Tiger Head Mountain, Independent Regiment
While Zhou Weiguo's troops were changing their uniforms and forming the 4th, 5th, and 6th Artillery Regiment, Qiu Ming and the others encountered a huge problem.
"What is Zhou Weiguo trying to do? Why should he collect taxes from us? I really shouldn't have let him run away back then!”
Li Yong, the advisor of the Independent Regiment, sat in his seat and said angrily.
Qiu Ming was smoking a cigarette in his hand, deep in thought.
Old Wu looked at their angry faces and said,"Alright! Now is not the time for us to talk about this. The most important thing now is to solve this matter. Originally, we thought that after Zhou Weiguo conquered Laiyang County, we would still be in peace. Even after the Japanese strongholds in Laiyang were destroyed by Zhou Weiguo, our lives would be much better. However, we did not expect that he would start collecting taxes from the Tiger Head Mountain area!”
"I'm afraid it'll be difficult to resolve this matter. Zhou Weiguo grew up in the Congress Party and was deeply influenced by it. I remember that he didn't get along with us when we were in university. This time, he has started to collect taxes from us. I'm afraid it will be difficult to resolve this peacefully.”
At this moment, Zhang Chu looked at everyone and said. He thought that he knew Zhou Weiguo better. He knew that this was a rich kid and also a very stubborn person.
"Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang, do you mean to fight Zhou Weiguo?”
Qiu Ming asked quietly.
Zhang Chu nodded and said,""We can only fight one battle. We have never had a good time with the Congress Party. If he did not beat Zhou Weiguo into submission, he was afraid that this matter would not be resolved!”
Qiu Ming didn't agree with him, nor did he refute him. Instead, he turned his gaze to Liu Yuan.
"Old Xu, what do you think?"
At this moment, Liu Yuan felt bitter. He didn't expect his second brother to really attack the Tiger Head Mountain Independent Regiment.
As a student of Huangpu University's Ninth Phase, and also the top student alongside Zhou Weiguo, Liu Yuan's ability and foresight were not something these people could compare to.
Comparing Zhang Chu with him, although Zhang Chu was a top student at Fudan University and was also a highly educated person, he was not even worthy of carrying Liu Yuan's shoes when it came to military affairs and foresight. Although he was the current deputy chief of staff, Qiu Ming was more willing to believe Liu Yuan's words when it came to military talent. This was also why Qiu Ming asked Liu Yuan at this time. In his opinion, Liu Yuan's words were more credible than Zhang Chu's. Zhang Chu only knew how to fight, but how could he fight?
"Fight? What are we going to use? Can we win? According to the information we have, Zhou Weiguo currently has five fully-fledged infantry regiments and a guard regiment, totaling about 12,800 people. In addition, according to the latest information, he has established three artillery regiments. Currently, he has six artillery regiments and about 450 cannons.”
Liu Yuan looked at the others and said,""Do you think they have cannons and mortars? I can tell you clearly, no! Among their artillery regiments, the smallest caliber was the 75mm field artillery. It was also said that there were 105mm and 120mm howitzers and cannons.
Perhaps you don't know, but in the eyes of the western countries, 120mm cannons are considered heavy artillery. Our 1,000-odd independent regiment is not even equipped with cannons. If we want to fight against an infantry division that is fully armed and has heavy artillery, the possibility of victory is almost zero.
Furthermore, in terms of military commanding ability, I can tell you very clearly that Zhou Weiguo graduated first in Huangpu Military Academy's ninth semester. Later on, he studied abroad in Germany and advanced his studies there. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance, he was called up to return to China to participate in the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing.
Not only did he have a wealth of battle knowledge and theory, but he also had a wealth of battle experience. He was not someone that ordinary people could compare to. This could be seen from the fact that the Japanese army in Laiyang County had been defeated by him several times. So if we want to fight him, I don't think it's wise.
Our best solution now is to negotiate with him.”
Sometimes, Liu Yuan was really speechless. Fighting Zhou Weiguo? What could they use to fight now? Their side did not even have complete weapons and equipment. The soldiers did not even have a rifle. As for the light and heavy firepower of the troops, it was even worse. As for the other party? They were equipped with a large number of light and heavy firepower, as well as a large number of artillery. Moreover, they had accumulated a wealth of combat experience in the process of fighting against the Japanese army in Laiyang.
Fight them? What's the difference between you and courting death? If Zhang Chu wasn't the deputy chief of staff, he would have scolded him.
"But we can't just let Zhou Weiguo slaughter us like this!”
Li Yong's expression was very gloomy. He hated the Congress Party very much, and at the same time, he hated Zhou Weiguo very much.
"I didn't say that we want to be slaughtered. I only said that we want to resolve this peacefully. Fighting won't solve this matter. It will only drag us into the abyss of death!”
Liu Yuan patiently explained to Li Yong.
Li Yong wanted to say something, but Qiu Ming stopped him.
"Alright! Old Xu, what do you think is the possibility of us negotiating with Zhou Weiguo?”
Qiu Ming asked Old Xu.
"Almost zero!"
Liu Yuan replied without hesitation.
"Zero? Then why are we still negotiating with him?"
Zhang Chu appeared again and looked at Liu Yuan.
Liu Yuan took a deep breath and said," The reason why I'm talking about peace talks isn't because I want Zhou Weiguo to not collect taxes from Tiger Head Mountain. I want to open up a path for us to leave Laiyang County.”
"Leave Laiyang County? No! I will never agree to this. Old Xu, do you know that you are a capitulator? Are you going to give our fruit to Zhou Weiguo just like that?”
Li Yong stood up and looked at Liu Yuan angrily.
Not only did he make use of him, even Zhang Chu and the others glared at Liu Yuan. Only Old Wu and Qiu Ming, the two bosses of the Independent Regiment, remained calm.
"Old Xu, why do you say that?" Qiu Ming looked at Liu Yuan.”
He wanted to hear why Liu Yuan said that. He believed that Liu Yuan must have his reasons.
Liu Yuan looked at these people who were glaring at him and sighed helplessly. He had seen much further than these people.
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