As soon as Yang Ling saw off the commanders of these local armed forces, the guard company commander Huzi walked over with a solemn expression, stood at attention in front of Yang Ling, put his feet down and saluted.
"Sir, Zhang Dachui from the Intelligence Department sent news that someone in Jieshou Town is inciting fellow villagers to hate our guerrillas and even threatens to expel our Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps."
Zhang Dachui, the intelligence agent hiding in the dark, was originally from Qinghe Town. He joined the army when Yang Ling and others first expanded their guerrilla detachment to recruit soldiers.
However, they did not stay in the army, but left the guerrillas under various names and became hidden intelligence agents, responsible for collecting intelligence in the dark.
At this juncture of the battle between them and the Japanese, some people actually incited the people to hate the guerrillas. The purpose is self-evident, which is to disrupt the military-civilian relations in this area and weaken the strength of the guerrillas in disguise.
"Have the identities of those who instigated the fellow villagers been investigated clearly?" Yang Ling realized the seriousness of the problem and asked in a deep voice.
Guard company commander Hu Zi gritted his teeth and replied: "The intelligence department analyzed that it should be those traitors who delivered the goods to the country. Our hidden intelligence personnel are observing in secret, preparing to find their whereabouts."
Yang Ling nodded and then ordered: "Tell the hidden brothers that they only need to provide the location of those people. They should not be exposed. The operation will be carried out by the security company."
"Yes!" Huzi stood up and saluted, then turned to leave.
"By the way, you go notify Battalion Commander Wu Changqing and ask him to dispatch some brothers to the town to maintain order. In addition, send people to set up jams at various intersections to pick up suspicious people and so on, to raise the alert level."
Yang Ling had previously been keeping an eye on the Japs in the direction of Gaoyou and arranging combat missions. Now the information provided by the Intelligence Department made him realize that his vigilance was too lax.
Now that the activities of enemy agents are rampant in the occupied areas, they must increase their awareness of security. After all, the enemy is in the dark and we are in the clear. If they are really plotted, the gain will outweigh the loss.
Yang Ling's order was quickly sent to the temporary camp of the guerrilla army that was being reorganized outside the town. Wu Changqing did not dare to neglect and quickly dispatched the two companies that had been reorganized to maintain order in the town and set up roadblocks at various intersections.
Tragging suspicious persons, etc.
Groups of guerrilla officers and soldiers armed with live ammunition drove out of the temporary camp. The steps of the brothers wearing uniform Japanese-style leather shoes made a loud noise on the streets. The troops were neatly organized and their bayonets were sharp, which made the people who were crowding in the town to flee in front of their eyes.
Liang, they all turned sideways to get out of the way.
These common people have seen too many Chinese troops, whether they are the Central Army wearing uniforms, or the provincial army and guerrillas wearing ragged uniforms.
However, most of those troops looked depressed and had low morale. They were often in groups and walked feebly.
The Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps fought against the Japanese one after another. After being tempered by the flames of war, the spirit of daring to fight and dare to fight has been integrated into the bones of every brother. They are proud to be Chinese Communists.
Now the officers and soldiers of the Northern Jiangsu Corps are not only not low in morale, but are in high spirits and eager to fight the Japanese, so they are walking on the streets with a high-spirited attitude.
They made the chaotic and decadent Jieshou Town shine like a beam of light, and at the same time made the pessimistic and disappointed people feel hope.
The officers and soldiers who entered the town and were responsible for maintaining order did not care about the numb, pessimistic or excited eyes crowded on both sides of the street. Instead, under the orders of the grassroots commanders, they quickly formed patrol teams in squad units and began patrolling.
The task of maintaining order.
"Someone is robbing something, someone is robbing something!"
Deputy company commander Liang Xiaoshan was leading a squad of brothers to perform patrol duties on the street. Before he had gone fifty meters, a woman's urgent call came from the crowded crowd in front.
Liang Xiaoshan and his brothers all stopped and saw the pedestrians in front of him were knocked upside down, and a young man holding a package in his hand rushed over quickly.
"Stop him!"
Seeing this man rushing over with a package in hand, Liang Xiaoshan waved his hand, and the two brothers, who were like wolves and tigers, pounced on him.
The young man who was snatching things did not expect to run into such a group of guerrilla officers and soldiers. After being stunned for a moment, he braked suddenly and jumped into the alley next to him.
"Ouch!"
But as soon as he took two steps, two officers and soldiers from the guerrillas chased him from behind and pushed him to the ground.
At this time, a panting woman also squeezed through the crowd and ran over. Seeing that the guerrillas had caught the young man who was snatching things, she rushed up and hurriedly picked up her package.
"Thank you, boss. Thank you, boss." The woman held her parcel tightly in her hands and expressed her gratitude to Liang Xiaoshan and the others for their constant bows.
"It's just a piece of cake. You're welcome. Please take care of your own things next time." Liang Xiaoshan smiled and waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to thank him.
"Take him back and lock him up." Liang Xiaoshan waved to the brothers, preparing to take the young man back for interrogation.
The young man who snatched things also had a frustrated face. He was caught in the act the first time he made a move, and he was taken away with a sad face.
"Okay, well done to the guerrillas." Seeing that the guerrilla patrol caught a person who was robbing something, the onlookers couldn't help but clapped their hands and applauded.
They fled here from Gaoyou, and encountered all kinds of armed exploitation along the way. These people who robbed things were also unscrupulous, which made them miserable.
This made them complain about the guerrillas stationed here, believing that these people were colluding with the guerrillas to bully their people, so when someone incited them, they became more and more dissatisfied with the guerrillas.
But now we see guerrilla patrols catching robbers on the street and chasing back the robbed things, which makes the people doubt their judgment again.
The guerrilla patrol arrived in the town and began to maintain order. In just half an hour, they resolved several fights, freeloading, and robbing incidents, which immediately greatly changed the people's image of the guerrillas.
Those traitors and spies who were hiding among the people to stir up emotions realized that something was wrong, because if this continued, their plans would be in vain.
At that time, the people will not only not hate the guerrillas, but will support the guerrillas again because of what they have done. After all, many people believe that seeing is believing.
"The guerrillas suddenly increased their vigilance. They must have sensed something."
Soon, these traitors and spies disguised as refugees, vendors, businessmen, etc. gathered together again to discuss countermeasures. Everyone looked solemn.
"If we continue to incite people's hatred against the guerrillas, it will be easy for the guerrillas to detect it. In order to avoid exposure, should we suspend our activities?" Someone raised their concerns.
The middle-aged man dressed as a businessman shook his head: "If we stop, our previous efforts will be in vain. Not only can we not stop now, we must also increase our efforts to incite people to march and attack their headquarters. We can take advantage of the chaos and kill them."
Their commander!"
"As long as we kill that Yang Ling, the North Jiangsu Corps will be leaderless. When the Jiang Defense Force arrives, we will cooperate internally and externally, and then we can take over the Northern Jiangsu Corps in one go!"
"Aren't the Jiang Defense Forces still in Gaoyou?" A traitor in ragged cotton clothes raised his head and asked.
"I have just received the order from Chief Sano. The Jiang Defense Force will arrive at Jieshou Pier tonight. As long as Jieshou is captured, the Chinese ** team south of Jieshou will be cut off! And we who cooperate with the action,