"The logistics unit of the General Command moved to the Xiazhuang area of Daxi River and was on standby."
"The first battalion went east to hide near Luduo Town and wait for orders."
"The second battalion went to Shanyang Town near Baima Lake to hide and wait."
"Fourth, go to hide near Caodian Town and wait."
"The fifth battalion followed the commander-in-chief's operation to Liubao Town."
"All people in Baoying City who are willing to evacuate will be evacuated to surrounding villages and towns, and the Patriotic Committee will be responsible."
It only took Yang Ling and a group of staff members less than half an hour to finalize the evacuation locations for each battalion.
Compared with sticking to Baoying City, once the troops withdraw to the vast rural areas, they can lengthen the Japs' front and find favorable opportunities to annihilate the enemy.
The company commanders have all returned to the troops to convey the transfer order. The brothers are actively packing their things and preparing to evacuate. The battalion commanders and the officers of each unit were left alone by Yang Ling to finalize the evacuation route.
"After each battalion is transferred to the local area, it must strictly abide by military discipline and maintain good relations with the local gentry and people..."
There are so many people in the Jiangsu North Corps. If they move to one place, the target will be too big, and it will be easy for the little devils to find a hiding place.
But now that they are scattered and evacuated in pieces, they will not be easily detected by the Japs, but the troops are also facing new problems.
Previously, Yang Ling's commander-in-chief and all the battalions were almost always together. Under Yang Ling's nose, they naturally did not dare to mess around. After all, the inspection team was watching.
Now the troops have been directly dispersed and hidden in various towns and villages. Although they are still within the territory of Baoying County, there is undoubtedly a blind spot in Yang Ling's supervision of them.
Therefore, Yang Ling repeatedly emphasized to the battalion commanders that they must have a good relationship with the local people. Otherwise, their troops would be rootless and no different from rogue bandits.
"After the troops withdraw to the countryside, they should not slack off in training, strengthen the investigation of the enemy's situation, and at the same time maintain contact with the commander-in-chief."
Yang Ling was explaining various matters seriously, and the battalion commanders all nodded in agreement.
Although they really don't want to retreat to the remote countryside, but now the situation is stronger than the people, and the Japanese army is pressing down on the border, they have no choice.
"This time we are conducting guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare in a dispersed manner, you battalion commanders will have to stand alone. When encountering an enemy situation, you must discuss it with the deputy battalion commander, staff officers, and company commanders. Don't make decisions with your head in a hurry and put the troops into trouble.
Of course, if you are in a dangerous situation, if you are unsure, you can ask the commander-in-chief for instructions."
"Remember the principles of our guerrilla warfare, which is to attack when the enemy is tired, to retreat when the enemy is advancing, to pursue when the enemy is retreating, and to disturb the enemy when they are stationed. Never fight head-on with the Japs."
This time, each battalion fought separately, which gave each battalion commander an opportunity to fight independently, and it was also a training for them.
Although Yang Ling was not very confident about the battalion commanders, he also knew that the young eagle would eventually grow up and fly high, and he could not always stay under his wings.
If this decentralized operation is successful, the independent combat capabilities of each battalion and company commander will be greatly enhanced.
Even if they are no longer in the Jiangsu North Corps by then, they will still have enough ability to control the troops and deal a severe blow to the Japanese and puppet troops.
Yang Ling spent more than an hour explaining many matters to the battalion commanders, which made him feel thirsty.
"Do you have any questions? If there are no questions, everyone will go down to prepare and start evacuating after dark." After Yang Ling finished speaking, he turned his attention to the battalion commanders.
"Sir, how can we ensure the supply of materials for our troops after we evacuate to the countryside?" Xie Zhengxiang, commander of the fourth battalion, stood up first and spoke.
Yang Ling nodded, motioned for him to sit down, and then replied: "The army's food and supplies department will send you part of it on time, and you need to handle the other part on your own."
"Solve part of it yourself?" After hearing Yang Ling's words, Fourth Battalion Commander Xie Zhengxiang frowned.
They were used to receiving food and ammunition from the munitions department, and now they were suddenly asked to solve part of the problem themselves, which put them in a difficult position.
The other battalion commanders also whispered to each other and discussed Yang Ling's decision.
"Don't make things too difficult. As for food, you can buy some from the local gentry. When we serve as soldiers and fight, we also protect their family property. I don't think they will be left without any money."
"If you have the courage, a better option is to attack the Japs. You can attack their grain depots and ammunition depots. We already have grain and ammunition. Even if you don't dare to attack the grain depots and ammunition depots, you can ambush their transportation.
Car Association, right? Can a living person be choked to death by urinating?"
After Yang Ling's words, the battalion commanders all frowned. They were just thinking about how to get supplies, but now that Yang Ling said this, they suddenly became enlightened.
In the past, they didn't have to worry about what they ate or drank. They only had to fight. Yang Ling took care of all the logistics. Now that they have to act alone, they realize that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive.
"We can also destroy those bandits and bandits, they are very fat." Yang Ling pointed out, and deputy battalion commander Liu Jinhu responded.
"Yes, no matter how much food and ammunition you get, I will never give it to you. But I want to reiterate one point, that is, you cannot rob the people of food, and you cannot buy or sell it by force. If anyone lets me know, I will definitely punish them severely.
!" Yang Ling finally sounded a wake-up call to the brothers.
"Sir, don't worry, even if we want to, our brothers won't do it." Liu Jinhu said carelessly.
Nowadays, most of the officers and soldiers of their Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps are local soldiers, and their families are all in this area.
If their troops dared to rob the people of their food, it would be equivalent to robbing the brothers' homes. The brothers would definitely be the first to refuse.
"Sir, I also have a question." After Yang Ling answered the fourth battalion commander's question in a few words, the first battalion commander, the blacksmith, spoke again.
Yang Ling turned his head to the blacksmith and said, "Tell me, what's the problem?"
"If the troops are damaged in the battle with the Japanese, can we replenish the troops on the spot?"
As soon as the first battalion commander blacksmith said these words, everyone looked at Yang Ling. After all, it was taboo to expand the army privately.
Yang Ling's expression did not change. After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "As long as you can afford to support them, I don't care how many people you recruit."
After hearing Yang Ling's words, the battalion commanders became excited. This was equivalent to acquiescing to them to expand the army privately. As long as they are willing, if they can expand a battalion to a brigade, then they will be brigade commanders. Thinking about it makes people think
Excited.
But soon, Yang Ling changed the subject: "But don't be the king of the mountain. You have to take the initiative to fight against the Japanese. If you have a large number of troops and don't fight against the Japanese, if your performance is poor, the organization will be canceled on the spot."
"Yes! We promise to beat the Japanese hard!" The battalion commanders all promised, patting their chests.
Yang Ling was not worried about the strength of each battalion being too expanded, because military expansion related to logistics, guns and ammunition, barracks and other aspects.
Now that the Japanese army is approaching the border in large numbers, even if the battalions want to expand their troops on a large scale, it is probably unrealistic, because if they recruit a group of young men without guns and ammunition, they will be no different from a ragtag group. He thinks these battalion commanders understand this too.