Chapter 878 877 [Old Woman with Two Guns]

As the only remaining one of the Four Heavenly Kings, Liang Tiancheng was also invited to the banquet by Zhou Zhirou.

Everyone took a boat to Chaotianmen Pier, and the car sent by Zhou Zhirou had been waiting for a long time. Not long after driving into the city, Zhou Hexuan saw countless burned-to-black buildings. Even though nearly a month had passed since the bombing, there were still many houses that had not had time to be rebuilt.

Because after the big bombing, there were several smaller bombings.

The U.S. Embassy is the most miserable. It has been "accidentally bombed" many times. It is often bombed just after repairs. The U.S. Foreign Ministry sends a letter of protest to Japan every few days.

There are many homeless refugees along the street. Various charitable groups are sending people to rescue them, and the government has also funded a group of refugees to be resettled. But it was still a drop in the bucket, because there were too many people, and more than 200,000 people's houses were destroyed.

"Don't panic, don't crowd, line up and come one by one!"

Zhou Hexuan suddenly saw more than a dozen charity workers with the words "Brother Pao Save the National Assembly" tied on their arms. He quickly asked the driver to stop the car, walked over and grabbed a person and asked, "Where is your tiller?"

The man was stunned for a moment, then said excitedly: "It's Uncle Zhou. Master Duo is resettling refugees on the south bank."

Zhou Hexuan asked again: "How does Brother Pao's National Salvation Association help refugees?"

The man replied: "We call on everyone to help each other and repair the bombed houses as soon as possible. Those who are willing to work can help arrange jobs in the factory. If there is no room in the factory, young adults are advised to join the army and fight. Our brother Pao saves the money for the National Assembly. There’s not much, so we can only do it this way, Uncle Zhou, you are a rich man, so you have to help the folks.”

"Definitely, definitely." Zhou Hexuan nodded repeatedly.

At first, he was really pestered by Chu Shuoliang and had no choice, so Zhou Hexuan deceived him into creating a Pao Ge to save the country, and also threw in the three "heroes of the world" by the way. Now it seems that they are doing a pretty good job, at least they have been making contributions to the country and the people.

Zhou Hexuan was returning to the car when a refugee suddenly recognized him: "It's Zhou Shenxian!"

"Zhou Shenxian has returned to Chongqing!"

"Shenxian Zhou, help me!"

"Zhou Shenxian..."

Countless refugees shouted the name "Zhou Shenxian", and some even knelt down and kowtowed, which instantly made Zhou Hexuan's head huge.

Zhou Hexuan could only keep retreating and shouted: "Don't worry, folks, I will do my best to help. There are still things to do today, so I will leave first. Don't be discouraged, live a good life, and get over the current difficulties!"

After Zhou Hexuan finished speaking, he jumped into the car, closed the door and said, "Quickly go!"

The driver quickly stepped on the accelerator, and shouts such as "Slow down Zhou Shenxian" and "Zhou Shenxian help the distressed" were heard along the street. Countless people knelt down and kowtowed along the way.

Many people from other places were dumbfounded, and members of the Red Cross and Red Swastika societies also stopped working and asked the locals about Zhou Shenxian's glorious deeds.

Feng Yong looked at the situation on the street and exclaimed: "Brother, you are a living Bodhisattva in Chongqing!"

"Stop talking, I have a headache." Zhou Hexuan smiled bitterly. He really didn't know how to help the refugees. The houses he built were either sold or rented out, and there was no place for the refugees to settle. He could only donate some money and food to show his appreciation.

The car continued to drive forward, and when it reached Guanyin Bridge, it encountered a large number of people gathering again. It seemed that someone was giving a speech.

I saw an old woman in her sixties standing on the stone steps on the street. She wore a navy blue headband, a coarse cloth dress, and a face full of wrinkles. At first glance, she looked like just an ordinary old woman.

However, the old woman carried two guns at her waist and shouted with all her strength: "To fight the Japanese, you need nothing more than determination. Don't be afraid if you lose the battle. If you start over, you will be able to drive the Japanese away one day." Let's go... In September 18, my eldest son died fighting against the Japanese. I sold my property to fund the military, and the whole family fought against the Japanese! All six members of my family were arrested and imprisoned by the Japanese. It didn't matter. I told the Japanese that we should Surrender, haha, take the opportunity to run away and continue to fight the Japanese! This time, President Chiang appointed my second son as the commander-in-chief of the North China Anti-Japanese National Army. Our whole family will continue to resist Japan. As long as one person in my family is still alive, I will persist in resisting Japan. …”

"well said!"

"Old lady, you're so good for insisting on getting it!"

"If you fight the Japanese, I'll donate the money. I won't smoke anymore, and all my cigarette money from now on will be donated to you!"

"..."

Zhou Hexuan suddenly remembered a character and asked the driver: "Is this the old woman with two guns?"

The driver admired her: "She is 60 years old and she is still fighting the Japanese. Her whole family has been resisting the Japanese for eight years."

"What a pity." Zhou Hexuan murmured.

Liang Tiancheng asked: "What's the pity?"

Zhou Hexuan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's nothing."

It's a pity that the old lady with two guns left Chongqing this time to fight not the Japanese, but the Eighth Route Army.

The old woman with two guns is surnamed Hong, her husband is surnamed Zhao, and his full name is Zhao Hongwenguo. Her eldest son died during the anti-Japanese war, so she sold her property and the whole family fought against the Japanese. Her third son formed the "Young Iron-Blooded Army".

From September 18th to 1935, the "Young Iron-Blooded Army" had developed to Liaodong and Rehe. It had gone through more than 300 large and small battles, killed more than 4,000 enemies, and captured more than 2,000 puppet soldiers and police.

After the July 7th Incident broke out, the old lady with two guns went to Peking to organize an armed uprising, announced the establishment of the "North China National Anti-Japanese Army", and broke into the Peiping Second Model Prison to rescue more than a thousand people. Later, another Japanese plane was shot down, and the team developed rapidly. She joined the Eighth Route Army midway. Her second son served as the commander of the fifth detachment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region of the Eighth Route Army.

At the same time, the old woman with two guns led her two daughters to open a base in the Taihang Mountains and founded the "Anti-Japanese Liberation Army", with the team growing to tens of thousands. She dispatched the Liberation Army to open up channels behind enemy lines, establish contact with her second son's "North China National Anti-Japanese Army" and her third son's "Northeast Young Iron-Blooded Army", and form a guerrilla front running through the north and south behind enemy lines.

When Chiang Kai-shek accused the Eighth Route Army of wandering instead of attacking, the old lady with two guns went to Chongqing to give a speech to rectify the name of the Eighth Route Army. But just some time ago, her second son had a conflict with the Eighth Route Army, broke away from the army and went south, and was immediately recruited by Chiang Kai-shek.

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