Volume 1: Hansen's Bewilderment
On December 13, 1937, the Japanese army mobilized heavy troops to attack Nanjing, the capital of the National Government, and Zhuo Fei's butterfly wings were too weak to change this thing that the Chinese would never forget for decades. But Zhuo Fei's efforts were not in vain, although there were a large number of casualties when the Japanese army attacked the city, but after the Japanese army entered the city and clashed with the security area, out of Zhuo Fei's secret instructions, Hansen came forward on behalf of the security zone committee and brought a large number of antiques, calligraphy and paintings to meet the Japanese military high-level, so the massacre of civilians by the Japanese army was only the beginning, and there was no unforgettable massacre in later generations.
Hansen is a foreigner, and befriending the Japanese military high-ranking is not to be scolded as a traitor, on the contrary, because of Hansen's efforts, the Security Zone Committee used various methods to accommodate a large number of refugees after the Japanese army entered the city in a big way. In the torment and waiting of hundreds of thousands of refugees, time passed day by day, and the Japanese army did not harass the civilians in the security zone except for the daily requisition of a large number of laborers from the security zone, of course, there was also the factor of Huffman and his team.
On March 28, 1938, under the direct control of the Japanese Central China Dispatch Army, the puppet Republic of China Restoration Government was proclaimed in Nanjing. Wen Zongyao is the president of the Legislative Yuan, and Liang Hongzhi is the president of the Executive Yuan; In addition, there is a legislative committee as the highest organ of power, and the legislative committee has a standing committee composed of three members: Liang Hongzhi, Wen Zongyao, and Minister of the Interior Chen Qun. The Restoration Government of the Republic of China had Liang Hongzhi as the Executive Yuan and Minister of Communications, Wen Zongyao as the President of the Legislative Council, Chen Qun as the Minister of the Interior, Chen Zheng as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chen ** as the Minister of Finance, Wang Zihui as the Minister of Industry, Chen ** as the Minister of Education, Ren Yuandao as the Minister of Appeasement, and Hu Rentai as the Minister of Justice.
Most of the above cabinet officials were dignitaries and bureaucrats in the Beiyang government in the past, and their social appeal was not great. All the administrative affairs of the Restoration Government of the Republic of China were controlled by a specially established Japanese Advisory Department, and the "Restoration Government" was not allowed to carry out its administrative affairs without an agreement with the Advisers. The content of the Executive Yuan meeting and the resolutions are set in advance by the advisers in accordance with the opinions of the Japanese side. Even the daily life of the traitors of the puppet regime was monitored by Japanese advisers.
Under such circumstances, as early as early March, the Japanese troops occupying Nanjing sent people to the committee several times to discuss the abolition of the security zone. Because of Zhuo Fei's appearance, the security zone, which originally only accommodated more than 200,000 refugees, has not only expanded a lot, but also contained more than 500,000 refugees. There was already a huge shortage of food, medicine, and daily necessities needed for the security zone, and after repeated assurances from the Japanese army, the committee announced that the security zone, which had existed for three months, was officially abolished.
With the establishment of the Republic of China Restoration Government, Chinese began to appear on the streets of Nanjing, although everyone was still trembling, but it was much more comfortable than hiding in the safe zone. Although the security zone was officially revoked, and the mission of Zhuo Fei and others had been completed, although they failed to stop the massacre of the Japanese prisoners of war, Zhuo Fei and others skillfully prevented the massacre of the Japanese army against the mausoleum, and the newly established government of the Republic of China also hyped up the Japanese army in the newspapers for a while.
Through the curtain of the car, Zhuo Fei and others sitting in the car could clearly see the Chinese children playing with the Japanese soldiers on the street, and the candy in the hands of the Japanese soldiers had already made these children forget the instructions of their families and the sharpness of the bayonet, and also made Zhuo Fei in the car close his eyes in disgust. "Let's go, maybe we didn't do very well, but we have a clear conscience." Zhuo Fei commanded, and Hefman, who was driving, gently stepped on the accelerator, and a group of several cars slowly drove through the street towards the dilapidated Rujiang Gate.
Zhuo Fei and the sedan they were riding in had German flags on the front, and there was a group of German soldiers with loaded guns in the truck in advance, and no one dared to stop the convoy of Japanese soldiers encountered along the road. Zhuo Fei and the others went to Rujiangmen to prepare to take a freighter of a British shipping company to Shanghai, and only when they arrived in Shanghai could they have a cruise ship to Germany.
"I'm going to several countries this time, so I'll leave you in Shanghai first, I've already found an errand for you in the patrol house in the concession, and the Japanese don't dare to find trouble with patrolling. Shanghai is a good place, and I hope you can firmly establish roots in Shanghai, and when I come back, I will take you to do great things that you have never dared to imagine in your lifetime. Niu Laozhuan, who was also wearing a German military uniform, pressed the steel helmet very low, for fear that the Japanese soldiers outside the car would find out that he was a fake, but what Zhuo Fei said to him before leaving, Niu Laozhuan had already firmly remembered it.
Zhuo Fei's first stop was not Germany, with Angela and several Americans by his side, Zhuo Fei decided to go to the United States first, regardless of whether Hitler was waiting to see him or not, to carry out his grand plan, no money is absolutely impossible. "Boss, let's go into the cabin first, it's windy outside." Hansen's voice interrupted Zhuo Fei's thoughts, and seeing Zhuo Fei standing motionless on the side of the ship, Hansen thought that Zhuo Fei was saddened by the fall of Nanjing.
did not refuse Hansen's kindness, Zhuo Fei turned around and entered the cabin, Hansen recruited a group of foreigners, except for some who chose to stay in Nanjing for personal reasons, Herfman and a few Germans, like Angela, chose to continue to accept Zhuo Fei's employment. The cabin was not much warmer than outside, so the British captain brought Zhuo Fei a few bottles of wine according to the habit of Westerners, and after a few sips of wine, Zhuo Fei finally felt that his hands and feet had regained consciousness.
Since Zhuo Fei showed him the design of the automatic rifle that day, Hansen has not slept well in the past few days, and the former glory of the family has always troubled Hansen. said that he didn't want to restore the glory of the family, Han Sen knew that he was lying, but if he wanted to give up his family identity and continue to follow Zhuo Fei, the young boss, Han Sen was a little unwilling in his heart. Holding back the churning in his heart, looking at Zhuo Fei who was teasing Margaret with candy, Hansen felt that he needed to talk to Zhuo Fei.
"Boss, I want to talk to you privately." After a hasty lunch, Hansen found an appropriate opportunity and proposed to Zhuo Fei the idea of wanting to have a private chat. Hansen's strangeness in the past few days has long been clearly seen by Zhuo Fei, but he pretended not to see it, Hansen's communication ability and execution are what Zhuo Fei values the most, with such a person as an assistant by his side, Zhuo Fei knows that he will be very relaxed, but before that, he still needs Hansen to clearly state his mind.
"Hansen, I probably know what you're trying to tell me, but before you speak, I want you to take a closer look at this globe." The captain who received a good reward gave up his captain's room to Zhuo Fei and Hansen, and the wooden globe fixed on the table in the captain's room attracted Zhuo Fei's curiosity. Hansen didn't know what Zhuo Fei's intention was to take a closer look at the globe by himself, he just took a few cursory glances, and then looked up at Zhuo Fei in confusion.
Zhuo Fei smiled and turned the sphere on the globe, then pointed to a certain place and said to Hansen, "Here, I don't think you should be unfamiliar with it, because this is your motherland." Hansen glanced at Zhuo Fei's finger, and then nodded slightly, that's right, the place Zhuo Fei pointed at on the globe is really Germany. Germany is too small, and that's why your heroic Mr. Hitler will win the hearts of the Germans, because they believe that Hitler will bring them great glory. ”
Hansen was a true German, but he was not a member of the Nazis, so he only pouted at Zhuo Fei's words, expressing his disdain for Hitler. Hansen's reaction made Zhuo Fei laugh, "It seems that Mr. Hansen, you don't agree with Hitler's expansionism either, yes, I feel the same way." Germany is too small, and all kinds of strategic resources are also limited, except for coal, whether it is oil or metal minerals, you need to import, otherwise your domestic industry may have a shortage of raw materials in a short time. ”
Zhuo Fei's words gradually puzzled Hansen, how did this sound like he didn't want to do anything with himself, "Mr. Hansen, what I want to say is that once your Monsieur Hitler decides to start expanding, the rest of Europe will definitely not sit idly by, especially Britain and France. Don't forget, after the First World War, these two countries were trying to contain Germany's development. If they impose a full-scale embargo on supplies against Germany, your army will be faced with a situation where vehicles will run out of fuel, factories will be shut down, and at that point, the Germans will have to raise their hands and surrender when they have run out of ammunition. ”
Han Sen still didn't understand the meaning of Zhuo Fei's words, he didn't know what Zhuo Fei was talking about, Zhuo Fei suddenly changed his words and pulled the topic to Han Fei's family. "We have an old saying in China, telling people to move a living tree to die, knowing that this is a wrecked ship that is about to sink, then they should not continue to board the ship. If it were me, it would be better to cut my own wood and make a rudimentary wooden raft than to board a big ship that I knew was going to sink. ”
At this point, Hansen finally understood the true intention of Zhuo Fei's words, and Hansen suddenly felt that his brain seemed to become even more confused. Glancing at Hansen, whose face couldn't help but change and fell into deep thought, Zhuo Fei didn't speak again, but lit a cigarette, and just looked down at the captain's logbook. Han Sen took the initiative to come to Zhuo Fei, just because he was hesitant and couldn't make up his mind, and he didn't want to listen to Zhuo Fei say such a big thing, and the problem was not solved, but it made him fall into a bigger chaos.
Through this period of contact with Zhuo Fei, Hansen knew that Zhuo Fei was not a person who liked whims, and that everything Zhuo Fei did was carefully considered, just like when he wanted to recruit foreigners in China and get to know Rabe. But if you want to let Han Sen lead the family to form an alliance with Zhuo Fei, Han Sen is a little undecided, after all, Zhuo Fei is almost like nothing now, and Han Sen can't make such a joke about his family.