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The Second Battalion, which has been in reserve since the beginning of the war, can naturally ensure adequate rest and sleep.
Regarding this point, the officers and soldiers of the first and third battalions did not have much opinion except envy - after all, people will die in war, and the troops leading the battle must be strong troops.
The distance of four to five kilometers is not too far for the officers and soldiers who have been walking on their legs for a long time. However, after arriving at the destination, the officers and soldiers of the two battalions, who could no longer bear the attack of fatigue, sat on the ground and gasped. He seemed to be racing against time to rest.
In this regard, military officers at all levels did not scold these soldiers because they were also tired. We are all human beings and walk on two legs. Just because you are an officer, you can relax.
You must know that at this moment, officers do not have special vehicles or horses. Even if they do, they are senior officers and have nothing to do with junior officers like them.
The soldiers were tired and they could take a rest, but Fang Ren, Gu Xinheng, and Zhang Tianhai were not so lucky, because they were the highest commanders among the officers and soldiers present.
Now that the soldiers of the replenishment regiment have arrived, the next step is to arrange the replenishment.
As the most powerful and best-equipped German weapon division in China in this era, the 36th Division, like the 87th Division and the 88th Division, is equipped with two supplementary regiments, and most of the officers and soldiers of these supplementary regiments have received regular military training. The trained veterans are basically soldiers without formal military training, unlike the soldiers in the later stages of the Anti-Japanese War.
Due to the heavy casualties on the front line, almost the entire company and platoon of soldiers in the supplementary regiment were recruited, just like the officers and soldiers supplemented at this time were an entire battalion of the supplementary regiment.
The rest and replenishment work lasted for more than two hours. In addition to dividing the separated and replenished soldiers into each squad, it also allowed each squad leader and platoon leader to familiarize themselves with their new troops.
After such a repair, the two battalions that suffered more than half of their casualties finally seemed to have recovered a little bit of their strength.
As for the extra soldiers, they were brought back to the regiment headquarters and replenished to the second battalion.
After the repairs were completed, Fang Ren was very interesting and directly ordered the troops to rest in place for two hours, because the casualties of these veterans who had just withdrawn from the battlefield were too exhausted.
If you don't take a break and continue to toss like this, your body won't be able to bear it.
Two hours later, after a period of rest and replenishment, the officers and soldiers of the 1st and 3rd Battalions finally embarked on their way back to the battlefield.
It must be mentioned that after knowing that they were officers and soldiers who had withdrawn from the front line to rest, the nearby Shanghai people sent them water, bread and other food to comfort them.
After the replenishment and rest, the troops seemed to be much more energetic both in terms of mental outlook and team formation. At least they finally regained the majesty of the elite German weapon masters.
After returning to the rest area along Zhaofeng Road, Zhang Tianhai was not worried about the sudden gathering for combat since it was the regiment leader Hu Jiaji who gave the order to take a temporary rest.
After all, the Japanese reinforcements would not arrive in Shanghai until the morning of the 23rd. At this time, the Chinese army had all the advantages in the Shanghai area. If the Japanese army had not launched a large-scale counterattack, they would not have to go to the battlefield for the time being.
On the other hand, the 212th Regiment and the 215th Regiment were fighting fiercely - after all, the Japanese troops entrenched in Yangshupu Naval Pier and Hongkou had not yet been cleared, so they were still fighting.
After all, not everyone is as desperate as Hu Jiaji when fighting. Compared with this, whether it is Xiong Xinmin, the new leader of the 212th Regiment, or Li Zhipeng, the old leader, or Liu Yingdu, the leader of the 215th Regiment, has a slightly worse style of play than Hu Jiaji.
The point is, they have scruples and will not lead the charge personally like Hu Jiaji did. Once the war starts, they will just ignore it: even if they die at the next moment, they must be on the way to charge; even if they die, they must break through the enemy's Line of defense.
No, there is a saying circulating among the three divisions in the National Guard system - wherever the Hu Jiaji fights, they will win.
This sentence fully affirmed Hu Jiaji's commanding and combat capabilities - the 216th Regiment's ability to quickly capture Huishan Pier was inseparable from the regiment leader's leadership style.
After learning that the regiment leader had given an order to take a temporary rest, Zhang Tianhai came to the field hospital. He wanted to see one person, Shen Wei. Maybe they would be separated next moment, and he still wanted to see each other again.
After all, communication in this era is really underdeveloped. There are no mobile phones, let alone satellites. Even radar has not been invented yet. If you miss it once, how long will it take to see you again...
When he saw Shen Wei again, Shen Wei looked very tired.
