Nanjing Command of the Shanghai Dispatched Army
"Baka!" General Matsui Ishigen, the commander of the Shanghai dispatched army, smashed his favorite Song Dynasty porcelain and slapped a lieutenant in front of him more than ten times. The lieutenant's face instantly swelled up, and a few clear fingerprints appeared. However, he still stood straight and did not dare to make any other movements.
"An entire division of high-ranking generals, a dignified lieutenant general and three major generals of the empire, as well as the major generals of their regiments, were all assassinated! All the high-ranking officers of the division had died, including a portion of the mid-ranking officers. This was a disgrace to the Empire of Japan!”
"This is the greatest humiliation our empire has suffered since entering China.”
"What's even more humiliating for the Empire is that you still haven't found the murderer.”Matsui Iwane didn't vent his anger after saying that. He slapped the other side of the colonel's face more than ten times.
Instantly, the colonel's face turned as red as a pig's. This made Matsui Ishine even angrier. He said,"Hurry up and find the murderer. Otherwise, you'll commit suicide by cutting yourself open! Get lost!"
"Hey!" As if he had been pardoned, the colonel was about to leave when a staff officer from the confidential room walked over quickly and said,"Commander, we have found the murderer of Major General Nakajima Kinsaki!”
"This murderer actually sent a message in plain text. Now, the entire China and even the international community knows that all the high-ranking generals of the 16th division have been killed.”
"Nani?" Matsui Iwane took the telegram and read it. He was instantly furious. He pulled out his sword and cut the table in front of him into two halves. He shouted,"Catch this Chinese man! I want to personally cut off his head and hang it in public! I want these despicable Chinese pigs to know the consequences of provoking the soldiers of the Great Japan Empire!”
"Hey! Commander! We must catch the culprit as soon as possible!”
On this day, radio stations all over the country received this message:
On December 12th, 26th year of the Republic of China, the 522nd Regiment of the National Revolutionary Army met the commander of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army. The colonel of the 522nd Regiment, Zhou Weiguo, personally led the special forces to kill the commander of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Nakajima Kingo, the chief of staff of the major general, Mitsuo Nakazawa, the commander of the major general brigade, Tatsuki Sasaki, the commander of the major general brigade, as well as the commanders of the eight regiments and some middle and low-level officers. All the senior generals of the Japanese 16th Division have been killed!
"Here, I advise the Japanese army that our Republic of China is invincible. Now, our China is a lion that is gradually awakening. It is not something that small countries like you can resist!
Put down your weapons and surrender as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be too late to regret!
When this telegram was sent out, the attention of the entire dynasty shifted from Xuzhou, and everyone who heard it was overjoyed.
Yucheng Republic of China Temporary Government Presidential Palace
Generalissimo Jiang was worried about the crushing defeat of the Nanking war and the preparations for the battle of Hsueh. Recently, the reports submitted by his subordinates were all about the defeat of various places, which made Generalissimo Jiang very angry.
"This Sun Yuanliang actually escaped from the battlefield and caused our Republic of China troops to be defeated on the Nanjing battlefield. I want to shoot him! And this Tang Shengzhi, he said he wanted to live and die with Nanjing, what was the result? It was still not lost! Mother Xi Pi!"
Since the beginning of the war, the Republic of China had suffered defeat after defeat on the battlefield. Generalissimo Jiang was so angry that he cursed.
"Sigh, these people usually stretch their hands out longer than anyone else when they want guns, manpower, and military pay. When they are really pulled out to fight, they are all useless!”Chairman Jiang threw a document on the table and said angrily.
"Alright, Darling, don't be angry. It's not good to be angry." A gentle voice came over. Then, he handed a cup of coffee to the chairman. Then, he placed his hands on his head and gently rubbed it.
It was Madam President Song Meiling.
"How can I not be angry? These people all have diarrhea during the war. No one is willing to suffer a loss, but in the end, they keep losing. Now, half of China is almost gone, and these people don't even know what's going on!”
"Alright, Mr. President, let's calm your anger. Instead of sulking here, why don't you think about how to deal a heavy blow to the Japanese army in Xuzhou?”Madam President laughed and patted Chairman Jiang.
Just as the chairman was still sulking, Dai Li, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, walked in.
"Chairman, happy news! This is a joyous occasion!"
"Rain Farmer, what's the good news?”Chairman Jiang called out Dai Li's name affectionately. The Intelligence Bureau's director was the chairman's eyes and ears, and the two of them had a good personal relationship, so the chairman trusted Dai Li very much.
"Chairman, this is great news! This time, our Republic of China can hold our heads high!”
"What kind of good news is it? Yu Nong, don't hide it anymore. Look at how anxious our grand president is.”Madam President handed Dai Li a cup of coffee and said with a smile.
Dai Li slightly bent over to receive the coffee to express his gratitude, then said,"A regiment commander of our National Revolutionary Army personally killed all the senior officers of the Japanese 16th Division, including the Regiment Commander and Chief of Staff, as well as some middle and low-level officers when he led his troops to retreat in Nanjing.”
He handed the telegram to the chairman and took a sip of coffee.
The chairman read it carefully several times to make sure that what was written on it was true. Then, he slapped his thigh happily and said,"Haha, this is really good news!”
The chairman was so excited that his face turned red. He paced around the living room and kept saying,"Great news!"
Madam President looked at him and said to Dai Li in amusement,"Look, you're already the president of a country, yet you're still acting like a child. You were so angry just now, but now you're so excited.”
"What do you know!" The generalissimo put the telegram on the table and said,""Now, the people of the entire country, including the western countries, are watching our battle. Originally, they were still skeptical about whether our Republic of China government could win this war, but now they have been given a shot in the arm!”
"That's right! Sigh, right, I remember that this Zhou Weiguo was a student who was recruited in the ninth phase of the Central Military Academy. Chairman, you taught a good student!”Dai Li said with a smile.
"Haha, I remember that Zhou Weiguo led the assault team to the western command center during the graduation assessment and captured all the commanders in the western command center. This is so similar to killing all the high-ranking officers of the 16th division!”
"Moreover, he was favored by your senior military adviser, General Vonsecter, and strongly recommended him to study in Germany. Back then, our Republic of China was able to send military academy students to Germany's Berlin Military Academy to study because of Zhou Weiguo. Furthermore, in Germany, Zhou Weiguo also had good personal relationships with some high-ranking generals!”
"His performance on the Songhu battlefield was also remarkable. General Zhang Zhizhong has praised this outstanding student many times in public.”
"What's even more strange is that your student's father is Mr. Zhou Jixian. This old man was an early member of the Alliance. He once founded the Republic of China with the founding father, Dr. Sun Yat-sen. After his success, he retired and went into business.”
When Dai Li finished talking about Zhou Weiguo's experience, Madam President exclaimed,""Darling, this student of yours is very impressive!”
"Not only that!" Dai Li took a sip of coffee to moisten his throat, then continued," It's said that Zhou Weiguo rejected the marriage on the day of his wedding in order to serve the party and the country. Then, he applied to the Central Military Academy. The girl who rejected him heard that he rejected the marriage because he wanted to join the army and thought that he was a hero. She came to Nanjing alone from Beiping to take care of him. She often went to the military academy to send him food and made it a good story!”
"Haha!" The chairman laughed heartily and said,"This Zhou Weiguo is not bad!”
"Not bad, it's just that I feel a little wronged towards that girl.”Madam President interrupted.
"Not only that, but after the Battle of Songhu ended, this Zhou Weiguo led his troops to retreat. He passed by his hometown in Suzhou and reunited with Old Mr. Zhou Jixian, who was busy reorganizing the army. Before he left, the old man left a blood letter to Zhou Weiguo.”
"What is written on it?" Madam President asked curiously.
"When the Japanese pirates are driven away, when my son returns home!”Dai Li said slowly.
Hearing what you said, I really want to meet this Zhou Weiguo. He's really an outstanding young man! Darling, in the future, you must let this Zhou Weiguo bring his wife to our house. I want to take a good look at them! "Madam President said with a smile.
"Alright, alright, I'll definitely let you meet him!" The chairman patted the back of her hand and comforted her. Then, he sighed,"Like father, like son!"
"We have to reward him! And I want a big reward!"
"How much reward do you want to give him?" Dai Li asked tentatively.”
" Uh..." The chairman pondered for a moment and then said,""We'll promote him to lieutenant general and give him a strengthened division!”
"Lieutenant General? This…Isn't this reward a little too heavy? He's still young, and the reward you're giving him is too big. I'm afraid that someone will be jealous and secretly trip him up.”Dai Li said hesitantly.
"Who dares to trip me up?" The chairman said angrily and then said,"Not only will we give him a lieutenant general, but we will also give him an enhanced division. In addition, we will give him 500,000 yuan as a reward. As for being jealous and secretly causing trouble, I'll see who dares to do so!”
After saying that, the chairman added,""Put him in the central army's battle sequence and give him the title of 101st division!”
Dai Li's heart shook. This was the youngest lieutenant general in the entire Republic of China. In fact, there were very few people in the world who became lieutenant generals at this age.
"Then the military rations are…"
"When he has recruited enough people, get him to draw up a list for me and give him full military pay and rations!”The chairman was in a good mood. He waved his hand and said heroically.
"Yes, sir! This humble servant will go and draft the telegram now!" Seeing that the chairman had no further instructions, Dai Li respectfully walked out of the presidential palace, thinking of the chairman's words.
"This is to focus on nurturing him as a confidant!”
Dai Li could foresee that another rising star had appeared in the military.
However, on second thought, from the perspective of the chairman, it was not too shocking to focus on nurturing him.
After all, Zhou Weiguo came from a prominent family, and his father was a founding father of the Republic of China with Dr. Sun Yat-sen. He also had good personal relationships with some of the high-ranking officers in Germany, and his own abilities were outstanding. It was understandable that the chairman wanted to focus on nurturing him.
After all, the current Republic of China was not as calm as it seemed on the surface. Many people were eyeing the position of Generalissimo Jiang, and there were also warlords of various sizes who pretended to be obedient but were secretly disobedient. The shoulders of the Generalissimo were also very heavy, and he needed someone to help him share the burden!
Thinking of this, Dai Li sighed and quickly walked away.
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