The supplies that the Germans are sending now were exchanged for special tactics at the beginning, and they have nothing to do with penicillin. And this Anderson is very arrogant, his nostrils can't wait to be raised to the sky when he speaks, and he doesn't take Zheng Weiguo in his eyes at all. This made him very unhappy, so he was very polite when he spoke.

"Hey, Major, I hope your mind is clear!" Zheng Weiguo pointed to the batch of materials and said: "These materials are exchanged for special tactics, if you want penicillin, of course you can, but I must see your sincerity first!" ”

Anderson's blue eyes widened, as if surprised. Probably no Chinese ever dared to speak to him like that. He spread out his hands and grimaced at his companions behind him, and scolded with a smile: "This yellow-skinned monkey is really rude. ”

The companions laughed and said, "Anderson, you have to make them understand who has the final say in this world!" They spoke in German, and they spoke quickly, but Zheng Weiguo understood.

Anderson turned around and was about to speak, when he suddenly saw a fist rapidly enlarge in front of his eyes. He was taken aback and twisted his body to dodge, but before he could make any movements, a heavy punch had already slammed into his face. Bang! Anderson's tall body fell on his back as if he had been hit by a car, and then fell heavily to the ground.

The group of Germans didn't expect Zheng Weiguo to dare to make a move at them, and their brains were a little short-circuited for a while. A few guys tried to rush up and fight, while others froze in place and didn't know what to do.

"Take it!" Li Fugui waved his hand and coldly gave the order. He is now the Deputy Chief of the Security Section. When the pillar is not there, he is responsible for the security of the military headquarters.

A large group of internal guards rushed forward with a roar, and in just three or two strokes, they all knocked the dozen Germans to the ground.

Political Commissar Cheng and the others were happily counting the supplies, and when they saw the sudden change here, they hurried over and asked, "Commander, what happened?" ”

Zheng Weiguo roughly recounted what happened, and said indignantly: "These guys think that they are still arrogant during the Opium War, but they are really shameless!" ”

Political Commissar Cheng was also very angry when he heard this, but he was more worried. After all, weapons are hard to get right now. It's hard to catch a line. Wouldn't it be a loss if the Germans terminated their cooperation because of this?

Professor Yang said, "Why don't we talk directly to the German military attache in China?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou sighed and said, "I'm afraid he won't be able to be the master either." ”

Zheng Weiguo sneered: "It's not that you can't be the master, but the Germans don't have sincerity at all." According to my analysis, Hitler still wanted to give up China completely. There was no intention at all that the cooperation would continue. The gang was ostensibly here to deliver weapons. In fact, I wanted to cheat the secret of penicillin. ”

Political Commissar Cheng said worriedly: "What can I do about this? Who else can we turn to but Germany. Why don't you get in touch with the UK? ”

Chief of Staff Zhou shook his head and said, "Britain and France have even given up Austria and Czechoslovakia, and they will definitely not care whether we live or die in China." At this time, they will never wade into troubled waters. ”

Zheng Weiguo sneered: "Yes! Britain could not be counted on when they were on shore. But when they fall into the water, there is nothing to hope for. Well, but you don't have to worry. I thought about it, since the Germans sent supplies, they must still be reluctant to give up penicillin. ”

Professor Yang's eyes lit up, and he nodded again and again and said, "Not bad!" If the Germans want penicillin, they have to come to us. To give or not to give, the initiative is in our hands. ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Well, yes. So we don't need to rush, it's the Germans who are in a hurry. ”

As expected, Marcel, the German military attaché, secretly came to ask for a meeting that night. He is now stationed in the 97th Army and is in charge of liaison. Of course, he probably has other missions, such as espionage or military observer.

As soon as Marcel entered the room, he took off his hat and bowed deeply, and said respectfully: "Your Excellency, I first of all regret what happened this afternoon, and apologize to you on behalf of those ignorant colleagues, hoping that those small misunderstandings that occurred will not affect the friendship between us." ”

Zheng Weiguo secretly laughed after hearing this, thinking that Lao Tzu has a fart friendship with you. However, seeing that the other party had a good attitude, he did not add bad words, and replied calmly: "It's easy to say!" Mr. Marcel, when will your next shipment arrive? ”

Marcel was busy: "In fact, it is already on the way, but the big names in China want to get the high-yielding strains of penicillin and the purification method immediately. You know, it's good for us to convince the old stubborn. ”

Zheng Weiguoqi said: "Who are you talking about the old stubborn? Hitler? ”

Marcel was startled, and hurriedly defended himself with a pale face, "Oh, of course not. The Führer has always been wise, the idol of all our Germans, and you can't joke about that. He was afraid for a while that if he was mistaken for speaking ill of the Führer, the Gestapo (German secret police) would come to his door.

Zheng Weiguo smiled and said, "I don't care about your domestic affairs, but I hope to get this batch of supplies as soon as possible." You just said that the cargo is on its way, so I hope to hear about the arrival of the ship in three weeks. ”

Marcel hurriedly said: "Hehe, you are so humorous. But with all due respect, because of the distance between our two countries, it is simply not possible in less than three weeks. ”

The average freighter takes about four weeks to get from Germany to China, but a military freighter is obviously faster. If you fly directly at a speed of 20 knots, it will take about 25 days, and if you only get to Myanmar, it will be three or four days faster. Considering that the goods have already been shipped, three weeks is not too much time. Marcel must have said that the goods had not yet been shipped, and that the German government had no intention of raising such a batch of supplies.

Zheng Weiguo, of course, knew this, glanced at Marcel mockingly, and sneered: "It seems that the friendship between us is over." Penicillin is more appropriate to sell to the Soviets or Britain and France. After speaking, he picked up the teacup and shouted, "Send off!" ”

Several guards couldn't help but say, picked up Marcel and walked out. Marcel poured a cup of hot tea all over his chest, but he didn't care about the pain. He hurriedly shouted, "Your Excellency, please give me a little more time." ”

Zheng Weiguo replied coldly: "A week!" ”

Marcel shouted: "No, the week is too short, I ......"

Zheng Weiguo sneered: "Then it's better to change it to three days." ”

Marcel had no choice but to exclaim, "Oh, no! Just one week, you wait for my good news! ”

When he was about to be dragged out of the courtyard, he clearly heard Zheng Weiguo say to his subordinates that there was no need to wait for the Germans, and that he would contact the Soviet side immediately. Although Marcel was well aware that this was most likely just a warning. But he didn't dare to gamble. Because penicillin is too important for Germany, which has a small population.

If this thing could be mass-produced, then every German soldier would have two lives or more. In this case, the total number of people will remain the same, but the number of people who can participate in the battle will be doubled. As for the spiritual effect on morale, it is even more immeasurable.

Even more terrible is the fact that once this drug is in the hands of an enemy, such as the Soviet Union. And the Germans did not have words. Then Germany, which is already underpopulated, will face even worse consequences. Here's an example. The German soldier died of his wounds, while the Soviet soldier recovered after a hundred days of wounds. In this way, the losses of the German army will be several times greater than that of the Soviet army.

After Marcel is gone. Political Commissar Cheng and the others walked in through the side door and asked eagerly, "Commander, how was the conversation just now?" ”

Zheng Weiguo sighed and said, "We expected it well, and Germany does have plans to give up our country. Although they had different opinions within themselves, Hitler was more optimistic about Japan. He probably thinks that if he helps us, he will lose, so it is better to fully support Japan, which is destined to win, so as not to please both sides. ”

Political Commissar Cheng said angrily: "This fascist will regret it one day." ”

Zheng Weiguo comforted: "Don't worry, this day is not far away, we will all see it." ”

Chief of Staff Zhou asked again: "Commander, what should we do next?" Contacts with the Soviet Union? ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said, "If we send it to the door like this, the Soviet Union will not pay attention to it." And the Germans have already learned about the benefits of penicillin and will definitely come back, so let's just wait, now is the time to compete for patience. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou sighed and said, "But what we lack most now is time!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Iron striking still needs to be hard, and you can't just count on foreign devils." It is estimated that Wuhan will be able to hold out for a few more months, and we must seize the time to make preparations for the anti-sweep. ”

Political Commissar Cheng said: "I talked to Professor Yang in the afternoon, and now all the work is being carried out in an orderly manner. The main thing is to bulldoze the city and destroy the road, and according to the current progress, it will definitely be completed before the Japanese army sweeps it. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said with a smile: "At present, the progress of all sub-districts is very fast, but it is several counties in our central region that are dragging their feet. ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled and said: "The six counties in the central area are not in a hurry first, and they still focus on building tunnels in each village. ”

Historically, these two works were first carried out in Jizhong, collectively known as the "wall demolition and road breaking" project. Because the main guerrilla warfare was carried out in Jizhong, the city walls and developed communications were beneficial to the Japanese army, so they had to be destroyed so as not to be used by the enemy.

With the joint efforts of the anti-Japanese army and civilians, the walls of all the county towns in the base area were demolished, and later even some larger towns were demolished. As for the road, it is also basically destroyed, known as a man-made mountain.

However, it is a little different from history now, because with the strength of the 97th Army, it is impossible to fight guerrilla warfare with the Japanese army all the time, and when conditions permit, it is still necessary to focus on movement warfare. At the same time, there are places that need to be defended, and sometimes they need to be attacked, so positional warfare and fortified battles cannot be completely avoided.

In this case, if the city walls are completely torn down, it will be difficult to defend them. It is obvious that it will not be possible to destroy all the roads. If nothing else, the artillery of the 97th Army could not move, let alone those captured cars and tanks. Based on this change, Zheng Weiguo ordered the peripheral counties to continue to follow the previous plan, and the six counties in the central area to remain unchanged for the time being. Of course, we can't do nothing, and digging tunnels has become the main work of the six central counties.

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "According to the reports from various counties, the people in the villages do not seem to be enthusiastic about digging tunnels. Many villages are basically coping with it, preferring to rest rather than do it. ”

Political Commissar Cheng was also deeply touched and said, "Yes! Many families only dig a large pit, and a stone slab is covered with it. ”

Jizhong was later famous for tunnel warfare. This kind of war defense system, which integrates hiding, housing, transportation, eating, and fighting, has been described in detail in primary school textbooks. However, the tunnel in Jizhong was not so perfect from the beginning, and at first it was just a cave that could only accommodate one person to hide. Locals call it "toad squatting", and it is said that this method was used to prevent bandits in the past.

The "toad squat" is easy to conceal and easy to excavate, but the problem is that once it is discovered by the enemy, it becomes a turtle in an urn, and it can't run away if you want to. Moreover, once the enemy burns the house, it is likely that the people in the cave will be smoked to death. Therefore, the military and civilians in central Hebei gradually dug the "toad squat" deeper and deeper, digging longer and longer, and finally the families were connected, and the villages were connected, forming a huge underground fortification.

Professor Yang has seen a relatively complete tunnel in Ping'an County, and he is very respectful of it, and said with emotion: "The tunnel must be repaired, and I will give an order through the Administration Department to fully support this work after I go back." ”

Political Commissar Cheng said: "It is a very hard thing to repair the tunnel, and now I can't see the effect, I'm afraid it will be difficult to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "I have a suggestion about positivity, you can listen to it. Whichever village has the best tunnels will be exempted from taxes this year. If the tunnel in any village is the best in the county, it will be rewarded with 10,000 yuan. Uh, what do you guys think? ”

Director Wang interjected and said, "This is not good, how much does it cost?" ”

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said: "Money is not important, the important thing is to complete this work as soon as possible." Of course, this amount is just a casual statement I have made, and you can negotiate it again. ”

Professor Yang thought for a moment and said, "I'll see it!" After I went back, I discussed with the comrades in the administrative office and tried to come up with a plan as soon as possible. ”

The efficiency of the Hebei Central Administration is extremely high, and the next day it officially issued the "Tunnel Construction Incentive Plan". Although the money is not as much as Zheng Huzi said, the effect is very good. The tunnel construction project, which had been slow, suddenly became in full swing, creating a scene of families busy digging tunnels. In order to avoid detours for the villagers, the military region dispatched a group of teachers and students majoring in civil engineering to provide on-site guidance.

However, there are thousands of villages in Jizhong, and the area covered by dozens of teachers and students is too small. Zheng Weiguo quickly transferred 400 people from Ping'an County who had experience in digging tunnels to help, thus greatly speeding up the progress.

At the same time, Zheng Weiguo ordered the fortifications of the county towns to be renovated. In the past, the walls were used for cold weapons, but now they were about to face Japanese planes and artillery, so they had to be improved. For example, the city walls do not need to be too high, but they must form intersecting fire points.

Chief of Staff Zhou asked, "Commander, which county do you plan to start from?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Of course it's Lixian, this is our old nest, hehe." ”

Chief of Staff Zhou smiled: "Yo, this is not easy. ”

The city wall of Lixian County was built in the Ming Dynasty and took 17 years to complete. The walls are made of granite and lime, and over the years, the entire wall has been integrated into one, so it is very strong.

Zheng Weiguo nodded in agreement and said, "It is precisely because of this that we want to build this place into the strongest fortress and make it a model county." Come on, you see, here's the drawing I made last night. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou glanced at it and said in surprise: "It's so complicated, the amount of work is too big!" ”

Zheng Weiguo explained: "Of course, there is no need to be so complicated at the beginning, step by step. As I envisioned......" As he spoke, a correspondent from the military department hurried over, still holding a telegram in his hand. Zheng Weiguo had no choice but to listen to it, and said with a smile: "Hey, something has come to the door again." (To be continued......)

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