Double Bracelets

The winter in Wuhan is very cold.The north wind blows in.Because the two pregnant women were about to give birth, Jiang and Wang had no choice but to follow the list given by their uncle at the time and find a modest house at the junction of the French Concession and the original British Concession {9}.Compared with their previous residence, this house is relatively small, and the uncle is not satisfied with it—although he is too busy with official duties all day long to take care of it—but after all, it is not equal to his status, and there is no sense of advancing and retreating with the country. temperament.Jiang Xijie finds it extremely ridiculous, this time is not the same as in the past, and you are not a foreign warlord, you need to buy real estate in the capital to show your loyalty?But the uncle is so busy every day that he can't even see the shadow.She discussed with her aunt about the family affairs.There is only one advantage of choosing this small villa, the transportation is convenient, especially it is close to the hospital.I am worried that I will not be delayed on the road when I have to be sent to the hospital one day.The flames of war are getting more and more urgent in this land of Jingzhou, and everyone in this city is breathing more and more restlessly.

Since October, Jiang Xijie felt that she was exhausted physically and mentally.As the seasons changed, the family members fell ill one after another, and only she and Wang Jiyue were considered healthy, and the matter of sending them to the doctor for medicine would be endless.Wang Jiyue was very anxious all day long.At the end of October, I received a telegram from Wang Chanyue saying that she is at Fu's house in Taiyuan, everything is fine, don't worry.She will take care of herself outside, and she will naturally come back when she can see her sister.Wang Jiyue was so angry that she scolded Jiang Xijie angrily, it was you who taught her to ruin her!Advise her to grasp it, don't regret it, it's all over now!Elopement also makes sense!Just when he didn't know how to explain to his uncle and aunt, Taiyuan fell soon, and then the urban area of ​​Shanghai also fell.After defending Shanghai vigorously for three months, they finally lost to the enemy, and the morale of the temporary companions was so low that even the wind blowing from the river was a vicious mockery.Jiang Xijie analyzed the recent battle situation with her heart every day, thinking about the very clear map of the Yangtze River waterway in her mind. Shanghai is broken, and Wuxi, Suzhou is to the west.Once Suzhou and Wuxi are not guaranteed, Nanjing will be over.If the capital of the country falls, it can completely follow the story of the Western Jin Dynasty, but in reverse, go up the river from Nanjing to attack Wuhan. Thinking about the fall of the capital, I wonder if Zhenjiang, Nanchang, and Jiujiang along the Yangtze River can maintain their morale.And if the direction of Henan and Shaanxi cannot be defended, or if Guangzhou falls—that is, the important railway line is controlled by someone—it will be over, and it is only a matter of time before Wuhan falls.

She was also surprised why she was suddenly so pessimistic about the direction of the battle, but in any case, she couldn't show it.She also has to go home to support everyone.Even though she firmly believes that once she falls down, there will be an aunt, but she does not allow herself to fall down, as if children of their generation always have a concept of charging forward.Besides, what would Jiyue do if she fell down?

She has already forgotten when she started to be so obsessed with protecting Wang Jiyue, even if she couldn't completely avoid suffering and disaster, she still had to share it for her with her own strength.

Since the fall of Taiyuan, Wang Jiyue has been worried about Wang Chanyue's whereabouts day and night, and she can't explain to her uncle and aunt. Every day, she has to hide her anxiety in front of others. Only when the two of them are together in private can she vent her pain.She also knew that this was not good, she always lost her temper and then turned off the fire, and began to apologize to Jiang Xijie again.Poor Jiang Xijie has to act as a human sandbag. While taking care of the family and dealing with foreign affairs, she has to let her lover vent her anger, and in the end she has to be responsible for comforting and diverting attention.For example, she always wanted to help Wang Jiyue to firmly believe that Chanyue must have left Taiyuan and escaped safely, but now she just couldn't get in touch.And don't disregard the pregnant younger siblings just because Xiao Nizi ran away and disappeared - the two of them thought about it, it seemed that the two families were lucky to be together - so as not to worry about each other.The development of the Fu family in the past hundred years is quite strange, and it is not in vain at this moment. Among the big clan, Lin Zida is too big and all birds are flying out. Fu Yuanhong, as the first Fu family in decades who will go to the Jin family, is fighting fiercely in Xinkou , those uncles and aunts behind his back could escape to King Mongolde {10} to surrender, not to mention the owner who asked for a share of the property and fled abroad.At this moment, Taiyuan has fallen, and the Fu family sisters have very simple thoughts, except for a little aunt, they have nothing else to think about.Anyway, their mother had already gone abroad with the younger brother, and the remaining relatives in the family had to be of the same clan.Now the two sisters are able to stay together, which is simply a blessing in troubled times.

On a winter night, the women of the family rested at home after eating. Jiang and Wang helped Zhao Ma wash the dishes before going out for a walk—it was so cold, Wang Jiyue insisted on going.Jiang Xijie knew that she was depressed and couldn't express it in front of relatives and friends, so she dressed her up tightly, and only held hands when she went out.After a while, he put Wang Jiyue's hand in his pocket and covered it, because he finally warmed his paws.The concessions are not far apart, and after crossing this road, you will arrive at the British Concession.Wang Jiyue suddenly smiled and pointed, "Isn't that your Jardine?" The Jardine building was indeed there, "Yes, I have never been to Wuhan on business. But the tea trade here is big. Tens of millions a year What?" Wang Jiyue sighed suddenly as she looked at the brightly lit building. "What's wrong?" "...In the blink of an eye, it has been 27 years." "Yes." They both have summer birthdays, Jiang Xijie's birthday is in early May, and Wang Jiyue's is one month younger, in June.Both are now 27 years old.It is true that I pursued dreams when I was young, and then fell in love. It is true that I won the people around me, but the so-called ideal, the ideal of the day, seems to be getting farther and farther away. "If the father of the country sees what he looks like now, he doesn't know what he would think. The inexplicable shot in Wuchang back then did what he hadn't done for decades. Now it seems really dumbfounding." "You are the hometown. Revisiting the nostalgia people here?" "I just sigh, when we two were in school, we always debated whether to save the country through industry or to rejuvenate the country through education, but now this war is raging, industries are destroyed, and schools are abandoned." "Here Here," Jiang Xijie stopped to face her and put her finger on her lips, "Didn't you study educational psychology say that if you always give negative psychological hints, it will get worse and worse. Wouldn't it be better to give positive hints than this? "

Wang Jiyue smiled. After all, Jiang Xijie betrayed her alluring beauty and humorous tone to win her good mood, "Yes, yes, yes. I should motivate myself, don't be afraid, don't worry." "What are you worried about? "Taking advantage of the cold weather with no one around, Jiang Xijie took the opportunity to hug Wang Jiyue. "The ears are so cold, let's go back." "Yeah." Jiang Xijie wanted to let go, but she was a little greedy for the tenderness at this moment, but the consequence of her greed was that she was bitten by Wang Jiyue.

"Ah! You!" "Huh?" She didn't dare to do anything, she pouted and led Wang Jiyue back, Wang Jiyue still teased her, anyway, no one saw her, so she kissed again.

When they got home, everyone was so happy when they saw the two of them go out for a stroll and come back.The two were wondering what could make them so happy, Xu called them over and over again, and it turned out that it was Jiang Xize who came back. "The second brother is back. It seems that all the important military and political affairs have been moved to Wuhan." Jiang Xize smiled wearily, and then said: "I finally took some time to go home and have a look. Hao Peng can't even spare time Come out, I have his letter with me." "Uncle, when will you come back? Why should the Executive Yuan move here? Where did he go, following Kong Haha?" "I am the military intelligence system. I know about my father. I came back this time to see everyone, and secondly, "What is the second?"

At this moment, Fu Yuanying coaxed the child to take his sister-in-law and younger sister to rest. Jiang and Wang had already sat on the sofa to rest. Mrs. Xu also came over and sat down, surrounded Jiang Xize and waited for a word. Only Zhao Ma With a calm face, he is cooking soup firmly in the kitchen - he firmly believes that everything depends on food.

"Secondly, the government is expected to move to Chongqing. Because Chongqing is much safer. But the main military and political institutions are still in Wuhan. I just came here to give a message. When my father comes back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, everyone will discuss whether to stay. If you are in Wuhan, you should go to Chongqing."

After he finished speaking, there was silence.Inside the closed door, I heard the children playing and Fu Yuanying told her daughter not to go out and quarrel with her father now.

Jiang Xijie felt that she couldn't make a decision about this kind of thing. She was tied to Wang Jiyue, and she was also responsible for the family's care and safety. Wherever everyone decided to go, she would go there.As long as she and Wang Jiyue are not separated, she doesn't care.Wang Jiyue thought, no matter what, Wuhan will wait until my sister.After all, the only clue my sister had was that she was in Wuhan. Although it would be easy to find if she really went to Chongqing, she wanted to wait a little longer.But with Mrs. Xu present, she couldn't speak first.

"According to what Minister He Jingzhi and your staff think, can Nanjing be kept safe?" Xu asked, staring at his son sharply. Jiang Xize shook his head in frustration, but did not speak. Xu said calmly: "This You are at home, tell my mother the truth. I know Tang Shengzhi, but I don’t believe it. I just want you to tell me the truth, are you planning to stick to it, or are you trying to make sense of it.”

Jiang Xijie grew up so big, she had never seen her brother with red eyes.Whether his wife or daughter is ill, his two elder brothers are strong men.But at this moment, Jiang Xize's eyes were red, and he took a deep breath and said: "The troops guarding Nanjing are all troops withdrawn from Shanghai. The number of troops has been severely reduced, and they are exhausted. The 88th Division, which can fight the most, has few people left. The city of Nanjing is broken... In my opinion, it's just a matter of time. The meaning above is probably to let Tang Shengzhi delay for a few more days to try to mediate." Jiang and Wang were shocked when they heard this, but Xu said indifferently: "Let's fight. We can't abandon the city. Then It’s the capital of the country, how can it surrender without a fight.” Then he chuckled disdainfully, “It’s just that mediation, in my opinion, should be fought! If mediation is useful, even the Northeast will not give it up. Let alone today." She stood up and walked over to pat her son on the shoulder, "My son, this is war. It is no longer the life and death of one or two people, the gains and losses of a province and a city, it is the destruction of the country. So lost It is not a pity to lose Nanjing, even if it is really lost to Chongqing, we must fight back! I am afraid that there will be more terrible things than losing Nanjing in the future, but the most terrible thing is that you people who fight are afraid!"

Jiang Xize nodded like a child, Xu turned to the dining table, poured a glass of water, walked behind Wang Jiyue, patted her on the shoulder, and said to Jiang Xize: "We will wait for your father to come back tomorrow. When the family has another meal, we will start preparing; when the seventh lady of the Wang family also finds Wuhan, we will take her to Chongqing. At that time, the family will work hard in the rear with peace of mind. You generation iron-blooded man, go to serve the country! What shame and humiliation, what a major strategic failure, the outcome is not decided, what is the winner and loser!"

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{9}The British Concession in Hankou was taken back on March 1927, 3.

{10} Demu Chukdong Lup, known as King De, styled as Xixian.A native of Sunite Right Banner of the Xilin Gol League in Inner Mongolia, the king of Sunite Zhasak Duleng County, once served as the leader of the Xilin Gol League and advocated the independence of Inner Mongolia. Since the 20s, in cooperation with the Empire of Japan, the Mongolian and Xinjiang United Autonomous Governments were established in Chahar Province, Suiyuan Province and other places at that time, and held important positions.

How did I get into the habit of daily watch?Because I am in a hurry. . .