In mid-April, three days after Taierzhuang's victory, the Chongqing Ministry of National Defense was still silent in the midst of festivities. Although the Battle of Taierzhuang was a disastrous victory, it achieved the goal of blocking the Japanese army's northward advance. In the past month or so, Jiangxi has been in the limelight and has become the focus of national attention. In particular, the Eighth Route Army of the Jiangxi Communist Party not only withstood the frantic attack of the Japanese army's 400,000 troops, but also fought a brilliant defensive operation, which won great attention from foreign media and further strengthened the confidence of the whole country in the War of Resistance.

At the end of March, Zhang Zhizhong led a delegation of the Ministry of National Defense back to Chongqing. Due to the bombing of Wuhan by the Japanese army, the Nationalist Government moved to Chongqing and declared Chongqing to become the capital of China, which means the determination of the Nationalist Government to resist the war to the end. Zhang Zhizhongxiang gave a detailed report on the defensive operations of the Eighth Route Army. In particular, the Eighth Route Army invested artillery units in defensive operations. Although the artillery units were not numerous, they played a huge role. When Lao Jiang heard this, the Eighth Route Army was shocked when he used the simple tunnel fortifications to withstand the Japanese bombardment.

Lao Jiang was taken aback, and immediately instructed the Ministry of National Defense to build tunnel fortifications on the outer defense line of Wuhan. The surrounding areas of Wuhan belong to plains and hills, and there is no danger to defend. The construction of tunnel fortifications requires a large depth of defense line. And the large-depth defensive front takes time, and it is simply not possible to do it under the current conditions. Before the war, Wuhan, as an important inland hinterland town, did not have any fortifications at all. For now, it can only be a temporary cram. With the existing conditions to build two outer defense lines, plus the core defense line of Wuhan City, it is already good to be able to form three defense lines.

Zhang Zhizhong suggested that whether Wuhan could be held could be entrenched, it must be strongly supported by the Eighth Route Army. Zhang Zhizhong meant that Lao Jiang must put down his body and go to Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province in person, to strive for military aid from the Eighth Route Army. Because Jiangxi withstood the onslaught of the Japanese army, and the victory of Taierzhuang slowed down the speed of the Japanese army's attack. The veteran believes that there is no problem in arranging heavy troops to hold in Wuhan. In addition, the world media also generally believed that the Eighth Route Army in Jiangxi was dragging down the heavy Japanese troops on the Eastern Front, and the Japanese army's plan to try to encircle Wuhan would be difficult to realize in the short term. Lao Jiang, who has always admired Europe and the United States, is naturally confused, and in such a situation, it is impossible for Lao Jiang to compromise and go to Jiangxi to make a fortune.

But Lao Jiang will not block the way, and the original plan for his wife to go to Jiangxi to express condolences remains unchanged. The war situation in Jiangxi is becoming clearer and clearer, after all, it is under the unified leadership of the Nationalist Government. And the good news of Taierzhuang's victory made Lao Jiang earn enough face, so the veteran decided to let his wife go to condole. In the past few months, Lao Jiang has rarely been in such a good mood, and when he walked into the living room with light steps, he found Meiling and his eldest sister Qingling sitting in the living room. Lao Jiang was a little surprised, this eldest sister is a rare guest, and it is rare to come to the door in ordinary times.

"Madam, it's always been good, I should visit!" Lao Jiang said politely. "You have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders, and I don't dare to take care of it." Song Qingling was lukewarm, and Lao Jiang didn't seem to care: "Blame me for not caring enough about my wife." "Not long ago, my little sister told me to go to Jiangxi with me to condole, when do you plan to let her go!" Song Qingling didn't buy it and got straight to the point. "At present, the battle in Jiangxi is stabilizing, and Madame can leave at any time!" "Little sister, in that case, how about we leave tomorrow!" Meiling looked at her husband, and Lao Jiang nodded with a smile.

"Eldest sister, listen to you, we will leave for Jiangxi tomorrow.!" "The president has a lot of opportunities, I won't bother, farewell!" After sending Song Qingling away, Meiling apologized and said, "Eldest sister has such a temper, don't mind." "Madame, it's not a day or two that she has prejudices against me, but when have I ever minded. Rest assured! I'm a man with measurements. I believe that one day Sister Ling will change her mind. "I'll leave tomorrow, do you want to notify Jiangxi?" "I have already informed the Jiangxi side half a month ago, and I can tell them the itinerary tomorrow!"

The next morning, a transport plane took off from the Chongqing military airfield, and Meiling and Qingling's entourage was accompanied only by a liaison officer. After more than three hours of flight, the transport plane arrived over Yunshui County at 10 a.m. When the plane was hovering in the air, Qingling saw the mess formed after the county town was bombed and said: "Look at what the county town below has been bombed into, it's hell on earth." However, as far as I know, the Communist Party is very well prepared, and I have heard that the casualties among the people are not large. "Eldest sister, General Ouyang is very talented, and they have already made careful preparations. Otherwise, we would not dare to come. ”

"The artillery built by Ouyang Jian shook China and shot down dozens of Japanese planes, which is really gratifying. Hearing that Japanese planes did not dare to come, I am now desperate to meet this legendary general. The sisters were chatting when the captain told the plane to prepare for landing and asked the two ladies to fasten their seatbelts. The transport plane landed smoothly on the earthen runway and came to a smooth stop after a period of taxiing. Several ground crews drove to the door with a spiral ladder. The door opened, Meiling in front, and Qingling walked down the spiral ladder in the back.

At this time, Ouyang Jian and his wife Mei Fang stepped forward first, followed by Mao Zetan, He Long, Li Guangda and his wife. Considering that Song Meiling and Song Qingling are female dependents, for the sake of a harmonious atmosphere, Ouyang Jian decided to bring his wife. "Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Jiang, welcome the two to come to condole, on behalf of all the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army and the people of Jiangxi, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the two ladies for coming to condolence without fear of hardships and dangers...... "Ouyang Jian marched with a military salute and a clean and neat movement. Song Qingling said: "General Ouyang, I have always longed to see you, and today I finally got my wish." ”

"The lowly has long been eager to see his wife, but he has never had the opportunity." Little sister, General Ouyang is really different, not only talented, but also handsome and chic. We are blessed to have such outstanding talents in the land of China. General Ouyang, your prestige has spread far and wide all over the world, congratulations to you and your soldiers for increasing their confidence in victory in the War of Resistance. "General Ouyang, I am entrusted by the president to express my condolences to the officers and men of the Eighth Route Army for their heroic fighting." "Thank you, Mrs. Sun! Thank you, Mrs. Chiang! Song Meiling saw a foreign and beautiful lady beside her and said happily: "General Ouyang, this is your wife!" ”

Ouyang Jian hurriedly introduced, Mei Fang took the opportunity to come forward to greet her, and the atmosphere was even more enthusiastic. Then Ouyang Jian introduced the greeting personnel one by one, and finally Song Meiling and Song Qingling, accompanied by Mei Fang, took a car together and went to the corps headquarters to stay, which was for safety reasons. During the war, everything was simple, and at noon Ouyang Jian held a banquet to entertain the two ladies. In the afternoon, Ouyang Jian and his wife personally accompanied the two wives, first inspected the artillery unit and military academies, and then went to the field hospital to comfort the wounded.

That night, Runzhi personally called Ouyang Jian, asking that the two ladies must be entertained and safe, and asked Ouyang Jian to convey his greetings. At present, Japanese fighters often bomb Nanchang, Ruijin, and the rear transportation lines, so Song Meiling and Song Qingling do not have the conditions to go to various parts of Jiangxi to offer condolences. It was late at night, and the sisters were so excited that they couldn't sleep. "Little sister, after visiting the field hospital, I was very emotional. You find that without their medical facilities, medical environment, and overall level of medical staff, you may not be able to find one in Chongqing. ”

"Eldest sister, the economic development of the Jiangxi Communist Party is unique in the country. There is no comparison with people's wealth. "Little sister, the same blue sky, why can't we do it?" "Sister, let's not discuss political topics, okay?" Song Qingling said with a smile: "I don't want to talk about politics, but I hope that the trip to Jiangxi will give you some insight and gain; To tell you the good news, I heard Mrs. Ouyang say that General Ouyang is ready to give you a precious gift. "Big sister! What precious gift do you say General Ouyang can give? "It's hard to guess・・・・・・

The next day, Ouyang Jian and his wife accompanied the two wives into an underground factory. Song Meiling and Song Qingling were a little confused, Ouyang Jian didn't tell them what to visit in advance, so it was inconvenient for the two of them to ask. Before leaving, the liaison officer who accompanied him was stopped in his car, and it was clear that only two ladies were qualified to visit the factory. The underground factory was heavily guarded, and the group first walked into the finished product workshop, only to see boxes of medicines with foreign text on them. "Penicillin!" Song Meiling exclaimed, penicillin is now equivalent to the value of gold.

"General Ouyang, could it be that penicillin is produced here?" Song Qingling almost didn't believe her eyes. Ouyang Jian said with a smile: "We started the development of penicillin five years ago, and last year the penicillin produced by our factory was marketed in the United States. The penicillin produced here has not been made public. For reasons of secrecy, the packaging is all in English and pretends to be made in the United States. "Could it be that you opened the American factory?" Song Meiling was even more surprised. "Half of our shares!" "No wonder you are so rich, it turns out that the secret is here!" Song Meiling's face turned crimson excitedly.

"Mrs. Jiang, I'm going to send a batch of medicines for you to take back." Song Qingling asked: "The front-line soldiers are bleeding and dying every day, and many wounded soldiers cannot be treated because they have no medicine, I hope General Ouyang can provide them in large quantities." As for the funds for the purchase of medicines, I will go back and raise them. "Mrs. Sun, we don't make a fortune, but penicillin is so precious, it is inevitable that some people will enrich their pockets. We can provide medicines for free, but I'm worried about how much medicine will reach the frontline soldiers. ”

"What General Ouyang said makes sense, bold people abound." "I hope that the two ladies will use this batch of medicines to set up a special agency, and the two ladies will personally supervise it, so that we can provide the medicines with confidence. In front of the two ladies, I promise that it will be provided completely free of charge! "General Ouyang, thank you so much. When I returned, I immediately set up a special agency to supervise the use of medicines. "Song Meiling swears." General Ouyang, please rest assured, whoever dares to make a fortune in the country, I will be the first to refuse! Afterwards, they visited the pharmaceutical production workshop, and the two ladies were amazed by such advanced production technology.

On the second day, we will visit a dairy farm in the west as planned. Ouyang Jian gave a detailed account of these cows, some imported from Europe and imported from the United States. At present, it is the base for new varieties. Six dairy farms have been built in the southern part of Jiangxi. Three days passed quickly, and 50 boxes of medicines followed the two ladies on the plane. On the plane, Song Qingling was still silent, unable to calm down in the excitement. He concluded that the hope for China's future lay in Jiangxi, but he could not say these things to his sister. Song Meiling was silent, and what she saw and heard in just 3 days touched her a lot.

After Song Meiling went back, she told Lao Jiang in detail what she had seen and heard in Yunshui County, Jiujiang. Lao Jiang's jaw dropped when he heard this, to be exact, this is like listening to a book from heaven. He did not expect that the level of science and technology of the Communist Party would reach such a level. Song Meiling proposed to set up a special agency to personally supervise the use of medicines, and Lao Jiang agreed without hesitation. Frankly, this is just the beginning, and what will surprise him is still to come!