There were many celebrities coming to the theater today, and most of them were invited by Meng Xiaodong himself.
These days, Peking Opera and Mahjong are as national quintessences, and everyone from the rich to the common people loves these two things.
Meng Xiaodong became well-known in East and Central China when she was in her teens, and she sang operas in Beijing and Tianjin for several years. She knew no fewer powerful and famous people than Zhou Hexuan. Throughout Tianjin's Liyuan, celebrities from the theater world, including some politicians and wealthy businessmen,
, they all came to support me very much.
Many people came from Peiping, including Zhang Xueliang’s wife Yu Fengzhi.
The eldest sister is a die-hard theater fan who is usually keen on social welfare activities and is a well-known philanthropist in the north. She has always had a good relationship with Meng Xiaodong. She used to take Zhang Xueliang to listen to the theater together. Although Zhou Hexuan and Zhang Xueliang had an unpleasant quarrel, the two
The personal relationship between the two women is still very close.
"Mingcheng," Yu Fengzhi took the initiative to talk to Zhou Hexuan, "Qing Han misses you very much. Why don't you come to the house recently?"
Zhou Hexuan chuckled and said: "I am usually too busy, so I will definitely visit Commander Zhang some other time."
Yu Fengzhi deliberately eased the conflict and said: "Why do you have to be so outspoken? Just call him Han Qing."
Zhou Hexuan could only say: "Brother Han Qing has been busy with military affairs recently, so I'm afraid he doesn't have time to talk to me."
"What can happen to him?" Yu Fengzhi smiled, and suddenly remembered that Zhang Xueliang had frequently convened military meetings in the past few days, and asked quickly, "Mingcheng, are the Japanese making moves again?"
Zhou Hexuan nodded seriously: "The Japanese's target this time is Rehe."
During the Republic of China, there were four provinces in Northeast China, namely Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Rehe. After the September 18th Incident, the Japanese only occupied the three northeastern provinces, and only by swallowing up Rehe Province could they fully control the Northeast.
If nothing else, while Zhou Hexuan and the others were watching a play in the theater, the Kwantung Army was already preparing to attack Shanhaiguan.
Zhou Hexuan did not need to remind him about this matter, Zhang Xueliang had already prepared for it.
Since the Kwantung Army captured Jinzhou, it quickly mobilized troops and set up camp. The Japanese camp was only one mile away from Shanhaiguan.
Just half a month ago, the Kwantung Army brazenly opened fire on Shanhaiguan and completed the assembly of the navy, army and air force at the end of December. It also publicly evacuated the local Japanese expatriates, making it clear that it wanted to attack Shanhaiguan and was not afraid of exposing its military plan.
Zhang Xueliang was reviled by the whole country after losing the three eastern provinces. He also wanted to restore his prestige. When he learned of the Kwantung Army's movements, he immediately deployed troops to deploy the Great Wall defense line, preparing to fight the Kwantung Army to death. He had no way to retreat. As long as he
The Kwantung Army successfully occupied Rehe Province, and Zhang Xueliang's territory in North China would be exposed under the iron heel of the Kwantung Army.
Where is Jehol Province?
At the junction of the three provinces of Hebei, Liaoning, and Inner Mongolia in later generations, areas such as Chengde, Chifeng, and Huludao were all under the jurisdiction of Rehe Province at this time.
Zhou Hexuan looked helplessly at the stage. Probably tonight, the defenders of Shanhaiguan were about to fire the first shot of the Great Wall War of Resistance.
The Great Wall War of Resistance was both evocative and evocative.
However, the Kwantung Army at this time was no longer the Kwantung Army during the September 18th Incident. Under the three-dimensional attack of the sea, land and air forces, Shanhaiguan held on for only three days before being breached. In the next few months, the Central Army, the Northwest Army and the Northeast Army
The army jointly defended the front line of the Great Wall, but still could not withstand the Japanese attack, and finally ended the war with the "Tanggu Agreement" that was humiliating and humiliating the country. After the Japanese army captured Rehe, their troops were directed towards Peiping and Tianjin. The next war was a full-scale resistance war.
Of course, the Great Wall War of Resistance was not without its merits. People across the country enthusiastically donated money and materials, and frontline officers and soldiers fought bravely, often wiping out entire armies in battalions, and fighting to the last man without retreating.
This caused huge casualties to the Japanese army, and also dampened the arrogance of the Japanese military headquarters, so that the Japanese army had to postpone its plan to fully invade China.
The more screwed up one is Chang Kaishen. Although he sent part of the Central Army to support him, he still generally continued the decision-making of "we must first pacify the internal situation in order to resist foreign aggression." Not only that, he also deliberately suppressed civilian anti-Japanese and national salvation activities for the reason
It is to avoid completely angering Japan.
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Not long after, Hu Shi also came with his friends and sat in the auditorium chatting nonsense with Zhou Hexuan.
Finally the show begins.
The music sounded, and four eunuchs led Zhu Wenxun onto the stage.
After a while of chanting, Eunuch A faced inward and chanted: "General Hua is attacking!"
"Accept the decree!"
Hua Yun, played by Meng Xiaodong, responded and said: "I am ordered to guard the fortress, how can I have peace day and night?"
"good!"
Meng Xiaodong only took a few steps when he came out, and then he said one sentence, which attracted roaring applause from the entire audience.
Tianjin famous ticket Han Shen first said to Wang Gengsheng next to him: "Xiaodong has been studying under Mr. Yu for three years. Now his skills have become extremely proficient and are not inferior to any of the famous Xusheng masters."
Wang Gengsheng also said with emotion: "This time Xiaodong comes back, and the name of 'Winter Emperor' is well deserved. Today, Xiaodong is not only ranked first, but at least ranked among the top three in China today."
The play currently being sung is called "War on Peace". The famous general Hua Yun is a subordinate of Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew Zhu Wenxun. Because Zhu Wenxun refused to adopt good strategies and then surrendered, Hua Yun was defeated and captured. In the end, he refused to surrender and was captured by Chen Youliang.
He was tied to the execution ground. After arriving at the execution ground, Hua Yun broke off the rope, grabbed a knife and fought several Han soldiers. As a result, he was exhausted due to being hit by an arrow and committed suicide in the enemy's formation.
Zhou Hexuan is now considered a knowledgeable fan. All the scenes in Meng Xiaodong's comeback today were personally selected by Zhou Hexuan. There are no scenes about love between children, they are all about being loyal to the emperor, serving the country, and being unyielding. For example, the current drama "War for Peace"
, he severely mocked Chang Kaishen and Zhang Xueliang, comparing them to Zhu Wenxun who surrendered.
"When you receive kindness from the emperor, you should repay your loyalty to the ministers, sweep away the smoke and dust, open up the territory and rule the world. From ancient times to the present, how many people do not care about their names, but the emperor is polite and the ministers are loyal, but they do not care about their clan relatives!"
"good!"
"good!"
As soon as Meng Xiaodong started singing, the theater was filled with thunderous applause, and the momentum seemed to knock over the ceiling.
A wealthy second-generation star-chaser named Li Zhigang was so excited that his face turned red and his neck was thick. He frantically took out silver dollars from his pocket and threw them up, shouting impatiently: "Watch it!"
Historically, this guy died 5 years ago.
Because he was infatuated with Meng Xiaodong, he pursued her in many ways to no avail. He also heard that Meng Xiaodong had married Mei Lanfang as his concubine, so he went to find Mei Lanfang to settle the score with his gun in hand. Zhang Hanju, the manager of the "Continental Evening News", was standing by to break up the fight, but he was arrested.
Li Zhigang was shot to death, and Li Zhigang was also shot for murder.
Chasing stars to the point of shooting and killing people shows just how charming Meng Xiaodong is.
Fortunately, Meng Xiaodong's marriage to Zhou Hexuan as his concubine has not been completely exposed, otherwise Li Zhigang would have brought a gun to trouble Zhou Hexuan.
Today was Meng Xiaodong's comeback performance. Except for a few scenes in the middle where she took a break, Meng Xiaodong sang for a whole afternoon. The fans cheered until their voices became hoarse. When the performance ended, the whole stage was filled with silver coins and jewelry.
While waiting for rewards, dozens of bouquets of flowers were piled up in the background.
Although Vivien Leigh didn't understand, she was still frightened by the craziness of these theater fans. Although she was popular in London, when she was acting, she didn't see anyone throwing money wildly on the stage.
Suddenly, Vivien Leigh became very interested in Peking Opera. She ran to Meng Xiaodong and said, "Miss Meng, I want to learn opera from you!"
"Ah?" Meng Xiaodong was confused.
In the following period, Meng Xiaodong sang 32 consecutive performances in Pingjin and Tianjin, almost all the venues were sold out, and his fame became even higher than it was a few years ago. No one dared to question the title of "Winter Emperor" anymore, because his strength was there, even
Many people regard Meng Xiaodong as "the first person to be born".
There is a record in "History of Chinese Opera": "(Meng Xiaodong) worshiped (Yu) Shuyan, so he would go to Yu's house to work every day, regardless of the cold or summer... He was the only person of the Yu School who received the true inheritance of the mantle... If the Yu School's
These things are the stuff of real research institutes, and Meng Xiaodong is really the only qualified graduate student."
"The only person in the Yu sect who has received the true inheritance of the mantle" is not a low opinion.
In martial arts novels, Meng Xiaodong is probably equivalent to being a disciple of the Wudang sect. After several years of hard training, he became the chief disciple and future leader of the Wudang sect.
Since then, Meng Xiaodong's fame has been comparable to that of Mei Lanfang in North China, and has gradually spread to the south. So much so that a rich man in Shanghai sent a special telegram to Tianjin on his birthday, inviting Meng Xiaodong to a Shanghai singing hall with a large sum of money, with an appearance fee of 500.
Dayang, food, accommodation and travel expenses are included, as well as rewards.
At the same time that Meng Xiaodong became famous, Zhang Xueliang was reviled by the public again. Because the Great Wall defense line was lost one after another and the Japanese army continued to invade Rehe, Zhang Xueliang once again became a national sinner, and there were voices everywhere telling him to get out and go out.
When the whole province of Rehe fell, it was the day that Zhang Xueliang took the blame and resigned.
In fact, Zhang Xueliang really took the blame this time, and the responsibility for the fall of Rehe did not entirely fall on him.
Rehe Province belonged to Tang Yulin. Since the fall of the three eastern provinces, Tang Yulin no longer listened to Zhang Xueliang's command. When Zhang Xueliang and Song Ziwen went to Rehe to supervise the war, Tang Yulin heard the news and cursed: "Are the Xiao Liuzi colluding?"
Song Ziwen is here to take advantage of me!"
As a veteran Fengcian warlord, the Japanese army was approaching in a big way, but Tang Yulin's first thought was to preserve his strength, and he violated the combat orders of Zhang Xueliang and Zhang Zuoxiang in various ways, resulting in Jehol's defense system being full of loopholes.
When faced with Japanese aircraft and tanks, Cui Xingwu under Tang Yulin surrendered first, opening a large hole in the defense of the "Kailu" line. Then Wan Fulin's "Lingyuan" line of defense fled upon hearing the news, and the Chaoyang area followed.
fall.
The three fronts were defeated at the same time, leaving the Japanese army in a deserted state.
Zhang Xueliang wanted to roll up his sleeves and fight a bloody battle, but his warlords refused to listen to his orders. What could he do in vain?
Zhang Zuoxiang, the coach of the Battle of Rehe, also performed poorly. Seeing that several fronts were lost, he was not thinking about how to remedy the situation. He actually abandoned his troops and ran away in a car. When Tang Yulin saw that the coach had run away, he even started to fight.
Damn it, so he also retreated with his troops.
On the contrary, Sun Dianying, who had a background as a bandit, showed bravery and led his troops in a bloody battle with the Japanese army for seven days and seven nights. It was a pity that Captain Mojin later defected to Japan and became a traitor, otherwise he would be regarded as an anti-Japanese patriotic general.