The soldier in front of him was not a veteran. Instead, these soldiers looked like they had just entered the battlefield.
He glanced at the citizens and soldiers who were staring blankly at him. The pressure on Zhou Weiguo's shoulders increased as he walked to a high platform at the side.
"Soldiers, villagers, calm down. I am the commander of the Independent Division, Zhou Weiguo. Don't panic. Nanjing will be fine.”
At this moment, there was a discussion below. Someone said coldly.
"Hmph, who's an independent division? I've never heard of it.”
"That's right. You want to defend Nanjing with just one division? This is simply a fool's dream."
"These officials are trying to trick us into sending ourselves to our deaths and then run away.”
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Zhou Weiguo immediately fired at the sky again and shouted,"Don't make a fuss. If anyone deliberately causes trouble again, don't blame me for punishing you according to military law.”
Following Zhou Weiguo's order, the soldiers of the Guard Battalion raised their communicators and charged at them.
The civilians and fleeing soldiers immediately became more obedient.
At this time, he had to say something ruthless. Once a stampede happened, there would be even more casualties.
"You bunch of ruffians, do you know who killed Lieutenant General Nakajima Kagami of the 16th division of the Zhonghua Faction? Let me tell you, even our master and Guanghua School's 6th division were defeated by our independent division.”Xu Hu couldn't stand it anymore and said unhappily.
At this moment, a major's eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked,""Wasn't the commander of the 522nd Regiment, Zhou Weiguo, the one who killed the Japanese Lieutenant General?”
"Hmph, you blind fool. Our master is a major general who has just been promoted by Generalissimo Jiang.”Xu Hu said unhappily. At the same time, he took out the commendation order and gave it to the major.
"It really is Chairman Jiang's signature.”The major stared at the commendation badge and murmured.
"I heard that the Independent Division has anti-aircraft machine guns. They shot down more than ten Japanese planes.”
"I heard from a fellow villager of the 305th Regiment that they were an artillery regiment that killed the Japanese.”The surrounding soldiers immediately began to discuss.
The other commoners also felt a little guilty. Someone stood up and shouted.
"Even if what you say is true, the defenders in the city have all escaped. The devils are coming soon.”
"Everyone, don't worry. Our Independent Division still has tens of thousands of soldiers guarding Nanjing. Please rest assured that as long as our Independent Division still has a soldier, we will definitely not let a single devil in. I have another piece of good news for everyone. Our independent division has just wiped out another large group of Japanese soldiers. There are not many Japanese left in Nanjing. If you want to evacuate safely, there is plenty of time.”Zhou Weiguo explained.
Although there were some exaggerated elements, he also knew that this was a critical moment. He could only exaggerate his strength to stabilize the people who were about to collapse.
Otherwise, if hundreds of thousands of people stepped on it, the consequences would be unimaginable.
In addition, his thoughts were also on these scattered soldiers. He took a rough look and found that there were at least ten thousand scattered soldiers here, so he had a special thought.
At this time, the civilians and soldiers heard that they had wiped out another large group of Japanese soldiers and were extremely excited.
The commoners might not know how strong a large group of Japanese soldiers was, but those soldiers who had fought with the Japanese soldiers knew that a large group of Japanese soldiers could at least fight against a B type division.
"I'm not leaving. I believe in Commander Zhou. Nanjing is definitely safe. I'm not leaving.”From time to time, there would be commoners speaking. This cheer immediately infected many people and slowly spread.
A sense of pride rose in Zhou Weiguo's heart. He did not expect that he had such great prestige that he could make the fleeing commoners instantly calm down and even give up their lives.
In fact, he did not have much confidence in defending Nanjing City, but when he thought of these people, a sense of responsibility surged in his heart. Whether it was for himself or for these people, he had to defend Nanjing City.
"The devils will not attack for the time being, but for the sake of safety, everyone should cross the river in an orderly manner. It won't be too late to return after the devils are defeated.”Zhou Weiguo shouted loudly.
"Yes, we can't drag Division Commander Zhou down and let him fight the devils without worry.”someone said.
"Listen to my orders. All friendly soldiers, brothers, retreat first. Let the civilians pass first. Let the old and weak women board the ship, then the wounded and sick. As for the young and strong men, don't worry, we will definitely let you pass.”Zhou Weiguo said.
The soldiers in the crowd saw the submachine guns of the Guard Battalion and looked at each other before retreating obediently. Although they were not good at fighting, there was one thing that they absolutely obeyed the orders of their superiors.
"Why should we let them go first?" A lieutenant colonel couldn't help but say.
"Who are you?" Zhou Weiguo narrowed his eyes and asked.
"Lieutenant Colonel Wang Fen, the head of the logistics department of the 87th Division.”The lieutenant colonel said disdainfully.
"Oh, if that's the case, then I'll give you a ride.”After saying that, Zhou Weiguo took out his pistol and fired. Wang Fen fell to the ground with a look of disbelief. He didn't understand why this major general dared to kill him.
"I'll say it again, those who are young and strong, come out first. Otherwise, don't blame me for enforcing the battlefield discipline.”Zhou Weiguo glanced at the soldiers who had taken off their military uniforms and were hiding among the civilians. They hesitated for a moment before walking out one after another.
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