In the last material storage point prepared by the guerrillas, after a day of rapid march, the soldiers were sitting in the camp, replenishing the physical strength consumed by the day's rapid march. With the help of the guerrillas, they replenished
I have exhausted all the dry food. Because, from this moment on, on the way forward, the advance detachment will no longer receive help from anyone. It will complete the next journey independently until it meets the event.
In the Mengshan area, the Anti-Japanese Alliance that fought resolutely against the Japanese army gathered...
In the temporary headquarters heavily protected by the guard platoon, commander Liu Hua, deputy captain Liu Xiaogang, guerrilla commander Xu Ying and chief of staff Wang Zijing were sitting opposite each other, eating dry food while making final instructions before dividing the troops.
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"Commander, Captain Liu, our guerrillas can only be sent here. Down the mountain from here, less than two kilometers away, is the road to Shanhaiguan. If the troops make a rapid march along this road, at most two
In an hour, you can have a panoramic view of the entire Shanhaiguan..." Through the gaps between the leaves, Xu Ying pointed to a faint road under the mountain.
"Commander Xu, after all, your guerrillas have been operating here for a longer time, and they must know more about Shanhaiguan than we do. Look, can you introduce the specific situation of Shanhaiguan to me and the commander?
, For example, the specific number of Japs garrisoned, the height of the city wall of Shanhaiguan, the terrain around Shanhaiguan, and whether it is possible for us to bypass Shanhaiguan directly and pass directly through the two wings of Shanhaiguan..." Liu Xiaogang nodded, with a puzzled look on his face.
asked...
"Commander Captain Liu, we only have a general idea of these issues. According to our investigation, in Shanhaiguan, the Japanese army has hoarded an infantry regiment of elite Japanese troops. In addition, because the entire Shanhaiguan is only a few meters away from the coastline,
Less than a mile away, there are also officers and soldiers of a coastal defense squadron from the Little Japs. Of course, because the news on my Northeast Field Army’s back has been spreading more and more recently, the Little Japs are also constantly increasing troops to Shanhaiguan...
As for the height of the city wall, the general height of the entire Shanhaiguan city wall is about 14 meters. It can be said that a frontal attack without the assistance of heavy artillery is almost impossible. As for whether there is a route to bypass Shanhaiguan
, I have never heard of it within a year here. However, I can provide a suggestion. Three miles north of Shanhaiguan is the famous Yanshan Mountain. In this Yanshan Mountain, there are many hunters who often cross the mountains.
People are hunting, and you should be able to know a lot from their mouths..." Xu Ying replied...
"Commander Xu, thank you. The situation you just mentioned is very important to our advance detachment. In addition, although I am not your direct superior now, there is a task that I still have to give to your guerrillas.
Team to complete it?" Liu Hua said...
"Commander, although the guerrillas are now under the direct control of the Communist Party, I, Xu Ying, will always be your subordinate. If you hadn't argued hard, you would have allowed me to stay in the Pingjin area with my regiment and develop the guerrillas.
I will not be appointed by the central government as the commander of the Pingjin Guerrilla Column today...Commander, if you have any tasks, just say it, I, Xu Ying, am here to assure you that as long as I, Xu Ying, can do it, I, Xu Ying, will do it.
I can do it..." Xu Ying replied affirmatively...
"I knew you wouldn't forget me... Here's the thing. You also know that in a few months, the field army will carry out an attack on the three northeastern provinces. By then, it will definitely pass through the Pingjin area. My order
It's very simple. During these few months, your guerrillas will continue to penetrate into the enemy's occupied areas. After the main force of the field army arrives in the Pingjin area, your guerrillas, together with the main fungus force, will
Carry out internal and external pincer attacks and clear the path for the troops in the shortest possible time. How about that? Are there any problems?" Liu Hua said.
"Reporting to the commander, I, Xu Ying, represent all the commanders and fighters of the guerrilla army. I will absolutely obey the orders of my superiors and successfully complete the mission. Commander, please rest assured..." Xu Ying assured with a serious face.
"Okay, I have explained what I should explain. You can go back first. The remaining tasks will be handed over to our advance detachment..." Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction and said.
As the guerrillas slowly disappeared from everyone's sight, Commander Liu Hua immediately began to issue specific tasks for each unit to the several captains around him...
"Comrades, the guerrilla comrades have now left, and we have to rely on ourselves for the rest of the journey. First of all, what we have to solve is the Shanhaiguan Pass in front of us. Now I order: The First Brigade also
It is the original special operations brigade, and a small group will be divided into units to carry out operational searches. In the Yanshan area north of Shanhaiguan, look for all routes that can bypass Shanhaiguan. The second and third brigade are hiding and resting on the spot, waiting for new orders.
.As for you, follow me to the front, take a good look at the beauty of this most majestic pass in the world, and make advance preparations for our troops to attack Shanhaiguan in the future..." Facing the several captains around him, Liu
Hua ordered loudly.
As the order was issued, after a brief rest, the special operations brigade, with more than a thousand commanders and fighters, immediately disappeared into the vast woods in small teams and began their own investigation. Similarly, Liu Hua and Liu Xiaogang
, and the captains of the second and third brigades, led by a platoon of guard soldiers, slowly walked down the mountain along the road Xu Yinglin pointed out before...
Sure enough, in less than thirty minutes, the roar of a truck reached everyone's ears. He opened the bushes in front of him, and a highway suddenly appeared in front of him. At the same time, several vehicles
Trucks loaded with various supplies and soldiers, with huge roars and billowing smoke, quickly passed in front of him and drove towards Shanhaiguan...
"Commander, it seems that Commander Xu is right. Shanhaiguan is ahead. Judging from the situation, the Japs are constantly transporting large quantities of military supplies to Shanhaiguan?" Looking at the several large trucks used by Juechen to leave, Liu was lying on the ground.
Liu Xiaogang next to Hua said.
"According to our intelligence, a large number of Kwantung Army troops are now moving towards Shanhaiguan, preparing to prepare a huge ambush circle for the main force of our field army in a few months. However, what the little devil did not expect is that,
Even before their encirclement was formed, we were already hiding under their noses... Let's follow these trucks to the vicinity of Shanhaiguan to take a good look at this most powerful pass in the world..."
Liu Hua smiled and said to the squadron leaders behind him...
Immediately, dozens of people, led by Liu Hua, walked quickly towards Shanhaiguan along the highway. In less than half an hour, a tall and majestic city gate tower loomed in front of everyone.
Within the field of vision. Immediately afterwards, the city wall, which was more than ten meters high, completely appeared in everyone's field of vision...
Lying in the bushes next to the road, raising the telescope in his hand, the tall and majestic Shanhaiguan was finally fully revealed in everyone's eyes... Looking around, there was a tower standing on the city gate that was tens of meters high.
The Japanese sun flag declares the ownership of this most important pass in the world...
At the gate of Shanhaiguan City, under the sunshine, a series of light and heavy machine guns glowing with blue light were set up on the city top. On the machine gun position at the city gate... Groups of little devil patrols were patrolling back and forth on the city head.
Patrolling, looking for all suspicious targets. As for the city gate, about a small group of Japanese soldiers stood at both ends of the city gate with loaded weapons, carefully inspecting every citizen who passed through the gate...
"Commander, the Japs' defense in Shanhaiguan is too tight. It is almost impossible to launch a strong attack..." After seeing the Japanese defense deployment in Shanhaiguan, even Liu Xiaogang, the always confident captain of the special operations team,
, couldn't help but frown, and said to the commander Liu Hua beside him...
"Unexpectedly, our always invincible Captain Liu also encountered difficulties today. However, today, we had no intention of leaving Shanhaiguan. We came here today to let everyone get familiar with Shanhaiguan. We will counterattack in the future.
When we arrived, everyone had some impressions. Come on, let's go back. Now it's time to see the special operations brigade. I hope our first brigade can find a secret passage for our advance detachment in the shortest possible time..." Liu Huashen agreed.
He nodded, and then ordered to the people behind him...
Returning to the temporary camp of the troops, several people fell into anxious waiting... In this way, the day and night passed quickly. Although the special operations team members who went out one after another came out one after another with tired faces.
With a look on their faces, they returned to the camp to resume their lives. However, what everyone expected was that none of these team members brought back any good news that could make people happy.
"Commander, members of the 16th team have now returned to the 12th team, but there is still no good news. More importantly, a day and a night have passed. I think we must be prepared in advance to storm Shanhaiguan.
.Otherwise, we will not be able to reach the Anshan area within the stipulated time..." Deputy Captain Liu Xiaogang, who had not received any good news, said with a worried look to the commander in front of him.
"With the thousands of people we brought to Shanhaiguan, we have absolutely no chance of winning. Even if we take advantage of Shanhaiguan and successfully pass the customs, our entire advance detachment will suffer huge casualties. It is definitely a loss that outweighs the gains."
"We'll wait a moment, but it's really not possible. After passing the three customs, we will go to the Mengshan area and join the anti-alliance forces..." Liu Hua shook his head and said affirmatively.
However, what disappointed everyone was that with the return of the 13th, 14th, and 15th teams, the troops still found nothing... And in everyone's hearts, they already felt a trace of despair, thinking that there was no
When the path could directly bypass Shanhaiguan, dozens of members of the 16th team came back under the eyes of everyone without any hope...
Different from other special forces members, the members of the 16th team not only came back themselves, but also brought back several young men wearing ordinary people's clothes...
"Reporting to the commander and captain, the first team of the second squadron has successfully completed the mission... These two fellows are hunters in the mountains. They know a hunting trail that can go directly over Yanshan Mountain, bypass Shanhaiguan, and enter the three northeastern provinces..." See
The commander and deputy captain looked at each other inquiringly, and the team leader quickly pulled over the two fellow villagers and introduced them to them.
"What, what did you say? You have found a path around Shanhaiguan... Come on, tell me in detail what the specific situation is..." Faced with the sudden surprise, the two people who were already desperate,
He was immediately enveloped in surprise. Then, Liu Hua, who reacted to the surprise, immediately asked anxiously...
"Reporting to the commander and deputy captain, the situation is like this. After we entered the mountain, we spent almost a whole day without any discovery, not even the shadow of a person. And just when we thought there was no one
What a harvest. When we were about to return the same way, two slight gunshots came to our ears. Then, we followed the gunshots and discovered these two fellow villagers who were hunting in the mountains and forests. From their mouths,
We learned that there is really a rugged mountain road on Yanshan Mountain that can bypass Shanhaiguan and directly enter the three northeastern provinces. However, the whole road is very rugged..." Facing the eager-looking commander and deputy captain, Xiao
The captain quickly told the story of his little devil's day and night...
"Commander, hard work really pays off... This time, let's let this most powerful pass in the world go to hell, and let the little devils stationed tens of thousands of troops in Shanhaiguan to defeat it..." Liu Xiaogang's eyes were shining.
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"Guard, hurry up, prepare meals and boiling water. Tonight, I want to greet these two fellow villagers. I believe that without these two fellow villagers, nearly half of the officers and soldiers of our advance detachment would have died in Shanhaiguan.
In front of you...all the commanders and fighters of the First Battalion will immediately replenish their dry food and take a rest..." Regarding Liu Xiaogang's words, Liu Huashen nodded in agreement. Then, he glanced at the two cautious fellows in front of him and looked at the guards behind him.
, ordered with an excited look.
At the dinner table, after being personally entertained by Liu Hua and Liu Xiaogang, the two fellow villagers finally relaxed their cautious and worried hearts, and began to talk openly about the problems of Liu Hua and Liu Xiaogang.
"Fellow, you also know that we are the Eighth Route Army who are preparing to leave the border to fight against the little devils. However, Shanhaiguan is blocking our way. Look, can you give us a convincing introduction to this road that bypasses Shanhaiguan?
What are the specific conditions of the mountain road?" After having a good meal and drinking, seeing the faces of the two fellow villagers slowly returning to normal, Liu Hua said...
"Sir, although we are all hunters hiding in the mountains, through the explanations given by the merchants, we also know that your Eighth Route Army is a truly benevolent and righteous force, a force dedicated to fighting against Japanese devils. Today we can meet
It can be said that it is my honor to be able to help you, the Eighth Route Army. Sir, don’t worry, as long as we know, we will tell you everything. In addition, if the air traffic control can approve it, we have decided to personally lead the way for the troops...
." Facing Liu Hua's sincere gaze, an older fellow villager said with a smile on his face...
"Then thank you fellow villagers... Xiaogang, take out the gifts we prepared for the two fellow villagers..." Faced with two fellow villagers who did not know each other, he risked his life to help his troops. He was well aware of the revengeful mentality of the little devil.
The only thing Liu Hua can do is to give the fellow villagers a meager reward. He hopes that the two fellow villagers can hide in the mountains and forests for a while with a little reward...
"Sir, you are looking down on my old man. I can't even ask for this money... Today, I finally did something for the Eighth Route Army. This is my blessing. Commander of the Eighth Route Army, you should give these
Dayang, use it where it should be used. With this powerful force in my hand, my old man can survive the rest of his life..." Facing a handful of silver coins handed over by Liu Xiaogang, the old man who had been smiling just now immediately frowned.
He frowned and said...
"Fellow, don't get me wrong, this money is in the hope that after the fellows help us, we can rely on this little silver dollar to hide in the mountains with our families for a period of time to prevent the revenge of the little devils. However, since the two fellows refuse to take these
Money, then I will not force others to make things difficult. In this way, when the time comes, we will leave two rifles and a thousand rounds of ammunition for the fellow villagers..." After refusing, Liu Hua did not show any displeasure, but said with a smile on his face
Another plan...
"Sir, we can't accept those silver coins no matter what, but I accepted this gift, old man... At that time, we will also use the rifles the commander gave us to go to the woods to fight against the little devils... Sir, we don't have time.
It's early, let's tell you in detail about the specific situation of this mountain road... It's like this, this mountain road goes through the back of Yanshan Mountain. When I was hunting in this mountain, I was injured chasing a
The wild boars discovered this almost unknown mountain road..." Under the watchful eyes of several people, the two fellow villagers used their wings to cross the mountain road and cross what they saw in Shanhaiguan.