"Brother Niu, we can help rescue your security chief."
Now that Yang Ling and the others had urgently needed food and medicine in the town, Yang Ling decided to send someone to get them back.
Because they were short of food and medicine, it was difficult for them to successfully escort the rescued officers and soldiers to the Dahongshan guerrilla zone.
"Sir, can you really help rescue our security chief?"
The man surnamed Niu was a little excited when he heard this and looked at Yang Ling expectantly.
The security team in the town has more than 30 guns, and Zhang Degui, a wealthy man in the town, is the security captain. Although there are some hunters in Shiliba Village, they are a ragtag group and are no match for the security team.
The security team relied on their many men and guns to quickly go to the countryside to collect food. Anyone who could not hand over the food would have the security chief arrested and imprisoned in the town. If he wanted them to release him, he would have to hand over the food as a ransom.
It is difficult for villages in the countryside to ensure their self-sufficiency in food cultivation. Wherever there is excess food, the person can never be redeemed.
Now that he saw that Yang Ling and the others were willing to help with such a large team, the man surnamed Niu was naturally excited. After all, in his opinion, compared with the huge team of Yang Ling and the others, the security team in the town was nothing.
"We can help save people. Not only will they be rescued, but we will also bring back the food that the security team snatched. But we are not familiar with the town. You have to find two familiar people to lead the way." Yang Ling
said laughingly.
When the man surnamed Niu heard that Yang Ling and the others would not only save people, but also take back the stolen food, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
"On behalf of all the people in Niujia Village, I would like to thank the officer!" The man surnamed Niu cried excitedly.
Their village is located in a remote location and does not produce much food, and much of it has been taken away by the security forces. They can only go hunting in the mountains to make a living.
If Yang Ling and the others could help get the food back, it would be equivalent to saving the lives of their entire village.
Yang Ling helped the man surnamed Niu up from the ground and said: "What are you doing? Our duty as soldiers is to protect our homes and our country. Now the security team is running rampant in the countryside and you have been wronged. It is only natural for me to deal with them."
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"Without further delay, please find two villagers who are familiar with the situation to take us to the town as soon as possible." Yang Ling urged.
The man surnamed Niu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, nodded and said, "Sir, please wait a moment. I will find someone to guide you."
Seeing the man surnamed Niu crying with excitement, Yang Ling felt quite uncomfortable. Although they were fighting the Japs on the front line hard, at least they still had something to eat.
However, bandits are rampant in many areas, and people in many villages have been squeezed out of their food rations and are struggling on the line of life and death.
After the man surnamed Niu left to find the leader, Yang Ling called the squadron leader Sun Liangcheng over.
"Sir, are you looking for me?"
Although Sun Liangcheng has not been in the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade for a long time, he is a veteran after all and has rich combat experience. Now he has been integrated into the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade and has become one of the three squadron leaders.
Compared to Grizzly's impetuous temper and Zhang Tie's meticulous and serious attitude towards everything, Sun Liangcheng appears to be much more flexible and has a stronger ability to adapt to changes.
Therefore, when Yang Ling evacuated, he placed Sun Liangcheng at the back of the team to be responsible for cleaning up the traces they left, which was also a sign of his trust.
"There is food and medicine in the town. I'm going to let you take people there." Yang Ling said his thoughts directly without mincing words.
Sun Liangcheng said: "No problem, but we are not familiar with the town. I need to find some familiar guides."
"Don't worry about the guide. I've already sent someone to look for it."
"There are about 30 security teams in the town. They were formed not long ago and their combat effectiveness should not be strong. However, according to Brother Niu, these security teams are collecting food from all over the place. They should be under the command of the maintenance committee to collect food for the Japanese troops."
Although the Japanese troops are unstoppable on the battlefield in China, their shortcomings are also obvious, that is, as the war continues, their stored war materials are rapidly consumed, and food has become an important problem that troubles them.
Therefore, every time the Japs occupy an area, they will inevitably form a maintenance committee immediately, and the maintenance committee will come forward to collect food and various meats for them.
Sun Liangcheng asked for instructions: "Do we need to eliminate them?"
Yang Ling shook his head: "We attacked the Japs' prisoner-of-war camp. Now the Japs are probably looking for us all over the world. If we eliminate the security team here, I'm afraid the Japs will be around soon. In order to avoid alerting the Japs, my
It means, don’t alert the enemy.”
Yang Ling not only wanted Sun Liangcheng and the others not to alert the security team, but also wanted them to get medicines and food back, and also rescue people. It can be said that it was quite difficult.
"If you find it difficult, I'll let Zhang Tie go." Seeing the hesitation on Sun Liangcheng's face, Yang Ling didn't want to force it.
"Sir, I can complete the mission."
Seeing that Yang Ling had misunderstood him, Sun Liangcheng hurriedly patted his chest and assured him.
"Do you think there is anything else that needs to be added about this mission?" Yang Ling asked routinely.
Sun Liangcheng thought for a moment and said, "Sir, can you give us those Japanese clothes to use?"
When Yang Ling heard what Sun Liangcheng said, he immediately understood his intention, nodded and said, "You can go get it yourself later, it's kept at the Grizzly Bear's place."
These Japanese military uniforms were all carried by them when they set off from Yichang. After all, going deep behind enemy lines, it was very necessary for their Lieyan special operations brigade to have a few spare sets of Japanese military uniforms with them.
"Sir, when will we set off?" Sun Liangcheng asked again.
"Let's go after dinner. Go and come back quickly."
"yes!"
After Sun Liangcheng paid a military salute, he immediately went to gather people and prepare to go.
Originally, the village was wary of Yang Ling's arrival. After all, the security team came to rob the village, which made them feel inexplicable resistance to people in military uniforms.
Now that Yang Ling and the others have strictly enforced military discipline and have committed no crimes, and have promised to go to the town to help them get food back and rescue the chief, the attitude of these villagers towards Yang Ling and the others suddenly changed 180 degrees.
Although the village is very poor, the villagers still kill pigs and chickens to entertain Yang Ling and the others, and they can't stop them.
Seeing these simple villagers, Yang Ling finally stopped trying to stop them. However, the villagers' families were not rich to begin with, so Yang Ling ordered Zhang Tie, who was in charge of the Treasury of the Lieyan Special Forces Brigade, to give the villagers a large sum of money, which was regarded as a purchase.
Yang Ling and the others had not been able to eat enough cold dry food these days, but with the warm hospitality of the villagers, they finally had a steaming meal.
After eating, squadron leader Sun Liangcheng, led by two guides, led more than a hundred officers and soldiers of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade and headed straight for the town.