"Troublemaker, we have inquired about the situation clearly. The reason why the Japs are frequently mobilizing and strengthening the alert is because a group of our people came from the south. I heard that they killed more than 300 Japs in one village."
Lao Yanqiang said with excitement, these friendly troops were really good, killing so many Japanese soldiers happily finally gave them a bad breath.
The regiment leader Liu Ting was shocked and asked with disbelief: "Really killed more than 300 Japanese?"
Lao Yanqiang nodded: "There shouldn't be any lies, otherwise the Japanese wouldn't be so angry and send people south."
"He actually killed more than three hundred Japanese! What a man!" Liu Ting, the regiment leader, clapped his thighs and stood up. He suddenly felt so relieved that he felt like laughing out loud.
They suffered heavy casualties on the Songhu battlefield. They were defeated all the way. Countless civilians were killed and countless villages were destroyed. As soldiers, they were powerless. It was so frustrating. But now they heard that friendly troops killed more than 300 Japanese in one fell swoop. Finally,
It gave them a bad breath.
Lao Yanqiang looked at Captain Liu Ting who was pacing excitedly, and suggested: "Commander, our friendly forces have killed more than 300 Japs in one fell swoop. I'm afraid there are many of them. Do you want to go up to the top for instructions? Let's contact them and join forces."
Let's get up and raid the Japanese artillery positions together, so we can be more confident?"
Because Lao Yanqiang and the others were performing a surprise attack this time, they had to cross the Japanese blockade and go deep behind enemy lines. It was very dangerous. In view of the large number of people, the targets were easily exposed. Therefore, they did not have many troops to carry out the surprise attack on the Japanese artillery positions. Only three
Company, more than two hundred people.
The two hundred or so of them carried out the mission with a certain death intention, because it was almost impossible to blow up the Japanese artillery positions and evacuate safely while surrounded by powerful enemies. It would definitely be a disaster.
A bloody battle.
But now the sudden appearance of Yang Ling's group of broken troops gave Lao Yanqiang hope of survival. If they could unite with this group of broken troops, not only would they be more confident in raiding the Japanese artillery positions, but they would also have greater hope of safe evacuation.
After hearing Lao Yanqiang's suggestion, the regiment leader Liu Ting thought for a moment and then refused: "We are keeping the radio silent now. Once we send the report to the top for instructions, if the enemy monitors us and exposes our position, the gain will outweigh the loss, so we cannot send it."
Report."
"Then how about we send someone to contact the friendly forces ourselves? After all, together we are stronger and can more easily complete the mission?"
Liu Ting smiled and shook his head: "We don't need to contact them. Now they have successfully attracted the attention of the Japanese. They can just cover us to complete the task of blowing up the Japanese artillery positions. They appeared too timely."
Hearing Liu Ting's words, Lao Yanqiang let out a long sigh, and the joy he felt just now dissipated without a trace. According to Liu Ting's plan, this group of friendly troops was destined to become a victim to cover their mission.
Thinking that this friendly force had just killed more than 300 Japs and was about to face the danger of being destroyed again, Lao Yanqiang's heart felt like a stone was pressing down on him, and he panicked.
Liu Ting patted Lao Yanqiang on the shoulder, looked at him and said comfortingly: "In war, people will die. Don't blame me for being cold-blooded. Now the Japanese have surrounded them. Even if we send them a message, it will be too late."
Well, they are all going to be destroyed anyway, so why not give us a favor and cover our attack on the Japanese artillery positions."
Lao Yanqiang nodded helplessly. Although he said that, he still prayed silently for the friendly troops in his heart, hoping that they could break out of the encirclement. More importantly, their commander was named Yang Ling, and he was someone he knew.
With the same name, he didn't want them to be destroyed by the Japanese just like that.
"Okay, go down and tell the brothers that we will take action as soon as it gets dark. With friendly forces to attract the attention of the Japanese, we will definitely succeed this time!" Liu Ting, the regiment leader, suddenly became confident.
But Lao Yanqiang was not happy at all. Even if the mission was successful, it was only at the expense of the lives of friendly brothers, and it was not worth showing off.
Although Liu Ting and the others knew that a large number of Japs were surrounding Yang Ling and the others, for their own mission, Liu Ting did not send anyone to send news to Yang Ling and the others. The purpose was to hope that Yang Ling and the others would attract the Japs and create conditions for them to carry out their mission.
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Although doing this was somewhat disrespectful of his comrades, Liu Ting did not feel the slightest guilt in his heart. This is war. As long as the Japanese artillery positions are blown up, their front-line combat troops will lose many lives and sacrifice a few.
The defeat of the army was not a big deal to him.
Liu Ting and the others were now gearing up for a big fight after dark, but Yang Ling and the others, who had stirred up a hornet's nest, were now in an extremely dangerous situation.
They killed more than 300 Japs, which made the Japs' top brass furious, because they had been so unstoppable all the way and had no record of an organized unit being wiped out.
Japanese Major Higashi Shotaro and more than 300 Japanese soldiers were eliminated by Yang Ling and others. The Japanese captain misjudged that Yang Ling and others were brigade-level.
Although Captain Changcun felt that the brigade-level scale of Yang Ling's rout might be exaggerated, he did not change it when he reported it.
Captain Chang Cun also had his own considerations. If a small number of Chinese troops killed more than 300 of them, it would be a great shame and humiliation. He might not be able to keep his position as captain.
If the Chinese army had a large number of people, it would be reasonable to let them lose more than 300 people, at least the senior officials would not think he was incompetent.
Because the rout of Yang Ling and his troops was exaggerated for no reason, it immediately attracted the attention of the top brass of the Japanese. After all, the brigade-sized China Army was active behind them, which still posed a great threat to their supply lines at the rear.
There was only one result that aroused the attention of the Japanese high-level officials, and that was to mobilize a large number of troops to fight against the enemy's front lines. All the Japanese brigades took action, ranging from squadrons to large brigades. Faced with the sudden appearance of the enemy around them,
With a large number of Japanese soldiers, Yang Ling and others immediately fell into a difficult situation, unable to advance or retreat.
"Battal Commander, I'm afraid we're in trouble. There are Japanese soldiers everywhere." Scout Jiao Chaoming, covered in weeds to disguise himself, panted and ran back to the forest where Yang Ling and the others were hiding, with a solemn look on his face.
Yang Ling also felt something was wrong. After they raided the village, they thought they had broken out of the encirclement set up by Major Higashi Shotaro, and were about to cross the Japanese blockade and enter the Jiangyin Army-controlled area. However, a large number of Japanese soldiers suddenly appeared around them.
Put them into a new dilemma.
"Tell me about the specific situation?" Although the situation took a turn for the worse, Yang Ling still remained calm and collected. He knew that he was the commander and could not mess up his position at this moment.
Jiao Chaoming picked up a branch and pulled it on the ground: "Five or six miles ahead from here is the South Gate and Dayang Bridge, and here is Huashan. The sound of cannons is still in the hands of our own people, but the road in the past has been occupied by the Japanese."
It's blocked, and a large number of Japanese are searching our area, so I'm afraid we won't be able to hide for long."
Yang Ling looked solemn: "Are there any Japanese in the south?"
"At least two Japanese troops are pressing down from the south. The density is very high."
Wu Jiang said in a deep voice: "It seems that the Japanese are trying to trap us to death——"
Liu Yidao said fiercely: "I'm afraid of a surprise, even if it's an iron bucket, I have to poke a hole in it!"
Company Commander Qin Shou looked at Yang Ling who was silent and asked: "Batalion Commander, where should we break out?"
There is no room for maneuver now, there are too many Japanese soldiers.
Yang Ling was silent for a moment and then said: "We can't go back. There is a plain to the south and we can't hide. We can only continue to the north. As long as we break into the mountains and forests near Huashan, we will be alive."
"But that side has been blocked by Japanese soldiers. There are more Japanese soldiers than in the south."
Yang Ling looked at the crowd and said: "Fish in troubled waters, as long as we muddy this stagnant water, we will have a chance to stand out."