Chapter 48 2. The adventure of Jin Songpan falling into Beijing

This is another story of a soldier who escaped from hell in Nanjing. After the fall of Nanjing, military doctor Jiang Gonggu, Chief of the Field Rescue Department of the Logistics Department of the Second Theater, together with the Chief Jin Songpan and the driver Wang Wanshan, disguised themselves and hid in the US Embassy in China. After nearly three months of hardships, they were able to escape from Nanjing.After escaping from danger, he wrote the book "Three Months in Beijing", which described the massacres he had heard and witnessed by the Japanese army. When Nanjing was in crisis, a good friend repeatedly invited Jin Songpan to retreat to Hankou with him, but Jin Songpan flatly declined.He said: "I am a person who bears important responsibilities, and I must not leave freely. If I go to Wuhan with you now, this is called running away! The lives of those who escaped will be spared, but what will they look like in the future?" ?Now is the critical moment for the survival of the country. I personally put life and death aside, please don't worry about me anymore. But I am very grateful for your kindness." The words made everyone respectful.

Jin Songpan has always insisted on directing the ambulance work in Nanjing and has dealt with many important issues.Until five o'clock in the afternoon on the 12th, there were intensive gunshots from the Zhonghuamen area, and a large number of soldiers and refugees rushed northward. After he learned the news of the retreat from the rebellious army, he had no choice but to hide in the United States together with Jiang Gonggu and Wang Wanshan. embassy. The embassy was chaotic, surrounded by more than 300 refugees, waiting for the disaster to come with fear and anxiety.The American personnel in the embassy had been evacuated, only two journalists stayed behind, and a Chinese surnamed Deng was in charge of the affairs of the embassy.

At 9 a.m. on the 13th, Jiang Gonggu saw from the window of the embassy that a car full of Japanese troops was heading north via Shanghai Road, and then the enemy flooded in.Outside the embassy, ​​Japanese soldiers wandered around in groups, shooting civilians at will.The situation outside the safety zone was even more tragic. During the day, gunshots continued, and at night, the flames blazed into the sky, shining like daylight.From time to time, the sound of houses collapsing, explosions and miserable cries were mixed with the firelight, which was creepy. One afternoon, suddenly there was the wailing and crying of Lao Zhu, a fellow sufferer next door. Jin Chanpan and Jiang Gonggu hurried over to visit, and Lao Zhu burst into tears, telling his grief.It turned out that his old father was over 70 years old, and because of his old age, he stayed at home and refused to leave. Unexpectedly, the Japanese devils killed him as soon as they came.After Lao Zhu came to the safe zone, he missed his father every day, and finally heard the news that his father was killed by the Japanese devils. As a last resort, he had to ask Miss Vautrin, an American teacher from Jinling Women's University, to accompany him to visit.When he came near his home, he saw a group of Japanese soldiers singing and carnivaling in his home, and his father's body was lying under the eaves.Seeing the ferocious appearance of the Japanese soldiers, Lao Zhu didn't dare to approach the corpses, so he had to return home suffering from pain.Lao Zhu cried and said: "People are already dead and can't be coffined. What kind of world is this!" Jin Chanpan and the others comforted him for a while before returning to his room.

A few days later, the sound of the neighbor's family wailing was heard from the other side, and Jin Chanpan and Jiang Gonggu hurried over.Because the refugee man in this family has a particularly dark complexion, everyone calls him Heizi.Heizi's younger brother told with tears that this morning he and his elder brother went home to get things together, and when they met the Japanese devils on the road, the Japanese soldiers immediately grabbed Heizi and insisted that Heizi was a Chinese soldier, tied them up and threw them on the ground. Then he raised his knife and slashed.Heizi was in great pain, screaming and jumping to avoid it. He jumped a long way and drowned in the pond by the roadside. He escaped with his life and went home to report the news.At home, it sounded like boiled porridge. The mother cried and passed out, and the sister-in-law cried and rolled over and over on the ground, beating her chest with both hands, saying that Heizi should never go back, otherwise he would not There will be such a disaster.The one-year-old niece also cried loudly, the scene was horrible!After hearing Jin Chanpan and the others, they sighed again and again.

There used to be two Americans living in the embassy, ​​but the "Banet" warship on which the evacuees from the American embassy were boarded was bombed by a Japanese plane in Wuhu, and many people were injured. Several journalists hurried to Wuhu to visit.As soon as the Americans left, the refugees seemed to have lost their protection, and the air became more tense.The Japanese soldiers came in for three days and two days to loot, and every day outside the window, groups of tied Chinese people could be seen being escorted to the slaughterhouse.The cruelest killing is alive burial, and the miserable and tragic wail—a sharp and desperate cry that is the last struggle in human life, shakes and fluctuates in the howling cold wind, faintly comes from outside the window from time to time, calling Chilling and heartbreaking, unforgettable for a lifetime.

One afternoon, Cui Pinsan, a servant of the U.S. embassy, ​​came to Jin Song’s room nervously and said, “Someone reported to the embassy’s office that you are soldiers. I’m afraid some traitors have informed you. , that would be too dangerous, you'd better get out of here as soon as possible.After hearing this, everyone hurriedly left the American embassy without any time to think about it, and shrank and wandered on the cold and windy streets with desolate steps, looking for a place where one party could survive and take refuge.On the street, I happened to meet He Haiqing, a cook at the American embassy, ​​and the two passed each other. He Haiqing also said nervously: "The embassy is investigating you, you must not go back!" After speaking, he hurried away, as if the enemy was following him He seemed to be behind him, showing that the situation was quite serious.

The three members of Jin Songpan never dared to go back to the US embassy, ​​so they had to run and wander in the streets.As a Chinese, I couldn't find a place to live on China's own land. I couldn't help but feel grief and indignation, and a lot of feelings.It wasn't until nightfall that I found a temporary shelter in panic at the place of my friend Xu Ziliang from the Jinling Women's University Shelter.The next day, with the help of a friend, he stayed at No. 9 Hankou Road, and was able to rest in peace. In this way, the days were spent day by day in bloody terror, and bad news came from the outside every day.The workers in the power plant and waterworks were all killed by the enemy, and it was difficult to restore water and electricity for a while. All the ponds were soaked with loyal souls, and everyone could only drink the water from such ponds.By mid-January, Ziliang told them that the Red Cross had been burying the corpses for several days. They dug a deep trench at the Jinda Farm in Jinyin Lane, buried the corpses one above the other, and covered the earth. , I heard that there are already 10,000 registered serial numbers.After listening to it, everyone sighed and deeply felt the disaster, pain and sorrow of being a subjugated slave.

One day, when Jin Songpan and Jiang Gonggu were out, they accidentally ran into Dean You of the field hospital. When asked about the situation after the Japanese Occupation, Dean You said that he had changed his name to Hong Shaowen and lived nearby on Yihe Road.Everyone came to Dean You's residence. It was a beautiful building with gorgeous furnishings, and there was no trace of looting by the Japanese invaders at all.When everyone was surprised, Dean You told them that he is now living with Chairman Sun of the Self-government Association, and has two girlfriends living together, and he has not been threatened by the Japanese army at all. .

Director Jin's face changed suddenly when he heard this, he left immediately and came back, and asked him to meet him at his residence later.A few days later, Dean You came to Jin Songpan's premises, and talked about how Sun Shurong protected him and helped him out of danger after the Japanese Occupation, how grateful he was in his heart, and why Sun Shurong asked him to work as a health team in the self-government association now Wait a long time, I said a lot in eloquence, without any sense of shame. Jin Chanpan listened with a stern expression all the time, and when he finished speaking, he cast sharp eyes and asked sharply: "Then you are going to be a traitor?!"

Dean You was taken aback for a moment, knowing that he was overwhelmed with complacency, so he just stayed silent, neither admitting nor denying. Jin Chanpan continued to reprimand: "We are all Chinese, don't forget your roots, because a small favor messes up the big festival, causing a lifelong grudge!" Dean You replied hesitantly, and after a while, he took his leave and left.Jiang Gonggu looked at his back, sighed and said: "This man is greedy for life and afraid of death, and he forgets righteousness for profit. I think he is a traitor!" Jin Songpan also sighed and said: "The wind knows the strength of the grass, and our Chinese nation has always paid attention to integrity. After the Japanese Occupation, many brothers in our rescue department died tragically under the enemy's butcher's knife. I didn't expect such a scum to appear!"

In the blink of an eye, in late February 1938, the enemy’s bloody massacre gradually eased. After inquiring, Jin Songpan and Jiang Gonggu learned that many fellow sufferers had escaped from danger and left Nanjing. With the pass, you can take the enemy's military vehicles directly to Shanghai, but the interrogation is extremely strict, and it is not easy to enter the concession when you arrive in Shanghai; Robbery is also very dangerous; 3. From Shangxin River crossing the river to the north bank, you can reach Hankou through Hexian County, Hanshan and other places, but there are also Red Spear Clubs and other organizations during the interrogation or looting, and you must have an acquaintance to lead the way to pass. After inquiring clearly, Jin Songpan and Jiang Gonggu began to discuss the specific steps to escape from Nanjing. First, they contacted the Nanjing plainclothes personnel of the teaching corps, planning to cross the river to Wuhan, but after many twists and turns, they failed.At this time, another dangerous incident occurred. One day at noon, a Japanese plainclothes man named Zhongshan came to their residence suddenly, and Xu Ziliang hurried out to deal with him.Zhongshan kept looking into the room with his eyes, and asked maliciously: "Many of you Chinese military officers have stayed in Nanjing. Do you know any of them? Can you point them out and tell me?" Xu Ziliang just pretended not to understand, and after a long time, he slowly understood what he meant, so he replied: "I have always been doing business in Shanghai, and I returned to my hometown in Wuxi because of the war, and later I fled to Nanjing with my family." How can I know someone from the army! I don’t understand what you are asking.” Xu Ziliang hurriedly called out his wife and son to show that he was an ordinary businessman.Seeing that he couldn't get anything, Zhongshan left resentfully. As soon as Zhongshan left, everyone sweated and said, since this wolfdog has already smelled the smell, it will never stop there. It is absolutely impossible to live here any longer, and we must leave as soon as possible. count. On February 25, the entrusted person finally obtained nine boarding passes from the enemy military depot. Jin Songpan and his party of nine decided to leave Nanjing in two batches. At 5 o'clock in the morning on the 27th, Jin Songpan and other four people came to the station. The enemy soldiers lined up inside the station, and the atmosphere was tense. Each boxcar was guarded by four enemy soldiers.Along the way, there are ruins and ruins, and there is no human habitation. It is desolate! Arrived in Wuxi in the afternoon, and got out of the train after a lot of checking. Walking along the river for about half a mile, there was not a single complete house.I hired a small boat by the river, passed through Huangpodun, and went through the enemy's checkpoint. At four o'clock in the afternoon, I arrived at Xu Ziliang's home in Caojiaqiao. This is the handover area between the enemy and us, and it is already in a state of anarchy. During the day, the Japanese army often comes down to loot property, and at night, there are bandits looting.Everyone was worried, so after a short rest for two days, they began to try to find a boat to leave. At 3:00 am on March 4th, there were more than 20 people in the same boat. Because there were enemy soldiers stationed in many places along the way, the boat detoured, which not only delayed time, but also caused grounding.Just passing Yangqi at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, suddenly many plainclothes armed with guns appeared on both sides of the bank, shouting loudly to stop the boat.Everyone saw that they had encountered robbers, so they frequently urged the people who were rocking the boat to go forward desperately. Seeing that the people on the shore refused to stop the boat, there were loud gunshots.After traveling for less than half a mile, they arrived at Qianmu Bridge, facing a row of guns staring at each other. As a last resort, they had to stop the boat and go ashore for inspection.After asking each other, they realized that it was not robbers blocking the way, but local guerrillas, and everyone was relieved.Arrived in Changshou that night, and after a few days of arduous travel, arrived in Shanghai on March 8, and rested for half a month in the Shanghai concession area. On the 24th, Director Jin led Jiang Gonggu, Xu Ziliang and a group of people to take the Dutch ship "Zhisa Danni" to the south, and returned to Wuhan on April 9 via Hong Kong. It is a great battlefield to defend the survival of the Chinese nation against socialist aggression.