After the outbreak of the "77 Incident" and the occupation of Beiping and Tianjin by the Japanese invaders, the hearts of the people of the whole country were boiling, and the anti-Japanese anger was unstoppable. In order to liaise with powerful factions in various localities to resist Japan, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, in the name of the Central Military Commission, sent Zhang Jingwu, Zhang Zhen and other comrades to Shandong. Tong Guò Yu Xinqing, Liu Xuzhong, Wang Zhiyuan and other friends who are related to Han Fuyu introduced them to Han Fuyu, chairman of the Shandong Provincial Government, and expressed to Han Fuyu the policy of the Party Central Committee to contact the powerful factions in various localities to unanimously resist Japan.

Han Fuyu had a deep contradiction with Chiang Kai-shek, and did not want Shandong to be occupied by Japan, and was at a loss. I don't know if there is any practical solution? ”

Zhang Jingwu took out the "Ten Programs for Resisting Japan and Saving the Country" of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and said: "To sum up, it means to establish mobilization institutions for the War of Resistance against Japan, transform the troops, mobilize the people, carry out guerrilla warfare, and prepare for a protracted war until the final defeat of Japanese imperialism." ”

Han Fuyu thought for a while and said, "It's good, it's good, but who will do this?" If you move your mouth, just ask me to do it, you really have more than enough heart and not enough power! ”

Zhang Zhen said: "If Chairman Han is indeed in difficulty, then this matter will be handled by ***." ”

Han Fuyu smiled and said, "Okay, good, good, I should fully cooperate." ”

At that time, Chiang Kai-shek was about to send elements of the "Fuxing Society" to Han Fuyu's troops to set up a political training office, so as to control Han Fuyu's troops. How could Han Fuyu agree, just say that the Political Training Office still selects personnel by itself, and let Yu Xinqing, who has something to do with ***, be the director of the Political Training Division.

Yu Xinqing is Feng Yuxiang's senior staff member, who was the principal of Beiping Yude School, and his thinking is relatively progressive. Then Han Fuyu's confidant, Wang Xiangrong's younger brother Wang Xiangrong, director of the Department of Finance, was the deputy director, so that Han Fuyu thought that the Political Training Office was firmly in his hands.

After the loss of Ping and Tianjin, a large number of patriotic young people who did not want to be slaves of the country crossed the river and came to Shandong, and Yu Xinqing and Liu Xuzhong sent people to take them to Jinan. At that time, although Shandong's anti-Japanese form had greatly developed, there was an extreme shortage of cadres. In order to train anti-Japanese cadres, the Political Training Office of the Third Group Army held a "Third Group Military and Political Staff Training Class" in late July 1937 at the former site of the township and agricultural construction personnel run by Wang Zhiyuan in Xinzhuang, Jinan. ”

This training class was opened in the name of Han Fuyu's Third Army, but the leadership was completely in the hands of ***. At that time, Yu Xinqing was the head teacher, and the teachers were Huang Songling, Zhang Youyu, and Xu Deyu, who were university professors from Pingjin who had come to Jinan in exile, and Qi Yanming, Chen Beiou, who were leftists in charge of the work of the Academic Affairs Office.

In order to promote Shandong's anti-Japanese work, Lu Ping, Liu Xing, Lu Shilong, Gao Yuangui, Wu Heng, and other responsible persons of the Pingjin Party Organization and the Chinese National Liberation Vanguard and the Pingjin Alumni in Exile Association led by the CPC have successively mobilized more than 500 Pingjin student middle school members, democratic pioneers, and progressive students to be admitted to this training class. The local party in Shandong also mobilized 500 members and patriotic youths to be admitted, and the remaining 300 people from the Shandong Township Agricultural School sponsored by Wang Zhiyuan were also incorporated into this training class.

At that time, the courses taught were "International Shape", "The China Question", "Mobilizing the Masses", "Guerrilla Tactics", etc.

At the beginning of August, when Feng Yuxiang was the commander of the Sixth Theater of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government on the Jinpu Line, several high-ranking generals of the Northwest Army who had just participated in the Lugouqiao Incident were staying at the Jinpu Hotel in Jinan because of an incident, including General Qin Dechun and General Zhang Zizhong.

One day, Zhang Weihan and Wang Huayun went to see them, and between their words, their analysis of the war was basically the same. At that time, Zhang Weihan, Zhao Yiping, Niu Lianwen, Wang Huayun and other comrades studied and asked him to come to Jinan to jointly study the future policy in order to promote Fan Zhuxian's anti-Japanese war in Liaocheng, Luxi.

Zhang Weihan dialed Fan Zhuxian's phone and said to him: "I am Zhang Weihan, an ordinary Chinese, some old friends of the Northwest Army live in the Jinpu Hotel in Jinan, and I want to invite you to meet him. ”

Fan Zhuxian said: "I'm very busy, what is the matter with you looking for me?" ”

Zhang Weihan said: "We are looking for you to study the major event of the anti-Japanese resistance in northwest Shandong. ”

"Alright, I'll go." Fan Zhu agreed first.

Fan Zhuxian joined the army in his early years to the Beiyang Army, and after the Xinhai Revolution, he served as the commander of the Eighth Brigade of the Army. In 1931, he returned to Shandong and served as a major general of Han Fuyu's Third Route Army.

In November 1933, he was appointed as the magistrate of Linyi County. After taking office, he set an example, be honest and honest, and do everything he wants his subordinates to do. Usually dress frugally, cloth shoes and socks, coarse tea and light rice, no smoking, no wine, no tea. Every time I went to the district and township for inspection, I never accepted hospitality, but went to the primary school to eat and live with the teachers. There are no cigarettes, no wine, and no banquets. Those whose relatives and friends came to Linyi to seek work all knew the reason and politely declined. During his tenure, he vigorously banned smoking and gambling, and eradicated bad customs. He first had the dangers of drug addiction compiled, compiled, and widely publicized, and then issued orders to punish opium and drug addicts severely. He also personally led people to various districts and townships to inspect and found opium seedlings, and all of them were eradicated. For gamblers, they also ordered all districts and townships to send personnel to investigate and severely punish them, and on many occasions they personally led their attachés around to inspect and arrest gambling, so that the practice of drug abuse and gambling gradually disappeared. He also vigorously rectified the administration of officials, severely punished the evil gentry, and adopted measures such as re-reporting land, adjusting the tax burden, and collecting taxes in separate cabinets, and organized the expansion of streets and bridges, the establishment of parks, the construction of hospitals, and the relief of disaster victims and the disabled.

In July 1936, he was transferred out of Linyi, and the people of Linyi City sent each other off. There are many tables along the street, red paper is spread on the table, a mirror is placed, and a basin of clear water is placed, which is a metaphor for Fan Zhuxian's official as a mirror and as clean as water. Every few steps Fan Zhuxian took thanked the crowd. Many burst into tears or sobbed. It wasn't until noon that Fan Zhuxian and his entourage walked out of the long street.

After Fan Zhu received the call, he asked to prepare a car to go to Jinan. Secretary Han Xing said: "Commissioner Fan, if you go to Jinan, I will follow you!" Just as I was going home to see. ”

Commissioner Fan was stunned in his heart, I had something to do in Jinan, how did he know, I didn't want to take him there, but I thought that since he already knew, I had to say: "You can go if you want, but this trip to Jinan is purely a private action, don't sue anyone for the time being." ”

Han Xing nodded and said, "That's right, that's right." ”

On the same day, Fan Zhuxian and Han Xing came to Jinan Jinpu Hotel in a car, and Fan Zhuxian said to Han Xing: "You just wait outside, don't go in." Han Xing nodded and said, "Okay, I understand." ”

After Fan Zhuxin went to the special room of the hotel, he met with Zhang Weihan, Wang Huayun, and the two senior generals of the Northwest Army, and then directly talked to the heart and got to the point.

Qin Dechun said to Fan Zhuxian: "General Fan, Pingjin has fallen, there is no barrier in Shandong, and the next target of the Japanese army is Shandong and Shanxi." ”

Fan Zhuxian nodded and said, "The situation is strict!" ”

Zhang Weihan said: "If the Japanese army comes in, is General Fan ready to fight? Or are you ready to withdraw? ”

Fan Zhuxian didn't speak for a long time, and was silent for a while before asking Zhang Weihan: "If I just fight, can I beat the Japanese?" ”

Zhang Weihan said: "Yes, definitely can, as long as General Fan is determined, he will definitely be able to defeat the Japanese." ”

Fan Zhuxian listened to Zhang Weihan's affirmative words, smiled, and said, "Just me? The army does not have a regiment, but a number of security forces. With dozens of county towns and 10 million ordinary people in their hands, what kind of capital do they have to start a war with the Japanese? ”

Zhang Weihan said firmly: "If we want to resist Japan, save the country, and defeat Japan, we must mobilize the masses and adopt the guerrilla tactics of the Red Army in order to repel the enemy and save the motherland from peril." ”

Fan Zhuxian asked Qin Dechun again: "How did you talk with Han Fuyu, and what are Chairman Han's plans?" ”

Qin Dechun said: "I don't think Han Fuyu can count on it, I think Han Fuyu can't get rid of it sooner or later and will give up Shandong." Now the general pattern is that Chiang Kai-shek is capitulationist, and it is simply impossible to rely on the Kuomintang to resist Japan. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese regular troops withdrew south one after another, unable to resist the Japanese attack, and North China immediately fell into the hands of the enemy. It is better to rely on ourselves than to rely on anyone, and to save the shape of North China, we can only rely on ourselves. ”

Zhang Zizhong sighed and said: "I can see through, Mr. Jiang doesn't want to fight with the Japanese at all, it is not so much that the Japanese conquered Pingjin, but that Mr. Jiang gave up Pingjin to the Japanese." Whether it is Mr. Jiang's Central Army or Han Fuyu's Shandong Army, I don't think you can count on it. ”

Zhang Weihan lit another fire and said: "We are all from northwestern Lu, and I hope that General Fan will not leave northwestern Lu and retreat south with the Kuomintang troops, so that the people of northwestern Lu will be abandoned." I hope that General Fan will stay in his hometown and fight the Japanese to the end. To defend his hometown, he can only rely on *** at present, and ***'s troops have entered Shanxi, and will soon enter Shandong. ”

Fan Zhuxian's brows relaxed, his eyes lit up, and he said: "I just want to contact *** and fight together, but where is ***, and there is no post on their heads, how do I know who they are?" ”

Zhang Weihan glanced at Wang Huayun, and Wang Huayun nodded. Zhang Weihan said: "Okay, then we will be responsible for contacting and hiring *** to come to Northwest Lu to cooperate in the War of Resistance, and first ask Commissioner Fan to stay in Jinan for a while." ”

Fan Zhuxian stood up happily all of a sudden, held Zhang Weihan and Wang Huayun's hands tightly, and said, "Okay, the people of northwest Lu will greet each other, and I hope you can contact them as much as possible." ”

Fan Zhu came out of the hotel first, very happy in his heart, and felt that Lu Xibei finally had a little hope, so a smile hung on his face. Sitting in the car, Han Xing said to Fan Zhuxian: "The hotel has been arranged, it is the Dahua Hotel next to Puli Gate, I don't know if Commissioner Fan will go back tomorrow, or play in Jinan for two days?" ”

Fan Zhuxian said: "I won't go back tomorrow, the matter is not finished yet." ”

Han Xing said: "That's okay, my father is preparing two bottles of Kweichow Moutai for 20 years, let me give you a letter, if you have time, be sure to take the time to enjoy the light and sit in the cold house, so as to fulfill the friendship of the landlord." ”

If it was ordinary, Fan Zhuxian would definitely agree happily, because first, it involved Han Fuyu's brother, in this society where people have attained the Tao and the ascension of chickens and dogs to heaven is intertwined, private diplomacy is necessary. The second is to use the channel of Han Fuyu's brothers to probe the rumors of Han Fuyu.

But now, Fan Zhuxian has no such interest, Japan is looking at Shandong, and there is always a trend of attacking Jinan, and the second is that Liaocheng is in danger, if Japan attacks, it may come over in one night. "Please say hello on my behalf, I'm really out of time, and when I'm free, I'll definitely come to visit." Fan Zhuxian shirked like this.

After this polishing and foreshadowing, Han Xingcai said: "Although after the Xi'an Incident, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party joined forces to resist Japan, it was actually a superficial article. Now Jinan's *** is still suppressed by the Kuomintang. Recently, the Blue Coat Society has taken action again and killed a lot of ***. ”

Han Xing did not directly threaten Fan Zhuxian's pro-*** behavior, but this was also said to him, so that he should not be too left-left at all times. Who is Fan Zhuxian, of course, he immediately heard what Han Xing meant. Fan Zhuxian smiled and said, "Treat ***, I know what to do?" Xiao Han, I haven't treated you as an outsider, you say, are you from the Blue Coat Society. ”