The commander also felt very worried and said: "I think so too, but I can't think of any good solution at the moment."
The chief of staff said: "Minister Zhang, Commander, Xu Dalong has always been resourceful, this problem should not be difficult for him, right?"
Hearing this, Zhang Wanhe's eyes suddenly lit up.
He said: "Yes, Brother Dalong is a very talented person. Nothing can trouble him. Let's send him a telegram quickly to see if he has any good ideas."
At this moment, Xu Dalong's telegram was sent.
After the commander read the telegram, he laughed and passed the telegram to Zhang Wanhe and the chief of staff.
After they finished reading, the commander said: "Xu Dalong is really capable of whimsical ideas. I think this method is good. The anti-Japanese armed forces of the Yuenan underground party are also an anti-Japanese force. Being able to hand this batch of weapons and ammunition into their hands is a great way to fight against the Japanese."
A great contribution.”
Zhang Wanhe said: "I agree with this opinion. Although you can't get the weapons and equipment directly, you can sell them at a good price and bring the money back."
At this point, he felt a little worried again, and said with some worry: "The funds of the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces have always been tight, and the Yuenan underground party will not have a comfortable life. Maybe they are not as good as us.
Can they afford the equipment of this infantry division and the Japanese weapons and equipment? If they can’t come up with the money, wouldn’t the weapons and equipment be given to them for free?”
The chief of staff smiled and said: "Minister Zhang, I think you are worrying too much. When has Xu Dalong ever done a loss-making business? Since he said that, I'm afraid he has already thought about it, and he must be sure to get the money back."
Zhang Wanhe nodded and said: "You are right. Brother Dalong is really a master who will not suffer losses. No one can take advantage of him."
The commander smiled and said: "That's not necessarily true. Not to mention others, you, Director Zhang, always take advantage of Xu Dalong, and you don't even have enough, haha."
Faced with the commander's sarcasm, Zhang Wanhe didn't take it seriously.
He smiled and said: "Brother Dalong is one of our own. Besides, I am not doing it for myself, but to complete the tasks assigned by my superiors. Anyway, I agree with Brother Dalong, as long as he can get the money back.
Let’s do this, let’s jointly report to our superiors.”
Zhang Wanhe discussed with the chief of staff and commander for a while, then Zhang Wanhe picked up the phone and reported to his superiors.
The superiors really wanted this batch of weapons and equipment, but they felt that there was no way to transport the equipment back, so they agreed to Zhang Wanhe's suggestion and asked Xu Dalong to sell this batch of weapons and equipment and get the money back.
Zhang Wanhe put down the phone and said: "The superiors have agreed. Let's send a telegram to Brother Dalong now."
After receiving the telegram from Zhang Wanhe, Xu Dalong began to prepare for his trip to Yue Nan.
He was not in a hurry to go to Yue Nan immediately, but made a list and asked Monk Wei and others to go to GL City to purchase a batch of supplies.
Xu Dalong called the chief of staff of the fifth theater, and accompanied by him, went to the field hospital of the fifth theater and received a batch of medicines.
Xu Dalong knew that Yue Nan had a tropical rainforest climate and there was no problem with his physical fitness. However, Monk Wei and the special forces team members were purely northerners. When they arrived in Vietnam, they would easily become acclimatized.
He must store enough medicines in case of unexpected events.
After Xu Dalong and others arrived at the Zhongyue border, they did not rush there, but stayed in the barracks of the local garrison. Anyway, this matter was not urgent. In order to avoid accidents, Xu Dalong took the special forces team members
Conduct adaptive training in nearby mountains to enhance the adaptability of the special operations team members.
The humid and hot climate of the tropical rainforest in the south is very different from the dry and refreshing climate in the north. It is really difficult for the special operations team members to adapt quickly.
During the training process, several special operations team members fell ill and were sent to the local garrison hospital for treatment.
Just because of the acclimatization caused by the climate, the special forces team members are already overwhelmed. There are countless other dangers in the tropical rainforest. Not to mention anything else, the various poisonous creatures in it are hard to guard against.
On the border of Guangxi and the territory of Yuenan that is about to enter, there are twenty or thirty species of venomous snakes, some of which are very poisonous. Once bitten, if not treated in time, it can kill people very quickly.
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Xu Dalong taught the special forces how to prevent being bitten by venomous snakes, how to save themselves if bitten by venomous snakes, how to find herbs that can detoxify when there is no antivenom, and how to identify edible
Plants, etc., a series of related knowledge about survival in tropical rain forests.
The mosquitoes here are also very powerful. The big mosquitoes look very scary. They are commonly known as three mosquitoes on a plate.
This is not the most powerful thing. The most powerful thing is the very small mosquitoes, also called grasshoppers or small bites. These small things are smaller than millet grains, and their bites will sting and itch unbearably. You cannot scratch them with your hands.
, once it is scratched, it will leave a big scar, which cannot be removed at all.
The most terrifying thing is that this kind of grasshopper is not just one or two, but moves in groups. You can often see a large black mass in the sky, and the number is simply too many to count.
Because they are so small, even mosquito nets cannot stop their invasion, making it impossible for people to even sleep. To deal with them, the only way to deal with them is to smear Fengyoujing all over the body, or use a local herbal medicine.
Only with juice can I be able to cope with it.
Xu Dalong led the special operations team members to conduct physical training while teaching them various techniques for conducting special operations in the tropical rainforest.
In addition, he also taught the special forces team members the living habits of the Yue Nan people and the locals in this area, as well as some taboos to avoid when dealing with them, and also found someone to teach them some commonly used Yue Nan dialects.
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The special forces team originally admired the captain very much, but Monk Wei asked doubtfully: "Have Master Long been to the south before? Why are you so familiar with the situation here?"
Xu Dalong said: "Didn't I tell you before? My master is a god, and he taught me these things."
Next, Xu Dalong specifically explained to the special operations team members the various traps that the Yuenan people often used for hunting and dealing with enemies.
The special forces members had learned various trap-setting techniques before, but on Yue Nan's side, the traps were much more dangerous.
Bamboo is abundant here. In order to deal with wild beasts and enemies, the locals will put many sharp bamboo sticks in the traps. If a person falls, he will be seriously injured even if he does not die.
In addition to some traps, in order to slow down the enemy's movement, the locals also inserted some short bamboo sticks on the ground, which can stab people's soles when stepped on them with ordinary rubber-soled shoes or cloth shoes.
In order to avoid foot injuries to the special operations team members, Xu Dalong also asked the local garrison's repair shop to process some insoles made of thin iron sheets, which can effectively reduce puncture wounds from bamboo sticks.
After half a month of adaptive training, Xu Dalong led the special operations team members across the border and entered the territory of Yue Nan.
Li Qing is Chinese, and can also be said to be from Yue Nan. In this era, the border lines were not divided in detail. Half of Li Qing's village is in China and half is in Yue Nan, so it is impossible to say which country he is from.
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Li Qing was a squad leader of the local garrison. He had several relatives in Yuenan and was very familiar with the terrain along the border. Therefore, Xu Dalong asked the local garrison to send him as a guide.
Xu Dalong was very generous and gave Li Qing ten yuan in front of his superiors. Li Qing was very happy at that time.
When they left the military camp and came to the border, Xu Dalong directly gave him another 50 yuan and promised to reward him with another 50 yuan after completing the mission.
Li Qing was delighted from ear to ear. He was very enthusiastic and served Xu Dalong and others wholeheartedly along the way.
Xu Dalong didn't just have enough to eat, and he had too much money and no place to spend it, but he knew that if he entered the territory of Yue Nan, if there was no good guide who sincerely helped the special team, he didn't know how big the special team would encounter.
What's the trouble?
After the Japanese invaded Yue Nan, most of them were concentrated in the south, and most of the Japanese troops that entered the north were in major towns. Therefore, Xu Dalong and others did not encounter Japanese troops along the way, and the operation was relatively smooth.
That night, Xu Dalong and others came to a mountain. Looking down from the top of the mountain, there was a village in front of them.
Li Qing said that his uncle lived in that village, and he would help Xu Dalong and others inquire about the situation of the Yue Nan underground guerrillas.
Xu Dalong gave him another 20 yuan and asked him to give the money to his uncle, and told him that it would not matter even if he could not find the whereabouts of Yue Nan's underground party.
Li Qing was very happy and took Dayang down the mountain.
An hour later, he brought two people, one of whom was taller, about 40 years old, and the other, shorter, about 30 years old.
The taller man was Li Qing's uncle. For the sake of Li Qing and the 20 yuan, he was also very enthusiastic towards Xu Dalong and others.
He pointed to the short man next to him and said: "Sir Xu, this is my brother and he knows people from the underground party in Vietnam.
The short man's name was Li Yuanmin, a local village doctor. He said he knew a military doctor from the Yue Nan guerrillas and expressed his willingness to lead the way for Xu Dalong and others.
Xu Dalong was very happy and gave him 30 yuan.
In this era, domestic oceans, foreign rice dollars, pounds, and Swiss francs are all internationally accepted hard currencies, and can be circulated even in the Yuenan area.
Li Yuanmin was very happy after receiving Dayang. He couldn't save the money in three years. He patted his chest and promised that he would definitely help the special forces find the guerrillas of Yue Nan's underground party.
Li Qing's uncle warmly invited Xu Dalong and others to go into the village to rest for a night. The next day, Li Qing and Li Yuanmin led a special force to search for the Yue Nan underground party guerrillas.
At noon that day, Xu Dalong and others arrived at Gongla Mountain.
Gongla Mountain Area is a mountainous area with dozens of mountains of various sizes. The mountainous area is named after its main peak, Gongla Peak.
Gongla Peak towers into the clouds, and from the bottom of the mountain you can see the white clouds surrounding the mountain.
What is surprising is that there is a waterfall hanging on the top of the mountain. The waterfall is divided into several sections according to the different terrains of the mountains. The highest section is above the white clouds, which is beautiful and spectacular.
Neither Monk Wei nor the special forces members had seen anything like this before. They were very curious and didn't understand why there was a waterfall flowing down from the top of such a high mountain.
In their minds, the captain knew everything, so they all asked him about the whole story.
Xu Dalong said: "As the saying goes, how high the mountain is, how high the water is. Usually, there are several reasons for the formation of waterfalls. One is the rainwater accumulated on the top of the mountain. Such waterfalls are intermittent. After it rains, they will disappear.
Yes, after a period of time after the rain stops, the waterfalls will decrease or disappear.
This should not be the reason for the situation in front of us. The water flow of the waterfall is very constant. It should be that the groundwater is affected by the pressure inside the earth's crust and flows out from the cracks on the top of the mountain."
Monk Wei was a little confused. He asked, "Water flows to lower places. The mountain is so high, how can it push the water to the top of the mountain?"
Xu Dalong said: "Don't look at the high mountains here, but its altitude is not necessarily higher than the surrounding terrain. For example, most of the XZ Plateau looks very flat, but their altitude is far higher.
Higher than the mountain you see.
Groundwater also flows downward from high places, and the stored water flow flows out from the gaps on the top of the mountain, which is very common."
Monk Wei and the special forces members seemed to understand what he was saying, and they all admired Xu Dalong's profound knowledge.
The vegetation at the foot of Gongla Mountain is dense, with a large number of trees and shrubs. Even the thatch on the mountain is as tall as a person. In such terrain, it is difficult to find thousands of people hiding on any mountain. Underground party guerrillas
It is quite natural to hide here.
Under the leadership of Li Yuanmin, everyone was moving forward, and Xu Dalong had a feeling that someone was spying on them from the top of the mountain.
He asked: "How far is it from the guerrilla station?"
Li Yuanmin said: "After climbing over the mountain in front, it is their station."
Xu Dalong believed that there should be a guerrilla lurking post on the top of the mountain. He said: "In order to avoid misunderstanding, please ask Brother Li to go over and say hello to them first."
Li Yuanmin said: "Okay, I'll go up first."
Li Yuanmin went up the mountain, and everyone's eyes followed him.
Due to the dense vegetation on the top of the mountain, his figure quickly disappeared into the dense forest. Soon after, he was revealed again, and then disappeared again.
When he was approaching the top of the mountain, his figure was revealed again. Xu Dalong saw him stop and turned his head to the side. It must be that the guerrilla sentry lurking next to him stopped him.
As expected, he did not continue climbing to the top of the mountain, but walked aside and disappeared soon after.
About 40 minutes later, Li Yuanmin came back. Behind him were two guerrillas in plain clothes. One of them was carrying a short gun and should be the commander of the guerrillas.