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Chapter 1 The Forgotten Army

The 19th Brigade has become a forgotten unit.

The remaining troops of the 70UU of the 74th Army boarded the train from Pukou and arrived in Xuzhou on the 14th. Then they stationed in Xuzhou for half a month, waiting for the dispersed officers and soldiers to join. In half a month, more than 2,000 remaining soldiers came to return one after another, including Qiu Weida, the commander of the 5UU regiment who was seriously injured and did not have time to catch the train.

Seeing Qiu Weida, 5 Pei Chang Wang Yaowu was ecstatic.

Feng Shengfa was sad. Wang Yaowu and others came back to his most capable regiment commander, but Xu Shijiu was still speechless. At this point, Feng Shengfa completely lost his thoughts. He never believed that Xu Shijiu would be a deserter. If Xu Shijiu had already broken through, it would be time to return to the team. Xu Shijiu had not returned to the team until now, so it could only explain one thing.

Xu Shijiu, the nine-life raccoon cat, seemed to have died in Nanjing in battle.

Half a month after stationed in Xuzhou, the 74th Army headed to Kaifeng for repairs. However, at this time, the small Henan Province had gathered in the Third War Zone, the Fifth War Zone and the First War Zone, nearly 100 divisions were divided into the fifth War Zone and the First War Zone. The logistics pressure was too great, and even eating became a problem. The 74th Army headed to Jingmen again, Shashi for repairs, and stationed in training |

During this period, the commander of the 58th Division, Feng Shengfa, deputy commander He Lingxiao, chief of staff Yang Shaoren and two brigade commanders all participated in the endless "running headquarters".

The so-called running department is to visit various key departments of the Wuhan camp.

There were too many troops who retreated to Hubei to replenish. In order to gain more troops, more food and salary, and more equipment, the captains of each unit were doing everything they could. They really couldn't find anything to do with fellow villagers, alumni, and old commanders, so they could only try their best to bribe.

Although Yu Jishi, the commander of the 74th Army, was Lao Jishi, his face was not good now. Now the National Government has lost most of its wealth, but the money has been spent more fiercely than before. Lao Jishi was disturbed all day long, so how could he care about Yu Jishi, the fake nephew? Stay wherever he is cool.

Therefore, Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa could only find a way to show their magical powers.

In this way, the training of the troops could only be carried out by several regiment commanders. In February of the 27th year of the Republic of China (1938), the troops of the four regiments under the 58th Division were gradually supplemented and large-scale recruit training began. However, the 19th Brigade became a forgotten unit and was stationed in the shelter station to accompany the wounded.

Li Zihan limped through the patio and sat on the steps at the gate of Guan Temple.

The Guan Temple was built during the Hongwu period of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty to commend Guan Yu's achievements in guarding Jingzhou. However, it has now become the shelter station of the 74th Army. Outside the Guan Temple is a farmer's market. Shashi is the big wharf in Hubei after Hankou. It gathers many travelers and merchants. In addition, the refugees who fled from North China and East China have shown a deformed prosperity.

Li Zihan sat on the steps of Guandi Temple, looking at the bustling crowds of people in the market, with a smile on his face, but his eyes were dull.

A puppy who was so thin that he was skinny and boneless was coming out from some corner, stretching out his wet tongue to lick the wound on Li Zihan's calves. The wound was severely suppurated and could smell the stench in the cold weather. It was supposed that this stench attracted the puppy, but Li Zihan just looked down and didn't go to rush.

"The wind and clouds are rising, the mountains and rivers are moving, the Huangpu army is powerful, and the revolutionary hero is loyal."

"Golden swords and iron horses, fight on the battlefield for hundreds of battles, and be a pioneer in the internal and foreign wars."

"Sweeping, reviving China, being invincible, and making great contributions..."

The loud singing suddenly came from the street opposite, and accompanied by the sound of neat footsteps, Li Zihan's dull eyes finally moved. Looking around, he saw a group of veterans of the National Army wearing brand new military uniforms and brand new rifles, walking in uniform steps, singing military songs passing through the street.

The pedestrians on the street were sent to both sides of the street.

"The flags shine, the golden drums sound, the dragons soar and the tigers leaped into the army, and the loyalty and the truth are prosperous."

"Mobile offensive, brave and calm, and proactive in surprise attacks and wisdom."

"He is united and strengthened, annihilated the enemy, and sing with triumphant..."

The army of the Kuomintang drove past the gate of Guandi Temple. Li Zihan struggled to stand up, as if he wanted to keep up with their pace. After taking a step, Li Zihan fell to the steps.

The neat national army quickly walked far away, and Li Zihan's eyes became dull again.

A little girl with a braid suddenly walked out of the crowd, walked to the steps of the shelter station and stared at Li Zihan very seriously for a long time. Then she took out a large ocean from her backpack on her cross-body shoulder and gently placed it at Li Zihan's feet. Li Zihan grinned at the girl, and the girl smiled sweetly.

"Wanjun, Wanjun?" An anxious call suddenly sounded in the distance.

The little girl waved at Li Zihan and turned around and left. As soon as the little girl left, two beggars sitting under the steps basking in the sun rushed over like hungry dogs pounced on food, and went to grab the ocean at Li Zihan's feet. Li Zihan did not stop her. A beggar almost grabbed the ocean, so he quickly ran across the street to buy a paper bag of buns and started eating it.

Soon a large group of beggars flocked from all directions, either lame, hanging their arms, or covered with yellow and smelly gauze on their heads. However, under the temptation of meat buns, they ran fast one by one. The beggars who ate alone were soon pushed to the ground by the beggars who swarmed in, and a bag of buns was also stolen.

Li Zihan was also knocked over by the anxious beggar and rolled down from the steps, unable to get up for a long time.

A drop of crystal clear water drop suddenly fell on Li Zihan's face. Li Zihan felt a faint coldness. Is it raining? Li Zihan raised his head in a daze, but saw a pretty face like a flower. The beauty lowered her head, and tears surged out of her beautiful eyes like broken pearls.

"Magnolia." Li Zihan tried hard to squeeze out a smile, but it looked even worse than crying.

"Zihan, you are suffering." Wang Yulan squatted down, reached out to touch Li Zihan's face as dirty as a beggar, and finally burst into tears. The dozens of beggars next to her were all stunned, staring at Wang Yulan, who was dressed up in a daze, hugging the dirty and smelly Li Zihan and crying bitterly.

"Sister Magnolia, are you back?"

Cao Jiao heard the noise outside and took Xiao Hei out to check it out, but unexpectedly saw Wang Yulan. After Wang Yulan arrived in Xuzhou, she separated from everyone and said she was going to find a doctor to treat Li Zihan's injuries. But after she went there, she never came back. Everyone felt that Wang Yulan couldn't stand the pain and went home.

"Jiaojiao?" Wang Yulan hugged Cao Jiao and cried bitterly.

After crying enough, Wang Yulan looked at Cao Jiao up and down again and asked with concern: "Jiaojiao, you are not bullied, are you?"

After saying that, Wang Yulan looked at the several defeated soldiers who came out of Guandi Temple with a bad expression. Cao Jiao, a delicate girl, lived with these dirty and smelly defeated soldiers, but anything could happen. Thinking of this, Wang Yulan couldn't help feeling a little guilty. Cao Jiao must have suffered a lot in the past two months.

"No, I'm fine." Cao Jiao shook her head and said repeatedly, "There are Brother Heizi and Xiao Hei."

As he said that, Cao Jiao gently touched Xiao Hei who was squatting at her feet. Xiao Hei cooperated very much and drooped his head, showing a very enjoyable look. Xiao Hei was the military dog ​​rescued by the 19th Brigade from Yuhuatai. This military dog ​​has tenacious vitality and miraculously recovered.

"Xiao Hei is already ready?" When Wang Yulan left that day, Xiao Hei was able to get up and walk.

Xiao Hei obviously remembered Wang Yulan, who had saved its life, leaned over and rubbed Wang Yulan with her big head intimately. Wang Yulan also reached out and touched Xiao Hei's head, and asked Cao Jiao again: "Jiaojiao, Awen, Dahei, Xiaomu and others?"

"Awen went to the division headquarters to ask for food." Cao Jiao's expression dimmed and she whispered, "Brother Heizi, Ergua and Xiaomu are going to the dock to carry big bags."

Wang Yulan said in surprise: "What, carry a big bag?"

Cao Jiao nodded lightly and said, "Awen goes to the division headquarters every day, and the military supplies department also gives some food every day, but that food is not enough for everyone to eat. It's all up to Brother Heizi, Ergua and Xiaomu to go to the dock to carry big bags to support him, otherwise more than 100 wounded soldiers in the shelter station would have starved to death."

In addition to the 20th people from the 19th Brigade, there were more than 100 wounded soldiers in the shelter station. These wounded soldiers were from the 58th Division, from the 5th Pei, and even from the 71st Army, Army, and from the 78th Army. Unless their injuries recovered, they would be abandoned by the troops in the shelter station. There was no military pay or even food, and they were allowed to fend for themselves.

The reality is so cruel. After the National Government moved to Wuhan, it was short of everything, lacking money, food, arms, and even more severe shortage of medicines. There were countless wounded people removed from the front line. The only few field hospitals could not take care of them at all and could only throw the wounded people in various shelter stations and let them fend for themselves.

Some wounded people were actually slightly infected, but eventually lost their lives.

Wang Yulan said angrily: "Why is this happening? Do you just ignore the upper peak?"

Shu Tongwen was complaining to the Military Chief of the 58th Division: "Does the Shangfeng really care about our lives or death?"

Shangfeng? Shangfeng is too busy running to Wuhan. Can you still care about the life and death of you wounded soldiers? The Military Chief curled his lips disdainfully, then threw a small bag of moldy and deteriorating brown rice at Shu Tongwen's feet, and said, "Brother, the food is just that. If you want it, take it, and don't, just pull it down."

Looking at the rice bag thrown on the ground, Shu Tongwen had to clench his fists hard to suppress the anger in his chest.

The Military Chief ignored him and said coldly: "Also, don't run to me every day from now on. I'm not a relief station. I don't have much food to give you. Who is it?"
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