On January 20, 1940, Zhou Weiguo rushed from Jinan to Tai'an. The Independent Division also established a defense line between the epidemic area and the non-epidemic area. Now there are very few people attacking the defense line. Because they know that the Independent Division has not given up.
They are actively rescuing people. Of course, they have spent countless energy and time on this, and there have even been conflicts and bloodshed.
"Teacher!" Zhou Weiguo's car stopped. This line of defense was built under his command. There was bloodshed in the previous conflict and some soldiers were injured, but no civilians were injured.
Zhou Weiguo nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Serve the country, the family, and the people, don't work hard!" the soldiers guarding the defense line shouted in unison.
Zhou Weiguo was both happy and sad. In this era, not only the common people are suffering, but the soldiers are suffering even more. "Come on, you are guarding our fellow Shandong folks!"
"yes!"
After seeing these soldiers, Zhou Weiguo got in the car again. He was going to the front line. But when he actually arrived at the front line, he realized that the situation was difficult and the epidemic was serious. Although many rats had been exterminated these days, there were still many
People are infected, and it can also be transmitted from person to person.
The scene in front of Zhou Weiguo made him palpitate. These people could not enter the hospital because the hospital was already full. This was the case in all parts of Tai'an City. In one village, more than half of the people were infected. This is very scary.
At a certain rate, at this time, most people will choose to run away and leave their hometown.
The atmosphere in the entire village was very gloomy. This village was only assigned one nurse and one doctor. They were both busy and the soldiers listened to their orders and continued to help.
"Yeah." Zhou Weiguo nodded and walked into the village.
"Master!" The soldiers at the entrance of the village saluted when they saw Zhou Weiguo.
"Thank you for your hard work." Zhou Weiguo returned the greeting. No matter what, in the epidemic area, these soldiers are all good! Since he, Zhou Weiguo, ordered them to come here, he has the responsibility and obligation to take them back safely and calm down this time.
epidemic.
Zhou Weiguo strode into the village. Looking at the people who were gathered together and considered to be isolated, he felt a pain in his heart. Some people coughed up blood, some scratched their bodies, and some even scratched their skin.
Comatose.
Liu San followed Zhou Weiguo, but he couldn't bear it, "Damn those devils! I will chop them up sooner or later!"
Basically, one platoon is responsible for one village. Even if each village has one doctor and one nurse, there is still a shortage of medical staff. In some cases, it takes several villages to have one doctor and one nurse.
"Where is your platoon leader?" Zhou Weiguo asked.
The soldiers accompanying Zhou Weiguo were silent for a while, "The platoon leader is also sick and infected."
Zhou Weiguo's mood was naturally not much better. He had already expected it when he sent the troops. Zhou Weiguo patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go and take a look."
"Yes!" The soldier then took Zhou Weiguo to see their platoon leader.
After entering the room, Zhou Weiguo realized that the soldiers had infected more than one person. Zhou Weiguo was secretly annoyed with himself because he had sent the soldiers in too hastily and the details had not been drawn up. He was afraid that the people would move around so much that the epidemic would spread throughout Shandong.
It exploded. Now it seems that I have lost some control.
"Master's seat?" The platoon leader looked at Zhou Weiguo with some disbelief.
"Yes." Zhou Weiguo nodded, "Have a good rest and don't worry, it's not a fatal disease. Listen to the doctor, our independent division has special medicine."
"Master, how could you come here!" The platoon leader suddenly became excited, "It's so dangerous here!"
Zhou Weiguo held down the excited platoon leader and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen!"
"Can!"
"Have a good rest, that's a military order!"
"yes!"
Zhou Weiguo looked at several infected soldiers one by one. Fortunately, the time was short, and they were all mild cases. Those with mild symptoms would have a higher chance of being cured.
As for this village, because the independent division intervened early, there were not too many seriously ill patients, but they were still shocking enough.
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Outside Shandong, there was an uproar because of a clear telegram from Zhou Weiguo. Originally, as the New Year was approaching, although life was difficult, the people were still scrimping on food and clothing to prepare for the New Year.
The first one to receive the news was the Nationalist Government. A few days ago, the Nationalist Government was still worried about the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Shandong. Now, as soon as Zhou Weiguo's telegram came out, all doubts were cleared.
"Chairman! This!" Dai Li telegraphed to Chiang Kai-shek, shocked in his heart, "The Japanese retreated from Shandong because they released the rats they raised in their previous base! Now the epidemic in Shandong is serious, with countless casualties!"
"What!" Lao Jiang slammed the table and stood up in shock, "How dare the Japanese do this?"
"Chairman, the Japanese are afraid that they want to consume the strength of the independent division! Once the plague breaks out, not only the people of Shandong, but also the independent division will be affected."
"These beasts! I thought they had restrained themselves a little! Niang Xipi!"
"Chairman of the Standing Committee, now that Weiguo has sent a report, he is not only asking for help from doctors across the country, but also asking for help from the international community!" Dai Li said again, "Chairman of the Standing Committee, should we send someone to support!"
"Of course I want it!" Lao Jiang said, "However, we can't force it. Let's go and send a telegram and tell the people below that you can go voluntarily whether you want to go or not. Then try your best to use public opinion to control the direction of the incident and condemn the Japanese.
And ask for international help, and try our best to help Shandong."
"yes!"
…
At a junction between Shandong and Hebei, more than a hundred people were resting.
"Commander, we have reached the border of Shandong, but there is a Japanese stronghold in front of us!" A soldier wearing civilian clothes said.
Li Chang took a sip of water. They walked thousands of kilometers from the border area to Shandong. After walking for almost a month, they found that the Japanese guards suddenly became very strict when they arrived at the Shandong border. "Look for someone to ask, what's going on?"
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"yes!"
Li Chang took out the telescope in his arms and took a look. Sure enough, there was a Japanese stronghold ahead, and the Japanese troops were quite large. With the 150 soldiers he had now, it was impossible to capture this stronghold. The losses would be huge.
It's too big, so we can only take a detour, but we still need to inquire about the situation first.
About half an hour later, a soldier came back and said, "Commander, I asked about it, the Japanese did bad things in Shandong! They created a plague in Shandong. Now, the southwestern part of Shandong is classified as the hardest hit area, and Commander Zhou of the Independent Division is also
I personally entered the disaster area!"
"What!" Li Chang stood up and frowned. In his opinion, Zhou Weiguo's approach could not be wrong, it was just too impulsive. However, he himself was an impulsive person and had nothing to say.
"Captain, what should we do? Are we still going to Shandong?"
"Go! Of course we have to go! We can't stop going just because our friend is in trouble!" Li Chang said firmly.
