Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters grim situation
In order to strengthen his bargaining chip, Luo Feng continued to shout without waiting for Yang Ling's answer: "These brothers of mine all followed me to break out of the Battle of Shanghai and fought many battles with the Japs. As long as the commander can give us
Heal the wounds and give us a bite to eat, and our brothers will follow the commander through fire and water without any hesitation!"
In fact, Luo Feng was forced to have no choice. Without medicine and food, his brothers would never be able to survive, so he could only take risks.
Yang Ling looked at Luo Feng's face that was spattered by shrapnel, and then at his military uniform that was stained with blood and tattered everywhere, with an awe-inspiring expression. He didn't expect that he was a veteran who had fought in the Battle of Shanghai.
"Send them to the medical team for treatment first."
Yang Ling respected soldiers who could fight tough and vicious battles, and without the slightest hesitation, he arranged for these injured brothers to be sent for treatment first.
Seeing Yang Ling speak, the two brothers who were holding Luo Feng loosened their hands and looked at Luo Feng with much respect.
Soldiers don't have that many tricks up their sleeves. What they respect is these tough guys who dare to fight against the little devils.
"Thank you sir!"
After Luo Feng was let go, he was stunned for a moment when faced with Yang Ling's cheerful agreement. Then he raised his hand full of bayonet wounds and saluted Yang Ling, because he and his injured brother did not have to die due to lack of medical treatment.
died.
"Can you still hold on?" Among the wounded soldiers, only Luo Feng seemed to be in better condition, and Yang Ling also asked.
Although Luo Feng didn't know the intention of Yang Ling's words, he still nodded vigorously: "Sir, hold on."
"Okay, bandage the wound and come to the village ahead to find me. We need a guide." Yang Ling ordered.
"Yes!" Luo Feng hurriedly turned around and told his brothers who were being carried to the medical team on a stretcher, and soon hurried after Yang Ling and the others in the direction they left.
The reason why Yang Ling and the others appeared near Gaoyou City was just following orders.
Yang Ling and others received a telegram from the theater headquarters a few days ago, which ordered them to quickly go south to reinforce Major General Ma Yuren's first guerrilla force in Gaoyou City and recover Gaoyou City.
Also sent with the telegram was the appointment of Yang Ling to be promoted to the First Guerrilla Corps in Northern Jiangsu. With the losses of the Ninth Guerrilla Column, even the column commander died for his country.
As the Chongqing guerrilla forces in the area near Huaiyin suffered heavy losses, they could no longer support the subsequent winter offensive operations.
Therefore, the theater headquarters had to ask Yang Ling, the former commander of the third guerrilla detachment, to take over the task at the critical moment, gather nearby stragglers and anti-Japanese armed forces, and establish the first anti-Japanese guerrilla corps in northern Jiangsu.
heavy burden.
Although Yangling's Northern Jiangsu Anti-Japanese First Guerrilla Corps was temporarily established, compared with the previous guerrilla detachment, both the size and level of the organization have been improved.
The Northern Jiangsu First Guerrilla Corps assigned to Yang Ling by the Theater Command was equipped with three guerrilla battalions. However, since it was behind enemy lines, supplies and equipment could only be postponed. Yang Ling now had to rely on his own efforts.
Yang Ling didn't expect much support from the extremely poor Sulu Theater Command, but he still complained about his difficulties in the telegram. As for whether he can get supplies and equipment, it depends on luck.
Fortunately, the theater headquarters gave the title of a guerrilla corps, which can be regarded as raising the flag, and Yangling's soldiers are all ready-made, and there are even surplus.
Yang Ling also worked hard and adjusted the strength and organization in place on the day he announced the establishment of the First Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Corps in Northern Jiangsu.
Now the combat troops under the general corps have been adjusted to two strengthened guerrilla battalions and a new recruits supplementary battalion, and the strength of each battalion has been expanded to more than 800 people.
Each reinforced battalion has four infantry companies of 166 men, equipped with nine light machine guns and three grenade teams. There is also a machine gun company directly under the battalion, equipped with heavy machine guns, mortars and Type 92 infantry.
One or two guns.
The commander of the first battalion is Blacksmith, the commander of the second battalion is Wu Changqing, and the new recruits supplement the battalion commander Zheng Gang. Except for Zheng Gang, who is adjusted from deputy battalion commander to battalion commander, the other two battalion commanders still lead the original troops, but they have been reorganized.
Some new recruits go in.
In addition to the medical team, military propaganda team, baggage team, engineering company, and guard company, the troops directly under Yangling's guerrilla corps also had a battalion-level unit, which was the "patriotic" battalion composed of all captured puppet troops.
There were more than 700 puppet soldiers captured by Yang Ling and others. Of course, those who committed the most heinous crimes were dealt with secretly, and those who remained were those who had not made many serious mistakes.
But everyone has to pay a price for their choice, even if they are forced, they still need to pay a price. After all, they once wore the uniforms of the puppet army and betrayed their country for a short period of time.
When Yang Ling first set up a labor camp, he hoped that through the preaching and physical labor in the labor camp, they would be able to rehabilitate themselves.
Now Yang Ling has renamed the labor camp "Patriotic" camp, hoping that these officers and soldiers who have made mistakes but can turn around in time can be patriotic and fight against the Japs.
Because the captured puppet soldiers were of mixed quality and had different lengths of time, they were asked to immediately turn their guns to attack the little Japs. Yang Ling was not sure whether they would rebel again.
Therefore, Yang Ling did not add them to the army, but instead separated them and placed them directly under his own control. He sent some instructors to attend classes to instill patriotic ideas and carry out military training. During the war, they were responsible for digging trenches, transporting supplies, etc.
The officers and soldiers of the "patriotic" battalion are not issued weapons and ammunition, and they are not combat troops. They are an extremely special existence under Yang Ling and his colleagues, the First Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Corps in Northern Jiangsu.
Only officers and soldiers with good performance can leave the "patriotic camp". Yang Ling also gave them two options. The first is to go to the supplementary camp to serve as supplementary soldiers and replenish the combat troops at any time to fight against the Japs.
The second option is to take off the military uniform and go home and become an ordinary citizen from then on. However, until now, most of the officers and soldiers in the patriotic battalion who have met the conditions have chosen to go to the replenishment camp after receiving patriotic ideological education and wait for replenishment.
Entering the combat unit to fight against the Japs.
This time, Yang Ling personally led the officers and soldiers of the First Guerrilla Corps of Northern Jiangsu to go south to reinforce Gaoyou's First Guerrilla Force to attack Gaoyou. In addition to the supplementary battalion remaining in Huaiyin to take charge of security in the rear, he also brought the Patriot Battalion and two reinforced guerrilla battalions.
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After receiving the order, he led his troops south without stopping. Unfortunately, he arrived a step too late. The first guerrilla troops fighting the Japanese near Gaoyou had been defeated.
After losing their command structure, the first line of guerrilla troops fought bloody battles with the Japs for several days. In the end, they could not withstand the internal and external attacks of the Japs and the puppet troops. Some of them broke through to southern Jiangsu, while others drifted to the surrounding areas and encountered the Japs.
and brutal raids by puppet troops.
After Yang Ling received this information, he also attached great importance to it. On the one hand, he sent the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade as an advance force to go deep into the war zone to investigate the enemy's situation. On the other hand, he led the main force to hide on the spot outside Gaoyou and re-formulate the battle plan.