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The night was like water, and the sound of rustling echoed in the silent wilderness. Under the cover of the night, a large number of guerrilla officers and soldiers headed back toward Jieshou Town to kill.
Since its establishment, the North Jiangsu Corps has only taken advantage and never suffered any losses. This time, Shen Biao's third battalion was almost wiped out, and he also lost his leader. It can be said to be a major defeat for the Northern Jiangsu Corps.
Now that the Japs are pressing heavily on the territory, this heavy blow has undoubtedly cast a layer of gloom over the Northern Jiangsu Corps, making the future situation less optimistic.
Now, whether it is to avenge Shen Biao and the brothers of the third battalion, or to boost the sluggish morale, the Northern Jiangsu Corps needs to fight a good battle.
It was precisely based on these considerations that Yang Ling simply ordered his brothers carrying heavy weapons and the wounded to retreat toward Baoying, while he himself led a battalion and fought back to Jieshou with light equipment.
On the way from Gaoyou, the little devil encountered layers of resistance from the Third Battalion. After fighting for a full day, it can be said that he was physically and mentally exhausted.
Yang Ling believed that the Japs, who had gone through so much trouble, would never expect that the Jiangsu North Corps would fight back after they retreated, so he wanted to catch the Japs off guard.
Of course, Yang Ling has become much more cautious now, and took the lead in sending out brothers from the reconnaissance platoon to investigate the enemy's situation first.
Currently, there is a full Japanese detachment stationed in Jieshou and its surrounding areas, as well as quite a few puppet troops. If they can fight back well this time, they will be able to inflict heavy damage on the Japanese.
But if there is any negligence or mistake, they will be in danger again in the face of so many little devils who are armed to the teeth.
Therefore, Yang Ling's order to the troops was that the mission this time was not to annihilate all the Japs, but to inflict a certain amount of damage on the Japs. Don't be reluctant to fight and leave after the battle.
Yang Ling and the others found a leeward hillock about five miles away from the frontier and hid themselves there, waiting for news from the reconnaissance platoon.
Stationed in the north of Jieshou Town is the Japs' vanguard, the Yamazaki Infantry Brigade. The entire brigade has been the vanguard since its departure from Gaoyou. Under the layers of resistance from the brothers of the Third Battalion, it suffered heavy casualties and was also very exhausted.
Especially during the search operation in the Jieshou ruins after nightfall and the sudden firefight with Blacksmith's battalion, the Yamasaki Infantry Brigade lost more than 270 people, which can be said to have been severely damaged.
Because Jieshou Town has been reduced to rubble, the rest of the infantry brigades under the Watanabe Detachment are also stationed around Jieshou Town.
The various Japanese brigades did not camp together, but were separated by several miles. This was because they were worried about encountering large-scale shelling and causing unnecessary losses.
The Japanese have their own standards for camping at night in unfamiliar areas. Each squadron under the Yamazaki Infantry Brigade camped in a "pin" shape, with each other in an orderly manner.
The combat infantry squadrons were camped on the periphery, while the baggage horse squadron, machine gun squadron and other troops were stationed near the group headquarters in the center.
The Japanese combat troops on the outskirts of the camp also constructed some temporary foxholes and built some machine gun bunkers with sandbags on the outskirts of the camp.
The Japanese's open sentinels, hidden sentries, mobile sentries and patrols were arranged in the outer area of the entire camp. It can be said that the defense is airtight.
Faced with such a tight defense by the Japanese, if the troops attacking at night did not know the depth and ran into them, they would definitely suffer a big loss.
But Yang Ling and the others had many experiences of attacking the Japanese at night, and they had a clear understanding of the Japanese defense system.
Because the little devils all follow the infantry drill, there are almost no major changes, which also facilitates the actions of the guerrillas.
Yang Ling and the others didn't wait long before the brothers who went out to investigate came back quietly.
"There is about a large group of Japs camping in front, and the other Japs camps are a few miles away. The tents of the Japs in front are all pitched in the leeward depressions. There are open sentinels on the surrounding mounds, and we also know the location of the hidden sentry posts.
Yes, the patrol team will do it about once every half an hour..."
The brothers in the reconnaissance platoon were all carefully selected veterans. Without alerting the little Japs, they quickly understood the Japs' situation clearly and marked it out with pens on the temporary sketches.
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"Ask all company commanders to come over." Yang Ling ordered the adjutant.
Soon, several company commanders from the first battalion hunched over. Everyone gathered around, their heads got into the cover made of raincloth, and they used flashlights to look at the sketches drawn by the investigating brothers.
"There is a large group of Japs camping in front of us, and there are quite a few behind. There are too many people, and we can't eat them all at once. My plan is to eat the protruding Japs. Judging from the size, there should be a squadron."
Yang Ling and the others were just a reinforced battalion. It was unrealistic to think that Snake Tun Xiang could devour a large Japanese army, and even a sneak attack was not very reliable.
What's more, there is not only such a brigade near Jieshou, but there are also many Japanese behind them. Once they get entangled, they may not be able to escape.
The blacksmith, the commander of the first battalion, nodded and said: "Then let's concentrate on eating this protruding group of Japanese devils. However, the other two groups of Japanese devils' camps are only seven or eight hundred meters away from them. Our speed must be fast. If we are attacked by them,
If you get entangled, you'll be in trouble."
"Just in case, I decided to have the 1st Company guard against the Japs on the right, and the 2nd Company to guard against the Japs on the left. Once they want reinforcements, you will stop them on the spot."
"Yes!" The first company commander and the second company commander both nodded in agreement.
"The third and fourth companies will work with my guard company to deal with the Japs in the salient. The brothers from the machine gun company will stay here. Once we succeed, you will be responsible for covering and responding."
Yang Ling had his own considerations in letting the machine gun battery stay behind. That was because the machine gun company had too many heavy weapons and could not run fast, but their strong firepower was suitable for covering the retreat.
"The brothers in the reconnaissance platoon are responsible for dealing with the sentries and patrols. The rest of the brothers must put on their bayonets and go in first to deal with them with their bayonets. The battle must be over within twenty minutes. Once the twenty minutes are up, no matter whether the enemy is eaten or not, see
A signal bomb will force you to retreat, and you must not be reluctant to fight..."
Although the Japs from each group were camped separately, they were only a few hundred meters away and a few miles away. Reinforcements were about to arrive at a moment's notice. Yang Ling had to repeatedly warn his brothers to avoid being surrounded by Japs.
"Are all tasks clear?"
Yang Ling quickly assigned tasks to each company. He glanced at the company commanders and asked loudly.
"Clear!" the company commanders all replied in unison.
"First Company Commander, please recount your company's mission." Yang Ling was still worried and turned to the First Company Commander.
The first company commander was stunned for a moment, then immediately replied: "Our company is in charge of the Japs on the right. Once they reinforce, we will stop them on the spot."
Yang Ling nodded and turned his attention to the second company commander, who also repeated his mission.
Yang Ling waited until he confirmed that each company commander understood their mission before ordering: "Go down and prepare. We will launch the attack in half an hour."
As Yang Ling said that, he turned off the flashlight and got out of the dull rain cover. The company commanders also got out and quickly dispersed back to their respective companies to issue combat missions.