At this moment, in the area where foreigners live in the capital, working with Rabe on the protection of refugees in the international safe zone, there are also Pastor Mills, Pastor Magee, Pastor Foster, Rabe, Smyth, and Spolin.
, Podshivolov.
In short, the International Committee for the Safe Zone in the capital, and some members of the Capital Committee of the International Red Cross, worked together to establish an international safe zone to relieve and protect the refugees and citizens in the capital.
As for Jinling Women's University, the only people responsible for serving refugees and providing relief and protection are two foreign women, Professor Minnie Vautrin, the dean, and Mrs. Dwinant.
Of course, when He Feiyang's troops were fighting in the streets with stragglers from various national armies, they also heard the sound of dense gunfire.
At Rabe's Siemens company, Smythe, Spolin, Podshivolov, and Pastor Foster also hurried to Rabe's side.
Because they were having an emergency meeting at Rabe's home.
At this time, the weather in the capital was getting colder and colder, and there were even dense snowflakes.
Christmas Eve has passed, that shameful night when the Japanese army entered the city.
It was also the night when the Japanese army carried out the first killing after entering the city.
The capital of Beijing is located at the junction of the north and the south. It does not snow very often, but in the severe cold winter, a heavy snowfall can cover all the buildings and all the scenery in the city.
The entire capital, Kyoto, will turn into a white world on one side,
In the peaceful era of later generations, it is a very romantic and beautiful scenery, especially in holidays full of romantic atmosphere such as Christmas and Christmas Eve. The snow scenery can bring a romantic atmosphere to couples, or give children a wonderful time to wait for Christmas.
holiday gift atmosphere.
However, in the war-torn era of the Anti-Japanese War, the capital city of Beijing is extremely depressed at this moment, and people are panicking. All the people in the capital city of Beijing are worried about whether the Japanese army will carry out the war after entering the city.
Burning, killing and looting throughout the city, and some more horrific and brutal atrocities,
He was trying every possible means to escape from this big city that was about to be shrouded in death.
Of course, there are also some people who just settle down and continue to live their lives nonchalantly.
Or they fled to the international safe areas established by the foreigners, thinking that they would be safe there.
Of course, there are also many traitors who are waiting for the arrival of the Japanese army to recruit them, and are ready to betray their country for glory.
At the same time, there are also many refugees fleeing and hiding in the mountains and forests,
I thought I could get through this calamity,
But whether it was after the Japanese army broke through the city gate or before it broke through,
All the important transportation hubs in the capital that can be used for escape are severely blocked, making it very difficult to escape.
Even if you try to escape by force, you will be shot and killed by the troops of the 36th Division responsible for guarding the city gate.
Or the Japanese troops behind the city gate were intercepted and pursued.
As for the long trains of transport, or the ships and steamers on the river, they did not continue to transport the overcrowded national army's defeated troops, or the fleeing soldiers and civilians for evacuation.
The train has stopped running long ago,
There are no boats crossing the river anymore.
Therefore, many soldiers and civilians who had no way to escape continued to find ways to flee in all directions, while the defeated army that had lost contact was wandering around in confusion near the capital of Beijing, losing contact.
Or surrender and be killed by the Japanese army,
Or continue to resist tenaciously,
Or join He Feiyang’s street fighting sequence,
As the Japanese army continued to enter, the advance team of the Japanese 3rd Division, the 9th Division, the Yamada Detachment, the 18th Division and other units quickly mobilized troops and dispatched a large number of troops to assist the 6th Division.
The division, the 16th Division, and the 9th Division continued to search the entire city.
and counterattacked the street fighting of He Feiyang's troops,
Commander Matsui Iwane also met with Prince Hatohiko of Asaka Palace.
Prepare to head towards the national army headquarters in the center of the capital city,
Of course, the two of them, at this time, did not know that the Sichuan Army troops and clone troops sent by He Feiyang had already occupied the headquarters after the National Army had withdrawn.
And a large number of explosive bags were deployed here,
And raise the national flag of the national army into the sky,
and prepare to blow war songs,
Beginning their first luring enemy attack against the Japanese invaders,
Because they were ordered to attract a large number of Japanese troops into this place and then blow it up.
In addition, it is necessary to let the stragglers and broken troops in the city who are still resisting the Japanese army tenaciously know that there are organized troops in the city who are assisting them in resisting the Japanese attack.
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The capital of the national army fell!
When the Japanese army learned about this surprise news,
The Japanese General Staff Headquarters immediately reported to Emperor Hirohito the astonishing news that the Japanese 10th Army and Matsui Iwane's Songhu Dispatch Army had captured the capital of the national army together through the Imperial Attendant Attache.
His Majesty the Emperor in the Imperial Palace, after hearing this gratifying news, was very happy to praise the Japanese army and navy. It only took about four months to fully capture the Japanese army's defense.
The urban area of Songhu, and the capital city held by the Nationalist Army.
Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor constantly praised these Japanese army and navy as "loyal and brave" imperial warriors.
At the same time, the local radio stations of the Japanese Army also began to broadcast the news that Matsui Iwane's dispatched troops and the Japanese 10th Army troops had finally fully occupied the national capital.
The most famous announcer of the Japanese army, Komatsu Nana, was also broadcasting in an exciting, passionate tone and emotionally excited news about how the Japanese army bravely and invincibly captured the capital of Beijing, which was held by the national army.
In particular, it focuses on how the Japanese army used the strategy of defeating more with less, bravely and skillfully killed the national army in all directions, and how the officers and soldiers of the national army were frightened and fled in rout.
In addition, Komatsu Nana told the local people of the Japanese army that within about three days of entering the capital of the national army, the Japanese army will hold a historic entry ceremony that shocked the world to promote the bushido spirit of the imperial army.
Finally, His Majesty and various senior Japanese military officials, including senior officers of the Navy Department, also sent congratulatory messages and so on.
When the breaking news that the Japanese army had fully occupied Beijing, the capital city held by the national army, spread to the Japanese mainland, the entire Tokyo city was brightly lit, and the emotions of all the people were fully detonated.
Then groups of people were excited and rushed to the streets of Tokyo to cheer and celebrate, shouting "Long live His Majesty the Emperor."
There were even many people who danced excitedly and sang their local national anthem "Ki no Dai".
As more and more thousands of processions spontaneously formed one after another,
These Japanese local residents who wear white strips on their heads with the words "Destroy the National Army", "Destroy the Capital", "Long Live the Emperor", "Long Live the Imperial Army" and other words on them are also accompanied by those imperialists.
The enthusiastic family members of the fallen Japanese soldiers, as well as the Japanese troops maintaining law and order, also flocked to the Yasukuni Shrine where they worshiped most to pray and report to their deceased relatives the good news of the capture of the capital.
For a time, the entire Japanese population was plunged into an extremely excited and jubilant atmosphere that lasted for a long time.