After Yang Ling led the brothers of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade into the city, he quickly contacted the 18th Army and contacted the people at the Fifth Theater Liaison Office through their radio to report their current location and situation and prepare to receive further instructions.
After all, they came from the Sulu War Zone, and the purpose of going to the Fifth War Zone was to assist the troops of the Fifth War Zone in fighting. They could do whatever they wanted, but when they arrived on the territory of the Fifth War Zone, everything had to obey the orders of the Fifth War Zone.
The troops in the Fifth War Zone fought against the Japs. Now this area is full of battlefields, with both sides fighting in a criss-crossed melee.
Yang Ling and his small team, who came all the way to assist in the operation, lost contact with a liaison officer responsible for the response. This liaison officer had been as anxious as an ant on a hot pot in the past two days.
But trying to find such a small force on such a chaotic battlefield is no different than finding a needle in a haystack.
The liaison officer was even more worried about the safety of Yang Ling and others. After all, they were small in number. If they accidentally collided with the Japanese army, they would probably be wiped out.
Just when the liaison officer was asking around for information about Yang Ling and the others, Yang Ling and the others finally took the initiative to contact them through the 18th Army's radio station. This made the liaison officer breathe a sigh of relief.
But immediately, the liaison officer became uneasy again, because Yang Ling and the others were at the center of the storm, Yichang.
Everyone knew that Yichang would face a war. It was obviously unsafe for Yang Ling and the others to stay in Yichang, so the liaison officer asked Yang Ling and the others to leave Yichang immediately and wait for an opportunity in a safe place.
After all, the radio station belonged to the 18th Army. When Peng Shan, the commander of the 18th Army, heard about Yang Ling and the others, he immediately wanted to detain Yang Ling and the others.
Now that the Japanese soldiers are approaching the border, their troops guarding Yichang are already stretched thin, and now that they have heard that Yang Ling and the others are very powerful, how can he let Yang Ling and the others leave?
So on the one hand, he sent people to talk to the liaison officer in the war zone, trying to get Yang Ling and others to stay and help defend the city. On the other hand, he was preparing to meet Yang Ling and want to hear Yang Ling and others' opinions.
Although Yang Ling went to the Sulu War Zone behind enemy lines for a period of time, he also caused great chaos and won many battles behind enemy lines.
Peng Shan even learned about Yang Ling's past from the intelligence department staff. When he heard that he had participated in the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Nanjing, the Battle of Lanfeng and the Battle of Wanjialing, he became even more interested in Yang Ling.
After all, it is not easy to survive these cruel battles, and it is even more difficult to achieve good results.
Moreover, before Yang Ling went to the Sulu War Zone, he was the main commander of the 74th Army, the ace force, and now the 74th Army is no less famous than their 18th Army. Naturally, Peng Shan would not let such a talent go.
If there was a chance to get Yang Ling under his command, he would be even more powerful. Based on various ideas, he deliberately took time out of his busy schedule to talk to Yang Ling in person.
Yang Ling was taking his brothers from the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade to rest in Yichang City, waiting for orders from the war zone. A staff officer from the 18th Army came over and asked him to go to the military headquarters. He thought the contact with the war zone headquarters had come to fruition.
Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the 18th Army Headquarters, he did not get the result of contact with the war zone. Instead, he was taken into the temporary reception room next to the military headquarters.
When he saw the middle-aged officer standing in the reception room and staring at him with a smile, Yang Ling was also stunned.
Because he saw the opponent's lieutenant general's epaulettes, and it turned out to be a general who wanted to see him, Yang Ling was also frightened.
He did not dare to be negligent, and immediately bumped his heels together and stood up to salute.
"Sulu War Zone Jiangsu North Guerrilla Corps, Colonel Yang Ling has met the commander!"
The commander of the 18th Army, Peng Shanko, graduated from the first batch of Huangpu. He has successively served as platoon commander, company commander, battalion commander, regiment commander, brigade commander and other positions. He is a general who has risen through the ranks step by step based on his military exploits.
As soon as Yang Ling entered the door, he looked up and down at this young officer with a good record. When he saw that although Yang Ling was wearing coarse cloth stained with smoke and blood, he was acting like an iron-blooded soldier, he was very satisfied.
Army Commander Peng Shan did not neglect Yang Ling because of his high position. Instead, he stood up and raised his hand in return for a military salute, then smiled and stretched out his hand.
"Sure enough, you are a man of extraordinary talent. I am Peng Shan, commander of the 18th Army. I welcome you to come all the way to Yichang to assist us in our battle. If you are not well received, please be considerate of our difficulty." Peng Shan said with a smile.
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Yang Ling also reached out and shook hands with Peng Shan, but he was full of doubts because he heard other meanings from Peng Shan's words.
They came here following orders from the Fifth Theater Command, so why did they come all the way to help defend Yichang? Is this a new order given to them by the Theater Command?
But since Peng Shan hadn't said anything yet, Yang Ling was not in a hurry and replied seriously: "Sir, it's serious. As soldiers, it is our duty to protect our home and country. We don't dare to be picky about life. As long as we can fight against Japanese soldiers.
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Hearing what Yang Ling said, Army Commander Peng Shan nodded with satisfaction and invited Yang Ling to sit down.
"I heard that you have already fought a battle with the Japs in Zhijiang?" After the two sides sat down, Army Commander Peng Shan took the lead in asking.
Yang Ling answered truthfully: "When we arrived in Zhijiang, we were about to encounter a Japanese attack, so we stayed temporarily to assist the defenders. Unfortunately, the Japanese were too powerful and we failed to defend Zhijiang. We were ashamed of Zhijiang.
my parents and fellow villagers.”
"Hey, you can't say that. You took the initiative to participate in the battle, assisted the defenders in Zhijiang to resist for one day and two nights, and successfully covered the evacuation of the people. It is already a great achievement."
"For a defeated general, there is no need to talk about merit. It's really shameful to say that he fought such a defeat just after he came back."
Hearing the self-blame and persistence in Yang Ling's words, Commander Peng Shan sighed and said, "You have done a good job."
"If the military and civilians across the country could unite as one, there would be no need to worry about the Japanese aggressors being destroyed. Unfortunately, many of our troops are fighting independently and are very selfish, and sometimes even turn a blind eye to requests for help from friendly forces...
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Yang Ling naturally knew that there were many factions in the Chinese Army, but now he was a little surprised to hear Commander Peng Shan say it in front of a stranger like him who was meeting him for the first time.
"Oh, let's not talk anymore. Let's talk about the current war." Soon, General Peng Shan sighed and changed the topic.
"I heard that you have been fighting in the south and north since the Battle of Songhu. Now the Japanese army is approaching the border. I would like to hear what good suggestions you have for guarding Yichang?" Peng Shan asked.
"Bad job and stupidity..."
The people in the staff office were responsible for formulating the battle plan. Yang Ling didn't expect Peng Shan to ask him this question, so he wanted to decline.
"You can just say whatever you want. As the saying goes, three stooges are better than Zhuge Liang. Now that we are facing a formidable enemy, we should work together."
Seeing that there was really no way to escape, Yang Ling bit the bullet and said: "In this case, then I will be bold in my humble position..."