The camp in Yangjiawan is hidden by the hilly water, dozens of miles away from Qinghe Town, and is surrounded by sparsely populated areas, so the Japanese and puppet troops cannot find it in a short time.
Now the food they got from the Liu family was enough for them to eat for a while, and there were also enough guns and ammunition. After Yang Ling's vigorous reorganization and reorganization, the guerrillas who lost Qinghe Town had a new look again.
In the past few days, the brothers have been busy building houses inside and outside, and digging and building some necessary defenses in the camp. Now they are almost done.
After all, they came to fight guerrillas behind enemy lines to contain the Japanese, so after establishing a foothold in Yangjiawan, Yang Ling immediately prepared to carry out targeted training.
The brothers Yang Ling brought over had all undergone short-term guerrilla warfare training, but Zhang Lieguo and his original brothers were still used to the same old large-scale, formal warfare.
There is no way to win in a head-on confrontation with the Japanese in this enemy-occupied area. The failure of Qinghe Town is the best example. Yang Ling also wanted to take advantage of this period of time to conduct intensive training for the entire guerrilla army.
So in the simple headquarters of Yangjiawan camp, Yang Ling held his first military meeting after taking office.
The long table in the courtyard hall was neatly arranged, and there were long benches on both sides. Officers from the entire guerrilla platoon level and above were all present, filling the small room.
After building houses and fortifications in the past few days, the brothers on both sides became familiar with it, so after sitting down, they all whispered to each other, guessing whether Yang Ling wanted them to attack.
After all, they came to fight the Japanese behind enemy lines and cooperate with frontal combat, and the guerrilla columns also had regulations that required each detachment to attack every few days.
And since they retreated here from Xiaowangzhuang, they haven't fought against the Japanese and puppet troops for several days. It would be troublesome if the guerrilla column blamed them for not being active in resisting Japan.
When Yang Ling walked into the room, the officers all stood up and saluted. Regardless of the old or new brothers, they all respected Yang Ling from the bottom of their hearts.
To the old brothers, Yang Ling was a good commander and worthy of their following, but to the new brothers, Yang Ling allowed them to ambush and win a battle as soon as he came, and they admired him in their hearts.
"Everyone, please sit down." Yang Ling walked to the end, pressed down with both hands, and asked the brothers to sit down.
Looking at the upright brothers sitting around the long table, Yang Ling had a smile on his resolute face. After all, these are the brothers who will fight side by side in the future, and they are also the foundation for development and growth.
"Our third guerrilla detachment has now found a new place to stay. In the past few days, we have been repairing houses and digging fortifications. Everyone has worked hard."
Yang Ling first expressed his gratitude to these dusty brothers, making the atmosphere in the room relaxed.
"Although we have settled down in Yangjiawan, we must not forget the shame of losing Qinghe Town. We must know our shame and then be brave. We must continue to fight against the little devils."
What Yang Ling said immediately made the brothers nod in agreement, and Zhang Lieguo, the deputy detachment leader who was still injured and was still injured, was also full of shame. After all, Qinghe Town was lost in his hands.
"Although we will continue to fight against the little devil, we must actively learn lessons and sum up our experiences before fighting. We cannot heal the scars and forget about the pain."
As Yang Ling spoke, he turned his gaze to Zhang Lieguo, who was sitting on his left, and said with a smile: "Deputy Captain Zhang, please tell me a few words first, why did our Qinghe Town fall?"
Zhang Lieguo's wounds have not yet healed, but after all, it was their first military meeting since they were stationed in Yangjiawan, and he still participated.
But who knows which pot Yangling doesn't mention and which pot he doesn't mention, and he targets himself from the very beginning, asking himself to tell why Qinghe Town failed?
Although Zhang Lieguo was angry in his heart, he was also a manly man, a man who dared to act and speak his mind without hesitation.
"Sir Yang, the failure of Qinghe Town was due to improper command on my part. I am willing to accept military law and I will kill or behead you as you please."
Seeing Yang Ling reorganizing the guerrillas, Zhang Lieguo thought that one day he would no longer have military power, so he became discouraged and could do whatever he wanted.
"Deputy Captain Zhang, what are you talking about? What we are holding today is not a denunciation meeting, and I don't want to punish anyone with military law. We, sitting here, want to sum up experience and lessons, so as not to repeat the same mistakes in the future and fall into the same place again.
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Although Yang Ling also knew why Qinghe Town failed, he could not say it directly and honestly. He had to let these officers learn to think and learn to sum up experiences and lessons so that they could stand alone in the future.
Hearing Yang Ling's words, Zhang Lieguo was also stunned. Wasn't it aimed at himself?
"This is just a mistake in command, please continue." Yang Ling looked at Zhang Lieguo with a smile.
Seeing Yang Ling's serious expression, Zhang Lieguo also knew that his villain's heart was like a gentleman's, and he was not prepared to deal with him at all.
"In addition to the command error, the Japanese soldiers brought in several artillery pieces, which is also the reason why we couldn't hold on."
"Well, the Japanese are powerful, but we lack intelligence."
"The puppet troops attacked us from behind the town, otherwise we could have defended for a while."
"Is there any more?" Yang Ling continued to ask after seeing Zhang Lieguo finish.
Zhang Lieguo shook his head: "Sir Yang, there's only so much I can think about."
"Well, okay, then, Staff Officer Lei, please tell me." Yang Ling said and turned his gaze to Lei Xiong, the branch staff officer who was sitting there with his head bowed and silent.
Lei Xiong didn't expect that Yang Ling would ask him to speak too. He paused and said, "It's also a reason why our guerrilla brothers didn't work together. The back road was outflanked, and there was chaos at that time. So many people were running around in a mess. If we worked together to go
If we break out in one direction, the loss won't be that big..."
"After we lost the battle, no one in the town came out to help us."
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The conversation started, and the officers and soldiers of the guerrillas started talking one after another. They felt aggrieved after the defeat. Now that they could tell the reasons for their failure, they felt much better.
"Do you have anything to add?" After they all finished speaking, Yang Ling asked.
Zhang Lieguo and the others looked at each other and shook their heads, having said almost everything they needed to say.
"Okay, then I'll summarize it for you."
"The fall of Qinghe Town was mainly due to the following reasons. The first commander made a mistake in command. We are fighting guerrilla warfare. If you dig trenches and set up barbed wire in Qinghe Town to fight against the superior Japanese forces, you are destined to suffer losses, so we will suffer in the future.
, we must change this hard-fought fighting style."
"Sir Yang, if you don't fight the Japanese to the death, how can you fight the Japanese?"
Zhang Lieguo and the others were also confused. They had always fought like this with the Japanese, but this time they failed.
Yang Ling also patiently explained to them: "In the future, we must adhere to the principle of relying on the people and decentralized operations."
Seeing the confusion on the faces of the brothers, Yang Ling added: "The general meaning is that the main purpose is to attack and fight, the enemy advances and we retreat, the enemy is stationed and we harass, the enemy is tired and we attack, the enemy retreats and we pursue, through flexible maneuvers
Small units fight to achieve the goal of destroying the enemy's effective strength with a very small number."
The profoundness of Yang Ling's words made the brothers frown and think. For them who were used to large corps and regular combat, this was a brand new combat theory.