Chapter 152: Wang Yuze's Guarantee

After the Anglo-Indian troops withdrew, they stopped continuing the attack. The artillery of the Anglo-Indian army was also withdrawn, as if all the attacks had died down at once. Only then was the Western Sichuan Army able to breathe a sigh of relief. The British and Indian troops invested tens of thousands of people to attack at one time, and even if the western Sichuan army was on the defensive side, the pressure was very great. In the afternoon battle, the Anglo-Indian army dropped thousands of corpses in front of the positions of the Western Sichuan Army. And the Ninth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, in the attack of the British and Indian troops, also paid thousands of casualties. Many of them were killed by the shelling of the British and Indian forces. When the British and Indian troops attacked, they could not hide in the anti-artillery holes, and could only brave the shelling of the British and Indian troops to counterattack, so the losses were relatively large. However, in terms of this battle damage, it is already very good. Today, the Western Sichuan Army has paid almost 2,000 casualties, while the Anglo-Indian Army has suffered tens of thousands of casualties. If this continues, it will not be long before a comprehensive superiority over the British and Indian armies will be formed.

"Brigade commander, the young marshal is here!" At this time, Du Qizheng's guards reported.

"What? The young marshal is coming? Du Qizheng was shocked. This is the front line, how can the young marshal come to such a place? If there's something bad about it, then he can't afford to be responsible! Du Qizheng grabbed his hat and rushed out of the headquarters. When Wang Yuze was taking Wang Wei and a few guards, he was inspecting the defensive line of the Ninth Brigade.

"Young Marshal, why are you here? How dangerous it is here! Du Qizheng said.

"It's okay! Didn't the Anglo-Indian army stop attacking? I'll just come up! Wang Yuze said with a smile. When Cheng Dù, whose defense line was broken, and the corpses that had been piled up at the foot of the mountain, he knew how tragic the battle just now was.

"This, young marshal. Let's go to my headquarters! Du Qizheng said. His headquarters was in the woods behind the line, and it was much safer than on this forward position.

"Okay!" Wang Yuze nodded, anyway, he had almost inspected it. The next thing is to listen to Du Qizheng's report. He knows the difficulties of these people, because of his identity, so he has always been cautious. He also didn't want to make it too difficult for the people below.

When the group arrived at Du Qizheng's headquarters, Zhang Ruifeng, deputy commander of the Ninth Brigade, and Qian Tailin, chief of staff, also arrived.

"It's okay, I'm just here, you all go about your own business!" Wang Yuze said. A big battle has just ended, and as the commander of the Ninth Brigade, Du Qizheng and the three of them must be very busy. Now that Du Qizheng is reporting to him, there is no need for others to delay any longer. Who knows when the next attack of the Anglo-Indian army will be, lest there be no one to direct the battle and be caught off guard by the Anglo-Indian army.

"Yes, young marshal!" Zhang Ruifeng, deputy commander of the Ninth Brigade, and Qian Tailin, chief of staff, heard Wang Yuze say this, so they left.

"Lao Du, the British are not easy to deal with, right? How many casualties were there in this battle? Wang Yuze asked. By the time he arrived, the wounded soldiers of the 9th Brigade had been transferred to the hospital at the foot of the mountain, and the bodies of the fallen soldiers had been collected. However, he expects that the casualties in this battle will not be too small. After all, although he stayed at the headquarters this afternoon, the artillery fire on the side of Volt Hill was continuous, and the British and Indian troops threw tens of thousands of people into the attack. Even if the 9th Brigade thwarted the enemy's attack, it would be absolutely impossible if it had no losses of its own.

"Yes, young marshal. Compared with the Qing army, the British are indeed difficult to deal with. In the afternoon of this afternoon's battle, our brigade lost thousands of men! A whole battalion is gone! Together with the loss of one battalion when the British 2nd Infantry Brigade was annihilated on the 6th, the 9th Brigade has already lost two battalions of troops! Now there is no battalion that is full, and the first battalion, which has lost the most personnel, even has only a third of its soldiers left! Du Qizheng said, his eyes turned red as he spoke. Although the big man bleed and did not shed tears, but the soldiers under his command died one by one, and as a brigade commander, he felt very uncomfortable.

"I know, old Du. Our soldiers are all good! However, there is no way around it. This battle is not what we want to fight, the British have bullied us, we can't fight if we don't fight! Moreover, the whole of China has been lagging behind for too long, and it is about to become the fish and meat of the great powers. If we don't resist again, I'm afraid that our children and grandchildren will all be enslaved by the Great Powers. If China wants to rise, it will inevitably fight a lot of wars and more people will die. However, we have no choice! Wang Yuze said. In this era, if a country wants to be able to speak in the world, it only needs the strength of one country. And if Sichuan wants to unify China and rise to become a world power, then Sichuan can only defeat the enemy and defeat other powers, and there is no other way. In later generations, didn't Japan, an island country in the east, also rely on defeating the Qing Dynasty and Russia, and then be accepted by the foreign powers and become a new power in the world?

"I know, young marshal. Although my Lao Du is a rough man, he can still distinguish the national righteousness. Young marshal, I, Lao Du, assure you, that in the future, I will fight wherever you point, and there will be absolutely no second words! Du Qizheng said.

"Good! That's good. Lao Du, I assure you that we will definitely be able to create a peaceful and prosperous era for China and our future generations! Wang Yuze said solemnly.

After coming down from Volt Mountain, Wang Yuze did not directly meet the headquarters, but went to the field hospital. The field hospital was located in the middle of the valley, and all the medical personnel of the three brigades were gathered to set up a temporary hospital in the valley. Enough to accommodate thousands of people. But now, the entire hospital is still overcrowded.

As soon as he walked into the hospital, Wang Yuze smelled the smell of disinfectant water. and, the groans of pain coming from the tent.

"Young marshal, why are you here?" As soon as Wang Yuze walked into the field hospital, he met the director of the hospital. A middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a white lab coat, gloves on his hands, and a trace of blood on his body, should have just come out of the operating room.

"Dean Liu, I'll come. You're busy with your go! Wang Yuze said. After the battle, the hospital was the busiest place, and he didn't want to let his presence affect the hospital's treatment of the wounded.

"Okay, then I'm going to get busy, I still have an operation!" Director Liu of the field hospital didn't say much and left in a hurry.

Wang Yuze walked into a tent, where the wounded lived. In a tent of less than fifty square meters, twenty wounded people actually lived. Some of them were seriously injured, and they were lying on the bed moaning at the moment. Some of the more minor injuries were talking in whispers. However, from their eyes, Wang Yuze was accurate to a trace of loneliness.

Perhaps, when they were fighting, they fought hard with the enemy with their blood. But after the injury, they may have to think about the future. Minor injuries are fine, but serious injuries and disabilities can no longer remain in the army. Although, for disabled soldiers, West Sichuan provides a lot of protection. However, it is inevitable that there will be places where things are not done properly.

Wang Yuze's arrival did not attract everyone's attention. Two minutes later, a wounded soldier leaning against the door found Wang Yuze. As soon as he arrived at Wang Yuze, his eyes immediately widened. Immediately stood up from the bed and said loudly: "Good young marshal!" Then he raised his right hand and saluted, only to find that his right hand was left with an empty sleeve. During the battle, he had lost his right hand.

To this wounded soldier's face, he has not yet shed his childishness, and he is only ten years old. Now that he has become a disabled person, Wang Yuze's eyes turned red all of a sudden.

"Hello!" Wang Yuze grabbed the wounded soldier's left hand with both hands.

"Hello young marshal!" The rest of the wounded soldiers in the room also found Wang Yuze and stood up and saluted him. However, the group had no hands, and some wounded soldiers had no feet, but with the support of their comrades, they also stood up. The remaining wounded soldiers who were lying on the bed with serious injuries also stared at Wang Yuze with wide eyes.

"Sit down, everybody! No need to stand. I'm just here for everyone! Wang Yuze hurriedly said.

Under his persuasion, the wounded soldiers sat down again.

"On behalf of my father and on behalf of the people of western Sichuan, I thank you. The stability and prosperity of western Sichuan are precisely because of your efforts that we will have today. In addition, I assure you that you were injured for the sake of Kawanishi. Kawanishi will never leave you alone. When you recover from your injuries, Kawanishi will properly arrange your future outlet! You are wounded, you are disabled. But you are still useful people. After returning to his hometown, he can work as a military instructor in school, a village cadre, and so on. It can also contribute to the west of Sichuan. Wang Yuze assured everyone.

I don't know when, the outside of this tent has been surrounded by the wounded door. They looked eagerly at Wang Yuze and listened to his assurances. In the originally lonely and confused eyes, there was gradually a glimmer of hope. That's right, they're injured, they're disabled. But that doesn't mean they're wasted. Even after demobilization, they will be able to contribute to the west of Sichuan, which means that they are still valuable.

After Wang Yuze finished speaking, the wounded men all applauded. Although the applause was not warm, Wang Yuze's heart was warm. It is precisely because of the sacrifices of these people that there is now West Sichuan. In the same way, Kawanishi will not forget them. Perhaps, in the security system for disabled servicemen in western Sichuan, there are still things that are not done well, but Wang Yuze has already made up his mind that after this battle, he must implement this aspect well. These soldiers who shed blood for the sake of western Sichuan cannot be allowed to shed tears again.

Wang Yuze did not stay in the field hospital for long, and left in less than half an hour. Now that he was at war, he still had too much to deal with.

PS: The second update is here! (To be continued.)