It can be said that Yang Ling and his Northern Jiangsu Corps made a big splash this time. They single-handedly annihilated a Japanese brigade, which really made everyone look at them with admiration and start to re-examine this rising new force.
The strong rise of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps has made the senior generals of the Sulu Guerrilla Corps feel the most unhappy, because before they were the only family, but now there is a Northern Jiangsu Corps. What's going on?
Although it is said that the larger and more numerous the anti-Japanese troops are, the better, but they are not happy at all because the Jiangsu North Corps is too capable.
The Northern Jiangsu Corps led by Yang Ling first liberated Huaiyin, then went south to Gaoyou and beat the Japanese to disgrace, and now it has achieved its first victory. After winning this battle, it stole the show and overshadowed the limelight of their Sulu Guerrilla Corps.
It also appears that their Sulu Guerrilla Corps is incompetent. Even the theater headquarters is now extremely dissatisfied with their Sulu Guerrilla Corps.
In fact, the Sulu Guerrilla Corps is not monolithic. Commander-in-Chief Li Mingyang leads his troops to operate near Taizhou, while Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li Changjiang operates near Gaoyou, Dongtai.
So after seeing Yang Ling and the others win a battle, Li Changjiang of the Sulu Guerrilla Corps couldn't sit still. If this continues, what status will their Sulu Guerrilla Corps have in the future?
Therefore, he thought about it and finally felt that they could not hide all the time, but had to fight a good fight and take the initiative to prevent them from being too passive when the time came.
Moreover, the reconnaissance battalion commander Han Li said in his report that the Japanese who came from the south this time were not strong combat troops, and most of them were made up of supplementary troops.
The report of the reconnaissance battalion commander Han Li finally cleared up the doubts of Li Changjiang, the deputy commander of the Sulu Guerrilla Corps. No wonder the North Jiangsu Corps was able to annihilate a whole Japanese brigade. Emotions are a soft persimmon.
"Sir Li, although there are many Japs in Gaoyou now, they are just some reinforcements. How about we kill them back?"
Now that the senior generals of the Sulu Guerrilla Corps saw that the Northern Jiangsu Corps had won the battle, they were jealous and unwilling.
They had previously liberated Gaoyou in their name, but when they saw the Japanese suppressing them from Shaobo in the south, they were so frightened that they abandoned Gaoyou on their own initiative.
In order to worry about the pursuit of the Japanese soldiers, the remaining troops were finally lost in Gaoyou. If they had known that these troops coming from the south were all the Japanese reinforcements, why would they have gone so far and concentrated their efforts on fighting the Japanese in Gaoyou?
beat.
If they had fought the Japanese in Gaoyou at that time, it might have been a great victory in Gaoyou, rather than a great victory in the world now, so they all regretted it.
The suggestion from his subordinates made the deputy commander-in-chief Li Changjiang, who had always been reluctant, become more active. If Gaoyou was really recovered again, then their Sulu Guerrilla Corps would be able to shine again.
"Mr. Li, the strength of the Japanese soldiers is not as strong as imagined. That guy named Yang was able to annihilate a large group of Japanese soldiers with just a few new soldiers. We have four guerrilla groups. We really can't ask the commander-in-chief to provide reinforcements. Then
Even if there are eight guerrilla groups, they can still crush the little devil to death!"
These senior officers of the Sulu Guerrilla Corps, who had been fleeing for their lives after being chased by the Japanese, were now eager to try.
After all, seeing that Yang Ling and the others were able to win the battle, they had no reason to defeat the stronger ones. The victory of Yang Ling and the others also invisibly affected the fighting mood of the friendly troops, causing them to despise the Japanese.
"Sir, let's fight. We can't be suppressed by the guys from the newly established Jiangsu North Corps. If things continue like this, we will have no say in the Sulu War Zone."
Everyone cares about face. They are a veteran guerrilla force. Now that they see the newly established North Jiangsu Corps winning battles, they feel anxious and lose face.
"Sir Li, our group is willing to take the lead!"
"Commander Li, let's fight. If you can kill a Japanese detachment, it will be a big achievement."
"This opportunity must not be missed and will never come back again. If we wait until the combat effectiveness of these Japanese reinforcements increases, we will have no chance to fight again."
"Let's fight, we can't be overwhelmed by the Jiangsu North Corps!"
The senior staff officers and regimental commanders all started shouting, with high fighting spirit. After thinking for a few minutes, deputy commander-in-chief Li Changjiang finally decided to attack.
"Then we'll attack Gaoyou again!" Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li Changjiang slammed his fist on the table and made up his mind firmly.
Seeing Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li Changjiang's statement, these officers were all elated. Now the Japs were all supplementary troops and their strength was weak. However, they had always preserved their strength and did not fight the Japs. Their troops and horses were strong, so they were fully confident in this battle.
"Listen to me, this battle is not only related to whether we can capture Gaoyou, but also the status of our Sulu Guerrilla Corps in the entire theater in the future. Don't hide it from me and put it at the bottom of the box.
Show me all the moves, do you understand?!"
"clear!"
The officers were all high-spirited to fight. The victory at Jieshou made them feel that the Japanese were just like that, and they were much less fearful.
Now that we have decided to fight, we must fight a big one. Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li Changjiang is also a courageous person. He decided to make a desperate move and attack Gaoyou again.
One is that the Japs have just lost a brigade at Jieshou and their strength has been weakened. The other is that the Japs are all supplementary troops and their combat effectiveness is not strong.
Nowadays, supplies in all war zones are very scarce, and the supplies are given to some troops who can fight. As for the miscellaneous armed forces, they can only pick up some things that others have dropped out of their mouths.
If the Sulu Guerrilla Corps cannot win a beautiful battle and show it to the theater headquarters, then the material supply quota will definitely be reduced in the future. On the contrary, there will be more North Jiangsu Corps that can fight. This is what Li Changjiang does not want to see.
Soon, the Sulu Guerrilla Corps, which had been playing hide-and-seek with the Japanese in the countryside, issued an order to assemble. The scattered troops immediately gathered together and launched a mighty attack on Gaoyou, hoping to knock Gaoyou down again.
When the Sulu guerrilla army was preparing to attack Gaoyou again under the influence of the great victory at Jieshou.
Troops from the Central Independent Sixth Brigade, the 33rd Division, and the 117th Division were also in action. They did not attack the city, but sent a large number of raiding troops to attack Japanese and puppet strongholds and garrisons everywhere.
To express their position, that is, it is not only the Northern Jiangsu Corps that is fighting, but they are also fighting.
The great victory at Jieshou exposed the strength of the Japanese, and the Chinese troops who had been standing still showed their fangs one after another and began to take the initiative to attack the Japanese. This was something the little Japanese did not expect.
One night, the war that had paused after the winter offensive started again in the Sulu war zone. From Taizhou in the south to Lianyungang in the north, artillery roared and turned into a pot of porridge.
"Report, Tai County is under strong attack by the Chinese army, please support!"
"The Gaoqiao Brigade was attacked by the main force of the Chinese Army and is currently engaged in a fierce battle."
"The 67th Brigade encountered a large group of Chinese guerrillas in the area west of Yancheng. The roads have been damaged and difficult to pass."
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When the Japanese's new detachment leader, Hisashi Watanabe, was still on his way to Gaoyou, he received an emergency telegram from the front.
The large-scale military operation of the Chinese ** team is like giving him a blow, and what awaits him will be a headache-inducing mess to clean up.