Chapter 88: Zhou Weiguo Just Wants To Follow Chen Yi To Deliver Comfort Items
“Second Brother! War has broken out in Zhabei. Japanese Marine Corps launched a sneak attack on the position of the 6th Regiment of the Zhabei garrison troops. I asked Eldest Brother and that’s how I found out! No wonder there are so many cannon sounds coming from that side!”
After the Battle of Shanghai broke out, Liu Zhihui was also the first to learn from Eldest Brother Liu Yuan that battle had erupted in Shanghai, so he was also the first to find Zhou Weiguo and make a report.
“Damn Japanese!”
After learning the truth of the matter,
Zhou Weiguo also cursed the Japanese Army,
“Then should we go to Zhabei now and watch the war from afar among those onlookers?”
Liu Zhihui proposed.
Although he was also very angry that the Japanese Army had started the war, he also really wanted to see what the current battle situation was like.
“No need! Because I plan to go to the front line with Chen Yi and those female students, as well as some male students, to deliver comfort items to the 19th Route Army!”
“There will also be quite a few students from our Fudan University, and teachers too, going together!”
“This matter has received strong support from our principal!”
“So tonight, I won’t go watch the excitement, especially since it’s already late at night, which is quite dangerous!”
Zhou Weiguo shook his head and refused.
“Alright then! Then I’ll go with you all to deliver comfort items to the 19th Route Army!”
“I hope these National Revolutionary Army Troops can beat those Japanese until they are looking for their teeth everywhere, to avenge our loss of the Northeast!”
After hearing this,
Liu Zhihui said a bit disappointedly.
But soon, he turned his attention to Zhou Weiguo, preparing to go with him to deliver comfort items to the 19th Route Army.
“Hey! I thought you had joined our Principal Li’s organized Anti-Japanese ‘Volunteer Army’ to participate in the 19th Route Army’s Anti-Japanese battle, going to the front line to kill Japanese soldiers!”
Seeing Liu Zhihui’s eager-to-go-to-the-battlefield appearance,
Zhou Weiguo teased.
“Cough cough! Second Brother, you think too highly of me!”
“Me, who hasn’t undergone strict military training, how could I be cut out for front-line combat?”
“Although I really want to kill Japanese soldiers, I haven’t even familiarized myself with firearms, let alone how to shoot them!”
In response to Zhou Weiguo’s teasing, Liu Zhihui responded with a good sense of self-awareness.
“Then go chop Japanese soldiers with a saber!”
“Just like in the Xifengkou Campaign, the ‘Saber Team’ of the 29th Route Army’s bloody resistance, where they killed over 1000 Japanese soldiers in one night with sabers, and made the ‘Saber Team’ famous overseas!”
“So you can still learn to kill Japanese soldiers with a saber! Third Brother!”
Zhou Weiguo continued to tease,
“.”
Liu Zhihui.
“Second Brother! I still prefer using a rifle and light and heavy machine guns to kill Japanese soldiers!”
“A saber isn’t suitable for me!”
But soon, Liu Zhihui embarrassedly shook his head and responded,
Zhou Weiguo just smiled slightly and said no more,
and after saying a few more words to Liu Zhihui, he went back to sleep,
In response, Liu Zhihui also went back to his own room to sleep.
But at this moment, their opposite-sex Eldest Brother Liu Yuan,
was taking his handler Cao Ying to Zhabei to observe the war,
Of course, Liu Yuan could only have a brief reunion with Cao Ying,
because his garrison troops also needed to conduct operations,
so he, wearing the garrison military uniform, also had little time.
“I really didn’t expect that war would ultimately be successfully provoked by these damn Japanese!”
“It’s really too hateful. Actually, after that Yoshiko Kawashima arrived in Shanghai, I already felt that the Japanese had some conspiracy. I just didn’t expect them to be so bold as to start the war in Shanghai!”
“It’s simply a wolf’s ambition!”
Liu Yuan said gritted his teeth from the driver’s seat.
“Mm! These Japanese were originally full of ambition, so that’s why I told you to pay attention to that Yoshiko Kawashima and Major Ryūkichi Tanaka, especially after Yoshiko Kawashima was kidnapped by a mysterious team. I even more hoped you could investigate her whereabouts and the Japanese’s every move!”
“But like you, after calculating everything, I never thought the Japanese’s real purpose would be to start a war in Shanghai right before New Year. It was really far beyond my expectations!”
“No wonder the Japanese fleet has been continuously reinforcing Shanghai recently. It seems from today onward, we must also strengthen our intelligence collection capabilities!”
Cao Ying was also sitting in the passenger seat, gazing at the battlefield in the distance where the position of the 6th Regiment of the Zhabei garrison troops was, with flames everywhere, thick smoke, and sounds of killing,
and hating those Japanese Troops.
“Mm!”
“So what can we do now?”
“Should we try to assist the 19th Route Army in resisting the attack of those Japanese Marine Corps?”
Liu Yuan also nodded and pressed for an answer.
“Frontal battlefield is not our job. We should stick to collecting intelligence well!”
“As for the 19th Route Army side, we can only give them donations!”
“I hope they won’t flee without fighting like the Northeastern Army, otherwise Shanghai will be in danger!”
“I heard that the Central Army side has always been delaying and doesn’t want to break out into war with Japanese Troops!”
“But now war has already broken out, so if the Japanese troops keep increasing, especially with subsequent reinforcements continuously sent to Shanghai to participate in operations, the 19th Route Army will likely face big trouble!”
“Because the Japanese Army not only has the Navy and Air Force, but the 19th Route Army is also severely short of heavy firepower weaponry. If they don’t receive support operations from the Central Army, even if they stubbornly conduct Anti-Japanese battle, they will be in an unfavorable battle state!”
Cao Ying said somewhat worriedly.
“.”
Liu Yuan was momentarily speechless,
because he also felt that what Cao Ying said was very right,
So, the two of them silently observed the battle on the distant battlefield,
The next day,
First thing in the morning,
Zhou Weiguo ate breakfast together with Liu Zhihui,
preparing to return to Fudan University and discuss with Chen Yi and the others when to set off to the front line to deliver comfort items to the 19th Route Army.
As for the Anti-Japanese “Volunteer Army” approved by their Fudan University Principal Li, just as Zhou Weiguo and Liu Zhihui were returning to school, it was also in full swing assembling, preparing to head to the position of the 19th Route Army to provide support operations.
Of course, seeing this,
Zhou Weiguo and Liu Zhihui both stayed far away.
They weren’t afraid of killing Japanese soldiers,
but simply wanted to go with Chen Yi and the others to the front line to deliver comfort items to the 19th Route Army.
