Going deep into the war zone behind enemy lines to fight guerrillas is not something that takes a day or two. Yang Ling and the others prepared intensively, packing luggage, preparing ammunition, finding maps, planning routes, and trying to get everything ready.
Taking advantage of her free time, Yang Ling went to the hospital again to say goodbye to Zhang Hongying. When she heard that Yang Ling was going to go deep into the dangerous enemy rear to fight guerrillas, Zhang Hongying burst into tears.
After all, the relationship between the two has reached the point where they can talk about marriage. In these turbulent years, they are thousands of miles apart, so even if they want to meet, it is very difficult.
"Could you please talk to Deputy Commander Zhou and ask if someone else can go?"
Although she learned that Yang Ling had accepted the appointment, Zhang Hongying still wanted to fight for it.
"Don't worry, we still have hundreds of thousands of troops behind enemy lines. There won't be much danger." Yang Ling tried his best to comfort Zhang Hongying and not want her to worry.
"But I am still worried. I heard that there are many dangers behind the enemy lines, not only the Japanese but also the puppet troops..."
Yang Ling said with a smile: "You see, I survived many bloody battles and I am not afraid of the Japanese. Could it be that the puppet army can do anything to me? It will be fine this time. I will be back in a year or two at most."
Although Yang Ling said it easily, Zhang Hongying's face was still full of worry, but she also knew that as a soldier, Yang Ling was often unable to help himself.
"Then you must be careful and send me a message when you get there." Zhang Hongying held Yang Ling's hand reluctantly.
"I will pay attention to safety and marry you when I come back."
"This is what you said. You are not allowed to go back on your word." Zhang Hongying raised her head and looked at Yang Ling with eyes red and swollen from crying and said seriously.
"I won't regret it." Yang Ling also felt affection in his heart and nodded seriously.
"Wait a minute..." Zhang Hongying said, letting go of Yang Ling's hand, turning around and running towards her house.
Soon Zhang Hongying took two pairs of newly made cloth shoes wrapped in shoes and stuffed them into Yang Ling's hands.
"I made this for you myself. I originally wanted to send it to you some time ago, but I didn't expect that you would be going so far away now. Take it with you, and be sure to wear it..." Zhang Hongying said.
Started to cry again.
Yang Ling felt bad about this damn war, but he also knew that as a soldier, when the country was ruined and the family was destroyed, the personal relationship between his children could only be put aside temporarily, which was only a pain for Zhang Hongying.
"I have told Liu Yidao and the others that if you encounter any trouble, you can go to them. They are my best brothers and they will help you." Yang Ling was also worried and told Zhang Hongying.
"Well..." Zhang Hongying looked at Yang Ling, her tears falling like broken beads.
"Tuanzuo, it's time for us to leave." Huzi reminded him unbearably from a distance.
Although she was very reluctant to leave, Yang Ling still had to wave goodbye to Zhang Hongying, and Zhang Hongying had already burst into tears.
"Doctor Wu Mei, help me take care of Hongying while I'm away." Yang Ling asked her friend.
Wu Mei also held Zhang Hongying's hand and replied seriously: "Brother Yang, just go with peace of mind."
"Thank you very much."
Under Zhang Hongying's reluctant gaze, Yang Ling waved his hand, got on his horse, and headed straight for the regimental headquarters.
The Military Commission wants to dispatch a large number of troops to fight guerrillas on the battlefield behind enemy lines. Currently, there are already three army groups with hundreds of thousands of people.
But now the little devils have occupied Wuhan, and many provinces in central and northern China have fallen.
If Yang Ling and the others wanted to successfully reach the Sulu guerrilla zone and cross the enemy's war zone, a large force would definitely not be able to do so, so all the troops sent to the enemy's rear would only go in small groups.
Yang Ling and the others had trained more than 230 guerrilla officers and soldiers in the regiment. They originally wanted to use them as the basis for the whole regiment to train in rotation.
But now we can only take more than two hundred of them through the enemy war zone and fight behind enemy lines.
When Yang Ling returned to the regiment, the more than two hundred brothers who had set out together were already ready. Everyone was armed with live ammunition and several days of dry food.
Deputy division commander Zhou Zhidao also came to see Yang Ling and the others off in person, and Liu Yidao and the others also all arrived.
"You are here to represent our 74th Army. You must show your dignity and achieve results. Don't let others underestimate the people of our 74th Army."
"Don't worry, Assistant Master! We will definitely make the little devil suffer a little!" Yang Ling was also full of confidence.
"Okay, I'm waiting for your good news! Take care!" Zhou Zhidao said, standing up and saluting Yang Ling and the others.
Yang Ling also raised his hand and returned the salute: "Teacher, take care, brothers!"
Liu Yidao and the others all raised their hands in salute to see Yang Ling and the others off.
"Get in the car and let's go!" Yang Ling put down his hands and waved behind him, and the brothers who were heading behind enemy lines boarded the car one after another.
Yang Ling and others will take a car to the junction with the enemy war zone, then pass through the blockade area and enter the guerrilla zone behind enemy lines of the 21st Group Army in the Dabie Mountains, and then rush east to the Sulu guerrilla zone. The journey is long.
The convoy of more than two hundred brothers left the station in smoke and dust, and Yang Ling and the others would also start a new journey.
"Now that I'm gone, I don't know when I can come back..."
Riding in the bumpy car, Wang Beard looked at the people working in the fields with a sense of loss.
"Don't sigh. We are going to fight the Japanese. It's honorable. Let's deal with a few more young Japanese and get some military medals to make them envious." The blacksmith muttered dissatisfiedly.
"So many military medals are of no use, and can't be eaten or used. If you want them, I'll sell mine to you. Do you want them for five dollars each?"
The blacksmith leaned his body against the swaying wall of the carriage and said with a smile: "You should keep it by yourself. Maybe after the war, when I return to your village and wear it like this on my chest, I can get a wife...
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"Bah, I'm still looking for a wife. It's good to come back alive this time." Wang Huzi said and sighed again.
Yang Ling and the others walked for several days in the bumpy car, until they reached the enemy war zone near Hubei, and then stopped in a town.
This town was already crowded with troops carrying luggage and rifles on their shoulders. They were all people deployed from various theaters to go behind enemy lines. They gathered here and prepared to cross the blockade.
The officers and soldiers gathered here come from all over the world, including the northwest army carrying broadswords on their backs, and the sturdy and strong northeastern army. The largest number are officers and soldiers from the southwestern provinces.
Yang Ling and the others had been staying in the town for two days, and then someone notified them to gather at night to prepare to cross the blockade.
"Huzi, Blacksmith, Dongming, we are divided into four teams. We must pay close attention to the people in your own team. No one can be left behind. If you are alone when crossing the blockade, just walk forward along the road and go to the foot of the mountain on the opposite side.
Gather in the village, we only have to wait for one day."
Before crossing the blockade, Yang Ling called the brothers together again and gave them some instructions, fearing that they would get separated when crossing the blockade at night.
After all, once you are separated and alone, it will be an enemy war zone, and it will become even more dangerous to face the vicious enemy hunt.