Yang Ling's reputation has already spread among the troops guarding Jiangyin, and it is becoming more and more evil. There are rumors that they killed a Japanese soldier and his blood flowed into a river. Some people also said that they chopped off the head of a Japanese general.
When they came down, they had three heads and six arms, like the reincarnation of Shura...
Although the rumors were getting more and more outrageous, Lao Yanqiang and the others involved did not expose them, because Commander Liu Xing had already explained that these rumors were deliberately released by the intelligence station in order to boost the morale of the military.
Listening to the discussions of the common people and friendly army brothers, Lao Yanqian walked on the street with his back straighter and straighter. He walked like a tiger and a tiger, and he really looked like a hero. According to Yang Ling, since he wanted to be a hero
, then you have to look like a hero.
Commander Liu Xing's promise to Yang Ling and the others was quickly fulfilled, and the 10,000 yuan rewarded them was delivered to their residence that night. Looking at the white money, even Yang Dashu, who always regarded money as dirt, was breathing heavily.
Ten thousand yuan in legal currency is an astronomical figure. You must know that although Lao Ciangqian was a company commander in the past, his monthly military pay was only more than 20 yuan.
Although Commander Liu Xing awarded Yang Ling and the others 10,000 yuan, it was left to Yang Ling, the commander, to distribute how much each person could get.
If we follow the previous rules, the officer Yang Ling will naturally take the bulk, and then the officers such as Lao Yanqiang will also take some more, and the rest will be distributed to the ordinary brothers below, so everyone was very nervous at first, guessing how much they could get.
But the result was unexpected. Yang Ling did not follow the old rules in the army, but divided the 10,000 yuan equally among Lao Yanqiang and others. Everyone got more than 1,000 yuan, which flattered the ordinary brothers.
I was moved and at the same time even more devoted to Yang Ling.
Yang Ling also made his words clear: "This time, everyone sacrificed their lives to get it. This time everyone will get the same reward. The next time we encounter rewards, we will reward them based on their merits. How much they will get will be determined according to the size of their merits."
Yang Ling did not withhold money for himself, and his clear-cut attitude of rewards and punishments made Lao Yanqiang feel ashamed. He had judged a gentleman with a villain's heart. At first, he thought that Yang Ling would definitely take half of it away.
Although it was just a simple sharing of money, Yang Ling's selfless attitude impressed the brothers and at the same time won their hearts. Of course, this was something Yang Ling did not expect.
Every brother happily received the reward, and Yang Ling's actions made them feel happy and work harder.
Lao Yanqiang and the others worked hard, and the recruitment work went very smoothly. When they heard that the commander Yang Ling who killed the Japanese general was recruiting troops, the depressed soldiers were also excited. They all asked to join the guerrilla camp and follow Yang Ling to fight the Japanese.
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These defeated soldiers were all bloody soldiers, and they had no choice but to be scattered and defeated. No one was there to take care of them when they retreated to the rear, so they muddle along and became lazy and decadent. However, the heroic deeds of Yang Ling's bloody battle with the Japanese and the killing of the enemy general came to light.
Awakened the passion in their hearts.
Heroes are always worshiped in the army, not to mention that Yang Ling killed the Japanese general and was rumored to be so evil, so they all want to fight with such a commander to avenge those dead brothers!
Seeing so many people vying to join the guerrilla camp, Lao Yanqiang felt happy, damn, he finally no longer had to be a bare company commander.
"If you want to get promoted and make a fortune, please go elsewhere. Our guerrilla camp only needs heroes who dare to fight hard and fight hard." Yang Ling inoculated these stragglers who wanted to sign up to join the guerrilla camp.
"Sir Yang, we are not afraid of death. We joined the guerrilla camp just to follow you and kill the Japanese!" The few skirmishers from the German Arms Division saw Yang Ling's power, so they simply refused to do anything.
I want to join the guerrilla camp.
Yang Ling looked at these bold men and asked with a smile: "Aren't you going back to your old army? You have to think clearly, my guerrilla battalion is not treated as well as your 87th and 88th divisions."
"I won't go back. They are fighting Japanese everywhere anyway. It is our honor to be able to follow a hero like Chief Yang!"
In addition to these skirmishers from the elite Central Army who willingly joined the guerrilla camp, those Sichuan Army soldiers with extremely poor equipment were also clamoring to join the guerrilla camp.
"Sir Yang, we know how to fire machine guns and will never embarrass you!" These Sichuan soldiers were dressed in tatters and looked sallow and thin, but they showed no signs of weakness.
Yang Ling asked them: "Which army are you originally from?"
"We are a machine gun company directly under the 26th Division of the Sichuan Army. We have also fought against the Japanese without fear of death. However, when we retreated, we were slow to resist the machine guns. The Japanese were chasing us too fast, and we were later dispersed."
Yang Ling once fought side by side with the Lin Xiaohou Regiment of the 135th Division of the Sichuan Army in Yunzaobang, Shanghai. Although these Sichuan Army brothers were the worst equipped, they had the energy to not be afraid of death.
He remembered that Lin Xiaohou's entire regiment had fought so hard that only eight people were still holding the position. He admired these Sichuan Army brothers who fought bloody battles for the country, and with a wave of his hand, he took the scattered ones into his own ranks.
"We Guangxi people are not afraid of death, sir. Yang, we also want to join the guerrilla camp!" Several soldiers wearing British helmets also shouted to join.
Seeing these scattered stragglers, Yang Ling waved his hand and said he would accept anyone who was willing to join.
In just half a day, Yang Ling's guerrilla camp recruited 600 brothers. Such a rapid formation of a team made Liu Xing look at Yang Ling with admiration.
The formation ceremony of the guerrilla battalion was held at the camp grounds of the Jiangyin Fortress garrison. Because the garrison had been holding on to their position, the barracks became empty and was temporarily borrowed by Yang Ling.
The weather in Jiangyin was as gloomy as usual, and the roar of artillery continued to be heard from outside the city. Facing the fierce Japanese attack, the National Revolutionary Army units guarding Jiangyin were engaged in fierce battles across the entire front.
In this war context, the guerrilla battalion directly affiliated with the Jiangfang Group Army held an army formation ceremony.
The cold wind swept the military flag, and more than 600 brothers from the guerrilla camp stood silently on the school grounds.
These more than 600 brothers came from different troops, with different identities, and spoke with different accents. They looked malnourished, sallow and thin, and their combat effectiveness was uneven. Many of them were even empty-handed.
But for Yang Ling, this is not a problem. He only needs these more than 600 brothers to have a heart to fight the Japanese.
Yang Ling's uniform was still straight, and he stood there like an unsheathed sword, with its sharp edge clearly visible. He looked at the more than 600 brothers who stood in awe, with a sharp confidence in his eyes.
"My name is Yang Ling, and I will be your commander from today on!" Yang Ling's sonorous voice suddenly sounded on the school grounds, making more than 600 brothers feel shocked.
"I don't care which army you were in before, or what position you held before, but from today on, you are all my soldiers, Yang Ling, and you all have to listen to me!" Yang Ling's voice shook the front as if declaring sovereignty.
The platoon soldier's eardrums ached.
Yang Ling raised his voice: "I ask you to charge but you cannot retreat! I ask you to eat and you are not allowed to drink water! In a word! You must obey my orders unconditionally! Implement them resolutely! Can you do it?!"
Yang Ling did not speak the truth like other officers. Instead, his opening remarks seemed to be a bit arbitrary and warlord style. But this is the result Yang Ling wanted. An army that can win the war must have strict discipline, and he wants to
Instill a sense of discipline into everyone's bones.
"Yes." There were sparse answers. For these soldiers, they came to follow Yang Ling because of his reputation and to fight the Japanese. Why did they talk so much nonsense?
Yang Ling stepped forward and shouted: "Have you not eaten yet?! I ask you if you can execute my orders unconditionally!"
"Yes!" The voices of more than 600 brothers became louder.
"I can't hear what you say!"
"able!!"
There was an earth-shattering roar on the school grounds. Lao Yanqiang worked too hard and his face turned red.
A smile appeared on Yang Ling's face: "Okay, very good!"
But then a sneer appeared on Yang Ling's face, and he shouted coldly: "Everyone is here! Get down!"
Yang Ling's words made the soldiers look at each other in shock. They didn't know why he was so crazy, but Lao Yanqiang and others reacted quickly and fell down directly on the ground.
"Are you plugging your ears with donkey hair? I order you to get down!" Seeing that some people were still hesitating, Yang Ling roared angrily.
Soon all six hundred people were lying on the ground, and Yang Ling spoke again: "Two hundred push-ups for each person, start now!"
"Report, Chief Yang, we are following you to fight the Japanese, not lying on the ground." Someone stood up without anger.
"How to fight the Japanese if you don't follow the orders! How to fight the Japanese if you have nothing to do with them! Now I have decided that you are fired!"