Even if I'm a useless bum at Whampoa Military Academy, I'll be invincible in the War of Re

In Jiangcheng, the screams of newsboys echoed through the streets and alleys. The day's newspaper had already been reprinted three times, yet it was still hard to find a copy.

A short-haired girl in a school uniform is waving a newspaper and shouting:

"Fellow countrymen and students, the Tiger Army has won a great victory in Zheng County, severely damaging the Isogai and Nakajima Divisions, annihilating nearly 10,000 enemy troops, and driving the Japanese across the Jialu River!"

Some say that if China loses North China and Nanjing and Pengcheng, the Central Plains will also be lost. Half of the country has already been lost, and if the war continues, the country will surely perish and the race will be wiped out. It is better to save the country through a roundabout way.

Did General Zhao Yunwen and the Tiger Legion achieve their goal through a roundabout approach?

"They didn't! The isolated army is holding Zheng County, fighting a decisive battle against 100,000 enemy troops in the Central Plains, refusing to yield an inch of land!"

"This is the backbone of our nation!"

"General Zhao Yunwen once said, 'Whether we win or lose, as long as we keep fighting, China will not perish!'"

The Tiger Legion has been fighting continuously for dozens of days, and they are running out of food and ammunition. The soldiers are exhausted. Can we just sit idly by?

A man below was waving his fist and shouting:

"no way!"

Another voice shouted:

"We must support the Tiger Army!"

"Those with money should contribute money, those with strength should contribute strength, and those with manpower should contribute manpower!"

"The Tiger Army has many wounded and definitely needs medical personnel urgently. I'm a doctor, and I'm going to support the Tiger Army. Anyone want to come with me?"

The response was overwhelming:

"Let's go together! Let's go together!"

More and more students gathered, many of whom had evacuated from Nanjing, where their homes had been destroyed and their parents and relatives had been killed.

Jiangcheng will soon become the front line, and then they will have to retreat to the southwest.

A college student wearing glasses raised his arms and shouted:

"I don't want to retreat anymore. I'm going to find the Tiger Legion and fight the Japanese with General Zhao!"

Count me in!

"Count me in too!"

More and more young men and women gathered together, agreeing to head north to join the Tiger Army.

At that time, the train from Jiangcheng to Zhengxian on the Pinghan Railway was still running. These enthusiastic young people rushed to the train station and took a bus to Zhengxian.

South of Zheng County, the main force of the Tiger Army had moved to rest and reorganize, and the field hospital was overcrowded. Su Wanqing was so exhausted that she could not straighten her back.

At this moment, another seriously wounded patient was brought in from the front, urgently needing surgery. Su Wanqing had no choice but to drag her exhausted body into the operating room once again.

Zhao Yunwen led a group of military personnel to visit the wounded and learn about their situation.

They were greeted by Colonel Yang Ruifu, the dean, whose legs were still not very agile, but whose enthusiasm for work was very high.

After seeing him, Zhao Yunwen casually asked:

"Is the hospital staffed enough? Are there any shortages of medical equipment and medicines?"

Yang Ruifu's eyes were bloodshot, and he said in a hoarse voice:

"Over a thousand wounded were sent over at once. We lacked everything, but the most needed thing was medical personnel."

That's understandable. The street fighting had just ended, and the seriously wounded who had been stranded in the city were all brought over, so overcrowding was inevitable.

Zhao Yunwen's job is to solve the problem:

"The military is working on manpower. I have sent people to search for medical personnel in several surrounding counties. It will take time, so please wait a little longer."

I brought a batch of equipment and medicines with me this time; that should be enough.

Yang Ruifu then led them to visit the wounded. Zhao Yunwen was fairly satisfied after seeing the wounded; at least the hygiene was good and the wounded were being taken care of.

"Where is Director Su?"

Yang Ruifu quickly replied:

"She's undergoing surgery right now. She hasn't rested for two days and two nights straight, and she won't listen to anything we say."

Zhao Yunwen was also very troubled after hearing this. Su Wanqing was the Tiger Legion's treasure, and she had saved countless brothers. He dared not let her get tired.

Thinking of this, he said to Yang Ruifu:

"After her surgery, I'll talk to her to find out more about the situation, and let her rest for a while."

Yang Ruifu understood immediately and went to the operating room. Su Wanqing had just finished surgery and was breathing a sigh of relief. She was so exhausted that she almost fainted.

Yang Ruifu asked with concern:

"Are you alright? Rest for a while. The commander is here; he wants to ask you some questions."

"I don't want to! I don't have time right now, I have to have surgery right away."

Su Wanqing showed no respect for Zhao Yunwen, but Yang Ruifu seemed used to it and continued:

"It is said that the military commander sent people to arrest people in the surrounding areas, and the one leading the team is Regiment Commander Xiao."

Su Wanqing frowned and shouted:

"Isn't this outrageous? This is warlord-style behavior!"

Su Wanqing seemed to have changed her mind and strode towards Zhao Yunwen. She wanted to protest, as she had been captured in the same way!

"Hello, Director Su, it's nice to see you again!"

Zhao Yunwen was the first to greet them, his smile innocent and harmless, making it difficult for Su Wanqing to get angry.

"Commander, the hospital is short-staffed, but you can't send people to arrest them! Especially that bastard Xiao Jianyun, he's so reckless."

Zhao Yunwen grinned and said:

"Xiao Jianyun is indeed being a bit reckless. He has already replied that he has brought over twenty doctors and over a hundred nurses, who are being sent over."

"Should I have him send these people back?"

Su Wanqing's eyes practically lit up after hearing this, and she immediately said:

"Since we're already here, let them help us out before sending it back. I'm short-handed right now."

Zhao Yunwen knew this was the case, and continued to ask:

"What else do we need?"

"Medicines, equipment, hospital beds, the more the better. It would be best if you could also give us a few dozen strong men to help. Those wounded are too heavy; the nurses simply can't move them."

Su Wanqing didn't stand on ceremony with Zhao Yunwen at all. Having finally caught him, she naturally wanted to ask for an exorbitant amount.

Zhao Yunwen came to resolve the issue, and immediately agreed, instructing the chief steward Lu Ping:

"You need to coordinate with Dr. Su and meet the hospital's requirements as much as possible; more is better than less."

"Thanks!"

After Su Wanqing finished speaking, she turned and left. She had another surgery to perform soon, and Zhao Yunwen was no longer of any value to her.

Zhao Yunwen shook his head with a wry smile. Even as the army commander, he had to put up with such a workaholic.

To ease someone's embarrassment, Yang Ruifu interjected:

"Commander, should we go see the brothers who are recovering?"

Zhao Yunwen nodded, and then followed Yang Ruifu to visit the wounded.

When he entered a ward, he found sixteen wounded soldiers lying in two rows of eight, similar to a large dormitory, with only thirty centimeters of space between the beds.

Yang Ruifu quickly explained:

"Suddenly, there were over a thousand more wounded, and there weren't enough rooms, so they had to be crammed together."

These are brothers who have undergone surgery and are recovering; their lives are not in danger.

Zhao Yunwen also knew that special circumstances require special handling, and that it was already a great blessing to receive timely treatment. He then asked:

"What is the daily food allowance for the wounded?"

"Twelve cents!"

This standard was actually quite high, but Zhao Yunwen was a tycoon, so he directly raised the standard by 15 cents and gave a stern explanation:

"This money must be used for its designated purpose. No one or any link in the chain can embezzle it, or don't blame me for not showing brotherly affection."

Yang Ruifu immediately straightened his back and said:

"Commander, please rest assured. Including myself, anyone in the entire field hospital who dares to embezzle the food allowance for wounded soldiers will be court-martialed."

Zhao Yunwen said earnestly:

"Dean Yang, of course I trust you, otherwise I wouldn't have put you in such an important position;

But I must say this upfront, because I don't want to one day find myself sending my own brothers to the execution ground.

In the Nationalist army, it was common for soldiers to embezzle and exploit their blood, but the Tiger Legion would never allow such things to happen.

After resolving the issue, Zhao Yunwen and his group left the field hospital. It was the busiest time for the hospital, so it was best not to cause them any more trouble.

They had barely returned to headquarters when the communications officer came to report:

"Urgent telegram from the 323rd Division!"

Xie Polu took the telegram, signed it, read it through, and then smiled at Zhao Yunwen, saying:

"Commander, Division Commander Qiu reports that a train has arrived from the direction of Jiangcheng, carrying a large number of young students who say they are joining the Tiger Army to fight the Japanese. Many of them are coming directly for you."

Upon hearing that they were young students, Zhao Yunwen immediately became interested. He clearly remembered that in another time and space, both Jiangcheng and Yuzhou had a large number of college and high school students stranded there, many of whom had come from Shanghai and Nanjing.

After Jiangcheng fell, many of its students went to Chongqing, and the Nationalist government even established the Southwest Associated University.

Old Chang even formed a youth army, shouting the slogan "100,000 youths, 100,000 soldiers." These college and high school students are all treasures, the future of the country, and the highly educated talents most needed by the Tiger Army.

In the future, the Tiger Legion will need to build an air force, military factories, schools, and so on. It won't be enough to rely on just a group of big shots.

"Commander, shall we let them through?"

Zhao Yunwen immediately made the decision:

"Yes, as many as you want. Also, send people to Jiangcheng to spread the word that anyone willing to join the Tiger Legion will be provided with all their food, lodging, and travel expenses."

In addition, each person will receive a settlement allowance of twenty silver dollars, and college students will receive fifty!