At 5 o'clock on July 11, 1939, the Japanese army sent a clear telegram stating that Zhou Weiguo violated the peace agreement and demanded that the National Government severely punish Zhou Weiguo and resign for investigation. At the same time, due to the sinking of warships and countless cruise ships near the Qingdao port, Zhou Weiguo's troops suffered a loss of resources.
It’s huge, and we demand equivalent compensation.
As soon as this telegram came out, the people who were originally dissatisfied with Zhou Weiguo directly turned to support Zhou Weiguo.
"These devils, those resources originally belong to us, and they still want us to compensate them? Why do they think so well?"
"You still want General Zhou to resign? This is the devil's ambition!"
"Firmly support General Zhou!"
"That's right, what's the point of just beating him? Anyway, the agreement doesn't say what will happen if we attack with troops! If the little devil wants to fight, then fight!"
"That's right! Support General Zhou!"
"Now that the Shandong Peninsula has been restored, General Zhou's achievements are enough to be recorded in the annals of history! They are comparable to those of champions!"
"That's right, with such a general, do we still have to blame him? It's fine if we lose, but now that we have won, there is no reason for accountability!"
"that is!"
"Firmly support General Zhou!"
"I will write an article when I go back to support General Zhou and let the people know!"
"I am coming too!"
"Together!"
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Chongqing
"Hmph, the devils really have a good plan!" Lao Jiang slapped the telegram on the table, "Just like this, if you want Wei Guo to lose his military rank and position, then the devils will have to turn the world upside down in the future?"
"Of course this is not possible. Although Weiguo attacked the Japs without permission, the Japs' intentions are known to all passers-by, and we obviously cannot obey the Japs' wishes." Dai Li shook his head.
"But if we don't punish him, he really doesn't care about me as the principal and chairman of the committee anymore." Lao Jiang patted the table, then looked at the others and said, "Do you have any ideas?"
At this time, a major general stood up and said, "Committee Chairman, I feel that not only cannot we punish, we also need to reward. After all, they have recovered so many places. If they don't reward them, what will the people think? I suggest that the independent division be expanded into the group army."
, they don’t need us to provide military pay and equipment anyway.”
After hearing this, Lao Jiang looked unhappy.
"I agree, Zhou Weiguo is definitely the pioneer of our party and state, with a sharp sword, the Japanese will never be afraid of him." Another major general stood up.
"Second, Chairman, we are now in a very tense period with the Communist Party. If we punish Zhou Weiguo, if he becomes angry, he will turn to..." The major general did not say any more, because Old Jiang's face was already very ugly.
To Chiang Kai-shek's left, a general raised his lips. Can't he be punished? Then praise him. The higher the praise, the harder he will be thrown.
"Not bad!" Another major general stood up and seconded the proposal.
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
As soon as this reason came out, everyone present basically agreed. After all, it is very unwise to make an enemy for yourself. The few people who started to speak also smiled. So many people agreed.
The chairman should have agreed.
"Huh." Lao Jiang snorted coldly. Although what these people said was reasonable, he knew that Zhou Weiguo's heart was no longer with the Kuomintang. If he added more troops to Zhou Weiguo, he would really make enemies for himself. Then
, Lao Jiang said, "Although Weiguo won the battle and regained the lost territory, it was very inappropriate for him to attack without military orders and let the party and the country bear the name of treachery. Therefore, this time, the merits are offset by the faults.
No rewards or punishments. Just verbal praise."
"Chairman?" Everyone was surprised and confused, but it was usually difficult for Chiang Kai-shek to change his words. So everyone looked at each other and stopped talking.
"I think it should be commended, and commended vigorously." At this time, a person stood up, and Lao Jiang saw that it was Li Zongren, "Defending the country and regaining lost territory, if we don't reward you, what will the people think and what will the soldiers do?"
Thoughts? Moreover, they did fight so many Japanese, whether it was this time or before, the merits and demerits should be clear."
"Is it true that he sent troops without orders?" Lao Jiang said coldly.
"Yes, he is wrong in this regard, but I think his merits outweigh his faults, so he should be rewarded! And, the most important thing is that this time, he sank the Japanese warships and cruise ships, which shows that he has
We have a relatively large number of naval forces! They should have a certain combat capability! No matter what, we should reward them!" Li Zongren said, "The navy and air force have always been the shortcomings of the party-state. Now that the independent division is developing well, naturally the party-state will also develop.
It’s good.”
"Second!" Another general stood up, but it was He Yingqin, "The Independent Division is now a sharp sword! Whether it is the navy or the air force, the combat power of the infantry of the Independent Division makes it difficult for other units to match."
Old Jiang looked ugly. He did not expect that both Li Zongren and He Yingqin supported commending Zhou Weiguo. However, He Yingqin's words reminded him that the current combat power of the independent division was unmatched by other troops. Then, Old Jiang said, "In that case
, then let’s do it as a reward. The order is to reward Zhou Weiguo’s independent division headquarters with 100,000 silver dollars. At the same time, the air force brigade of the independent division will be expanded into an air force division. Zhou Zhirou will be appointed as the division commander and commander. The naval establishment will be expanded into the first navy division, commander and division commander.
, Chen Jiliang.”
"yes!"
Only a few people in the field frowned.
…
When Zhou Weiguo saw the commendation telegram and the appointment of the Navy and Air Force, he smiled. He knew these two people. Zhou Zhirou is now the director of the Central Air Force Officer School. He has trained countless air forces and has also commanded the air force's counterattacks.
During the Japanese war, Chen Jiliang was even more heroic. In the Jiangyin naval battle, he was seriously injured and did not retreat. He still fought on the front line and commanded the shooting down of dozens of enemy planes.
"Master, what is the appointment of the Chairman?" Li Weimin frowned, "The Air Force Group and the Navy Group were directly expanded into divisions without specifying the command authority. From now on, will the Air Force and Navy no longer be under the command of our independent division?"
Zhou Weiguo smiled and said, "So what? Can he still bring people to drive away the fighter planes and warships? These two generals are heroes. With them here, our development will be faster."
"But this?"
"Don't worry, they will come here to take office instead of our navy and air force going to Chongqing, do you understand?" Zhou Weiguo said again, but he was thinking of poaching in his heart. He was confident that the navy and air force he had trained would not
There are other ideas, but I don’t know how many people these two people will bring with them. It seems that there will also be a power struggle here.
"Okay." Li Weimin nodded helplessly, "What about the rewards below?"
"Well, if the Chairman of the Generalissimo doesn't upgrade us, we won't be able to upgrade our military ranks. However, there will definitely be a wave of promotions in the Navy and Air Forces. On the infantry side, there is nothing we can do. Let's count the heads and count them according to the number of enemies killed.
How much, rewarded in silver dollars, the reward ratio is slightly higher, after all, we can't promote their officials."
"Okay." Li Weimin nodded, "I'll make arrangements right away."