The blood of the Anti-Japanese War stained the mountains and rivers

"Zheng Gang—"

"Yes!" Zheng Gang, deputy battalion commander of the Second Battalion, stood up.

"You go to contact the self-defense forces, militias and various anti-Japanese armed forces in each village, and ask their leaders to go to Huaiyin to discuss anti-Japanese plans within two days."

"Yes!"

"Sir, but what if they don't come?" Zheng Gang asked one more question before sitting down.

"Anyone who is willing to come, I, Yang Ling, will present them with 25 rifles."

In the enemy's rear in the entire occupied area, in addition to many regular troops and guerrilla troops, many villages and towns also spontaneously established many self-defense armed forces, and Huaiyin is no exception.

And these forces are too scattered and weak, so they are easily wiped out by devils and bought by traitors, and become puppet forces controlled by the Japanese and puppets.

And Huaiyin belongs to the first guerrilla zone under the command of the Sulu theater. Now that the ninth guerrilla column has been destroyed under Huaiyin city, only his third detachment is left in the nearby area.

But the third detachment is too weak to control such a vast area, so now he must integrate the resistance forces in this area and twist them into one rope to increase their strength.

"Staff Lei, you should hurry up when recruiting new recruits, but you must also pay attention to screening to prevent enemy agents from getting in." Yang Ling waited for Zheng Gang to sit down, and then instructed the staff officer Lei Xiong.

"The devils have a very strong elite army that has arrived in our northern Jiangsu area. When you go to the countryside to fight against the remnants of the Japanese and puppet forces, once you find a devil's army wearing the skull logo, you must not act without authorization and report to me immediately, lest We are in danger." Yang Ling finally did not forget to remind those guerrillas who were going to the countryside.

At the end of the meeting, Yang Ling announced another matter, that is, from now on, the Raging Flame Special Forces will expand to 100 members, and the members will be selected from among the officers and soldiers who performed well in the encirclement and suppression campaign in the countryside.

The appearance of the devil's skull special team forced Yang Ling to follow up and expand the elite force, because he was aware of the danger and pressure.

This time, Huaiyin was recovered and a large amount of weapons, ammunition and supplies from the devils were seized. This was also a material basis for Yang Ling to form an elite special force.

They were short of bullets before, and to maintain the training of such an elite force, he couldn't afford the consumption of ammunition alone, let alone other equipment.

After all, after half a year of fighting in the enemy's rear, when Yang Ling wanted to improve the combat effectiveness of the local guerrilla forces, he also wanted to train a strong special force. When he returned to the frontal battlefield to make meritorious deeds, if he could kill a few high-level devils, it would be a consummation of merit. up.

Text Chapter 869 Good news

The winter night in the mountainous area of ​​southern Shandong was very cold, and a large area of ​​cold air swept southward, covering many areas in North China with a layer of frost.

Since the beginning of the year, the devils gathered several divisions in the Sulu area to carry out security operations in the occupied area. Facing the severe situation, the Sulu Theater Command had to move northward to the mountainous area in southern Lunan.

The deputy command of the theater is to stay in the Xinghua area in Jiangsu. The chairman of Jiangsu Province and Commander Han of the 89th Army are responsible for commanding the operations on the southern front.

Since then, the Sulu war zone has formed two headquarters, one north and one south, one principal and one deputy. Commander Yu Xuezhong commanded the 51st and 57th armies and other troops to fight on the northern front in Shandong and northern Jiangsu.

The chairman of Jiangsu Province, who also served as the deputy commander, stayed on the central and southern Jiangsu line to fight against the enemy, and he was also cooperating with the guerrilla army commanded by Li Mingyang and Li Changjiang.

But after all, it is an enemy-occupied area, and the main towns and traffic arteries are controlled by the little devil, and the devil has also changed its previous military-oriented combat policy.

Now the base camp of the devils has formulated a strategy based on political inducement to surrender and supplemented by military strikes. They not only wantonly win over senior officials such as Wang Jingwei from Chongqing.

At the same time, they also carried out the promotion and differentiation of senior officers in various theaters and units. Among them, Li Mingyang and Li Changjiang, the commanders of the guerrilla army in the Sulu theater, were also among the targets of the devils' secret bribery and wooing.

The devils tried to disintegrate and divide China's anti-Japanese armed forces through this series of means. Although most of the senior Chinese generals refused the devils' high-ranking officials and generous salaries, they did not surrender to the enemy and treason.

However, in the face of the complex domestic and international situation, there are still many senior generals who are playing the curve to save the country and secretly flirt with the devils.

The combat conditions in the enemy's rear are difficult, and they often face the attacks of the Japanese and puppet troops, and the assassination of traitors must be prevented. Therefore, Li Mingyang and Li Changjiang, the chief and deputy commanders of the guerrilla army, have also begun to secretly contact the devils.

After all, they surrendered to the enemy and treasoned the country. Li Mingyang and Li Changjiang, the chief and deputy commanders of the guerrilla army, were very cautious, but even so, the military commanders who were placed in the army spied on the clues and quickly reported them to the theater headquarters.

The 113th Division of the National Revolutionary Army is stationed in the village near Xuzhuang in the mountainous area of ​​southern Lunan. At the same time, General Yu Xuezhong's theater headquarters is also established here.

Although it was late at night, the small farmyard where the theater headquarters was located was still brightly lit, surrounded by patrolling guards with guns, and there was even a machine gun team on guard at high places, permeating a chilling atmosphere.

In addition to more than a hundred households in Xuzhuang, the special service regiment, communication battalion, supply battalion, cavalry company, anti-aircraft machine gun company and other troops directly under the theater headquarters are stationed here.

The beeping sound of sending and receiving telegrams came from the confidential room continuously, and the telegrams were sent to the dimly lit combat command room through the hands of the communication staff.

"The 117th and 35th Brigade Division's attack on Yancheng was blocked, and the flank was attacked by an infantry brigade of devils. Now they have withdrawn from the front line."

"The 349th Brigade has captured the area east of Baoying, wiped out a convoy of devils, and is attacking Baoying with all its strength."

"The 97th Brigade is attacking in the direction of Lianyungang, and encountered stubborn resistance from the devils. It is currently fighting fiercely."

"The Eighth Brigade of Security is moving towards Guannan County."

"Tongshan has attacked the Jinpu Railway for more than [-] miles."

"Linyi, Tai'an's attack was frustrated."

"The five guerrilla columns lost contact."

"Security No. 11 Brigade lost more than half, and has withdrawn from the battle."

"The third column of the Loyalty and National Salvation Army has entered Funing."

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The combat staff officers also wore tired faces, constantly conducting deduction and formulating new combat plans based on the latest military situation on the sand table in the center of the war room.

All the war zones have received the winter offensive order from Chongqing, and all the troops in the Sulu theater are attacking. Although the mountainous area is still quiet, the outside has already become a mess.

As the commander of the war zone, General Yu Xuezhong has not closed his eyes for several days and nights, staring at the bloody eyes, constantly reviewing telegrams from various places, giving replies, and controlling the overall situation.

"Is there any news from Commander Li of the Guerrilla Army?"

Although the whole of southern Shandong, northern Jiangsu, central Jiangsu, and southern Jiangsu were all in a mess, and each unit had successes and setbacks, most of them were under control.

But only the guerrilla army has no news so far, which has attracted the attention of Commander Yu Xuezhong, and he has no choice but to ask about it.

Chief of Staff Wang Jingxuan quickly found a telegram from the mountain of telegrams and said: "Commander, Commander Li Changjiang sent a telegram in the morning, saying that the troops lost too much, and requested to retreat to rest and fight again."

"Bullshit! It's only been a few days since the beating? Is this why I can't hold it anymore?!" Commander Yu Xuezhong, who has always been good-tempered, turned pale with anger, and his angry face made Chief of Staff Wang Jingxuan sigh slightly.

The guerrillas in those weak places were able to recover the towns, beat the devils and puppet troops to flee, and achieved a lot of results, but the guerrillas with thirteen regiments and well-equipped weapons did not make any progress. very dissatisfied.

"I heard that Commander Li has been flirting with the devils in private recently. I wonder if I should call him back for review first?" Zhou Fu, the political director, whispered from the side.

"Is there any evidence?" Hearing that Li Changjiang, the commander of the guerrilla army, had hooked up with the devils, Commander Yu Xuezhong's face immediately sank.

Zhou Fu, the political director, shook his head: "Our people haven't got the evidence yet."

Hearing this, Commander Yu Xuezhong's expression finally softened. If there is no evidence, it means speculation. As the commander-in-chief of the theater, he doesn't believe in any rumors.

"Maybe this is fake news deliberately released by the devils, trying to drive us apart, make us suspicious of each other, and weaken our combat effectiveness." Commander Yu Xuezhong paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, as if muttering to himself.

"Commander, there is no storm without waves. The situation is severe now, and we still need to make more preparations." Chief of Staff Wang Jingxuan was also full of worry.

"Well, you can send people to investigate secretly, but you must not let others know. After all, Commander Li is also a senior military officer. We must speak for facts and evidence. We have been tricked by the little devil."