The temporary headquarters of the 51st Division was set up in the spacious lobby on the first floor of a restaurant on the street. The wooden doors and windows were riddled with holes during the battle, and dust leaked in along with the light.
Under the leadership of regiment leader Zhang Handuo, Yang Ling stepped on the rubble and shell casings scattered on the street and walked straight to the door of the temporary division headquarters.
"We want to see the master. We have an urgent military report." Yang Ling and the others explained their intention to the gun-wielding guards.
The guard knew Yang Ling and the others and did not dare to neglect them. He said "Wait a moment" and turned around and ran into the lobby.
On the street, brothers walked by in twos and threes carrying captured weapons. Each of them was smiling because they had won the battle, but little did they know that a new battle was imminent.
The cruelty and tragedy of war are not just about mountains of corpses and seas of blood and how many people have been sacrificed, but once engaged in this war, it does not end with just one battle and then you can withdraw and rest. That is all in the movies.
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Because the situation on the battlefield is complex and changeable, as a soldier on the battlefield, once a fight begins with the enemy, you cannot predict how long the battle will last. Sometimes it will be over in a few days, and sometimes it will last for several battles.
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In long and endless battles, long-term nervous tension will cause many recruits who have just stepped onto the battlefield to collapse without being killed by the enemy.
The survival rate of veterans who have experienced such a long and cruel war is much higher than that of recruits, because they have endured countless days of holding on to their positions without food, water, or ammunition, and they know how to survive.
For people like Yang Ling, the successive fierce battles have made them numb. If they want to survive until the end of the war, they can only survive by killing any enemy who threatens them.
Now the entire 106th Division may have pressed forward. Yang Ling knew that this war would not end with the Maruyama Brigade being crippled as the brothers expected. I am afraid that a more brutal battle is still waiting for them.
Yang Ling and Zhang Handuo didn't wait outside the door for long, and soon the guards came out and asked them to come in.
The tables and chairs in the lobby on the first floor of the tavern have been put together and covered with maps, and a group of officers from the staff office are enthusiastically discussing the next battle plan.
This time, their troops defeated the Maruyama Brigade to pieces. Although they did not achieve total annihilation, they completely crippled the opponent. I am afraid that they will not be able to recover for a long time in the future.
Both the brothers in the combat troops and the logistics staff were immersed in this huge joy. After all, since Chief Li commanded the troops to kill more than 10,000 Japanese in Taierzhuang, this was also an incredible victory for them.
Yang Ling and the others ignored the staff officers who were discussing the next attack plan, but bypassed them and went straight to the division commander Wang Yaowu who was sitting behind the table against the wall.
At this moment, their division commander, whom all the officers and soldiers of the division admired, was unbuttoning his clothes, rolling up his sleeves, and sipping gruel from an earthen bowl, showing some of the boldness of Shandong people.
The sizzling sound of the porridge made Yang Ling and the others feel a little hungry. After all, they hadn't had a bite of hot food in a few days.
"Report!" Yang Ling and Zhang Handuo stood up, stood up, raised their hands and saluted.
"Well, here we come, sit down, sit down." Wang Yaowu was in a good mood, waving his hand to Yang Ling and others to find a seat and sit down. He turned to the back and shouted: "Xiao Wang, scoop out two more bowls of rice."
The lobby on this floor was originally a place for drinking and eating in the restaurant. Zhang Handuo moved a long bench over and the two of them sat down. A cook from the division headquarters brought two bowls of hot porridge and placed them next to them with a smile.
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"You are hungry, let's talk while eating." Teacher Wang Yaowu wiped his mouth and was in a good mood.
Yang Ling couldn't think of eating at this moment, so he hurriedly said: "Master, I have an urgent military report."
"Did you catch that old devil Maruyama Masao?" Wang Yaowu asked with a smile.
Yang Ling shook his head: "This old devil is very cunning. He made all kinds of attacks in the east and west to let him escape."
Although it is not certain that the one who ran away was Masao Maruyama, the leader of the Japs Brigade, it was definitely not a small person who used a lieutenant colonel and several majors to attract firepower and cover the opportunity to break out.
"Just run away. He can escape the first grade of junior high school, but not the fifteenth grade. As long as he is still on our Chinese soil, sooner or later we will deal with him." Because they won the battle, the division commander did not blame Yang Ling.
"When we were chasing the Japs, we had a battle with the cavalry of the Japs' 106th Division about ten miles east of the city. I'm afraid the 106th Division has already overtaken them, so..."
Before Yang Ling finished speaking, Wang Yaowu, who was lazily leaning on his chair, suddenly straightened up: "You said you had a battle with the cavalry of the 106th Division?"
Yang Ling replied decisively: "We carefully inspected the body and it is indeed from the 106th Division."
"This is strange. Didn't the intelligence just say that they are still resting in Shahe Town? Why did they suddenly arrive here." Wang Yaowu frowned.
Zhang Handuo also said: "Master, I'm afraid the main force of the Japs is behind us. We need to prepare early."
Now their 74th Army had just fought a battle with the Maruyama Brigade, and each unit suffered heavy casualties. Although it was a victory, it was a tragic victory. Now they are fighting the 106th Division again, and they all know that they may not be their opponents.
After hearing this important report on the enemy's situation, the smile on Commander Wang Yaowu's face disappeared. He also knew in his heart that if the 106th Division really came over, this battle would really be fought.
"You go back first, gather your troops immediately, and wait for orders." Division Commander Wang Yaowu stood up.
"Yes!" Seeing the serious-faced teacher, Yang Ling and the others agreed in unison.
Before Yang Ling and the others could leave, Wang Yaowu had already begun to wave the combat staff over: "Hurry up and send a reconnaissance company to investigate the situation outside the city. At the same time, gather all the troops and assemble on standby. I'll go to the military headquarters."
After Commander Wang Yaowu finished speaking, he hurriedly led the guards straight to the military headquarters. Yang Ling and the others also saw the resolute and resolute manner of Commander Wang Yaowu.
"Drink before leaving. Don't waste it." Looking at the steaming gruel, Zhang Handuo picked it up and put it in his mouth.
When Yang Ling saw Zhang Handuo drinking happily, his stomach growled and he drank without being polite.
After fighting continuously without taking a bite of hot rice, Yang Ling drank a large bowl of porridge as quickly as possible.
After having a bowl of porridge at the division headquarters, they did not hesitate and quickly left the division headquarters, preparing to gather the troops.
When they entered the division headquarters, the brothers on the street were still filled with the joy of victory, but within just a few minutes, the atmosphere on the street suddenly became tense.
There were hurried brothers everywhere. They grabbed the captured weapons and ran towards their respective assembly points, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Yang Ling and the regiment leader Zhang Handuo looked at each other and without delay, hurried straight to the temporary assembly point of the 301st Regiment.
When Yang Ling and the others headed straight for the assembly point, in the military headquarters of the 74th Army, a staff officer walked into the military headquarters angrily.
"Military seat, someone actually faked a military order! Asking the troops who are finishing up to gather up and evacuate, isn't this an intentional attempt to let the Japanese escape?" the staff officer walked up to Army Commander Yu Jashi angrily and reported.
"Is this happening?" Army Commander Yu Jishi was also surprised.
The staff officer replied angrily: "The troops outside have finished searching for the remaining enemies and have begun to evacuate to the city. Isn't this nonsense?"
Hearing that such a thing was indeed happening, Army Commander Yu Jishi's expression also darkened: "Commander Zhang, go and investigate immediately. Who is so bold as to dare to falsely pass military orders? Arrest the person first!"
"I've already asked, it's Yang Ling, the deputy commander of the 51st Division. They spread rumors that the 106th Division is coming and asked the troops to gather in."
Just as Staff Officer Zhang was making a fuss about the complaint against Yang Ling and the others to the army commander, division commander Wang Yaowu strode in.
"Military, that's not a rumor, the 106th Division has already come over." After saying this, he glanced dissatisfied at the complaining Staff Officer Zhang.
"Commander Wang, you have to be responsible for what you say. If the 106th Division did not overwhelm us, and now we gather the troops and let the remaining Japanese enemies escape, who will bear the responsibility?"
Wang Yaowu was too lazy to argue with Staff Officer Wang, and turned to Army Commander Yu Jishi and said: "Military seat, I have received reports on the enemy situation from Yang Ling and others, and also received reports from several search teams on the way here. Japs were found in the east and north.