1937年12月13日,中国首都南京被日军占领。在此之前,从12月9日到12日,负责保卫南京的唐生智曾试图利用外国侨民谋求与日军休战。本文考证了这一事件的始末,并对唐生智这一举动的原因进行了分析。唐生智之所以会谋求休战,与他的持久抗战主张相关,也与他对保卫南京的估量有关,还跟日军进军迅猛导致形势的急转直下有关。 December 13, 1937, Nanjing, capital of China, was occupied by Japanese troops. Prior to that, from December 9 to December 12, Tang Sang-chih, who was responsible for defending Nanjing, had tried to use foreign nationals to seek the truce with Japanese troops. This article examines the whole story, and analyzes the reasons for Tang Shengzhi’s move. The reason why Tang Sheng-chih would seek truce was related to his protracted war of resistance and to his assessment of the detention of Nanjing. It was also related to the rapid turnaround that led to the rapid military advance.