Leng Tiefeng and Chen Yuangui had been found. Xu Rui handed over the task of cleaning the battlefield to the fifth battalion, and then ordered the sixth battalion to carry out vigilance work in the direction of Suzhou and Kunshan. At this point, the 20th Division had been completely annihilated.
Xu Rui believed that most of the little Japs would not dare to take risks with the 104th Division again.
But whether the little devils dare to take risks is one thing, and whether they take precautions is another. In history, there are countless examples of battles that turned victory into defeat due to negligence after a big victory, so at any time,
It is very necessary to strengthen vigilance work, and Xu Rui will not make such a mistake.
Soon, Xu Rui and his party returned to Broadway Building.
Leng Tiefeng and Chen Yuangui were sent directly to the field hospital, while the members of the Langya Brigade rushed to the canteen to prepare for a big meal, a real big meal! The canteen of the Broadway Building was specially prepared for the soldiers of the military division who had returned from victory.
We had a hearty meal, braised pork and rice, and it was still enough!
Xu Rui also rushed into the cafeteria along with the members of the Langya Brigade.
Since the battle started five days ago, Xu Rui either stayed here in the Songhu Military Division or stayed with the Little Japs. He never got off the position to rest for a day, and all he ate was rice dumplings. Sometimes because of
The combat tasks were so tight that they couldn't even eat rice dumplings, so they simply went hungry!
Therefore, Xu Rui was also starving.
As soon as he entered the cafeteria and smelled the aroma of braised pork, Xu Rui's stomach growled.
Sweet Potato's stomach growled louder than Xu Rui's, and he ran faster than Xu Rui. Even though he was small, his movements were extremely smooth. He slipped through the cracks of people and was the first to grab the meal.
He opened the window and handed over the huge enamel rice bowl. The old soldier who prepared the rice first poured a large spoonful of rice into the big enamel rice bowl for sweet potatoes. It weighed more than a kilogram at least! Then, he pretended to be a thief.
Scoop a big spoonful of braised pork into the big basin filled with braised pork and put it on top of the rice.
Sweet potato licked his lips and shouted: "Old pig, add more, give me more."
The old soldier in the cooking class, whose surname was Zhu, was also a veteran who was stranded in Shanghai. However, because of his injured leg, he could no longer go to the battlefield, so he stayed at the headquarters as a cook. Because people have sweet mouths, sweet potatoes are so sweet that they can't fight again.
He is the commander's security guard, so he is very familiar with people in various departments of the headquarters.
The old pig chuckled, then scooped another half spoonful of braised pork from the basin and put it into the sweet potato rice bowl.
Then Di Gua walked away with the enamel rice bowl that was almost as big as his head, sat in the corner of the dining room, and ate happily. While eating, he still sighed in his heart, "I have fallen. Since I became a soldier, I have really become
I'm so depraved. A few years ago, when I was on the beach in Shanghai, which meal did I not eat in a restaurant?
But now, a meal of braised pork can make me happy for a long time.
After eating, Digua returned to his dormitory and fell asleep.
Xu Rui was also very sleepy. After eating, he still couldn't sleep because there was still a lot of work waiting for him. Although the battle was over, there was still aftermath work, such as the payment of pensions to the fallen soldiers, medical arrangements for the injured soldiers, and so on.
For example, the distribution of weapons and equipment and loot requires his participation as the commander.
When he walked into the office, Xu Rui found that Wang Husheng and others were already waiting for him.
Wang Husheng first said solemnly: "Lao Xu, Lao Xie has been confirmed to have died."
Xu Rui had already been mentally prepared for this and immediately asked: "Has Lao Xie's body been found?"
"We found it." Wang Husheng nodded and said, "It's in the square of Fudan University Library."
"After the cremation, a special person will be sent to send Lao Xie's ashes back to his hometown in Meizhou." Xu Rui paused here and then continued, "Due to conditions, the ashes of the other fallen soldiers will not be sent one by one, but will be scattered on the spot.
Huangpu River! These soldiers died defending Shanghai, and letting them sleep in the Huangpu River is the best choice."
Wang Husheng nodded and said, "Okay, then the Israeli Military Division Party Committee will issue an obituary notice."
"You can arrange this." Xu Rui sat down, poured himself a glass of boiling water, and asked, "What about the casualties?"
Wang Husheng then turned his gaze to Liu Mei, who sighed and said with a gloomy expression: "Commander, although the 20th Division of the Japanese Army was completely wiped out by us this time, in order to win this battle, our Songhu Military Division also suffered heavy losses.
The bones are shaking, so far, the number of casualties has exceeded 3,000, and more than 1,000 people are still missing."
The so-called disappearance means that no one is seen alive and no body is found dead. Generally, there are only two possibilities. One is that he became a deserter, and the other is that he was buried alive by a collapsed building, so the body could not be found, or it was simply left to the Japanese navy.
The large-caliber naval gun shells were blown to pieces, and not even a single intact body was found.
Xu Rui believes that desertion is unlikely. These veterans are all veterans of the National Army who participated in the first Battle of Songhu. They are all tough men who fought out from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Even if they die, it is absolutely impossible.
Escaped from battle! Therefore, the more than a thousand missing National Army veterans have most likely died for the country!
Not only that, these veterans didn’t even leave their bodies behind!
For the sake of the country and the nation, it is sad to say that one has sacrificed so much.
At that moment, Xu Rui said sadly: "Old Wang, immediately recruit civilians from the concession refugees to conduct a comprehensive cleanup of the Jiangwan battlefield and the Luodian battlefield, especially the Jiangwan battlefield. We must recover the remains of the fallen officers and soldiers as much as possible.
Come on, we can't let them sacrifice themselves for the country and then disappear without even being recognized as martyrs."
According to the regulations, since the suspicion of desertion cannot be ruled out, missing persons cannot be reported as martyrs.
In other words, when the monument to heroes and martyrs is built in the future, the names of these missing persons cannot be engraved on it for future generations to pay their respects.
Although these veterans who sacrificed their lives for the country may not care about their names after death, they have great love in their hearts and are willing to be unknown heroes for the sake of the country and the nation. However, as the commander of these soldiers, Xu Rui cannot care less. He must do his best.
If possible, he should clear his subordinates' names. This is what he should do.
"Okay." Wang Husheng nodded heavily.
Liu Mei added: "In addition, there are more than two thousand soldiers who are seriously injured. Even if they recover in the end, they are unlikely to go to the battlefield! Therefore, this part of the number must also be included in the permanent attrition."
Wang Husheng said: "In other words, even after all the lightly wounded people in the hospital recover and return to the army, our military division's troops will only have 9,000 troops left, or even less."
Liu Mei nodded and said, "That's basically it."
Xu Rui frowned slightly when he heard this. This number was somewhat beyond his expectation.
If there are only more than 9,000 officers and soldiers left, it is absolutely impossible to hold Shanghai for five years!
Xu Rui had made a rough calculation. If he wanted to hold Shanghai for at least five years until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he would need at least 30,000 troops, and it could only be more, not less! Xu Rui originally thought that there would be at least 30,000 National Army veterans stranded in Shanghai, so
In addition, selecting a group of young adults from the refugees in Shanghai is almost enough.
But he didn't expect that the number of National Army veterans stranded in Shanghai was less than half of what he expected. After two battles, nearly half of the more than 15,000 veterans were casualties, and now there are only more than 9,000 left! With the current number of
With the strength of the troops, it is absolutely impossible to win the next third, fourth or even fifth Battle of Songhu!
Xu Rui asked again: "Old Wang, have all the National Army veterans stranded in Shanghai returned to the army?"
"Basically, everyone has returned to the team." Wang Husheng nodded and added, "The reason why there is a big difference from the number we expected is because we ignored an important issue, that is, death from illness! The first Songhu battle was defeated
After that, these veterans were abandoned directly on the battlefield. Although they all entered the concession, only a small number of them were actually treated, and most of the wounded died of illness due to lack of medical treatment."
Xu Rui sighed and said: "Of the hundreds of thousands of wounded, only more than 10,000 and less than 20,000 survived?"
Wang Husheng sighed: "There are more than 100,000 wounded people, and if we can survive more than 10,000, that's pretty good."
Xu Rui nodded and said: "In that case, the recruitment plan must be carried out in advance. Otherwise, even if we barely win the third Songhu Battle, when the Japs come over for the fourth time, Shanghai will definitely be lost, and
If we recruit troops now, after the Third Battle of Songhu, these recruits will become veterans."
Wang Husheng said: "I think so too. The conscription plan really needs to be started in advance."
"There are also female soldiers!" Liu Mei suddenly interrupted and said, "Actually, we female soldiers can't only do auxiliary work. If we are allowed to participate in training and are given weapons, we female soldiers can also go to the battlefield to fight against the Japanese!
And I firmly believe that our female soldiers will never do any worse than your male soldiers!"
Wang Husheng didn't believe it, but Xu Rui nodded heavily: "I believe this!"
Xu Rui truly believed it, because during the US-Vietnam War, and even during China's self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, the US military and the Chinese People's Liberation Army suffered all the sufferings of Vietnamese female soldiers! Therefore, if more than one million soldiers in Shanghai can be
When women are armed, they will definitely become a terrible nightmare for the little devils.
Of course, this cannot be accomplished overnight.
Recruitment and training take a lot of time!
But, at least, you no longer have to worry about the shortage of troops!
Xu Rui was in a slightly better mood at the moment and said: "Let's talk about something happy. No matter what, this time we completely wiped out the 20th Division of Little Japan. After this defeat, within half a month
Japan will not send any more troops, which means we have at least half a month of rest and preparation time."
"There is also good news." Wang Husheng also said with a smile, "Chairman Chiang Kai-shek has sent a telegram of commendation again."
"Another electrification award." Xu Rui curled his lips and said, "Chairman Chiang, can't he give something practical?"
"Old Xu, you are really wrong this time." Wang Husheng said, "This time Chairman Chiang is not just talking about it. He also wants to reward us with some weapons, equipment and funds."