After more than two hours of intense fighting and evacuation, the 3rd Division retracted back to its starting position just before sunset and formed a solid defensive line.

Various types of artillery and helicopters in the air coordinated with each other, and the wanton and indiscriminate bombardment also inflicted heavy losses on the Qing army, and the momentum of the offensive was curbed.

In this emergency, all types of motor vehicles became the reserve force of the Third Division, and played a huge role in the battle to intercept the Qing army.

"According to preliminary statistics, in today's battle, our army lost more than 2,800 killed and more than 3,300 wounded, of which more than 700 were seriously wounded, and two-thirds of the combat personnel were reduced. Twenty-nine combat vehicles were damaged, one tank was scrapped, and four armored vehicles were burned. Chief of Staff Sun Zhengchun took off his military hat and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Li Zixuan's eyes were full of tears, and he looked up to the sky and sighed: "How can you kill so many soldiers in battle?" How do I explain this to the Commander? ”

Sun Zhengchun also shed tears and said: "Division commander, this is a trap carefully planned by Jiannu, and it is also an accident, and I am also responsible as the chief of staff." ”

"Say no more." Li Zixuan roared angrily: "Gather all the troops and all the motor vehicles, I am bound to kill all the Jiannu and avenge my brothers." ”

In today's battle, the motor vehicles of the 3rd Division played a huge role, and the 3rd Division was still capable of killing and wounding the Qing army in large numbers only by the collision of the motor vehicles.

"Li Zixuan!" Instructor Wu Zhengchun yelled at him: "Now is not the time to think about whether to take revenge, but to treat the wounded as soon as possible, this is our main job at present." ”

"Lao Tzu is unwilling!" Li Zixuan roared: "Lao Tzu only wants to kill all Jiannu now, I will allocate a part of the force to treat the wounded, it is enough to kill all Jiannu with a thousand troops,"

Wu Zhengchun said loudly: "Li Zixuan, you have to be calm!" Now that it's going to be dark, the Jiannu forces still have an absolute advantage, and it is more beneficial for them to fish in troubled waters when it's dark, and our army will increase unnecessary losses! ”

The two division commanders were arguing, and Staff Officer Zhang came quickly, stood up and saluted: "Report, the commander is calling!" ”

"The three commanders of the Third Division, Li, Wu, and Sun, have been informed of the situation of the Battle of Gaizhou, and now I order you to withdraw to Dalian at once, arrange defenses, and treat the wounded. I have ordered the hospital ship stationed in Tianjin to be dispatched to Dalian urgently, and the navy and Tianjin medical personnel will accompany you to support your treatment work, and I will be arriving in the near future. ”

Wu Zhengchun saw Li Zixuan glaring at him, and said, "It was I who reported today's battle situation to the headquarters, and we need a large number of doctors and nurses for reinforcements." ”

Then he sighed and said, "Execute the commander's order and withdraw the troops." ”

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The Type 903 hospital ship with a total displacement of more than 14,000 tons and advanced medical facilities on board was dispatched to Dalian at the naval station of the Tiance Army in Tianjin, which is equivalent to a mobile tertiary hospital.

Accompanying the hospital ship to Dalian were more than 100 doctors and hundreds of nurses, all of whom had been drawn from the navy, Tianjin, and the city of Qidian.

On 20 May, Wang Yue sent away the eunuch who had come to deliver the decree and named him "Loyal Uncle," and immediately took off from Tianjin on a passenger plane converted from a Z-18 transport plane, and arrived in Dalian on the afternoon of 20 May. Wang Yue was accompanied by Li Zixiong, chief of the general staff of the Tiance Army, and Huang Bo, director of the Political Department.

Wang Yue was not surprised that the imperial court had the idea of bringing back the loot from Japan, after all, the quantity was too large and too rich. Wang Yue didn't mind giving the court a little benefit, but he had to pay something in return.

In Dalian, Li Zixuan, commander of the Third Division, led the personnel of the division headquarters to greet Wang Yue and his party, but instructor Wu Zhengchun did not come, but still presided over the treatment of the wounded in the hospital.

After Wang Yue got off the plane, he didn't say a word with a cold face and went straight to Dalian Hospital. Dalian Hospital is a civilian hospital completed last year, and the infrastructure is modeled after the Qiqicheng Hospital.

Because the scale of the Tiance Army is not too large, and the medical force with modern medical knowledge within the starting point city is not strong, so there is currently only one military hospital in the starting point city.

"Due to the limited number of beds in Dalian Hospital, the wounded who are now being sent to Dalian Hospital are mainly seriously injured. Despite this, there are still many seriously injured people who can only be accommodated in the corridors of the hospital. Instructor Wu Zhengchun saw Wang Yue and introduced.

Political Minister Huang Bo asked, "Instructor Wu, where are the other lightly wounded arranged?" ”

Wu Zhengchun said: "Minister Huang, the other lightly wounded have been arranged back to the barracks. Because most of our soldiers have learned first aid on the battlefield, they are now caring for the lightly wounded. ”

Wang Yue said loudly: "How is the Fuzhou defense line arranged?" What's going on now? ”

Li Zixuan hurriedly stepped forward and said: "A regiment of our Third Division, artillery and two B brigades of the Public Security Army are deployed on the front line of Fuzhou, and there are also four naval surveillance warships to assist. Jiannu attacked twice, but both were repulsed. ”

Then after looking at the settlement point of the fallen soldiers, Wang Yue, who was in a heavy mood, returned to the conference room of the division headquarters of the Third Division.

"Tell me in detail about the process of the battle, as well as the process of our army's encounter with Jiannu's conspiracy and the losses of our army." Wang Yue asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, then report to the commander from the humble position." Sun Shengjie, chief of staff of the Third Division, said uprightly: "At 7:20 a.m. on 19 May, our Third Division launched an attack on the Gaizhou defense line in Jiannu......,...... At 18:15 a.m., our army withdrew to its starting position, and that night, taking advantage of the darkness, the whole army withdrew to Dalian. ”

"The General Staff of the division has made detailed statistics, and in this battle, our division has lost a total of 2,825 killed and 3,306 wounded, of which 762 were seriously wounded. Twenty-nine combat vehicles were damaged, one tank was scrapped, and four armored vehicles were burned and abandoned. ”

Wang Yue slapped the table and stood up and shouted, "Li Zixuan, you bastard!" You say, why is this battle going like this? ”

Li Zixuan: "Smack! Li Zhengdao: "Report to the commander, the humble post did not make a feint according to the orders of the headquarters and test Jiannu, but easily launched the Gaizhou Campaign, suffered from the Jiannu minefield plot, and was defeated. There is an unshirkable responsibility for the humble position, please punish the commander! ”

Wang Yue waited for a while, and when he saw that Li Zixuan was not talking, he asked, "Is that all?" Gone? ”

"No, no!" Li Zixuan said apprehensively.

"I told you, you're a bastard!" Wang Yue said angrily: "The third division has more than 9,000 troops, and 180,000 Jiannu, and the strength is one to twenty. In which battle did our army not fight a dozen or twenty times more of the enemy? Which one failed so badly? ”