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Chapter 99, The Wounded
Brigade Commander Zhang is very arrogant now! Especially when Commander Huang of the 716th Regiment replaced all the guns, ammunition, equipment, etc. that he had been assigned to the veterans, he became even more confident!

That's right, as the main combat regiment in this battle, the 716th Regiment received most of the spoils, at least 20 Type 20 light machine guns. 2 light machine guns, one company can get 3000! There are also Type infantry guns, and melon grenades... Well, it seems that we don't lack these, we just got grenades made by ourselves, and we didn't consume much in this battle...

Brigade Commander Zhang was very generous, so the guerrillas naturally accepted the bullets. After some preparation, the guerrillas took the supplies they had received, waved goodbye to the comrades of the 358th Brigade, and returned to the 3rd Division.

Before returning, Li Yuexuan took people to the jujube forest near the village to dig up some saplings and planted a jujube forest at the place where the Japanese were buried. Fearing that the jujube trees would not survive without water, one person even urinated as watering...

On the mountain road eastward from the talc, the guerrillas were fully armed and walked in the front, each standing straight. A careful observation would reveal that the mental outlook of the guerrillas was very different from when they came. The most obvious was the new recruits! Although they only fired two shots and did not participate in hand-to-hand combat, after cleaning up the battlefield, they also truly felt the cruelty of war!

Zhao Danian rode on a newly-distributed Japanese warhorse and looked down at the neatly-organized team, feeling very proud. Then, he thought about how to develop the team after returning to Ping'an County.

Li Yuexuan did not ride a horse or a donkey, but walked in the team like an ordinary soldier. However, among the animals taken care of by the transport team behind him, there were 7.62 rounds of 500mmR bullets, which were specially used for him! At this time, he was thinking about a problem: when he arrived in Ping'an County, he had to find a way to set up a military workshop, which was the key!

The sound of friction between the wheelbarrow's bearings and the sound of the wheels pressing on the stone road surface was heard by everyone. In front of the transport team, the old squad leader closed his eyes slightly and walked forward based on his feeling, which was a skill he developed on the Long March.

At this moment, he was reviewing every detail of Li Yuexuan's directional blasting device in his mind, trying to imprint it deeply in his mind and never forget it. Moreover, he had made plans to return to the Third Division, set up a blasting point by himself, and then quickly return to the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region to report. Well... you can try it with black powder, which saves money.

After this incident, he paid more attention to the drawings and craftsmanship of the improved grenade launcher provided by Li Yuexuan. He decided to assign personnel to make this grenade launcher as soon as possible after the directional blasting was completed! With the grenade launcher, directional blasting, and all kinds of mines and mine-laying methods, if the Japanese come in to raid again, they will be in for a good fight!
The 3nd Company of the 2rd Division walked at the end of the team. Looking at the supplies brought back by the transport team for the guerrillas, the soldiers were envious and encouraged themselves! We are all comrades together, we can do it too! Of course, the old squad leader represented the 3rd Division in the war, so the 2nd Company also received some rifles and bullets replaced by the 716th Regiment, which was considered to be a fair share.

The group returned all the way and arrived at Gaohongkou in a blink of an eye. Looking at this mountain town still smoking, everyone's excited spirit turned solemn.

When the Japanese left, they did not let the town go, but set fire to many houses. They also massacred the women they captured along the way. Looking at the large patches of blood on the ground, everyone knew what happened here, and their hearts became sad.

Damn these bandits! Wait, wait until we are armed and have mastered our skills, then we will settle accounts with you! You said that the evil Ganye Brigade has been annihilated? Aren't the devils still there? This is national hatred, just kill the devils!
Heading east out of the town, there is a sudden mass of graves on the northern hillside, where many people are burning paper money and crying. I thought this was the burial place of the dead civilians, but after asking, I found out that it was the comrades of the 5th Battalion who sacrificed their lives to stop the Japanese invaders and give the people time to evacuate! More than 200 graves, stretching for a long distance, make people feel a lot of unspeakable emotions from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhao Danian had already dismounted in the town. Facing a series of graves, he silently took off his military cap and bowed his head. Seeing Zhao Danian's actions, the guerrillas, the transport team, and the 2nd Company followed suit and bid a final farewell to these comrades whom they did not know.

"Comrade instructor!" When the guerrillas arrived at Geng Town in the east, Li Yuexuan heard Li Tiezhu's call. Turning around, he saw Li Tiezhu with a bandage on his arm walking out of a yard. Beside him, there were two young female nurses. "Comrade Li Tiezhu, are you injured? Let me see!" Li Yuexuan didn't say anything else, but grabbed Li Tiezhu's arm and checked the wound with the auxiliary panel.

"Comrade instructor, it's okay! I was just grazed by a bullet and got a cut, but I can still fight! I came out to thank you on behalf of our comrades from the 5th Battalion and the villagers! If you hadn't reminded me and taught me these methods of diagonal sentry, I'm afraid we would have been caught by the Japanese and directly attacked into the town! If that had happened, our losses would have been huge!"

"Fortunately, our sentry discovered the Japanese and gave timely warnings. At the same time, we were also prepared, so we were able to block the Japanese sneak attack in time! Hehe, my knowledge of the grenade launcher was not in vain. I killed 8 Japanese! It's just that... our comrades' equipment is not up to par, and the casualties are too great!" Li Tiezhu ignored Li Yuexuan who was checking his wound and said there.

"I understand, you did a good job! Daquan, medical kit!" Li Yuexuan knew that Li Tiezhu had a fever as soon as he took action. The auxiliary panel also showed that the wound was not treated properly and was infected with bacteria.

Therefore, Li Yuexuan decisively re-cleaved Li Tiezhu's wound, sewed the unsutured wound with three stitches, then used sulfa powder to reduce inflammation, and gave him two tablets of co-trimoxazole.

Feeling uneasy, Li Yuexuan packed him another 6 tablets and told the nurse beside him to give him 2 tablets a day, every 12 hours, and stop taking them when he was well. Li Yuexuan didn't know how resistant bacteria were to sulfonamides in that era, so he gave him the medicine according to the later standards.

While Li Yuexuan was rescuing people, the team stopped silently and no one bothered them. The guerrillas knew Li Tiezhu and hoped that this comrade who was doing push-ups with them would get better.

After changing Li Tiezhu's bandage, Li Yuexuan asked the nurse beside him: "Comrade, are there any more infected wounded? I'm a military doctor and I have medicine!"

"Yes, yes, they're all here!" A female nurse looked at Li Yuexuan gratefully and hurriedly tried to let him in.

"Captain?" Li Yuexuan glanced at Zhao Danian.

"Go!" Zhao Danian waved his hand and said, "Comrades, take a rest here!"

(End of this chapter)