Chapter 41: The Care of the Teacher
The train to Hankow came to a slow stop, as if the gallop had exhausted all its strength after dozens of hours of galloping, and the officers and men of the listless Third Division came out of the stuffy tank car of the train, and they all took a breath of air first, shaking their hands and legs, and the scene was like a group of crazy people jumping around.......
"Beep~Beep~Beep~" The piercing whistle sounded, and the officers and men of the Third Division quickly organized their ranks and assembled under the call of the whistle and under the organization of regiment commanders, battalion commanders, and other commanders at all levels......
In front of the road was the 8th Brigade, which was marching in arms, and in the middle was the stretchers carried by the brethren of the 16th Regiment, on which were wounded soldiers wrapped in gauze...... The tired 3rd Division looked at the civilians along the way, cheered up, passed through the city, and went straight to the barracks......
The 3rd Division was stationed in the barracks in Hankou under the arrangement of the Wuhan camp, and the 18th Regiment of the 8th Brigade and the 9th Brigade had already been settled, and only the 16th Regiment was still using the house to house the wounded soldiers...... The whole camp was in chaos;
In the evening, He Jianye, who had finally settled down, was instructing Deputy Regiment Commander Xia to get some building materials tomorrow and come back to build a recuperation area for wounded soldiers, when the phone at the regiment headquarters rang,
"This is the 16th regiment, I am He Jianye!" He Jianye grabbed the phone and said,
"He Jianye, go to the division headquarters for a meeting immediately!" Hu Yunshan's voice came on the phone,
"Yes, I'll go right away!" He Jianye put down the phone and explained to Deputy Head Xia,
"Send more people to take care of the wounded tonight, don't have anything on the road, there will be problems when you get to Hankou!" Also, you must set up a special area for the wounded tomorrow, you also have to worry more about logistics and nutrition problems, there are professional nurses and doctors outside, as long as you are willing to come, you can get it first; The wages are easy to say! I went to the divisional headquarters. ”
After He Jianye finished speaking, he went straight to the division headquarters......
At the headquarters of the Third Division, when He Jianye arrived, he found that everyone had arrived, so he left himself. I was embarrassed to salute everyone and sat down at the signal of the division commander.
"Tell me about the battle after we evacuated Shanghai! After the Japanese army captured Shanghai on November 12, it was divided into three routes: northern, central and southern, and launched a large-scale attack on the Suzhou area. The Japanese troops on the North Route advanced along the Yangtze River by land and water, and landed near Baimaokou in Changshu on the 13th. The main force of the 16th Division landed in the area of Hupukou on the 14th. On the 14th, Taicang fell. On the 15th, Kunshan fell. On the 16th, Wujiang fell. You can take a look at this information that has just come from the military command, the Japanese army is burning, killing and looting all the way! Check it out! After Li Yutang finished speaking, he threw a stack of papers on the table, turned to the windowsill and smoked......
Half an hour later, everyone looked at the materials separately, and the brigade commander and regiment commander on the table were all red-faced and cursed......
"Don't scold, you can't scold the Japanese; The Military Commission asked us to go to Hankou to rectify the situation, which was for good purposes. What is the purpose? It is to train everyone to train their soldiers well and train them into an elite division, and our battle with little Japan has just begun. Looking at the posture of the Japanese, I'm afraid that this time the movement is not small, and the next thing is Suzhou, after Suzhou, I am afraid that Nanjing will be captured! Shame on you! As a soldier, we in the capital of China, I am afraid that we will not participate in the defense of the war. The Military Commission has drawn up the troops to participate in the defense of Nanjing, and Tang Shengzhi is the commander-in-chief! Li Yutang said in a deep voice,
"I only hope that you will remember this shame, and train your troops well after you go down, and if you encounter the Japanese on the battlefield in the future, if your troops become soft eggs and bad seeds, don't fucking blame me for enforcing military law! Do you understand? Li Yutang roared,
"Yes, don't worry, commander!" The brigade and regiment commanders shouted in unison,
"All the commanders of the division, tomorrow we will begin to retrain your supplementary troops and begin training; strive to restore combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time; Now that the situation is tense, we may be going to the battlefield at any time, and I hope you will seize every day to train. He Jianye stayed, and the rest of the people went back! Li Yutang said,
He Jianye looked at the officers who came out one after another, and thought to himself, "I performed so well, forget it if I don't praise it; Is it to discipline me if you leave me alone? I haven't done anything lately, have I? ”
"He Jianye, you brought all the wounded soldiers back, I can understand your feelings. But how to care for and heal? Have you thought about it? Li Yutang asked,
"Commander, can't I do this? Seeing that Suzhou is about to fall, if you don't bring them back, you will become a ghost under the knife of a devil! He Jianye said,
"Don't make excuses, let me ask you what you plan to do later? Sent to the major hospitals in Hankou? I'm afraid it's not realistic! Although the hospitals in Hankou are not too crowded now, but you have such a large number of wounded soldiers, I am afraid that it will be difficult to use medical drugs! Li Yutang said,
"Teacher, in fact, I have thought about it; The condition of the lightly injured is fine, just change the dressing and recuperate; The main thing is that the condition of the seriously injured is a bit worse! I found a nurse in Suzhou who had been in Shanghai Foreigner Hospital, and helped take care of me all the way to Hankou, but I saw that the medicine was running out! I'm worried, too! He Jianye said,
"So be it! The field hospital of the division headquarters will also come to Hankou recently, so you should send all the wounded soldiers over when the time comes! However, I estimate that there is still a problem with medicines, and I will apply for a batch of medicines from the Military Commission, but I estimate that the number is not much, especially anti-inflammatory drugs. You have to be mentally prepared, of course, you have to have some other way to get anti-inflammatory drugs, and the cost can be partially solved by the division! Let's go back! Li Yutang said,
"Master Xie, then I'll go back first; When the division hospital arrives, I will send all the wounded soldiers over! After He Jianye finished speaking, he saluted out of the temporary division headquarters,
Returning to the 16th Regiment with his head buckled, He Jianye summoned the commanders of each battalion and company to arrange the next training tasks.
"Although the guard company and the reconnaissance company are the two companies in the best condition, they still have a lot of personnel, although they are veterans, but Yang Xiaoshi and Zeng Da you still have to pay close attention to the training, at least to restore the training level in Nanchang, after actual combat, I believe you also understand how to improve in many places." He Jianye said,
"Yes, Commander; It's just that this time I found a lot of seedlings with good marksmanship, you see if the K98 from Germany can give us a little! Yang Xiaoshi asked,
"That's fine, let's talk about it later!" He Jianye said,
"The first battalion to the third battalion are all newly supplemented, Leng Qi, you have to start the training work, mainly our tactical movements, squad offensive coordination, trench defense, anti-artillery holes, field trenches and the rapid construction of field fortifications are the key." He Jianye said to Leng Qi,
"Yes, Commander. I know that these soldiers are all veterans, and they can be of great use if they are trained! I'll be mindful! Legasaki replied,
"Artillery battalion, I want to emphasize the artillery battalion, your current basic tactical actions are a big problem! Not to mention the fact that the group scattered and followed the infantry attack. Go for it! He Jianye sighed,
"Don't worry, the regiment commander, within a month, I will definitely train them well! It's just that this live shooting is still inevitable! The artillery battalion commander blushed,
"Shells and bullets are not a problem, as long as there is an effect, you can carry out live-fire drills! But don't waste it! I don't need to say more about the engineer company and the baggage company! In addition to training yourself full-time, you should also strengthen infantry tactical training, and this time you have also seen that in an emergency, you are a supplementary soldier, and you are going to the front line! Go back and think about how to train! He Jianye signaled for dissolution.