Chapter 627: An embarrassing ending
"On August 13, 1937, the invading army launched an attack on the Chinese army in Shanghai, and the Chinese army resisted. The Nationalist Government successively invested more than 400,000 troops in the Shanghai area to launch the "Songhu War" with the Japanese army.
In September, the Baoshan Road position in Zhabei fell, and in October, the Japanese army broke through the Dachang defensive line. The Chinese troops fighting in the area of Zhabei and Jiangwan were in a situation where they were attacked from the ground and were forced to retreat westward.
Xie Jinyuan, commander of the 88th Division and deputy commander of the 524th Regiment under the famous long-legged general Sun Yuanliang, led the officers and soldiers of the first battalion of his headquarters to hold the Sixing warehouse to attract the attention of the Japanese army and cover the retreat of the main force.
At that time, the Sihang Warehouse was close to Suzhou Creek in the south, the public concession controlled by Britain and the United States in the east, and the Japanese army occupied the west and north. Covering an area of 0.3 hectares, 64 meters wide and 25 meters high, the reinforced concrete building was originally a joint warehouse for four banks to store loans.
Until 3 o'clock in the morning of the 27th, a total of 420 people who retreated from the front line to the Sixing warehouse to participate in the cover, because of the consideration of the early casualties and the original formation (more than 700 people in a reinforced battalion), but also for the purpose of "rounding up" and boosting morale and expanding the momentum, but also to confuse the enemy, Xie Jinyuan still used the regimental name to claim that there were 800 people, and the 800 heroes got their name from this.
The reason for defending in the mortal place of the Sixing Warehouse is that it is located on the edge of the public concession, and it is uncovered, which is equivalent to broadcasting live war to the whole world, which is conducive to expanding influence and gaining sympathy.
At that time, the western and northern boundaries of the Sihang Warehouse had been occupied by the Japanese army, and the east and south sides were public concessions. When the Japanese army attacked, they did not dare to use heavy artillery bombardment and aircraft bombardment for fear of accidentally injuring the concession.
The soldiers fought alone for four days and four nights, repelling many attacks by the Japanese army. During this period, the people in the public concession waved their flags and shouted across the river, and even crossed the river to send condolences. The on-site reports of the media of various countries have basically achieved the expected results.
After completing their mission, the officers and soldiers, who had no way out, were ordered to retreat to the public concession and were disarmed. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, all the concessions fell into the hands of the enemy. Xie Jinyuan was assassinated by a ruffian bribed by Wang's puppet government, and unfortunately died, and the rest of the soldiers were escorted to a prisoner of war camp by the Japanese army.
Yang Huimin, who I played, was a second-year junior high school student at Runzhou Middle School in Shanghai, and she participated in the "Jiangsu Boy Scout Field Service Corps" and came to the front line of the Anti-Japanese War. When she saw the "plaster flags" of the Japanese invading army planted all over Shanghai, she was full of anger. At midnight on the 28th, when the battle was at its fiercest, she wrapped a national flag around her body, risked her life, rushed through the line of fire, swam across the Suzhou Creek, and presented the national flag to 800 brave men.
At that time, Xie Jinyuan said excitedly: "Brave comrade, what you have sent us is not only a lofty national flag, but the unyielding and resolute spirit of our Chinese nation. ““
"Oh, then this Miss Yang Huimin must have been reused by the government in the end, I don't know what position this Miss Yang is in the end?" Although I watched the movie and knew Yang Huimin's feat of sending the national flag, after listening to Lin Qingxia's more detailed introduction to the situation at the time and the tragedy of the battle, Spielberg was still surprised by Yang Huimin's bravery.
In Spielberg's view, at that time, Yang Huimin's heroic move will definitely be vigorously publicized by the government, so Yang Huimin will definitely rise to prominence, how can he get a half-official position in the government.
Because not to mention China, which talks about human feelings, even in the United States, such people will be reused.
However, Spielberg clearly thought wrong.
I saw Lin Qingxia shaking her head bitterly, and hesitated with embarrassment: "After that, Yang Huimin returned to Chongqing, well, Chongqing was the seat of the central government at that time."
Lin Qingxia was afraid that Spielberg would not know, so she specially explained, and then continued: "Yang Huimin, who returned to Chongqing, was received by many important members of the Kuomintang, and Kong Xiangxi, Minister of Finance, even arranged for Yang Huimin to be registered in relevant departments and receive a salary of 500 yuan per month. Soon, Song Meiling summoned Yang Huimin again, encouraged her to study hard, and explained the arrangements of the Ministry of Education.
At first, the Ministry of Education arranged for Yang Huimin to attend the Central University, and was later escorted by the Ministry of Education to study at the Central Technical College in Geyue Mountain. But here, Yang Huimin is not quiet, and for various reasons, he is not happy.
Later, an American compatriot helped Yang Huimin complete the admission procedures and scholarship of Columbia University, so she got the opportunity to study in the United States. However, the journey to the United States was far away, and in order to make up for the travel expenses, Yang Huimin directly approached Finance Minister Kong Xiangxi to apply for government funding from him.
In the case of extremely tight finances during the war, Kong Xiangxi directly approved a check for 3,000 US dollars to her, and Yang Huimin was still quite cared for in the Kuomintang at this time!
After receiving the check, Yang decided to leave for Hong Kong, from where she diverted to the United States. Before leaving, she went to meet Song Meiling and bid her farewell, Song Meiling out of love for young people, and also told her to "think twice about everything".
But just when Yang Huimin was preparing to transfer to the United States in Hong Kong, the Pacific War broke out in 1941, Hong Kong fell, and the study abroad plan fell through. Yang Huimin had no choice but to disguise herself as a small trader and return to the mainland among the refugees. She traveled to Qujiang via Huizhou, Guangdong, and was taken in by the Relief Committee of the Nationalist Government in Qujiang County. The committee has a refugee reception station in Qujiang and is headed by Chen Zhigao.
Chen Zhigao asked Yang if he could accept the task of secretly transporting patriots from all walks of life stranded in Hong Kong back to the mainland. At this time, Yang Huimin was full of illusions, and wanted to devote himself to a thrilling life and create brilliance again, so he agreed without thinking, and then, according to the list provided by Chen Zhigao, Yang Huimin traveled back and forth between Hong Kong and the mainland to rescue people in Hong Kong, and she has picked up more than 40 important people, such as the family of Wu Jingxiong, a professor at Soochow University, and the relatives of Lin Sen, chairman of the national government.
In 1942, Yang Huimin successfully completed the rescue work of three groups of patriots, and the relief committee commended her and planned to make proper arrangements for her.
But at this time, Yang Huimin met the big star Hu Die at that time. Shoot a film about "Sino-Japanese goodwill". As a result, Mei Lanfang "grew a beard and was ambitious". Hu Die, with the help of secret agents, returned to the mainland.
Among the people who helped Hu Die leave Hong Kong was Yang Huimin. However, it was this contact with Hu Die that made Yang Huimin suffer an injustice.
When Hu Die sneaked out of Hong Kong, he packed his clothes, jewelry, and souvenirs in more than 30 boxes and asked Yang Huimin to transport them back to the mainland. When Hu Die returned to Guilin, Yang Huimin wrote to him that he had been robbed by bandits in Dongjiang, Guangdong, and all his belongings had been robbed. Hu Die was heartbroken when she heard the news. One illness for several days.
After Hu Die returned to Chongqing, he stayed with Yang Hu, the former commander of the Shanghai garrison, and when he cried to Yang Hu and others about the matter, Yang Hu and others promised to ask Dai Li for help. Dai Li has long thought about Hu Die, but he has never been able to find a suitable opportunity to get close. As soon as he heard this, he immediately promised to help solve the case, and he sent someone to Zhuzhou, Hunan, to arrest Yang Huimin and escort him to Chongqing, where he was imprisoned in the Lime City Inspection Department Detention Center. In 1945, he was sent to the dregs of a concentration camp where political prisoners were held.
At this time, Yang Huimin was no longer taken seriously, and during the interrogation, Yang Huimin denied stealing. Since there was no progress in the interrogation of Yang Huimin, Hu Die's luggage could not be found out at all, but Yang Huimin was not released, but she was imprisoned for several years. “