Not to be outdone, Wang Chengzhu also stood up and held a wine glass and said: "What Brother Desheng said is what I want to say. Being able to keep up with Captain Xu is my luck in this life, Wang Chengzhu."
After saying that, he also drank the wine in the glass.
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Sirs and brothers, I am too young. If you praise me like this, I will not be able to bear it.
Sirs and brothers, you are older than me and have more experience than me, so you have given me a lot of help and support. I drink three glasses in a row to thank you for your love for me."
After saying that, Xu Dalong drank three glasses of wine in a row.
Everyone respected Xu Dalong very much and liked his character. Not to be outdone, they each drank three glasses of wine.
Gao Zhiyong, deputy committee member of the Independent Brigade, and Lu Xiaosong, director of the Zhengzhi Department, had always worked in the underground party's troops. They were somewhat uncomfortable with this routine in the officialdom, and even couldn't stand it at first.
However, they also all had rich experience working in Zheng Zhi. They knew that Xu Dalong could maintain a close relationship with the commanders of the Guo army, which would be helpful for united front work, and they gradually began to adapt to this situation.
Everyone drank a little too much, so that night Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong and others stayed overnight in the county town.
After breakfast the next day, a joint meeting of the Mawushan Guerrilla, the Independent Brigade and the 358th Brigade was held in the conference room of the Mawushan Guerrilla Group Headquarters to discuss the operational plan in the Yangquan direction.
Under the guidance of Xu Dalong and Lin Xueying, squadron leader Zheng Xirong of the Mawushan Guerrilla Intelligence Squadron, his intelligence work capabilities have been greatly improved and he has also accumulated rich experience. Xu Dalong also strongly supported him in terms of manpower and funds, so Ma Wushan
The intelligence work of the Wushan guerrillas was carried out very effectively.
Zheng Xirong introduced the enemy situation in the direction of Yangquan. The information he provided was very accurate. He gave a detailed introduction to the strength, equipment, station locations, and even the main commanders of each Japanese army unit.
After more than two hours of discussion, a combat plan was basically formed. Fang Ligong was responsible for drafting the specific combat plan, with Huang Jingzhong assisting.
Two days later, the combat plan was completed. After everyone's discussion and revision, the final combat plan was determined, and then they started talking about the cooperation between the various units in combat.
Xu Dalong said: "In order to achieve unified command and close cooperation, I suggest setting up a joint command to jointly command this campaign."
Fang Ligong said: "Mr. Xu, the brigade has discussed this matter with my brother. We all trust Chief Xu. Chief Xu will serve as the commander-in-chief of this joint command. The 358th Brigade is willing to accept the command of Chief Xu.
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Xu Dalong looked at Chu Yunfei, who nodded with a smile and said: "Brother Dalong, I trust you, old brother. If you command boldly, our 358th Brigade will obey your orders."
Xu Dalong is not a hypocritical person. He said: "Since Chief Chu trusts me, brother, I will never betray your trust."
Gao Zhiyong and Lu Xiaosong had fought many battles with the Guo Army troops before, and later the two sides cooperated, but there were still a lot of frictions. They were originally worried that the cooperation with the Jinsui Army would not go smoothly. Seeing the scene in front of them, their
I felt relieved and admired Xu Dalong's ability in united front work.
Xu Dalong said: "Now I announce the battle order..."
Gaosheng County, northwest of Yangquan.
The Japanese railway garrison was stationed here.
The captain of the railway garrison, Jiro Oshima, was short in stature but very fat. He looked like a ball of flesh.
During the last battle with the Mawushan guerrillas, the railway garrison took advantage and killed more than thirty guerrillas and seized several war horses. For this reason, the railway garrison received the personal gift of Yoshio Shinozuka. He felt proud as he signed the commendation order.
The Chief of Staff of the Japanese First Army reminded Oshima Jiro that the Mawushan guerrillas were very powerful and asked him to be more vigilant to prevent the guerrillas from coming for revenge.
The name "guerrillas" is very confusing. When most people hear the word "guerrillas", their first impression is that there are at most a hundred guns, a group of ragtag people wearing various costumes, Oshima Jiro He felt the same way, so he didn't take the Mawushan guerrillas seriously.
The Chief of Staff of the Japanese First Army introduced the situation of the Mawushan guerrillas and said that they had a huge force, which attracted Oshima Jiro's attention.
However, he believed that Mawu Mountain was more than 100 kilometers away from here, and their place was less than 20 kilometers away from Yangquan, where the Japanese 110th Division was stationed. He believed that even if the Mawu Mountain guerrillas wanted to retaliate, they would at most A small force will also be sent to harass them.
He did not expect that a coalition force of more than 20,000 troops composed of the Mawushan guerrillas and the Jinsui Army was heading towards his railway garrison. Such a huge force was now within easy reach of Gaosheng County. Still kept in the dark.
It is said that the actions of a large force of 20,000 troops cannot be concealed from others. Xu Dalong's troops can operate covertly. Chu Yunfei and others knew about Xu Dalong and were not surprised by this. However, several leaders of the independent brigade felt that Very admired.
During the march of the large army, they had to pass through a long enemy-occupied area. Xu Dalong sent a large number of guerrillas disguised as Japanese troops in advance, entered the strongholds and villages and towns controlled by the Japanese and puppet troops along the way, and greeted them in advance, saying A large army of the Yellow Army is about to pass by, so tell them not to panic.
For those large Japanese and puppet army strongholds, the guerrilla cavalry surrounded them in advance and cut off their telephone lines for external communication.
Under the careful arrangements of the guerrillas, a large force of 20,000 people arrived near Gaosheng County almost silently.
There are three garrison brigades under Oshima Jiro's railway garrison. One brigade is stationed at Xiaoxinzhuang Station 30 miles outside the city, and two infantry brigades are stationed in Gaosheng County.
According to the battle plan formulated in advance, Wang Chengzhu and Wei Monk led nine cavalry squadrons and special operations comprehensive squadron, and first came to the vicinity of Xiaoxinzhuang Station.
Monk Wei and others disguised themselves as troops from the Japanese 110th Division and entered the Japanese barracks. They launched a sudden attack, destroyed the Japanese brigade headquarters and took control of the radio station.
Sun Desheng and others led the cavalry unit and cooperated with Wei Monk and others inside and outside to defeat the Japanese infantry brigade. The Japanese army in Gaosheng County was not aware of it at all.
In the evening of that day, the garrison captain Oshima Jiro discovered that the county town had been surrounded by enemy troops.
Xu Dalong originally planned to use a disguised surprise attack method, sneak into Gaosheng County, and then open the city gate to launch a surprise attack.
Later, he believed that the Japanese troops stationed at Xiaoxinzhuang Station and the Japanese troops in Gaosheng County had a combat duty system. If they could not contact them, the Japanese troops would be alert. If the guerrillas entered the county in disguise at this time, they would be attacked.
The suspicion of the Japanese army was likely to cause unnecessary losses, so he simply commanded his troops to directly surround the county town.
Xu Dalong's judgment was correct. Oshima Jiro received a report from the duty officer at the headquarters, saying that the phone call with the infantry brigade stationed in Xiaoxinzhuang could not be reached, and there was no response to the radio contact. This aroused Oshima Jiro's vigilance.
However, he thought it was just a communication problem and did not realize that something had happened there.
So he sent a communications unit to inspect and repair the lines, and sent a communications staff officer to drive a motorcycle to Xiaoxinzhuang Station to find out.
Shortly after these Japanese troops left the city, they encountered Monk Wei's special operations squadron. They fired randomly and eliminated these Japanese troops.
The gunfire alerted the Japanese troops in the city. After receiving the report, Oshima Jiro went to the city wall to observe outside. When he saw thousands of anti-Japanese armed forces outside, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
The Japanese 110th Division in Yangquan City received a telegram from the railway garrison requesting assistance, and immediately ordered the 221st Brigade to dispatch an infantry regiment and an artillery battalion of the brigade to rush to Gaosheng County to assist the Japanese railway garrison.
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On the hills on both sides of Yangquan leading to Gaosheng County, officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade established blocking positions.
Although the officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade sincerely wanted to participate in combat operations, they were deeply impressed by the powerful combat effectiveness of the Japanese army in the past. When they actually wanted to fight the Japanese army, they inevitably still felt a little uneasy.
Among the officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade, the most nervous person is of course the brigade commander Wang Limin. After all, this is the first time that the Independent Brigade has joined the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces to participate in combat operations. Whether this battle can be fought successfully will affect his position in the underground party team.
The status and future among them are also related to the future of the officers and soldiers of the entire independent brigade. In order to ensure nothing was missed, he personally inspected the positions of every unit above the battalion level.
Another very nervous person is Gao Zhiyong, deputy committee member of the Independent Brigade. Although Xu Dalong is nominally the committee member of the independent brigade, it is Gao Zhiyong who actually works in the independent brigade. In order to carry out ideological reform of the independent brigade, in recent days,
After all, Gao Zhiyong and those Zhenggong cadres worked hard, but after all, the Independent Brigade was born in the Huang Xiejun, and it carried many bad habits of the old army. It was not easy to change quickly.
This is the first time the independent brigade fought against the Japanese army. Whether they can fight well is a touchstone to test the effectiveness of their Zhengzhi work. Gao Zhiyong also personally joined the army, and his work was more detailed, and he even traveled all over the country.
Every company participating in the battle was announced, and a brief pre-war mobilization was issued at each location.
Huang Jingzhong was also very nervous. He said to Wang Limin and Gao Zhiyong: "There is nothing to be nervous about. Captain Xu has made careful arrangements. The main force of the Mawushan guerrillas is near us, and there will be no danger."
He said this, ostensibly to comfort others, but actually to cheer himself up.
Not to mention, after everyone heard this, they felt a lot more at ease. When they thought of the powerful Mawushan guerrillas fighting alongside them, they really felt less nervous.