Chapter 18 3. Born to die

Song Meiling is just an ordinary woman. Beside Chiang Kai-shek, she is gentle and elegant at home, and her mouth is "darling (English: dear)". With her virtuous demeanor, who dares to say that she is not an ordinary Chinese woman? Song Meiling is not an ordinary woman after all. It was she who initiated and led the Chinese women's anti-Japanese movement; it was she who stood on the diplomatic stage at home and abroad and spoke out for the Chinese nation's anti-Japanese war, mobilizing the masses and gaining international support.With her grandeur and majesty, who dares to say that she is just an ordinary woman.

Song Meiling during the Anti-Japanese War was a real Chinese, a Chinese who was more manly than a man! In the battlefield filled with gunpowder and hail of bullets, Soong Meiling is simply a hero. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Soong Meiling went to the front many times and almost died several times.At the juncture of life and death, there is no timidity, only rigor and righteousness. During the Anti-Japanese War in Songhu, Soong Meiling insisted on staying in Nanjing and stayed with Chiang Kai-shek in Meiling Palace, which is a villa deep in the trees of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing.There are several huts in the villa, and the Japanese planes bombed here many times, and the bombs blew up another hut only ten steps away from the villa.This was the most dangerous time. Song Ailing was worried about her sister's safety, so she rushed to the villa to persuade Song Meiling to go to Wuhan with the Kong family first.In this regard, Soong Meiling politely declined and resolutely refused to leave.

Commander Gui Yongqing was ordered by Chiang Kai-shek to take back Lanfeng County within 24 hours. The troops of his two divisions fought desperately and all died in battle.When Gui and Li Liangrong, the polished division commander of his subordinates, were relatively speechless and burst into tears, Song Meiling, wearing a helmet and wearing a military uniform, appeared on the battlefield. On the ninth day when the 71st Army defended Fujin Mountain in Henan Province, Shen Zhisheng, the regimental commander in the trenches of the forward position, couldn't believe his eyes: "Madam, you...you...how did you come here!" Song Xilian, the commander of the army, reported Later, he wanted to come to accompany him, but was blocked by Soong Meiling's strict orders at the headquarters on the top of the mountain.Soong Meiling not only brought the most urgently needed weapons and ammunition, but also Chiang Kai-shek’s personal letter, as well as her own sincere encouragement: "You fought well! The Japanese invaders were frightened!" On the forward position of the army, Soong Meiling and the wife of the army commander, Long Wenyu, two heroines from the middle school, "legged in military uniform and nimble in their steps", haunted the indiscriminate bombing by Japanese planes, with bombs roaring above their heads and exploding around them.Once, just one step away, it may be blown to pieces.Someone advised her to evacuate, and she said: "This is a battle of life and death for the Chinese nation, and I should be on the front line."

On the front line of the Songhu Battle, officers and soldiers are rushing to repair the fortifications during the bombing by Japanese aircraft. Suddenly, a transport truck stopped there, and a woman stepped out of the vehicle. She was wearing a khaki tights and breeches, a leather coat over her upper body, and her hair was combed neatly behind her head. Tie into a bun.The soldiers were stunned by the scene in front of them, staring blankly at what happened in front of them. This woman is Song Meiling, the president of the "China Women's Consolation Association".On behalf of the Consolation Association, she went to the front to congratulate the soldiers on the National Day (Double Ten Days), and brought a large number of comfort items donated by the Consolation Association to the soldiers, including 1,000 cotton-padded clothes, 500 military blankets and 2,000 Roll gauze, and some cocoa candies and apples etc.

No one thought that the "First Lady" would suddenly appear on the front line where the war was raging, which flattered the officers and soldiers.The commander respectfully led the first lady to a farmhouse used as a temporary headquarters. In this farmhouse, there was nothing but a few long benches, a back chair and a square table.Soong Meiling sat down on the only chair with a back, and the officers sat neatly on the long benches. "Ma'am, you took such a big risk to send the gifts here. I really admire your courage. On behalf of the brothers, I thank you for your kindness. Your presence has inspired us to fight for our country. We must be brave Kill the enemy!" the commander said excitedly.

At this moment, bursts of huge explosions sounded outside the house, and the farmhouse was shaken to the point of collapse, as if it might collapse at any time.Song Meiling was not surprised by the chaos, and said calmly: "We can't go to the front line to fight like you at any time, so we have to do some relief work." That day, Song Meiling had lunch at the front line.After the meal, she asked the commander to show her around the underground fortifications of the position. On October 12, just after a light rain, the sky did not clear up and was still foggy. Soong Meiling came to the front line of Shanghai to visit the wounded soldiers again.She wore an ordinary shirt and blue wool slacks, like an ordinary woman, and was accompanied by Tanner and an adjutant in a powerful car followed by a black sedan in which With military doctors and police officers.Two cars, one in front and one behind, were speeding on the rainy road.

Days of running around made Soong Meiling feel unwell and tired.The adjutant saw that Madam was not feeling well, and persuaded him: "Madam, I think you don't look well, so you can skip the front-line inspection?" "The work has been arranged, and the front has been notified. Tell me, how can I spoil their interest?" The car slowly got off the road and drove onto the country road. The dirt road was muddy and became more and more difficult to walk on.Several cannonball craters appeared from time to time on the bumpy dirt road, and the car moved forward slowly like a Yangko dance.After a short distance, it is necessary to stop and scrape the mud off the wheels.

"Unlucky road!" Song Meiling cursed. "Ma'am, after this section of the road, it will be better to go to the front." The adjutant pointed to the road ahead and comforted him. The car finally drove out of the muddy road and onto the gravel road. Under Song Meiling's urging, the car speeded up. Accidents will happen.Just when the car was about to reach Xiaguan Village, a sharp air raid siren was deafening, and it seemed to tremble along with the ground. "Young man, it doesn't matter, the plane is at least half an hour away from here, and we still have enough time to prepare," Song Meiling seemed unusually calm at such times.She comforted the driver, and at the same time comforted herself.

The driver speeded up, wanting to leave the wrong place early, but unfortunately, the car got stuck in a bullet crater on the side of the road again. The driver turned on his horsepower, and after rushing out of the crater, the front wheel hit a dirt bag again.The driver panicked and lost control of the car, flipping off the road.The people in the car were thrown from their seats, and Tanner felt himself "jumping up", and saw the bodies of his wife and the adjutant flying out of his eyes.Everything happened so suddenly, the driver's head slammed into the glass of the car wall due to the powerful impact, and the glass was broken and covered with blood.

Duanna fell beside the overturned car, his thigh was bleeding profusely, he could no longer care about his own pain, his first thought after waking up was: "How is Madam?" He resisted his pain and came to In front of Soong Meiling, she was lying in a quagmire, unconscious, her face was covered with mud, her eyes were closed tightly, her clothes were torn, her face was pale, and she was motionless... Duanna used all her strength to pull the quadriplegic Song Meiling out of the quagmire, and bent down to listen to her breathing. Suddenly, Duan Na heard Song Meiling's faint heartbeat, he cried out in surprise, and crossed himself randomly on his chest: "God bless, Madam is still alive, alive!"

Under the hasty rescue by the accompanying military doctor, Soong Meiling's heart rate increased little by little, and she gradually regained consciousness. She moved her lips slightly, groaned, and looked at Duanna. Despite the pain all over her body and her leg twitching with pain, Song Meiling still gritted her teeth and insisted, "Hurry up, drive the car forward! " At 10 o'clock that night, the car finally drove into the frontline battlefield. Enduring the pain, Soong Meiling stood on the artillery car and delivered a vivid speech to a blocking force. "Thank you everyone, thank you all. Today, due to a car accident on the way, my limbs were sprained and my clothes were torn. I couldn't maintain a perfect image to meet you. Please forgive me!" There was thunderous applause from the audience. Song Meiling's vivid speech was overwhelmed by the stormy applause of officers and soldiers many times. Due to the severity of her injuries, she was unable to make gestures during speeches, and even her mouth was astringent and dry. The severe pain made her almost faint several times.The officers and soldiers beside her wiped the sweat from her forehead with wet towels from time to time, and the speech continued. "Kill the devils! Oppose the aggression!" "Long live the Chinese who don't want to be slaves!" Solemn slogans came and went, earth-shattering. At this time, Song Meiling also forgot the pain, and she was moved by the officers and soldiers' calls for justice. When the speech reached its climax, Song Meiling stopped talking suddenly.She called out a lieutenant and platoon leader in public and asked, "On the battlefield, let me ask you, how do you command your soldiers?" "Report Ma'am," the second lieutenant platoon leader walked out of the ranks, stood at attention and saluted with a "snap" and said, "This is how I commanded: Brothers, charge forward!" Soong Meiling shook her head with a smile, and corrected: "You should shout like this: Brothers, come with me!" "Brothers, follow me!" The battle cry put forward by the "First Lady" caused a strong shock among the officers and soldiers, and it became a mobilization order to kill the enemy.The officers and soldiers shouted wildly, the slogans were deafening, and they had the potential to overwhelm mountains and seas. Looking at the carnival people, Song Meiling suddenly saw stars, and the world spun... When she woke up again, she was lying on a hospital bed. After examination, Song Meiling's muscles and bones were severely sprained, several ribs were broken, and her skull was concussed.Doctors from Hong Kong operated on her. Since then, Song Meiling has suffered from low back pain. Whenever the weather changes suddenly, her waist will be sore. Overseas critics also said that Soong Meiling's role as a heroine during the Anti-Japanese War, running around and appealing, was due to her showy personality and a show in the political arena.But they didn't want to think about it, even if their vanity was super strong, which woman would use her life as a toy to go to the front line where the iron and blood are flying like a show?This kind of show requires courage, courage, and even life!