After the march set out in the morning, the principals of various colleges of Northwest United University suddenly gathered together as if they had received some news and held an emergency meeting. After returning, they all looked bad and ordered teachers and students who did not participate in the march to issue announcements, releasing the news that the Japanese army was already difficult to go south. The Japanese devils bypassed the Shaanxi Anti-Japanese Revolutionary Base and approached Sichuan, the rear of the Kuomintang-controlled area, and were almost approaching Hanzhong and Chenggu. Information transmission was not developed in this era. Now when various academies received the notice, the Japanese army no longer knew how close it was. Chenggu's rear was no longer safe.

"As expected, the march in Hanzhong encountered a massacre. Comrades, please let me no longer use the word "students" to call you." Li Wei did not say that he sniped the KMT murderer and covered the escaping of the marchers, but said in a very serious tone: "We will face a severe test now. During the march today, the Kuomintang government tore off the mask of hypocrisy and suppressed our revolutionaries with death and blood again. The Japanese devils rushed over immediately. It is obvious that this place will no longer be safe. We need to transfer to the real anti-Japanese base."

Li Wei stared at the eyes of every member and said word by word: "You still have a chance to choose now. First, join the Eighth Route Army and participate in the Anti-Japanese War. You may die on the battlefield. Second, you will move south with the school to avoid the war between the Japanese. You may live for a while. If you want to learn how to move south, please stand up now. We will not force you."

Everyone was silent for a while. After all, this choice was not easy. Everyone was raised by their father's parents, and they finally had the opportunity to go to college. What's more, it was even more unbearable to study for a few months. If they died on the battlefield, the parents and brothers and sisters at home would not know what kind of sadness would be like.

A student suddenly whispered in the crowd: "We would rather die in battle than be a deserter if we want to fight against Japan." His words immediately resonated.

"Yes, join the Eighth Route Army and participate in the Anti-Japanese War, and do not become a slave to the country."

"I'm fighting with the dog god, Brother Wei. We'll follow you."

"Anti-Japanese war, drive away the Japanese devils."

A spark ignited a fierce fire, and the crowd was infuriated, and all the people seemed to have been ignited with flames of anti-Japanese resistance.

"Brother Wei, take us away. We will not read this book."

"Okay, comrades, are you ready?" Li Wei was a little moved. These elites were very firm in their ideology and consciousness, which made him very satisfied.

"We're almost packed up, and we will explain to the school about dropping out of school, so as to avoid the war and return to the countryside. Some classmates' hometowns have been occupied by the Japanese. There is nowhere to go. The country is destroyed and the family is destroyed. What's the use of reading this book? It's better to sprinkle this passion on the battlefield. Brother Li, follow you." Zheng Tongfu, the president of the Handicraft Club, had a strange light shining in his eyes.

"Okay!~ Everyone packs up their luggage and things first, bring notes and special tools. Our destination will be Taihang Mountains, and the conditions there will be very difficult, so everyone should take as much as possible items as possible to be self-reliant." Li Wei explained some items and attention needed to be prepared during the long journey and war period. Fortunately, these students themselves came to study from other places and knew some of them.

The students dispersed separately. Li Wei and Zheng Tongfu, the two heads and deputy presidents of the handicraft club, went straight to the Academic Affairs Office.

"What? Are you going to drop out of school?! Your handicraft club has not had a collective fever!" The Director of Academic Affairs widened his eyes and looked at the two heads and vice presidents of the handicraft club who were famous in the school in disbelief. They didn't seem to be joking, and even took out a stack of application for withdrawal. Now they can go to a university, which is almost the same as the Imperial College in the past. I really don't know what these young people are thinking about. Is it easy to get into a university now?! They don't cherish the opportunity.

Even if the war is approaching, the school is not organizing preparations for evacuation to ensure the safety of teachers and students. At least China still has a large number of soldiers from the local and national military and Communist Army. It will not sit idly by and let the school be completely destroyed in the war.

"Teacher, just agree. Now the country and nation are at a critical juncture of life and death. We study to serve the country. If the country no longer exists, those of us who have become slaves of the country will be able to serve the land. Are we going to serve the enemy? Why not fight the enemy firmly while we are now resolutely." Zheng Tongfu, president of the Handicraft Society, seemed to have a hot flame in his eyes, but he did not dare to say where to fight against Japan. If he had said that the harder and more dangerous anti-Japanese revolutionary basis, it would be even more hopeless to apply for withdrawal from school.

"War is a soldier's business, not your student's business. What can you do with a group of students? You haven't even touched a gun. Can you go to die? Studying hard now is equivalent to helping the country fight against the Japanese." The Director of Academic Affairs refused to give in to Mai Mangdi, joking. From another perspective, the entire Northwest Institute of Technology only had a thousand students. If hundreds of students ran away for the battle, the Institute of Technology without students would not be in name only. If the students were allowed to participate in the war, he would be the sinner of the Institute of Technology.

Li Wei was already ready to deal with the statement of the Director of Academic Affairs. He said calmly: "Who said we cannot contribute to the fight against Japan, we may not be able to charge forward, but our craftsmanship club has a variety of composite talents such as machinery, smelting, and chemistry. We can set up an arsenal at any time. We can create sharper weapons, effectively kill the enemies, and preserve the lives of our soldiers as much as possible."

The Director of Academic Affairs was stunned at first. He was famous for his renowned school of engineering. He had always been very quick to think that the handicraft club had planned it. If the things they studied were professionally trained, they could indeed be used for military industry. However, they did not expect that the handicraft club, which has always been scheming, was arranged so deeply. If Li Wei did not say it, it would be hard for him to imagine that the members of the scattered handicraft clubs in these research directions could be combined into a military industry group. It seems that the handicraft club is not a simple crouching tiger, hidden dragon.

"No, no matter what you say, I will not agree to such a ridiculous request." The Director of Academic Affairs simply refused. The school decided to move south, so he had the responsibility to bring these students to Southwest United University intact.
Chapter completed!