Once Shanghai is lost, the Japanese army will certainly immediately rush to Jinling along the Beijing-Shanghai line, and Jinling is the same as Shanghai, there is no precipitous terrain to fight a positional war with the Japanese invaders.

The three places in the middle, Suzhou, Xichang, and Changsan, are around Taihu Lake, and the terrain is almost a flat river, which cannot stop the Japanese army for long at all, and a major retreat is inevitable.

From the beginning of the Battle of Songhu, the top level of the Jinling government decided that after the defeat of the war, the government agencies would retreat to Shancheng, while the military command center would retreat to Jiangcheng, gradually attracting the Japanese army to the periphery of the southwest region, so that they could occupy a favorable position and offset the superiority of the Japanese army's weapons and equipment.

By the middle of September, the number of troops participating in the battle had reached more than 700,000 in 73 divisions, but the troops of the Jinling Government were all land forces, and the air and sea supremacy had been lost, and the troops participating in the battle not only had to brave the ground artillery fire of the Japanese army, but also had to endure the bombardment of aircraft from the sky and the bombardment of naval artillery from the river.

The most tragic battlefield is Luodian, where the defense is the 18th Army of the Jinling Government, this army is the elite of the Central Army, and it is the trump card of Chen Xuan, the leader of the civil engineering department! It has the 11th, 14th, 67th, and 98th divisions under its jurisdiction, and all four divisions are German divisions.

Rear field hospital of the 18th Army.

Chen Zhen looked at the wounded officers and soldiers everywhere, and couldn't help frowning.

It is false to say that he is not distressed, this is his backbone, but Jiang Weizuo's determination this time he knows that the Battle of Songhu is of great significance to the Jinling government, even if the 18th Army fights to the last person, it cannot retreat half a step.

"Commander, hundreds of seriously wounded people are sent over every day, and we have a serious shortage of medicines, especially the problem of wound infection, which is prone to complications such as sepsis, sepsis and toxemia, and without anti-inflammatory drugs, it causes septic shock, and we can only watch the wounded die one by one." The director of the field hospital said, his face full of sadness.

"What medications are needed? Can you buy it at a high price in Shanghai? Chen asked asked.

"There is a kind of sulfonamide anti-inflammatory drug called Bailang Duoxi in foreign countries has just been produced, the effect is very significant, it can eliminate inflammation in a short time, and there are a small number of such drugs in the concession area hospitals in Shanghai, the price is much more expensive than gold, and the quantity is too small, and it is difficult to buy it with money." The dean said.

Chen Zhen is also like a knife at the moment, helpless against the current situation, he is willing to spend money to buy medicine for his officers and soldiers, but there is no supply, how can this be good?

"Captain Yu of Bed 763 has a fever!" Just then, a doctor hurried over.

"How is it possible, he has obvious symptoms of wound infection, we don't have medicine, how can he get his fever down?" The dean was not convinced.

"It is the sniper squad of the Central Military Police Command that assists in the operation, the captain and he fought side by side on the battlefield, and the cooperation is very good, I heard that his wound was infected, and he was sent two first-aid kits distributed by the headquarters, including two small packets of medicinal powder, which are said to be imported red Bailang multi-breath tablets ground into powder, and two Bailang multi-breath injections, it is said that this is sulfonamide powder and sulfonamide injection, I didn't expect it, just applied it twice, took two injections, and his inflammation slowly disappeared." The doctor said.

Sniper squad of the Central Gendarmerie Command?

Chen Wei's eyes lit up, of course he knew that this sniper team had repeatedly performed miraculous feats on the battlefield, and when Jiang Weizao came to Shanghai to inspect, he also specially commended Han Lin for the achievements of the sniper team, and these snipers were specially trained by Han Lin by hiring German sniper instructors.

In other words, Han Lin must have sulfonamide powder and sulfonamide injection in his hands, this stinky boy, he didn't report such an important situation in advance, are you afraid that I won't give money?

Jingle bell, Han Lin, who was working in the study, picked up the phone.

"Han Lin, I'm Chen Xuan!" Someone on the other side said.

"Chief Chen, what are the instructions for calling the lowly position?" Han Lin asked.

"Do you have sulfonamide powder and sulfonamide injections? I want to hear the truth! Chen Zhen's tone was very anxious.

At the beginning of the year, a batch of sulfonamides was imported from the United States, but this anti-inflammatory drug has just begun to be mass-produced in foreign countries, and the price is surprisingly high, and the production of American companies in Shanghai has not yet formed a scale."

"Most of the sulfonamides I bought have been distributed to sniper squads and commandos for first aid for wartime injuries, and there is not much left in my hands, which is the key to ensuring the safety of my subordinates. If you want to use it, I can give you a little. Han Lin said.

"You say that American companies have started producing sulfonamides in Shanghai? You are a bastard, why didn't such important news be reported to the Military Commission? Do you know that if we have this anti-inflammatory drug, our casualties will be reduced a lot, and these wounded are the backbone of the anti-Japanese resistance! Chen Ji was immediately overjoyed.

This is great good news, because if the US company can produce sulfonamides in large quantities in Shanghai, it will be the key to the resurrection of the wounded on the battlefield.

"It's useless for you to blame me, of course I know the importance of sulfonamides, the current research and development of this American company has just ended, and it can only be said that sulfonamide powder and sulfonamide injections barely meet the requirements, plus the production technology of the personnel is not skilled enough, the output of the pharmaceutical factory is very low every day, and the scale has not been formed, and the other party has no intention of putting it into the market at this stage."

"As the most important source of anti-inflammatory drugs for our Jinling government, the existence of this pharmaceutical factory is highly confidential and cannot be known by the Japanese, and I hope the chief will keep it secret." Han Lin said.

These words are indeed true, and the American technicians who wanted to become a monk halfway through the Shanghai market and were hired with high salaries also worked hard for many months to make them. He also wanted to produce in large quantities and save more heroes on the battlefield, but unfortunately, this is the reality of the situation, and fortunately, he planned to import a batch of drugs earlier, otherwise he would have been in a hurry now.

"Okay, I will definitely keep this company secret, this is the only hope at present, give me all the inventory in your hand, I won't miss you a penny." Chen said.

"Chief Chen, to tell you the truth, you called me personally, I shouldn't have been ignorant, but I have to keep some myself, my brothers are also fighting to the death, and sulfonamide is in the hospital, you can't keep it secret, once the news spreads, there will definitely be a lot of people who open their mouths to me."

"I'm just a lieutenant colonel of the military police, I can't stand such pressure, and I don't dare to refute anyone's face. Later, we will send a car to the place you specified, and the money will be discussed later. Han Lin said.

"Don't, my brother still settles accounts, I don't owe you money, but I remember your favor, you and I are both soldiers, say it happily, don't grind." Chen Zhen was in a good mood and said with a smile.

"Red Bailang Duo Pills, which can be ground into powder, ten dollars per bottle, one hundred bottles per box, give you twenty boxes, Bailang Duo Interest five percent injections, twenty dollars per box, one hundred boxes per box, give you ten boxes, this is the selling price for external sales, when it is convenient for you, you can settle it with half of the money." Han Lin said.

(End of chapter)