At the division hospital, Liu Gen looked helpless. He was injured again.
Looking at the treated wounds on his body, Liu Gen tried to get up, but he could feel obvious pain coming from the wound, and the wound seemed to be torn. Seeing this, Liu Gen could only give up getting up.
Thoughts, he looked around and found that there was no one else in the room, only himself.
During this period of time, the battles between the Eighth Route Army units and the Japanese were infrequent, which made the division hospital feel a lot more relaxed. If it were during a time of frequent fighting, there would be no free beds in the division hospital.
But if possible, Liu Gen still hopes that more beds will be available in the division headquarters hospital, which will also mean fewer casualties among soldiers.
Lying on the hospital bed, thinking about his performance in the battle, Liu Gen was summarizing the battle. In this battle, there were some problems with his choices. Because the location chosen for the bombardment was too close to the Japanese position, Liu Gen was killed.
The Japanese light machine guns fired at them. If Liu Gen had set up the artillery position a thousand meters away from the Japanese positions, problems would not easily arise.
But if you want to kill the Japs' light machine guns, the most correct choice is to close the distance with the Japs' positions. The flight of the artillery shells takes a while, and shelling the Japs' light machine guns from a thousand meters away will make the Japs' light machine guns
The shooter has a few seconds to react, which will give them a certain amount of room to dodge.
It was precisely with this in mind that Liu Gen chose to attack the Japanese light machine guns at such a close distance. Things proved that he did a good job, successfully killing two Japanese light machine guns, and even attracted the attention of the Japanese light machine gunners.
The force allowed the soldiers to successfully kill another Japanese light machine gun. It was also because Liu Gen attracted the attention of the Japanese light machine gun that the soldiers of the first battalion did not feel so much pressure when attacking.
Otherwise, if the Japanese's three light machine guns were to attack the charging battalion of soldiers, there would be many casualties among the soldiers. It can be said that Liu Gen successfully saved the lives of many soldiers at the cost of his own injury.
Constantly summarizing his performance in the battle, Liu Gen knew that he could do better. He could ask the soldiers to help build a basic artillery position, and then let the soldiers conduct a tentative attack. This time against the Japanese
The attack was too hasty, leaving Liu Gen no time to build a basic artillery position. This was also an important reason for his injury.
Once the basic artillery position is constructed, apart from other things, at least Liu Gen will not be so easily shot by the Japanese light machine gun.
Just thinking about the Japanese fighter planes that later attacked, Liu Gen could only smile bitterly. If the support of the Japanese fighter planes was taken into account, it would be the best choice for the independent group to attack the Japanese soldiers in the shortest possible time. It would be a waste of time to build a plan for Liu Gen.
The artillery position is very likely to cause the Japanese fighter planes to attack before the soldiers can rush to the Japanese position. By then, the independent regiment's offensive will definitely be suppressed.
Liu Gen shook his head and stopped thinking about this matter. During the battle, the situation changed too much. No one knew what would happen in the next second. Liu Gen looked at the various injuries on his body. These injuries were not serious.
None of the injuries were fatal. Based on Liu Gen's injury experience, such injuries should take half a month to recover.
Half a month is still within the acceptable range of Liu Gen. Of course, Liu Gen also knows that half a month can only allow him to get up and move. If he wants to truly recover, he will not be able to recover without a month.
possible.
This is because Liu Gen's physical fitness is good enough. If other soldiers suffer such serious injuries and bleed too much, they will be in danger. But Liu Gen is different. His strong physical fitness allows him to be able to function after being injured.
The greater the survival rate, the faster recovery time when receiving treatment.
"boom"
The door was opened, and a nurse pushed other patients in. Liu Gen looked at the soldier who was pushed in, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly.
"Nurse, is this sent from the Independent Regiment? Is his name Wei Dayong?"
"How is his injury? Is it life-threatening?" Liu Gen asked anxiously.
Liu Gen stared at the monk's position closely. He did not expect that the monk who had been fighting bravely and skillfully on the battlefield would also be injured, and even said his life would be in danger. At this time, Liu Gen could see that the monk's face was extremely pale. He was still unconscious, and there was no
When he woke up, Liu Gen couldn't see the monk's injuries because the nurse was covering the monk's cup.
"Yes, he is Wei Dayong sent by the Independent Regiment."
"He has just undergone surgery and is not out of danger yet. As long as he wakes up and there are no other problems with the wound, his life will not be in danger. If you don't have time to worry about him, Comrade Liu Gen, you might as well worry about yourself.
, your condition is not good. After bleeding, complete recovery cannot be achieved in a short time." The nurse said to Liu Gen.
When Liu Gen was brought here, many people in the division hospital were alarmed. Everyone who saw Liu Gen's injuries was somewhat silent. After the operation, the doctor found five or six bullets in Liu Gen's body.
Hit Liu Gen's fatal part, and Liu Gen will definitely die directly.
Due to too many injuries on Liu Gen's body and severe blood loss, a lot of blood was transfused for Liu Gen during the operation. Fortunately, a soldier with the same blood type as Liu Gen was found in the division hospital, otherwise Liu Gen would have wanted to benefit from the operation.
It may be quite difficult to survive. Even if there was a blood transfusion during the operation, Liu Gen's condition is still a bit bad, but now that he can see Liu Gen waking up, it means that Liu Gen is out of danger.
Next, Liu Gen only needs to stay in the division hospital to continue receiving treatment to avoid infection of the wound, and he should be able to recover slowly.
"I know my body very well. There shouldn't be any big problems." Liu Gen said with a smile.
Liu Gen's face was a little pale and his smile was a little ugly, but in the nurse's eyes, she couldn't help but admire Liu Gen.
"No matter what, Comrade Liu Gen should receive good treatment next. I am the nurse in charge of you two. You two are fighting heroes. I hope you can cooperate well and recover well so that you can return to the battlefield as soon as possible.
"The nurse said seriously.
Liu Gen quickly smiled and said: "Cooperate! I will certainly cooperate!"
After placing the monk in place, the nurse temporarily left the ward. She needed to report the news that Liu Gen had woken up and let the doctor check Liu Gen's injury again. As the nurse in charge of Liu Gen and the monk, the nurse needed to stay in the room every day.
In the ward, the team kept track of Liu Gen's recovery status from their injuries to make sure there would be no problems with them.
Looking at the monk lying on the hospital bed, Liu Gen was extremely worried and hoped that he would wake up soon.
Two days later, the monk woke up from the coma. The two days and two nights of coma made Liu Gen think that it would be difficult for the monk to wake up. During this period, many doctors from the hospital came to check the monk's condition, hoping to help him.
The monk contributed to the treatment.
When Liu Gen found out that the monk woke up from the coma, he immediately called the nurse in the ward and asked her to check the monk's condition immediately. Being able to wake up from the coma meant that the monk was successfully out of danger.
Soon, a doctor from the hospital came to quickly check the monk's condition. Before Liu Gen could say a few words to the monk, he saw him being taken directly from the ward for treatment by the doctor.
But seeing the monk being taken away directly, Liu Gen's worries were reduced. He believed that the doctors at the division hospital would do their best to treat him as long as there was a glimmer of hope of survival. The monk was taken away for treatment.
Treatment is the best. If these doctors continue to keep the monk in the ward and give up treating the monk, that will make Liu Gen particularly concerned.
The monk's treatment took a long time. A full afternoon passed before the monk was sent back to the ward. When the monk returned to the ward, Liu Gen could see that although the monk's face was still pale, his condition was still good.
Got a little better.
Knowing that the monk was very weak, Liu Gen asked the monk to rest without saying much.
Time continued to pass while Liu Gen and the two were recovering from their injuries. The external Eighth Route Army units were developing in a low-key manner, and the strength of the independent regiment was replenished. If this situation continues, even if the development of the Eighth Route Army units is somewhat slow, it will still be possible.
Quite impressive.
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In Taiyuan, Shanxi, at the headquarters of the Japanese First Army, the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu, summoned officers from various units under the First Army. After several failed battles with the Eighth Route Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu felt a deep crisis. He was
Crisis of substitution.
Iwamatsu Yoshio has not forgotten his predecessor. The reason why Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio was transferred from the First Army was because of the failure in the encirclement and suppression of the Eighth Route Army base area. After two failures, Iwamatsu Yoshio could still fail, but against the Eighth Route Army
The encirclement and suppression operations in the base area have never achieved the desired results. How can Yoshio Iwamatsu continue to do so?
For this reason, Yoshio Iwamatsu worried about all the officers of the units under the First Army in order to hope that they would maintain sufficient combat enthusiasm in the subsequent encirclement and suppression operations against the Eighth Route Army base areas and strive to achieve the desired combat effects.
Originally, Iwamatsu Yoshio did not pay much attention to the Eighth Route Army base areas in the rear occupied areas. After he took over, the Eighth Route Army troops were very low-key and hardly conducted any major combat operations. But two days ago, a letter came from the North China Front Army headquarters.
The telegram allowed Yoshio Iwamatsu to choose to organize officers from various units of the First Army to prepare for the subsequent encirclement and suppression of the Eighth Route Army base area.
"Gentlemen! I received an order from the North China Front Army Headquarters to have our First Army suppress the development of the Eighth Route Army's base areas and launch another encirclement and suppression campaign against the Eighth Route Army's base areas!"
"What do you think?" Yoshio Iwamatsu looked at the officers present with a serious expression.
The officers present were speechless, as if they had not heard Yoshio Iwamatsu's words. These Japanese officers knew very well that talking too much would lead to mistakes. Unless they really had an idea, speaking rashly was not the right choice.
No one knew that what they said would be appreciated by Commander Yoshio Iwamatsu.
It is a pity that these officers of the First Army have no idea. They have fought against the Eighth Route Army troops and they all know how difficult the Eighth Route Army troops are. Unless there are enough troops to attack and suppress the Eighth Route Army base areas, it is difficult to kill the Eighth Route Army troops.
It is simply impossible, and having enough troops means that every area of the Eighth Route Army base area will not be spared. But is this possible? It is simply impossible.
The Japanese officers all know very well that the Eighth Route Army troops are not fools, and what they are best at is guerrilla warfare.
The concept of guerrilla warfare is very simple, but if you want to carry out guerrilla warfare, you need to be familiar with the surrounding situation. In any case, it is impossible for the soldiers in their hands to be as familiar with the surrounding area as the Eighth Route Army troops.
"Baga! You are all soldiers of the Japanese Empire! You are the warriors of the Japanese Empire! Facing the rats hiding in the occupied areas, can't you think of any way?" Iwamatsu Yoshio looked ugly and cursed angrily.
From these officers of the First Army, he could not see any pride belonging to the imperial soldiers, only deep numbness and dullness.
Seeing that these officers still had no reaction, Yoshio Iwamatsu gave up the idea of continuing to reprimand him. He realized that reprimanding him would not have much effect. It's just that as officers of the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu had some problems.
He doubted whether the next encirclement and suppression campaign would be successful. If it failed again, he would definitely be reprimanded by the army base camp.
After the Battle of Pearl Harbor, the battle between the Empire and the United States began. The Empire's battles in the Pacific region were very smooth, but the attack on China's mainland fell into a stalemate.
The success of the Pacific War made the Army Base Camp eager to make progress in the offensive on China's mainland, and if it wanted to attack again, it was very necessary to maintain the stability of the occupied area. The Imperial Army Base Camp did not want to see frontline troops fighting.
Problems arise again in the occupied areas in the rear, and transportation routes are damaged, which in turn affects the battle of frontline troops.
"The encirclement and suppression of the Eighth Route Army base areas in May is a top priority! Our First Army will receive the attention of the North China Front Army Headquarters and the Army Base Camp! No matter what, this encirclement and suppression operation cannot fail!" Yoshio Iwamatsu said coldly.
"Hi!"
"Hi!"
"..."
After learning that the encirclement and suppression operation would receive such attention, the officers present became serious. They could not guarantee whether the encirclement and suppression operation would be successful. The only thing they could guarantee was to avoid problems on their own. They did not seek futile results, but sought futility.
Pass!
In early May, various units of the First Army began to mobilize troops. Since there were many places that needed to be defended, and the stalemate between the frontline troops and the national army, the First Army was able to mobilize a lot of troops. At most, it could only mobilize
18 infantry brigades were dispatched to participate in this encirclement and suppression operation against the Eighth Route Army base area.
Among them, the 223rd Regiment and the 224th Regiment of the Japanese 36th Division each formed an advance team composed of elite soldiers, responsible for going deep into the Eighth Route Army base area, looking for the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, and attacking the commander of the Eighth Route Army headquarters!