Compared with the cars in later generations, the cars of the 30s are simply rudimentary, even if Henry's car is a new Ford, but Zhuo Fei still misses his own Beijing Jeep that walked through the mountains and mountains in later generations. The sedan in the 30s was not very difficult to drive, and Zhuo Fei was already familiar with the functions of the Ford sedan after driving back to the inn from the warehouse. After returning to the inn, beckoning Zhuo Yan to pack up his things and change into his newly ordered clothes, Zhuo Fei, who was refreshed, took Zhuo Yan to settle the bill and left, no matter whether Henry would chase the account or not, Zhuo Fei was unguarded.

The sedan got on the road and drove all the way towards Bengbu, although it had also encountered checkpoints set up by the national army or local militia groups along the way, but with Zhuo Fei's obviously unusual clothes and Ford car, Zhuo Fei actually didn't encounter any trouble on the way to Bengbu. After a short stay in Bengbu for a day and replenishing fuel, Zhuo Fei and the others continued on the road, and Nanjing was less than 200 kilometers away.

On the journey of more than 100 kilometers from Bengbu to Nanjing, Zhuo Fei walked unhurriedly for two days, not because he cherished the Ford car he snatched from Henry, but the closer he got to Nanjing, the more refugees who took refuge in the south and the troops who were ordered to mobilize on the way, until he could see the towering city wall of Nanjing in the distance, and the stone hanging in Zhuo Fei's heart fell to the ground.

Nanjing has a history of more than 6,000 years of civilization, nearly 2,600 years of city history and nearly 500 years of capital history, and is one of the four ancient capitals of China and an important birthplace of Chinese civilization. It has long been the political and cultural center of southern China, with a rich cultural heritage and rich historical relics.

Historically, Nanjing has benefited from both its unique geographical location and extraordinary feng shui environment, and has suffered many times from the disaster of war in the past, but it has also repeatedly regained its prosperity from the rubble and smoke. In history, there were Sun Wu, Eastern Jin Dynasty, Liu Song, Xiao Qi, Xiao Liang, Chen Dynasty, Yang Wu, Southern Tang Dynasty, Southern Song Dynasty, Zhu Ming, Southern Ming, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Republic of China and other dynasties before and after the capital or moved the capital to Nanjing, so there are "six dynasties ancient capital", "ten dynasties capital" is called in the Central Plains was occupied by foreign races, when the Han nation is about to suffer a catastrophe, usually the Han nation will choose Nanjing to recuperate, determined to go on the Northern Expedition, and restore China. The Second Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty and the Republic of China was successful; The Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xiao Liang, and Liu Song failed in the Northern Expedition. At the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty, the ministers all discussed to Jiankang as the capital to show Kuang's plan to restore the Central Plains, but unfortunately Song Gaozong had no intention of going on the Northern Expedition and decided to go to Hangzhou, but he was forced by public opinion to still set Jinling as the capital. Even though the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had Nanjing as its capital, the expulsion of foreign rule was one of the bases and legitimacy of its mobilization. Therefore, Nanjing is regarded as the place of rejuvenation of the Han nationality and has a special status and value in Chinese history.

Historically, Nanjing has benefited from and suffered from its unique geographical location, which has suffered many times in the past, but has also repeatedly regained its prosperity from the rubble. In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, proclaimed himself emperor and established the Ming Dynasty, and Nanjing once again became the political and cultural center of China. Nanjing City was the largest city in the world at that time, and the Nanjing Ming City Wall, which lasted 27 years, was the largest city wall in the world. There are nearly 10,000 students in the foothills of Jilong Mountain, as well as students from Japan, Korea and other countries studying here, and the royal temple Dabao'en Temple, which was built by the imperial edict of Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, has also become the center of Buddhism in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Although he came from later generations, Zhuo Fei had only been to Nanjing once, so he was not very familiar with Nanjing, and what he remembered most vividly was probably the memory of being selected as a training pacesetter when he was a soldier and went to Nanjing to visit and receive patriotic education. Rujiang Gate, also known as Tucheng Gate, was originally a door hole dug in the city wall for the convenience of citizens entering and exiting the city, the Republic of China was established in Nanjing in 1912, with the economic development of eastern China and the passage of the railway, the goods transferred by the railway through Xiaguan increased significantly. All the goods of the waterway wharf and railway entering the city are from Jiangning Road, from the Xiaguan Riverside Wharf through Yifeng Gate into the city.

As there is no longer enough shoreline along the main road, and other areas are unusable due to traffic barriers and low-lying terrain, it is difficult for passing goods to enter the city. To this end, people from all walks of life have called for the construction of roads in Xiaguan and the opening of new markets. In 1914, Jin Ding, assistant director of the Xiaguan Commercial Port Bureau, first proposed that in order to prosper the shoreline of the Xiaguan wharf, the city gate should be opened, the depression should be filled, the road should be built, and the traffic restrictions should be broken.

In May 1914, with the support of Han Jun, then the governor of Jiangsu Province, the local authorities in Nanjing broke the wall on the southwest wall of Yifengmen, and took soil from the Bazi Mountain in the city gate to build the road from the city gate to the riverside wharf, filled in the Xiaonan River (now Rehe Road), and built a base of 27,000 square meters. A new single-hole city gate was opened, thus shortening the distance into the city from the Xiaguan River.

In March 1915, the city gate was completed, and the entire project cost 15,000 silver coins. Later, the Xiaonanhe base was sold at a price of 47,000 yuan in silver to fill the project money. This project shortened the process route, facilitated the transportation of the wharf, and promoted the development of the port of Shimonoseki. It is rumored that when the Xiaguan Commercial Port Bureau opened the city gate, because Han Jun was a native of Taizhou, Taizhou was called "Hailing" in ancient times, and the city gate of Nanjing was named "Hailing Gate". In July 1928, the Nationalist Government ordered the Hailing Gate to be changed to Rujiang Gate.

In 1929, in order to welcome Mr. Sun Yat-sen from the Biyun Temple in Xishan, Beiping, to Feng'an Zhongshan Mountain, the single-hole arch of Rujiangmen was changed to a three-hole arch. In April of the same year, Dai Jitao, president of the National Government Examination Institute, inscribed the plaque of "Rujiangmen". During the period of the Republic of China, the three city gates of Rujiang Gate were installed with thick wood board gates, and set up relevant cards to check pedestrians and vehicles, and in 1930, the city tower was built on Rujiang Gate.

Zhuo Fei, who crossed the river by ferry, was standing on the Xiaguan Wharf at the moment looking at the Rujiangmen Tower, in this era, I am afraid that only Zhuo Fei knew what kind of tragedy Rujiangmen would experience in a few months. When the Japanese army broke through the defense of Nanjing, many defenders broke up and retreated in the direction of Xiaguan Wharf. The 36th Division of the National Army, which received the order, had already blocked the two gates on the left and right of the Rujiang Gate, and only the middle gate could barely pass.

The scattered troops rushed to be the first in front of the Rujiang Gate, refusing to give in to each other, and many people were trampled to death because they were squeezed down. For example, Xie Chengrui, the commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the Teaching Corps, bravely resisted many attacks by the Japanese army on the Guanghuamen position, but was trampled to death by the crowd in the Rujiangmen Gate cave. During this period, the officers and men of the 36th Division accepted money before agreeing to release them to pass the border, which caused a fight and confrontation between the routs, and a tragedy that should not have happened became out of control because of the toughness of the 36th Division.

Looking at the city tower clearly visible in the distance, Zhuo Fei seemed to have something in his chest about to gush out, it was now the end of September, according to the historical records that had happened, the Japanese army would be fighting in Shanghai, and then they would follow Shanghai all the way north and attack Nanjing in December. Zhuo Fei's eyes already had some moisture, he didn't know if he was doing this right, but he couldn't watch hundreds of thousands of people die under the butcher's knife of the Japanese army.

A person's strength is limited after all, but Zhuo Fei doesn't know where to go to find like-minded people with him yet, maybe the only people who can believe now are Zhuo Yan and Hansen. "Brother, look, it's Uncle Hansen." Zhuo Yan's shouts and tugging woke up Zhuo Fei, who had been silent in reverie, and looked in the direction of Zhuo Yan's finger, just in time to see Hansen coming out of the car.

Looking at Hansen, who was also well-dressed and refreshed, Zhuo Fei tilted the corners of his mouth to show a smile, when he crossed the river before, Zhuo Fei was still worried about whether Hansen would really run away with those gold bars, but now it seems that his worries are superfluous, and the old-fashioned German really keeps his promise. "Uncle Hansen, we're here." Unlike Zhuo Fei, who couldn't accept the hug, Zhuo Yan had already greeted him, and opened his arms and hugged Hansen fiercely, maybe in Zhuo Yan's cognition, Hansen and Zhuo Fei are relatives he can rely on.

"Boss, you're finally here, I'm almost going to Xuzhou to look for you." After hugging Zhuo Yan, Hansen greeted Zhuo Fei with a smile, and only glanced at the car next to Zhuo Fei and the long box in the back seat of the car, and Hansen didn't ask anything more. "I have already arranged the place to live, and the hardware factory you explained has also been contacted, so we can go to the factory at any time." Hansen whispered a few more words to Zhuo Fei, and then pulled Zhuo Yan into the car he drove.

When Zhuo Fei asked Hansen to come to Nanjing in Xuzhou, he explained several things about Hansen, the first of which was to find a suitable place to live in the area of Xiaofenqiao on Guangzhou Road, which is close to the location of the Nanjing branch of Siemens in Germany. Hansen didn't know why Zhuo Fei had to live close to Siemens, Zhuo Fei didn't explain, and Hansen thought that his young boss liked to be neighbors with Germans.

The second thing Zhuo Fei explained was to ask Hansen to recruit as many Westerners as possible in and around Nanjing, and whether they were male or female, as long as they were Westerners, even if the other party was a drunkard or some other bad character. The third thing was to find a hardware factory where he could process some gadgets, the fourth was to contact a printing factory, and the last thing was to contact a shipping company controlled by Westerners, all of which Hans saw as inconsequential, and only Zhuo Fei knew what he was doing.

The national army clamored to defend the city of Nanjing, even if it was fought to the last soldier, Zhuo Fei did not disbelieve in the soldiers and many low-level officers who fought in battle, he just couldn't trust the high-level who controlled the army. In the event of an unfavorable war, shipping and the safe zones established by Westerners in the city became a lifesaver for many people, and the printing factory would be a propaganda channel for Zhuo Fei to encourage the people to flee Nanjing.