Liang Maocai escorted 300,000 kilograms of grain and traveled to Anhui, Jiangsu and other places to return to Jiangbei. It was difficult and difficult to describe the difficulties. Fortunately, Jiangbei's reputation for fighting against Japan and rescuing ** was resounding throughout the country and all the people from all over the country gave a thin face. In addition, Liang Maocai was strong and brave, so he saved this batch of life-saving food.

In July, the flames of fire all over the land of Jiangbei Liang Maocai really felt like a different world. Suddenly, the scene in front of him shocked him. The familiar green gauze tent turned into a white land that was not growing. Could it be that the Japanese launched a large sweep? This tragic scene was like a locust plague passing by.

After finding the villagers, I found out that there was indeed a locust plague not long ago, and the locusts covered the sun. The grass was left everywhere. There was no grass left wherever I went. This year, there was a severe drought and the crops were not harvested. This is God who wants to collect people.

Chen Zikun came to the headquarters with grain, already received the news at the entrance of the village to greet Liang Maocai. He came forward and bowed. He scared Liang Maocai and jumped back and said, "Master, what are you doing?"

"On behalf of Jiangbei, I thank you for not being able to bring food, something big will happen," said Chen Zikun.

Liang Maocai is a farmer, knowing the horror of the disaster year. The farmers have no food to eat and can only eat grass roots, tree bark, Guanyin soil. After eating, they can only wait for 300,000 kilograms of grain to die. For hundreds of thousands of people in Jiangbei, although it is a drop in the bucket, it can save many lives.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Zikun saw Chanders almost recognized the old friend, and then took a closer look before he confirmed that it was his old classmate who was pastry and hugged him: "Bill, you are suffering."

Major Chanders choked with tears in his eyes and said, "Thank you, but Emily and the children are still in Shanghai."

Chen Zikun said: "I will find a way."

The group returned to the headquarters, Liang Maocai, told the story about the incident. 30,000 kilograms of opium were exchanged for only 300,000 kilograms of grain. In order to collect various people, they sent out 30,000 kilograms. The plan was to transport 270,000 kilograms. Another Major Chanders

"If you don't do your job well, please punish the commander." Liang Maocai said

Chen Zikun said: "The price of grains soared in the Central Plains' severe drought, although opium is valuable, it cannot be filled any later. These grains cannot be exchanged. If you are away, you must make a decision in the face of danger. You have to do it very well."

Liang Maocai was a little restless and Chen Zikun knew it: "Go home and take a look."

"Step Xie" Liang Maocai got up anxiously and went to the warehouse to carry two bags of rice and wanted to ride a motorcycle back, but the motorcycle was completely exhausted. He was determined to carry a bag of 100-pound macadamia bags on his left and right shoulders and walked home directly.

The cracked bark of Liangjiazhuang was stripped of nothing. The white corpse of starving to death fell on the road, but the wild dogs had their eyes green after eating.

When he arrived at the door of the house, Liang Maocai was nervous and took two steps in his heart. However, he saw his wife and son sitting at home. Fortunately, there was a 15 or 16-year-old girl in the house. She looked very big.

"You are back, head of the family." Liang Qiao was so surprised that she was so happy that she burst into tears when she saw her husband's food pockets on her shoulders.

"This is it" Liang Maocai put down the mabao and looked suspiciously at the timid little girl.

"She asked Xier, who had escaped from Henan, all her parents starved to death. I saw that she was pitiful, so I took her home and became a child bride for Pan'er."

Xier was very well-behaved and shouted "Master-in-law"

Not only did the family have nothing to do, but also a daughter-in-law, Liang Maocai, who was in a hang heart, finally put down his parents' dignity and said, "Xi'er, you will be a member of the Liang family in the future. If I have a bite of food, I won't be hungry. How many people from Henan have fled to famine?"

"I am the hometown of Qi County and more than 100,000 people escaped from the famine. Half of them starved to death on the way. My father, mother, and sister were starved to death. My brother sold them to someone else's house..." Xi'er said and she couldn't stop crying.

Liang Maocai was deeply shocked and suddenly understood why the general wanted to bow to him.

...

A large number of Henan refugees poured into the north of the Yangtze River. There was no food enough. It was even more difficult. Chen Zikun set up relief points in various villages. He used a large iron pot to cook porridge to satisfy the hunger of refugees. Many refugees also flocked into the Japanese-occupied area. The south of Thailand and the north of Thailand were crowded. The pseudo-government also set up a porridge shed to help refugees.

Chen Zikun led the headquarters and his men to walk to a nearby relief site. After the locust plague, even the hay on the thatched hut was eaten completely. The war horses needed food. The food of a horse could be as high as five people. These days, no one could raise them. So the bad horses were slaughtered and made into horse broth. The car needed gasoline and it was extremely difficult to get oil behind the enemy. So they could only walk.

On the way to the porridge shed, the hungry refugees were covered with hungry arms and legs, as thin as firewood sticks, but their belly was high because they couldn't eat the tree bark.

Seeing a group of dignitaries coming over the refugees, they reached out to beg for the godless eyes, no longer had expectations but just a subconscious action.

"The master only needs ten kilograms of sorghum noodles to replace the big girl with yellow flowers." An old man begged and a girl was kneeling beside him. A shriveled girl was shriveled and thin, and she couldn't tell her age.

Chen Zikun sighed and turned his face away. It’s not that he doesn’t want to save him, but he really can’t save him.

Major Chanders was stunned that he had never seen such a desolate scene before.

The porridge shed was surrounded by troops to prevent someone from robbing food. A huge iron pot was steaming. The chef held a long-handled horse spoon and stirred the fragrance in the pot, causing refugees to thrust their noses. Hundreds of people rushed over with bowls, screaming and wanted to drink porridge. They were unkempt and thin as if their eyes were turbid and dim.

The guy poured a little porridge into each person's bowl and got the food. He tilted his neck and drank it down without caring it. Someone hurried out with the bowl, probably to deliver meals to his hungry relatives who couldn't move.

A conscription site was set up nearby to fight against Japan and rescue **. The flags of the resolute and the young and strong were flying. They were yellow-faced, thin-haired, old-fashioned, and their clothes were broken and barefoot. They were even more barefoot than beggars. In the past, they had to rely on recruitment to arrest soldiers. Now there are people who eat food without raising the recruitment flag.

Chanders wondered why Chen Zikun wanted to add a burden to the army. These low-quality soldiers would only drag down their combat effectiveness without any benefit. As a student of pastry, does not understand this? He explained that it was just to better organize the victims and leave some seeds for the country. The elderly, weak, sick and disabled can only die. Leave the young and strong nations and nations, and there will be a day of rejuvenation.

Major Chanders shed tears. On the journey, Liang Maocai often nagged that he would be worth at least 200,000 kilograms of food alone. If he didn't rescue him, he could exchange more food to save more people. If he lived tens of thousands of people, he would die.

"Chan, I owe you too much," Chanders said in a touching voice

Chen Zikun said: "You don't have to be polite. I'll find a way to send you to Chongqing for a while. Wait for Emily and the children to come back. Your family will go back to the United States as soon as possible."

Chanders said: "If I don't go back to the United States, I will stay in China and do my best to fight for the War of Resistance Against Japan."

Chen Zikun said: "Okay, if you go to Chongqing, please bring me a letter to Chairman Jiang to tell him what happened here. The famine in Jiangbei is not serious. There are not many battles between our army and the Japanese army. The people have a little food to deal with the disaster. In 2008, these refugees are all from Henan. Henan is the main battlefield. Tang Enbo's troops plunder the people more powerful than locusts. He is the main reason for the ***. It is useless for us to impeach him. You must be an American to come forward to make the commission believe it."

Chanders said: "I will do this well."

...

Major Chanders came to Chongqing. His arrival caused a sensation. AP, New York Times and other organizations interviewed him. His legendary experience was amazing. The Associated Press specially produced a long serial for reporting. The United States also shocked. General Marshall, Chief of Staff of the United States, called him to express his condolences and ordered him to return to China to accept a new position.

"I want to stay in China" This is Major Chanders's loud answer

Chanders submitted a joint letter from Chiang Kai-shek to Chen Zikun and American journalist Catherine Stanley. In the letter, he impeached the deputy commander of the First War Zone, Tang Enbo, accused him of plundering the people and causing Henan *** to be responsible for three million people who starved to death.

After the letter was submitted, it was like a mud cow entering the sea. In fact, Chiang Kai-shek already knew about the situation in Henan and also allocated food for rescue. He felt that the matter was not that serious. Chen Zikun exaggerated it just to punish Tang Enbo.

Chanders chatted with an American friend in private about this incident. A reporter from the American Times magazine named Bai Xiude told him that the famine did indeed occur, but it was limited to the rural generals and officials in Henan. They were still big fish and meat. As for disaster relief materials, they were resold by officials in charge of disaster relief before they were transported into Henan. They were transported back to Chongqing and made a lot of money on the black market.

"This is the real Chongqing and the real China," Bai Xiude said so

Major Chanders was transferred to Shanghai in early 1937 and lived in China for not short time. He knew that the corruption in China was prevalent, in fact, he was not so honest. As a logistics officer, he reselled scrap materials and other common things. But it was limited at least to be worthy of God and his own conscience. The crimes of these ** officials in Chongqing could go to hell.

The American stubborn temper came up and Chanders went to Chiang Kai-shek to complain again this time but failed to do so. The Chairman could not meet him casually. However, he met General Tang Enbo, who had been heard of for a long time, at a banquet.

With Chen Zikun, she is skinny and tired, and she looks different from her face. Commander Tang Enbo is very generous. He can see that he is nutritious and looks at Chanders with a cocktail. He arrogantly looks at Chanders and said, "Oh you are that Chanders."

Chanders felt his rudeness and arrogance ignorant

The Chongqing dance hall with bright lights and wine and Jiangbei, who were hungry, were intertwined in Chanders' mind, as if he had been baptized.

The coming of the long-term will come President Roosevelt learned about Major Chanders' legendary experience and sent a telegram to pay tribute to him personally. The U.S. Department of the Army awarded him a medal in light of his courage and tenacity and promoted him to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He also appointed a new position. Director of the U.S. Aid and Rental Material Management Office in Chongqing.

This is an extremely important position. The US aid and the resources for rent to China are constantly transported from India via hump routes, from gasoline tires to weapons and ammunition to compressed biscuits, lunch and canned meat, all of which are allocated to the Material Management Office. The Americans are well aware of the Chinese officials' ****, so this work must be handed over to an American and a U.S. official with a saint-like selfless quality to be responsible.

Lieutenant Colonel Chanders, who escaped from a Japanese detention camp, spoke out in Chongqing for justice, is the best candidate

After taking office, Lieutenant Colonel Chanders immediately became the darling of the Chongqing social circle. Everyone wants to get in touch with him, especially those generals and commanders in chief, who have sent a large number of invitations to the desk of the Lieutenant Colonel of the Management Office every day.

"I don't care about anyone else, Tang Enbo, don't want to get a drop of gasoline from me, and I canned it." Lieutenant Colonel Chanders said in a party with great enthusiasm.

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