novelhk Chapter 144 Great Retreat 3
Chapter 144 Great Retreat 3
Faced with the question raised by Song Jin Shigen, Li Chengqian shook his head without comment.
"That's your problem. I only care about whether those hundreds of thousands of civilians can leave safely. Otherwise, I won't go to Japan."
"I see..." Song Jin Shigen fell into deep thought.
More than 100,000 Chinese civilians were not important to him. The expansion of the empire would not stop anyway. He would kill them at any time and it didn’t matter what happened in the short term.
But these people must be won over. They are the key to whether the empire can rule East Asia or even the world.
"How about this? Let the Chinese civilians on the shore leave from the land, and I will ask the soldiers to make way. Do you think this is feasible?"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian was silent for a moment, and finally nodded and said, "Okay, but I have to go there in person and see them leave safely."
"No problem, but Master Li cannot leave my sight. I am not threatening you, Master Li, after all, you have the ability to teleport.
If you, Taoist Li, run away without saying a word, I will warn you in advance, don’t blame me for being cruel and ruthless when the time comes.”
"Okay, as you say..."
Just when Matsui Iwane gave the order again, Xie Jinyuan actually received a message sent by Chiang Kai-shek.
He said that the government had sent an army of 30,000 troops to support, and asked him to protect the people and wait for the arrival of the reinforcements.
Xie Jinyuan was disdainful in his heart. It was you who gave up Jinling City, and now it is you who wants to take in the people.
It was obvious that Baldy Jiang wanted to use this opportunity to gain favor among the people and make up for the loss of prestige caused by giving up Nanjing before.
Xie Jinyuan no longer believed in Jiang Guangtou at this time, but he had to accept the other party's kindness.
When the people came to Guangtou Jiang's place, although their lives might not necessarily get better, it at least provided them with a way to survive.
As night fell, the outskirts of Jinling City fell into darkness.
However, in this dark night, the light of hope still shines.
More than 70,000 people led by Rabe successfully joined forces with Xie Jinyuan, and everyone's faces were filled with a desire for life.
They supported and encouraged each other, firmly believing that they could escape successfully.
At the same time, people from the riverside also came in an endless stream. They held torches and formed a spectacular fire dragon in the night.
They embarked on the journey of escape with their belongings, children and hopes.
Xie Jinyuan and his men stood guard firmly to ensure that everyone could pass safely.
At the same time, the vanguard troops of Jiang Guangtou's regiment had also arrived.
They quickly got to work and quickly organized the people to evacuate towards Anhui.
Although their attitude was very bad and there were even cases of beatings to urge people to walk faster.
But compared to the devils, this is already very gentle.
As time went on, more and more people successfully moved out of Jinling City.
Their destination was a new line of defense built by the National Army in the rear.
There are Anqing, Jiujiang and Wuhan behind...
These will become the goals for the people to move forward.
Perhaps many of the young and strong will be forcibly conscripted into the army by Chiang Ching-kuo, and the elderly, the weak, women and children may just be randomly settled somewhere and left to fend for themselves.
But in the current situation, this is the best that can be done.
Xie Jinyuan looked at everything in front of him, feeling filled with emotion.
He knew that the war was far from over.
There is a high probability that the defense line established by Chiang Kai-shek will not be able to stop the Japanese attack.
China is still in a life-and-death situation, and there is no other way except for these soldiers to die for it.
Looking back at the city of Jinling that can no longer be seen...
"Mr. Li, I hope you can bring miracles to this country..."
What is Li Chengqian doing now?
He still stayed by the river, watching the last group of civilians slowly leave under the surveillance of the Japanese, and the burden in his heart was finally lifted a little.
Pei Xingjian and Di Renjie no longer look like human beings, with numb expressions and lifeless eyes.
They killed a lot of people, a lot of their own people.
But it was precisely because they acted decisively that the people gathered by the river avoided a large-scale stampede due to the civil unrest.
They are killing people, but they are also saving people.
Di Renjie was carrying a female student on his back, the one who had been separated before.
She was lucky enough to find her support among the crowd.
Because Di Renjie was crazy about killing at that time, it was easy to find him in the crowd.
If Pei Xingjian had not stopped it in time and the female student had not called out to him in time, Di Renjie, who was still mentally immature, might have fallen into the path of killing.
"Let's go, our mission is accomplished. As for how many people can escape in the end, it all depends on God's will."
Pei Xingjian patted Di Renjie on the shoulder, and the two of them came to Li Chengqian together.
"Your Highness..."
Li Chengqian withdrew his gaze from the backs of the people and looked at the two of them: "Thank you for your hard work."
At this time, Song Jin Shigen walked forward at an inappropriate time.
"Master Li, now that the person has been released, can you first reveal some methods of cultivation?"
Li Chengqian organized his words and started to fool people.
"The cultivation of Taoism starts from childhood, and it takes more than ten years to start from the basics. You..."
Li Chengyi shook his head, acting like a master.
"Yes, yes, I understand this principle. What I mean is, is there any quick method that can temporarily improve a person's physique?"
"no!"
Song Jin Shigen was stunned, with a look of great disappointment on his face: "Yes, I was impatient. How can there be a quick way to achieve success in the world..."
Li Chengqian knew that at this time he still needed to regain Shi Gen's trust, so it would be best not to say anything final.
"Well, you gather some young soldiers and I'll teach them a set of body boxing. Although it's not very effective, it will still help them strengthen their bodies."
"Shape Fist!!"
Song Jinshigen's eyes lit up: "Hai, I will gather young soldiers tomorrow."
Follow Song Jinshigen back to the city.
In the darkness of the night, sporadic gunshots could still be heard from time to time.
Li Chengqian knew that there were still at least 30,000 civilians and Kuomintang soldiers in the city who had not had time to evacuate. They were still resisting and fighting in the streets.
He didn't dare to think about what the final fate of these people would be.
But they fought until the last moment and died in battle, rather than being massacred, shot and buried alive by the Japanese.
Their death was not cowardly, it was a worthy and meaningful death!
Looking at the 153 remaining teleportation slots in the void, Li Chengqian clenched his fists.
He couldn't give up. He couldn't just give up on these people.
Looking at Song Jin Shigen who was walking in front and preparing to open the car door.
Wait, it's not over yet.
You can look at me, but you can't stare at me all the time!
"Master Li, please get in the car."
Li Chengqian, Pei Xingjian, Di Renjie, and the female student squeezed into the back seat.
Song Jin Shigen was sitting in the passenger seat, and a Japanese soldier was driving the car.
at this time.....