Liu Xiang finally fell ill and died, and he didn't survive the Lunar New Year.

The dignitaries of the Central Army, headed by Chang Kaishen, were all rejoicing while mourning deeply.

The three most troublesome warlords in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War were Liu Xiang, Han Fuyu and Song Zheyuan. Now that Liu Xiang is sick and dead, Han Fuyu is arrested, Song Zheyuan has lost his division and lost his land, Chang Kaishen finally has no worries, and only the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army led by the Communist Party are in serious trouble.

Originally, Lao Jiang had not made up his mind to shoot Han Fuyu, worried that Liu Xiangsheng would hurt his heart. It is true that before Lao Jiang ensnared Han Fuqu, Liu Xiang quietly sent a telegram to Han Fuqu, telling Han Fuqu not to go to the meeting. It's a pity that Han Fuyu's heart is too big, and Lao Jiang's acting skills are superb, so he easily let Han fall into the net.

On the fourth day of Liu Xiang's death, Han Fuqu also died. Liu Xiang's death strengthened Lao Jiang's determination to kill Han Fuqu, and at the same time, he was also asserting authority to the rest of the warlords.

Lao Jiang's knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger did have an effect, and scared the warlords of all sizes a lot, such as the "King of Yunnan" Long Yun was extremely cooperative. In the following Battle of Taierzhuang, the Dian army fought as bravely as the Sichuan army, and more than 40,000 officers and soldiers died and only 20,000 remained.

Another consequence, of course, was the centrifugation of the warlords, who became more wary of the central government represented by Lao Chiang. While actively obeying the orders of the Anti-Japanese War, Long Yun secretly stepped up his ties with the Communist Party, and also had a close personal relationship with Mr. Zhu, had correspondence with each other, and secretly joined the "Democratic League" during the Anti-Japanese War.

Zhou Hexuan, who served as a special envoy to the United States this time, originally said that he would leave after the Spring Festival, but now he must wait until Liu Xiang's coffin returns to Sichuan.

Liu Xiang's death also caused a great turmoil in the military and government in Sichuan.

If Lao Jiang is the leader of the martial arts alliance in China, then Liu Xiang is the leader of the martial arts alliance in Sichuan. When Liu Xiang was still seriously ill, Wang Zhanxu jumped up and down in Chengdu, and when Liu Xiang died, Wang Zhanxu couldn't wait to become the second king of Sichuan.

may have cut off two dissidents in a row, and Lao Jiang was a little complacent, and actually let Zhang Qun succeed him as chairman of Sichuan Province. The Sichuan warlords, who were originally scattered and fighting separately, instantly joined together, and all kinds of things blocked Zhang Qun to find trouble, and even Tang Shizun and Pan Wenhua, who were competing for military power with each other, showed signs of unity.

Now Lao Jiang is in a mess, because the military and politics in Sichuan have become a mess, and it is not as convenient as when Liu Xiang is not dead. He could only seal the official and make a wish to appease the Sichuan warlords, and at the same time convened the staff of the attendant room to discuss repeatedly, and finally came up with a countermeasure: use Sichuan to control Sichuan.

This method of using Sichuan to control Sichuan is to withdraw the central forces from Sichuan and appoint ambitious and prestigeless Sichuan people to take over the military and political affairs. At that time, the warlords of the Sichuan army will have to engage in internal strife, and the central government can take advantage of the situation to mediate and use the contradictions of all parties to control the power of Sichuan.

As a result, Wang Zhanxu was appointed as the acting chairman of Sichuan and was roasted on the fire by Lao Jiang. However, Wang Zhanxu still feels good about himself, thinking that he has become the king of Sichuan, and he frantically wants to collect the military and political power in various parts of Sichuan, and becomes the object of collective hatred of the Sichuan warlords.

Li Gengu, the commander of the Chongqing garrison and commander of the Chongqing air defense, can no longer afford to engage in air defense work. He, like Pan Wenhua, belongs to Liu Xiang's lineage. Pan Wenhua was fighting Tang Shizun for power on the front lines, while Li Gengu had to fight for power in Chongqing, because Wang Zhanxu's gang wanted to get their hands on Chongqing, and the central government was gradually taking control of Chongqing.

The front is a mess, and the rear is no less messy.

This is China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and if we can really make concerted efforts from top to bottom and the whole country exert our efforts, it is difficult to say whether the Japanese can fight the two lakes or not.

Especially when it came to the stage of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Kuomintang and Communist guerrillas, who had originally worked together to resist the Japanese invaders, suddenly fought against each other. Can you believe it? There was actually a Kuomintang guerrilla unit that was ordered by the Central Committee to defect to the enemy as traitors and use Chinese military salaries to help the Japanese fight the Eighth Route Army.

At least half of the small warlords who defected to the enemy and became traitors during the stalemate stage acted on the orders of Lao Jiang. Although these armies were called puppet armies, they were independent and did not obey Japanese commands, and only fought together when attacking communist guerrillas.

Some petty warlords are unwilling to defect to the enemy and bear the reputation of traitors, and the government will send people to persuade them to bear the burden of humiliation and burden, and when they win the War of Resistance against Japan, they will inevitably restore their reputations - this situation is especially common in North China, and Shandong is a typical example.

On the tenth day after Liu Xiang's death, the Lunar New Year came.

Ruan Lingyu's mother and daughter, who were arranged to live in another courtyard, and her godsister Zhou Xuan, were also allowed by Zhang Leyi to come to the Zhou Mansion for the New Year.

Southerners basically don't make dumplings during the Chinese New Year, but Wanrong, Cui Huifu and Yu Peichen are quite positive. The cooks in the house were all blown away, several women were busy, and others were happily pasting Spring Festival couplets.

"A big river has wide waves, and the wind blows the fragrance of rice and flowers on both sides. My family lives on the shore, and I am used to hearing the captain's horn and seeing the white sails on the ship. This is the beautiful motherland, where I grew up......"

There was a moving singing voice on the radio, this is the version that Zhou Xuan recorded in Shanghai. In the past few days of the Chinese New Year, "My Motherland" has been played on the radio in a loop in the morning, noon and evening, which is not only to celebrate the New Year, but also to arouse the patriotic enthusiasm of the people.

Since China Radio moved from Tianjin to Chongqing, it has been losing money for a year, and Zhou Hexuan has to subsidize at least 3,000 yuan of legal currency every month. The purpose of running the radio station is to publicize the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the focus of propaganda at present is air defense.

The more prosperous streets of Chongqing have open-air cable broadcasting, which Zhou Hexuan set up with money. These days, the radio constantly repeats the knowledge of air defense, at least the citizens who go out often already know that the plane is coming and looking for a place to hide.

With the fall of Shanghai, the three major record companies, including Greater China, all fell into the hands of the Japanese, and the whole of China could not find a professional machine to record patriotic songs.

At this moment, Zhou Hexuan's professional recording machine and record production line purchased at a cost of 800,000 pounds have been shipped to Guangzhou along with other factory equipment. As a matter of fact, these machines arrived in Guangzhou half a month ago, because the Japanese army bombed Guangzhou in turn, and some railways were still being repaired, so they could not go north with the trains.

As soon as the record recording equipment arrives, Zhou Hexuan will set up a record company to record patriotic songs. At the same time, Zhou Hexuan is also contacting the film company that has moved inward, planning to invest in shooting some patriotic films.

The war of public opinion is very effective, and if China is backward in weaponry, it can only strengthen its own spirit.

"Brother, Chongqing Xingying invited me to the front line to give a condolence performance." Zhou Xuan suddenly walked over and said.

Zhou Hexuan was not surprised by this, Zhou Xuan had become a patriotic young woman under his influence. These days, not only Meng Xiaodong performed everywhere to raise funds for the Anti-Japanese War, but Zhou Xuan also sang patriotic songs on stage many times in Chongqing.

"On the Songhua River", "My Motherland", "March of the Great Sword", "March of the Volunteers", ...... These are Zhou Xuan's main tracks, and with some of the glamorous sounds she sang with her golden voice, they quickly captured the ears of the people of Chongqing.

The Chongqing camp was nominally responsible for presiding over the affairs of the Anti-Japanese War in eastern Sichuan, and it was normal to invite Zhou Xuan to the front line to give a condolence performance.

Zhou Hexuan asked: "Where to perform?" ”

"Wuhan." Zhou Xuan said.

"Pay attention to air defense refuge." Zhou Hexuan admonished, and he agreed.

Wuhan is now the transportation hub for transporting troops throughout the country, and many troops have to be renovated when they arrive in Wuhan, waiting to be sent to the front line in military trains. And the significance of Zhou Xuan's condolence performance is also here, singing to the officers and soldiers who are about to go to the battlefield, which is not only to encourage the soldiers, but also a rare pastime and entertainment for the soldiers.

Zhou Hexuan said: "Let Xiaodong accompany you, if there is any trouble that is not long-sighted, then report my name." My name doesn't work, just report the names of Chang Kaishen and Song Meiling directly! ”

The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds, and it is difficult to say that there will be some cowardly bastard bureaucrats.