In mid-February, as the ice and snow receded and the weather became warmer, the Japanese soldiers who suffered heavy losses from the Chinese Army during the winter offensive were rehabilitated and unwilling to take action again.
In the buffer areas between various places and the Chinese ** Team's defense area, from time to time, small groups of Japs penetrated into the Chinese ** Team's control cabinets, attacked the Chinese ** Team's sentries, and looted the villages. The atmosphere became tense again.
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The large-scale training of Yang Ling's troops has not yet ended. Those stationed on the front line near Gaoyou are mainly local militia armed forces, and the main force is assembled at Jieshou for training.
The small infiltration troops of the Japanese are constantly carrying out small actions and attacks. These local militiamen who are responsible for sentry and guard duties have low weapons and equipment and military literacy. Even if they sometimes block the Japanese, they cannot defeat them and allow the Japanese to escape.
As the situation intensified, Zhang Baozi, Xiao Yan and other militia commanders reported to the Provisional Headquarters of the Northern Jiangsu Corps at the head of the border, requesting support.
After Yang Ling got the news that the Japs had begun to move frequently again, he did not dare to neglect. He immediately summoned the officers and staff of each battalion and held a military meeting.
Now the Northern Jiangsu Corps has five guerrilla combat battalions and one patriotic battalion. The patriotic battalion led by Major Zheng Gang has been transferred north to garrison in Huaiyin where the enemy situation is not very serious. The other five battalions remain in Jieshou.
Among them, the commander of the first battalion was Blacksmith, the commander of the second battalion Wu Changqing, the commander of the third battalion Shen Biao, and the commanders of the fourth and fifth battalions were Xie Zhengxiang and Liu Zhi sent by the theater headquarters.
Although the battalion commanders of the fifth and fifth battalions are Xie Zhengxiang and Liu Zhi, in order to effectively control the troops, Yang Ling sent Daozi and Wang Dongming, who had performed well in previous battles, as deputy battalion commanders, so that the troops would not be insubordinate.
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In addition to the two battalion commanders sent by the theater headquarters, there is also a deputy captain Yuan Guangtao, who can be regarded as a supervisory force sent by the theater headquarters to the North Jiangsu Corps. He has also followed several staff officers, making up for the lack of staff in the North Jiangsu Corps.
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After renewed reinforcements and training, the current Jiangsu North Corps can be said to be strong and strong, and its strength has reached a higher level than after the battle at Jieshou.
Yang Ling asked the officers above the battalion level to hold a meeting at the temporary headquarters of the Northern Jiangsu Corps. The battalion commander and staff did not dare to neglect and rushed to the temporary headquarters of the Northern Jiangsu Corps.
The temporary headquarters of the Northern Jiangsu Corps is now working in the town hall of Jieshou Town. The lobby has been renovated and turned into a conference room, and the blue sky and white sun flag has been hung, making it look very formal.
The guard companies directly under the corps are also elite veterans carefully selected from each battalion. Each of them crawled out of the dead. They have three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, making the defense inside and outside the corps watertight.
This is also based on the lessons learned from the last time the headquarters of the general command was attacked by a large number of armed enemy agents, and the alert level of the general command has been raised.
Yang Ling knew that the Japanese had a special team of skeletons, but if the enemy really carried out a beheading operation, it would be really difficult for him to defend himself. It was easy to dodge open guns, but hard to defend against hidden arrows.
Therefore, Yang Ling had no objection to raising the alert level of the Northern Jiangsu Corps Headquarters and allowed his staff to make arrangements.
The training camps of each battalion are not all gathered in Jieshou town. After all, there are not enough people to be stationed there. They are all distributed in several small villages around Jieshou.
In accordance with Yang Ling's request, the battalion commanders have been focusing on training these days and have no time to run around, so they don't see each other much.
Second Battalion Commander Wu Changqing and Deputy Battalion Commander Liu Jinhu, surrounded by two guards, the four of them rode into Jieshou Town at a trot, reining in their horses and stopping in front of the general gate.
"Hahaha, Lao Wu, long time no see, I'm already riding this horse."
Hearing the sound of horse hoofbeats, Third Battalion Commander Shen Biao, who was about to step into the general command yard, turned around and saw Wu Changqing riding over, and greeted him warmly.
Wu Changqing and Liu Jinhu dismounted, handed their horses to the guards, and greeted them with smiles.
Wu Changqing and Shen Biao shook hands and said with a smile: "My horse is nothing. If you want it, I will ask them to send you two horses later."
"The relationship is good. Riding a horse is better than walking." Shen Biao was not polite and did not refuse pretentiously.
"Old Shen, you're so rude." Wu Changqing laughed and teased, then approached him and asked mysteriously: "I heard that you went out for training a few days ago and suppressed a group of bandits, but you didn't gain much. Come on, tell me, what good things did you get?"
Yang Ling and the others trained heavily in the training ground, but they did not forget to let the brothers get close to actual combat, so the large area from Huaiyin to Baoying became their training ground. Each battalion took turns to go out for field training to improve their actual combat capabilities.
When Shen Biao and his third battalion were training in Baoying, they happened to encounter a bear coming from the north, so they killed them by the way.
"Hehe, I just killed a bunch of beards that couldn't survive in the Northeast. The capture is not much." Shen Biao smiled and stretched out three fingers: "I only got 30,000 yuan. Their guns and artillery were just a pile of scrap metal. I didn’t take any notice of them and threw them to the local militia.”
"Lao Shen, okay, I really have you."
When Wu Changqing heard that Shen Biao and the others had made over 30,000 yuan in the ocean, Wu Changqing's eyes lit up and he punched Shen Biao. He sighed inwardly, why was he not so lucky? He was filled with envy.
"It's a small seizure, it's just a small seizure, it's not worth mentioning." Although Shen Biao said modestly, he still couldn't hide the pride on his face.
Each battalion took turns to go out for training, and with their luck, they wiped out a stream of beards that came over, and captured so many.
"Battle Commander Shen, will you have a drink after the meeting?"
Liu Jinhu, the deputy battalion commander of the second battalion, looked at Shen Biao's triumphant look and said with a smile.
"You kid, you want to beat me up." Although Shen Biao laughed and scolded, he still nodded and agreed: "I'll treat you later, drink and burn knives."
While the four people were chatting at the door, the blacksmith, the commander of the first battalion, also arrived, and everyone greeted and exchanged greetings one after another.
After a while, more than a dozen officers of battalion level or above gathered at the entrance of the general command center, making it very lively. Everyone is usually busy training and rarely has time to get together. They were all killed in the same trench. Now I can see it. It's extremely kind.
"Chief Yang called us all over. Is this going to be a war?" After everyone exchanged greetings, someone asked.
"I think there's a good chance that we're going to fight a big battle, but after training for so long, the brothers have already itchy hands. It's time to try the sword with the little devil."
"Hey, I have promised you that this time you are not allowed to compete with me for the main attack."
"Hahaha, well, everyone depends on their ability..."
While everyone was talking and laughing loudly, Xie Zhengxiang, the commander of the fourth battalion, and Liu Zhi, the battalion commander of the fifth battalion, walked side by side from a distance.
"Look at how they look like soldiers."
Seeing Liu Jinhu and the others chatting and laughing loudly, Fourth Battalion Commander Xie Zhengxiang had disdain on his face and complained in a low voice.
"Brother Xie, just keep this in mind. If you say it like this, it will affect unity. After all, they are all people trusted by Commander Yang." Liu Zhi, commander of the fifth battalion, persuaded in a low voice.
"Hmph, I think this Northern Jiangsu Corps is almost becoming the Yang Family Army." Xie Zhengxiang snorted coldly.
"Shh-"
Seeing what Xie Zhengxiang said, Liu Zhi hurriedly gave him a silence gesture, looked around and lowered his voice: "Brother Xie, don't say this nonsense."
They were all people sent from the Sulu War Zone and were appointed as battalion commanders. They originally wanted to show off their talents, but found that the entire North Jiangsu Corps was monolithic, which made the ambitious Xie Zhengxiang feel uncomfortable all the time.