(300,000 people were killed, an unprecedented tragedy is painful today!) Today is the public memorial day of the Nanjing Massacre, may the deceased rest in peace, and may the living be self-reliant! ）

Batu took a powerful step into the office he was familiar with.

The office is the same as when I came here before, the heavy desk is piled with all kinds of files and materials, behind the leather chair hangs a painting of the great rivers and mountains and the portrait of Mr. Zhongshan, under the statue of Zhongshan stands a national flag with a blue sky and white sun, next to the newspaper rack, on which is placed today's "Central Daily", the newspaper has just been opened, it seems that Huang Ke is still reading.

Huang Ke was answering the phone when he saw Chen Liewen leading Batu in, he glanced up and beckoned Batu to come in and sit down. After a while, Huang Ke hung up the phone, he walked over and picked up a pack of cigarettes in front of the desk, knocked out two of them, and handed one to Batu.

"Have you seen Cui Wu?" Huang Ke asked as he handed him a cigarette.

Batu took the cigarette and shook his head: "I rushed over as soon as I got off the plane, so I didn't see him." ”

Huang Ke raised his hand to look at his watch and said, "Then you probably made a mistake." Cui Wu has just been here, and he should be on his way to the training factory now. ”

You must know that Cui Wu has always been stationed in the northwest region by the central government, and some time ago the central government transferred troops from the northwest region to support the front line, and today is neither an enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission nor an important event to recruit Cui Wu, and it seems that the front line has made some big moves.

"In the past few days, the Japanese army has strengthened its offensive on the front line of Suzhou, and has also sent a lot of additional troops. Their vanguard had already rushed into Suzhou, and some began to march towards Changshu. Huang Ke sat on the sofa and took a deep puff of cigarette without spitting it out at all.

Huang Ke motioned for Batu to sit down as well, and Batu was sitting on the sofa. He frowned, the situation in front of him was not very good, you must know that once the Japanese conquered Suzhou and other places, the next target was to go directly to Nanjing.

"Where are your troops now? How long does it take to assemble near Nanjing? Huang Ke asked bluntly.

"The First Division of the Engineer Corps is responsible for maintaining and opening up communications in Yunnan Province in Yunnan, the Third Division of the Engineer Corps is in the Kham area of Sichuan, and the two engineering regiments of the Fifth Division are now in charge of deployment on the Shandong front, and some are stationed in Xi'an and other places." Batu answered in detail without thinking.

Huang Ke nodded: "The engineer is the hero behind the scenes!" ”

Without waiting for Batu to respond, he continued to ask: "Have you studied the topography of Nanjing?" ”

Batu shook his head: "I know a little, but I haven't done specific research. ”

Huang Ke spread out a map and said: "You see, here are Shoushan, Zutang Mountain, Qinglong Mountain, and Purple Mountain, surrounded by these mountains on three sides, and further north is the Yangtze River." If the Japanese want to attack, they will definitely attack from the side of Purple Mountain and Yuhuatai, so this will definitely be the focus of defense. ”

After speaking, Huang Ke stood up, he straightened his waist and said: "Batu, you must have heard of the situation in Suzhou, and it is only a matter of time before the Japanese army breaks through the city. Now the city of Suzhou is in ruins, the army and civilians in the city have held out for several months, and it is not impossible to continue fighting, but the gap in logistics and personnel is too large, so it is better to gather living forces and leave an empty city of Suzhou to the Japanese. But once Suzhou gives up, Nanjing will bear the brunt! The battle of Nanjing seemed inevitable. ”

As Huang Ke spoke, his gaze moved from the map on the table to the window. Outside the window, the traffic is endless, the lake is green in the distance, the mountain peaks are verdant, and it is a good river and mountain!

"So, what do you mean, Commander?" Batu asked, he was a little puzzled, he was not the commander of the combat unit, and the commander explained this to him, did he want to retransfer him to the combat unit as the commander?

Huang Ke turned his head and smiled, he tapped the map with his finger, drew a circle around the location of Nanjing with his index finger, and then said slowly: "Transfer your engineering troops, I want you to build Nanjing City into an iron city!" ”

"Iron City?!" Batu couldn't help but repeat.

"Yes, Iron City!" Huang Ke knocked out the last two cigarettes from the cigarette case, then rubbed them and threw the empty cigarette case into the paper basket.

Huang Ke held the cigarette in his hand and said: "Li Zongren told me that Suzhou can fight for another month, which means that you still have a month." In a month, you transferred your engineers to build a coherent fortification outside and inside the city of Nanjing, what bunker groups, light and dark fire points...... In short, make sure that it is strong enough. ”

Batu didn't speak for a long time, he didn't know what the requirements were for a strong enough purpose, but if he built a strong fortification around the city of Nanjing in a month's time, it was indeed comparable to a fantasy.

"Commander, a month's time. Before the construction of the fortifications, it is necessary to carry out topographic surveys, plan established routes, transport materials, and mobilize personnel...... It is a little difficult to prepare for a month alone, which ...... "General Batu, who has always been bold, is also scared at this time.

Huang Ke smiled: "I have already done the preliminary work, and this line of defense is not newly built, when Jiang Baili was alive, some places have already begun to build, the important thing is to train these lines of defense into a line now, although the amount of work is large, but it is not impossible to complete." ”

Batu nodded, and after a moment he asked, "When will it start?" ”

"Today!" Huang Ke said word by word.

Batu gasped, today's "surprises" are really more than one another.

"You wait for the War Department to get an order for deployment, I have already ordered, the air force transportation and railway transportation can provide you with priority in the next two days, and transfer your troops as soon as possible, the soldiers are very fast!" After Huang Ke finished speaking, he patted Batu on the shoulder, his eyes full of affirmation.

Batu leaned on his heels, and said in the same deep voice as usual: "Yes! Commander. ”

After speaking, Batu neatly put on his military hat, saluted a military salute, and then turned around and walked out.

After talking to Batu, Huang Ke returned to his office. At this time, Chen Liewen walked in, said that the Standing Committee members of the Military Commission had arrived, and asked if the Military Commission would be convened now.

Huang Ke put his military jacket on his body and said, "Notify everyone of the meeting." ”

By the time Huang Ke arrived in the conference room, the Standing Committee members had already arrived. The room was filled with smoke, and several large smoking guns were still spewing smoke there. Huang Ke greeted everyone and sat down in the middle of the reserved position.

After sitting down, Huang Ke nodded to Bai Chongxi, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Military Staff who was presiding over the meeting next to him, indicating that it was okay to start, Bai Chongxi responded and opened the folder in front of him and said.

"Today's topic is mainly the issue of the defense of Nanjing, which has been discussed several times by the Military Commission before, but no consensus has been formed. Now that the Japanese army has sent two more divisions on the Eastern Front, and the question of the defense of Nanjing is imminent, all comrades will share their views, and we will finally vote on it. ”

After Bai Chongxi finished speaking, he pressed the documents flipped up on the folder with his hand, and set his eyes on the army commander Jiang Zhongzheng, who was sitting on the side.

Jiang Zhongzheng moved forward, frowned and said: "Nanjing is the capital of the country, you can't give up lightly, if you retreat without a fight, it will be undignified, and sticking to Nanjing shows the government's determination and will to resist the war." However, the Japanese army was imminent, and it was difficult to predict how long Nanjing would be able to hold out, so in order to show the government's determination to resist the war, I agreed with the proposal of some comrades to move the capital to Chongqing to show their determination to resist the war. ”

Huang Ke nodded, Jiang Zhong was in favor of holding Nanjing, but he was also in favor of moving the capital to Chongqing, which was consistent with the views of most generals, from a military and political point of view, this was undoubtedly the best choice, but every time I thought that the Japanese army might carry out atrocities after occupying Nanjing, my heart ached.

Giving up Nanjing is simply impossible for Huang Ke!

Next, Wang Zhaoming, chairman of the State Government, He Yingqin of the General Staff Headquarters, Xu Shaozhou of the Air Force Department, and Chen Shaokuan of the Navy Department all talked about their views. However, regardless of their views, they were in favor of moving the central organs at all levels to Wuhan in order to avoid the Japanese encirclement of Nanjing.

After listening to everyone's speeches, Bai Chongxi, the host of the meeting, set his eyes on Huang Ke, and he said: "Please talk about Chairman Huang's views." ”、

Huang Ke sat up straight and said, "I have heard everyone's opinions, and they are all reasonable. Let me talk about my views again, first of all, Nanjing cannot give up no matter what; Nanjing's military and political status is very important, and without Nanjing, our war of resistance will become extremely difficult. Let's talk about the relocation of the capital, the relocation of the capital is right in the long run, but in fact, it leaves us a back road, we thought of a way out before we fought, how can we fight this battle wholeheartedly? ”

Huang Ke tapped on the table when he said this, and the conference room was very quiet.

"My opinion is the same as before, if I don't move the capital or change my strategy, I will stay and stick to Nanjing! Let's vote. ”

After speaking, Bai Chongxi took over and said: "Let's vote on today's topic, and agree to give up Nanjing, please raise your hand." ”

The vote began, and few agreed.

Bai Chongxi wrote down the number of people and continued: "Those who agree to stick to Nanjing but announce the relocation of the capital, please raise your hand!" ”

This time there are obviously a lot more people than last time, and it is already two-thirds old. According to the central government's regulations, there should be no further vote, because the majority of the people have already agreed to this plan.

Watching everyone gather, Huang Ke sighed. As Minister of National Defense and Chairman of the Provisional Committee of the Central Committee, he has a veto power on all major decisions, and it is obvious that Huang Ke is ready to use this right at this time.