Only Chiba Xunichi and the Chief of Staff of the 32nd Japanese Garrison Division knew about this plan, so even the Japanese captain they sent to Yucheng was kept in the dark.
Japanese troops disguised as troops from the 32nd garrison division and Huang Xiejun left Yucheng with supplies and headed for Lingao City.
After they left the city, they were monitored by scouts from the Mawushan Intelligence Squadron.
The scouts hid in the distance and used binoculars to observe the march of the Japanese army. They saw that the number of Japanese troops and Huang Xiejun troops had not changed, so they could not see the secrets hidden in them, so they sent a telegram to Xu Dalong.
report.
After Xu Dalong received the telegram, he felt very confused. It seemed that the Japanese army and the Huang Xiejun army were really there to receive supplies. Why didn't the Japanese army take other actions? Could they really give up the weapons and ammunition from Cuiyunfeng?
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Zhao Gang felt very puzzled. He thought carefully for a long time, put forward a hypothesis, and said: "Captain, is it possible that the Japanese army really doesn't care about this batch of arms? These arms were all produced by the Taiyuan Arsenal more than 20 years ago. They have been
It is relatively backward. Therefore, the Japanese army does not care."
Sun Desheng also believed that this possibility was possible. He said: "I think what Commissioner Zheng said is reasonable. The little devils are afraid of our guerrillas. They may be worried that they will send troops to snatch this batch of outdated arms and be attacked by us again."
A blow would be a bit worthless."
Zhao Gang, Sun Desheng and others can think about problems in this way, but Xu Dalong cannot. He is the highest decision-maker in the base area and must not rely on guesswork to fight a war. Everything must be considered in the worst direction.
He said: "What you said makes sense. But after all, it is a large amount of weapons and equipment that is staggering, and it is not too backward. Nowadays, some troops in the Jinsui Army also use such weapons.
If I were the commander of the Japanese army, I would definitely not let it fall into the hands of the underground anti-Japanese armed forces.
No matter what, we still need to strengthen our defenses, and from now on our troops must be ready for battle at any time until we find that batch of arms."
That evening, Xu Dalong received a telegram from the reconnaissance team, saying that the Japanese army suddenly set up a cordon and that the reconnaissance team could no longer track the Japanese troops and had now lost track of them.
Xu Dalong felt more and more that something was fishy. Could it be that the Japanese army knew that someone was following them? It was possible, but if the Japanese army just wanted to return to Lingao City and wanted to get rid of the surveillance of the guerrillas, there seemed to be no need for it.
Until now, Xu Dalong still couldn't tell what the Japanese and puppet troops were going to do.
He called Zheng Xirong and said to him: "Immediately send someone to Lingao City to see if the Japanese and puppet troops escorting the supplies have returned to the city. If there is any situation, report to me in time."
Zheng Xirong sent another reconnaissance team to the direction of Lingao City.
The leader of the intelligence team sent by Zheng Xirong is named Wang Erxi. He is 21 years old and looks energetic, but his skin is a little dark. He is from Guancheng. When Xu Dalong and others first entered Guancheng County, he joined the guerrillas.
He had gone to high school, was educated, and had a smart mind. He was selected into the intelligence squadron by Zheng Xirong, and later served as the squad leader. He was a very excellent intelligence agent.
Wang Erxi took three members of the intelligence squadron and a radio and rode straight towards Lingao City.
It was already the beginning of winter and it got dark early. At 7:30 pm, it was completely dark.
When they just left the county town, the young men were very relaxed. Now that this area has become a guerrilla world, there is no need to be so nervous. They talked and laughed while walking, and later sang a song they learned from the captain.
Guerrilla Song.
These little warriors are in their prime, and they are all carefully selected elite warriors. They have made great achievements in combat. They are full of confidence and are in high spirits.
8:40 pm. They arrived at the border of Ping'an County, and there was enemy-occupied territory in front of them. The boys stopped talking.
We are on heightened alert, loaded with bullets, and ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
They continued to move forward, and after walking for more than two miles, a small river appeared in front of them.
The water in the creek is very shallow, and the bridge made of stones is in the middle of the river. When it doesn't rain, the river water only covers the bridge by 10 centimeters, and cars can drive across the road normally.
Wang Erxi and others came to the river and began to slow down their progress and slowly crossed the river.
The river flowed quietly, the moonlight reflected on the river, and the moon's shadow kept swaying in the river. The river water drowned out the sound of horse hooves, and there was no sound at all. Everything seemed so quiet and peaceful.
Just when the guerrillas were about to step onto the river bank, suddenly a group of black shadows appeared on the river embankment. At the same time, a group of black shadows also appeared behind the guerrillas. With the help of the moonlight, they could be seen holding guns in their hands.
Someone said in slightly stiff Chinese: "You have been surrounded, dismount immediately and surrender."
The members of the Intelligence Squadron have received special warfare training. The moment they discovered the enemy's situation, they reacted quickly. Before the words could be heard, they had already held the weapons in their hands.
After all, the people who surrounded them had the upper hand. When they saw the guerrillas' movements, they immediately shot at them.
They were well prepared for the enemy, they were large in number, and the guerrillas were on horseback. The terrain was unfavorable and they suffered a great loss. They were all knocked off their horses in an instant.
Wang Erxi also fell into the river. He was hit by at least three bullets, and his consciousness began to fade.
He knew he was dying, so he took out the code book in his arms, put it in the water and washed it away.
This is the most important thing on them. The weapons can be lost and the radio can be discarded, but the code book is crucial and must not fall into the hands of the enemy. He put the code book into the river and saw it floating away along the river.
, and then I felt relieved.
The Japanese army was still far away from here at this time, and the Japanese army did not notice Wang Erxi's movements.
They carefully searched over and inspected the bodies of the guerrillas. At this time, the three guerrillas had died, and Wang Erxi was lying motionless in the water.
At this time, Wang Erxi still had a glimmer of consciousness. He held the grenade, pulled out the safety pin, and waited quietly for the Japanese troops to come over.
A Japanese soldier came to him, pointed his gun at Wang Erxi, and then used his feet to move Wang Erxi's body, trying to turn him over.
Wang Erxi relied on the Japanese soldiers to move his body, turned around suddenly, and used his last strength to throw a grenade at the Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese soldiers reacted very quickly. While shooting at Wang Erxi, they quickly dispersed and threw themselves into the river.
With a loud bang, the grenade exploded, killing a Japanese soldier closest to the grenade.
The Japanese soldiers carefully inspected the bodies of the guerrillas, took off the radio carried by one of the team members, and then walked to the river bank and reported to a tall and well-proportioned Japanese officer: "Your Excellency, Captain, all the enemies have been killed."
Annihilate and capture one radio station. One of our troops is in pieces."
The captain of the Japanese army was in his thirties and slightly taller than the average Japanese soldier. He had a square face and looked talented. However, his face was gloomy and he gave the impression that he had never smiled.
Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, Zhao Gang, and Xu Dalong have all heard of this person. He is Yamamoto Kazuki, the famous special agent captain of the Japanese army.
Yoshio Shinozuka has long wanted to use the Yamamoto Special Agents to deal with the Mawushan guerrillas. Some time ago, the Yamamoto Special Agents were transferred to the Jizhong area by the North China Front Army Headquarters to perform tasks, and they just returned to Taiyuan City not long ago.
Among the suggestions made by the chief of staff to Yoshio Shinozuka, he not only replaced the situation, but also sent the Yamamoto special agent team to cooperate with the Japanese army's actions.
Yamamoto Kazuki was a very arrogant person. He had taken advantage of him a lot in the battle with the underground anti-Japanese armed forces. The reason why Kong Jie was dismissed and Li Yunlong took over his post was because the independent regiment encountered the Yamamoto special agent team.
Attacked, achieved a 200:0 record, and suffered heavy losses.
During his mission in Hebei, Kazuki Yamamoto had heard of Xu Dalong and looked down upon him at all. After he returned to Taiyuan City and accepted the assignment from Commander Yoshio Shinozuka, he led the special team to Pingan County.
Yamamoto's special agent team has rich combat experience. When their main force was marching, they sent a vanguard unit in front. The vanguard unit first discovered Wang Erxi and others and sent a signal to Yamamoto Kazuki, so they used the river to beat Wang Erxi and others.
ambush.
After listening to the report from the leader of the second combat team, Yamamoto Kazuki cursed: "Bage Yalu, you guys are a bunch of trash. With so many people dealing with a few Tubalu, you actually let them fire grenades, and no one was captured.
The code book also caused a Yellow Army warrior to be broken into pieces. This is a serious dereliction of duty and brings disgrace to our special agent team."
The team leader of the Japanese army was so reprimanded that he did not dare to express his anger. When Yamamoto Kazuki finished getting angry, he said: "I am really sorry, Captain. This is a derelict dereliction of duty. Please punish me, Captain."
Yamamoto Kazuki saw that the squad leader had a good attitude, so he did not continue to reprimand him and asked: "How far is this place from Ping'an County?"
The team leader understood what he meant and said: "I have read the map in advance. This river is still 22 kilometers away from Pingan County. The explosion of the grenade will not alert the enemy."
Yamamoto Kazuki nodded, made a gesture, and said: "Continue to Ping'an County."
The team leader said "Ha Yin", turned around and set off with his men.
Sanmoto Kazuki looked at his watch and followed with the others.
At 10 o'clock in the evening, Yamamoto Kazuki and others came to the outside of Ping'an County. Seeing that there were still many lights on in the city, they decided to wait until the Japanese army arrived and then suddenly launch a surprise attack on the county town at night. So they were in the city.
Hidden outside.
After the Japanese army arrived at Lingao City from the direction of Yucheng, they did not enter the city, but drove directly to Ping'an County, so Yan Guiwu did not know about this situation.
After dinner, Xu Dalong once sent him a telegram asking him if the troops he sent had returned.
Yan Guiwu didn't know when the troops sent out would set off from Yucheng, so he could only tell the truth, saying that he had not yet seen the troops transporting supplies return to Lingao City.
As the top person in charge of a strategic area, Xu Dalong is responsible for thousands of troops and people in the base area, so he has a strong sense of crisis.
Especially tonight, he always felt that something was wrong. Before going to bed at 10:30 in the evening, he sent someone to call Zheng Xirong and asked about the situation of the intelligence team sent out.
Zheng Xirong said: "According to the time when the intelligence team left Pingan County, they should not have arrived at Lingao City yet, so they have not received their report."
Xu Dalong said: "Send them a telegram and ask them where they are and whether there is anything suspicious?"
Zheng Xirong has great trust in his team members. He believes that the intelligence team will definitely report to him when they arrive in Lingao City. There is really no need to send them a telegram now, but out of his trust in Xu Dalong, he still sends a message to the intelligence team
A telegram was sent.
After the telegram was sent, ten minutes passed and the intelligence team did not call back. Twenty minutes passed and there was still no call back.
Zheng Xirong also felt that something was wrong, because when the intelligence team set out, he specifically asked the radio station to be turned on at any time. As long as he received a telegram from him, he must call back immediately.
Zheng Xirong fully considered the various situations that the intelligence team might encounter, thinking that they might have missed sending the telegram for some reason, and decided to give them another ten minutes.
Ten minutes passed quickly, and the intelligence team still didn't call back.
Zheng Xirong also became nervous. He could not wait any longer and immediately reported to Xu Dalong.
So many strange things happened today, Xu Dalong really couldn't sit still. He immediately sent someone to call Zhao Gang, Sun Desheng, and Monk Wei, and told everyone about his ominous premonition, saying that something big was likely to happen tonight.
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Everyone believed Xu Dalong's premonition and took action immediately.
Yamamoto Kazuki and others were observing the activities in the city outside the city. They saw the city gate suddenly opened. With the help of the weak light at the city gate, they could see a cavalry unit coming out of the city, and then another one came out.
A motorcycle team headed towards Lingao City.
Yamamoto Kazuki was experienced. He felt that something was unusual and that the enemy seemed to be on guard. He ordered the radio operator to contact the Japanese army.
The one who came to attack Ping'an County this time was an infantry regiment of the Japanese 108th Division, led by regimental commander Zuo Zuomu.
He received a telegram from Kazuki Yamamoto and was worried that he would encounter guerrillas coming out of the city on the road, so he ordered the troops to leave the road and continue to advance toward Ping'an County via country roads.
Kazuki Yamamoto received a telegram from Captain Zuo Zuomu and learned that they were approaching Ping'an County, so he decided to launch an attack in advance. He planned to seize the city gate first and cover the main force of the Japanese army entering the city.
It was Monk Wei's special operations squadron and Wang Pao's motorcycle squadron that came out of Pingan County. After leaving the city, they traveled a few kilometers and saw a fork in the road ahead.
From here, they split into two groups. Wang Pao's motorcycle squadron continued to drive forward along the road. Monk Wei led the special operations squadron on horseback and turned onto another fork in the road. The two squadrons came from two roads and lined up side by side.
Search in the direction of Lingao City.
Sanmoto Kazuki and others came to the vicinity of the city wall and observed the direction of the city wall for a while. With the help of the moonlight, they could see a figure moving on the wall. This showed that the guerrillas in the city had set up sentries on the city wall.
Yamamoto Kazuki made several gestures in succession, and the first combat team moved towards the wall on the left side of the city gate.
Immediately after Yamamoto Kazuki made a few more gestures, the second combat team moved toward the city gate.
The task of the second combat team was to place explosives on the city gate and wait until the Japanese army entered the city to blow up the city gate.
The second combat team was close to the city gate. They hid behind the grass outside the city. After careful observation, two Japanese agents crawled forward with explosive packs in their hands and approached the city gate.
They observed the situation on the city tower while climbing, and when they saw no movement, they continued to climb forward. Ping'an County did not have a moat, so the two Japanese agents were not hindered and finally climbed to the city gate.
They cautiously approached the city gate, got into the hole of the city gate, placed the explosive bag under the city gate, read a book, and then stayed there, ready to detonate the explosive bag at any time.
The first combat team of Yamamoto's special agent team used skillful tactical moves to successfully reach the bottom of the city wall. From the position between the two guerrilla sentries on the city wall, they threw flying claws upward, and then the two agents climbed up
Go up.
The Japanese agents climbed up the city wall. At this time, they had changed into the uniforms of the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces. The two Japanese agents saw sentries standing guard on both sides. After a brief discussion, the two went to the sentries on the city wall.
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When the artilleryman saw someone coming, he thought he was coming to change the guard. He didn't pay attention at first. When he saw that the person was approaching him, he suddenly remembered that there were still at least twenty minutes before the change of guard.
, the change of guard came a little early.
Then he became alert and asked: "Which one?"
The Japanese agent walked forward and said, "It's me."
The sentry heard a strange voice and asked again: "Give me your name." As he said that, he began to take his rifle from his shoulder.
The Japanese agent had already held a dagger in his hand. When he saw the sentry's movements, he raised his hand and a sharp flying knife flew over and stabbed the sentry in the heart.
Almost at the same time, the other Japanese agent also eliminated the sentry over there.
After the two sentries were eliminated, a gap of more than 100 meters wide was left on the city wall. The Japanese agents climbed up the city wall one after another and headed towards the city tower.
Soon after, Japanese agents eliminated the sentries in front of the city tower and gate, as well as a squad of anti-Japanese armed forces sleeping in the ear room of the city gate.
The leader of the second team whispered to the two Japanese agents hiding outside the gate, asking them to remove the explosive package placed next to the door, and then opened the city gate.