"Brother Yang, I will take the first step with three companies of assault troops, and you will stay with the regiment to take command."
After quickly finalizing the battle plan, the regiment leader Zhang Handuo was ready to personally lead the team to carry out this mission. He attached great importance to this attack to seize Luowang Station.
Yang Ling shook his head and retorted: "You are the highest officer in the regiment, how can you personally lead the assault? If something goes wrong, I won't be able to explain it to the brigade, so let me lead the regiment."
"Brother Yang, this mission is tight. If our regiment cannot fight well, then our regiment will not be able to hold its head high after being in the brigade, and we will not have priority in the supply of weapons and soldiers in the future, so I still take the people there myself.
Well, anyway, you are in charge of the group just like I am in charge."
"Tuanzuo, please don't argue with me. You stay and I go. Even if I run to death or die from exhaustion, I will capture Luowang Station on time. Please believe me."
Lao Yanqiang also spoke up and said: "Regimental leader, you can stay in the regiment and take command. We will follow Deputy Yang to ensure that the battle is fought beautifully."
Zhang Handuo looked at Yang Ling's firm eyes and was silent for a long time. Finally, he couldn't bear to compromise and agreed to let Yang Ling, the deputy leader, lead the team to attack Luowang Station, while he followed closely with the rest of the team.
"Brother Yang, the master has repeatedly explained the importance of capturing Luowang Station. If the railway cannot be opened and those military trains loaded with supplies fall into the hands of the Japanese, then we will have committed a great crime, so we must capture it on time. Please
Already."
"Our assault force will definitely go all out and will not embarrass our regiment."
Hearing Yang Ling's sonorous and powerful voice, Zhang Handuo's tense face softened a little. He squeezed out a smile and said, "I can rest assured that you are doing your job."
He stepped forward and put his arm around Yang Ling's shoulders and said, "Let's go pick someone up."
Because the mission was a long-distance assault, when selecting the assault troops, Yang Ling focused on selecting soldiers with good physical fitness and no injuries, and quickly selected brothers from three companies to carry out the mission.
These brothers were all trained by Yang Ling and were very familiar with each other. When they heard that they were going to make a long-distance attack on Luowang Station, some were excited while others were frightened. After all, a long-distance attack was no joke.
Yang Ling summoned more than 400 brothers from three companies and held a pre-war mobilization meeting in the woods. Looking at the brothers with guns and live ammunition, Yang Ling pressed down his hands, and there was a sudden silence.
"Brothers, what we are carrying out this time is a forced march mission. We not only have to run to Luowang Station in a short time, but also capture it! Now we have no idea what we will encounter on the road. Luowang Station has
We don’t know how many enemies there are, so this is a severe test for us! I said it before, if you don’t want to join the assault force, I won’t force you to do so now.”
The brothers were buzzing after hearing this, but no one stood up to withdraw, which made Yang Ling very satisfied.
"Okay, they are all decent men!" Yang Ling praised the brothers who participated in the assault force, which was very useful to them and brought smiles to their faces.
"Now I order you to throw away all the sundries on your body and keep only guns, ammunition and one day's dry food. Everyone must move forward lightly. If you encounter enemies along the way, don't be reluctant to fight. You must keep running and not stop!"
When I heard about throwing things away, some brothers were still hesitant and secretly hid small items in their clothes and shoes. After all, they had fought several wars and seized a lot of things, and they were planning to go to the black market to exchange money after the war.
Yang Ling winked at Lao Yanqiang, and Lao Yanqiang understood.
"Throw it away, what the hell are you waiting for? They're just waiting to give birth!"
Lao Yanqiang walked towards the team with his dry pipe and cursed. When he met those who were unwilling to throw it away, he would hit their helmets with the dry pipe and make a clanging sound. He, the veteran deputy battalion commander, acted with a bad face. Although the brothers
Reluctantly, I threw it away.
The Japanese planes flew over their heads in waves. Yang Ling and the others, who had no air superiority, had to patiently hide and replenish their strength. In the vast and vast plains, once exposed, they would be easy targets for the Japanese planes. The brothers had no choice but to do so.
Nothing can be done.
It wasn't until nightfall that the brothers from the three companies responsible for the assault regrouped. Most of the brothers were from the original third battalion, and some were selected from the first and second battalions. They were considered to be strong soldiers.
"Shunzi, you lead the reconnaissance platoon to the front to explore the road, and send signals in time when encountering any situation."
Yang Ling handed over the task of going out for reconnaissance to the company commander Shunzi, a newly promoted captain with meritorious service. After all, the enemy situation was unclear along the way, and he did not want to run into the arms of the Japanese.
Shunzi was a veteran and had rich battlefield experience. After receiving Yang Ling's order, without any hesitation, he led the reconnaissance platoon and said hello before disappearing into the darkness, and soon disappeared.
After Yang Ling said goodbye to the group leader Zhang Handuo, he waved to the team and gave the order to set off: "Let's go -"
Under the leadership of Yang Ling, the brothers of the three companies quickly rushed straight to the defense line of Luowang Station under the cover of night. The regiment leader Zhang Handuo did not hesitate. After the remaining battalions under his leadership were packed up, they also
Set off immediately.
Yang Ling and the others marched at a very fast speed, covering dozens of miles in no time. There were chaotic footsteps and heavy breathing in the ranks. The brothers were soon sweating profusely, and their uniforms were soaked with sweat.
through.
The reconnaissance platoon led by Shunzi has been running at the front of the team, firstly to detect the enemy's situation, and secondly to find a road directly into Luowang Station.
In order to rush for time, Shunzi, who led the reconnaissance platoon, did not care about taking the right route, and took the team to take shortcuts through the desolate wilderness.
This was very difficult for the brothers who were marching in a hurry. It was pitch black and they had no choice but to follow the reconnaissance platoon. When they emerged from the thorny forest, their faces and hands were covered with bloody grooves, and their body uniforms were also torn.
There are few holes, and the cool breeze blows through my soaked clothes, which feel chilly against my body.
This was not over yet. As soon as we emerged from the forest, we were blocked by a dark flowing river. Looking at the unknown depth of the river, the brothers felt frightened.
"Come here quickly, the water is not deep." Just as the brothers were standing at the water's edge hesitating, the voices of the brothers from the reconnaissance platoon came from the darkness on the other side.
Hearing that the water on the other side was not deep, Yang Ling felt relieved and hurriedly urged: "Stop delaying and cross the river quickly."
The brothers all took off their shoes, rolled up their trouser legs, and plopped into the surging river like dumplings. The cold river water made people shiver.
"Damn it, the people in the reconnaissance platoon are leading a broken path."
In the darkness, someone uttered dissatisfied curses, because the shallow river water had already reached their waists, and their entire lower bodies were soaked in the water.
The brothers waded across the river and climbed onto the wet bank. The river water was pouring down. They didn't bother to wring the water from their pants, and they grabbed their guns and started running with the team.
The order of the brothers in the three companies has been messed up. Everyone was out of breath from exhaustion, and their legs were as heavy as lead. Only Yang Ling and the others were able to rest for a few minutes when they stopped to pick up a map to confirm the direction.
The rest of the time I was driving in a hurry.
The brothers ran all night in the dark wilderness. At dawn, they entered a village where all the people had fled and fell asleep for two hours. After a short period of replenishing their physical strength, the team took advantage of the morning light to launch the final sprint.