Chronicle of the Republic of China

On July 1937, 7, the July 7 Marco Polo Bridge Incident occurred, and the war finally broke out.

Peiping fell.The next day, Tianjin fell. In August, Shanghai South Railway Station was bombed. In November, Shanghai fell.

Taking advantage of the victory, the Japanese army marched westward, divided into three groups, and began to invade the capital Nanjing.

No one expected that the war would be so raging, and the defeat would be as fast as the Yellow River breaking its embankment.Before the fall of Shanghai, Nanjing was in an uproar. The dignitaries and their families evacuated urgently. Some rushed to Changsha, Wuhan, and some simply fled to Chongqing, Chengdu.All the transportation facilities of trains and ships are so tight that it is hard to find a ticket, and it is hard to buy.

After Fang Wuyu settled down in the antique market, he got acquainted with a few well-know people. After struggling, he bought two train tickets from others at a high price, and prepared to send Meng Xisheng and his grandfather away first.

These two train tickets can be said to be as precious as gold. In fact, Fang Wuyu wanted to leave with Meng Xisheng, but he knew that if his grandfather did not leave, Meng Xisheng would not.

However, the ticket was delivered to Meng Xisheng, who still refused.

"Give it to your brother first." Meng Xisheng said, "With two train tickets, the family of three can just leave Nanjing."

Fang Wuyu hesitated for a moment. No matter how the two train tickets were allocated, it would not be satisfactory, so he had to agree with Meng Xisheng's method first.

But Fang Yunshen declined, at most he was willing to accept one, let his wife take the child and leave first, and give Fang Wuyu the other.He is the eldest brother, there is no reason for the eldest brother to escape first and let the younger brother stay in the predicament.Fang Wuyu forced it to him, but he didn't want it either.After arguing for a while, Fang Wuyu laughed angrily, looked at his brother, and said softly, "Brother, why do you always regard me as your responsibility."

Fang Yunshen said, "You were originally."

Fang Wuyu shook his head: "I've grown up. Brother, it's time for you to leave me behind. I can take care of myself. In this world, I can live better than you."

Fang Yun was stunned.This is what he longed to hear from Fang Wuyu in the past. He has been waiting for Fang Wuyu to mature, hoping that one day he can live without himself.The wife went over to persuade her husband to accept the ticket with her two-year-old child in her arms. In such a situation, how could he have the heart to let go of his wife and children? Could it be that the other party Wuyu is responsible, but not them.

Fang Wuyu tossed the ticket, threw it on the table, and walked out the door, leaving only one sentence——

"I'm afraid I won't be able to see you off that day, and I will continue to find a way to leave Nanjing. Brother, take care. See you later."

Fang Wuyu didn't know at that time that there would be no future.

Two hours after the train on the Shanghai-Nanjing Line that Fang Yunshen was on was bombed by Japanese artillery, the enemy slaughtered all the way along the Shanghai-Nanjing Line and captured Nanjing Railway Station.

No one survived that train, and several carriages full of lives perished in the flames.

Fang Wuyu didn't know the news until a day later.In the past 20 years, he has relied on his brother countless times, and his brother has paid countless times for him. Finally, he had the opportunity to let Fang Yunshen rely on him once, but he never expected to send Fang Yunshen to his death.

Fang Wuyu recalled that stupid thing when he was young again. Facing his brother's courtyard, he said in a spirited manner, "Shoot with sharp corners", committing a "fire evil".He saved him once from the fire, but he couldn't save him the second time.Fang Yunshen still followed the few prophecies he said casually, and was buried in the sea of ​​fire.

Meng Xisheng looked at him, and he saw that Fang Wuyu hadn't shed a single tear, and even his sad expression was fleeting.Immediately afterwards, Fang Wuyu turned to face him, and said to him, I will find a way, and I will make you safe.He spoke loudly, as if the ghost had no fear and nothing could stop him.

In December, after a fierce battle, the navy was defeated and retreated to the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River.The air force is almost lost, and enemy fighter jets roar in the blue sky.

At this point, Nanjing's transportation and communications were almost completely paralyzed.

The city of Nanjing, with a population of more than 70, has become an isolated island.The international rescue team set up a safe zone and began to transport civilians. Many soldiers who were defeated from the battlefield requested to go to the safe zone to treat their wounded soldiers, but the rescue team politely refused.Taking in one soldier will make the entire safe zone unsafe.

After Meng Xisheng's grandfather knew about the safe zone, he wanted to enter the safe zone as soon as possible if he had a chance.But Fang Wuyu didn't know what kind of evil he had committed, and he insisted on leaving Nanjing. He said that whoever can guarantee the safety zone must be safe.Meng Xisheng was originally on his grandfather's side. According to international law, even if Nanjing is captured, the enemy cannot kill prisoners.But Fang Wuyu was too persistent, Meng Xisheng tipped the scales and asked him, "What do you want?"

Fang Wuyu said, "Give me a little more time."

At the beginning of December, a large number of people were divided into various safety zones, and they crowded in the small area, making the streets and alleys obscure.

Fang Wuyu did not enter the antique shop as agreed, originally he was supposed to come back tomorrow.At the beginning, he bought a bench Guanyin here, and over time, he has established a trading relationship with the boss, and he bought the two train tickets from him.Although it is a transactional relationship, the boss is relentless in initiating national disasters, and the two train tickets can be said to be sky-high.Fang Wuyu was always surprised at the time, when it was hard to get a ticket, he would actually ask for money, willing to sell the ticket instead of saving it for himself to escape.It was only later that Fang Wuyu found out that he had sent his family away a long time ago, and as for himself, he was preparing to make a good fortune before leaving when the country was in crisis.

The boss had a way to go, so Fang Wuyu asked him, spent a lot of talking and spent more money than the two train tickets, and finally managed to get a word out of his mouth.He took Fang Wuyu's money and informed Fang Wuyu of a date to come to him on time, and then take the three of them, grandpa and grandson, to escape for their lives.

Fang Wuyu kept his mind on it, he thought it would be a lie that the boss had a way to escape, otherwise this guy would have slipped away long ago.But he promised to take the three of them away, and made Fang Wuyu suspicious that things would not be that simple.Fang Wuyu had been guarding the antique shop secretly for the past two days, fearing that he would cheat.

Sure enough, he waited until the guy packed up the package the day before the scheduled date, locked the door of the antique shop, and sighed at the door for a long time, as if heartbroken that the shop might not survive the war, After mourning for half a minute, I looked around for a while, and ran into the alley in small steps.

Fang Wuyu was furious, for charging him so much money, he dared to sing an empty plan to him. If he really went by the agreed time, he could only kick the door.

Simply being caught by him now, Fang Wuyu spent all his energy on kicking this guy.

The opponent was unprepared when he rushed towards him. Facing Fang Wuyu, he was a middle-aged man in his 50s with no limbs and limbs. Yu spared his life and gave Fang Wuyu the escape ticket in the package.

There is only one copy of the item, and it can only be sent to one person.Fang Wuyu was about to see where the thing was, when the face of the other party lying on the ground suddenly became grim, he took out a revolver from the suitcase, and shot Fang Wuyu's thigh. .

Fang Wuyu was shot and fell to the ground. In extreme pain, he saw that the man was about to escape, so he jumped up and scuffled with the man regardless of his injuries, and firmly grabbed the man's wrist holding the gun.

Gunshots.

Fang Wuyu supported himself with his uninjured leg, and after successfully grabbing the gun, he fired four shots at the man's head as if venting his anger. He didn't regain consciousness until the blood burst into his eyes.

The other side was beyond recognition, and the blood flowed all over the place.He heard footsteps coming from an unknown corner, he hastily propped up his injured leg, held the gun tightly in his hand, wiped off a bill floating in a pool of blood, put it in his coat pocket, and staggered towards the place. Dash in the direction of home.The Nanjing Army ambushed in the streets and alleys, and if he was too late, he would be locked up as an enemy bandit.

The blood flowed all over the thigh and dripped down the pants.Fang Wuyu's lips were pale. Before he got home, he twisted the leg of his trousers to remove the blood.The trousers are simply dark black, so you can't tell if they are stained with blood.Almost slamming into the door with his body, Fang Wuyu opened his mouth to call for someone, Meng Xisheng and grandpa came after hearing the news, Fang Wuyu said: "Quick, go and get your bags, we are leaving."

"Now?" Meng Xisheng saw that his expression was wrong, and subconsciously supported him, "Isn't it tomorrow?"

It's today.The time written on the ticket is ten o'clock tonight.And now, it's 09:30.

The burden had been prepared long ago, and the three of them had no time to talk, so they took the bag with them, set up two bicycles in the yard, and rode to their destination.

Meng Xisheng sat in the back seat, the street was empty, and the sound of fighter jets that had been circling for the past two days disappeared, only the sound of bicycle tires rubbing against the ground.The surrounding area is empty, and the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of the building.When riding a corner, the three saw sandbags piled up by the local garrison, machine guns standing upright, and behind the barriers were the bodies of soldiers waiting for battle.They rode close to each other and saluted the soldiers.

At 10:03, they arrived at the humid riverside.

This is a tributary of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The tide is beating against the river bank, and the waves are rough.Under the moonlight, a black boat can be seen moored there alone. The boat canopy made of bamboo strips is pitch-black, but the moonlight illuminates its figure.Just as the boatman was about to lift the anchor, he saw three figures running wildly towards him. He quickly reached for the gun in his pocket, and blew his whistle lightly to call his companions to be alert.

Fang Wuyu raised his hands up and went over, shouting repeatedly: "We have tickets! We have tickets!"

A boatman came down, checked his ticket, and confirmed to his companions in authentic Nanjing dialect that they did have a ticket, but only one.

"One piece, only one person can go on it." Said the boatman.

Fang Wuyu licked his chapped lips and smiled, "But we paid three people for this ticket."

The boatman shook his head, ignored these entanglements, and repeated: "Only one person can go."

Grandpa begged them: "At the critical moment of life and death, we are all Chinese. Please show mercy and let us go together."

Meng Xisheng took a step away and looked into the cabin.A kerosene lamp was hung inside, and vaguely, he saw the whole boat full of people.Sure enough, the boatman said: "Don't overload it, it will be dangerous."

This black-covered boat is not big and can only carry a limited number of people. It is extremely dangerous for them to rely on this black-covered boat to cross the Yangtze River due to the strong wind tonight.

Fang Wuyu stepped back: "Okay, then bring two people. One more, nothing will go wrong."

The boatman sneered: "Only one person can go on board. We don't know how much you paid, but we only charged one person's money." After saying that, he lifted the anchor and made a gesture to sail.

Fang Wuyu almost drew his gun.

There were five shots fired in the revolver, and one round left.One shot is enough, killing one person is enough to deter the entire ship.

But at the very moment, Fang Wuyu saw the outline of a gun protruding from the tight clothes on the back when the other party bent down and threw the boat rope.

These desperadoes usually do smuggling, and they are not easy to provoke.Countless thoughts whizzed through Fang Wuyu's head, and finally, he had no choice but to put away his killing intent.

"Wait a minute!" Fang Wuyu shouted.

The boatman slowed down when he heard the words.

Fang Wuyu turned his head, looked at Meng Xisheng, gave him the suitcase, and said, "You go. Find a way to Chongqing after the ship docks, and we will meet at the Red Cross in Chongqing."

Meng Xisheng will never leave, even if he wants to leave, he will give the opportunity to his grandfather.Grandpa stood with Fang Wuyu this time, pushed Meng Xi and said in a loud voice, "Go, go."

The two couldn't stop arguing, and the boatman didn't have the leisure to wait for them, so he threw the rope down and started the boat.

After a few strokes of the oars, the boatman suddenly saw the arrogant boy wading through the water and handed the man in his arms onto the boat.This kid actually had a gun in his hand, apparently knocking him unconscious with the butt of the gun.The boatman stared fiercely at his gun, Fang Wuyu hurriedly put away the revolver, and the boatman helped lift the unconscious man up.

"Take care of him." Fang Wuyu said in a raving voice.

The boatman didn't answer, but sneered again.

What kind of situation is this? Individuals have their own destiny, and who can take care of whom, even if they die in the Yangtze River tonight, it is their destiny.

Fang Wuyu understood, but the only thing he blurted out was this sentence.He was half-submerged in the river, and in the depths of winter, the water could freeze a person to death.He watched the black-covered boat swayed by the violent river wind, sailing into the distance as if its life was hanging by a thread.He touched the gold chain on his wrist and prayed more than once for Meng Xisheng to be safe.

Fang Wuyu didn't believe in fate in this life, let alone prayed to God and worshiped Buddha. He is a person who doesn't respect God and Buddha.

When a person is in a desperate situation, he knows how to hug the Buddha's feet.But Fang Wuyu only believed in himself and the gun in his hand even when he was in a desperate situation.He doesn't pray for himself, but for Meng Xisheng.He thought that he had done many wrong things, and even killed people, and even gods and Buddhas would not come to bless him.But Meng Xisheng was different, that young man was bright and clear, with a clear mind, and he believed in the justice of heaven that he did not believe in.Meng Xisheng was different from him, he had not done any bad things, gods and Buddhas should bless him, otherwise, he would be a gods and Buddhas in vain.

Fang Wuyu almost gritted his teeth and threatened the gods all over the sky, asking them to protect Meng Xisheng.His legs, which had been rendered unconscious by Jiang He's cold, didn't even feel pain when they were bleeding.

On December 12, Meng Xisheng was carried on a boat, floating on the endless river.

Fang Wuyu bled profusely and fainted in the river, but was fished ashore by his grandfather.Grandpa's old body can no longer carry him, so he can only drag him and stop.

The next morning, December 12, dawn.After rounds of bloody battles, the Chinese army suffered heavy casualties. The enemy opened Zhongshan Gate, Guanghua Gate, Zhonghua Gate, Shuixi Gate and other places and entered Nanjing City.