"Send people to pick out the wounded from the battlefield overnight and send them for treatment. In such a cold weather, the injured brothers will not be able to last long..."
With the last group of stubborn Japanese soldiers being completely wiped out, the Northern Jiangsu Corps won a complete victory, but Yang Ling, as the commander, did not relax at all.
He knew how this battle was won. It was entirely due to the bravery and bloody struggle of the brothers. The core area of the battlefield had become a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
He was very worried about the safety of his old brothers, those brothers who had followed him in the bloody battle. Yang Ling didn't know how they were doing now, but as a commander, he couldn't show it even if he was worried.
"The first and second battalions will each send two companies of troops to set up warning positions to the south. They will be responsible for covering and cleaning the battlefield. Leave the matter of clearing out the fleeing Japanese soldiers to the local militia. The pursuing troops should be gathered as soon as possible."
This was a big battle. Although the Northern Jiangsu Corps achieved a decisive victory, there were still many Japanese soldiers fleeing, and all the troops had dispersed to chase them out.
But Yang Ling knew that the crisis had not been resolved. To the south in the direction of Gaoyou, the Japanese had assembled heavy troops. This Japanese infantry brigade was just the vanguard of the Japanese.
But he also placed his hope that the vanguard troops could pass this bloody battle and frighten the Japanese in Gaoyou so that they would not dare to act rashly and give the North Jiangsu Corps a chance to breathe.
Fighting behind enemy lines is very difficult. The troops have to fight bloody battles with the Japs to gain living space. Because dangers are everywhere, they have to tighten their nerves at all times.
Now that the Northern Jiangsu Corps has taken control of the battlefield, it can just hand over the stragglers who have escaped from the Japanese to the local militia.
If the Chinese officers and soldiers were defeated and dispersed to break through, most of them would survive, but the little devils were not so lucky.
Because the Japs were an invading army, their evil deeds of burning, killing, and looting were hated by every Chinese. When the Japs were in groups, no one dared to offend the majesty of the Japs soldiers.
But once the little devil is left alone, he will quietly become a missing person, because in the Chinese land, even the unarmed common people dare to attack the Japanese stragglers.
After these common people worked together to kill the Japanese stragglers, they would usually hold their bloody fingerprints and remain silent for the rest of their lives out of fear of retaliation. Therefore, it was not just the army that was fighting the Japanese. In fact, many common people were participating.
But no one knew about it, and it became a secret they guarded throughout their lives.
Now that Yang Ling has sent Zhang Baozi, Xiao Yan and other local militiamen back, they are waiting in the direction of the Japs' retreat. With bounties on their heads for killing each enemy, Yang Ling believes that it would be much harder for the Japs' stragglers to escape back to Gaoyou.
It’s even harder to reach the sky.
"Telegraph the news of the great victory at Jieshou to the theater headquarters and deputy headquarters. The officers and soldiers of our northern Jiangsu Corps fought bloody battles day and night to annihilate a Japanese brigade!"
Now that we have won, there is no need to hide it, we must openly announce it to boost the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the occupied areas!
Annihilating a full Japanese brigade is an unprecedented victory. It can at least reverse the situation in the enemy-occupied areas behind enemy lines in a short period of time. Under the premise that the Japanese cannot figure out the situation, the Japanese dare not act rashly and win the victory for the guerrilla forces.
Time to recuperate.
When fighting behind enemy lines, sometimes it is not only the lack of ammunition, but also the most difficult thing to establish a foothold. But now Jieshou's victory on the outside has allowed the base area in Huaiyin, northern Jiangsu, to develop steadily. Various arsenals and clothing factories
Ability to develop rapidly without being affected by war.
As long as it survives this period of time, the Northern Jiangsu Corps, which has emerged from the bloody fire and replenished ammunition, supplies and soldiers, will once again be a powerful force that will scare the devils.
Of course, the Northern Jiangsu Corps is lucky. It can become stronger and stronger as it fights, and it can annihilate all the Japanese and gain space for survival and development.
However, many guerrilla troops sent behind enemy lines were not so lucky. Faced with the joint stranglehold of the Japanese army, puppet army, local gangs and other forces, they had to fight continuously.
Many troops are gone in the blink of an eye, because the troops who lack weapons and ammunition have been fighting with high intensity and cannot be replenished. No matter how strong they are, they will be exhausted.
This is also the reason why the nearly one million guerrilla troops sent by Chongqing behind enemy lines disappeared in just two years, because many of them were killed in isolation and without support, and no bones were left.
The civilians who had been waiting for news at the frontier had been waiting eagerly all day long, their eyes fixed on the battlefield to the south where the roar of cannons was heard.
These civilians originally stayed to help build the fortification trenches so that they could eat the gruel provided by the Northern Jiangsu Corps every day, but now they are extremely worried about the officers and soldiers of the Northern Jiangsu Corps who lined up to go to the battlefield in the cold wind, because as a
The Chinese, they hope in their hearts that their army can win.
No matter what their impression of the Chinese army was, and no matter whether they privately cursed the troops who had been retreating, when the Japanese invaded, they still sincerely prayed for their troops and secretly cheered for them.
Encourage.
The battle started last night and continues till now, from dusk to dawn and then dusk again. Standing at the head of the boundary, one can overlook the thick and thick smoke on the battlefield to the south, which persists for a long time.
But civilians are not soldiers after all. They are not allowed to get close to the battlefield. They can only wait for the news in fear.
When the victorious brother galloped back from the battlefield on his fast horse and was about to announce the news that the Northern Jiangsu Corps had wiped out the invading Japanese and won a great victory, the brother saw a scene that he would never forget.
In the cold and windy wilderness outside Jieshou, civilians with sickles and sticks in their hands were trekking towards the battlefield. The vast black mass covered a large area. Everyone had panic on their faces, but their steps were unusually firm.
Because all the troops were pressing forward, no one stopped them from approaching the battlefield.
When they heard the sound of horse hooves in front, the civilians holding various cold weapons stopped in unison, full of alertness.
With the light of the torch, they saw the brother riding on the horse. His body was dirty, broken and stained with blood. Seeing the appearance of this brother, the hearts of the civilians sank to the bottom. They thought they had lost the battle ahead.
"Boss, are we defeated? Where did the Japs rush to?" A middle-aged man in the leader asked cautiously when he saw the brothers coming on horseback.
"Who are you?" Seeing these peasants holding sickles and clubs in their hands, the brothers who came back to report their victory were full of doubts.
"Boss, we are Chinese too. You are fighting the Japanese to the death at the front, and we can't just watch the show! Now that you have lost, it's our turn!" A dark-skinned man shouted heroically.
"Yes, you fought us all, we are all Chinese men who are not afraid of death! There are no cowards in the Chinese people!" the crowd shouted.
Seeing these passionate civilians, the brothers who came back to report their victory had tears in their eyes. For the first time, he felt what it means to be united as one, what it means to unite as one!
These civilians knew that the sickles and sticks in their hands could not defeat the Japanese machine guns and cannons, but they still came resolutely. They no longer cowered and retreated, they fought bravely!
Seeing these civilians shouting at each other and heading towards the battlefield, this brother wiped away the tears from his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Dear fellow soldiers! Our northern Jiangsu Corps did not lose the battle! We won! We wiped out a Japanese brigade. I am back to report the victory!"
The voices of the brothers reporting victory echoed in the cold wind, causing the steps of the civilian laborers who were already prepared to die to hesitate.
"Boss, are you telling the truth?" someone asked in a low voice, unsure.
"It's absolutely true! Chief Yang is leading his troops to chase the Japanese all over the mountains and plains. I came back to tell everyone the good news! We have won!" the brother shouted excitedly.
The mighty team of civilians, who were preparing to fight the Japs, were silent for a few seconds and then burst into cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami.