Chapter 21 Goodbye Ding Wei
Yang Lin was very surprised: "Did you also detect the traces of the Sakata Unit?"
"Yes." Ma Gan nodded: "After the battle of Cangyunling, the remnants of the Bantian regiment did not return to Taiyuan, but stayed in Luo Village, 50 miles south of Cangyunling."
Yang Lin said: "The Sakata Brigade suffered such a great loss in the battle of Cangyun Ridge. After completing the replenishment, they will definitely make a comeback."
"We will have a battle with the Sakata Unit sooner or later. Send two smart brothers to closely monitor the movements of the Sakata Unit."
"It would be best to find out their troop strength and the distribution of their outposts. In short, the more detailed the intelligence, the better.
It would be best to investigate what they eat and what they excrete.”
Ma Gan seemed to have anticipated Yang Lin's idea and said with a smile, "Captain, I have sent two brothers to monitor the Bantian Unit near Luo Village."
"well done!"
Yang Lin nodded in affirmation, and then continued: "Okay, this Sakata regiment is not a concern for the time being, let's talk about the situation of the New 1st Regiment first."
Ma Gan replied: "The remnants of the New 1st Regiment are stationed in Hejiagou, 80 miles away from us. However, after the battle of Cangyunling, Captain Li was dismissed by their boss and sent to the clothing factory as the factory director."
Yang Lin nodded again. It seemed that Li Yunlong's fate had not changed because of his arrival. So he asked again, "Who is the new commander of the New 1st Regiment? Is it Ding Wei, the one we rescued from the puppet cavalry the day before yesterday?"
Ma Gan said in surprise: "Captain, you are amazing. That's right, Ding Wei is the new leader of the New 1st Regiment."
"Okay, let's go back to the headquarters to eat something, and then go to Hejiagou with me."
Ma Gan seemed to have guessed Yang Lin's intention and said, "Captain, in the battle of Cangyunling, although the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army successfully broke through the encirclement of the Japanese devils, it suffered heavy casualties.
Moreover, because of the demotion of Captain Li, the morale of the New 1st Regiment reached its lowest point.
This regiment commander Ding has just taken over, and there are still many things that the regiment has not been able to handle. I am afraid it will be difficult to use the new regiment to swallow up the puppet cavalry battalion in Wanjia Town and the Japanese train station. "
"so……"
Ma Gan used to be Yang Lin's military advisor and had given him many suggestions, so Yang Lin really wanted to hear his opinions. Of course, he also wanted to develop his abilities, so he raised his hand and motioned for him to continue.
After receiving the instruction, Ma Gan continued as he walked: "So, Captain, if you really want to eat up the Wanjia Town Cavalry Battalion, you might as well report this news to Captain Chu.
I believe that with the strength of the 358th Regiment, it should not be difficult to capture this cavalry battalion and the Japanese train station."
Yang Lin said: "Your analysis is correct. With the strength of the 358th Regiment, it is not difficult to take over the Wanjia Town Cavalry Battalion and the Japanese train station.
But don't forget, Captain Chu is a very principled person. He will not easily send troops without instructions from his superiors."
"Moreover, even if Captain Chu is willing to send troops, how much benefit can our independent battalion gain after taking over the Wanjia Town Cavalry Battalion?"
"This is not the result I wanted!"
"hiss!--"
Ma Gan took a deep breath. He had not expected that his captain would be so ambitious. He stopped talking immediately.
…
At 8 o'clock in the evening, Yang Lin, led by Ma Gan, rode at full speed to the headquarters of the new regiment in Hejiagou.
The soldier in charge of the guard knew Yang Lin. If it hadn't been for the help of this rebel army leader, the entire New 1st Regiment would have been destroyed in Cangyun Ridge.
He was the great benefactor of the entire New 1st Regiment, and also a great anti-Japanese hero who became famous in one battle.
Therefore, the alert soldiers did not stop Yang Lin. After learning of his idea, they enthusiastically took him to the regiment headquarters .
…
At the headquarters of the New 1st Regiment, Ding Weizhen convened a military meeting for officers at the company level and above.
However, in the battle of Cangyunling, the regiment lost more than two-thirds of its cadres, and the only battalion commander left was Zhang Dabiao.
The entire command center seemed empty and everyone looked very depressed.
Just then, footsteps were suddenly heard at the door.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.
"Captain Yang?"
"Brother Yang Lin!"
Yang Lin didn't consider himself an outsider at all and walked in with a smile.
"Everyone, are you in a meeting?"
"I apologize for disturbing you."
Ding Wei stood up quickly and went over to greet him: "Brother Yang Lin, what brings you here?"
Zhang Dabiao and others had already learned that Ding Wei was in danger on the way back to the headquarters and was rescued by Yang Lin, so they were not surprised that Ding and Yang knew each other.
Yang Lin smiled and said, "I was just strolling around when I had nothing to do. I happened to run into an old acquaintance, so I came over to ask for some tea."
Everyone rolled their eyes. What a fellow! When it comes to shamelessness, even our Captain Li Yunlong has to admit defeat in front of him.
If I didn't know that Ma Gan had been here in the morning, I would have been fooled by this guy.
Yang Lin didn't care about everyone's looks and found a seat to sit down.
"Captain Zhang, Captain Sun, I haven't seen you for a few days. You are still as charming as ever!"
Zhang Dabiao, Sun Desheng and others' faces flushed red and they all lowered their heads.
Ding Wei said with a smile: "Brother Yang Lin, you didn't come here just to see the joke of my new group today, did you?"
Yang Lin put away the smile on his face and said seriously: "Captain Ding, I have a life-and-death friendship with all the brothers present here.
I also admire your heroic spirit of fearlessness and loyalty to the country.
It was because of your inspiration that I decided to rise up and serve my country."
"Isn't it just that we suffered a little loss in the battle of Cangyun Ridge? We can just fight back again, it's no big deal."
Zhang Dabiao hung his head and said, "Captain Yang, we also want to fight back, but apart from the wounded and sick, we have less than 400 soldiers at our disposal, and this is after we gathered some brothers after the battle."
"As for weapons and ammunition, they are almost all used up. What can we use to get back at our enemies?"
Yang Lin said: "It's not a big deal. Your army climbed the snow-capped mountains and crossed the grasslands, and survived such hardships.
No matter how bad the conditions are, can they be worse than they were then? "
Zhang Dabiao stopped talking.
Ding Wei did not speak either, because he clearly felt that the low morale of Zhang Dabiao, Sun Desheng and others was slightly affected by Yang Lin's words.
Yang Lin continued: "I came here this time, not only to see you friends, but also to bring you a gift."
"Gift?"
Everyone looked puzzled: "What gift?"
Yang Lin said: "A cavalry company, plus a battalion's worth of weapons and equipment!"
"hiss!--"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
Especially Sun Desheng, who once served as a battalion commander in the cavalry regiment of Shi Yousan's 69th Army. He fought bravely and was not afraid of death. Compared with gun battles, he preferred the bloody sword-to-sword charges among cavalrymen.
Sun Desheng was extremely patriotic. Later, when Shi Yousan became a traitor, he did not want to be associated with him, so he joined the Eighth Route Army.
Since the new regiment had no cavalry, they had to switch to infantry.
At this moment, hearing that Yang Lin was going to give a cavalry company to the new regiment, his heartbeat quickened and his breathing became a little rapid.
