Chapter 14: Victory over the Plague
At first, everyone firmly believed that it was because of the bombing of the little devils, but as time went by, the military management was strengthened, and many people became uneasy in their hearts, and they didn't know what was going on in the road.
When Guangdong was still in charge of the Southern Heavenly King, the economy and people's livelihood were already very developed, and with the entry of the student army into Guangdong and its steady development for two years, the quality of life of the people of Guangdong has reached a higher level. Nowadays, televisions have become a daily household appliance in many households, and even in some of the places where the lowest people live, because there are streets and communities, and in the countryside there are cooperatives, the poorest people can have TV if you want. Therefore, after dinner, the people of Guangdong have become accustomed to sitting in front of the TV to watch the news and then watch two TV dramas before going to bed.
At half past nine o'clock tonight, the 12th episode of the TV series "Anti-Japanese Broadsword" was being shown on TV, and suddenly a line of words appeared under the screen: Because the situation requires it, below, General Ouyang Yun, commander-in-chief of the Xuebing Army and chief executive of the autonomous region, will deliver a TV speech, which disturbs your TV leisure, please understand.
After this line of words appeared three times in a row, the TV screen suddenly jumped, and Mei Lanshu's shadow appeared on the screen. Mei Lanshu is now the female anchor of the news at half past six in the evening, and she is another big celebrity in the military area of the Academy.
Mei Lanshu's expression was a little solemn, and she said in a deep voice: "Audience, friends, we have just received a notice from the higher authorities, next, the commander-in-chief of the student army, the chief executive of the autonomous region, General Ouyang Yun, will give you an explanation of some of the phenomena that have occurred in Guangzhou during this time, and below, we will invite the commander-in-chief to speak——"
The picture flickered again, and this time, what appeared on the screen was Ouyang Yun, whose face was a little pale and solemn.
"Compatriots, today, I announce to you a bad news with a heavy and indignant heart," Ouyang Yun said in surprise as soon as he opened his mouth, and in front of the TV, the people who were still a little complaining because they were disturbed to watch the TV series Yaxing, immediately stopped staring at the young and handsome face of the commander-in-chief.
"Do you still have an impression of the air battle that took place in Guangzhou a few days ago? We've just verified that the reason why the Japanese made a surprise air attack on Guangzhou was to drop the evil plague virus—"
After Ouyang Yun said this, hundreds of thousands of people in front of tens of thousands of TVs immediately became excited, and many of them stared at the screen nervously, for fear of missing her next sentence.
"Today, in the Army General Hospital, Captain Zhang Dan, an outstanding soldier of our Wolf Tooth Special Operations Brigade, a good son of the people of Fujian Yueqiong and a sniper at the rank of Changsun Sheng, stopped breathing forever because of ineffective rescue and cardiopulmonary failure. Fellow citizens, this is the first person to die on the plague virus among the Japanese; Compatriots, the Japanese have done everything to conquer the stubborn Chinese! Fellow citizens, will we succumb to this? No, absolutely not! Here, I want to tell those criminal Japanese militarists that the Chinese people are not afraid to be defeated without fear! Compatriots, just today, some colleagues urged me to hide this from you, because they were afraid that it would cause panic in society and affect our construction and production. I did not take this suggestion, we are the people's soldiers, we are serving you, and as the true masters of the Fujian, Guangdong, and Qiong Special Economic Zone, you have the right to know the truth about everything......"
This time, the speech was written by Ouyang Yun himself, his illness was not completely cured, and his brain was sometimes intermittently confused, so he didn't dare to improvise.
In the office of the General Political Office of the General Headquarters of the Scholar Army, Ji Xingwen was sitting in front of the TV watching, and he suddenly said to Chen Shichang next to him: "You didn't write it, right?" ”
Chen Shichang nodded, in fact, he didn't expect the commander-in-chief to say so many "digressions" outside of the plague matter.
Ji Xingwen nodded, and said in his heart: It's a good opportunity, the real master, well, choosing this time to instill such a concept, Ouyang has really grown up.
On the front line at the junction of Fujian and Zhejiang, Li Tieshu and Jiang Guangnai watched TV, and they also had a lot of emotion. Jiang Guangnai said to several division commanders of the Fourth Army next to him: "Comprehend it well, the commander-in-chief has something to say." ”
And in Jiang Shuren's house, he looked at it and narrowed his eyes, and whispered to himself: "It seems that the direction of the student army is going to be adjusted, well, how do I feel that Ouyang's words are very ***?" ”
On TV, Ouyang Yun's speech continued: "Many people should feel it, I have just defeated the plague virus, and my body has just improved." The Japanese thought that the evil plague virus would destroy our determination to fight, so now I solemnly tell them that their plot is doomed to be shattered, because our military doctors have found an effective way to cure this plague virus through their own efforts. That's why I dare to show up on TV and tell you the truth. Fellow citizens, the plague has ravaged the European continent and killed millions of people, but it certainly does not happen in China. I am now proud to say that in the ward behind me, there are already dozens of soldiers or citizens who have suffered from the plague, and their condition has been brought under control, and they will be able to fully recover in a few days......
"Everyone knows that I, Ouyang Yun, have a special grudge. When I was in Tianjin, I once stabbed the ancestors of the Chinese nation because someone had insulted them. The Japanese may have forgotten, so today I am here Yao to tell them that this account, Lao Tzu wrote it down, this account, Lao Tzu will one day Yao double it back. Finally, I hope that all people will believe in the government and in our ability to learn from the army, and that we will be able to defeat not only Little Japan, but also the plague virus.
"Finally, I kindly remind the citizens of Guangzhou - why do you only remind the citizens of Guangzhou, because we can be sure that the plague has been controlled in Guangzhou, so people in other places, you can rest assured and bold what to do. What do I want to remind the citizens of Guangzhou? At this time, don't leave the downtown area of Guangzhou, for what? For the sake of your health, for the sake of your family, and for the sake of our anti-Japanese cause, I implore you to support the work of the Military Control Commission. Well, it's time for me to get a drip, compatriots, and I wish you all a good night! ”
Ouyang Yun's speech caused panic to a certain extent. However, due to his skill in speaking, and the fact that there had not yet been a large number of dead people, the level of panic was limited. Facts have proved that Ouyang Yun was right to disclose this matter to the people in a timely manner, because in the next few days, there was no out-of-control phenomenon in Guangzhou City due to panic, on the contrary, under the guidance of the media of television, people in Guangzhou and even in Guangdong, and the entire area under the jurisdiction of the Cadet Army began to scientifically carry out disinfection and cleaning work, which helped the Cadet Army to control the scale of the plague epidemic to a certain extent.
On the third day after Zhang Dan's death, there was a large number of civilian deaths in the city of Guangzhou, and because these areas were isolated as soon as a large number of rats died, there was no plague epidemic. Although there were riots in the quarantined areas, they were limited in scale, and as the mass of deaths gradually faded, the areas gradually returned to order.
This flying catastrophe brought heavy losses to the Cadet Corps, but compared to the plague pandemic that once ravaged London, the losses were much smaller. The plague was endemic in Guangzhou for more than a month, and more than 3,000 people died. With a large amount of streptomycin and gentamicin not put into clinical practice, the phenomenon of dead people was gradually suppressed, and then, the plague virus was completely eliminated. The loss of the student army is still secondary, mainly because several major pharmaceutical companies have stopped the production of antibiotics for external supply of streptomycin and gentamicin internally, so the losses in brokerage are relatively large. Of course, there are advantages to what is disadvantageous, and the school soldiers and soldiers have suffered heavy losses, but they have gained a lot in terms of popularity. Just a month after the plague was extinguished, several Western countries sent delegations to visit and study, and after the visit and study, they invariably criticized Japan's frenzied attack methods, and at the same time provided more or less assistance to the student army.
The Cadet Army fought against the plague for more than a month, and it was also a month for the Nationalist Army to fight to the death against the Japanese army in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.
The two sides fought a big war on land and water around Hankou, and this unprecedented scale of the war alleviated the political contradictions in Chongqing to a certain extent and gave Lao Chiang a chance to breathe.
A week after the Cadet Army defeated the plague, as the International Red Cross lifted the travel ban in Fujian, Guangdong, and Qiong, the Military Council, which had not asked the Cadet Army to participate in the war, also sent a telegram requesting the Cadet Army to send troops to the war to protect the important town of Hankou.
History deviated here, and the Nationalist Army actually withstood the Japanese army's three-dimensional attack on land, sea and air at the beginning of the Hankou Campaign, and seized the opportunity to annihilate the Japanese 17th Division.
After the plague ravaged Guangzhou, the cleanliness of the city has been greatly improved. When Jiang Guangnai, Li Hansoul and others returned from the front line or Hainan and walked on the clean streets of Guangzhou, they all had a trance--is this still the same Guangzhou as it used to be?
If you have to say that the plague has brought any benefits to someone, then compared to Ouyang Yun, its greatest credit is to completely break the window paper between him and Chen Jiayao. This made Ouyang Yun dare not face the other party when facing Chu Tiange.
Jiang Guangnai and the others appeared in Guangzhou at the request of Ouyang Yun to come back for a meeting to discuss the next move of the student army.
Compared with the Nationalist Army, which is only fighting the Japanese army in Hankou, the Cadet Army is facing many more battlefields. Hankou belongs to those who can participate or do not participate, while the great northwest and Taiwan must face up to the student army. It's just that you really want to abandon Hankow?