"Why are there so many firecrackers outside, what kind of festival is today?" Guo Yu was busy fighting and busy women last night, and then slept well until dawn, and now he was awakened by the sound of firecrackers on the street outside, he hugged Hanyu and asked a little.

"Master, today is not a festival, and there are a few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival." Hanyu replied.

Shaking his head, Guo Yu, who was a little sober, thought about it carefully, and probably knew the reason for the firecrackers outside, yes, since you woke up, get up, there are still many things going on today.

Several women waited for Guo Yu to dress and wash, Guo Yu came to the living room refreshed, and at this time the guards came to report, saying that Wu Erzhu, Zhou Wu and others were out asking to see each other, and they had been waiting for a while.

"Why didn't you say it earlier, why did you just let them wait outside." Guo Yu scolded the guard.

"It's a few commanders who don't let you rest, so they didn't dare to report to you, and now they're drinking tea in the front yard." The guard replied.

"What kind of tea to drink in the morning, call them all in, let the kitchen prepare a table of breakfast, sumptuous, go and call them all in." Guo Yu commanded.

The guards took the order, and soon Wu Erzhu and Zhou Wu walked in, followed by two people, Guo Yu showed a smile at a glance: "Come in, our two great heroes." As he spoke, he stepped forward and took the hands of the two of them.

Lin Haichao and Zong Huaishan dared to slack off, both of them were a standard salute, and then~ they were pulling Guo Yu's hands.

Guo Yu pulled the two of them to the dining table and said to them: "Sit down, eat breakfast first, talk about anything after eating, and I will tell you, don't be so formal when you come to me in the future, and you are still waiting for me outside." If I don't wake up, how long will you have to wait, and in the future, you will treat this as your own home, and let the guards inform me directly when you come. ”

Although Guo Yu's words were ordinary, they were so cordial in the ears of several people, Wu Erzhu and Zhou Wu were better, after all, they were often together. And Lin Haichao and Zong Huaishan's heartbeat accelerated at this time, and their faces were flushed.

It is the two people who have never been afraid of facing the Japanese Second Fleet, but they are excited at this time, in fact, it is not difficult to understand that they have believed in Guo Yu since they participated in the Huafu Association, Guo Yu is the god-like existence in their minds, how can they be unhappy and excited to receive such a courtesy today, and there is a sense of happiness rippling in their hearts.

"Eat. Dine. Guo Yu beckoned everyone to eat together.

After the meal, several people came to the outer hall to speak, and Guo Yu asked, "How is the matter handled, and where are those prisoners held?" ”

Wu Erzhu said: "Basically, everything has been disposed of, the remaining three warships of the Japanese fleet are basically scrapped, except for being able to float on the sea, nothing else can be done, even if they are put there, no one can get rid of them, as for those prisoners." For the time being, they were first detained in the barracks of the 18th Regiment in Shanghai, and they were to be gradually transported to Nanjing today and imprisoned. ”

"How many captives?" Guo Yu asked.

Zhou Wu answered: "There are 2,318 people. Among them, more than 300 people who were injured have been preliminarily bandaged, of course, only simple battlefield first aid measures. ”

Guo Yu turned his head to look at Lin Haichao and Zong Huaishan and asked, "What is the loss of our fleet, what I was most worried about at the beginning was those naval soldiers, after all, the Huafu fleet has been in army for too short a time. I haven't experienced a major war, and if there is any loss in the fleet we have worked so hard to build, I will be distressed. ”

"Thanks to the head of the meeting for his concern, there was basically no loss in the Huafu fleet this time, only two Yulong-class fish speedboats were scratched by shells during the charge. There were no major injuries and no injuries. Lin Haichao replied.

"That's good, when the matter here has a result, let's go back to Kalimantan Island to discuss meritorious deeds, Zong Huaishan, you, the chief of staff of the fleet, must do a good job of statistics, and report all the meritorious people, don't be too much, as long as there is merit, you must be rewarded." Guo Yu said to Zong Huaishan.

"Okay leader, I'll definitely complete this task." , Zong Huaishan replied, and after speaking, several people present laughed.

"What's the reaction from the outside now, and what are the Japanese doing?" Guo Yu looked at Zhou Wu and asked.

"The Japanese government has not responded yet, but intelligence shows that a cabinet meeting is now underway in Japan, and a response should be made soon. All major newspapers published the story of the total annihilation of the Japanese fleet by the Huafu fleet, and now the entire Republic of China is in a sensation. Zhou Wu said.

Wu Erzhu answered, "You listen to the sound of firecrackers outside, it's still playing, since the early newspapers came out, the sound of firecrackers has not stopped, and now all the shops selling firecrackers are out of stock, it is said that many people have gone to the warehouse outside the city to move goods, ready to make a lot of money today, I think they should give us Huafu Army dividends." After Wu Erzhu finished speaking, he laughed first.

Everyone laughed again, and then Guo Yu said: "Pay close attention to the dynamics of the Japanese government, with the character of the Japanese, I don't think this matter can end like this, you have to cheer up and deal with the greater challenges that may come." ”

When the four of them heard Guo Yu speak so formally, they all stood up and replied, "Resolutely complete the task." The words of care should be warm, and the orders should be resolute, this is the way Guo Yu summed up to deal with this group of subordinates.

The celebration outside continued, and the people felt that they had found an outlet to vent their feelings, and they couldn't stop at all, and these people were mainly educated and knowledgeable young people, who knew more and saw more, and many people still had an ideal in their hearts, always wanting to change something, but they were unable to do it.

Many people in this era feel that they can't see hope, and they can't see where the future of Huaguo is, so there are many people who hit their heads and bleed, and there are also many people who are committed to the great powers, but now Guo Yu has given them a hope, real hope, not shouting slogans, but really defeating the Japanese, this real record is there, how not to make these people who keep looking in the dark night ecstatic.

And Guo Yu's status in the hearts of the people of the Republic of China suddenly rose to a high level at this moment, and Guo Yu's prestige at this time was no less than that of the head of a country.

While people are still immersed in this joy, the Jiangsu government issued an announcement that at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, Guo Yu will hold a press conference in the largest auditorium of Soochow University and invite reporters from all walks of life to attend.

The message has been sent. The media was immediately excited. The original report was very undetailed, and many places were written by the newspaper with guesses, but now Guo Dashuai is going to hold a press conference in person, and these reporters can happily ask for clarification.

In fact, Guo Yu held this press conference, and the reason for controlling the direction of public opinion was in it, and he also read several newspapers. There are many places that can't help but be untrue, these reporters don't know the real situation, so they use their imagination and open their brains to write there in a hurry, anyway, people like to see how they write, Guo Yu feels that he is about to rush out of the earth and go to outer space, so this press conference must be opened, and public opinion control is very important.

Run to tell each other. The newspapers sent their strongest lineup to the press conference.

On the second day, nearly 1,000 people gathered on the campus of Soochow University, including reporters, soldiers who maintained the scene, officials, and more students of Soochow University, enthusiastic young people and ordinary people.

Banners are often hung up at the entrance of Soochow University, and the red background and white characters are particularly festive. It reads, "Guo Shuaidan wants to serve the country." "The hero of the first generation roars and the hero stands on the ground"

People gathered here early, looking forward to Guo Yu's arrival, and everyone stood outside the gate of Soochow University, looking at the road from which they came.

"It's coming, it's coming" Suddenly there was a cheer from the crowd, and a convoy was seen in the distance. The first was Guo Yu's car, the modified armored car.

The convoy drove to the entrance of the university, but was blocked by the enthusiastic crowd and could not move forward, and the crowd outside the car kept calling Guo Yu's name.

"Guo Dashuai, you are a hero."

"We adore you."

"Great. Handsome. ”

The cheers of the people resounded throughout the Soochow University campus.

Guo Yu opened the car door and waved his hand to everyone present, the smile on his face, his chic movements, and his straight military uniform made Guo Yu both solemn and cordial at this moment, and people once again let out more high-pitched cheers.

Surrounded by everyone, Guo Yu slowly walked into the press conference, which was not just a simple press conference, but also a victory announcement and a celebration of the whole country.

The venue was full, the aisles were full of people, and even outside the window, there were many people who did not squeeze in, regardless of whether they could see the situation inside, people were reluctant to leave at the moment, even if they stood outside, they felt so happy.

Zhou Wu walked to the rostrum, stood on it and looked at the crowded reporters below, and said: "Guo Yu supervised the army to hold this press conference to inform you about the naval battle that took place outside Shanghai Port the night before yesterday, please keep the order of the venue, and now I invite Guo Dujun." ”

In the applause of everyone, Guo Yu walked onto the rostrum, nodded and smiled to the reporters in the audience with a very top hat.

"Maybe all the reporters are very concerned about the naval battle the night before yesterday, and the purpose of my visit today is to answer your questions, please ask reporters." Guo Yu said in a calm tone.

"May I ask Guo Dashuai, can you give us a detailed introduction to the process of the naval battle, after all, the information in our hands is not comprehensive." A reporter asked.

Guo Yu nodded and asked the reporter to sit down, and said into the microphone. "A few days ago, the Japanese fleet shelled Shanghai for no reason, causing more than a dozen innocent civilians to be killed and wounded, this is Japan's provocation to a sovereign country, the Japanese fleet actually opened fire on civilian areas, this is the most shameless act, they do not deserve to be called soldiers, they are a group of pigs and dogs inferior to the executioner, murderers."

"In the face of such a provocation, in the face of such criminals, can we endure it, can't, the Huafu fleet gave the enemy the most violent blow, and the naval battle that night lasted for 2 hours, sinking a total of 10 warships of the Japanese fleet, capturing 3 warships, 5 auxiliary ships, annihilating more than 6,000 Japanese naval officers, and capturing more than 2,000 Japanese naval personnel, this is the whole situation of the night."

Although many people were already more or less aware of these circumstances through the newspapers, most of those present at the scene applauded enthusiastically and cheered from their mouths, a cheer for victory. (To be continued......) R1292