In the mountain forest, the rescued officers and soldiers were resting and eating the food distributed to them by the officers and soldiers of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade. Every officer and soldier had a look on their face with the joy of being reborn after the disaster.
The situations in which they were captured by the Japanese were also different. Some were captured when they ran out of ammunition and food while performing a post-break mission, and some were knocked unconscious by bombs on the battlefield and became prisoners when they woke up.
After these Chinese officers and soldiers were captured, they were intensively detained by the Japanese. Facing those extremely vicious little Japanese, they not only had to be insulted and beaten, but they would also be pulled out and shot by the Japanese if they were not careful.
Especially when the Japanese are in a bad mood after losing a battle, they feel the most anxious, because they will become the target of the Japanese to vent their anger.
In order to instigate these captured officers and soldiers to rebel, the Japanese did everything possible. At first, they used money from high-ranking officials to lure them, and some of the unsteady people surrendered to the Japanese and became puppet soldiers.
For those who were still unwilling to cooperate, the Japanese intimidated and threatened them, beat and insulted them, reduced food supplies, etc., in order to force them to surrender.
However, these officers and soldiers had fought bloody battles with the Japs on the battlefield, many of their brothers had died at the hands of the Japs, and many of their families had been destroyed because of the Japs. How could they be willing to surrender to the Japs?
No matter what methods the Japanese used, they refused to give in. They were considered die-hards by the Japanese, so they were imprisoned together.
The Japanese did not kill those who refused to surrender, but instead imprisoned them in groups.
This is not because the little devil has good intentions, but because the little devil feels that they still have value, for example, they are a living blood bank.
Whenever the little Japs were in urgent need of blood plasma, the Japs would drag a group of captured Chinese officers and soldiers to draw blood.
The Japanese did not draw a little blood from each person, but continued to drain a person's blood before stopping, so that many captured officers and soldiers died due to excessive blood loss.
The little Japanese thought that their actions were unnoticed, which not only solved the problem of these prisoners, but also provided a large amount of plasma to the combat troops to treat the wounded, but they did not expect that the prisoner camp was attacked.
In order to cover up the evidence, the little devil had to mobilize a large number of troops to chase Yang Ling and others, trying to eliminate them all.
Yang Ling and the others were already far away from the prisoner camp. Although there were no deep mountains near Dangyang, there were many hills. It would not be easy for the little Japs to catch up with them.
As long as they successfully retreat to Dahong Mountain and join up with the guerrillas there, the little devils will have nothing to do with them.
Because the captured officers and soldiers were malnourished and weak, Yang Ling had to stop and let them rest for a while and eat something before leaving.
Seeing these injured and tortured officers and soldiers, Yang Ling felt bad in his heart.
These officers and soldiers once fought bloody battles with the Japs on the battlefield, but were unfortunately captured. If they had not come to rescue them, I am afraid they would have ended up drained of all their blood and died.
"Send power to the theater commander's headquarters. Our Lieyan Special Operations Brigade has successfully rescued the captured surviving officers and soldiers and is preparing to evacuate to the Dahongshan Guerrilla Zone as planned."
While everyone stopped to rest, Yang Ling asked the accompanying telegraph operator to send a message to the theater commander's headquarters to report the situation.
In fact, the Sixth War Zone Commander's headquarters asked Yang Ling and others to go deep behind enemy lines to rescue people. It was just a test for them, but they did not expect that Yang Ling and others actually successfully rescued the captured officers and soldiers from the Japs.
"Sir, the commander of the war zone responded and asked us to retreat according to the predetermined plan. Dahongshan will send a battalion to meet us."
Soon, the telegraph operator carrying the radio received a reply from the headquarters of the Sixth Theater Commander.
"From now on, the station is silent."
After receiving the reply, Yang Ling ordered that he was worried that their whereabouts would be detected by the Japanese.
As soon as Yang Ling finished speaking, there was a rustling sound in the woods in the distance. Sun Liangcheng, the squadron leader in charge of rearguard action, led more than 30 brothers from the Flame Special Forces Brigade to catch up with the main force and walked out of the woods.
"How is it going?"
Seeing squadron leader Sun Liangcheng walking over with a solemn expression, Yang Ling frowned and asked.
Sun Liang stood up and saluted and replied: "The traces of the passage have been dealt with, and the Japanese should not be able to find them."
When Yang Ling and others evacuated at night, it was so pitch black that it was difficult to deal with the traces left behind, so after daybreak, they asked Sun Liangcheng to take them behind to deal with them to avoid the Japanese pursuit.
Yang Ling nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Let's rest and eat some solid food."
Although Yang Ling asked Sun Liangcheng and the others to rest, Sun Liangcheng stood still and did not move.
"Sir, we just heard a firefight behind us. It should be the guerrillas and the pursuing Japanese. What should we do?"
"Are you sure you heard the exchange of fire?"
Yang Ling also frowned and frowned. He didn't expect the Japanese to come so quickly.
Sun Liangcheng nodded firmly and said: "We did hear the exchange of fire, but then the gunshots went eastward."
"It should be the guerrilla brothers who lured the Japanese away for us." Yang Ling thought for a while and concluded.
Sun Liangcheng also agreed with this guess, but he immediately said worriedly: "The guerrillas' equipment is poor and their numbers are small. Should we go back and help them?"
Yang Ling waved his hand and said: "They are more familiar with this area than we are. Since they dare to lure the Japanese away, they will naturally have a way to get rid of it."
Yang Ling also fought in the Sulu war zone. He knew how familiar the guerrillas were with the local area. It was not easy for the Japanese to capture the guerrillas.
"Although the guerrillas have temporarily distracted the Japs, there is no guarantee that the Japs will not turn around and chase us. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, so let's leave quickly."
With the Japs chasing behind him, Yang Ling felt a sense of danger and urgency, and did not dare to let them rest. In order to avoid long nights and dreams, Yang Ling walked as far as possible.
"The Japs are catching up. Everyone, get up and continue on your way."
Soon, amid the shouts of the officers and soldiers of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade, the soldiers dispersed to rest. Although they were still very weak, they did not want to fall into the hands of the Japanese again.
Following the order, they all helped each other to stand up, and began to move towards Dahong Mountain under the leadership of the officers and soldiers of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade.
"Zhang Tie, you can take me with you to explore the road ahead. If you encounter a mountain village along the way, you can buy some food. There are so many of us who will not be able to reach Dahongshan if we are hungry."
Although Yang Ling and the others had prepared some food and medicine, they were still somewhat inadequate in the face of thousands of weak soldiers.
"Teams 5, 6, and 7 follow me—"
Zhang Tie agreed and then turned around to gather people.
"Sun Liangcheng, you are still responsible for breaking up the rear and clearing away the traces of our passage as much as possible. At the same time, pay attention to the movements of the Japanese behind and give timely warnings."
"Sir, don't worry, I promise to complete the mission!" Sun Liangcheng nodded.
"Grizzly Bear, move the sentry fifty meters away during the march."