Section VIII Heavenly Fire XI

Perhaps moved by the scene he personally created, Chiang Kai-shek refused to change cars and remained in the caravan, so Soong Meiling also got into the car, and he was going to ride this car through the welcoming road of hundreds of thousands of citizens. \.М\\

This change surprised Zhuang Jihua, Tang Enbo, Xiong Bin and others, Beiping is not Nanjing, nor Wuhan: Nanjing is prepared, Wuhan is a sudden change, the location is relatively small. But there are more than 10 kilometers from Nanyuan to Zhongnanhai, and there are no less than 1,000 addresses for gunmen to ambush along the way.

"Headmaster, no, no, there are Japanese spies in the city, it's too dangerous! It's too dangerous! Zhuang Jihua's tone was rapid, his face was red, and his anxious expression was not concealed.

"Chairman, chairman, we are not prepared, no, no, this is going to have some accidents, even if we cut me and Commander Zhuang apart, we can't pay for it." Tang Enbo was also anxious, and a layer of sweat appeared on his head.

Chiang Kai-shek smiled faintly and said proudly: "It's nothing, the Cultural Revolution, after seven years of fighting, we finally recovered Beiping, if a few spies are so frightened that we dare not accept the cheers of the people, we are sorry for the martyrs who sacrificed." ”

Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek could not be persuaded to do so, Zhuang Jihua had no choice but to ask Song Meiling for help: "Madam, you persuade the principal, this is too dangerous, even if the devil is not prepared, but as long as there is a telephone, the devil can be prepared in the city, Madame, this is too risky." ”

Song Meiling also smiled: "Don't worry, I'll sit next to the chairman, I'll take care of him if there's anything" At this point, she lowered her voice: "The chairman of the committee doesn't mean to drink, he cares about Hopkins." ”

Zhuang Jihua now somewhat understood why Chiang Kai-shek did this, and Hopkins' pressure aroused the resentment in his heart, and he wanted to tell Hopkins that in order to maintain national unity, he would spare all prices.

"Madam, don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case, this is going to have a little accident, how can I explain to the people of the whole country, how to explain to the soldiers of the whole army, madam, you can persuade the principal, as for Hopkins, I already have a way to deal with him." Zhuang Jihua said in the end, and couldn't help but grit his teeth and glared at Hopkins, which made Hopkins, who was paying attention to this side and didn't know what was going on, a little inexplicable.

"Cultural Revolution, Enbo, don't persuade you" Chiang Kai-shek, who was sitting in the car, said calmly: "I have made up my mind, so I will do it." ”

Zhuang Jihua and Tang Enbo persuaded each other hard, but this time Chiang Kai-shek still insisted on not giving in, they made a mistake, Chen Bui Chen Cheng They also found that it was not good, and after coming to learn, they also joined the persuasion, but Chiang Kai-shek still resolutely refused to give in, and finally Zhuang Jihua had to give in, but he also made a request, let Wu Ziniu sit in the passenger seat, and Chiang Kai-shek agreed to this request.

Zhuang Jihua called Wu Ziniu over and told him to take Chiang Kai-shek's car and pay attention to observation, especially the high-rise buildings on both sides. Looking at the two heavyweights hurriedly placing the dispensing, Chiang Kai-shek sat firmly in the car without the slightest hint.

After placing the personnel, Zhuang Jihua and Tang Enbo Xiong Bin urgently discussed, urgently transferred the theater guard regiment, and strengthened the security in Beiping City, the guards were already in the city, Xiong Bin had been serving in Beiping for a long time before the war, and was very familiar with the Beiping City, and immediately found a few possible ambush sniper addresses on the map, and then telegraphed to the city to immediately control these addresses.

Then the two of them made adjustments to the convoy, putting Zhuang Jihua's guards in the first three cars, all of which were jeeps, with anti-aircraft machine guns on the shelves, Zhuang Jihua and Tang Enbo sat in the second caravan, and after these two caravans were Tang Enbo's guards, which were also jeeps, and behind them were the sedan fleet, and between every three cars were two jeeps, on which were heavily armed soldiers.

Twenty minutes later, the convoy was unmoored in Zhuang Jihua and Tang Enbo's trembling, the convoy had just driven out of the airport, and the citizens who had been waiting outside the airport erupted in deafening cheers.

Suddenly, two female students rushed through the soldier's blocking line with flowers and ran to Chiang Kai-shek's car, Wu Ziniu's pistol was instantly in his hand, Chiang Kai-shek stopped in a low voice, and the two female students sent the flowers in their hands to Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling, and then turned around and shouted Chairman Chiang Wanduo.

"This can't be, absolutely not." Zhuang Jihua's face turned pale, Tang Enbo's face was also pale, and he couldn't stop muttering: "What should I do?" What to do? The actions of the two schoolgirls immediately ignited the enthusiasm of the surrounding citizens, who swarmed up and surrounded the caravan, and countless hands stretched out to Chiang Kai-shek, who stood up and waved to the citizens.

Zhuang Jihua and Tang Enbo jumped out of the car, transferred a company of guards behind them, forcibly blocked the citizens, cleared a road, and placed four guards on both sides of the caravan before the convoy moved slowly amid cheers.

Chiang Kai-shek stood in the car for a moment, then sat down again, and after a while stood up again, and whenever he stood up, the crowd on both sides cheered.

The convoy restarted, and slowly the tall Beiping city wall came to the front, in front of the wide city gate, more than ten crane-haired and white-bearded old men put up incense cases in front of the city gate, Zhuang Jihua saw it from afar, and couldn't help but cry out in his heart.

"Commander Tang, this ......, this ......, how good is this!"

Tang Enbo was also dumbfounded, they never expected that the citizens of Peking would actually put on this posture, Chiang Kai-shek did not drink at all, although the wine bowl on the incense table was not big, but it could also get Chiang Kai-shek drunk.

In addition to alcohol, the terrain in this area is complex, and a sniper ambush nearby can cause great damage.

Chiang Kai-shek's car stopped, Zhuang Jihua scolded in a low voice, and hurriedly jumped out of the car, Tang Enbo also hurriedly got out of the car, and the two hurriedly ran over.

Tang Enbo wanted to step forward to dissuade him, Zhuang Jihua grabbed him, Tang Enbo was a little puzzled, Zhuang Jihua gestured to both sides of the city gate with his eyes, and the thousands of people gathered on both sides of the city gate, they saw Chiang Kai-shek's car stopped, and immediately burst into cheers from the audience, long live the sound was inexhaustible, all kinds of flowers and ribbons were thrown out of the crowd, fluttering dàngdàng fell from the sky.

"Chairman of the Committee, it is very fortunate to lead the army of benevolence and righteousness to expel the cannibal beast in the world! I am very fortunate in China! The white-bearded old man picked up the wine bowl and raised his hands above his head and then slowly fell, and then sent it to Chiang Kai-shek: "This is the wine of triumph, the wine of victory, the old decay represents hundreds of thousands of people in Beiping, congratulations to the chairman!" Hopkins also came at this time, and he was curious to see this scene, and he asked in a low voice, "What is this for?" Is it a triumphal ceremony in China? ”

"Yes" Stuart Leiden was pulled into his car by Hopkins when he got into the car, and he was by his side at the moment: "According to the ancient Chinese custom, the general who returns from victory must accept the toast of the local patriarch must be the local elder elder Qisu, in order to imply respect and gratitude for the general, Leiden paused here again, Hopkins just continued to watch with interest, but Situ Leiden continued: "But this kind of ritual is not available all the time, Chinese Confucian culture pays attention to a benevolent character, The requirements for the soldiers are very high, not only for victory but also for strict military discipline, less killing, less destruction, and only a general who can afford to be benevolent will have the opportunity to receive such a welcome ceremony. ”

Situ Leiden has been in China for decades, knows a lot about Chinese culture, the Beiyang government era, the war is endless, whether it is Wu Peifu or Feng Yuxiang Zhang Zuoshuang, when he entered Beiping, he did not receive such a welcome, even if Chiang Kai-shek entered Beiping after the Second Northern Expedition, he did not receive such a welcome, but today, he was welcomed by the citizens of Beiping with the most solemn ceremony.

Chiang Kai-shek picked up the wine bowl in front, Zhuang Jihua hurriedly leaned over, Chiang Kai-shek had already picked up the wine bowl, this occasion was not suitable for refusal, he frowned slightly, Zhuang Jihua and Tang Enbo were anxious, and the two of them were eager to drink for him.

Song Meiling suddenly whispered in Cantonese beside Chiang Kai-shek: "You can respect the martyrs first, and then respect the people." Chiang Kai-shek smiled on his face, raised the wine bowl high, and said loudly: "This first cup of wine should first pay tribute to the martyrs who fought bloodily for the country!" ”

He poured half of the wine on the ground, and then raised it again: "This second cup should be honored to the common people of China, without their support, there would be no victory today!" ”

After that, he poured more than half of the wine and sprinkled it on the ground, and finally raised the wine bowl again: "Finally, I salute the soldiers of our National Revolutionary Army, who have gone forward and won victory after victory, this bowl, I respect them!" ”

After drinking, Chiang Kai-shek threw the wine bowl to the ground, and with a bang, the wine bowl was torn apart. As the wine bowl hit the ground, there was a roaring cheer all around, and the cheerful suona sounded immediately, and Chiang Kai-shek waved around.

Zhuang Jihua hurriedly stepped forward to stop the white bearded elderly, and Tang Enbo led the guards to flock to Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling to board the car, and the convoy crossed the city gate hole and officially entered Beiping.

The streets of Beiping are crowded, the whole city is almost pouring out, the streets and alleys are crowded with people, everyone is cheering, whether they are wearing robes or suits, whether they are pulling foreign carts or setting up stalls, everyone is chanting with their faces up. Some half-sized children climbed up the walls, and the tall buildings on both sides were also crowded with people in front of the windows.

Flying paper flowers fell from the air, some sections were withdrawn from the loess, and the crowd was desperately crowding forward, and now not only Zhuang Jihua Tang Enbo, but even Chen Bui Chen Cheng in the car were all snotted.

Chiang Kai-shek's interest became higher and higher, but he did not stop the car once, but asked the driver to speed up slightly, which made the driver and Wu Ziniu next to him slightly relieved.

Wu Ziniu didn't care about the crowd on both sides of the street, his eyes were always on the tall buildings, those crowded windows were quickly skipped, he only paid attention to the roof and some windows that were not opened, and soon he threw away the roof, and there were already soldiers shaking on the roof.

Wedemeyer and Stilwell sat in the car, looking at the crowd on either side, their faces filled with newborn affection, their eyes full of adoration.

"Alas" Weidemeyer sighed heavily, Stilwell was a little surprised, and he couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?" "Hopkins may have miscalculated this time." Weidder told Stilwell about the purpose of Hopkins' visit to China, and finally asked, "Joe, what do you think of this plan?" ”

Stilwell thought for a moment and shook his head with a wry smile: "I can't judge their decision, but with what I know about Zhuang, he will definitely not agree." ”

In Burma, China needed the United States more than it does now, but Zhuang Jihua still unceremoniously rejected his request, and even tore his face, and now Hopkins wants more, harming China's interests even more, and China's response may be more intense

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