Shadow Spy

Chapter 196 Treatment, Recuperation and Condolences

When Li Junhao and others took over the isolated military camp, in the nearby military camp, under the order of the military attaché of the Italian Consulate General, 700 Italian soldiers, regardless of whether they had any objections, could only follow the order, take their belongings out of the camp, and go to the small camp. No. 256, Shadu Road; at this time, a company of advance troops from the [-]nd Squadron of the [-]th Marine Regiment of the US Army had arrived here and quickly took over the military camp without leaving any gaps!

For the officers and soldiers of the Lone Army Camp, what happened today was very strange. An American led a group of neatly uniformed policemen who suddenly appeared, killed the White Russians guarding them, took over the management of the Lone Army Camp, and returned them to A new task has been arranged - repair the airstrip!

The soldiers hadn't figured out what was going on, but the dozen or so main officers summoned by Xie Jinyuan for a meeting began to discuss it.

Because when it was decided to deploy the 524st Battalion of the 88th Regiment to station in Sihang Warehouse, the 524th Division and the 414th Regiment specially strengthened it, so among the [-] people at that time, the proportion of officers was very high.

In addition to the three officers attached to the regiment: Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan, regimental deputy commander Major Zhibiao, and first battalion commander Major Yang Ruifu, machine gun company commander Lei Xiong, first company commander Tao Xingchun, second company commander Deng Ying, and third company commander Shi Meihao, combat Twelve staff officers including Tang Di, Wan Lianqing, Fu Huashu, Hu Pinsan, Fan Cheng, Li Dongxuan, Wu Zude, and Wang Bingsan are all captains, and there are even more lieutenants, second lieutenants, and warrant officers.

Some officers believe that the United States has always had a good relationship with the Nationalist Government, and this multi-tasking American should be here to help them; other officers do not trust foreigners, especially after they were disarmed by the British and Italian troops after entering the concession. They were detained by the White Russian team. They believed that foreigners wanted to force them to do hard labor...

The two factions had conflicting views, and of course no results could be achieved through discussion. In the end, Xie Jinyuan, Shangguan Zhibiao, and Yang Ruifu decided to take a look first and then talk.
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At around nine o'clock, Wen Qiang, who was wearing makeup, came to Gujun Camp with a telegram from the headquarters and conveyed the order of the National Military Commission to Xie Jinyuan and other major officers. All the 393 existing officers in Gujun Camp were assigned to the U.S. Navy. It is managed by the Marine Corps, and its immediate commander is Lieutenant Colonel Ognyan Lee Penson.

At this time, Li Junhao, who had changed into a navy and army lieutenant colonel uniform, appeared in front of several people and met them again.Although they have not yet figured out what happened, after several school officers confirmed Wen Qiang's identity and the authenticity of the telegram, they still followed the bounden duty of soldiers and expressed their obedience to orders.

Immediately, several military trucks from the Fourth Marine and Land Regiment drove into the camp, bringing brand-new training uniforms, military blankets, food, daily necessities and other supplies.

Li Junhao called Xie Jinyuan and others to organize the unloading of the truck and told them that these things were for the officers and soldiers...

At noon, nearly [-] officers and soldiers were obviously in high spirits after taking a shower and changing clothes. A dozen people in the cooking class were happily stewing meat and cooking, steaming rice in a big pot...

Only then did everyone remember what Lieutenant Colonel Pan Sen said about the logistics standards of the US military before. They were surprised and excited. If they were treated like this every day, there would be no need to recruit young men. Ordinary people should not rush to become soldiers!
Li Junhao and his escort also ate with everyone. He commented in his heart: there was too much oil, the meat was too fat, and there was too much salt... But seeing the officers and soldiers eating happily made him feel better!

After eating a full meal, the officers and soldiers were full of energy and clamored to build the airstrip. However, Li Junhao told everyone to take care of their health in the past few days and build the runway after they recover.In the afternoon, twenty doctors and nurses invited from various hospitals came to the Gujun Camp to conduct physical examinations on the officers and soldiers.Originally, a reward had been agreed upon before, but when the police car took them to the place, the medical staff found out that they were inspecting the officers and soldiers of the Lone Army Camp. No reward was required at all, and they got busy enthusiastically.

Years of combat and nearly two years in captivity have left the officers and soldiers with more or less illnesses and injuries. The medical staff doing the examination couldn't help but shed tears, but the officers and soldiers comforted them in turn.

The engineering unit transferred by Li Junhao began to repair the dilapidated barracks, and the officers and soldiers also stepped forward to help. The first few houses repaired were arranged into wards to allow those officers and soldiers who were more seriously ill to recuperate...

By dark, the house was half repaired and the physical examination was half completed. However, some officers and soldiers in serious condition had already completed the examination first and were placed in the wards.

Li Junhao told medical staff to use the best treatment and medicine, and money is not an issue...
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That night, all the male medical staff stayed behind, preparing to work overtime for physical examinations and taking care of the patients. Li Junhao sent people to send all the female medical staff back home or to the hospital, so he asked them to check the officers and soldiers of the Lone Army Battalion today. The matter of physical therapy was exposed...

Early the next morning, more than 30 hospitals in the Shanghai Public Concession and the French Concession sent medical staff, ranging from a dozen to as many as [-] people, to the Gujun Camp with medical supplies, all of whom were involved in the treatment of the officers and soldiers. Their examinations and treatments are ongoing, and they claim that they are all free of charge...

The officers and soldiers were all moved, but there were too many doctors and nurses, almost one-on-one!
The situation at the scene was a bit chaotic. The bodyguard Sergeant Jackie Siegel (who had just been upgraded) who was left by Li Junhao to coordinate the navy and army members and the officers and soldiers of the Lone Army Battalion quickly found Xie Jinyuan. The two of them came forward together to calm down the agitated medical staff. After final discussion among the personnel, only 40 people were left to continue to examine and treat the officers and soldiers, and the others left after expressing condolences.

After that, more and more citizens came here to visit and express condolences to the officers and soldiers of the Lone Army Camp, and sent a large number of condolences such as food, clothing, daily necessities, etc., which filled the camp!
The U.S. Marines and Marines who were responsible for maintaining order at the scene originally respected these outstanding soldiers who had fought bloody battles with the Japanese. After experiencing the enthusiasm of medical staff and ordinary people, they realized the status of these soldiers in the hearts of the Chinese people. ——This laid a good foundation for future cooperation between the two parties.

The officers and soldiers devoted themselves with great enthusiasm to the work of repairing the barracks and organizing the camp. By five o'clock in the afternoon, when Li Junhao came here again, the entire lone camp had a completely new look, and everyone's spirit was extremely uplifting. They even strongly asked the engineers to Provide shovels, pickaxes and other tools, and they are going to start building the runway!

Li Junhao personally came forward and claimed that he already had a complete project plan, which would be carried out by engineers and soldiers. It was better for everyone to recover first...

However, under the strong request of the officers and soldiers, he agreed to start work the next day.

(End of this chapter)