......, Lin Shun fled back to Xingning in a hurry. In the service, our army reached tens of thousands of enemies with 1,000 people, killed more than 1,600 enemies, captured one division and brigade commander of the enemy, dozens of officers and subordinates at all levels below the regiment commander, 2,814 soldiers, and captured 20 cannons, 67 machine guns, and more than 3,600 rifles. …。 ”

Sun Yat-sen, No. 11 Iron Lion Hutong, Yanjing, Wang Jingwei's voice was loud and read the telegram in his hand, Sun Yat-sen on the hospital bed frowned, but he was smiling, he motioned to Song Qingling on the side He wanted to sit up, Song Qingling and He Xiangning hurriedly helped him up, and then put a thick pillow on the head of the bed, and then gently put Sun Yat-sen's body down, this set of actions, they did it very skillfully.

However, this toss had already made Sun Yat-sen feel a little tired, and he leaned back on the bed and closed his eyes to rest.

In addition to Wang Jingwei, Song Qingling, and He Xiangning in Sun Yat-sen's room, several people also sat aside, including Zhang Jingjiang, whom Zhuang Jihua had seen in Yunqiao.

"Great victory, great victory." Zhang Jingjiang's legs and feet were inconvenient, so he sat down and shook his head and said: "After this battle, Dongjiang will be taken down." Breaking the fresh water, harvesting the tide, fighting the cotton lake, 10,000 soldiers broke the enemy 60,000, good, Kai-shek did not live up to the high expectations of Mr. ”

Wang Jingwei frowned slightly when he heard this, he was a little dissatisfied with Zhang Jingjiang's arrangement for Chiang Kai-shek, but he didn't want to make trouble. Zou Lu was a little unhappy, he took over Zhang Jingjiang's topic and said: "Commander-in-Chief Xu is well-commanded, and President Jiang is brave and brave, but I think it is still Mr. Visionary and Visionary, the establishment of the Whampoa Military Academy, and the great victory it is today." ”

Zou Lu meant to tell Zhang Jingjiang that the commander of the Eastern Expeditionary Army was Xu Chongzhi, and Chiang Kai-shek was only Xu Chongzhi's general. Zhang Jingjiang smiled happily: "Yes, no one can erase Commander Xu's credit, and the combination of Kai-shek and Commander Xu is a perfect match." ”

Wang Jingwei almost laughed out loud when he heard this, who in the top echelons of the party didn't know that Xu Chongzhi, Zhang Jingjiang, and Chiang Kai-shek were the three brothers who formed an alliance, Zou Lu was really old and confused, and wanted to use Xu Chongzhi to suppress Chiang Kai-shek, didn't he want Liu Bei to turn against Guan and Zhang? Sure enough, after Zou Lu heard Zhang Jingjiang's words, he was silent for a moment.

Sun Yat-sen opened his eyes, and Wang Jingwei saw that he was about to speak, so he took two steps forward and put his head close to Sun Yat-sen's mouth.

"I am very relieved to tell the front-line soldiers, and I hope they will make persistent efforts to take Xingning and Wuhua, and completely eliminate Chen Jiongming." Wang Jingwei nodded yes, and Sun Yat-sen said weakly: "Tell the soldiers to love the people and don't disturb the people." Then he seemed to be a little excited, his face was flushed, and then a violent cough broke out, Song Qingling hurriedly stepped forward and gently softened Sun Yat-sen's chest, Sun Yat-sen tried to spit out phlegm, He Xiangning brought the teacup, Sun Yat-sen felt much better after rinsing his mouth, and spoke louder.

"The victory of the Eastern Crusade is just around the corner, and the school army has worked hard; The Whampoa Military Academy is the right thing to do; However, the size of the school army is too small, and it needs to be expanded, and our failure in the past was because we did not have an army that we believed in, and this is a lesson for you, you must remember. ”

"After defeating Chen Jiongming, the matter of establishing a national political axe that we discussed last year can be done, and you must discuss it well." After saying these words, Sun Yat-sen's panting voice sounded in the room.

Wang Jingwei said with a snort: "Sir, don't..." ”

"Don't be so sad, Zhaoming, after decades of revolution, how many comrades have died in front of me, I know that I am about to reunite with them, but today I can know that Huangpu has made meritorious contributions and the revolution is hopeful, I am happy in my heart, although I have no regrets in death."

"Sir, don't you want to say something to your comrades in the party?" A chubby middle-aged man with glasses said with a crying voice, and after he finished speaking, he quickly took out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe the tears from his eyes.

Sun Yat-sen was silent at this time, and Wang Jingwei said softly when he saw this: "Sir, if you can get better, it will be a great blessing for our party and the country, but in case..." You also know the differences within the party, without your words, I am afraid that there will be disputes within the party, please leave us a few words while you are sober. ”

"What do you want me to say?" Sun Yat-sen closed his eyes and thought about it and said, "You are too weak and too unresolute; It goes without saying that I can escape this catastrophe, if not..., someone will keep tempting you, bewitching you, and you can't hold on... ”

Song Qingling saw that Sun Yat-sen was a little tired, so he motioned for everyone to leave and let Sun Yat-sen rest. For more than a month, she has been taking care of Sun Yat-sen undressed, looking very haggard and tired.

After leaving the room, everyone went to the front hall, and as soon as they sat down, Zou Lu said: "Zhaoming, we still have to persuade the prime minister to write a will, which can be regarded as an explanation to the country, the party, and the comrades." ”

Zou Lu has followed Sun Yat-sen's revolution since he was in the League, and has never wavered in his life and death several times in the past 20 years, and even after the Second Revolution, when Huang Xing, Bai Wenwei, Chen Jiongming and other senior cadres of the League refused to participate in Sun Yat-sen's formation of the Chinese Revolutionary Party, he still followed. Sun Yat-sen also respected a father like him, and despite political differences, he still sent him to serve as the president of Sun Yat-sen University.

Now that Sun Yat-sen is leaving, he is sad in his heart, but he hopes that Sun Yat-sen will clearly designate Hu Hanmin to replace the generalissimo, because Hu Hanmin has the same political views as him.

"Brother Haibin is right, if there is no message after Mr. goes, who can suppress the current situation in the party?" It was Dai Jitao who spoke. Dai Jitao has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his temperament is elegant, and he knows Zou Lu's thoughts, so he is very worried about the future development of the situation in the party.

Wang Jingwei sighed and said, "You also saw it just now, but Mr. didn't want to say anything. If you don't want to be a word, a subtext, or a philosopher, you can go in and persuade again. ”

Sun Ke shook his head and said, "I won't be involved in this matter, let's go with Mr. Kong and Mr. Song." Sun Ke also disapproved of Sun Yat-sen's three major policies, so Sun Yat-sen personally crossed him out of the nomination of a member of the Central Committee; Although his attitude has changed in recent months, if he goes to mention the matter of the will, he is afraid that Sun Yat-sen will have a different idea.

"This, I think I'll go later, Mr. Zai was a little excited just now, and the second sister was already a little unhappy." Song Ziwen said while wiping his glasses. He was dressed in a suit and a personable manner, having served as Sun Yat-sen's secretary since his return to China in '23 and is now the governor of the newly established central bank. He has his own ideas about the development of the situation in the party after Sun Yat-sen's departure, but he also knows the thoughts of these people, and they all hope that Sun Yat-sen will support his faction in his will, but this idea seems to him to be a bit whimsical.

Yongzhi is the fat middle-aged Kong Xiangxi who was talking in Sun Yat-sen's ward just now, strictly speaking, he is Sun Yat-sen's brother-in-law, but he was thinking about what Sun Yat-sen said just now about the establishment of the national political axe, and he didn't pay attention to the conversation of everyone in the court, and when he heard his name mentioned, he paid attention, heard Song Ziwen's words, nodded and said: "Ziwen is right, it is inevitable that you can't wait to go now, so let's wait." But I have an idea," Kong Xiangxi said here and looked up at the people in the hall, and saw that everyone was listening attentively, so he continued: "I am wondering why Mr. is reluctant to leave a will, I think there are two reasons, one is that Mr. still hopes that he can survive this hurdle and gradually get better; In addition, there are some words that the gentleman does not want to write or cannot write in the will. But we can't hope to pin on the former point, as for the latter point, the gentleman is unwilling to write now, so he is unable to write when he is dying; We will now write a will and ask him to sign and approve it when he is dying. That way, we don't have to panic when the time comes. ”

Kong Xiangxi's words were approved by everyone present, and among the people present, only Wang Jingwei had the highest status in the party, followed Sun Yat-sen for the longest time, and was still the main figure in the founding of the Kuomintang, so Wang Jingwei was recommended to write and draft Sun Yat-sen's will.

In the following days, Sun Yat-sen's spirit became better and better, and he could only drink some soup before, but now he can eat some gruel; Everyone saw this, but no one was happy, and everyone knew that Sun Yat-sen had reached the last moment.

On the 10th, a telegram came from Guangzhou, the Huizhou army defected under the leadership of Luo Fengxiang, and Yang Kunru fled to Hong Kong; The Eastern Expeditionary Army conquered Xingning and Wuhua; Lin Hu's army fled to Jiangxi, and the Eastern Expeditionary Army was pursuing the victory. After receiving the telegram, Sun Yat-sen laughed, and specially asked for wine at dinner, He Xiangning resolutely refused to give it, for which Sun Yat-sen also lost his temper, and after Song Qingling learned about it, he poured a small glass of wine for Sun Yat-sen; He Xiangning asked Song Qingling why he still let him drink, and Song Qingling said sadly that this was probably the last time he would drink. That night, Sun Yat-sen's condition changed drastically and he fell into a deep coma.

The next day, after Sun Yat-sen woke up, Wang Jingwei, Song Ziwen, Kong Xiangxi, and Sun Ke came to Sun Yat-sen's sickbed, and Wang Jingwei said to Sun Yat-sen with tears: "I hope the prime minister will leave some words so that we can do it." We implore the Prime Minister to leave a will during his lifetime. Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi also said: "Mr. Wang put forward this opinion on behalf of the political commissar in Beijing. ”

Sun Ke said with tears streaming down his face: "Father, you don't explain state affairs and family affairs, what do you want us to do in the future?" ”

Sun Yat-sen asked with difficulty: "What else can I say?" ”

Wang Jingwei whispered in Sun Yat-sen's ear: "Sir, we have prepared a few sentences, if Mr. agrees, we will sign it, if not, please ask Mr. to say something else, and I will be responsible for the record." ”

Sun Yat-sen nodded slightly in agreement.

Wang Jingwei took out the prepared will and read: "Yu devoted himself to the national revolution for forty years, and his purpose was to seek freedom and equality in China. Forty years of experience have made me aware that in order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to arouse the people and unite the peoples of the world who are waiting for us on an equal footing, and the revolution has not yet succeeded. All our comrades must continue to work hard in accordance with Yu's "Strategy for the Founding of the People's Republic of China," "Outline for the Founding of the People's Republic of China," "Three Ming Cooking," and "Declaration of the First National Congress" in order to implement them. Recently, he advocated the convening of a national assembly and the abolition of unequal treaties, and it was particularly necessary to promote their realization in the shortest possible time. Yes! ”

This will is Wang Jingwei several drafts, and then repeatedly negotiated with everyone, Wang Jingwei did not dispute with others in the discussion, but based on everyone's opinions, he knows very well that no matter how the will is written, the will will writer Wang Jingwei three words will be written in the future, which is the biggest benefit.

Sun Yat-sen nodded after hearing this, expressing his approval, Song Qingling suppressed his grief, took his hand, and signed the three words Sun Yat-sen crookedly on the paper; Then everyone present signed as witnesses.

12 Sun Yat-sen died suddenly in the murmur of "peace....struggle....save China", and Duan Qirui announced a state funeral for Sun Yat-sen.

The next day, the Eastern Expeditionary Army pursued to the border of Jiangxi and Guangdong and completely expelled Lin Hu from Guangdong.

(To be continued)