Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 686 An Unforgettable Hatred

Dai Yunong and the bald-headed chairman have quite a dream.

They were all calculating their own interests.

But the reality is far more cruel than imagined.

With the end of the Battle of Shanghai, the Japanese invaders became even more rampant in their desire to destroy China.

Their general staff had a group of young officers who kept urging the general staff to take advantage of the situation and issue an order to attack Nanjing.

At this critical moment for the nation, the Nationalist government, under the leadership of the bald-headed Chairman, convened three consecutive meetings of senior staff to discuss countermeasures.

They were undecided about whether to continue holding onto Nanjing.

The evening of July 11.

At the third meeting to discuss the defense of Nanjing, Tang Shengzhi, who had served as the president of the Military Commission Senate and was among the first eight first-class generals of the Nationalist government, took the initiative to stand up and speak passionately.

"Nanjing is the burial place of the Father of the Nation. If we abandon it, how can we face the spirit of the Father of the Nation in heaven? Since the start of the War of Resistance, many of us middle and lower-ranking cadres have sacrificed our lives on the battlefield, but not a single senior general has died for the country. I am willing to defend Nanjing and vow to live and die with Nanjing!"

When he delivered this speech, Tang Shengzhi was already suffering from a serious stomach ailment and was almost unable to get out of bed, but he still resolutely volunteered to defend the ancient city of Nanjing.

11 month 20 day.

The bald-headed Chairman personally issued an order that the National Government should prepare to move the capital to Jiangcheng, and at the same time appointed Tang Shengzhi as the commander-in-chief of the Nanjing Garrison.

The garrison consisted of 14 divisions totaling 11 men, to protect Nanjing.

To achieve this goal, Chiang Kai-shek kept the German-equipped divisions, military academy training teams, and the Kong family's tax corps that had survived the Battle of Shanghai.

December 1st. The Japanese high command issued Order No. 12, assigning the Central China Expeditionary Army and the Navy to cooperate in an attack on Nanjing.

12 month 4 day.

The Chinese and Japanese troops began small-scale contact outside Nanjing, and the Battle of Nanjing officially began.

On December 6, various Japanese troops approached Qixia Mountain, Tangshan, Chunhua Town, and Moling Town, forming a three-sided encirclement of Nanjing.

On December 7, the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army launched the first attack. After two days of fighting, they broke through the outer positions, and the defending troops retreated to the suburbs. Zhenjiang was also abandoned.

On December 9, the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army captured Qilinmen and Baishuiqiao.

On December 10, the commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army issued an ultimatum to the Nanjing garrison, urging them to surrender and declaring that if they did not receive a reply by noon on December 10, they would formally attack Nanjing.

Tang Sheng, the commander of the Nanjing Garrison, ignored the Japanese devils' nonsense. The remaining defenders were determined to fight to the death with the "shrewish spirit" and the "belief that the city is our life" in mind.

On December 12, the Japanese 12th Division captured Yuhuatai, the burial place of the Nationalist government.

At 4 p.m. that day, Tang Sheng convened a final pre-battle meeting with officers of division commander rank and above in Nanjing. On the spot, he solemnly announced the retreat orders repeatedly issued by the bald-headed Chairman.

During the meeting, Tang Sheng left only the words, "Please remember the humiliation of today and avenge it," before being forced to issue a retreat order.

12 month 13 day.

The Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army, through coordinated operations by land, sea, and air, occupied Nanjing.

This marked the beginning of one of the most painful memories for the Chinese people.

For six weeks, the Central China Expeditionary Army carried out a massive massacre in Nanjing, killing more than 300,000 innocent soldiers and civilians. Blood and bones nearly covered Yuhuatai, the burial place of the Father of the Nation.

This is the most serious provocation against our nation.

After the war, the Nationalist government conducted a detailed survey of the massacres. After the fall of Nanjing, the inhumane Japanese soldiers carried out 28 massacres in the city, killing more than 19 people.

There were 858 isolated massacres, resulting in the deaths of over 15 innocent Chinese soldiers and civilians.

It was utterly tragic.

The news shocked the nation.

During this period, the Japanese soldiers even launched a brutal killing contest. Two second lieutenants from the Nakajima Company of the 16th Division of the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army, encouraged by their superiors, took up their butcher knives and decided that whoever killed 100 people first would be the winner. They killed their way from Jurong to Tangshan.

Finally, when the blades of the two men's swords were broken during the killing, it was discovered that they had killed more than a hundred innocent Chinese civilians.

Because they couldn't determine who reached the target of 100 first, these two beasts actually raised the killing target to 150 people again.

afterwards.

Their atrocities were even filmed and published in the Japanese newspapers, where they were hailed as "heroes" by the Japanese!

Their actions were utterly heinous and beyond description.

We, the sons and daughters of China, will never forget this, for all eternity.

……

12 month 14 day.

News of the fall of Nanjing reached Jiangcheng.

Inside the Jiangcheng Station of the Special Service Department.

Ye Shaohong, who had already moved out of the stationmaster's office, was standing in his room, gazing sadly into the distance.

Unbeknownst to him, tears streamed down his face.

"In the end... is it still impossible to change?"

"I hate it!"

An unspeakable heartache filled Ye Shaohong's mind, making him feel suffocated.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Chi Tiecheng stepped in.

"Brother Seven!"

"The cases involving the Japanese spies who were previously arrested, as well as the traitors and collaborators they confessed to, have been completely concluded."

"In this operation, we captured 27 Japanese spies, and based on their confessions, we arrested 136 traitors and collaborators." "How should we deal with them?"

When Chi Tiecheng made this report, he was also deeply moved.

Despite his ambition and lust for power, he also suffered immense pain when Nanjing fell.

Therefore, when reporting, Chi Tiecheng's words also carried a hint of trembling.

"Where is the section chief?"

"Where did he go?"

Upon hearing Chi Tiecheng's report, Ye Shaohong did not respond immediately. Instead, he closed his eyes to calm himself down.

Only then did he voice the question that had been bothering him.

"The Director just went to the Ministry of National Defense with Secretary Mao. I heard that the Second Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense is holding an emergency meeting to discuss new strategic plans." Chi Tiecheng didn't know why Ye Shaohong would ask this question, but he still gave the report truthfully.

"Oh?"

"Aren't the section chief and Secretary Mao at the station?"

"Okay!"

"So, in the station now, there is no one directly above me who is in command?"

Ye Shaohong raised an eyebrow and gave a cold laugh.

"Um……."

"Strictly speaking, yes."

"Although the headquarters of the Special Service has moved to Jiangcheng with the Nationalist government, the officers of the First, Second and Third Divisions of the headquarters have also moved here."

“But in Jiangcheng, you are indeed still the highest-ranking officer of the Jiangcheng Station of the Special Service Department.”

“They don’t have direct authority to manage you,” Chi Tiecheng thought for a moment and gave his final answer.

"it is good!"

"Iron City, go and convey my orders!"

"Right now, take all the personnel from your operations section and bring out all the Japanese spies, traitors, and collaborators detained inside Jiangcheng Station."

"Take it outside the city!"

"kill!"