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

Although the devil commander Sano Taro already knew that there were not many troops left to fight them in the city, but after hearing the report from the intelligence staff officer, he still felt panicked, that he had been tricked.

He always thought that the main force of the Chinese army was staying in the city, so after the attack was frustrated, he just let the frontal troops feign an attack, and sent out detour troops to flank from other city gates.

He thought he could wipe out all the Chinese troops in the city, but unfortunately, after collecting the net, he found that they were all shrimps. Although they occupied Gaoyou again, the feeling of punching the air made him very uncomfortable.

It's not that Gaoyou's Chinese defenders intentionally shot Taro Sano with a feint. It's that Li Changjiang, the deputy commander, didn't even think about confronting the devils head-on in Gaoyou, and slipped away early.

"Cunning Chinese people!"

Taro Sano creaked his fists, this time he missed the opportunity and failed to encircle and wipe out the Chinese defenders in Gaoyou, his heart was full of resentment.

"Detachment Captain, do we need to pursue the victory?" After a pause, the devil's staff officer turned to Sano Taro and asked for instructions.

Although Taro Sano was unwilling, he still shook his head and said, "No, order the troops to rest in place and wait for the follow-up troops to arrive and meet."

The devil's staff officer was puzzled: "Detachment leader, why didn't you take advantage of the victory and pursue to wipe out the Chinese army?"

Taro Sano walked up to the map, drew a big circle with his baton and said: "Your staff should be aware that this area is a swampy area with water nets and many rivers. Now that the Chinese army is fleeing desperately, they will definitely go through those difficult times." It is very unfavorable for our army to pursue, and it is not conducive to the display of our army's combat effectiveness."

"If our army stops chasing, those scattered and fleeing Chinese troops will definitely relax their vigilance, and it will be our chance when they gather together again!"

Hearing Taro Sano's analysis made the devil's staff feel ashamed and had to praise: "The detachment leader is wise!"

Taro Sano was not complacent about the compliment, but stepped forward to the chair and sat down and said: "Before the follow-up troops arrive at Gaoyou to meet up, our main goal is to clean up the remnants of the Chinese army in the villages and towns near Gaoyou, rebuild the maintenance committee, and raise military rations. At the same time, we will send people to collect information about the Chinese army to prepare for the next stage of operations.”

"Hi Yi!"

This time in the attack on Gaoyou City, although they occupied Gaoyou again in just one day, the lack of combat power exposed by the officers and soldiers under their command also attracted the attention of Taro Sano.

The troops under his command are almost all supplementary soldiers, heavy soldiers and engineers put together improvised. Compared with those brave and skilled field troops, the combat effectiveness of his troops is more than one level worse.

And now only two of his brigades have arrived in Gaoyou, and the rest of his troops are still in Yangzhou, gathering around Zhengyi. Now that he has captured the Gaoyou flag and won the victory, he has already given an account to the Central China Dispatch Army Command, so he is not in a hurry to continue advancing up.

Therefore, the arrangement he made was relatively conservative. He did not have a rival in love, but prepared to fight steadily, and then step by step reduce the scope of activities of the Chinese army to achieve the goal of final elimination.

Another important reason why he does not underestimate the enemy is the lack of food. In many occupied areas, due to the activities of the guerrillas, there is a big gap in their supplies. Therefore, he now needs to collect military food on the spot to supplement the supply gap of the troops. .

They arrogantly clamored to destroy China within three months, but the 70 Chinese army fought them in Shanghai for three months, making their plan bankrupt.

Although they have won several large-scale battles and driven the Nanjing government of China to the poor areas in the southwest, the lengthening of the front line and the stalemate of the war have suddenly increased their logistical pressure.

Many times now they have to supply supplies on the spot. In order to ensure the next battle, he must now raise enough food to supply the troops.

After the capture of Gaoyou, the devil commander Sano Taro did not carry out a large-scale pursuit of the retreating Chinese officers and soldiers, but chose to rest in place and wait for the follow-up troops to converge, which made the Chinese officers and soldiers who withdrew from Gaoyou feel relieved. tone.

Of course, the devils are not completely without military action. There is still a squadron of troops advancing along the road to Jieshou, preparing to cooperate with the Jiangfang motorboat troops advancing along Gaoyou Hubei to capture Jieshou Town and establish communication with the Baoying garrison.

"The devils only came to Jieshou with one infantry squadron, and the rest of the troops stayed in Gaoyou to rest. The devils chasing the Suluyou Corps have also withdrawn to Gaoyou."

Yang Ling has been paying attention to the situation in Gaoyou City, so he also got the news of the devil's troops in Gaoyou City for the first time.

"It's strange, why did the devil turn into a turtle with a shrunken head? Could it be that the sun came out from the west?" After hearing the devil's information, Liu Sheng, the staff officer, was full of doubts.

In fact, it wasn't just Liu Sheng who was full of doubts, but Yang Ling and the others were all confused. This didn't look like a devil at all.

The devils have been extremely arrogant since they invaded China. Sometimes just a small team of dozens of people dared to launch a pursuit operation against thousands of Chinese troops.

But now the devils had two full brigades with enough troops, and faced with the guerrillas who were weaker than them, they didn't even pursue them. This was really beyond Yang Ling's expectations.

"This little devil won't open up the plank road and secretly hide Chencang." Lei Xiong thought for a while, and put forward his own idea.

With the insidious and cunning character of the little devil, it is very likely that an infantry squadron will be sent to attract attention on the surface, and troops will be sent to detour secretly, so Yang Ling dare not be careless.

"Send additional scouts to closely monitor all the roads going north from Gaoyou. Once you find any movement by the devils, report them immediately."

"Then what about the devil's infantry squadron?" A staff officer asked Yang Ling.

"Let them come here first. If there is no tail behind them, eat them in one bite. The meat brought to your mouth will not be eaten in vain."

Body 9 Chapter Seventy Hateful Traitors

After the Devil's troops captured Gaoyou, they uncharacteristically stopped their pursuit and stayed in the city to rest. Instead of making Yang Ling feel at ease, he felt inexplicable pressure.

If the devils continue to attack north after taking down Gaoyou, he will be able to cover the water and soil with soldiers, delay the devils by various means, and eliminate the devil's vitality.

But now that the devil is not moving, Yang Ling can't figure out the devil's intentions, making him feel that he has nowhere to use his strength. Suffering in the cold field.

"This may be a smoke bomb released by the devils to confuse us, so that the brothers who are hiding everywhere along the way must be vigilant to prevent the devils from raiding."

"The intelligence department sent more people to Gaoyou, we must find out the devil's intentions."

On the ever-changing battlefield, any negligence may cause heavy losses to the troops and cause irreparable losses. Yang Ling dare not relax in the slightest.

"The reorganization and training of the troops from all walks of life must be stepped up, and the people should be transferred to Huaiyin as soon as possible."

"Report the situation in Gaoyou to the theater command, and report our combat plan at the same time."

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Under Yang Ling's order, the staff officers of the temporary headquarters of the Subei Guerrilla Corps in Jieshou took action one after another, and the entire headquarters was busy.

While Yang Ling and the others were busy preparing for the war, the traitors and spies mixed in with the people retreating north were not idle either. They already knew that the devils had already sent troops to Jieshou.

But now the main force of the Subei Corps and the local armed forces are stationed in Jieshou. There are many soldiers and generals. The officers and soldiers of the Subei Corps are busy digging trenches and building fortifications everywhere.

In order to cooperate with the outside forces to seize Jieshou and open up the communication channel between Gaoyou and Baoying, these traitors and spies also took active actions, preparing to take down the command organization of the Northern Subei Corps, causing chaos at Jieshou.

The number of people who evacuated from Gaoyou to the north was large, because Gaoyou to Jieshou and Xinghua area were the preset battlefields of Yangling and the others. There were many rivers and dense water networks, which was an ideal battlefield.

Because there are a large number of troops stationed in Jieshou, many people who retreated to the north are unwilling to continue going north when they come here, and are ready to wait and see for a while.

If the devils withdrew, they could continue to go home. If the devils came, they would not be too late to retreat north.

It is precisely because most people have such thoughts, coupled with the instigation of many traitors hidden among the people, more people stay here, so that the surrounding area of ​​Jieshou is overcrowded.

Not only Jieshou Town was crowded with panic-stricken people everywhere, but even the surrounding woods, reeds and both sides of the road were crowded with people. Countless fires were lit in the wild, smoky.

Fortunately, most of the devil's combat planes are now restrained by the frontal battlefield, otherwise once the devil's plane comes over, it will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

Yang Ling naturally didn't dare to take such a chance, who knows when the devil plane will come over.

So he sent many people to lobby for evacuation and organized the people to continue to evacuate northward, but due to the instigation of the traitors, the effect was not good.

"How's the progress of the investigation of the traitors and spies hidden among the common people?" Yang Ling now knew the crux of the matter, so he asked Liu Sheng, the intelligence staff officer, to question him.

"There are too many people gathered in Jieshou, densely packed. Although our intelligence personnel are working hard, they have only found two of their footholds. Their personnel have already exhausted more than 30 people. A lot of things are hidden deep, and we didn’t dare to act in order to avoid alarming the enemy.”

"Your intelligence office must find out the traitors and spies hidden among the people within two days. It's freezing cold. With so many people gathered here, something will happen sooner or later."