The night was like water, and the sound of Xi Xisuo sounded in the silent wilderness, and a large number of guerrilla officers and soldiers under the cover of night looked in the direction of Jieshou Town.

This time Shen Biao's three battalions were almost wiped out, and he also lost the head of the world, which can be said to be a major defeat for the Northern Jiangsu Corps.

Now that the devils are overwhelmed, this heavy blow has undoubtedly shrouded the head of the Northern Jiangsu Corps with a layer of haze, making the future situation unoptimistic.

Now whether it is for the revenge of Shen Biao and the brothers of the third battalion, or to boost the low morale, the Northern Jiangsu Corps needs to fight a good battle.

It was based on these considerations that Yang Ling only ordered the brothers with heavy weapons to retreat in the direction of Baoying with the wounded, while he himself took a battalion and killed lightly to the head of the realm.

The little devil set out from Gaoyou and encountered layers of resistance from the third battalion along the way, and he fought for a full day, which can be said to be physically and mentally exhausted.

Yang Ling believed that the devils who were tossed enough would never expect them to kill back after the retreat of the Northern Jiangsu Army, so he wanted to catch the little devils off guard.

Of course, Yang Ling has also become much more cautious now, and took the lead in sending the brothers of the reconnaissance platoon to reconnoiter the enemy situation one step ahead.

Now there is a detachment of devils stationed in the head of the realm and its vicinity, and there are many puppet troops, and if they fight well this time, they can inflict heavy damage on the devils.

But if there is any negligence, they will be in danger again in the face of so many little devils armed to the teeth.

Therefore, Yang Ling's order to the troops was that this mission was not to completely annihilate the devils, it was enough to give the devils a certain amount of damage, don't fall in love with the war, and leave after the fight.

Yang Ling and the others were still about five miles away from the head of the realm, so they found a leeward earthen hill and hid it, waiting for news from the reconnaissance platoon.

Stationed in the north of Jieshou Town is the vanguard of the devils, the Yamazaki Infantry Brigade, the entire brigade has been the vanguard since Gaoyou, and under the layers of resistance from the three battalion brothers, the casualties are heavy and also very tired.

In particular, in the search operation of the ruins of the Jieshou after nightfall and the sudden exchange of fire with the blacksmith and their battalion, the Yamazaki infantry brigade lost more than 270 people, which can be said to be broken.

Because the town of Jieshou had been reduced to ruins, the rest of the infantry brigade under the Watanabe detachment was also stationed around the town.

The various brigades of the devils were not camped together, but were separated by a few miles from each other, which was also for fear of encountering large-scale shelling and causing unnecessary losses.

The devil camped at night in an unfamiliar area had its own set of standards, and the squadrons under the Yamazaki Infantry Brigade were camped in a zigzag pattern, and they were in order with each other.

The infantry squadrons were camped on the periphery, and near the headquarters of the brigade near the center were squadrons of pack horses, machine guns, and other units.

The combat units on the periphery of the devils were also well-defined, and some foxholes were temporarily built on the periphery of the camp, and some machine-gun bunkers were piled up with sandbags.

The devil's open sentinels, dark sentinels, swimming sentinels and patrols are arranged in the outer area of the entire camp, which can be said to be impermeable for defense.

In the face of such a tight defense of the devils, if the troops attacking at night did not know the depth and bumped into it, they would definitely suffer a big loss.

But Yang Ling and the others have the experience of attacking devils at night many times, and they have long been clear about this defense system of devils.

Because the little devils came according to the infantry drills, there were almost no changes, which also facilitated the actions of the guerrillas.

Yang Ling and the others didn't wait long, and the brothers who had gone out to investigate came back quietly.

"There is about a large group of devils camping in front, and the other devil camps are a few miles away, and the tents of these devils in front are all set up in a leeward depression, and there are clear sentries on the mounds on the periphery, and we have also figured out the location of the secret sentry, and the patrol team ...... about half an hour at a time."

The brothers of the reconnaissance platoon were all carefully selected veterans, and without alarming the little devils, they quickly made the situation of the devils clear, and marked them with a pen on the improvised sketches.

"Let the company commanders come over." Yang Ling ordered to the adjutant.

Soon, several company commanders of the first battalion came over with their bodies hunched over, and everyone gathered around, their heads in the hoods made of tarpaulin, and flashlights to look at the sketches drawn by the brothers who were investigating.

"There is a brigade of devils camping in front of us, and there are quite a few in the back, there are too many people, we can't eat one bite, my plan is to eat the protruding devils, depending on the scale, there should be a squadron."

Yang Ling and they are only the strength of a reinforced battalion, it is unrealistic to want a snake to swallow an elephant and eat a brigade of devils, even if it is a sneak attack, there is not much certainty.

What's more, there is not only such a brigade near the head of the realm, there are also many devils behind them, once they are entangled, they are likely to not be able to leave.

The first battalion commander blacksmith nodded and said: "Then let's concentrate on eating the devils protruding from the devils, but the other two devil camps are only seven or eight hundred meters away from them, and our speed must be fast, if we are entangled by them, it will be troublesome." ”

"Just in case, I decided to let the first company guard against the devils on the right, and the second company against the devils on the left, and once they want reinforcements, you will block them on the spot."

"Yes!" The first company commander and the second company commander both nodded and agreed.

"The third and fourth companies and my guard company will work together to solve this devil in the salient, and the brothers of the machine gun company will stay here, and once we get it, you will be responsible for covering and responding."

Yang Ling also had his considerations for letting the machine gun company stay behind, that is, the machine gun company had too many heavy weapons and couldn't run fast, but their strong firepower was just right for covering the retreat.

"The brothers of the reconnaissance platoon are responsible for solving the sentry and patrol, and the rest of the brothers are all on the bayonet first, and the battle must be over within twenty minutes, and when the twenty minutes come, whether they eat this devil or not, they must retreat when they see a signal flare, and they must not fall in love with the ......."

Although the little devils of each group were camped separately, they were only a few hundred meters away and a few miles away, and reinforcements were coming in an instant, and Yang Ling had to tell the brothers again and again, worried about falling into the encirclement of devils.

"Are all the tasks clear?"

Yang Ling quickly assigned the task to each company, his eyes swept over the company commanders, and asked loudly.

"Clear!" The company commanders all replied in unison.

"Company Commander, repeat the mission of your company." Yang Ling was still not at ease, and his gaze turned to the commander of the first company.

The company commander was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Our company is responsible for this group of devils on the right, and once they reinforce, they will block it on the spot." ”

Yang Ling nodded, and turned his gaze to the second company commander, who also repeated his task.

Yang Ling didn't give an order until he confirmed that all company commanders were clear about their tasks: "Go down and prepare, and launch an attack in half an hour." ”

Yang Ling turned off the flashlight as he spoke, got out of the dull rain cover, and the company commanders also got out, and quickly dispersed back to their respective companies to issue combat missions.