In order to avoid injuring workers at work, the time bomb exploded at 5 a.m. Xu Dalong installed time bombs on some important machinery and equipment, and also placed bombs in the artillery assembly workshop and warehouse.
Contrary to what most people imagine, a large amount of explosives are not stored in the arsenal's workshop. This is to avoid an explosion that would destroy the entire arsenal. Only a portion of the explosives used to make ammunition primers are stored in the artillery shell assembly workshop, and artillery shells
The final charging is carried out in an independent workshop away from the factory. The fuse of the artillery shell will not be handed over to the unit that purchased the artillery shell after the artillery bomb comes out of the factory.
Despite this, the explosives used to produce primers still exploded with great force, and about one-sixth of the arsenal was destroyed. Afterwards, statistics showed that the direct economic losses exceeded 13 million yuan.
An explosion occurred in the arsenal, causing a great commotion outside the customs. In order not to cause panic, the Japanese and puppets tried their best to cover up the news.
But Xu Dalong didn't want them to live in such peace. He sent a clear telegram again, clearly telling the world that it was the Songshan guerrillas who attacked the Fengtian Arsenal.
This caused great shock outside the customs and made people panic.
While the Japanese and puppet troops, spies, and puppet police were searching vigorously, another attack occurred in the Yuyuan area southeast of Fengtian. A mountain forest expedition team of more than 50 people by the Japanese and puppet troops was completely wiped out.
Before the Japanese and puppet troops could take a breath, several more attacks occurred in succession. According to the location and time sequence of these attacks, it can be seen that the attackers gradually moved to the southwest. It was obvious that they attacked Fengtian
The group from the arsenal was returning to the Songshan guerrilla base, and they launched an attack on the way.
The Kwantung Army headquarters was very angry and ordered the Japanese and puppet troops, secret service agencies, puppet police and mountain forest expedition teams along the way to organize troops to intercept and arrest the attackers.
It was Zhu Guangzhao and his special forces who attacked the Japanese and puppet troops. They did this deliberately in order to divert the attention of the Japanese and puppet troops towards Songshan.
Just when they left Fengtian, Xu Dalong quietly stayed behind with two special forces members, turned around and headed north, and came to Fengtian City again.
When Comrade Wang saw Xu Dalong, he couldn't help being shocked and said: "You have attacked the Fengtian Arsenal. The Japanese and puppet Xiante are searching everywhere like crazy. How can you come back here at this time? This is really too dangerous."
At this point, he said angrily: "Comrade Xu Dalong, I must criticize you severely. As the supreme commander of the Songshan guerrillas, you cannot take risks yourself to carry out tasks that ordinary soldiers can complete. You
This is putting the cart before the horse and can even be said to be leaving your post without permission. You must return to the Songshan guerrillas immediately, otherwise, I will report it to my superiors and hold you accountable."
Xu Dalong knew that this was the concern of Comrade Wang, who had a somewhat stubborn personality, and he did not defend himself. He said that he still had tasks to complete in Fengtian and would leave quickly after completing the tasks.
Zhu Guangzhao and others were heading southwest. The Japanese and puppet troops not only sent a large number of troops to follow them, but also mobilized a large number of military and police officers to intercept them along the way.
Just when they were about to arrive in Jinzhou, they suddenly lost sight of them. The Japanese and puppet troops were very confused and could only send more troops to search. They already knew that the attackers were wearing Japanese military uniforms, so they were unfamiliar with the unknown people.
The Japanese army conducted a focused investigation.
However, what they didn't know was that Zhu Guangzhao and others had already changed into the uniforms of the puppet army. Instead of continuing to Jinzhou, they went in the opposite direction and moved northeast, quickly jumping out of the encirclement of the Japanese and puppet troops.
Then it traveled westward for nearly two hundred kilometers before turning north.
In order to cooperate with the actions of Zhu Guangzhao and others, Wei Dayong commanded the special operations brigade to launch an attack on the Japanese and puppet troops in the direction of Jinzhou, successfully turning the attention of the Japanese and puppet troops to the direction of Yidong County.
Zhu Guangzhao and others traveled day and night, successfully entered the Songshan Mountains without any further fighting with the Japanese and puppet troops, and finally returned to the base area smoothly.
Xu Dalong stayed dormant in Jinzhou City for a few days. When he saw that the Japanese and puppet troops had lifted martial law and the search operations had relaxed, he took action again.
That night, Xu Dalong and two special forces members selected several targets in different areas of the city and planted time bombs. Then they came to the outside of the Kwantung Army headquarters compound, and two special forces members were responsible for responding outside.
, Xu Dalong entered the headquarters compound alone and planted time bombs in different locations.
Xu Dalong did not know the situation inside the Kwantung Army headquarters, so he did not take risks. He did not enter the office building, but placed time bombs in the parking lot in front of the office building and in the grass on the roadside, and then left the headquarters.
hospital, and then left Fengtian City.
This time they did not choose the route Zhu Guangzhao and others left, nor did they take the opposite direction. Instead, they chose the northwest direction to evacuate.
At 5 o'clock in the morning, explosions occurred in several places in Fengtian City. In the dead of night, the sound of the explosions spread far away, and most of Fengtian City was alarmed.
The Kwantung Army headquarters was in chaos, and people came out one after another, trying to figure out what happened.
About 15 minutes after the explosions occurred elsewhere in Fengtian City, a time bomb deployed in the Military Police Headquarters also exploded.
At this time, the headquarters compound was full of Japanese troops, which resulted in a lot of casualties. Especially the explosion that occurred on the lawn in front of the office building injured a group of Japanese officers at the entrance of the building, including Deputy Chief of Staff Tojo.
and several staff members.
The attack launched by Xu Dalong and others did not hurt many Japanese and puppet troops, but it caused a heavy psychological blow to the Japanese and puppet troops. Especially since the attack took place in the compound of the Kwantung Army headquarters, causing
had an extremely negative impact.
Xu Dalong's sabotage was not too big a deal. He discussed it with Comrade Wang when he left the underground party intelligence station, and they sent a clear telegram after dawn.
The telegram claimed that the Songshan guerrillas attacked important Japanese and puppet targets such as the Kwantung Army Headquarters in Fengtian City. The Songshan guerrillas and underground party radio stations also forwarded the telegram. The news spread throughout the nine provinces outside the pass and all over the country.
, greatly boosted the morale of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians, and dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Japanese and puppets.
The Japanese base camp was very angry about this. Now that the Japanese army was beaten badly in various strategic areas, the relatively stable nine provinces outside Guanwan were also experiencing such great turmoil, which made them deeply worried. They sent the telegram to the Kwantung Army, expressing their concern.
Shida Chishu and others severely reprimanded them, telling them to eliminate the Songshan guerrillas as soon as possible and ensure the security of the nine provinces strategic areas outside the pass.
The Kwantung Army Headquarters was under great pressure and had to postpone the deployment of the attack on the Songshan guerrilla base area and convened a special meeting on public security to ensure the safety of important strategic targets outside the Kwantung Army and to prevent similar attacks from happening again.
The Songshan guerrillas established an anti-Japanese base outside the border, and the explosions that occurred at the Kwantung Army headquarters and the Fengtian Arsenal attracted the attention of Lao Maozi across the border.
Lao Maozi was at war with the German army. They were worried that the Japanese army would take the opportunity to attack, so they very much hoped that the anti-Japanese armed forces of the underground party could contain the strength of the Kwantung Army so that they could not move northward. They attached great importance to the Songshan guerrillas and sent a telegram to the superiors of the underground party,
The Songshan guerrillas were asked to continue to strengthen their offensive outside the customs, and promised to send hundreds of guerrillas who had entered the country back to the country, and also promised to provide assistance with funds, weapons and ammunition.
The superiors attached great importance to this matter and sent a telegram to the Songshan guerrillas. At this time, Xu Dalong was on his way back to Songshan. There were only three of them and they did not carry a radio. The Songshan guerrillas were unable to contact him for a while.
On this day, Xu Dalong and others intercepted a passing civilian vehicle on the highway and headed to Yilan County.
Xu Dalong also felt that they had been out for a long time and needed a radio station to contact the Songshan guerrillas. So they came to the post and telecommunications office for reconnaissance. That night, they quietly slipped into the post and telecommunications office, got the radio station, and left Yilan County overnight.
, I sent a telegram to the Songshan guerrillas after dawn.
Gao Zhiyong, Guan Zhenshan, Wei Dayong and others have lost contact with Xu Dalong for more than three days. They are all worried about Xu Dalong's safety, but have no way to contact him and can only wait for him to take the initiative to contact him.
After receiving the telegram from Xu Dalong, everyone was extremely happy and sent a telegram to report to Xu Dalong the instructions from the underground party superiors and the situation of the Songshan guerrillas.
The superiors of the underground party learned that the Songshan guerrillas had contacted Xu Dalong, so they asked for the contact information and sent a telegram directly to Xu Dalong.
In the telegram, he first severely criticized Xu Dalong's behavior of leaving the command position of the Songshan Brigade and venturing into the hinterland of the Japanese and puppet rule outside the customs. Comrade Wang reported this matter to his superiors, who were also very angry about it.
, also sent a telegram to the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region, asking the commander to stop Xu Dalong's risky behavior.
The main content of the telegram sent by his superiors was for Xu Dalong to get in touch with Lao Maozi, to coordinate the guerrillas sent back to the territory, and to receive supplies from Lao Maozi.
Xu Dalong was not too far from the border at this time, so he simply sent a telegram to Wei Dayong, asking him to lead a special operations squadron to Daxinganling, where he would join them.
On a hillside, anti-Japanese veteran Su Zhenning looked at the vast mountains and forests across the border with emotion. That was where he fought and lived, and behind the mountains was his lovely hometown.
Two years ago, under the brutal siege by the Japanese and puppet troops, they had to leave their beloved land and come abroad. He and his comrades were looking forward to returning to their hometown and driving away the island invaders all the time.
This day is finally coming. Just yesterday, representatives of the underground party rushed from Mesco to their temporary station and conveyed instructions from their superiors to them, requiring them to cross the border and re-enter outside the customs to participate in the battle against the Japanese and puppet troops.
As the commander of this unit, Su Zhenning came here to look at the terrain.
Next to Su Zhenning was a commander named Gao Yongde who was wearing a Soviet uniform. He was the Zheng Zhi committee member of this guerrilla force. He was also observing the situation on the other side of the border.
He said: "Lao Su, I heard that Captain Xu of the guerrilla column is going to personally lead people to help us. I am looking forward to meeting this famous anti-Japanese general."
Su Zhenning nodded and said: "Yes, I am also very curious about this legendary warrior. It is said that he is not yet 30 years old, but he has created so many brilliant achievements, and now he has created 12 achievements outside the customs.
In the anti-Japanese base area of several counties, a Songshan anti-Japanese guerrilla column of more than 10,000 people was raised. Such capabilities are truly unimaginable."
Su Zhenning and Gao Yongde had fought outside the Pass for a full ten years. They knew how difficult it was for the guerrillas to survive in the dangerous environment outside the Pass, let alone the ability to create a large force under the attack of the Kwantung Army and a large number of puppet troops.
They were shocked by the large-scale anti-Japanese base area.
They are now looking forward to meeting this legendary figure and fighting side by side with him.
Xu Dalong and two special forces members arrived at the foot of the Daxingan Mountains. Looking at the vast mountains and forests in front of them, they also had a headache. This is a vast virgin forest. Without an experienced guide to lead the way, it is easy to get lost in the mountains.
But this is nothing to Xu Dalong. He carries a compass and is good at identifying directions from trees and stars. What's more, it's summer and it's not as easy to get lost as when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow.
He has already checked the map. As long as he goes directly to the north from here, he will definitely be able to reach the opposite side of the border. Once there, he can get in touch with the Soviet army and will not worry about finding the guerrilla camp.
Xu Dalong and others purchased a batch of pancakes, beef jerky, medicine and other daily necessities, and then walked into the vast mountains and forests.
They walked in the mountains for three full days and encountered no danger except some small animals.
On the morning of the fourth day, they climbed up a mountain and saw an open space in front of them. This open space was very wide. If they wanted to go around it, they would have to walk at least an extra day.
Xu Dalong checked the map. This open space was not marked, so he could only roughly judge that it was in the Beiyuan County area. Xu Dalong observed carefully and saw no people on the opposite side, so he decided to go straight through.
As the saying goes, looking up the mountains is exhausting. Xu Dalong and others could clearly see the vast mountains and forests in front of this plain area, but after walking for a whole day, the mountains and forests were still far away on the horizon.
Night fell. Xu Dalong and others stopped to rest next to a small river bend, preparing to spend the night here.
At night, the three of them took turns on guard duty, changing shifts every two hours. Xu Dalong finished his shift, woke up a special operations team member, and then lay down to rest. (End of this chapter)