Bai Lu, 25 years old, graduated from the Accounting Department of Kengling Women's University three years ago and works as a white-collar worker in Nanjing. Her father is a well-known businessman in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. When he heard that the Japs were going to attack Nanjing, he immediately asked his precious daughter to resign and hide in her hometown in the countryside.
. He didn’t believe the bullshit oath of Commander Tang Shengzhi, the commander-in-chief of the Nanjing National Army, to “live and die with Nanjing City.” The Chairman of the Standing Committee of the “Songhu Defense Battle” personally commanded, but more than 300,000 Nationalist troops were killed or injured, and Shanghai fell. Tang Shengzhi
What an onion. It was rumored that in order to prevent the troops from crossing the river and retreating privately, Tang Shengzhi ordered all the boats crossing the river to be burned, and was determined to "burn the boat" and fight with a last ditch. He stamped his feet and cursed: "Stupid! This is not only cutting off the retreat of the national army at a critical moment.
, it also cuts off the people's retreat. If they lose, how many Chinese soldiers and civilians will be killed in vain." Unfortunately, he was right.
Bai Lu's father was an enlightened gentleman who gave birth to six children, only the youngest one was a girl. He regarded Bai Lu as the apple of his eye and doted on her. Bai Lu was lively and naughty, like a tomboy, and he played with several brothers since he was a child.
, he had to go up to the barkless tree to dig out bird's nests, and to go down to the deep pool to fish for fish and shrimps. The father did not have the bad habit of the people in his hometown who believed that "a girl's lack of talent is a virtue" and did not let the girl read more. He let his daughter read everything according to her interest.
After graduating from college, he asked her if she would like to study abroad like her brother. Bai Lu did not want to return to her hometown in the countryside after graduation and wanted to work in Nanjing. He also supported her as always.
One day not long after the "Battle of Songhu" in 1937, Bai Lu, who was working in the company, was called back to the rented house by her father, who was tired and solemn and said: "The Japanese army will attack Nanjing soon.
You quickly pack your bags and go back to your hometown in the countryside with me to escape."
Bai Lu said coquettishly: "Dad, I have just started to get better at work here, so I can't just quit. Nanjing is the capital of the Nationalist Government. How could it be so easy for the Japanese to capture it?"
The father, who usually obeyed his daughter, said uncharacteristically: "No! The Japanese army is inferior to beasts. If Nanjing is lost, there will be no work if your life is gone. Don't be too naive to have illusions about the government. The chairman of the Songhu Campaign personally commanded hundreds of thousands of troops."
If Shanghai is not saved, Nanjing has no danger at all, and there is no strong defense line on the outside. I don't believe that Tang Shengzhi's hundreds of thousands of troops can defend this place. The resignation formalities have been completed. Come with me quickly, lest it be too late.
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Bai Lu couldn't resist her father who insisted on his opinion, so she had to say: "Then I'm going to school to say goodbye to Juanzi."
The father said considerately: "Okay, if you feel that you can't get used to living in the countryside, you can invite Juanzi to your home to keep you company."
Juanzi is a good friend of Bai Lu's college classmate. Coincidentally, she is the real "Old Geng" who was born in the same year, month and day as Bai Lu. The two are as close as sisters. Juanzi has excellent grades and stayed in school to teach after graduation. Bai Lu got used to city life when she was studying.
When she didn't want to go back to her hometown in the countryside during the winter and summer vacations, Juanzi rarely went back to her home in Nanjing, which was just around the corner, out of fear of her loneliness. She stayed with her in the school dormitory, took her to the Confucius Temple to taste delicious snacks, and climbed the Purple Mountain to relax. The two of them almost visited the whole city.
We went to various shopping malls in Nanjing and visited the scenic spots and historic sites in Jinling. We squeezed into the same bed at night and talked until the sun rose in the east. Juanzi was born only a few hours later than Bai Lu, and the fierce Bai Lu domineeringly asked the gentle and gentle Juanzi to call her eldest sister.
, Judging from the photo of the two of them treasured in their wallets, the tall Bai Lu is indeed like a big sister with her arms around the shoulders of the petite Juanzi.
Bai Lu went to the teacher's dormitory and told Juanzi that she had resigned and was going back to her hometown in the countryside. Juanzi showed resentment on her face, but did not express any objection.
Bai Lu said: "The Japanese army is going to attack Nanjing. Dad wants me to invite you to go back to your hometown in the countryside to take refuge with us. Do you think that's okay?"
Juanzi said: "Sister, my parents are local, my grandparents are old, and there are students in the school. I can't leave them alone. In addition, my family and my husband are urging me to get married by the end of the year, so I have to make some preparations."
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Bai Lu said: "Then I can't force myself. Remember, I will be the bridesmaid then, and you are not allowed to call me eldest sister at the wedding, lest people laugh at the fact that the younger sister is married and the eldest sister is still single!"
Juanzi clasped her hands together, bowed her weak body, and said, "Little girl, I obey." She looked very fond of Bai Lu.
After bidding farewell, Bai Lu turned around and walked out of the school gate. When she turned around, she saw Juanzi still following closely behind her, with tears on her face. She felt uncomfortable, so she hardened her heart and said loudly: "Look at your potential, why are you crying? It's not
It’s a life-and-death farewell. Go back, and if you see me off again, my eldest sister will take you away with you.”
In December 1937, the national army defending the city of Nanjing suffered a disastrous defeat. Three hundred thousand Chinese soldiers and civilians were massacred, and one-third of the buildings in Nanjing were burned down. The atrocities committed by the Japanese army aroused the indignation of both heaven and earth. All Chinese people share the same hatred and the anti-Japanese storm swept through China.
Shocked to hear that many teachers and students at her alma mater were raped and murdered by the Japanese, Bai Lu was restless and asked her father to ask for help. The news was like a thunderbolt from the blue. Juanzi, who even ants dared not step on, was gang-raped and died by the Japanese! Bai Lu fainted on the spot and was beaten by someone.
After waking up from the pinch, without saying a word, he sent all his jewelry, the pocket money his father had given him over the years, and his savings from work to the Anti-Japanese Fundraising Center.
At the donation site, Bai Lu unexpectedly met a colleague who was a staff member. The colleague burst into tears and told her that most of the female colleagues in the company were ravaged by the Japs and then killed. Almost all of the male colleagues were hacked to death by the Japs with sabers. She escaped to the church.
Just escaped a disaster.
It was hard for Bai Lu to fall asleep at night. Sister Juanzi, with disheveled hair and disheveled clothes and a colorless face, screamed miserably: "Sister, I died miserably!" The bloody headless corpses of her colleagues rushed toward her, knocking her out of her dream.
She woke up with a fright and almost had a nervous breakdown. Bai Lu got up and took out a photo with Juanzi from her wallet and said: "Little sister, we were born on the same day in the same year and month. I can't die in the same year and month with you now. From now on, my life will be ours."
The two of you, eldest sister, really regrets not taking you away from Nanjing that day, and will never leave you alone in the future. You must bless me in heaven to kill more Japanese to avenge you!"
The next day, despite her family's dissuasion, she went to the county recruitment site with a group of young men and women behind her father's back to sign up for the army.
Bai Lu graduated from university with an elegant temperament and outstanding appearance. She endured hard training and had top-notch test scores, so she was favored by the military commander. Bai Lu didn't know what the military commander was. When someone gave her a job, she thought that as long as she could kill the Japanese and avenge Juanzi and her colleagues, whatever.
What is the national army, the military command? She muddleheadedly signed up to become the first batch of students in the female agent training class, and was quickly transported by vehicle and ship to an uninhabited and isolated mountain in Sichuan for closed training. No contact with the outside world was allowed or allowed here.
The experience in the next six months made her often shed tears. It was an unforgettable nightmare and a past that she could not bear to look back on.