?Chen Zikun flew to Nanjing. After landing at the Grand Collegiate Field, Song Ziwen sent a special car to greet him and headed straight to the National Government to meet the President Sun Ke.

Sun Ke is the son of Prime Minister Xian. He had a meeting with Chen Zikun at the funeral that year. He always had a tough attitude towards Japan. After listening to Chen Zikun's report, he felt that the situation was serious, but he was powerless.

This National Government is the weakest team. Chairman Lin Sen is famous and has nothing to do. He is just a person who looks at the Indian state. The Premier cannot command the army and has no financial power. The situation is like a mess. He can't take care of himself and can't handle foreign enemies.

Chen Zikun went to see Wang Zhaoming again. After Chiang Kai-shek stepped down, he was a member of the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang and the highest leader in party affairs. Wang Zhaoming was elegant and calm: "Wu Tiecheng has accepted the Japanese side's conditions in full and will never give the Japanese people the excuse of provocation. Shanghai is related to the interests of the great powers in China, and will never tolerate Japan's gains. General Chen, you don't have to be angry and worry about the world."

Wang Zhaoming's road was not easy, so Chen Zikun went to find Chiang Kai-shek again. Chiang Kai-shek was in the villa to cultivate his character. He said that I had stepped down and did not ask about political affairs. He would look for Sun Ke if he had any questions.

As for another party-state giant, Hu Hanmin, he did not enter Beijing at all, and he could not find anyone even if he wanted to find it.

The leaders of the Republic of China either fail to manage their duties or have no power to manage their duties. In short, they are shirking responsibility for each other and indifferent.

I was busy until the evening and still had no progress, so I had to drive back to my apartment. Although Nanjing is the capital, it is far less prosperous than Shanghai. As soon as I entered the evening, there were fewer people on the streets. At the end of the low house was the ancient city wall of the Ming Dynasty. The street lights were dim, and a patrolman with white hats stood alone on the street.

A gust of wind blew, rolling up a piece of paper on the ground, floating and floating into the car window. It was today's calendar. It was Thursday, January 28, 31st year of the Republic of China, and the 21st day of the 12th day of the lunar calendar, nine days before the Spring Festival.

In a house on the side of the road, the police were knocking on the door. Hongyu was sitting in front of the window, tearing the calendar cards one by one, her eyes were empty, and her mouth was humming children's songs. The calendar made of thin paper was dancing in the cold wind, like snowflakes.

The police finally broke into the door, grabbed Hongyu and cursed, "It's a crazy woman, search for me!" A group of people rummaged through boxes and cabinets, but they couldn't find anything useful except a few torn clothes, and left in disappointment.

...

Chen Zikun has a house in Nanjing. It has been a bit wet for a long time. The clothes in the cabinet are moldy. Liu Ting thinks the guards are too thick and cleans themselves. Looking at her busy figure, Chen Zikun suddenly feels strange, as if this is also his home and Liu Ting is also one of his family members.

After cleaning, it was getting late. The restaurant was on the doorstep. The guards were all rude. They could eat a bowl of duck blood vermicelli soup at nearby stalls. Chen Zikun could not be so careless as an admiral. Besides, he was full of worries and had no appetite. He sat alone in the hall smoking.

Liu Ting saw it and quietly went out to find a small shop, bought eggs with oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and noodles, and came back to lay a pot of noodles, lay an egg, sprinkled with fine green onions, dripped with sesame oil, and held a fragrant bowl in front of Chen Zikun.

Without any extra words, the two of them ate silently. After eating, Liu Ting took them to wash the pot and wash dishes. The wall clock rang at eleven o'clock. It was getting late. They said good night to each other and entered the bedroom.

The wind was blowing outside, the sand and stones were flying, and it was whimpering, as if someone was sobbing. The branches were hitting the window, and there were dark shadows outside, as if demons were dancing. Liu Ting was frightened and got up and turned on the lights. But she knew that the power was out, so she had to lit a candle tremblingly. Suddenly, she remembered that the window in the living room for forgot to close, put on her nightgown and held the candlestick out.

The windows in the living room were clattering by the wind and rain outside. Liu Ting hurriedly stepped forward, put down the candlesticks and closed the windows. The curtains were like ghosts. The cold rain wiped in and wiped out the candles. It was pitch black around. Someone's wild cat screamed, scared her to scream, turned around and ran away, pretending to be hitting into a broad mind.

Chen Zikun was already standing in the living room at some point. Liu Ting accidentally threw herself into his arms, struggled subconsciously, and then hugged him tightly again. The two of them hugged each other silently on this cold rainy night.

Suddenly, a quick knock on the door sounded, and Shuangxi shouted in front of him: "Chairman, someone from the Army Headquarters is here to look for him."

The two hurriedly separated. Chen Zikun ran back to the room and quickly put on his military uniform. While wearing an armed belt, he walked out. Liu Ting wrapped a cotton nightgown and followed closely. When he arrived at the door, he saw three cars parked in the yard. The doors were covered with blue sky and sun. One of them was a convertible truck. The soldiers on the car were covered with steel helmets and rubber raincoats. The rain wet the helmets and shined in the dim light.

A colonel quickly stepped forward and saluted: "General Chen, the Three Army Command summoned him urgently."

Chen Zikun tied his armed belt and asked seriously: "It's so late, what's the matter?"

"The war in Shanghai begins." The colonel replied simply.

Chen Zikun looked expressionless and turned around and said to Liu Ting: "Wait for me."

Liu Ting nodded and watched the car taillights disappear at the end of the long street.

The convoy drove to the commander's office entrance. Chen Zikun's guard was stopped outside and he was allowed to enter alone. The headquarters was brightly lit, the yard was full of cars, and there were double posts at the door, with steel helmets and bayonets, as if facing a great enemy.

In the conference room of the headquarters, Chiang Kai-shek had arrived first, and was wearing military uniforms. The heads of the Ministry of Military Affairs were not allowed. In terms of government and party affairs, Wang Zhaoming, Sun Ke and Chen Guofu were also there. The group of party and state officials who were also shirking responsibility for each other during the day were all solemn. Chen Zikun immediately understood that these guys were all old foxes, and they didn’t have to pay less attention to the Songhu frontline.

Chiang Kai-shek presided over the meeting and signaled Chen Zikun to sit in the back row, saying: "One hour ago, the Japanese Marine Corps launched an attack on me in Zhabei, Shanghai. The 19th Route Army had begun to resist. The war would expand at any time. Shanghai was no more than the northeast. It was very close to the capital and endangered the security of the central government at any time. Tonight, we were called to come up with a policy of response."

Wang Zhaoming said: "Shanghai is the lifeline of the country's economy. Once the war is inflicted, tax revenue will be sharply reduced. What can we do to maintain the operation of the government?"

Sun Ke retorted: "Shanghai was occupied by the Japanese, so wouldn't it be impossible to receive a dime of tax?"

He Yingqin said: "But our main force is Jiangxi, and there are only 19th Route Army in Shanghai, so it is definitely not an opponent of the Japanese army. Japan transports troops from the local area and takes a few days to take a boat. I transferred troops from the front line of Jiangxi to fight north, but the cycle is not as good as that of the Japanese army. Besides, the Japanese navy has the advantage in firepower and aircraft carriers support, our army will be defeated in the battle."

Chiang Kai-shek said: "Zikun, what do you have to say?"

Chen Zikun said: "People's spirit is available, and one battle must be fought. Winning and defeat are the second priority. The key is to let the Chinese people see our determination to resist the Japanese invasion, so that the people will support us and the great powers will not abandon us."

Sun Ke raised his hand and said, "I agree with Chen Zikun's opinion."

Chen Guofu also raised his hand.

Chiang Kai-shek said: "I mean it. After September 18th, the country was lost and the people were resentful. If you don't fight a war, the people's hearts would be lost. The problem now is how to control the war to the smallest range and never expand it. We must win international sympathy."

He Yingqin said: "Using the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Military Affairs, I have no ability to command war against Japan. I suggest restarting the establishment of the Military Commission to lead the overall situation." He stood up and said seriously: "Everyone, I elect Mr. Chiang Kai-shek as Chairman of the Military Commission."

The generals in the audience raised their hands one after another, and Wang Zhaoming said: "Originally, the Central Committee needs to hold a resolution to hold a meeting, but if the incident happened suddenly and the number of members of the Central Executive Committee present is enough, we will hold a meeting temporarily and vote."

During the war, all procedures were simplified. Chiang Kai-shek was elected chairman of the Military Commission with a high vote and came out again, only one and a half months before leaving the country last time.

The military conference is still continuing, and the focus is not on whether to fight or not, but on how to fight. It cannot lose Shanghai or transition to anger the Japanese, leading to the expansion of the war. This is really a difficult problem.

It was not until the early morning that a general strategy was proposed. The 19th Route Army first took over, and the central government organized an army as a supporter, trying not to use sea and air forces to avoid conflicts with the Japanese army outside Shanghai, and strictly restrict anti-Japanese activities in various places.

Chen Zikun had never seen such a cowardly combat plan. He had to fight, but was afraid of hurting his opponent. However, as the former chairman of the National Defense Construction Supervision Commission, he deeply understood the difficulties of Chiang Kai-shek and He Yingqin. China was too poor to produce heavy weapons by itself. The price of imported shells was as high as the total income of farmers in five years! China could not produce cars, warships, aircraft, and Japan could even produce aircraft carriers. The gap was too big. This battle could not be afforded.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Chen Zikun hurried home. Liu Ting had prepared breakfast, her eyes were red, and she obviously didn't sleep all night.

"How is the fight in Shanghai?" Liu Ting asked immediately when she saw Chen Zikun come back.

"The brothers of the 19th Route Army did a great job. They beat the Japanese back. There was a meeting in the morning. I probably had to hold a certain position..." Chen Zikun said while eating, very excited.

Liu Ting stood behind him naturally and rubbed his shoulders for him: "I'm so tired after having a night's meeting."

"Yes, meetings are more tiring than fighting. I would rather lead troops to the front line." Chen Zikun suddenly turned around and grabbed Liu Ting's slender hand, "It's time for war, I can't take you by my side. You can go home first."

After the hug last night, the distance between the two seemed to be much shorter. Liu Ting smiled and showed two dimples. She rarely smiled, but she didn't expect that she would smile so sweetly.

"The place with you is my home." This is the first time that Liu Ting sincerely confessed.

Chen Zikun paused and was about to say something. Shuangxi pushed the door in an inappropriate manner, coughed dryly, and looked at her eyes: "Chairman Jiang's phone number."

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