Spy War 1929

Chapter 2 The Army at the Station

Pukou Railway Station is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River in Nanjing. It was built in the third year of the Republic of China, that is, in 1914.It is the terminal point of the Jinpu Railway, and has always been a key point of north-south transportation and a battleground for military strategists.

There are many stories left here for future generations. The story of Zhu Ziqing's "Back View" happened here, and the story of Zhu's father buying oranges can still be found on the Internet in the 21st century.It is rumored that the great leader once lost a cloth shoe here, but he couldn't find it, and finally he met a fellow villager to solve the problem.The future battle of crossing the river will also take place here, leaving behind countless heroic spirits who spilled blood on the Yangtze River.

There is never a lack of history here.

Not long ago, the coffin of Mr. Zhongshan also stayed here, and even in the 21st century, some traces can be seen here.

Pukou Station is a transportation hub for people traveling from south to north. Even if not everyone can afford the train, there is still a rush of people and hawkers on weekdays.All kinds of buildings around the station are fully equipped, including post offices, hospitals, schools, restaurants, etc.

But today it is a little different here, the noise around is no longer there, and the entire train station is eerily quiet, and there is no idler there.

A group of soldiers in gray military uniforms and caps with blue sky and white sun badges on their heads stood on both sides of the railway like javelins holding rifles. The train station was taken over by them and they were quietly waiting for the train to arrive at the station.

The rifles smelling of gunpowder in the hands of the soldiers made the station feel tense and murderous.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo," the whistle sounded like a horse neighing and a cow roaring, and the train rattled like an iron beast rushing into the station slowly.

Chen Ledao's carriage was in the middle of the train. As the train entered the station, both of them saw soldiers standing on both sides of the railway through the window.

There was one soldier standing every two or three meters, with a rifle in his hand by his leg, with a serious expression and a silent voice.The people in the car didn't understand the situation outside, and they all looked worried, not knowing what happened.

"Let's go, I don't know what happened, let's go down and see what's going on." Zhou Ming got up first and took his luggage, followed by Chen Ledao.

This should be the army of the Kuomintang, right?Looking at the neatly dressed soldiers outside, such thoughts flashed through his mind.

The reputation left by the national army in later generations is not good, and he suddenly saw it, and he couldn't hide his curiosity.

"The train station is now taken over by us. Everyone queues up to get off the train, undergo inspection, and leave if there is nothing wrong." People are still in the car, but there is a voice outside the car.Hearing this, many people breathed a sigh of relief.The tension has dissipated a lot.

Some people say that it may be because the Nanjing Central Army and the Northwest Army are about to go to war, and taking over the railway station is a signal.

No matter what, as long as it doesn't cause trouble for them.

The two quickly got out of the car, and there were soldiers standing on the left and right sides of the exit of the car, standing there with rifles in hand, not looking sideways.Chen Ledao's eyes moved past the two of them, and there was a flash of surprise in his eyes.

There were not many people in the second-class carriage, and soon it was the turn of two people.

"Open the box," a soldier pointed to the box in the hands of the two, and the two followed suit.

Zhou Mingxian only had a few changes of clothes and two books in his box.A man in a military uniform next to him picked up the book, opened it, looked at it, and put it back again.

"you are a doctor?"

"Yes, this time I'm going to Shanghai." Zhou Ming nodded first, being honest and active.

The officer nodded, indicating that he could go over, and did not continue to question him.

Chen Ledao opened the box, and besides the clothes, there was also a bag of ocean inside.The soldier opened it, did not dare to act rashly, and handed it to the officer next to him.

After Chen Ledao arrived in Tianjin, he only had francs with him, but francs were basically not in circulation in Tianjin. In desperation, he finally exchanged all the francs into current circulating silver dollars at HSBC, and took out a small part to carry with him.

What is in the hands of the young officer at this moment is the part of the silver dollars he took out.

Seeing it fell into the hands of an officer, he only felt bleeding in his heart. After staying in Tianjin for two days, he already knew the purchasing power of Dayang.

In the Republic of China, an ocean was equivalent to 300 RMB in later generations, and there were a full two hundred silver dollars in his purse, which was equivalent to 4 to [-] RMB in later generations.Before crossing, he was not a big man, and this money was already a small half of his property at that time.

If the money falls into the hands of the national army, it is almost like meat buns beating dogs with no return, but even if they don't want to, they have to fight against the guns in the opponent's hands.

But the opponent's next move made him surprised again.

I saw the young officer directly throwing the money bag to him, "It's not safe to put the money in the box, it's better to keep it on your body."

After finishing speaking, the man pointed back, indicating that he could leave.

He didn't have the money.

After walking some distance away from Zhou Ming, Chen Ledao looked back at the officer's back again, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

"Didn't you say that the people in the national army are all wolves, tigers and leopards? How do I feel?" Chen Ledao expressed his doubts to Zhou Mingxian, and Zhou Mingxian was the only one he could ask.

Zhou Mingxian is now in his late thirties, approaching 40 years old, and Chen Ledao is just in his early twenties. The two of them are almost a year apart in age, but the chat on the train allows the two to bridge the age gap and become friends who talk about everything.

"Nothing can be generalized. It is true that most of the national army is a mob with problems of one kind or another, but there are also a few outstanding troops among them."

Both of them lowered their voices very low. Although what they said was not something taboo, it might cause unnecessary trouble if people listened to it.Neither of them likes trouble.

"The national army just now should be members of the Nanjing Garrison, the Guard Division."

Nanjing is now the capital of China. As early as the year before last, there were already garrison troops.The troops capable of defending the capital must be the best of the best.

"The guard division is the direct line of the Central Army directly under the Chairman of the Standing Committee. The backbone of the division is all graduates of the Whampoa Military Academy. It should have the level it should have. It must be different from the troops under those local warlords." Zhou Mingxian told Chen Ledao explain.

Chen Ledao listened and nodded, thoughtful. Although he didn't know much about the national army, he did hear in later generations that the national army had several units that could only fight tough battles.

What he didn't know was that the guard division currently guarding Nanjing was the predecessor of the future 88th and 87th divisions.These two divisions are the ace troops of the Central Army, the future German weapon divisions.

It is said that soldiers should be shrouded in horse leather, and these two divisions have almost done this.In the future Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing, the two divisions fought bloody battles to defend the country and made great achievements. At the same time, they suffered heavy casualties, and almost the entire army was wiped out after the war.It is a veritable force that can fight tough battles.

Looking back again, Chen Ledao slightly refreshed his understanding of the national army.The officer just now left him with a good impression.

Since ancient times, China has never lacked iron-blooded soldiers and warriors who dare to fight. I hope this army will become a respectable army in the future.

In his previous life, he also served as a soldier and received formal military management and training.The soldiers at that time really explained to the world what it means for a soldier to defend his home and country as his duty.

Not to mention these for the time being, the two followed the flow of people through the arched rain corridor connected to the station platform and headed for Pukou Wharf.The British-style railway station building was left behind by the two.

The Jinpu Line arrives at the end point at Pukou. If you want to go to Shanghai, you still need to take a ship from Pukou Wharf to Xiaguan.It is the Zhongshan Wharf, which has just been renamed in memory of Mr. Zhongshan.From there, take the Beijing-Shanghai Line train to Shanghai.

If Zhou Ming hadn't led the way first, Chen Ledao might not have found the way.Meeting Zhou Mingxian can be said to be the first good thing that happened to him after he came to this era.

The ship is not luxurious, and there are many long wooden chairs on it. This is a ship that exists to transport people across the river, so there are no too many decorations.

The two bought tickets and boarded the boat. With Zhou Ming leading the way, Chen Ledao finally made no detours.

There is not much space in the entire ship, and it is full of people.Fortunately, there was more than one ship here. Seeing that it was seriously overloaded, it finally stopped taking passengers.

The whistle blew, and the ship sailed to the other side.

Chen Ledao sat on the bench with the box at his feet, and Zhou Mingxian was two seats away from him.

In front of him was a middle-aged woman wearing a coarse cloth jacket and skirt, holding her belly with one hand and resting the other on the man next to her. She looked about 40 years old, with a big belly, and she was a pregnant woman.

The man carefully supported the woman, staggered his feet, stood firm, and gave the woman a small space, for fear that the other party would be bumped.

However, his behavior made the place that was not well-off appear even narrower, which caused dissatisfaction from many people.

Seeing the cautious appearance of the two, Chen Ledao frowned slightly, couldn't help but sighed lightly, and lifted the box.

"Sister-in-law, come and sit here." He stood up and gave up his seat to the woman.

The woman opened her mouth and finally closed it again, the instinctive politeness made her want to decline.

"It's okay, sit down, the child is important." The woman finally sat down, and the two thanked Chen Le repeatedly.

Chen Ledao's behavior made many people who were angry at the man just now turn their heads away in shame, embarrassed to look here again.

Many people have a kind side in their hearts, but kindness occasionally needs something to stimulate.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the ship berthed again, Zhongshan Wharf arrived, and everyone disembarked.

"Le Dao, what you did just now made me ashamed!" When the two got off the boat, Zhou Mingxian suddenly opened his mouth to speak, with a look of embarrassment on his face.

He was nearly 20 years older than Chen Ledao, but Chen Ledao's behavior just now taught him a deep lesson.

"It's nothing. If someone else was in my position, they would do that. You were far away just now, and you couldn't even give up your seat." Chen Ledao shook his head, he didn't think his behavior just now was so remarkable.China has always been a society full of human feelings.

He sighed not because of the reaction of others, but because of China's backwardness.

China's current population is not as large as that of future generations. If it is sufficiently developed, maybe there will be no such thing as just now.

Zhou Ming listened first but shook his head: "Some things should not be hindered by some difficulties. As long as you really want to do it, nothing can become a hindrance."

The two had their own concerns and were about to leave, but something happened again.

"Stop!" A clear female voice sounded not far from the two of them.

Note: The train ferry from Nanjing Pukou to Xiaguan was opened in 1933. Before that, passengers needed to be transferred by ship. I checked the information and found out that there is such a thing as a train ferry. As for the transfer of passengers by ship, if there are any mistakes or omissions in the description here, please refer to Fiction prevails.In addition, on December 1968, 12, the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge was completed and opened to traffic. Trains crossing the river no longer need train ferries. The new Nanjing Station was also opened at the same time. .The Shanghai-Nanjing Railway was renamed the Shanghai-Nanjing Section of the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, and the common name is still the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway.

　The current title of the book has been changed. The content of the book is not about spy wars, but spy wars are not the main content! ! !The book was originally called "Great Shanghai 1929"

　　
　
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