The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

Continuing Fan Ting was afraid that Zhou Hexuan would not know him, so he introduced himself first, and then said: "After the Central Plains War, I went to the south, where I lived half in seclusion and half under the surveillance of Lao Jiang. After September 18, I asked Lao Jiang several times During the Anti-Japanese War, I didn’t even see him. During the period, I read several masterpieces of Mr. Zhou. Sir, don’t hesitate to teach me.”

"Mr. Xu is the principal of the Northwest Army, will Old Jiang let you go back to the mountain?" Zhou Hexuan asked.

Xu Fanting explained: "Thanks to Mr. Youren's mediation. Now that the Japanese invaded Shanghai, the central government wanted to move the capital to Luoyang, so they sent me, brother Lizi (Shao Lizi) and brother Baoshan (Deng Baoshan) to the northwest to make contact."

Zhou Hexuan nodded and said, "I see."

The "January 28th Incident" really frightened those people in Nanjing. Chang Kaishen declared that he would move the capital to Luoyang in order to deal with the Japanese invaders for a long time.

Yang Hucheng and Deng Baoshan were appointed as Luoyang "capital committee members" responsible for planning the relocation of the capital. At this time, the conflict between the Gansu local army and Yang Hucheng's subordinates was sharp. In order to stabilize Gansu, Yang Hucheng strongly invited Deng Baoshan (a native of Gansu) to go to Gansu for mediation.

Therefore, Shao Lizi was appointed by the central government as the chairman of the Gansu Provincial Government, and Deng Baoshan served as the director (in charge of the military) of the Gansu Administrative Office of the Xi'an Appeasement Administration. And Xu Fanting and Deng Baoshan were good friends, so they went north to Gansu together and defected to Yang Hucheng's command. Xu Fanting was in charge of training troops in Gansu.

Zhou Hexuan asked, "Where are Mr. Shao and Mr. Deng?"

Xu Fanting replied: "They were visiting friends in Tianjin, so they didn't come together."

Zhou Hexuan thought, those two are probably visiting the Communist Party organization in Tianjin. Shao Lizi was a veteran party member in 1921, and his qualifications were frighteningly deep; Deng Baoshan also had contact with the Communist Party very early. Liu Shuai’s travel expenses for participating in the Nanchang Uprising were given by Deng Baoshan.

What's funny is that the Nanjing Nationalist Government sent Shao Lizi and Deng Baoshan to take charge of Gansu's military administration. Especially Shao Lizi, who will serve as the Central Propaganda Director of the KMT in a few years.

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "If there is a chance, I would like to meet Mr. Shao and Mr. Deng."

"We will stay in Tianjin for a few days, and we will definitely visit again another day," Xu Fanting said. "Now that the Japanese invaders are invading Shanghai, how does Mr. Zhou think we should deal with the Japanese invaders?"

Zhou Hexuan said: "The battle in Shanghai is not going to be big, and there will be a truce within a month or two."

"Why do you say that?" Xu Fanting asked in surprise.

The move of the Japanese to occupy the Northeast was too unexpected, so everyone, including Chang Kaishen, thought that Little Japan had gone completely crazy and was really planning to occupy Shanghai, and even several provinces in the southeast.

Zhou Hexuan explained: "Japan's domestic economy is difficult, and there are still great contradictions between the new cabinet and the military. Because of the Northeast issue, they are deeply afraid of Japan and will not allow Japan to invade East China again. As for the Northeast, Japan has just occupied it and has not had time to digest the results of the war, so it is unable to go further. Taking into account Japan's domestic, international and Northeast status quo, they There will be no further expansion of the war."

"Then why did the Japanese send troops to Shanghai?" Xu Fanting asked.

"It's just to divert the attention of other countries," Zhou Hexuan said, "Shanghai is the center of attention of the big powers, and the Japanese are now in an international diplomatic dilemma. The Japanese military wants to divert attention at home and abroad by attacking Shanghai. First of all, the new Japanese cabinet is afraid of The military is really invading China in an all-round way, so it will acquiesce to the status quo in Northeast China, and use compromise in exchange for the military to stop attacking Shanghai; secondly, Shanghai involves the interests of all countries, and the powers of various countries will also acquiesce in the status quo in Northeast China in exchange for Shanghai’s security.”

"That's how it is," Xu Fanting slapped his thigh angrily, "Little Japan is so poisonous, it's a pity that our country has nothing to do about it!"

Zhou Hexuan continued: "Japan's attack on Shanghai is also a good opportunity for Lao Jiang. He can use the name of the War of Resistance to hold the armies of various places more firmly in his hands and completely control the central army. After the Japanese retreat, I guess he will still We will continue to 'suppress bandits', on the one hand to divert the attention of the people of the country, and on the other hand to unify the internal factions of the Nationalist Party."

Continued Fan Ting frowned, Zhou Hexuan's judgment was probably correct, but it was completely different from what he advocated against Japan. Continued Fan Ting said helplessly: "That is to say, after the ceasefire in Shanghai, there will still be internal fighting in the country, and there will be no war with the Japanese invaders at all."

"Indeed." Zhou Hexuan said.

"Listening to your words is better than ten years of reading. I can see the current situation," Fan Ting continued admiringly, "Mr. Zhou, how do you think we can take back the Northeast?"

Zhou Hexuan said: "There is no other way than a full-scale war between China and Japan, and China wins."

Continued Fan Ting sighed: "That's difficult. I hope it can be like Mr. Zhou's "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", where the Chinese people united to fight and drag the Japanese to death."

Zhou Hexuan took out the booklet "Seven People's Backs" and said with a smile, "General Xu, I'll give you a small gift."

Xu Fan Ting took it in doubt, and after a rough reading, he immediately said happily: "This is not a small gift, it is a sharp weapon of the country!"

Xu Fanting is now going to Gansu to train troops, the purpose is to deal with the Japanese invaders, so Zhou Hexuan's book is very worthwhile. The place in Gansu is remote, and weapons and equipment are not easy to purchase and produce. "Seven People's Back" can indeed come in handy.

What's more, after the Red Army's Long March moves to Yan'an, Xu Fanting will have frequent contact with the Red Army, and "Seven People's Back" will definitely spread to the Red Zone, and then spread to the entire anti-Japanese battlefield behind the enemy.

Zhou Hexuan was very happy to see that the guerrilla fighters hung a ring of homemade grenades on their waists and threw bombs at the Japanese invaders and puppet troops frantically.

Zhou Hexuan took out another 50,000 yuan banknote and said, "General Xu, you need money for training, please accept any kindness."

Xu Fanting cupped his fists and said, "Thank you very much!"

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "As long as General Xu spends all this money on the anti-Japanese war, then Zhou can be regarded as making a contribution to the country."

Xu Fanting said with a serious expression: "I will guarantee with my head that I will never use a copper coin indiscriminately, and keep it all for the Japanese devils!"

"That's good, haha!" Zhou Hexuan laughed.

After staying at Zhou's house for half a day, Xu Fanting returned to the hotel where he was staying, just as Shao Lizi and Deng Baoshan also came back.

Continued Fan Ting recounted the content of the chat with Zhou Hexuan in detail, took out "Seven People's Back" and 50,000 silver notes, and said in admiration: "Mr. Zhou is well-deserved, he is indeed a noble and far-sighted patriot!"

Deng Baoshan read "Seven People's Back" carefully, and thought about Zhou Hexuan's analysis of the "January 28th Incident", and praised: "What a wonderful man!"

Shao Lizi smiled and said, "I'm going to visit tomorrow too."