Chapter 101: Qin Chuan's Request
After arranging these, Qin Chuan received an order from the division headquarters, saying that he was going to the division headquarters for a meeting to arrange the next defense task.
Qin Chuan didn't dare to delay, and got into a jeep and rushed to the division headquarters.
The headquarters of the 88th Division is on the south bank of Suzhou Creek, not far from Ping'an Street. However, usually Division Commander Sun is not here, because the location of the division headquarters will sometimes be shelled by the Japanese army. Division Commander Sun, who was more life-sparing, naturally came to the division headquarters to command the operation when he was in a meeting.
Inside the division headquarters, the commander was already standing at this time.
However, at this time, those who are here are basically at the regimental level, and only Qin Chuan is a battalion commander.
So after arriving at the headquarters, Qin Chuan consciously walked behind the regiment commander Han Xianyuan.
Seeing Qin Chuan's arrival, Zhu Chi, the brigade commander of the 262 Brigade, and Han Xianyuan, the regiment commander, both patted Qin Chuan's shoulder with a smile and asked how the defense of Ping'an Street was.
"Today during the day, we repelled a Japanese attack and launched a counter-charge. After the little devil was repelled by us, he didn't dare to attack our Ping'an Street position again for a day. Qin Chuan said to the two.
Zhu Chi immediately smiled and said, "You kid, you really fight for our brigade!" Let me tell you, this time the meeting is held, but there is a good thing, I heard that Shangfeng has purchased another batch of weapons and equipment from Germany, and we have to fight for it. β
When Qin Chuan heard this, he understood the reason why he called himself here for a meeting. Brigade Commander Zhu is planning to treat himself as the faΓ§ade of the 262nd Brigade, and then ask for more equipment.
At this time, it is the time to fight with the little devils with bayonets, no matter which brigade it is, they want to get more supplies to support their operations on the front line.
At this time, the door of the headquarters was pushed open, and Sun Yuanliang's face was red at this time, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
When he saw the people in the headquarters, he immediately saluted and said, "Everyone, the battle on the front line is fierce, and you have worked hard. β
Everyone immediately responded: "For the sake of the party-state, don't work hard!" β
Sun Yuanliang smiled, and then said, "You have worked hard, and we are not idle here." On my side, I have applied to Your Excellency the Chairman for a batch of weapons and equipment to supplement your consumption on the front line. Now that the equipment has been transported to the regimental headquarters, you should pay attention to receiving it when the time comes. β
Hearing these words, everyone immediately began to talk in a low voice.
Qin Chuan also didn't understand, since they had already transported weapons and equipment to various regiments, what did they call them to come over?
However, those brigade commanders and regiment commanders didn't say anything, and his small battalion commander naturally didn't dare to say anything.
Subsequently, Sun Yuanliang commended some commanders who were more prominent in combat, and even awarded some meritorious medals.
Among these meritorious medals, there is naturally one from Qin Chuan. As the unit with the most outstanding performance and the largest number of enemy troops annihilated on the entire gate position, he naturally became the object of Sun Yuanliang's praise.
"I don't need to introduce this one! Qin Chuan, the pride of our entire 88th Division! With less than 1,000 troops, he fought fiercely with the Japanese army for more than a week, and even completely annihilated a tank brigade of the Japanese army! β
Sun Yuanliang patted Qin Chuan's shoulder and introduced to the surrounding brigade commanders and regiment commanders.
Qin Chuan smiled, and then immediately said: "Master, I don't know if there are any medicines in the supplies supplied by the peak this time!" There were so many wounded in our battalion that there was simply not enough medicine.
In fact, not only our battalion, but as far as I know, there are a large number of wounded in several block positions next to me who cannot be effectively treated. β
The situation of their three battalions is relatively good, with a large amount of medicine purchased by Qin Chuan and the support of the medical team led by Lu Chengshuang.
But the soldiers on other positions did not have such good conditions. Their medical conditions are often appallingly bad, with no access to even the most basic medicines.
In the afternoon, Qin Chuan specially asked the medical team to accept some of the wounded from the next battalion, but they were also overcrowded and could not receive more wounded.
Qin Chuan used all his merit points to buy medicines, and he couldn't supply so many wounded people.
Therefore, if you want to save the lives of those wounded, you still need the high-level side of the national army to exert its strength and replenish them with medical personnel. No matter how bad it is, medicines and other things should also be supplemented.
Hearing what Qin Chuan said, the smile on Sun Yuanliang's face disappeared, and he also showed a very solemn expression.
"Camp Commander Qin! I know all of these things you are talking about. I'm also reacting positively to the peak! But you also know that the war situation is urgent, and the logistics department is also stretched! β
With that, Sun Yuanliang stepped aside and began to talk about other things.
Seeing this, Qin Chuan knew that it was probably impossible to get supplies such as medicines from here.
He only hoped now that the weapons and equipment that had been supplied to their 524th Regiment would not be deducted.
What Qin Chuan didn't know was that the top level of the Kuomintang did not have supplementary medicine for Sun Yuanliang. However, these drugs were sold by Sun Yuanliang to the British and American Concession Hospitals.
After the military meeting was over, Qin Chuan and the others returned to their respective regimental and brigade headquarters in a jeep.
However, Sun Yuanliang went to the area of the British and American public concessions by car.
Unlike the north bank of Suzhou Creek, which has been turned into a ruin by the artillery fire, it is still brilliantly lit and prosperous at this time.
Sun Yuanliang's car went directly into the Anglo-American Public Concession, and then drove into the hospital.
At this time, Sun Yuanliang was wearing civilian clothes and a pair of round-framed sunglasses, looking less like a soldier and more like a businessman.
Stepping out of the car, he walked straight to the hospital's director's office.
William, who was silver-haired, was already sitting in his office at this time. He was checking the number of medicines in the warehouse.
This evening, Lu Chengshuang transferred a large number of medicines from the warehouse, and their drug reserves in the hospital were already very small.
Coupled with the blockade of the sea, it was difficult for their transport ships to enter the Shanghai area. Therefore, it is not known when the supply of these medicines will arrive.
In order to solve this problem, William asked people to go to the black market in Shanghai to see if anyone sold these drugs in large quantities, and he could buy them at a high price.
Originally, he just wanted to try his luck, but he didn't expect that there were really people selling the medicines that were urgently needed on the front line at this time.
And this person sells a lot of medicines, but the price is relatively high.
After asking about the price, William directly decided to purchase this batch of medicines. What he didn't know was that it was the logistics department of the 88th Division that sold these medicines to him.
William purchased these medicines, of course, not to treat the wounded soldiers on the front line for Lu Chengshuang, but to plan for the future.