Li Kun really cared about Xu Dalong, and of course he was very happy with Chu Yunfei's request.
He said: "Commander Chu, it's rare for you to come back. Go home and have a look first. I'll go and see the chief of staff and then I'll give you a reply."
Chu Yunfei returned home. Chu Yun'er, who came after hearing the news, chatted with Chu Yunfei for a while, and the topic turned to Xu Dalong.
She said angrily: "Brother, do you have any news about Xu Dalong? I don't know what happened to this guy. I sent him two telegrams in succession, but he didn't reply to me."
Chu Yunfei was very worried that his sister would get too close to Xu Dalong. His family and Xu Dalong's origins were too far apart and they were from different factions, so it was impossible for them to get together in the end.
Chu Yunfei was very relieved to hear that Xu Dalong deliberately alienated Chu Yun'er.
He said: "Brother Dalong is under siege by the Japanese army, and he doesn't bother to reply to you."
Chu Yun'er asked with concern: "There won't be any danger there, right?"
Chu Yunfei smiled and said: "Soldiers deal with danger all day long, and danger is very common. However, they hide in the ravine all day long, and the Japanese can't do anything to them."
Chu Yun'er felt relieved and said, "Brother, when did you contact him and ask him to send me a telegram?"
Chu Yunfei waited at home for two days. Li Kun called him back and said that he had reported to the chief of staff. The chief of staff said that he would ask the King of Shanxi for instructions and asked Chu Yunfei to go back to the army and wait.
The news will be notified to him immediately.
Yuanbao Village, Juma County.
The 1st Squadron of the Mawushan Guerrilla Infantry has been operating in this area for two days, knocking out the Japanese and puppet maintenance groups in several villages, confiscating a batch of property, and stayed in Yuanbao Village last night.
Wei Heping received a notice from Xu Dalong this morning, saying that the Japanese army had learned that the First Infantry Squadron was in Yuanbao Village and asked them to stick to Yuanbao Village as a bait to attract Japanese and puppet troops from Juma County.
Xu Dalong will lead the main force of the Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade to Yuanbao Village, and cooperate with the First Infantry Squadron inside and outside to annihilate this Japanese and puppet army.
This is a very dangerous task, which means that they will first be surrounded by the Japanese and puppet troops and have to go through a hard battle. If Xu Dalong and others cannot arrive in time, they are likely to be eaten by the Japanese and puppet troops.
The backbone of the First Infantry Squadron are all from the Huang Xie Army. If they were in the Huang Xie Army before, they would do everything possible to reject such a task. But it is different now. The officers and soldiers of the First Infantry Squadron all trust Xu Dalong and know that he will definitely lead the army.
The main force arrived in time.
So they evacuated the people in the village, built fortifications in the village, and waited for the Japanese and puppet troops to come and besiege them.
Sun Desheng led the First Squadron of the Cavalry to monitor the Japanese and puppet troops near Juma County. When he saw them leaving the county, he did not harass them. Instead, he followed them quietly and reported to Xu Dalong at any time the arrival of the Japanese and puppet troops.
Location.
Xu Dalong led the main force of the guerrillas towards Yuanbao Village, feeling a little nervous.
This battle was different from the previous ones. The previous battles were almost all won by sneak attacks. This time, the guerrillas really used their resources to fight the Japanese army on the plains.
If the battle cannot be resolved quickly, once the fight reaches a stalemate, large reinforcements from the Japanese and puppet troops will arrive from Xinhe County and Dongxiang County. The cavalry of the guerrillas will not be a big problem, but the infantry may have to be handed over here.
Lin Xueying was sitting in a large car. She kept the radio on so that she could keep in touch with various departments of the guerrillas at any time.
Zhou Binggen served as the captain of the newly established Fourth Infantry Squadron. This veteran soldier who participated in the Long March had an excellent style. During the march, he helped two weaker soldiers carry their rifles by himself, and he also marched from time to time.
During the process, he walked back and forth to boost the morale of the team members.
When the Japanese army captain who came out of Juma County approached Yuanbao Village, his soldiers captured a villager in Yuanbao Village. After learning that the guerrillas were still in Yuanbao Village, the villagers evacuated in advance.
He felt something was wrong. This showed that the guerrillas knew they were coming and wanted to stick to Yuanbao Village and fight them.
According to the intelligence he received, this guerrilla group only has more than a hundred people. If they have to fight with so many Japanese and puppet troops, aren't they afraid of being wiped out?
He ordered the troops to stop advancing and sent a messenger to call his two squadron leaders and the battalion commander of the puppet army to discuss with them whether to continue to Yuanbao Village.
The two squadron leaders of the Japanese army thought that the problem was not too big. After all, this place was far away from Mawu Mountain. It was probably that the guerrillas knew that they were coming and did not dare to run around. They could only stick to the village and wait for help.
They suggested sending a surveillance post in the direction of Mawu Mountain. Once a large group of guerrillas was discovered, they would ask for help from the captain of the 81st Japanese Regiment in Dongxiang County. They firmly believed that with the strength of the Japanese army, Yuanbao Village would be captured in a short time.
Eliminate the guerrillas in the village.
The reason why the Japanese squadron leaders wanted to do this was that, on the one hand, they believed in their own combat effectiveness and believed that the guerrillas were only good at sneak attacks. If they wanted to fight positional warfare, they were no match for the Japanese army.
There is another important reason, that is, they are eager for revenge. The Japanese infantry brigade has a total of three infantry squadrons. One of the infantry squadrons was stationed at the Songzhuang stronghold, but was wiped out by the guerrillas. They wanted to wipe out the guerrillas in Yuanbao Village.
Team, come and take revenge.
The Japanese captain felt that what they said was reasonable, and he was eager to retaliate, so he stopped consulting the puppet battalion commander and issued an order to continue the march.
Soon after, the Japanese and puppet troops arrived at Yuanbao Village and built a siege around Yuanbao Village.
The Japanese and puppet troops took up a posture and were about to launch an attack on the guerrillas in the village. The four mortars carried by Wei Heping and others opened fire first, directly covering the Japanese mortar position and blowing up the Japanese mortar on the spot.
Two mortars.
The equipment of the Japanese garrison was far inferior to that of the field army. An infantry brigade only had five mortars and one Type 92 infantry cannon. Their Type 92 infantry cannon and one mortar were captured by the guerrillas at the Songzhuang stronghold.
, there were only four mortars left, and now two more were killed by the guerrillas, and their firepower was greatly reduced.
The Japanese captain was so angry that he couldn't organize the artillery fire preparations, so he ordered the Japanese and puppet troops to launch an attack directly on the village.
At this moment, several Type 92 infantry artillery shells flew from a distance and exploded at the temporary command post at the Japanese brigade headquarters.
These artillery shells were fired by the 1st Cavalry Squadron led by Sun Desheng. They had been following the Japanese army. By observing from a distance with the artillery scope, they saw the location of the Japanese army captain and fired directly.
A shell exploded near the Japanese captain. Thanks to the two Japanese soldiers standing next to him, they blocked the shrapnel for him. However, he was still knocked to the ground by the blast of air and fainted on the spot.
Several Japanese soldiers hurriedly helped him up, yelling and pinching him, and finally woke him up.
The combat staff came forward to report the situation, saying that guerrilla cavalry had been spotted in the distance.
The Japanese captain picked up his binoculars and looked in the direction pointed by the combat staff, and sure enough he saw the guerrilla cavalry in the distance.
Fortunately, the guerrilla cavalry did not continue to fire because the Type 92 infantry cannon carried by Sun Desheng had limited shells and he did not want to waste it.
The captain of the Japanese army felt the danger and said: "Send a telegram to the commander of the regiment quickly and ask for tactical guidance."
The combat staff officer said in frustration: "Your Excellency, Captain, the radio station was blown up by guerrilla artillery fire, and the radio soldiers died."
At this moment, someone shouted again: "Your Excellency, Captain, another enemy cavalry has been spotted in the east."
Before the Japanese captain looked to the east, someone from the north shouted: "There are enemy cavalry here too."
It turned out that Xu Dalong led the special operations squadron of the guerrillas and the 2nd and 3rd cavalry squadrons. They formed an encirclement of the Japanese and puppet troops from a distance, preparing to launch an attack on the Japanese army after Wang Chengzhu led a large group of troops to arrive.
Wei Heping and others in Yuanbao Village were a little worried when they saw so many Japanese and puppet troops coming outside. When they heard the sound of artillery outside, they knew that the guerrilla reinforcements had arrived, and everyone was relieved.
Wei Heping had rich combat experience. He judged that the Japanese and puppet troops would definitely launch an attack on Yuanbao Village in an attempt to occupy Yuanbao Village to avoid being attacked from both sides, and would use Yuanbao Village to hold on and wait for reinforcements.
So he ordered his troops to be more vigilant and ready to repel the Japanese and puppet attacks at any time.
Wei Heping's guess was correct. The Japanese captain quickly judged the situation and knew that if his troops fought against the guerrilla cavalry on the plains, they would obviously suffer losses. He was determined to capture Yuanbao Village and hold on to wait for reinforcements.
He immediately sent a messenger to convey the order, allowing two Japanese infantry squadrons and a battalion of the puppet army to launch an attack on Yuanbao Village at the same time.
Xu Dalong had already rushed to the battlefield. When he saw this situation, he certainly could not let the Japanese and puppet troops attack Yuanbao Village calmly.
He immediately ordered the erection of Type 92 infantry artillery to bombard the Japanese troops. At the same time, he ordered all cavalry units to quickly approach the Japanese and puppet troops and attack with mortars.
The Japanese and puppet troops were aware of the danger, and they knew that the only way to survive was to capture Yuanbao Village.
The Japanese and puppet troops were desperate. They ignored the artillery fire from the guerrillas behind them and rushed toward Yuanbao Village with bayonets drawn.
"Da da da da."
The crisp sound of machine gun shooting came from Yuanbao Village. The most indispensable thing for the guerrillas is machine guns. Not only does each squad have a light machine gun, but the squadron headquarters also has a firepower squad directly under it. In addition to four mortars, there is also a
A Type 92 heavy machine gun and two light machine guns.
Such fierce firepower knocked the Japanese and puppet soldiers off their feet.
There was an open area outside Yuanbao Village. The Japanese and puppet soldiers had nowhere to hide. They fell down one by one. The living people were immediately stunned. They lay on the ground, wishing to get into the ground. No one dared to stand up and continue.
Charged.
Seeing this situation, the Japanese captain knew that it was impossible to capture Yuanbao Village.
He saw a cemetery to the northwest of the village, which was the only terrain they could use, so he took the lead and ran towards the cemetery.
The living Japanese and puppet soldiers also ran towards the cemetery.
What Xu Dalong hoped most was that the Japanese troops would hold their ground rather than engage in field battles with them.
Seeing the Japanese and puppet troops running towards the cemetery, he did not rush to order the troops to attack, but instead surrounded them.
The guerrillas had the same idea as Xu Dalong. Now that they had flying thunder cannons, they wished that the Japanese and puppet troops would gather together and hold on to their positions to save them the trouble of packing up.
They shot at the Japanese and puppet troops to prevent them from breaking out.
Soon after, Wang Chengzhu and others finally arrived, and they immediately began to set up flying thunder cannons.
There was no suspense in the rest of the battle. The Japanese and puppet troops were quickly annihilated, and the guerrillas once again captured a large number of weapons and ammunition.
Xu Dalong never received the telegram from Zheng Xirong. He was wondering why the Japanese troops in Dongxiang County did not come for reinforcements.
Two guerrillas captured a puppet company commander who was lucky to be alive. After interrogation, they found out that Sun Desheng and others had blown up the Japanese radio station at the beginning, which saved the guerrillas a lot of effort.
Of course, Xu Dalong cannot rely on such coincidences to fight the war.
Zheng Xirong and others have been monitoring the Japanese and puppet troops in Dongxiang County. If they come out for reinforcements, Sun Desheng will lead the cavalry troops to harass the Japanese and puppet troops and delay their advance.
Now that the battle was over, Xu Dalong found another good fighter opportunity after interrogating the company commander of the puppet army.
The main force of the Japanese and puppet troops in Juma County has come out. In the county, there are only less than 20 left-behind personnel of the Japanese infantry brigade. There are also more than a dozen left-behind personnel of the puppet army. Then there are the Japanese Military Police No. 50 and 60 in the county.
There are less than a hundred people and fake police officers. How could Xu Dalong miss such a good opportunity to make a fortune?
He said to the puppet company commander: "Do you want to die or live? If you want to live, I will give you a way out."
The puppet company commander's ears were buzzing from the explosives, he couldn't hear clearly and he was stunned.
Monk Wei had to repeat Xu Dalong's words loudly in his ear before he could hear them.
After understanding Xu Dalong's words, the puppet company commander said quickly: "Sir of the Eighth Route Army, I want to live. I am willing to sacrifice my life for the commander. Please spare my life, sir."
Xu Dalong called Sun Desheng and Monk Wei, and asked them to lead the first cavalry squadron, the second squadron and the special forces, put on the uniforms of the puppet army, and follow the puppet army commander to deceive the gate of Juma County and go inside the county.
Make a fortune.
Sun Desheng and Monk Wei were very excited and immediately led their troops to set off.
Xu Dalong stayed. He had to stay with the infantry of the guerrilla brigade so that if he encountered an enemy situation, he could handle it himself.
Xu Dalong is not a greedy person. With today's victory over the Japanese and puppet troops, and the advantages Sun Desheng, Wei Monk and the others should be able to take advantage of, he is already satisfied.
He immediately asked Wang Chengzhu to gather his troops and return to the Mawu Mountain base.
Xu Dalong himself led the third squadron of cavalry to guard the surrounding areas and shoulder the task of covering.