Yang Ling also didn't expect that Zhang Liechen really brought back so much military supplies. This finally solved the urgent need for the third guerrilla detachment, which was short of supplies.
"Brother Zhang, thank you for your hard work. It's going well on this journey." Yang Ling returned the military salute to Zhang Liechen, and then reached out to express his gratitude and condolences.
Zhang Liechen didn't expect Yang Ling to shake hands with him enthusiastically. He was stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized that he was finally recognized by Yang Ling.
"I just ran into trouble when passing the Japanese blockade and was delayed for a while, but I finally fulfilled my mission." Zhang Liechen was happy and extended his hand to report.
Although Zhang Liechen said it in an understatement, Yang Ling's eyes saw that there were injured people wrapped in bleeding gauze and there were blood stains on their clothes in the transport team. He knew that this transportation was definitely difficult.
Now, the territory of the Chinese Communist Army in the enemy-occupied areas behind enemy lines is intertwined with the regular army, guerrilla troops and puppet soldiers. The Japs built countless bunkers and gun towers on railways and roads to separate the Chinese Communist Army.
Therefore, when going from one guerrilla zone to another, you must pass through the Japanese blockade. Only those who pass through will know the risks involved, not to mention transporting so much ammunition and supplies.
"My dear, these are all good things."
Staff Officer Lei Xiong and the others couldn't wait to walk to the carriage, lifted the raincloth, and pried open the ammunition box. Their eyes widened when they saw boxes of grenades.
Yang Ling's grenades consume a lot of money, but they don't have the ability to produce them. If you use one, you will lose one.
Now their guerrilla detachment doesn't have a single wooden-handled grenade, and only some captured Japanese melon grenades are left, which they can't bear to use.
But now that Lei Xiong and the others saw boxes of grenades, they felt happy.
"There are twenty boxes of grenades brought back this time." Zhang Liechen also added with a smile.
"Why is Commander Yang so generous this time? Could it be that the sun is rising in the west?"
Looking at the boxes of bullets and grenades, Lei Xiong couldn't put it down as if he was touching a beloved child, and he did not forget to tease the commander of the guerrilla column.
Yang Ling also looked at Zhang Liechen with confusion. When he first came to take office, he originally wanted to bring some weapons and ammunition with him, but the guerrilla commander had nothing to spare. It is indeed unusual to have so many weapons and ammunition issued now.
Zhang Liechen explained with a wry smile: "To be fair to Commander Yang, there are conditions for Commander Yang to agree to give us so much ammunition and materials this time."
"Look, what am I talking about? It's definitely not good for a weasel to pay New Year's greetings to a chicken." Staff officer Lei Xiong put the grenade back into the box and said angrily.
"What conditions did Commander Yang put forward?" Yang Ling also wanted to know and looked at Zhang Liechen.
Zhang Liechen looked around, pulled Yang Ling aside and said in a low voice: "The war zone commander asked the troops to replenish ammunition and prepare for war. I guess there is a big military operation."
"Do you know the specific news?" Yang Ling asked.
Zhang Liechen spread his hands and shook his head: "I have only heard some rumors. I don't know the specific actions, but Commander Yang asked our third guerrilla detachment to be ready to fight at any time."
After hearing Zhang Liechen's description and the current time point, Yang Ling had some guesses, but he couldn't be sure. Anyway, the order hadn't been issued yet, so he didn't bother to think about it.
"Do you have a list of weapons and ammunition for this time?" Yang Ling changed the topic and raised his head to ask Zhang Liechen.
Zhang Liechen took out a crumpled piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Yang Ling: "This time, all the ammunition and materials received are on top."
"Two hundred rifles, fifty thousand rounds of ammunition, one civilian 24 heavy machine gun, ten thousand rounds of ammunition, twenty boxes of grenades, one mortar, twenty artillery shells, twenty thousand yuan in military pay, and three hundred kilograms of explosives.
....."
Yang Ling looked at the list of supplies and grinned. After all, this trip was not in vain.
In particular, heavy machine guns and mortars gave the guerrillas finally a decent amount of heavy weapons. Although the number was a bit small, they could still exert great power as long as they were used well.
"Brothers, help us and transport the things back first!" Yang Ling put away the supply list and ordered the brothers.
The brothers took action together, and soon the ammunition, which they had worked so hard to obtain, was transported back to Xiaowangzhuang, which gave Yang Ling a lot of confidence.
That night, in order to reward the heroes who had received the ammunition this time, Yang Ling specially ordered the cooking team to cook a few more dishes to help Zhang Liechen and others.
Zhang Liechen and the others had been out for nearly a month, and the guerrilla zone near Xiaowangzhuang had also undergone earth-shaking changes.
Not only were more than a dozen villages included in the control of the guerrilla zone, but six companies of new soldiers were recruited, which greatly enhanced their strength.
Seeing that the guerrilla detachment had established a firm foothold in this area and was now prospering, Zhang Liechen felt that his adventure this time was worth it.
With the batch of weapons and ammunition brought back by Zhang Liechen, Yang Ling became more confident. In the past, he was worried about bullets, and the shooting training of the new recruits was terrible.
With so much ammunition this time, he directly allocated 10,000 rounds of ammunition to the new recruits for shooting practice, although only about ten rounds were allocated to each brother.
However, the effect of shooting training is completely different from that of no shooting training. In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the recruits, Yang Ling also went to great lengths.
In the past, the recruits practiced assassination, bombing, squad and platoon coordinated operations, lurking and other subjects all day long. Although they were issued guns, they never practiced due to lack of ammunition.
Now that they had bullets, everyone was very excited. Under the guidance of the instructor, they began to practice shooting training. For a while, the gunshots were heard constantly in the training ground, which made them have a good time.
While Yang Ling and the others were training intensively, the main force of the Japanese who were sweeping up the guerrillas in the northern area of the county finally had their hands free.
Cars full of Japanese soldiers drove into Qinghe Town, making Japanese Captain Kasai Sadao overjoyed. Finally, he no longer had to huddle in Qinghe Town and be a coward.
The intelligence personnel developed by Yang Ling in recent days also played a role. After seeing the Japanese reinforcements entering Qinghe Town, they immediately sent the news back to Xiaowangzhuang.
"The Japs' cars drove into Qinghe Town in the evening, and there were more than 20 cars."
The intelligence officers dressed as ordinary people almost ran all the way to Xiaowangzhuang. In this early winter, their clothes were still soaked with sweat.
More than 20 cars meant that at least more than 200 Japanese soldiers had arrived in Qinghe Town as reinforcements. The purpose of their arrival was self-evident.
They must be coming for their third guerrilla detachment. After all, the two largest armed forces active in Qinghe Town are them and the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Brigade.
The Anti-Japanese National Salvation Brigade cowered in Xinzhuang all day long, not daring to show up, while their guerrilla groups had been taking turns to fire cold shots, killing many Japanese and puppet soldiers, and naturally became a thorn in the side of the Japanese, who wanted to get rid of them.
And then quickly.
The arrival of so many Japanese troops forced Yang Ling to pay attention.
"You go down and rest first." Yang Ling asked the intelligence officer to go down and rest.
After the intelligence personnel left, Yang Ling ordered the guards: "Now immediately notify officers above the company level to come for a meeting."
Soon, the officers above the company level who were summoned from their beds hurried to the headquarters of the guerrilla detachment. When they learned that the Japanese reinforcements had entered Qinghe Town, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
"From now on, all training is suspended and the troops enter a level one alert state!"