The chief of staff said to the commander: "I just received a notification from the headquarters that the Japanese army dispatched a large number of tanks and cavalry units from the direction of Peiping to Shanxi for an unknown purpose."
The commander thought for a while and said: "There is a high possibility that this group of Japanese troops are going towards Xu Dalong and his friends, because currently only Xu Dalong and his friends have large-scale tank troops and cavalry troops there, so there is a possibility of using them to deal with them
maximum."
The chief of staff said: "What you said makes sense. I will send a telegram to Xu Dalong and others to remind them to strengthen their war preparations."
Guancheng County.
Xu Dalong and Zhao Gang received the telegram from Li Yunlong and were very interested in the battle plan formulated by Li Yunlong. They were thinking of asking the commander for instructions, and the troops from the Mawushan base area and Li Yunlong's newly formed First Brigade jointly launched the Yucheng Campaign.
As a result, the chief of staff's telegram arrived first.
After reading the telegram, Zhao Gang said: "The Japanese tank troops and cavalry troops should be coming for us. I'm afraid the battle plan formulated by Lao Li will not be implemented."
Xu Dalong nodded and said: "You are right, the Japanese army has always wanted to raid our Mawushan base area. Our top priority now is to strengthen the combat readiness of the base area. Send a telegram to the New First Brigade to temporarily cancel the combat operations in the direction of Yucheng.
Let’s wait until the Japanese attack is repelled.”
The newly established First Brigade Headquarters.
Li Yunlong received the telegram from Zhao Gang and saw that the battle of Yucheng that he carefully planned could not be carried out. He felt a little depressed, so he started drinking.
Zhang Dabiao understood Li Yunlong's mood and said: "Brigadier Commander, the little devils are going to attack the Mawushan base area in a large scale. We can't just watch. We simply ask the commander to fight and transfer our newly formed First Brigade to the Mawushan base area.
Together with Brother Dalong and the others, repel the Japanese attack."
Li Yunlong's eyes lit up and he said: "Da Biao, you have a good idea. We can't just watch the little devils attack the Da Long brothers. Zhao Zhengwei and the others always have to help a bunch of people at critical moments."
Li Yunlong did what he said, and immediately picked up the phone and called the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters to ask the commander for instructions, hoping to transfer the newly formed First Brigade to the Mawushan Base Area to participate in the anti-mopping operations in the Mawushan Base Area.
The commander has also considered this. He knows that the Japanese army will retaliate against the Mawushan base, and this time he will definitely send heavy troops to mop up. Facing the large gathering of Japanese troops, it may be difficult to crush the Japanese mopping up with the armed forces of the Mawushan base alone.
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Therefore, he also planned to send troops to the Mawushan base area to cooperate with Xu Dalong and others in the anti-mopping operations.
However, he still had to ask his superiors for instructions on this matter, so he told Li Yunlong that the military region had already considered it and asked the new First Brigade to seize the time to gather the troops and be ready to set off at any time.
Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao were both very excited and quickly notified all regiments to gather all the troops that were out and those that were stationed in scattered places and prepare to leave at any time.
Headquarters of the Japanese Chahar Expeditionary Force.
In front of the headquarters office building, the commander, chief of staff and others of the Chahar Dispatch Army welcomed the guests from afar.
The commander smiled and said: "Shinozuka-kun, what brought you here?"
Shinozuka Yoshio said: "Inoue-kun, I came here from Taiyuan specifically to ask for help from you."
Commander Inoue smiled and said: "Your first army has strong soldiers and horses, and it is stationed in a prosperous land. We are in a vast prairie here, and materials are scarce. I really don't know what I can do to help you."
Everyone walked towards the office building while talking.
After entering the office, Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Inoue-kun, our First Army is having a hard time now. I originally had the enemy's Loyal Army, Jinsui Army, and underground anti-Japanese armed forces. These are enough for me.
I have a headache.
Starting last year, the anti-Japanese armed forces of the underground party sent a small force to sneak into the Mawu Mountain area at the junction of central Shanxi and northwestern Shanxi. It did not attract my attention at the time. I did not expect that this small anti-Japanese armed force of the underground party would actually infiltrate the area in a short period of time.
In just over a year, it grew to tens of thousands of troops, with air force, tanks and cavalry units, and the number of artillery exceeded a field division. They made trouble there and caused a lot of damage to my First Army.
Trouble."
Commander Inoue also received a notification from the North China Front. He said: "I have heard about what happened in Shanxi. I heard that there is an underground party anti-Japanese element named Xu Dalong. This person has extremely high tactical talent and was recently eaten.
He killed a brigade of your 110th Division, this is the person you are talking about."
Yoshio Shinozuka said with shame: "Inoue-kun, you are right, it is this person. This person is only in his twenties, and he has extremely high talent in both strategy and tactics. He is really very talented."
It’s hard to deal with.”
Commander Inoue asked: "Shinozuka-kun, we are from the same hometown and are classmates and friends at Tokyo Daikoku University. If you need any help, just ask."
Shinozuka Yoshio said: "Inoue-kun, you are indeed my old friend. When you say that, I feel at ease.
The most powerful force under Xu Dalong is the cavalry. They have about a thousand cavalry. These cavalry are well-trained, have extremely high tactical literacy, and are good at sneak attack tactics. They rely on their rapid maneuverability to harass our army everywhere.
, it is hard to guard against. Now I lack cavalry troops, so I came here to ask you for help."
The Chahar Expeditionary Army has a total of three detachments equivalent to the brigade level, two of which are cavalry. The Japanese cavalry is brave and good at fighting. They are arrogant and invincible on the NMG prairie. They have always been Commander Inoue's
Where to be proud.
Commander Inoue laughed when he heard that he had to deal with the cavalry of the Mawushan guerrillas, and that the number of enemy cavalry was only more than a thousand.
He said: "Why didn't you come to me earlier? Now in the Chahar area, the enemy forces have basically been wiped out by us, and my troops spend most of their time idle in the military camp. Tell me, how many cavalry are needed? I
I will support you with all my strength.”
Yoshio Shinozuka said: "The headquarters of the North China Front has promised to send me two cavalry regiments. You can just support me with another cavalry regiment."
Commander Inoue said generously: "No problem. I will send my most capable Takashima Cavalry Regiment under your command."
Souchong said gratefully: "That's great, Mr. Inoue, thank you very much."
Having said this, Yoshio Shinozuka stretched out his hand to his adjutant who was waiting aside.
The adjutant took out two money orders from Japan's Zhengjin Bank from his wallet, which were Japanese military bills worth 200,000 oceans.
Yoshio Shinozuka handed the two money orders to Commander Inoue and said: "Inoue-kun, thank you for your help. Please accept your kindness."
Commander Inoue looked at the denomination on the money order, took it without hesitation and handed it to his adjutant.
He said: "I will inform you now that the troops can leave for Shanxi at any time."
The reason why Shinozuka Yoshio came to Inner Mongolia in person this time is because he is now very afraid of Xu Dalong. In order to be more sure to eliminate Xu Dalong, he is determined to concentrate several times the number of troops in the Mawu Mountain base area, hoping to succeed in one fell swoop.
Yoshio Shinozuka called over Takashima, the cavalry regiment commander assigned to him by Commander Inoue, and hosted a banquet for him in person.
Commander Inoue also made a special request for Takashima to go all out to cooperate with Yoshio Shinozuka's combat operations.
Shinozuka Yoshio asked Takashima to avoid major roads, take small roads, and march at night as much as possible when leading his troops to Shanxi.
He hoped that the Takashima United Force could suddenly appear in front of the Mawushan guerrillas as a surprise force and catch them off guard.
Lingao City.
After Yoshio Shinozuka returned to Taiyuan City, he sent a telegram to Chiba Xunyi, asking him to collect as much information as possible about the Mawushan base area and closely monitor the movements of the Mawushan guerrillas.
Qianye Xunyi now has all his troops in Lingao City, and relies more on Yan Guiwu for intelligence work.
After the last incident, Chiba Xunyi trusted Yan Guiwu even more. He told Yan Guiwu to collect as much information as possible about the Mawushan guerrillas.
In order to motivate Yan Guiwu, Chiba Xunyi not only praised him, but also rewarded Huang Xiejun's fourth division with 50,000 yuan and some Japanese equipment.
Yan Guiwu looked very grateful and vowed that he would do his best to collect relevant information about the Mawu Mountain base area.
After returning to the headquarters of Huang Xiejun's Fourth Division, Yan Guiwu called Wang Shuhuai, told Wang Shuhuai what Qianye Xunyi told him, and asked him to personally go to Guancheng County to inform Xu Dalong of the relevant situation in person, and
Seek Xu Dalong's advice on how to deal with Qianye Xunyi.
Takahashi Hebei heard some news in the logistics class of the 32nd garrison division, including asking the logistics department to prepare barracks for the two Japanese cavalry regiments coming from Peiping, as well as fodder for horses and other supplies. He reported this
The information was sent to the Mawushan guerrilla intelligence station.
Xu Dalong received the news from Lingao City and was now certain that the Japanese tank troops and cavalry troops from Peiping were coming for the Mawushan base area. It seemed that a big war was inevitable.
Xu Dalong reported the information he had to the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters.
The commander had already asked his superiors for instructions. In his reply to Xu Dalong, he said: "If there are insufficient troops in the Mawushan base area, the military region may consider dispatching some troops to the Mawushan base area to jointly crush the Japanese invaders' raids."
Every time Wang Shuhuai came to the Mawu Mountain base, he always disguised himself as a businessman, and this time was no exception.
After he entered the city, he first went to Wang Xiaohu and explained to him that he was here to see Captain Xu. Wang Xiaohu took him to see Xu Dalong.
Wang Shuhuai met Xu Dalong and told him the information provided by Yan Guiwu, and then said: "Sir Xu, our division commander said that Qianye Xunyi asked him to provide relevant information about the Mawu Mountain guerrillas. See if you can provide some.
So that he can have an explanation."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "That's for sure. We will never make things difficult for our friends. You should take a rest first. After we discuss it, we will definitely prepare some information that is both true and false for you to take back. We will definitely be able to fool the Japanese."
Having said this, he said to Wang Xiaohu: "You accompany Director Wang to rest first, and you must entertain him well."
Wang Xiaohu said: "Captain, don't worry." After saying that, he and Wang Shuhuai left together.
Xu Dalong called Zhao Gang and Zheng Xirong and told them Wang Shuhuai's purpose. Then the three of them discussed how to get some information to give to Wang Shuhuai so that Yan Guiwu could use this false information to fool Qianye Xunyi.
Zhao Gang suggested that the Japanese army was about to launch a large-scale attack on the Mawushan base area. Their intelligence source mainly relied on the 32nd garrison division, and the main intelligence source of the garrison 32nd division now relied on Yan Guiwu, so it was best to use this opportunity to provide it to Chiba
Looking for some key false information to make the Japanese army make wrong judgments and create conditions for crushing the enemy's raids. Therefore, he suggested that it is best to formulate a complete combat plan in advance and then spread the false information.
Xu Dalong believed that Zhao Gang's suggestion was very reasonable. Since all the movements of the Japanese army were not yet known, it was difficult to formulate a complete combat plan.
He sent someone to notify Wang Xiaohu and asked Wang Shuhuai to stay here for a few more days. After the Mawushan guerrillas formulated a complete combat plan, he would give him some information to cooperate.
With the news that the Japanese army was about to launch a large-scale attack on the Mawushan base area, Xu Dalong also notified the liaison team sent by the World War II District Chief's Department and asked them to report to the World War II District Chief's Department. He also hoped that they could provide relevant information about this large-scale raid by the Japanese army.
intelligence.
World War II District Governor's Department.
Chu Yunfei received a notice from the headquarters, asking them to rush to Fendong County to see the chief of staff, saying that they had important tasks to explain to him.
After Chu Yunfei arrived at the Chief's Department, he did not see the Chief of Staff. The Chief of Staff was not at the World War II District Chief's Department at this time. The person who received him was a deputy chief of staff who read to Chu Yunfei the order from the World War II District Chief's Department.
Let Chu Yunfei lead the 358th Brigade to the defense area of the 68th Army and temporarily accept the command of the 68th Army. The specific tasks will be announced to him by the commander of the 68th Army.
Chu Yunfei felt that this order was a bit inexplicable and was very confused. He did not go directly to see the commander of the 68th Army. Instead, he came to the Operations Department and found Deputy Director Li Kun.
Chu Yunfei asked: "Director Li, what major combat operations have been carried out in the World War II zone recently? We need to mobilize our 358th Brigade into the defense zone of the 68th Army."
Li Kun said: "It's not convenient to talk here. Please don't report to the 68th Army for the time being. Let's meet at Tangzhuang Hotel. I will tell you the real reason of the matter then."
At 6 o'clock in the evening, Chu Yunfei arrived at a private room on the second floor of Tangzhuang Hotel. Li Kun had already laid out a banquet and was waiting for him.
When Li Kun saw Chu Yunfei, he stood up to greet him warmly and asked if he was satisfied with the meal he ordered.
Chu Yunfei was not in the mood to eat or drink, so he asked: "Director Li, what is going on?"
Li Kun sighed and said: "The chief's department has received a lot of intelligence, and there are signs that the Japanese army has assembled heavy troops and is about to attack the Mawushan base area. There are too many Japanese troops coming this time, and the Mawushan base area may be in danger.
You know the president's temper. In this case, he was worried that the 358th Brigade would suffer losses under the heavy siege of the Japanese army, so he had to move the 358th Brigade into the 68th Army's defense area.
The president values you very much, Brother Chu, and this is to protect you and the 358th Brigade to prevent you from suffering losses."
When Chu Yunfei heard this, his head immediately got bigger.
The last time the Japanese army launched a large-scale attack on the Mawushan base area, the 358th Regiment at that time was transferred away. Chu Yunfei was so embarrassed that he was too embarrassed to meet Xu Dalong.
Unexpectedly, the president would do this again this time. Although he had good intentions, at this critical moment, it was obvious that he was going to betray Xu Dalong and the others again. How could Chu Yunfei be embarrassed?
Chu Yunfei said depressedly: "The president has good intentions, but our 358th brigade avoided the battle and exposed the flanks of Dalong brothers and others to the Japanese army. I really can't do such a thing. How can I see you again in the future?
Brother Dalong?”
Li Kun nodded and said: "I understand your mood. The reason why I want to talk to you alone is because I don't want this. You also know the relationship between me and Brother Dalong. Of course I hope that the 358th Brigade will continue
Stay in Xinhe County and fight off the Japanese attack with Brother Dalong and others. I will tell you the inside story so that you can solve this matter on your own."
Chu Yunfei asked: "How should I solve this matter?"
Li Kun said: "The person who untied the bell must also tie the bell. This matter is decided by the president, and there is no use looking for other people. You can talk to the president directly, so you can go directly to the president.
It’s nothing more than worrying that the 358th Brigade will suffer losses. As long as you can convince the president and make him feel that the 358th Brigade will not suffer losses, there is a high chance that he will agree.”
Chu Yunfei said: "Thank you, Brother Li, for your advice. I will go see the president tomorrow."
After dinner, Chu Yunfei returned home. When Chu Yun'er saw him, she said happily: "Brother, why are you back?"
Chu Yunfei was in a bad mood, so he forced a smile and said: "I came to the chief's department to do some business, and I will go home for two days."
Chu Yun'er asked Chu Yunfei to sit down, and then went to make tea for him.
Chu Yunfei knew that Chu Yun'er would definitely ask him about Xu Dalong later. He was not in the mood at all now and was embarrassed to talk about this matter.
In order to avoid Chu Yun'er's entanglement, he said: "I'm going to see my parents first, and then I'll go back to see your sister-in-law. I'll talk to you later."
Chu Yun'er just wanted to ask Chu Yunfei about Xu Dalong's situation. After hearing what he said, she was a little disappointed and reluctantly said: "Okay, I'll talk to you later."
Chu Yunfei went to see his father. He respected his father very much. His father had rich life experience. Chu Yunfei would ask his father for advice on any major problems he encountered.
He told his father the whole story and wanted to hear his opinion.
After listening to Chu Yunfei's words, his father asked: "What do you think?"
Chu Yunfei said: "As an anti-Japanese soldier, I feel ashamed that I escaped from the battle."
The father nodded and said: "In that case, just pursue your goal. The president attaches great importance to you, and he does this to protect you. If you want him to agree to you staying in Xinhe County, just
We must dispel his concerns and assure him that the 358th Brigade will not suffer heavy losses. Are you sure?"
Chu Yunfei said: "I'm not absolutely sure. There's no way I won't suffer losses in a war. But I can't stop fighting just because I'm afraid of losses.
I cannot guarantee that our troops will not suffer losses in fighting the Japanese army, but I am very confident that we can repel the Japanese attack.
Captain Xu of the Mawushan guerrillas is proficient in strategy and tactics, and I admire him very much. Our brigade is not the only one fighting in the Mawushan base area, we are only responsible for the defense in the southwest.
The underground party not only has the Mawushan guerrillas, but also an independent brigade. It has a large number of troops, well-equipped equipment, and strong combat effectiveness. I believe it will be able to repel the enemy's attack."
Seeing Chu Yunfei's firm attitude, his father said, "Then go see the president and tell him what you think. As long as you can dispel his concerns, I believe he will support you."
His father told Chu Yunfei not to go to the office to see him tomorrow. There were a lot of people there and the president sometimes had soft ears. If anyone said something, the president would probably change his mind.
The president will return to his residence after 4:00 p.m., and it will be more convenient to talk to him at that time."
Chu Yunfei expressed his gratitude to his father, and then returned to his home to visit his wife and children.
The next morning, Chu Yunfei was playing with his children at home when someone came to visit him. Chu Yunfei was a little surprised when he saw the visitor. It turned out to be Wang Xiaohu, the logistics director of the Mawushan guerrillas.
Chu Yunfei thought that Wang Xiaohu came to the World War II District Chief's Office to do business and stopped by his home to visit.
However, he was also curious and didn't understand why Wang Xiaohu knew that he had returned home. Otherwise, Wang Xiaohu would not have rashly paid a visit if Chu Yunfei was not at home.
When Chu Yunfei was confused, Wang Xiaohu said: "Sir Chu, our captain asked me to come to visit you. He said he has a gift for you."
Chu Yunfei asked doubtfully: "How did your captain know that I returned home, and what gift did he send you to give me?"
Wang Xiaohu shook his head and said: "The captain didn't say anything, he just asked me to give you a gift. He said you will know it when you see the gift."
Chu Yunfei asked: "Where is the gift?"
Wang Xiaohu said: "The gift is outside. I can't bring it in without your permission."
Chu Yunfei said: "It doesn't matter, just bring it in."
Wang Xiaohu walked out and came back soon. Behind him was Chu Yunfei's adjutant Sun Ming. Although he did not doubt that Wang Xiaohu would do anything detrimental to Chu Yunfei, this was his duty.
Because Wang Xiaohu was holding a Japanese command knife in his hand.
Chu Yunfei had seen this command knife. It was the sword of the commander of the 216th Brigade of the Japanese Army. It was captured first by the Mawushan guerrillas at that time. Xu Dalong was going to give it to the brigade commander, but unexpectedly he gave it to Chu Yunfei now.