After three hours of continuous bombardment, the Japanese army deployed 20,000 chimneys along the river, simultaneously emitting smoke and poisonous gas. A five-kilometer-wide pale yellow poisonous mist slowly flowed down the wind, passed through the embers of gunpowder smoke, and drifted into what had become the

A ruined garrison position.

After escaping the devastating shelling, the surviving garrison officers and soldiers were subjected to a large-scale poison gas attack. A large number of officers and soldiers were poisoned, and the troops fell into chaos and panic. At 7:30 pm on March 20, the breakthrough brigade of the Japanese Nakai Division, Dai

Put on a gas mask and start crossing Xiushui.

At this time, the riverside warning position of the 456th Regiment of the 76th Division of the garrison had been blown to pieces. The remaining officers and soldiers were struggling painfully in the poisonous gas. Commander Tang Jiyu was unable to control the troops at all and lost the ability to organize operations.

Relying on the despicable trick of using poison gas on a large scale, the Japanese Nakamura Division finally established a foothold on the Xiushui River, and the artillery breakthrough operation was a great success. After successfully crossing the river, the Nakai Division began to storm Fengqi Mountain, the commanding heights of the Guanyin Mountain position, and defended

The first battalion of the army had been disintegrated during the bombardment, and the remaining troops suffered all casualties during the Japanese attack. Battalion Commander Liu Chunren died in the battle.

On the morning of the 21st, Luo Zhuoying learned that the Japanese army had broken through the defense line along the river, so he followed the standard procedure of early single-line defense against the enemy and tried to mobilize troops to fill the gap in the line. At two o'clock in the morning on the 22nd, the Japanese army built a pontoon bridge, and the protagonist Ishii, who was carefully planned by Okamura,

The chariot team immediately crossed the river.

After the Japanese army crossed the river, the weather gradually cleared up, and the Japanese Third Flying Regiment began a massive air raid, bombing the Chinese army, almost as if they were in an uninhabited land. On the morning of the 22nd, under the cover of superior aircraft and artillery fire, they besieged Wucheng in three ways, and

Fire bombs and poison bombs were continuously fired, causing heavy casualties to the defenders, who had no choice but to abandon Wucheng.

At this time, the main square of Jinan Municipal Government was crowded with people, gongs and drums were beating loudly, and colorful flags were flying all around, creating a lively and festive scene. 2,580 newlyweds were dressed up, and the bride all wore red traditional Chinese bridal makeup, and the groom was a soldier.

Wear red flowers and military uniforms, and those who are government civil servants should wear civil servant uniforms!

As for ordinary people, I'm sorry, but don't come and join in the fun this time. Jiang Qiang is organizing a welfare spree specifically for his officers, soldiers and civil servants!

Jiang Qiang originally planned to gather 1,000 couples, but he did not expect that the event initiative received widespread support and response. In just three days, more than 1,800 couples applied for registration.

Spring is indeed a good season for seeking a mate. Young men and women couldn't help but feel the spring tide and began to think about problems with their lower bodies! In this regard, Jiang Qiang was naturally not a petty person, and all those who met the conditions were approved to be included in the plan. Finally,

The total number of couples is fixed at 2580! As a new type of wedding, group wedding is an imported product from the west that spreads from the east, compared with the traditional old-style wedding in China.

In the 1930s, the Nationalist Government at that time promoted the New Life Movement and also promoted Western-style wedding ceremonies in terms of wedding formats. The Social Affairs Bureau came forward to organize it, ushering in the modern collective wedding trend.

In 1935, Shanghai pioneered collective weddings, with 17 couples getting married, followed closely by Hankou and Beijing. In 1935, the "First New Life Group Wedding" was held at the Nanjing Inspirational Society Auditorium, and Ma Chaojun, the mayor of Nanjing at the time,

A total of 33 newlyweds volunteered to attend the wedding ceremony. Various media praised this new wedding ceremony as "more than a thousand people watched the ceremony, which was a great success at that time."

Since then, "mass weddings" have existed as an institution, held regularly by the government and quite frequently. The earliest mass weddings required the newlyweds to dress uniformly, usually the groom wearing a blue robe, black coat, blue trousers, and white

socks, black satin shoes on the feet, white gloves on the hands, and a flower on the chest.

The bride wore a short-sleeved light red long cheongsam, trousers, flesh-colored stockings and satin shoes, a white gauze head covering, and white gloves holding a bouquet of flowers. After the wedding, a marriage certificate, a commemorative badge and a group photo were issued. The whole process was foreign-style.

For Chinese purposes, it is a blend of old and new, simple yet grand.

Jiang Qiang is not short of money, and he has a shopping mall with all kinds of wedding dresses. After choosing for a while, Jiang Qiang simply sent out a wave of lavish gifts, giving all the brides a set of extremely luxurious and elegant wedding dresses that combine Chinese and Western styles.

Dresses! In the square, 2,580 brides were dressed in phoenix crowns and harems, all glittering with gold and jewels, full of nobility and bright and attractive aura!

"Wow, my God, I'm so envious! I have such a beautiful wedding dress!" "Yes, those brides look so beautiful!" "Oh, what a pity, we got married a few months ago!"

This dress alone is worth a lot of money, right?" "That's needless to say! The gold, silver and jewelry alone are already worth a lot of money!"

"If I had known there was such a beautiful wedding dress, I would have found a soldier to marry!" "No shame! No shame! Are you selling yourself out of a suit of clothes?" The collective wedding has not officially started yet.

Just the luxurious bridal makeup worn by the brides made the soldiers and ordinary people who came to watch the ceremony extremely envious.

The collective wedding organized by Jiang Qiang mainly had the following process: starting at 8 o'clock in the morning, we took a bus to travel around the city. The wedding car was decorated with flowers, hanging hydrangeas, paper-cut decorations, and various blessing banners were hung on the sides.

During the urban parade, we will stop at the People's Square in the city center, where all the newlyweds will take group photos and wedding photos, and relatives can accompany them.

At 10:30 a.m., everyone returned to the main square of the municipal government to hold a collective wedding. After all the newlyweds arrived at the main square of the municipal government, colorful crackers and firecrackers went off to heighten the atmosphere of the scene. The newlyweds lined up outside the main venue of the collective wedding, waiting to enter, and met with the guests

, comrades and colleagues greetings.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, the host announced the start of the collective wedding. Accompanied by the "Wedding March", 2,580 newlyweds walked hand in hand through the "Happiness Flower Gate" into the main venue of the wedding ceremony, walked through the everlasting red carpet, and 48 groups of aisles of fireworks bloomed in sequence.

, in the rain of rose petals, the newlyweds expressed their romantic feelings and walked into the wedding hall hand in hand.

At 11:20, the host introduced the leaders at all levels, guests, and the newlyweds attending the wedding, and gave blessings. The newlyweds bowed to the guests and thanked them. Next, naturally Jiang Qiang came on stage to speak and the witness delivered a speech, greeting all the newlyweds.

Sending you good wishes.

After Jiang Qiang finished the witness's speech, the newlyweds began to perform a grand ceremony of worshiping heaven and earth: one bow to heaven and earth, two bows to the high hall, and the husband and wife bowed to each other. The host made a declaration of love, and the newlyweds in the audience read it together, then exchanged love tokens with each other, and then hosted

Give wedding souvenirs and big red envelopes to the newlyweds.

The newlyweds drank a glass of wine together, the representatives of the parents of the newlyweds came to the stage to deliver speeches, and the representatives of the newlyweds came to the stage to deliver speeches. The wedding ceremony was completed, with dragons and phoenixes singing together. At 12 o'clock, the wedding feast for thousands of people officially began.

Jiang Qiang prepared a total of 2,000 tables, occupying not only the entire city hall square, but also several surrounding streets. The lively and luxurious pomp was truly unprecedented. Of course, the collective wedding was so grand and grand that it was unprecedented.

There is no one left behind, and the safety of the entire process is also very important!

After all, this is a war era. Jiang Qiang not only has to guard against Japanese sneak attacks, but also against crowding and stampede safety accidents!

To this end, Jiang Qiang not only mobilized two entire regiments of troops to suppress the situation, but also ordered the police force to be responsible for maintaining order and conducting safety inspections. All radar stations and the Flying Tigers were on standby to ensure that all aspects that could be considered were done without leakage!

"Sister-in-law, no, madam, I finally got my wish today! From now on, I will use all my life to love and protect you!"

Niu Bo was wearing a military uniform with a big red flower on his chest. After drinking several glasses of wine, he became a little dazed. He looked at Wu Cuihong with blurred eyes, picked up the wine glass with great affection and said: "I'm so happy today, madam, let's have another drink!"

Taking advantage of the mass wedding of thousands of people organized by Jiang Qiang, Niu Bo had the courage to express his feelings to his widowed sister-in-law shamelessly. After stalking for a while, he finally got through to his sister-in-law Wu Cuihong. "Hey, okay, I'm happy to go home.

Happy! It’s better not to drink too much!”

Wu Cuihong smiled and shook her head, and then sighed softly: "Today's good day is all given to us by the chief executive, Xiaobo, we must remember this kindness for the rest of our lives!"

Wu Cuihong was a hard-working and strong woman. Her husband died a few days after marrying into the Niu family. However, she supported the Niu family without any regrets, working from dawn to dusk to run the Niu family's crumbling small restaurant. As the saying goes, the widow's door

There were many disputes in the past, because her husband died at a young age, and the Niu family did not have an adult man to support the family. Wu Cuihong, a woman in the family, had to endure hardships and was often coveted and made things difficult for her.

At the critical moment when Wu Cuihong felt that she could no longer survive and the Niu family was about to be destroyed, Jiang Qiang led the Jiaodong Army to take over Jiao County, and wiped out all the ghosts and monsters in one fell swoop.

Moreover, Wu Cuihong also became a direct dealer of Zhaoyuan Trading Company and lived a happy and worry-free life from then on, so she has long been a die-hard fan of Jiang Qiang! Niu Bo's mother, Feng Shi, nodded quickly and said: "Yes, yes

Ah, today’s good day is given to us people by Commander Jiang! Xiaobo, no matter what happens in the future, you must listen to Commander Jiang!”

Niu Bo patted his chest and said loudly: "That's for sure! Our Shandong Army Group is the gun in the hands of the commander-in-chief. We will fight wherever he says, even if we go up mountains of swords and seas of fire, we will never frown.

!”

"Captain Niu is right! We will always be soldiers in the hands of Commander Jiang, and the direction his sword points is the direction of our attack!" "Come, brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts, let's drink together!

It’s a good day today, and here’s to your kindness and wisdom!”

"Cheers!" Niu Bo's words immediately resonated with the two newlyweds at the same table. People at the table picked up their wine glasses, clinked them with each other, and then drank the wine in one gulp!

At a banquet not far away, Li Jinglin, Li Jinglin's parents, his newlywed wife Li Rongyun, Li Rongyun's parents and two brothers, Wang Jiacai and Feng Lin, the whole family is really enjoying themselves and is extremely beautiful. Today, the Wang family can be said to be

Three blessings:

Li Jinglin married his son, and the Li family recognized Prince Qian Jiacai, and Wang Jiacai married Feng Lin. Li Rongyun's family escaped from the sea of ​​misery and came to Zhaoyuan from the occupied area. As for Feng Lin's family, the Ministry of Military Affairs has sent special personnel to Guangyuan to pick them up.

If everything goes well, it will only take three to five days to receive Zhaoyuan.

At the same time, Wang Qiang and Li Xuenian also got married this time, and Liu Qingshan and Zhou Haiyan were paired up, creating a story of a hero saving a beauty! The wedding banquet lasted until three o'clock in the afternoon before they left one after another. The groom

The bride continued to hang out, taking photos and showing off her affection, while a large number of support staff began to clear away the tables and clean the scene.

After dark, Jiang Qiang held an extremely grand fireworks party, which lasted for two hours and was as lively as the Chinese New Year. As for the next part of entering the bridal chamber, Jiang Qiang had nothing to do with it.

How many times and how long a visit lasts is the business of the couple. Even if Jiang Qiang can control heaven and earth, he can't control this place!

After watching the fireworks show, Tingting said with envy: "Jiang Qiang, you are so awesome! This is the first time I have seen such a group wedding. Everyone is going crazy today!"

Jiang Qiang said apologetically: "Tingting, I'm really sorry for you. When you married me, it was too simple and too shabby! You have been wronged!" Tingting shook her head and smiled: "Jiang Qiang, where are you?

Well, being able to marry you is a blessing I have earned over many lifetimes, and I don’t feel aggrieved at all."

At this moment, Xia Yu, who had finished recording the program, ran up to Jiang Qiang and started cheering: "Wow, Chief, today's collective wedding was so grand and successful, I'm almost jealous to death.

!”

As a woman, she doesn't know Xia Yu's little thoughts. Tingting smiled and joked: "Isn't that simple? As long as you are willing to marry into our Jiang family, it won't be glorious?" Xia Yu stared at Jiang Qiang.

, while giggling and saying: "Wow! Sister Tingting, you are kidding me again! I am absolutely willing to do it. As long as the president nods his head, I will not hesitate to fly into the flame."

"Ahem!" Jiang Qiang's old face turned slightly red. These words were so fierce that he didn't dare to answer. As a man, who doesn't like three wives and four concubines, and even fantasizes about a three-house and six-yard building?

Seventy-two concubines?

Although the legal monogamy in the Republic of China is in name only, and concubinage has always been a common thing, but with an eye on the future, the new marriage law enacted by Jiang Qiang clearly stipulates that only monogamy can be practiced within the jurisdiction! So Jiang Qiang really cannot do whatever he wants.

Carrying out official marriages with great fanfare and expanding the harem without moral integrity or bottom line!

In other words, no matter how many women Jiang Qiang sleeps with behind his back, no one will criticize him, but he can't increase the number of wives he has on the surface! For Xia Yu, who wants to marry him wholeheartedly, Jiang Qiang can give her wealth.

Power and status can allow her to enjoy physical happiness, but they cannot give her the status she deserves!

Jiang Qiang really didn't want to wrong this kind and brave girl and let her be his lover for the rest of her life just for the pleasure of her lower body! "Look, I'll just say it! The boss is a good and dedicated man in the world. Alas, what a pity.

I don't have that life! Woohoo, I'm so sad!" Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Xia Yu twisted her body "sadly" and wiped her "tears" with her hands. "Ahem, cough, cough! Stop making trouble!

"

Jiang Qiang could only interrupt loudly, and then threw out a big move: "Our company in the United States has purchased and registered several international freighters, and we will be able to open international routes in a while! By then, maybe

"Your parents and eldest brother will come to us by boat. Are you surprised by this news?" "Ah? Really? Will we be able to have direct navigation with the United States soon?"

This ultimate move was indeed effective, and Xia Yu's expression suddenly became extremely exciting. Although he was no longer happy to miss Shu, it would definitely be wonderful if he could travel freely between the United States and China.

Especially if my parents, eldest brother, classmates and friends who have settled in the United States can come to Shandong to witness their glorious careers and work together for the rise of China, that would be the greatest pride in life. Jiang Qiang nodded seriously.
To be continued...