The defeated soldiers were still the same defeated soldiers, and the crisis-ridden environment remained unchanged. The only thing that changed was Yang Ling's identity. As the temporary battalion commander, Yang Ling felt that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.
Liu Ming, the regimental deputy, acted as the storekeeper in the name of recuperating from his injuries. Yang Ling came to him to discuss the retreat route and the reorganization of the defeated troops. He always said the same thing: You can make arrangements yourself.
Rather than saying that Regiment Deputy Liu Ming was trusting Yang Ling, the new battalion commander, he was testing his ability, and Yang Ling knew it well.
However, Yang Ling is not a sloppy person. Since the regimental deputy Liu Ming has taken the initiative to delegate power to him, he does not need to be coy. After all, their current situation is still difficult, and they will be eaten by the Japanese soldiers if they are not careful.
The so-called three things to do when a new officer takes office. The first thing that Yang Ling started after he temporarily took over as battalion commander was the reorganization of the broken soldiers. These broken soldiers were both from the Central Army and from various provinces. They had different numbers and different ideas.
.
Due to the Japanese persecution, more than 400 defeated soldiers temporarily gathered together to report to the group for warmth. Although they were nominally under the command of Yang Ling and others, in fact they were divided internally. More than 400 soldiers built more than ten hills.
They don't like each other.
The internal problems of the defeated soldiers are also the internal problems of the Chinese army in this era. In the past, armies from various provinces would inevitably fight each other when they met. The fighting had been stopped for more than ten years. Now, although they share the same hatred and go to the battlefield to fight the Japanese, they are not like each other.
In the past, we would fight each other when we met, but we couldn't call them united.
Yang Ling always believed that a combat-effective army must be united and cohesive. As the saying goes, brothers working together can break gold. As long as everyone can work together to form a rope, then it will also explode with strong combat effectiveness.
Yang Ling led the defeated troops to win the battle, and their morale was restored. They were able to unite around him and continue fighting. However, if the situation was unfavorable and the battle was defeated, this uncohesive force would definitely fall apart immediately. This was something Yang Ling could not do.
He wanted to see what he wanted to see, so he wanted to break the barriers between them and let them get to know each other and be united through reorganization.
Although disrupting the formation will temporarily reduce the combat effectiveness of the troops, because it takes time for unfamiliar comrades in an unfamiliar company to get familiar with and get used to each other, in the long run, disrupting the original formation on the mountaintop and reorganizing it will be of no benefit.
Harmful.
More than 400 people were organized into five companies by Yang Ling. Among them, the thoughtful Wu Jiang selected the brothers with better marksmanship to form the sharpshooting company. Although the number was the smallest among the five companies, their accurate marksmanship also guaranteed
Their combat effectiveness is higher than that of the other four companies, and they are a trump card in Yang Ling's hands.
Liu Yidao is good at using swords, so most of his company is composed of soldiers with good physical fitness. They will become the main force in hand-to-hand combat in the future.
The other three companies are all ordinary companies. In order to balance the combat effectiveness, Yang Ling did not deliberately split them. Li Tiezhu, Yang Dashu and Qin Shou served as company commanders respectively. If more broken troops join in the future, they will be considered as appropriate.
Replenish each company separately.
In addition to the five dissatisfied companies, Yang Ling also had a cavalry squad of more than ten people. In the process of rescuing the health team, they annihilated a Japanese cavalry team and captured many horses.
Yang Ling's idea was to form a cavalry company with strong mobility, but there were too few people who could ride horses. A cavalry company of more than ten people really had no combat effectiveness, so he simply organized these more than ten cavalrymen into a battlefield cavalry squad.
, responsible for the investigation of enemy situations.
The remaining horses were used to transport the wounded and captured supplies. Although they were somewhat over-qualified, they were not wasted.
Although the regimental deputy Liu Ming was the highest officer of the defeated army, he always stayed with the wounded soldiers and remained silent about the drastic temporary reorganization of the battalion commander Yang Ling. He was a bystander, but in his heart he was
I was so happy that I found a treasure this time.
Many company and platoon commanders in the Chinese army did not know a single word and only had rich combat experience. In the Battle of Shanghai, these experienced company and platoon commanders died one after another, and the new company and platoon commanders all
He is a veteran promoted from the front line and has no command experience at all.
Not only did Yang Ling have rich combat experience, but he was also able to read and write, and the current reorganization allowed Liu Ming to see that Yang Ling had command and management capabilities. This made the regiment deputy Liu Ming feel happy. With a little training,
You will have a capable assistant.
"Everyone, hurry up and pack up. We will set off in ten minutes." After Yang Ling spent half an hour reorganizing, he waved his hand to let them disperse, and he went straight to the regiment deputy Liu Ming.
Because of time constraints, the familiarity and running-in between them can only be done on the road.
"Regimental deputy, do you think there is no problem with this reorganization?" Although Liu Ming delegated the power to himself as the battalion commander, Yang Ling still felt a little uneasy. If the regimental deputy did not approve, everything would be in vain.
Liu Ming, the regiment deputy, was very happy now. He had picked up such a talented person. He even criticized him even if he couldn't praise him. He smiled and said: "Okay, very good. I really did not misjudge you. I will organize it as you said and let it go."
Use your hands and feet to do it. If anyone is not convinced, you can ask him to come to me."
Hearing these words from regimental deputy Liu Ming, Yang Ling finally felt relieved. With the strong support of regimental deputy Liu Ming, he no longer had to be timid in doing things. I have to say that this was a blessing.
After Liu Ming praised Yang Ling, he quickly changed the topic to their current situation: "Yang Ling, do you have any ideas about where we should go next?"
Yang Ling had already considered this matter. He took out the crumpled map from his pocket and spread it on the ground. Liu Ming also put his head over it.
"According to what we know so far, the Japanese's 11th, 13th, 9th and 16th divisions have already attacked our front lines in Changshu, Suzhou and Wuxi. The majority of the troops have retreated. We will definitely not be able to hold on to our remaining troops.
, the only hope now is the front line in Changzhou and Jiangyin. There are defense fortifications there and many of our troops. Let’s go there to fight with them first.”
Liu Ming's face became extremely solemn after hearing Yang Ling's words. The strength of the Japanese soldiers was too strong. Just one squadron was enough for them to drink a pot. What's more, there were so many divisions sweeping forward. The mighty
It's really a torrent of steel. They really don't have enough people to watch. Even whether they can hold the front line of Changzhou and Jiangyin is also a problem.
Yang Ling was also helpless. Although he was full of passion for protecting the country, the Japanese soldiers were so powerful that they could not even make a splash against the Japanese soldiers before they were all wiped out, let alone stop the Japanese soldiers from attacking.
The only thing that can be done now is to collect more broken troops along the way, strengthen one's own strength, and then cooperate with the main force to fight. Facing the mighty Japanese army, any single fight is an unrealistic fantasy and will only be in vain.
It just increases casualties.
"Okay, let's do what you said. Let's go directly to Changzhou, bypassing Wuxi." Liu Ming also felt helpless due to his lack of strength, and nodded and agreed to Yang Ling's plan. It's not that he is greedy for life, but that staying here will only be in vain.
die.
While Yang Ling folded the map and put it back into his pocket, he reminded: "It's more than a hundred miles from here to Changzhou. There are many Japanese soldiers on the road. I'm afraid we have to be prepared to fight at any time."
Liu Ming knew Yang Ling's concerns, so he smiled and waved his hand and said, "I won't care about the battle. It's all up to you. After fighting for these few months, let me be lazy for once and enjoy the treatment of the wounded."
Seeing what Liu Ming said, Yang Ling hesitated to speak, but still nodded and agreed, and turned around to make arrangements.