But what Zhou Weiguo didn't know was that his actions angered the Japanese.
Although he was sure to defend against the Japanese attack, it would also cause the independent division to suffer heavy losses.
However, Zhou Weiguo had no choice. More and more soldiers and civilians were suffering from cholera. Only one medicine for each person was not enough. All his war points had been used to exchange for medicine. After all, it was for tens of thousands of people.
Life and death were at stake. He couldn't just sit back and watch. What's more, he was a citizen of his own country.
Perhaps sensing Zhou Weiguo's anxiety, Xiao Ya held Zhou Weiguo's hand.
Zhou Weiguo felt a lot of warmth, looked at Xiao Ya, smiled, and said, "Why aren't you sleeping yet?"
"You haven't slept yet." Xiao Ya chuckled, and then said seriously, "Don't worry, Wei Guo, our brothers will be fine. They will all be fine." She knew that with the cholera attack, Zhou Weiguo would be under the greatest pressure.
As a military commander in a place, he not only cares about the soldiers under his command, but also considers the local people.
"Yeah." Zhou Weiguo nodded and said, "You can sleep a little longer. The two little guys just fell asleep."
"Um."
…
January 2, 1939, 7 o'clock in the morning, Tianjin, Japanese North China Front Army Headquarters.
Sugiyama Yuan slapped the table and said angrily, "Yalu! Didn't you say that the combat effectiveness of the independent division will be greatly reduced? Didn't you say that thousands of people in the independent division have already fallen ill? How can you still go to Laizhou, Yantai, Pinghai overnight?
Degree, attack in the direction of Qingdao?"
Everyone looked at the furious Sugiyama Gen and did not answer.
After Jun Takeshita saw the telegram, he felt a little relieved. Zhou Weiguo was not defeated by cholera, but caught them by surprise. Moreover, it can be said that they suffered heavy losses this time. In one night, more than a dozen brigades were maimed.
Or a total annihilation, equivalent to several regiments.
"Your Excellency, Commander." Yamashita Fengwen stood up, then looked at Shiro Ishii who was sitting at the end, and said, "Why don't you ask Shiro Ishii to explain it to us."
"Yes." Sugiyama Yuan then looked at Shiro Ishii and nodded.
Seeing this, Ishii Shiro frowned. Seeing this situation, it seemed that he wanted his troops to take the blame. He stood up and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, I can guarantee that the Chinese people cannot cure cholera. And ours
Doesn’t the intelligence show that the epidemic has become more and more serious? This attack is probably just a dying counterattack by the Chinese. Please rest assured, Commander."
Sugiyama Gen frowned dissatisfied and looked at Ishii Shiro. He said it nicely before the war started, but after the war started, it turned out to be of no use at all. This made Sugiyama Gen feel very bad. But he also knew that there would be outbreaks of bacteria.
A certain amount of time to buffer. Therefore, he could only wave his hand helplessly and said, "The most urgent task is to stop the decline and stop the offensive pace of the Chinese defending troops."
"Hey, for the current plan, we can only order troops from all over the country to send reinforcements." Yamashita Fengwen nodded and suggested, "And the speed must be fast. Zhou Weiguo's troops attacked various ministries at night, just to make a surprise lightning attack. So,
Our response must also be quick.”
"Yo Xi!" Sugiyama Yuan nodded, feeling that what Yamashita Fengfumi said was very agreeable. Recently, a new chief of staff will be sent over from the base camp. He didn't know who it was, but he felt a little aggrieved. This kind of airborne one is the best.
Don't be like Shun Takeshita, "Then order all units to counterattack immediately. In view of the combat effectiveness of the independent division, large forces must besiege the independent division's troops. If small units encounter them, they will immediately turn in."
"Hi!"
"At the same time, order the navy and air force to coordinate support!"
"Hi!"
…
Walking out of the headquarters again, Takeshita Jun felt complicated. He knew that Zhou Weiguo was powerful, but he did not expect that Zhou Weiguo could create a force that was even stronger than the Japanese army, so that the Japanese army had to use many times the force to fight.
Attack. He was both happy and worried for Zhou Weiguo. What he was happy about was that Zhou Weiguo was now strong, but what he was worried about was that Zhou Weiguo would definitely be attacked wildly by the Japanese army. What's more, now, the Japanese army even uses germ warfare
, it can be seen that he is deeply afraid of Zhou Weiguo. According to his subordinates, Yamashita Fengwen ranked the danger of Zhou Weiguo first on the Chinese battlefield. It is enough to prove that Yamashita Fengwen is not a staff officer who sticks to the rules and does not know how to adapt. With such an enemy
, Zhou Weiguo’s life was difficult.
"Eh." Takeshita Jun sighed, and then took steps forward. He had no choice but to sit in this position for many things.
…
As Jun Takeshita thought, Zhou Weiguo's life was indeed difficult. Although he exchanged all his war points for medicines, there were still an increase in death cases. But in one day, more than ten people died. Most of them were
Elderly people. However, many people do get better.
Although there is no plague that does not kill people, such a man-made epidemic really touched the bottom line of Zhou Weiguo.
Due to the urgent shortage of medicines, as soon as there were surplus war points, Zhou Weiguo exchanged medicines to save the lives of people suffering from cholera. It was also the people of this era who had not been harmed by antibiotics. The medicines exchanged were very effective, and many people
Everything has improved, which is the only thing that makes Zhou Weiguo feel relieved.
The top priority is not how Zhou Weiguo can't counterattack the Japanese or anything, but to stop this man-made plague and save the lives infected by the cholera bacteria. Of course, if possible, Zhou Weiguo also wants to retaliate with an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, but nowadays, most people
Some of the Japs are on Chinese soil. If Zhou Weiguo takes action like this, the people of his own country will also suffer.
"Weiguo, how did you get these medicines?" Fang Shengli couldn't help but marveled when he saw the effectiveness of the medicines.
Zhou Weiguo shook his head and said helplessly, "It's a waste of effort for the boss, eh."
"Master, I sorted out the telegrams sent back last night. All the ministries have achieved good results, and the Japanese didn't react at all." Li Weimin said with a smile. Winning a battle is indeed a happy thing.
"Well, let them hold on where they are. If they really can't hold on, they can retreat to our own defense line." Zhou Weiguo said, "Our goal should be to effectively kill the Japanese, not to gain or lose one city or one place.
Our soldiers today are far more important than our positions."
"yes!"
…
Indeed, as Zhou Weiguo feared, the Japanese counterattacked quickly after being defeated at the beginning. Almost every regiment of the independent division faced enemies several times their own.
January 3, 1939, Laiyang.
Zhou Weiguo looked at the news in his hand and sighed. On the first day of 1939 (historically December 29, 1938), Wang Jingwei finally issued an endorsement of the third "Konwei Statement", saying, "The War of Resistance
After more than ten years, the war has been severely damaged and painful. If the war can be ended with a just peace, the survival and independence of the country can be guaranteed, and the purpose of the war of resistance has been achieved."
As soon as this news came out, there were supporters and opponents.
Zhou Weiguo also warned Dai Li and others through Chen Wu, because Wang Jingwei's open rebellion had a huge impact. It directly led to the split of the Kuomintang and affected the people's anti-war morale.