July 7, 1937 was still a sunny day. Li Qinglin drove the train under the scorching sun. He loaded all the food these days, and the food will be transported from Wan'an County to Pinghan Railway to Pingjin. July 7, 1937 was supposed to be a dull day, but from this day on, the Chinese nation was invaded by Japan and the Chinese people were brutally ravaged. July 7 was a historical turning point.

For a whole day, Li Qinglin was waiting for the news of the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, but he did not get the news. At night, there was no news. Li Qinglin even doubted whether it was because of his rebirth that even history had changed direction.

On the afternoon of July 8, Li Qinglin was rushing the grain truck into Wan'an Railway Station. At this time, a rushing hawk of a newspaper boy came: "No, No, No, Buy No, Buy No, Buy No,! The July 7th Lugou Bridge Incident broke out, the War of Resistance broke out!", "No, No, No, Buy No, Buy No, Buy No, Buy No,! The Twenty-Ninth Army defended Nanyuan, and the War of Resistance broke out!"

The War of Resistance Against Japan broke out and history did not change its direction. Li Qinglin breathed a sigh of relief. But his heart immediately rose again. The War of Resistance Against Japan broke out and the Japanese launched an attack on Lugou Bridge as scheduled. The great suffering of the Chinese nation has arrived. Where will they and their families go?

Li Qinglin immediately stopped the mule cart and bought a copy of the null as quickly as possible. The emergency printed null was only a little bigger than a palm, and the title was printed in thick bold - "The War of Resistance Against Japan broke out!" The content of the null was sent by the Central News Agency. In order to send a message, the null was taken to the street by the newspaper boys for sale just after it was printed, and the ink was not dry yet.

There are not many words outside the digit, about two or three hundred words, which basically explains the story of the July 7 Incident.

Since June 1937, the Japanese troops stationed in Fengtai held continuous exercises near Peiping. In July, the heat of summer hit. After several consecutive rains, the water of the Yongding River rose slightly, and the deepest part was as deep as the chest.

On the morning of the 7th, a team of Japanese troops drove from Fengtai City around Wanping City and went to the river beach north of the railway bridge for exercise. The Japanese troops carried sufficient ammunition, drinking water, food, and heavy firepower such as mountain cannons. The Japanese troops who arrived at the exercise site did not exercise during the day, but were resting and standing by on standby.

On the afternoon of July 7, the Eighth Squadron of the Third Battalion of the First Regiment of the North China Governors of Japan, led by Qiemizu Yairo, drove live ammunition to the area between Huilong Temple and Dawayao, which was close to the Chinese defenders of Lugou Bridge.

At dusk, the Japanese army occupied the Wayao Station 400 meters away from Wanping City on their way back. The Japanese army lurked under the roadbed outside the east railway, and unfolded to the south, setting up a siege. The Japanese command center was set up on Shagangzi, a small highland behind it.

At 730 pm, the Japanese army began the exercise. At 10:40 pm, the Japanese army claimed that gunfire came from the exercise site, and that Japanese corps Shimura Kikujiro "disappeared". The Japanese army immediately asked to enter Wanping Castle, the Chinese defender's garrison, to search, but was sternly rejected by the 219th Regiment of the 110th Brigade of the 37th Division of the 29th Army. The Japanese army at the scene pretended to negotiate with the Chinese garrison on the pretext of "gunshot" and "missing soldiers", while catching time to strengthen combat deployment.

At around 24 o'clock, Matsui Taikuro, the head of the Japanese secret service in Peking, called the Hebei-Chahar authorities and requested to enter Wanping City for search. The Hebei-Chahar authorities refused this request. Soon, Matsui called the Hebei-Chahar authorities again, claiming that if China refused, the Japanese army would forcibly enter the city for search. At this time, the Japanese army outside Wanping City had already surrounded and attacked. In order to prevent the situation from escalating, the Hebei-Chahar authorities agreed to send personnel to Lugou Bridge to investigate after consultation with the Japanese side.

At around 5 a.m. on July 8, the Japanese army launched artillery bombardment on Wanping City. The Third Battalion of the 29th Army, guarding Lugou Bridge and Wanping City, fought tenaciously under the command of regiment commander Ji Xingwen and battalion commander Jin Zhenwu, and the full-scale war of resistance broke out!

After reading the extrapolation, Li Qinglin carefully put it away. Li Qinglin decided to keep this extrapolation forever. Although this small extrapolation is simple in words and rough in paper, it records the humiliation of a great country - the Chinese nation is so poor that it is so weak that Japan, the Maner Island country, waved its butcher knife and chopped it up at the Chinese people; it also records that the Chinese people who once conceded step by step have been awakened by imperialist guns, and they have picked up their swords and guns and started to fight to the death with the invaders!

Li Qinglin unloaded the food on the truck at the train station. When he drove the truck to the main road again, a large number of people had gathered on the main streets of Wan'an County. The gatherings were excited, and some people took the lead in shouting slogans: "Down with Japanese imperialism!", "Fuck the little Japanese to death!", "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country!", "I would rather die than be a slave to the destruction of the country!"...

Some people in the crowd began to organize fundraising to raise military expenses and supplies for soldiers who fought desperately; some students and intellectuals were also giving speeches to publicize and encourage the people to contribute to the fight against the Japanese; some passionate young people were also passionate and asked to go to the front line to kill the enemy on the spot; some groups organized condolence groups and rescue teams on the spot, preparing to go to the front line to condolence and rescue.

In the following days, the radio playback location in front of major merchants became a crowded place, and people were eager to understand the development of the situation as quickly as possible from the radio waves.

On July 8, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued a telegram against Japan, calling on the people of the whole country to unite, build a solid Great Wall of the national united front, and expel Japanese invaders from China.

On July 17, Chiang Kai-shek delivered a speech on "Solid Statement on the Lugou Bridge Incident" in Lushan. This is the most famous speech in his life, including: "...We know that after the national situation is in response to the war, we can only sacrifice to the end, without any luck. If the war starts, it means that the land is not divided into north and south, year is not divided into old and young. No matter who is responsible for defending the territory and fighting against the war, we should all be determined to sacrifice everything...."

The full text of Chiang Kai-shek's speech in Lushan was played repeatedly on the radio station, and every time it was played, a large number of people listened attentively. As the commander who actually led the national war of resistance, Chiang Kai-shek expressed his determination to the people of the whole country to the end of the war of resistance: the so-called "peace" against Japan has reached the "last juncture"; "We are weak countries and have no chance to compromise. If we give up our size and land and sovereignty, we will be the eternal sinner of the Chinese nation"; "As the last juncture comes, we can only sacrifice to the end and fight to the end, and only the determination to sacrifice to the end can we win the victory of the war of resistance."

The whole speech shows that China is just self-defense. Only by defending the territory and resisting the war can one not be the eternal sinner of the Chinese nation. As the supreme leader of China at that time, Chiang Kai-shek's statement marked that China would defend against aggression from the whole country. On July 18, when Li Qinglin listened to this famous speech on East Street, he unexpectedly met Li Lide. To be precise, he met Li Lide and a subordinate of Pan Kewei hurriedly passed by.

"Li De!" Li Qinglin called out to Li Li De who had walked by, "Are you on summer vacation?"

Although Li Lide was still wearing a student uniform, his mental outlook had changed a lot, and he no longer looked like he was the enthusiastic and impulsive young man he used to be. From Li Lide's eyes, he could see calmness and ability.
Chapter completed!