Zhou Hexuan took a passenger ferry south, originally planning to land in Shanghai, and then go overland to Nanjing to find Zhang Leyi. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info Among the friends he knows, only the Zhang family is doing business in the south and is the most ideal partner.

But after arriving in Shanghai, Zhou Hexuan found out that he could not go to Nanjing for the time being.

Because there is a war in Shanghai and Nanjing!

In mid-February, Sun Chuanfang fought with the Northern Expeditionary Army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The Northern Expeditionary Army attacked in three ways, and in a few days they defeated the main force of the defenders, and Bai Chongxi and He Yingqin successfully joined Hangzhou. Immediately, the two divided their troops again, attacking Shanghai on one side and Anhui on the other.

Under the pressure of the army, the defenders of Anhui surrendered one after another, and even the governor of Anhui Province and the envoy of Wuhu Town declared their attachment, and each took his troops to join the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Zhang Zuolin hurriedly telegraphed Zhang Zongchang and Chu Yupu to move to Nanjing to support, and Zhang Xueliang's descendants also went to Xuzhou to respond (the main force of the Feng army was fighting Wu Peifu in Henan at this time).

But I still can't stop it.

When Zhou Hexuan arrived in Shanghai by boat, Bai Chongxi had just captured Songjiang and Suzhou, and Chen soldiers surrounded Shanghai in the suburbs. And He Yingqin marched all the way and successfully occupied Zhenjiang, while Cheng Qian killed Dangtu, and the two attacked Nanjing in a corner.

Sun Chuanfang, Zhang Zongchang and Chu Yupu saw that Nanjing was in danger, so they had to withdraw the main force to Jiangbei to set up defenses, in a vain attempt to rely on the Yangtze River natural danger to stabilize the war.

At this point, in the entire Jiangnan region, only Shanghai and Nanjing were still in the hands of the warlords, and they were surrounded by the Northern Expeditionary Corps, and the city was broken only in an instant.

The concession wharf is still prosperous, but Zhou Hexuan can still feel a little strange, and he even faintly hears the cannon sound on the Songjiang side.

"Rickshaw!" Zhou Hexuan beckoned.

The coachman ran over and asked, "Where is the gentleman?" ”

"French Concession, Fuxi Road, Siming New Village." Zhou Hexuan said.

This is Xu Zhimo's address, and he moved to Shanghai with Lu Xiaoman shortly after he got married last year.

"Sir, sit tight." The coachman ran hard.

"Boom!"

There was another cannon shot, and the ground trembled slightly.

Zhou Hexuan asked: "There is a war in the suburbs, aren't you afraid?" ”

The coachman smiled: "What are you afraid of? It's good that the Northern Expeditionary Army came in, I heard that it was the people's troops. ”

Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but wonder, at this time, the Northern Expeditionary Army was still helping our party to help with propaganda, and this propaganda work was really powerful.

Soon came to Xu Zhimo's house in Siming New Village, which was a three-story small western-style building, which was rented by Xu Zhimo. There are even wheel prints at the gate, it seems that Xu Zhimo went out in a car, and he will really enjoy it.

Zhou Hexuan rang the doorbell, and soon a servant came to open the door and asked, "May I ask who you are?" ”

"My name is Zhou Hexuan, and I'm friends of Shima and Xiaoman." Zhou Hexuan said.

"Mr. Zhou, wait a minute." The servant immediately went back to report it.

Two or three minutes later, Lu Xiaoman personally went downstairs to greet him, and smiled enthusiastically: "Mingcheng, I didn't expect you to come, it's really a rare guest." ”

"Hello Miss Lu," Zhou Hexuan followed her into the door and asked, "What about Brother Shima?" ”

"He's at school and he's coming back a little later." Lu Xiaoman said.

Xu Zhimo is now a professor at Guanghua University and Daxia University, and is usually invited to participate in various lectures and write poems and books, so he definitely belongs to the high-income group. But even so, the life of the husband and wife is tight, because there are more than a dozen servants, drivers, and cooks in the house.

Zhou Hexuan came to the living room and sat down, and Lu Xiaoman personally grinded coffee for him, served it in exquisite Western porcelain, and even the coffee spoon was made of silver.

"You're going to enjoy life." Zhou Hexuan smiled, with some ridicule in his tone.

Lu Xiaoman did not avoid the suspicion of men and women, and sat down next to Zhou Hexuan and said: "Shanghai is indeed more suitable for living than Beiping, and there are more interesting places here." By the way, there's a dance party tonight, Mingcheng, you can go with you. ”

"Yes." Zhou Hexuan replied casually.

There's still a war going on in the suburbs, and the dance party in the city is still going on, which is a bit funny.

Lu Xiaoman asked again: "Does Mingcheng have any new poems recently?" ”

"I'm mostly writing novels." Zhou Hexuan said.

Lu Xiaoman leaned on the armrest of the sofa, looking lazy and casual, and half of his white and tender calves were exposed. She stared at Zhou Hexuan with winkling eyes and smiled slightly: "That's a pity, I've always liked to read Ming Cheng's poems, especially the poem "Seeing and Not Seeing". ”

Zhou Hexuan's brows jumped, thinking that this girl wouldn't be teasing me, right?

Zhou Hexuan carefully looked at Lu Xiaoman's expression and eyes, and found that it was purely his own heart.

A woman like Lu Xiaoman can tease the opposite sex with a gesture. This move was not deliberate, but it was naturally revealed, and it was already integrated into her blood and marrow.

When they met last year, Lu Xiaoman was much more serious, but now he is developing towards water-based poplars.

How so?

Since Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman moved to Shanghai, Lu Xiaoman has been active almost every night, listening to operas, dancing parties, and playing cards...... I slept in the middle of the night every night and didn't wake up until noon the next day.

When she was young, Lu Xiaoman was a talented woman, she could write and translate, and her painting skills were also good. But the corrupt and depraved life in Shanghai has gradually made her lose her spirituality, until she became addicted to opium, and it was completely hopeless.

Zhou Hexuan was vigilant and deliberately kept his distance, so as not to provoke right and wrong in vain.

Friend's wife, don't deceive.

Xu Zhimo came home in the evening, and as soon as he entered the door, he waved a newspaper and said: "Good news, Shanghai will be too peaceful!" ”

"Why did you come back? Mingcheng has been waiting for you for half an afternoon. Lu Xiaoman complained.

Zhou Hexuan stood up with a smile: "Shima, long time no see." ”

"Mingcheng, why are you here?" Xu Zhimo was overjoyed, he was a hospitable person.

Zhou Hexuan explained: "I originally wanted to go to Nanjing to do some business, but I couldn't leave in Shanghai. ”

Xu Zhimo handed the newspaper to Zhou Hexuan and said with a smile: "Soon you will be able to leave, the battle here in Shanghai will not last a few days." ”

Zhou Hexuan took the newspaper and looked at it, but it was the number of "Declaration" that had just come out-

Li Baozhang, commander of the 9th Division of the Shanghai Defenders, and the Yangtze River Fleet of the Beiyang Navy surrendered to the Northern Expeditionary Army one after another. Now there are only a small number of troops left in Shanghai, Sun Chuanfang and Zhang Zongchang, who are still resisting.

At the same time, the Shanghai working class under the leadership of our party also set off a large-scale uprising, and joined forces with the Northern Expeditionary Army outside the city.

Zhou Hexuan put down the newspaper and said with a smile: "It seems that the winner will be determined by tomorrow at the latest." ”

"You men, you know about fighting all day long," Lu Xiaoman took a suit and threw it to Xu Zhimo and said, "I asked the maid to help you iron it, hurry up and change it." If you don't go out, you'll be late for the prom. ”

"Mingcheng, I'll miss the company first." Xu Zhimo said with a smile, and ran upstairs to change clothes.

Seeing Xu Zhimo's happy appearance, Zhou Hexuan wanted to tell him: Keep an eye on your wife, don't let her come into contact with a handsome guy named Weng Ruiwu.

Green, green, the spring breeze and the south bank of the green river.