There is no discrimination against women in the Restoration Society, and the main reason is because of Qiu Jin's existence. Many of the new members of the Liberation Society have experienced a great unaccustomed habit of having a woman and men discuss state affairs and how to revolt, which is not in any way customary. In order to overcome the idea of a woman's lack of insight, male comrades have to go through a lot of psychological discomfort.

After the end of the Battle of Hangzhou, the days when Qiu Jin did not appear for the time being because of his injury, the comrades who had been accustomed to Qiu Jin's existence felt a little unaccustomed. In any case, as long as Qiu Jin is there, the men don't seem to be so presumptuous in their words and actions. Being ridiculed by male comrades, compared to being ridiculed by female comrades, the latter is undoubtedly very terrible. And if there are female cadres in the organization, men will instinctively maintain some grace and enterprising attitude. When Qiu Jin was away, a meeting with a simple group of men was always a little different from before.

In the base of the BJP, equality between men and women, and women's emancipation are one of the recent political propaganda. It is safe to say that the BJP is undoubtedly the one with the largest proportion of women in all revolutions. Because he had long been accustomed to the existence of women, Xu Shuisheng was not as sensitive as the other cadres of the Liberation Society. Hearing a woman talking loudly to Xu Xilin, Xu Shuisheng's first feeling was a kind of surprise, the content of this conversation was very sensitive.

Although Qiu Jin is not cured now, she is a tenacious personality, as long as she is allowed to come out to work, she will not be able to lie back in the hospital bed. Qiu Jin's original job was to lead the death squad, but now that Xu Xilin is in charge of the death squad, Qiu Jin naturally wants to help Xu Xilin more and suppress the formation. After coming out to work, Qiu Jin quickly found a problem, and she couldn't help but run to Xu Xilin to question, "This time I sent troops to Nanjing, what if the foreigners sent troops?" ”

The British made the Yangtze River valley their sphere of influence, and British warships had the right of free navigation of the Yangtze River. This was a clear proof of the loss of power and humiliation of the country by the Manchus, and it was also a matter of great distress to the revolutionaries. Driving foreigners out of China is not only the idea of the Boxers, but also the majority of the revolutionaries.

Ideas are ideas, and if a war really starts, who will the foreigners stand on is an unavoidable consideration. Nanjing was a treaty city, and although there was no concession, the British warships always had to pass through Nanjing. Qiu Jin was very worried about this. Qiu Jin did not participate in the meeting during her injury, and after her "comeback", she found that when the comrades in the recovery meeting mentioned this issue, most of the people who were asked did not think about it, and the rest pretended to be deaf and dumb, taking care of him. As a last resort, Qiu Jin could only run to Xu Xilin to ask.

Like other comrades, Xu Xilin also adopted a pretending deaf and dumb attitude towards the problems of foreigners, and Qiu Jin couldn't help but quote Chen Ke's words. "Bethsun, it's not okay to pretend you don't see it. Wen Qing has said many times that he has to face reality. ”

Xu Xilin naturally heard the meaning of Qiu Jin's words, and he knew better that if he couldn't give Qiu Jin an explanation, it would be impossible to get out easily today, Xu Xilin finally said seriously: "Xuanqing, if a foreigner sends troops, what do you say?" ”

"What to do? Fight them! Qiu Jin replied neatly.

"How? If the foreigners fight with us on land, we will fight with them. What about the water war between foreigners and us? How do we fight? "Xu Xilin's question is very straightforward.

Qiu Jin didn't answer immediately, she frowned and looked at Xu Xilin. It wasn't until Xu Xilin avoided Qiu Jin's gaze that Qiu Jin continued to ask: "Can we win a land war?" ”

The problem touched the key point that Xu Xilin had never dared to face, and he was silent again. This is not only a problem that Xu Xilin does not dare to face, but comrades who can think of this problem feel that this problem is extremely thorny. No one wants to get into trouble for nothing, especially the British. In the face of the British, it is not clear to the comrades whether the Liberation Society can win or not. Many comrades who came up from the ground did not have an idea of the strength of the British at all.

Looking at the aggressive Qiu Jin, Xu Xilin finally said: "Xuanqing, you see that Wenqing occupies Anqing, and the British still have no reaction, let's attack Nanjing, the British should not make a move." ”

"Then ......" Qiu Jin wanted to say something. was interrupted by Xu Xilin, "Xuanqing, whether you can attack Nanjing with all your strength now is still between the two." If the British are taken into account, will this battle still be fought? ”

This is the real idea of the people of insight in the Restoration Society, the new army in Nanjing City, plus the Green Battalion, has at least 12,300 people, and the Restoration Society has more than 10,000 troops on hand. The forces are at a disadvantage. If the foreigners were taken into account at this time, the Liberation Society would not be able to formulate a coping strategy at all. Therefore, the Liberation Society will ignore this, and there is no way to do it.

Qiu Jin understood what Xu Xilin meant, but she still couldn't let go, "Bosun, this Nanjing Battle is by no means easy to fight, if you can't beat it, don't force it." Even if we don't occupy Nanjing, we can still possess Zhejiang. ”

Xu Xilin just nodded, in fact, according to his meaning, there was no need to fight Nanjing at all. At this moment, he heard a knock on the door, and Xu Xilin was relieved. Explaining a lot of things to Qiu Jin is really a burden. He asked Xu Shuisheng to come in, and the discussion naturally shifted to the training and preparation of the death squad.

After reporting the situation of the death squad, Xu Shuisheng asked, "Mr. Xu, when will we leave?" ”

"In just these two days, our death squad will set off first." Xu Xilin replied simply.

As Xu Xilin said, the troops of the Liberation Society set off soon. Naturally, the first to strike were the death squads, who took on the responsibility of the strikers. It was followed by the Liberation Army under the banner of the Liberation Society.

At the same time as the Restoration Society death squad set off, Tao Chengzhang had already informed all the heroes that from that day on, the Liberation Society would no longer provide food to the heroes from all walks of life, and if they refused to go to Nanjing, they could disperse, and Tao Chengzhang would never force them. However, if the heroes from all walks of life think that Hangzhou is empty and start to do nonsense, the troops left behind in Hangzhou will definitely not talk about any more feelings.

Needless to say, those who were going to fight Nanjing naturally began to go north with the brigade. As for the teams that were on the sidelines, seeing that Qiu Jin was patrolling with the Guangfu Army every day, they didn't dare to make any changes. Originally, they had gathered here with the intention of receiving guns, money, and food. Tao Chengzhang's policy is in place, and it is very good to break their ideas. The Liberation Society cut off the food supply, and it was no longer meaningful to stay in Hangzhou by buying food on their own, most of the team chose to go north with the brigade, and a small number chose to go back to their hometowns directly.

Four days after the death squad was dispatched, Qiu Jin went to report, "Tao Gong, there are not many other revolutionary comrades in Hangzhou except for our own troops. ”

Tao Chengzhang just hummed, but did not answer.

"Tao Gong, why don't you take me to Nanjing this time." Qiu Jin still wanted to return to the front line.

"Xuanqing, I will lead the troops north today and tomorrow, if you go with me, who will Hangzhou hand over?" Tao Chengzhang firmly disagreed. Hangzhou is the foundation of the Restoration Society, and if others are allowed to accept Hangzhou, Tao Chengzhang is absolutely not at ease.

Without waiting for Qiu Jin to say anything, Tao Chengzhang ordered: "Xuanqing, you now drive away all the rest that still want to eat and drink." You're not polite to them at all. ”

Seeing Qiu Jin take the order and leave, Tao Chengzhang felt relieved. Now Tao Chengzhang doesn't want to discuss the matter of sending troops with anyone, even if he knows that this time the problem of sending troops is very big, and the local attitude is not thorough, Tao Chengzhang is still unwilling to discuss it. Before sending troops, everyone is accustomed to thinking about how much strength they have, and the same is true for the Liberation Society. Talking about the exploits of tens of thousands of troops and easily sweeping Zhejiang, the comrades felt that it was not a big problem to attack Nanjing.

However, with the departure of the troops one by one, the city of Hangzhou, which was once full of manpower, became more and more empty, and Tao Chengzhang actually panicked in his heart. Consideration of the enemy came more and more into his train of thought, and the number of defenders in Nanking, and the stubbornness of the enemy to slaughter the revolution, proved that this battle was not so easy to solve. The more you consider your strengths, the more confident you will be. The more you consider the true strength of the enemy, the more confidence is lost. Tao Chengzhang knew this kind of thing very well, but what Tao Chengzhang didn't know before was that no matter how much he wanted to cheer himself up, or calm himself down, he couldn't actually do it at all.

When imagining out of thin air, the desire to succeed naturally occupies most of the ideas. When it comes to facing the enemy, panic naturally occupies most of the mind. This is not dominated by Tao Chengzhang's own thoughts at all, it just happened so really. In order to cheer himself up, Tao Chengzhang had to use the situation when Chen Ke attacked Anqing for the first time to give himself confidence. At that time, the Liberation Society felt that the People's Party's attack on Anqing was completely unreliable, but facts have proved that the People's Party still broke Anqing in one fell swoop? At that time, the People's Party was only more than 3,000 people, and now there are more than 10,000 members of the Liberation Party.

Thinking of this, Tao Chengzhang asked, "Chen Boping, don't they have any news yet?" ”

Chen Boping has been away for several days to contact the People's Party to provide the medical team. Based on the experience of the last time, it is almost time to hear from the BJP liaison officer. The significance of the medical team is very clear to the whole of the Liberation Society, and if there is no medical team for treatment, everyone feels very uncertain. Tao Chengzhang stayed in Hangzhou, on the one hand, because he had to sit in the town, otherwise, those who ate and drank together might not be willing to leave. On the other hand, he also wanted to determine the movements of the medical team himself, otherwise the panic in his heart would not be dispelled.

"Tao Gong, there is still no news."

Tao Chengzhang wanted to say wait, but he felt that he was too timid to do so, he gritted his teeth, got up and said, "No matter, let's get ready to go." Leave today. ”