1939年10月中旬,为了向世界人民宣传中国的抗日战争,募集经费和药品,白求恩准备回国一次。中共中央和聂荣臻同意了他的请求,军区卫生部特地为他举行了欢送会。正在这时,日军调动了5万兵力,对北岳区发动了大规模的冬季大“扫荡”。白求恩得知这一消息后,决定推迟回国。10月下旬,他带领一个医疗队,从唐县出发,赶往滦源摩天岭前线,在离前线只有3.5公里的孙家庄停下来,将手术室设在村外一个小庙里,抢救伤员。10月28日下午,白求恩正紧张地做着手术,哨兵报告说:“敌人从北面 In mid-October 1939, Bethune was preparing to return to China in order to promote the anti-Japanese war in China and to raise funds and medicines. The CPC Central Committee and Nie Rongzhen agreed with him on his request and the Military Region Health Department held a special farewell party for him. At this moment, the Japanese army mobilized 50,000 troops and launched a large-scale winter ”mopping up“ against Beiyue district. Upon hearing of the news, Bethune decided to postpone his return. In late October, he led a medical team starting from Tangxian County and rushed to the front of Mt. Luanling Motianling. He stopped at Sunjiazhuang, which is only 3.5 kilometers from the front line, and set the operating room in a small temple outside the village to rescue the wounded. On the afternoon of October 28, Bethune was nervously doing surgery, and the Sentinel reported: ”The enemy from the north