Resistance against Japan: Starting with the local militia

Chapter 142 Trivial matters after the war

The next morning, Tang Weiguo got up early, put on thick clothes, and went out.

"It snowed heavily last night."

Tang Weiguo saw a thick layer of snow piled up in front of the door. Looking up, he saw that Wolong Mountain was already covered in snow, a beautiful sight in its silvery white.

Tang Weiguo stepped out of the courtyard and saw that in the distance, militia soldiers were clearing the snow from the training ground in preparation for today's training.

Next to the training ground were the Japanese transport trucks that had driven back from the Xiaoqingshan Coal Mine. At that moment, Zhou Yuan was training the motor transport company at the truck gate, preparing to begin driving training.

Tang Weiguo wandered around the militia's encampment alone, unknowingly arriving at the hospital's location. After several expansions, the militia's hospital was several times larger than it had been at the beginning.

The hospital initially only had the Chu sisters, but now it has five or six doctors and thirty or forty nurses, which can well meet the medical needs of the militia.

All the militia soldiers who were wounded in the battle at Xiaoqingshan Coal Mine were sent to the militia hospital for treatment.

Under the care of the militia hospital, Dr. Chu and her team did their utmost to save the lives of the wounded soldiers. Fortunately, the previous raid on the county hospital had yielded a large amount of medical supplies, so the militia hospital was not short of medicine this time.

Tang Weiguo walked through the hospital gate. Hospital staff greeted him warmly, and Tang Weiguo nodded in response. Having served as the regimental commander for so long, Tang Weiguo had unconsciously developed an air of authority befitting a leader.

Tang Weiguo arrived at Chu Yu's dean's office with practiced ease, knocked softly on the door, but received no response. Seeing that Chu Yu's office door was ajar, Tang Weiguo thought for a moment, then pushed the door open and went in.

At this moment, Chu Yu was fast asleep, lying on the office desk, still in her surgical gown.

"This girl is so careless about her health. She was in surgery all night last night, why wasn't she sleeping on the bed in the inner room of the office?"

So Tang Weiguo gently walked to Chu Yu's side, gently picked her up, and slowly walked into the inner room, placing her on the bed. He then carefully covered her with the blanket.

Tang Weiguo stared at her sleeping soundly for a moment, then quietly left the room, closed the door to her office, and instructed Chu Yu's assistant not to disturb her unless necessary.

After leaving Chu Yu's office, Tang Weiguo walked into the ward for the lightly injured. After being disinfected by the medical staff at the door, Tang Weiguo put on a mask and went inside.

As soon as Tang Weiguo entered, he felt the warmth, as if he had arrived in spring. He took off his coat and put it on the clothes rack next to him.

To ensure the wards were heated in winter, Professor Zhao and his engineering team devised numerous solutions.

"Commander!" The wounded soldiers lying on the hospital bed saw Tang Weiguo walk in and were about to raise their hands to salute when Tang Weiguo quickly told them to put their hands down, as recovering from their injuries was the priority.

In the ward, Tang Weiguo thoughtfully inquired about the condition of each wounded soldier and instructed the medical staff beside him to take good care of these heroes of the militia.

Tang Weiguo carefully inquired about the wounded soldiers' meals. When he learned that all the wounded soldiers had an egg for breakfast, Tang Weiguo nodded in satisfaction.

"It seems that Bi Shoucai's logistical work is quite good."

Bi Shoucai, who was taking stock of the supplies captured in the operation in the warehouse, suddenly sneezed a few times.

"Damn it, who's got their eyes on me again?"

"Hey you, count carefully for me, don't get it wrong." Bi Shoucai wiped his mouth and went back to work.

After leaving the room for the lightly injured patients, Tang Weiguo went to the door of the ward for the seriously injured patients. After going through an even more rigorous disinfection procedure, Tang Weiguo put on a medical uniform and went inside.

"How is he?" Tang Weiguo asked the on-duty medical staff softly, afraid of disturbing the seriously injured patient who was resting.

"Report, Commander, he is basically out of danger and is now entering the observation period."

"We must heal them. Don't skimp on medicines and such. We can buy more if he's not the regimental commander, and we can go rob the Japanese again. But if our soldiers lose their lives, they can never be brought back!"

Tang Weiguo immediately issued instructions, ordering the hospital to ensure the safety of the seriously injured.

After speaking with the medical staff on duty, Tang Weiguo quietly walked to each of the seriously injured patients' beds, carefully tucked them in, and then quietly left the room.

After Tang Weiguo left the hospital, he saw that the training ground was already full of militia soldiers. All the militia's combat units had once again assembled on the training ground.

Hearing the soldiers training, Tang Weiguo walked over.

"It's so lively today, it's rare to see you all gathered together." Tang Weiguo came up to Tang Xiaohu and the others.

"Hello, Captain."

"Commander, you've come over." Several people greeted Tang Weiguo.

"Why are you guys hanging around instead of focusing on training?" Tang Weiguo said with a smile.

"Commander, we're just about to discuss the upcoming competition between our units, since Dazhuang and the others are here," Tang Xiaohu replied.

"That's a good idea," Tang Weiguo agreed. A unit can only improve through competition. The sense of honor gained from winning in competitions is the best way to increase unit cohesion.

"Haha, Commander, if I didn't even need to compete, our reconnaissance battalion would definitely be number one. Commander, how about we don't participate and give the first place to our brother unit?" Niu Dali said from the side.

"Battalion Commander Niu, you can't be so sure of yourself. Let's see what you're made of," Tang Xiaohu retorted.

"Since everyone is interested, I'll set some competition rules for you. How about each unit selects a squad to compete in speed, marksmanship, and bayonet fighting?" Tang Weiguo said to everyone, seeing their interest.

"No problem, team leader. If we can't have a competition, we have to have some kind of prize."

"As a prize, how about the winning battalion get an extra meal, a bowl of braised pork for each person?"

"Okay, let's do this! I'll give it my all for braised pork!" (Actually, the author wanted to eat it.)

"Give everyone a morning to prepare and select participants. The official competition will begin this afternoon," Tang Weiguo decided immediately.

"To enhance the atmosphere, Tang Xiaohu, you should inform the other units of the militia to suspend their respective missions this afternoon and watch the competition together at the training ground."

"Leave it to me," Tang Xiaohu said, accepting the order.

"Alright, now your next task, battalion commanders, is to set up the competition venue. If you need supplies, ask Bi Shoucai for them."

"Haha, with the commander's words, there's no problem," Niu Dali said with a smile.

"Alright, you all go and get ready." With that, Tang Weiguo returned.

After a while, the news that the leader of the militia was organizing a competition spread throughout the militia's camp, and everyone couldn't help but look forward to the competition that afternoon.