214 People's Tears

The second round. Should a diligent writer like me give some red votes to encourage?

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The sky began to dawn, and there were men, women, old and young people carrying luggage, carts and burdens on the streets of Nanjing. This was not refugees from the north, but Nanjing citizens preparing to flee. There were also long queues in front of the doors of shops, silver houses and pawnshops.

In the past two days, Nanjing has become independent, cancelled, and independent... Every night, the city's order is in chaos, and the people are flustered.

He Haiming was imprisoned, and Nanjing was even more chaotic.

Chen Zhiji is Feng Guozhang's son-in-law. Although he imprisoned He Haiming, he did not dare to harm He Haiming because of the support of the 29th Regiment of the 8th Division. He was just anxious in the headquarters of the 1st Division.

"Adult! Hurry up and contact Feng Juntong and ask Beiyang to enter the city quickly!" Someone gave a flustered suggestion.

"I can't get out! The gate of Nanjing is completely closed. The Hunan guys promoted by Huang Xing of the 8th Division are already losing red eyes. Now they are heart to coexist with Nanjing!" Chen Zhiji was so anxious that he stamped his feet.

Chen Zhiji can no longer fully control his troops. He used to think that it was good for those Hunan people to fight a war, but now he feels a headache.

"Your Excellency, you can contact the British Consulate in Nanjing..."

"Yes!" Chen Zhiji patted his forehead and said, "I'm really dizzy! Accompanied by the gendarmerie commander Mao Naifeng, I crossed the river at night to my father-in-law Feng Guozhang's military camp to discuss a peaceful solution.

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After Chen and Mao came out of the city, the junior officers and soldiers of the 29th Regiment of the 8th Division held an uprising, killed Li Jun, the acting commander who tried to stop the uprising, and united with the 1st Division to enter the headquarters of the 8th Division and cut off Chen Zhiji's return.

The non-commissioned officers of the 8th Division have taken off their luggage one after another, and a lot of extra military funds have been abducted by this generation.

Brigadier Wang Xiaozhen hid on the ship and telegramed Chen Zhiji's troops for a mutiny. Chen saw that the situation had gone. Under the escort of the counselor of the Japanese Consulate, he took a Japanese ship through Shanghai and went into exile to Japan.

He Haiming declared independence again, and his notice said:

What is the announcement of the interim commander-in-chief of the Yuan army in Jiangsu? Yuan Inverse Shikai, Commander-in-Chief Huang Xing declared his independence from the front, which was the destruction of Cheng Thief Dequan. The commander re-denounced after that, and was overthrown by Chen Thief. People are angry with each other, and people don't tolerate it. Fortunately, the armies were deeply righteous and built a righteous flag last night. The commander is recommended by the sergeants and still is the interim commander-in-chief. For the security of the place and the support of the army, the commander should do his best to maintain it, and he does not dare to slack off. Looking up to merchants and people, don't panic and migrate one after another. In order to avoid the gangsters harassing themselves. As for the non-commissioned sergeants, fortunately, they share the same hatred, have noble aspirations, deeply protect order, obey orders, and perform their duty for the country. The commander vowed to share life and death with all the sergeants, and he would not dare to ignore it.

Dai Tianqiu wanted to return to Shanghai after He Haiming was imprisoned. However, he met Yuan Huaxuan, the chief of staff of the 8th Division, in Xiaguan. When he learned that He Haiming had declared independence again, he turned back to the city.

After Wang Zhaoluan, the commander of the 29th regiment, received Dai to the regiment's headquarters, the general comrades were happy when they heard of Tianqiu, and said to each other, "Mr. Tianqiu, the representative of Mr. Zhongshan, Tianqiu is coming, and there are economic problems."

He Haiming begged Dai Tianqiu to stay in Nanjing to help him, and hoped to get support from Shanghai.

Dai Tianqiu said, "I have to go back to Shanghai to raise it. In this matter, with the person who knows the soldiers as the commander, Niu Yongjian can bear his lack, and you can retreat and make way."

He Haiming agreed and hoped that Dai would send someone to support him as soon as possible. But in fact, after Dai returned to Shanghai, he and Niu Yongjian will be in Nanjing in the future, and the economic support from Shanghai is also very limited.

Due to the escaping of division commanders and superior officers, the army has no command.

He Haiming called the officers of the 1st and 8th Division to hold a military meeting.

For He Haiming, this meeting can be said to be an oath meeting to coexist with Nanjing.

He Haiming sat at the head of the table to preside over the meeting. We must fight to the end!"

Han Hui pleaded, "Let's take an oath!" Wang Zhaoluan, the battalion commander of the 29th regiment, said, "Wait a minute," he asked his guard to go to his house next to him. "There is a bottle of whiskey on the upper floor of the closet in my bedroom. Bring it."

A few minutes later...

"Revolutionaries full of patriotic enthusiasm!" He Haiming picked up the glass and said with tears in his eyes, "Now, the fate of the country has fallen on everyone from the soldier to the general. It is impossible to rely on the guide of the three people and the commander of the Yuan army to support this dangerous situation. If there is no miracle, we will be unable to defend Nanjing."

As He Haiming said that everything was lost, he held the wine glass and shed tears.

At this time, Xu Taogen patted the table and shouted angrily, "Wait a minute! Sir! Please sit down!"

"The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. It's all right now. Don't you even have the courage to fight? Just give up Nanjing to the enemy? How can you be worthy of the soldiers who fell on the front line? ... Abandoning Nanjing will only make everyone lose their trust in our Kuomintang and destroy the credibility of the national army. ...We can mobilize millions of students. We must defend Nanjing and not abandon the troops and citizens!"

Xu Tao's speech was very long. Some of his words directly criticized his colleagues, and then cried to He Haiming with tears and a runny nose: "Shir, you can't listen to those people. Please make a decision quickly!"

He Haiming stared at Xu Tao, put his hand on the table and said, "Okay! Even if everyone escapes, I will defend Nanjing. The two people burst into tears.

Then, only He Haiming and Xu Tao were excited and in tears. Although others also shed a lot of tears, it was because of grief and the tragic situation of Yuan's troops, rather than arousing their determination to defend Nanjing.

At the end of the meeting, Xu Tao was given as the commander of the 1st Division and Wang Zhaoluan as the commander of the 8th Division. But Xu is the commander of the first division, which is just the meaning of two or three officers.

At dawn, although some people began to flee south, it was a small number after all. Although most people heard the sound of artillery and saw the refugees and wounded soldiers, they also felt that the situation was not good, but they did not feel that they had to escape from Nanjing now. They just blindly stored some food and went to the bank and took some money. The crisis affected It's life, not life. However, after Huang Xing ran away, there was a series of news about Yuan Jun's large number of senior generals running away, which suddenly aroused the citizens' sense of survival crisis.

The first hot ferry from Nanjing to Shanghai departed at 7 a.m. The street was full of citizens carrying overhead luggage, mixed with screams and cries, rushing down to the wharf. At seven o'clock, the fire wheel was full of people and set off on time.

There was no fire wheel on the dock, and the fire wheel came from behind, so the platform was squeezed slowly, waiting for the fire wheel to get off work at eight o'clock. In fact, the China Merchants Bureau did not make up the work for the next shift. The people who fled were looking forward to the fire wheel that would not come on the dock.

When people saw the first fire ship leaving Xiaguan wharf, the Japanese ship on which Huang Xing was on board had used the mouth of the Yangtze River and entered the Yellow Sea. The couple haven't had a good sleep for a day, and they look very tired. When the fire wheel entered the Yellow Sea, they could finally fall asleep. Now they have opened their eyes. Outside the window is the vast sea, endless. The sky is dotted with white seabirds, and you can also see whales spraying water on the sea.

Ms. Xu Zonghan looked at the picturesque peaceful scenery. There is no war here. The sound of gunfire and sense of urgency a few hours ago are really like a dream.

Huang Xing feels the same way now. He looked out of the window silently. Huang Xing's wife hummed in English in a low voice: "Oh, Beautiful country...Beautefulcountry..."

Listening to his wife's Qianyin, Huang Xing thought that he was running away on a Japanese boat in the beautiful land. He was a little embarrassed and looked out of the window with a cigarette: "Madam, this may be the first time in my life that I made a mistake in judgment and completely failed."

This man has failed all his life!

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That morning, He Haiming rode a horse to the front line again. He asked the guard to hold a few condolence boxes full of white rabbit milk candy and set off.

He Haiming is a literati and doesn't understand military affairs. Even Han Hui said that He Haiming was the commander-in-chief, but it was just a joke. But He Haiming is a person with a strong revolutionary spirit. In this independence, all unworthy officers will be cut off without any obstacles. From the governor to the platoon leader, they are all resolute and courageous people.

When I got to the front line, I saw that the roadside was full of exhausted soldiers and did not respond to the gunfire around me.

"Bai Wenwei, the governor of Anhui, is coming to support! Wandu Bai Wenwei is coming to support at noon! Everyone, hold on!"

He Haiming shouted hoarsely, and the soldiers clapped their hands, cheered, and began to share the little white rabbit milk candy brought by He Haiming.

While spreading milk candy, there was a sudden smoke in front of him, and there was a rumble explosion.

Shells began to fall on the street, and He Haiming was scared to look for shelter.

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"Our plan must be carried out in secret."

Xu Tao, Li Kejun and Wu Hao, the head of the Weixu regiment, secretly discussed.

Xu Taogen seems to have been mentally prepared for a long time. After the power is in power, he has not been crying with He Haiming and vowed to stay in Nanjing.

"Sun Dapao, Huang Daring, and then the generals of the Yuan army, all left the people and the troops and fled one by one. Why did we die here?"

Xu Tao frowned and said, "The Beiyang Army will break into the city in a few hours. What's the use of saying such words at this time? Hurry up and get ready to follow the plan!"

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There is further chaos in Nanjing. There are rumors in the city, such as Tianbao City being occupied, some important person being killed, some kind of officer being arrested, and even saying that the governor's mansion has been occupied...

The gunfire was getting closer and closer, and it began to rain.

Zhang Xunbu used the tunnel to bombard the Chaoyangmen city wall more than two feet and flocked in. Taiping Gate was penetrated by fierce artillery fire by the Northern Army. The Northern Army rushed into the city and occupied Fugui Mountain and Camel Mountain respectively; Xu Baozhen's army was also invaded by Tongji Gate; and Shence Gate was also broken by the Northern Army.

He Haiming, Han Hui, Qian Tong, Wang Charter, Chief of Staff Liao Peikun, Chief of the 1st Battalion of the Guards, Zhang Lu, Adjutant Shi Junqing, Director of the General Office of the Governor's Office, Xia Yufan, etc. led their troops to engage in fierce street battles with the enemy in the Bell Tower, Inner Bridge, Pigeon Bridge, Huapai Tower and other places, but finally because of the enemy's strength. The amount varies greatly. One is withdrawn from Qingliang Mountain outside the city, and the other retreats to the Yuhuatai.

On the morning of the next day, He Haiming, Han Hui and others led the guards and the remnants of the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Division and the 29th Regiment of the 8th Division to fight against the Northern Army in Yuhuatai.

Cai Bingde asked the military station, supply, ordnance, and civilian officers and soldiers to participate in the guard. In this way, the total number of troops on the front line of Yuhuatai is still less than 3,000.

The rain that began to rain in the evening gradually became heavier.

He Haiming was soaked from top to bottom, and still drove his horse back and forth in the position to encourage the officers and soldiers.

There was also a condolence group for non-girls on the front line. Sister Tang, the famous "big sister" during the alliance, made a loud speech at the position: "National officers and soldiers, what will we do if Nanjing is occupied? Please be sure to defend Nanjing and repel the enemy!"

The female students brought snacks and condolences, and women's groups brought rice balls. He cried as he sent something, "If you leave us, we will be homeless."

Tears and rain are really in tears.

After the condolence group left. The rain flower platform was silent again in the tranquility of the rainy night.

In the temporary simple tent, there is a slight light. This is He Haiming's headquarters.

He Haiming asked the people around him, "How long can it last?"

"In my personal opinion, it's difficult to get through tonight." Xu Tao opened the curtain of the tent and swept in the wind and rain. A group of soldiers who followed Xu Tao pointed their guns at He Haiming.

"Traitor!" He Haiming stood up suddenly, "How could I be deceived by your tears!"

"From the moment Huang Xing left Nanjing, the revolution has failed!" Xu Tao said, and then handed He Haiming a cigarette, "Let's go. You don't have to die here?"

He Haiming's bloody eyes were full of disappointment and fatigue, and his hands trembled slightly.

Xu Tao said again, "Comrade Nianzai, I raised 30,000 yuan from the Chamber of Commerce in Nanjing. Unfortunately, that's all I can do. You go. I won't ask for credit with your heads, but don't bother me anymore!"

He Haiming collapsed in the chair