The partisan brethren quickly brought in lime and sprinkled it, dug earth to fill up the pit where the bodies were buried, and a new grave stood beside the field.

"The Tomb of the Fallen Chinese Soldiers—"

One brother split a wooden plaque and erected a simple tombstone in front of the grave for the brothers whom they had never known.

There are so many brothers who have died here that no one knows their names, but they all have a common identity, Chinese soldiers.

They had fought bravely and tenaciously against the invaders for the land of the motherland under their feet, and Yang Ling added a blood revenge to their bodies that needed to be avenged.

Although the hatred is getting more and more, Yang Ling and the others know that they are not qualified to forgive the devils for those brothers who have sacrificed, so they can only keep fighting.

"Salute!"

The brothers standing in front of the graves of the fallen brothers raised their hands in unison, the cold wind howling, and their eyes were full of determination.

The slaughter of devils will not intimidate the heroic and tenacious Chinese soldiers, as long as the little devils are still in China for a day, they will not give in, they will not bow their heads, because they are soldiers and the last barrier of this nation.

"Brothers, you go well, and when you beat the devils away, I will come back to pick you up and go home."

Liu Jinhu looked at the new grave where the fallen brothers were buried, tears rolling in his eyes.

The fact that the mighty thousands of men of their Ninth Guerrilla Column were completely lost in just a few days was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Liu Jinhu.

After a flurry of gunshots, the whole ceremony of honoring the fallen brothers is over, and with these heroic spirits guarding it, the place will be green again after the winter has passed.

The main force of the Ninth Guerrilla Column was destroyed, the commander was also martyred, and Liu Jinhu's first detachment only survived more than 100 people.

Liu Jinhu's mood was very low, sitting on the ridge, smoking one cigarette after another, with a sad face on his face.

"Captain Liu, what are you going to do next?"

Yang Ling also understood Liu Jinhu's feelings, after all, whoever fell into this situation felt uncomfortable, so he took the initiative to sit down next to him and ask about their plans.

Liu Jinhu looked at the lead-gray sky in the distance and sighed heavily, turned his head to look at Yang Ling and said, "Captain Yang, can you lend us a batch of ammunition?" ”

"Want to get revenge on the devil?"

Liu Jinhu nodded: "The little devil has killed so many of our brothers, this blood feud always has to be avenged!" ”

"That's what I mean." Yang Ling opened his mouth and said, "Why don't we act together." ”

"You're going to Huaiyin too?" This time it was Liu Jinhu's turn to be surprised.

The Ninth Guerrilla Column was wiped out, and it was difficult for them to set off a big storm with so many people left in their first detachment, so instead of going back to hide in the countryside to fight guerrillas and be wiped out by the Japanese puppet army, it was better to do a big thing before dying.

However, Yang Ling's situation was different, and their third guerrilla detachment was almost intact in this catastrophe.

Besides, they have eliminated so many little devils and seized so many weapons and equipment, they can completely return to Qinghe Town, and the little devils will be helpless for a while.

But what Liu Jinhu didn't expect was that Yang Ling also wanted to follow them to Huaiyin to fight devils, which was completely unnecessary in his opinion.

"Captain Yang, we are already homeless, even if we fail to take revenge, it is not a big deal, anyway, this life is all picked up, and the right should be returned to the sacrificed brothers, there is no need for you to follow this troubled water." Liu Jinhu kindly reminded.

Yang Ling shook his head: "Captain Liu, don't forget, I am also a member of the Ninth Guerrilla Column, how can I watch you die now and stand by and watch." ”

Although Liu Jinhu didn't understand it very much, seeing Yang Ling's determined gaze, he knew that Yang Ling was not lying.

"Then let's turn Huaiyin upside down!" Liu Jinhu stretched out his calloused hand to Yang Ling.

"It's a deal!" Yang Ling also stretched out his hand, which can be regarded as a gentleman's agreement.

After burying the fallen brothers, Yang Ling did not return to Qinghe Town with the brothers of the Third Guerrilla Detachment.

Yang Ling clearly understood in his heart that there were no eggs under the nest, and with the loss of the Ninth Guerrilla Column, their Third Guerrilla Detachment became the only armed force in this area.

The devils will definitely deal with them next, if they retreat to Qinghe Town now, it will only lead the war to Qinghe Town, bringing pain to the people there.

So they must stay here, attack the devils head-on, contain and consume the devils, and distract the devils.

Because if you don't break him head-on in the face of difficulties, you will fall into a more difficult situation in the future, and people need to have the courage to face them.

At the same time, it was precisely because the main force of the Ninth Guerrilla Column suffered heavy blows and suffered total losses that their Third Guerrilla Detachment could not retreat.

They must take over the burden of resisting and containing the devils and complete the tasks that the column has not completed, which is their responsibility.

Yang Ling led the brothers of the Third Guerrilla Detachment to hide in a village west of Huaiyin, and sent scouts to Huaiyin to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, preparing to find weak points and deal a fatal blow to the devils.

They had been in the village for two whole days before the officers and soldiers in charge of the investigation in Huaiyin rushed back.

"Why did you go so long?" They didn't come back for two days, and Yang Ling and the others thought that the brothers who went to investigate had died.

The brothers in the reconnaissance platoon raised their heads, drank the big bowl of water with a grunt, wiped their mouths, and then replied: "The little devil has been investigating strictly these days, and he finally got into the city, but he was almost caught when the devil searched for outsiders, but fortunately, there was a villager to cover it, so he was fooled. ”

Although the reconnaissance brothers spoke easily, the officers in the room knew that it must be extremely dangerous to go deep into the enemy's den, and they couldn't help but admire the courage of the reconnaissance brothers.

"How's the investigation going?" Yang Ling didn't beat around the bush, he went straight to the door and asked the question he wanted to know the most.

"The little devil looks well-guarded outside, but I found that most of them are two dogs, and after careful inquiry, I learned that the main force of the devils went to the south a few days ago, and now there are five or six hundred two dogs and dozens of devils in the city."

"Is that true?"

Hearing the words of the reconnaissance brother, staff officer Lei Xiong immediately stood up and couldn't wait to confirm it.

Staff officer Lei Xiong has been a staff officer for so many months, and now he also has the sensitivity of a staff officer, if Huaiyin really only has so many troops, maybe they can directly end Huaiyin.

"Eight or nine are not far from ten, I have been walking around the city for two days, and I really haven't seen many devils."

Hearing what the scouting brothers said, the staff officers and combat officers in the room were excited, and if they took Huaiyin City, their credit would be great.

Liu Jinhu, who was silent on the side, did not have the slightest joy, but frowned, how could this routine be so familiar.

"Captain Yang, I'm afraid this is a plot of little devils." Liu Jinhu kindly reminded.

"What do you mean by that?" Everyone turned their eyes to Liu Jinhu in unison.

Liu Jinhu stood up and said indignantly: "A few days ago, we learned that the main force of the devil went to the direction of Lianshui for reinforcements, so we swaggered to attack Huaiyin, who knew that the attack was frustrated, and the devil came back in the middle of the night......"

Hearing Liu Jinhu's words, the faces of the excited people sank in unison, in case it was a devil's ploy.

They went to attack Huaiyin, if the devil came back again, wouldn't they repeat the mistakes of the Ninth Guerrilla Column, they all shut up in unison and looked at Yang Ling.

"The reconnaissance platoons of each battalion have been sent out for me, and the reconnaissance area has been expanded by 50 miles, and I will be carefully reconnoitred wherever people can be hidden."

With the opportunity in front of him, Yang Ling didn't want the fat in his mouth to fly, but for the sake of safety, he couldn't rashly take his brothers to take the risk.