"Down with the Japanese imperialists! Long live the Chinese people!"
"Protect Songhu! Protect Jinling! Protect the Yellow Emperor Land!"
"Fight to the end! Never retreat! I swear I won't be a slave to a subjugated country!"
In Shanghai, Jinling, Wuhan, Changsha, Guangzhou, and other major cities, countless university students and hot-blooded youths rushed to the streets and held a massive demonstration.
This time, the military police in charge of public security were no longer as vigilant as before. Many of them even joined the parade on their own!
Ever since the September 18th Incident, the Chinese people had been suppressed for too long!
Annihilate the Hongkou Japanese!
Destroy 100,000 tons of supplies!
Sink eleven warships!
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he personally killed the commander of the Wei Nation's invading navy!
This unprecedented victory and the sudden appearance of the heroic troops had caused the entire Chinese nation to descend into madness!
Tens of thousands of hot-blooded youths put down their textbooks and enthusiastically signed up to join the army. The recruitment offices in the major cities were almost crowded!
In Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, many wealthy businessmen who had eyes and ears in the concession also donated money and goods. They organized consolation groups to go to the front line to help the army, just to see the anti-Japanese hero Zhou Weiguo.
Even the Qing Gang and the Hong Triad were secretly organizing transport teams to help transport supplies and military supplies to the front line.
In Zhou Weiguo's hometown in Suzhou, patriots from all walks of life gathered at the Zhou residence to express their condolences and gratitude to Old Master Zhou Jixian. They also donated a large amount of food and supplies.
Countless students, workers, coachmen, and farmers spontaneously formed an anti-Japanese volunteer group and petitioned Old Master Zhou. They wanted to enter Songhu and join Zhou Weiguo's Flying Tigers to fight the Japanese.
"My son has bathed in blood to kill the enemy and is loyal to his country. It is truly our family's fortune and the virtues of our ancestors.”Old Master Zhou was so excited that his heart surged.
He then ordered people to collect all the supplies. The personnel were registered by Liu Yuan, and they rented vehicles to transport them to the front line.
For a time, the Songhu battlefield and even the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang region were in turmoil.
Since the early morning of the 24th, the Japanese landing troops were like they had been injected with chicken blood and launched a crazy attack on the Chinese camp!
However, the Japanese warships did not dare to get too close to the shore. The intensity of the bombardment today was significantly weaker than yesterday.
The national army was not to be outdone. They relied on fortifications to attack the attacking devils. They fought for a few hours. Although there were many casualties, they did not let the devils break through the defense line.
After daybreak, it began to drizzle. The Japanese left hundreds of corpses behind and retreated unwillingly.
At noon, the sky cleared up, and they sent out a large number of aircraft and dozens of large-caliber cannons to bombard the national army. The national army suffered heavy casualties and was forced to retreat. The two sides formed a confrontation at the Sitang River.
"Report! The acting battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the 522nd Regiment of the 87th Division, Zhou Weiguo, reporting for duty!”
Amid the rumbling sounds, Zhou Weiguo strode into the Assault Group's headquarters and met the highest commanders of the Third Battle Area and the Ninth Army-General Feng, Deputy Commander Gu, and General Zhang.
There were also a few other people. They were the commander of the 36th Division, Song Xilian, the deputy commander, Zhong Lin, the chief of staff, Xiang Xianju, the commander of the 106th Brigade, Chen Ruihe, and the commander of the 108th Brigade, Yang Guangyu. 87th Division Commander Wang Jingjiu, Deputy Commander Qian Lunben, Chief of Staff Xia Sheng, 259th Brigade Shen Fasao, 261st Brigade Commander Liu Anqi.
In this small room, there were three generals, two lieutenant generals, and eight major generals. It could be said that there were a lot of stars gathered in the room.
Commander Feng sat on the main seat and stared at him with bright eyes.
Zhou Weiguo was expressionless as he stood up straight.
After watching for more than a minute, Marshal Feng suddenly laughed out loud."Alright! What a tiger general! He was not shocked by the glory and did not panic when faced with something. At a glance, he was a child with a brain!”
"Brother Huanzhang, this is our great hero. Don't try to show off your might, right?" Zhang Zhizhong smiled bitterly. Come, Weiguo, sit down quickly.”
"Thank you, Chief, and all the officers!" Zhou Weiguo saluted again, held his head high and puffed out his chest. He sat down calmly, his back still straight.
"Yes, he's a good soldier!" Marshal Feng looked at him with appreciation, then turned around and said,""Brother Wenbai, Little Zhou is your student. I, Old Feng, can't meddle in his affairs. Why don't you read out my commendation order?”
"It's better for the vice-seat to read it out.”Zhang Zhizhong looked at Zhutong Gu.
Assistant Gu smiled." Alright, I'll do it. This is a happy occasion. Don't push it around."”
After saying that, he picked up a message on the table and said in a deep voice,"We have Zhou Weiguo, the acting battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the 522nd Regiment, 261st Brigade, 87th Division of the 9th Group Army in the 3rd Battle Area. He fought bravely and repeatedly made strange plans. He killed the commander of the enemy's navy, Kawakiyo Hasegawa, sank 11 enemy ships, and wiped out thousands of enemy troops. This is the most meritorious service since the start of the war in Shanghai. Special reward: A Flying Tiger Flag, a Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, promotion to colonel of the army, promotion to two ranks of the original 522 Regiment and 1st Battalion. From today onwards, Zhou Weiguo Camp will be expanded to the Flying Tiger Regiment directly under the jurisdiction of the 9th Army of the National Command Army. It will be a five-battalion strengthened regiment. The lack of soldiers and equipment will be prioritized by the Third Battle Area. In addition, he would be awarded 10,000 yuan as an encouragement! I hope the Flying Tigers will continue to carry forward the Huangpu spirit and strive for new achievements! This decree was issued on August 24, 1926, by the High Command of the National Command Army, Jiang Gong.”
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