Chapter 1169 1171【Husband is wise】


    Enter the year 37.


    In February, the Kuomintang Party held the Third Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. It changed its previous position that "in order to resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the domestic 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.


    This also shattered Dongyang''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, the Eastern 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 smooth, Toyo 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, mutual benefit 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 fell, 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 has been plunged into war, and the people have been 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 efforts, he successively donated money and materials to the Macau Four Realms Disaster Relief Association. We donated 10,000 yuan in cash alone, and nearly 10,000 yuan of anti-bleeding powder and Jinchuangyao were also given away, hoping to help the 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 why this is so is because in the face of a great crisis, we must unify our thinking. 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 cooperate with the Japanese.


    Jinshan went to the brothers and the crowd was even more furious.


    So they are all Qilu people, and at this moment, the Dongyang people have already captured Quancheng. Their relatives, friends, and classmates may have been killed by the Japanese gunfire.


    "Ask brother, I want to go home, I want to fight the little devils. Killing one is enough for me, and I can earn one if I kill two." Jinshan went 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 and kept the production of the pharmaceutical factory running at a high speed. He was able to produce a large amount of Jin Chuang Yao and Zhi Xue Powder, which had the opportunity to be sent to the front line for soldiers.


    Comparatively, 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.


    It was only after Xiang Nan persuaded Jinshan to understand the difference that he no longer bothered to go to the battlefield. On the contrary, he worked harder, hoping to produce more medicine, heal more wounded people, and fight more little devils.


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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 they are facing at home. There are still drinking parties and dances, gambling and smoking... living a life of drunkenness and dreams. The so-called business women do not know the hatred of the country''s subjugation, but they still sing in the backyard across the river.


    Seeing this, Xiang Nan was also filled with emotion.


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    Enter 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, shattering the myth that the Japanese army was invincible and greatly inspiring the confidence of soldiers 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 his men 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.


    October, the Japanese army invaded Wuyang City.


    ?Wuyang guard Yu Hanmou left without fighting, allowing the Japanese army to easily capture Wuyang. Then they took over Wuyang''s surrounding areas such as Fashan, Jiangmen, and Sanshui.


    …


    ?Seeing that the war situation has deteriorated to this point, and that the Japanese army can invade Macau in a short time, the people of Macau and even the upper class finally know how to be afraid.


    ?The upper class urged Barbossa, the governor of Australia, to negotiate peace with the Japanese army, while the people at the bottom were busy buying food and vegetables to prepare for war famine.


    Simply due to the impact of the war, hundreds of thousands of victims took refuge in Macau to avoid the war, more than doubling the population of Macau.


    But 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.


    Consumer prices are boiling and people are struggling to make ends meet. 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.


    …


    ?At this point, 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 really 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 just went 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.


    (End of this chapter)