Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 178 Division of Troops
Yue Qianli finally had some free time, and he couldn't wait to visit Zhao Tianci, whose injuries had improved;
When Yue Qianli walked into the ward, Zhao Tianci was chatting with the female nurse, bragging about his glorious history at West Point;
Of course, many of them are about Yue Qianli, and he doesn't even blush when he applies them to himself. What belongs to his brother is his - there's nothing wrong with that.

These female nurses were all from the group of young students in Shanghai. Yue Qianli would naturally not send them to the battlefield. It just so happened that the big men in the medical team were not suitable for taking care of the wounded, so he sent a group of them over;
The other part with higher education level was all assigned to Lin E. In Yue Qianli's opinion, girls were more suitable for radio operator work. With Lin E as an expert to teach them, they would be able to take on important responsibilities in a few months.

"Tianci, it seems that your injury has almost recovered. At least your tongue is sharp now. There is no need to stay in the medical team and eat idle meals."

Zhao Tianci's eyes lit up when he saw Yue Qianli, and he immediately shouted:
"Brother, I need at least a few months to recover from this injury. I seem to be able to eat and drink, but my body is very weak. It takes a hundred days for a broken bone to heal. Why don't you ask Nurse Li?"

After he finished speaking, he winked at Li Caifeng. Unexpectedly, Li Caifeng didn't buy his trick at all. She first gave Yue Qianli a non-standard military salute, and then told the truth:

"Report to the regiment commander, Commander Zhao's health has almost recovered, but he still has trouble walking."

Yue Qianli had already asked the doctor before coming in, so he didn't fall for Zhao Tianci's trick, but said indifferently:
"Originally, my youth camp was in need of a battalion commander. Since it will take some time to recruit him, I will have to find someone else."

When Zhao Tianci heard that he had an assignment, he immediately jumped off the bed and bounced a few times. As a result, his mouth was twisted in pain and the wound that had just healed was bleeding. Li Caifeng's face changed drastically and she quickly pressed him down on the bed.
Then she changed the bandage for him skillfully. Li Caifeng had interned at the Zhaohui Hospital in the concession before, where she also studied nursing, so her technique was very professional. Yue Qianli assisted her at the side.

After the wound was bandaged, Yue Qianli laughed and scolded:

"Why are you still so impulsive? If you get sick and become lame, it will be hard for you to find a wife in the future. I won't care about you."

Yue Qianli could see that Zhao Tianci seemed to have some feelings for the pretty nurse in front of him, so as the eldest brother he naturally had to help out.

Who knew that Zhao Tianci was such a stupid guy that he didn't care about getting married when he heard about the war. Now he just wanted to be the battalion commander of the youth camp, because only people with guns can fight the war.

"Brother, let's talk about getting married later. Like you, I will never get married until the Japanese invaders are eliminated. I will be the young battalion commander.

I only have one request, you have to return my special operations team to me, they are all veterans, I spent a lot of money to build them."

After listening to this, Yue Qianli suddenly had an idea and said calmly:
"The youth camp is full of students and returned overseas Chinese like them, more than 1 people, all of whom are intellectuals and will be of great use in the future;
It's incomparable to your previous battalion. This is equivalent to asking you to be the training captain. First train these people to become qualified soldiers, and then to become quasi-officers.

You can consider whether to take this job or not. If you really don't want to, you can go to the field brigade. Your special operations team will be left to you as an instructor. In addition, I will select 200 veterans from various detachments for you. It's up to you whether you want to do it or not!"

"Okay, Boss, since you asked me to do it, how can I not do it? I promise to complete the task!"

Yue Qianli patted his shoulder and said:
“You will be given another five days to recover, and report to the youth camp after five days;

Remember, when you are working, you should use your job title! "

"Yes, leader!"

Zhao Tianci gave Yue Qianli a standard military salute. Yue Qianli waved casually, then turned and left.

After Yue Qianli left, Zhao Tianci turned around and asked Li Caifeng:
"Nurse Li, are you now under the management of the Youth Camp?"

Li Caifeng shook her head and said:

"We are under the jurisdiction of the Medical Team and directly under the command of the headquarters."

Zhao Tianci said, "Oh!"
"Then do you want to go back to the Youth Camp? I'll protect you?" Li Caifeng's heart moved at first. She could see that Zhao Tianci had a special relationship with the commander, but she still shook her head and said:

"The wounded brothers here need me more."

Seeing that Li Caifeng had said so much, Zhao Tianci didn't want to say anything more. He couldn't snatch the injured brother away from him.

In fact, what Zhao Tianci wanted to go to the most was the reconnaissance battalion. The reconnaissance battalion had become famous in the past two days. He also studied special operations with Yue Qianli at West Point for several years. He felt that he was most suitable to be the captain of the reconnaissance battalion.

But in front of Yue Qianli, he had no price to negotiate. Since the Youth Camp needed a battalion commander, he would do it. At worst, he could train the Youth Camp into a special operations team.

They are all college and high school students and technical talents. Zhao Tianci was very excited just thinking about it, and he looked eager to try it out. Li Caifeng quickly reminded him:
"Captain Zhao, the commander has ordered that you stay here for another five days. I have the final say here. Lie down immediately."

Zhao Tianci could only obediently lie down on the bed, as honest as a baby rabbit. If Yue Qianli saw him, he would definitely make fun of him:

"You deserve this day!"

Yue Qianli only took half a day to come and see his old brother. After returning to the headquarters, he dived into the map, his eyes always focused on Jinling City, which touched his heart.

As he commanded more and more troops, he felt the burden on his shoulders getting heavier and heavier, and he became less courageous, because every decision he made now might cost the blood of thousands of people;

He did not intend to defend Kunshan City to the death, but that did not mean he would give up the Shanghai-Nanjing-Hangzhou area. He planned to leave a troop to fight guerrilla warfare, and he had already chosen the personnel.

"Commander, Captain Duan is here!"

As expected, he appeared immediately after he mentioned Cao Cao. He raised his head and greeted him:
"Old Duan, I have a task for you."

Then I told him my thoughts and said:

"Since the National Government has given us the designation of the Shanghai-Nanjing Guerrilla Column, we cannot waste it;
The main force is ordered to go to Nanjing. Military orders are as heavy as a mountain, so we have to go. But I want to leave a force behind to continue guerrilla warfare.

The Shanghai-Nanjing Railway is the current lifeline of the Japanese army in East China. We cannot let them have a comfortable life. So I want you to stay with the supplementary column to contain the Japanese. We must not let them have a comfortable life. You can also support the Battle of Nanjing.

Once the Battle of Nanjing is decided and the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway loses its strategic value, you can go west to the Jianghuai region to develop, or you can go south to survive first and then develop. When the time comes, listen to my arrangements and feel free to ask me if you have any difficulties. "

Duan Yulin shook his head to indicate that there was no difficulty. This meant that he had to stand on his own, which was both a challenge and an opportunity.

"Old Yue, when should I leave?"

Yue Qianli thought for a moment and said:
"In order to facilitate communication, I will provide you with two radios, 500 gold bars, and 50 yuan. I will give you almost half of the seized property this time.

The Supplementary Detachment will be renamed the Fourth Detachment, and you will serve as the deputy commander. Raise the flag of the Shanghai-Nanjing Guerrilla Column!"

(End of this chapter)