As the sky dimmed, nearly two thousand bandits completely collapsed under the fierce attacks of the brave officers and soldiers of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps, and fled across the mountains and plains.
The sound of gunshots became farther and farther away, and eventually could not be heard completely, but the area near Xiaoqingshan was a mess, with corpses piled in piles like sacks, and the sticky blood turned the ground red.
The new headquarters of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps in Black Wolf Village was attacked by bandits. Several dark gaps were opened, and some rotten wood was still burning in Perak Bala.
The fighting started in the middle of the night and lasted until dawn. The officers and soldiers of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps who defended Black Wolf Village almost failed to hold on.
At this moment, the bandits retreated, and the bloodstained officers and soldiers who fought hard had already lost their strength and could no longer hold on. They collapsed on the ground and gasped for breath.
Yang Ling ordered the officers and soldiers of the first battalion to pursue the bandits, while the officers and soldiers of the second battalion stayed to clean up the battlefield. He led a group of officers to the dilapidated stockade to see the situation of Zhang Liechen and others.
Along the way, bandits lying down in a radial pattern could be seen everywhere beside the blackened bomb craters.
The good luck of these bandits who usually robbed homes has come to an end. They unexpectedly attracted the attention of the anti-Japanese troops, and now they died in vain here, completely turning into cold corpses.
Some bandits who did not have time to escape became prisoners of the officers and soldiers of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps. Facing the murderous guerrilla officers and soldiers, their heads drooped with fear on their faces, they were driven to an open space aside by the officers and soldiers with guns.
, the wails of injured bandits could be heard from time to time.
Zhang Liechen led a group of blood-stained staff officers out of the village. When he saw the familiar faces of Yang Ling and the officers, he almost couldn't hold back his tears.
They have experienced several dangers since the breakout of Huaiyin. If the officers and soldiers had not fought bravely, they would have collapsed by now.
Now seeing the combat troops rendezvous in the mountains and eliminating the threat of bandits in the Xiaoqingshan camp, Zhang Liechen was filled with emotion.
"Sir!"
Zhang Liechen and the others stopped a few steps away from Yang Ling, put their feet back, stood up and raised their hands in salute.
"Lao Zhang, thank you for your hard work." Yang Ling returned the gift, then stepped forward and gave Zhang Liechen a bear hug, announcing the rendezvous of the combat troops and logistics troops.
A group of officers from the combat units behind Yang Ling also stepped forward to hug the staff officers, with tears in their eyes, and their greetings to each other seemed particularly cordial.
In these turbulent years, brothers who fought side by side were filled with emotion when they met again.
"How are the casualties?"
Yang Ling saw the messy village and the piles of corpses, and asked Zhang Liechen with concern.
"The casualties are heavy, and the medical team is doing its best to rescue the wounded." Zhang Liechen stepped aside to get out of the way, and accompanied Yang Ling to the village: "Fortunately, our two teams have merged, and the bandits will never dare to attack us again."
Already."
Now that he has the escort of the combat troops, Zhang Liechen is finally relieved because he has great confidence in the combat troops.
These officers and soldiers are no match for the little devils. A mere group of bandits can be wiped out with a wave of their hands.
"Do you know the details of these bandits?"
Yang Ling did not expect to have a fight with bandits as soon as he entered the mountains, and he was particularly concerned about the situation of these bandits.
After all, if the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps wants to establish a foothold in the mountains and develop, if there are always some uncontrolled bandit activities around, it will always be a threat to them.
"I have previously sent people from the Intelligence Department to investigate the bandits in various hills. The largest group is from Hutou Village in Hutou Mountain, with about a thousand people, and there are dozens of others, with as many as one or two hundred people.
, we all have records.”
"These bandits are always a threat to us. This time they actually attacked us. We cannot leave them alone and let the people in the operations department formulate a plan to suppress the bandits. This matter must be resolved as soon as possible."
"Well, I'll give the order later."
Zhang Liechen was also angered by the bandits' attack this time. At first, he wanted to live in peace with these bandits. After all, they were all Chinese, and they had to keep their guns open to attack the Japanese.
But now he realized how naive his thoughts were. These bandits had no concept of home and country in their hearts, and they even dared to fight against the anti-Japanese troops. In this case, there was no need for them to be polite.
Yang Ling, accompanied by Zhang Liechen, inspected the defense of the entire Black Wolf Village and visited the officers and soldiers injured in the battle.
The officer Yang Ling led the team back and drove away the bandits. The officers and soldiers guarding the village were very moved, as if they had found a backbone. Although they were all scarred, their faces were extremely excited.
"You are all brave soldiers. You performed very well in this battle. Please take good care of your injuries and strive to return to the team as soon as possible."
Yang Ling commended and encouraged these injured officers and soldiers, which made these officers and soldiers feel extremely proud and strengthened their responsibility to fight against the war, save the country, and fight against the bandits to protect the people.
These injured officers and soldiers were veterans of the army and the backbone of the army's reorganization and expansion in the future. Yang Ling attached great importance to them and ordered the military doctors to treat them as much as possible so that they could return to the army.
After Yang Ling visited the wounded soldiers, he went to the civilian camp which was burned to ashes. Seeing the people looking for useful things in the ruins, Yang Ling and the others felt particularly uncomfortable.
These common people and military relatives followed them all the way out of Huaiyin and broke out into the mountains of Lunan. Now they had just settled down and were attacked by bandits again, leaving them with nothing. It can be said that they have gone through many hardships.
Although during the battle, the common people hid in the ravines and woods for fear of accidental injury.
However, their houses were set on fire by bandits and their lives were ruined. Even a change of clothes was gone. Many people looked at the ruins blankly, not knowing what to do in the future.
"This time the bandits attacked, everyone suffered losses, but I, Yang Ling, am here to assure you that this time, nothing like this will happen again, and there will be no more bandits around here in the future!"
Yang Ling's arrival finally restored some vitality to the people, but they still felt helpless in the face of the camp that was burned to the ground.
As a commander, Yang Ling felt heartbroken, but he also understood that at times like this, the military and civilians must work together to overcome difficulties.
"Our home is gone, but we still have our hands. We can still rebuild our homes. Our Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps will also try our best to help everyone rebuild their homes."
"Lao Zhang, take out all the cloth we have in stock and distribute it to the villagers, and also divide some of the food in stock to help everyone, so that everyone can get over this hurdle."
"Thank you sir, sir, you are a good man."
"Thank you, Chief Yang."
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After hearing Yang Ling's words, the helpless people were moved and thanked Yang Ling one after another.
"With the national crisis facing us, we, the military and the people, should work together to overcome the difficulties. Once the little devils are beaten away, everyone will be able to live a good life again."
"Sir, you are right, let's tide over the difficulties together!" Yang Ling's words resonated with everyone.
After Yang Ling walked around the entire new camp in Xiaoqingshan, he was very impressed with the efforts made by Zhang Liechen and the others.
They will use Xiaoqingshan as the center to build a new anti-Japanese base for their Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps, striving to regroup and regain strength as soon as possible.