The Republic of Heroes

In Nanjing, Jiang Zhongzheng was extremely annoyed. Originally, the situation on the battlefield was overwhelmingly in favor of him. Even Feng Yuxiang had already caused Wu Xiaoliang a lot of trouble in Henan. The Shandong Army even lost Luoyang, but the situation suddenly changed again sexual reversal.

On the streets of Nanjing, newspaper boys shouted, "Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers! The Second Central Plains War broke out, and Yan Xishan sent a telegram to promote cooperation!"

The citizens of Nanjing who have just experienced the war between China and Japan in Beijing and Shanghai have become accustomed to war, and it is understandable that another war breaks out in the country. After all, the previous few giants did not have a winner, and this time there will always be a point. .

Some citizens bought the daily newspaper of the day to see how the battle was going, but they were shocked.

"Why is it that General Wu, who just made great contributions in the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, is fighting with the Chairman? Shouldn't it be Feng Yuxiang from the Northwest?"

"You don't know that! Admiral Wu has made great contributions, but his bad deeds are due to this contribution. Think about it, how did Han Xin and Xu Dazhi die? Isn't it true that the credit is too great and there is no reward? What a pity, Admiral Wu, he has done so well..."

Seeing someone reading a newspaper, a large group of people immediately gathered around. After all, there are still a small number of literate people in this era, and even fewer can afford newspapers with spare money. It is rare to get a newspaper for free. It is a rare event, so there are more and more people watching, especially when such a big event related to the safety of the world war occurs, there are more people who are interested.

"This statement is absurd. Why didn't the national government know how to reward him? It was only because General Wu refused to listen to his orders and withdrew his troops back to Jinan to fight for territory. It was difficult for Generalissimo Jiang to issue an order to reward him!"

This kind of rebuttal is also reasonable, no matter how great the credit is, if you don't listen to orders, do you want to rebel?Putting it aside like this is a crime of transferring three clans.Therefore, most of the crowd heard an "oh", which meant that it was so.

"Mr., why don't you just say one thing? Why don't you say someone Jiang ordered General Wu to go to Jiangxi to suppress the Communists? General Wu couldn't bear the same roots, so he hastily withdrew to Jinan!"

"what?"

There was another burst of doubts among the crowd, it’s not good for one’s own family to beat one’s own family, not to mention that most of the people who watched the excitement were suffering from the factories and workshops, haha, ** has a very good reputation among these people, Wu Xiaoliang won’t go to Jiangxi The act of disobeying the military order immediately won the favor of these people.

That's what happened.

"Admiral Wu went well! The Chinese don't fight China!"

It is unknown who was the first to yell among the growing crowd. This roar was like a match falling on a dry pyre soaked in gasoline, and a raging fire was immediately ignited.

"Chinese don't beat Chinese!"

A young man in a green shirt and long robe tried his best to help his glasses that had fallen on the bridge of his nose, took a deep breath and jumped onto the stone platform by the side of the road.

"Comrades, the Japanese are covetous, occupying the four eastern provinces, occupying North China, and now they want to occupy Shanghai and Nanjing, but the Kuomintang is full of food all day long, and dare not fight the Japanese invaders. Thanks to General Wu who stepped forward Defeat the Japanese aggressors and drive them out of Shanghai. But Jiang is jealous of his talents, but he can’t tolerate General Wu. The Kuomintang takes the wealth created by our poor people. They corrupt, they fill their pockets, and they bribe foreigners , go to fight the Chinese who can drive away the Japanese invaders, but just don’t give us a penny to the working people, what use is there for such a government?”

The young man from Qingshan's face was red, and the veins on his forehead were bulging. His eyes were full of excitement and indignation, looking at the crowd below, and there was even a light shining in the corner of his eyes.The crowd fell silent suddenly, and even became silent, but everyone felt that something deep in their hearts had been touched.

What touches them is neither the Japanese occupying the four eastern provinces, nor the Kuomintang Chinese beating the Chinese, but those high-ranking officials, warlords and politicians who use their wealth condensed in snow and sweat to do all kinds of evil things. Not a cent was given to them.

In the silence, the slogan suddenly burst out loudly.

"If you hit the reactionaries, the Chinese will not hit the Chinese!"

This slogan, like sparks falling into a gunpowder pile, immediately triggered more fanatical shouts.

Years of wars, not only the surrounding farmers, but even the citizens in the ancient capitals of the Six Dynasties are living increasingly tight lives. People are dying all day long, prices are soaring, and poor salaries are becoming more and more difficult to maintain an increasingly difficult life. Now most of them The workers are already wandering on and off the edge of the survival line. Maybe one day they will suddenly have enough food and watch their families starve.

But the authorities have been thinking about fighting and occupying territory all day long, saying that the revolutionary army came from the south, and drove away the fat pig beetles in Beiyang, so that the common people would have a better life, but when these revolutionary army came, they fought instead Is it more difficult than ever before?

The resentment accumulated over the years erupted at this moment, and everyone was shouting their own anger and unwillingness.The crowds on the street became more and more chaotic, and the commotion spread like a plague, from one street to another, and then to a further street.

The unresponsive policemen in Nanjing City finally realized the seriousness of the problem, blew their sirens, and immediately drove all the idle policemen in the police station to the street to quell the inexplicable riot.

As soon as the police took to the streets, they were overwhelmed by the tide of the crowd. There were too few of them. A police leader watched sadly as the mob rushed past him. He realized that a bigger disturbance was coming. Now It was too late to call out the police.

In the afternoon, the city of Nanjing had become a mess. The newly established Nanjing Garrison Headquarters failed to coordinate at this critical moment. Facing the increasingly turbulent crowd, they were helpless. In the end, the No.80 Eighth Division of Yu Jishi, who was transferred back to Nanjing, was decisive. Only by driving into the city, blocking the streets, and maintaining law and order can the riots be effectively controlled within a certain range and not spread to a larger scale.

From this incident, the people in the security headquarters wished to think that the troubles of the bitter haha ​​could become something and could be extinguished soon, but they found out in despair that the situation was getting worse and there was a trend of getting out of hand. Thanks to the help of Master Yu Jishi The 88th Division resolutely entered Nanjing City, which did not cause the situation to collapse to an uncontrollable level, but it would not be easy to quell this riot.

Jiang Zhongzheng was alarmed by the loud shouts outside the mansion. He called someone to inquire about what happened outside. He was so angry that he immediately scolded the newly established garrison headquarters for idiots. The garrison commander was dismissed immediately and decisively led troops into the city Yu Jishi was appointed as the new Nanjing garrison commander and ordered him to quell the riots in the city before dawn.

"Extreme means can be used when necessary!"

Jiang Zhongzheng explained one more sentence at the end. Yu Ji, who hurried to the mansion to escort him, was still out of breath. Hearing this addition, he couldn't help shivering!Although this sentence is not explicit, it seems to be plain, but it reveals a deep murderous intent.

"Follow the principal's order!"

When Yu Jishi left Jiang Zhongzheng's official residence, he immediately arranged for his cronies to arrange for Jiang Zhongzheng to be transferred to the military camp outside the city. The riots in the city broke out suddenly, and it could never be a coincidence. It is no longer safe. Is there any other place besides the barracks as the safest place?

That’s right, it’s gone, so before Jiang Zhongzheng could refuse Yu Jishi’s proposal, he ordered someone to set up and transfer to his 88th Division barracks, and Jiang Zhongzheng’s attendants and guards were also transferred.

Watching the team escorting Principal Jiang disappear into the darkened street corner, Yu Jishi straightened his military cap. Tonight will be the most difficult battle in his life!

……

On November 18, [-], newspaper boys on the streets of Shanghai suddenly yelled out headlines that shocked the citizens.

"Extraordinary! Extraordinary! A riot broke out in Nanjing. The authorities shot and killed tens of thousands of innocent people. The blood flowed everywhere. It was horrible..."

This news caused the Shanghai citizens who were still immersed in the joy of driving away the Japanese invaders to suddenly fall into the bone-chilling ice cave. People were at a loss and at a loss. Why?Didn't the National Revolutionary Army attack the reactionary warlords and foreign enemies?How did you shoot at unarmed compatriots?A faint uneasiness seemed to spread to Shanghai faintly like a plague.

However, this time the authorities learned their lesson. The Songhu Police Headquarters headed by Zhang Zhizhong immediately imposed a curfew on the urban area of ​​Shanghai. The army took to the streets and prohibited pedestrians from gathering.At the same time, during the curfew period, all factories were shut down, and people were not allowed to enter the factory at home.

Zhang Zhizhong's strategy is not unreasonable. He has taken pre-preparation measures for various possible sources of riots.In the end, there was no serious riot in Shanghai. There were only a few signs, and they were mercilessly put out by the gendarmerie formed by the Fifth Army.

Although the riots were successfully suppressed, the reputation of Chiang Kai-shek and his Nanjing Nationalist Government plummeted. Originally, he successfully led the Beijing-Shanghai war against Japan, and his reputation was unprecedentedly high. The mask of painstaking efforts was completely torn off.

Media and newspapers across the country have published articles mourning the informers who died in the riots. Although the words are not sharp, they are a silent protest and crusade.Several radical newspapers directly scolded Chiang Kai-shek as a traitor to the country, and the country must be eradicated only for peace.

At this critical moment, Yan Xishan lost no time in sending out his second call to promote cooperation, calling for an end to the civil war, an end to disputes, and unanimity to the outside world!

"Appointment, how about a temporary truce?"

As soon as this temptation came out, it was rudely denied. He Yingqin immediately shut up and never mentioned the truce.

It was Yang Yongtai who spoke slowly: "The current situation, although the public opinion is unfavorable, has already gained the upper hand in the military. Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army won consecutive battles, and Chen Cixiu fought a few times in Anhui and Wu Xiaoliang's [-]th Division. If we win a battle, a truce is impossible, but we can do both..."