"Weiguo, you're really something! A single word from him made those people follow us wholeheartedly!”
Sun Xinpu and Fang Shengli stood beside Zhou Weiguo. Fang Shengli should be at Changfeng County at the front line. However, he had come back tonight to replenish his troops.
In just one day, he had lost more than 500 people. The troops in the county town had not been replenished yet. Coincidentally, he knew that there would be 13,000 soldiers coming tonight, so he rushed over. However, there were no longer 13,000 people.
The seven regiment commanders, the battalion commanders, the regimental commanders, the battalion commanders, and their guards had taken away a total of about 500 people. There were still about 12,500 people here.
"They are all soldiers. The days of the Gui Faction weren't good. Many soldiers had not received any money for months. And look at their clothes. What do you think of their clothes?”
Zhou Weiguo looked at the soldiers lining up to receive their weapons, ammunition, and uniforms and asked Sun Xinpu, who was beside him.
"You're not dressed well! You look like a beggar!"
Sun Xinpu said after looking at it.
"That's right! In our eyes, they are beggars, but in the Gui Faction, they are already elite soldiers of the 5th Battle Area. They could still wear cloth shoes, and their military uniforms were clean. Only the elite troops of the Gui Faction could receive such treatment. However, even for the elite troops, their salaries can't be paid on time, and their weapons and equipment are much worse than ours.”
Zhou Weiguo could tell from the soldiers 'words and actions, as well as their attire, that they were the elite of the Gui Faction. However, he didn't feel that he owed Li Delin a favor. Even if he did, it was the chairman's business.
On the contrary, Li Delin had to thank himself. He could guarantee the safety of southern Xuzhou with only 12,000 people. In history, he had mobilized more than 100,000 troops here to barely guarantee it. Therefore, Zhou Weiguo did not think that he owed Li Delin anything.
"Weiguo, in that case, we still owe the 5th Battle Area a favor!”
Fang Shengli asked.
"Owe a favor? No! That's not the case. The Japanese will definitely fight with us in Xuzhou before they fight for control of the Jinpu railway line. Huainan, where we are now, is a place that the Japanese must pass through! We are basically using a reinforced brigade to block the enemy on the south road for Li Delin. Therefore, it is not us who owe Li Delin, but Li Delin who owes us!”
Zhou Weiguo left after saying that, leaving Fang Shengli and Sun Xinpu staring at each other.
"Xinpu, why do I feel like what Weiguo said makes sense!”
Fang Shengli blinked and said uncertainly.
"It seems so! Oh right, when are we going to reorganize so many people! I'll go find Weiguo first!"
"Wait for me! I haven't solved the problem of replenishing my soldiers yet!”
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The next morning, Zhou Weiguo woke up very early. After all, the army was pressing down on the border, so how could he sleep in?
"Traveler, Colonel Sun Xinpu is already at the command center. Just now, he asked me to tell you that the 13th Division of the Japanese army arrived at Cao 'an Town last night and launched an attack on Cao' an Town early this morning. Commander Chang Debiao is leading the Second Regiment to resist the Japanese attack!”
Zhou Weiguo was sitting at a table and eating breakfast. Xu Hu, who was beside him, was updating Zhou Weiguo on the latest situation.
"The Japanese are really fast! Did they bring back the reinforcements after winning last night?”
Zhou Weiguo asked after taking a sip of the hot porridge.
"I brought it back to Changfeng County last night!”
"En! Tell Xinpu and Yuchen to wait outside the command center. I'll be there right away!”
"Yes, sir!"
Xu Hu knew that Zhou Weiguo was going to welcome the officers and artillery talents that he had requested from the chairman.
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Huainan City Longhu Wharf
Longhu Port was a port in the northern part of Huainan. Zhou Weiguo was waiting there with his own security company, Sun Xinpu, and He Yuchen. According to last night's telegram, they would arrive this morning.
"Weiguo, they're here!"
Sun Xinpu saw a group of wooden boats coming from afar, and there was a group of people in military uniforms standing on them.
"En! Xinpu, your artillery is here too.”
A smile appeared on Zhou Weiguo's face. According to the number of people on the list, it seemed that the chairman did not give him a discount. He had given a lot of people.
"Reporting, Officer Zhou! The former colonel of the 4th regiment of the tax police corps, Sun Liren, reporting to you!”
"Reporting, Officer Zhou! Liao Yaoxiang, former Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff of the 2nd Brigade of the Central Teaching Corps, reporting for duty!”
"Reporting, Officer Zhou! Zhang Zongling, the former colonel of the 305th regiment of the 153rd brigade of the 51st division of the 74th army, reporting to you!”
"Reporting to Officer Zhou…"
The officers who had docked were all reporting to Zhou Weiguo.
To be honest, Zhou Weiguo was almost the youngest here, but he was their commander. Most importantly, Zhou Weiguo's battle record was much more valiant than theirs.
They had all heard that Zhou Weiguo had broken out of Nanjing with more than 1,000 remaining soldiers. Then, he defeated the Japanese elite regiment with more than 1,000 remaining soldiers in Wuji Township, killed the Japanese regiment commander, ate more than 1,000 Japanese, and even seized a regiment flag.
Zhou Weiguo's strategy of defending first and then counterattacking in Wuji Village was almost regarded as a classic textbook tactic of the weak defeating the strong.
"En! As the brigade commander of the 1st independent brigade, I welcome all of you here. At the same time, all of you will be soldiers of the 1st independent brigade from now on. I should have arranged a welcoming banquet for you, but now that the situation is urgent, I won't say much. Let's go back to the command center first. After this battle, I'll hold a welcoming banquet for you! What do you think?"
Zhou Weiguo looked at the many historical figures standing in front of him and felt a little heroic.
"I'm willing to listen to your arrangements!"
Everyone present said.
"Good! Let's go back to the command center first!"
In Zhou Weiguo's command center.
"Everyone! Now that the situation is urgent, I won't say much. The Japanese's 9th and 13th divisions were attacking Changfeng County and Cao 'an Town respectively. However, there was no danger at the moment. However, I, Zhou Weiguo, am not a person who is always on the defensive. The 12,000 soldiers from the 5th Battle Area have arrived. I've observed these soldiers. They are all veterans. As long as they are reorganized, they can be used immediately.
Last night, Yu Chen had already started organizing the battalion, and the battalion had already been assigned to different levels. We are lacking officers now."
Zhou Weiguo paused for a moment when he said this. His eyes slowly swept across everyone present.
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