At daybreak, Xiao Tianliang led the guerrillas back to Lijiachong. There were nearly a hundred people in the guerrillas, their clothes were mottled and messy, and their weapons were all kinds of. At a glance, they thought they were ordinary people who had just been armed.
Lao Yanqiang poked Yang Ling's body with his hand and muttered in a low voice: "Brother Yang, these are just a bunch of rabble. How can we expect them to help?"
Although Lao Yanqiang looked down on this shabby-looking guerrilla group, Yang Ling did not dare to underestimate it. This Jiangbei area used to be considered the core area controlled by the National Revolutionary Army. How could these guerrilla groups be able to take root and be active here for so long?
Two brushes?
"Brother Zhou, you can't judge people by their appearance, and you can't measure the sea water. Don't underestimate anyone." Yang Ling reminded Lao Yanqiang in a low voice, and stepped forward to greet him.
The old smoker stood there and curled his lips in disapproval. Just relying on their hundreds of crappy guns? Thank God if it doesn't do any harm.
"Let me introduce you. This is Battalion Commander Yang of the guerrilla battalion of the Jiangfang Group Army who just broke out of Jiangyin. It was he who helped us get rid of the traitor Li Youde."
Xiao Tianliang first introduced Yang Ling, then pointed to the guerrilla captain and said: "This is my captain Zhang Tie of the Jiangbei guerrillas."
The guerrilla captain Zhang Tie, who had a serious Chinese character face, immediately stood in awe of Yang Ling after hearing Xiao Tianliang's introduction. Compared with the petty fights of his guerrillas in the rear, the guerrilla battalion's bloody battle with the Japanese on the Jiangyin front was more
It was admirable that he reached out his hand and said: "Captain Yang, I have admired you for a long time. You fought bloody battles in Jiangyin and thwarted the enemy's arrogance. You are all true heroes and true men! We have already admired you, and today we saw it.
Extraordinary magnanimity.”
Yang Ling was still modest: "It is my duty as a soldier to kill the enemy and serve the country. We are just trying our best. It's a pity that I wish I could kill all the Japanese and restore my country. How can I be worthy of the title of hero? Captain Zhang must not make fun of me."
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"Captain Zhang, you understand the righteousness well and come to help regardless of the previous suspicions. I, Yang Ling, would like to thank all the brothers first." Yang Ling changed the subject and expressed his gratitude to the guerrillas.
"Captain Yang, thank you very much. We guerrillas are also Chinese, and we also have the responsibility to defend our homeland and resist the enemy. It is an honor for our Jiangbei guerrillas to be able to fight side by side with the guerrilla battalion this time."
After the two parties met and exchanged greetings, they went straight to the topic without any unnecessary nonsense. After further deliberation and discussion on the plan to lure the enemy and annihilate it, they clarified their respective tasks and quickly started taking action.
Yang Ling led about fifty brothers and detained the Japanese soldiers tied up like rice dumplings Tengtian out of Lijiachong and walked on the road in a big way.
About ten minutes later, Zhang Tie led the guerrillas and Lao Yanqiang and the remaining brothers to join forces at a distance and fell behind Yang Ling and the others and out of Li Jiachong.
The Japanese soldier Tengtian looked depressed. Being captured was a huge shame for him. He was also very fierce. He wanted to commit suicide several times, but was stopped by Yang Ling and the others. Yang Ling wanted to fish, so how could he tolerate the death of a bait?
It fell.
The direction leading to Nanjing was still crowded with people. Defeated soldiers, fleeing refugees, neighing mules and horses, and bulging packages crowded the road. Everyone's face was full of fear and anxiety, and the atmosphere was under the hazy sky.
Dull and depressing.
Yang Ling asked Liu Yidao and others to take turns shouting to the refugees to dissuade them from going to Nanjing, because that place was about to become a battlefield. Facing the vicious Japanese soldiers, whoever went would die.
The refugees were doubtful of Yang Ling's words. They always believed in their hearts that Nanjing was the capital and was defended by a large number of troops, which was at least much stronger than other places.
Yang Ling had no choice but to use money to bribe several refugees and let them spread false news about defense in depth, such as the government had abandoned Nanjing, most of the troops had withdrawn, and the main force had withdrawn to Wuhan.
This trick worked as expected. The refugees were afraid of death. Since the government had given up on Nanjing, they were afraid they would run into the Japanese, which would kill them.
Various rumors spread all over the sky, and the timid refugees turned to other places to flee. By noon, only Yang Ling and his party were left alone on the crowded road.
"Battal Commander, do you think the officers are really going to give up on Nanjing? It's the capital of the country. How can you just give up?"
In order to prevent the refugees from entering the city destined to be burned by war, Yang Ling spread rumors to scare them into fleeing to other places. Rumors spread all over the sky, and Qin Shou and others were also skeptical.
"Shanghai, with 700,000 to 800,000 people, was not able to defend it. I heard that Nanjing is now only defended by a dozen or so newly defeated divisions, and they are not even full of men. All the officials have fled. I estimate that 80% of it cannot be defended.
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Although Yang Ling said it tactfully, Qin Shou and others felt a huge wave of emotions in their hearts, and they felt that the future was increasingly gloomy.
Qin Shou was in a bad mood and said blankly: "If Nanjing is lost, won't our country be destroyed?"
"The country will not be destroyed. The government has moved to Chongqing, which will become the capital."
Although Yang Ling said this, everyone still found it difficult to accept it. As a soldier, if the capital was lost, his face would be so shameless, so why fight?
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Yang Ling patted Qin Shou on the shoulder and said: "Actually, moving the capital to Chongqing is not a bad thing. Firstly, it can avoid the enemy's sharp edge and avoid the country's subjugation. Secondly, the front line is lengthened. These thousands of miles of land are connected by mountains and rivers.
The road is rugged, and we have more room to maneuver, which will also kill the little devil."
"That's true," Qin Shou grinned: "Let's kill the little devil."
While Yang Ling and the others were walking and chatting, Yang Dashu suddenly pointed forward and said, "There seems to be something going on up front."
"Hidden!" Before Yang Ling could finish his words, more than fifty brothers had already dispersed and hid, and the sound of gun bolts being pulled could be heard in his ears.
Yang Ling took out the captured Cao Changjing and quickly saw clearly the situation ahead. In the rolling hills and grass beside the road about five or six hundred meters ahead, there were many people wearing the uniforms of the National Revolutionary Army lying in ambush.
On the hillside on the left side of the hill, several people with their hands tied behind their backs were being held at gunpoint. Yang Ling recognized that the tied people were the brothers he sent out to explore the road, and his expression darkened.
"Battal Commander, it seems someone is coming over there." Yang Dashu reminded.
Yang Ling raised his eyes and looked over, and sure enough, two people walked toward them, but stopped when they were about three hundred meters away.
"Hey, which department are you from? Why did you kidnap our people?" Yang Dashu roared, but the other party didn't respond at all. He still stood there in shock and looked at them.
Just when Yang Dashu wanted to continue shouting, Yang Ling stopped him: "They are not friendly forces, they are disguised as Japanese soldiers. They should be the Japanese soldiers from last night."
"Damn, it's the Japanese! I'll kill them!" Liu Yidao immediately became angry and hurriedly pulled the bolt of his gun.
"If you don't want our brothers to die, don't act rashly."
Yang Ling didn't expect that the Japanese would dare to block their way so brazenly, but judging from their appearance, they didn't seem to want to fight.
"Qin Shou, please turn back quickly and notify the guerrillas and Company Commander Zhou to follow them quickly. I'll hold off the Japanese here."
"Yes!" Qin Shou responded and immediately ran back towards the way he came from.
Yang Ling straightened out his wrinkled military uniform, stood up from his hiding place, and said to Liu Yidao, "Do you dare to go out with me to meet the Japanese?"
"What are you afraid of!" Liu Yidao suddenly stood up and stood beside Yang Ling.
Yang Dashu hurriedly stopped him and said: "Batalion Commander, let me go. Be careful of the Japanese trickery."
"It's okay. Their people are still in our hands. They don't dare to mess around." Yang Ling pointed to the bound Japanese soldier Tengtian and said, "Keep an eye on him."
Amidst Yang Dashu's worries, Yang Ling and Liu Yidao walked towards the two Japanese soldiers wearing Chinese military uniforms.
"Listen to me. If something goes wrong, kill those two Japs first to ensure the safety of the battalion commander and the others!" Yang Dashu set up the machine gun and became murderous.