The power of the people is strong. With the mobilization of the guerrillas, stretcher teams, transport teams, ambulance teams and other people's support teams have been established one after another.
The enthusiasm of each village to support the guerrillas is unprecedentedly high. In addition to these front-line teams, they also spontaneously organize to assist the militia patrols and sentries in their own villages to prevent enemy agents from taking the opportunity to sneak in and cause damage.
Yang Ling and the others had previously carried out a purge operation against traitors and plainclothes teams in each village, but they could not guarantee that there were still more hidden people who had slipped through the net.
But now that the people have been mobilized, even if there are hidden people, they dare not come out to move around unless they want to be beaten to death.
Under the vigorous propaganda of the propaganda team, the anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the people in the rear was high, and the two battalions of troops led by Yang Ling also left Xiaowangzhuang and moved towards Qinghe Town.
Yang Ling's temporary headquarters has also moved forward to the village of Xiaohekou, where he will be responsible for commanding the guerrilla troops to fight against the invading Japanese.
"The second battalion rested in concealment, and the first battalion worked in platoon units to build blocking positions based on the favorable terrain along the road."
The villagers in Xiaohekou have been evacuated to other village chiefs. The place has been completely taken over by Huzi's security platoon, and Yang Ling's headquarters is in a small farmyard.
"All roads are destroyed as much as possible to delay the movement of Japanese cars."
"The explosives we have learned must also be used to make five or ten kilograms of explosive bags. Add more gravel and iron for critical moments."
"The reconnaissance force closely monitors the movements of the Japanese and puppet troops and reports immediately as soon as there is any news."
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Yang Ling quickly issued a series of orders, and the guerrilla officers and soldiers who arrived at Xiaohekou also took action quickly.
Yang Ling did not intend to engage in a head-on positional battle with the Japs. He just wanted to consume the Japs' vitality and achieve the effect of training troops through constant blocking along the way.
But his real trump card was the Second Battalion. When they faced the main force of the Japs, the Second Battalion took the opportunity to jump outside to attack the Japs' retreat, threatening Qinghe Town.
After all, a place like Qinghe Town is not only a Japanese stronghold, but also a military supply base. It is impossible for them to rescue without dividing their troops. This gives Yang Ling and others an opportunity to take advantage of, whether it is to encircle the point for reinforcements or to ambush halfway, it depends on
The devil's destiny.
The wilderness in early winter was desolate, and the fields on both sides of the road were empty with only the cold wind passing by. However, the guerrilla officers and soldiers were busy laying mines, digging roads, and digging blocking positions along the entire road.
"Dig the foxhole deeper, get some reed poles and put them outside for cover..."
Veteran Daozi is patrolling a blocking position with a 79 rifle on his back. A squad of guerrilla officers and soldiers will be in charge here.
"Sir, is the kid's marksmanship really that accurate?"
Recruit Li Dequan, who was on the battlefield for the first time, seemed very excited and worked particularly hard when digging trenches.
Li Dequan was among the first to actively sign up to join the guerrillas, but his family also suffered retaliation from the plainclothes squad and his family was silenced, so he hated the Japanese traitors very much.
"Japanese soldiers shoot tens of thousands of bullets during training. Do you think it can be inaccurate?" Daozi saw Li Dequan asking and simply stopped to explain.
"But don't be afraid. Just follow the instructions I taught you during training. Aim and then hit. If you kill him first, no matter how good his marksmanship is, it's all in vain. Don't you think so?"
"Yes, I will fight hard and kill more Japanese!" Li Dequan said murderously.
"Okay, let's learn from your squad leader." The knife patted Li Dequan's shoulder, then wandered towards the next blocking position.
The officers and soldiers of the guerrilla army were all farmers, and they were very familiar with digging holes. Soon, the route to the guerrilla zone was completely destroyed.
Hidden blocking positions were set up along many streams and rivers. As long as the Japanese engineers dared to build bridges, they would be shot.
The main road through which cars could pass was cut off, and the brothers felt that it was not safe, so they diverted water from nearby irrigation canals, turning the entire area into a swamp.
The brothers were too busy. When the people in the nearby villages learned that the brothers were going to fight the Japanese, they all came over with hoes and irons to help.
In just one day, the entire road leading to the guerrilla zone was completely destroyed, and countless booby traps and mines were formed, even in the rivers where motorboats could pass.
We have driven wooden stakes in the river and pulled up fishing nets and chains. As long as the Japanese motorboat dares to come over, it will not be able to go very long. Moreover, mobile guerrilla groups have been deployed on both sides of the river. They are the best at cold shots.
Veterans, recruits and civilians all went into battle. Before the Japanese arrived in the guerrilla zone, Yang Ling and others had already set up a net to wait.
If the guerrillas had carried out such a large-scale operation at this time in the past, the traitors would have reported it to the Japanese, and the Japanese would have launched targeted actions.
But since Yang Ling used an iron fist to eliminate the traitor plainclothes teams in the guerrilla zones, anyone who dares to take the initiative to send messages to the Japanese is seeking death.
The guerrilla zone was run like an iron barrel by Yang Ling, so the Japanese knew nothing about what Yang Ling and the others were doing, and they still prepared to launch an operation to wipe out the guerrillas according to their predetermined plan.
This time, the Japs Brigade belonging to the 13th Japs Independent Mixed Brigade stationed in the county sent more than 300 Japs to Qinghe Town to support the operation.
The commander responsible for the encirclement and suppression of the guerrillas in Qinghe Town was a major sent by the brigade headquarters, named Ichiro Kuroda. He was injured during the battle in Changsha and became a lame, so he was transferred to the rear garrison.
Ichiro Kuroda previously served in the frontline field troops. Although he only served as a squadron leader, his commanding ability and tactical literacy were both good.
After being transferred to the 13th Infantry Mixed Brigade, he was promoted to major staff officer and served in the Huaiyin Garrison Brigade. He was far away from the smoke and bombs of the battlefield, which made him extremely uncomfortable.
So this time the security squadron of Qinghe Town was beaten by the guerrillas and was too afraid to go out. He took the initiative to ask for a fight, brought two squadrons of Japs as reinforcements, and was appointed commander to take charge of this encirclement and suppression campaign.
Looking forward to the stars and the moon, reinforcements finally arrived. The Japanese soldier Sadao Kasai also showed great enthusiasm. Kuroda Ichiro and others entertained them with wine and meat after their arrival, so that Kuroda no longer had any disadvantages to Sadao Kasaio's law and order operations.
Investigate further.
After all, eating people is soft-spoken and taking advantage of others is short-handed. Although Sadao Kasai has been the captain of the Qinghe Town Security Squadron for a short time, he has collected a lot of good things and sent some to Ichiro Kuroda, so that Ichiro Kuroda can also have a taste of being dispatched to perform missions.
of sweetness.
Not only did he no longer have to fight in a battlefield filled with bullets, but he could also reap benefits. Kuroda Ichiro was quite satisfied with his visit to Qinghe Town this time. He didn't pay attention to the guerrillas at all, they were just a bunch of ragtag groups.
Faced with Sadao Kasai's warm hospitality, Ichiro Kuroda rested for two days in Qinghe Town, but he did not forget the purpose of his trip. After eating and drinking, it was time to go out and eliminate a few guerrillas, but he did not know that
Yang Ling and the others had been waiting for something to happen for a long time.