Xu Dalong and others are planning to leave Taiyuan temporarily and look for a random county town.
Wang Yaohui, leader of the military reunification Taiyuan working group, sent a telegram saying that they had encountered a big trouble and wanted to ask Xu Dalong for help. He spoke sincerely and asked Xu Dalong to come to Taiyuan. He wanted to interview Xu Dalong.
I still have a good impression of Wang Yaohui and Xu Dalong. He used to be Lin Xueying’s immediate boss, and he also took good care of him.
Xu Dalong didn't think much and told him that he was in the suburbs of Taiyuan now and agreed to meet in the woods outside Xiaotangzhuang on the outskirts of Taiyuan at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
After the telegram was sent, Monk Wei suddenly raised a question.
He said: "Long Ye, we have not contacted the Taiyuan working group for more than a year. Will the situation there change?"
Monk Wei's words also reminded Zhu Guangzhao. He said: "This telegram comes too suddenly. We don't know their situation. If there is any problem, it will be a big problem."
Xu Dalong asked: "What do you think is the problem?"
Monk Wei said: "Your status is very different now than before. If something happens to Wang Yaohui, he should directly explain the reason in the telegram and should not directly invite you to Taiyuan City to meet."
Zhu Guangming also said: "Yes. Guo Jun is very particular about equality of status. What qualifications does he, the leader of a small Taiyuan working group, have to directly invite you to Taiyuan?"
Xu Dalong thought about it and felt that what they said made sense. Now Xu Dalong's status is much higher than in the past. Even if the military boss sends him a telegram, he will tell him what is going on in the telegram, and then it will be up to Xu Dalong to decide whether to help.
Wang Yaohui did not clarify the content on the phone, but rashly invited Xu Dalong to come to meet him. He really raised his own status a bit, which is very taboo among the Guo army.
Besides, there has been no contact for almost two years, and the current situation of the Taiyuan working group is really beyond our control. Xu Dalong also believes that it is necessary to be more vigilant.
Xu Dalong was deep in thought when Zhu Guangzhao suggested: "Would you like to send a telegram to the military command headquarters? Ask about the situation of the Taiyuan working group."
Xu Dalong shook his head and said: "This is not convenient. If the military command headquarters knew that there was a problem with the Taiyuan working group, they should have sent a telegram in advance to remind us. Since they did not remind us, it means that they now have no understanding of the actual situation of the Taiyuan working group.
Not sure. We sent a telegram to the military command headquarters, and all they could do was send a telegram to inquire about the situation of the Taiyuan working group.
If Wang Yaohui really has a problem and he prevaricates in the telegram, it will be difficult for the military commander to detect it. We might as well use this opportunity to see if Wang Yaohui and the others really have a problem."
Monk Wei nodded and said: "Master Long thought it right. It is now 1:30 noon, and there are still two and a half hours before the meeting. If Wang Yaohui really has a problem, the Japanese army should take action. I suggest that we stay in Taiyuan
The intelligence station in the city sent a telegram to let them know about the movements of the Japanese troops in the city."
Xu Dalong shook his head and said: "It's too late. Zhu Guangzhao, send the scouts out within ten kilometers with Xiaotangzhuang as the center. If you find any signs of Japanese troops moving in this direction, immediately sound the alarm."
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"Understood." Zhu Guangzhao saluted Xu Dalong and went to arrange it.
At 3:10 p.m., the scouts sent to Taiyuan sent news that a Japanese convoy, full of heavily armed soldiers, was driving towards Xiaotangzhuang. Two minutes later, from the west,
News also came from the direction of Guyuan, saying that a large group of Japanese and puppet troops were also heading towards Xiaotangzhuang.
Soon after, news came from the other two directions, and large groups of Japanese and puppet troops were discovered in both directions.
The matter has become clear. Wang Yaohui must have become a traitor. Xu Dalong and others must break out of the encirclement immediately.
Monk Wei was very decisive. He said: "Captain, I will lead some people to rush out from the east to attract the attention of the Japanese and puppet troops. Zhu Guangzhao, lead a detachment to break out from the northeast."
Having said this, he shouted directly: "The second detachment of the third squadron will follow me. Set off immediately!"
"Wait a minute." Xu Dalong stopped him.
He said: "This won't work. If you were the commander of the Japanese army, would you judge which direction we should break through?"
Monk Wei said: "There are vast rural areas in the east, west and south directions, and Taiyuan City is in the north. It is more likely that we will break out in the east, west and south directions."
At this point, his eyes lit up, and he continued: "Master Long, I understand, the Japanese and puppet troops must have given a death order. In addition to the Japanese and puppet troops that are coming, there will be many troops in the three directions of east, west and south.
A blockade is being set up to prevent us from breaking through.
They predict that we will not go to Taiyuan, so we should break out in the direction of Taiyuan."
Zhu Guangming also said: "Captain Wei is right. Let's go to Taiyuan City to catch them by surprise."
After everyone unified their opinions, they immediately mounted their horses and galloped towards the Japanese convoy coming from Taiyuan City.
When they arrived three kilometers away from the Japanese convoy, Xu Dalong and others turned to the northeast. The Japanese convoy coming from Taiyuan continued towards Xiaotangzhuang. When they arrived two kilometers away from Xiaotangzhuang, the Japanese officers and soldiers
They got out of the car and did not continue to move forward. Instead, they dispersed on the spot and built a cordon. They were waiting for the Japanese and puppet troops from other directions to form an encirclement, and then gradually narrowed the encirclement, surrounding Xu Dalong and others in Xiaotangzhuang.
Xu Dalong and others saw the Japanese convoy passing by from a distance, and they turned to the northwest and continued to move towards Taiyuan City.
As expected, they did not encounter other Japanese and puppet troops on the road. When they arrived two kilometers away from Taiyuan City, they continued to run around Taiyuan City. When they reached the north of Taiyuan City, they completely escaped the encirclement of the Japanese and puppet troops.
After confirming that he was out of danger, Xu Dalong sent telegrams to Zhou Mingde, the Shanxi-Sui Army Intelligence Station in Taiyuan City, and the Taiyuan Underground Party, reminding them that there was a problem with the military reunification Taiyuan working group and they must be more vigilant.
Cancel activities to prepare for raids by Japanese and puppet troops.
Xu Dalong then sent the telegram to the military unification headquarters. The military unification headquarters quickly responded with a telegram, saying that they did not know the situation of the military unification working group in Taiyuan City, but based on the information provided by Xu Dalong, it can be considered that the Taiyuan working group has already
If there is a problem, they will immediately send people to Taiyuan to investigate.
Due to the accident in the Taiyuan working group, which almost put Xu Dalong in danger, the military command headquarters sincerely apologized and said that when Wang Yaohui was caught, Xu Dalong would be given an explanation.
When this happened, Xu Dalong judged that after the Japanese and puppet troops discovered that they were not surrounded, the Japanese and puppet troops would definitely expand the search area.
There was no point in continuing to stay in the Taiyuan City area. They continued north, then west, to the Yanbei area to join Ma Zhenyu's Daqingshan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Column.
In Shanyuan County, Ma Zhenyu heard that Xu Dalong was coming, so he and the leaders of the guerrilla column left their base 15 kilometers to welcome the arrival of Xu Dalong and others.
The old comrades were particularly cordial when they met. After exchanging pleasantries, they chatted and laughed and headed to the guerrilla column headquarters.
At the welcoming banquet, Ma Zhenyu asked Xu Dalong and others the reason for their visit. Xu Dalong told them about the situation they encountered in Taiyuan.
Ma Zhenyu said angrily: "The Guo army is unreliable at all, let alone those military commanders. These people are a scourge and we should not deal with them."
The reason why Ma Zhenyu said this was because he had participated in the student movement when he was still a student. The agents of the Blue Clothes Club, also known as the Blue Clothes Club at that time, beat him and he had no good impressions of them.
Xu Dalong did not object to his opinion, but he did not want to dwell on this topic any longer. He began to ask them if there were any Japanese and puppet targets in Datong worth robbing.
Ma Zhenyu called the intelligence director of the guerrilla column and asked him to provide relevant intelligence to Xu Dalong. The richest company in Datong today is a Japanese-funded organization called Nagawa Coal Transportation and Marketing Co., Ltd., and the backing behind it is the Japanese military garrison.
The Datong Military Police Headquarters basically monopolized the coal transportation and sales in Datong, and the Co., Ltd. was established near Datong Railway Station.
Xu Dalong was very interested in this and sent people to follow the scouts of the Daqingshan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Column into the city to investigate the situation of this company in detail.
After the banquet, Xu Dalong, Ma Zhenyu and others came to the conference room of the headquarters. Ma Zhenyu and others first introduced the current situation of the guerrilla column.
The current total strength of the Daqingshan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Column is more than 17,000. Although the apparent size of the army is about the same as before, and the number of people has even decreased slightly, most of the guerrillas are veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, and their equipment level has improved a lot.
With a huge improvement, the combat effectiveness has far exceeded its previous level several times, and it has become a powerful anti-Japanese force in the northwestern Shanxi region.
The base areas they control are among the 13 counties in Yanbei, and they have controlled 8 counties, including two county towns. There are also guerrilla zones in three counties in the area bordering Suiyuan. It can be said that they are quite powerful, at the squadron level.
The Japanese troops simply did not dare to invade their base areas alone.
Mentioning the current situation of the Daqingshan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Column, Ma Zhenyu and the leaders of the column were very proud, and at the same time expressed their gratitude to Xu Dalong and others for their great help in the past.
Ma Zhenyu said: "Captain Xu, if you come here this time, can you fight with us? Don't worry, you will have the first choice of the seized materials."
Ma Zhenyu and the leaders of the column had already thought about it. They knew that Xu Dalong and the others were out to make money this time. They hoped to fight a big battle with Xu Dalong's help. They would rather give away all the captured oceans.
Xu Dalong and others, because the guerrilla column has more advantages. After this battle, as long as they can win, they will be able to occupy many new territories. If they have territory, they will not need soldiers, let alone the ocean.
For Xu Dalong, fighting is just a common occurrence. They came to the Yanbei area this time without any clear purpose. They just stopped by for a stroll because they encountered trouble in Taiyuan. Anyway, they are idle, so they went with the Daqingshan guerrillas
Let's fight together as a column.
This will not cause any trouble to Xu Dalong's people, and they will definitely be able to get the ocean they need from it.
Xu Dalong asked: "Do you have specific combat goals?"
When Ma Zhenyu and others heard Xu Dalong's question, they knew that Xu Dalong had agreed to fight with them.
Ma Zhenyu said happily: "We have already set our sights on the target. With Captain Xu here, let's not make a small fuss. Let's just come up with a big one and attack Datong directly."
Xu Dalong did not agree immediately, but asked about the situation of the Japanese and puppet troops in Datong.
Ma Zhenyu said: "Today, the Japanese troops in Shanxi are insufficient, and many have been transferred from Datong. Now in Datong, there are only the brigade and regiment headquarters of the Japanese 68th Brigade, the direct team and an infantry regiment, plus the two regiments.
The puppet army only has so many troops. Even though Datong is a small city, it is very rich. If it can be defeated, it will definitely make a fortune.
To be honest, we have had this idea for a long time, but to be honest, we have not yet formulated a detailed combat plan.
Captain Xu, you are the God of War of our army. With you here, things will be much easier. Don’t worry, our Daqingshan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Column will all obey your command."
Xu Dalong was not polite, he said: "Then we will fight Datong, but I still need more detailed information."
Ma Zhenyu said: "Of course. We also have an intelligence station in Datong City. We can send people to take your scouts into the city to conduct detailed reconnaissance."
Xu Dalong nodded and said: "That's it. Once everything is clearly investigated, we will start formulating a combat plan."
While Xu Dalong, Ma Zhenyu and others were waiting for the scouts' information, a telegram was sent from the military command headquarters, saying that something had indeed happened to the military command Taiyuan working group.
Wang Yaohui was captured by the Japanese invaders and had already rebelled and surrendered to the enemy. Only three of the 14 members of the military unification Taiyuan working group managed to escape, so the military unifying Taiyuan working group existed in name only.
The boss was very angry about this and had sent Lin Zhongmin to lead a special operations team to Taiyuan to eradicate the traitor Wang Yaohui.
Hearing the news, Xu Dalong shook his head slightly, with a wry smile on his face.
The reason why the military command headquarters sent Lin Zhongmin was obviously because Lin Zhongmin was familiar with Xu Dalong. They were sure that Xu Dalong would not watch Lin Zhongmin and others take risks, and would definitely help. This meant that the task of eradicating the traitor Wang Yaohui was
, it is very likely that it will fall on Xu Dalong and others.
Xu Dalong did not shirk. He sent a telegram back to the military command headquarters, saying that he was currently planning a big battle in Datong, Shanxi Province. If he wanted to assist Lin Zhongmin and others in their actions, he would probably have to wait a month.
He suggested that Lin Zhongmin and others should not go directly to Taiyuan, but first go to the Mawu Mountain Anti-Japanese Base Area, wait until Xu Dalong and others finished fighting the battle in Datong, and then go to Taiyuan together.
During this period, the intelligence station of the Mawushan Military Division will assist the military commander in investigating the situation related to the traitor Wang Yaohui. (End of this chapter)