The brigade commander said: "Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, there is an important task to be handed over to your independent group to complete. The specific task will be explained to you by Li Changshui."
It turned out that a person in charge of the enemy engineering department of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region came to the headquarters for a meeting and was arrested by the enemy on his way back. The headquarters assigned the task of rescuing the man to the brigade commander.
Li Changshui, the engineer section chief of the enemy brigade, was deeply impressed by Xu Dalong, so he recommended Xu Dalong to complete this task.
The brigade commander agreed to Li Changshui's suggestion and handed over the task to the independent regiment, and designated Xu Dalong to be responsible for completing it. Li Changshui followed Xu Dalong and others.
After accepting the mission, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Xu Dalong and others returned to the Independent Regiment.
When passing by the fork in the road leading to the quilt factory, Chuntao stood on the roadside. When she saw Xu Dalong, she waved to him.
Xu Dalong asked: "Why are you here alone? How dangerous it is."
Chuntao said: "Brother Dalong, I have something to ask you. My Daman heard that you were here and called me. He wants to join the guerrillas with you and let me talk to you."
Chuntao's husband, Zhao Daman, was a platoon leader in the division guard camp. He was the platoon leader when Xu Dalong and Zhao Xiaoman visited him, and he is still the platoon leader now.
Xu Dalong was a soldier at the beginning, but now he is a cadre at the battalion level. Zhao Daman felt that he could not win battles in the directly affiliated army, had no chance to make meritorious deeds, and was promoted very slowly, so he hoped to join Xu Dalong's guerrilla army.
Xu Dalong had a very good impression of Zhao Daman. He was a shrewd and capable man. Nowadays, the guerrillas are in short supply of cadres, so of course he would welcome Zhao Daman.
Xu Dalong said: "No problem, I definitely agree. However, Brother Daman is a unit directly under the division. I don't have any say in his transfer. The regiment commander happens to be here. Go tell him that he is in the division.
Zi Da, it’s definitely okay to say something.”
Chuntao said: "Then you come with me and tell Director Li."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "I have a suggestion, why don't you go to the guerrillas together, so that you and your wife will not be separated in two places and miss each other, how uncomfortable it is."
Chuntao said happily: "Of course that's fine, but is my request too much?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "What's too much? We need people there. This is work. Don't worry, there will be no problem."
Chuntao followed Xu Dalong to Li Yunlong, and Xu Dalong briefly explained what happened.
Chuntao said: "Director Li, please help me with this matter."
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "No problem, regarding your man's matter, I will just call the teacher later and ask them to complete the procedures.
Your things are easier to handle, I just need to call Zhang Wanhe."
Chuntao was so excited that she kept saying, "Thank you, Director Li."
There are several miles of mountain roads from here to the quilt factory. Xu Dalong was worried that Chuntao would be in danger, so he sent two soldiers on horseback to take Chuntao back.
After returning to the Independent Group, Zhao Gang first arranged for Li Changshui to rest, and Li Yunlong called Xu Dalong to his room.
He said: "Dalong, I have been thinking about it on the road for a long time. I want to save people this time. I will go with you."
Xu Dalong was a little confused. Going to rescue people behind enemy lines was a secret operation. He didn't understand what Li Yunlong was doing.
Seeing Xu Dalong's confused look, Li Yunlong took out a map from the cabinet and said: "Dalong, aren't the people you want to rescue imprisoned in Tongcheng County? Come and see, from our place to the county seat
Only eighty miles away, there was a Japanese brigade headquarters and two squadrons.
If our whole regiment dispatches and launches a sudden attack at night, the battle can be resolved in less than three hours. As long as the county seat is captured, won't that person be rescued?"
Hearing this, Xu Dalong understood what Li Yunlong meant.
Today's independent regiments are too close to the brigade headquarters. To use a battalion of troops in the regiment, they must seek approval from the brigade headquarters.
Li Yunlong is a restless master, and he has been suppressed for a long time. He wants to take this opportunity to go out for a big fight. He knows the brigade commander very well and knows that as long as the battle is won and the people are rescued,
, the brigade commander could only give him a few verbal criticisms, but he would not be held accountable.
Li Yunlong has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. He has already made preparations in advance and knows the surrounding enemy situation and terrain well.
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Captain, what a great idea. Let me talk to Section Chief Li about this matter."
After dinner, Zhao Gang, Zhang Dabiao, Li Changshui and Xu Dalong discussed rescuing people together.
Xu Dalong said: "Chief Li, the information you provided shows that people are being detained in Tongcheng County. This matter is a bit abnormal."
Li Changshui asked: "What's abnormal?"
Xu Dalong said: "The people we want to rescue are very important. The highest commander of the Japanese army in Tongcheng County is just a captain. He has no authority to deal with the people we want to rescue.
Therefore, the Japanese army only temporarily detained him here and will send him to the higher-level Japanese agency at any time."
Li Changshui nodded and said, "That makes sense, go on."
Xu Dalong said: "If the people we want to rescue are moved away, where exactly will they be moved? We don't know. In that case, the rescue will be even more difficult.
I think people can be transferred at any time, but it won't happen tonight. The Japanese are afraid of being attacked on the road and don't dare to travel at night. But when it gets daybreak, it's hard to say. Maybe tomorrow morning, people will be transferred.
Let’s go. Therefore, my opinion is to rescue people tonight.”
Li Changshui said: "I agree with you, what are your specific plans?"
Xu Dalong said: "We have absolutely no idea about the situation inside Tongcheng County. If we rush into the city to rescue people tonight, I'm afraid we won't even be able to find them. The only way to rescue people is to simply go and capture the county town."
, the Japanese and puppet troops in the city were eliminated, and the people were naturally rescued."
Li Yunlong hurriedly said: "What Dalong said makes sense. This is a good opinion and I agree with it." As he said that, he gave Zhang Dabiao a hint.
As soon as Zhang Dabiao heard that he was going to attack the county town, he immediately became interested, and when he saw Li Yunlong winking at him, he quickly said: "Brother Dalong is right, Section Chief Li, I think this is the best way.
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Zhao Gang's mind was spinning very fast, and when he saw Li Yunlong and others singing along, he immediately understood what they were thinking.
He also suggested: "Chief Li, it's important to save people. Our independent group will dispatch all of us tonight to go to the county town to help you rescue people."
Li Yunlong was very happy when he saw what Zhao Gang said, and secretly gave a thumbs up to Zhao Gang.
Li Changshui was moved by what they said. He hesitated and said, "Then I will report to the brigade commander."
Li Yunlong hurriedly said: "What else are you reporting? It's important to save people, let's set off now."
Xu Dalong also said: "Yes, Section Chief Li, you can rest assured. Isn't it just a county town? Don't worry, nothing will go wrong."
If Li Yunlong alone had made this suggestion, Li Changshui would definitely not agree, because if something happened, he would also have to bear the responsibility.
But Xu Dalong was different. The record he led the Mawushan guerrillas was so impressive that Li Changshui trusted Xu Dalong very much.
He said: "Okay, let's set off overnight to go to Tongcheng County to rescue people."
Li Yunlong was waiting for this sentence. He said happily: "Zhang Dabiao, hurry up and gather the team. We will set off in half an hour."
For today's battle, Li Yunlong had done enough homework. He led his team according to the terrain that had been surveyed, took a shortcut, and successfully arrived at Tongcheng County at 3 o'clock in the morning.
Tongcheng County has two gates, the north and the south. Li Yunlong asked Zhang Dabiao to lead a battalion to the south gate. He led the main force of the independent regiment to prepare to attack the north gate.
Xu Dalong said: "Captain, there is no need to attack by force. I will have people open the north gate first, and the main force of our regiment will rush in."
Li Yunlong said: "Well, it's up to you."
Xu Dalong said to Monk Wei: "Take someone up and open the door."
Monk Wei led a detachment of special forces members to quietly approach the city wall and climbed up.
Soon after, there was a burst of gunfire from the city gate, and then the gate opened.
Li Yunlong waved his shell gun and shouted: "Brothers, rush in with me."
By the time he finished speaking, others had already rushed out.
Soon, the county town was filled with gunshots.
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Zhang Dabiao followed Li Yunlong's instructions and led the third battalion of the Independent Regiment to ambush at the south gate.
Not long after gunfire rang out in the city, the city gate opened and a group of Japanese and puppet soldiers fled in panic.
Zhang Dabiao gave an order, and the officers and soldiers of the third battalion opened fire with machine guns and rifles. A large number of the Japanese and puppet troops who escaped from the city were defeated, and the rest turned around and ran back to the city.
Zhang Dabiao jumped up, drew out his red tassel sword, and shouted: "Brothers, charge!"
Soon, he led the three battalions into the city.
Xu Dalong and Sun Desheng did not enter the city. When they saw that the independent regiment had rushed into the city, they led the guerrillas to the direction of Zhencheng, where the brigade headquarters of the fourth independent mixed brigade of the Japanese army was located.
The mission of Xu Dalong and others is to block the Japanese reinforcements and buy time for the independent regiment to return to the base safely.
Tongcheng County.
The Independent Regiment continued to receive weapons and ammunition sent by Xu Dalong and others, as well as Dayang. With confidence, it continued to recruit troops. Now it has more than 1,700 people, well-equipped and sufficient ammunition.
The Japanese and puppet troops in Tongcheng County only had one brigade, two infantry squadrons, and the gendarmerie, with a total strength of only more than 600 people. They were attacked at night and were caught off guard. They were no match for the independent regiment. After two
After hours of fierce fighting, the independent regiment wiped out all the Japanese and puppet troops in the city.
Seeing that the battle was over, Li Yunlong ordered the soldiers to seize the time to seize the loot and loot property.
In the cell of the Japanese military police, Li Changshui found the person he wanted to save.
The Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army received a telegram that Tongcheng County was under attack and dispatched an infantry brigade of the Japanese Army to rush to the rescue.
As soon as the Japanese army left the city, they came under fierce fire from the guerrillas.
The Japanese captain immediately organized a counterattack. When they got ready to launch an attack, they found that everything was quiet and the enemy had disappeared.
When the Japanese troops organized their troops and began to move forward, another mortar shell flew over, causing considerable casualties to the Japanese officers and soldiers.
On the way forward, the Japanese troops were constantly attacked by cold guns and artillery fire. They had no choice but to stop and go. It took them three full hours to cover less than ten miles.
With low visibility at night, the Japanese army had no idea where the enemy was coming from or when they would launch an attack. They could only move forward cautiously, hoping that the sky would light up quickly so that they could find and eliminate the attackers, and then speed up to Tongcheng.
County reinforcements.
Tongcheng County.
In the Japanese gendarmerie, Li Yunlong was waiting for the officers and soldiers to seize the Japanese and puppet assets. He had nothing to do, so he lay on the bed and snored.
Zhao Gang was not that big-hearted. From time to time, he would send people to urge the officers and soldiers to hurry up and evacuate the county as soon as possible.
For a long time, the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment had been hiding in the ravine. After finally conquering the county seat, they were curious about everything they saw and wished they could move the entire county seat. Zhao Gang's urging had no effect on them.
Seeing that it was almost dawn, Zhao Gang stepped forward to wake up Li Yunlong.
He said to him: "Old Li, forget it. Hurry up and gather your troops and leave here. It's not easy for Xu Dalong and others to block the enemy's reinforcements. Don't let them suffer too many casualties."
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Old Zhao, don't worry so blindly, Xu Dalong and the others can't bear the loss."
Even so, Li Yunlong was still worried about the safety of Xu Dalong and the others. He shouted: "Commander, blow the assembly call and notify the troops to assemble quickly and evacuate the county."
When Zhao Gang saw that Li Yunlong had agreed to retreat, he sent a telegram to Xu Dalong, asking them to break away from contact with the Japanese army and return to the base according to the situation.
Half an hour later, the officers and soldiers of the independent regiment left the county town.
Among the teams were pulling hundreds of carts filled with things they thought were useful.
After receiving the telegram from Zhao Gang, Xu Dalong and others continued to delay the Japanese army for half an hour, then broke away from the Japanese army and embarked on the road back to the base area.
Two and a half hours later, Xu Dalong and others caught up with the marching team of the Independent Regiment.
On the way back to the base area, Li Changshui thought of the incident in Ping'an County and asked: "Xu Dalong, what conspiracy did the Japanese have in Ping'an County? Have they found out the matter?"
Xu Dalong shook his head and said: "Not yet. I have set up an intelligence station there and have placed my own people in the clinic run by the Japanese. I will report to you if I have accurate information."
At 1:30 noon, Li Yunlong, Xu Dalong and others returned to the headquarters of the Independent Regiment.
This time, Li Yunlong learned his lesson. He quickly prepared 5,000 yuan without waiting for the brigade commander to call out the troops. He knew that the brigade commander liked taking pictures, so he sent a captured camera and these yuan directly to the brigade headquarters.
The brigade commander didn't get angry this time. He just said to the person who delivered the things: "Go back and tell Li Yunlong, and you won't do it again."
When Li Yunlong heard what the brigade commander said, he laughed loudly and said, "The brigade commander is such a good friend. I thought I would be punished again this time."
You must know that without orders from superiors, a regiment of troops was mobilized without permission, and if they were seriously investigated, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others would not be able to live with it.
Zhao Gang was naturally very happy that the brigade commander handled it this way.
After thinking for a while, he said: "Old Li, don't be complacent. I think the reason why the brigade commander didn't pursue the case this time is because we have taken advantage of Xu Dalong."
Zhao Gang's guess was correct. Shortly after the independent regiment left the station last night, the brigade commander knew about it. The reason why he did not stop it was because he knew that Xu Dalong was acting together with Li Yunlong and the others.
The brigade commander had great trust in Xu Dalong and knew that with him around, the independent regiment would definitely not suffer.
Sure enough, the facts proved that the Independent Regiment won a great victory this time, with very few casualties, a lot of seizures, and the rescue mission assigned by superiors was successfully completed.
After listening to Zhao Gang's words, Li Yunlong also felt that it made sense. He said: "No wonder the brigade commander is so easy to talk to this time. It turns out that he has been favored by Da Long. That's good. Next time we take action again, we will call Da Long."
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Xu Dalong and others stayed in the Independent Regiment for another day. When Li Yunlong arranged for people to complete the transfer procedures for Chuntao and Zhao Daman, Xu Dalong picked them up and returned to the Mawushan base together.
After returning to the base area, Sun Desheng no longer served as the squadron leader of the training squadron, and Xu Dalong appointed Zhao Daman to take over this position.
When Zhao Daman first came to the guerrillas, he was promoted from platoon leader to full-time training squadron leader. He was very lucky to have joined the Mawushan guerrillas. He believed that his decision was correct.
Xu Dalong arranged Chuntao to join the cooking class at the guerrilla brigade headquarters. He also specially arranged a house for her and Zhao Daman. From then on, the couple avoided the pain of missing each other.
Su Xiaoyan envied the couple very much and looked forward to one day being able to live such a life with Wang Xinmin.
Lin Xueying was in a bad mood. She felt that her time to stay here was running out, and she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
At noon that day, there was a knock on Xu Dalong's door. The person who came was Lin Xueying.
Xu Dalong saw that her face looked a little unhappy and asked with concern: "What happened?"
Lin Xueying took out a telegram and handed it to Xu Dalong.
The telegram was sent by Wang Yaohui, leader of the military reunification Taiyuan working group. The telegram stated that if the task of training radio operators for the guerrillas was completed, he hoped that Lin Xueying would return to Taiyuan.
After spending time with Lin Xueying, Xu Dalong liked this beautiful, smart, and steady girl very much. He was really reluctant to let her leave here.
However, Lin Xueying is a member of the military command after all. This is her own business, and he is not in a position to interfere.
Xu Dalong asked: "Miss Lin, what are your plans?"
Lin Xueying was silent for a moment, raised her head, looked at Xu Dalong expectantly, and said, "I want to stay for a while."
Xu Dalong said: "I can arrange this, but I'm afraid it will affect your future."
This time, Lin Xueying did not hesitate. Her voice was small, but her tone was very firm, and she said: "I don't care."
Xu Dalong immediately drafted a telegram, saying that the guerrillas were always in the midst of battles during this period, the training of telegraph operators was often interrupted, and Lin Xueying needed to stay for a while longer.
Wang Yaohui was very considerate to Xu Dalong. He quickly responded to the telegram and agreed to Xu Dalong's request.
Yinping County.
Yan Guiwu, the commander of the 7th Puppet Army Brigade, is indeed a veteran and is good at figuring out other people's thoughts.
His judgment was correct. After the Japanese army retreated in Guancheng County last time, he led the main force of the 7th Brigade to escape to Yinping County. Chiba Xunyi, the commander of the 32nd Division of the Japanese Army, did not arbitrarily relieve him because he disobeyed his orders.
They blamed him for the siege of the guerrillas on Mantou Peak, but they admired him because he preserved the main force of the 7th Brigade.
Under the circumstances at that time, Chiba Xunichi himself escaped with the Japanese troops, and the seventh brigade's stay there was just to die in vain and to give weapons and equipment to the guerrillas.
Chiba Xunyi was embarrassed to mention this matter, so he simply agreed that the 7th Brigade would be stationed in Yinping County.
Yan Guiwu was very smart and did not defend himself about leading his troops to evacuate Mantou Peak, thus avoiding the embarrassment of Qianye Xunyi.
In order to appease Yan Guiwu, Qianye Xunyi specially replenished the seventh brigade with a batch of weapons and ammunition. Yan Guiwu reciprocated by sending a batch of food to Qianye Xunyi.
The two of them had a tacit understanding of each other, and no one mentioned the past anymore.
On this day, Yan Guiwu received a telegram from Qianye Xunyi, asking him to rush to Lingao City.