Bright Sword: This unit is really ruthless

The general commander sent a telegram to commend the 772nd Regiment for the first-class merit.

But Zhang Ling didn't know it at the moment.

The reason why he left in a hurry after annihilating Zhu Shanhui's team.

It's simply because he has other goals.

That’s right, Heli County.

Originally, he planned to launch a surprise attack on Heli County while the 358th Regiment was fighting with Zhu Shanhui's Brigade.

But Zhao Gang’s reminder and the need for points.

Zhang Lingcai changed his combat decision.

After a day and a night of rest, Zhang Ling and the soldiers of the 772nd Regiment had reached the vicinity of Heli County.

The sky was just beginning to brighten.

The surroundings were shrouded in fog.

It would be best if we take action at this time.

Zhang Ling took a telescope and looked at the situation in Heli County.

I saw two puppet soldiers patrolling on the city wall.

At the door stood seven or eight puppet soldiers, yawning.

There wasn't a single Japanese soldier. It seemed that the Japanese had been wiped out this time.

It is estimated that Zhu Shanhui was pulling these soldiers to attack the 358th Regiment.

I'm afraid they didn't expect the Eighth Route Army to come and attack the county town.

But even if he thought about it now, it was too late, because Zhu Shanhui had already met his father, the Licking Emperor.

The defense of the entire Heli County is also very loose.

After all, for these puppet soldiers, it is just a way to make a living.

Whether it was the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army or the Eighth Route Army that came.

All they had to do was drop their guns and surrender.

After all, we are all family, as long as we have not deliberately harmed our compatriots.

Actually there won't be any problem.

After all, they are just trying to survive and make a living.

So, as long as there is no blood on your hands.

Basically, everyone can surrender and survive.

Because of this, this has become an unwritten rule in northwestern Shanxi.

Anyway, no matter whether it is the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army or the Eighth Route Army.

If we take the county town, the puppet army will just have to surrender.

Don't do anything else.

The benefit of doing this is also to reduce the puppet army's will to resist.

At this time, Li Dazhuang also said: "Captain, let's just fight?"

Zhang Ling didn't say anything, just looked at his watch: "Almost, we can start now."

"Remember, those puppet soldiers who surrender can be spared, but those who refuse to surrender or even dare to fight back will be killed directly."

Then, Zhang Ling led the soldiers of the 772nd Regiment and quickly moved towards Heli County.

There is a lot of fog at the moment and visibility is not high.

Therefore, these puppet troops did not notice the approach of the Eighth Route Army.

In addition, the puppet soldiers on the city wall probably drank too much last night and stayed up late playing mahjong.

So there is no spirit at all.

One of them even fell asleep while standing on the city wall.

Seeing that the other party hadn't noticed, Zhang Ling immediately gave the order to charge forward.

The puppet troops at the city gate never imagined that the Eighth Route Army would come to attack Heli County.

I was panicked for a moment.

While Zhang Ling had his men tie up the puppet soldiers at the city gate, he ordered Li Dazhuang to lead the soldiers to take control of the city wall.

Then, Zhang Ling looked at a trembling puppet army leader and asked, "Tell me, how many Japanese soldiers are still in Heli County?"

"In reply to the Eighth Route Army commander, Zhu Shanhui has basically transferred all the Japanese in the city away."

"There are only about 10 devils left, all of them are sleeping in the headquarters dormitory in the city."

Zhang Ling heard this and said, "Really? You should know the consequences of deceiving the Eighth Route Army."

"Sir, we are all Dragon people. We are just trying to make a living and survive. It's not worth it."

"In the northwestern part of Shanxi, everyone has always had this tacit understanding."

"We are not traitors. We are just poor people with nowhere to go."

"Since the Eighth Route Army commander is here, we just need to cooperate. There are only about 10 Japanese devils in total, all in the dormitory."

"I'll take you officers there," said the leader.

Zhang Ling nodded and ordered the 1st Battalion to follow him in attacking the Japanese command post in Heli County.

Soon, the 772st Battalion of the 1nd Regiment, led by Zhang Ling, quickly occupied the county town and killed all ten or so Japanese devils.

These little Japanese soldiers were still asleep and were killed on the spot.

Then, Zhang Ling ordered Li Dazhuang to lead the soldiers to quickly occupy all the defensive strongholds in Heli County.

The whole process takes about an hour.

When the people of Heli County woke up, they found that Heli County had been liberated by the 772nd Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is the combat effectiveness of the 772nd Regiment in Guangfu Li County, with 0 casualties.

Without any heavy weapons, they directly occupied Heli County.

This achievement is indeed another explosive achievement of the 772nd Regiment after the complete annihilation of Zhushan Hui's Unit.

All the soldiers in the regiment, especially the new recruits, went through these two battles.

He was full of confidence in defeating the Japanese.

He also began to admire Zhang Ling, the commander of the 772nd Regiment, more and more.

After taking Heli County, Zhang Ling immediately sent a telegram to Zhao Gang, asking him to take the 4th Battalion to Heli County quickly.

Now the headquarters of the 772nd Regiment is about to move to Heli County.

As for Zhaojia Village.

Zhaojia Village itself is a village.

The Japanese would never go into the village.

And there are local militia, if the Japanese really come to raid the village.

The militia would also let the villagers hide in the mountains first.

This is also a life-saving trick that has been developed over a long period of time by the rural people in northwestern Shanxi.

After Zhao Gang led the soldiers of the 4th Battalion into Heli County.

He also excitedly shook Zhang Ling's hand: "Captain Zhang, I, Zhao Gang, really admire you."

"Not only will we completely wipe out Zhu Shanhui's squadron, but we will also be able to take over Heli County without losing a single drop of blood."

"Captain Zhang, no wonder the boss told me before I came here that I could learn a lot by following you." Zhao Gang said excitedly.

Zhang Ling smiled slightly: "Don't flatter me."

"Zhao Gang, I asked you to distribute the things in the cold storage to the people of Zhaojia Village. Did you do it?"

"It's divided, don't worry, I definitely didn't hide anything."

"I still don't trust you." Zhang Ling said happily.

Zhao Gang then said worriedly: "Captain, it's not that I, Zhao Gang, am stingy, it's mainly because I gave it all to the common people."

"What do our soldiers eat? Of course, we must first ensure the lives of the people, but we soldiers must fight."

"You have to eat better, right?" Zhao Gang asked curiously.

Zhang Ling then patted his shoulder cheerfully: "Don't worry."

"Let's build a new cold storage in Heli County first, and then I'll find a way to get food."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Dazhuang came over and said, "Captain, all the suspicious people in the city have been cleared out."

"But should we send our intelligence comrades out to investigate? I'm worried that some Japanese troops may be coming."

"If they catch us off guard, then we will be..."

Zhang Ling nodded: "Don't worry, let the soldiers defend the city first."

"Then the soldiers from each battalion should prepare for patrols. If we spot the enemy, we will deploy in advance."

"Give him a chance to kill rabbits by raking hay!"