On August 13, 1937, the Japanese army attacked Shanghai again, causing a large-scale battle to break out in the Songhu area again.
This time, Japan was prepared to carry out more cruel and bloody aggression, and similarly, the Nationalist Government was also prepared, and the two fought to the death on the battlefield of Songhu.
Chiang Kai-shek rarely made a huge "determination" on the Songhu battlefield, and the Nationalist army and local troops continued to pour into the Shanghai theater.
Chinese soldiers can be seen everywhere on the entire Songhu battlefield, and of course, there is a team shuttling around the battlefield to save soldiers and ordinary people.
That is, the Red Cross Society of China.
However, this Red Cross Society was different from today, and it was a real conscience in the minds of the people at that time.
Generally speaking, if a natural disaster or disaster occurred during the Republic of China, the first thing that the residents of the Republic of China thought of was not the government, but the Red Cross.
Back in the July 7 Incident, the Red Cross began to arrange medical preparations for the war on the premise of comprehensively considering the risk of war, and established a huge medical treatment team against the background of Shanghai's medical conditions.
At the same time, it has stockpiled medicines and first-aid facilities, trained professional medical aid personnel, and implemented self-help and mutual rescue education for ordinary residents.
In this way, it is hoped that the deficiencies of the government and the army in terms of medical assistance will be compensated.
Based on the need for medical assistance, enthusiastic young people have joined the medical aid team, and 10 professional teams and 12 preparatory teams have been established, each team is equipped with about 60 members.
On August 13, after the battle began, the Central Army, which had been fighting one after another, suffered losses on the Songhu battlefield, and at the same time, the losses of local troops were even more serious.
However, in the face of such a large number of wounded, the Nationalist Government no longer had the spare ability to organize battlefield rescue, so it could only devote all its energy to battlefield operations.
The responsibility of helping soldiers and citizens falls on the Red Cross.
Teams were deployed to all corners of the battlefield, carrying medical supplies with them to help the wounded soldiers and residents on the battlefield.
Su Keji of the First Ambulance Team and other rescue personnel of our Party established Luodian Hospital on August 13 to provide medical assistance to soldiers in the Xiaochuansha area of Buhai and Luodian Town.
Martyr of Sukji
But with the temporary disadvantage, on August 23, Luodian Hospital was already under the fire of the Japanese army.
For the sake of safety, the hospital could only transfer, but many wounded soldiers were no longer able to walk, and Su Keji, who had no choice, could only carry a stretcher to transfer the wounded one by one.
Just as Su Keji and Liu Zhongwu were carrying the pilot Yuan Jinhan and the others were evacuating under the flag of the Red Cross Society of China, the Japanese invaders, disguised as civilians, suddenly launched an attack on the rescue team.
Su Keji's legs were cut off by the bayonets of the Japanese invaders, and the other members of the team also died tragically at the hands of the Japanese invaders.
In addition to the sacrifice of the first team, the second and sixth teams also suffered heavy casualties, and even the bones of some team members who were blown up by Japanese artillery fire were gone, and their names were not even recorded.
Although the Red Cross suffered heavy casualties, the speed and intensity of the rescue did not stop, and a larger Nanjing Hospital for Wounded Soldiers was established on the battlefield.
In this hospital, more than 730 doctors and staff have traveled from afar to provide support, and there are more than 5,000 medical beds.
It is a pity that although the number of Chinese soldiers who have died and injured is huge, only a few have been able to receive medical assistance.
5,000 beds, and in the end, only 3,381 people were admitted before they were forced to be transferred.
After the Nationalist government and Chinese troops withdrew from the Shanghai area, the Red Cross Society of China chose to remain there to provide medical assistance to Chinese soldiers and residents.
From the moment the battle began on August 13, 1937, the Red Cross Society of China has persevered, and by April 1938, they had treated a total of 43,000 people and raised 3.12 million yuan in various relief funds.
Because of their presence and treatment, 150,000 Chinese refugees have survived.
At that time, the Red Cross Society of China was composed mostly of foreigners, and together with Chinese medical personnel, they all went all out to help refugees.
Among the many crosses of foreigners, they also maintain a principle of transparency and impartiality.
The Finance Committee publicizes the funds raised, as well as the whereabouts and expenses of the funds, so that all the flow of money can be seen in the bottom line of the newspaper.
In the major concessions, the Red Cross took advantage of local international conditions to actively carry out medical treatment and treatment for refugees.
During the difficult times, the Red Cross carried out more than 480,000 consultations through medical clinics, medical clinics, and hospitals.
And surprisingly, in that turbulent era, the Red Cross would also actively buy vaccines against various diseases and vaccinate the masses for free.
This work alone has benefited 100,000 people and averted epidemics among refugees.
In addition, the Red Cross has taken on the role of leading production, treating refugees while teaching them basic life skills to ensure that they have a basic income.
In general, the Red Cross at that time, in addition to playing a major role on the battlefield, was a conscientious social organization, but their story was rarely known to the world.