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

"Sir, we have suffered heavy losses this time. If the theater command finds out, I'm afraid...do you want to contact them after a certain period of time after winning a battle?"

Hearing that Yang Ling wanted to send a liaison officer to contact the theater headquarters, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and some had different opinions.

"Ugly daughters-in-law always want to see their parents-in-law. We have lost the battle this time, so holding back is not an option. Why don't we take the initiative to report and let the theater headquarters know our situation and feel at ease."

Seeing the worry on everyone's faces, Yang Ling added with a smile: "Besides, we won so many battles before. Winning or losing is a common matter in military affairs. We are alone and helpless against thousands of little devils. I think the theater command can also understand our difficulties."

"Sir, even though that's what you said, we have lost the battle after all. If Shangfeng is investigated, we..."

"You don't have to worry. If the responsibility is pursued, I will take care of everything." Yang Ling said.

"How can this be done?" Everyone hurriedly waved their hands.

"If the theater command really wants to pursue the responsibility for the defeat, let's shoulder it together!" Deputy Commander Zhang Liechen said.

"Yes, it's a big deal to be dismissed together and become the top soldiers! Let's fight devils together." Battalion Commander Wu Changqing also said proudly.

"As the saying goes, there are blessings and hardships, let's advance and retreat together!"

Seeing that everyone said to take responsibility together, Yang Ling was also very moved: "The matter of contacting the theater command is settled like this. No matter whether the theater command will pursue responsibility or not, we will talk about it at that time."

"Sir, we have a lot of wounded, but we are in short supply of medicines, can we bring some medicines into the mountains by the way?"

"You guys from the Quartermaster Department should take care of this matter. No matter what, you must ensure that the injured brothers have enough medicine for treatment." Yang Ling turned to Sun Zhong, the quartermaster.

Sun nodded and said: "I will tell them to do their best to get medicines, but the little devils are tightly blocked. If they can't get them locally, they can only spend a lot of money to buy them on the black market in Lianyungang."

After everyone discussed the investigation of the enemy's situation, the procurement of materials, and the contact with the theater headquarters, the topic finally returned to the security of the new base.

After all, the bandit attack this time caused them a lot of losses, so Yang Ling and the others couldn't help but ignore it.

"A total of 630 and seven bandits were killed in the battle, 560 were captured, and countless guns and ammunition were seized..."

The combat staff officer first introduced the casualties in this battle. Although many bandits were killed and captured, the brothers were still not happy, because generally speaking, it was a miserable victory.

The sudden appearance of Yang Ling and the others made it impossible for these gangsters to steal chickens and rice. Instead of getting the loot they wanted, they were seriously injured.

Although Yang Ling and the others won the victory, Zhang Liechen and the others suffered heavy losses. The platoon left behind had almost all casualties, and the two civilian camps were also burned to ashes.

Now that more than 600 officers and soldiers have gathered in the mountain, everyone has become more confident. After all, they have suffered a big loss. They clamored for revenge and wiped out these bandits in one fell swoop.

Although everyone was filled with righteous indignation and wanted to send troops to destroy these bandits, Yang Ling held back the impulsive staff officers and officers.

"Although the bandits have been seriously injured this time, they should not be underestimated. If we pursue them fiercely and they fight desperately, we may suffer a lot of casualties."

"Besides, our officers and soldiers have been seriously depleted of weapons and equipment in the fierce battles with the little devils these days, and the officers and soldiers are exhausted. If we continue to fight, our combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced."

"Now the people's camp has been burnt down by the bandits, and we urgently need everyone's help to rebuild it. This is the time when manpower is needed, and we should send people to help. If everyone goes to fight the bandits, there will be no one to help the people. .”

Everyone was filled with righteous indignation and wanted to seek revenge from the bandits, but after hearing Yang Ling's words, they all fell into deep thought. After all, what Yang Ling said was the truth, and it was difficult for them to refute.

"But we suffered a big loss this time, and we can't take it in our hearts." Battalion Commander Zheng Gang was full of unwillingness.

He was ordered to take a company of brothers to rescue the farthest Camp No. [-]. On the way, he was ambushed by bandits and lost a platoon of brothers. He hated the bandits to the bone.

"It's not a gentleman not to take revenge if you have a grudge, but how to take revenge and when to take revenge is particular. Go back and tell your brothers to rest and train well. When the time is up, I will naturally take everyone to take revenge. Don't even think about these bandits. escape."

Seeing that Yang Ling had spoken, everyone knew that Yang Ling must have a plan of his own. Although they couldn't wait to get back on the scene, they still knew that obeying orders was the duty of soldiers, so they stopped staring at revenge.

"Although we won't fight bandits for the time being, we also want to prevent bandits from making a comeback. All camps must be on guard and guard posts must be strengthened. The militia teams in the camps of the people must immediately start military training and use them as our supplementary soldiers to strictly guard against the bandits. Require."

"The people in the intelligence department select some reliable people to see if they can break into the bandits' interior, and we will be able to relax when we suppress the bandits."

The first thousand and 260 chapters of the main body

Yang Ling and the others defeated many bandits headed by Hutouzhai, severely wounding the bandits, and temporarily relieved the security problem of the Xiaoqingshan base area.

However, the entire camp was severely damaged and urgently needed to be restored. Yang Ling directly ordered the officers and soldiers to go into battle in unison to help the people rebuild their houses.

The input of [-] to [-] young and strong laborers immediately greatly increased the efficiency of reconstruction. In just one week, new houses stood upright.

In order to prevent the air strikes by the little devil's army aviation unit, Yang Ling paid special attention to concealment, and ordered every household to weave a huge camouflage net with rattan, and all the houses were covered under the camouflage net.

Unless the little devil's plane is lowered to a flying altitude of several hundred meters, it is difficult to find the densely packed houses in this mountainous area with the naked eye.

Yang Ling wasn't worried that the devil's reconnaissance plane would really dare to lower the flying altitude. After all, there were many strange peaks in this mountainous area, and the terrain conditions were extremely complicated.

If it was the little devil's plane that really wanted to lower its flying altitude for investigation, it would be strange not to hit the mountain.

Besides, it's not that their army has never shot down the little devil's plane. If it is really discovered, it is very easy to shoot it down directly.

The officers and soldiers of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps established a deep friendship with the people when they helped the people rebuild their houses, which further deepened the people's favor for the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps.

With the completion of the reconstruction work, Yang Ling gradually shifted the focus of his work to the training of the troops.

Encountered heavy siege by little devils in the Huaiyin area, their northern Jiangsu guerrilla corps was unable to support themselves and finally retreated to the mountains.

Along the way, they were chased by little devils and puppet troops. Several battles were fought in succession, and the number of troops was severely reduced.

The brothers that Zhang Liechen brought into the mountain first, together with the more than [-] officers and soldiers Yang Ling brought into the mountain later, the total number of the two sides is only more than [-] people, barely counting as a reinforced battalion.

It can be said that Yang Ling's battle in Huaiyin was the biggest loss since the formation of the northern Jiangsu guerrilla corps, but at least they survived, and the situation is gradually improving.

"In view of the current strength situation, the establishment of our troops also needs to be adjusted. I decided to cancel the original establishment and reorganize it into two strengthened combat battalions based on the current number of troops, one guard company directly under the headquarters, and one officer. Teaching team."

Now there are more than 800 officers and soldiers in total, and they are organized into one reinforced battalion. The reason why Yang Ling organized two reinforced battalions is that he also wants to recruit some more people to enrich the combat effectiveness of the troops.

All the officers have no opinion on the readjustment of the establishment. Anyway, the reduction in the number of troops is normal.

The officers were most concerned about their new positions. After all, there were originally five combat battalions, but now there are suddenly two. There are only so many positions, which will inevitably lead to a situation where there are more monks and fewer meat.

Under everyone's concerned eyes, Yang Ling took out the list of officers at all levels drawn up after discussing with Zhang Liechen.

"Everyone knows that after the adjustment of the establishment, we have so many command positions at all levels, and some brothers can't lead troops for the time being. They can only go to the officer teaching team to learn command operations. I also hope that everyone can understand and support this campaign. preparation adjustments."

After Yang Ling looked around, he first explained to the brothers who were full.

"Of course, I'm also here to explain to the brothers that the rest of the brothers will go to the officer training team for a while. After you finish commanding combat studies, you will replace the existing officers at all levels commanding the troops and replace them with officers. The teaching team is learning to command, and if you fail the study and assessment at that time, I'm sorry, but you have to continue studying."

There are many reasons for Yang Ling's failure in Huaiyin this time, one of which is the lack of command ability of officers at all levels in a chaotic situation.

Now Yang Ling asked them to go to the officer teaching team to learn command operations in rotation. He also wanted to improve their military literacy and at the same time find a place for the remaining officers.

These officers heard that Yang Ling had set up an officer training team, and they didn't want to sit on the bench in this officer training team.

After all, going to the officer training team is nominally for advanced studies, but it is also equivalent to being deprived of the opportunity to lead troops. How can it be better to stay with the troops.

I had already thought of various reasons not to go to the officer training team, and even if I was downgraded, I would still stay in the combat unit.