On February 7, 1939, Zhou Weiguo returned to Laiyang. On the same day, the Kuomintang established the Supreme National Defense Committee with Chiang Kai-shek as the chairman.
"I'm finally back." Liu Yuan looked at the dusty people and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't worry." Zhou Weiguo smiled, "How are you at home?"
"It's all very good." Liu Yuandao, "And the three county magistrates you asked for are also here."
"That's good. So, what about General Sa?"
"Still in contact."
"Okay. Brother, I plan to let Zhihui learn the navy." Zhou Weiguo looked at Liu Yuan and said.
"Will this take too long?" Liu Yuan hesitated.
"Zhihui is smart and learns quickly." Zhou Weiguo smiled, "I believe him."
"Indeed, I haven't seen him for a long time. If he comes, we three brothers can finally be together again." Liu Yuan replied, patted Zhou Weiguo on the shoulder and said, "I really miss that time when you were naughty and mischievous.
Suddenly, you become a lieutenant general and division commander."
"Hey, I'm leaving. I'm going back." Zhou Weiguo was a little embarrassed. Some of the memories of the original owner were still in his head. As soon as Liu Yuan said this, he felt a little emotional.
"Um."
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"Xiao Ya, I'm back." Zhou Weiguo looked at Xiao Ya and said warmly.
"Yes." Xiao Ya looked at Zhou Weiguo and nodded, "I hope you come back safely."
"Well, thank you for your hard work."
"It's okay! Who let me meet you in this life?"
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In 11 days, it will be the Chinese people’s annual New Year’s Eve. Therefore, the New Year atmosphere is very strong in Laiyang County.
This year, because Zhou Weiguo opened factories, protected the environment and the people, and encouraged the people to raise chickens, ducks and geese, the internal economy of the entire Laiyang area was boosted. The independent division also had a continuous source of income because of the sales of penicillin. The people
With more spare money in hand, they also have the purchasing power, which stimulates the commercial development of Laiyang, and the county governments of Laiyang and other places also increase tax revenue. As the county governments have money in hand, they begin to build infrastructure for the local area.
, resulting in a good circulation in Laiyang area.
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February 8, 1939, Laiyang, headquarters.
Zhou Weiguo looked at the crowd of people sitting in the headquarters, and suddenly felt a lot of emotion in his heart. When he went to the Laiyang area, there were more than 300 people, but only more than 30 people were chased by the Japanese. Later, he went to Qingfeng Village
, reorganized Qingfeng Village, and until he defended Laiyang several times, he really did not expect that his men already had what an upwardly developing army should look like.
"Today, I am very happy." Zhou Weiguo said with a smile, "I am very happy to see all of you here, standing together on the national united front against Japan."
"Our independent division belongs to the regular troops of the Kuomintang. It can also be regarded as a direct branch of the Central Military Army." Zhou Weiguo paused, "However, we are different from other Kuomintang troops. Our independent division never takes free money and does not engage in corruption.
Don’t be corrupt. We only focus on fighting the Japanese. We can sacrifice our lives just to protect our homeland and our country. Defend the fellow villagers who stand behind us! Defend every inch of the land under our feet!”
"Similarly, I also welcome Comrade Liu Yuan, Comrade Chen Yi, Comrade Zhang Renjie, Comrade Li Gansu, and other comrades from the Communist Party. I welcome you!" Zhou Weiguo said loudly, "Because of you, I can safely hand over the rear
I'll manage it for you! Don't worry, we'll only fight the Japanese!"
In this era, the Communist Party is indeed very good in governing the local area and does its best. Moreover, this group of people who believe in faith can almost never be corrupt or corrupt. However, the name Zhang Renjie made Zhou Weiguo frown. In the original drama
, it was his existence that led to Zhou Jixian's death. But now Zhang Renjie cannot be said to be a bad guy.
Afterwards, several people represented by Liu Yuan stood up and saluted Zhou Weiguo with a military salute.
"Speaking of which, it took less than five months for our independent division to truly regain Laiyang." Zhou Weiguo said, "In the past few months, we have experienced two battles to defend Laiyang and a cholera epidemic. At the same time,
We also killed and injured more than 100,000 Japanese invaders. It can be said that it was a great victory. However, behind the great victory, there were still soldiers who sacrificed, were injured, and bled. The people we stand under our feet now are all our soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the victory.
of!"
"So, here, our primary goal is to fight the Japanese!" Zhou Weiguo said loudly, "Drive the Japanese out of China and march to Tokyo!"
"Yes!" When Zhou Weiguo finished speaking, everyone else in the headquarters stood up and saluted seriously.
"Sit down." Zhou Weiguo said immediately, "Next, let's ask our Deputy Commander Fang to talk about the current situation of our independent division."
"Today, our independent division has a total of more than 97,000 officers and soldiers. It has the first infantry brigade, the second infantry brigade, the third infantry brigade, the reserve brigade, the air force flying group, the tank regiment directly under the division, the 1st infantry regiment directly under the division, and the 2nd infantry regiment directly under the division.
, 3rd Regiment, 4th Regiment, 5th Regiment, 6th Regiment, Division-directed Guard Regiment, Engineer Regiment, Communications Regiment, Transport Regiment, Special Agent Battalion, etc." Fang Shengli stood up, looked at everyone, and said loudly, it can be said that this is not a short time.
Within a year, the development of the independent division had been very rapid, and it had already approached the upper limit of the area around Laiyang.
Zhou Weiguo nodded. Now, his men are indeed strong. However, there are too many new soldiers, and their combat effectiveness may still be a problem. They can only let each regiment strengthen their training, and then find opportunities to fight with the Japanese. It will be better if they see blood.
There are many above. Laiyang has a defense zone close to the sea, so the navy is indispensable. Now that the air force has taken shape, there is indeed a lot less pressure on Zhou Weiguo.
After Fang Shengli finished speaking, he sat down and looked at Zhou Weiguo.
Zhou Weiguo said, "We are developing very fast, but we must be responsible for the soldiers and strengthen training. That is how they can survive on the battlefield. All regiment leaders must remember this."
"Yes!" Immediately, all the group leaders stood up and saluted in reply.
"Okay, everyone, sit down. Next, let's ask our Chief of Staff Li to tell us about the current logistics and development situation of our independent division." Zhou Weiguo looked at Li Weimin with a smile and said.
Li Weimin then stood up and said, "It has been more than half a year since the steelmaking plant was built. In the past six months, the steelmaking plant has produced a total of more than 50,000 tons of steel, providing basic industrial support for the development of our independent division."
"Our textile factory has produced more than 100,000 sets of clothing."
"Our pharmaceutical factory has produced more than 30 million penicillins, which provides a basic guarantee for the economy of our independent division."
"Our arsenal can already produce 5,000 rifles and 30 million rounds of bullets per month. Moreover, it can already manufacture small fire support equipment such as grenades."
"So far, our independent division has spent a total of 10.36 million silver dollars to provide food, clothing, housing and transportation for the soldiers."
"Okay!" Seeing Li Weimin sit down, Zhou Weiguo took the lead in applauding. Indeed, a base area must have its own confidence to revitalize its own economy, whether it is industry or military.