Chapter 825 824【August】

Du Yuesheng's personality is extremely complicated, although he has not lost his righteousness, he has suffered serious losses in small details.

Money is a good thing. For money, Du Yuesheng can disregard the life and death of ordinary people, for example, he has been engaged in the opium trade for a long time.

At the same time, Du Yuesheng donated money again. As long as he treats you as a friend, then everything is easy to talk about. It is recognized in the world that Du Yuesheng is worthy of his life.

The reason why Zhou Hexuan gave the medicine to Du Yuesheng with great confidence was very simple - Du Yuesheng loved fame, valued loyalty, and was extremely eager to be recognized and respected.

For example, Du Yuesheng likes to do charity. He also launched an initiative, calling on the big bosses of the Youth Gang to donate all the birthday gifts they received to charitable organizations, and personally served as the vice president of the Shanghai Red Cross. His charitable donations over the years are always ranked among the top three in Shanghai's donation list. In the case of disasters in the Jiangnan area, Du Yuesheng is always the first to stand up for disaster relief, and the speed is often faster than the government.

This is calling.

For another example, whenever a celebrity is in trouble, whether it is a warlord, a politician or a scholar, as long as he comes to find Du Yuesheng, he will definitely be regarded as a guest of honor and will help him with all his strength, no matter how much money he gives, he will not blink an eye.

This is the desire to be recognized.

Fame is what Du Yuesheng valued the most. He will do his best to do what he promised Zhou Hexuan, and his credibility is much higher than that of the bureaucrats of the national government.

And from a certain point of view, Du Yuesheng is still a patriot...

Historically, when the Battle of Songhu broke out, Du Yuesheng proposed a plan: sink the ships of his own shipping company in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River to block the passage of Japanese warships, and at the same time provide Chinese generals with their own bulletproof cars.

Du Yuesheng also organized the Green Gang to fully cooperate with Dai Li's spy operations. It will also initiate the establishment of the "Songhu Special Forces Corps", with a total of more than 8,000 militiamen.

Although Du Yuesheng's Ranger Corps was a gang of mobs who were defeated by the Japanese invaders, at least they participated in the war and did not bend their knees to be traitors. The last Ranger Unit withdrew from Shanghai in February 1938. It's been three months since the battle ended.

Although the Shanghai Ranger Corps was defeated, Du Yuesheng continued to organize underground anti-Japanese operations. It was not until the Japanese army entered Shanghai South City that Du Yuesheng fled to Hong Kong and continued to carry out anti-Japanese activities in Hong Kong. The underground anti-Japanese struggle of the Shanghai Youth Gang lasted for a full three years, and Du Yuesheng has been directing it remotely.

When the country is in crisis, gangs are also patriotic.

Not only the Qinggang and Hongmen, but also the Paogehui in Sichuan, there are also many patriotic groups emerging.

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On August 5th, the first issue of "Spring Hope" poetry magazine was officially released.

Zhou Hexuan's "Qinyuanchun" in commemoration of Zhao and Tong's two generals quickly spread across the country. The newspapers of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party also cooperated extremely, vigorously publicizing the heroic deeds of Zhao Dengyu and Tong Linge, and regarded them as heroic examples of the anti-Japanese soldiers.

"Spring Hope" opened the scene and became a publication that patriotic youths rushed to circulate. Every day, countless poems were sent from all over the country.

Guo Moruo also returned from Japan and served as the editor-in-chief of "Salvation Daily", the official publication of the Shanghai National Salvation Association of Literary and Art Circles. Regardless of the gentleman's personal virtues, his patriotic spirit is unquestionable. He once joined the Communist Party at the most dangerous time when the old Chiang Qing Party was in danger, and he also returned to China at the most dangerous time for the Chinese nation. If he can do these two things, he should be respected by future generations.

Xu Zhimo's home.

Pound was reading a newspaper. As the current situation in China changed, he temporarily put aside his research on "Book of Changes" and turned his attention to the patriotic spirit of the Chinese people.

Last night, Pound also wrote a letter to his close friend Eliot, saying:

"When I was still in the United States, I was deeply fascinated by Chinese culture and developed various fantasies about China. In my fantasies, China is mysterious and traditional. The men here wear braids, and the women here have bound feet. It has exquisite porcelain and soft silk. Just like India, China should be an uncivilized nation, the people at the bottom are ignorant, the upper class is stubborn and conservative, and the intellectuals are elegant and xenophobic..."

"And when I actually came to China, I found that it was very different from my fantasy. Two days ago, I had a conversation with Ms. Hahn (Xiang Meili). I was shocked by her in-depth understanding of China. Although China's political situation is divided, it has a strong national cohesion. Even many illiterate poor people are admirable patriots..."

"China and Japan are at war. This is a full-scale war. I saw that the Chinese people are very united. Yesterday, Ms. Hahn and her Chinese lover Shao (Xunmei) invited me to a theater to watch a performance. According to Mr. Shao, The repertoires performed are "General of the Yang Family", "Mu Guiying in Command", "Mother-in-law Tattoo", "Su Wu Shepherds", and "Mrs. Huarui". Mr. and his friends. During the performance, the Chinese audience applauded wildly, and some stood up and shouted 'fuck the little Japanese'."

"And on the way to the theater, I also saw a fundraising event initiated by the Shanghai National Salvation Association of Literary and Art Circles. People lined up in a long line and donated money for national salvation in an orderly manner. This is very different from the usual messy Chinese. They are So united, so disciplined."

"This country is seething like a wounded and roaring lion. There is a very popular song in China. I heard it repeatedly on the radio during this time. The lyrics are like this: Get up! People who don't want to be slaves! Let our Our new Great Wall is built with flesh and blood! The Chinese nation has reached the most dangerous time, and everyone is forced to make a final roar. Rise up! Rise up! Rise up! We are united as one, braving the enemy's artillery fire, and marching forward..."

"I must stay and stay in China. Not only to learn the culture of this country, but also to study the soul of this country. This must be a very interesting subject... Well, I will write here. Let's talk next time, I friend."

While Pang De was reading the Chinese newspaper, Zhou Hexuan was chatting with Xu Zhimo.

"If Shanghai is about to fall, the "Spring Hope" magazine office will be moved to Wuhan." Zhou Hexuan said.

"How long do you think it will be before the fall of Shanghai?" Xu Zhimo asked.

Zhou Hexuan said: "Three to five months."

Xu Zhimo was a little surprised: "Can you last that long?"

Yes, what surprised Xu Zhimo was not that Shanghai fell too quickly, but that Shanghai fell too slowly.

Because Beiping has a strong city to rely on, it only lasted for more than half a month, and the Japanese invaders were still waiting for reinforcements for a long time. And Shanghai doesn't even have a city wall, and the Japanese navy can still come. Once Shanghai goes to war, it will inevitably fall faster than Beiping.

As for whether Japan will attack Shanghai, no one doubts it, because Shanghai is too important to China.

Not only Chang Kaishen wanted to fight in Shanghai, but the Japanese navy also wanted to fight in Shanghai. If it is true to fight from the north to the south honestly, how long will the Japanese navy have to wait before it can have its own use?

What Xu Zhimo said represents the aspirations of many Chinese people.

The fall of Peiping was so fast that people lost confidence in the future war of resistance. Japan clamored to destroy China in three months, and the Chinese people at this time believed such wild words.

Historically, although the Battle of Songhu was a failure, it had a more important spiritual significance. It hit Japan's arrogance to destroy China in three months, and it also strengthened the confidence of countless Chinese people to win the war.

For example, peace theorists like Hu Shi, after the Songhu Battle, completely transformed into the main war faction against Japan.

People's thoughts are probably like this: It turns out that China can also fight!

Zhou Hexuan didn't bother to say too much, just reminded: "At the end of October, you will take the editorial department of "Spring Hope" to Wuhan. Also, you remind Uncle Xu to move the factory inward as soon as possible, otherwise the ship will not be found. gone."

"I may not be able to convince him." Xu Zhimo said.

The large-scale relocation of factories in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was after the outbreak of the August 13th Incident, which is less than two weeks away from now. If you don't leave in advance, it's really hard to find a boat, and many people have to drive a bullock cart to move.

Before the July 7th Incident broke out, Zhou Hexuan reminded the Hope Primary School in North China to ask the teachers to take the students to the south as soon as possible. But most of the teachers and students refused to leave, and only a few fled hurriedly with the funds provided by Zhou Hexuan after the fall of Pingjin.

Zhou Hexuan is leaving now, and he is taking Ruan Lingyu and Zhou Xuan with him. He still has a lot to do in Chongqing.