Xu Fanting 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, half living in seclusion and half under surveillance by Chiang Kai-shek. After September 18th, I asked Chiang Kai-shek several times
During the Anti-Japanese War, I didn't even see him. During this period, I read several of Mr. Zhou's masterpieces, "The Rise of the Great Powers" and "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", which opened my eyes. Now I want to return to Lanzhou to organize the army to fight against Japan. I hope Zhou
Sir, he is willing to teach you."
"Mr. Xu is the principal of the Northwest Army. Will Chiang Kai-shek let you return home?" Zhou Hexuan asked.
Fan Ting continued to explain: "Thanks to Mr. Yu Youren's mediation. Today, the invaders invaded Shanghai and the central government wanted to move the capital to Luoyang, so I sent Brother Lizi (Shao Lizi) and Brother Baoshan (Deng Baoshan) to the northwest to contact us."
Zhou Hexuan nodded and said: "That's it."
The "December 128 Incident" really frightened the 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. This was not just a show, but a series of follow-up actions.
Yang Hucheng and Deng Baoshan were appointed as "capital committee members" in Luoyang, 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 to mediate.
Therefore, Shao Lizi was appointed chairman of the Gansu Provincial Government by the central government, and Deng Baoshan served as director of the Gansu Administration Office (in charge of military affairs) of the Xi'an Appeasement Office. Fan Ting and Deng Baoshan were good friends, so they went north to Gansu together and defected to Yang Hucheng.
Fan Ting is specifically responsible for military training 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 to himself, those two were probably visiting the Communist Party organization in Tianjin. Shao Lizi was an old party member in 1921, and his seniority was scary; Deng Baoshan had also been in contact with the Communist Party very early, and Liu Shuai’s travel expenses for participating in the Nanchang Uprising were
Gifted by Deng Baoshan. Not long ago, Deng Baoshan was involved with the Communist Party in Shanghai.
What's funny is that the Nanjing National Government actually sent Shao Lizi and Deng Baoshan to be in charge of Gansu's military affairs. Shao Lizi, in particular, would serve as the Central Propaganda Minister of the Kuomintang in a few years.
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "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 will definitely come back to visit 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 war in Shanghai will not be a big one, and the war will definitely cease within a month or two."
"Why do you say that?" Xu Fanting asked in surprise.
The Japanese move to occupy the Northeast was so unexpected that everyone, including Chang Kaishen, thought that Japan had gone completely crazy and was really preparing to occupy Shanghai and even several provinces in the Southeast.
Zhou Hexuan explained: "Japan's domestic economy is in dire straits, and the new cabinet and the military still have great conflicts. Before the political conflicts are completely resolved, the Japanese will not take any larger military actions; and internationally, the European and American powers and the Soviet Union
Because of the Northeast issue, they are deeply wary of Japan and will not allow Japan to invade South 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 consideration the domestic, international and Northeast status quo in Japan, they
We will not expand the war any further."
"Then why do the Japanese still send troops to Shanghai?" Xu Fanting asked.
"It's just a matter of diverting the attention of other countries," Zhou Hexuan said. "Shanghai is the central focus of the great powers' attention, 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
If the military really wants to fully invade China, it will acquiesce to the status quo in Northeast China and use compromise in exchange for the military to stop attacking Shanghai; secondly, since Shanghai involves the interests of all countries, the major powers will also acquiesce to the status quo in Northeast China in exchange for the security of Shanghai."
"I see," Xu Fanting slapped his thigh angrily, "Little Japan is so vicious. It's a pity that our country has nothing to do about it!"
Zhou Hexuan continued: "Japan's attack on Shanghai was also a good opportunity for Chiang Kai-shek. He could use the name of the War of Resistance to gain more firm control over the armies in various places 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, and on the other hand to unify the factions within the Kuomintang."
Xu Fanting frowned. Zhou Hexuan's judgment was probably correct, but it was completely different from what he advocated for resisting Japan. Xu Fanting said helplessly: "In other words, after the armistice in Shanghai, there will still be internal fighting in the country.
We will not start a war with the Japanese invaders."
"That's true." Zhou Hexuan said.
"Listening to your words is better than ten years of reading. I finally understand the current situation," Xu Fanting said with admiration, "Mr. Zhou, how do you think we can take back the Northeast?"
Zhou Hexuan said: "There is no other way except that a full-scale war breaks out between China and Japan and China wins."
Xu Fanting sighed: "That's difficult. I hope it can be like what Mr. Zhou wrote in "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", where the Chinese people unite to fight the war and drag the Japanese to death."
Zhou Hexuan took out the booklet "Seven Men Carrying" and said with a smile: "General Xu, I will give you a small gift."
Xu Fanting took it over doubtfully, and after reading it roughly, he said happily: "This is not a small gift, this is a weapon for the country!"
Fan Ting is now going to Gansu to train troops, with the purpose of dealing with the Japanese invaders, so Zhou Hexuan's book is worth giving as a gift. Gansu is a remote place, and weapons and equipment are not easy to purchase and produce. "Seven Men's Back" can really come in handy.
Soon, after the Red Army's Long March moves to Yan'an, Fan Ting will have frequent contact with the Red Army, and "Seven Men Back" will definitely spread to the Red Zone, and then be broadcast to the entire anti-Japanese battlefield behind enemy lines.
Zhou Hexuan was very happy to see the guerrilla fighters each hanging a ring of homemade hand grenades on their waists and throwing bombs wildly at the Japanese invaders and puppet troops.
Zhou Hexuan took out another 50,000 yuan banknote and said, "General Xu, you need money to train your troops. Please accept it for your kindness."
Xu Fanting cupped his fists and said, "Thank you very much!"
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "As long as General Xu uses all the money to fight against Japan, then Zhou can be considered as having made a contribution to the country."
Xu Fanting said with a serious expression: "I Xu will guarantee with my head that I will never use a copper plate indiscriminately. I will keep it all for the Japanese devils!"
"That's good, haha!" Zhou Hexuan laughed.
After staying at Zhou's house for half a day, Fan Ting returned to the hotel where he was staying, just when Shao Lizi and Deng Baoshan also came back.
Fan Ting continued to tell the details of the chat with Zhou Hexuan, and then took out "Seven Men's Back" and 50,000 silver notes, and said in admiration: "Mr. Zhou is well-deserved. He is indeed a patriot with noble character and far-sightedness!"
Deng Baoshan carefully read "Seven Men's Back", and thought about Zhou Hexuan's analysis of the "128 Incident", and praised: "What a strange man!"
Shao Lizi smiled and said, "I'm going to visit you tomorrow too."
