"Everyone, this attack on Baoying is not only to pull out this nail embedded in our control area, but also a positive and practical response to the Nanjing puppet government's persuasion to surrender!"
After hearing Yang Ling's words, the excited officers became serious. They understood the importance of the attack on Baoying.
"We just want to use practical actions to tell those traitors and Japs not to try to lure us to surrender. As long as the Japs don't leave the country for one day, then our Northern Jiangsu Corps and our *** will continue to fight, even if there is only one shot left.
Even if we are attacked, we will never retreat or surrender!" Yang Ling's words came from the bottom of his heart and were shocking.
"Fight to the end! Never surrender!" the officers responded with serious faces.
"Raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a short period of time. This time we attack Baoying, we can only win, not lose. Do you have confidence?!" Yang Ling asked sternly.
"have!"
The brothers' faces showed sharp confidence, and they couldn't wait to launch the attack.
"I command!"
The officers sitting upright on both sides of the long table all looked at Yang Ling with stern expressions.
"First battalion commander!"
"Yes!" the blacksmith stood up.
"Your battalion is responsible for clearing out the enemies in the villages east of Baoying, and guarding the east of Baoying to prevent the Japanese 13th Infantry Mixed Brigade from reinforcing Baoying."
"yes!"
Although their battalion was not asked to carry out the main attack and was only responsible for cleaning the surrounding area, the blacksmith did not care at all and accepted the order without any hesitation.
"Thank you, battalion commander!"
After the blacksmith sat down, Yang Ling turned his attention to Fourth Battalion Commander Xie Zhengxiang, who was sitting there wondering what he was thinking.
Fourth Battalion Commander Xie Zhengxiang has been keeping a particularly low profile these days because Nanjing sent people to contact him and after receiving Yang Ling's warning, he did not act as high-profile as he did in the past few days.
"Here!" Xie Zhengxiang stood up hurriedly when he heard Yang Ling calling his name.
Yang Ling glanced at Xie Zhengxiang and said, "Battle Commander Xie, your fourth battalion will be the main attack force on the east side of the city this time."
Xie Zhengxiang did not expect that Yang Ling would let their fourth battalion be the main attacker, and he was stunned for a long time without reacting.
In such a sure-fire battle, the commander's confidant usually takes the lead and takes the credit. Now it was given to him. Could it be a conspiracy? Xie Zhengxiang's head was spinning rapidly.
"Lao Xie..."
Seeing Xie Zhengxiang standing there without speaking, Liu Zhi, commander of the fifth battalion next to him, hurriedly tugged on the corner of his clothes to remind him.
"Yes! I promise to complete the task!" Xie Zhengxiang also reacted and hurriedly stepped forward to agree.
"The fifth battalion is responsible for guarding the west of Baoying to prevent Japanese reinforcements from Anhui."
"The Second Battalion launched an attack from the south of the city."
"The fifth and seventh guerrilla detachments are responsible for clearing the puppet army artillery towers and strongholds in the north of the city."
"The third battalion is responsible for the feint attack on Baoying on the southern front."
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Yang Ling acted vigorously and resolutely. Since he wanted to attack Baoying, he quickly arranged the order without any hesitation.
"Old Sun, are all the ammunition and food ready?" Yang Ling didn't say any more nonsense. After laying out the order, he turned his attention to Sun Chong, the director of the munitions department.
Each unit has undergone re-training, and its combat effectiveness is no longer the same. He is not worried about not being able to defeat the leader now. It is now about the details, especially logistical support.
Sun Zhong suddenly stood up and replied: "The ammunition has been distributed, and all officers and soldiers have prepared dry food for five days."
"The medical team and the stretcher team must also be prepared and ready to rescue the wounded at any time."
"yes!"
"Everyone, please tell the brothers below that countless people are watching us. You must show your desperate posture and kill the enemy bravely! If anyone shrinks from the battle and becomes a deserter, military law will be ruthless!" Yang Ling said sternly.
Yang Ling's military meeting ended quickly, and all the battalion commanders filed out and actively prepared.
After two days of preparation, the mighty troops left the camp and marched swaggering towards Gaoyou in the south.
Although the main attack target of the troops was Baoying in the north, in order to confuse the Japanese, all troops were required to march south during the day.
The officers and soldiers of the Jiangsu Northern Corps marched in two columns in the direction of Gaoyou, flags fluttering, the energetic officers and soldiers rolled up smoke and dust in the sky, and the cold bayonets were like a forest of bayonets.
Seeing such a large and majestic team, the people along the way were dancing with excitement, standing on both sides of the road and cheering for the troops.
"Destroy the little devils! Recover Gaoyou!"
"Down with Japanese imperialism!"
"Sword Nanjing!"
"Down with the traitors and traitors! Recover all of China!"
The military propaganda team under the Northern Jiangsu Corps was not idle either. In order to build momentum for this feint offensive on the southern front, they painted slogans and hung banners on the walls of the villages on both sides of the road.
The troops are moving south, and countless ammunition and supplies are also gathering south. All intelligence indicates that the main force of the Jiangsu North Corps has been assembled and will attack Gaoyou again.
"The main force of the China Army has left Jieshou and is marching towards Gaoyou!"
"The troops dispatched by the Northern Jiangsu Corps this time include at least 5,000 troops."
"The forward troops of the Northern Jiangsu Corps have arrived at Daxian Temple."
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The Northern Jiangsu Corps marched southward with great fanfare. The hidden traitors and Japanese spies were also panicked and hurriedly sent out the news through various channels that the Northern Jiangsu Corps was about to attack Gaoyou.
"Your Excellency, detachment leader, the China Subei Guerrilla Corps has been dispatched and is coming to Gaoyou!" The Japanese intelligence staff also immediately reported to detachment leader Watanabe Shouichi.
After receiving the news, the captain of the detachment, Watanabe Shouichi, was also shocked. He did not expect that the Jiangsu North Corps would dare to take the initiative to launch an attack.
"Is the information accurate?" Japanese detachment leader Watanabe Shouichi asked with a stern face.
"It's absolutely true. A large number of Chinese troops were also found operating near the blockade, and they showed signs of launching a large-scale attack." the Japanese intelligence staff replied.
"Hahaha, the Chinese people really overestimate their capabilities!" When he heard that the news was accurate, the Japanese detachment leader Watanabe Shouichi couldn't help laughing.
They currently have six brigades of artillery and infantry troops in Gaoyou, and they are already on the alert.
The reason why they did not launch an attack to the north was mainly because they wanted to extort more benefits from the Nanjing puppet government.
But what they didn't expect was that before they launched the attack, the Northern Jiangsu Corps actually came to their door. This gave the Japanese detachment leader Watanabe Shouichi the illusion that it would take no effort to find a way out of iron shoes.
"Closely monitor the movements of the China Army!"
"Order all the brigades in Gaoyou to immediately end their rest and enter a state of combat readiness!"
The Japanese detachment leader Watanabe Shouichi became excited. Since the Northern Jiangsu Corps came to the door on his own initiative, he had no reason to let him go.
Soon, the Japanese in Gaoyou City all moved together, distributed ammunition and supplies, and began to actively prepare for the attack of the North Jiangsu Corps.
At the urgent military meeting, after the advice of his staff, the Japanese detachment leader Watanabe Shouichi decided to wait for work and let the frontline troops retreat one by one. After placing the Northern Jiangsu Corps under Gaoyou City, he would concentrate his superior forces and annihilate them in one fell swoop!