The hidden tent was set up in a forest away from the road. The guerrilla sentries placed at the edge of the forest were fully armed. They stared at the surroundings vigilantly, and no disturbance could escape their eyes.
The temporary headquarters of Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Commander Yang Ling is hidden in this forest. At this moment, the faces of everyone in the headquarters are full of anxiety.
The Japs are insidious and cunning and more difficult to deal with than imagined. Yang Ling's original intention was to disperse his troops to the countryside and rely on the vast rural areas to fight guerrilla warfare against the Japs.
Most of the officers and soldiers of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps are local soldiers. They are extremely familiar with every plant and tree in the local area. They are familiar with the local area and go into hiding to fight guerrillas with the Japs. As long as they continue to be consumed, the Japs will sooner or later be unable to hold on.
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But Yang Ling still underestimated the Japs. When they failed to pursue the guerrillas, they actually aimed their butcher's knives at the local people.
In Luduo Town, Liubao Town and Shanyang Town, five or six villages were bloodbathed by the Japs and then burned to ashes.
The cruelty of the little devils has exceeded the bottom line. They will not even spare the unarmed people. They deliberately massacre the people in order to attract the hidden guerrillas to be exposed.
The guerrilla brothers who are scattered in hiding are inextricably linked to these villages. Either there are people in these villages who are guerrillas, or these villages have provided food and supplies to the guerrilla brothers.
Now seeing these amiable fellow villagers being slaughtered, the hidden guerrilla brothers immediately exploded.
Not only the thumping guerrilla brothers were filled with indignation and wanted revenge on the Japs, but even the officers at all levels were blinded by hatred, and took the initiative to attack without taking into account the huge power gap between them and the Japs.
It would be better if these troops were under Yang Ling's radar. Yang Ling could discover their movements in time and stop their wrong actions.
But now all the brothers were dispersed in battalions and companies. When these brothers took the initiative to take revenge on the Japanese, Yang Ling had no time to stop them.
What these guerrilla brothers who took the initiative to attack did not know was that the main goal of the little devils attacking the common people was to stimulate the guerrillas and make them show up on their own initiative.
As soon as these guerrilla officers and soldiers appeared, the Japanese soldiers became excited and surrounded the guerrillas from all directions.
These guerrilla brothers, who originally wanted to avenge their fellow villagers, realized something was wrong. When they wanted to evacuate, they found that it was already too late.
So in a short period of time, many guerrilla brothers were surrounded by Japanese soldiers in different places and fell into trouble.
The Japanese are also very cunning. They do not immediately eliminate the surrounded guerrillas, but use them as bait to attract more guerrillas to come to the rescue, and then encircle them for reinforcements.
It has to be said that the Japs are very good at learning. They used the tactics of guerrillas to encircle a point for reinforcements. Many of the guerrilla brothers who went to rescue did not know the depth and ran into the ambush of the Japs. They also suffered heavy losses.
In just a few days, the scattered brothers of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps suffered heavy losses, which caught Yang Ling by surprise.
"We have made contact with Commander Wu of the second battalion. Their first company, second company and machine gun company were surrounded by Japanese soldiers near Yangzhuang. That area has been blocked by Japanese soldiers and the fighting has stopped. Brothers from the three companies
I’m afraid the entire army has been wiped out.”
"Battalion Commander Wu encountered a Japanese ambush when he went to rescue. Although they broke out, more than a hundred people were killed. Now they have retreated to the west bank of Baima Lake to hide. The second battalion has now lost its combat effectiveness."
"The Fourth Battalion fought two battles with the Japs near Caodian Town, and more than 200 brothers were killed..."
"Two companies of the First Battalion were surrounded by Japanese soldiers in the south of Luduo Town, and they are trying to find ways to rescue them."
"Now the Japanese and puppet troops have taken control of Shanyang Town and are conducting a massive manhunt. The Patriotic Committee has suffered a devastating blow and all the responsible persons have been arrested."
"People from Japan have seized the supplies we transported from Huaiyin, and now we are sending people to negotiate."
Staff Officer Du Jiang's voice was very low, because everything he reported was bad news, and now the situation of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps was in danger.
The staff officers and officers sitting on the small horses in the tent had solemn expressions. They did not expect that the situation would become so bad.
If the situation continues to deteriorate like this, I am afraid that their Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps will exist in name only, because each battalion has suffered heavy losses and is still fighting a fierce battle with the Japs.
"If we had obeyed the orders of the theater headquarters and defended Baoying, how could we be defeated one by one by the little devils now?"
After listening to the report, deputy captain Yuan Guangtao, who had come from Caodian Town for the meeting, was smoking a cigarette and complaining.
"Huh, that's easy to say. If we stick to Baoying, what can we do to defend it? I'm afraid the result won't be much better than now. The Japanese have long been left in a pot." Staff officer Lei Xiong rolled his eyes at Deputy Chief Yuan Guangtao with dissatisfaction.
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Deputy Captain Yuan Guangtao retorted: "Our battalions together have several thousand men. It is still possible to defend for ten days and a half. When the friendly troops from the outside encircle them, they may be able to annihilate this Japanese detachment. That's like
Now being chased by the Japanese all over the mountains and plains, I feel like a lost dog."
"If you want to be a dog, no one will stop you. Don't involve me." Staff officer Lei Xiong and deputy captain Yuan Guangtao have been refusing to deal with him, and now they are also unforgiving.
"Let me tell you, Lei Xiong, you have lost your temper. How dare you insult a superior?"
Deputy Captain Yuan Guangtao was immediately irritated and stared at Lei Xiong with jealousy, ready to start a fight if he disagreed.
"What kind of officer do you think you are? You have been here in our Northern Jiangsu Corps for so long and you have done nothing but form cliques and poach people. Now that you are saying depressing words, I have long disliked you." Staff officer Lei Xiong retorted.
"Come here, take Lei Xiong down and lock him up, waiting for military justice!"
Looking at the staff officer Lei Xiong with his neck raised, the deputy captain Yuan Guangtao was livid with anger because Lei Xiong exposed his little thoughts in public, which made him lose face.
"Let's see who dares!"
With the support of Yang Ling, the staff officer Lei Xiong did not pay attention to the deputy captain Yuan Guangtao. He stood up with his eyes wide open, looking fearless.
"Get out of here if you make any more noise!" Looking at the two of them, Yang Ling was already in a bad mood and couldn't help but get angry.
Seeing Yang Ling getting angry, staff officer Lei Xiong also shrank his head and sat down awkwardly. However, he and deputy captain Yuan Guangtao still glared at each other and disliked each other.
"I asked you to come to this meeting to find a way to solve the current crisis we are facing. I didn't ask you to come here to scold the public. Anyone who has an idea can share it." Yang Ling glanced at the crowd and said.