Standing behind Du Yunpeng is a tall young man in his twenties or eighties. He looks powerful and has the unique temperament of having practiced martial arts since he was a child. His name is Xiang Bei, and he is the military minister of the underground party in Huailai County and a guerrilla
Captain of the team. The young man in his early 20s who first came to meet Li Qiulin was a traffic officer of the underground party.
Facing the famous Xu Dalong, the three of them were a little excited.
Du Yunpeng held Xu Dalong's hand with both hands and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that Captain Xu, the famous anti-Japanese hero, is so young. I welcome Captain Xu and all the leaders to come and guide the work."
Xiang Bei also stepped forward to shake hands with Xu Dalong and expressed his respect.
He had heard that there was a special operations brigade captain under Xu Dalong named Wei Dayong who was also a martial arts practitioner. He was a little curious and couldn't help but have the idea of competition. When shaking hands with Monk Wei, he deliberately increased his strength.
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Monk Wei was accustomed to this and did not feel that Xiang Bei was impolite. He remained calm and applied some force, and the two began to compete.
But this only happened in a moment. Xiang Bei noticed Monk Wei's strength and immediately relaxed. He raised his hands to Monk Wei and said sincerely: "I've heard that Captain Wei is very powerful in martial arts. When I saw him today, he really lived up to his reputation.
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After the greetings, Du Yunpeng and Xiang Bei invited Xu Dalong and others to a village in front of them. This is the temporary residence of the Huailai County underground party organization. There are underground party staff in the village, as well as the second group led by Xiang Bei.
A guerrilla group of more than 120 people.
When everyone heard that Xu Dalong was coming, they all came out to greet them and looked at Xu Dalong and his special forces members curiously.
Although Xu Dalong and others did not engage in major combat operations along the way, they also seized some weapons and ammunition, including weapons belonging to the puppet police from the Peiping Third Branch, the Xiangshan puppet police station, and some Japanese puppet troops from Xiaotangshan. Together, these guns
There are nearly two hundred.
Xu Dalong and others gave all these weapons to the guerrillas heading north.
Du Yunpeng, Fang Xiangbei and others had heard that dealing with Xu Dalong would bring great rewards, but they did not expect to receive such a large gift as soon as they met. For them, it was like giving timely help.
At this time, there are 220 guerrillas led by Xiang Bei, and their weapons and equipment are very backward. Currently, they only have more than 70 guns, a considerable part of which are old sleeves and firecrackers for hunting birds. Others are also armed with spears and
Big knife.
This batch of weapons given to them by Xu Dalong and others was really important to them. The comrades of the underground party and the guerrillas were very excited and couldn't help but cheer. Du Yunpeng and Xiang Bei were also so excited that they didn't know what to say.
That's good.
Du Yunpeng and others continued to fight behind enemy lines, and their lives were very difficult due to tight funds. Let alone dinner, even a meal of white flour steamed buns with some meat in the dishes was rare.
At this time, they also became generous and quickly gathered all the good things to entertain Xu Dalong, Li Changshui and the special operations team members.
Soon after, many tables were set up in the village, and Xu Dalong, Li Changshui and the guerrillas began to eat. Comrades from the underground party in Huailai County and guerrillas under Xiang Bei also participated in the feast.
Xu Dalong noticed that the food and wine served to entertain him, Li Changshui and the guerrillas were quite sumptuous, but the dishes on the table of the local guerrillas were much simpler.
Xu Dalong couldn't stand it, but he also knew that this was the person's sincerity. Without saying anything, he stretched out a palm toward Monk Wei and spread his fingers.
Monk Wei followed Xu Dalong almost every day, and there was already a tacit understanding between the two parties. He immediately understood what Xu Dalong meant, so he took out a 3,000 ocean bill of exchange and muttered something to a guerrilla next to him.
The team members nodded and left.
Soon after, several guerrillas came over, carrying a sack and placing it in front of Du Yunpeng and Xiang Bei. The team members opened the sack, revealing a sea of white flowers inside.
Monk Wei said: "Secretary Du, Captain Fang, this is two thousand oceans. I also have a draft of 3,000 oceans. This is a little bit of kindness from our captain Xu. I hope you can accept it."
Du Yunpeng and Xiang Bei have always been short of funds, and 5,000 yuan is a huge sum of money. This is also a timely help for them. They were very happy and a little embarrassed. They were both a little embarrassed and hurriedly declined.
Li Changshui smiled and said: "Du Shuji, Captain Fang, Captain Xu, they have a lot of money, so don't be polite. Besides, we will ask for your help in our next actions, even if it means thanking you in advance."
Hearing this, Du Yunpeng and Xiang Bei became happy, patting their chests and promising that no matter what Captain Xu and Minister Li needed, they would fully cooperate with them.
After the reception banquet, Xu Dalong, Du Yunpeng, Xiang Xiangbei and others came to the conference room, and Monk Wei introduced the relevant situation.
When they heard that they were going to deal with an infantry brigade and armored vehicles of the Japanese army, Du Yunpeng and Xiang Xiangbei both looked at each other and were very nervous. It's no wonder that the guerrillas under their leadership usually carried out guerrilla warfare due to their weak strength. The biggest battle was
We faced half a company of puppet troops, but we suffered a loss in the battle. I heard that we had to deal with a large Japanese army, which consisted of thousands of Japanese soldiers. It would be strange if we were not nervous.
Du Yunpeng and Xiang Xiangbei looked at each other and said to Xu Dalong: "Captain, you only have less than 300 people. Even including our guerrillas, there are only more than 500 people in total. More than 1,000 Japanese are here. Isn't that a bit confusing?
Too risky?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said nothing, while Monk Wei and Li Qiulin had relaxed expressions on their faces.
Li Changshui smiled and said: "Du Shuji, Captain Fang, you have probably heard of it, right? Captain Xu and the others have wiped out several divisions of Japanese. To wipe out a mere infantry brigade of Japanese is like Zhang Fei eating bean sprouts, a side dish."
dish."
Du Yunpeng and Fang Xiangbei had indeed heard that Xu Dalong and his men once killed the Japanese army in their entire brigade and even their entire division, but this was completely beyond their imagination. They also often fought against the Japanese and puppet troops, and the enemy's combat effectiveness was strong.
It is inevitable that some people will be skeptical, and even think that the superiors exaggerated the achievements of Xu Dalong and others out of publicity needs.
After hearing what Li Changshui said and looking at the expressions of Xu Dalong, Wei Monk and Li Qiulin, I believed that it must be true.
Du Yunpeng and Xiang Xiangbei looked at each other again. Xiang Xiangbei saw Du Yunpeng nodding to him, stood up suddenly, patted his chest and said: "Fight the devils, you Mawushan guerrillas are good, our guerrillas are
You are definitely not a coward. Since you want to fight the Japanese, our guerrillas will fully cooperate."
Du Yunpeng also said: "Please ask Captain Xu and Minister Li to give orders. We will do our best to do whatever is needed from us."
Then everyone discussed the battle plan.
The Japanese and puppet troops in the county had received notification from their superiors that Xu Dalong and others were pretending to be Japanese troops and were operating in this area. The Japanese and puppet troops were very nervous and specially stepped up their guard on the city wall.
That morning, the puppet troops standing guard on the city wall at the north gate of the county saw hundreds of cavalry wearing Japanese military uniforms appearing outside the city.
They guessed that this was the guerrillas led by Xu Dalong, and quickly fired the alarm. All the Japanese and puppet troops in the city went up to the city wall and prepared for defense.
Seeing the enemy cavalry getting closer and closer, the Japanese and puppet troops were very nervous. Many of them had sweaty palms and were ready to fire at the enemy cavalry at any time.
The cavalry outside the city obviously saw many Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall. At a distance of about 300 meters, the cavalry stopped, and then someone took aim at the city wall with their rifles.
For ordinary Japanese and puppet soldiers, the distance of 300 meters was too far, so no one cared. Unexpectedly, several bullets flew quickly, and a Japanese second lieutenant and a Japanese second lieutenant who were lying on the wall looking out looked
Two Japanese soldiers were shot in the head and died immediately.
The miraculous marksmanship of the enemy cavalry immediately frightened the Japanese and puppet troops. They hurriedly hid behind the city wall, and no one dared to show their faces again.
The enemy cavalry did not approach. Several cavalrymen dismounted, set up a Type 92 infantry cannon on the ground, and quickly fired three shots.
The cannons hit the city gate tower, and one shot blew up half of the city gate tower. The other two guns hit the city gate, blowing it to pieces.
When the Japanese commander saw that the city gate had been blown to pieces, he was worried that the guerrillas would rush into the city, so he hurriedly organized troops to gather near the city gate.
Just when the Japanese and puppet troops were worried about the enemy's cavalry attacking the city, the enemy began to retreat and disappeared soon after.
The commander of the Japanese search force was Colonel Fujita, the operational staff officer of the North China Front. After receiving a report from the Japanese and puppet troops in Huailai County, he led the search force over. After entering the city, they asked the local Japanese and puppet troops to provide Xu Dalong and others.
Possible hiding place.
Du Yunpeng and others deliberately disclosed the information to the Japanese army in accordance with Xu Dalong's request.
Colonel Fujita is different from Kenichi Kuwaki. He came from the grassroots level. He has served as squadron leader, group leader and wing leader, and has rich combat experience.
He also knew that Xu Dalong's special forces team was powerful. Although he had obtained accurate information, he still did not dare to attack rashly. Instead, he asked the local Japanese and puppet troops to bring his scouts and go to the place where Xu Dalong and others were once again.
Go for reconnaissance.
The scouts sent by Fujita, with the cooperation of the local Han Dynasty, quietly came to Bajiazhuang Village. As expected, they saw a large number of cavalry wearing Japanese military uniforms, with a total of more than 200.
This was basically consistent with the number of cavalry troops they had under Xu Dalong and others. They saw clearly that these cavalry lived in this village, so they reported to Colonel Fujita using the radio they carried.
Colonel Fujita was very happy and thought this was a good opportunity to eliminate Xu Dalong and others. However, he was a cautious person. In order to worry about exposing his intentions, he waited patiently until the evening and sent a telegram to the Japanese scouts responsible for surveillance to confirm
They were still in the village and then left the county town.
He planned to stop when he arrived two or three kilometers away from the village, wait until it was completely dark, and then take advantage of the darkness to surround Xu Dalong and others in the village.
About 5km away from the county town, the Japanese convoy encountered a hilly area ahead. Although Fujita believed that Xu Dalong and others were still more than ten kilometers away from here and it was impossible to set up an ambush here, he still temporarily stopped moving and sent another telegram to the scouts.
, after confirming that Xu Dalong and the others were still staying in the village and not leaving, they drove the convoy into the hilly area with confidence.
It was 18:50 at this time, the visibility was still relatively high, and the movements of the Japanese convoy could be seen at a glance.
After all the Japanese convoys entered a valley, a violent explosion occurred on the highway. The explosion was caused by explosives buried on the highway and roadside bombs. The explosion was very violent, and the flames generated by the explosion formed a long dragon.
Then the entire highway was shrouded in billowing smoke.
In the violent explosion, many Japanese military vehicles were directly blown up. The Japanese soldiers on board suffered heavy casualties, with more than 300 direct losses.
Just after the explosion, the special forces ambushing on both sides of the road opened fire.
In the explosion just now, one of the six Japanese armored vehicles leading the way was blown up on the spot. The other five were hit by rocket launchers who had already been watching them and turned into scrap metal almost at the same time.
The gunners of the 82mm recoilless rifle aimed at the truck parked on the road and hit it. The truck and the Japanese on board were blown to pieces.
The machine guns and shell guns of the special forces members fired a torrential rain of bullets. Before the Japanese could react, two-thirds of them had been lost.
Colonel Fujita's car was also a key target of the guerrillas. The car was hit by a rocket and was immediately blown into a ball of fire. Fujita's body was blown to pieces.
The remaining Japanese troops jumped out of the trucks, and roadside bombs exploded again. The guerrilla bullets also kept covering many Japanese officers and soldiers. They were knocked to the ground before they could stand firm. In less than three minutes,
There are less than 200 Japanese troops left.
The terrain here is so good that the guerrillas can easily throw grenades onto the road. The Japanese officers and soldiers who were lucky enough to survive hurriedly found bunkers and launched a counterattack.
The Japanese were again hit by a large number of grenades that exploded in the air and suffered heavy casualties.
The snipers of the special operations team kept killing the targets they could find one by one. When the battle lasted for ten minutes, there were no more active Japanese soldiers on the road.
The guerrillas then launched a charge. With a few sporadic gunshots, the guerrillas annihilated the Japanese who were lucky to be alive, and the battle was completely over.
Watching the battle on the mountain were Du Yunpeng and Xiang Xiangbei. They were dumbfounded and shocked by the combat effectiveness of the special operations brigade. The number of their guerrillas was about the same as that of Xu Dalong's special operations brigade, and half of the squad that encountered the Japs was also
They only had to retreat, but they were able to annihilate a reinforced Japanese brigade in just ten minutes. The difference was simply huge.