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Chapter 37: Sunset Nanchang (6)

. "Wen He, the old man of the three good things, Yan Gong, Xian Gong, I haven't seen each other for a long time. I'll be polite here first." As soon as I entered the auditorium, Lieutenant General Huang walked straight to the chief position, and took the lead in greeting the top gentry from Nanchang with great grace.

Before the Anti-Japanese War, Lieutenant General Huang led his troops to station in Nanchang for more than half a year, and was old acquaintance with these giant gentry and celebrities in Nanchang City. At that time, large military camps gathered under Nanchang City, and there were also camps of the Military Commission stationed in the city. Huang Chi was just a mere division commander at that time. If he hadn't been good at gold and stone antiques and had some attainments in this regard, he would have no chance to meet these top figures in Nanchang City.

"General Huang, after leaving for several years, your charm is as good as before, even better than that of the past!"

"Brother Peimin returned to Nanchang this time and would definitely create a happy Hongcheng, resist the Japanese invaders under Nanchang City, and relieve my 300,000 elders from the hangovers..."

The gentry also praised Huang Zhong's future, that the war was approaching Hongcheng, and the lives of these gentry must be protected by the army. Where can they dare to neglect this security commander who holds great power and can determine life and death at this critical moment.

At this moment, Lieutenant General Huang's identity is not comparable to that of the general garrison in the past. Not only is he already a commander of the security commander, but there is no camp in Nanchang City and the provincial government (has moved to another county). To put it bluntly, Huang Chi is now the "king" of Nanchang. Besides, Lieutenant General Huang took office this time, not just like his predecessors, and this gentleman and celebrities in the chief are all well-informed people. There is no way to know that tens of thousands of troops of the 18th Army are coming to Nanchang behind Lieutenant General Huang, and this news has greatly increased the weight of Lieutenant General Huang in the minds of everyone, and they cannot help but curry favor.

Of course, these people cannot fully represent the public opinion of Nanchang City. At the very least, one of them thinks differently at this time. But this person is still what the people in the city hope for.

"Peimin. You posted this post well, but if you don't invite me, I, the old man, want to talk to you in detail." As soon as the powerful voice came out, the others hurriedly stopped, and the guests were paying attention to the wind and movements here, the guests were much quieter. This alone shows a sensation of this prestige in Nanchang City.

"Honeyone! Having the opportunity to listen to your teachings is a blessing for younger generations. The elders give it, how dare you refuse!" Lieutenant General Huang respectfully called this majestic elder who was over 70 years old and covered with silver beard.

"Peimin, then let's go now. You are the commander of the security. You can arrange the place." He Weng continued with a little aggressive attitude.

"Wen He, please, please." After saying something to Cheng Jiaji, General Huang came here in person.

He supported the old man who was already inconvenient to move and walked to a small lounge on the side of the auditorium. He was so respectful to the old man who was known as "He Weng" as the commander of the security, and treated him with respect everywhere. Everyone present, including Cheng Jiaji, all took this for granted.

Sun Hongyue, whose courtesy name was Zishi, called himself a native of Fangheshan in his later years. He lived in Nanchang for the first time. He served as the editor of the Hanlin Academy in the 21st year of the Guangxu period. He served as the editor of the Hanlin Academy, the prefect of Dezhou, Shandong, and the governor of Shandong. Later, he was dismissed from the Qing court for having a tough attitude towards the Germans in the demarcation of Jiaozhou Bay. After the Minyuan Revolution, he served as the Speaker of the Provincial Senate of Li Xiehe during the Second Revolution. During the Second Revolution, he supported the Kuomintang to attack Yuan Shikai. After the defeat, he was forced to cross the ocean to take refuge in Japan. He returned to China two years later. The country protection movement he actively participated in was appointed as the General Senator of the Third Army of the National Protection Army. He has been living in Nanchang since then. During the Northern Expedition, this old man also came forward to help the newly captured Nanchang to appease the people's hearts, and made great efforts to the Northern Expedition Army that could gain a foothold in Nanchang at that time.

However, Cheng Jiaji, the "He Weng" in Hongcheng, knew that there were more places than the people present. He even knew that before this man was killed by Japanese soldiers entering the city, facing his relatives and friends who came to persuade him to escape from Nanchang City, he shouted, "Our country, our territory, our people."

What Cheng Jiaji is worried about now is the righteous and stubbornness of choosing good things that this man showed during the national crisis. If the negotiations with Lieutenant General Huang broke down and if he wanted to empty this thousand-year-old ancient city, he would have to let the 400,000 to 50,000 brothers from the temporary 18th Army drive away the 300,000 to 400,000 Nanchang people with bayonets.

"Specialist Cheng, Commander Huang, please come here too." Tian Congrenren. Just when Cheng Jiaji was uneasy in his heart, a secretary from the Security Command came to call him.

Cheng Jiaji's heart tightened and he dressed up for the first time. In order not to show off his intentionally in front of this old senior, he also took off the "soldier soul" short sword that never left his body. (This short sword personally given by the Supreme Government was a "weapon" used by Cheng Jiaji in the officialdom to "defend himself and strengthen courage", and it can have some scary effects.)

"Military seat, He Weng." The lounge is only a few steps away from the lobby, and you will reach it with your feet.

"Peimin, this is General Cheng who has repeatedly defeated the Japanese and Japanese barbarians!" He Weng ignored Cheng Jiaji.

"Hen He, it's him." Lt. General Huang blinked at Cheng Jiaji while answering, signaling him to be careful.

When Cheng Jiaji saw Lieutenant General Huang's expression and the slightly tense atmosphere in the lounge, combined with the attitude of "Heng He" towards him, he still didn't understand. He must have known that Nanchang City was about to be turned into a dead city. I'm afraid that this old man knew who the initiator of this matter was. Cheng Jiaji was shocked first, and then thought about it, this old man had so many disciples and old friends in Chongqing and Changsha, and it was reasonable to have this supernatural power. But in this way, he had to deal with it more carefully in front of him.

"General Cheng, you have heard of your achievements. Although the general is not from a regular military academy, he can defeat the Japanese again and again on the battlefield. It is admirable." Speaking of this, He Weng's lyrics changed and his lyrics became fierce: "But this time, why is the general so timid and drove his people out of his homeland before the battle. In this way, it will inevitably waste the people and lose money and ruin the whole country. I heard that the general will also regard the thousand-year-old ancient city of Nanchang as a battle to fight the Japanese to the death.

On the scene, aren’t the general afraid of the criticism of the historians a hundred years later? So I still advise the general that defending Nanchang does not necessarily mean fighting in Nanchang. This is how the battle in Wuhan was fought. Although the three towns in Wuhan were finally under the hands of Japanese pirates, they also supported them for several months. I think that after the Japanese army barely captured Wuchang, the military outbreak may not be able to take Nanchang. The key is that our people are the people. Especially Peimin and you soldiers must have the confidence to defend their territory and fight against the war."

When General Huang saw He Weng's words fierce, he was afraid that Cheng Jiaji would be young and energetic for a moment and contradicted the old man. He hurriedly replied to Cheng Jiaji: "He Weng, destroying the thousand-year-old ancient city by war. He had to do it. The current situation is that the country has been weak for a long time. My dignified Chinese is much worse than the small Japanese slaves in China. If I copy the Wuhan practices in Nanchang, I am afraid that not only Nanchang will not be protected, but also a large area of ​​land south of the Ganjiang River will not be able to be protected. Instead of doing this, it is better to turn the Nanchang fortress to block the Jiangnan territory."

"You have said these words just now. I want to hear what General Cheng said." He Weng said this. Obviously, before Cheng Jiaji came in, there was a debate between the two of them. Seeing that the situation was not convinced by anyone. "He Weng, I am a martial artist. I can't speak. There are some photos and information here. You can take a look first." Cheng Jiaji took out a dozen photos with his hands and a stack of paper and handed them over.

Sun Hongyue picked up the photos and documents and looked at them. As he saw more and more content, the old man's face turned out to be

It was also a bit ugly. In the end, General Huang was afraid that the old man would be angry and forcibly snatched the photos and text materials in his hand. No accident happened. This was the case. The complexion on Sun Laosheng's face was refreshed for a long time before he eased from blue to red.

"General Cheng, I can recognize the place in the photo as Nanjing. I have known the tragedy of Nanjing for a long time. I only saw the tragic situation of the Japanese army's murder of our compatriots with my own eyes. But how did you know about these information about the Japanese army's intention to destroy China and the crimes committed by Unit 731 in the Northeast?" Mr. Sun asked Cheng Jiaji after he returned to normal.

"The Japanese prisoners in our troops have always served them. These situations are the land they provide. I have also done verification. Although the Japanese army's strict confidentiality system did not obtain any further written materials, the frequent epidemic situation in the areas occupied by the Japanese army should be the truth. He Weng, the reason why I gave you these is to explain to you that the purpose of our enemy in China and Japan was the eight-nation coalition that entered Beijing in the past; the Japanese occupied the three northeastern provinces. This time, what the Japanese wanted was the entire land of China, which was the civilized rule that destroyed the Chinese nation for thousands of years, and made our descendants become Japanese slaves from generation to generation. Forgive the crazy words of the younger generation, this time we wanted to cede land and seek peace by living, but we couldn't even get it. He Weng!

If the clan is destroyed, what's the use of leaving an ancient city! What's more, the bad habit of the Japanese army has always been to massacre it. If the people don't leave, it will be a blessing that 200,000 to 400,000 creatures in Nanchang City can survive for two or three. I also know that if these 300,000 people are moved out, they will inevitably be displaced. Perhaps many of them will not be able to return to their hometowns for the rest of their lives. As soldiers, they are unable to maintain peace and stability in the country. Haoran and his colleagues in the army are deeply ashamed. But the national strength is not as good as people, and the military strength is not as good as people. If this happens, the people cannot leave them to kill the Japanese if they don't withdraw. My brother Peimin and the 400,000 to 50,000 brothers of the 18th Army are the only guarantee that they will do, that is, before we all die, we will never let the Japanese cross the river to harm the old and sisters who retreated in Nanchang!”

Cheng Jiaji said that the Japanese army could not survive when they came to Nanchang. It was not an exaggeration at all. In history, 20,000 to 30,000 people were killed in the first few days after the fall of Nanchang. In the following six years, there were many people killed by the Japanese army. The specific numbers could not be counted. Just a comparison of data can show what the Japanese did in Nanchang. Before the War of Resistance Against Japan, Nanchang had a permanent population of more than 300,000. After the War of Resistance Against Japan, a large number of refugees fled from the occupied areas flocked to Nanchang, with no less than 100,000 people, while Nanchang's population was only 35,600.

It took more than half an hour for Cheng Jiaji and Lieutenant General Huang to take turns to fight, and finally convince Mr. Sun that he would agree to take the lead in moving his family to southern Jiangxi and personally come forward to help the military with the work of the citizens of Nanchang.

"After the order of the top, Nanchang will be designated as a war zone from now on, and all daily administrative affairs will be managed by the military." The words that Lieutenant General Huang, who stood on the rostrum, did not cause any response among the more than a thousand hungry guests below the stage. It is obvious that Nanchang is on the front line, and it is only a matter of time before it is designated as a war zone. Among the people below, those powerful people who have maintained good relations with the official due to the special needs of the industry they are engaged in are the fastest, and most of them are planning. After Nanchang is taken over by the military, what should they do to maintain their vested interests and make money in wars at the same time. A few of them think they are smart, and they even feel that they have seen through the reason why Lieutenant General Huang is setting up such a battle today. They think that this is the fact that Lieutenant General Huang can't wait to announce that today's Nanchang is the world of Huang Chi.

"Now I issued the first order from the Nanchang Military Control Headquarters. From now on, all citizens in Nanchang were divided into four batches with three days as batch intervals, and evacuated to the counties in southern Jiangxi. If there are any disobediences, the military will take compulsory measures against them." General Huang's words were astonished as the shit on the platform, and everyone on the Nanchang people were stunned and opened their mouths and breathed in. No wonder they were so shocked. Evacuation was not new since the "Seventh and Seventh Incident". But it was mostly military zones within a certain range in a city. Relocating residents from this area has never been a place where the whole city was evacuated.

After a long time, these elites from all walks of life in Nanchang reacted. The military is going to turn the entire Nanchang city into a battlefield! These people, local families, careers, ancestors, and ancestors’ graves are all in this city. Their feelings for Nanchang are not clear in a word that they are separated from their hometowns. So the whole auditorium was in chaos. Some people didn’t faint, some were crying, some were making trouble, and pointed at General Huang on the stage to scold the soldiers for being incompetent in defending the territory and everything. Several excited old gentlemen rushed to the stage, and even the old gentleman who was trying hard to dissuade the scene was impossible. What’s more, some people didn’t know who smashed a plate of sweet and sour lion heads on the table, and the dishes were all at once. Although Lieutenant General Huang was wise and quick to avoid the plate, he was so embarrassed by the vegetable juice.

"Ba!Ba!Ba!Ba!" Cheng Jiaji saw that there was a danger of losing control in the venue, so he had to shoot three shots on the roof according to the original arrangement.

The two battalions, which had been arranged outside the auditorium, rushed in quickly with rifles without bayonets. Under the intimidation of the soldiers and the dissuasion of the gentry headed by Sun Laosheng, the angry crowd gradually calmed down.

"It's wartime, and Nanchang is already a military region controlled by the military region. All the citizens around them are also obliged to abide by every decree issued by the Security Command, including this evacuation order..." Lieutenant General Huang, wearing a yellow and green water, delivered his most important speech in his life under the guards of the soldiers, who looked like a very amateur politician.

The effect of Lieutenant General Huang was very bad. Although there were Weng He, Sanhao Lao, Duke Yan, Duke Xian and other great gentry in Nanchang City to support him, thousands of people from all walks of life in Nanchang below the stage still loved to listen to it. It was frightened by the soldiers' black guns, and no one made a fuss. But it was impossible to agree with what Lieutenant General Huang said from the bottom of his heart!

"Military, I'll do it!" Cheng Jiaji felt that Lieutenant General Huang would continue to mobilize like this. He was afraid that the meeting would still be open after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, so he took the initiative to step forward and replace Lieutenant General Huang, who was already dry-mouthed.

"Now please sit down. I will answer one by one after another. The staff of the Security Command will group you on the spot. Then I will talk to you in groups on behalf of Commander Huang. Please rest assured that if you can't delay too much time, you will definitely be able to go home safely tonight. I guarantee this to everyone in the name of the Nanchang Security Command." Cheng Jiaji's words finally stabilized for the time being. Some people in the audience who were obviously insecure and who were about to be ready to move again.

Cheng Jiaji waved his hand from the stage, and the knowledgeable Colonel Qiu jumped onto the stage and named him one by one.

"Shi Jun, Xiang Donghua, Lin Erhei, Mapi..." The first group of people pointed out by Colonel Qiu were all famous characters in Nanchang City, just because they were the bosses of all gangs in the city, and in short, they were all people who could defend several streets when they went out. Anyone living in Japan looked arrogant when walking outside. However, today's exception is that at the gun of the army of the largest violent group, they were all surprisingly obedient.

Cheng Jiaji looked at the faces that were rampant in Hongcheng and thought to himself, "Even if you want to lose your head, you would never have thought that you and everyone on your mountain will be about to put on your military uniforms. Just in time, you will be handed over to Wen Lao Er for half a month to train. He and his wife will definitely be very interested in the rectification!"

The addition of these monsters and monsters from Nanchang into the army was a established policy that Cheng Jiaji decided shortly after he arrived in Nanchang, and he had received the approval of Lieutenant General Huang from the telegrams of the past two days.

In Cheng Jiaji's opinion, the recruitment of these people can be said to kill two birds with one stone. First, with those who are born and raised in Nanchang City joining the 18th Army, you can immediately know the terrain, soil, water quality, and hydrological conditions of the streets and alleys of Nanchang City. It is hundreds of times better than Colonel Qiu and others. After understanding these situations, the 18th Army is more confident in the street fighting.

Secondly, it can also reduce some suffering for the people of Nanchang during the migration process. If these people really want to leave together, it is inevitable that they will not commit crimes of taking advantage of the situation.
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