When Zhou Weiguo arrived in Haiyang, night had fallen.
Zhang Qian and others were still busy with post-war affairs. When they saw Zhou Weiguo, they wondered why Zhou Weiguo left and returned.
"That's right," Zhou Weiguo explained the purpose of his visit, "After the war, we will replenish the relevant equipment. I was wondering, if we add another fleet, do you have a suitable captain to recommend?"
Zhang Gan was stunned. Is this a plan to increase the scale? However, he was not able to answer Zhou Weiguo's question for a while. If someone can lead a fleet alone...
"Master, do you want to increase the number of people?" Zhang Qian asked.
Zhou Weiguo nodded, "As long as there are suitable people who can lead troops, battleships and the like are not a problem, and manpower should not be a problem either. The Chairman said that if we are short of people, he will send more people over."
"Is this so?" Zhang Qian thought for a while, "Let me discuss this matter with a few generals. Master, are you anxious?"
Zhou Weiguo shook his head, "I'm not in a hurry, I just want to confirm it early so that I can determine the number of people sent by the Chairman."
Zhang Qian nodded, "In that case, I will reply to you after discussing it tomorrow."
"Well." Zhou Weiguo thought for a while, and indeed, this needs to be discussed within the navy, "Then I will go find Zhihui first."
"OK."
When Zhou Weiguo found Liu Zhihui, Liu Zhihui was also directing people to help deal with post-war matters. It seemed that he had been busy for almost a whole day.
"Brother, why are you here?" Liu Zhihui asked confused when he saw Zhou Weiguo.
"Let's see you." Zhou Weiguo smiled. After a big battle, the people in the submarine force worked very hard. The space was small. And last night, this group of people must not have slept. They helped worry about Zhang Gan's subordinates. .
"We're almost done." Liu Zhihui said, "Actually, I just helped sort out the belongings."
Zhou Weiguo nodded, "How do you feel about this battle?"
"Hmm." Liu Zhihui pondered for a moment and frowned, "The Japanese navy is still very strong. If we don't plan this battle, it may be difficult to win."
"That's true." Zhou Weiguo agreed, "In terms of naval strength, Japan's arrival of three combined fleets this time is indeed beyond our expectations. I originally thought that Japan's two fleets would be enough."
"Eh." Liu Zhihui sighed, "Yes, although we also defeated the Japanese very miserably, the Japanese still have several fleets, which are still better than us in terms of strength."
"Well, so we need to increase the scale, increase the number of people, and increase the number of people!" Zhou Weiguo said, "Let's take our time."
"Brother, what do you mean? You want to buy equipment again?" Liu Zhihui raised his eyebrows.
"Yeah." Zhou Weiguo nodded, "Why, are you thinking about it?"
"Here at the submarine team, would you like to add more?" Liu Zhihui looked at Zhou Weiguo with a smile.
"Okay, is there anyone who can lead the team?" Zhou Weiguo asked with interest.
"This, let me check it out for now." Liu Zhihui said, "Anyway, if you want to add equipment, just don't forget me."
"Yes, I understand." Zhou Weiguo nodded, "You are just jealous."
"Yes!" Liu Zhihui admitted openly.
"You." Zhou Weiguo said helplessly, "Let's go, rest early, and send one to the soldiers tomorrow."
"Um."
March 18, Haiyang, under a hill somewhere.
Groups of soldiers, in full uniform, carried a coffin.
Zhou Weiguo walked at the front to help the first coffin, followed by Chen Jiliang, Zhang Qian, Lin Jianzhang...
This is the cemetery for naval soldiers, where military burials will be held.
The queue moves forward and up the mountain.
During the whole process, no one spoke, and everything seemed solemn and solemn.
In this battle, they sacrificed their lives for the country, and the army will naturally take care of their aftermath. At the end of the team, there is a square team that the families of the soldiers can contact. They're all here.
Soon, the team reached the mountain, and Zhou Weiguo also stopped, and then the soldiers carrying the coffins lined up one after another. There were more than 300 corpses here, but there were more than 600 coffins. Even if no corpses were found, They also made cemeteries.
Zhou Weiguo saw that the team had stood up and sighed slightly in his heart. These people could not come back or live after all. War is like this, either you die or I die. Victory is always poured with blood. Without this group of people , the country died early.
Then, Sa Zhenbing came out and began to preside over the entire ceremony.
…
After the ceremony, Zhang Qian replied to Zhou Weiguo, "Master, you can add a fleet."
"Well, where are the people?"
"I have discussed with General Chen, General Lin and others that I have someone who is qualified to be the commander of a fleet." Zhang Qian replied.
"That's good. After this month, I will step up preparations for this matter, but it will also take some time." Zhou Weiguo said, "In terms of other manpower, I will reply to the chairman."
"In this way, we will have the confidence to fight the Japs next time." Zhang Gan clenched his fists, "The three Japs fleets were almost crippled. Even if they want to recover, it will take a while."
"Well, in short, we need to strengthen ourselves during this period. Our current strength has increased, and some people will definitely be jealous." Zhou Weiguo said again, and then thought of his deal with Germany. Yes, this naval battle will make us jealous. Germany saw the potential of independent divisions.
…
"Your Majesty the Head of State, this is the specific information about the naval battle between China and Japan." A person placed a document on the table and spoke respectfully.
"Hmm." The short man picked up the document and began to read it. The more he read, the more mocking the corner of his mouth became, "This naval battle was completely designed by Zhou Weiguo."
"Yes, at least that's our current inference."
"Then Japan launched three combined fleets, which were crippled by three independent division fleets." The short man laughed, "What a powerful navy that ranks third in the world!"
"Your Majesty the Head of State, it seems that in the Asia-Pacific region, are we going to change our cooperation partners?"
The short man shook his head, "China will not cooperate with us, and Zhou Weiguo will not really stand on our side. We can only trade."
"That?"
"Send someone to contact the independent division Zhou Weiguo."
"yes!"
"Tell him we'll need them soon."
"yes!"
…
Zhou Weiguo has returned to Jinan. There is still good news in the past few days. The number of people infected with the plague has dropped below 10,000. In other words, it can be basically regarded as calm. But we still need to pay attention to these people. We still cannot underestimate them. .You must wait until the treatment is complete before you can be discharged from the hospital.
However, there were still thousands of people who died in the epidemic this time.
Zhou Weiguo waited until the epidemic situation completely subsided, and then he could add equipment to the independent division again.
