Du Yuesheng's personality is extremely complex, although the righteousness is not lost, but the small section is seriously lost.

Money is a good thing, and Du Yuesheng can ignore the lives of ordinary people for money, such as engaging in the opium trade for a long time.

At the same time, Du Yuesheng squandered money again. As long as he treats you as a friend, then everything is easy to say, and it is recognized on the rivers and lakes that Du Yuesheng is worthy of his life.

The reason why Zhou Hexuan is very relieved to hand over the medicine to Du Yuesheng is very simple - Du Yuesheng likes fame, pays attention to righteousness, and is extremely eager to be recognized and respected.

For example, Du Yuesheng likes to do charity. He also initiated an advocacy, calling on the youth gang bosses to donate all the gifts they received on their birthdays to charitable organizations, and personally served as the vice president of the Shanghai Red Cross Society. The donations he has made over the years have always ranked among the top three in Shanghai's donation list. In the event of a disaster in the Jiangnan region, Du Yuesheng is always the first to stand up for disaster relief, often faster than the government.

That's what it's all about.

For another example, whenever there is a celebrity in trouble, whether it is a warlord, a politician or a university scholar, as long as he comes to find Du Yuesheng, he will definitely be treated as a guest of honor, and he will help him with all his might, and he will not blink an eye no matter how much money he gives.

That's the desire to be recognized.

Fame is what Du Yuesheng values most, and he promised Zhou Hexuan that he would do his best to do it, and his credibility is much higher than that of the bureaucrats of the national government.

And from a certain point of view, Du Yuesheng is still a patriot......

Historically, when the Battle of Songhu broke out, Du Yuesheng took the initiative to put forward a plan: to sink the ships of his steamship company in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River to block the passage of Japanese warships, and at the same time provide his own bulletproof cars for Chinese generals.

Du Yuesheng also organized the youth gang to fully cooperate with Dai Li's spy operations. It will also initiate the formation of the "Songhu Special Brigade", with a total of more than 8,000 militiamen, whose personnel are: shop clerks, land hooligans, Kuomintang soldiers, unemployed workers, public servants, and so on.

Although Du Yuesheng's Einsatzgruppen was a rabble and was defeated by the Japanese invaders, they at least participated in the war and did not bend their knees as traitors - the last Einsatzgruppen detachment only withdrew from Shanghai in February 1938, when the Battle of Songhu was over for three months.

Although the Shanghai Einsatzgruppen Corps was defeated, Du Yuesheng continued to organize underground anti-Japanese actions. It was not until the Japanese army entered the southern city of Shanghai that Du Yuesheng fled to Hong Kong and continued to carry out anti-Japanese activities in Hong Kong. The underground anti-Japanese struggle of the Shanghai Youth Gang lasted for three years, and Du Yuesheng has been commanding it remotely.

When the national crisis is at hand, the gang is also patriotic.

Not only the Qinggang and Hongmen, but also the Pao Brothers' Association in Sichuan, many patriotic groups have also emerged.

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On August 5, the inaugural issue of the poetry magazine "Spring Hope" was officially released.

Zhou Hexuan's "Qinyuan Spring" to commemorate the two generals Zhao and Tong quickly spread in the north and south of the river. The newspapers of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party also cooperated very much, vigorously publicizing the heroic deeds of Zhao Dengyu and Tong Linge, and enshrined them as heroic examples for the soldiers of the War of Resistance.

"Spring Hope" thus opened the scene and became a publication that patriotic young people rushed to circulate, and countless poems were sent from all over the country every day.

Guo Moruo also returned from Japan and served as the editor-in-chief of the Shanghai Literary and Art Salvation Association's organ publication "Salvation Daily". Regardless of the gentleman's personal virtues, his patriotism is unquestionable. He once joined the Communist Party at the most dangerous moment of the old Chiang Qing Party, and also returned to China at the most critical moment of the Chinese nation.

Xu Zhimo's home.

Pound was reading a newspaper, and as the situation in China changed, he temporarily put aside his study of the I Ching and focused on the patriotic spirit of the Chinese.

Last night, Pound also wrote a letter to his best friend Eliot, saying:

"When I was still in the United States, I was fascinated by Chinese culture and had all kinds of fantasies about China. In my fantasy, China is mysterious and traditional, where men have braided hair, women here have small feet, fine porcelain, and soft silk. Like India, China should be an uncivilized people, with ignorance at the bottom, stubborn conservative upper class, and elegant and xenophobic intellectuals......"

"And when I actually came to China, I found that it was very different from my fantasy. Two days ago, I had a conversation with Miss Hahn (Xiang Meimei) and I was amazed by how well she knew China. Although China's political situation is divided, there is a strong national cohesion, and even many illiterate poor people at the bottom are admirable patriots......"

"China and Japan have gone to war, this is a full-scale war, and I see that the Chinese are unusually united. Yesterday, Miss Hahn and her Chinese lover, Shao (Xun Mei), invited me to a theater to watch a show. According to Mr. Shao, the repertoire of the performances is "Yang Jiajiang", "Mu Guiying in Command", "Mother-in-law's Tattoo", "Su Wu Shepherd" and "Mrs. Hua Rui", all of which are famous patriotic dramas in China, among which the screenwriter of "Madame Hua Rui" is Mr. Zhou Hexuan and his friends. During the performance, the Chinese audience applauded wildly, and some people stood up and shouted, 'little Japan'. ”

"On the way to the theater, I also saw a fundraising activity initiated by the Shanghai Literary and Art Salvation Association, where people lined up in a long line to donate money for national salvation in a very orderly manner. This is very different from the usual chaotic Chinese, they are so united, so disciplined. ”

"The country is boiling, like a wounded roaring lion. There is a song that is very popular in China now, and I have heard it repeatedly on the radio during this time, and the lyrics are like this: Get up! People who don't want to be slaves! Build our flesh and blood into our new Great Wall! The Chinese nation has reached the most dangerous time, and everyone is forced to let out the last roar. Get up! Get up! Get up! We are all united in our efforts, braving the enemy's artillery fire, and advancing ......"

"I have to stay, stay in China. It is certainly an extremely interesting subject to study not only the culture of the country, but also the soul of the country. Let's talk next time, my friend. ”

While Pound was reading a Chinese newspaper, Zhou Hexuan was chatting with Xu Zhimo.

"If Shanghai is about to fall, move the Spring Hope magazine to Wuhan." Zhou Hexuan said.

"How long do you think it will be before Shanghai falls?" Xu Zhimo asked.

Zhou Hexuan said: "Three or five months." ”

Xu Zhimo was a little surprised: "Can you hold on for so long?" ”

Yes, Xu Zhimo was surprised not that Shanghai fell too quickly, but that Shanghai fell too slowly.

Because there was a strong city in Beiping, it only defended for more than half a month, and for a long time the Japanese were waiting for reinforcements. And Shanghai does not even have a city wall, the Japanese navy can still be opened, once Shanghai starts a war, it will inevitably fall faster than Beiping.

As for whether Japan will attack Shanghai, no one doubts this, because Shanghai is too important for China.

Not only Chang Kaishen wanted to go to war in Shanghai, but the Japanese Navy also wanted to go to war in Shanghai. If it really fights from the north to the south honestly, how long will the Japanese Navy have to wait before it can have its own use?

Xu Zhimo's words represent the voices of many Chinese.

Peiping fell so quickly that people lost confidence in the future war of resistance, and Japan clamored for the destruction of China in three months, and the Chinese people at this time also believed in these wild words.

Historically, although the Battle of Songhu was a failure, it had a more important spiritual significance, which dealt a blow to the arrogance of Japan in destroying China in three months, and also strengthened the confidence of countless Chinese people in winning the war of resistance.

For example, Hu Shi and commentators completely transformed into the main war faction against Japan after the Battle of Songhu.

The idea is probably this: it turns out that China can also fight!

Zhou Hexuan didn't bother to say too much, only reminded: "At the end of October, you took the editorial department of "Spring Wang" to Wuhan. Also, you remind Uncle Xu to let him move the factory inside as soon as possible, and he won't be able to find the ship later. ”

"I can't necessarily convince him." Xu Zhimo said.

The large-scale relocation of factories in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was after the outbreak of the August 13 Incident, and it was only less than two weeks away. If you don't leave in advance, it's really hard to find a boat, and many people can only drive ox carts to move.

Before the outbreak of the 77 Incident, Zhou Hexuan reminded the Hope Primary School in North China to let the teachers and students move south as soon as possible. But most of the teachers and students refused to leave, and only a few fled in a hurry after the fall of Pingjin with the funds provided by Zhou Hexuan.

Zhou Hexuan is also leaving now, and he is taking Ruan Lingyu and Zhou Xuan with him, he still has a lot of things to do in Chongqing.