Principal Chang is also a human being, and he immediately understood the intention of Zhong Yi's move.

Zhong Yi was euphemistically reminding him not to have selfish motives in such a big war related to the country and the future of the nation, just blindly consuming local troops and trying to preserve the strength of the Central Army!

After a long time, Principal Chang suddenly said, "Zhong Yi is setting an example!" ”

After a pause, Principal Chang said again: "Ziren's move is for the commanders of the various departments participating in the war!" ”

"Yes." Lin Wei nodded, and then said, "This also shows from the side that Ziren is actually very worried about the upcoming battle of Xiaogan. ”

"Can you not be worried, I'm worried too." Principal Chang said, "So far, our national army has never fought such a large-scale war of annihilation, and I have no bottom in my heart!" Therefore, all the theaters and units participating in the war must work together even more! ”

Lin Wei's mouth moved twice, and he wanted to say to Principal Chang, so, in order to ensure the victory of the battle of Xiaogan, why don't you hand it over to Zhong Yi to command? But when the words came to his mouth, he was swallowed back.

Because Lin Wei knew that it was absolutely impossible for Principal Chang to agree.

Non-Huangpu is not reused, who made Zhong Yi not from Huangpu, alas.

At this time, Liu Sheng came over again and reported: "Principal, the chambers of commerce in Guangzhou and Hong Kong donated a batch of medicines, but they clearly said that they would send them to Wuhan, what should I do?" ”

This is the episode that Xiao Bing did that played a role.

In fact, donations and materials have been going on all over the country for the past two days.

It's just that only the chambers of commerce in Guangzhou and Hong Kong have made it clear that they will transport the donated medicines and materials to Wuhan and give them to the wounded officers and soldiers of the Wuhan garrison!

In this kind of matter, Principal Chang did not intend to reach out.

At that time, President Chang said: "Immediately ask Yu Hanmou to arrange a wagon to urgently transport the medicines and supplies donated by the Guangzhou and Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce to Wuhan and hand them over to the wounded officers and soldiers of the Wuhan Garrison!" Let Yu Han plan to send an official letter to warn the stations along the way, and no one is allowed to reach out to this batch of materials! ”

"Yes!" Lin Wei said yes.

After a pause, Principal Chang said again: "What the battle of Xiaogan will look like, whether it will be the second battle of Yixian, no one can say, so it is particularly necessary to treat the wounded soldiers of the Wuhan garrison as soon as possible, so that the remnants of the Wuhan garrison can recover their combat effectiveness as soon as possible, maybe this army will be used!" ”

Lin Wei and Liu Sheng said in unison: "Principal Mingjian! ”

……

At this time, at Hanyang Hospital.

After burying the fallen officers and soldiers in Hankou, Zhong Yi rushed to Hanyang non-stop, and buried the fallen officers and soldiers in Hanyang with Sun Liren, Chen Jingan, and Liu Futing.

In this battle, the Wuhan Garrison was really miserable!

Before the war, 70,000 backbone troops, 80,000 supplementary soldiers, plus 50,000 militiamen, all added up, there were as many as 200,000 people, but now, plus the seriously wounded, there are less than 40,000 left!

In other words, more than 150,000 people died in the battle!

In other words, the death rate turned out to be as high as 75 percent!

The casualty rate is even more terrifying, exceeding 95 percent!

Of course, such a casualty rate or casualty rate is not uncommon in the national army!

For example, the defense of Baoshan, such as the defense of Tengxian, the death rate is 100%!

Then there is the Battle of Taierzhuang, the casualty rate and casualty rate are not much smaller than the Battle of Wuhan, but the scale is not as large as the Battle of Wuhan!

And this is the biggest difference between Eastern culture and Western culture!

In the West, a reduction of more than 30% of an army means the loss of combat effectiveness! If you lose more than 50% of your troops, you're basically ready to surrender, and no one will blame you!

But in the East, there is no such thing as losing combat effectiveness, and a troop, as long as the people are not dead, even if they have run out of ammunition and food, will still insist on fighting! Fight with fists and teeth!

It is precisely because of this that the casualties of the Chinese and Japanese armies in the battle will be so heavy!

Zhong Yi buried more than 80,000 fallen soldiers in Hankou and more than 60,000 dead soldiers in Hanyang.

The remains of the remaining more than 10,000 fallen soldiers were no longer found, so Zhong Yi could only erect a large stone tablet for them at the northern foot of Guishan Mountain, and then engrave the names of these fallen officers and soldiers.

In this way, when the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is won, the relatives of these fallen officers and soldiers will also have a place to mourn.

After burying the fallen soldiers in Hankou, Zhong Yi inspected the hospital in Hanyang accompanied by Sun Liren and others.

The field hospital in Hanyang is located in the belly of Guishan Mountain, and the living conditions are slightly better than those in Hankou, at least the ventilation is still possible, but the medicine is also exhausted!

During Zhong Yi's inspection, from time to time, seriously injured people closed their eyes forever because of infection!

Watching one seriously injured person after another pass away forever, and then being wrapped in a shroud by the stretcher team and carried out of the hospital, Sun Liren was so distressed that he was almost suffocated!

These are elite veterans who have been through a hundred battles!

If there is enough medicine, within seven days, these seriously wounded will be able to return to the army alive!

But now, these elite veterans who have experienced a hundred battles are passing away one by one under the invasion of germs!

Such a scene reminded Sun Liren of the hard years when the wounded of the Tax Police Corps were in Huangpi, when if it weren't for a large number of sulfonamides donated by Zhong Yi, I am afraid that there would not be the current new 38th Division!

But now, there is no second Zhong Yi to donate another batch of sulfonamide powder!

Just when Sun Liren was sad, Zhang Shiliang suddenly hurried over.

"Good news, Sam!" Zhang Shiliang Lizheng reported, "I just received an urgent telegram from the headquarters, a whole wagon of sulfonamides, quinine water, anesthetics and other medicines, plus a full twelve wagons of towels, biscuits, cigarettes, canned food and other condolences have been shipped from Guangzhou, and about two days later, they can be transported to Wuchang!" ”

"Really?" Zhong Yi was overjoyed.

"Great!" Sun Liren and others were also overjoyed.

It's nothing like condolences or anything, but this batch of medicines came too timely!

Hankou Hospital and more than 30,000 lightly and seriously injured people in Hanyang Hospital didn't know what to do, but a cartload of sulfonamides, quinine water, anesthetics and other first-aid drugs came from Guangzhou!

With these medicines, the wounded in the Wuhan garrison can be saved!

Saving these more than 30,000 or nearly 40,000 wounded will also save the most elite force in the Wuhan garrison!

Having retained this part of the most elite forces, in less than three months, ten or even twenty brigades will be able to pull out!

To put it bluntly, China is not short of people, but only veterans with combat experience, and veterans who have participated in big wars and vicious battles like the Battle of Wuhan are especially lacking!