"Xuanqing, I'm ready to go. Is there anything else you would like to explain? Xu Xilin sat in front of Qiu Jin's sickbed and said with a seemingly relaxed expression.

Qiu Jin leaned on a few pillows, covered with a thick quilt. Hearing Xu Xilin say this, Qiu Jin's pale face showed a look of concern, and her weak voice was full of concern, "Bosun, how long are you going to Anhui this time?" ”

"I can't say this clearly, I'm going to rush there as soon as possible and come back as soon as possible. But Xuanqing, you have to take care of your injuries. I will bring the doctor back from Anhui as soon as possible. Speaking of this, Xu Xilin's voice was already a little trembling.

"Do you have any news from the comrades who went to Shanghai?" Qiu Jin asked what she was most concerned about.

Xu Xilin pretended to be cheerful and said, "There should be news in the next few days." ”

As soon as Qiu Jin saw Xu Xilin's expression, she knew that the Restoration Society would send her to Shanghai to find a doctor, and the matter of buying medicine would not be optimistic, so she grabbed Xu Xilin's hand, "Bosun, you go to Anhui this time, don't listen to those people's nonsense." In any case, we have to ask Wen Qing to help us. The wounded comrades are all brave fighters in our Liberation Society. We can't just watch them die. ”

Xu Xilin knew how heavy Qiu Jin's injuries were, but Qiu Jin didn't mention himself at all, all he thought about was the other injured comrades, and the relaxed expression he had pretended to be could no longer be maintained, Xu Xilin's nose was sour, and tears had flowed down. He held Qiu Jin's cold palm with his backhand, "Xuanqing, don't worry." Wen Qing They have fought so many big battles, we have all seen Wen Qing's military hospital in person, and there will be no shortage of good doctors. This time I will ask Wenqing for help no matter what. ”

Listening to Xu Xilin's resoluteness, Qiu Jin nodded, "That's good." Bosun, you hurry up, go early and come back early. I'm sure I'll be fine, you don't have to worry about it. ”

Xu Xilin didn't say more, he wiped his tears, got up and tucked the quilt for Qiu Jin, and strode out of the door.

Before the Battle of Hangzhou, everyone in the Liberation Society thought that they knew war, but after they really experienced the Battle of Hangzhou, they realized that they were still far from understanding war. The end of the battle does not mean that everything is fine, on the contrary, a thousand things have only begun at this time. None of the members of the Liberation Society had received military education from the People's Party, so it was naturally impossible for them to listen to Chen Ke's lecture on the concept of a "one-time army at the end of the Qing Dynasty" at the military academy.

At the heart of the concept of a "disposable army" is the lack of comprehensive support for the troops. After throwing officers and soldiers into the battlefield, life and death are up to heaven. If you are lucky enough not to die or be injured, then you can be treated as a one-time army for the next round. The entire system treats officers and men as consumables and does not do everything in its power to ensure that the support work is carried out to the greatest extent.

Since the Liberation Society has no experience in warfare, they did not mean to do so. However, the objective fact is always that regardless of the wishes of the directors, whether the Liberation Commission has such thoughts or not, in fact, the level of pre-war readiness of the Liberation Council is the standard level of "disposable army".

The Battle of Hangzhou lasted five days, and the two sides fought more than a dozen offensive and defensive battles, and the casualties of the Liberation Army reached more than 500. Of these more than 500 people, only 70 were killed on the spot. But in the three days after the battle, more than 40 wounded soldiers died. This was also established in the case that the Liberation Society had collected almost all the doctors that could be found in Hangzhou and the controlled areas. Both Tao Chengzhang and Xu Xilin had seen the People's Party's field hospitals during the First Battle of Anqing, and although they did not have as many specially trained military doctors and nurses as the People's Party, the Liberation Society also learned to set up a cauldron to cook gauze. Due to the use of sterilized bandages and the fact that it is the beginning of winter, the chance of bacterial infection is much lower, and the death toll has not risen significantly.

But Tao Chengzhang and Xu Xilin both know that this is only temporary. Without a large number of professionally trained doctors to treat them, those who are getting weaker and weaker will not be able to last long. However, this kind of injury cannot be solved by traditional Chinese medicine, and Western medicine is only available in Shanghai. Moreover, most of them are still foreigners, and it is impossible for them to come to Hangzhou for treatment. Tao Chengzhang sent people to Shanghai to try to get a doctor, and on the other hand, asked Xu Xilin to go to Anhui to ask Chen Ke for help.

The cadres who were extremely disgusted with the People's Party did not talk nonsense this time, and most of the young and vigorous cadres went to the front line to fight, and the proportion of those who were injured was not low. When their lives are at stake, no one dares to speak arrogantly anymore. Last time, they didn't want the People's Party to come to Zhejiang, so they naturally deliberately made things difficult when they put forward the conditions. And now they all know very well that even if the People's Party sends a doctor, even if it is said well, the People's Party may not be willing to really help. If you make a lot of nonsense and deliberately make things difficult at this time, then it is better not to send someone.

Coming out of Qiu Jin's ward, someone was already waiting for Xu Xilin outside the door, and the horses and simple luggage were ready. Xu Xilin and a few comrades got on their horses and went in the direction of the official road outside the city. Tao Chengzhang also rode along, and he and several other cadres personally sent Xu Xilin outside the city. Everyone's expressions were anxious, and the wounded comrades were all brave fighters in the Liberation Society, but in fact, by the fourth day of the battle, the strength of the Liberation Society had been exhausted. Many people are impatient and not afraid of life and death before they go to the battlefield for the first time, and they have really experienced it on the battlefield where bullets are flying, and when they see comrades in front and behind and left and right injured and fall to the ground, listening to the screams of the comrades around them, and listening to the roar of the enemy's artillery, many people's courage and courage are quickly deprived of it.

If it weren't for the Qing army taking the initiative to attack, if it weren't for the last wave of hastily organized death squads that accidentally attacked the attacking enemy, if it wasn't Qiu Jin ...... who led the team, Tao Chengzhang's heart felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave every time he thought of this, and he felt an indescribable chill all over his body. If there were no such preparations, I am afraid that the Hangzhou Campaign Restoration Meeting would have been lost.

The Battle of Hangzhou was a victory, and the post-war Liberation Society could never afford to die due to lack of treatment. These people are the true warriors of the Liberation Society.

The group had a thousand words in their hearts, but no one dared to say anything more. Cadres other than Tao Chengzhang and Xu Xilin had said too much before the war and expressed too much hostility towards the People's Party. People always have to leave some shame for themselves, and on the way to Anhui for help, no matter what these people say, they are slapping themselves in the face.

The city of Hangzhou is now deserted, and the originally bustling streets are empty at this time. There are not many customers in the shops that pretend to open their doors. Occasionally, you can see the door panels that have been forcibly broken and smashed by the pharmacies, or the pavements of the shops. Seeing the brigade of riders passing through the streets, the faces of the citizens became nervous. There is no joy of the whole world celebrating after the "liberation".

When the group arrived at the official road outside the city, everyone reined in their horses, and Xu Xilin looked at Tao Chengzhang's haggard and tired look, and he couldn't bear it in his heart. A few years ago, Tao Chengzhang traveled around Zhejiang, Fujian, and Anhui to contact revolutionary aspirants. He often tied his waist with hemp rope and wore mango shoes on his feet, and traveled all over Zhejiang "walking 110 miles a day, tirelessly working hard". Hangzhou is only a water away from his home, but he "went to Hangzhou four times and did not return". Once, when he arrived in Hangzhou, it was already the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, Wei Lan persuaded him to go home for the New Year, he replied: "Fortunately, my father is still healthy, and the family is worry-free. If you run for your country, how can you still remember it with your family! ”

At that time, Tao Chengzhang was full of energy and had a high-spirited attitude, how could he be so haggard as now? Xu Xilin said: "Tao Gong, just send it here, you don't have to work too hard." ”

Although Tao Chengzhang is described as haggard, his demeanor has a kind of stability that he did not have before. He nodded, thought for a moment before speaking: "Huanqing, you must bring this when you see Chen Ke, if Chen Keken sends a doctor here, whether he can be saved or not, I will have no complaints." If he has to see him again one day, I, Tao Chengzhang, will definitely personally thank the People's Party for their kindness. ”

Xu Xilin was a little surprised, in fact, Tao Chengzhang had already said this to himself. However, in the blink of an eye, Xu Xilin already understood that this was actually said to the comrades of the Liberation Association who were traveling with him.

Nodding again, Xu Xilin replied solemnly: "I will definitely bring this to me." Tao Gong, don't say goodbye. ”

There were no useless words when everyone was separated, although Tao Chengzhang's words were already a bit "groveling", and those cadres of the Guangfu Association who had said that they would "never let Anhui people interfere in Zhejiang affairs" did not mention Tao Chengzhang's words or not.

After the Liberation Society seized Hangzhou, no one in western Zhejiang dared to express the slightest hostility towards the Liberation Society. Before Xu Xilin set off, someone had already arranged the itinerary in front. The Restoration Society once returned to Shaoxing all the way from Chizhou, and it was naturally experienced to walk the road again. Xu Xilin was so anxious that he lay down to sleep for a while except for being tired and unbearable, and spent all the rest of his time on the road.

After entering the territory of the People's Party, the Liberation Society has long been connected with the People's Party. Jiangnan is Zhang Yu's territory, and when he heard that Tao Chengzhang came to ask for a doctor, Zhang Yu was rarely surprised. In the past, Chen Ke was really a bit of an unpredictable prophet, and he could always tell his comrades in advance about what was going to happen. Everyone is also psychologically prepared, and now Chen Ke's energy is all focused on internal construction, and the convening of the people's congress has taken up all the energy of the central government, and Zhang Yu has not received the slightest instruction related to the Liberation Meeting.

Fortunately, there was carrier pigeon communication between the base areas, and as soon as the people from the front station of the Liberation Society arrived in Anqing to beg the People's Party to send a doctor, Zhang Yu sent people to deliver the letter by land, and at the same time used the precious carrier pigeon to communicate. The next day, he received a reply. "First of all, use the local medical power in Anqing to support the Restoration Society as much as possible."

When Xu Xilin rushed to Anqing exhausted, Zhang Yu immediately met with Xu Xilin.

"A medical team of six doctors, six nurses, and 20 intern students has been fully equipped and distributed." Zhang Yu has always been fond of squeezing out any kind expressions, and he said with a completely businesslike demeanor, "Mr. Xu, we have very few military doctors in Anqing. That's what it takes to send so many people now. You can tell us the line of communication now, and we will personally send troops to escort the detachment to Hangzhou. After finishing speaking, Zhang Yu put a prepared military map in front of Xu Xilin.

Zhang Yu had heard that in the People's Party, a political star named Ren Qiying rose rapidly, no matter what others said, Zhang Yu was a little disapproving of Ren Qiying. In terms of the level of affairs officials, Zhang Yu believes that he should be above Ren Qiying. As for the level of administrative officials, Zhang Yu does not disdain Ren Qiying as a competitor at all. Looking at the People's Party, Zhang Yu is the only one who is truly convinced by Chen Ke, even Yan Fu, Zhang Yu just thinks that he does not have the time when Yan Fu specializes in learning.

Looking at Xu Xilin's shocked look after listening to the arrangement, Zhang Yu was a little excited.

Xu Xilin naturally has a reason to be shocked, the People's Party never likes to joke about things, and Xu Xilin knows it. But without waiting for Xu Xilin to plead, Zhang Yu came out of the thirty-two people, and explained more clearly what the thirty-two people were responsible for, what each person's specialty was, and what the level was, including how to cooperate with the Liberation Society in cooperation, this kind of efficiency has exceeded Xu Xilin's imagination. As long as the People's Party is willing to do things, it can always do things without being ridiculous, and there are very few mistakes in handling affairs. This style of work made Xu Xilin's heart swell with a sense of powerlessness and fear at the same time.

For Zhang Yu, he rarely has any emotion to move. As a child of an official family, Zhang Yu has an almost innate sense of the steps to complete a thing. He has seen too many things, and Zhang Yu can understand the many greed and deception that have been imposed on things that should be extremely simple, but he really can't accept it.

In the days of the People's Party, Zhang Yu was finally able to do things according to the laws of the matter itself. This kind of exhilaration, which he could only have in fantasy before. However, this sense of pleasure is constantly decreasing with the daily work. Everything is different, and the pressure accumulated by such meticulous work is not so easy to release. After arranging the matter of supporting the Restoration Society, Zhang Yu only felt a kind of exhaustion, and he hoped that Xu Xilin would never say a bunch of meaningless nonsense about gratitude. Of course, if Xu Xilin said it, Zhang Yu would also listen. No matter how boring this link is, this is still one of the inevitable links in the matter of "contacting Xu Xilin", and Zhang Yu will not evade his responsibilities and obligations.

Looking at Zhang Yu's serious expression and the full preparation for the rescue, Xu Xilin couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Zhang, are you a doctor?" ”

"I don't understand medicine." Zhang Yu replied coldly, "You have to hurry up to save people, Mr. Xu, you hurry up and arrange the route, and we can go." ”

Xu Xilin excitedly explained the route, arranged manpower, and waited for the liaison staff of the Restoration Society to rush out to contact Hangzhou with a happy face. Xu Xilin got up and took a deep look, "Mr. Zhang, your kindness will be unforgettable in my recovery meeting. ”

"This is not my personal decision, but the decision of our Anqing Party branch. If it were me, I wouldn't be in a position to transfer such a large number of personnel. Zhang Yu still replied calmly. Zhang Yu did not say that this was the decision of the Party Central Committee, even if others knew that the People's Party had a carrier pigeon communication model, but Zhang Yu would never say this kind of disclosure of the internal situation of the People's Party. Zhang Yu still has this responsibility for using the Anqing Party Committee to cover the Party Central Committee.

"Mr. Xu, are you going to go back with the team, or are you going to continue to Fengtai County?" Zhang Yu then asked.

Xu Xilin hurriedly replied: "I still want to go to Fengtai County." Mr. Zhang, it's not that I can't trust the doctor here, but it is already a great kindness that you can help us. It's just that some of our comrades are seriously injured, and we still hope that there will be more doctors. ”

"How many of you are injured, and what are the injuries?" Zhang Yu then asked, and as soon as he said this, he regretted it. This question is not right, if the other party is Chen Ke, after this question is asked, Chen Ke will give Zhang Yu an excellent answer, how many people were injured, how many gunshot wounds, how many knife wounds, how many burns, and the approximate statistics of various injured parts. However, Zhang Yu is not facing Chen Ke.

Sure enough, Xu Xilin only gave a clear number of injuries, and there was no more detailed content at all. Xu Xilin himself was concerned and chaotic, and began to follow the impression of the babbling statement, and those who followed Xu Xilin saw that the People's Party was willing to help, and they couldn't help but interject, and the conversation began to supplement the situation of various injured people.

While scolding his stupidity in his heart, Zhang Yu decisively chose his own way to save time, and he interrupted these people, "Mr. Xu, you should first count the situation of the injured yourself." In this way, when you go to Fengtai County, you can also come up with an accurate data. You see how. ”

Although Xu Xilin also lost his clarity in his heart, when he heard Zhang Yu say this, he immediately understood. "Mr. Zhang, let's go down and count. I'll talk about it to you when the statistics are ready. ”

Zhang Yu said with a smile: "It's not necessary, saving people is like fighting fire." Go now, there is a waterway. While you're sitting on the boat, you'll have time to count that. Mr. Xu, what do you think? ”

Xu Xilin and the others felt that this method was good, and regardless of the exhaustion of their bodies, they got up and said goodbye. When Xu Xilin walked out of the gate, Zhang Yu summed up the before and after of the matter in his heart, and felt that he had done everything that should be done. He turned to his secretary and asked, "Have you recorded everything?" The secretary hurriedly replied, "It's recorded." Zhang Yu looked through the records and saw that the records were correct. He recorded the signing time and left the matter behind him entirely. If you keep everything in your head, it's exhausting. What should be over, it must be ended immediately.

However, Zhang Yu couldn't help but think that Chen Ke could definitely see that Zhang Yu didn't do his best in this matter. I don't know what Chen Ke will think. However, this idea only appeared for a moment, and Zhang Yu immediately "deleted" this idea in his mind.

Two days later, Chen Ke met with a group of red-eyed helpers from the Liberation Society. Sure enough, as Zhang Yu once thought, when Chen Ke inquired about the process, he had already discovered where Zhang Yu was lazy. When Xu Xilin handed over the statistics of the injured to Chen Ke, he casually said that it was counted at Zhang Yu's suggestion. Chen Ke understood at that time that Zhang Yu himself did not care about the life and death of the injured in the Restoration Society. If Xu Xilin had counted these data earlier, Zhang Yu might have used the precious carrier pigeon intelligence network to exchange information. In this way, you can also save some time. The Liberation Society may have lost a few deaths. Obviously, the Restoration Society's habit of not paying attention to statistics made Zhang Yu feel that he was delaying his time, and the occasional kindness disappeared immediately.

Chen Ke didn't want to blame Zhang Yu at all, Zhang Yu firmly carried out the instructions of the Party Central Committee, but in terms of details, Zhang Yu did not support the Liberation Society at all. He even thought Zhang Yu's approach was a bit cute.

But this thought only flashed for a moment, and Chen Ke began to feel that he was too frivolous. A leader who simply looks at these details and then makes random guesses based on his own ideas can be fatal. Like Zhang Yu, Chen Ke quickly banished the matter from his mind. This is an ability that Chen Ke has recently cultivated in his work, and this ability is "forgetting". By focusing on the things that matter, other thoughts will naturally be replaced, and as long as you don't think about them, they will be forgotten. Where is the spare time to think about such trivial and useless things.

"Brother Bosun, your statistics are very good. We will now form a medical team and we will be able to leave today. Chen Ke said to Xu Xilin.

"Thank you very much." Xu Xilin's face was pale, his eyes were red, and he looked a little scary. But hearing Chen Ke say this, Xu Xilin felt completely relaxed in his heart. As soon as he finished saying this, his body involuntarily shook back and forth, and after shaking a few times, Xu Xilin fell to the ground softly.

"It was a rallying rally, it was a successful rally." Chen Ke made a closing speech on the rostrum. Xu Xilin came by coincidence, just in time for the closing day of the National People's Congress. If it weren't for Chen Ke revising his speech, Xu Xilin might not have been able to see Chen Ke.

Chen Ke made a final summary according to the various conference speeches plagiarized by later generations. But now Chen Ke has a different view of the content of these manuscripts. The "united congress" means that the BJP held the ground at the congress and all the delegates recognized the leadership of the BJP. A "successful congress" means that all the proposals of the BJP have been adopted. As for what "serious exchanges" and "in-depth discussions" are, these words are not nonsense, but "only part of the facts are stated". On this point, Chen Ke is very much in favor of the party's article. It is necessary not to tell nonsense, and if you do not understand the facts, to accuse others of telling nonsense is in itself only an indication of ignorance.

As soon as the People's Congress ended, the People's Party's own party congress was convened. It is extremely important to sum up the process of this congress and to formulate the party's work for next year. Chen Ke had already put aside the affairs of Xu Xilin and others.

Chen Ke has clearly helped these people who are asking for help from the Restoration Society, but as the saying goes, kindness ends up in the liver and lungs of a donkey. Many of these people saw that the People's Party was so simple in helping, and they immediately showed their true colors. They didn't dare to speak ill of Chen Ke. However, when they went to the hospital, they dared to ask the reception staff, "Didn't Mr. Chen Ke come?" ”

Hearing such an unbelievable question, the reception staff of the People's Party changed their faces almost at the same time. This stupid question is not answered at all. Xu Xilin is still in a coma, if he is in the team, he will definitely find a way to solve these contradictions. It's a pity he's not there. Therefore, the people of the Liberation Association did not understand why the attitude of the BJP people towards them had become cold.

Indifference is indifference, and the comrades will not slack off on the tasks assigned by the party. However, the leaders of the military hospital department privately changed the members of the team and replaced a few young comrades who were straightforward and not deep in the city. Replaced with a few more accommodating comrades. This time it's to save people, not to make conflicts. The Liberation Society dared to say in the base area, "Didn't Mr. Chen Ke come?" "When the comrades go to the territory of the Liberation Society, God knows what they will say.

The adjusted team also set off, and the base area had already learned that Anqing had sent twenty trainees. So the team is made up of ten doctors, ten nurses. The trainees were not added. After the liberation of Hefei, the People's Party's waterways were unimpeded, and the fleet could enter the Yangtze River all the way from Fengtai County on the Huai River, and the river fleet specially dispatched a mobile medical transport team. Taking care of Xu Xilin's body, he did not set off with the team. This is a kind of luck for Xu Xilin, he originally had other responsibilities, if he got on the boat in a coma, Xu Xilin could only get off the boat halfway after waking up, and took a lot of unjust roads.