Shanghai fell, the capital of the National Government Nanjing **** in front of the Japanese army, and the Japanese were bound to win the capital Nanjing, originally in the route of invasion of China, Japan believed that the occupation of the Chinese Kyoto was equivalent to the occupation of the whole of China, that is, to seize the Chinese imperial throne, and severely hit the Chinese's heart of resistance.

The Japanese are pressing forward step by step, and Nanjing is Kyoto as a Chinese, which can be said to have directly pushed the Nationalist Government into a fork in the road, and the Nationalist Government had to make a choice as soon as possible. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Chiang Kai-shek served as chairman of the Central Military Commission and chairman of the Political Commissar of the Nationalist Government at that time, and convened a meeting of senior generals Li Zongren, Tang Shengzhi, He Yingqin, Bai Chongxi, Xu Yongchang, and the German military advisory group.

At that time, Chiang Kai-shek could be said to be the most powerful figure in the Kuomintang, and in the minds of the common people, he was the emperor, and the emperor of the era was the primary task of the Nationalist Government, and the generals had to attend the meeting at the edict.

At this time, Chiang Kai-shek's heart was extremely uncomfortable, and the huge conference hall exuded a heavy atmosphere.

"After the defeat of the Songlu Anti-Japanese War, the morale of the national army was low and it suffered a heavy blow, and Kyoto had lost its barrier after the loss of Shanghai and Hangzhou." Bai Chongxi said, the meaning is obvious, he wants to give up Nanjing.

"From a tactical point of view, today's Nanjing is a Jedi, the Japanese army is attacking on such a large scale, strong as a tiger, in order to get Kyoto in the fastest time, in order to hit the hearts of the people, now the Japanese soldiers are divided into two ways day and night to outflank Kyoto, and my Kyoto has no danger to rely on, and there is no reinforcement of new forces, it is difficult to hold." Li Zongren said.

Some calm generals, Chiang Kai-shek, and the German Affairs Advisory Group are very clear that holding on to Nanjing is meaningless and harmful, and Nanjing, as the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, is very likely to be destroyed, resist, and more likely to cause civilians to be innocently killed.

However, Chiang Kai-shek himself was extremely contradictory in his heart whether to fight or not to fight, and it was inevitable that he would be a mess if he held Nanjing, and it was difficult to bear the condemnation of public opinion if he did not defend it, after all, Nanjing was the Kyoto of the Nationalist Government, and the capital in the minds of the common people was the center of the country.

Chiang Kai-shek convened the meeting this time in order to find a foolproof strategy, in principle, Nanjing is the state capital, and the mausoleum of Sun Yat-sen, the father of the country, is in Nanjing, Chiang Kai-shek frowned, his face showed an extremely gloomy color, and sighed: "I can't retreat without a fight, I personally defend the main battle." ”

As for the form of Nanjing, whether it is Chiang Kai-shek or the generals, it is clear in their hearts, the generals look at each other, and Chiang Kai-shek's meaning is obvious: "It is better not to fight, and the responsibility for not fighting will be borne by you." ”

This hot ball was kicked out by Chiang Kai-shek, and he tried to steam the nerves of the generals, and they all had to think that Chiang Kai-shek was worthy of being a turtle who had mixed with the underworld, and the atmosphere of the meeting suddenly cooled down.

After a long time, Chiang Kai-shek sighed in his heart, how could he not understand that these generals were not fools, and looked helplessly at his close associates, He Yingqin, chief of the military general staff, and Xu Yongchang, minister of military orders.

The so-called upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, no one wants to be drowned by the spittle of the Chinese people at this juncture, and become the target of public criticism, and the two said in unison: "We have no opinion, and everything is for the chairman's orders." ”

The two returned the hot ball to Chiang Kai-shek, the generals were silent, Chiang Kai-shek was angry but helpless, escaped, but no one wanted to be this scapegoat.

Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to turn around and ask the chief adviser of Germany: "What do you think?" ”

The German chief adviser was very resolute, and from a military point of view, he said: "I strongly advocate the abandonment of Nanking and not the unnecessary sacrifice." ”

Chiang Kai-shek calmed down, even if he followed the advice of the German advisers, then he still had to bear the responsibility of abandoning the emperor without a fight today.

In the end, Chiang Kai-shek began to ask the opinions of various generals, who is a fool, no one is a fool, what is the situation, but it is related to the matter of 10,000 years of stench, no one will be this bird, so the generals are vague and do not advocate or say no war.

Chiang Kai-shek asked a lot of generals who still didn't know the essentials, and someone had to fight this battle to fight, so Chiang Kai-shek continued to ask to see if there were anyone willing to resist, willing to defend Nanjing, and willing to be this cannon fodder.

As long as someone comes forward, this hot potato will be solved, and Chiang Kai-shek looked at Tang Shengzhi after a few rounds: "General Tang, what do you think." ”

Tang Shengzhi has been silent, at first Chiang Kai-shek thought that Tang Shengzhi did not speak, remained neutral, Chiang Kai-shek has not asked him any opinions, at this juncture Chiang Kai-shek must listen to the opinions of all the generals.

At this moment, Chiang Kai-shek's heart is very sad, Nanjing can not escape without a fight, someone must be cannon fodder, but who will do this cannon fodder, and then do none of them is a fuel-efficient lamp, it is difficult for him to become this cannon fodder, this is simply a joke, Chiang Kai-shek's heart has hope, he does not believe that there is no reckless man to do again.

Tang Shengzhi stood up suddenly, his originally calm face was infuriated, he looked at the generals present with cold eyes, and suddenly slapped the table and shouted: "The capital is the place where the father of the nation is buried, and now the great enemy is present, if no one resists the Japanese invaders and defends the majesty of our people, how can they be worthy of the spirit of the father of the nation in heaven and our people, and I advocate defending Nanjing to the death, resisting to the end, and fighting to the death with the Japanese invaders." ”

Tang Shengzhi's performance was in Chiang Kai-shek's arms, Tang Shengzhi was so impassioned, if he still discussed the problem of retreating, or if he fled without a fight, he would inevitably be told by others, so he pushed the boat down the river and said: "Then ask the general to plan the defense and serve as the commander-in-chief of the city defense." ”

Tang Shengzhi did not hesitate, and swore angrily: "I am determined to serve the battlefield with my flesh and blood to live and die with Nanjing, people are in Nanjing, and people are dead in Nanjing." ”

The decision was made on the important question of whether to abandon or defend the city of Nanjing, and after the meeting, the generals and Chiang Kai-shek began to secretly flee from the city of Nanjing, and the people of the time did not know that the leaders of the Nationalist government had fled in a hurry like mice and cats.

Tang Shengzhi began to deploy the defense of Nanjing, and in front of his generals, he was impassioned and swore to defend Kyoto to the death.

However, what is this Tang general, who is suddenly admired by the people, what is he doing at this time, in Tang Shengzhi's mansion, there is ready-made good wine and good food in front of him, and a beautiful woman like flowers and jade is lying in his arms is immersed in the gentle township.