Li Zhiguo said: "Sir, please rest assured, Su Mei is the pride of our Nanjing Station, and I will never bury her contribution.
Lin Zhongmin also said: "I will report the matter to my boss in detail when I go back, and I will definitely promote Lieutenant Su Mei to a higher rank."
Li Zhiguo and Lin Zhongmin were anxious to send two important boxes back to the military headquarters, so they said goodbye to Xu Dalong and others.
Su Mei had been getting along with Xu Dalong for several days, and they were already very familiar with each other. It was time to say goodbye to Xu Dalong, and she actually felt reluctant to part with them.
On the way back to Nanjing, Lin Zhongmin, Li Zhiguo, and Su Mei rode in the same car.
Lin Zhongmin noticed Su Mei's gloomy expression and thought to himself: "Beautiful women love heroes. It is normal for a figure like Xu Dalong to attract beautiful women. Su Mei, a great beauty, will probably have a lot of trouble in the future."
He had also heard about the affairs between Chu Yun'er, Lin Xueying and Xu Dalong, and gently shook his head.
In order to thank the New Fourth Army for their help, Xu Dalong, Wei Monk, Zhu Guangming and others stayed. He planned to stay for another month to help the 12th Detachment of the New Fourth Army develop and grow.
The base areas of the 12th Detachment are scattered in the rural and mountainous areas of eight counties centered on Taichang County. The current number of troops is more than 1,200, but the troops are very scattered.
The first and second brigades with stronger combat effectiveness are the main force of the 12th detachment, with about 600 people. Their weapons and equipment are relatively backward, with more than 400 guns in total, and each gun only has eight rounds of ammunition on average. Moreover, these two brigades
They are also divided into different regions, making it difficult to gather together to fight together.
The situation of the third and fourth brigade is even worse. They can basically be regarded as militia teams.
The reason why the situation is like this is mainly because the area is a land of plenty, with good water and land transportation conditions. The enemy situation is much more serious than in the north. Important cities, counties and larger towns are all under the control of the Japanese and puppets.
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The activities of the New Fourth Army were restricted to mountainous and forested areas, and the Japanese and puppet troops strictly blockaded them, making their development very difficult.
When introducing the situation, detachment leader Huang Shuigen felt a little ashamed, because they had basically not fought any major battles in recent years, and their biggest result was the loss of an infantry squad of the Japanese army.
This is not because they are incompetent, but because the land and water transportation in this area is very convenient, especially water transportation. The Japanese army has a water patrol brigade with two gunboats, 16 speedboats, and four motorboats. Their own strength is 400
Multiple people.
Once the battle starts, if the 12th detachment of the New Fourth Army cannot end the battle as soon as possible, these Japanese troops can come for reinforcements at any time. Not only that, they can also use motor sailing boats to load a squadron of Japanese infantry to come for reinforcements. Japanese soldiers in surrounding counties and large towns
The puppet troops, as well as the Japanese puppet troops in the strongholds, will also come for reinforcements, making the activities of the New Fourth Army very difficult.
Xu Dalong listened to the report of the 12th detachment while comparing it on the map, and quickly found a way to break the deadlock.
Xu Dalong pointed to a spot on the map and said, "Let's attack here first."
When Huang Shuigen, Commissioner Zheng and the Chief of Staff saw the location of Xu Dalong's finger, their eyes lit up, and then their eyes dimmed again.
Huang Shuigen said: "This is a tofu shop town, famous for its production of tofu. If we can capture this place, the activity areas of the first and second brigade of our detachment can be connected together. However, the enemy situation here is very serious. There is a Japanese soldier
The infantry squad and a puppet battalion totaled more than 400 troops.
Once the battle starts, the Japanese army can arrive via land reinforcements in two hours, and the Japanese army can arrive in one and a half hours by waterway. The only one our detachment can gather is the first brigade. If we want to capture the tofu shop,
I’m afraid it will be difficult to control the town.”
Having said this, the three leaders of the 12th detachment all shook their heads.
Seeing them like this, Xu Dalong didn't say anything and just smiled.
Monk Wei said easily: "Aren't there just dozens of Japs and hundreds of puppet troops? Our captain does not need to take action in this matter. A detachment of our special operations brigade can deal with them."
Xu Dalong and Monk Wei came here with only a detachment from Zhu Guangzhao's Third Squadron, a total of 48 people including Xu Dalong and Monk Wei. As soon as his words came out, the three leaders were very embarrassed.
To be honest, they simply did not believe that Xu Dalong and others could capture the town of Tofudian with just such a small number of people, and that they could safely evacuate despite the massive reinforcements from the Japanese army.
But it was hard for them to raise questions face to face. After all, Xu Dalong and the others were very good at fighting Japanese troops. The Japanese troops they killed were often divided into divisions, which amounted to tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers. They couldn't imagine how they fought.
Huang Shuigen said cautiously: "Captain Xu, we believe you have this ability. But is this too risky?"
Xu Dalong said: "There are difficulties, but we can find ways to overcome them. I have decided to fight here. Are you willing to go together?"
The leaders of the 12th detachment were also people with blood surnames. When Xu Dalong said this, they were suddenly aroused.
The three of them looked at each other and said firmly: "Resolutely obey the commander's command."
Xu Dalong said: "Well, this matter has been settled. You first send someone to take Captain Wei to see the terrain."
Huang Shuigen immediately said: "Please rest assured, chief, I will personally accompany Captain Wei to survey the terrain."
In the evening, Monk Wei and Huang Shuigen went to survey the terrain together and came back soon.
After dinner, they held a war meeting.
Xu Dalong put forward his own battle plan. The three leaders of the 12th detachment found it incredible that the battle could be fought like this.
They all felt excited and excited, and immediately notified the direct teams of the 12th detachment and the first brigade to assemble, with a total force of 370 people heading to Tofudian Town overnight.
The next morning, Xu Dalong, Wei Monk and others disguised themselves as Japanese soldiers and went to a bamboo forest between Doufian Town and Taichang County to hide.
They connected the telephone line from a telephone pole not far from the bamboo forest and monitored it.
At 10:30 a.m., they cut off the phone line and called the Japanese soldiers in Tofudian Town.
The call was quickly connected, and the special operations team member responsible for the call asked the person who answered the phone to inform their squad leader. Soon, the Japanese squad leader answered the call.
The special operations team members pretended to be the Japanese army's on-duty staff in the county and told the Japanese squad leader that a Japanese army of about 50 people was going to Yangzhou to perform a mission and would pass through Tofudian Town.
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Listening to the familiar voice on the phone, the Japanese squad leader had no doubts at all, saying that he would definitely do a good job in reception.
11:30 Xu Dalong and others disguised themselves as Japanese soldiers and arrived at Tofudian Town.
Seeing that the leader of the group was a Japanese major, the Japanese squad leader was very respectful and said that food and drinks had been prepared for them.
Xu Dalong asked the Japanese squad leader to inform the main officers of the puppet army to come and accompany him on the pretext that he wanted to know other conditions in this area. He had something to ask them.
The team leader had no suspicion at all and held a banquet in the Japanese barracks. He was accompanied by the Japanese second lieutenant and the puppet army's chief and deputy battalion commander.
At 12:10, when the banquet was in full swing, Xu Dalong and others took action.
The special operations team members killed the Japanese commander on the spot and detained the puppet battalion commander and deputy battalion commander, and then launched an attack on the Japanese soldiers who were having a meal. The Japanese soldiers were caught off guard and had no time to resist, and soon they
was wiped out.
When the officers and soldiers of the New Fourth Army who were ambushing outside the town heard gunshots rang out in the town, they rushed out from the hidden bamboo forest and rushed towards the town.
Fierce gunfire rang out from the Japanese barracks, alarming the puppet soldiers in the town. They were very panicked and didn't know what to do for a while.
The New Fourth Army quickly rushed into the town and surrounded the puppet army's barracks.
Xu Dalong asked the captured puppet battalion commander and deputy battalion commander to shout to the puppet soldiers, asking them to hand over their guns and surrender. The puppet soldiers soon gave up their resistance, and the battle ended.
The entire battle took only 25 minutes from beginning to end. A Japanese infantry squad of 62 people and a puppet battalion of 412 people were wiped out, and all their weapons and equipment were seized.
Xu Dalong and others stayed in the town for 40 minutes, went to the maintenance meeting and police station in the town to search for a batch of property, and then returned to their base with the officers and soldiers of the 12th detachment.
In this battle, there were no casualties among the officers and soldiers of the special operations brigade. Only two officers and soldiers of the 12th detachment were slightly injured. In addition to the weapons normally equipped by the Japanese and puppet troops, the captured weapons also included part of their inventory, with 3
mortars, 248 rounds of artillery shells, one Type 92 heavy machine gun, one crooked machine gun, 72 Type 38 rifles, six Czech light machine guns, and 543 other firearms. 187,000 rounds of various bullets, and
There are a large number of grenades and grenades and other military supplies.
In addition to weapons and ammunition, property was also seized, with a total value of thirty-six thousand oceans.
Xu Dalong and others only replenished some bullets and grenades and took 10,000 yuan. All the rest captured were given to the 12th Detachment of the New Fourth Army.
This harvest is the largest since the establishment of the 12th Detachment. The leaders of the detachment and the officers and soldiers under them all have a dream-like feeling.
At the celebration banquet, after drinking for a long time, the detachment leader couldn't help but pinch his thigh to confirm that what he had just experienced really happened.
The results of this battle were so great that it was the most beautiful battle since the establishment of the 12th Detachment. The seizure was so rich that all the officers and soldiers of the 12th Detachment could be armed, with an average of more than 100 bullets per person, and
So many oceans.
Detachment 12 has never been so wealthy. Now everyone feels like a nouveau riche and is full of happiness.
The officers and soldiers of the 12th Detachment admired Xu Dalong, Wei Monk and the special forces team members with admiration and were extremely grateful. They didn't know how to express themselves, so they could only toast Xu Dalong and others.
After destroying Tofudian Town, the connection between the first and second brigade of the 12th Detachment was opened. Xu Dalong asked the 12th Detachment to assemble these two brigades to attack the next target of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The next night, Xu Dalong and the special forces members came outside Taichang County and quietly ambush.
Taichang County is built on the water. The Japanese army's water patrol brigade is stationed outside the east gate of the county, only more than 800 meters away from the city gate. The Japanese army's gunboats and patrol boats will go out for patrols during the day, and they will all be parked on the pier by the lake at night.
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At 3 o'clock in the morning, Zhu Guangzhao personally led several special forces members into the Japanese barracks, eliminated the Japanese sentries, and waved to the outside.
Under the moonlight, the special operations team members and the officers and soldiers of the 12th detachment who had quietly arrived next to the Japanese barracks saw Zhu Guangzhao and others waving to them and ran over quickly. At this time, the door of the Japanese barracks had already
After opening it, the special operations team members and officers and soldiers of the New Fourth Army rushed in.
The battle started soon. Many of the Japanese officers and soldiers in the water patrol brigade were killed in their sleep. Others who were awakened were also in a mess. They ran out without putting on their clothes. There was no time to organize effective resistance.
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The battle lasted less than ten minutes, and all more than 420 Japanese officers and soldiers were wiped out.
Xu Dalong asked the officers and soldiers of the 12th Detachment to seize the time to collect the Japanese weapons and ammunition, and then evacuate quickly.
Zhu Guangming led the special forces to lie in wait on the road leading from the barracks to the east gate of the county. Xu Dalong, Wei Monk and the chief of staff of the 12th detachment led some of the special forces to the dock.
The special operations team members used grenades to sink a Japanese gunboat as well as the speedboats and motorboats. Xu Dalong, Wei Monk and the chief of staff of the 12th detachment boarded a gunboat and quickly launched the gunboat.
The Japanese and puppet troops in the county heard gunfire and explosions and came to reinforce. Zhu Guangzhao and the special forces team members used 4 machine guns, shell guns, and rifles to fire violently at the Japanese and puppet troops, inflicting heavy casualties on the Japanese and puppet troops.
Had to stop and prepare to organize an attack.
At this moment, a special forces team member ran over and told Zhu Guangzhao to evacuate immediately. Zhu Guangzhao led the special forces team members to the pier, got on the patrol boat, and quickly drove away from the pier.
The gains from this battle were also very great. Not only were a large number of weapons and equipment seized, but most importantly, the Japanese water patrol brigade was eaten. The future activities of the 12th Detachment of the New Fourth Army will be much more convenient.
Under Xu Dalong's suggestion, the 12th Detachment inflicted a heavy blow on the Japanese and puppet troops and was unable to pose a major threat to the 12th Detachment in a short period of time.
The 12th Detachment seized the opportunity and took the opportunity to sweep away the small and medium-sized strongholds of the Japanese and puppet troops as well as grassroots Japanese and puppet organizations, expanding the 12th Detachment's anti-Japanese base area.
After six days of continuous fighting, more than 1,100 Japanese and puppet troops were annihilated. The base areas of the four brigades of the 12th Detachment were greatly expanded, and many places were connected together.
The 12th Detachment became famous, and young men joined the army enthusiastically, and the team expanded rapidly. They still maintained the establishment of four brigades, but the number has expanded to more than 2,800 people, and everyone has weapons in their hands. They have seized a large amount of property and the economy.