Under the setting sun, a golden brilliance shines on the land and sea, making it dazzling.
But under this beautiful scenery is another kind of cruel hell. The city inside and outside Yangon has long been reduced to a large area of ruins, devastated, and countless corpses are intertwined on the ground.
The gunfire that rang out from time to time showed that the fighting had not stopped, and scattered soldiers from both sides were still fighting in the ruins.
Inside the 88th Army Field Hospital, washed white cloth strips were hung everywhere, and countless seriously injured people were lying under the shacks. Those with less serious injuries could only squeeze in the aisles and count them in detail. There are thousands of injured people in the hospital.
The nurses poured basins of blood outside the hospital, and the smell of disinfectant mixed with blood lingered in the air, which seemed to never dissipate.
Everyone was exhausted, and many of the free nurses sat directly on the floor with their hands and knees folded. Even they could feel the intensity of the battlefield from today's treatment process.
Fortunately, most of the wounded brought in during the day have received effective treatment and are in relatively stable condition. This is also due to sufficient medicines and medical equipment. Otherwise, at least half of these wounded will lose their lives.
But the little devils did not receive such good treatment. The seriously injured could hardly survive the night, and the lightly wounded also endured great pain due to lack of medical treatment. Wails and screams became the main theme in the wounded soldiers' shelter.
In contrast, those Japanese soldiers who were lying on the battlefield and burping might feel better. At least they were relieved and no longer had to suffer.
In fact, in the past week, in addition to the daily surge in casualties of the Japanese army, there were also many people whose health was deteriorating due to phosgene.
At first, they may not have serious symptoms due to the small amount of poison they inhaled. They only had symptoms such as coughing, chest tightness, and breathing difficulty.
But as time goes by, these symptoms become more and more serious, especially those phosgene bombs that remain in the air and environment after spreading. Moderate inhalers have developed obvious pulmonary edema and pneumonia in the past two days. and other symptoms.
Due to poisoning, their peripheral capillaries constricted, their skin and mucous membranes turned pale, their blood pressure dropped sharply, they experienced acute circulatory failure, and entered a state of shock.
As a result, various departments of the Japanese army suffered a lot of non-combat attrition. More and more people lost combat effectiveness or even died due to the worsening of poisoning symptoms, and morale fell to the bottom.
However, the top brass of the Japanese army knew the fate of the city's defeat, so they asked all soldiers to resist with all their strength, and publicized the Chinese people's treatment of prisoners, forcing them into a desperate fear, so that they did not dare to think of surrender.
Thinking about how they treat prisoners, they know better than anyone else what the little devils did to the prisoners, and they don't need to be told by their superiors. Just by seeing the other party using poison gas bombs, they know that falling into the hands of the enemy will not end well. So I tried my best to fight for the bricks and tiles with the soldiers of the expeditionary force.
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At this time, Xiaozui was cleaning the blood-stained surgical instruments. Her delicate hands were trembling slightly in the water. It was easy to see how much pressure she was feeling from her tired face.
Thanks to their efforts, the company commander whose thigh was blown off has saved his life. Although he lost his left leg, his life has been saved. As long as the inflammation is eliminated and he is not infected, he will basically be able to survive.
Interestingly, the young doctor who performed the surgery was so focused that his nerves relaxed after walking out of the operating room. His face turned pale, his legs became weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
If the nurse hadn't been quick to catch him, he would have made a fool of himself on the spot.
The soldiers who were waiting anxiously outside were all relieved when they learned that their commander was safe.
When they saw the young doctor who was in a bad state coming out, no one laughed at him. The second lieutenant even walked over and almost knelt down again, with endless gratitude in his mouth.
Surprisingly, they did not stay longer. After leaving two soldiers to help take care of it, the second lieutenant and the rest of his men immediately left the field hospital.
According to Xiaozui's understanding, the remaining members of their company have been incorporated into other companies and may join the offensive team again tomorrow morning.
Before leaving, the second lieutenant told the young doctor honestly that if he could walk off the battlefield alive, he would definitely come back to treat him to a drink and apologize for today's recklessness.
Although his words were rough, they also revealed the uprightness and heroism of this northwest man, as well as his courage to regard death as his own.
well…
Thinking of this, Xiaozui couldn't help but show a bit of worry.
Looking at Yangon City a few kilometers to the south, I wonder how many soldiers will lose their lives trying to capture it.
"Okay, why are you sighing?"
Suddenly there was a voice behind him. Xiaozui turned around in surprise and saw that familiar figure standing at the door of the courtyard.
"Ah! Why are you here?"
Liao Mingyu smiled and said softly as he walked: "Come here to inspect the situation in the hospital and see you by the way."
Xiaozui instinctively wanted to go up to him, but he thought that here in the hospital, there were so many people talking and it was difficult to be too intimate, so he had to stand there and look at the other person with a complicated expression.
The key is that since entering Burma to fight, the two of them have been together less and more apart. If someone hadn't come to the front line to personally direct the battle this time, there is no guarantee when they would be able to meet each other.
"What's wrong?"
"You still thought of coming to see me. You thought Liao Dajun had already forgotten this little girl like me."
"That..." Hearing the resentment in his words, Liao Mingyu was speechless and couldn't think of any words to explain himself.
I remember the last time I saw Xiao Zui, when Mandalay was captured, he was in a health station set up to deal with the tens of thousands of prisoners of war and civilians who were detained in the concentration camp.
After that, he plunged headlong into the construction of the Heihe base and turned a deaf ear to what was going on outside the window.
Xiaozui has been following Li Lei's medical team on various front lines to save lives and heal the wounded.
Liao Mingyu originally planned to let her stay in the rear after the base area was established and completed. After all, the battlefield was full of dangers, and who could guarantee that there would be no accidents.
But this girl is also very stubborn and has to stay in the frontline medical team whether or not she lives. Liao Mingyu is quite helpless and can only ask Li Lei to ensure safety.
"Oh, I'm just kidding. Don't take it personally. I know you have heavy military duties and can't get away from it. It's okay."
"Actually, as long as you remember Xiao Zui in your heart, come and see me when you have time. I'll be satisfied."
Xiaozui was a very sensible girl, but when she saw her sweetheart in trouble, she couldn't bear to act like a little girl.
She knew very well that Liao Mingyu was now the commander of an expeditionary force of more than 100,000 people. How could he influence national affairs because of the love between his children?
I am just a prostitute with little talent and little knowledge, so I can't help him in big things, but I don't want to stay in the corner and watch the other person charge into battle. The reason why I stay in the frontline medical team is just to do my best to do something for him silently. That’s all.
"It's been more than a year since I've been in trouble for you..." Liao Mingyu suddenly felt pity in his heart and reached out his hand to help the other party smooth the hair around his ears.
There was certainly no pretentiousness in Xiao Zui's words. This girl was still so knowledgeable and so sensible that it made people feel sad.
(End of chapter)
