Entering thirty-seven years.
In February, the Kuomintang held the Third Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. It changed its previous position of "Anti-foreign aggression must first pacify the internal situation" and established the policy of safeguarding sovereignty externally and peaceful reunification internally. This move announced the initial formation of the anti-Japanese national united front.
And this also shattered Japan's conspiracy to encroach on and annex China step by step through sausage-slicing tactics. Therefore, Japan began to secretly prepare for a full-scale invasion of China.
In 1937, Japan's military budget accounted for 60% of the national budget. Today, even in the aggressively militaristic United States, the military budget only accounts for 15% of the national budget.
In order to make the invasion of China go smoothly, Japan launched smoke bombs on the one hand, and the foreign minister came forward to express its position, and readjusted Japan-China relations based on an equal stance.
They even sent an economic mission to visit China and expressed their efforts to improve the diplomatic relations between the two countries based on the principles of respect for territorial sovereignty, reciprocity and equality.
On the one hand, Dongyang mobilized troops and successively occupied strategic locations such as Fengtai, Gubeikou, and Beining Road, and moved warships into Qingdao, Hujiang, and deep into the hinterland of the Yangtze River.
Finally, on July 7, the Japanese army completely tore off the mask of hypocrisy and launched an attack on the Chinese defenders at Wanping and Marco Polo Bridge, launching a full-scale invasion of China.
On the 29th, Jinmen and Yanjing fell one after another.
On August 13, the Japanese army invaded the Shanghai River and the Battle of Songhu began. At the same time, another team invaded Yunzhong County, and the battle of Taiyuan began.
In November, Kinmen and Suzhou fell, and Jinling was in danger. The National Government announced that it would move the capital to Chongqing.
In December, Jinling fell, Hangzhou fell, and Quancheng fell.
Half of China is plunged into war, and the people are devastated and miserable.
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Seeing the mountains and rivers shattered like this, Xiang Nan couldn't help but feel worried.
In order to contribute his own strength, he successively donated money and materials to the Macau Four Sectors Disaster Relief Association. We donated over 10,000 yuan in cash alone, and nearly 10,000 yuan worth of Zhixue Powder and Jin Chuang Yao were also given away, hoping to help frontline warriors.
Not only that, he also promoted the idea of not being "subjugated slaves" to Zhang Yongcheng, Ye Zheng, Jin Shanxun, Zhou Qingquan and others, popularized patriotic knowledge, and cultivated their patriotism.
The reason for this is that in the face of a great crisis, we must unify our thoughts. Otherwise, if your thoughts are confused, you will definitely have trouble in the future.
Just like in "The Godfather", when the drug lord Solaso discovered that Victor Corleone and his son Santino had different ideas, he immediately decided to kill Victor.
Affected by Xiang Nan, Zhang Yongcheng no longer participated in high-society receptions and dances, and even donated his dowry to save the country.
Ye Zheng no longer just played around, but began to study seriously, and promised Xiang Nan that he would become a scientist in the future and build many cannons and airplanes to work with the Japanese.
When Jinshan went to find the brothers, the crowd was even more furious.
Therefore, they are all Qilu people, and at this moment, the Dongyang people have captured Quancheng. Their relatives, friends, and classmates may have been buried under the fire of the Japanese army.
"Ask brother, I want to go home and fight the little Japs. Killing one is enough for me, and I can earn one if I kill two." Jinshan Zhandu said to Xiang Nan.
"Calm down. Now is not the time to show off your bravery." Xiang Nan stopped him and said, "No matter how good you are, you will be knocked down with one shot. Stay in Macau and remain useful. I will kill one or two little Japs than you. powerful."
Jinshan Zhao is now the foreman of a pharmaceutical factory, responsible for leading the workers to rush to produce medicines.
Because he was strong and willing to work, the workers he led were very diligent, so that the pharmaceutical factory's production kept running at a high speed, and he was able to produce a large amount of Jinchuang Medicine and Hemostasis Powder, which had the opportunity to be sent to the front line for use by soldiers.
In comparison, when he went to the battlefield to join the army, his role was much smaller. After all, what is needed on the battlefield is not martial arts, but obedience and cooperation.
After being persuaded hard by Xiang Nan, Jinshan realized the difference and stopped making trouble to go to the battlefield. On the contrary, he worked harder, hoping to produce more medicine, heal more wounded people, and fight more Japs.
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Compared with Xiang Nan and others who are concerned about the country and the people, other upper-class people in Macau mostly turn a blind eye to the war facing the country. There are still drinking parties and dances, gambling and smoking... living a life of drunkenness and dreams.
It is said that business girls do not know the hatred of the country's subjugation, but they still sing as flowers in the backyard across the river.
Seeing this, Xiang Nan was also filled with emotion.
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Entering 38 years.
In February, the Battle of Xuzhou began.
In March, Germany annexed Austria.
In April, the great victory of Taierzhuang resulted in more than 20,000 Japanese casualties, breaking the myth that the Japanese army was invincible and greatly inspiring the confidence of the military and civilians across the country to resist Japan.
In May, Xiamen, Luzhou and Xuzhou fell one after another.
In June, Anqing fell and the Battle of Wuhan began.
At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek ordered people to blow up the Yellow River embankment at Huayuankou to delay the Japanese army's move south. As a result, the Yellow River burst its banks, nearly a million people drowned and starved to death, tens of millions were forced to become homeless, and starvation spread across the land.
In July, the Japanese army invaded Jiujiang and the battle to defend Lushan began.
In August, the Battle of Nanxun began.
In September, the Munich Conference was held. Under the threat of Germany, Britain and France put pressure on Czechoslovakia to cede the Sudetenland.
In October, the Japanese army invaded Wuyang City.
Wuyang guard Yu Hanmou left without fighting, allowing the Japanese army to easily occupy Wuyang. Then they took over Wuyang's surrounding areas such as Fashan, Jiangmen, and Sanshui.
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Seeing that the war situation had deteriorated like this, and that the Japanese army could invade Macau in a short time, the people of Macau and even the upper class finally knew how to be afraid.
The upper class people urged Australian Governor Barbosha to negotiate peace with the Japanese army, while the people at the bottom were busy buying food and vegetables in preparation for war famine.
However, due to the impact of the war, hundreds of thousands of victims took refuge in Macau to avoid the war, causing the population of Macau to more than double.
However, most of Macao’s rice, flour, grains and oils are imported from eastern Guangdong. Now that eastern Guangdong has fallen, the Japanese army is burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of crimes, cutting off trade routes. As a result, Macao's material supply has also been cut off, and Macao has fallen into a shortage.
As a result, the prices of rice, flour, grains and oils have soared. In the past, one yuan could buy twenty kilograms of white rice, but now one yuan can't even buy three kilograms of white rice. In the past, one yuan could buy five kilograms of pork, but now one yuan cannot even buy one kilogram of pork.
Prices are boiling and people are in dire straits. Walking on the road, you can see people begging on the streets, selling their children and daughters, and even dying of cold and hunger, which is unbearable to see.
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At this time, Zhang Yongcheng, Zhou Qingquan, and Jin Shan found out why Xiang Nan had to dig such a large basement. And we started stocking supplies there two years ago.
"Husband, you are so wise." Zhang Yongcheng said with admiration.
If Xiang Nan hadn't seen the opportunity early and stored so much food in advance, their family would definitely not have such a good life even if they were not hungry now.
She had just gone shopping, and there was almost nothing in the shop. Rice, flour, grains, oils, sugar and pastries... the shelves were all empty.
"Honey, don't go out these days. The market is too chaotic." Xiang Nan ordered.
Zhang Yongcheng nodded.
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