Nine hundred and fortieth eight chapters do business
The staff officers of the Northern Jiangsu Corps are all promoted from the grassroots level. They are not like the weak scholars who came from regular military schools, but are steel soldiers who came out of the smoke of gunfire and have a clear distinction between love and hate.
When Yang Ling and the others fought a bloody battle with the Japs and puppet troops in Gaoyou, no one could be seen from the Sulu Guerrilla Corps. But now that they were in the final stage, they came at full speed.
It is self-evident that Li Changjiang, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Sulu Guerrilla Corps, led the urgent march to Gaoyou. He wanted to get a share of the pie and share some of the credit. How could the staff officers under Yang Ling bear this tone?
This is like a pot of meat that you have worked so hard to cook but someone else has taken it away before you even taste it. Naturally, they are unwilling to do so.
"Sir Yang, just give me the order. In less than half an hour, I can kill all the remaining little devils!"
"I took people to set up a checkpoint. The people from the Sulu Guerrilla Corps wanted to pick peaches. What a wonderful idea!"
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The staff officers were all shouting angrily. They were very shameless at Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li Changjiang's behavior, and they all wanted to stop him immediately and let him get away with it.
Things like grabbing credit were very popular in the Chinese corps at this time. The so-called upper beam was not straight and the lower beam was crooked. This evil trend can be seen in the Chairman's side.
Whenever there is merit, he will send the Central Army to get a share of the pie. Often the provincial army and local troops who suffered heavy losses in bloody battles are only given symbolic praise, while the Central Army troops have done nothing but publicize it.
In particular, the Northeastern Army entered the border with hundreds of thousands of troops, and there were many who fought bloody battles with the Jaaps out of hatred for the country and the family. However, they often failed in one battle. Instead of receiving replacements, they were cut off from their ranks. There are countless such incidents.
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The impact was also very bad. Although in the early days, all armies fought bloody battles with the Japs, but now, many people have learned to be smart, that is, to preserve their strength.
There are many people in the Sulu Theater who want to preserve their strength. On the surface, they are the Chongqing Army, receiving military pay, ammunition and supplies in the name of resisting Japan, but secretly they are flirting with the Japs and even signed an agreement privately to establish a buffer zone.
As long as the Japs don't enter their territory, they won't take the initiative to fight the Japs. The two sides coexist in a tacit understanding and even have contacts. However, because they can't find any evidence, Chongqing is helpless.
For example, the Shanxi Theater Commander Yan Xishan even held a so-called meeting and signed an alliance with the Japanese. These were all done in broad daylight, which clearly shows the severe domestic anti-war situation.
Although the staff members angrily shouted that they could not let Li Changjiang, deputy commander of the Sulu guerrillas, take away the credit, Yang Ling had something further in mind.
Aren’t you, Li Changjiang, here to steal credit? Aren’t you trying to preserve your strength and secretly flirt with the Japanese?
Well, I will use this trick to make you face off against the kid and drag you into the water. Seeing that you still maintain a tacit understanding with the kid, I won't be able to help you anymore.
"Everyone, listen to me." Yang Ling knocked on the table to stop the angry shouting of the staff, pointing out that the dark room was immediately silent.
Yang Ling has always been dignified in the First Corps of North Jiangsu Guerrilla. After all, he founded the First Corps, and these officers were all promoted by him, and they all followed his lead.
"Everyone, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li Changjiang was the one who sent us a telegram to invite them to join forces to attack Gaoyou. Now that they are here, how can we say that they are here to take credit? Do you think so?"
"But, why didn't he come earlier or later? Why did he come at this time? He obviously wanted to take credit."
Staff officer Lei Xiong has not recovered yet, his face is still full of anger.
Yang Ling looked around and said, "You care so much about merit, do you think you became soldiers and fought against the Japanese just to get promoted and get rich?"
Everyone shook their heads. To fight the Japanese, you would stick your head in your trousers and lick the blood with your knife. If you really wanted to get promoted and make a fortune, you could work as a puppet soldier for the Japanese. You would get promoted faster and make a fortune faster.
"We are soldiers. What are the responsibilities of soldiers? It is our duty to defend our country and fight against the Japanese, so there is no need to talk about taking credit or not. We have only one purpose, and that is to beat the little Japanese.
Go to China and don’t let our descendants become slaves to the country’s subjugation!”
Yang Ling's words were so resounding that everyone looked ashamed. They all focused on their achievements and forgot their duty.
Staff officer Lei Xiong hesitated and said: "Sir, what you said makes sense, and we understand it, but the brothers shed blood and fought hard to capture Gaoyou. If they can get credit, even the death pension will be higher. After all, everyone has wives, children, and children...
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Yang Ling nodded: "This is natural, but have you ever thought about it. If we liberate Gaoyou and Huaiyin, in just one month, our Northern Jiangsu Anti-Japanese Guerrilla First Corps will liberate two counties. Brother
You guys, the big trees attract the wind..."
"Now the Japs have mobilized two infantry brigades. If we are in the limelight again, not to mention the jealousy of the friendly forces, the Japs will be slapped in the face continuously, and they will definitely take action on us. Then they will launch crazy revenge on us. Can we run away?
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Yang Ling said earnestly: "Besides, our brothers have suffered a lot of casualties these days, and we no longer have the ability to fight head-on with the Japanese. We just liberated Gaoyou and were immediately taken away by the Japanese again. I'm afraid others will laugh at us. "Three
"Sunday is restored", not to mention not getting any rewards, I'm afraid I will be harshly criticized."
After Yang Ling's analysis, everyone calmed down. From this point of view, it seems that apart from the good name of "Recovering Gaoyou", there does not seem to be any substantial benefit.
At this moment, Gaoyou seems to have become a hot potato. If it is liberated and cannot be defended, not only will it not be rewarded, but it will be criticized by the theater headquarters.
What's more important is that a big tree attracts wind, which not only attracts enemy revenge, but also attracts jealousy from friendly troops.
Yang Ling clearly remembered that the 74th Army won too many battles on weekdays because of its big trees, which attracted jealousy from its friendly forces.
As a result, the 57th Division under his command was surrounded by tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers and fought in Changde. The hundreds of thousands of Chinese rescue troops on the periphery hesitated to move forward and watched helplessly as the 57th Division was destroyed.
That's a bloody lesson. Aren't you pretty good at fighting? So I'll let you fight first, and I'll clean up the mess after that.
Yang Ling didn't want his First Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Corps in Northern Jiangsu to fall into such a trap. Since it had become famous in Huaiyin, it was better to be polite to others in Gaoyou, a hot potato.
"Of course, we have fought hard for so many days, and so many brothers have been killed and injured, so we cannot let others take advantage of us." Yang Ling is not a person who likes to suffer losses.
Although he intended to give the hot potato of Gaoyou to Li Changjiang, deputy commander-in-chief of the Sulu Guerrilla Corps, he also wanted some benefits.
"Blacksmith, Wang Dongming, take my message to Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li in person, saying that there are still enemies in the city who are stubbornly resisting, and our Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps is unable to attack. Please ask him to come quickly for reinforcements. At the same time, our Northern Jiangsu Corps has suffered heavy losses.
We are in urgent need of ammunition, food and medicine. We need 200,000 rounds of bullets, 300,000 jins of food, and medicine. Ask the medical clinic how much they need and make a list..."
As soon as Yang Ling said these words, everyone understood that Yang Ling was using the poor city of Gaoyou to do business. Compared with those vain awards, it would be best to get something real.
Nowadays, theater headquarters generally give verbal commendations and certificates. As for the rewards, they are always delayed and shirkable for various reasons. In the end, nothing happens. So Yang Ling did not stop doing anything, and directly traded Gaoyou City privately, giving
Brothers who died in battle will receive some pensions.
Anyway, the Japanese also fought and got something real. Their First Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Corps in Northern Jiangsu was not at a loss.
Moreover, although Li Changjiang and the others obtained Gaoyou, they might have to face the crazy revenge of the Japanese soldiers and drag them into the water.