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Chapter 95 Lin Shen Ming No. 99

Xia Yuan asked Lao Qi to find an unused house for them, spent some silver dollars, and moved in. He also asked him to use the remaining money to buy medicine and food.

Lao Qi asked: "Platoon leader, why don't you buy some guns and ammunition, we will use them to fight the Japanese then."

"The guns and ammunition on the black market are bought at low prices and sold at high prices. The gains outweigh the losses. When the time comes, I will take you to sneak attack on the little devils."

Xia Yuan handed all the trophies he brought back from the front line to Lao Qi and said, "Pawn these things. You know more about the black market than me. After you pawn them, use them to buy medicines. Medicines are precious. Don't worry about spending money."

, when the money is gone, it is gone, and you can still make more money, but when the people are gone, it is really gone.”

Then, he took Zheng Dayong and Xiaoliu to pick up the scholar from the field hospital.

When I arrived at the door of the field hospital, I saw people inside carrying corpses covered with white cloths. A troop carrier was parked outside. The corpses were carried and thrown into the troop carrier by the soldiers.

Zheng Dayong and Xiao Liu glanced at Xia Yuan.

Xia Yuan withdrew his gaze and led the two of them into the hospital. He smelled a faint stench floating in the air. The field hospital was in a mess. The defeated soldiers were sitting on the ground casually, and no one was in charge.

, there were too many wounded people lying, sitting, and leaning on each other, and there was no place to put their feet.

Nurses were busy coming and going.

I often hear the painful moans.

Some soldiers died and were lying there without anyone noticing. It was not until the wounded soldiers next to them smelled the stench emanating from the corpses that they shouted: "They're dead, they're dead."

Then I saw the nurses hurriedly looking for the sound. After looking at the condition of the deceased, they asked the soldiers to carry the deceased away.

These nurses are used to it. As the war on the front lines continues to ferment, the medical conditions in the rear are getting worse and worse. The superiors do not deliver medicines, but keep stuffing the wounded into field hospitals, leaving them to fend for themselves. To put it bluntly,

, the medical system at the rear has actually collapsed by more than half.

Xia Yuan took Zheng Dayong and Xiao Liu found the person in charge of registration and handed him a silver dollar. When the person saw this, a smile immediately appeared on his face, "Who are you looking for?"

"Chen Jiansheng, you are wearing a pair of glasses. Half of the glasses are broken. Take a look."

When the scholars were sent here, the wounded were registered here.

With the silver dollar clearing the way, the man checked quickly and immediately found the direction of Chen Jiansheng, "Look under that thatched shed."

"Thanks."

Xia Yuan took the two of them there.

Wounded soldiers were lying in various places under the straw hut. Many of the wounded soldiers had slumped, lifeless, lifeless faces on their faces.

"Brother Yuan, Dayong, Xiaoliu."

As they walked over, there was a cheerful voice. The scholar leaned on the straw mat, holding a book in his hands and reading with gusto. When he saw the person coming, he immediately screamed in surprise.

"Oh, your boy is recovering well."

They had only been separated for two days. He thought that the scholar's condition would get worse and worse when he came to the field hospital. Xia Yuan was also eager to take the scholar out. He didn't expect that the scholar was in such good spirits, and he didn't know where he got a medicine from.

I read this book with great interest, and it formed two completely different styles from the lifeless wounded soldiers around me.

"Hehehe." The scholar smiled, and suddenly saw a person coming from a distance. He quickly propped himself up with a bright smile on his face: "You're here."

Xia Yuan, Zheng Dayong, and Xiao Liu turned around and saw a female nurse holding a book. She looked young, in her late teens, with a round face and two sweet dimples when she smiled.

, very cute, seeing Xia Yuan, Zheng Dayong and Xiaoliu standing next to the scholar.

"Jiansheng, who are they? Are they your friends?"

"This is Brother Yuan. The marksmanship I mentioned to you is very good and he killed many Japanese soldiers. This is Zheng Dayong, the machine gunner, and he is Xiaoliu, the assaulter."

The scholar half-stretched his body and introduced the girl who came, "Brother Yuan, her name is Gong Chunmin, a nurse from the hospital."

The three of them had inexplicable smiles on their faces. Gong Chunmin showed a hint of shyness on his face. He squatted next to the scholar, gave him the book in his arms, and then moved away, shyly running away.

Zheng Dayong and Xiao Liu were very envious.

"Sure, scholar, he looks quite cute." Zheng Dayong said cheerfully.

"We are friends, don't overthink it." There was a rare shyness on the scholar's face.

"Okay, stop teasing the scholar." Xia Yuan smiled. Seeing that the scholar was in good condition, he felt relieved. He took out ten silver coins from his pocket, put them in his hand, and held them tightly.

Others in the province saw it.

The scholar felt the coldness and texture in his palm, and was suddenly startled, "Brother Yuan, take it away, I can't have it."

"Stop talking!" Xia Yuan glared at him and said, "This is what we all left for you. You should keep it well. Your injury is destined to prevent you from going to the battlefield. We are planning to set off in two nights."

"Brother Yuan, where are you going?"

"Shanghai!"

"That's too dangerous. You keep these things and buy some more for the road." The scholar wanted to refuse. These ten silver coins were probably earned by Brother Yuan and the others at the risk of their lives. He couldn't take them.

After taking it, he really is no longer a human being inside and out.

"Just take it if you are told to do so." Xia Yuan cursed and said, "Girls are so good, don't be unable to walk together just because you don't have money in the end. I have seen too many.

The man's family has no money, and the woman's parents look down upon her. You should be brave and don't embarrass your brothers."

He lowered his voice and said: "The battle on the front line has failed. Japanese planes have begun to bomb Jiading. They will come over soon. When you recover from your injuries, take her and her family to Shaanxi."

Gan Ning."

"Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia? Isn't that too far?" When the scholar heard this, he realized that it was several thousand kilometers from here to Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia.

"It's better than the Japanese invaders coming in and killing people. There is a team in Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia called the Eighth Route Army. If you can read and join, you can become a teacher and live a stable life. The Eighth Route Army talks about the equality of officers and soldiers and human rights, so that farmers can stand up and do it.

Owner."

"Is there such a force?"

"Yes, why not? Just listen to me. Recuperate from your injuries and don't come to the Shanghai area. The Japanese will attack Jinling next. This bald man has invested so many troops in Shanghai and failed. Do you think he can still do it?"

How many troops can defend Jinling? What your brother Yuan said has never been wrong."

Xia Yuan patted the scholar's body.

Then he left with Zheng Dayong and Xiao Liu.

The scholar's life in the field hospital was much better than he thought, and he also met a girl, which was enough.

There is a saying that goes well, it is better to demolish ten temples than one marriage. Xia Yuan can see it. The way Gong Chunmin looks at the scholar contains a trace of affection, just like when he was not with Pei Shanshan.

, Pei Shanshan looked at her with exactly the same look.

"Brother Yuan, do you think it's possible for a scholar and that girl to become friends?" Zheng Dayong asked with some envy.

"Whether it's successful or not depends on whether the scholar's brain is bright."

Just as Xia Yuan began to prepare, the situation in the direction of Yuepu became urgent.

At 9 o'clock in the morning on September 7, the Japanese Tiangu detachment entered the unnamed village east of Caotangtang, and then launched a full-line attack on the National Army. In the afternoon, the Japanese Second Battalion captured Chenjiazhai and started a hand-to-hand fight with the Nationalist Army in Gujiazhai.

The alley was covered in a rich color of blood, and the blood gathered into a river, flowing along the depression at the base of the wall.

The third brigade attacking Zhoujiazhai was violently blocked by the crossfire of the national army. It was difficult to move and was stopped about 150 meters in front of Zhoujiazhai. During the fierce battle, the captain of the 8th Squadron, who was the reserve team of the alliance, also

Killed by a Nationalist mortar.

Subsequently, the Japanese army stepped up its offensive and entered the Huang family residence with the first battalion.

Subsequently, the Japanese Sixth Regiment, which crossed the river from Liujiabang, also joined this fierce encroaching battle.

In the ensuing battle, the two sides launched a fierce tug-of-war. The Japanese army was like a bug, bit by bit eating away at the National Army troops in the direction from Yuepu to Yanghang. The National Army fought and retreated while blocking the attacking troops.

On the one hand, the Japanese army used the houses in the village to build fortifications in the rear to block the attacking Japanese army. On the entire front, the Chinese army paid a heavy price to block the attacking Japanese army.

In the evening, the Japanese troops crossing the river from Liujiabang were unable to advance further. At this point, the Japanese offensive across the entire line was completely frustrated and the attack was stopped that night.

According to records of the Japanese army, the number of casualties suffered by the Japanese Sixth Regiment that day ranged from more than 400 to more than 500 people. It was the heaviest casualty day since the Japanese Sixth Regiment's landing operation.

The casualties of the Japanese army were heavy, and the casualties of the national army were also quite heavy. The national army itself had the advantage in strength, and the Japanese army had the advantage in firepower. When the Japanese army suffered casualties of 400 to 500, the casualties of the national army reached thousands, one after another.

The regiments were crippled by the Japanese army. Some companies were completely wiped out, while some companies only had a few men left to hold on to their positions.

The ground along the entire front was scorched black, and gunpowder smoke colored the sky, turning it into a thick ink color.

On September 8th, September 9th, September 10th, and September 11th, for four consecutive days, the Japanese offensive became more fierce and fierce day by day. Aircraft and artillery covered the Japanese infantry, facing the National Army's

The position launched wave after wave of attacks, and the Chinese soldiers relied on the dilapidated position fortifications to block the invading Japanese troops.

The Japanese army's battle in the direction of Wolpo has been going on for a week, and the Japanese army's advance is very slow.

As for the National Army, while paying huge casualties, their positions were eroded bit by bit by the Japanese army. On September 11, after the battle on all fronts basically ended, although the Japanese army failed to capture Yuepu and Yanghang, the National Army's

It has become increasingly difficult for the defensive troops to maintain the defense line. Reinforcements were thrown into the defensive operations one after another. In less than half a day, they were crippled by the Japanese army and the casualties increased sharply.

The Ninety-eighth Division, which was holding on to Wolpo, had suffered all casualties and had less than one battalion. It resisted the fierce Japanese attack and firmly held Wolpo in its own hands.

At this time, Chen Cheng, Gu Zhu and others had already decided to retreat their troops to the second-line position to organize defenses and avoid fearless sacrifices. Therefore, the battle between Yue Pu and Yang Xing lasted for more than a week and ended with no need to persist.

In the evening of that day, the national army informed all its troops to start retreating. The First Army near Yanghang launched a deceptive night attack on the Japanese army in the first half of the night, and then abandoned Yanghang and retreated westward in the second half of the night.

The Ninety-Eighth Division, which had suffered all casualties, received the news that the First Division of the First Army on the flank had abandoned Yanghang and retreated to the west. It also secretly withdrew westward from Yuepu that night. On the same day, the Nationalist Army in the direction of Shanghai

Also began to retreat westward.

The Nationalist Army completely abandoned the salient area south of Wusong. Since the Nationalist Army's retreat was relatively secretive, the Japanese army only discovered that the Nationalist Army had withdrawn across the board the next morning, and then occupied Yuepu and Yanghang, which were already empty cities.

At this point, the national army's anti-landing operations failed, and the troops retreated westward and entered a comprehensive defense.

As for the Japanese army, with the victory of Yuepu and Yangxing, Luodian Wusong was occupied by them. At this time, the Japanese army had given up the policy of non-expansion.

The Japanese army first mobilized the original Baodao garrison and ten reserve infantry brigades to support Shanghai.

On the same day that the Chinese army retreated, the Japanese army issued Provisional Order No. 99, deciding to send additional troops to Shanghai, including the 9th, 13th, and 101st divisions.

The Chief of Operations of the General Staff Headquarters, Kanji Ishihara, who advocated not expanding the Shanghai operation, resigned.

The Battle of Songhu gradually evolved into a decisive battle between China and Japan as the Japanese troops began to reinforce.

From August 13th to September 11th, the Nationalist Army and the Japanese Army repeatedly fought fiercely around Shanghai. Although the Nationalist Army caused considerable casualties to the Japanese Army, they were unable to repel the Japanese Army near Shanghai.

The strategy has also shifted from active attack to positional defense.

A new stage in the Songhu battlefield is coming.

During this period, the combat plan within the top brass of the national army changed for a while, and the internal voices were not coordinated and unified. Some people advocated retreat, while others advocated attack.

As early as August 30, Falkenhausen, the German military general adviser in China, proposed in his report to Baldhead that the national army should build solid fortifications on the second line to prepare for continuous resistance in the future and gradually consume the effective strength of the Japanese army.

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On September 6, the National Army promulgated the second phase of the battle plan for the Third Theater, which proposed that the National Army should continue to attack the Japanese army, but if it could not defeat the Japanese army, the National Army should retreat step by step. As a last resort, the National Army could retreat to the rear and implement

Resist tenaciously and wait for the rear troops to arrive before engaging in a decisive battle.

This plan was personally approved by Bald Head and became the new combat policy of the National Army. Since this policy required the National Army to launch an active attack on the Japanese troops who landed, after September 6, the National Army continued to implement the previous order and did not retreat immediately.

However, with the fall of Baoshan and the critical situation on the front lines of Yanghang and Yuepu, whether to retreat to the rear as a last resort has become a practical question before the national army commanders.

Gu Zhutong, deputy commander of the theater in charge of the theater, advocated stopping the offensive and retreating all the national army units to the most pre-built second-line fortifications in order to hold on for a long time. However, the former enemy commander-in-chief Chen Cheng himself opposed the retreat.


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