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Chapter 47: Desolate (1)

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    When Zhang Xian woke up, it was already five days later. When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Wei Lengzi's childish face with tear stains.

    "Are you awake?" Wei Lengzi asked him as if he couldn't believe it.

    He nodded, but couldn't answer a word.

    Wei Lengzi was stunned, and suddenly he smiled brightly and shouted loudly: "The leader is awake, my leader is awake! My leader is awake!" He was as excited as a child.  They ran out, cheering, and preaching everywhere.

    Zhang Xian felt as if he had had a long dream. At this time, his head was a little dizzy. He wanted to sit up, but he had no strength at all. The moment he moved, he felt a knife-like pain in his abdomen.  He raised his head and saw a bottle of plasma hanging next to his bed, and a tube leading to his hand. Where is this?  Looking at the white tent and the red cross on the tent, he understood that this was in a hospital.

    Just as Zhang Xian was trying hard to recall the story of his injury, and couldn't remember where to start, he saw a group of soldiers running in. The first one to come to him was Gao Wei, his last battalion commander.  Those behind him were all wounded warriors of the 57th Division. Only then did he remember that these wounded soldiers were the ones he was trying to protect, weren't they?  Looking at their current situation, they are much cleaner and have a human look on their faces. Could it be said that everyone has been saved?  Haha, why did he forget? Yes, it was the reinforcements he invited. The Japanese have been driven out of Changde City and everyone has been saved!

    "Are we in Changde?" He asked feebly. Gao Wei put his ear to his mouth and heard his question clearly.

    "Commander, we are now at the rear hospital of the 74th Army!" Gao Wei told him.

    Zhang Xian was startled, and was about to sit up, but as soon as he moved, he was stung by the heartbreaking pain, and he couldn't help but groan.  Gao Wei put his ear to his lips again and heard him muttering to himself: "No, I want to go back to Changde! I want to keep Changde!"

    Tears flowed from Gao Wei's eyes. He was moved by the persistence of his group leader.

    "Captain, Changde City has been recaptured by us. The division commander has also entered the city with reinforcements. It was he and the army commander who sent people to take us wounded to the rear hospital. Don't worry, we will take good care of our injuries here.  After the injury is healed, we will follow you to fight the Japanese!" Gao Wei told him.

    Zhang Xian nodded slightly, with a teardrop rolling down. When he saw Gao Wei, he thought of Chang Liqiang, Sima Yun, and the many brothers who gave their lives to defend Changde.  Sima Yun's voice still sounded in his ears: How can you say Wuyi?  Be in the same robe as your son.  , how can you say that you have no clothes?  Tongze with Zi.  , how can you say that you have no clothes?  Wear the same clothes as your son.  ¡­

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    Zhang Xian didn¡¯t know that a lot of things happened after he fell into coma.  It was not until later when Battalion Commander Qian of the Sichuan Army came to see him that he realized how dangerous it had been.

    The two platoons sent by Battalion Commander Qian to pursue Yasujiro Matsushita encountered Japanese reinforcements. Compared with the national army, the Japanese reinforcements were much faster. The results after the battle between the two sides can be imagined. The two platoons were close to each other.  Out of a hundred people, only a dozen came back.

    Battalion Commander Qian quickly led his team back to Changde and reported to Deputy Commander Feng that the enemy's reinforcements were approaching. Deputy Commander Feng couldn't help being shocked. At this time, Changde had become a defenseless city, and the city was in ruins.  There was nothing to defend, so Deputy Commander Feng immediately ordered his troops to abandon Changde and retreat to the position of Sun Mountain.

    However, under the insistence of Battalion Commander Gao Wei, the remnants of the 57th Division were unwilling to leave this glorious city. Deputy Commander Feng did not force it and left some supplies for them, taking his two thousand  The men and horses ran back to Sun Mountain.  At this time, Zhang Xian was already in a deep coma and was given necessary treatment by Sichuan Army doctors. Due to limited conditions and a shortage of medicines, they only performed a simple bandage to stop the bleeding.  When the Sichuan army left, they did not take Zhang Xian with them and left him behind in Gao Wei. First, it was because Zhang Xian could no longer withstand the bumps at this time. Second, due to the strong request of Gao Wei and other fierce warriors, they  I have always deeply remembered what Captain Zhang said to them: "If we die, we must die together!".  They have made desperate preparations and will fight the Japanese to the bitter end. At this time, as long as their regiment leader is still here, that is their military soul, their support, and their pillar.

    Gao Wei was a thoughtful man. He sent Zhang Xian to the Catholic church. He knew that the priest John Wang actually hid many seriously wounded soldiers of the 57th Division in the Catholic church. There was also a secret in this church.  The basement was only when the city was broken.; Mr. Hou looked back at Luo Da and told him: "Mr. Luo is praying to his brothers who died!"

    Wang Hui was silent, staring blankly at the ragged warriors in front of him. These people were also his subordinates. He took off his hat and stood in silence.  The people around him also took off their hats and stood in silence.

    "It's so tragic!" Mr. Hou was still saying without interest: "There are more than 8,700 people, and only these few are left. Look at the corpses all over the city. The 57th Division is worthy of being the most powerful division."  Ah! Commander Wang is really good at running the army!" He thought about flattering Wang Hui again, but unexpectedly Wang Hui turned his head and glared at him hatefully.

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    The Changde city defense battle began on November 18th. By December 3rd, the Japanese army announced that they had captured Changde City. The large-scale and organized resistance in the city ended. It lasted for more than half a month, and the 57th Division  After sixteen days and nights of bloody fighting, the division's more than 8,700 men suffered almost all casualties.  At the same time, the Japanese troops attacking the city dispatched more than 30,000 and nearly 40,000 troops, with more than three designations. The 3rd Division, the 116th Division, and the 68th Division jointly attacked the city, using large and small artillery.  With more than 300 gates, and with the full support of more than 100 fighter planes of the Third Air Division, the Japanese casualties during the siege reached more than 8,000, including more than 3,000 killed and more than 5,000 wounded.  In the post-war Japanese military records, the word "desperate" was used to describe the siege of Changde.

    The 57th Division of the National Army fought a bloody battle with the enemy's 11th Army in Changde for half a month and defended Changde for two weeks. Its greatest significance was not to defend the city, but to buy enough time for this big battle.  Originally, the Japanese army's great war situation came to nothing in these two weeks. On the battlefield where time is victory, this also means the enemy's defeat.

    After the battle, the National Army troops cleaning up the Changde battlefield reported that a total of 5,703 bodies of officers and soldiers of the 57th Division were buried. Starting from the peripheral battle, there were more than 2,000 wounded soldiers scattered everywhere.  , more than half of them were poisoned by poison gas dropped by the Japanese army.

    There is a poem later: Eight thousand tigers support the sun and the moon, and they are often virtuous and brave.  If you die before your ambitions are fulfilled, future generations will tell you your merits and demerits!

    There is another poem that goes: An inch of mountains and rivers, an inch of blood, a piece of loyalty penetrating the sun and moon.  He swore to defend the country to the death and protect Changde, and the tiger and fierce army destroyed the Japanese.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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