Zhang Wanhe's situation is similar to that of Kong Jie. He also joined the army after getting married, and his wife and children have long been missing. When he heard the chief of staff mention this matter, his heart was full of expectations.
After listening to what Xu Dalong and the commander said, his eyes darkened, he sat there in a daze, and then started drinking.
Xu Dalong is a shrewd man, and he guessed that Zhang Wanhe was inseparable when he saw Zhang Wanhe's expression.
After the reception banquet was over, he found Zhang Wanhe alone and said, "Minister Zhang, do you also want to inquire about the situation at home?"
When Zhang Wanhe heard what Xu Dalong said, his eyes immediately lit up.
He said with hope: "Yes, brother Dalong, my situation is similar to that of Kong Jie. It has been nine years and I don't know how my family is doing?"
Xu Dalong said: "Tell me the details of your family."
Zhang Wanhe said with some worry: "Brother Dalong, will it be too difficult for you to help me find my family?"
Xu Dalong said: "I definitely can't do anything about searching on a large scale, but for one and a half, I can ask other people to help find out."
Zhang Wanhe knew that this was due to his close relationship with him. Xu Dalong could not help others and was only willing to help himself. A feeling of gratitude arose spontaneously, and he said with emotion: "Brother Dalong, you are such a friend, our old Zhang
It’s such an honor to have you as my friend.”
He followed Xu Dalong to the guest house. Xu Dalong drafted a telegram based on the information provided by Zhang Wanhe and sent it to General Yang in Yichang, asking him to help find Zhang Wanhe's family through connections.
General Yang quickly responded to the telegram, saying that the matter was his responsibility, and that as long as Zhang Wanhe's family was still there, he would help find it and send someone to deliver it.
Zhang Wanhe was so moved that his eyes were red. He held Xu Dalong's hand and said excitedly: "Brother Dalong, don't say anything else. We, Lao Zhang, will recognize you as our brother for the rest of our lives."
In the afternoon, Li Changshui came to Xu Dalong and said: "Brother Dalong, I'm really sorry. Brother, I have encountered a problem and can't find a solution, so I have to ask the commander for your help."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Minister Li, we are old friends. It's too strange to say this. If you have anything to say, just tell me. As long as I can do it, I will do my best."
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Li Changshui said: "Brother Dalong, the matter is not that serious. Northern Shaanxi sent a group of young cadres, and Northern Shaanxi was only responsible for escorting them to the Shanxi border, and then handed them over to the troops of the Taiyue Military Region for escort.
Since we have to pass through more than 400 kilometers of enemy-occupied areas on the way, for safety reasons, I would like to ask you to send a special force to complete this escort mission."
This group of young cadres from northern Shaanxi are all young students. They have only undergone short-term military training and have little combat effectiveness. They are mainly assigned to work in agencies at all levels.
The situation is like this, how to complete the escort mission is up to you to arrange according to the commander's wishes."
Xu Dalong nodded and said: "Okay, leave this task to me." After that, he asked the correspondent to call Monk Wei, and in front of Li Changshui, he handed over the task to Monk Wei and asked him to be responsible for arranging this matter.
matter.
After Monk Wei accepted the mission, he handed over the escort mission to Li Qiulin, the leader of the Third Squadron. Li Qiulin led the Third Squadron, followed by an officer and a guide sent by the enemy's Ministry of Industry, to greet the group.
Young cadres.
Xu Dalong did not personally carry out this task, and even Monk Wei did not personally lead the team. He only sent a squadron leader. It was not that Xu Dalong did not pay attention to this matter, but because the members of the special team were all experienced in many battles.
They are quite mature, especially the squadron leaders. Each one of them is a well-known figure. With their personal abilities and command level, it would be no problem for them to serve as the commander of an ordinary infantry regiment.
To perform a very common task like an escort mission, sending a squadron leader there is more than enough.
After arranging this matter, Xu Dalong said goodbye to the commander and returned to the Mawu Mountain base with Monk Wei and others.
Li Qiulin led the Third Special Operations Squadron, disguised as a Japanese army. After several days of marching, he arrived at the border of Shanxi very smoothly. He met up with the people sent from northern Shaanxi and took over the young cadres from them.
, embarked on the return journey.
Although Li Qiulin is only 23 years old, he has experienced hundreds of battles and is very experienced. He has a calm personality and careful thinking. After receiving these young cadres, in order to reduce the target, he did not arrange the troops to act together. He used a special warfare
The detachment wore the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army and escorted these young cadres.
He led other special forces still disguised as Japanese troops and followed the young cadres. This not only reduced the target, encountered the enemy, but also made it easier to rescue them.
Despite this, he was still very careful, requiring his troops to march day and night to avoid encounters with the enemy as much as possible.
They traveled more than 100 kilometers in the first three days, and went very smoothly without encountering Japanese and puppet troops. On the afternoon of the fourth day, the scout responsible for opening the road reported that a large stone bridge appeared in front of them, and there were Japanese and puppet troops on the bridge.
Guard. The stone bridge is erected over the mountain stream and is the only way back to the Taihang Mountain base.
Li Qiulin knew about this situation. They had already passed this big stone bridge when they came, but it was not guarded by Japanese and puppet troops at that time.
Now that an unexpected situation occurred, Li Qiulin was very cautious and personally led people to Dashiqiao for reconnaissance.
Li Qiulin saw that at the head of the Dashiqiao, the Japanese troops had built a machine gun position with sandbags, and there were several tents at the bridge head. It was obvious that these Japanese troops would not leave the Dashiqiao in a short time.
Li Qiulin and others carried limited supplies and could not stay here for a long time. Moreover, the situation in this area was complex and the longer they stayed, the more likely they would be exposed. Therefore, he had to find a way to pass this big stone bridge as soon as possible.
He called several squad leaders to discuss a way to cross the bridge. Everyone talked to each other and quickly came up with a way.
Li Qiulin and others originally traveled by day and by night, and they also wanted to cross the Big Stone Bridge at night. However, they believed that the enemy would be very alert at night, so they decided to camp where they were tonight and start their operation after dawn.
At 9 o'clock in the morning that day, the Japanese troops guarding the big stone bridge saw a team of about 200 people coming from a distance.
This area was all Japanese-occupied territory, and the Japanese army didn't pay much attention when they saw that it was their own people. It wasn't until the team arrived in front of the big stone bridge that Captain Cao stepped forward and blocked the team's path and asked them to show their IDs.
The Japanese commander showed his certificate, which was from the team directly under the First Army Headquarters. Seeing that there was no problem, Commander Cao signaled the soldiers to remove the wooden fence with barbed wire on the bridge head and let the Japanese troops cross the bridge.
The Japanese cavalry troops were crossing the bridge, but they were walking very slowly because there were six or seven carriages in the team. On the carriages were dozens of officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, both men and women, and their hands and feet were tied with ropes.
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When these carriages passed the bridge, the Japanese officers and soldiers guarding the bridge were watching the fun. They were pointing and discussing what to do with the captured female eight-robbers, and all of them had expressions of bank association on their faces.
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The Japanese cavalry unit successfully crossed the bridge and slowly disappeared from the sight of the Japanese troops guarding the bridge.
At this time, a fast horse came galloping. A Japanese cavalry came to the bridge. He got off his horse and saw a Japanese second lieutenant guarding the bridge. He conveyed the order from his superiors. It turned out that they had received intelligence that there was an enemy coming from the north of Shaanxi.
A batch of young cadres from the Eighth Route Army were to pass through enemy-occupied areas and head to the Taihang Mountain base area. Japanese troops in various places were required to pay attention to the matter after receiving the notification, and to intercept them immediately if their traces were discovered.
The Japanese second lieutenant immediately remembered the group of Japanese cavalry that had just passed by. The young cadres of the Eighth Route Army they escorted were exactly the same as those explained in the briefing.
He immediately realized something was wrong and guessed that the Japanese cavalry should also be disguised as the Eighth Route Army.
He told the cavalry messenger about this situation, and the messenger immediately returned the same way to report to his superiors.
The Japanese army had a strong initiative. Although the Japanese second lieutenant guarding the bridge only had more than 20 soldiers, he knew that he was no match for the Eighth Route Army cavalry that passed in front of him, but he still refused to give up and personally led a squad of soldiers to follow them.
, what he wanted to do was to keep a firm eye on the Eighth Route Army troops and prevent them from disappearing into the sight of the Japanese army.
What this Japanese second lieutenant did was correct under normal circumstances, but it was only against ordinary enemies under normal circumstances.
What they faced was Li Qiulin, the Mawushan Special Forces. The proactive spirit of the Japanese army exposed the Japanese army's movements.
After Li Qiulin disguised himself as a Japanese soldier and escorted these Eighth Route Army cadres across the bridge, he knew that at least these Eighth Route Army cadres would attract the attention of the Japanese army, so he left scouts in front and behind the marching brigade to discover the Japanese army in time to avoid being attacked.
to an ambush.
The two cavalry scouts who stayed behind the team turned back while walking and looked in the direction of the big stone bridge. When they saw a group of Japanese troops chasing them, they realized that their actions might have been exposed, and immediately reported to Li Qiulin.
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Li Qiulin also realized the seriousness of the problem. He knew that the Japanese army had noticed the direction in which they were heading, and there would be a large group of Japanese troops ahead to intercept them. So he decided to temporarily change the route, avoid the search of the Japanese and puppet troops, and then take a detour.
Head to the Taihang Mountain base area.
In order to get rid of his tail, he decided to first kill the Japanese army that followed.
Li Qiulin called a squad leader and ordered him to take care of the Japanese troops who were following them.
In order to prevent the enemy from being aware of it in advance, Li Qiulin continued to lead the troops along the highway, and the squad leader led the team members to hide in the crop fields on the roadside.
The Japanese second lieutenant was afraid that he would lose track of the Eighth Route Army troops, so he led the Japanese soldiers on a run and finally spotted the shadow of the cavalry unit in the distance.
The Japanese second lieutenant finally breathed a sigh of relief. Worried about being discovered by the enemy, they also slowed down and followed leisurely.