Xu Dalong then dug the entrance of the cave as large as it could accommodate one person, and then he took the lead in getting out.
He squatted on the side and observed the surroundings vigilantly, covering other team members to follow him.
After all the team members came out of the tunnel, Li Qiulin took it upon himself to cover the entrance of the tunnel with wooden boards and carefully disguised it, and then everyone walked towards the depth of the Japanese camp.
The Japanese army was extremely vigilant. On the way, they encountered many Japanese sentries and two Japanese patrol teams. Not only did they ask for passwords, they also checked the documents of Xu Dalong and others.
During this period of time, the Eighth Route Army already knew the numbers of the Japanese troops on the Licheng front line, and Wang Jinke had forged the corresponding documents. With accurate passwords, qualified documents, and the team members' fluent Japanese, they successfully passed through the Japanese army.
The blockade was hidden far away from the Japanese garrison.
After dawn the next day, Xu Dalong and others observed from a hidden place the Japanese army camp they passed yesterday. They saw a large number of tents, which were the Japanese army's campsites. Xu Dalong observed carefully and looked for the place where the Japanese army headquarters was located.
He saw that among the Japanese tents, there was a tent with a radio antenna on it, and Japanese officers coming and going. He could confirm that it was a Japanese command post. However, it looked like the largest one was no more than an infantry regiment.
This is not the goal Xu Dalong and others are looking for.
He wanted to find the location of the Japanese division headquarters, at least at the brigade level.
Xu Dalong looked around with a telescope and saw a large Japanese tent two kilometers away, so he led his team members towards it.
Soon after, Xu Dalong and others approached the Japanese camp. As they walked, they observed that this place was still not the target that Xu Dalong and others were looking for.
Xu Dalong felt that searching blindly was not an option. He carefully analyzed the Japanese brigade-level headquarters and found that it should not be so close to the forward positions. The division-level headquarters should be further away from the front, and the Japanese troops were already stationed in this area.
For a long time, their command organization should not be in a tent, but in a village near the front line.
He looked at the map carefully. The map he took was a 1/50,000-scale military map provided by the Jinsui Army. It was marked in great detail, even the larger villages were marked.
Xu Dalong believed that as the senior command organ of the Japanese army, they had a large number of vehicles and should be located in villages or towns close to the highway. He simply led his team members to search along the highway.
This road leads from Licheng County to Taiyuan. This area is the front line. Basically, the people coming and going on the road are Japanese troops. Xu Dalong and others disguised themselves as signal corps and marched on the road openly.
While walking, observe the traffic on the road.
Xu Dalong and others found that there was a crossroads not far ahead, and a country road crossed the road they were on. There were a large number of military vehicles on the right side of the road, and not far away there was a larger building complex. Judging from the scale,
A town.
Xu Dalong judged based on experience that it was very likely that the Japanese army's command organization was in that town, so he led the team towards the direction of the town.
After approaching the town, they saw that the town was heavily guarded. Japanese machine gun positions built with sandbags could be seen around the town. There were many radio antennas on the building in the center of the town. Xu Dalong was certain that this was the headquarters of the Japanese army.
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They were walking on the road, and vehicles passed by them from time to time. They could see that the destination of those vehicles was the town in front. It can be seen from the license plate number that this is the headquarters of the Japanese 109th Division.
Xu Dalong and others did not enter the town. After approaching the town, they saw that no one was paying attention, so they got into the cornfield on the roadside.
At night, Xu Dalong and Li Qiulin quietly approached the headquarters of the Japanese 109th Division with two team members, and took advantage of the night to connect the telephone line to the telephone line outside. They buried the telephone line they brought with them on the ground, with one end
Leading to the cornfield outside, began monitoring the phone calls of the Japanese 109th Division.
After a day of phone monitoring, we did not get any clues about the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply unit, but we still heard some important information, that is, this is not the highest command authority of the Japanese army on the front line.
The Japanese troops on the front line are now unified under the command of the Japanese 113th Division. Based on what I heard repeatedly on the phone about Tangzhuang, it is basically certain that the headquarters of the Japanese 113th Division is in Tangzhuang. Check the map to find out how far away Tangzhuang is.
It's 12 kilometers here.
Xu Dalong and others headed towards Tangzhuang. As they approached Tangzhuang, they could see on the road that the Japanese license plate number was that of the 113th Division. Xu Dalong was even more certain that Tangzhuang should be the 113th Division of the Japanese Army.
The location of the headquarters.
After arriving at Tangzhuang, they saw that the place was heavily guarded. In addition to defensive positions and surrounding patrols, there were also some armored vehicles parked. Xu Dalong and others hid again, preparing to connect the phone lines at night and conduct monitoring.
At night, Xu Dalong and others successfully connected the telephone line to the telephone line outside the headquarters of the Japanese 113th Division.
The team members took turns monitoring the phone calls. They monitored hundreds of phone calls throughout the day, but did not hear anything related to the epidemic prevention and water supply unit.
This morning, Xu Dalong, who personally participated in the monitoring last night, was sleeping when he was woken up by Li Qiulin.
He said: "Captain, we just heard the news that the Japanese army will launch an attack on the 202nd Division of the Shanxi-Sui Army at noon tomorrow."
After hearing this, Xu Dalong couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
The 202nd Division of the Jinsui Army is a relatively weak force among all the troops on the front line. Although the troops led by Kong Jie serve as reserves, it is very likely that if the Japanese army concentrates a large number of troops to break through the positions of the 202nd Division of the Jinsui Army,
This would lead to the collapse of the 202nd Division. The two regiments led by Kong Jie alone may not be able to stop the Japanese attack.
The most critical thing is that the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply troops are very likely to follow the movements of the Japanese army. Once they break through our army's positions, they will carry out biological and chemical weapons attacks, with disastrous consequences.
Xu Dalong and others came out this time disguised as Japanese signal corps. This area was full of Japanese troops. In order to avoid arousing the suspicion of the Japanese army, they did not carry a radio. Although they had monitored the Japanese army's action plan, they had no way to report it to Li Yunlong now.
and others. They must find the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply troops and destroy them before the Japanese army launches an attack. But until now, they still don’t know where the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply troops are.
Li Qiulin said worriedly: "Captain, the Japanese army will attack tomorrow. We don't have much time left. What do you think we should do?"
Xu Dalong calmed down and said: "Don't worry, this may be an opportunity for us to find the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply troops."
Li Qiulin was also very smart and said: "Captain, you are saying that the Japanese army should escort the epidemic prevention and water supply troops there before launching an attack, so that we can determine their true location.
When the little devils came this time, they took a few civilian trucks. We only need to keep an eye on those civilian trucks. But if those little devils changed into their military trucks, how can we determine which trucks they are in?
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Xu Dalong nodded and said: "You are right, maybe there is such a possibility. But these are the only clues we have at the moment. Let's follow these clues to find the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply troops."
Having said this, Xu Dalong spread out a map on the ground, pointed to the southeast and said: "The front of the 202nd Division is the defense area of the 11th independent mixed brigade of the Japanese army. The Japanese army is very likely to escort the epidemic prevention and water supply troops there today. You
Now take a few team members to go there for surveillance. If you find those civilian trucks, send someone back to report it, and we will rush to the 11th independent mixed brigade of the Japanese army immediately."
Li Qiulin responded: "I will take people there right away.
After Li Qiulin and others left, Xu Dalong and the remaining team members continued to monitor the Japanese army's phone calls.
That morning, Oshima CITIC and Super High School Section Chief were called to the office of the commander of the 113th Division. The division commander formally informed them that the Japanese army would launch an attack on the defensive positions of the 202nd Division at noon tomorrow, and asked them to bring epidemic prevention equipment with them.
The water supply troops followed the main force of the Japanese army. Once they broke through the defensive positions of the Shanxi-Sui Army, they followed in and carried out the attack.
The head of the Special High School Section was very happy. He used to live a very comfortable life in Taiyuan City. These days, in order to carry out this task, he has been running around with Oshima Zhongxin and his gang. It is not only very painful, but also very dangerous. He
He hopes to complete this mission as soon as possible so that he can continue to live his comfortable life.
He suggested that the division commander be asked to send troops now to escort the epidemic prevention and water supply troops to the defense area of the Japanese independent mixed 11th brigade.
Of course Oshima Zhongxin also hopes to do this, but this guy is very cautious. He always feels uneasy and those Eighth Route Army are too cunning. He has an ominous premonition that the Eighth Route Army has been keeping a close eye on the epidemic prevention and water supply troops.
, maybe someone is watching from outside.
He said: "My opinion is that we should not take action during the day today. At midnight tonight, we will quietly go to the independent mixed 11th Brigade."
The director of the special high school didn't want any accident to happen at the last minute. He said, "Okay, that's it."
During the day, Xu Dalong had been waiting for news from Li Qiulin and others. His mood was somewhat contradictory. He hoped that Li Qiulin and the others could discover the Japanese army's epidemic prevention and water supply troops, but he also did not want such news to come.
If the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply troops are discovered, it is good news. At least it can be confirmed that they have indeed entered the defense area of the Japanese 11th mixed brigade. However, that is also very troublesome. They have to travel a long distance and rush there tomorrow.
The Japanese army was about to launch an attack, and the time left to them was really tight.
Since there is no trace of the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply troops, there is a high possibility that they are still at the division headquarters of the Japanese 113th Division. Xu Dalong plans to sneak into the Japanese division headquarters tonight to look for those civilian trucks.
If there were no accidents, the epidemic prevention and water supply troops should be with those trucks. Xu Dalong made up his mind that if he found the epidemic prevention and water supply troops, he would destroy them in the Japanese division headquarters.
For a whole day, there was no news from Li Qiulin and others, which shows that there is a high possibility that the Japanese epidemic prevention and water supply troops have not left the community headquarters of the 113th Division.
Xu Dalong decided to take action himself tonight, so he ate something, rested early, and waited until it was completely dark before he started taking action.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, Xu Dalong left some special forces members to continue monitoring the Japanese army's phone calls. He came to the southeast of the town and met with Li Qiulin and others.
Seeing Xu Dalong, Li Qiulin said: "Captain, we did not find any large Japanese convoy heading towards the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade, nor did we find those civilian trucks."
Xu Dalong said: "That's good, continue to send people to monitor, and we will take action at night."
At 10 o'clock in the evening, Xu Dalong, who was resting, suddenly sat up.
He said: "Qiulin, we can't wait any longer, let's go in now."
Li Qiulin asked in confusion: "Captain, the Japanese soldiers are not asleep at this time. If we go, we will be discovered by the Japanese soon. Should we wait a little longer and go in in the early morning?"
Xu Dalong shook his head and said: "We can't wait any longer. The Japanese army will launch an attack tomorrow. Their epidemic prevention and water supply troops did not leave here during the day. It is very likely that they are operating at night."
If we go too late, they will probably leave. It's such a long distance, and with our own two legs, we can reach the defense area of the 11th independent mixed brigade tonight. Time is too tight, and I'm afraid we won't have a chance to take action."
Li Qiulin said: "Captain, your analysis makes sense, let's take action now."
Xu Dalong said: "The rest of you don't want to go. It's enough for me to go alone."
Li Qiulin became anxious when he heard this and said, "Captain, how can I let you go alone?" Before departure, Minister Li, Commander Li, and Zhao Zhengwei all told me that I must not let you take risks alone, and must be protected.
For your safety, let me act with you."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Qiulin, you don't have to worry. Aren't you still worried about my skills? Besides, more people will easily attract the attention of the Japanese army. When they start taking action, those who participate in the operation will definitely be attacked by the Japanese army."
Siege. It would be more convenient for me to escape alone."
Li Qiulin understood what Xu Dalong meant. What he said was indeed correct. Although the special forces members, including him, Li Qiulin, were all very skilled, they were still far behind the captain. Once they were attacked by the Japanese army,
It will be difficult for other people to escape, and they may become a burden to the captain and drag him down instead.
He no longer tried to dissuade Xu Dalong, but said with concern: "Captain, you must pay attention to safety!"
Xu Dalong reached out and patted Li Qiulin's shoulder lightly and said with a smile: "Don't worry. You must remember that no matter what happens in the town, you must not take any action. When you hear the noise, evacuate quickly.