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

In fact, it wasn't that Commander Yu Xuezhong of the theater headquarters deliberately neglected Yang Ling and the others, but that a small detachment captured a county town, which no one would believe.

It's like when the news first reached the theater headquarters, while those in the staff department were happy, they also became suspicious, suspecting that this was another false report.

Because in order to obtain more supplies and ammunition, almost all the troops lied about their gains. Sometimes when they wiped out a transportation team of dozens of devils, when they asked for credit, it turned into killing hundreds of devils and capturing countless.

The theater command also turned a blind eye to these situations. As long as they did not lie too much, most of them admitted it. After all, it can also boost morale.

But this time, Li Changjiang and Li Mingyang's eight guerrilla regiments failed to capture even a single town of the devils, while Yang Ling and his guerrilla detachment managed to capture a county town.

No one would believe this. After all, there are only a few people in a guerrilla detachment, ranging from dozens of people to no more than a thousand.

Not to mention attacking the county seat, even if you encounter a slightly stronger puppet army, you won't be able to defeat it, let alone a county seat guarded by devils.

Where is the precedent? More than 3000 officers and soldiers of the Ninth Guerrilla Column were killed in Huaiyin City. How can you claim that Huaiyin has been recovered by a detachment.

In fact, the theater command didn't believe that Yang Ling and the others had recovered Huaiyin, so they didn't continue to report.

During the time when Yang Ling and the others were on standby, the theater headquarters also actively mobilized themselves, repeatedly verifying and investigating the authenticity of Yang Ling's and their battle reports.

And these verifications and investigations take time, so although Yang Ling and the others have contacted Shangfeng now, they have not received any instructions and can only stand by.

Fortunately, Yang Ling didn't have nothing to do, but actively expanded his troops, preparing for the next more brutal battle.

The newly recruited [-] recruits were carefully selected. Although they looked sallow, emaciated and malnourished, Yang Ling believed that as long as they had enough food every day, they would be strong in less than a month.

Yang Ling and the others regained Huaiyin this time, but they ransacked the houses of many traitors and seized a lot of money and materials from the devils.

The grain and ammunition they seized were directly used by the military, while those boxes and boxes of counterfeit coins were secretly sent to the devil's occupied area to buy food and western medicine, etc., which the troops urgently needed.

The devils not only attacked China militarily, but also induced surrender politically. The counterfeit currency that was enforced in the vast occupied area was to drag China down economically.

Although the little devils have many schemes, the Chinese army and the people are united in the same hatred. Although it is difficult, they have never stopped fighting.

Many refugees from the south fled to the Huaiyin area one after another. From the mouths of these refugees, Yang Ling learned that Yancheng in the south, Gaoyou and other places had become a mess.

However, Yang Ling was not in a hurry to help. Firstly, they were ordered by Shangfeng to stand by, and secondly, they were not strong enough.

Text Chapter 878 Lectures

Although there are quite a few new recruits and various armed forces gathered, they have all undergone decent training, and their combat effectiveness can be imagined.

Now, the only combat troops that Yang Ling could rely on were the two guerrilla battalions under his command, but the two battalions were full of only a thousand soldiers.

If such a small force is put into a larger battlefield, it will be like a drop of water falling into the ocean, and it will be gone in the blink of an eye.

And the little devil's strength is not weak, so Yang Ling is not in a hurry to join the battle. Anyway, he knows that this nationwide winter offensive will continue in the spring of next year, and they have plenty of opportunities to fight devils.

Yang Ling attaches great importance to the recruits. After all, these are the fresh blood in his army. They will be the backbone of the future, so they must be well trained.

So Yang Ling was also on the morning when the new barracks started training. As soon as it was dawn, he hurriedly got up and went straight to the new barracks outside the city to prepare for the opening ceremony.

The recruits Zhang Hai and Wu Hao are in the same company. After washing their bodies, they changed into military uniforms. Because there are not enough [-] rifles, now the recruits are two people using a rifle, which is only issued during bullet shooting training. .

When they arrived at the recruit camp, they finally ended their life of fleeing and begging, and finally got a solid sleep.

"Haizi, wake up, we're assembled."

Zhang Hai was still sleeping in a daze, dreaming that when he was still in the mountain village of his hometown with his family, he was woken up by Wu Hao.

Zhang Hai sat up excitedly, and by the faint light from outside the shack, he saw that the other recruits in the shack were all putting on their clothes, so he quickly put them on too.

By the time he and Wu Hao got fully dressed and left the woods where they were camping, and arrived at an open space full of weeds outside, more than half of the more than 1000 recruits had already arrived, and they lined up chaotically under the scolding of the officers.

It was not yet bright, but the weather in December was chilly and chilly. After searching for a while among the crowd, the two found the company they were assigned to.

"Hurry up, both of you."

Company commander Liang Xiaoshan saw Zhang Hai and the others coming, and hurriedly ordered them to join the ranks.

There are more than 160 people in their recruit company. Except for the company commander and several platoon leaders who are veterans drawn from the backbone troops, the rest are all recruits.

Even the platoon leaders were all veterans who had killed devils before, and their serious faces carried a look of calm and prestige. The recruits did not dare to make mistakes, and the assembly was completed soon.

"All stand at attention!"

When Zhang Hai and the others were all lined up, there was a loud shout from the front, the sound was so penetrating that it made ears buzz.

Although there were nine recruit companies and more than 1000 people standing in the grassy field, they all heard the order, and the whispering stopped abruptly. The whole team was silent, and the atmosphere became chilling.

Zhang Hai and the others hurriedly raised their heads and looked forward, and saw an officer in a neat woolen uniform, surrounded by more than a dozen officers, walking to the stage set up with ammunition boxes at the front desk.

Looking at the thin and straight officer with a straight nose and a stern face, Zhang Hai quietly pushed Wu Hao next to him, and said in a low voice, "Who suppressed this?"

Wu Hao replied in a low voice: "I heard it's Chief Yang Ling."

"Shut up!"

Hearing the whispers coming from behind, the company commander Liang Xiaoshan turned his head and gave them a sharp look, making them both stand up hastily, stare ahead, and dare not speak any more.

Yang Ling glanced around the more than 500 recruits who had gathered in line. Their skinny bodies were the result of long-term malnutrition.

And before they put on this military uniform, they were all honest peasants. Now they had to pick up the guns in their hands and fight bloody to defend their homeland. The blood in Yang Ling's chest was surging.

"Who can tell me why you became soldiers?" Yang Ling looked at the recruits and broke the silence.

Yang Ling's voice was not loud, but every brother could hear him clearly. Faced with Yang Ling's sudden question, they were also momentarily stunned.

"Hit the devil!" Soon someone in the ranks of recruits shouted angrily.

"Defend the family and the country!"

"Not to be a subjugated slave!"

"Fight back to my hometown in Northeast China to avenge the dead family members!"

"To earn a bite to eat, to survive."

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Although the answers given by the recruits were varied, they were the truest thoughts in their hearts.

Yang Ling nodded in satisfaction, and asked loudly, "Then do you know what a soldier is?"

The recruits fell silent in unison. After all, they were all peasants who could not read a few characters. How could they know so much.

Seeing that no one answered, Yang Ling said loudly, "I'll tell you!"

"Soldiers are the mainstay of a country and the last barrier of a country. They must defend against the enemy outside the country's borders, and keep the people safe at home. They shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending the country!"