side did not reveal a word.
The distinguished guest is finally coming.
Both sides of the railway line from the provincial capital to Beitai are heavily guarded.
Soldiers are stationed every fifty meters.
The artillery towers throughout Jiangbei are at the first level of combat readiness.
Xia Jingqi, Wang Sanliu, Gai Longquan and a member of the Japanese garrison in Beitai.
The colonel greeted him at the platform of the train station.
In the dead of winter, Xia Jingqi was shivering from the cold even though he was wearing furs.
However, the Japanese did not go into the lounge to warm themselves by the fire, so he had no choice but to risk his life to accompany the gentleman.
After waiting for a long time, the train finally arrived.
A group of senior officials from the Nanjing government and a Japanese major general got off the train.
Xia Jingqi hurriedly stepped forward to shake hands and exchange greetings.
Unexpectedly, they didn't even look at him, and just got on the train and ran to the dock.
A group of officials from Beitai had no choice but to follow behind.
Because of the dense mines in the Huaijiang River, shipping was suspended for a period of time, and transportation relied entirely on railways.
It was not until recently that the mine clearance was completed, and shipping to the provincial capital was reopened.
Everyone stood by the trestle, the river wind was biting, and it was colder than inside the train station.
A few minutes later, Xia Jingqi couldn't help but curse, who is it that knows how to do so much?
He talked to Wang Sanliu with his nose dripping with water: "Commander Wang, what level of official is this person?"
Wang Sanliu glanced at him and said stiffly: "I don't know."
This guy seemed to have taken some gunpowder recently, and his temper was not right.
Xia Jingqi stopped paying attention to him and continued to wait with his neck hunched.
Suddenly, the whistle penetrated the mist, and the outline of a ship appeared vaguely in the distance.
"Play music" Xia Jingqi shouted.
The band, which was almost freezing, played the Japanese naval march, and there was finally some festive atmosphere on the pier.
Twenty minutes later, the ship finally docked.
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It was a 500-ton passenger ship.
The first to disembark were ten armed soldiers.
Xia Jingqi noticed that the cap badges of these imperial troops were different from those of ordinary imperial troops.
Under the yellow five-pointed star Surrounded by branches and leaves, the soldiers were relatively tall, so they asked Wang Sanliu: "What kind of army is this?"
Wang Sanliu had served in the Imperial Guards of Manchukuo before.
In 1935, he followed Puyi on a visit to Japan and saw a lot of the world.
He also noticed that the cap badges of these soldiers were different.
He was secretly surprised.
The information was indeed true.
This was a big fish. .
"This is the symbol of the Guards Division."
Wang Sanliu said.
"What does that mean?"
Xia Jingqi was confused.
"It's the Imperial Guard of the Emperor of Japan."
Wang Sanliu was a little impatient.
Xia Jingqi's mouth is so open, God, Grandpa, and the Japanese Imperial Guard are here.
Could it be that the Emperor is coming back this time?
The answer was soon revealed.
A little man in military uniform got off the boat, wearing glasses, a Zhaowu-style big-brimmed hat, a chrysanthemum medal of honor on his chest, bow-legged, and a gorgeous saber hanging on his legs.
The description was slightly wretched, but everyone present The Japanese are extremely respectful, bowing ninety degrees and addressing each other as Your Highness.
"What do you mean?"
Although Xia Jingqi also understands two sentences of Japanese, he is limited to daily dealing with it and does not master high-end vocabulary.
"His Royal Highness the Prince of Japan."
Wang Sanliu said.
Xia Jingqi swallowed hard, "Oh my god, the Japanese prince is visiting Beitai.
This is a good opportunity to show his face.
It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
If you perform well, he won't be promoted to the province.
No, he will be promoted directly to Nanjing."
A minister or something, this time he must do his best to curry favor with the prince.
The prince and his entourage filed off the boat.
Japanese military officers and senior officials of the Nanjing government shook hands with him and greeted him.
Just as Xia Jingqi was about to get closer, they had already finished.
A group of military police protected the prince and got into the car and drove away.
The formal welcome ceremony was held in the city hall.
The outermost layer of security was held by Wang Sanliu's Imperial Army, the middle layer was by the Japanese troops from Northern Thailand, and the prince's personal guards were soldiers from the Guards Division he brought from Japan, as well as a large number of provincial guards.
Members of the City Special High School and the Beitai Detective Team were walking back and forth in casual clothes, looking around with hawk-like eyes.
All the celebrities from Northern Thailand were invited to attend the reception.
The city hall was bustling with people drinking and drinking.
Suddenly Gai Longquan came over with a serious face and whispered a few words to Colonel Matsuo, the supreme commander of Northern Thailand.
The colonel's face suddenly changed and he bowed to the prince.
Bow, turn around and go out.
It turned out that the guerrillas came down from the mountain and launched an attack on Nantai County.
The military situation was extremely urgent.
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The colonel made a prompt decision and sent an infantry brigade and a regiment of the Imperial Army to Nantai to relieve the siege.
He also ordered Gai Longquan's troops to strengthen their vigilance and make sure no mistakes were made.
"If it affects His Highness's visit, everyone will die."
Colonel Matsuo said viciously.
"Hai" Gai Longquan bowed with a sneer on his lips.
The Japanese army was dispatched urgently, but the city hall was still singing and dancing.
In the basement, the floor moved slightly, revealing a hole.
Chen Zikun climbed out, put on a suit, and walked out grandly.
Many people climbed out one after another.
Chen Zikun came to the entrance of the reception and saw a Guards second lieutenant meticulously checking the invitations of the attendees.
He immediately turned around and took out cigarettes and matches as a cover.
His actions were natural, but they attracted several special agents from the Special High School.
Attention, two guys in black trench coats came up and asked politely but firmly: "Sir, please show me the invitation."
Chen Zikun didn't have an invitation.
He pretended not to understand Chinese and asked: "Nani" The agent didn't accept his advice and immediately repeated it in Japanese.
Chen Zikun reached for the inner pocket of his suit.
There was a pistol hidden there.
It seemed that he was about to move ahead of schedule.
Several guys from the detective team noticed what was going on here and slowly gathered around, their hands on the handles of their guns.
At the critical moment, a Japanese lieutenant colonel wearing glasses and a golden ribbon hanging on his chest suddenly walked out of the venue.
When he saw Chen Zikun, he was stunned for a moment, and then said loudly: "Chen Sang."
Chen Zikun was also stunned.
This man looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.
The waiter passed by, and Lieutenant Colonel came out with two glasses of wine and handed one to Chen Zikun.
He was inexplicably excited: "Yours, my surname is Chen, Qingshui Feng.
In the summer of 1920, on the ship from Nagasaki to Hong Kong, what else do you want?"
"Get up" Chen Zikun suddenly realized that the former freshman at Imperial University was now an army lieutenant colonel.
Qing Shuifeng was very happy and pulled Chen Zikun into the door.
The officer guarding the door did not bother him at all.
The members of the Special High School Class and the Detective Team looked at each other and dispersed angrily.
After entering the venue, Qing Shuifeng suddenly said seriously: "Chen Sang, you lied to me."
"Oh" Chen Zikun became alert.
"You said Bamboo Leaf Green Wine is from Sichuan, but it's actually from Shanxi."
Qingshui Feng said seriously.
"Really?
I said this."
Chen Zikun looked around and found the Japanese prince in the crowd.
A man came over with a wine glass and happened to see Chen Zikun.
He was dumbfounded: "Why are you here?"
The person who came was none other than King Yulong.
Chen Zikun smiled and said: "Why can't I be here?"
Cold sweat oozed from all the 36,000 pores on King Yulong's body.
Chen Zikun should not have appeared in this place at this time.
His appearance could only mean one thing, it was going to be bad.
Suddenly, there was a dense sound of firecrackers outside, and the lights flickered a few times.
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The guests were panicked, and several officers went out to check.
King Yulong stared at Chen Zikun: "You want to kidnap the prince?"
"You're right, it's best not to resist.
My people are everywhere in Beitai."
Chen Zikun said.
King Yulong said with a sullen face: "Don't tell me that Gai Longquan is also involved in the conspiracy."
Chen Zikun said: "Not only him, but also Wang Sanliu.
By the way, I remind you that soldiers are not afraid of deceit.
How can this be a conspiracy?"
King Yulong said: "You have been setting up the trap for so long just for today."
"Even so, I originally wanted to wait, but your prince is here and this opportunity cannot be missed, so I moved forward."
"You are not afraid of the imperial army's retaliation.
Those who understand current affairs are heroes.
Your resistance will only bring disaster to the people."
Chen Zikun smiled contemptuously: "You can live a peaceful life as an obedient citizen.
You would rather die standing than live on your knees.
The heroes you call are just traitors like Xia Jingqi."
Qingshui Feng couldn't understand the conversation between the two and asked King Yulong.
King Yulong answered him quickly in Japanese.
He couldn't help but look at the prince.
His Highness had been evacuated from the hall surrounded by guards.
Xia Jingqi loudly reassured the guests: "Everyone, calm down. , the city is guarded by the imperial army, and it will be difficult for individual guerrillas to sneak in.
"Two guards stood at the door and no one was allowed to go out.
Chen Zikun pointed at Xia Jingqi and said: "He thought it was the guerrillas who had sneaked into the city to cause trouble.
He really couldn't figure out the situation.
In fact, all the puppet troops have rebelled today.
You can calculate how many Japanese soldiers and how many Chinese people there are in Jiangbei." , one of you can drown you with just a drop of spit, don’t resist, wake up.”
King Yulong sighed: "One mistake will cause eternal regret."
"Every time you take a step, you gain wisdom.
Don't be sad.
I won't make it difficult for you.
There is also Qingshui Zuo.
We are old friends."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door was knocked open.
Several spies from the Special High School with bloody faces rushed in and closed the door behind their backs.
A shrill voice echoed in the hall: "The guerrillas have entered the city":