Yang Ling and Li Changjiang, deputy commander of the Sulu Guerrilla Corps, were strangers to each other, but they exchanged warm greetings like two old friends who had long since met.
At this moment, the Japanese Sano detachment was heading straight towards Gaoyou with murderous intent. Yang Ling and the others had completed their mission of attacking Gaoyou, and had obtained a lot of weapons, equipment and food from Li Changjiang, which was a big gain.
Moreover, the night before, Yang Ling had secretly sent people to transport all the finances of the Japanese soldiers and traitors captured in Gaoyou City out of the city.
Gaoyou now seems to have become almost an empty city except for the rubble that was reduced to ruins and the remaining hundreds of Japanese soldiers. Yang Ling has nothing to miss.
While Yang Ling and the deputy commander-in-chief exchanged warm greetings, the officers from both sides began to hand over the positions and warehouses everywhere.
The officers and soldiers of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps, who were covered in gunpowder smoke, did not show any nostalgia. After the handover was completed, they lined up directly out of the city, leaving only the officers and soldiers of the Sulu Guerrilla Corps behind.
After all, the officers and soldiers of the Sulu Guerrilla Corps came here to pick peaches this time. As soldiers, they actually felt dissatisfied. After all, the city was built with blood and sacrifice. Due to their strength, they had to give up. Presumably the Northern Jiangsu Corps
The officers and soldiers felt very uncomfortable.
They originally thought that they would encounter difficulties or friction during the handover process, but they did not expect that the handover was exceptionally smooth.
"They just left like that?"
Seeing the scarred officers and soldiers of the Northern Jiangsu Corps retreating without any nostalgia or displeasure, the officers and soldiers of the Sulu Guerrilla Corps had stunned faces and felt a little unbelievable.
If someone came to take credit for the city they captured, it would be strange if they didn't try their best, but they don't seem to care about this.
It's no wonder that the officers and soldiers of the Sulu Guerrilla Corps didn't know. In fact, their deputy commander-in-chief Li Changjiang secretly exchanged weapons with Yang Ling and others for the city, which was a shady matter, so they naturally didn't know.
The officers and soldiers of the Northern Jiangsu Corps were naturally reluctant at first, and even threatened to fight those who wanted to take credit. But who was Yang Ling? He was extremely skilled in ideological work, and he made the brothers feel at ease with just a few words.
"Report, grow taller, everything has been handed over."
When Yang Ling was exchanging greetings with Li Changjiang, deputy commander of the Sulu Guerrilla Corps, a brother came over to report.
Li Changjiang raised his head and saw that their brand new blue sky and white sun flag had replaced Yang Ling's broken flag full of bullet holes. He finally felt relieved and thought, this Yang Ling is still honest.
"Chief Li, there are many wounded in our unit, and the brothers are in urgent need of rest and recuperation. Since the handover is complete, I won't stay any longer. I just want to trouble you, Chief Li, to clean up the remaining Japanese in the city..." Yang Ling stood up and prepared.
Farewell.
"Brother Yang, you can rest assured and rest. I haven't taken any notice of these little devils. If you need me in the future, just say hello. I will go through fire and water without hesitation. The love you have today will always be with me."
Keep it in mind."
Deputy conductor Li Changjiang pointed at his heart and smiled falsely. If he didn't know better, he would have thought that he and Yang Ling were really old friends who had known each other for many years.
"Then I am here to thank Commander Li in advance on behalf of the brothers from the Northern Jiangsu Corps." Yang Ling also raised his hand in salute to express his gratitude.
"Chief Li, after you regain Gaoyou, you have to pay attention to the enemy's revenge. I just got the news that there are many Japanese driving towards Shao Bo Town." Yang Ling kindly reminded him before leaving.
Hearing Yang Ling's kind reminder, deputy conductor Li Changjiang's eyelids also jumped. Damn, you didn't tell me earlier.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. There are thousands of brothers in my two regiments. As long as the Japanese dare to come, I guarantee that they will never come back!"
Although he already felt in his heart that this matter was not that simple, after all, Li Changjiang was also a very wealthy person, and he still had a smile on his face.
Yang Ling didn't say much. He clasped his fists and said goodbye. He immediately turned around and mounted his horse. Surrounded by the guards, he rode away. They were about to capture Gaoyou and headed north.
Seeing the shrinking figures of Yang Ling and others, the smiling deputy commander Li Changjiang returned to his serious expression.
"Immediately send a cavalry reconnaissance company to investigate south, especially in the direction of Shaobo Town. If there is any movement of the Japs, report immediately!" Li Changjiang turned around and ordered.
Although Shaobo Town is still more than thirty miles away from Gaoyou, since Yang Ling reminded him, he had to take precautions. After all, Gaoyou has been fighting for so many days, so it stands to reason that the Japanese should have arrived.
Soon, the officers and soldiers of a reconnaissance cavalry company marched out toward the south in a mighty manner, their horses' hooves crossing the fields and splashing up countless mud dust.
"Sir, what are the Japs in the city?"
Seeing that the officers and soldiers of the Northern Jiangsu Corps had withdrawn, they were now impatient to kill the Japanese, announce that they had regained Gaoyou, and enjoy this glory.
Although I feel uneasy in my heart, since I have already arrived, I cannot let the Japanese in the city live any longer.
"Move the mortar company into the city, destroy the Japanese, and recover Gaoyou!" Li Changjiang quickly put aside his complicated thoughts and ordered to the officers surrounding him.
"yes!"
The officers' faces were full of excitement. After all, Gaoyou was about to be recovered. The credit would be shared with them, and their resumes could be more glorious. With military exploits, promotion would be much easier and smoother.
They haven't fought any decent battles since the Winter Offensive. Although there are only more than a hundred Japs now, they are all scrambling to get a piece of the pie.
Although Li Changjiang asked the mortar company to carry out shelling to show their strength, all infantry battalions also sent people to participate, and no one wanted to let this credit pass him by.
At this moment, the Japanese commander Major Qingchuan and his men, who were still resisting in the garden to the east of the city, did not know that they were being targeted by a group of people with gleaming eyes and were about to be destroyed. They were still calling for reinforcements.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Soon, the light and heavy mortars began firing at a rapid rate, making a roaring sound that broke through the air, and soon turned into an earth-shattering explosion.
The garden area in the east of the city was almost covered. The rumbling black smoke continued to explode, the soil and trees were blown apart, and then they were thrown into the sky. The thick smoke obscured this area.
"Come on!"
The general offensive troops mobilized from each infantry battalion suddenly erupted into the sound of mountain roaring and tsunami amid the loud charge horns, and rushed towards the still-dissipated gunpowder smoke from several directions.
Every brother who charged was extremely excited. Although they were picking up leaks, they were also fighting Japanese soldiers. They had never suppressed Japanese soldiers and beat them like this before, so they all wanted to kill a Japanese soldier personally and vent their suppressed anger for a long time.
"Shoot! Shoot!"
The remaining Japanese soldiers were in a state of chaos after being bombed, and they shouted in panic when they heard the loud shouts of killing.
Unfortunately, there was very little response this time, and many Japs were killed, leaving the remaining Japs feeling unprecedentedly lonely.
"boom……"
The Japanese who were alive pulled the bolt of their gun with difficulty and fired at the figure rushing towards them in the smoke. The figure staggered and fell.
But soon a rain of bullets followed, and the Japanese had no chance to fire a second shot, and the whole body was covered with blood holes.
Soon, countless guerrilla officers and soldiers rushed forward, surrounding the fallen Japanese and stabbing out their bayonets.
I could only hear the sound of bayonets piercing flesh and the continuous spurting of blood. When a group of brothers surrounding the Japs left and rushed to another Japs, there was only a puddle of twisted rotten flesh left on the ground...