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Chapter 264 Prevention and treatment of willow disease; those two are the two poorest states in the United States

It was only then that Zhou Changfeng remembered that the secrecy level of Daming's formation of special forces was not low, and he was only informed of the existence of the "Yiluan Division" to deceive people because he was the proposer.

Well, Mu Yu is a middle-ranking officer in the Air Force. It would be strange if he knew about this. In that case, he has to reflect on whether the level of secrecy in the Ming army has leaked from all directions.

Today's special forces generally refer to special types of units that are different from ordinary arms such as logistics, engineering, chemical defense, and epidemic prevention.

So Zhou Changfeng coughed twice and explained: "This special force is not that special force. What I'm talking about is actually a lightly armed force with a small number of people, flexible, well-trained, and the best of the best."

"Oh, that's it." Mu Yu stared at him, thought for a while, and guessed confidently: "According to the experience of suppressing bandits, it is indeed inconvenient for large troops to enter the mountain, and it is easy to be played around, so it is suitable Contain and contain them on the outside, and then let this kind of sensitive elite soldiers pursue them, right?"

"Yes."

"I think it's really appropriate."

"Of course, this is just a tactical guiding ideology. Maybe it is the key to victory, but in order to prevent wildfires from burning endlessly, supporting policies must also be provided, otherwise it will only be dragged down."

"What policy? Mind-boggling, disintegrating people's hearts?"

Zhou Changfeng said with a smile: "The resistance army is in a difficult environment, and there are a lot of non-combat casualties. If it is only on its own, it will soon lose its combat power and collapse. There must be external support, such as the local people."

Mu Yu felt the same, nodded in agreement and said, "Indeed, deep mountains and old forests are not places for people to stay. It is also difficult for snakes, ants, wolves, tigers and leopards to find a good place to recuperate. Without the support of others, it will definitely be difficult to continue."

He pondered: "Could it be that the surrounding people were directly removed to cut off contact? Then burn down the houses and remove all usable items?"

Alright kid, are you naked right from the start?

Feeling speechless, Zhou Changfeng replied: "Uh... this is not impossible, but it is more extreme, and it is easy to be counterproductive. In general, it is better to eliminate the hostility of the local people, win them over, and then try to instigate people in the resistance army as internal responses. "

"To lure him with profit?"

"The specifics of how to do it will be determined after the on-the-spot investigation. However, in view of Japan's excessive and heavy taxes and the poverty of the people, a small amount of tax cuts and distribution of property should not be bad."

The officers who can participate in the canonization ceremony and banquet are all the chief generals of an independent unit. Zhou Changfeng is the chief officer of the [-]st Marine Regiment, and Mu Yu is the acting chief officer of the [-]th Light Bombing Detachment, so although their military ranks are "not high" But can participate.

Apart from these two, most of the officers are colonels and brigadier generals.

As a result, the two young people talked about how to destroy the resistance army at the banquet, but they became the most concerned, which made everyone present quite embarrassed, because those Japanese court and cabinet members could more or less speak Chinese.

Moreover, Zhou Changfeng and Mu Yu didn't pay attention to other people's winks because they were very interested. It wasn't until Nie Quan coughed a few times and glared at them that they stopped to eat properly.

After the banquet was over, Nie Quan ordered them to be called to the General Soldier of the Second Army, which was temporarily arranged in the Ministry of Army Building, and then severely approved the two of them.

It's a good banquet. You two boys are talking about the extermination of the resistance army in public. Isn't that bad for everyone?Have you lost the basic rules of knowing the etiquette and keeping the etiquette?Doesn't this tarnish the image of the military officers of the Celestial Empire?

The scolded bloody two finally left in despair.

As everyone knows, how dazzling this smooth canonization ceremony and banquet are in the eyes of some people.

The "Nation of the Sun", which has been independent since ancient times, has actually bowed its head to China.

Although Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi have also been canonized, they are only superficial. After all, the Ming Dynasty at that time could not control the Dongying Islands, but now it is no longer the same.

Out of the psychology of revenge and the purpose of publicizing their own existence, the radicals among the brave defenders secretly formulated an attack plan.

They secretly selected seven people, prepared an 81mm mortar disassembled into parts and a small amount of shells, and quietly transported it to the second floor of a hotel about two kilometers away from the Imperial Palace.

The original plan was very simple, to take advantage of the time when the conferred envoys of the Ming Dynasty entered the Imperial Palace via the Double Bridge, quickly fire there, and then immediately throw away their weapons and flee, hiding in the vast crowd of Tokyo.

However, in the end, because someone wavered, he fled and betrayed alone in the early hours of the morning, and reported the situation to several gendarmes of the Seventh Division patrolling nearby.

Finally, dozens of soldiers surrounded the hotel under the cover of an armored vehicle.

In the few minutes before that, a squad of soldiers changed into civilian clothes and broke in abruptly, doing mental calculations without intention, and did not fire a few shots during the period. Six members of the resistance army were captured on the spot.

The 81mm mortar and supporting equipment are all available-scope, spirit level, rangefinder, six rounds of 81mm high-explosive bombs, in addition to some Browning pistols and Webley revolvers.

Because it is not clear whether there are other resistance forces, the Second Army Command suggested that the canonization ceremony be suspended urgently, but was rejected by the imperial envoy.

Therefore, the insider was worried, fearing that the event would not end due to an accident, but fortunately, the canonization ceremony passed safely in the end.

Zhou Changfeng learned about this when he left the headquarters of the army, and he felt that he "guessed it right" more than he was afraid.

"Let me just say, the group of people who were desperately resisting before could not disappear overnight, as expected."

When he returned to the station, a group of military doctors from Nagasaki also rushed from the airport non-stop.

The gate was slowly raised, and two off-road vehicles and three trucks loaded with supplies drove into the barracks.

"Come, come, come!"

"Issue notices and briefings to move these things down."

The nearby soldiers unhurriedly crossed their rifles aside, and then stepped forward to unload the wooden boxes from the trucks one by one.

Seeing that Jiang Ning was talking with several military doctors, Zhou Changfeng, who was passing by on a sidecar motorcycle, stopped and walked over.

"...This batch is mainly for September [-]th, and there will be supplies by sea after that. There will be no shortage."

"That's good. At present, we are still doing it according to the guidance strategy of the [-]st edition." Jiang Ning thought for a while, and added: "However, I read in the newspapers that Nagasaki tried to introduce Bazheng San, and the effect seems to be okay? "

"Indeed, but the duration of treatment for gonorrhea is not significantly shortened, but it can be reduced by about ten days and a half months for mild venereal disease."

Under the threat of death and strict military law, the high-pressure life has caused officers and soldiers to accumulate a huge amount of negative emotions and pressure. If this continues, it will easily lead to instability and morale in the army.

A fairly effective way to vent is to satisfy primitive physiological needs, and this is undoubtedly an approach that has both advantages and disadvantages.

Those chaotic behaviors are highly susceptible to venereal diseases. After a moment of joy, the pressure disappears, but the pathogens of syphilis and gonorrhea come quietly.

In this regard, the Ming army stationed in Nagasaki has a wealth of "experience", or painful experience.

Before the progress of modern medicine and medicine, the classical medicine of the East and the West lacked the ability to effectively treat the venereal disease, that is, syphilis; gonorrhea was slightly better.

Whether it is bloodletting and amputation, acupuncture and drinking herbs, none of them can deal with Treponema pallidum.

According to statistics, during the eight years from the beginning of the century to 7910 in Qiyuan, more than 500% of the Ming troops stationed in Japan were infected with syphilis and gonorrhea. After the advanced stage, syphilis can cause significant damage to the human heart, brain and internal organs.

Until 7910, the Germans finally successfully developed the world's first specific medicine for treating syphilis. Because it took a total of 606 trials to succeed, it was named [-] medicine.

After that, the 914 drug with slightly weaker efficacy but greatly reduced side effects was also developed.

So far, the flood of willow diseases has finally been brought under control, and the officers and soldiers no longer have to worry about venting their anger.

Today, the Ming army stationed in Nagasaki has accumulated rich prevention and control experience through repeated propaganda and emphasis, word of mouth among officers and soldiers, and centralized control of prostitution.

The ministries that make up the Second Army were drawn from all over the country, so naturally they didn't have experience and lessons in this area, so there have been signs of a flood of willow diseases in the past half a month.

To this end, the Ministry of War instructed the Nagasaki garrison, asking them to dispatch experienced military doctors and a batch of supplies to reinforce.

陆战一团分到了四人，一齐到来的还有1000本花柳病防范小册子、200张宣传海报，以及2000支914药剂和50000只橡胶小雨伞。

"The combination of medicines commonly used in our side is Bixie Fenqing Wan and Smilax Baidu Powder, and the effect is good." The major military doctor who is the leader is an old man with white hair and beard. He stroked his beard and said: "If the body is already healthy, some people It will be cured in half a year."

Generally speaking, the international mainstream level is that gonorrhea needs to be treated for 40-45 days and syphilis for about 240 days.However, the experienced Ming army stationed in Japan is at the forefront of the world in this regard. The former often recovers almost within [-] days, while the latter is also significantly higher than the mainstream level.

Before the antibiotics represented by penicillin were used on a large scale, it was an unimaginable miracle to reach this level.

It can only be said... Ming Dynasty medicine is invincible in the world!Now it's really an old military doctor who can cure venereal diseases.

"We still need to pay more attention to this aspect. The treatment of syphilis is too troublesome, so we must take it as a warning." Zhou Changfeng took out a booklet from one of the wooden boxes and started to read it.

The booklet is full of pictures and text, and only a few pages.In addition to briefly describing several common sexually transmitted diseases, some suggestions are also given.

One, it is best to go to a place designated by the army, which is under special management, and the prostitutes recruited must undergo regular medical examinations.

Second, it is also possible to find a fixed partner by yourself, but there is a risk of infection caused by the other party concealing their physical condition.

Third, it is the most inappropriate to go to unknown and informal places in the local area to seek flowers and ask willows, as the risk of illness is the highest.

Fourth, under any circumstances, it is not advisable to directly carry a gun into battle. A small rubber umbrella is a solid and reliable protection, even if it is not fun.

Fifth, once relevant symptoms appear, do not hide them for fear of face, seek medical treatment immediately, early detection, early treatment and early recovery.

Well, it's pretty thoughtful.

On this night, when Zhou Changfeng was about to go to have dinner, Xiao Li rushed to report that someone asked to see him.

"Who?"

"It's an American. This is a letter from him, saying that he sincerely invites you out for dinner."

He took the letter and tore it open, and inside was a check for five hundred yuan and a business card.

Philip Williams?

Yocheweed Import & Export Services?
What is the foreign businessman trying to do by privately inviting the chief officer of the first part of the occupation army?
Zhou Changfeng didn't want to go at first, but soon wavered, because these days are boring and boring, why don't you go and have a look?
In order to ensure your own safety, you must decide the place for dinner by yourself.

So he randomly picked an unremarkable Italian restaurant on the map, and set off with a squad of guards.

Since it would take some time for the other party to rush over after receiving the news, he casually ordered macaroni to fill his stomach.

After more than a quarter of an hour, Philip, who hurried to the second floor, locked on Zhou Changfeng by the left window at a glance.

"Lieutenant Colonel Zhou, I'm glad you accepted the invitation."

Rather than being happy, it's better to say it was unexpected - I hadn't seen him before, but I was invited out for the first time.

This young American in a suit and leather shoes, who looked less than 30 years old, spoke fluent Chinese with a Zhejiang accent. Zhou Changfeng stretched out his hand to signal him to sit down, and then said casually: "There is an old saying in China that 'everything goes to the Temple of Three Treasures', so . . . what does Mr. Philips want from me?"

Because Zhou was too proactive in accepting the invitation, Philip misjudged the Ming army officer in front of him.

He originally planned to get acquainted for a while, and then slowly test whether the other party is willing to resell supplies together.

"In your country, the salary of military officers is not low, but I think money can never be too much. May I ask Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, do you want your wallet to be thicker?"

Guys, cut to the chase, right?Do I have such a bad person?
Although Zhou Changfeng remained calm, he still couldn't help doubting himself.

"What do you want? Information?"

Hearing this, Philip waved his hands again and again, "No, no, no, I have nothing to do with the military of my country. I just want to buy supplies from your army."

Oh?
Before Zhou Changfeng wondered why there was such a stupid agent, who seemed to have no brains, and invited himself out openly, just like Bai Qi, who turned out to be a second-tier dealer who resold military supplies to make a difference.

"Did you come out to do this by yourself?"

"To tell you the truth, my father runs a company in Seattle. I went to China alone but failed, so I started this business in Tokyo."

In just ten seconds, he thought a lot, and then he suddenly had a long-term plan.

After chatting happily for a while, the two got to know each other a little better.

Zhou Changfeng, who looked normal, cut a small piece of steak and asked casually, "What should I do if I start a new company in the United States?"

"The laws of different provinces are different. Where are you referring, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel?"

"New Mexico and Tennessee."

Philip, with a puzzled face, said doubtfully: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, you may not know the United States. These two provinces are very poor and not suitable for doing business."

"I'm just asking." Zhou Changfeng said with a smile.

Of course it's not business, because it is well known that the main manufacturing and processing bases of the Manhattan Project are in New Mexico and Tennessee.

(End of this chapter)