On December 18, 1938, too many things happened in Chongqing.

Wang Jingwei absconded.

Chairman inspects camp.

Then, China’s First Lady Soong Meiling visited Chongqing’s Fifth Army Hospital for the first time.

Of course, other things happened on this day.

For example, the lover of a certain director in Chongqing eloped with her lover.

For example, Chen Wuxian, a disciple of the Chongqing Beggar Gang's Nine Bags, assassinated Hu Yihu, the "big beggar leader" of the Chongqing Beggar Gang.

The Beggar Gang is really divided into nine bags of disciples, and there really is a dog-beating stick, and the dog-beating stick has been the symbol of the Beggar Gang leader since the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, I don’t know which overfed Beggar Clan disciple invented it first.

Something else happened in Chongqing:

For example, Meng Shaoyuan planned to kill all the new Japanese special forces at the National Government Building in Chongqing.

For example, the new head of the Japanese agency stationed in Chongqing, Machi Kitaoka, plans to plan a shocking assassination on this day:

Explosion in Chongqing Fifth Army Hospital!

At this time, his biggest opponent, Meng Shaoyuan, had been successfully mobilized and focused his attention on the Chongqing Government Building.

In order to ensure that Meng Shaoyuan was fooled, Beigang Mazhi had staged a series of good shows one after another.

Now, intelligence coming from inside sources is that Meng Shaoyuan has ordered Wang Nanxing to lead his elite troops to set up defenses at the National Government Building.

What an idiot!

The legendary most powerful agent on the surface, nothing more than that!

Now, it's 1pm.

"Operation Desert" begins!

"Our operational personnel successfully entered the hospital in batches a week ago and completed their concealment."

"Where's the dynamite?"

"Explosives have been installed in several places in the hospital. General Kawaguchi Takano will fulfill his sacred mission and is willing to serve the Empire of Japan!"

"Very good, he is a warrior of the empire! The explosion was detonated on time at 2:40. At the same time, after the explosion, I lurked the survivors and immediately shot all the Chinese people in the hospital indiscriminately!"

"Hai! Mr. Agency Chief, please leave. It's too dangerous here!"

"Shimoda-kun, I am the head of the agency. I must personally monitor this major operation. I will not leave. Don't worry, I know how to avoid explosions and how to take care of myself!"

…

1 o'clock.

The Fifth Army Hospital in Chongqing continues to receive patients as usual.

This is also the message from Madam. Don't block the entire hospital just because of your arrival. This will cause great inconvenience to the patients, and may even be used by people with ulterior motives to make a big fuss.

However, a large number of plainclothes people began to enter the hospital to check for potential safety hazards.

Everything is done quietly so as not to disturb the patient.

Song Meiling's guard captain Gao Wenxuan came in person.

He repeatedly suggested to his wife to conduct a closed visit, but she refused.

"There is no need to go to war and disturb doctors and patients. That is formalism."

Song Meiling didn't care too much about this.

Even at the height of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, she braved Japanese artillery fire and went to the front line to offer condolences in person.

At that time, Soong Meiling was in a car accident and suffered several broken ribs. Some people persuaded her to focus on treating her injuries, and her condolences could be postponed. But Soong Meiling insisted on condolences to the soldiers first, and other matters could be postponed later.

Moreover, during the condolences, she also uttered six words that became popular among the entire army during the Anti-Japanese War and were frequently used by Chinese soldiers on the battlefield when their final moments came!

It was during the condolences that Song Meiling interacted with the soldiers on the scene. She took the initiative to ask a platoon leader, how did you command the soldiers under you when attacking the Japanese army?

The platoon leader thought for a moment and replied: "In order to encourage everyone to charge bravely, I will shout loudly, brothers, charge forward! We are not afraid of sacrifice to fight the Japanese devils."

There seemed to be no problem with the platoon leader's answer, but Soong Meiling gently shook her head and told the platoon leader in her usual elegant manner:

"If it were me, I would say, brothers, follow me."

Literally, there is not much difference between Song Meiling's words and the platoon leader's answer, but with just a few words, the meaning is completely different.

The platoon leader's words, "Brothers, charge forward," certainly sounded like a command, but he asked the soldiers to charge forward first and did not play the role of leading the way.

And Song Meiling's six-word reply: "Brothers, follow me!" This sentence suddenly tied the emotional connection between the officers and soldiers closely together.

If soldiers want to lead the charge, officers must also lead by example. Only in this way can they serve as a call to action and set an example, thus inspiring military morale.

From then on, the words "Brothers, follow me" resounded across the country, white mountains and black waters, and became a famous saying that inspired the confidence of the soldiers and civilians during the Anti-Japanese War.

Although there are only six words, each word inspires military morale.

Brothers, follow me!

The same was true for this visit. Soong Meiling didn't care much about her own safety. It wasn't until Gao Wenxuan was almost ready to die that Soong Meiling reluctantly agreed. After she arrived at the hospital, the hospital was temporarily closed for an hour and no patients were allowed to enter.

Gao Wenxuan still felt uneasy.

He checked each ward one by one.

"Where is this?" Gao Wenxuan stopped in front of a small room.

"Ah, utility room."

General Affairs Section Chief Shang Hao said hurriedly.

"Open."

"Wait, wait, the key is with Lao Diao... Lao Diao, Lao Diao, come here quickly, the chief wants to check."

A handyman with a broom and mop hurried over, took out the key from his pocket, and opened the utility room door.

As soon as the door opened, there was a strange smell inside, and it was pitch black with no lights.

Gao Wenxuan checked it and found that it was all a mess. Several baskets were filled with blood-stained and filthy clothes.

"They all belong to the wounded. They were supposed to be burned, but these people were reluctant to part with them. They said they could still wear them after washing them." Shang Hao explained hurriedly, and then said with a straight face:

"Lao Diao, deal with it quickly, this doesn't smell like anything."

"Yes, yes." Lao Diao replied repeatedly.

Gao Wenxuan took the broom, picked up the clothes on the two baskets and looked at them briefly, then put them down and asked, "How long have you been working here?"

"Are you saying I'm a cunning person? I've been doing this job for more than a year, and I'm quite honest and honest."

"Let's go to the next room."

"Sir, let's go."

Lao Diao breathed a long sigh of relief.

A basket inside, under the dirty clothes, contained explosives.

And behind that pile of debris, there are also explosives piled up!

He sneaked into the hospital a week ago through the relationship of Shang Hao, the chief of the general affairs section. He spent ten gold bars to bribe Shang Hao.

Of course, he told Shang Hao that he was a reporter so that he could get first-hand news about Mrs. Chiang's visit.

Ten taels of gold is enough to buy a person's soul.

What's more, Shang Hao has never doubted Lao Diao's identity.

Who would have bad thoughts about a hospital?

Next door to the utility room is the intensive care unit.

Those who are seriously injured will be temporarily arranged here.

This is also the ward that Soong Meiling must visit.

Once she comes in, Lao Diao will quickly detonate the explosives.

The huge explosion was enough to level the utility room and the intensive care unit next door to the ground.

Song Meiling has no chance of escape!

Lao Diao himself will die.

But the entire Imperial intelligence community will remember his name:

Kawaguchi Takano!

Imperial warrior!

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December 18, 1938, 2:30 in the afternoon.
To be continued...