"Mr. Rabe, although I dare not say that the hoisting of the flags of various countries in the security zone will definitely be binding on the Japanese soldiers, it will certainly not have a negative effect. I would like the German flag to be displayed prominently on all major traffic arteries in the security zone, and I recommend that the Commission integrate the armed police with the local police in Nanjing, with armed police officers in German uniforms leading patrols within the security zone. Zhuo Fei's suggestion made Rabebe flute for a moment, but after thinking about it, it was true, no matter how you rummaged, it wouldn't endanger the safety zone.

"Mr. Rabe, I have to admit that the role of foreigners is much greater than that of Chinese in the face of Japanese soldiers, so I suggest that the committee contact the embassies of various countries in Nanjing. Regardless of what the expatriates in the embassies of various countries do, they are all brought to the security zone to act as armed police on an improvised basis, and they are given weapons and uniforms, even if they are just empty guns. I believe that when the Japanese army faces these armed police, they will also restrain their evil deeds a little, after all, the armed police also represent their respective countries, and the Japanese will not and dare not provoke so many countries at once. ”

"As for the negotiators, if the local staff of the security zone cannot stop the Japanese troops from storming the security zone, they will not let the German Scholz . Mr. Panting and Mr. Spoering went to negotiate in the name of citizens of the allies of Japan. If the protests of the British, American, and French embassies could not restrain the Japanese army, then it was necessary to ask the people from the German embassy to intervene with the Japanese army. We will leave aside the rights and wrongs of these suggestions. I just hope that Mr. Rabe will remember these words of mine. Zhuo Fei just reminded Rabe that he understood that it was impossible to convince others that the Japanese were fundamentally hostile to Britain, the United States, France and other countries.

Flying the flags of various countries and organizing foreigners to serve as armed police in the security zone seem to be nothing to Rabe, but Zhuo Fei finally proposed that the consuls of various countries should act as diplomatic personnel in the security zone, and Rabe was a little difficult. "Zhuo, do you have to negotiate with the Japanese army? I think the members of our committee can do the same. Rabe didn't realize the meaning of Zhuo Fei's words, he just asked according to his own thoughts.

"Mr. Rabe, this is crucial, because a security zone can only be considered an international security zone if the consuls of various countries come forward. If only the members of the committee had come forward, it would have been possible for the Japanese military to consider the security zone to be a civilian move that had not been recognized by the international community, and the Japanese military would never be relentless when confronted with civilian organizations. ”

"Mr. Zhuo, what you said is a bit alarmist, right? The Northeast was also occupied by the Japanese early on, but we have not heard of the Japanese killing in the Northeast. Besides, there are only civilians in the safe zone, and I don't think there is a reason for the Japanese soldiers to come to the safe zone to do something that everyone is angry about. "There was another person who followed Rabe, this American named Feizzie was the head of the YMCA in China, and it was obvious that this person had different views and opinions on Zhuo Fei's suggestions.

"Mr. Feizi, I don't know how much you know about the Japanese army, but Mr. Hansen has some telegrams from friends in Shanghai. I think you might be able to look at those telegrams, which have descriptions of Japanese troops. If you had read the telegram, you probably wouldn't have said what you just said, no matter how much the Japanese whitewashed their actions, they were aggressors, and we can't expect the aggressor to act like a gentleman. ”

Although Zhuo Fei's telegrams were true, they were all sent by some Westerners or reporters in the Shanghai Concession, and when Zhuo Fei first arrived in Nanjing, he arranged for Hansen to contact his acquaintances in Shanghai. Zhuo Fei did this to take it out to prevaricate Rabe when he had doubts, but he didn't expect to use it to block Fei Qi's mouth now.

"One of my most important suggestions, Mr. Rabe, is about the rout of the national army that has taken off their uniforms and discarded their weapons. I know that there are members of the Committee who are very sympathetic to the rout, because there are many wounded in the rout, and they are all wounded in the battle. But I have to remind you members of the committee that once there are defeated or wounded soldiers in the security zone, this gives the Japanese soldiers an excuse to enter the security zone at any time and search it, and I am afraid that other problems will arise at that time. Seeing that Rabe seemed to have the intention of saying goodbye, Zhuo Fei hurried up to make another suggestion.

"Other questions? Zhuo, what do you mean by that? Rabe was really attracted by Zhuo Fei's last suggestion, and immediately turned his head to look at Zhuo Fei. It's a pity that Zhuo Fei resolutely disagreed at the beginning, otherwise Rabe really wanted to pull Zhuo Fei into the committee, and the committee needs someone like Zhuo Fei who is good at thinking.

"Although the Japanese army won the Battle of Shanghai, although they chased the national army all the way, they themselves also suffered many casualties. Now that I have been blocked by the Nationalist troops under the city of Nanjing for a few days, if I were the commander of the Japanese army, once the city was broken, for the sake of the momentum of my soldiers, some actions that were not too out of line, as a commander, I would definitely pretend to turn a blind eye. Robbery and murder are nothing, what I am afraid of is that the Japanese soldiers broke into the safe zone to find women, and once they are given an excuse to enter the safe zone casually, these women who have entered the safe zone to escape the war will be in trouble. ”

Rabe's brows began to wrinkle as Zhuo Fei's words grew, and Xu Chuanyin, who was sitting next to Rabe, stood up from his chair, war means chaos, and the first thing that comes with chaos is often robbery and rape. "That's why I gave an order to the armed police guarding the checkpoint to resolutely not allow the rout soldiers to enter the safe zone, even for the sake of the homeless old and weak women and children in the safe zone, I would like to implore the members of the committee not to be soft-hearted and let the wounded soldiers enter the safe zone."

After Zhuo Fei finished speaking, seeing that the three of Rabe had a difficult face, he gritted his back molars and said slowly, "For the sake of more people's lives, it is inevitable to give up the interests of some people when necessary." The reason why soldiers become soldiers is because they shoulder the mission of protecting their families and defending the country, and since they wear this military uniform, they should sacrifice their lives and forget their lives for the country and the people. No matter what the country is or what the government is, they should go to fight the Japanese army to the death, and they should not pretend to be civilians in the city and hide in the safe zone. ”

Zhuo Fei said such a big thing cracklingly, and the three of Rabe were not very uncomfortable in their hearts, after all, it was indeed a little difficult for them to refuse the entry of the wounded soldiers. The three of them then said goodbye and left, and before leaving, Rabe promised to consider Zhuo Fei's suggestions, but Zhuo Fei saw extreme hesitation in Rabe's expression. Seeing off Rabe and the others, it was already 5 o'clock in the morning, Zhuo Fei couldn't help but smile bitterly, it seemed that his plan to sleep had become a luxury.

"Mr. Hansen, how did the things I told you to do before I left?" After pouring two cups of strong coffee into his stomach one after another, Zhuo Fei's spirit was much better, and he dragged Hansen, who was in strong spirits, to the basement. The house that Hansen found had a basement, and Zhuo Fei gave Hansen a special thing before leaving, and there would still be some time, so Zhuo Fei took Hansen to check how things went.

"Boss, since you left, I've recruited dozens of able-bodied refugees from the security zone. As you instructed, I asked them to dig down to a depth of 5 meters, and then dig diagonally towards the location of the photo studio at the corner of the street, and at their speed, it is estimated that in another day, the tunnel will be able to dig up to the sewer next to the photo studio. Hansen, who was walking in front, stretched out his hand to open the door to the basement, and the two went down the ladder to the basement, and a huge hole appeared in front of Zhuo Fei's eyes.

"Why haven't you seen anyone carrying soil from the inside?" Squatting at the entrance of the dark cave and looking inside for a while, Zhuo Fei was very surprised when he heard a sound coming from the cave but did not see a human figure. In Zhuo Fei's understanding, there will be a lot of floating soil when digging a hole, why did he wait here for a long time, and he only heard the sound of digging in the hole, but he didn't see any floating soil being transported out of the hole?

Zhuo Fei's question made Hansen laugh very arrogantly, "When the shaft was first excavated, there was soil transported out, but when the people below began to dig horizontally and expand the working face, they found that they had accidentally dug through the soil layer between it and the dry well in the backyard. Now all the excavated floating soil in the cave has only been hoisted out of the dry well in the backyard, and there is no soil being transported here, and we will use the necessary camouflage here later. ”

Listening to Han Sen's answer, Zhuo Fei couldn't help but be overjoyed, the entrance of the hole here and the dry well in the backyard, that is to say, the hole under his feet suddenly has two entrances, which is very good. "No matter what, there must be a support frame in the hole, I don't want to be buried alive in the collapsed hole and can't get out." After going to the backyard with Hansen to see the floating soil that had been hoisted, Zhuo Fei was very satisfied with the progress of the excavation of the hole.

There are sewers in Nanjing City, which Zhuo Fei heard from the old Nanjing people in later generations, and in the few days of leisure after arriving in Nanjing, Zhuo Fei not only spent money to get the sewer network drawings of Nanjing, but also personally took Zhuo Yan into the sewer to see. The burrow was connected to the sewer, not only to facilitate the free entry and exit of armed men to the safe zone, but also to allow the young women in the safe zone to escape in the burrow when the Japanese army was conducting a large-scale search of the safe zone.

Zhuo Fei took the trouble to make all the preparations that he thought he could, but these were just his wishful thinking, and everything could not be verified until the Japanese army really broke through the city. Zhuo Fei had some expectations, looking forward to his preparations being verified, but at the same time, he was a little worried, worried that the preparations he had made were not enough, after all, there were too many refugees in the safe zone.