Yang Ling met with the group leader Zhang Handuo. Looking at Yang Ling's dirty appearance, with blood oozing out of his broken clothes, he asked with concern: "Are you injured?"
"It's just some skin scratches from shrapnel, it's okay." Yang Ling said nonchalantly.
On a battlefield filled with bullets and bullets, bumps and bumps were inevitable. Compared to his brothers who were blown apart by shells, Yang Ling felt that his injuries were nothing to mention.
Zhang Handuo, however, rebuked relentlessly and said: "Brother Yang, I have to talk to you about this matter again. You are already the deputy commander. From now on, you can leave the responsibility of leading the team to charge into battle to the battalion company commander below. Don't do it again."
You are so reckless. If you continue to be so disobedient, I will have to report you to the hostess."
"Okay, okay, I won't lead the charge next time." Seeing Zhang Handuo trying to enlighten him again, Yang Ling hurriedly apologized with a smile.
Zhang Handuo also smiled and shook his head, pointed at Yang Ling and said helplessly: "You will always suffer."
The two of them each found an empty ammunition box and sat down. Zhang Handuo returned to the topic and asked: "How are the casualties among the brothers?"
"One hundred and thirty people were killed, two hundred were injured, and twenty were seriously injured."
Although Yang Ling and the others killed at least 400 Japs, their own casualties were not small. Most of the brothers in the three companies were lost.
"No one is immune to death in a war. Our brothers are all good. Killing so many Japanese can be considered as earning back our money. I will report it later and try to give their families more pensions."
Every time casualties are reported, it is a painful thing, but the war is not over yet, and the pain will continue.
Yang Ling reported the details of the capture of Luowang Station to the regiment leader Zhang Handuo, who was frightened after hearing this, secretly saying that it was a fluke to win this battle.
"What to do with those who were rescued?" Finally, Zhang Handuo pointed to the prisoners of war rescued from the Japanese in the distance and asked Yang Ling's opinion.
Yang Ling paused and replied: "I screened them carefully. Although they have been captured by the Japanese for these days, none of them surrendered, and there is no ideological problem."
"In that case, let's break up and reorganize into our team to replenish the lost troops." Zhang Handuo said.
Their troops have never been replenished since they went to the battlefield. After several battles, many companies were seriously short of men, which seriously affected the battle.
I heard that there were no problems with these rescued soldiers. The regiment leader Zhang Handuo didn't want to let go of the fat in his mouth. These soldiers who had fought in the war were many times stronger than the new recruits in the rear. They could just pick up a gun.
become combat effectiveness.
Seeing that the regiment leader Zhang Handuo had made up his mind, Yang Ling did not object. These soldiers came from various units. Instead of taking advantage of others, they would detain them first and add them to his own team.
Yang Ling and Zhang Handuo hit it off immediately and quickly decided on the ownership of these soldiers. Zhang Handuo personally persuaded these soldiers.
"Brothers, I am Zhang Handuo, commander of the 301st Regiment of the 74th Army," Zhang Handuo stood on the platform and introduced himself condescendingly.
"Brothers were unfortunately captured by the Japanese. It was not your fault. The situation has been investigated clearly. You did not betray the country and surrender to the enemy. You are a good person and did not bring discredit on the faces of our Chinese soldiers. I, Zhang Handuo, am here to thank my brothers!" Zhang Handuo
He raised his hand and saluted these brothers.
These brothers also hurriedly returned the gifts, having no idea what kind of medicine Zhang Handuo was selling in his gourd.
"Brothers, I originally wanted you to return to your troops and build up, but these little devils are burning, killing and looting everywhere. There are planes in the sky, tanks and armored vehicles on the ground, the roads are blocked, the war is in chaos, and the whereabouts of your troops are unknown. You want to go back,
I'm afraid it will be even more difficult. Not only will you encounter the Japanese, but even if you go back, you will probably face some scrutiny."
These brothers from various military units were eager to return home. When they heard Zhang Handuo say this, they immediately became buzzing. The situation was so bad that they could not return to their respective units now.
Zhang Handuo coughed and said: "But don't worry, brothers! I will not leave the brothers alone. I know that the brothers have a bloody feud with the Japanese. I am here to show you a clear way. For now, you can stay in our group and follow the Japanese.
When the situation becomes clear and the Japanese are defeated, I will personally issue the certificate to you and you can go back. What do you think?"
Although what Zhang Handuo said was righteous and awe-inspiring, he was actually trying to recruit these stragglers. Yang Ling stood by and did not criticize him. Instead, he stepped forward and started to support him.
"Brothers, as long as you nod, you won't have to worry about food and drink from now on. The military pay will be according to our 74th Army. There will definitely be a big man. And as long as I, Yang Ling, have something to eat, I will not let the brothers drink soup!"
Hearing what Yang Ling said, these brothers were a little moved. After all, they were all from the local provincial army, and their equipment and military pay were much less than those of the Central Army. Now that they join the Central Army, there is nothing to say about the benefits.
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Second lieutenant platoon leader Wang Dongming asked: "Sir! We have no objection to following you to fight the Japanese. It doesn't matter where we fight the Japanese. It's just that we want to act together with you and don't want to fight alone."
As the saying goes, there is no free lunch in the world. These brothers still have worries in their hearts, that is, they are worried that Yang Ling will put them into separate groups and send them as cannon fodder. They are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of an unknown death.
Regiment leader Zhang Handuo grinned when he heard the words of second lieutenant platoon leader Wang Dongming. He was worried that they would be used as cannon fodder.
He waved his hands and said: "Brothers, there is no need to worry. If you join our regiment, you will be a brother in the trenches. I, Zhang Handuo, have also made it clear here that I will not let you fight a deadly battle alone until we are all exhausted."
, you come up again."
Seeing what Zhang Handuo said, these brothers who were still hesitating all gave up their worries and agreed to join the 301st Regiment.
"Okay, from today on, we are all brothers of life and death, and we will look after each other on the battlefield!"
Zhang Handuo was overjoyed. These were two hundred veterans, and he would not change them even if he was given a thousand recruits.
"Send guns and bullets to the brothers! Come and assemble the company commanders!"
More than two hundred veterans replenished the team that suffered heavy losses, and the combat effectiveness of the army was restored to a certain extent.
Luowang Station was captured by Yang Ling and others with lightning speed, cutting off a regiment of Japanese soldiers in the middle, leaving them unable to finish. The news spread to the brigade headquarters, making the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao extremely happy.
In the evening, brigade commander Zhou Zhidao arrived at Luowang Station in person and read out the division's awards to Yang Ling and his brothers who rushed to capture Luowang Station. They won the third-class collective merit and received a reward of 5,000 yuan.
The brothers received this honor, and their faces flushed with excitement. Amid the envious eyes of the onlookers, they straightened their chests and accepted the instructions from brigade commander Zhou Zhidao.