Chapter 201: A lifesaver

Chen Qiang felt that he had a long, long dream, and he didn't know what he dreamed of, in short, it was all fragments of the picture.

Finally, Chen Qiang opened his eyes, and the white ceiling met Chen Qiang's eyes, but his vision was very blurry, and even his head was dizzy.

"I'm so dizzy!" Chen Qiang felt that his consciousness was a little blurry, and that feeling of weakness put him in a very bad state.

Chen Qiang twisted his head slightly, and then saw the glass bottle hanging next to him, and the liquid inside was flowing into his body along the rubber hose.

"Am I on infusion? Is this a hospital? Chen Qiang's thoughts gradually became clearer, and he began to recall why he was here.

"I remember, it was an air raid, when I was withdrawing from Nanjing, I was hit by an air raid by bombers, I seemed to rush out of the car, and then the bomb exploded! I don't remember what happened after that. ”

Chen Qiang's head was not very clear, he thought for a while before he realized, he knew that he should have been injured in the air raid, and then sent to the hospital.

"I don't know who was so kind and saved my life!" Chen Qiang said secretly in his heart.

Suddenly, Chen Qiang thought that he had been bombed and his body was injured, would there be any missing arms and legs.

Thinking that he might become disabled, Chen Qiang couldn't help but panic in his heart, and his hands and feet instinctively began to move.

The severe pain came, Chen Qiang couldn't help grinning, and almost cried out in pain.

But Chen Qiang also knows that it is a good thing to feel pain, if you can't even feel pain, then it is really bad.

The feeling of pain gradually disappeared, and Chen Qiang began to perceive the situation in his body.

"The arms and legs are all there, the hands and feet are sound, the fingers can be felt, and the most important parts underneath are also intact! Although he was seriously injured, the parts on his body are still there, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune. Chen Qiang said secretly in his heart.

As an athlete, if you lack arms and legs, you will only be able to participate in the Para Games in the future.

At this time, a feeling of exhaustion came, Chen Qiang closed his eyes uncontrollably, and fell asleep again groggy.

After all, Chen Qiang was seriously injured and had not recovered, and the action just now had consumed too much of his physical strength, so he fell into a coma again.

I don't know how long it took, the sound of pushing the door sounded, waking Chen Qiang from sleep, he slowly opened his eyes, and saw a person dressed as a nurse walking in.

The nurse also saw Chen Qiang open his eyes, and she was suddenly surprised.

"You're awake!" The nurse screamed, turned around and ran out, shouting as she ran, "Doctor Gao, come on, he's awake!" ”

After another moment, a doctor-like person pushed the door in and walked in front of Chen Qiang, he actually checked Chen Qiang's condition, and then stretched out three fingers and asked, "Can you see what it is?" ”

"Three." Chen Qiang replied.

"Fortunately, there is no problem with my eyesight." The doctor then asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Chen Qiang." Chen Qiang replied.

"Do you know where this is?" The doctor asked again.

"Hospital." Chen Qiang continued to answer.

"There's no problem with the brain." The doctor let out a sigh: "Thank God, I finally saved one, he was able to survive, it is also a miracle, the previous few who were less injured than him did not survive in the end." ”

Footsteps sounded from outside the door, and then a voice came: "Doctor, is Chen Qiang awake?" ”

I saw a middle-aged man about forty years old walk in.

Chen Qiang knew this person, he was a director of the General Affairs Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, surnamed Zhao.

I saw Director Zhao come to the bedside and saw Chen Qiang with his eyes open, and his face suddenly showed joy.

"You're awake, great!" Director Zhao immediately turned his head and asked the doctor, "Doctor, how is his condition?" ”

"The man was saved." The doctor spoke.

"And when will he go?" Director Zhao then asked.

"Let's go? Where to? Discharged? The doctor asked subconsciously.

"We have to withdraw from Nanjing and go to Chongqing." Director Zhao replied.

"Impossible!" The doctor shook his head, and continued: "His current physical condition, let alone going to Chongqing, even if he goes out of the city, he will take half his life." To be honest, I thought he would definitely not survive his injury, but athletes are athletes, and his physical fitness is much better than that of ordinary people, so he survived the ghost gate. All he has to do now is to cultivate, and he can't go anywhere! ”

On the hospital bed, Chen Qiang looked at Director Zhao and asked, "Director Zhao, what happened."

"When we evacuated Nanjing, we were bombed by the Japanese, do you remember?" Director Zhao asked.

Chen Qiang nodded, while Director Zhao shook his head bitterly; "In that bombing, we suffered heavy losses, 13 people were killed on the spot, dozens of people were injured, seven people died on the way to the hospital, and in the hospital, eight people were not rescued."

"What about the others?" Chen Qiang then asked.

"After sending you to the hospital, the injured ones continued to be pulled to Chongqing, and I took Xiao Sun and Xiao Li to stay in the hospital temporarily to do some aftermath. If the wounded are in better condition, we will arrange for them to be evacuated. Director Zhao paused, and then said, "We plan to evacuate tomorrow, but in your current situation, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave." ”

Chen Qiang felt a little bad in his heart, but he still had a hint of luck and asked; "Director Zhao, shouldn't we be in Nanjing?"

"Nanjing, of course! We were bombed not long after we left the city of Nanjing, and many of us were seriously injured, so we naturally had to be sent to Nanjing to save you. Director Zhao said.

Director Zhao's words extinguished the trace of luck in Chen Qiang's heart.

"Boom ......" The sound of an explosion sounded from outside, sounding far away, but this sound made Chen Qiang feel a sense of crisis.

Director Zhao looked out the window as usual, and he said: "It's the Guanghua Gate, the 87th Division and the Japanese army exchanged fire, I don't know if it can hold for three days." ”

"Have you already hit Guanghua Gate?" Chen Qiang's face changed drastically, and he suddenly asked, "How long have I been in a coma?" ”

"It's been a whole week." Director Zhao spoke.

"And what time is it?" Chen Qiang asked again.

"It's the 9th, December 9th." Director Zhao replied.

Chen Qiang suddenly gasped, he knew that he had encountered the worst situation.

……

Chen Qiang, who came from later generations, knew what Nanjing in mid-December 1937 meant!

Chen Qiang thought that he could successfully avoid it, but he didn't expect to finally appear in this place at this time.

"Doctor, my current condition, can I really not be discharged from the hospital?" Chen Qiang confirmed again.

The doctor nodded, "Unless you want to die." In your current situation, you can't stand the slightest bump at all, let alone going to Chongqing, even if you go out of this Nanjing city, you may die halfway. ”

"And how long will it take me to recover?" Chen Qiang then asked.

The doctor thought for a moment and said, "With your condition, it's good to be able to get out of bed in three months." As for full recovery, it depends on your recovery, even if you are in excellent physical fitness, it will take half a year. ”

"So I'm going to have to stay in bed for three months?" Chen Qiang asked a little depressed.

"Three months is a conservative estimate. It will really take longer. The doctor replied.

Chen Qiang was completely desperate.

The best situation is, of course, to evacuate Nanjing immediately, although the Japanese army has now reached the outside of Nanjing, but Chen Qiang knows that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as a government department, must still have evacuation channels. From Director Zhao's calm appearance, Chen Qiang could guess that there would be no problem in evacuating Nanjing.

But the point is that Chen Qiang is injured, and his current physical condition cannot withstand the bumps of a long-distance journey, so he can't walk at all, so he can only stay in Nanjing City.

Chen Qiang also knew that with his own identity, the Japanese army might not take his name, as long as he revealed his identity, maybe the Japanese army would protect him, and even give him the best treatment environment.

But in that case, Chen Qiang would fall into the hands of the Japanese.

If Chen Qiang falls into the hands of the Japanese, it is inevitable that the Japanese will coerce and lure him, and if Chen Qiang resolutely refuses, he may face being tortured and even tortured in a concentration camp.

Chen Qiang didn't want to be a traitor, the coercion and temptation of the Japanese, Chen Qiang felt that he should be able to withstand it, but after being tortured, Chen Qiang had no bottom in his heart. Thinking about the torture in the future TV series, what kind of soldering iron, bamboo stick, electric chair, Chen Qiang felt that he was afraid that he would not have the ability to get through.

Of course, there is also a possibility that Chen Qiang resolutely refused to cooperate with the Japanese, and the Japanese were forced to be forced by Chen Qiang's special status and international influence to dare to be rude to Chen Qiang.

Just like Mr. Mei Lanfang's bearded Mingzhi, the Japanese also threatened him in various ways, asking him to perform for the Japanese on stage, but Mr. Mei resolutely refused to comply and maintained his national integrity. In the end, the Japanese were also worried about the bad impact and did not act rudely to Mr. Mei.

Chen Qiang's status as the world's No. 1 athlete should not be much worse than Mr. Mei, maybe the Japanese will not dare to be rude to Chen Qiang because they are worried about international influence, but Chen Qiang does not dare to bet. He can't put his own personal safety at risk, pinning his trust on the enemy's mercy, in case he encounters that kind of frantic enemy, Chen Qiang is still worried about his life.

"No, it must not fall into the hands of the Japanese! I must not be a traitor! Chen Qiang said secretly in his heart.

But now Chen Qiang can't go, but it's not like he fell into the hands of the Japanese, so he can't commit suicide!

"What to do? What to do! ”

Chen Qiang was extremely anxious in his heart.

Suddenly, Chen Qiang thought of a way, or rather thought of a person.

"Director Zhao, you're going to evacuate tomorrow, right?" Chen Qiang asked.

Director Zhao nodded: "I have to leave before dawn tomorrow, while the Japanese are still sleeping, they don't attack, once dawn, it will be difficult to get out of the city." ”

"Director Zhao, before you leave, I want to ask you to do me a favor." Chen Qiang said.

"Say it. As long as I can do it, I will definitely help you. Director Zhao hesitated for two or three seconds, his eyes revealed a hint of determination, and then said: "If you need something, I can also find it for you, I can get something better than cyanide, and there is no pain after using it." ”

Chen Qiang smiled bitterly, he knew that Director Zhao had misunderstood what he meant, maybe Director Zhao felt that Chen Qiang would kill himself, so he wanted to find a poison without pain for him.

"Director Zhao, I want you to send me to a place." Chen Qiang said.

"Where else can you go in your current situation?" Director Zhao asked puzzled.

"You should know John Rabe, right? It's that German. Chen Qiang said.

Director Zhao nodded: "That German is somewhat famous in Nanjing, and he is also an important figure in China from Germany, of course I know him." ”

"I want you to ask you to send me to John Rabe's house, right now!" Chen Qiang said.

……

John Rabe is the only lifesaver that Chen Qiang can think of at present, and for a long time in the future, the only one who can provide protection for Chen Qiang in the entire Nanjing City is John Rabe.

As a German, Rabe was privileged, and because of the German-Italian-Japanese Axis alliance, the rights and interests of the Germans and Italians could be protected in the Japanese-occupied areas, and the Japanese would not easily provoke the Germans and Italians.

And John Rabe's other identity is the deputy minister of the ** party in China, this identity also gives Rabe a stronger umbrella, as long as Rabe raises the name of the ** party, Japan has to admit it. It is precisely for this reason that Rabe was elected chairman of the Nanjing Security Zone, and the nearly 300,000 Chinese refugees in the Nanjing Security Zone were spared the poison of the Japanese.

Chen Qiang's identity is special, it can be expected that after the Japanese know that Chen Qiang is still in Nanjing, they will inevitably control Chen Qiang at all costs. But Chen Qiang firmly believed that Rabe would be able to protect himself from being captured by the Japanese.

……

The Japanese soldiers were approaching the city, and the city of Nanjing had fallen into chaos, and ordinary people either did not dare to go out, or they had already fled. Injuries and illnesses retreating from the front line are always seen on the streets.

The hospital's ambulances had already been requisitioned by the army to transport wounded soldiers, so Chen Qiang needed to find another way to get to Rabe's home. Director Zhao, as a person from the General Affairs Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is still somewhat capable, and at this time, he still helped Chen Qiang find a car.

Chen Qiang was seriously injured and was in a coma for a week, at this time his physical condition was very bad, he got into the car with difficulty, but his whole body was in pain and was about to fall apart.

As the doctor said, the current Chen Qiang, even if he goes to Nanjing City, will take half of his life.

The car finally arrived at Rabe's doorstep, and the bumps along the way made Chen Qiang's body almost reach the limit, and he relied on a kind of willpower to support it, not to faint.

When Chen Qiang was lifted out of the car, the wounds on his body broke again, and blood continued to ooze along the gauze.

Chen Qiang instantly felt that the journey from the hospital to Rabe's residence had aggravated his injuries a lot.

At this time, Rabe happened to be at home, and Rabe was very surprised to see the seriously injured Chen Qiang, but he still welcomed Chen Qiang into the house.

"John, I'm in trouble, I need your help." After Chen Qiang said this to Rabe, he fainted.

The next day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had already evacuated Nanjing, and Chen Qiang woke up again.

Chen Qiang's condition was slightly better than yesterday, he drank a little sugar water to replenish his strength, and then told Rabe about his air raid, and told Rabe in advance that the Japanese would definitely come to arrest him.

Hearing that the Japanese would arrest Chen Qiang, John Rabe immediately patted his chest and said: "My friend, you can recuperate here with peace of mind, with me, the Japanese will not trouble you!" ”

……

On the afternoon of the 12th, the gunfire outside gradually stopped, and the city of Nanjing was completely lost.

It was also on this day that the Grim Reaper began to linger around Chen Qiang, and Chen Qiang began to have a fever, which was obviously an infection in the wound.

In this day and age, wound infections can be fatal!

If Chen Qiang had stayed in the hospital, this might not have happened, but he forcibly came to Rabe's house from the hospital, which eventually led to Chen Qiang's wound infection.

The wound infection also caused Chen Qiang to fall into a coma, and he didn't know anything about what was happening in the outside world.

Rabe worked hard and didn't know where to get a sulfonamide, which saved Chen Qiang's life.

Although sulfonamides have been put into clinical use since 1936, in China, the price of sulfonamides is comparable to gold, and now it is a war year, sulfonamides are controlled drugs, which can be said to be hard to find. If the use of sulfonamides is sold privately, it will be court-martialed.

That is, Rabe's identity is special, so he was able to get sulfonamides, if it was someone else, if he couldn't get this sulfonamide, Chen Qiang might really die!

……

When Chen Qiang woke up again, it was already five days later.

After days of coma, Chen Qiangqiang almost took half his life, and at this time, he was even weaker than when he was in the hospital, and he didn't even have the strength to speak.

This is also thanks to the fact that Chen Qiang is an athlete with excellent physical fitness, and if he were an ordinary person, he might have died three times ago.

Rabe returned home late, and he dragged his tired face to visit Chen Qiang.

Chen Qiang found that Rabe's whole body had lost a lot of weight, and his spirit was also in a state of tension. And Chen Qiang knows what a great thing Rabe is doing!

In the face of the tragedy outside, Chen Qiang didn't have any way, he couldn't even save anyone, now he is even more wasted than a waste, he can only lie on the bed, and even eat and drink to be fed by others, and this situation will continue for a long time.

"Thank you, John!" Chen Qiang said very hard, for the current Chen Qiang, speaking is also very physically exhausting.

"You're welcome, we're friends!" A smile erupted from Rabe's tired face.

"As a Chinese, I would like to express my gratitude to you, thank you for saving so many people, and Chinese will always remember your kindness." We will definitely repay you. Chen Qiang continued.

Rabe was slightly stunned, and then instantly understood the meaning of Chen Qiang's words.

Rabe thought he was a servant in the family and told Chen Qiang what he had done these days.

Then Rabe shook his head: "I'm not doing these things to ask for anything in return, I'm just doing what I have to do!" War, it should not be against civilians! ”

Chen Qiang suddenly felt that Rabe at this time exuded a great light, which even made Chen Qiang feel ashamed of himself.

Chen Qiang pondered for a few seconds, and then spoke again: "Thank you, John! But this time, thank you for defending the truth and dignity of humanity! ”

……

Japanese Command.

Tada, the deputy chief of staff of the Japanese army, was staring at the map on the wall in a daze.

Tada Jun is a lieutenant general of the Japanese Army, originally the division commander of the 11th Division of the Japanese Army, after the outbreak of the "77 Incident", he succeeded the seriously ill Imai Kiyoshi as the deputy chief of staff and the president of Lu University, and assisted the chief of staff, Prince Miyakihito Kanin.

Tada was a China expert who had taught at China's Army University three times, helping the warlords of the time train officers. Therefore, his attitude towards the Japanese invasion of China, unlike many high-ranking Japanese military officials, did not support the expansion of the war, and hoped to make China submit and become a vassal state of Japan through negotiations.

Just as Tada was staring at the map, not knowing what to think, one of his staff officers walked in.

"General, I just got a piece of information, but I don't know if it's useful, please decide!" The staff officer spoke.

"Say it." Tada didn't look back, still staring at the map on the wall.

"I don't know if you've heard of the name Chen Qiang, that Chinese athlete." The staff officer spoke.

"Of course I've heard of him, the number one athlete in the world, I've heard about it four years ago!" Tada Jun said.

"We have received information that Chen Qiang has not fled Nanjing, and he is still staying in Nanjing." The staff officer paused, and then said, "Shall we go and bring him?" ”

"Of course, this kind of person must be controlled in our hands!" Tada Jun turned his head violently, his eyes were full of heat, and then said: "Remember, bring him intact, no, please!" This man is of great use to us! I want him to be a role model for the Chinese! If he can work for us, it will further disintegrate the will of the Chinese to resist, and our rule over China will be smoother! ”

"However, according to the information we have obtained, Chen Qiang is now in the home of a German, and the German is named Johann Rabe, and his identity is somewhat special, he is the deputy minister of the ** party in China." The staff officer spoke.

"I know that this Rabe, the safe zone he and other foreigners have set up, has caused some trouble for the actions of the Imperial Army." After thinking for a few seconds, Tada Jun lowered his head and said: "You are personally responsible for the arrest of Chen Qiang, that German has a special identity, don't make things out of control, understand?" “

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