Countless Japanese troops poured into Nanjing City, and countless Chinese troops laid down their weapons and became prisoners. Facing the unarmed Nanjing City, the Japanese army began a victory spree.
But not long after the carnival, the Japanese Central China General Headquarters issued an order to restrain the soldiers and not to massacre prisoners or the people of Nanjing. On the 14th, Britain, France, the United States and other countries would send envoys to visit Nanjing.
A carnival that had just begun came to an abrupt end.
…
At this time, in Zhou Weiguo's mind, the special mission was completed. The reward was 296,873 war points and 1,000 boxes of penicillin.
Zhou Weiguo felt a little better, but he was still not very comfortable. There was no reward of 300,000 points, which meant that the Japanese army massacred at least more than 3,000 people. However, it was indeed due to his influence that several major international empires sent envoys to visit Nanjing, resulting in
The Japanese army had to create an image of co-prosperity in East Asia.
Zhou Weiguo now has more than 300,000 war points in his hands, and he is already quite wealthy.
"Hospitality, we have arrived at the Zhenjiang area." Xu Hu said to Zhou Weiguo.
"Well, be careful. Zhenjiang is also an enemy-occupied area now. If you encounter the Japs, retreat. Don't fight the Japs unless you have to." Zhou Weiguo nodded and said, "Now the brothers are all injured and tired. They are not the Japs.
opponent."
"knew."
…
Along the way, Zhou Weiguo's troops followed the areas with few people. Now, most of the Japanese troops in the surrounding areas are in Nanjing City. He can relax a little, but he cannot relax.
No one knew where Zhou Weiguo was going, but Zhou Weiguo was their regiment commander, brigade commander, and their leader. Naturally, wherever he went, the others would go.
Zhenjiang is in the east of Nanjing. Zhou Weiguo's retreat route was the opposite. Most of the national army retreated directly across the river after leaving Yijiang Gate and then went west. However, Zhou Weiguo rushed all the way from Nanjing to Zhenjiang.
There was basically no trace of the Japanese army. Although Zhenjiang was already an enemy-occupied area at this time, after all, it had just fallen not long ago. Moreover, Zhenjiang was already empty of houses. On December 8, 1937, Zhenjiang fell. Immediately, the Japanese army occupied Zhenjiang.
Massacre of people, massacre of wounded soldiers, burning of houses, known as the Zhenjiang Massacre in history.
It will be safer to cross the river on the Zhenjiang side.
"Weiguo, when will we cross the river?" Fang Shengli asked.
"On the Yangtze River between Zhenjiang and Yangzhou, there is an island in the center of the river called Shiyezhou, which is one of the continents in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The river bed is stable, making it a rare fertile farmland. The most important thing is that the island is sparsely populated
." Shiyezhou, also known as Shiye Town, on the Zhouwei National Road is one of the islands in the center of the Yangtze River, and until later generations, the population was only more than 10,000. "The island is rich in agriculture and breeding resources. It is our
A good place to do some temporary repairs.”
"And after that?"
"Then cross the river and look for troops. Continue to fight the Japanese." Zhou Weiguo said. In fact, at this time, he already wanted to leave the national army and recruit people to fight the Japanese. As a person of later generations, and with the system by his side, Zhou Weiguo, and
There is nothing to be afraid of. The corruption of the Kuomintang has reached its roots, so Zhou Weiguo chose to withdraw. Go east and then north to find a place where he can develop.
"Okay." Fang Shengli nodded and did not ask why he did not assemble with the large troops to retreat. He believed in Zhou Weiguo. Even several senior leaders of the Independent Brigade did not ask. Zhou Weiguo had absolute say in the Independent Brigade and everyone's opinions.
trust.
About an hour later, Xu Hu reported, "In the hotel, Shadu Port has arrived."
Zhou Weiguo opened his eyes and said, "Everyone get out of the car."
"Weiguo, be careful." Xiao Ya said. She didn't speak much along the way. Because it was a retreat, the atmosphere was very heavy. She didn't know how to ease the atmosphere. But she knew that there were only more than 300 independent brigade soldiers left.
People.
"Yeah." Zhou Weiguo nodded, and with the help of Liu San and Xu Hu, he got out of the car.
Zhou Weiguo looked at the more than 300 people in front of him and felt a little better. It was already past 8pm on December 13th. Although the car was bumpy, it was much better than on the battlefield.
"Brothers, next we will rest on the island in the center of the river for two days, then cross the river to find troops and continue to fight the Japanese." Zhou Weiguo whispered, "We have been fighting from Shanghai to Nanjing, but
We have all lost. It doesn’t matter if we lose. I dare say that we, the Independent Brigade, have killed the most number of little devils in the whole of China.”
"From the beginning of the Preliminary Regiment to the current independent brigade, we have never flinched!" Zhou Weiguo's voice became louder, "We lost, but the war against Japan has just begun, and we have not failed yet! We are now
Strategic retreat! The Japs are much stronger than us, are you afraid?"
"Young Master, we are not afraid!" someone immediately replied.
"Yes, we're not afraid, just fuck him!" someone else replied.
Soon, everyone shouted angrily, "We are not afraid!"
"Yes, we are not afraid. Thousands of our brothers are watching us in the sky!" Zhou Weiguo said ferociously, "So, we must avenge them!"
"Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!"
…
In Shiyezhou, more than a dozen boats docked, and more than 300 people got off the boats. They were all wearing common people's clothes, but they had guns on their backs.
"Fellow, thank you very much." Liu San said to the people rowing boats, took a few more silver coins and gave them to the people.
As for Zhou Weiguo, looking at the land in front of him, he finally relaxed a little. This place is not a strategic location, it is even sparsely populated, and there are many weeds. It is late winter, and the large reeds in Shiye Continent are as tall as a human being.
, whether used as a burning material or as a sundry to keep warm, it is a very good material.
"Shengli, Huzi, take the people to find a drier place and prepare to camp. There are a lot of reeds here, which can be used as mattresses at night. Weimin, third brother, you and some of the soldiers will hunt some game and get some food.
"Zhou Weiguo said lightly. At this time, his face was a little pale. Although the wounds on his body had been treated, it had only been a bumpy journey to get here after a day. When he had just changed out of his general uniform, the wounds had already cracked.
Open, the cotton-padded clothes of the military uniform were full of blood, and then Xiao Ya treated Zhou Weiguo's wounds. The distressed Xiao Ya burst into tears. Among the more than 300 people left in the independent brigade, Zhou Weiguo was the most seriously injured. Other seriously injured soldiers,
They all voluntarily stayed in the position and cut off the rear for them.
"Yes!" Everyone followed the order and left, leaving 10 people behind Zhou Weiguo.
"Weiguo, are you okay?" Xiao Ya looked at Zhou Weiguo's face. Although she couldn't see clearly because it was night, she could clearly feel that Zhou Weiguo was struggling to speak.
"I'm fine, just rest for a while."
"Prince, let me carry you on my back!" a tall warrior said.
Zhou Weiguo nodded and said, "Okay." It wasn't that he didn't want to hold on, but that he really couldn't hold on anymore. Then, Zhou Weiguo relaxed on the soldier's back and closed his eyes.
…
5 a.m. on December 14, 1937
Xiao Ya woke up and saw Zhou Weiguo next to him, his face red and in great pain.
She was startled and touched Zhou Weiguo's forehead, "Weiguo, Weiguo."
Her voice woke up Liu San, who said, "Brother and sister, what's wrong?"
"Weiguo has a fever." Xiao Ya said, "Third brother, can you ask the soldiers to boil some hot water? Then you can help me take a look at Weiguo's wounds."
Liu San said quickly, "Okay." He then ordered someone to boil hot water and helped Xiao Ya turn Zhou Weiguo around to check the wound.
"The knife wound on the back showed no signs of inflammation. It was the gunshot wound on Wei Guo's left shoulder. It was a little red and swollen." Xiao Ya said, "But here, Wei Guo only gave me 2 penicillins, and I'm afraid it's not enough.
"
"Brothers and sisters, no matter whether it is enough or not, give it to Weiguo first. In this state, the inflammation must be reduced first." Liu Sandao said, "I also know some herbal medicines. When it gets brighter soon, I will go look for anything that can be used."
"Yes." Xiao Ya nodded and gave Zhou Weiguo the needle.
…
At 3 pm on the 14th, Zhou Weiguo finally woke up.
"Water." Zhou Weiguo murmured, and then Xiao Ya, who was standing by, took a bowl and fed Zhou Weiguo water.
After drinking some water, Zhou Weiguo finally felt better.
"Weiguo, what do you think?" Xiao Ya asked nervously.
"It's pretty good, but I don't have the energy." Zhou Weiguo said with a forced grin.
Seeing this, Xiao Ya's eyes turned red again.
"Xiao Ya, I'm hungry." Zhou Weiguo was helpless. He found that when Xiao Ya was about to cry, the best way was to divert her attention.
"Well, I'll get you something to eat."
…
After Zhou Weiguo had eaten some porridge, everyone in the Independence Brigade began to surround Zhou Weiguo.
"Shengli, what do you think of this place?" Zhou Weiguo asked.
"It's good. It's not a strategic location. The Japanese army won't notice it." Fang Shengli said, "However, we can only rest here for a short time. If a ship passes by, we may be exposed."
"Weimin, are there any common people living here?" Zhou Weiguo asked Li Weimin again.
"Yes, there are a total of 17 families living here." Li Weimin replied, "They are all farmers, and they are basically self-sufficient, so we exchanged some food from the fellow villagers."
"Huzi, please tell me how long it is appropriate for us to rest here." Zhou Weiguo said again, then looked at the other soldiers and said, "Everyone should also tell us."
"Brigade, since this is not a strategic location and it will not attract the attention of the Japanese army, I think we can simply live here temporarily and wait for you to recover from your injury before we discuss it." Xu Hu said, Zhou Weiguo has spent the past two days.
, but it frightened him.
"Yes, Brigadier, what Brother Hu Zi said makes sense." A soldier responded.
"Yes, Traveler, you'd better heal your injuries first."
Zhou Weiguo looked at everyone and felt warm in his heart. Then he smiled and said, "Don't worry, my injury will be healed soon."
"However, we really need to stay on this Jiangxin Island for a while." Zhou Weiguo said, because today is the day Yangzhou fell, and their current location can be regarded as enemy rear.
