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spn February 28, 1925, Kunming. Driven by the orders of the Japanese instructors, the Yunnan troops guarding the governor's house outside Tang Jirao's house suddenly opened fire on the unarmed student demonstrators. In broad daylight, Ji Zi

The soldiers fired their heavy machine guns at the dense crowd of students without any sign or warning, shooting the unsuspecting students to death in the street, causing nearly 300 casualties on the spot.

The whole scene was littered with corpses and rivers of blood. At the moment of their death, the progressive students who cared about the nation could not understand why they were subjected to such a senseless massacre in their own country. However, according to the law, students

Isn’t there a right to peaceful march?

On that day, an agent of the Special Intelligence Department of the militia who was preparing to record the demonstration in front of the Governor's Mansion used a specially equipped camera to capture the moment from the beginning of the parade to the moment several Japanese instructors came out of the inner courtyard of the Governor's Mansion. After a quarrel, the two men

A Yunnan Army officer was taken away, and in less than a minute, the student team who did not know what was going on was brutally massacred by the Yunnan Army and Japanese instructors.

Judging from the high-definition black-and-white photos secretly taken by the special intelligence agent, the whole process is very clear. The Japanese instructors were not only the ones who gave the order, but also relied on the Japanese instructors' detachment in the governor's house to suppress the dissatisfied Yunnan Army officers, thus intimidating them.

The Yunnan troops, who did not know the truth, opened fire on the Chinese students.

What Okamura Neji didn't expect was that the incident was recorded by the Special Intelligence Department agents of the vigilante group just after it happened. Then Dongchuan District sent out an emergency call again, immediately telegraphing the shocking murder to the whole country, calling on 40 million people to condemn Tang.

He even spared no expense and sent out a long telegram expressing his firm anti-Tang stance, and even proactively promised to be responsible for the aftermath, treatment and resettlement of the dead and injured students, with Zhang Shusheng's personal investment and the militia's investment adding up to hundreds of thousands.[

And then a photo was sent to major newspapers, causing almost all newspapers to take out a full page report. The clear black and white photo, even the Japanese in the photo were specially marked, and two Japanese instructors and captains were also

Names marked.

As soon as the incident came out, the first people to get the news were of course the military and political officials in various places. However, even these warlords did not believe that the massacre was real. There had been massacres of civilians before, but compared to this time, people were killed in the streets.

Heavy machine gun fire on students is nothing like the same thing. But in the evening, major and small newspapers urgently printed special editions, making the truth known to the world.

In this massacre, which was called the "February 8th Massacre" by Dongchuan District, the sloppy cooperation between Tang Jirao and the Japanese could no longer be concealed or justified. The moment people everywhere saw the newspaper, they all

I couldn't believe my eyes. When I saw the scene in the photo clearly, the bloody streets, the ferocious Japanese faces, and the stumps everywhere were clearly visible. Many people were crying in the street.

Although China has always been weak, the people still have the idea that China is a vast land with rich resources. They believe that as long as they keep to themselves, they can live a peaceful life. But this shocking tragedy made everyone understand the truth that life

, turns out to be so fragile. Even if the students are like this, what about the ordinary people? Where is the hope in this country where warlords are fighting?

At a time when the people were confused, intellectuals were wailing, and politicians and warlords were speaking out. On the second day of the incident, the militia once again sent a news commentary written by Zhang Shusheng himself to various major newspapers through various channels.

"...for five thousand years, China has been the land of China since ancient times. It is protected by the gods above and the righteous path of the world is clear below. However, in recent decades, foreign invaders have repeatedly invaded the territory of China, killing our great people and taking us captive.

The wealth of the Han Dynasty insults the power of the Han Dynasty. Now there are traitors who collude with the Japanese and openly massacre my weaklings under the bright sky. Students are the hope of the nation. Students are the fundamental future of the nation. And so on.

, the Japanese and the Tang Dynasty had extremely vicious intentions to destroy the fate of our Han Dynasty, destroy the foundation of our Han Dynasty, "chaos" our rivers and mountains, and destroy the seeds of our Han Dynasty!!!

If there are thieves at home and outside, the country will be ruined. The Japanese are rampant and the people in the country are many jn and sycophants. At this time, all our fellow citizens should take this as a warning to reject Japanese goods from outside and punish the Han at home... Act with caution...

I hope that all our citizens will recognize the face of the Japanese, who plunder our economy, "disrupt" our internal affairs, and kill our people. If we are not vigilant today, we will be in danger of national subjugation in the future!!!

... As a small official in northern Yunnan, Shen Xing did not dare to speak righteously, but he knew how to respect the elderly, protect the young, and promote education. Nowadays, warlords are fighting in a melee, and the country is peaceful. Shen Xing does not seek to be prominent, but only seeks talented students with ambitions in the world.

I am studying under my rule. Students from all over the country should enjoy certain discounts such as tuition exemptions and students under my rule. The specific details will be published separately on a selected day. The day when I succeed in my studies will be the day when our country will be rejuvenated and the country will be prosperous and the people will be strong...

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Zhang Shusheng's signed comment immediately stirred up a stir. The subsequent comments from other enlightened people raised this tragedy to a level of national vigilance. As Zhang Shusheng said in the comment, today's domestic worries

In the face of foreign aggression, it is not necessary to ask the whole people to wake up, but people with ambitions should think more about it in order to make some preparations for the future.

Regrettably, in this commentary, Zhang Shusheng did not mention the more acute issues of the concession, and did not even dare to incite the Chinese to kill the Japanese in China. Because he knew that at this time, China was not ready, and neither was he

Be prepared. But I fully seized this opportunity and allowed at least some people in the country to understand the situation of a small part of the ethnic group. This will have a major impact on the war of resistance that will inevitably occur in the future.

At least there will be no situation in later generations when the Japanese have captured important northern towns and entered the country with iron hooves. Many Chinese people are still hoping that the Japanese ambitions will be satisfied, so they will stop moving forward and just steal the north.

The reason why Zhang Shusheng seized this rare opportunity for national education was that he knew that some things would still happen, such as the Shanghai tragedy that was originally going to happen in 1925.

The Japanese nation is a typical animal nation. Therefore, Zhang Shusheng not only had a high level of awareness, but also fully collected evidence of the incident and preserved the evidence. There are photos and video materials, and the Japanese just slandered them hundreds of years later.

, can't escape these mountains of irrefutable evidence that fill the entire room.

However, although the February 8th Massacre happened first, there is no guarantee that the Shanghai Massacre will not happen, and it may even happen earlier. Because when this kind of national conflict suddenly becomes acute, the Japanese capital represented by Japanese factories in China and the labor force represented by poor workers

It is entirely possible for a major conflict to break out in advance.

Therefore, he didn't just yell at everything, but made absolutely meticulous preparations.

On March 1, 1925, Zhang Shusheng called Chu Feiyang, the commander-in-chief of the special operations force of the militia, Zhao Ziyun, deputy director of the special intelligence department of the militia, and He An, the captain of the Longya Special Forces Brigade.

With one exception, the three people's eyes were red and swollen. It was very uncomfortable to see the Chinese people being slaughtered, but they were too late to rescue them. And letting the Japanese commit crimes on the land of China made even more non-combat troops including Zhao Ziyun

Everyone is full of fighting spirit.

"Teacher, let me go to Kunming!!"

"District Chief, let our special forces go!!"[

"I think everyone is very clear about the incident that happened in Kunming. The deceased is dead, and what we should do is to turn grief into strength. Although the main force such as the First Division is responsible for the attack in Kunming, it only takes two or three days at most.

We can win it, but we have to prevent the Japanese from jumping over the wall."

Zhang Shusheng took out a written combat mission and gave it to three people respectively. "In this plan, in addition to dispatching a special forces unit into Kunming to carry out special combat missions, after completing the mission in Kunming, they must immediately secretly go to the following

Conduct latent operations in these cities."

After looking through the combat plan, Chu Feiyang, as the commander-in-chief of the special forces, said first: "The combat mission in Kunming is not difficult, the key is the subsequent mission part. He An, tell me."

As the captain of the Longya Special Forces, He An needs to lead the team in person. He nodded and asked rigorously: "District Chief, if you want to go to these cities for latent operations at very long distances, the troops must bring their own equipment."

Or think of another way?"

Zhang Shusheng looked at Zhao Ziyun and said: "This time the special forces personnel only need to rush to each city as quickly as possible, and our local special intelligence agents will make all preparations for you. Zhao Ziyun, do you have any questions?

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"Report to the district chief, there is no problem." Zhao Ziyun stood at attention and accepted the order.

Zhang Shusheng nodded with satisfaction and glanced at the three of them seriously, "This combat mission is focused on prevention. Once an emergency like a tragedy occurs, I authorize the combat troops to serve as gang members and civilian righteous people.

The executioner opened fire."

As the direct person in charge of the operation, He An will be sent to Shanghai. Having experienced the hatred of massacre of the village, his eyes are blood red at this time, and he seems to have seen the executioners die under his own gun.

"Don't worry, district chief, if he fails to complete the task, He An will definitely commit suicide and apologize!!"

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In the senior combat conference room of the militia, the generals who stayed in Dongchuan District attended the briefing meeting on this battle.

Zhang Shusheng was wearing a military uniform without any military rank, ribbons or medals. He knocked on the table and started: "Before the meeting begins, I would like to say a few words. Tang Jirao, in defiance of the world's disapproval, brazenly

Shooting at students demonstrating. This is a blatant anti-national crime. I ask each of your military officers and instructors to be alert and supervise the propaganda of this incident in accordance with the propaganda documents issued by the headquarters.

.The tragedy is painful, but we must use it as a negative lesson to improve the ideological understanding of the soldiers. Whoever does the job perfunctory will be sent to a military court once discovered by the comrades of the Special Intelligence Department."

"Yes!!" The generals of the militia stood up and saluted and accepted the order. In fact, Zhang Shusheng did not need to say that these commanders and fighters were doing the work of their respective subordinates every day. There was an endless stream of grassroots officers who blocked the army headquarters for opportunities to fight every day.

.This professional army, which was originally war-like, has now been marked with a deep national brand.

There is a sentence in the document issued from the headquarters, which is read as the top priority by all the commanders and fighters, "In this country where warlords are fighting, politicians are capable, and politics are tyrannical, only our Dongchuan Army can save the Han Dynasty."

, Only in this way can we protect China and protect our people."

The professional army of the militia, from officers to soldiers, is full of strong self-confidence and automatically turns itself into the last force to save this desperate nation.

Then, the combat staff officer began to report on the battle situation of the battle.

"... On the Guizhou side, the two armies have already arrived in Guiyang. Due to logistical constraints, they are expected to launch a general offensive on March 4 or later. However, it should be noted that the Guizhou army has low combat effectiveness and did not participate in this Yunnan attack.

The troops were reorganized and their equipment was very inferior. Our participating troops are sufficient. The First Division of the Militia Reserve, the Second Division of the Guangxi Reserve, and the First Division of the Guangxi Garrison Division. A total of about two relatively elite divisions will be enough to defeat Guiyang.

In the territory of Yunnan Province, we adopted the same combat method, marching directly to Huanglong and pressing heavy troops towards Kunming. We successively wiped out the sixth division reorganized by Tang Jirao and the reinforced fourth division. We defeated the enemy's elite second division reorganized to block the attack.

The first division of the reorganized Third Division. At present, apart from the Yunnan garrison troops in several other important towns in Yunnan, Kunming still has nearly two reorganized Japanese weapon divisions and more than two reorganized ordinary divisions. In addition,

Other forces total about 50,000 to 60,000 people.

Our offensive force mainly consists of reorganizing the First Division, reorganizing part of the Second Division, reserve armored regiments, and air force bomber units. Although the number of Army participants in the battle is at a disadvantage, the staff fully trusts them to capture Kunming.

In other respects, according to the instructions from the headquarters, we have also prepared for defensive operations in the direction of Sichuan, Guangdong, and Hubei. Once any troops want to seize the fruits of victory, they will be violently blocked."

Zhang Shusheng listened silently, and couldn't help feeling that the combat troops of the militia were still too few. There were two reorganized divisions, three reserve divisions, and three garrison divisions in Guangxi. Even if one general reserve division that was urgently mobilized was added, the militia would only be nine.

Although the equipment of these troops is far more elite than that of the warlords in Sichuan, Hubei, and Guangdong, and their training is even better, the strength of these nine divisions is now spread across the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi.

It's a bit strenuous.

After all, at this time, the military establishment of the militia was not a true wartime establishment.[

Finally, Zhang Shusheng said, "Since it is a war, there must be a victory or defeat. All troops stationed there must be ready to get on the bus and rush to rescue at any time." In his view, even if it is a sure-shot combat operation, there must be backup plans.

The economic and industrial center of Dongchuan District is the most important, but the battle in Kunming cannot be lost.

"yes!!"

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At about 5 o'clock in the morning on March 2, 1925, on the outskirts of Kunming, the most elite First Division of the militia suddenly launched a fierce attack on the first line of defense deployed by Neji Okamura himself.

This attack was different from the battle in Songming County. In addition to artillery fire at the beginning, bombers that were very unfamiliar to the Yunnan Army flew in from the white fish belly just above the sky.

This batch of 42 militia fighters consisted of two types of aircraft. The fighter planes had just arrived over the battlefield. First, the escorting nearly 20 J-1 fighter jets used their large-caliber machine guns to swoop and straf each one.

Heavy machine gun fortifications, artillery fortifications visible to the naked eye, and mortar fire teams were all called out. Although it has been more than a year since the J-1 fighter was successfully developed, this is the first time it has participated in actual combat.
To be continued...