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

As a result of the deceitfulness of the commanders of the various troops, they have not fought any decent battles, because the weapons and equipment of the regular troops and guerrilla troops are not even as good as the local gang forces, and they are simply vulnerable to elite devils.

Although the army can't win the battle, the chiefs of each army are very rich, because the money from reselling guns and ammunition is put into their pockets, and they don't care so much about whether they can win the battle, because all the troops If the battle is not won, the law does not blame the public, and the theater command can't do anything to them.

But now Yang Ling's series of victories in the North Jiangsu Corps made these corrupt army chiefs unable to sit still.

They got the most supplies and had the most troops on paper, but they won the least number of victories. Compared with the Northern Subei Corps, they immediately went up and down.

On the other hand, Yangling's North Jiangsu No. [-] Guerrilla Corps, because it was a newly established unit, did not pay much attention to them, not to mention weapons and equipment, not even a single soldier was added to them.

Yang Ling was an optimist, and he didn't count on the theater command, because he sent telegrams several times to request supplies, but each time there was a shortage of supplies, and other troops were still queuing up, so let them wait.

But war can't afford to wait, so Yang Ling simply didn't go to the theater headquarters to ask for supplies of weapons and equipment. Since the chief didn't give them, he could find a way by himself.

So Yang Ling first swept across the gangs in the place that caused the disaster, such as the Big Sword Society, the Small Sword Society, and the Zodiac Gate, and seized a large amount of food and supplies.

The other is to let the landlords and gentry in the area under their control raise donations for the anti-Japanese war, and the Subei Corps promises that their fields and property will be safe and will not be robbed by little devils.

Because Yang Ling and the others have a good reputation, this has become their stable source of income.

The most important thing is that it was captured from the hands of the devils and the puppet army, because the brothers are desperate, and now the main battalion of the northern Jiangsu corps is all Japanese-style equipment, all of which were taken from the hands of the devils.

Yang Ling and the others continued to grow and win battles without receiving supplies from the theater command, but those troops who received supplies could not win battles. As long as the theater command was not stupid, they would know what was going on.

So after Jieshou's victory, all the friendly troops were attacking one after another, and the fighting was quite lively, even harder than during the winter offensive. In fact, it was largely forced by Yang Ling and the others.

Because if they don't fight, if the theater command asks, how will they explain it, and how will they ask for weapons and equipment supplies in the future?

Because Yang Ling's great victory also caused a series of chain reactions, and no matter what the military purpose of the various troops was, they were mobilized instead of hiding and hiding their strength.

The theater command was also very pleased, thinking that Jieshou's victory had boosted the morale of the army, but in fact, when the army commanders ordered the troops to attack, they were secretly cursing Yang Ling in their hearts.

If Yang Ling and the others lived in peace, everyone wouldn't be fighting wars in the cold winter months and waiting for the new year, wouldn't it?

All the troops were attacking, and for several days in a row, more artillery towers of the devils and puppet troops were taken away than in the entire winter offensive, and countless bridges and roads were destroyed.

Those puppet troops and devils who thought that after the winter offensive ended, the guerrilla troops in the occupied areas would cease to exist were also stunned by the sudden large-scale attack and suffered heavy losses.

The entire Sulu war zone was filled with gunpowder and smoke billowing again, but the North Jiangsu Corps, which had just won a battle in Jieshou, seemed extraordinarily low-key. This time, they did not attack again, but chose to lie dormant.

The most important reason was that although the Devils had wiped out an infantry brigade in Jieshou, their own losses were also extremely large, which could only be regarded as a miserable victory.

"In this battle in Jieshou, we killed a total of 93 devils, took no prisoners, seized 41 light and heavy machine guns, four 1-type infantry guns, [-] usable rifles, and only [-] bullets. rounds, two thousand rounds of heavy machine gun bullets, grenades..."

In Jieshou's temporary general command, the staff officer in charge of post-war statistics held documents in his hand and reported one by one.

Hearing that so many weapons and equipment had been seized, the battalion and company level officers at the meeting were all happy. Although the number of bullets seized was a little less due to the consumption of the battlefield, but so many weapons, if they were distributed to each battalion, there would be quite a few. They have already begun to figure out how much they can get.

"In this battle, we had a total of 610 five soldiers killed, 100 seriously injured, and 730 slightly injured. As for the officers, three battalion-level seriously injured, five company-level officers were killed, and 21 platoon-level officers were killed..."

Hearing such a heavy casualty, the officers who were happy because of the capture all suppressed their smiles. In the dark room, there was no sound, and the atmosphere was extraordinarily dignified.

Text Chapter 25 Arrogance

"Sir, bullets don't have eyes on the battlefield. When the brothers put on these clothes, they didn't think about going back alive. Killing one counts as one, and killing two earns one. This time, more devils were killed than our brothers who died in battle. We don’t lose money on the deal.”

Seeing the tense atmosphere in the room, Zheng Gang, the battalion commander preparing for the first battalion, opened his mouth in an attempt to ease the atmosphere.

"Yes, sir, we have seized so many weapons and ammunition this time, within a month, we will be able to set up another reinforcement battalion!" the deputy battalion commander "Dao Zi" also echoed.

"As soldiers, there will always be such a day. The shroud of horse leather is expected. The brothers who died in battle will also receive double the pension at home. I think the brothers can rest in peace under the Nine Springs."

The battalion and company-level officers in the room all spoke one after another. In their opinion, although the two main battalions suffered heavy losses this time, there was nothing to make a fuss about.

After all, there is a huge gap between the Chinese army and the little devils in terms of military literacy and weapons and equipment. In the bloody battles between Shanghai and Nanjing, the Chinese army killed only one devil for every seven or eight people killed in battle.

But now they killed more than 600 devils at the cost of 1000 deaths. Compared with the previous bloody battles, it was much better.

"Do you think this battle has been won?"

Looking at the officers who were whispering and not caring, Yang Ling's face became extremely serious, staring at them and asking.

"This can't be regarded as a total victory, it can only be regarded as a miserable victory..." Liu Sheng, the intelligence staff officer, replied after a pause.

Yang Ling looked around at the officers and continued to ask, "You think so too?"

Except for Wu Changqing, the commander of the second battalion, the rest of the officers nodded in agreement with Liu Sheng, the intelligence staff officer.

"Shit!" Seeing that they all felt that they had won a battle, Yang Ling couldn't help but swear.

"Those brothers we killed in battle are our robes, they are brothers who can give their backs to each other on the battlefield, they are our relatives! Exchange the lives of our brothers for the lives of little devils, let alone More than 600, even one, I don’t want to, I feel a loss!”

"This time we mobilized so many civilians, transformed so many ditches and rivers, dug so many fields, and built so many fortifications. What is the purpose? Isn't it because we want to use the terrain to restrict the movement of the devils and preserve the lives of our brothers?" situation, and then bite them off bit by bit!"

"But what happened in the end? We actually didn't use most of the fortifications and bunkers, and rushed forward to fight the devils with bayonets! One thousand enemies were killed, and six hundred were self-destructed! In my opinion, we can obviously win with the least loss. Now that we have lost so much, this is not a victory, it is a defeat!"

"Let's not talk about our brothers who died in battle. You don't know how many people's farmland we dug up and down for this battle. You also know how many people we evacuated in order to set up this preset battlefield. It's a home game, all these add up, time-consuming and labor-intensive, and a heavy price has been paid, compared with our results, it's a big loss—"

The officers who thought they had won this battle before were all silent now. According to this calculation, this battle was indeed a loss.

They often only see who is the winning side on the battlefield, but they ignore what they have paid outside the battlefield.

It is a huge loss just to dig up the fields of the common people to build field fortifications. After all, spring plowing is about to begin, and it has to be restored, because the common people still have to grow food.

"It seems that we have indeed lost the battle this time..."

Under Yang Ling's analysis, Zheng Gang, the battalion commander who just said he felt he had won the battle, had to admit that the investment was out of proportion to the gains, because they only saw the victory on the battlefield, but ignored the manpower and material resources outside the battlefield Waiting for input.

"Well, if we rely on those built field fortifications to block and consume the devils, maybe the casualties will be less." There are also brothers who are very annoyed, and now regret that their brains were hot and impulsive.

If it is really possible to consume the devil's vitality layer by layer according to the original plan, drag the devil down and exhaust him, and then encircle and wipe out the devil, maybe he can really win a big victory.

Seeing that the brothers were beginning to reflect seriously, Yang Ling's complexion also eased, and he asked slowly, "You clearly have a battle plan, why do you rush forward to fight the devil hand-to-hand with all your enthusiasm?"

"At that time, I wanted to fight a defensive counterattack, but the counterattack immediately overwhelmed the attacking devil, so I didn't even think about it, I just rushed to the end and defeated the devil, but when I met the devil's counterattack halfway, it was too late to retreat It's..."

"Yes, we are also like this. Many brothers have blood feuds with the devils. When they see the devils, their eyes turn red and they can't hold them back."

"And our weapons and equipment are about the same as those of devils. It seems that the little devils are already unable to attack, but who knows that once they come into contact, they still have such strong fighting power."

……

The brothers talked in a hurry, and they all talked about the situation they were facing at that time.

After the brothers finished speaking, Yang Ling tapped his fingers on the table and said, "I don't think these are the most important reasons for the heavy loss this time."

The brothers all turned their attention to Yang Ling. Their faces were full of doubts, waiting for Yang Ling's answer. They really couldn't figure out what more important reason caused the huge loss this time.

"What I saw when I saw the devil's eyes were red, his head was hot, and the devil's counterattack. These are all secondary reasons. Our most important reason is mentality—"