At 1 o'clock in the morning on March 24, 1938, in the position north of Linyi County, soldiers of the former 40th Army were packing up their things. Orders from above had been issued to retreat.
Soldiers from the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 1st Regiment of the Independent Division quickly entered the position, took out their guns and pointed into the distance.
The former soldiers of the 40th Army were confused, and then said, "Isn't it a retreat?" Then, a colonel from the 40th Army walked out and saluted a major battalion commander of the 1st Independent Division Regiment, "The 5th Theater of the National Revolutionary Army.
Liu Sheng, commander of the 68th Regiment of the 39th Division of the 40th Army."
"Wang Zhi, commander of the 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, Suqian Independent Division, Fifth Theater of the National Revolutionary Army, sir!" Wang Zhi, commander of the 1st Regiment and 1st Battalion, saluted.
"Brother, didn't the superiors give the order to retreat?" Liu Sheng asked.
"The order I received is that our independent division will defend Linyi." Wang Zhi replied coldly. He is the remaining company commander of the 88th Division of the German Arms Division. He is a former cadet of Huangpu Military Academy. He participated in several battles and the Battle of Nanjing.
Later, after breaking out of the siege, he wandered all the way and accidentally arrived in Suqian, where he met Zhou Weiguo's command, who was originally from the 87th Division. The 88th Division and the 87th Division were both direct descendants of the Central Army, German weapons divisions, but almost all of them were disabled in the defense of Nanjing.
Unwilling to be reconciled, he joined Zhou Weiguo's army.
"Ah?" Liu Sheng then shook his head and said, "In that case, come on, brothers!"
"Thank you." Wang Zhi replied, and immediately arranged for soldiers to defend themselves.
The same scene happened near Linyi County.
And in Linyi County
"What!" Yu Xuezhong stood up and said angrily, "No! You are disobeying orders on the battlefield!"
Zhou Weiguo shook his head and said, "The telegram from the headquarters only mentioned the 40th Army, the 59th Army, the 22nd Army, and your 3rd Army, sir, but there is no independent division of ours."
"Weiguo, don't be stupid!" Zhang Zizhong advised from the side, "You only have 2 regiments and 8,000 people. You told me that you want to defend Linyi? Do you take the lives of soldiers as a joke?"
"Brother Xin Chen, don't worry, I'm not an ignorant person." Zhou Weiguo smiled and said calmly, "Trust me."
Zhang Zizhong was silent, and then said, "I can't disobey the military order, but I have a good hand, you have to accept it. Zhao Sheng, 28 years old,
He is a third-class soldier who knows martial arts and has very good skills." Immediately, Zhang Zizhong said to a soldier behind him, "Zhao Sheng, from today on, you will be the soldier of Commander Zhou Weiguo!"
"Thank you. Just be my bodyguard first." Zhou Weiguo said with a helpless smile.
"Brother, I won't say anything anymore, take care." Pang Bingxun said helplessly and walked out of the hall.
Afterwards, Yu Xuezhong sighed helplessly, saluted Zhou Weiguo, and said, "Although I understand your plot, I cannot agree with your approach. Take care!"
"Thank you, General!" Zhou Weiguo returned the greeting, and then looked at Yu Xuezhong walking out of the hall.
Zhang Zizhong patted Zhou Weiguo on the shoulder and said, "Weiguo, you are still young. Please take care of your life. Only by staying alive can the Japanese be driven out of China."
Zhou Weiguo nodded and sighed, Zhang Zizhong is indeed Zhang Zizhong.
"After I retreat, I will be stationed near the East China Sea, not too far from you. I will leave a regiment in Linshu County, ready to support you at any time." After Zhang Zizhong finished speaking, he saluted Zhou Weiguo.
"Thank you, brother Xin Chen." Zhou Weiguo returned the gift and said, "Take care."
"Take care of yourself."
…
At 3 o'clock in the morning on March 24, 1938, the National Army's 3rd Army, 40th Army, and 59th Army withdrew from Linyi.
Before dawn, Zhou Weiguo went alone to the already empty arsenal of the 40th Army and exchanged 200 German-made MG34 general-purpose machine guns and a large number of bullets, and exchanged 60 large-caliber guns and a large number of artillery shells. Then he exchanged After carefully looking at the system, in addition to machine guns and artillery, a large number of grenades and compressed biscuits were exchanged to ensure logistics. Zhou Weiguo hesitated on the choice of rifles. He had long wanted to position the independent division's standard equipment as Automatic rifle, but during the Nanjing Defense War, he didn't have many war points and couldn't afford to exchange them. Now, he has enough war points, and he doesn't know what to choose.
Speaking of automatic rifles, many people confuse them with submachine guns. An automatic rifle refers to a rifle that uses the energy of gunpowder to drive the gun back and forth to automatically load and eject the shell. It refers to a wide range, and the shooting speed can be fast or slow, but The most significant difference from a submachine gun is its long range (for example, the range of the Japanese 38 gun can reach 800 or even 1,000 meters), the bullet's high kinetic energy, and its general lethality. Submachine guns are also automatic guns, characterized by their fast shooting speed, but their range It is less powerful at short and long distances (using pistol bullets, the effective killing distance is no more than 200 meters, and it was originally designed for use in close combat in trenches). The assault rifle is a type of automatic rifle, characterized by a rate of fire similar to that of a submachine gun (Quickly), and is as powerful as a rifle. Assault rifles have become the main weapon of modern infantry, but their range has reached the same level as old-fashioned rifles. But unfortunately, the bullets of assault rifles are smaller than those currently available.
Therefore, Zhou Weiguo still considered automatic rifles. During World War II, many excellent automatic rifles emerged.
Subsequently, Zhou Weiguo chose the German-made G43 rifle. The G43 rifle is a semi-automatic rifle. It can be said that the G43 rifle is not inferior to the American M1-style rifle in terms of design. However, Germany's wartime production capacity and raw materials at that time could not keep up. The output of G43 is low. Although the G43 rifle has not been developed yet, it is already 1938, only a few years away from 1943. Therefore, the price of G43 is not expensive. It costs 5 points a piece. Zhou Weiguo subsequently exchanged 10,000 G43s. Rifles and corresponding ammunition.
The main thing is that the bullet caliber of the G43 rifle is the same as the Mauser they are currently equipped with.
Then, he spent another 2,000 points to exchange for 100 German-made HKMP5 submachine guns. Since this series of submachine guns have been chosen as standard firearms by the armies, security forces, and police forces of many countries, they have a very high reputation, and even in later generations, MP5 It is also the first choice for the standard weapons of special operations forces in many countries and regions. He also wants to change the uniforms of his special operations forces.
Spend hundreds of thousands of war points, and your chances of winning in defending Linyi will increase.
Overnight, Zhou Weiguo had his troops complete the change of uniforms.
…
March 24, 1938 7 o'clock
Suqian Qingshan Village
"I want to take the rescue team to Linyi!" Xiao Ya said to Fang Shengli, "It's useless if you don't agree."
"Xiao Ya." Fang Shengli was helpless. Ever since Zhou Weiguo's telegram came back to guard Linyi, Xiao Ya had been clamoring to go to Linyi. Of course, she would go with the rescue team.
"Deputy Commander, I think the rescue team is going to Linyi." Li Weimin said from the side, "As long as there is a war, there will be sacrifices and casualties, but the lives of the soldiers are precious. Therefore, the rescue team
You must go to the front line."
Fang Shengli fell silent.
"Moreover, our rescue team also participates in military training most of the time." Xiao Ya said again, "So, if you don't agree, I will also take the rescue team there."
"I understand." Fang Shengli sighed and said, "I will go with the three regiments. Weimin, you stay in Suqian and continue to recruit troops. Now we should have enough funds to last for more than a year. The most important thing is,
We must protect our industrial base, which is the country’s hope for the future.”
"I know." Li Weimin said, "There are already German engineers on their way here. I believe everything will be fine."
"Yes." Fang Shengli nodded, and then said, "Let's convene a meeting with cadres above the battalion level."
"good."
15 minutes later
"After receiving the order from the division commander, the 1st Brigade and 3rd Regiment will head to Linyi." Fang Shengli said calmly, "Suqian side will be commanded by Staff Officer Li to expand recruitment and intensify training."
"yes!"
"The 3rd regiment will prepare immediately and will set off in an hour! The same goes for the rescue team!" Fang Shengli looked at everyone and said.
"yes!"
…
Chongqing
"What! What does this Zhou Weiguo want to do!" Old Jiang slapped the table angrily!
"Principal, calm down." Dai Li said quickly from the side.
"Go and ask Li Zongren to quickly withdraw his troops from Zhou Weiguo. All the troops have been withdrawn. He has a division that is not fully established yet. The equipment does not have our support now. I won't say how. There are only 10,000 people. They are going to be stuffed by the Japanese."
There is a gap between teeth."
"Chief Li Zongren has already called."
"Huh? That little brat still won't withdraw?"
"Yes, Zhou Weiguo said, vowing to live or die with the position."
"Go, go to the confidential room now, I will personally send a telegram to him." Old Jiang said, "Look, the gains of nearly 100,000 in the Linyi position were basically participated or even led by that boy Zhou Weiguo. If he loses
If we lose such a talented person, the party and the country will suffer a great loss."
"The principal is right."
…
Linyi
Zhou Weiguo couldn't laugh or cry when he received the telegram from Chiang Kai-shek. He knew that Chiang Kai-shek loved him, which was why he was promoted from colonel to lieutenant general. However, he really didn't want to quit.
During the Battle of Nanjing, he was seriously injured and had no choice but to withdraw with the remaining 300 men.
When he passed by Yangzhou, he did not take action. He took the remaining troops to avoid it. He thought that he could not keep calm after seeing the people suffering, so he simply escaped.
But this time, in Linyi, although the Japanese army was coming fiercely, he still had close to 10,000 soldiers, equipment with so many war points, and insights and knowledge that surpassed his predecessors. He did not want to escape.
Immediately, he asked someone to reply, "The country has reached such a state that there is no other way except for us to die for it. I even believe that as long as we can keep this determination, our country and our nation with a history of 5,000 years will never be defeated."
As for death at the hands of three Japanese slaves, the determination to die for the country and the nation will never change even if the sea is clear and the stone is not broken. But please rest assured, principal, Weiguo will not talk about death lightly and will keep it useful.
I will continue to defend my territory and resist the enemy until the Japanese are driven out of our Chinese territory."
…
After receiving the telegram from Zhou Weiguo, Chiang Kai-shek sighed, and then said, "Send a telegram to Li Zongren. No matter what, I want Zhou Weiguo to live and let him find a way."
"yes!"
…
At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek also disclosed Zhou Weiguo's return telegram and Zhou Weiguo's achievements in Linyi to the media. He wanted to establish Zhou Weiguo as a national hero and inspire the morale of the people.
For a time, enthusiasm for joining the army surged across the country.
Although Chiang Kai-shek knew that doing this would put Zhou Wei in danger, but the state affairs were such that he had to do this.
…
Yan'an
"Hey, Zhou Weiguo is really a good young man." The great man sighed, "What a pity."
"I have already told our underground party comrades to protect this young man." Mr. Zhou said, "Now I know that the major general and brigade commander who sold us the equipment was this Zhou Weiguo. In just one month, he
He is already a lieutenant general and division commander, he is really a formidable person."
"Indeed, nearly 100,000 enemies were wiped out in Linyi, which was an unprecedented victory." General Peng also said.
"The fact that he was willing to sell equipment to us before shows that he has no objection to our party." The great man analyzed and said, "Comrade Enlai, do you know the specific situation of selling equipment?"
"Then let me talk about it." Mr. Zhou then talked about the relationship between Zhang Chu, Chen Yi and Zhou Weiguo. At the same time, he also emphasized the relationship between Chen Yi and Zhou Weiguo. Within the Communist Party, marriage requires organizational approval.
Therefore, Chen Yi later reported the matter between her and Zhou Weiguo.
"It's great to be young." The great man said with a smile, "It can be seen that Zhou Weiguo is also a young man."
"Well, that's not bad." General Peng also smiled.
"Well, let's arrange for Comrade Zhang Chu to continue to contact Zhou Weiguo. As for the girl, it depends on their fate." The great man said with a smile, "Where are Comrade Chu and Comrade Chen Yi now?"
"What a coincidence, the two of them happened to go to Comrade Qiu Ming's Second Independent Regiment." Mr. Zhou smiled.
…
Linyi at 8:00 on March 24, 1938
Japanese Army Command
"This time, the general headquarters ordered us to capture Linyi." Susumu Fujita said to everyone in the headquarters. Today, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops have gathered outside Linyi City, and he was awarded the pre-war
Regarding the position of commander-in-chief, "Let me know what you think."
Before anyone could say anything, a soldier shouted a report.
"Report, a call from the headquarters."
"read!"
"The Chinese army withdrew from Linyi in the early morning of March 24 and ordered all troops to temporarily station in Linyi and wait for follow-up instructions."
After reading it, everyone in the Japanese military headquarters was stunned.
"Nani? Baka can!" Fujita shouted, "Yours, go and explore the outer positions of Linyi!"
"Hi!" The soldier who read the telegram walked out immediately.
…
When a small group of Japanese soldiers appeared in the position north of Linyi, the team leader looked through the binoculars and then waved to retreat.
Then, the Japanese troops in Linyi were overpowered.
…
Linyi northern position
"Platoon leader, why did the little Jaap come out and then leave?" A soldier asked, "I also want to try this gun we just issued. It looks much more powerful than our previous medium-sized gun!"
"You, keep an eye on the position." Lu Bu smiled. As the platoon leader of the Independent Division's first brigade, regiment, battalion, company and platoon, the 27-year-old Lu Bu was already a second lieutenant. Following Zhou Weiguo, he experienced President Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing.
, At this time, he was no longer nervous on the battlefield, but this soldier expressed his true feelings. He couldn't put it down with the gun in his hand. He really wanted to test its power, and then he ordered, "The company commander said
Okay, our new gun is a semi-automatic rifle with a fast rate of fire. When the fight starts, it can give the little devil a hard drink."
"I know, Platoon Commander!"
…
"Captain!" Zhang Ruikuan took the telegram, ran to Zhou Weiguo, and said, "The deputy division commander is leaving for Linyi with the third regiment and the rescue team."
"Got it," Zhou Weiguo just finished speaking, and then he reacted and said, "Rescue team???"
"Yes, that's what the telegram said."
"Did you tell me if Madam is here too?"
"The telegram didn't say that."
"Go, return the telegram and ask." Zhou Weiguo frowned. He still didn't want Xiao Ya to come to Yi. After all, he himself couldn't control the outcome of Linyi.
