Chapter 1169 1171 [Husband is wise]
Enter into the 37th year.
In February, the National Party held the Third Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Committee, changed the previous idea of "to fight against the outside world, we must first secure the inside", and determined the policy of maintaining sovereignty externally and peacefully reunifying internally. This move announced the initial formation of the anti-Japanese national united front.
And this also shattered Dongyang's conspiracy to encroach on and annex China step by step through the sausage-cutting tactic. Therefore, Toyo began to secretly prepare for a full-scale invasion of China.
In 1937, the Eastern military budget accounted for 60% of the national budget. Today, even in the militaristic United States, the military budget only accounts for 15% of the national budget.
In order to invade China smoothly, Dongyang fired smoke bombs on the one hand, and the foreign minister came out to express his position, starting from an equal standpoint, and readjusting the relationship between Japan and China.
Even sent an economic mission to visit China, and stated that it would try its best to improve the diplomatic relations between the two countries based on the principles of respecting territorial sovereignty and mutual benefit and equality.
On the one hand, Dongyang mobilized troops, successively occupied Fengtai, Gubeikou, Beining Road and other strategic locations, and transferred warships to Qingdao, Shanghai River, and went deep into the hinterland of the Yangtze River.
Finally, on July 7, the Japanese army completely tore off the mask of hypocrisy and launched an attack on the Chinese defenders in Wanping and Lugouqiao, launching a full-scale invasion of China.
On the 29th, Jinmen and Yanjing fell one after another.
On August 13th, the Japanese army invaded the Hujiang River, and the Battle of Songhu began. At the same time, another team invaded Yunzhong County, and the Battle of Taiyuan began.
In November, Kinmen fell, Suzhou fell, and Jinling was in danger. The Nationalist Government announced to move the capital to Chongqing.
December, Jinling fell, Hangzhou fell, and Quancheng fell.
Half of China fell into war, and the people were devastated, which was horrible.
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Seeing how broken the mountains and rivers are, Xiang Nan couldn't help feeling very worried.
In order to contribute his own strength, he successively donated money and materials to the Macao Four Realms Disaster Relief Association. Donated 10,000 yuan in cash alone, and Zhixuesan and Jinchuang Yao also donated nearly 10,000 yuan in goods, hoping to help frontline soldiers.
Not only that, but he also publicized the idea of not being a "subjugated slave" to Zhang Yongcheng, Ye Zheng, Jin Shanzhao, Zhou Qingquan, etc., popularized patriotic knowledge, and cultivated their patriotism.
The reason for this is that in the face of great difficulties, we must unify our thinking. Otherwise, there will be confusion in thinking, and there will definitely be troubles in the future.
Just like in "The Godfather", when the drug lord Solasso found out that Victor Corleone and his son Santino had different ideas, he immediately decided to kill Victor to get rid of him.
Influenced by Xiang Nan, Zhang Yongcheng no longer participated in the receptions and dances of the upper class, and even donated his dowry to save the country.
Ye Zheng also no longer cared only about being playful, but began to study hard, and promised Xiang Nan that he would become a scientist in the future and build a lot of cannons and airplanes to work with the Japanese.
Jinshan was even more angry when he approached his brothers.
So they are all Qilu people, and at this moment, the Dongyang people have captured Quancheng. Their relatives, friends, and colleagues may have been buried under the artillery fire of the Japanese army.
"Brother Wen, I want to go home, and I'm going to beat up the little devils. Killing one is enough money, and I'll earn one if I kill two." Jin Shan asked Xiang Nan.
"Calm down. Now is not the time to be brave." Xiang Nan stopped him and said, "No matter how good your kung fu is, if someone shoots you, you will still be knocked down. Stay in Macau, keep your useful body, and kill one or two little devils better than you powerful."
Jinshan Zhao is now the foreman of the pharmaceutical factory, responsible for leading the workers to rush to work on pharmaceuticals.
Because he is strong and willing to work, the workers he drives are very hardworking, and the production of the pharmaceutical factory has been running at a high speed, so that he can produce a large amount of Jinchuang medicine and Zhixue powder, which may be sent to the front line for military use.
Compared, he went to the battlefield to serve in the army, which played a much smaller role. After all, what is needed on the battlefield is not martial arts, but obedience and cooperation.
Jin Shanxun realized the difference after being persuaded by Xiang Nan, and stopped arguing on the battlefield. On the contrary, he worked harder, hoping to produce more medicines, heal more wounded, and beat up more devils.
Compared to Xiang Nan and others who worry about the country and the people, other upper-class people in Macau turn a blind eye to the war facing the country. They still held receptions and dances, they still gambled and smoked... and lived a life of intoxication.
The so-called business women don't know the hatred of subjugation, and they still sing about flowers in the backyard across the river.
Seeing this, Xiang Nan was also filled with emotion.
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Enter to 38 years.
In February, the battle of Xuzhou began.
In March, Germany annexed Austria.
In April, the Taierzhuang victory resulted in more than 20,000 Japanese casualties, which broke the myth that the Japanese army was invincible and greatly encouraged the confidence of the soldiers and civilians across the country in resisting Japan.
In May, Xiamen, Luzhou, and Xuzhou fell one after another.
In June, Anqing fell, and the battle of Wuhan started.
At the same time, Lao Jiang ordered people to blow up the Yellow River embankment at Huayuankou to delay the pace of the Japanese army going south. As a result, the Yellow River broke its embankment, nearly one million people were drowned and starved to death, tens of millions were forced to be displaced, and starving people were everywhere.
In July, the Japanese army invaded Jiujiang, and the defense of Mount Lu began.
In August, the Battle of Nanxun began.
In September, the Munich Conference was held. Under the threat of Germany, Britain and France put pressure on Czechoslovakia to cede the Sudetenland.
In October, Japanese troops invaded Wuyang City.
Wuyang Guard General Yu Hanmou left without a fight, making it easy for the Japanese to occupy Wuyang. Then it took more lightly to take Fushan, Jiangmen, Sanshui and other places around Wuyang.
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Seeing how the situation of the war has become so degraded, the Japanese army can invade Macau overnight, and the people of Macau and even the upper class finally know how to be afraid.
People in the upper class urged Australian Governor Barbosa to negotiate peace with the Japanese army, while the people at the bottom were busy buying food and vegetables to prepare for the famine.
Due to the impact of the war, hundreds of thousands of disaster victims hid in Macau to avoid the flames of war, more than doubling the population of Macau.
But the rice, flour, grain and oil in Macau are mostly imported from eastern Guangdong. Now that eastern Guangdong has fallen, the Japanese army has committed all kinds of crimes, such as burning, killing and looting, which has cut off the trade routes. Therefore, the supply of materials in Macau has also been cut off, and it has fallen into a shortage.
As a result, the price of rice flour, grain and oil soared. In the past, one yuan could buy twenty catties of white rice, but now one yuan can't even buy three catties of white rice. In the past, one yuan could buy five catties of pork, but now one yuan cannot even buy one catty of pork.
Prices are boiling, and the people are in dire straits. Walking on the road, you can see people begging, selling children, and even dying of cold and starvation along the street, which is unbearable to watch.
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At this time, Zhang Yongcheng, Zhou Qingquan, and Jin Shan found out why Xiang Nan had to dig such a large basement. And since two years ago, it began to store supplies inside.
"Honey, you are really wise." Zhang Yongcheng said in admiration.
If Xiang Nan hadn't seen the opportunity early and stocked up so much food in advance, even if their family wasn't starving now, they certainly wouldn't have such a good life.
She went out for a stroll just now, and there was almost nothing in the store, rice, flour, grain, oil, sugar and pastries...the shelves were all empty.
"Honey, don't go out these days. The market is too chaotic." Xiang Nan instructed.
Zhang Yongcheng nodded.
(end of this chapter)