Ah Huan wanted to study, and he couldn't stay in Kip Stone for a long time, so Xu's father simply bought a house in the French Concession, so that he could see Ah Huan every day. At this time, the housing prices in the French Concession had quadrupled, but Xu's father did not hesitate, the loss of his only son was too big a blow to him, and the old couple turned all their attention to Ah Huan. Ah Huan also has a deep affection for her grandfather and grandmother, and often stays there to eat, and sometimes stays overnight.

Xu's father made a will to leave all the property in his name to Ah Huan, and there was no Lu Xiaomei at all.

At this time, Lu Xiaomei's father has been dead for more than a year, and her mother is alone and still needs her care.

In Lu Xiaomei's definition of life, she relies on nothing more than her father and husband. In less than two years, both of them left her.

Lu Xiaomei closed the door and never participated in the dance game again. She hugged the painting and cried to death, and as soon as Xu Shizhe died, she realized that Xu Shizhe was the person who loved her the most.

Their life was too chic, and they didn't have any savings, and Lu Xiaomei's life suddenly became stretched. Lu's mother had no choice but to take out her savings and give them to her daughter, watching her smoke opium every day, the old lady was depressed and fell ill in bed.

Zhang's father was also very sad about Xu Shizhe's death, and when he learned that the Xu family had settled in Shanghai, he also came to meet Xu's father. The relationship that became awkward due to the divorce of his children is now harmonious, and Zhang's father also prescribed a prescription for Xu's mother to recuperate.

Zhang's father, who has lived in Shanghai for half a month, actually plans to buy a house in Shanghai and settle down, Shen Mengxi persuaded him many times before, but he was rejected, and this time when Xu's father mentioned it, he agreed.

It's just that the house in the French Concession is not cheap, and it is not a casual one, or Lin Yuesheng helped to buy a smaller apartment, and Father Xu took Aunt Huang and two servants to live here.

At the beginning of January, the Japanese army captured Jinzhou, and in the middle of the month, the Japanese army landed in Qingdao.

The Japanese army supported the last emperor Pu Yi and tried to establish Manchukuo, but as soon as this action began, it was strongly opposed by the international community represented by the League of Nations, and Japan decided to create an incident in Shanghai, an international metropolis, in order to divert international attention and make the invasion and control of Northeast China go smoothly, so it frequently provoked incidents in Shanghai.

After the "Shenyang Incident", Chairman Jiang took the blame and resigned, and was succeeded by Sun Ke. This person has a soft personality, and he will e-commerce with Chairman Jiang in case of trouble.

In the face of the provocation of the Japanese army, the Nanjing government misjudged the strategic intention of the Japanese army, believing that the Japanese army intended to occupy Nanjing and control the Yangtze River valley, and then the war would quickly spread throughout the country, and even believed that the destruction of the country was imminent.

The Nationalist Government still advocated forbearance under the pretext that the country was divided by warlords, that the military and government were not united, that it was financially constrained, and that it was unable to wage an all-out war with Japan.

At the end of January, Japanese agents set fire to the residence of the Japanese envoy to China in Shanghai, falsely accusing the Chinese of doing it. Subsequently, an ultimatum was issued to the Shanghai authorities, demanding that all anti-Japanese organizations and groups, including the Anti-Japanese Salvation Association, be banned and dissolved, otherwise necessary actions should be taken.

On 28 January, at the request of the Nanjing Government and various circles in Shanghai, the mayor of Shanghai promised to accept all the unreasonable demands made by the Japanese side.

However, on the night of the 28th, the Japanese army still launched an attack on the Chinese garrison in Zhabei. The 156th Brigade of the 78th Division of the 19th Route Army stationed in Shanghai resisted, and the Songhu War broke out.

Wang Shouqing's tax police brigade was also sent to the front line to coordinate with the 19th Route Army.

On the 29th, the Japanese army bombarded the areas around Zhabei and Nanshi indiscriminately, and the streets were full of fire, killing and wounding countless civilians, and wailing in all directions. The concession immediately erected a separation zone, and soldiers stood guard to prevent civilians from hiding in the concession.

The 19th Route Army and the Tax Police Brigade organized death squads to blow up Japanese armored vehicles with cluster grenades, repelling the continuous attacks of the Japanese army, and paying a heavy price themselves.

On the afternoon of the 29th, the first Japanese attack ended in failure, and the British and American consuls intervened, and the Chinese and Japanese armies reached an agreement to stop fighting at 8 p.m. on the 29th.

Although it was an armistice, in fact, both armies were in full swing to adjust their deployments.

Sun Kenan took up the big job, Chairman Jiang returned and served as chairman of the Military Commission, and Yan Xishan and Zhang Hanqing were members of the Military Commission.

At this moment, Shen Mengxi received a call from Wang Shouqing, his voice was very tired, but his tone was firm, "We will do our best to defend Shanghai and never let the Japanese invaders occupy Shanghai!" ”

Last year, Wang Shouqing was appreciated by Song Ziwen and appointed as the head of the tax police regiment, as soon as he arrived at the tax police regiment, he expanded the strength of the original four regiments to six regiments, well-equipped, and was a top student of the West Point Military Academy. From the recent tax police regiment being sent to the front line to fight, it can be seen that Wang Shouqing must have been squeezed out.

"I believe in you. You also protect yourself. ”

Wang Shouqing smiled happily and said, "You and Ah Huan are all right." Shizhe's thing happened too suddenly, and the child suffered. I've been too busy lately to see you. ”

"The Japanese army wanted to attack Shanghai to disguise its purpose of establishing Manchukuo in the northeast. The Japanese army will once again mobilize troops to deploy around Shanghai, can you hold it? Shen Mengxi has been looking through all the books of the Republic of China period in Wuling Space in the past few days, but there is too little relevant content.

Wang Shouqing seemed to have an understanding when he heard this, and immediately extinguished his thoughts about his children's affection, said goodbye, and hung up the phone.

The Japanese army then deployed four destroyers to Shanghai, as well as more than 400 Special Marines and a large number of munitions. Subsequently, two aircraft carriers carrying 30 aircraft were also anchored in the sea 130 kilometers from Shanghai.

Under the conditions at this time, such equipment of the Japanese army was already very deterrent, and the elder brothers of the Zhang family talked about the contents of the newspaper during the meal, and couldn't help sighing, "It's over, it's over, Shanghai is going to fall." ”

Yes, the military uniform factory has long been suspended, and Yunshang has also closed. All the relatives of the Zhang family in Baoshan gathered in Shanghai, crowded in the newly bought house of Shen Mengxi and Zhang's father, the population was too large, and even the study was covered with floors, and they still couldn't live in it.

On 30 July, Chairman Jiang issued a "Message to the Soldiers and Soldiers of the Whole Country," calling on all soldiers of the army to fight for the country's personality, survive for the nation, and fulfill their responsibilities for the revolution at a time when the country is dying and the country is dying and the crisis is imminent. And said that he himself is willing to swear to live and die with all the soldiers and do my duty!

As soon as the message was released, it had a great impact and boosted people's morale!

On the same day, the Nationalist Government announced that the capital would be moved to Luoyang, but the Military Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs remained in Nanjing. The country was divided into four defense regions, with Zhang Hanqing as the commander of the first defense region, and the jurisdiction area was north of the Yellow River, and the task was to advance to the three eastern provinces and contain the Japanese army.

Shanghai was in the third defense zone, and He Yingqin was the commander, commanding the Songhu Campaign.

On 3 February, the Japanese attacked Shanghai again, but were still repulsed by the Chinese defenders.

On 4 February, the Japanese launched a general attack, and the Chinese defenders resisted vigorously, but the Japanese were never able to land, and finally a plane was shot down by anti-aircraft guns.

The heroic resistance of the 19th Route Army greatly stimulated the anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the people of the whole country and overseas Chinese, who donated money and materials, which also improved the image of the squadron and washed away the shame of the sick man of East Asia.

Wang Shouqing had no news, and Shen Mengxi could only see a little news from the newspaper sporadically, the tax police regiment was incorporated into the 19th Route Army to fight together, and he couldn't tell which direction they were on the front line. A person who was indifferent before, I don't know when, has begun to worry about him.

After Zhang Jiarui learned that Wang Shouqing was fighting on the front line, she cried uncontrollably, which provoked Zhang's father to look at the two sisters suspiciously, and angrily reprimanded, "Shut up!" People are not dead, cry what to cry! ”

Aunt Huang hurriedly came over and stroked Zhang's father's chest, and blamed Zhang Jiarui and said, "The world is chaotic enough, you still cry and mourn every day, let me go back to the house and think about the past!" ”

Zhang Jiarui stomped back to the room.

Ma Chen hugged the child and cried, "It's easy to run out of Shenyang, just a few days ago, Shanghai has also started fighting, and I can't let people live!" ”

Zhao San'er walked around the courtyard irritably, and began to go to the front line to fight the little devils again.

Shen Mengxi called him aside, "The world is chaotic, you have to guard against thieves, you should be vigilant at night." My elder brothers are all weak, and the family has to rely on you. ”

"Miss, you?"

"Leave me alone, I'm me, you're you!"

"Okay." Zhao San'er's hand sank, and he had an extra pistol, which was startled.

"Heh, I don't even dare to take a gun, what kind of front line are you going to? Do you want to be a target for little devils? ”

"Who says I wouldn't dare?" Zhao Sanyi grabbed the pistol.

"Alright, be careful, don't go crazy and hit me!" Shen Mengxi hurriedly stretched out his hand to raise Zhao San'er's arm, and Zhao San'er smiled embarrassedly.

Shen Mengxi patiently taught Zhao San'er to use a gun, and Zhao San'er learned quickly, but he didn't have the opportunity to shoot a few shots on the spot.

She contacted Lin Yuesheng again, Lin Yuesheng was preparing to donate a plane to the 19th Route Army at this time, and when she saw Shen Mengxi, she asked, "Is the house at home not enough to live in?" ”

"I have some surgical experience and am ready to go to the frontline."

Lin Yuesheng's mouth opened wide, he didn't understand how a well-qualified professor could think of going to the front line, "You are a woman!" The men in Shanghai are not dead! ”

"I'll have surgery, I can save people, can you?"

"And the male doctor!"

"I'm here to ask you to help me take care of Ah Huan, not to ask for advice. Big brother, if I don't know anything, I will be at home again, but I will. Even if it's just to save a young soldier, I'm willing! ”

Lin Yuesheng bowed his head in frustration, "I promised to take care of Ah Huan, and I can also help you contact the field ambulance team." ”

"Thank you, big brother!" Shen Mengxi beckoned, Zhao San'er came in with a heavy wooden box, put it in Lin Yuesheng's footsteps, and went out.

Lin Yuesheng opened it casually and was stunned. Inside were ten large golden bars.

"I heard that my eldest brother wants to donate planes, so I'll join in."

Lin Yuesheng was very moved, and bowed to Shen Mengxi, "Sister Gaoyi, admire my brother!" ”

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