Eight hundred and eighty-ninth chapter bloody cleansing
When a scholar meets a soldier, he can't explain why. Although most of the troops responsible for purging the gangs are new recruits, the loosely organized gangs are still no match.
Bullets from light and heavy weapons enveloped them like hail, and the gang members' first line of defense turned into powder like tofu.
The gang leaders hiding in the village tried to rely on the houses in the village to resist until dark and break out, but the guerrillas would not waste time with them.
"Machine guns seize the commanding heights, grenades clear the way!"
The company and platoon commanders responsible for directing the new recruits in combat are all veterans who have crawled out of the dead. They are not only good at fighting guerrilla warfare, they are also skilled in street fighting.
As the machine gun team mounted the machine gun on the roof, the gang members who were lying on the wall and shooting fell wailing under the bullets.
The recruits moved forward close to the wall. Every time they reached a house, they would first throw grenades into the house to explore the way. The smoke and smoke from the booming explosions continued.
Many gang members who were hiding in the house and trying to sneak attack the guerrilla officers and soldiers were killed. Many were killed on the spot. When the guerrilla officers and soldiers rushed in with guns in hand, they were left to collect the bodies.
The guerrilla officers and soldiers fought with the gang members house by house. From the unfamiliarity at the beginning, they gradually became proficient in cooperating with each other.
Actual combat is the best way to train troops, and this kind of low-intensity battle is even more suitable for military training. Although the target of the battle is also Chinese, it is an uneasy factor that may affect the Japanese and puppet troops at any time, so Yang Ling decided to eradicate it.
The guerrilla recruits cleared the rooms one after another, and explosions and gunshots occurred one after another. Although the battle was not over yet, the victory or defeat was determined, and Yang Ling had already set his sights further away.
"Although we have eliminated the leaders of the Little Knife Society and other gangs here, there is no guarantee that they will emerge new leaders. Therefore, nearby villages and towns must be thoroughly cleaned to prevent them from confusing the people and squeezing their money.
Already."
Although Yang Ling's words were spoken calmly, the staff officers standing behind him were frightened. After this purge, many of them might lose their heads.
"Sir, if we clean up so vigorously, will the little Japs gain the upper hand?" Some staff members are also worried about their internal friction, making the little Japs the final winner.
Yang Ling shook his head: "You have also seen the latest intelligence. Most of these gang forces have an unexplained relationship with the puppet army. There is no guarantee that they are not forces cultivated privately by the puppet army. You said that if they stabbed people in the back,
If we strike with a knife, how many of our brothers will be threatened?"
"Compassion does not command troops. Since it is a destabilizing factor, it must be eradicated completely to prevent it from becoming too big."
The staff officers who followed Yang Ling discovered that the usually amiable and amiable commander was actually so murderous, and they did not dare to persuade him.
But Yang Ling did not stop. He continued to add: "There are many forces that did not join our Northern Jiangsu Anti-Japanese Association this time. There are more than ten groups of water bandits and rogue bandits. They have also been dealt with to prevent them from harming the place.
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Yang Ling wanted to completely cleanse the nearby forces. The staff members were frightened when they heard this. There were people standing behind these forces. The only one who could have such courage to cleanse them was their Chief Yang.
"Sir, if we clean out these forces, there will be a vacuum of power nearby, and there is no guarantee that a second knife will appear." Some staff officers also raised concerns with foresight.
Yang Ling glanced at the counselor with approval and said with a smile: "Don't worry about this. There are many local self-defense forces who have joined our Northern Jiangsu Anti-Japanese Association. Let them receive them nearby and be responsible for local security."
Although all the local self-defense forces that joined the Northern Jiangsu Anti-Japanese Federation have not yet been brought under Yang Ling's command, the two sides now seem to have a cooperative relationship.
However, Yang Ling sent some military training instructors to train among their troops and spread patriotic ideas. Yang Ling believed that sooner or later, these forces would fall under his command.
Now the main combat targets of our guerrilla forces are the Japs and the puppet troops. As for maintaining local security, it would be best to leave it to the local self-defense forces to avoid spreading our forces too thin.
Since the self-defense forces in these places were formed by local people themselves, they will not harm the local people, but can play a protective role.
After Yang Ling's order was issued, the nine recruit companies took active action and launched large-scale military operations in the surrounding areas of Huaiyin.
These brothers of the new recruit company have been training in the camp for less than a week, and now they are directly dragged to the battlefield by Yang Ling to fight against water bandits and gang forces.
The first few battles were barely victorious, but as time went by, the brothers of these recruit companies were able to cooperate skillfully and defeat several times the enemy.
Under the temper of the flames of war, the recruits grew up very quickly. They had lost their greenness as farmers and turned into decisive soldiers.
Yang Ling's military operations against gang forces and bandits caused chaos all around, and the severed heads were piled up in a hill.
Although this purge seemed bloody and cruel, it completely broke the evil forces in these areas and brought them back under Yang Ling's control.
The common people were frightened at the beginning, after all, these soldiers would arrest and kill people if they disagreed, but when they discovered that the bullies and bandits around them disappeared, they also clapped their hands and applauded.
Through this method, Yang Ling not only eradicated the cancer hidden in the local area, but also won the support of the local people. It can be said that he killed two birds with one stone.
"Tuanzuo, this time we destroyed a total of 35 gangs, including the Xiaodao Society, water bandits, and bandits, and annihilated and reformed more than 5,000 people."
When General Lei Xiong, the staff officer in charge of the purge operation, reported to the ground, Yang Ling was also shocked. He did not expect that there were so many forces in just three counties and districts near Huaiyin.
In fact, it is no wonder that Yang Ling was surprised, but after the collapse of order, all forces came on the scene one after another, and ghosts, ghosts, and snakes emerged, so that the situation in the enemy-occupied areas behind enemy lines was extremely complicated, and the people were really living in dire straits.
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Yangling's bloody purge operation completely eradicated these cancers and restored a clear sky for the local people.
"We also seized a lot of weapons, food and other materials. There are more than 2,000 long and short guns, more than 2 million jins of food, 110,000 yuan, and countless jewelry and money of all kinds..."
These local gangs were attached to the people to suck blood, and they plundered a lot of things. The seizure of so many things really shocked Yang Ling.
"All money and jewelry are handed over to the Munitions Department for registration and registration, food is distributed to local villagers on the spot, and guns and ammunition are sold to the local village self-defense force. Remember, you are selling to them, not giving away."
Yang Ling's selling of guns and ammunition to the Village Self-Defense Force was a helpless move. Although he was rich now, he had so many people under his command who wanted to eat, and he, the detachment leader, was also trying to suppress Shanda.
"Report, there is a telegram from the theater headquarters..."
While Yang Ling was counting the seizures and distribution with staff officer Lei Xiong, communications platoon leader Li Changqing hurried into the room.