Yang Ling walked out of Liu Xing's headquarters in frustration, and his persuasion failed, because Liu Xing still held a trace of victory and was unwilling to immediately lift the ban on crossing the river. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

He clearly knew that if the ban on crossing the river was not lifted now, then when the devil really broke through the defensive line of the defenders, it would be too late to lift the ban.

He felt a deep sense of frustration and powerlessness, and he could not do anything at the thought of the impending slaughter of hundreds of thousands of people.

"What? Talks collapsed? Staff Officer Liu Ming didn't know when he came over.

Yang Ling nodded, and did not deny that he was now worried about those brothers who fought bloodily, and also worried about those defenseless people, but his strength was too weak, so weak that nothing could be changed.

He now suddenly felt that knowing history in advance was also a painful thing, and it made him feel powerless.

"The order given by the Military Commission to the Nanjing Garrison Command is to hold Nanjing for at least three months to delay time to prepare for the counteroffensive of the troops on the periphery.

Yang Ling was well aware of the strategic intentions of the Military Commission, and the Battle of Songhu was fought for three months, shattering the devil's dream of destroying China in three months, and now he wants Nanjing to drag on for another three months, and wants to take the opportunity to consume the devil's limited resources to pave the way for peace talks.

Tang Shengzhi, the commander of the Nanjing garrison, also swore that he would defend Nanjing for three months and live and die with the city, but in Yang Ling's view, all this was like a joke, and whether Nanjing could compare with Shanghai would only brew a tragedy.

Seeing that Yang Ling didn't speak, staff officer Liu Ming patted Yang Ling's shoulder and said: "You don't have to be too pessimistic, although the devil's offensive is fierce, but the soldiers of our army are not vegetarians, and they all have the heart to die.

Yang Ling raised his head to look at the smoke-filled sky, and muttered to himself, "I hope so."

He could only hope that the old smoker would be able to get enough ferries now, and he had done his best.

As Liu Xing said, as soldiers, they can't do so much, and the only thing they can do now is to fulfill their duties and have a clear conscience.

"The Order of the Blue Sky and the White Sun is a great honor, I really envy you kid, after the battle, you have to invite me to drink when you turn back." Liu Ming smiled and diverted the topic.

Yang Ling looked down at the Order of the Blue Sky and the White Sun that Liu Xing personally wore for himself, which was bought by the lives of countless brothers, he took it off, held it in his hand heavily, looked at it, and finally carefully put it into his pocket.

"Okay, I'll invite you to drink when the battle is over."

Liu Ming laughed, "Hey, that's just like words." He was still optimistic, not knowing that the battle would last long, long.

Yang Ling took a deep breath, he had done everything he could now, the war was still going on, his brothers were still waiting for him, he had to continue to lead them to fight and have a clear conscience.

Yang Ling resigned from staff officer Liu Ming and returned to the temporary position of the guerrilla battalion.

"Battalion commander, what are our next tasks?" When several company commanders saw Yang Ling returning, they immediately gathered around and asked.

"Chief Liu understands us and asks us to temporarily withdraw to the area of Daguang Road to rest and stand by."

Before Yang Ling's words fell, the surrounding brothers erupted in excited cheers, fighting for their lives on this battlefield all day long, and being able to withdraw was great news for them.

Seeing these cheering brothers, Yang Ling sighed in his heart, these brothers rushed to the front line of resistance against Japan, nested in the trenches all day long to fight with devils, they were not well fed and clothed, they did not have the slightest complaint, they could withdraw and rest for a while, they could make them happy, the people owed them too much.

Yang Ling took advantage of the gap before the change of guard, took out the Baoding Medal that Liu Xing had entrusted him to confer on meritorious brothers, and prepared to award it to them to boost morale.

Qin Shou, Liu Yidao, Lao Smoking Gun and Yang Dashu and others all followed Yang Ling all the way back from the Shanghai battlefield, and killed countless enemies during the period, and this time they were among the medals.

Under Yang Ling's order, Lao Smoker and Yang Dashu went to collect ferries with the Jiangbei guerrillas, so this time Yang Ling was going to award medals to Qin Shou and Liu Yidao first.

During the war, everything was simple, and the award ceremony was held in a broken courtyard, which should be awarded by the superior commander, but the guerrilla battalion was now directly under the garrison command, and Liu Xing entrusted Yang Ling, who had to do the work on his behalf.

The ceremony was simple, with more than 50 people attending the guerrilla battalion's squad platoon company commander and some veterans.

Yang Ling stood on the steps, holding the box in his hand, and the brothers standing in the courtyard were all guessing what was inside.

"It's not going to be a bounty, is it? I just killed three devils, so I should be able to get a lot. "Qin Shou is a fan of wealth, and he has already begun to fantasize about receiving reward money.

Wang Huzi pouted and said, "How much money can be held in such a small box, I estimate that eighty percent is a medal."

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"Silence!"

Yang Ling stood on the steps and opened his mouth, he said everything in the camp, and the brothers respected him, so the courtyard suddenly smelled a needle.

"Qin Shou!"

"Here!" Qin Shou replied subconsciously, but after looking at the people around him, he didn't shout, so he called him alone, and suddenly felt a little weak in his heart.

"Get out of the line!"

Qin Shou stood in front of Yang Ling stubbornly, feeling a little apprehensive in his heart.

Yang Ling's face was serious, he took out the fourth-class Baoding Medal in the box, walked up to Qin Shou and put it on his chest, looking at the iron brand on his chest, Qin Shou was already guessing how much it was worth in his heart.

"Captain Company Commander Qin Shou is brave and fearless, not afraid of sacrifice, and has outstanding achievements, with the approval of the Military Committee of the National Revolutionary Army, he was awarded a fourth-class Baoding Medal to show his praise, and I hope that Qin Shou Company Commander will make persist......ent efforts."

Yang Ling's words made Qin Shou dizzy, and before he could react, the brothers below were already cheering for him happily, it was not easy to get the medal, they were full of envy for Qin Shou.

Qin Shou saluted Yang Ling amid the cheers of everyone, returned to the queue happily, looked at the medal pinned to his chest, and puffed up his chest, damn, I am also a hero.

"Liu Yidao! Dequeue! ”

Yang Ling immediately awarded Liu Yidao a medal, and when the medal was pinned to Liu Yidao's chest, this iron-clad northwest man had red circles in his eyes and couldn't help crying.

Back then, he killed devils at the Xifengkou of the Great Wall, and then went to Shanghai and Nanjing, and after all the vicious battles, countless of his good brothers never came back.

He cried when he was a new recruit in the army, but he was awarded the Order of Baoding, which was coveted by those sacrificed brothers.

Yang Ling punched Liu Yidao in the chest: "Old man, hold up your chest and hold back your tears!" Don't let the brethren laugh! ”

Liu Yidao hurriedly stretched out his sleeve to wipe his tears, looking at the medal pinned to his chest, his eyes were red.

"Brothers, Company Commander Qin Shou and Company Commander Liu Yidao fought bravely to kill the enemy and won the medal, today the little devil has hit our doorstep, I hope everyone will also abandon distracting thoughts, fight bravely to kill the enemy, and drive the devil out of our China as soon as possible! When the time comes, we will all be heroes and medals! Do you think it's good? ”

"Fight the enemy!"

"Fight the enemy!"

Wang Huzi and the blacksmith, who had newly entered the guerrilla camp, saw Qin Shou and them receive the medal, and their eyes were red one by one, and they were also excited at this moment, shouting to fight bravely to kill the enemy.