Nanjing, November 17, 1937. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the city of Nanjing, the atmosphere of the war was overwhelming.

Many wealthy people have already moved, and the government has also called on everyone to relocate and leave Nanjing. Nanjing still has a million people in the summer, and the population of the capital is a little larger. But since the July Seven Incident, many people have moved. Many people moved their families to Wuhan and then to Chongqing. Some people simply went to Guiyang or Kunming.

Yesterday, the vanguard of the Japanese army fought a battle with the defenders in Jiangyin and was routed. When the news reached Nanjing, which was not far away, everyone was very excited. The officers of the Northeast Army naturally refused to bury Xiaolu's exploits, so Nanjing called and asked General Xiaolu to come to Nanjing as soon as possible.

Xiaolu and Captain Luo entered Nanjing by small boat, and the captured big ship was still docked off the coast of northern Jiangsu. He only led Bai Enming and one guard into the city, and the others stayed on the north shore to train and stand by.

On the way, Captain Luo asked him: "How could the battle of Jiangyin alarm Lao Jiang?" ”

Xiaolu said: "It's not just a Jiangyin problem. I won a battle, and in order to boost morale, I electrified the whole country. If you think about it, in the early years of the Tulongshan riot in the northeast, it was still big international news to kill a big Zuo and dozens of people, not to mention that the scale of my victory was very large. Could he not know? So he gave me an upgrade. But there is no big son. However, this made Lao Jiang know about me. This time when I arrived in Jiangyin, his intelligence officers must have reported immediately, and we fought well in Jiangyin, and Lao Jiang was sick and went to the doctor, so he called me. ”

A few people from Xiaolu entered Nanjing City, and as soon as they got off the boat, a group of soldiers came from the dock, led by a group of soldiers: "Is it Major General Lu?" ”

Xiaolu said: "It's me." ”

Captain Luo whispered, "Why did you become their major general again?" ”

Xiao Lu said: "The original major was given by Major Marshal Zhang, and later it was a blank check from Lao Jiang. If you win a battle, you will be upgraded. ”

The officer said, "The headquarters has an invitation, please invite Major General Lu to a military meeting." ”

Xiao Lu was let into a car, Xiao Lu took off the weapon on his body, handed it to the guards, and asked Bai Enming to send a telegram to Yan'an, report the matter, prepare a telegram draft, and ask them to send a telegram to them, not send it themselves.

The car drove to Lao Jiang's cemetery residence, and Bai Enming and the guards were stopped. Xiao Lu followed the adjutant-like man into the house alone, turned east and west, and entered the venue.

Xiaolu entered the conference room. The conference room is not big and there are not many people. Lao Jiang saw him come in and said, "Let's pause, let me introduce to you, this is Major General Lu Xiaoming." Major General Lu bravely resisted the Japanese outside the Guan, won several battles, and was a general who had won battles with the Japanese army. ”

Xiao Lu saluted everyone and said, "The juniors are not well-dressed, please forgive me." My outfit is the uniform of the battalion commander of the Manchukuo garrison. The other day I captured a troop transport ship and have been wearing this suit. ”

Lao Jiang said: "Let's continue the meeting. ”

A thin humanitarian: "I still have that opinion, the Japanese army has the superiority of land, sea and air, the national army will be surrounded by three-dimensional, plus the losses in the battle of Shanghai are too great, the national army has not been able to reorganize and train and cannot recover its combat strength." The capital of Nanjing, which could not retreat without a fight, suggested that 12 to 18 regiments should symbolically and appropriately resist and then retreat on its own initiative. ”

He is the leader of the combat team, Liu Fei.

Bai Chongxi spoke: "Yes. Now that the troops are in tatters and there are no follow-up troops to dispatch, I suggest that Nanking be declared an undefended city. ”

Xiao Lu recognized him as Bai Chongxi, and he had seen countless photos, just like him now.

Another said: "The German minister, Todmann, is mediating. If our army takes the initiative to withdraw from Nanjing, in the future when the peace talks are held, the Japanese army will not be able to claim to be the victor in the attack on Nanjing by force. ”

This is Zhang Qun, with a Sichuan accent, and he is the "old Jiang's eternal cook", saying what Lao Jiang said.

A man sitting next to Lao Jiang also spoke: "Nanjing is a Jedi tactically, the enemy can be surrounded on three sides, and the north is blocked by the Yangtze River, there is no way to retreat, with the newly defeated troops to sit in the lonely city, it is really difficult to hold it for a long time." ”

This is Li Zongren. His image is all too familiar.

The other person just nodded, agreeing with everyone's point of view and opposing the defense of Nanjing.

There were two other people who were also nodding, it should be He Yingqin, chief of the General Staff, and Xu Yongchang, minister of military orders.

Lao Jiang said: "You have already said these views. I consulted Falkenhausen yesterday and he agreed not to fight, not to make unnecessary sacrifices. I'd like to hear different opinions. ”

The crowd was silent.

Lao Jiang said: "Isn't there anyone who dares to fight?" If according to Team Leader Liu Fei's plan, who wants to be the commander to defend Nanjing? ”

The crowd remained silent.

Tang Shengzhi spoke at this time: "Now, the enemy is approaching the capital, and the capital is where the mausoleum of the father of the nation is located. At this moment of great enemy, if we do not sacrifice one or two generals in Nanjing, we will not only be sorry for the Prime Minister's spirit in heaven, but also sorry for our Supreme Commander. I advocate defending Nanjing to the death and fighting the enemy to the end! ”

Vehement.

Xiao Lu was not impressed by him, but he knew that Tang Shengzhi was active in the main battle. Unlike Liu Fei, he wants to fight to the death.

There are many legends, and some people say that he listened to Jiang Baili's words and thought that Japan would not attack Nanjing, so he wanted to speculate. Others say he wants to speculate. Xiao Lu felt that he really wanted to fight. The crux of the matter is Chiang's determination.

Jiang Baili's words make sense. The vast majority of the Japanese upper echelons did not intend to attack Nanjing, at least they did not intend to attack Nanjing so quickly. However, many generals in the military disobeyed orders and had to attack. Jiang Baili's words were that he had calculated the ideas of the Japanese high-level, but what about the middle-level and low-level officers?

A smile appeared on Lao Jiang's face.

Lao Jiang also wanted to fight a dozen, and when he saw Tang Shengzhi say this, he became happy.

Xiao Lu knows why Lao Jiang wants to fight, and there are many theories. One of them said that the Soviet Union supported China and was ready to send troops, and Chiang had something to rely on, so he wanted to fight. This was discovered by historian Yang Tianshi in Taiwanese historical materials. Chiang hoped that he would hold out in Nanking for a few months and wait for the Soviets to send troops.

In November 1937, Marshal Voroshilov told the Chinese military delegation in Moscow that when China's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression reached a life-and-death juncture, the Soviet Union would send troops and would never sit idly by.

On November 30, Lao Chiang sent a telegram to Voroshilov and Stalin expressing his gratitude: "China has now exhausted its last and greatest strength for the sake of national survival and international obligations, and has no choice but to retreat to Nanjing. ”

As a result, it was only on December 5 that Stalin called back: "...... Troops could only be sent after the Nine-Power Pact countries agreed to work together against Japan, and with the approval of the Supreme Soviet Conference two months later. After that, Lao Jiang decided to retreat.

Because of the mixing of the path, things and history have changed a little.

In the spring, the old prince Chiang returned from the Soviet Union, and after arriving in Vladivostok, he sent a telegram saying that he had boarded the ship and returned to China, and then there was no news.

Through the investigation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Soviet Union, the eldest prince did go to Vladivostok, and he was sure to buy a ferry ticket, but his whereabouts were not known later. Investigating the passenger ship, there were many people on the passenger ship, and there was no news after investigating for a long time. It is said that a family of three did take a boat to Shanghai.

Lao Jiang was very angry, why did someone have an accident when they arrived in Shanghai? The Blue Coat Society spent a lot of effort to investigate this, and used almost all the forces of Shanghai, but it was not clear. After negotiating with the Soviet Union again, the Blue Coat Society even sent people to Vladivostok, but several months have passed, and there is no news.

Lao Chiang did not doubt the Soviet Union, because the Soviet Union cooperated more closely with him, and there was no reason to detain the eldest prince. The only possibility left is a Japanese spy.