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Volume B, North Chapter 17: Take care of yourself

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    c_t; The scorching sun at noon was slightly to the west, and the bamboo market on the west side of Dashatou near Donghaoyong became a little lively. There was an endless stream of people coming to buy bamboo. A few days ago, foreigners bombed the provincial capital with large planes.  They came to blow up the shipyard. Unexpectedly, a few strings of bombs were blown by the wind and actually floated across the Pearl River to Xinguan outside Nancheng.  The wooden buildings have long been dried out over the years, and here and there they can withstand fires. When the weather is dry and the weather is dry, the fires take advantage of the wind and the winds help the fires. All the neighborhoods in these areas have suffered.  If it hadn't been for the forced order of the Ministry of Rites, the wall of the provincial capital had not been demolished, and the raging fire was blocked by a wall several feet thick, the entire city would have been burned down.  ¡°Vicious foreigners, tragic deaths of the people, the traitorous court, the unfavorable passing years all these have turned into a prosperous business in the bamboo and wood market.  The pieces of wood were loaded onto trucks, and stacks of bills were handed over to the boss.  No one talks about "Gong Xi Fa Cai" anymore. Both buyers and sellers are secretly not aware of the tragedy that happened in Yangcheng a few days in advance. Only the numb indifference of the buyers and the ordinary enthusiasm of the cargo owners can make people feel that these businesses are extraordinary.  A convoy came from the north. Lieutenant Colonel Liu Wendao couldn't help but smile when he looked at the bustling bamboo market. He got off the plane from Baiyun Airport of Civil Aviation. When passing around the city, he didn't see the new Linjiang River in the south of the city.  The tragic situation after the shutdown.  "I didn't expect the business of the Guangzhou Bamboo Market to be so good!" Liu Wendao looked at the air force lieutenant colonel who was sitting in front of him and said nothing after picking him up from the plane. He finally found a topic. He didn't expect that the other person was just showing something in the rearview mirror.  He gave himself a hateful look, but remained silent.  The car suddenly became awkward. Fortunately, the car drove past the bamboo market and arrived at the place - the South China Air Force Headquarters.  "Lieutenant Colonel Liu Wendao of the Prime Minister's Office, I have met General Zhang!" In the headquarters, standing in front of the commander Major General Zhang Huichang, Liu Wendao, the listed lieutenant colonel, immediately saluted.  He saluted, and Xu Enzeng who came with him also saluted, although he was only an official from the Patrol Division of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.  "Lieutenant Colonel Liu and Lord Xu, please take a seat." Major General Zhang Huichang looked Liu Wendao and Xu Enzeng up and down for a few times, and then asked them to sit down.  "This is an order personally signed by the Prime Minister." Looking at the black gauze hanging on Zhang Hui's long sleeves, Liu Wendao did not sit down. After handing over the order, he said: "The Prime Minister heard that Guangdong Province was suddenly attacked by a US plane. He was deeply saddened.  Unusual, this time, in addition to asking the subordinate to pass on the order, he also asked me to express his deepest condolences to the people of Yangcheng on his behalf! " Liu Wendao said it politely, and Zhang Huichang handed the secret box he handed over to the adjutant to decode it!  Afterwards, he said unappreciatively: "There is no need to mourn. I have been thinking that all this could have been avoided, but" The Prime Minister approved the resignation of all generals of the General Staff, students from colleges and technical schools gathered in Beijing to petition, and the US Air Force attacked  It caused more than 5,000 civilian casualties and countless property losses all of which made the people denounce the traitorous cabinet.  In particular, the seized Empire Daily News also published the General Staff's plan to bomb the US military airport in the Philippines first. It believed that if this plan was implemented, even if the Americans repaired the airport and then bombed it, it would only be a few months later.  The losses would never have been so heavy.  Now, all the airports in the southeastern provinces near the Philippines have been destroyed. Without the support of front-line airports, it is almost a dream to stop the bombing by US aircraft.  As soon as this article came out, public opinion surged. At noon that day, the Imperial Daily News was seized by the National Security Bureau for leaking state secrets. The president, Lu Hongkui, and the editor of the military column, Zhang Shaozeng, were both arrested.  "The Prime Minister has no choice but to do so." Lieutenant Colonel Liu Wendao was also a student of Liang Qichao. He was considered Jiang Baili's junior brother. He was his adjutant in the Prime Minister's Office, so he had the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.  "General Zhang must not listen to rumors in the market." Liu Wendao persuaded him politely, but Xu Enzeng, Zhu Jiahua's confidant, persuaded him bluntly.  "General Zhang, now all the generals of the General Staff have resigned, and there are not many people left in the Air Force Command. The Prime Minister is having a headache about who to appoint as the Air Force Commander. General, if" "Get out!"  Angry, he pointed at the door, glared at Xu Enzeng and shouted loudly. Liu Wendao was stunned on the spot.  "I'm telling you to get out!" Zhang Huichang is originally from Guangdong and was born overseas.  This time, when the U.S. Army Air Forces bombed the Huangpu Shipyard, they did not want to be blocked by clouds. The bomb was actually dropped outside Nancheng, causing a fire in the house. For a while, countless people were killed and injured.  Although the South China Air Force shot down several bombers, the entire air force commander still felt ashamed to face his hometown elders.  He was not happy with people coming from the capital, but now that he saw this official in police uniform using his official position to lure him, he immediately became angry.  "General Zhang" Xu En was once Zhu Jiahua's confidant. This time he came to Guangdong Province to pick up the few American prisoners who survived the parachute jump. The people in Guangzhou resented the foreigners for bombing private houses and killed several of them as soon as they landed on the ground. Their bodies were all hung on the  On the telephone pole - Seeing him being kicked out by Zhang Huichang, Liu Wendao immediately stood up and wanted to smooth things over.  "I didn't tell you!" Unexpectedly, Zhang Huichang didn't give him face at all, and still said reluctantly: "Guard!" Zhang Huichang didn't give him face, Xu Enzeng's face was red but he was helpless,He immediately snorted and walked away.  After he left, Zhang Huichang sat down.  Although he didn't say anything about Liu Wendao, it was obvious that the harmonious atmosphere Liu Wendao tried to create was undoubtedly destroyed.  Fifteen minutes later, the adjutant quietly entered with the declassified documents. After Zhang Huichang read the declassified documents, his breath became thicker again. He shook the order and smiled instead of getting angry: "Lieutenant Colonel Liu traveled thousands of miles to bring this kind of attack on the street.  "What?" Liu Wendao, who is from Hubei, certainly didn't know the meaning of "attacking the street", but seeing Zhang Huichang's expression of suppressing anger, he still smiled and said: "The official is just passing on the order of the Prime Minister's Office."  After the cancellation, all military command authority will be under the responsibility of the Prime Minister's Office. General Zhang will not disobey the order, right? " "Of course I will not disobey the order," Zhang Huichang still smiled. He signed the order and asked the adjutant to give it to Liu.  Wen Island.  "Okay, I have received the order. I am busy with official duties now. Lieutenant Colonel Liu, please help yourself." Seeing Zhang Huichang trying to drive people away again, Liu Wendao said: "General Zhang didn't read the remarks at the back of the order. The order requires the subordinate to supervise the whole process.  Execution of the order. In order not to reveal military secrets, the documents will be taken back by the subordinate after the order is executed!" "Haha" Zhang Huichang exchanged the order with the adjutant and said after a few words: "Then this matter will be taken care of by me!  Is it because I, Zhang Huichang, are so skinny that the gangsters in the Prime Minister's Office chose me? " "General Zhang, please be polite. It is not a soldier's behavior to insult Shangguan behind his back."  He stood up, but his eyes kept rolling.  He thought about various situations before coming here, and the one he didn't want to face was indeed the worst.  "Insult behind your back?" Zhang Huichang laughed, and then he took out his pistol and said, "If you have the ability, let Weng Wenhao come in person, and I will smash his head with one shot" "General Zhang, just say it.  Are you going to execute the order or not?" Liu Wendao began to retreat.  "Of course I will execute it! If I don't execute the traitor, won't I pass the responsibility of non-resistance to me?" Zhang Huichang gave an unexpected answer, "However, don't take back the order. It is best to publish it in the newspaper after the order is executed.  "You dare!  "Liu Wendao was shocked. He looked for the order, but remembered that Zhang Huichang's adjutant had just taken him out. "If you publish the military order in the newspaper, the general will not be afraid of going to a military court?  " "My favorite thing is to go to your court martial!  Zhang Huichang finally calmed down and said, "How long do you think you have left?"  Do you think the people of the country will let you continue to betray the country like this?  That's a dream!  I think you guys were thrown into jail before the gendarmes who arrested me arrived.  After Zhang Huichang finished speaking, he stopped leaving Liu Wen Island. He looked at the guards brought in by the adjutant and said, "This is Lieutenant Colonel Liu from the capital. In order to prevent military secrets from being leaked, you must take good care of Lieutenant Colonel Liu for these three days!"  " Liu Wendao was still thinking about informing the capital immediately to be prepared to be bitten by Zhang Huichang. Unexpectedly, Zhang Huichang actually wanted to take care of him. He said angrily: "Zhang Huichang, what do you want to do?  !  " "I don't want to do anything!  Zhang Huicheng vomited, and then said to the adjutant: "Immediately draft a message that Lieutenant Colonel Liu was injured in a car accident and was in a coma and is being rescued in the hospital and send it to the capital."  Also prepare a message of condolence. If the lieutenant colonel does not cooperate, then send it out in due course!  "    "you!  You" Liu Wendao was shocked and angry as he arranged his own funeral arrangements in front of him. He wanted to curse loudly but found that his teeth were chattering, so he couldn't say anything. Soon he was taken away by the guards.  That night, Shaoguan Airport, Guangdong. "Brothers: Don't think about orders. Soldiers have a duty to obey orders. Although this mission is shameful, it is also an experience for future bombings in the Philippines.  The eyes of the 60 million people are sharp. The traitorous government will eventually fall, and sooner or later the retired Prime Minister Yang will come out to take charge of the overall situation!  Brothers, I, Zhang Huichang, do it first as a courtesy!  " With a 'bang' sound, Zhang Huichang threw the bowl of wine angrily. As he did, the thirty pilots on this mission drank it all in one breath and threw the wine bowl angrily. With pieces of porcelain flying, these people saluted and ran away.  Boarding began towards the airport. Soon, the engines of the five Peng heavy bombers started. Under the guidance of ground lights and ground crews, they took off one after another and disappeared into the dim night sky.  Hours later, the phone at the Manila Hotel rang violently. When Lieutenant General MacArthur put on his pajamas and opened the door, Adjutant General Eisenhower informed him of the unfortunate news¡ªthe Chinese Air Force bombers were less than a hundred kilometers away from Manila. ¡°What?  How did they do it?  !  MacArthur looked at his adjutant with some disbelief. Not to mention the difficulty of taking off and landing at night, night bombers would not be able to find their targets at all. "Sir, there were radio beacons on the sea and in Manila half an hour ago."  " Eisenhower said"I think they navigate through these radio beacons." "Why don't you send someone to clear these beacons immediately?" MacArthur said unhappy.  The Philippines is close to China. Although most Chinese people have been imprisoned, there are still many spies who have slipped through the net.  "Sir, the beacon appears for a short time, and it is very difficult to find it at night. We will not know these things until the next day." Eisenhower said.  While he was speaking, the air-raid alarm also happened to sound. He said anxiously: "Sir, for your safety, please go to the nearest air-raid shelter immediately." The night is vast, and bombs will fall unexpectedly even during the day, not only at night.  place.  MacArthur, who did not want to die before victory, immediately went inside to change his clothes and hid in the air-raid shelter with his wife and servants.  However, what set him apart was that although the air raid sirens sounded for two full hours, he did not hear the sound of a bomb exploding at all.  Looking at his wife and Eisenhower, he laughed and said: "The Chinese Air Force must have dropped the bomb into the sea." But when the chief of staff came after dawn and handed him something, his ridicule became even worse: "  The Chinese are all cowards! I want to hold a meeting, and the Army Air Force will launch a second bombing immediately to completely defeat those yellow-skinned monkeys." Chief of Staff Sutherland handed MacArthur a white leaflet, which read in English:  'Your country's invasion of China is a serious crime.  If the aggression continues, millions of leaflets will turn into kiloton bombs. I hope you will take care of yourself.  ¡¯ That night, Chinese Air Force bombers were dropping this kind of stuff. No wonder I didn¡¯t hear the sound of bombs all night long.  MacArthur mocked the Chinese paper bombings. Major General Andrews, commander of Army Aviation, who rushed over in the morning, held a telegram from the British consul. He shook his fist and shouted: "These devils! These devils!! Douglas,  Our friends told us that the Chinese in Guangzhou did not treat the parachuting pilots in accordance with the Geneva Convention. They executed them and hung their bodies on telephone poles! We must retaliate harshly" "It is frightening to the enemy.  Paper bombing', 'Paper bombing, victory over violence with virtue, a feat', 'Humanitarian expedition, paper bombing', the morning after the South China Air Force bombed Manila, China Times, Ta Kung Pao, Shen Shen, News,  The Times, Beijing-Tianjin News, these newspapers that are full of loudmouths and Westernizers all published the news of the air force's bombing of the Philippines on their front pages.  Those local newspapers that did not publish this news on the front page had to leave space on the second page to print the news release telegraphed from the Propaganda Department of the Ministry of Etiquette like pudding.  Relying on this brainwashing report, the hundreds of thousands of students in and around the capital who were ready to stir up troubles finally became somewhat quiet, and those students from Yanda, Fu Jen Catholic University, and Nankai University who held radios finally had an excuse to persuade students to go home.  "Students, you must believe in the government, unite closely around the cabinet with Prime Minister Weng as the core, and work together to tide over this crisis. Don't let the warlords and warmongers be bewitched to provoke greater wars. Students  , the Prime Minister is busy with everything, trying every possible means to eliminate the war and rebuild peace. We are not a barbaric country, we are a peace-loving civilized country, poetry, books, etiquette, music, benevolence and morality, these are our precious wealth" Outside the door of China, there is a blockage.  More than 20,000 college and technical secondary school students in the inner city are all gathered here. This is because the gates of the inner and outer cities closed early, otherwise the entire capital would be filled with these students.  Under the scorching sun, YSU students who had to constantly talk to the radio were exhausted. However, dispelling these student petitioners was related to the survival of the new cabinet. Under the personal orders of President Lu Zhiwei, they have been suffering under the cracking sun.  Persistence.  "Classmate, what you said seems to make sense." When Yan Dazhong, who was holding the radio, split up to take a breather, a student with a Northeastern accent walked up with a smile.  Even in the view of Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture Jiang Menglin, Northeastern students are the most uneducated and evil. The first group to enter the city have already had hundreds of people imprisoned. But the problem is that these students are not afraid of being imprisoned at all. They all went to the patrol hall and surrendered.  The patrol hall can contain hundreds of students, but how can it contain tens of thousands of students?  Even if these tens of thousands of students are imprisoned in military camps outside the city, where will the hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of students be imprisoned?  Therefore, the cabinet is most worried about students from Northeast China causing trouble.  At this time, he saw a student with a Northeastern accent coming toward him. Zhongfen immediately moved the patrolman next to him and said, "If you think it makes sense, please collect your travel expenses and go home early." "But I just don't understand.  , People¡¯s planes drop bombs, and our planes throw pieces of paper, what does that mean?¡± People from the north and the south have always been bad to each other, but this short Northeastern student made all the students near the Zhonghua Gate applaud.  "Does this mean: If I punch you, you will throw a piece of paper to me?" The little man said and rolled up his sleeves. Although he was small, he had a lot of muscles in his hands.  "Classmate, hitting someone is uncivilized behavior. Americans are uncivilized,"We cannot become uncivilized just because Americans are uncivilized.  Seeing that the students from the Northeast seemed to really want to hit someone, Zhong rushed in and hid behind the patrol police, but kept saying, "We bombed the Philippines, and American planes will bomb us again, and there will be more casualties among the people"  Seeing that Zhong split his head and actually hid behind the patrolman, the little man couldn't help but cursed: "Coward!"  Let's have a fight. If I lose, I'll go home. What do you think?  " On one side are civilized good students, on the other side are barbaric bad students. Of course, the little man's invitation to fight got no response. In desperation, when he was about to return to the place where he was squatting, a student ran quickly on the east side of the cross street.  He came over, followed closely by several plainclothes policemen: "Students!  !  American planes bombed Guangzhou the people" Before the student could finish speaking, he was thrown to the ground by the plainclothes people behind him, and then took him away before the students rushed over. In order to block the students, another plainclothes man stood up.  , he loudly said: ¡°Dear students, you must believe in the government!  Don't make or spread rumors.  The House of Representatives has just passed a bill that would make those who spread rumors during wartime a serious crime!  " "How is Guangzhou?  "A student in the crowd said, and when he said it, other students also asked him. "Guangzhou was bombed by American planes again. For details, you can read tomorrow's newspaper or listen to the radio.  "The purpose of the plainclothes man's speech was just to block the students. At this time, when he saw that the students were all asking how Guangzhou was doing, he turned around and left as soon as he took the student with him. "China Radio Station, China Radio Station: Now let me interrupt.  Our station has just received news: At 10:30pm today, the US Air Force bombed Guangzhou again. Fortunately, the local government was well organized and the air force officers resisted to the death. The people did not suffer heavy losses. Reads; China Radio, China Radio: Interrupt now.  This station just received a news' The radio that was ringing in the Wenhua Palace was turned off by Weng Wenhao. He took off his glasses and wiped his face vigorously a few times before saying: "What on earth is going on in Guangzhou?  Why did it cause such a disaster?  " Wu Jingchao, who had plaster on his nose, hesitated to speak. Military adviser Jiang Baili said: "Prime Minister, the last bombing almost caused a big fire in Guangzhou. This was caused by the accidental bombing of the Huangpu Shipyard.  The target of the American plane this time is Guangzhou City, so" "Approximately how many casualties will there be?  !  "Weng Wenhao put his monocle back on and asked the question he was most concerned about. "This, the telegram said it was a huge one hundred thousand people. I think if the whole city is really going to be in flames, the casualties may be more than one hundred thousand!  "Jiang Baili said that it made Weng Wenhao, Wu Jingchao, Shi Chengzhi and others feel cold. "There are really so many?  !  "Wu Jingchao asked angrily. He was struck by Huang Zongxing and his nose was broken. He was very uncomfortable when he spoke. "Guangzhou is full of wooden buildings. The streets are extremely narrow because it is an old city, and its permanent population exceeds one million.  The General Staff has previously assessed that once incendiary bombing is carried out, the casualties will exceed 300,000!  "Jiang Baili's 300,000 yuan made everyone gasp. The responsibility for this matter lies entirely with the Prime Minister's Cabinet - the General Staff requested the Prime Minister to authorize that in addition to mobilizing the army, there is also a right to take over the government and impose some restrictions on some people.  Dense, fire-prone cities were evacuated. Now the Prime Minister has approved the resignation of the General Staff, but only asked local troops to resist on the spot, and did not evacuate these cities. This responsibility certainly lies with the Prime Minister¡¯s Office. ¡°What should we do?  "Weng Wenhao sat down on the chair and began to stutter. "Prime Minister, the news is temporarily under control, but there are consulates from Japan, North Korea and other countries in Guangzhou. They are not in the city. The Japanese must be rushing to tell this matter.  of.  Shi Chengzhi said. As soon as he saw the telegram, he ordered the National Security Bureau to take over the telecommunications bureaus in various places, but he could not let the National Security Bureau personnel take over the Japanese consulates in various places. "Prime Minister, it seems that something is wrong with the United States" Wu Jingchao endured the pain and spoke.  , Unexpectedly, the phone rang. Wang Yunwu's expression changed drastically when he picked up the phone. When Weng Wenhao looked at him, he said: "Prime Minister, Kong Yongzhi" "What's wrong with Kong Yongzhi?"  "Seeing Wang Yunwu acting like this, Weng Wenhao couldn't help shouting. "Kong Yongzhi ran away!  "Wang Yunwu lost his grip on the phone and smashed it to the ground, but he was already numb. He said: "Song Ziwen also ran away, and they all left letters of resignation" "This group" Weng Wenhao was furious, he was so angry  Before Bian finished cursing and venting his anger, another phone rang again, this time it was Wang Yunwu who answered the call. After hearing this, he handed the phone to Weng Wenhao and whispered: "It's Mr. Jingwu.  " "Yong Ni, as things have come to this day, the Inquisition Yuan can no longer suppress it. The cabinet should resign on its own initiative.  "The voice on the phone was Hu Ying, the veteran of the Kuomintang. Obviously, he already knew about the Guangzhou fire. "Mr. Jingwu, things must not be abandoned halfway!  "Stretch out your hand and wave awayBehind the others, Weng Wenhao spoke with pleading.  Hu Ying has spared no effort in supporting him over the past year. He has suppressed many opposing voices within the party. He never thought that one day he would allow himself to resign.  "Yong Ni, if you resign now, the old bones of the Kuomintang may be able to keep you. If you don't resign, then" Hu Ying gave a long sigh on the phone and finally said: "Yong Ni, you can take care of yourself."  
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