Chapter 11: Goodbye Yu Xiaoqing, Settle the Wounded
They struggled to get out of bed, the pain in their bodies made them lie down again, they didn't want to wait for the rout to set out and let themselves rot in the house, they would rather die than watch their bodies rot little by little.
Veterinarian Hao was in tears, he took care of these wounded as if they were his own children, but in the end he could only watch them die one by one.
The rout was silent, and the wounded in front of them seemed to confirm their future fate.
Xia Yuan thought about it seriously, and he said in a deep voice: "Your injuries are for the country, I won't abandon you, veterinarian Hao, Meng is annoyed, take them, follow me!" ”
He couldn't kill the wounded in front of him, and that would only undo his previous efforts.
Veterinarian Hao beckoned to the routs and lifted the wounded up, Meng limped to Xia Yuan's side, and asked in a low voice, "Are you going to find Yu Xiaoqing." ”
Xia Yuan nodded: "I can only look for him." ”
His expression was a little complicated, during this time he had been thinking about how to settle these wounded soldiers, he had asked Meng to go to the local house of Chanda to ask, and even give them money, they all refused, for the people, with a seriously wounded, especially a seriously injured person who may die at any time, it is undoubtedly a burden, the blame for being a soldier after death, the family can't run away, and no one wants to take this hot potato.
Boarding the seriously injured in the villager's house did not work, and Xia Yuan could only ask Yu Xiaoqing for help.
He knew that Yu Xiaoqing would stay in Chanda for a part of his troops, and it was undoubtedly best to hand it over to them to take care of, but how to persuade Yu Xiaoqing to take care of these seriously injured people, Xia Yuan didn't have a lot of confidence in this, and he could only try.
Of the three troop carriers and three drivers left by Yu Xiaoqing, Xia Yuan called one away, and dragged the routed soldiers and the seriously wounded to the regimental headquarters of the Yu regiment.
Yu Xiaoqing's regimental headquarters is brightly lit, the front line is tight, in addition to Chanda's rout has set off to Dian-Burma, Yu's troops have also begun to enter Dian-Burma in batches to fight, he will also follow the large army into Dian-Burma to fight with the Japanese army, but the current battle is not smooth, the Japanese attack is very fierce, the airfield built in Dian-Burma has been captured by the Japanese army, and many British troops have fallen into the Japanese army's encirclement.
Yu Xiaoqing is ambitious and full of enthusiasm, but it is a pity that she is dragged down by her family, has too many scruples, does not act decisively, and has nowhere to display her ambitions.
At best, it is entangled in the trivial matters under the feet, blocking the pace of action. At worst, it is the keyboard warrior of the future era, what he says is always better than what he does, and when he is really needed, he will not work.
Dead dead gave the cannon fodder the first hope, and dead dead did it, he is a man of action, a good talent who commands the war, and Yu Xiaoqing gave the cannon fodder a second hope, he used his blood to awaken the hope of the cannon fodder, but he ruthlessly extinguished it.
said that he had no talent, but Yu Xiaoqing was able to persuade the dead and die, persuade the cannon fodder, and promote the dead and dead, and make good use of talents.
said that he was talented, but when the cannon fodder needed him the most, he failed to stand up and take on the heavy responsibility, and after being set up by Tang Ji, he could not show the demeanor of a division commander.
Xia Yuan's opinion on Yu Xiaoqing is mixed, he thinks that if Yu Xiaoqing can take off the shackles on his body and take a brave step, he may be able to complete the transformation, but unfortunately the shackles on his body are too heavy.
Xia Yuan came to the headquarters of the Yu Regiment with the defeated soldiers that Yu Xiaoqing did not expect, he put on his clothes and got up quickly.
Zhang Lixian, He Shuguang, Yu Zhi, and Li Bing, four young officers, were around Yu Xiaoqing, and a middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears followed Yu Xiaoqing.
Xia Yuan only took Meng Fu and Veterinarian Hao.
"It's so late, I'm bothering Commander Yu."
"Don't bother, Zhang Lixian, pour a cup of tea for Head Xia."
Yu Xiaoqing commanded, and looked at Xia Yuan again: "Head Xia, sit." Come so late, I don't know what to do with Yu? ”
It was already late at night, and Xia Yuan took this group of defeated soldiers to the regiment headquarters without sleeping.
Xia Yuan sat opposite Yu Xiaoqing, Meng was annoyed and Hao Veterinarian stood behind him, after Zhang Lixian finished pouring the tea, he stood behind Yu Xiaoqing, the table in the middle was like the Chu River Han Realm, on one side was Xia Yuan and others wearing shabby military uniforms and gray faces, and on the other side were Yu Xiaoqing and others who were neat and tidy.
Xia Yuan showed a trace of sadness on his face, and said: "Commander Yu, it's like this, you know that the conditions of the Sichuan Army are not good, there are a few wounded in our regiment, isn't this about to leave, these wounded have no place to place." ”
When Yu Xiaoqing heard this, it turned out that he was here for the affairs of the wounded, so he said: "Commander Xia, it is easy to find a place to place the wounded, so let people vacate a shelter for you, and just place the wounded." ”
Xia Yuan smiled bitterly, "Commander Yu, these wounded are all seriously injured, they are well placed, but they are ...... taken care of"
Yu Xiaoqing frowned and said: "Commander Xia, you also know that the war on the front line is tight, and most of the medical supplies have been transported to the front line, and you should know the current situation of Chanda better than me, if it is a lightly wounded, it is fine, but a seriously wounded..."
Yu Xiaoqing's words are already obvious, he can't do anything about the seriously injured, at most he can only find you a place to place the wounded, as for life and death, it depends on you.
Xia Yuan thought for a while and said: "In this way, Commander Yu, I will pay for it, you help me find a few fellow villagers to help take care of the wounded, these wounded are all fighting for the country, we can't chill the hearts of the soldiers, you and I are both soldiers, going into battle to kill the enemy, injury is an inevitable thing, if you can't even take care of your own subordinates, who will be willing to follow you to fight." ”
He sighed, looking very helpless: "I have been serving the national army for several years since the Anti-Japanese War, and I have fought more than a dozen battles large and small, but I never thought that I would not be able to take care of even a few brothers today. ”
What Xia Yuan said can be described as miserable and miserable, as if he was a down-and-out group, Zhang Lixian and the others couldn't help but look up to Xia Yuan a little bit in their hearts, they could not hesitate to lower their bodies for a few seriously injured people, and visit them for help, but they would never be able to do this.
In fact, not only Zhang Lixian, Yu Xiaoqing, but even Meng Annoying and Hao Veterinarian behind Xia Yuan were a little unbearable.
Xia Yuan felt that it was nothing, as he himself said, if you can't even take care of your subordinates, who will be willing to follow you, as a commander, it is the right thing to do to seek a way out for your subordinates.
Veterinarian Hao wanted to say something, but was stopped by Meng Fu on the side, and now the head of the regiment is talking to Yu Xiaoqing, Zhang Lixian and the others have not interjected yet, and they have intervened first, which will only make them look down a few points.
He stopped Veterinarian Hao's behavior and quietly listened to Xia Yuan and Yu Xiaoqing talking.
Xia Yuan said: "Tomorrow is about to go to the battlefield, only a few seriously wounded are left, if it can't be properly handled, I can't sleep well." ”
Yu Xiaoqing said: "Head Xia, there is no medicine to treat their injuries, and the injuries on their bodies will only worsen and become more and more serious. ”
Xia Yuan nodded, "I know, I just want them to have a better life in the last time, at least not to watch themselves rot to death in the containment station." Captain Yu, I Xia Yuan haven't begged you to do anything, I just hope that you can help me in this matter. ”
Xia Yuan had already pulled his posture to the lowest, these seriously wounded were a pimple in the hearts of the routs, and if they couldn't be properly handled, this pimple would only become stronger.
When Tang Ji heard this, he played a round on the side, "Don't worry, Head Xia, we can help with this matter, and we will definitely help you." ”
Xia Yuan didn't pay attention to Tang Ji, he stared at Yu Xiaoqing, wanting to see what the other party meant.
Yu Xiaoqing pondered, raised his head and said, "Okay, I will ask someone to find a local fellow to help you take care of the wounded." ”
Xia Yuan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, as long as Yu Xiaoqing let go, then this matter would be fine.
"I owe you a favor."
Anyway, at present, Yu Xiaoqing and himself are on the same front, their enemy is the Japanese devil, can they be good, or not evil, after all, in the future, the war in Dian-Burma will be reversed, and he will still have to take people back to Chanda.
Yu Xiaoqing left Xia Yuan to discuss the war against Japan, he led the team to fight for a short time, according to his qualifications, Xia Yuan still has to be on his head, taking advantage of this opportunity, he also asked Xia Yuan what he thought of the Japanese devils.
During the conversation, Yu Xiaoqing asked Zhang Lixian and the others to go down first.
Xia Yuan also annoyed Meng and waited for him outside with Veterinarian Hao.
Meng limped and followed Veterinarian Hao outside, and he said to Veterinarian Hao, "We owe Captain Xia a great favor. ”
Veterinarian Hao said: "I know, I know, I will give it back to him." ”
Meng glanced at Veterinarian Hao in annoyance, and walked in the direction of the troop carrier, "No, the favor he gave us, we can't pay it back in our lives." ”
Veterinarian Hao didn't speak, and his mind came to mind what Xia Yuan had done to the defeated soldiers during this time, and he said, "Commander Xia is a good person. ”
Meng was annoyed: "What's more." ”
In front of the troop carrier, Ah Yi, Mi Long, Yang Danzi, Yao Ma and others were sitting in a row on the side of the road, looking at the two people who came over, and hurriedly asked about the situation.
Meng was annoyed and said: "Head Xia has already arranged it, and it is estimated that someone will come over later." ”
Sure enough, after a while, Zhang Lixian and He Shuguang, four young officers, came over with people, and He Shuguang asked, "What about the wounded?" ”
Veterinarian Hao pointed to the car: "In the car." ”
He Shuguang waved his hand, and several soldiers behind him carried down the seriously wounded in the car, and Veterinarian Hao stepped forward to look at them and said, "You follow Commander Yu, recuperate, and wait for us to come back." ”
The seriously injured were very reluctant to veterinarian Hao and Meng annoyed them, thanks to their care during this time, they survived, if it weren't for them, it is estimated that their corpses would have stinked by now.
Veterinarian Hao said to Zhang Lixian: "Take care of them." ”
Zhang Lixian said: "We know it in our hearts. Then he waved his hand and walked away quickly with the seriously wounded, never communicating with the group of routs in front of him from beginning to end.
Kang Ya said: "They are very angry. ”
Bu Yan said: "That's not, it's a regular army, let's just a group of routs, what about the regiment commander, annoying, the regiment commander hasn't come back yet." ”
Meng was annoyed and said, "Wait, our head of the regiment is communicating with Yu Xiaoqing." ”
Yu Tuan Regimental Headquarters.
Xia Yuan and Yu Xiaoqing sat opposite each other, and Yu Xiaoqing asked, "I don't know how much Commander Xia knows about the Japanese army." ”
Xia Yuan raised his eyes and looked at him: "I have fought with the Japanese devils, the artillery bombed, the infantry rushed, and if they couldn't rush down, they continued to bomb, and when the wind was good, they would also drop poison gas bombs on the battlefield, their infantry was very powerful, don't look at their thin body, they are very powerful with bayonets, one person can beat the three of us, and the marksmanship is also very good, and the Japanese devils pay great attention to individual training." ”
Yu Xiaoqing didn't deal with the Japanese devils much, his father had a very high official position, Yu Xiaoqing's troops were basically the troops of the family situation, and if he really wanted to fight, he would not pull the family troops to fight.
The Yunnan-Burma Highway was an important vessel for Britain and the United States to support supplies to China, and once it was occupied by the Japanese army, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Unfortunately, the decision-making at that time, intelligence, and the British did not want the expeditionary force to enter Burma, and many other factors were entangled, which led to the rapid failure of the Burma war.
They are basically making amends now, but the order from the peak seems to have been given.
The most important thing for Yu Xiaoqing at the moment is to learn more about the Japanese army, the two communicated for more than an hour, Xia Yuan basically told Yu Xiaoqing what he knew, and then left.
Tang Ji walked in and said, "Commander Xia is a rare talent, and Dianji is his battlefield. ”
Yu Xiaoqing glanced at Tang Ji, he always felt that Tang Ji had something to say, "Commander Xia has been dealing with the Japanese army for longer than I thought, and I can feel a bloodiness from him, which is bloodiness that cannot be felt in Zhang Lixian and them." ”
Tang Ji smiled: "They still have a long way to go if they want to be on their own." When you arrive in Dian-Burma, you have to be careful, the Japanese army has already been deployed in Dian-Burma, try not to fight with the Japanese army, and protecting yourself is the last word. ”
Yu Xiaoqing stood up and said, "How can you retreat if you kill the enemy and serve the country?" ”
Tang Ji said earnestly: "There are thousands of brothers under your command, if you die because of your blood, how wronged, learn from Commander Xia but you can't learn everything, think about your father and mother, think about the people of Chanda, and think about the expeditionary force before." ”
Tang Ji looked at the gloomy sky in the distance and said, "The 100,000 army can't stop the Japanese attack, what can just one regiment do?" When the enemy kills him, Zenda will face a loss, do you know what I mean? ”
Yu Xiaoqing was silent.
The expeditionary force lost in Dian-Burma, they basically made up for the loss in the past, it was too late, and even buried themselves, and they would bury Chanda, protect themselves, hold Chanda, maybe there is still a glimmer of possibility, although he didn't want to admit it, but Tang Ji was right, the 100,000 expeditionary force was lost, what could he do with his regiment in the past.
The Japanese army marched all the way, like a bamboo, and a regiment was as fragile as a piece of paper in front of the Japanese army.
Those who sent the defeated soldiers in the past said that they were taking over the training of England and the weapons of the United States, but they were basically equivalent to cannon fodder, and their role was to delay the advance of the Japanese army.
Yu Xiaoqing said in a deep voice: "I know." ”