The first thousand three hundred and twenty-one chapters trek thousands of miles
The Sulu Theater Intelligence Department planned a route for Yang Ling and the others, and also contacted hidden agents along the way to help them cross enemy-occupied areas.
The First and Second Squadrons of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade led by Yang Ling received ammunition and various supplies at the Sulu Theater Headquarters and were ready.
General Zhou Fu, director of the Political Department, also promised the brothers that the theater headquarters would take care of their local families.
In addition, Yang Ling also borrowed the radio station at the headquarters to send a telegram to Zhang Liechen, the deputy captain of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps, asking him to do his best to take good care of the brothers' families and relieve the brothers from worries.
From the initial incomprehension, the brothers finally had high morale and were willing to fight in the fifth theater because they no longer had any worries.
After some preparations, Yang Ling stayed at the headquarters for a week and set off early one morning to prepare for the fifth war zone.
When leaving, General Zhou Fu, director of the Political Department, personally saw Yang Ling and the others off on behalf of the Sulu Theater Commander Headquarters.
"You are going to the fifth theater to assist the friendly forces in fighting this time. You represent our Sulu Theater. I hope you will bravely kill the enemy, make many new contributions, and bring glory to our Sulu Theater!"
The Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade is affiliated to the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps and now represents the Sulu Theater. Therefore, the theater commander's headquarters also attaches great importance to it. After all, this is a matter of face.
"We will not be afraid of hardship, fear of death, fight the enemy bravely, live up to the trust of our superiors, and live up to the expectations of our fathers and fellow villagers!" The brothers' morale was high, which greatly satisfied General Zhou Fu, director of the Political Department.
After giving a lecture to the brothers, General Zhou Fu took Yang Ling aside alone and gave detailed instructions.
"In this sortie, we must have a good relationship with the troops in the fifth theater. We must also pay attention to the surrounding situation during the battle to avoid being surrounded. After all, our mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and we will be powerless to rescue when the time comes...
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Although all the troops in various theaters in China are now united to resist the Japanese and fight the Japanese, there are still many factions in the troops, and there are still conflicts between them.
On the surface, all the troops are harmonious, but there is an undercurrent, and General Zhou Fu does not want the Lieyan Special Forces Brigade to become a victim of their struggle.
"Sir, don't worry, I will pay attention to these." Yang Ling knew these things very well.
Although he doesn't want to fight, he is not afraid of fighting, and the troops under his command are all elite troops. It is not easy for others to plot against them.
After some earnest warnings, although he was worried, the director of the Political Department, General Zhou Fu, had to let Yang Ling and the others leave.
"Go ahead and be careful along the way."
"Sir, take care!" Yang Ling also stood up and saluted.
Under the watch of General Zhou Fu, director of the Political Department, and some staff officers, Yang Ling and his team, wearing casual clothes and carrying short guns, left the Sulu Theater Headquarters and headed west straight to Henan.
Although the little devils had previously wanted to attack Henan, and then go south along the railway line to attack Wuhan, thus completing their goal of conquering Wuhan.
However, in the later stages of the Battle of Lanfeng, the Chinese Army blew up the Yellow River at Huayuankou in order to block the Japs, so that more than 40 counties and districts became a swamp, thus blocking the Japs.
Later, the Japs attacked along both sides of the Yangtze River and occupied Wuhan, while most of Henan was still in the hands of the Chinese Army.
Thanks to the help of lurking agents along the way, Yang Ling and the others left Shandong and entered Henan without any danger.
Compared with walking through remote roads through mountains and rivers in enemy-occupied areas, after arriving in Henan, they rarely took a train, and their marching speed was greatly increased.
Many of the brothers of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade were hard-working and simple farmers before joining the army. The cruel training of war made them become soldiers and they had to fight in various places.
It was the first time for many of them to travel so far away and take a fast train, which made them feel extremely novel.
Although the conditions of the train they were traveling on were very crude, the brothers were still very excited. They were chattering excitedly as they watched the scenery passing by on both sides of the track.
But soon, the brothers couldn't be happy anymore, because the hordes of refugees along the way and the devastated land made them extremely sad.
"You stupid little devil will one day avenge this blood revenge."
Looking at the piles of bones and craters half-hidden in the grass beside the railway, the brothers clenched their fists and their hearts were filled with anger.
"You'd better think about how to survive until that time. You might die in the next battle."
"Go, go, crow's mouth, I have an heir, and I am still a leader. Even if I die, my son can still go and seek revenge on the little devil."
"Then what if your son can't beat the little devil and get revenge?"
"If a son cannot repay his grandson's retribution, sooner or later he will go to the little devil's home and let them know that blood debt must be repaid with blood!"
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The brothers were rocking and bumping on the train. They were excited at first, but in the end they were numb to the situation on both sides of the railway.
Because everywhere you can see are villages that have been bombed into ruins, and piles of new graves stand in the wilderness. Even those who can see alive have sallow faces and thin, ragged eyes with hollow and numb eyes.
Yang Ling and the others had transfer orders stamped from the Sulu War Zone, so they also received a lot of supplies at the military stations along the way.
Every time the train stops, the kind brothers cannot bear to give some food to the children who have been displaced by the war.
Although it was difficult for the Japanese to occupy Henan for a while, their bombing never stopped, just like a demonstration, they continued to bomb all buildings, railways, etc. that they considered useful.
As a result, Yang Ling's train slowly swayed and had to stop after only one day because the railway in front was blown up and was undergoing emergency repairs.
"The people at the station said that the Japanese blew up a section of the railway, and I'm afraid they won't be able to repair it in a few months."
Grizzly Bear personally took several brothers to inquire about the news, but the news he received made the brothers a little frustrated.
They were ordered to rush to the Fifth War Zone to join the war, but there is no train now. If they rely on walking, they can reach Hubei in a year and a month.
"Let's get in touch and see if we can borrow a few trucks to take us to the provincial border." Yang Ling also knew that they couldn't just sit back and wait, so they actively contacted in the hope of getting trucks.
Fortunately, under the banner of the Sulu War Zone and with military orders, the people at the station did not dare to neglect, and quickly got three trucks for Yang Ling and the others.
Although three trucks can't seat many people, the station really can't raise more, so it can only squeeze in. After all, trucks are a rare thing in this era, and the Chinese corps doesn't have much equipment.
Yang Ling and his group switched from trains to buses. The roads were bumpy and bumpy, which was a hardship for many brothers who had never taken a bus.
Although they were very happy when they first got on the bus, thinking it was no different from the train, they soon became vomiting.
Moreover, Yang Ling and the others also encountered two bombings by Japanese planes along the way. Fortunately, the pilots were very skilled and managed to escape Yang Ling and the others.
After the truck drove Yang Ling and the others to a town near the blockade, they left Yang Ling and turned back. After a day's rest, Yang Ling and the others crossed the Japanese blockade and entered Hubei.