Seven: He saved the child

The director of the textile mill is gone, and the factory is still open. The head of the factory is the second shareholder of the board of directors and the deputy director of the factory.

The deputy factory director focused on production, and he wanted to use up all the cotton yarn in the warehouse. In his words, before the Japanese army came, he could do as much as he could. It's called a handful.

He had already sent his family away. Now he has the truck ready, loads it and walks away when the situation is wrong.

He now obeys the workers' leadership. He knew that the workers in the factory were no longer listening to him. There were many things that he had to discuss with the workers' leaders. I hope to have their support.

Not long ago, Nanjing City held a pledge meeting to defend Nanjing, and asked textile factories to send people to participate. He was reluctant to participate for fear of affecting production, but he did not dare not send someone to go.

He approached the workers' leaders and said: "The production in the factory is tight, and the purpose of engaging in production is to resist Japan." Can you go to the conference preparation office to discuss, we won't go to the conference in our factory. ”

He hoped that the workers' leadership would support him. After saying that, he smiled.

The workers' leaders said: "Now many factories are suspended. More factories were relocated to Chongqing. You're still holding on here. Stop the workers and don't let them go.

"We were also notified of the meeting. That's a big deal, and the workers must be arranged to go to the convention. This kind of thing you have to lead the team, take the initiative, be active, stop production and participate in the conference.

"Alright, I'll report to the conference preparation office."

He touched his nose and had no choice but to arrange for a shutdown. Organize people to participate in the conference.

The workers' leadership is organizing the transfer of workers and their families to the rear, and their guidelines are exhausted

Leave Nanjing as soon as possible, and strive to evacuate all. ”

The deputy director was most opposed to the workers' leadership mobilizing the workers to go into exile in the interior. He said angrily: "The workers are gone, how can the production in the factory be carried out." Production is also for the purpose of resisting Japan. ”

He did not dare to openly oppose it, and exile was, after all, a call from the government.

The Japanese base camp issued an order to march to Nanjing, and the workers' leaders immediately convened an emergency meeting of the workers to mobilize the exiles. The second sister also came.

Aunt Sun, the leader of the workers, said: "The devils have been ordered to kill Nanjing, and we workers can leave as soon as possible." Stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood.

"Matsui Ishine, commander of the Shanghai Army, repeatedly threatened to severely punish China on the battlefield in Shanghai. How severely he will be punished.

"He defeated China and brought down the Chiang Kai-shek regime, these are not called severe punishments, but his severe punishments

It's killing. The Japanese army occupied Shanghai and began to massacre.

"The Japanese 6th Division landed at Jinshanwei on November 5 and went directly north to break through Songjiang City. There were 100,000 residents in Songjiang City who were killed by the Japanese army, and only a few people remained in the city.

At the end of November, the Japanese army marched westward towards Nanjing, and the Japanese Third Division captured Suzhou on November 19. The massacre then began, killing almost all of the city's 350,000 inhabitants.

"The Japanese army killed all the old people, children and men in Suzhou City. Women are used as tools to vent their animal desires, first rape and then kill. Many women have been raped and killed directly.

"They took more than 2,000 women with the army, stripped them of their clothes in public, and tattooed numbers on their shoulders. Since then, these women have only numbers and no names.

"The 20th Wing of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army captured Wuxi on November 26 and set fire to the city. Massacres were carried out regardless of whether they were civilians or soldiers. 3,000 women were taken captive and they continued their march westward.

Three days later, the Japanese army captured Changzhou. The higher authorities ordered that all the captive inhabitants be killed, and as a result, more than 4,000 people were slaughtered. ”

When the workers heard the news, they were excited, some chanting the slogan "Down with Little Japan," and some saying that they would leave Nanjing as soon as possible.

One worker said: "My family has relatives in Yichang, and they have sent us a letter asking us to go to Yichang as soon as possible. Take care of each other.

As soon as her words fell, more than a dozen workers raised their hands and were willing to go together.

The deputy factory director is in a hurry, and the workers are gone. He said: "Sisters workers, think about where she got all this news. How could she have known so quickly.

"I can tell you that the information is not reliable. Do not be swayed by this news. You have to go to work with peace of mind. I'll tell everyone to go when it's time to go.

"I'm paid on a daily basis from now on. Do it one day at a time, take one day at a time. You are in exile, and when you go to other places, you have no job and no food. Starve you to death. ”

The second sister stood up and said, "Sisters, I believe the news that Aunt Sun said. I have seen it in the northeast in the past, and now I have heard it more than once from exiles from the occupied areas.

"Aunt Sun dares to take responsibility if she dares to speak, and her way of getting the news is very secretive, but it is very accurate, and it is not an exaggeration at all.

"The Japanese army is inferior to beasts, it is a devil who kills people without blinking. I believe what you hear at home is more cruel and terrible than what Aunt Sun said!

"On the way to Nanjing, the scale of the massacres of the Japanese army became larger and larger, and the methods became more and more brutal. This was the prelude to the Japanese army's slaughter in Nanjing.

"If the Japanese army dares to do it, we must have the courage to expose them. Expose their crimes in broad daylight and arouse the people to unite against Japan.

"Nanjing can't hold it, and Commander Tang is already preparing to fight in the streets. The army was ready to live and die with Nanjing. Nanjing faces death. Staying in Nanjing will be lifeless.

"We are in exile, as long as we are ready to go into exile, we will unite to help each other, no matter how difficult the road is, we can overcome it, and we will never stay in Nanjing to be a ghost.

"We listen to Aunt Sun, those who can go should leave early, and everyone can go together. You can also go with Aunt Sun. If you really can't go, you must be prepared, and you can't let the devil slaughter you. ”

The second sister's speech received warm applause from the audience.

The deputy factory director knew the second sister, and the second sister often came to the factory, and he hated the second sister for a long time. But he knew that the second sister had a background, so he could only be in a hurry.

Now that my mother-in-law has decided to go into exile, the second sister agrees very much. She said excitedly: "My mother-in-law decided to go, I am relieved, I am willing to go with my mother-in-law, and my brother's family will also go with my mother-in-law."

"My mother-in-law took us to Chongqing, which was great. I couldn't be more gratified. However, if I really want to leave, I am really reluctant to leave this home, and my heart is sour. ”

The mother-in-law said with relief: "Today's second child and the second child of the past have been judged like two people. I didn't expect the second child to change so much. She sees the problem sharply. The analysis of the problem is very accurate.

"I didn't expect that Commander Tang's city defense would have such a great appeal, and he gave the army great combat effectiveness. It gave the Nanjing people the courage to defeat the enemy. He saved the child.

The mother-in-law suddenly stood up and raised her head and shouted: "Commander Tang, thank you, my wife, thank you for standing up to defend Nanjing, and thank you for enlightening my children with the spirit of swearing to resist the war."

"Vow to live and die with Nanjing, your words awakened the child's buried instinct in the bottom of her heart, so that she bravely faced the enemy. I thank you for devoting her to the anti-Japanese struggle! ”

The mother-in-law's shouts were hoarse and trembling. She took out her handkerchief and wiped away the tears that had welled up in her excitement. She said, "I'm relieved that you all agree to go." It's not easy to leave tomorrow after that. ”

Everyone listened to her mother-in-law say that she would leave tomorrow, and she couldn't tell whether she was excited or nervous. One by one, their mouths opened wide.

The eldest sister broke the momentary silence and said: "These days, either the Zhang family or the Li family is leaving, some are with the school, and some are with the organs. There are also escort unit material walks.

"The first to go was the rich official's front foot. They take their lives very seriously. They don't need to go to relatives and friends. Live your life wherever you go.

"Then everyone who can walk is walking, and the ships and trains are full every day. Even the prostitutes in the Confucius Temple are much less. The singers on the ship are no longer visible.

"Anyone who has a way is leaving, and no one wants to be a slave to the country. No one wants to lose their lives in Nanjing.

"I've seen it, and the poor don't plan to go. I believe that the second sister said that she was mobilizing those female workers to go. Those who have no money to flee their homes will either starve to death or freeze to death.