It was already around two o'clock in the afternoon when the Japanese troops officially withdrew.
After watching the Japanese troops go away, Zhao Danian was responsible for cleaning up the battlefield at each position. Shanzi and Yumei rushed to the hospital to visit the 53 commanders and soldiers injured in the air defense battle.
The Independent Regiment Hospital is located under the hills south of the No. 4 position. It has 35 rooms, regardless of ward, medical, or office space, all built in cave dwelling style.
The hospital has a total of 50 staff members, including 9 doctors, 30 nurses, and a total of 11 other staff.
Among the nine doctors, in addition to the six students trained by Dr. Han and Dr. Fan, there was also Liu Cuiyun, a family member of traditional Chinese medicine who had recently joined the army.
The hospital was extremely busy at this time.
Due to the bombing by enemy planes, many doors and windows of the hospital were broken and messy, leaving obvious bullet marks.
Although Liu Cuiyun is now a military doctor, she does not know how to perform surgery. At this time, she is in the ward, instructing nurses to give oral or smear Liu's Pain Relief Powder to the wounded.
When she saw Shanzi and Yumei approaching, the 33-year-old "soldier mother" held her head high and gave a beautiful military salute: "Hello, Commander Wang, and Political Commissar Jiang,"
After Shanzi and Yumei returned the gift, Shanzi asked anxiously: "Sister Liu, how long will it take for these wounded people to complete the operation?"
Although Liu Cuiyun did not determine the specific time, he said: "It should be very soon. This time I only need to take out the bullet or shrapnel, suture the wound, and I will be responsible for the rest."
Yumei then asked: "Sister Liu, if it is a comminuted fracture, how effective is your Jiegu Powder?"
Liu Cuiyun replied with a smile: "Political Commissar Jiang, please rest assured that no matter what kind of fracture, it will be fully healed within half a month, and you will be fully recovered in a month at most."
After hearing Liu Cuiyun's answer, Shanzi and Yumei agreed, with happy smiles on their faces.
When I came out of the ward, I caught up with Battalion Commander Gao who had sent sixteen wounded soldiers from Huanglang Mountain. He was also accompanied by Xiao Huang and Xiao Sun, two military doctors temporarily stationed in Huanglang Mountain.
After inquiring about the condition of the sick and wounded, Shanzi informed Battalion Commander Gao that a funeral would be held for the martyrs at five o'clock and a battalion-level cadre meeting would be held at eight o'clock in the evening.
In this defense battle, a total of 106 commanders and fighters were killed, 66 of whom were killed by enemy bombings.
Standing at the front of the funeral procession, Shanzi, Yumei and Zhao Danian paid their respects silently, with tears on the ground.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the league meeting started on time, and Shanzi delivered a speech in a chat mode.
Judging from the lessons learned from the two defense battles, the biggest threat to the Independent Regiment is still aircraft and artillery. Although eight aircraft were shot down twice and the artillery position was destroyed twice, the Independent Regiment paid hundreds of lives.
In order to avoid the tragedy from happening a third time, position No. 3 was first moved to Circle Ridge. Compared with the original ones, various defensive fortifications can only be increased, not reduced.
The No. 3 and No. 4 positions have high and steep ridges with a length of more than 1,000 meters. They are very suitable for building cave-style barracks under the ridge slopes. If you put all the barracks and dormitories there, you will not be afraid of bombing by aircraft and artillery.
Starting tomorrow, Deputy Commander Zhao and Battalion Commander Song will be responsible for the planning of new projects, cleaning up the ruins of the camp area, and renovating the position defenses. Xiaolong and Xiaohu will be responsible for this.
After the new project planning is completed, the first to third battalions will fully devote themselves to the construction, which must be completed within 20 days.
Shanzi finally decided,
This time, Battalion Commander Gao and Ru Han are in charge. Together with the Military Affairs and Political and Religious Departments, a 10-member recruitment team has been set up. Tomorrow, they will set off for Heiyu Village in Yi County to recruit new soldiers through local villagers.
There is no limit to the number of soldiers recruited this time, but the minimum number should not be less than 200.