Under the dim light, every officer looked solemn. Although their third guerrilla detachment has been growing in strength these days, it has not yet reached the point where it can compete head-on with the Japs.
Moreover, this time the Japs came with reinforcements from the county seat, and their strength suddenly increased. The situation faced by Yang Ling and his guerrillas became particularly serious.
"Sir Yang, the Japs are coming with such force this time that it is difficult for our guerrilla detachment to resist them. I think it is better for us to move and evacuate immediately before the Japs launch an attack."
Staff officer Lei Xiong was the first to speak up and break the silence. The memory of how they fought so hard with the Japs in Qinghe Town and was almost wiped out was still fresh in his memory, so he also learned his lesson and did not dare to think about fighting the Japs head-on again.
"Yes, we should move immediately. It is important to preserve our strength." Deputy detachment leader Zhang Liechen also agreed with Staff Officer Lei Xiong's point of view. After all, we have experienced a disastrous defeat and don't want to experience it again.
Second Company Commander Wu Changqing frowned and said: "But we have evacuated and moved, what will happen to the folks in these villages? What if the Japanese can't find us and retaliate against them?"
"Oh, we are now in danger of crossing the river. How can we still manage the folks in these villages? Let's evacuate quickly. If we evacuate too late and the Japanese overtake us, we will be in trouble." said the combat staff officer.
Liu Sheng muttered dissatisfiedly.
"Retreat? Where can you retreat?" The first company commander, Wang Beard, turned pale and glanced at combat staff Liu Sheng: "In this empty plain area, the crops have been harvested, and there is no place to hide. Besides, the Japanese army marches in cars, and we have two legs."
I’m afraid I won’t be able to run even if I’m exhausted from running.”
Operational staff Liu Sheng also stared at Wang Huzi in anger and said tit for tat: "Then what do you think we should do? We can't just stay in Xiaowangzhuang and wait for the Japs to come and fight, right?"
Wang Huzi snorted coldly: "Aren't there just a few hundred Japs? I don't think we need to hide here and there. We can just beat those sons of bitches. We have more than a thousand brothers now. As long as the tactics are arranged properly, we may not be able to defeat them."
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Wang Huzi had fought countless major battles with Yang Ling. He had rich combat experience and was not afraid of the Japanese at all.
"That's easy to say. What if we are defeated? Are you responsible? The team we have finally developed cannot be wasted like this. Do you know what protracted warfare means?"
After deputy detachment leader Zhang Liechen refuted Wang Huzi, he turned to Yang Ling, who was sitting in the chair with a teacup in his hand and frowning: "Sir Yang, I think it is better to retreat to Yangjiawan. There are hilly areas nearby, and it is easy to
Hidden, we will come out again after the Japanese have withdrawn."
"What about the folks in these more than ten villages? How do you plan to resettle them?" Yang Ling raised his head and asked.
Zhang Liechen said: "The Japanese soldiers are here to attack our guerrillas. They should not do anything to the common people."
Yang Ling shook his head and said: "We have killed many Japanese and puppet soldiers through attacks these days. If they can't catch us, they will definitely retaliate against the people. With the Japanese character, there is no doubt that they will retaliate."
"Even if they retaliate, they won't be too cruel, and they probably won't be too cruel. After all, if they kill everyone, there's no point in leaving a no-man's land."
Seeing Yang Ling's expression solemn and silent, operational staff Liu Sheng also added: "Sir, if we want to persist in the long-term war of resistance, we must preserve our strength. As for the damage to the common people, it is definitely inevitable, and we cannot provide comprehensive protection.
them."
Yang Ling knocked on the table and reminded: "Let me remind you that the brothers in the six recruit companies are all recruited from these villages. If we give up the protection of the folks in these villages, do you think these recruit brothers will still follow?
Shall we continue to fight the Japanese?"
After hearing Yang Ling's reminder, everyone was confused. This was indeed a problem.
"But if we move all the villagers together, the target will be too big. The Japanese will soon catch up with us, and none of us will be able to escape." Zhang Liechen still insisted on giving up the villagers in these villages, and the guerrillas moved.
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Yang Ling looked around at the officers on both sides of the long table and said: "Since we can't move the villagers with us, but we can't abandon them, then we can only fight with the little devils and block the devils outside the guerrilla zone, and all problems will be solved.
Already."
When they heard that Yang Ling was about to fight, the first people to get excited were Wang Huzi and his group of old brothers. Their hands had already been itchy.
"Hey, you guys, just tell me how to fight. I, Wang Hu, am willing to take the lead!" Wang Huzi expressed his stance first.
"Our Second Company is also willing to take the lead. We have long wanted to teach the little devil a lesson!"
Wu Changqing also glanced at the combat officer Liu Sheng who was sitting opposite and insisted on retreating, and asked Yang Ling for a fight.
"I agree to the fight!"
"I also agree to beat him. If we retreat in such a disgraceful manner, how will we be able to hold our heads high in the future?"
The two deputy company commanders, Blacksmith and Zheng Gang, also supported Yang Ling's proposal.
"Dongming, how is the training of your new recruits? Can you fight?" Yang Ling nodded with satisfaction and looked at Wang Dongming, who was silent and silent.
Wang Dongming now serves as the chief instructor of the recruit training camp, mainly responsible for the training of recruits.
Everyone turned their heads and looked at Wang Dongming, waiting for his answer.
Wang Dongming paused and replied: "It's possible to fight, but it can only be a cold shot. If we face the enemy head-on... it will be quite embarrassing."
This is not because Wang Dongming is belittling himself, but because the training time for the new recruits is too short. If he is given more time, he will definitely be able to develop an elite army.
"Then it's decided, we will focus on fighting this time and don't say anything about retreating." Yang Ling set the tone.
Although the training time of the new recruits was not long, it was much better than the brutal battles they fought on the frontal battlefield. At that time, the new recruits who were supplemented were dragged onto the battlefield without even being able to shoot a gun. Sometimes a single battle could wipe out the new recruits.
The new recruits were all exhausted, which was one of the reasons why the casualties in the first few battles were heavy.
The situation now is much better. The surviving officers in the army are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles. The new recruits have also been trained. They only need to be dragged out to fight a few battles and they will be tempered.
The reason why Yang Ling chose to fight was not only to train the new recruits, but also because he didn’t want the great situation created now to go to waste. After all, it was hard to gain a foothold now. If he left, it would be much more difficult to start the business again, folks.
Whether we support them or not is a question.
Seeing that Yang Ling had set the tone, Zhang Liechen and the others, who advocated retreat, were a little discouraged. In their view, this was undoubtedly a collision of eggs and stones.
"Although we have to fight the Japs this time, we can't fight head-on. What I mean is that part of the troops will attack frontally to delay their attack, and the other part of the troops will jump to the outside and actively attack their gun towers, bunkers and strongholds, forcing them to return.
reinforcements to crush their attack."
Now that the crops have been harvested, without the cover of the green gauze tent, there is no hiding place even for an ambush in this plain area. Moreover, the Japanese and puppet troops are numerous and powerful.
The guerrillas haven't eaten them in one bite. If they can't chew it off and their teeth are chipped and they are beaten back, it will be in trouble. So Yang Ling didn't want to eat a big fat man in one bite, but prepared for mobile combat.