Walking out from the thatched house where He Jianye lived, He Jianye saw that the 16th Regiment had spread dry thatch on the ground in the field, and they had already laid down, and some had already made a slight snoring sound......

"Commander, is there something?" Zeng Da hadn't slept yet, and asked He Jianye,

"The brethren are sleeping in the wilderness?" He Jianye asked,

"Oh, yes! But it's okay here, in the mountain depression, the wind is not so strong, and it is more comfortable than sleeping on the position! Zeng Da said,

"What about the doctors and nurses on the medical team?" He Jianye asked,

"In a separate place over there, the brethren prepared double the hay for them." Zeng Da said,

"Let's go, let's see." He Jianye said,

Zeng Da, who had already gotten up, followed closely behind He Jianye and walked towards the place where the medical team was sleeping......

He Jianye walked over, and saw several thin doctors and nurses in the medical team sitting on the hay in the cold wind from a distance, without the slightest action of lying down, looking at their thin clothes and thin skeletons, He Jianye walked in quickly, and said to Dr. Tian,

"I'm sorry! Doctor Tian, it's all the guards who didn't arrange you properly. No, I just came back from the headquarters of the 18th Regiment, and I have found you a warmer place than this, come, you all come with me! I'll take you to a good rest! ”

"Oh! That is asking for nothing; To be honest, there are also nights spent in the wild, but there is a fire anyway! There is no fire in this wilderness, but I really can't sleep. As he spoke, Dr. Tian beckoned everyone to get up and followed He Jianye towards the broken thatched hut;

"The brothers can't be blamed for that! I really don't dare to make a fire, I'm afraid of the devil's artillery shelling! Dr. Tian, forgive me! He Jianye said and arrived outside the broken thatched hut,

"This is it, come, you guys come in and have a look. It's a little smaller, but there should be enough for a few of you. Rest early. He Jianye said that he was about to go out and find the brothers to sleep together.

"Commander He, this is the place that the Eighteenth Regiment arranged for you!" Zhu Ying said suspiciously,

"Oh, it's just right for you, you are the protector of our brethren! Is there a little less hay? Zeng Da, go get some hay immediately, get more, go quickly! He Jianye said,

"Okay, Commander, I'll go right away!" After speaking, Zeng Da beckoned two brothers to go and get hay, and returned in less than five minutes;

"Come, Zeng Da, here the place is wider, more paved; There is an earthen wall on this side, clean it up here, spread some hay, and make a simple paving for the two of them...... "He Jianye was instructing a few brothers to clean up the thatched hut while walking around.

"The wall here is too broken, find two brothers, get some hay to plug this hole......" He Jianye was still chattering at the house, arranging for the guards to get things, trying to make the house as warm as possible......

"Commander, it's okay; It's hundreds of times better than the outside, and we're not people who can't endure hardship. You go to rest! We'll just get it down ourselves......." Dr. Tian looked at the busy He Jianye and said,

"It's going to be fine right away......" He Jianye continued,

"Okay," He Jianye, who was busy with a sweat, took Zeng Da and his brothers out of the hut, said goodnight, and walked into the distance......

"Commander, where do you sleep?" Zeng Da asked,

"Hehe, I'm a big man who can't sleep, so I'm going to look at the stars on the earth with my brothers tonight. Let's go, go to bed early! After He Jianye finished speaking, he found the place where the medical team used to sleep.

A lot of hay, He Jianye cushioned it himself, and then covered a lot of it on his body, and fell asleep not long after lying down......

He Jianye, who was awakened in the middle of the night, lifted the grass wet with fog on his body, pulled his clothes, moved his body in place, walked towards the periphery, ran slowly for a while, warmed his body a little, looked at the sky, there were still more than 2 hours before dawn, He Jianye had no choice but to find a leeward place to practice breathing in the wilderness, which felt much better than sleeping......

On the morning of May 13, 1938, as soon as the sky was dawning, the soldiers woke up one after another, and the cooking squad was carrying two baskets of multigrain cakes to distribute, two multigrain cakes per person, including today's noon lunch, and they were chewing cold water......

At half past seven, He Jianye asked everyone to sort out and transfer and march towards Xin'an......

He Jianye did not order everyone to rest on the road, he kept marching, and at 12 noon, he notified everyone to eat and rest for half an hour in concealment...... After the meal, He Jianye led the 16th Regiment to less than 3,400 people, including the wounded, and marched directly to Xin'an......

"Buzz ......"

There was a sound of an approaching plane in the sky, and He Jianye shouted, "Devil plane, everyone is nearby and hidden, and they are not allowed to run around; The battalion company commander is responsible for order, and no one is allowed to shoot into the sky, quick! ”

The veterans of the 16th Regiment searched for concealment nearby, but they didn't dare to run around if they couldn't find it, and they were half lying on the ground, praying incessantly......

The plane soon whistled by, heading straight in the direction of Xin'an, He Jianye sighed, it seems that the devil is not coming to the 16th regiment.

"Everyone, keep going!" He Jianye shouted,

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, He Jianye arrived at Xin'an Town, which existed in BC, with the masonry walls of most southern towns. Most of the residents of Xin'an Town have fled the war, and Xin'an has completely become a gathering place for soldiers and supplies......

After revealing his identity and unit number to the guards at the gate, He Jianye inquired about the location of the headquarters of the Third Division, and instructed Deputy Regiment Commander Xia to rest with the brothers outside the city, and he rushed to the headquarters of the Third Division with the guards......

The headquarters of the third division is built in a compound by the street, looking at the structure of the building, it should be the courtyard of a large family, maybe the master went out to escape the war, maybe it is other reasons, anyway, it has now become the division headquarters of the third division, the courtyard wall is full of traces of impact by various items, the courtyard wall has collapsed in many places, there are several big pits next to it, it seems that it is the masterpiece of the devil's plane; But the yard is fine, at least no big holes were found......

He Jianye walked into the courtyard and walked directly towards the living room of the courtyard, where the division headquarters was located, and the rooms around the courtyard were other institutions of the division headquarters, looking at the hurried appearance of the officers coming in and out, He Jianye didn't wait for anyone to ask, and stood directly at the door of the living room and shouted,

"He Jianye, the head of the 16th regiment, was ordered to report"

"Oh! It's He Jianye back! Come on in! "The voice of Deputy Division Commander Chen Yinglong came from inside the division headquarters,

After the "deputy division commander" entered the door, He Jianye gave a standard military salute,

"Do it! Orderly, give Commander He a cup of hot water! "Chen Yinglong instructed the service soldiers of the division headquarters,

"I'm on duty today, the division commander and the chief of staff just went out, you wait at the division headquarters first!" Chen Yinglong said,

"Deputy Divisional Commander, it's okay for me to wait, but what about my brothers who are still outside Xin'an Town? Isn't it a place to camp first? He Jianye asked,

"Oh! You see, I called the staff officer, at that gate? Chen Yinglong asked,

"It's at the West Gate." He Jianye said,

"Staff Officer Li, you go and arrange it." Chen Yinglong said,

A young staff officer from the military academy who was a major on his shoulders said yes and went out......