Chapter XVII: The Doubts of the Chief of Staff of the First Army
After eliminating all the devils in this hospital, Li Yunlong used a flare gun to call a group from outside in.
At the time of departure, there were 152 people in the company.
After the rescue mission was completed, the entire team totaled two hundred and three people, including thirty rescued prisoners and twenty-five doctors.
Because they didn't carry any extra weapons and equipment, everyone searched for a long time before they pieced together twenty three-eight covers and two crooked handles and handed them to the thirty soldiers.
Four comrades of the spy company stayed here forever, and in order to prevent the devils from venting their anger with the remains of the soldiers, Li Yunlong ordered them to be taken away.
As for the corpse of the devil, if Zheng Yingqi hadn't stopped it with all his might, I'm afraid that it would not have been for Senior Staff Officer Li to burn it directly.
Considering that on the way back, they would definitely be chased and intercepted by devils, so everyone could only try to carry some medicines.
Although Li Yunlong did not have clear statistics, he estimated that there was about half a ton.
After doing all this, Zheng Yingqi commanded the soldiers to burn the remaining medicines and hospitals, and these strategic materials could not be left to the enemy even if they could not be taken away.
The fire was so fierce that half of the sky was dyed red.
Zheng Yingqi took out his pocket watch, and in the process of fighting with the devil Shaozuo just now, the mirror of this pocket watch that had accompanied him for many years was broken.
This is even more uncomfortable than losing a weapon, after all, this watch is a gift from the deputy division commander in 27 years, and it also symbolizes their struggle over the years, which carries extraordinary significance.
By the light of the burning fire in the hospital, he looked at the time.
It was already 3:20 a.m., the battle was going much smoother than expected, and it was time to retreat.
In the light of the flames, the warriors and doctors took all their belongings and withdrew in the direction of the base.
And the first wave of the devil's support force, the railway patrol, arrived late after two hours.
Railways are important for modern warfare.
First of all, transportation along the railway line was convenient during the war.
The road conditions in Jin Province are poor, and trucks have limited capacity in this terrain. Railways can effectively reduce logistical pressure.
Secondly, after mastering the railway, it will be faster to deploy troops, whether it is an attacker or a defender. They are able to quickly deploy or withdraw troops along railway lines.
Finally, modern railway trunk lines mainly connect economic centers, industrial centers, or areas rich in mineral resources.
These are all strategic locations, and military activities along railway lines make it easier to occupy these areas.
The devils attached great importance to the patrol of the railway, and developed a strategy to occupy important cities in the surrounding areas along the railway line.
When the defenders in a nearby county found out that the hospital was missing, they immediately contacted the nearest railway patrol.
However, these people are not very interested in everything outside the railway, after all, it is not under their jurisdiction.
They came here just to keep their tongues from talking, and in the face of the burning hospital, they were only a symbolic search and rescue.
After nothing was gained, these devils even began to prepare breakfast on the spot, not even bothering to care about the corpses of the hospital guards.
After the garrison troops in the surrounding counties appeared, these arrogant patrols reported the situation and left.
Looking at the tragic situation in front of him, the commander of this army, Nagana Nakasatou, was about to explode.
Although it is not his defense area, he did nothing when he first came here, and he will definitely be held accountable when the time comes.
Thinking of the army's traditional big fight, he almost went dark, and immediately ordered to deal with the battlefield.
After a while, his soldiers came to report the details.
"It was reported that the entire hospital was completely blown up by the enemy, and all the medicines in the warehouse were burned."
"Probably all the soldiers and doctors stationed in the garrison were killed, we don't have a list so we can't be sure, and no survivors have been found so far."
This news made Naganuma Nagasa almost collapse, unlike the grassroots soldiers, in his capacity, he still knew the inside story of this hospital.
Although it is not known whether the doctors under house arrest are dead or alive, if they are rescued and surrender to the enemy, the defenders of the nearby county town will not be able to eat and walk around.
After something similar happened in the Kwantung Army that year, a major general was dismissed from his post because of this, and all the officers and men of the entire brigade and regiment were concentrated on ideological training.
And that's not all the punishment, that brigade was even revoked.
He's just a small Nakasa, and he's been grinded up by years of fighting, with no background and no room for growth.
When the time comes, if you are held accountable, you will definitely be the first to be taken to the top pot.
The little people always have an outburst in a critical moment, and Naganuma Kakuei first slapped the soldier who came to report angrily, and then drew his command knife.
"Rice bucket, go find it! It doesn't matter if it's a human or a ghost! Find them! ”
"Don't kill them all, remember to leave me a few more alive, I'm going to interrogate them myself!"
He was extremely resentful now, hating those high-ranking officials for why they didn't arrange more troops to guard here, knowing how important it was.
But what Naganuma didn't know was that the garrison of this hospital did not report to their superiors in order to save their lives after discovering that someone had escaped, and they concealed the matter internally.
In the eyes of the top brass of the First Army of the Japanese North China Dispatch Army, this hospital is extremely safe, and the increase in garrison strength will be even more eye-catching.
The sky is beautiful, and the heavy snow perfectly conceals the whereabouts of the spy company, and not even a single footprint is left for the devil.
Naganuma Kakuei can only send out all his soldiers, even if it is aimless luck.
At the same time, he first contacted the commanders of the defenders of several nearby counties.
He deduced that the enemy who came to attack was most likely the Eighth Route Army, after all, they were the only ones who cared about the doctors, and only those named Hanako would take the thankless risk of attacking a hospital.
In any case, these enemies will retreat in the direction of the so-called base area, and if they are lucky, they will definitely find something.
And now that the weather is so bad, they will definitely not be able to go fast!
Subsequently, he took the initiative to contact the chief of staff of the First Army and reported the current situation.
"You're smart and informed. I will send the cavalry units of the First Army to reconnoitre, and when the snow is lighter, the planes will also be dispatched. “
"It seems that these worms have a lot of ideas, and I want to make them pay!"
The tone of the chief of staff was unexpectedly calm, and there was no outburst. Although his tone was calm, a strong murderous aura seemed to come from the other end of the phone.
After hanging up the phone, the chief of staff of the First Army, who was far away in Taiyuan, immediately convened a meeting.
If it was just an ordinary hospital, then he would definitely not care.
At most, there are fewer medicines and some people die, and this kind of thing happens every day.
He wondered why it was the hospital where leftist doctors were under house arrest.
If such a big scandal breaks out in his own jurisdiction or even in the hinterland, this is no longer something to be scolded and ridiculed, and he may even be removed from office.
After all, he was just a major general.
No matter how much he wanted to break his head, he couldn't guess that a few little people had brought him so much trouble in order to survive.