Chapter 35 The Twelve Hairpins of Jinling
The old saying goes well, a gentleman will not act.
But sometimes, it is much more effective to do your hands than to do your mouth.
As now.
When a black muzzle was pressed against the forehead of the big man, the big man who had been clamoring and encouraging everyone to leave Zhou Tianming and the others was sweating profusely.
Frightened.
The gun pressed onto his forehead was frightened.
"I...I..." The man grunted for a long time, but he didn't give a good message.
It's not that he doesn't want to say it.
But he dared not say it.
When he saw Zhou Tianming's cold and cold gaze, he subconsciously swallowed the words behind him into his stomach.
He knows.
Knowing that if he dared to say one more word, the commander who pressed his forehead with a gun would definitely pull the trigger of the gun in his hand without hesitation.
How could a human head be the opponent of bullets?
So at that time, I was very likely to die of brain rupture.
As long as you are not a fool.
No one wants to die.
Besides, he encouraged everyone to stay Zhou Tianming and others, wasn’t it just for his own life? If the Japanese are dissatisfied, they can hand over Zhou Tianming and others to survive in exchange for their own life.
But things were not done well, and some of them were backfiring.
"Sir, you can't..." The man who figured out the reality quickly changed his attitude.
"If you say another word, I will shoot you with one shot." Zhou Tianming said coldly. After that, he opened the nose of the muffle gun in his hand, and showed that he was about to kill people at any time.
In front of death.
The big man finally closed his mouth obediently.
Zhou Tianming did not pull the trigger of the gun in his hand in the end.
It's not that he doesn't want to.
But I feel a little reluctant.
Although the great man had some traitors, he did not form a certain fact after all, so Zhou Tianming was unable to take action. After that, he did not have to take care of the great man, but quickly evacuated the battlefield with Gouzi and others.
Let’s talk about that big man.
Seeing that he had been walking around the gates of hell, he immediately collapsed on the ground weakly and gasped.
After a few minutes.
The guy suddenly felt energetic as if he had sucked a big mat, got up from the ground, looked at the direction where Zhou Tianming and the others left with hatred, and spit heavily, then tidied up his clothes and walked towards the Japanese headquarters.
Two flowers bloom.
Each table is one branch.
After blowing up the Japanese tanks, Zhou Tianming and others who quickly left turned left and turned to a foreign church.
As a very important part of Europeans' daily life, the church is similar to the temples in our country.
Churches are places where the three major Christian schools (Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox) hold religious affairs such as mass. According to the level, there are bishops' churches, cathedrals (mainth halls), churches, chapels, etc.
The three first three cathedrals in the world are Catholic: St. Peter's Basilica, Milan's Basilica, and Seville's Basilica. There are 1,520 papal temples in the world, most of which are distributed in Europe.
There are also many churches outside Europe, but these churches are not very famous, so they are not very eye-catching.
But during the War of Resistance.
These less eye-catching churches have sheltered many refugees, especially during the Nanjing Massacre, these churches and safe areas have rescued almost 250,000 compatriots in our country.
These foreign friends who helped us include Rabe, Minnie Weiterin, John Maggie, etc.
John Rabe (November 23, 1882 - January 5, 1950) was a German businessman born in Hamburg. He is famous for his humanitarian behavior during the Nanjing Massacre from 1937 to 1938 and the "Rabbe Diary" which is a detailed evidence of the Nanjing Massacre. He is respectfully known as "Schindler of China".
After the end of World War II, Rabe was arrested by the Soviet Union and Britain one after another, but given his achievements in Nanjing, he received monthly money and food assistance from the National Government.
The Diary of Rabe himself was published in 1997 and translated into four languages: Chinese, English, Japanese and German. It is recognized as the most extensive and most complete historical material to study the Nanjing Massacre.
John Maggie took the only video of the Nanjing Massacre. He was born in 1884 in an American lawyer family. He was sent to China as a pastor by the American Episcopal Church in 1912. During the Nanjing Massacre, he served as the chief auditor of the International Security Zone.
Witnessing the atrocities of the Japanese army, Maji picked up a Bell 16mm home camera and filmed a documentary in the area of Gulou Hospital. At that time, the Japanese army strictly controlled the actions of foreigners and photographic and videography were absolutely prohibited. In early November 2007, Xia Shuqin, a survivor of Nanjing Massacre, counterattacked the first instance of the Japanese right-wing writer's reputation infringement case. The Japanese side lost the case. There was an important piece of evidence in the trial, which was the documentary filmed by Maji. In the picture, Xia Shuqin, who was only 8 years old at the time, was stabbed several times by the Japanese army. When she woke up, 70 years later, 7 people from the family were killed. Only she and her 4-year-old sister survived. The evidence captured by Maji made a comeback for justice for Xia Shuqin.
Fei Wusheng sewed the film into the lining of the coat and took it out of Nanjing.
He took a film taken by Pastor John Maggie to the lining of a camel-wool coat to Shanghai. This 8-roll film, which has a screening time of 105 minutes, is the only image documentary about the Nanjing Massacre.
The reason why these foreign friends were able to rescue and shelter 250,000 Chinese refugees during the Nanjing Massacre was mainly because of the countries behind them.
In the early days of the War of Resistance.
The Japanese were not prepared to be hostile to the whole world, so when facing these foreign friends, the Japanese were relatively restrained.
For example, John Rabe.
If he had no German nationality, he would probably not have been able to shelter tens of thousands of refugees at once.
For example, the movie "The Flowers of War" directed by Lao Mouzi also has such a scene, a scene where foreign friends shelter Chinese refugees.
Sigh.
Zhou Tianming, who was standing at the entrance of the church, looked at the intact Gothic church in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.
The Gothic church is characterized by its towering spire. In the design, it uses cross arches, columns, flying coupons and new frame structure to support the power of the top, making the entire building towering and space-like. Combined with long windows inlaid with stained glass, a strong religious atmosphere is created in the church.
The church in the movie "The Flowers of War" directed by Lao Mouzi is a typical Gothic church.
I just don’t know if there is the Thirteen Flowers in the movie!
Zhou Tianming, who had inexplicably had such strange thoughts, waved to the dog.
Chapter completed!